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* After the heroes figure out that selenium is the weakness of the alien menace in the film ''Evolution'' (through, I might add, [[Solve the Soup Cans|a completely arbitrary deductive method]]) they wonder just where they're going to get enough selenium to save the day. It's the comic relief idiots that reveal the answer (selenium is the active ingredient in [[Product Placement|Head & Shoulders shampoo]]). When asked by their disbelieving biology professor how they knew ''that'' when their final coursework essay was entitled, "Cells Are Bad", they point out how silky and dandruff-free their hair is.
* In ''[[24 Hour Party People]]'', Tony Wilson gets a pep-talk from a bum on the street who claims to be the philoshoper Boethius. (Since Boethius is played by [[Christopher Eccleston]], some fans claim that this is actually [[Doctor Who|The Doctor]] in disguise.)
** Parodied when Tony later repeats this quote word for word during a broadcast of ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' he's hosting, and the director of the episode (also played by the real Tony Wilson --itWilson—it's that kind of a film) promptly instructs the editor to cut around that tedious bullshit.
* ''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' features this -- althoughthis—although justified, {{spoiler|as the homeless man providing Bruce with pithy yet wise messages morphs into [[Morgan Freeman|God]] at the end.}}
* ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'' had the [[Retroactive Recognition|delinquent]] at the police station, whose advice helped Jeanie to entirely change her attitude toward her brother.
 
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