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This can also be done in fiction as a slight dig at the NCAA's recent naming policies. While the name Wildcats is historically popular, the number of teams vaguely named after cats and birds has exploded recently as schools try to get away from older, politically incorrect nicknames.
Not to be confused with the superhero
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Superhero teams aren't immune to this. Just ask WildStorm Comics' WildC.A.T.S.
* The school mascot in [[Spider
== [[Film]] ==
* Goldie Hawn was in a 1986 film called... ''Wildcats''. Her dream was to coach high school football. Guess what the name of the team is... go on, guess.
* In [[High School Musical]], the basketball team is called this.
* A plot point in ''[[
** Which was a reference to the aforementioned real-life Arizona Wildcats.
* The football team from Prudence's high school in ''[[Across the Universe (
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The Pee Wee Hockey League team [[MacGyver]] belonged to as a boy, as seen in the episode "Harry's Will".
* Claire's original
* The basketball team in ''[[High School Musical]]'' is called the Wildcats, as are teams in several other Disney Channel original movies.
* Hal coaching Dewie's soccer team The Tigers on ''[[Malcolm in
* When prompted for whatever reason to say which janitorial closet Cameron and Chase had been having their liaisons in, [[House (TV series)|House]] sarcastically said, "the one at the local high school. Go Tigercats!"
== [[Theatre]] ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/11/06/episode-1056-mix-n-match/ Lampshaded] in ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The high school and middle school teams from ''[[King of the Hill]]'' were originally named the Cougars. Later season changed it to the Longhorns.
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[Lampshaded]] this trope:
{{quote|
"The Wildcats!"
"Who are we gonna beat?"
"The Wildcats!" }}
* The Kitchen Coliseum in ''[[Futurama]]'' is "Home to the Kitchen Universium Wildcats."
== Other ==
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4029728&sportCat=ncb in this article], on a "likability index":
{{quote|"If your mascot is a Husky, deduct one point for triteness. If your mascot is a Wildcat, deduct two points for [[Egregious]] triteness."}}
* Parodied on [[Homestar Runner|Teen Girl Squad]] with the Fighting Growlbacks.
* Also very common in [[Real Life]] are Eagles and Wolverines.
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