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A couple of gentlemen, whose last names are X and Y, exchange polite banter, in which they frequently call each other "Mister X" and "Mister Y." There is usually some kind of ThemeNaming going on between the two.

Often done by ThoseTwoGuys. See also OverlyPolitePals, as these two gags tend to overlap.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the members of the criminal organization Baroque Works only address each other by their codenames, which are like this. Men have "Mr." and then a number, while women have "Miss" and a day of the year. For example, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday.
* In ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'', Scanty and Kneesocks have a female variant on this, addressing each other as "Scanty[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -san]]" and "Kneesocks-san". They're sisters, so it serves to emphasize just how exaggeratedly formal they like to be. (Among [[VillainousIncest other things]].)
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* [[ToiletHumour Mr. Shytte and Mr. Pysse]], two royal guards attending Queen Gloriana, in ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''.
* Mr. Schlubb and Mr. Klump of ''ComicBook/SinCity'', better known to those not in their habit of [[DelusionsOfEloquence referrating to each other by their respectablive patronism]] as Fat Man and Little Boy.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* In ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', Crabbe and Goyle are faithfully following minions clichés and call each other "Mr. Crabbe" and "Mr. Goyle".
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* The villains from ''Film/DarkCity'' do this -- although it's the only names they've got. Mr. Book, Mr. Quick, Mr. Hand, Mr. Wall...
* In ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', Bruce Banner and Samuel Sterns address each other in an online chat room as Mr. Green and Mr. Blue, respectively.
* ''Film/JamesBond'': ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' always call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.
* While not used in the film itself, some posters for ''Film/MenInBlack'' took note of the fact that the two leads are Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith.
* ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZephyr''. Played for BlackComedy when Mister Brown introduces two of his thugs as Mister Broken Teeth and Mister Ruptured Spleen.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ThoseTwoGuys in ''Literature/AmericanGods'': Mr. Ibis and Mr. Jacquel. Furthermore, the Spookshow agents have names like Mr. Town, Mr. Wood, Mr. Stone, Mr. Road and Mr. World, and they tend to introduce themselves like this.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Literature/TheTruth'': Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Literature/{{The Diviners|2012}}'': Mysterious agents travel in pairs and call each other e.g. Mr. Adams and Mr. Jefferson.
* [[RuleOfThree Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''Literature/HamishX'': Mr. Candy and Mr. Sweet.
* [[FourIsDeath Those Two Bad Guys]] in Creator/PeterStraub's story ''Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff.''
* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from ''Series/{{Alice|2009}}'', Creator/{{Syfy}}'s version of ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''.
* ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', as a ShoutOut to ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', has a pair of surveyors who call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.
* ''Series/{{MASH}}'': The episode "Big Mac" had the 4077th rehearsing for the impending visit of Gen. [=MacArthur=], with Radar playing the General. Inspecting the troops, he first comes to Hawkeye and Trapper, who introduce themselves:
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Captain Sodom and Captain Gomorrah. ''He's'' Gomorrah.
* Mr. R and Mr. G, ThoseTwoBadGuys in the ''Series/ShakespeareAndHathawayPrivateInvestigators'' episode "This Promised End".
* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood do this during their vaudevillesque routines.
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[[folder:Music]]
* The song "Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean" by Ed Gallagher and Al Shean. Probably the TropeMaker; certainly the exchange "Absolutely, Mr. Gallagher?" -- "Positively, Mr. Shean" became a popular meme.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'', when UsefulNotes/JohnAdams and UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson are arguing over who will write the Declaration of Independence they refer to each other as Mr. A and Mr. J.
* In ''Theatre/TheGoldenApple'', shifty stockbrokers Mister Scylla (played by the same actor as Menelaus) and Mister Charybdis (alias Hector) do a pastiche of the Gallagher and Shean number.
* Classic Vaudeville Schtick: e.g. Mr. Bones and Mr. Jones, done by such as... Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII Retribution'': Ork Freeboota Kap'n Bluddflagg and his NumberOne Miss'ta Nailbrain do this. A lot. To the point where the Ork campaign is essentially an extended "Mr X and Mr Y" gag.
-->'''Kaptin Bluddflagg:''' Miss'ta Nailbrain, it looks ta me like dese Eldars want ta run off wiv all dese nice shiny bitz an' gubbins.\\
'''Mr. Nailbrain:''' Well Kap'n, dat's jus' rude dat is. An' after we came all da way down 'ere ta steal 'em! Wot should we do sir?\\
'''Kaptin Bluddflagg:''' Well Miss'ta Nailbrain, I reckon' we should kill dem. 'Orribly of course.
* ''VideoGame/FurFighters'' has two villains, Mr. Grr and Mr. Argh, a parody of Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd who also happen to be conjoined twins.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'' has several instances of these. The two highest ranking assassins in the Ninja Mafia have names like this which often pair together. The first we see are Mr. Blank and Mr. Black. The two most recent are literally Mr. X and Mr. Y.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''Bok the Neutral'' has [[http://mr-culexus.deviantart.com/gallery/12423263#/d2hylej Doctors Diolen and Steerpike.]]
* Wiki/TVTropes: The ThoseTwoBadGuys page.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb (parodies of Wint and Kidd) from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''.
* Mr. Black and Mr. White from ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''. Interestingly enough, Mr. Black is white, and Mr. White is black.
* One ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon had WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck and WesternAnimation/PorkyPig as Mr. Monday and Mr. Tuesday, respectively.
* Mr. White and Mr. Whyte from ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom''.
* Mr. Touch and Mr. Go on ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''.
* Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, two mysterious agents of a US government organization referred to as "The Misters", in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' Themed after generic names on mass-mailers, with other examples including Mr. Sample and Mr. Yourname.
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!!Examples

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the members of the criminal organization Baroque Works only address each other by their codenames, which are like this. Men have "Mr." and then a number, while women have "Miss" and a day of the year. For example, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' always call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.

* ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZephyr''. Played for BlackComedy when Mister Brown introduces two of his thugs as Mister Broken Teeth and Mister Ruptured Spleen.
* While not used in the film itself, some posters for ''Film/MenInBlack'' took note of the fact that the two leads are Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Literature/TheTruth'': Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip.
* [[RuleOfThree Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''Literature/HamishX'': Mr. Candy and Mr. Sweet.
* [[FourIsDeath Those Two Bad Guys]] in Creator/PeterStraub's story ''Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff.''

* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Literature/{{TheDiviners2012}}'': mysterious agents travel in pairs and call each other e.g. Mr. Adams and Mr. Jefferson.

* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood do this during their vaudevillesque routines.

* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from ''Series/Alice2009'', Creator/{{Syfy}}'s version of ''Alice in Wonderland''.

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* In ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'', when UsefulNotes/JohnAdams and UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson are arguing over who will write the Declaration of Independence they refer to each other as Mr. A and Mr. J.

* ''VideoGame/FurFighters'' has two villains, Mr. Grr and Mr. Argh, a parody of Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd who also happen to be conjoined twins.

--> '''Kaptin Bluddflagg:''' Miss'ta Nailbrain, it looks ta me like dese Eldars want ta run off wiv all dese nice shiny bitz an' gubbins.
--> '''Mr. Nailbrain:''' Well Kap'n, dat's jus' rude dat is. An' after we came all da way down 'ere ta steal 'em! Wot should we do sir?
--> '''Kaptin Bluddflagg:''' Well Miss'ta Nailbrain, I reckon' we should kill dem. 'Orribly of course.

[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Sam and Fuzzy'' has several instances of these. The two highest ranking assassins in the Ninja Mafia have names like this which often pair together. The first we see are Mr. Blank and Mr. Black. The two most recent are literally Mr. X and Mr. Y.

* The ThoseTwoBadGuys page.

* Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, two mysterious agents of a US government organization referred to as "The Misters", in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' Themed after generic names on mass-mailers, with other examples including Mr. Sample and Mr. Yourname.
* Mr. Touch and Mr. Go on ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''.

* One ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon had WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck and WesternAnimation/PorkyPig as Mr. Monday and Mr. Tuesday, respectively.

* Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, the mysterious OSI agents, in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''

* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Literature/{{TheDiviners2012}}'': mysterious agents travel in pairs and call each other e.g. Mr. Adams and Mr. Jefferson.