History Main / FullNameBasis

* A variation: {{SamuelLJackson}}. The "L" is not optional.

* A variation: {{SamuelLJackson}}. The "L" is not optional.
* Also, for some reason, Bob Dole.

-> '''''Shinn''': (Screams) STOP SAYING EACH OTHER'S NAMES!''
-->--Shinn Asuka, growing weary of [[{{Gundam00}} Celestial Being's]] habits in ''Fanfic/TheTypicalGundamSEEDDestiny''

** And this troper bets he can pronounce italics - "Lillet ''Blan''". You can hear him - ''tasting'' it.

* In at least one episode (a filler, though ThisTroper can swear he's certain it happened else where in the series) of JackieChanAdventures, the villain of the week refers to the protaganist as Mr. Chan, Jackie Chan after the character introduced himself ala JamesBond.

* This troper had a drama professor who he and his classmates always called by his full name, if only because of the [[RuleofCool fact that he had the coolest sounding name, and was generally awesome enough to be called as such.]]

* This Troper's first grade class had two Brians, both of whom had last names that began with G, so calling them by their name and last initial wouldn't work; the teacher ended up just referring to them by their full names.
** I had four Brians, [[SubvertedTrope and can't remember any teachers calling them by full name]]. I had theorized they took turns answering questions, until I noticed the teachers tended to look directly at the one they meant.

-> '''''Shinn''': (Screams) STOP SAYING EACH OTHERS NAMES!''
-->--Shinn Asuka, growing weary of Celestial Being's habits in ''Fanfic/TheTypicalGundamSEEDDestiny''

* Used (at first) for laughs in the BioPic Temple Grandin; autistic Temple has trouble staying in her new room since she doesn't feel like it's hers. Her aunt puts a sign on the door that reads "TEMPLE'S ROOM," only for Temple to come back later and write "TEMPLE'S Grandin ROOM." It takes a not su funny turn when it becomes a plot driver for Temple inventing the 'Hug Machine.'

** Tracy calls everyone by their full name, and apparently thinks Kenneth's last name is "The Page."

* Samuel L. Jackson.

* I had four Brians, [[SubvertedTrope and can't remember any teachers calling them by full name]]. I had theorized they took turns answering questions, until I noticed the teachers tended to look directly at the one they meant. There were also three Jameses, but that was easily remedied as they were just called James, Jimmy, and Jim.

**While we're on the subject of people called Robert Jordan, the protagonisy of ''For Whom The Bell Tolls'' is always so called.