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Compare [[Visual Pun]], another form of subtle punning.

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** That must have been a very old canister -- "Niton" has been officially named Radon for almost eighty years.

* Where do you practice your Deathstroke? In the [[Deadpool]], of course.

* In ''[[Preacher]]'', two minor villains list their "services" as Sexual Investigators.

* In ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'', two minor villains list their "services" as Sexual Investigators.

** Or to put it another way, {{spoiler|private dicks}}.

* Gladiator, the [[Superboy]] counterpart in Marvel's [[Captain Ersatz]] ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' comes from the planet Strontia. While his [[Kryptonite Factor]] is actually self-doubt, it's probably not a coincidence that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strontianite Strontianite] is a real mineral.

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* ''[[Dilbert (Comic Strip)|Dilbert]]'': Man, does Scott Adams ''love'' this.

* A rare unfunny example that's nonetheless good: an arc in [[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]] spin-off The Dreaming was about the loneliness of Matthew the Raven, entitled "The Unkindness of One".

* Death from ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'' made a [[Lawyer Friendly Cameo]] during [[Peter David]]'s run on [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]]. She visited Marlo Chandler's wedding and gave her a brush as a wedding present. Marlo had recently died and come back to life. Get it? {{spoiler|She had a brush with death.}}

* Death from ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'' made a [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]] during [[Peter David]]'s run on [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]]. She visited Marlo Chandler's wedding and gave her a brush as a wedding present. Marlo had recently died and come back to life. Get it? {{spoiler|She had a brush with death.}}

* In one issue of ''[[Top Ten]]'', a bunch of stretchy heroes gawk at a teleporting accident as they drive by. Yes – those [[Rubber Man|Rubber Men]] are rubbernecking.

* Usually, the first words out of an infant's mouth is "Mama" or "Dada/Papa". In ''[[Archie Comics]]'', what is the first word of scientific genius Dilton? Pythagoras, the ''father'' of Geometry.

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* In ''[[The Great Mouse Detective (Disney)|The Great Mouse Detective]]'', Basil and Dr. Dawson walk into a bar to find information on Ratigan, who lures them into his lair and into a gigantic trap. The name of the bar they enter? {{spoiler|The Rat Trap.}}

* In ''[[The Iron Giant (Film)|The Iron Giant]]'', Dean, the artist, directs the Giant to make a mobile, a hanging children's toy, out of cars. {{spoiler|Automobile}}

* In ''[[Legend of the Guardians The Owls of ga Hoole]]'', there is a [[Training Montage]]/[[Good Times Montage]] which involves various shots of Ga'hoole--a vast city full of owls. (Well, vast if you're an owl, anyway.) Over said montage, there's a cheerful song called "To the Sky." The song itself is not a pun on the action happening... until you realize [[Owl City (Music)|what band is performing it.]]

* In ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of ga Hoole]]'', there is a [[Training Montage]]/[[Good Times Montage]] which involves various shots of Ga'hoole--a vast city full of owls. (Well, vast if you're an owl, anyway.) Over said montage, there's a cheerful song called "To the Sky." The song itself is not a pun on the action happening... until you realize [[Owl City (Music)|what band is performing it.]]

* ''[[Porco Rosso (Anime)|Porco Rosso]]'' is about {{spoiler|when pigs fly}}.

* At the end of ''[[The Princess and The Frog (Disney)|The Princess and The Frog]]'', {{spoiler|the firefly character dies, and [[Grave of the Fireflies|a funeral is held for him.]]}}

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== Films -- Live-Action ==

* ''[[Saved]]'' has several blink-and-you'll-miss-it stealth pun moments, including "is he going to come out or not?!" and "your mother's missionary position...." [[It Makes Sense in Context|They make no sense out of context]] and are [[Don't Explain the Joke|pretty hard to explain]], but in the film they're just a few of many subtle moments of brilliance.

* In the middle of ''[[Honey I Shrunk the Kids (Film)|Honey I Shrunk the Kids]]'', Nick asks Russ where he learned [[Kiss of Life|artificial respiration]] after he delivers it to Amy. Russ replies, [[Dude She's Like in A Coma|"In French class"]]. Nick doesn't get it and the build-up is left unfinished... then, [[Call Back|at the very end of the movie]], right after the [[Fade to Black]], Nick [[Late to The Punchline|suddenly gets it]] and laughs hysterically.

* In the middle of ''[[Honey I Shrunk the Kids (Film)|Honey I Shrunk the Kids]]'', Nick asks Russ where he learned [[Kiss of Life|artificial respiration]] after he delivers it to Amy. Russ replies, [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma|"In French class"]]. Nick doesn't get it and the build-up is left unfinished... then, [[Call Back|at the very end of the movie]], right after the [[Fade to Black]], Nick [[Late to The Punchline|suddenly gets it]] and laughs hysterically.

* In ''[[Evan Almighty (Film)|Evan Almighty]]'', Evan's wife is Joan. And the movie is about building an ark.

** This one may also count as a [[Genius Bonus]]. When God shows up in the back of Evan's car and scares the pants off him, God replies "Let it out, son. It's the beginning of wisdom." Proverbs 1:7 states "The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom"

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** And don't forget the well-hung speakers.

** Meat Loaf also made an appearance on ''[[Tales From the Crypt (TV)|Tales From the Crypt]]''. Take a wild guess at what happened to his character.

* In ''[[Scotland PA]]'', an adaptation of ''[[Macbeth (Theatre)|Macbeth]]'', it is casually mentioned that Donald (Donalbain in ''Macbeth'') and Malcolm's father, Duncan, made most of his money through donut sales. {{spoiler|Duncan Donuts.}} Later, Donald takes over the restaurant, which had been renamed to McBeth's, and calls it, well, guess what... {{spoiler|[[~~McDonalds~~]], of course.}}

* In ''[[Scotland, PA]]'', an adaptation of ''[[Macbeth (Theatre)|Macbeth]]'', it is casually mentioned that Donald (Donalbain in ''Macbeth'') and Malcolm's father, Duncan, made most of his money through donut sales. {{spoiler|Duncan Donuts.}} Later, Donald takes over the restaurant, which had been renamed to McBeth's, and calls it, well, guess what... {{spoiler|[[McDonald's]], of course.}}

* In the recent ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' movie, the alien in the bar that sits between Uhura and Kirk has elongated features. {{spoiler|So why didn't the bartender say "Why the long face?"}}

** {{spoiler|[[Riff Trax (Podcast)|Riff Trax]] did it.}}

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** And in a ''[[Star Trek New Frontier (Literature)|Star Trek New Frontier]]'' novel, we get "[[I Always Wanted to Say That|I've been wanting to say this for ages]]...Fire at Will."

** That joke was done in ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]'' too, but the order was followed by a volley of gunfire and the line, [[Don't Explain the Joke|"Do not fire at Will, he is my second mate. Fire at the Sea Duck!"]]

* ''[[~~Its~~ a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (Film)|Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World]]'': The guy at the beginning of the movie, who tells the four drivers about {{spoiler|the treasure buried under a big W}}, as he dies, kicks a bucket with his foot.

* ''[[It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Film)|Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World]]'': The guy at the beginning of the movie, who tells the four drivers about {{spoiler|the treasure buried under a big W}}, as he dies, kicks a bucket with his foot.

** I used that same visual pun in a production of ''[[The Fantasticks]]'' when the Indian dies.

* In ''[[The Dark Knight Saga (Film)|The Dark Knight Saga]]'', the police convoy is diverted by a large vehicle that had been set ablaze. When you see the vehicle up close, you realize what it is and the stealth pun indicates it as one of the Joker's jokes. {{spoiler|It's a fire engine}}.

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* In ''[[Back to The Future (Film)|Back to The Future]] Part II'' Doc Brown warns about meeting yourself from another time, thus creating a paradox. Near the end, you actually have Doc Brown meeting up with himself; thus creating {{spoiler|a "pair o' Docs".}}

* In ''[[Land of the Lost (Film)|Land of the Lost]]'' (2009) it's telling that the place with an above average tachyon flow is one decidedly lacking in taste.

* Riddled throughout ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', normally in the form of a Stealth [[Bond One Liner]]. For example, [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Timothy Dalton]] have {{spoiler|a stand down in a small model town.}} The pun? {{spoiler|This town isn't big enough for the both of us.}}

* Riddled throughout ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', normally in the form of a Stealth [[Bond One-Liner]]. For example, [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Timothy Dalton]] have {{spoiler|a stand down in a small model town.}} The pun? {{spoiler|This town isn't big enough for the both of us.}}

** Also lampshaded when {{spoiler|a swan causes the villain to crash his car during his escape.}} with this exchange:

{{quote| '''Nicholas Angel:''' I feel like I should say something smart.<br />

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{{quote| '''[[Terry Pratchett]]:''' I just happened to note a toad had a skin which had had unfortunately gone a bit yellow because it had been ill. Far be it from me to make a pun. You did that.}}

** This was played as a straight [[Pun]] in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Moving Pictures|Moving Pictures]]'', where a man in half a lion suit says "I don't know what it's called, but we're doing one about going to see a wizard. Something about following a yellow sick toad."

** Similarly, in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Jingo|Jingo]]!'', when Carrot is investigating an attempted political killing with [[Does This Remind You of Anything|strong similarities]] to the [[Who Shot JFK|Kennedy assassination]], he interviews a gnoll. In addition to being an informant, the creature has plants growing on it. That's two possible routes to the phrase "grassy gnoll", but it never happens.

** Similarly, in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Jingo|Jingo]]!'', when Carrot is investigating an attempted political killing with [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|strong similarities]] to the [[Who Shot JFK|Kennedy assassination]], he interviews a gnoll. In addition to being an informant, the creature has plants growing on it. That's two possible routes to the phrase "grassy gnoll", but it never happens.

** The worst offender has got to be ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Soul Music|Soul Music]]''. There's a scene where the main character, Imp Y Celyn, explains his name: imp being a term for new growth at the end of a stalk, and celyn being a member of the holly family. The entire book is full of music puns like that, some more subtle than others. Of course this is made even more obvious when he starts going by the name [[Buddy Holly (Music)|Buddy]].

*** Or possibly his band-mate, Lias Bluestone, who changes his name to Cliff. The fact that one of the band's songs is Sto Helit Lace suggests that he's supposed to represent J. P. Richardson Jr. {{spoiler|AKA "the Big Bopper"}}.

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* In the ''[[Ciaphas Cain (Literature)|Ciaphas Cain]]'' '''(HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!)''' novel ''Duty Calls'', the pilot of Amberley's ship is named [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontius_Pilate Pontius]. Also one of the major players in the novel are soldiers from an all-female religious order based in the planet's region of Gavaronne. The fact that they are literally the {{spoiler|[[The Guns of Navarone|Nuns of Gavaronne]]}} is never explicitly made.

** In ''The Traitor's Hand'', there is a brief mention of an animal called the nauga, whose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naugahyde hide] is particularly useful for "certain hard-wearing applications." The maker of Naugahyde fabric ran with this, selling [http://www.naugahyde.com/promoitems_nauga.html Nauga dolls].

* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga (Literature)|A Civil Campaign]]'' introduces Armsman Roic, who {{spoiler|battles against the off-planet law enforcement coming to take away [[Absent Minded Professor|Dr. Borgos.]] It could be said that the Armsman was acting he-Roic-ally. (This only works if you pronounce his name that way; reportedly the author Herself pronounces it differently, thus didn't see the pun coming.)}}

* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga (Literature)|A Civil Campaign]]'' introduces Armsman Roic, who {{spoiler|battles against the off-planet law enforcement coming to take away [[Absent-Minded Professor|Dr. Borgos.]] It could be said that the Armsman was acting he-Roic-ally. (This only works if you pronounce his name that way; reportedly the author Herself pronounces it differently, thus didn't see the pun coming.)}}

* ''[[Thursday Next]]'' has a ''ton'' of these. The best is probably when Thurs has to remove Hamlet from his play, while in the A-plot, recurring villain Yorick is running around. You do the math.

* In one ''[[Star Trek New Frontier (Literature)|Star Trek New Frontier]]'' book (all written by [[Pungeon Master]] [[Peter David]]), a beast is described as cyclopean, with a large horn, wings, and purple fur, hunting crew members for food. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] later as one of the stalked crew members says, "It sure looked strange to me." {{spoiler|"He was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater // Sure looked strange to me"}}

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** Well, here's a rather hidden one. The door to Dumbledore's office has the knocker in the shape of a griffin. Any one seeing the Griffin Door puns now?

* ''[[Redwall]]'''s seagoing rodent villains are referred to as "corsairs" specifically to ''avoid'' an endless string of "pi-rat" puns.

* In the kids' story ''Bee-Wigged'' (about a giant bee who passes himself off as a schoolboy thanks to a [[Paper Thin Disguise]]) the main character Jerry Bee is noted to be extremely good at spelling. Which of course makes him a {{spoiler|spelling bee}}.

* In the kids' story ''Bee-Wigged'' (about a giant bee who passes himself off as a schoolboy thanks to a [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]) the main character Jerry Bee is noted to be extremely good at spelling. Which of course makes him a {{spoiler|spelling bee}}.

* There's a character in the ''[[Codex Alera (Literature)|Codex Alera]]'' named Rook. Rook is a watercrafter powerful enough to manage [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]. At one point, she uses this to switch places with a member of the nobility, providing protection for the noble and increased maneuverability for herself. {{spoiler|[[Chess Motifs|Rook castles]].}}

* ''Blood Trail'', the second book in [[Tanya Huff]]'s ''[[Blood Books]]'' series, features Henry and Vicki protecting a family of werewolves living near London (Ontario). Not one character ever mentions [[Warren Zevon]] or his song, "Werewolves of London".

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** Recently used as a joke in the comic strip ''Cow And Boy''.

* In the ''[[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]]'' novel ''Borrowed Time'', Rory has acquired a 51st century camera that speeds up time in a given area. The phrase "time bubble" is repeatedly used to describe this. The main plot involves an extradimensional stock exchange that buys and sells time, and a being who believes that she can manipulate the market by buying more time than her debtors have, as long as she can keep passing the debts on before they're called. Despite this being explicitly compared to both the contemporary financial crisis and 17th century tulipmania, the phrase "time bubble" is ''not'' used in this context.

* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire (Literature)|A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Varys refers to his spies by the nickname "little birds". While the name was probably chosen to reflect the saying "a little bird told me", no one references that in-universe. In another figure-of-speech based example, the Kettleblack brothers (as in "the pot calling the kettle") are scoundrels who accuse others of crimes of which they themselves are guilty. Also, it's been noted that the Kettleblacks seem to be deliberately flat characters and all around mediocre, down to having near-identical appearances and names. Notably, the initials of every Kettleblack are [[So Okay ~~Its~~ Average|O.K.]].

* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire (Literature)|A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Varys refers to his spies by the nickname "little birds". While the name was probably chosen to reflect the saying "a little bird told me", no one references that in-universe. In another figure-of-speech based example, the Kettleblack brothers (as in "the pot calling the kettle") are scoundrels who accuse others of crimes of which they themselves are guilty. Also, it's been noted that the Kettleblacks seem to be deliberately flat characters and all around mediocre, down to having near-identical appearances and names. Notably, the initials of every Kettleblack are [[So Okay It's Average|O.K.]].

** ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'': Jon is an illegitimate member of the Stark family, whose sigil is the direwolf. When Jon [[Fake Defector|goes undercover]] amongst the wildlings, he is forced to abandon his black cloak and is given a sheepskin cloak as a replacement. So Jon is {{spoiler|[[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]}}.

* ''[[In Death]]'': Nadine Furst. Why is she always ''first'' when it comes to being a reporter?

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* A famous example from ''[[Saturday Night Live (TV)|Saturday Night Live]]'''s "Celebrity ''[[Jeopardy (TV)|Jeopardy]]''" sketches:

{{quote| '''[[Sean Connery]]:''' What's the difference between you and a mallard with a cold? One's a sick duck... I can't remember how it ends, but your mother's a whore.}}

** Presumably, {{spoiler|one is a sick duck, and the other a dick-suck.}} That is, a {{spoiler|[[Precision F Strike]].}}

** Presumably, {{spoiler|one is a sick duck, and the other a dick-suck.}} That is, a {{spoiler|[[Precision F-Strike]].}}

* In ''[[Reaper (TV)|Reaper]]'', the Devil gives Sam his phone number. We never see it, but Sam's reaction to the area code makes it pretty obvious it's {{spoiler|666}}.

* On ''[[Mock the Week]]'', Milton Jones comments that farmers have recently started using heroin but finding the evidence has been difficult. {{spoiler|It's like finding a needle in a haystack.}}

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* The ''[[Cold Case (TV)|Cold Case]]'' episode ''Beautiful Little Fool'' opens with the 1929 New Year party in a mansion. In the next scene, one of the attendants is dead. {{spoiler|It turns out the killer worked as butler in said mansion, meaning [[The Butler Did It]].}}

* In the first season of ''[[Burn Notice (TV)|Burn Notice]]'', Michael adopts the persona of good ol' boy Homer to repo a boat. He's working for a man named Virgil.

* In the Forest Dragon part of ''[[Dragons a Fantasy Made Real]]'', there's a confrontation between the dragon and a tiger. While the tiger is crouching around, the dragon is hiding in the forest trees. {{spoiler|[[Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon]].}}

* In the Forest Dragon part of ''[[Dragons a Fantasy Made Real]]'', there's a confrontation between the dragon and a tiger. While the tiger is crouching around, the dragon is hiding in the forest trees. {{spoiler|[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]].}}

* In the fourth-series ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV)|Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' sketch "A Doctor," a doctor hands a questionnaire to a patient bleeding profusely (where his nurse stabbed him) and gives him failing marks for wrong answers (correct answers include "The Merchant of Venice" and "the Treaty of Versailles"). He never says he's giving his patient an ''exam''.

* In the ''[[Degrassi]]'' franchise, nobody ever called Mr. Raditch "Radish" until JT and Liberty in his actor's last episode on the show.

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* Either that or [[spoiler:[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshadow_

* ''[[Nezumi Man]]'' has Milky Nezumi, who doesn't attack with dairy products (like Butter Nezumi), but stars. {{spoiler|In case you're wondering, he named himself after our resident galaxy.}}

* ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' has two in the gameplay mechanics. The first is Ms. Mowz's standard attack, a [[Armor Piercing Slap|slap that ignores enemy defenses]], and the second is the fact that machine type enemies are easy to freeze with ice attacks, (one of the hints old Wonkey tells you).

* ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' has two in the gameplay mechanics. The first is Ms. Mowz's standard attack, a [[Armor-Piercing Slap|slap that ignores enemy defenses]], and the second is the fact that machine type enemies are easy to freeze with ice attacks, (one of the hints old Wonkey tells you).

** When tattling one of the harder enemies in the X-Naut base, the X-Yux, Goombella informs you that its name is properly pronounced "Cross-Yux". This in itself doesn't reveal a pun, but instead results in two when you combine this logic with the rest of the base's denizens. First, the X-Nauts, who would be properly pronounced "Cross-Nauts". {{spoiler|Noughts and Crosses}}. And second, their computer TEC, which is a shortened form of its proper name TEC-XX. {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn|Double Cross]]}}.

*** Said computer is found in a base on the moon. Considering what game this is, would make it {{spoiler|a paper moon.}}

* The text-based game ''Scapeghost'' has you as detective Alan Chance killed during an undercover drugs operation and coming back from the dead to take revenge. You are literally the Ghost of A. Chance.

* ''[[Backyard Sports (Video Game)|Backyard Sports]]'': Duksana Pond.

* The newest ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|Touhou]]'' game, ''Double Spoiler'', is another camera-based [[Gaiden Game]] starring the reporter Aya Shameimaru. Given [[~~Creators~~ Pet|how much fans love Aya]], one has to wonder why? Well, it's been joked that Aya is ZUN's girlfriend. And ZUN is apparently aware of this, because he's releasing ''Double Spoiler'' on White Day, i.e. the day that boys give gifts back to their girlfriends to thank them for the Valentine's Day chocolate.

* The newest ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|Touhou]]'' game, ''Double Spoiler'', is another camera-based [[Gaiden Game]] starring the reporter Aya Shameimaru. Given [[Creator's Pet|how much fans love Aya]], one has to wonder why? Well, it's been joked that Aya is ZUN's girlfriend. And ZUN is apparently aware of this, because he's releasing ''Double Spoiler'' on White Day, i.e. the day that boys give gifts back to their girlfriends to thank them for the Valentine's Day chocolate.

* From ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' 2: The [[Film Noir|Black Film]].

* Sheep Man from ''[[Mega Man 10 (Video Game)|Mega Man 10]]''. He's an [[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep|electric-themed robot master]].

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** Wheatley is a spherical robot {{spoiler|who was built to make [[G La DOS]] dumber. Or, in layman's terms, an [[Idiot Ball]]}}.

** The most obvious one in the game: {{spoiler|Throughout the game you get drops that the turrets sing opera and acappella. Some [[Easter Egg|Easter Eggs]] let you see a very fat turret that stays silent until the ending sequence where it leads an entire symphony of 'singing' turrets in a female Italian's voice. ''It ain't over 'till the fat lady (turret) sings''.}}

* Tons of them abound in the platform game ''[[Bug (Video Game)|Bug]]!''. Many of the enemies are based off real-life animals, with the names taken literally.

* Tons of them abound in the platform game ''[[Bug! (Video Game)|Bug]]!''. Many of the enemies are based off real-life animals, with the names taken literally.

** The ants in [[Shifting Sand Land|Reptilia]] wear soldier hats, drop via parachutes, and fire grenades out of their tails. They're {{spoiler|Army Ants}}.

** [[Bubblegloop Swamp|Splot]] has flying insects that fire out a stream of electricity from their rear. They're {{spoiler|Lightning Bugs}}.

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* ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' not only removed all clone characters ([[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|Young Link]], [[Dr. Mario (Video Game)|Dr. Mario]], [[Fire Emblem (Video Game)|Roy]], and [[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pichu]]) from ''Melee'', but also [[Cloning Blues|Mewtwo]] (who isn't a clone) as well.

* The final boss theme of ''[[Contra]]: Hard Corps'' is called "Last Springsteen." {{spoiler|Bruce Springsteen's nickname is "The Boss."}}

* In the original ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'', Cut Man is weak against Guts Man's Super Arm, which allows you to pick up and throw boulders. {{spoiler|That is to say, [[Rock Paper Scissors|rock beats scissors]].}}

* In the original ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'', Cut Man is weak against Guts Man's Super Arm, which allows you to pick up and throw boulders. {{spoiler|That is to say, [[Rock-Paper-Scissors|rock beats scissors]].}}

** In addition, Cut Man takes more damage from Mega Man's Mega Buster than any of the other original six Robot Masters. {{spoiler|Again, '''Rock''' beats scissors (''Rockman'' being the Japanese title of the ''Mega Man'' series).}}

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** For more lulz, see [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=vou0vk8nt3k8iyhnhyv29h96&page=1 the forum thread for this comic].

** See also: "[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=194 Avoiding Penis Jokes]"

* [http://arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2029.htm This] ''[[Arthur King of Time and Space (Webcomic)|Arthur King of Time and Space]]'' strip has the stated punchline "Beware of Greek bearins GIFs", but leaves out the obvious "Trojan horse" joke.

* [http://arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/2029.htm This] ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space (Webcomic)|Arthur King of Time and Space]]'' strip has the stated punchline "Beware of Greek bearins GIFs", but leaves out the obvious "Trojan horse" joke.

* ''[[Sluggy Freelance (Webcomic)|Sluggy Freelance]]'' [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20080811 shows what happens] when you try to go through a dungeon designed for several players by yourself in a [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] like ''[[World of Warcraft (Video Game)|World of Warcraft]]''. When Torg tries to do it, all the monsters get together and hand him a gift. When he opens it to see what it is, it turns out he is, in fact, getting his ass handed to him.

* ''[[Bloody Urban (Webcomic)|Bloody Urban]]'' features a character with blue hair named [[Avatar (Film)|Pandora]].

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* ''[[Unforgotten Realms (Web Animation)|Unforgotten Realms]]'' has Professor Strap, who after a memory erasing spell goes by the name of "Jacques". {{spoiler|Jacques Strap}}.

* ''[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/clef-and-dimitri-hit-the-road Clef and Dimitri Hit the Road]'': At the very end. {{spoiler|"Alas, poor Yoric, I've never seen him before in my life."}}

* ''[[Doctor ~~Horribles~~ Sing Along Blog (Web Video)|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]'': Moist went on a double date with Bait and Switch. He thought he was going to end up with Bait, but...

* ''[[Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Web Video)|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]'': Moist went on a double date with Bait and Switch. He thought he was going to end up with Bait, but...

** Dr. Horrible is full of this: On his blog, the Doctor mentions transporting several gold bars from a safe. He lifts up a bag of brownish "cumin-smelling" liquid and says that the molecules shifted in the transportation {{spoiler|Bouillon/gold bullion}}

** Also, in the song "Neil's Turn" on the Commentary, Neil Patrick Harris is stuck alone and in the dark in the studio, and sings, "What's with all these weird cords?" {{spoiler|just as the music plays a bunch of "weird chords"}}

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* In [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] review of ''[[Ernest Scared Stupid]]'', there's a scene where Ernest reveals a troll he captured. The Critic splices in an image of [[Fan Dumb]] Douchey McNitpick {{spoiler|who literally showed up to troll him}}.

* PZ Myers is a biologist with a love for octopus and similar creatures. When Paul, the psychic sports predicting octopus died, he went [http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/10/paul_is_dead.php back and forth] describing his feelings on the matter, using the phrase 'on the other hand' seven times.

* On a [[Furry Fandom]] [[Image Boards]], someone called for "[[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~]] of [[The Secret of NIMH (Animation)|NIMH]]." One of the responses was a [http://4chanarchive.org/images/48232393/1197572170797.jpg picture] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel-metal_hydride_battery batteries].

* On a [[Furry Fandom]] [[Image Boards]], someone called for "[[Rule 34]] of [[The Secret of NIMH (Animation)|NIMH]]." One of the responses was a [http://4chanarchive.org/images/48232393/1197572170797.jpg picture] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel-metal_hydride_battery batteries].

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiVWkk5zaQ&feature=player_embedded This Youtube video]. {{spoiler|A steam-powered turntable, playing the Sex Pistols. Steampunk.}}

* A Brazilian blog/ [[Tumblr]] has made a parody "[http://microcontoscos.blogspot.com/2010/06/escalacao-das-selecoes-da-copa-2010.html Squads of] [[The World Cup]]". The resulting [[Hurricane of Puns]] sometimes needs context: the Netherlands include a Brazilian rapper famous for pro-cannabis songs, the smuggling-heavy Paraguay has "[[Shoddy Knockoff Product|Sorny, Mike, BleckBarry and Hi-Phone]]", and Denmark ends with [[Scooby Doo]] (a Great Dane) and two candies sold at the chocolatier Kopenhagen.

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* [http://reyezuelowren.blogspot.com/2011/04/another-origin.html This blog post] is written by an author who enjoys puns based on the origins of words. "None of the little particles in the universe had gotten the idea that one might turn yet." {{spoiler|"Universe" comes from Latin roots ''uni'' and ''vertere''--"one" and "turn".}}

* In one episode of ''Sassy Gay Friend'', the title character makes his entrance {{spoiler|out of a closet.}}

* ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'''s fandom has a "[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Memes|Ponies in Socks]]" meme, so someone was inspired to create [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/38699 this]. {{spoiler|It's the Python programming language, using the SOCKS protocol.}}

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'''s fandom has a "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Memes|Ponies in Socks]]" meme, so someone was inspired to create [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/38699 this]. {{spoiler|It's the Python programming language, using the SOCKS protocol.}}

* While many an image on this very wiki falls into this (see the section on [[Visual Pun]]), the one in [[Speed Sex]] is the most blatant. {{spoiler|Who came before, the chicken or the egg?}}

== Western Animation ==

* A lot of the names in ''[[~~Fosters~~ Home for Imaginary Friends (Animation)|Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' are puns, especially when combined with other characters' names. For instance: Blooregard Q. Kazoo, thus Bloo Q. Kazoo {{spoiler|kukukachu}}.

* A lot of the names in ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Animation)|Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' are puns, especially when combined with other characters' names. For instance: Blooregard Q. Kazoo, thus Bloo Q. Kazoo {{spoiler|kukukachu}}.

* Warpath from ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'' is an Autobot who is best known for his [[Verbal Tic]] of adding onomatopoeia to his dialog... to the point where he might have Tourette's. The kicker? {{spoiler|He turns into a tank and his upper body is made from the TURRET.}}

** In the third season, the Decepticon leader Galvatron, who turns into a gun emplacement, is crazy and unpredictable, as likely to attack his allies as he is the Autobots. {{spoiler|He's quite the ''loose cannon''.}}

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* One episode of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures (Animation)|Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' has a [[Credits Gag]] explaining that Plucky Duck was "inadvertently omitted from 'The Name Game'."

** In fact, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_Game Wikipedia] warns that using Alice, Dallas, Tucker, Chuck, Buck, Huck, Bart, Art, Mitch, Rich, Richie, Maggie, or Danny will result in "profanity or rude language."

* ''[[Robot Chicken (Animation)|Robot Chicken]]'' once had a shot of [[Doctor Who (TV)|the Fourth Doctor]] standing on the first base of a baseball diamond. After waiting a second, the Doctor says "[[~~Whos~~ On First|Do ya get it?]]"

* ''[[Robot Chicken (Animation)|Robot Chicken]]'' once had a shot of [[Doctor Who (TV)|the Fourth Doctor]] standing on the first base of a baseball diamond. After waiting a second, the Doctor says "[[Who's On First?|Do ya get it?]]"

** I thought the joke was the "Senreich-Green University" sign. But when you think about it, that joke make sense.

** What about it being the Fourth Doctor on a square?

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** "The" limerick? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_once_was_a_man_from_Nantucket There's dozens with that starting line].

** Once:

{{quote| '''Barney:''' ''(doing handsprings)'' [[Major General Song|I am the very model of a modern major general!]]<br />

{{quote| '''Barney:''' ''(doing handsprings)'' [[Major-General Song|I am the very model of a modern major general!]]<br />

'''Homer:''' That's nothing! ''(doing cartwheels)'' There once was a man from Nantucket, who... D'oh! ''(runs into wall)'' }}

** And again:

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* Similar to the ''Futurama'' example above, there's a Polish cartoon called ''Generał Italia''. Hmmm...

* In ''[[Jimmy Two Shoes (Animation)|Jimmy Two Shoes]]'', [[Satan|Lucius Heinous I-VI]] have all been [[Human Popsicle|frozen alive]] by their sons. So basically, [[Hell]] freezes over.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Boast Busters," Spike gushes over how Twilight Sparkle can do 25 tricks, since most unicorns can only use a little magic pertaining to their talent. Making them one-trick ponies.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Boast Busters," Spike gushes over how Twilight Sparkle can do 25 tricks, since most unicorns can only use a little magic pertaining to their talent. Making them one-trick ponies.

** In the first episode, "Mare in the Moon", we can see that Twilight Sparkle (who is more interested in her studies than in making friends) makes her home in a tall, off-white structure (i.e. an ''ivory tower'').

** In the second episode, "Elements of Harmony", the mane cast overcome Nightmare Moon and put an end to [[The Night That Never Ends]]. One could say they... ''save the day.''

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* There were two instances of a Griffin named Merv who had a talk show in cartoons:

** The first was in "Hamelot," a [[US Acres (Comic Strip)|US Acres]] segment of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'', where Merv voiced by [[Frank Welker]], and he was interviewing the farm cast (who were imagined as knights).

** The second was in Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney)|Hercules]]: [[Recycled ~~the~~ Series|The Series]]'', where [[Merv Griffin]] ''himself'' played his animated, mythological counterpart as he interviewed Herc. A [[Casting Gag]] that went into [[Parental Bonus]] and ''literal'' [[Mythology Gag]] perhaps?

** The second was in Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney)|Hercules]]: [[Recycled: The Series|The Series]]'', where [[Merv Griffin]] ''himself'' played his animated, mythological counterpart as he interviewed Herc. A [[Casting Gag]] that went into [[Parental Bonus]] and ''literal'' [[Mythology Gag]] perhaps?

* The [[Classic Disney Shorts]] ''[[Plutos Judgement Day]]'', which is about [[Pluto the Pup]] imagining himself going to hell after being scolded by [[Mickey Mouse]] for chasing a cat. Pluto is actually the name of the Roman god of the underworld, as well as [[Pluto Is Expendable|the former ninth planet]] in which the dog got his name from.

* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]: Summer Belongs To You'', it's revealed that Baljeet has a relative who runs a factory in the Himalayas that makes rubber bands and balls. It's never said outright, but he's literally making {{spoiler|India rubber.}}

* Done ever so discreetly in ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy (Animation)|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' during the episode "The Eds Are Coming". Once Ed emerges from the radiant goo, Kevin has a soapbox moment upon a {{spoiler|soap box}}.

* Done ever so discreetly in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy (Animation)|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' during the episode "The Eds Are Coming". Once Ed emerges from the radiant goo, Kevin has a soapbox moment upon a {{spoiler|soap box}}.

* In an episode of ''[[Birdz (Animation)|Birdz]]'', Morty Storkowitz remarks that he went to school with a peacock who [[NBC|went into television]].

* In the ''[[Rugrats (Animation)|Rugrats]]'' episode "Vacation", Chuckie can be seen running on a roulette wheel. In other words, {{spoiler|it's rushing roulette.}}

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