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* Occasional ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' character Sheikh Rattle-and-Roll.
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* ''ComicBook/InvestiGators'' Book 4 has Mango consulting the services of a mystic, who turns out to be a tick named [[SpeciesSurname Miss Tick]]. Or rather she ''was'' Miss Tick; she recently got married and is now a Mrs. which she's glad about because it means people will stop getting her mixed up with Miss Stick (who is a stick).
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' episode "Cow's a Beauty", all the contestants in the beauty pageant, aside from Cow herself, are labeled as some kind of "Miss" pun.
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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: The WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short "Knight for a Day" features a jousting tournament between Sir Loinsteak and Sir Cumference (although the former gets knocked out before the joust, forcing his squire Cedric to take over).

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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: The WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short "Knight for a Day" "WesternAnimation/KnightForADay" features a jousting tournament between Sir Loinsteak and Sir Cumference (although the former gets knocked out before the joust, forcing his squire Cedric to take over).
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* ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' The film opens with an animated sequence showing the opening credits against a backdrop of cartoons of bikini-clad girls with titles such as Miss Conduct, Miss Represent, Miss Conception, Miss Hap, Miss Fortune, Miss Used, Miss Shaped, Miss Trust, Miss Handled, Miss Manage, Miss Placed, Miss Spent, Miss Stake, Miss Demeanour and Miss Adventure.

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* ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' ''Film/CarryOnGirls'': The film opens with an animated sequence showing the opening credits against a backdrop of cartoons of bikini-clad girls with titles such as Miss Conduct, Miss Represent, Miss Conception, Miss Hap, Miss Fortune, Miss Used, Miss Shaped, Miss Trust, Miss Handled, Miss Manage, Miss Placed, Miss Spent, Miss Stake, Miss Demeanour and Miss Adventure.
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* ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' opens with an animated sequence showing the opening credits against a backdrop of cartoons of bikini-clad girls with titles as Miss Behave, Miss Direct, and Miss Terious.

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* ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' The film opens with an animated sequence showing the opening credits against a backdrop of cartoons of bikini-clad girls with titles such as Miss Behave, Conduct, Miss Direct, Represent, Miss Conception, Miss Hap, Miss Fortune, Miss Used, Miss Shaped, Miss Trust, Miss Handled, Miss Manage, Miss Placed, Miss Spent, Miss Stake, Miss Demeanour and Miss Terious.Adventure.
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* ''Series/MightyMorphinPoweRangers'': The third season featured a fire chief-themed MonsterOfTheWeek called "Miss Chief".

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* ''Series/MightyMorphinPoweRangers'': ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': The third season featured a fire chief-themed MonsterOfTheWeek called "Miss Chief".
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* ''Series/MightyMorphinPoweRangers'': The third season featured a fire chief-themed MonsterOfTheWeek called "Miss Chief".
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* In the SeperatedByACommonLanguage scene in ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'', Gwen calls Esther "Miss Translation".

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* In the SeperatedByACommonLanguage SeparatedByACommonLanguage scene in ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'', Gwen calls Esther "Miss Translation".
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* In the SeperatedByACommonLanguage scene in ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'', Gwen calls Esther "Miss Translation".
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* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': One of the three [=AIs=] in Emmett's old town is a maths teacher called Miss Calculation.
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* ''WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}}'': At one point, Charlie corrects Mr. Information. He then calls him "Miss Information", and immediately lampshades the pun.

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* ''WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}}'': At one point, Charlie corrects Mr. Information. He She then calls him "Miss Information", and immediately lampshades the pun.
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* Mondo Media's ''Miss. Andry'', who of course is a [[DoesNotLikeMen misandrist]].

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* Mondo Media's Creator/MondoMedia's ''Miss. Andry'', who of course is a [[DoesNotLikeMen misandrist]].
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* Mondo Media's ''Miss. Andry'', who of course is a [[DoesNotLikeMen misandrist]].
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* The ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' books take place in a WorldOfPun, so these sorts of names are a dime a dozen. In the beginning of ''Up In A Heaval"'', Umlaut is trying to get away from some trouble, so asks the following women for directions; A lady in an explorer's cap called Miss Guide, a shapely lady named Miss In Form, and a lady in a many-feathered bonnet named Miss Chief. Thinking about their names- Misguide, misinform, mischief -Umlaut realizes that he probably shouldn't follow their advice.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' has a minor villainess named "Miss Demeanor."
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* ''ComicBook/MsTree'' is a female HardBoiledDetective.
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* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': During a brief period when both heroes weren’t part of the active roster, Star Boy and Dream Girl rejoined the team under the pseudonyms “Sir Prize” and “Miss Terious”.

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* The Tiffany Aching ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels feature Miss Perspicacia Tick, a.k.a. Miss Tick, a witch, teacher, and "witch finder" who travels the lowlands identifying girls who have the gifts and potential to become witches so they can be properly trained. Her name is a pun on "mystic".

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* The Tiffany Aching ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels feature Miss Perspicacia Tick, a.k.a. Miss Tick, a witch, teacher, and "witch finder" who travels the lowlands identifying girls who have the gifts and potential to become witches so they can be properly trained. Her name is a pun on "mystic". This gets heavily lampshaded when she introduces herself in ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'' ([[StealthPun left unstated]] is that "Tick" on its own is actually a good name for a witch ''who is also a teacher''):
-->'''Miss Tick''': It's a good name for a witch, of course.\\
'''Tiffany''': You mean blood-sucking parasite?\\
'''Miss Tick''': I'm sorry?\\
'''Tiffany''': Ticks. Sheep get them. But if you use turpentine—\\
'''Miss Tick''': I ''meant'' that it sounds like "mystic".\\
'''Tiffany''': Oh, you mean [[RunningGag a pune, or play on words]]. In that case it would be even better if you were Miss ''Teak'', a dense foreign wood, because that would sound like "mystique", or you could be Miss Take, which would—\\
'''Miss Tick''': I can see we’re going to get along like a house on fire. There may be no survivors.

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* ''ComicBook/ScroogeMcDuck'': The Frenchtranslation renames Magicka de Spell as Miss Tique (Miss Tick).

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* ''ComicBook/ScroogeMcDuck'': ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'': The Frenchtranslation renames Magicka de Spell as Miss Tique (Miss Tick).



* A double one in ''Film/BatmanForever'' when solving the riddles he's been sent he realises that numerically they represent M,R & E or Mr.E ("Mystery") for Mr Edward Nygma whose name is already a pun on Enigma which means mystery.

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* A double one in ''Film/BatmanForever'' [[BatDeduction when solving the riddles he's been sent sent]] he realises that numerically they represent M,R & E or Mr.E ("Mystery") for Mr Edward Nygma whose name is already a pun on Enigma which means mystery.



* ''Music/EnglebertHumperdinck'''s 1967 album ''The Last Waltz'' includes a single entitled "Miss Elaine E. S. Jones."
* ''Music/{{Voltaire}}'': In "When You're Evil", he claims that he goes by different names to different people:

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* ''Music/EnglebertHumperdinck'''s Music/EnglebertHumperdinck's 1967 album ''The Last Waltz'' includes a single entitled "Miss Elaine E. S. Jones."
* ''Music/{{Voltaire}}'': Music/AcDc had in their album ''Rock or Bust'' the song "Miss Adventure".
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In "When You're Evil", he claims that he goes by different names to different people:



* ''Music/{{Pink}}'': Her second album is titled ''Missundaztood''.

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* ''Music/{{Pink}}'': Her Music/{{Pink}}'s second album is titled ''Missundaztood''.
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* ''Music/EnglebertHumperdinck'''s 1967 album ''The Last Waltz'' includes a single entitled "Miss Elaine E. S. Jones."
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* ''WebVideo/RTGame'': During his time playing ''[[VideoGame/TheJackboxPartyPack Champ'd Up]]'', one of Daniel's moderators drew a character named "Mr. Steak". Daniel started a bit talking about Mr. Steak's life, before realising the pun with the name "Miss Steak" and steered his bit into being about Miss Steak.

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* ''WebVideo/RTGame'': ''LetsPlay/RTGame'': During his time playing ''[[VideoGame/TheJackboxPartyPack Champ'd Up]]'', one of Daniel's moderators drew a character named "Mr. Steak". Daniel started a bit talking about Mr. Steak's life, before realising the pun with the name "Miss Steak" and steered his bit into being about Miss Steak.
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* ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'': The character that tells Megumi that Hime is a threat [[spoiler:(actually Iona)]] is named Miss Fortune.
* ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'' has the character Hiwatari, a friend of Fuuka. Due to an incident where she bungled introducing herself in class, her nickname is "Miss Stake".

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* ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'': The character that tells Megumi that Hime is a threat [[spoiler:(actually Iona)]] is named Miss Fortune. It turns out that her real identity is a Pretty Cure named ''Cure'' Fortune.
* ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'' has the character Hiwatari, a friend of Fuuka. Due to an incident where she bungled introducing herself in class, her nickname is "Miss Stake". This is a {{Woolseyism}}; in the original Japanese, her nickname is "Shimau", because she introduced herself with ''yoroshiku onegaishimau'' ("please take care of me with regret") rather than ''yoroshiku onegaishimasu'' ("please take care of me," a standard introduction).
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* Miss Information in ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' is supposed to be an informative tour guide, but she's dumb as bricks and often gives out wrong facts.

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* Miss Information in from ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' is supposed to be an informative tour guide, but she's dumb as bricks and often gives out wrong facts.



** In ''WesternAnimation/RabbitHood'', Bugs "knights" the Sheriff of Nottingham with names like Sir Loin of Beef, Earl of Cloves (oil of cloves), Duke of Brittingham, Baron of Münchausen, Essence of Myrrh, Milk of Magnesia, and Quarter of Ten.
** In ''Knight-mare Hare'' Bugs finds himself in medieval times and meets a knight with several names, including "Sir Oh of Kay" and "Sir Osis of the Liver". Bugs responds by rattling a list of names based on jazz musicians, including "Duke of Ellington" and "Count of Basie".

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** In ''WesternAnimation/RabbitHood'', Bugs "knights" the Sheriff of Nottingham with names like Sir Loin of Beef, Earl of Cloves (oil of cloves), Duke of Brittingham, Baron of Münchausen, Munchausen, Essence of Myrrh, Milk of Magnesia, and Quarter of Ten.
** In ''Knight-mare Hare'' Hare'', Bugs finds himself in medieval times and meets a knight with several names, including "Sir Oh of Kay" and "Sir Osis of the Liver". Bugs responds by rattling a list of names based on jazz musicians, including "Duke of Ellington" and "Count of Basie".



* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': In "The Counterfeit Box Top Caper," Bullwinkle mistakes Boris and Natasha's operation for the print shop he's looking for and knocks on the door, greeting them with "Howdy, Mister Printer! Hello, Miss Print!"

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* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': In "The Counterfeit Box "Box Top Caper," Robbery," Bullwinkle mistakes Boris and Natasha's operation for the print shop he's looking for and knocks on the door, greeting them with "Howdy, Mister Printer! Hello, Miss Print!"

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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: The WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short "Knight for a Day" features a jousting tournament between Sir Loin Steak and Sir Cumference (although the former gets knocked out before the joust, forcing his squire Cedric to take over).

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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: The WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short "Knight for a Day" features a jousting tournament between Sir Loin Steak Loinsteak and Sir Cumference (although the former gets knocked out before the joust, forcing his squire Cedric to take over).



* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': In "WesternAnimation/KnightyKnightBugs", two of King Arthur's knights are Sir Osis of Liver and Sir Loin of Beef.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
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In "WesternAnimation/KnightyKnightBugs", ''WesternAnimation/RabbitHood'', Bugs "knights" the Sheriff of Nottingham with names like Sir Loin of Beef, Earl of Cloves (oil of cloves), Duke of Brittingham, Baron of Münchausen, Essence of Myrrh, Milk of Magnesia, and Quarter of Ten.
** In ''Knight-mare Hare'' Bugs finds himself in medieval times and meets a knight with several names, including "Sir Oh of Kay" and "Sir Osis of the Liver". Bugs responds by rattling a list of names based on jazz musicians, including "Duke of Ellington" and "Count of Basie".
** In ''WesternAnimation/KnightyKnightBugs'',
two of King Arthur's knights are Sir Osis of Liver and Sir Loin of Beef.
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* ''ComicBook/ScroogeMcDuck'': The Frenchtranslation renames Magicka de Spell as Miss Tique (Miss Tick).
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* In ''Literature/TheHauntingOfDrearcliffGrangeSchool'', the trainee superhero protagonist encounters a trainee supervillain who goes by Miss Steps; her power is a form of telekinesis, and her trademark showpiece is to create invisible platforms so she can appear to walk on thin air or up or down a flight of invisible steps.

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* In ''Literature/TheHauntingOfDrearcliffGrangeSchool'', the trainee superhero protagonist encounters a trainee supervillain who goes by Miss Steps; her power is a form of telekinesis, and her trademark showpiece is which she uses to create blocks of solid air, with various applications including the one she takes her name from: arranging them into invisible platforms staircases and walkways so she can appear to elevate herself and walk around on apparently thin air or up or down a flight of invisible steps.air.
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* In ''Literature/TheHauntingOfDrearcliffGrangeSchool'', the trainee superhero protagonist encounters a trainee supervillain who goes by Miss Steps; her power is a form of telekinesis, and her trademark showpiece is to create invisible platforms so she can appear to walk on thin air or up or down a flight of invisible steps.
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* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the White Knights of Falador have ThemeNaming playing on the title "Sir": Sir Rebrum, Sir Vey, Sir Renitee, Sir Vyvin, Sir Render, Sir Rogate, Sir Remony, Sir Ving, Sir Fsup, Sir Tiffy Cashien, Sir Loynst Ayke, Sir Plyan Demand...

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* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', the White Knights of Falador have ThemeNaming playing on the title "Sir": Sir Rebrum, Sir Vey, Sir Renitee, Sir Vyvin, Sir Render, Sir Rogate, Sir Remony, Sir Ving, Sir Fsup, Sir Tiffy Cashien, Sir Loynst Ayke, Sir Plyan Demand... There are few female knights, but there are at least Miss Cheevers and Ms. Hynn Terprett.

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* Music/{{Voltaire}}: In "When You're Evil", he claims that he goes by different names to different people:

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* Music/{{Voltaire}}: ''Music/{{Voltaire}}'': In "When You're Evil", he claims that he goes by different names to different people:


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* ''Music/{{Pink}}'': Her second album is titled ''Missundaztood''.

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