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Definition of the trope, explaining that the trope occurs when specific lines of dialogue are replaced by general and generic descriptions, giving the appearance of a [[MediaWiki:TropesTropesWorkshop|template]].
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Definition of the trope, explaining that the trope occurs when specific lines of dialogue are replaced by general and generic descriptions, giving the appearance of a [[MediaWiki:Tropes|template]].
 
Explanation that the trope is often used in parody and [[Deconstruction]] to highlight patterns and clichés.
 
[http[Talk://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dnbiczai&trope=TropeNameTrope Name|Origin]] of Trope Name. References to [[Deconstruction|other, relevant tropes]]. Justification of reason trope was split from older, less well-written trope.
 
See also [[Deconstructor Fleet|related tropes]]. Compare [[Blah Blah Blah|some]] [[Post Modernism|similar]] [[Shaped Like Itself|tropes]]. Contrast [[MediaWiki:TropesTropesWorkshop|conflicting tropes]].
 
Mild warning that this trope is [[I Thought It Meant|not to be confused]] with [[Trope Name Injokes|similarly-named non-trope page]] or [[Trope Namer|similarly-titled and easily confused page]].
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* There's a new Anti-Drug ad by the Partnership for Drug Free America that depicts an argument between a mother and daughter that is entirely made of this trope.
* During the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuG1OpnHP8 Dr Pepper 10 commercial]: "CATCH PHRASE!"
* Example of "recent"{{when}} ad that was broadcast in Albania in 2005.
 
 
== ComicsComic Books ==
* About three pages of Paul Cornell/D'Israeli's ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130825065635/http://www.2000adonline.com/books/xtnct.php XTNCT]''.
 
 
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* The ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' movie had a ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGNcoB2Y4I trailer]'' like this beginning with the iconical "[[Title Drop|The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy]] has this to say about...".
* The ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' Jonah movie contains the memorable Song Which Goes Under The Credits
{{quote|[[This Is a Song|This is the]] [[Title Drop|song that goes under the credits]]
[[Captain Obvious|These are the credits]], [[Redundancy Department of Redundancy|so this is where it goes]]
[[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene|Has nothing to do with the movie]], so we'll say
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey! }}
 
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== Live -Action TV ==
* The theme to ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'':
{{quote|''This is the theme to Garry's Show''
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''How do you like it so far?''
''How do you like the theme to Garry's Show?''
 
 
''This is the theme to Garry's Show''
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''We're almost to the part''
''Of where I start to whistle''
''Then we'll watch [[It's Garry Shandling's Show|"It's Garry Shandling's Show"]]''
''(whistles)''
''This was the theme to Garry Shandling's show!'' }}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4 How to Report the News]
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Because it might not scan.
Properly.'' }}
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110208045117/http://enterthevoid.blog.co.uk/2005/11/23/this_is_the_chorus~332242/ This Is The Chorus]" by Morris Minor and the Majors.
{{quote|''And this is the chorus,
This is the chorus.
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* "Coin Operated Boy" by The Dresden Dolls
{{quote|"This bridge was written
To make you feel smitten[[Buffy-Speak|-er]]
With my sad picture
Of girl getting bitterer" }}
* "The Grunge Song" by Radio Free Vestibule ([[Misattributed Song|NOT]] [[Weezer]])
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{{quote|"Don't forget the delay...lay...lay
On the very last word...word...word..." }}
* From [https://web.archive.org/web/20090823052201/http://tvskyleband.com/gukgukguk.html "Arica"] by Tv's Kyle:
{{quote|Arica, this is totally the bridge
To this musical pep-talk
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* [[X-Men|Sentinel]] in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' does this.
{{quote|''"[[I Shall Taunt You|UNDERMINE TARGET CONFIDENCE.]]"''}}
 
 
== Web ==
* [http://bash.org/?23396 This bash quote.] Ironically, ranked #1 of all the quotes in the bash quote database.
* [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Insert_title_here This] article.
* The [http://community.livejournal.com/efw Existential Flame War] [[Blog|LiveJournal]] community.
* [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/25/03646/9549 This] deconstruction of a typical [[Daily Kos]] diary.
* This [http://community.livejournal.com/fanficrants/5702541.html fanficrants post].
* [http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_series_of This video], though only tangentially.
* [http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/MadBomber80/Sexxors/sexxors11.jpg This] [[College Roomies from Hell|CRFH rescript]] ([[NSFW]])
* ''LoadingReadyRun'''s [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/117/quantum_documentary Quantum Documentary].
* This [http://highclearing.com/index.php/archives/2006/04/07/4991 blog post], and the thousand plus comments following it.
* Another [http://faultline.org/index.php/site/item/incendiary/ blog post]...[[For Science!]]
* [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=448494 This RPGnet thread] (log-in required)
* [http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/17928_Innovations_Extra_The_Template.html This] [[Magic: The Gathering]] article.
** [http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/23755_Every_Magic_Article_Ever.html And this one!]
* [http://consc.net/misc/moser.html This] self-referential story.
* [http://faultline.org/index.php/site/item/incendiary/ This] typical incendiary blog post, and its [http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/01/chris_clarke_broke_into_my_hou.php followers].
* ''[[A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever]]'', a ''[[Cracked.com]]'' [http://www.cracked.com/video_18156_a-trailer-every-academy-award-winning-movie-ever.html video] based on [[Oscar Bait]] movies.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/24/1 This] news website article about a scientific paper.
* [http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/41976/question-title-that-doesnt-describe-the-problem This question] on Meta Stack Overflow.
* [http://www.kimmok.com/514799/THE-MANIFESTO-MANIFESTO The Manifesto Manifesto].
* [http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2011/02/go-sports-team.html This] Facebook exchange.
* [http://bakalaureate.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/the-anime-everyone-is-talking-about-the-latest-episode-related-secondary-title/ This] anime blog post.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg0J5d3Ezcw Stupid AMV Title]. Pointless comment about not naming the link "This."
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rHFNJnDPYY This] Youtube Video.
* [[The Editing Room]]'s scripts are full of characters that bluntly state what their role is in the movie.
 
 
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** The Show's ending chant from [http://www.videlectrix.com/storeflash/nonsequitur.swf this] short.
** To a lesser extent, [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail79.html this email toon.]
** Homestar's "TV joke" in [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20131027143558/http://homestarrunner.com/answer4.html this] Answering Machine.
** The "prank call" Strong Bad leaves in [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail69.html this] email.
** Homestar's grocery list in [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail195.html this] email.
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* ''[[Arfenhouse]] 2'' starts off with a parody of badly-made Flash-animated versions of ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'' that flooded Newgrounds at the time of its release:
{{quote|'''Fighter:''' Blatant ripoffs!
'''Black Mage:''' [[Voice of the Legion|Terrible echo effect]]!
'''Thief:''' (garbled) Really bad voice-acting! }}
* [[Awesome Series|Metal Gear Awesome]] has this.
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== WebcomicsWeb Comics ==
* The [http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20000515.html Story Title] arc of ''[[Bruno the Bandit]]''.
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027173052/http://www.partiallyclips.com/index.php?id=1331&b=1&c=1 Women With Tea] strip of ''[[Partially Clips]]''.
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0295.html This illusionary halfling] from [[Order of the Stick]]. Who does not also appear [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0403.html here].
* [http://www.drunkduck.com/Stickman_and_Cube/index.php?p=251951 How to create]{{Dead link}} a ''[[Stickman and Cube]]'' comic.
* Here's [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/05/25 Penny Arcade's take], where they follow their basic formula using only trope names.
* [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/index.php?date=030513 This] ''[[Bob and George]]'' comic.
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** [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2077.html Another joke from the same comic.]
** And also [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/polls/poll0061.html a poll question].
* Similarly, ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' offers a barrage of [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20090429053221/http://qwantz.com/archive/000596.html Profession Jokes].
* [http://www.explosm.net/comics/586/ This] ''[[Cyanide and& Happiness]]'' episode.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170901083259/http://tcs.snafu-comics.com/?strip_id=161 This strip] from ''This Comic Sucks''.
* [http://www.multiplexcomic.com/archive.php?name=140 This strip] from ''[[Multiplex]]''.
* The song titles in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=791 this] ''[[Questionable Content]]''.
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* [http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/04/03/strip-188/ This] ''[[Chainsawsuit]]'', and the commentary below as well.
* [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=613 This rousing wake-up call] from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170331020250/http://kvts.smackjeeves.com/comics/365462/insert-title-here/ This] one from ''[[Kirby vs. the Squeaks]]''.
* ''[[Xkcd]]'':
** The comic [http://xkcd.com/688/ Self Description] draws diagrams about the amount of black on the comic strip itself (including the diagrams).
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'''Garfield:''' WITTY RETORT }}
* The "Catchy Title" ''Dead Marlo'' strip.
* This [https://web.archive.org/web/20130602024105/http://www.khaoskomix.com/komix/charlies-story-page-38 insult] from ''[[Khaos Komix]]''.
* Rick's [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]] from ''[[Ratfist]]''.
 
 
== Web Original ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927224738/http://www.bash.org/?23396 This bash quote.] Ironically, it was ranked #1 in the bash quote database for several years, but is dethroned as of March 9, 2021 (where it sits in at the still-impressive rank of #2).
* [httphttps://uncyclopedia.orgca/wiki/Insert_title_here This] article.
* The [http://community.livejournal.com/efw Existential Flame War] [[Blog|LiveJournal]] community.
* [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/25/03646/9549 This] deconstruction of a typical [[Daily Kos]] diary.
* This [http://community.livejournal.com/fanficrants/5702541.html fanficrants post].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100301035800/http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_series_of This video], though only tangentially.
* [http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/MadBomber80/Sexxors/sexxors11.jpg This] [[College Roomies from HellCRFH|CRFH rescript]] ([[NSFW]])
* ''LoadingReadyRun'''s [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/117/quantum_documentary Quantum Documentary].
* This [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027013419/http://highclearing.com/index.php/archives/2006/04/07/4991 blog post], and the thousand plus comments following it.
* Another [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925194803/http://faultline.org/index.php/site/item/incendiary/ blog post]...[[For Science!]]
* [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=448494 This RPGnet thread] (log-in required)
* [http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/17928_Innovations_Extra_The_Template.html This] [[Magic: The Gathering]] article.
** [http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/23755_Every_Magic_Article_Ever.html And this one!]
* [http://consc.net/misc/moser.html This] self-referential story.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925194803/http://faultline.org/index.php/site/item/incendiary/ This] typical incendiary blog post, and its [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207213813/http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/01/chris_clarke_broke_into_my_hou.php followers].
* ''[[A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever]]'', a ''[[Cracked.com]]'' [http://www.cracked.com/video_18156_a-trailer-every-academy-award-winning-movie-ever.html video] based on [[Oscar Bait]] movies.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/24/1 This] news website article about a scientific paper.
* [http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/41976/question-title-that-doesnt-describe-the-problem This question] on Meta Stack Overflow.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102004202/http://www.kimmok.com/514799/THE-MANIFESTO-MANIFESTO The Manifesto Manifesto].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028043703/http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2011/02/go-sports-team.html This] Facebook exchange.
* [http://bakalaureate.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/the-anime-everyone-is-talking-about-the-latest-episode-related-secondary-title/ This] anime blog post.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg0J5d3Ezcw Stupid AMV Title]. Pointless comment about not naming the link "This."
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rHFNJnDPYY This] Youtube Video.
* [[The Editing Room]]'s scripts are full of characters that bluntly state what their role is in the movie.
 
 
== Real Life ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140123131938/http://cdn.twentytwowords.com/wp-content/uploads/FacebookArgument1.jpg This] Facebook exchange, which is a satire of internet debates.
 
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