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{{quote|''That's numberwang!''}}
'''''That Mitchell and Webb Look''''' is a [[The BBC|BBC
The series was [[Sound to Screen Adaptation|adapted from the radio show]] ''That Mitchell And Webb Sound'', and the pair had previously made a short-lived TV [[Sketch Show]] called ''The Mitchell And Webb Situation''.
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* [[After the End]]: The Quiz Broadcast takes place after "The ([[Apocalypse How|vaguely defined]]) Event" which caused [[The End of the World as We Know
{{quote|'''Host''': God, imagine The Event happening again...''<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[
* [[A.I. Is a
* [[All Girls Want Bad
* [[Alternative Character
** They also suggest that [[The Scrappy|Scrappy-
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing
* [[Amoral
** The Inebriati sketch has Webb's character exclaim "Yes! I got that guy off that vicious sex murder, even though he obviously did it!"
** There's also "Speedo", a hybrid of ''[[House (TV series)|
{{quote|'''Speedo''': I don't know. I guess I just liked rapists.}}
*** He does, however, then say that he was only joking.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTchxR4suto "Posh Dancing"] puts conga lines and freestyle disco into ''[[Pride and
* [[Ancient
* [[And Man Grew Proud]]: An awful lot of knowledge appears to have been lost barely two and a half years after The Event.
* [[Anyone Can
{{quote|"If this show's going to mean anything at all, somebody has got to die!"}}
* [[As the Good Book Says...]]: One ''The Quiz Broadcast'' sketch has the Test Card Girl writing "Revelation 6 13 15" [[Freeze-Frame Bonus|on the blackboard]].
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: The doorbell replacement product, a cannon that fires small dogs at your window with a note attached to their collar. If you visit multiple people in one go, you may need to carry more than one dog.
{{quote|"I estimate you can shoot the same dog through twenty four windows before it becomes an terrifying lump of mutilated flesh."}}
* [[Bad
* [[Berserk
* [[Big
* [[Bilingual
* [[Bi the
** In one of the 'Behind the Scenes' segments, Robert was implied to have been in a long term relationship with a man before marrying his wife.
** Also, in an earlier episode, he tells David that he 'tried the gay thing... remember my earring?'
* [[Bitter Wedding Speech]]: A sketch has a best man slowly screwing up a wedding speech and disparaging the wedding, and then trying to fix it ineffectually
* [[Black
{{quote|"Pre-Event sources talk about "hope". What was hope?"}}
* [[Bond One-
{{quote|'''Mitchell:''' Everyone's in shock, except for [[James Bond|
'''Webb:''' "A piercing bore"? There's no such expression!
'''Mitchell:''' Well, right ''next'' to the railing was a rock crusher. It's pretty clear he'd wanted to say "what a crushing bore" but missed and was making the best of a bad job... }}
** The 'Agent Suave' sketch revealed that all of the titular superspy's quips and [[Double Entendre|Double
* [[Brick
* [[Brown
* [[Bullet-Proof Fashion
* [[Butt
* [[Calling Card]]: The Identity Killer, who leaves photo identification of himself, his driver's license, his passport and, on one occasion himself, at his crime scenes. The police have no leads for this [[Magnificent Bastard]].
* [[Call Back]]: A series four sketch parodying Cash For Gold adverts has a Cash for Plutonium commercial that says it's "Definitely not a front for a maniacal supervillain" at which point a picture of Leslie, the Bond villain parody from earlier series flashes up on the screen
* [[Calvin Ball]]: Numberwang, the maths quiz that simply ''everyone''! Is talking about? Yes.
** Also the similarly-themed Wordwang and the German spinoff, [[Gratuitous German|
** Parodied when it is revealed that Numberwang is decided through complicated mathematics by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r6NY4Kl8Ms&feature=related
** In the live show, Julie somehow managed to achieve Numberwang ''while bantering with the host''.
* [[Catch
** Also "That's a bad miss" from the the billiards radio commentator.
** Worth noting that their most notable catch phrases are usually set right at the start of the sketch, rather than [[Discredited Trope|having them as the 'pay-off' at the end]].
** "Henni-MORE!"
** The News live broadcast: ''What's your reckon?''
* [[Chekhov's
** However, {{spoiler|Episode 6, the series finale, then ends in a [[Tear Jerker|desperately sad]] depiction of Sherlock Holmes with dementia, showing the inevitability of losing one's former glory in old age. This time, it's not played for laughs.}}
* [[
* [[Comes Great
* [[Conspiracy
* [[Counterfeit Cash]]: A forger proudly displays his work: "ten punds" scrawled in marker pen on an oversized piece of orange paper displaying the image of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zANH21ck4 The sketch] where the Host refuses to accept the correct answers from his contestants... before the reveal that he's got 6 months left to live and he's imprisoned the contestants on a spaceship heading into the Sun. And he's going to drag it out for as long as he can...
* [[Cursed with
* [[Dead Line
* [[Deadly
* [[Deconstructor
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: In character. There's a series of strips about writers who do no research whatsoever for their various projects. They tend to be [[Crowning Moment of Funny|the funniest sketches in the show]]. For example, ''The Full Number of Overs that are Scheduled to be Bowled That Day''.
* [[Disproportionate
* [[Double
* [[Downer
** With a [[Credits
* [[Drama Bomb
* [[Electric
* [[Eleventy-
** Given the nature of the Numberwang board, we could have been looking at frilve hundred and neeb, or even Nova Scotia, for all we know.
* [[Embarrassing
* [[Epunymous
* [[Everybody's Dead,
* [[Evil Is
* [[Exact
* [[Exactly What It Says on the
{{quote|'''Major''': One question that obviously leaps to mind, Professor [[Names to Run Away From|Death]], is why on Earth you elected to name this contraption of yours the Giant Death ''[[You Answered Your Own Question|
* [[
* [[First-Name
* [[First Name Ultimatum|Last Name
* [[Genre
* [[Genre
* [[Germanic
* [[Going
* [[Government
{{quote|'''Agent 1''': So we're all agreed, that's the best way to do it.
'''Agent 2''': Absolutely. [[A Simple Plan|It's so
'''Agent 1''': ''Slightly'' drunk.
'''Agent 2''': And just assume he crashes the car. }}
* [[Grammar
* [[Gratuitous French]]: The Agent Suave sketch, being set in a Monaco-esque casino offering a selection of country fete games, has such treats as "Frappez le Rat".
* [[Gratuitous
* [[Gretzky Has the Ball]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3sjVSE-gfQ the cricket
* [[Heartwarming
* [[Heel
** "Hans... are we the ''baddies?''"
** "It's just all these skulls, good guys don't wear skulls do they?"
* [[Hide Your
* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: Lampshaded and averted, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|
* [[Indecisive
* [[Infant
{{quote|'''Sheila:''' Survival tips for children.
'''Host:''' Yes, the world would be a different place... if some of the children had survived... }}
* [[It Never Gets Any
* [[It's Been
* [[I Want My Jetpack]]: Both the attitude, and the concept of jetpacks, are spoofed in-universe [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDIojhOkV4w&feature=channel
* [[Just Think of the Potential]]: Professor Death made a Giant Death Ray and an Armoured Scorpion of Death for peaceful purposes, damnit!
* [[Juxtaposition
* [[Kill the Ones You
{{quote|'''Webb:''' That was for the best. Now, come on. Let's go and look at the guest bedroom. It's got flock wallpaper. You'll know what to say.
'''Mitchell:''' ''[
'''Webb:''' ''Could you live with it?''
'''Mitchell:''' I couldn't live with it! }}
* [[Kill the
* [[Lampshade
* [[Laugh Track]]: Surprisingly, it doesn't kill the humor as it would on a programme like ''[[Peep Show]]''.
* [[Mad
* [[Magical
* [[Magic Music]]: The Green Clarinet and the aforementioned Red Tuba.
* [[Maximum Fun
* [[The Mean
{{quote|'''Host''': So, at the end of that round, you've scored a pathetic, a ''gay''; one point. Which is ''shit''. So...you ''idiots''.}}
* [[Ms.
* [[Mood
* [[Name and
* [[Narrative
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Parodied in one of the evil genius skits. "This is gonna be 'Let's hope Professor Ritson meets with a little accident,' all over again! We spent nine months ''hoping'' that Professor Ritson would meet with an accident before Leslie made it clear it was an accident we were supposed to make happen!"
* [[Nobody
* [[Noble
{{quote|"The fact ''you'' wouldn't expect goodness from a Samaritan belies your inherent rascism!"}}
* [[No OSHA
{{quote|''Muahahaha! I think you'll find that neither Health nor Safety are among my primary concerns...''}}
** Later on, the fully-compliant [[Trap
* [[Not Using the Z Word]]: Them.
* [[Obviously Evil]] and [[Those Wacky
{{quote|'''Nazi''': They've got skulls on them. Have you noticed that our caps actually have little pictures of skulls on them?
'''Hans''': Uh - I don't... uh-
'''Nazi''': Hans... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}JEle_DLDg9Y Are we the baddies?] }}
* [[Offscreen
* [[Oh Crap]]: In one Get Me Hennimore! sketch, Hennimore [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sEkrjzYQOI imagines the results of the instructions Mr. Boss is giving
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's
** Parodied with a sketch set in the American deep south: The 'behind-the-scenes' footage beforehand shows Webb trying and failing to put on a convincing American south accent. The duo play the sketch entirely with their normal voices until an actress comes on at the end to deliver her one line in an appallingly bad accent; Webb reminds her 'we said we weren't doing the voices.'
* [[The Other
* [[Our Zombies Are
* [[Overshadowed by
{{quote|'''BMX Bandit''': "Well, we're supposed to be a partnership, but, to be honest, I'm starting to feel a bit overshadowed here."
'''Angel Summoner''': "Oh, right... Why is that?"
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Speedo: Did you rape this woman?!
Perp: Yes, yes, whatever you say! }}
* [[Playing
* [[Please Don't Leave
{{quote|'''Ginger:''' Don't leave me, sir! Don't leave me...}}
* [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]]: Not political correctness, but the backlash against it, is parodied in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKk6lb0YVI a sketch] where some people organizing a church panto are told they can't include "traditional" scenes like dwarves being gassed and Cinderella fellating a horse, and react as if this is hypersensitivity.
** "I'm afraid we're going to have to cut the dame rape scene."
* [[Politically Incorrect
* [[Poor Communication
* [[Precision F-
** It looks like a polite, family-friendly scene at first, which is why it qualifies.
** [[Pride and Prejudice|Mr.
** A literal example from the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWrRGExtg8&feature=player_detailpage#t=30s "Mrs Patricia Wilberforce Programme" sketch]:
{{quote|'''Mrs Patricia Wilberforce:''' Mr Compton, do be seated.
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(crew member whispers in her ear)
'''Mrs Patricia Wilberforce:''' Oh, I do beg your pardon viewers, Mrs Compton didn't say "''fuck''" after all! }}
* [[Promoted to
* [[Rambling Old Man
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: How the Incredibly Intimidating And Aristocratic Person Who Still Unaccountable Sells Clothes justifies being horrible to his customers:
{{quote|Because I'm trying to help you! I'm trying to help you have standards! I'm trying to make you know that the world ''isn't'' pleased to see you, you ''aren't'' needed or included or loved! You're ugly! And superfluous! And ignorant! And you should be frightened. And meek. And grateful. That's better. Now, first things first; [[Nice Hat|let's get you a
** Also, the "Little Date" man, who gives these to women, reducing them to tears so they'll go out with him to feel better.
* [[Red Eyes, Take
* [[Reed Richards Is
** Also, whoever built a ''sentient supercomputer'' and used it to determine what is, or is not, Numberwang.
* [[Ridiculously-Human
** Cheezoid itself, a robot built for the purpose of determining what something smells like, was inexplicably given sentience that eventually led it to attempt suicide as a result of its incompetence at its intended function.
* [[
{{quote|'''Mitchell:''' ...Aquagate?}}
* [[Scare'Em
* [[Service Sector
{{quote|'''Customer:''' What happened to the friendly Australian girl who used to work here?
'''Posh Waiter:''' She's ''gone'', [[With Due Respect|
* [[Shallow
* [[Sinister
* [[Sound to Screen
* [[Stealth
* [[Stepford
* [[Story-Breaker Team-Up]]: Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit are a parody of this trope. [[They Fight
* [[Sudden Death]]: First one to die wins.
** This round is also announced in one Quiz Broadcast, at which point one of the contestants immediately keels over. If he were on Numberwang, that would've been a victory, but The Quiz Broadcast evidently operates under different rules.
* [[Super-Powered Robot Meter
** [[Epileptic Trees|
* [[Superpower
* [[Surreal
{{quote|'''Host''': Joining me tonight are Julie, who's from Yorkshire, and Simon, who's from a factory and [[Ridiculously-Human Robots|made of a special metal]]. So, Julie, ever killed a man?
'''Julie''': No.
'''Host''': Simon?
'''Simon''': ''Yes''.
'''Host''': Great! Let's play [[Spin-Off|
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylz-uUIBuqY Reports
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Done in the Dosh 4 Gold and Cash 4 Plutonium skits:
{{quote|'''Presenter''': ''Remember, we are a [[Evil, Inc.|multi-billion dollar multinational
* [[Take
** They delightfully skewer [[James Bond]] in their "Friends of Moneypenny" sketch:
{{quote|Remember that drinks do I had just before Christmas, Moneypenny brings James along - Oh God, but Christmas spirit and all that. So I said, "hi James there's some mulled wine and I think there's some beer in the fridge." Cock asked for a martini...what does he think it is? 1973? }}
* [[Talking to Himself]]: Played with. In a sketch Mitchell plays both a captain and a [[Hercule
* [[Tear
{{quote|Sherlock: I can't get the fog to clear.}}
** Made all the worse because it starts off amusing before becoming increasingly depressing and ending with Holmes and Watson in tears
*** The "Remain Indoors" Quiz Broadcast sketches have quite a few as well, as things become increasingly hopeless and the host's [[Stepford
{{quote|'''Blind Contestant''': Are you here?
'''Host''': (Takes his hand) Yes. }}
**** Also "[[Blatant Lies|Sheila's fine, Peter. Sheila'
* [[Techno
* [[They Fight
* [[They Look Like Us Now]]: Parodied - they ''really'' don't.
* [[This Ain't Rocket
{{quote|"Brain surgery? Huh. Not exactly rocket science, is it?".}}
* [[Tuxedo and
* [[
** With a twist when a second Rob (in drag) turns up to rehearse their [[Screw Yourself|sex
* [[Umpteenth
* [[Unfortunate
* [[Villain Ball]]: Parodied in the Conspiracy sketches; when a member of the conspiracy asks ''why'' exactly they're doing this conspiracy in such a convoluted way -- or why they're even bothering at all -- the answer's usually along the lines of "it's just what we government types ''do''."
* [[Visual
* [[Wham!
** "Yes... they used to be... us."
* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]] - Get Me Hennimore!
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_uOgyBK1c&feature=related So That's The Football Coming Up Watch It Watch The Football Watch It IT'S GONNA MOVE!]
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: In a 'behind the scenes' conversation discussing [[Drama Bomb Finale|Drama Bomb
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Telekinesis. Which only works on biscuits. And no, [[Truth in Television|Jaffa
** Don't forget the [[Badass Normal|BMX Bandit!]]
* [[You Bastard]]: The "Holmes with dementia" sketch goes from funny if very dark humor to the sudden realization that the audience has been laughing at the heartbreaking wreck of a brilliant mind.
* [[Zombie
=== That Mitchell and Webb Situation contains examples of: ===
* [[Bad
* [[The
* [[Couch
* [[Deliberately
* [[Harmless
{{quote|'''Webb''': I thought you might like an ''injection''.}}
* [[Historical Re
* [[It's Been
* [[Master of
* [[Poisoned Chalice
* [[Seinfeldian
* [[Shout-
** The poisoning sketch is a parody of ''Suspicion'', a movie directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] in the 40s.
** In the German version of Numberwang, the host wishes one contestant "Good luck!" only to furiously disqualify her when she responds in English with "Thanks very much!", a reference to how one of the escapees blows his cover in ''[[The Great
*** In another ''Great Escape'' reference, a chef who loses his keen sense of smell tries to prove he still has it by putting a piece of cheese on the floor, only to end up getting caught out. This is identical to one POW putting a pin at a certain place on the floor to show he's not going blind. Even the dialogue ("You can't smell your hand in front of your face!") is taken from the film ("You can't see your hand ''etc.''")
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Parodied in the farmer sketch.
* [[X Meets Y]]: 'German Dad's Army' is essentially ''[[Dad's Army|Dads
* [[
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