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* In addition to the vast number of things that happen [[Once an Episode]], in ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' almost every scene that involves something being built or things being moved around will include the giant creepy-looking baby head from "One Good Scare Oughta Do It!" appearing at some point.
** Also, "Aren't you a little young to be [insert dangerous job here]?" "[[Blunt Yes|Yes, yes we are.]]"
** Phineas and Ferb has so many running gags, it might qualify for a gag marathon.
*** "Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today."
*** "Hey, where's Perry?" "Oh, there you are, Perry."
*** Candace and whatever [[Cassandra Truth]] she's trying to inform her Mom of this time.
*** Isabella becoming visibly upset whenever someone uses her [[Catch Phrase]]. Anyone but Phineas, that is.
*** [[Mad Scientist|Doofenshmirtz]] and his traumatic childhood in Flashback.
*** The number of times they play with the [[Catch Phrase]] moments might also qualify.
*** Nagging Wife: "What did you expect, that a [object] would fall out of the sky?" And then it does.
*** (insert character name) is out, peace!
*** People mistaking Doofenshmirtz for a pharmacist
*** "What if a satellite falls out of the sky?"
*** The Lice Duo, Olga and Chicago Joe, are in (or at least mentioned) in several episodes. [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|Never really explained, though...]]
*** The [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|talking Zebra that calls Candace Kevin]] shows up a lot, usually when Candace is dreaming or hallucinating. It's even been [[Lampshaded]]. She realizes she's dreaming, and says so. Jeremy says that it would explain the talking zebra, but she says that she sees him all the time.
* There's a running gag in the series ''[[Kim Possible]]'', regarding faithful sidekick Ron Stoppable's [[I See London|disappearing pants]]. They regularly get slashed open or pulled off of him, exposing his [[Goofy Print Underwear|rather colorful collection of boxer shorts]]. There's even been some [[Lampshade Hanging]] on it; in "Showdown at the 'Crooked D'", when confronted with the fact, he claims it's only happened "six or eight times;" in "Exchange," when it happens once again, Ron bemoans his misfortune with a "Oh, man! Even in Japan!"
** This itself is almost becoming a running gag; in the episode "Ill Suited", his reaction is "Oh, man! Even as a senior!" This however was lampshaded and solved in Season 4 as Wade made an unbreakable titanium [[Phlebotinum]] belt for Kim to give Ron.
** In "Clean Slate", where Kim gave Ron the belt, he later used the belt to close a steam pipe, thus making his pants fall down again.
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** "[indrawn hiss]...aaaahhhh...[indrawn hiss]...aaaahhhh..."
* A key element of the humor in ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law]]'' is the numerous running gags, from Phil Ken Sebben's "Ha ha... [[Double Entendre]]", to Peter Pottamus' "Did you get that thing I sent ya?", to Mentok's mindtaking, to Reducto's paranoia and obsession with small things... It's a long list.
* The ''[[Transformers]]'' wiki often follows up something that makes fans happy with "and there was much [[Monty Python and
** Bonecrusher hates that he was forgotten on this list.
** Bonecrusher also hates that he was added to this list.
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** ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is full of running gags, including but by no means limited to:
** Probably the most famous one, Homer strangling Bart.
** [[Where the Hell Is Springfield?|Springfield's exact location is never given]], or even hinted at too closely.
** Sideshow Bob's appearances always include him stepping on a rake at some point, since his scene with [[Overly Long Gag|the infamous many rakes]] in the episode "Cape Feare".
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** "Hi, I'm Troy McClure. [[You Might Remember Me From]]... "
*** Tragically, this gag has been [[The Character Died with Him|forced into retirement]] with the passing of Phil Hartman.
** “Hi, everybody!”, "Hi, Dr. Nick!"
** All the times the show has [[Biting the Hand Humor|made fun of FOX]].
* ''[[Animaniacs]]'' frequently has Yakko, Wakko, and Dot running by in the other characters' segments, pursued by Ralph the Guard. [[Pinky and The Brain]] would also frequently appear in the background in other segments doing the same thing they do every night. Other characters occasionally get into the act as well.
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** Good news, everybody!
** Sweet (something) of (somewhere)! Lampshaded in one episode where he's so freaked out that he can't come up with a real saying and actually ''says'' "Sweet...something of...some place."
*** A simile involving a "green snake" and "sugar cane" (climbing faster than a green snake up a sugar cane, hungrier than a green snake in a sugar cane field, etc.).
**** '''"MY MANWICH!!"'''
** I'm Scruffy. The janitor.
** I've never seen ''you'' before.
*** Scruffy's never seen you before neither.
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* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'': Whenever there's a panicking crowd, a guy can often be heard shouting: "My leg!"
** How about Old Man Jenkins as a running gag character? Or his name, rather, considering that it's apparently the name of several different elderly fish in Bikini Bottom.
** ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' we have the reaction to King Trion's Baldness. "B-B-B-Bald! Bald! Bald!" "My Eyes!"
* ''[[Swat Kats]]'': Mac can't drive straight no matter what vehicle he's in. Molly loves to remind him of this.
** "This is Feral! Bring me chopper backup!"
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* Series 9 and 10 of ''[[Danger Mouse]]'' had Greenback activating a "hit box," which contained a mallet that bopped Stiletto on the head whenever he said something stupid.
{{quote|'''Stiletto:''' Ow! Ow! And Ow!}}
* ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' has a few: Kid Flash's habit of picking up souvenirs, Robin's backformations and prefix removal, Superboy's hatred of monkeys, and Artemis nearly drowning has officially been repeated three times, so it counts, too. They're starting to play around the various gags, as well, with Kid Flash complaining about forgetting a souvenir and Robin using one of his created words in a deadly serious context.
* On ''[[Doug]]'', Mr. Dink always says things are "very expensive". Subverted in an episode where he notes something was "surprisingly cheap".
* One can always tell when a ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' adventure is about to come to a close when Boris finds one last thing to say to Natasha as their plans lie in ruins around them:
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* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'': Whenever there's any off-screen destruction a man is heard yelling, "My car!". In ''[[Long Title|The Return of the Revenge of Doctor Blowhole]]'' Skipper destroys a building in Shanghai and someone yells it in Mandarin.
* ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness]]'': Tigress being mistaken for a man.
** "The Princess and the Po"
{{quote|'''Mei Li:''' I never have any friends. Not real friends like you have. Like the cricket and that ''mean man with the stripes''.}}
** "Big Bro Po" has this:
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