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* ''Achewood's'' Ray Smuckles sees a business opportunity around every corner, from Williams and Sonoma Erotic Fiction to machine rolled marijuana cigarettes. |
* ''[[Achewood]]'s'' Ray Smuckles sees a business opportunity around every corner, from Williams and Sonoma Erotic Fiction to machine rolled marijuana cigarettes. |
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* ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'''s Akbar runs a different shop every time he appears, always with [[Honest John's Dealership|blatantly deceptive marketing]]. |
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* ''[[Real Life Comics]]'' has this with Alan Extra, who is basically anything from a pilot to a movie theater worker, to a random guy on the street who gave the main character directions. |
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** In fact, one of the comics states flat out that Alan Extra is everyone who isn't a named character. Store Clerk? Alan. Tech Support? Alan. Guy in panel 1 who looks different from guy in panel 4? Both are Alan. |
** In fact, one of the comics states flat out that Alan Extra is everyone who isn't a named character. Store Clerk? Alan. Tech Support? Alan. Guy in panel 1 who looks different from guy in panel 4? Both are Alan. |
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* Recon A. Dye serves this purpose in ''[[Pokémon-X]]''. Yes, the [[Author Avatar]]. Leads to a lot of [[You Look Familiar]]. |
* Recon A. Dye serves this purpose in ''[[Pokémon-X]]''. Yes, the [[Author Avatar]]. Leads to a lot of [[You Look Familiar]]. |
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* Butterwort, the insane one-eyed rabbit, in ''[[Murry Purry Fresh and Furry]]'' is always showing up in various jobs. Lampshaded [http://www.murrypurry.com/?p=441 here]. |
* Butterwort, the insane one-eyed rabbit, in ''[[Murry Purry Fresh and Furry]]'' is always showing up in various jobs. Lampshaded [http://www.murrypurry.com/?p=441 here]. |
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* Vess MacMeal from [[Platypus Comix]] would have had multiple jobs if not for the cartoonist's inability to come up with anything for her to do other than appear in one ''[[Keiki]]'' comic (as a spokesgirl for a blackmailing service) and star in one story of her own (as a struggling teacher). Incidentally, her name intentionally sounds similar to that of [[Tress MacNeille]], who voiced Lindsay Naegle, the ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|Simpsons]]'' character who inspired this trope's name. |
* Vess MacMeal from [[Platypus Comix]] would have had multiple jobs if not for the cartoonist's inability to come up with anything for her to do other than appear in one ''[[Keiki]]'' comic (as a spokesgirl for a blackmailing service) and star in one story of her own (as a struggling teacher). Incidentally, her name intentionally sounds similar to that of [[Tress MacNeille]], who voiced Lindsay Naegle, the ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|Simpsons]]'' character who inspired this trope's name. |
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== Web Original == |
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