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* Cingular commercials: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nIUcRJX9-o 1], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psj2gQ6KaZk 2]

* Inverted in that annoying [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUBUxv4VsTw Staples Commercial].

"I KNOW!" }}

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* A very, very, very frequent punchline in ''[[Archie Comics]]'' strips and covers, usually in the form of this joke:

'''Archie:''' Separate bills! }}

 

* ''[[Fletch]]'': while Fletch is at the country club he orders lots of food and liquor and tells the waiter to put it on another guest's bill. When the other guest gets the bill he's shocked by the amount and tries to find out who did it.

* The final scene of ''[[Home Alone]] 2'' has Buzz being delivered his little brother Kevin's room service bill. Dad is Not Happy.

'''Dad:''' [''offscreen''] KEVIN! YOU SPENT $967 ON ROOM SERVICE?!? }}

* The bill Conrad van Orton gets hit with by Consumer Recreation Services in ''[[The Game (film)|The Game]]'' turns out to be a ''lot'' more than he anticipated; fortunately, Nicholas agrees to split it with him.

* On time on ''[[Square One TV|Mathnet]]'' George was working undercover as a diner cook, and had to deal with a patron who didn't expect tax on his bill. "I didn't order tax on my hamburger, just ketchup!" Of course this was just an excuse to deliver some Educational Programming about tax and percentages. The bill wasn't that much bigger than he expected, but it was bigger.)

* In one episode of ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', Michael calls his father on the phone in the hotel room where he's waiting for his fiancee, to prove to him that he's not afraid of intimacy. After his father tells him to put her on, Michael claims she's in the shower, to which George Sr. replies that he'll wait. They end up waiting through to the following morning, and anybody who's ever seen the overpriced phone rates at hotels can anticipate Michael's reaction to his room charge that morning:

* ''[[Happy Days]]'': in episode "Goin' to Chicago" the high school choir goes on a field trip to Chicago. Richie, Potsie & Ralph sneak out of the hotel room they're staying in to go to a nightclub, where all checks are $36. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk1mH_dc-hw#t=4m58s Link.]

* On ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'', Dave Chappelle is getting a haircut when the TV in the barber shop reports that he just signed a contract for his show paying him millions of dollars. Cut to everyone at the barber shop looking at him and the barber announcing that the bill for the haircut is $11,000.

* Similar to the ''[[The Simpsons]]'' example below, Earl from ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' is shocked at the high number on his phone bill, until Francine points out it's their phone number. Earl is not as shocked when he sees the actual bill, although he does admit it's pretty high.

* On ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', upon receiving a plumber's bill:

* [[Played for Drama]] on ''[[The Sopranos]]''. Chris is the low man on the totem pole when the crew goes out to dinner, so he's constantly stuck paying the tab. This starts a vicious feud between Chris and Paulie about respect, which culminates when Chris is saddled with a six-figure restaurant bill from Atlantic City. He can barely cover the cost of the check, and when the waiter follows him into the parking lot to demand a tip, Chris murders him.

* The Aliens in ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' thought the bill was the population of Cleveland. When informed of its true nature, they used a [[Hollywood Hacking|modem]] to redirect the bill to one of the actors visiting the same hotel.

* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode "The Dad Who Knew Too Little", PI Dexter Colt charges Homer $1000 for expenses, including a $40 steak. Homer flees, refusing to pay, and Colt swears revenge.

** One time, they were checking out of a hospital and:

'''Homer faints.''' }}

** Another time, Marge finds a $378 phone bill for calls made to the Corey hotline by Lisa.