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* Parodied in the late-1990s ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch "The Delicious Dish", which focused on an eponymous cooking show on NPR. The hosts, Margaret Jo [=McCullen=] and Teri Rialto (Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon) speak in unenergetic monotone voices, and discuss mundane, cooking-related topics with their guests. The most famous edition of the sketch (almost always featured in the show's Christmas ClipShow) featured the hosts contributing to a barrage of [[DoubleEntendre double entendres]] about a [[Creator/AlecBaldwin chef]]'s [[BallsGag "Schweddy Balls"]], without breaking character.
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* Parodied in the late-1990s ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch "The Delicious Dish", which focused on an eponymous cooking show on NPR. The hosts, Margaret Jo [=McCullen=] and Teri Rialto (Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon) speak in unenergetic monotone voices, and discuss mundane, cooking-related topics with their equally-uncharismatic guests. The most famous edition of the sketch (almost always featured in the show's Christmas ClipShow) featured the hosts contributing to a barrage of [[DoubleEntendre double entendres]] about a [[Creator/AlecBaldwin chef]]'s [[BallsGag "Schweddy Balls"]], without breaking character.
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* Parodied in the late-1990s ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch "The Delicious Dish", which focused on an eponymous cooking show on NPR. The hosts, Margaret Jo [=McCullen=] and Teri Rialto (Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon) speak in unenergetic monotone voices, and discuss mundane, cooking-related topics with their guests. They don't break character, even if they are contributing to a barrage of [[DoubleEntendre double entendres]] about a [[Creator/AlecBaldwin chef]]'s [[BallsGag "Schweddy Balls"]] (as heard in the most famous edition of the sketch, which is almost always featured in the annual Christmas ClipShow special).
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* Parodied in the late-1990s ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch "The Delicious Dish", which focused on an eponymous cooking show on NPR. The hosts, Margaret Jo [=McCullen=] and Teri Rialto (Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon) speak in unenergetic monotone voices, and discuss mundane, cooking-related topics with their guests. They don't break character, even if they are The most famous edition of the sketch (almost always featured in the show's Christmas ClipShow) featured the hosts contributing to a barrage of [[DoubleEntendre double entendres]] about a [[Creator/AlecBaldwin chef]]'s [[BallsGag "Schweddy Balls"]] (as heard in the most famous edition of the sketch, which is almost always featured in the annual Christmas ClipShow special).Balls"]], without breaking character.
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* The ''Series/TheNanny'' episode "[[Recap/TheNannyS4E4TheRosieShow The Rosie Show]]" also joined in on poking fun at C-SPAN, with guest star Creator/RosieODonnell finding out while filming her daytime show that her son wouldn't go down for his nap.
-->'''Fran:''' ''(yelling from the audience)'' Put on C-SPAN! Those senators put each other to sleep!
-->'''Fran:''' ''(yelling from the audience)'' Put on C-SPAN! Those senators put each other to sleep!
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* In one ''Series/HollywoodSquares'' episode: "Scientists say it's physically impossible to keep your eyes open when you do what?"
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* In one ''Series/HollywoodSquares'' episode: "Scientists say it's physically impossible to keep your eyes open when you do what?"
-->'''[[Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse Bear]]''': Watch C-SPAN.
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* ''Series/LookAroundYou'' is an AffectionateParody of the educational programming aired during the daytime by the Creator/{{BBC}} and Creator/{{ITV}} until the early 1990s (intended to be watched live at school before the advent of the VCR), right down to the 1970s production values.
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* ''Series/LookAroundYou'' is an AffectionateParody of the educational programming aired during the daytime by the Creator/{{BBC}} and Creator/{{ITV}} until the early 1990s (intended to be watched live at school before the advent of the VCR), right down to the 1970s production values. In the second series it becomes a parody of the earnest-but-dull science and technology show, ''Series/TomorrowsWorld''.
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** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E6LikeFatherLikeClown Like Father, Like Clown]]" had a religious themed radio call-in show whose panel included Reverend Lovejoy and Krusty's father, Rabbi Krustovsky. The moderator actually opened the show by saying "In order to keep our broadcasting license we have to devote our less valuable airtime to intellectual programming of limited commercial appeal."
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* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': Travis Miles is the head of the game's primary music station "Diamond City Radio." He's an anxious wreck with NoSocialSkills that's barely able to report on the news around him. [=NPCs=] will very frequently complain about the station; it's even the impetus of the "Confidence Man" sidequest, wherein Vadim Bobrov (One of Travis' only friends) enlists the Sole Survivor in helping him fix it through a ConfidenceBuildingScheme. If the player completes the quest, Travis does a complete 180 a few in-game days later and becomes the [[TookALevelInBadass much-suaver]] Travis "Lonely" Miles.
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* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': Travis Miles is the head of the game's primary music station "Diamond City Radio." He's In contrast to the boistrous [[VideoGame/Fallout3 Three-Dog]] and the charismatic [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Mr. New Vegas]], he's an anxious wreck with NoSocialSkills that's barely able to report on the news around him. [=NPCs=] will very frequently complain about the station; it's even the impetus of the "Confidence Man" sidequest, wherein Vadim Bobrov (One of Travis' only friends) enlists the Sole Survivor in helping him fix it through a ConfidenceBuildingScheme. If the player completes the quest, Travis does a complete 180 a few in-game days later and becomes the [[TookALevelInBadass much-suaver]] Travis "Lonely" Miles.
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* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': Travis Miles is the head of the game's primary music station "Diamond City Radio." He's an anxious wreck with NoSocialSkills that's barely able to report on the news around him. [=NPCs=] will very frequently complain about the station; it's even the impetus of the "Confidence Man" subquest, sidequest, wherein Vadim Bobrov (One of Travis' only friends) enlists the Sole Survivor in helping him fix it.it through a ConfidenceBuildingScheme. If the player completes the quest, Travis does a complete 180 a few in-game days later and becomes the [[TookALevelInBadass much-suaver]] Travis "Lonely" Miles.
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* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': Travis Miles is the head of the game's primary music station "Diamond City Radio." He's an anxious wreck with NoSocialSkills that's barely able to report on the news around him. [=NPCs=] will very frequently complain about the station; it's even the impetus of the "Confidence Man" subquest, wherein Vadim Bobrov enlists the Sole Survivor in helping him fix it.
--> '''Vadim''': Either we have customers listening to bad DJ or no music and customers have boredom!
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* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': Travis Miles is the head of the game's primary music station "Diamond City Radio." He's an anxious wreck with NoSocialSkills that's barely able to report on the news around him. [=NPCs=] will very frequently complain about the station; it's even the impetus of the "Confidence Man" subquest, wherein Vadim Bobrov enlists the Sole Survivor in helping him fix it.
--> '''Vadim''': Either we have customers listening to bad DJ or no music and customers have boredom!
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* Parodied in the late-1990's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch "The Delicious Dish", which focused on an eponymous cooking show on NPR. The hosts, Margaret Jo [=McCullen=] and Teri Rialto (Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon) speak in unenergetic monotone voices, and discuss mundane, cooking-related topics with their guests. They don't break character, even if they are contributing to a barrage of [[DoubleEntendre double entendres]] about a [[Creator/AlecBaldwin chef]]'s [[BallsGag "Schweddy Balls"]] (as heard in the most famous edition of the sketch, which is almost always featured in the annual Christmas ClipShow special).
* Parodied in the late-1990's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch "The Delicious Dish", which focused on an eponymous cooking show on NPR. The hosts, Margaret Jo [=McCullen=] and Teri Rialto (Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon) speak in unenergetic monotone voices, and discuss mundane, cooking-related topics with their guests. They don't break character, even if they are contributing to a barrage of [[DoubleEntendre double entendres]] about a [[Creator/AlecBaldwin chef]]'s [[BallsGag "Schweddy Balls"]] (as heard in the most famous edition of the sketch, which is almost always featured in the annual Christmas ClipShow special).
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-->'''Old Man''': Whosoever is found loitering near a filling station during the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 AM...
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Similarly, television channels and radio programs devoted to public affairs (such as coverage of governmental sessions and other political events) are similarly intended to be a public record rather than exciting entertainment ''by design'' (that is unless a protester or quick-witted politician livens things up, or they're covering an informal event such as the White House Correspondents' Dinner).
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Similarly, television channels and radio programs devoted to public affairs (such as coverage of governmental sessions and other political events) are similarly intended to be a public record rather than exciting entertainment ''by design'' (that is unless a protester or quick-witted politician livens things up, or they're covering an informal event such as the White House Correspondents' Dinner).
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* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'': In "Karma Krisis," Johnny tears up a chain letter and starts suffering from a string of [[BornUnlucky extremely bad luck.]] The first sign of the curse is his favorite TV show, ''Bikini Bungee Jumping'', being preempted by "an old man reading the Pennsylvania penal code."
-->'''Old Man''': Whosoever is found loitering near a filling station during the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 AM...
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* ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' parodies this with K-Billy's Super Sounds of TheSeventies, hosted by a DJ whose lines are ''written'' as typical excited radio jive but who ''reads'' them in Creator/StevenWright's trademark deadpan.
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* ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' parodies this with K-Billy's Super Sounds of TheSeventies, hosted by a DJ whose lines are ''written'' as typical excited radio jive LargeHamRadio fare but who ''reads'' them in Creator/StevenWright's trademark deadpan.
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Some public access shows on community cable TV channels or community radio stations run by amateurs may also fall into this category if they are not [[PlayedStraight deliberately aiming]] for that [[StylisticSuck kitschy]], NoBudget feel. Even mainstream broadcasters may have shows that evoke this trope if they are low-budget shows for the barely-watched "graveyard shift". It can also arise with shows that the broadcasters are reluctantly putting on because government broadcast regulators require it as a condition of license. The station does the minimal effort to create a local news show about {{EverytownAmerica}}'s plans for a new stop sign on [[SmallTowns Main Street]] or does a community cooking show to get the checkbox ticked.
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Some public access shows on community cable TV channels or community radio stations run by amateurs may also fall into this category if they are not [[PlayedStraight deliberately aiming]] for that [[StylisticSuck kitschy]], NoBudget feel. Even mainstream broadcasters may have shows that evoke this trope if they are low-budget shows for the barely-watched "graveyard shift". It can also arise with shows that the broadcasters are reluctantly putting on because government broadcast regulators require it as a condition of license. The station does the minimal effort to create a local news show about {{EverytownAmerica}}'s EverytownAmerica's plans for a new stop sign on [[SmallTowns Main Street]] or does a community cooking show to get the checkbox ticked.
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* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' features Derry Murbles, the host of the Pawnee Public Radio show ''Thoughts for Your Thoughts''
* ''Series/TheWire'': When driving to Philadelphia, Bodie is surprised when the Baltimore radio station starts fading out, and looking for a new channel stumbles onto ''Prairie Home Companion'' on NPR which confuses him. However he seems to pick up a liking for it, as he listens to it on the way back in the other car he picked up.
* ''Series/TheWire'': When driving to Philadelphia, Bodie is surprised when the Baltimore radio station starts fading out, and looking for a new channel stumbles onto ''Prairie Home Companion'' on NPR which confuses him. However he seems to pick up a liking for it, as he listens to it on the way back in the other car he picked up.