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* Count Blah of ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'' was a barely disguised parody of ''[[Sesame Street]]'''s Count Von Count, who himself is a parody of Bela Lugosi as [[Dracula]].
* ''[[Thunderbirds]]'' did this frequently. Its small cast of voice artists would use celebrity impressions to fill out the supporting cast roster. Additionally, many of the main cast puppets were loosely modeled on contemporary ('60s) actors. Scott Tracy was modeled on [[Sean Connery]], Jeff Tracy on Lorne Greene.
* Troy Tempest of ''[[Stingray (1964 TV series)
* Francis Matthews used a "[[Cary Grant]] voice" for [[Captain Scarlet]]. Sorces vary on whether the puppet itself was modelled on Grant [[Ink Suit Actor|or Matthews]].
* [[Norm MacDonald]]'s title character in the short-lived ''A Minute with Stan Hooper'' is an obvious expy of [[60 Minutes|Andy Rooney]].
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== Professional Wrestling ==
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* [[WCW]] had Oklahoma, which was a cruel imitation of [[Jim Ross]] after his Bell's Palsy attack. [[Dude, Not Funny|Naturally, everyone found it in bad taste and it was quickly scrapped.]]
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] Diva Jillian Hall's last gimmick was a Britney Spears-esque singer (complete with headset mic, outfit, and [[Hollywood Tone Deaf|monotone "sexy" singing voice]], although [[Up to Eleven|done to new levels of horrible]]). It's now more seen as a [[Take That]] against the daughter of [[Hulk Hogan]], who the WWE had another falling out with after promoting her music on RAW around SummerSlam 2005 (Hogan's last appearance in the company, which was a condition of his return), esp. since the fans did not really care about the musical talents of a Hogan. In a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious twist]], Jillian Hall's Christmas album outsold Brooke Hogan's latest album, despite the fact Jillian's was not only a joke album, but was also only available through iTunes.
* [[John Morrison]] (really "John Hennigan," and the former "Johnny Nitro") is a pretty blatant clone of Jim Morrison of The Doors? When he first appeared as a heel in the summer of 2007, he even quoted Doors lyrics ("Some are born to sweet delight / And some are born to endless night") and at one point [[Large Ham|outright scream-sang]]: "I set the night on ''fire''!" The character mellowed quite a bit after Hennigan turned face, and now is more of a knowing tribute to Jim Morrison instead of essentially his long-lost relative.
** The only weird thing about the gimmick was that his theme song was inspired by Jimi Hendrix more than The Doors.
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