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== Advertising ==
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* There was this commercial for the self-help section of FHM magazine that aired in Singapore, depicting a guy who can't say anything but lame pickup lines, or score a job interview to save his life. Yes, a montage with ''just one guy''.
* There was this commercial for the self-help section of FHM magazine that aired in Singapore, depicting a guy who can't say anything but lame pickup lines, or score a job interview to save his life. Yes, a montage with ''just one guy''.
* Match.com aired a commercial showing a luckless man dating a variety of creepy, awkward, or unpleasant women, before cutting to their slogan and services.
* Match.com aired a commercial showing a luckless man dating a variety of creepy, awkward, or unpleasant women, before cutting to their slogan and services.




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* ''[[Mystery Men]]'' has one of these with useless superheroes. Not that the protagonists themselves are lame to begin with, but these guys just suck even worse. The Waffler ([[Dane Cook]]), Ballerina Man, PMS Avenger... (that last one [[Menstrual Menace|only works 4 days out of the month]]).
* ''[[Mystery Men]]'' has one of these with useless superheroes. Not that the protagonists themselves are lame to begin with, but these guys just suck even worse. The Waffler ([[Dane Cook]]), Ballerina Man, PMS Avenger... (that last one [[Menstrual Menace|only works 4 days out of the month]]).
* In ''[[Sex and the City]]'' [[The Movie]], when Carrie hires an assistant.
* In ''[[Sex and the City]]'' [[The Movie]], when Carrie hires an assistant.
* Inverted in ''[[Shallow Grave]]'', where three roommates interview potential lodgers. The interviewees are regular people, while the roommates take the opportunity to grill them with sadistic and bizarre questions.
* Inverted in ''[[Shallow Grave]]'', where three roommates interview potential lodgers. The interviewees are regular people, while the roommates take the opportunity to grill them with sadistic and bizarre questions.
* ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]'' subverts this. The interviewees all seem properly qualified... then all bolt after finding out the low wages.
* ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]'' subverts this. The interviewees all seem properly qualified... then all bolt after finding out the low wages.
* ''[[Audition]]'' has one of these: an audition is held, nominally for a TV role, but its actual purpose is to find a woman for the main character to date. One woman removes her coat to reveal a yellow bikini underneath, another actually strips naked. Of course, given who he [[Yandere|ultimately ends up picking]], he really would have been better off with any of the failed auditionees.
* ''[[Audition]]'' has one of these: an audition is held, nominally for a TV role, but its actual purpose is to find a woman for the main character to date. One woman removes her coat to reveal a yellow bikini underneath, another actually strips naked. Of course, given who he [[Yandere|ultimately ends up picking]], he really would have been better off with any of the failed auditionees.
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* There was an unusual variant in one ''[[CSI]]'' episode where the protagonists were investigating the murder of a patient in a high-security mental hospital. The terrible interviewees in that case were the victim's [[Ax Crazy]] fellow patients, and needless to say little information of value was forthcoming. The programme thoughtfully flashed up extracts from the patients' medical records between each clip just so the viewers would know what symptoms to expect.
* There was an unusual variant in one ''[[CSI]]'' episode where the protagonists were investigating the murder of a patient in a high-security mental hospital. The terrible interviewees in that case were the victim's [[Ax Crazy]] fellow patients, and needless to say little information of value was forthcoming. The programme thoughtfully flashed up extracts from the patients' medical records between each clip just so the viewers would know what symptoms to expect.
* The seventh season finale of ''[[The Office]]'', "Search Committee", has the titular committee interview people for the position of regional manager. Notably, one of the interviewees was none other than David Brent, from the original British version of the show.
* The seventh season finale of ''[[The Office]]'', "Search Committee", has the titular committee interview people for the position of regional manager. Notably, one of the interviewees was none other than David Brent, from the original British version of the show.
* In the ''[[Sex and the City]]'' episode "Three's a Crowd", a montage of bad potential candidates for [[Three-Way Sex]] is shown, including a geek couple seeking a woman who can impersonate [[The X-Files|Agent Scully]].
* In the ''[[Sex and the City]]'' episode "Three's a Crowd", a montage of bad potential candidates for [[Three-Way Sex]] is shown, including a geek couple seeking a woman who can impersonate [[The X-Files|Agent Scully]].
* In ''[[Charmed]]'''s episode, "Rewitched", Paige went to a speed dating event at P3 and went though a montage of awful dates until she meets the last one, "Whit".
* In ''[[Charmed]]'''s episode, "Rewitched", Paige went to a speed dating event at P3 and went though a montage of awful dates until she meets the last one, "Whit".
* Used in the ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' episode "Band on the Run" when Cory and Shawn hold auditions to find new members for their fake band. However the trope was played with because one of the auditionees was actually talented but was rejected because he would make them look bad.
* Used in the ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' episode "Band on the Run" when Cory and Shawn hold auditions to find new members for their fake band. However the trope was played with because one of the auditionees was actually talented but was rejected because he would make them look bad.
* ''[[American Idol]]'' has several of these in the first couple of episodes of every season, usually capping off each montage with someone good.
* ''[[American Idol]]'' has several of these in the first couple of episodes of every season, usually capping off each montage with someone good.
* A promo for ''Rizzoli & Isles'' shows the two leading ladies' reactions to a series of bad speed dates, alternating between the cop ("No, I did not bring my handcuffs.") and the medical examiner ("I can't write you a prescription."). By the end of the clip, the BFFs give up on dating and go out drinking with each other.
* A promo for ''Rizzoli & Isles'' shows the two leading ladies' reactions to a series of bad speed dates, alternating between the cop ("No, I did not bring my handcuffs.") and the medical examiner ("I can't write you a prescription."). By the end of the clip, the BFFs give up on dating and go out drinking with each other.
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* ''[[Cat Dog]]'' episode "CatDogPig" had one of these, the applicants included a hulking, thuggish bull and a shifty looking chicken with pockets stuffed full of junk who tried to assure Cat "I am [[Most Definitely Not a Villain|most definitely]] ''not'' a kleptomaniac".
* ''[[Cat Dog]]'' episode "CatDogPig" had one of these, the applicants included a hulking, thuggish bull and a shifty looking chicken with pockets stuffed full of junk who tried to assure Cat "I am [[Most Definitely Not a Villain|most definitely]] ''not'' a kleptomaniac".
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
** Mr Burns does it a couple of times.
** Mr Burns does it a couple of times.
** Also the montage of Be Sharpes auditions to replace Chief Wiggum.
** Also the montage of Be Sharpes auditions to replace Chief Wiggum.
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexters Laboratory]]'' does one in "DeeDee and the Man", when Dexter "fires" DeeDee and is looking for a replacement "spastic sister" (at one point interviewing a manic nun: "They asked for a spastic sister, and who did you get? Nun other than me! Get it? 'Nun' other?").
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexters Laboratory]]'' does one in "DeeDee and the Man", when Dexter "fires" DeeDee and is looking for a replacement "spastic sister" (at one point interviewing a manic nun: "They asked for a spastic sister, and who did you get? Nun other than me! Get it? 'Nun' other?").
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