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Not to be confused with [[Executive Meddling|those meddling executives]]. Or the [[Snooping Little Kid]]. May not apply if [[The Meddling Kids Are Useless]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
{{quote| '''Pegasus''': I can't believe I failed. All I wanted to do was steal an ancient Egyptian artifact, seize control of a billion dollar company, and resurrect my dead wife. And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling...<br />
'''Bakura''': Don't you even ''think'' of making a Scooby-Doo reference! }}
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* There is an ''[[Archie Comics|Archie]]'' issue where Archie and Jughead solve a crime and the crooks are being led away in restraints by the police. One crook complains about being stopped by a bunch of dumb kids and Jughead fires back "This 'dumb kid' is not the one wearing handcuffs!"
* In [[The DCU]], Dick Grayson and Tim Drake investigate the sabotage of Grayson's circus. Eventually, they crack the case and caught the crooks. When one of the crooks says this quote, Grayson dismisses it saying that they were sloppy and the police would have figured it out on their own. However, since that would have created some really embarrassing press for the circus, it was better that the once and future Robins took care of this.
* The ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' story in the second-to-last issue of the ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' comic book gave a [[Shout Out]] to this in the form of Pinky's response to that issue's [[Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?]]?:
{{quote| '''Pinky:''' I think so, Brain. But would the villains really ''have'' gotten away with it, if it weren't for those pesky kids and their dog?}}
* Klarion (bum bum BUM!) the Witch Boy inverted this in an issue of ''[[Young Justice (Comic Book)|Young Justice]]''. "I would've got away with it if it wasn't for you meddling grown-ups." Which is even cooler if you realize the grown-ups in question were [[Freaky Friday|kids in grown-up bodies]].
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** Also played with in recent installments, such as when a villain attributes his capture to an unrelated character who'd tripped him as he was fleeing, or when two 10-year-old perpetrators claim they'd have gotten away with it, "if it wasn't for you meddling grown-ups!"
** Scooby Doo is even referred to as "those meddling kids" on Boomerang.
** Similar sentiments were often expressed in other [[Hanna
*** ''[[Cartoon Network|Boomerang]]'' has a block devoted to such shows. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPDwQwM1cLU Guess the name...]
** ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc]]'' holds a lampshade on it... ''in the first episode''.
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