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== [[Literature]] ==

* [[Flashman]]'s father-in-law is a wealthy Scotsman who does no approve of Flashman's profligate ways and often threatens to stop supplying him with money.

* [[Little House On the Prairie ~~(Literature)~~|Laura Ingalls Wilder]] was of Scottish descent on her mother's side. A couple of times in the books, Pa makes an admiring comment about Ma's Scottish resourcefulness with food when they're living in the middle of nowhere.

* [[Little House on the Prairie|Laura Ingalls Wilder]] was of Scottish descent on her mother's side. A couple of times in the books, Pa makes an admiring comment about Ma's Scottish resourcefulness with food when they're living in the middle of nowhere.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* The "Poet McTeagle" sketch from ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' chronicles what are ostensibly the poems of Scotland's greatest poet, but are actually all requests for money.

* Classic ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' serial "Terror of the Zygons" used this stereotype a punchline to the last episode. The majority of the action took place in Scotland but for the finale the action moved to London and at the end the Doctor and Sarah Jane are retrieving the TARDIS. The local duke whom they had rescued then berates the Brigadier (who had been earlier wearing a kilt) for [[No True Scotsman|calling himself a Scotsman yet not getting the refund of the return tickets]].

* Classic ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "Terror of the Zygons" used this stereotype a punchline to the last episode. The majority of the action took place in Scotland but for the finale the action moved to London and at the end the Doctor and Sarah Jane are retrieving the TARDIS. The local duke whom they had rescued then berates the Brigadier (who had been earlier wearing a kilt) for [[No True Scotsman|calling himself a Scotsman yet not getting the refund of the return tickets]].

* One of the first claims discussed on ''[[Would I Lie to You]]'' was from Scottish multimillionaire Duncan Bannatyne of ''[[Dragons ~~Den (TV)|Dragons~~ Den]]'' fame, saying that he'd banned his employees from buying paper clips, forcing them instead to use only the ones that came in with the mail.

* One of the first claims discussed on ''[[Would I Lie to You]]'' was from Scottish multimillionaire Duncan Bannatyne of ''[[Dragons' Den]]'' fame, saying that he'd banned his employees from buying paper clips, forcing them instead to use only the ones that came in with the mail.

{{quote| '''Angus Deayton:''' Lee, what are you thinking about this?<br />

'''Lee Mack:''' Well, I have to say, the idea of saving money on paper clips is absolutely ridiculous, although the accent is swinging it a little bit... Okay, we think that's true.<br />

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== [[Radio]] ==

* The characters Hamish and Dougal, created by Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer for the Sound Charades round in ''[[~~I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio)|~~I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]''. The [[Catch Phrase]] "You'll have had your tea?" is intended to be heard as "You're not expecting me to feed you, right?"

* The characters Hamish and Dougal, created by Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer for the Sound Charades round in ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]''. The [[Catch Phrase]] "You'll have had your tea?" is intended to be heard as "You're not expecting me to feed you, right?"

== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* In Disney's ''[[The Wind in ~~The~~ Willows]]'', Angus McBadger is in charge of Toad's finances and thus is very concerned about money.

* In Disney's ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'', Angus McBadger is in charge of Toad's finances and thus is very concerned about money.

* In the Disney cartoon ''Pigs Is Pigs'', the conflict in the story is partially because the Scottish McMorehouse doesn't want to pay an extra 4 cents to have the guinea pigs shipped as "pigs" rather than as "pets" (probably justified in this case because 4 cents would be a lot of money in 1905).

* In the wartime cartoon "The Spirit of '43", [[Donald Duck]]'s thrifty side is represented by a Scottish duck.