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* Dave does this a lot in ''[[Narbonic]]'', although since he works for a mad scientist, his analogies with ''[[Star Trek]]'' and [[Marvel Comics]] are usually highly appropriate.▼
* Marvin uses one in ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'' when the guys tell him they're shutting down the day care center, comparing it to when Spock betrayed Kirk in ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]''.
== [[Literature]] ==
* In the book ''[[Tithe]]'', Corny [[Coming Out Story|comes out]] to his ''[[Star Trek]]''-loving parents by saying "You know that forbidden love Kirk has for Spock? Well, me too."
== [[Live
* The Trio (and later just Andrew) in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. All the time.
* Inverted in ''[[Drake and Josh]]'' when Josh teaches Drake about atoms and molecules by comparing it to guitar chords.
* Another inversion in ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''; Venus teaches a gang leader about the structure of the atom using gang references.
* Generally how the main characters of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' explain ''anything.''
* ''[[That '70s Show
== [[Theatre]] ==
* In ''[[The Book of Mormon (theatre)|The Book of Mormon]]'', Elder Cunningham rationalizes concepts of [[The Book of Mormon (literature)|The Book of Mormon]] to himself and explains them to the Africans using [[Star Wars]] and [[The Lord of the Rings]] references.▼
▲* In ''[[The Book of Mormon (theatre)|The Book of Mormon]]'', Elder Cunningham rationalizes concepts of [[The Book of Mormon (literature)|The Book of Mormon]] to himself and explains them to the Africans using [[Star Wars]] and [[Lord of the Rings]] references.
{{quote|'''Cunningham:''' You mean [[The Bible]] is a trilogy and the Book of Mormon is ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''? }}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
▲* Dave does this a lot in ''[[Narbonic]]'', although since he works for a mad scientist, his analogies with ''[[Star Trek]]'' and [[Marvel Comics]] are usually highly appropriate.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [http://bash.org/?761414 This quote] from [[bash.org]]
{{quote|SergioThree: There's other fish in the sea, man, she's just a girl
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SergioThree: You just reached me on a level that I never thought possible }}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': Martin uses an old-timey reference which the creators need to put up a subtitle to explain, because Martin uses the word in its original meaning. Individually we are weak, like a single twig, but as a bundle we form a mighty faggot. fag-got (fag' - et) n. a bundle of sticks for fuel. (Fr. fagot, a bundle of sticks).
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