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* The podcast ''What Could Possibly Go Right?'' references the common phrase "What could possibly go wrong?"
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* The ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode title "Soccer Punch" is a pun on "sucker punch". The episode itself is about Lamput messing up a game of soccer that the docs are playing in.
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* The ''Podcast/TwilightHistories'' “Hannibal One” takes place in a world where Carthage won the Punic Wars and crushed Rome. Or to put it another way, in this universe, Hannibal Won.
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* The ''Podcast/ChuckleSandwich'' podcast's name is a play on 'knuckle sandwich' and the humorous nature of the show.
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* ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'''s creator ''loves'' wordplay titles. The title of almost every strip in the comic is a pun of some sort.
* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' = all in the family + ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]''.
* ''Webcomic/ClaudeAndMonet'', for obvious reasons.
* ''{{Webcomic/Comc}}'' features an art style that doesn't show eyes. As such, it is an i-less comic, i.e. a com'c.
** The pun extends to the word used for an individual strip - Com'c strips are officially dubbed "str'ps".
* ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' [[FunWithAcronyms abbreviates to]] [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the FAQ.
* ''Webcomic/PartiallyClips'', whose title is pronounced the same as "partial eclipse".
* ''Webcomic/YuMeDream'', where the Japanese word for "dream" is ''yume''.
** From the same author, ''Webcomic/MeatyYogurt'' needs to be spoken aloud with an American accent for the pun to be apparent.
* Spoofed in ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'', where every strip is given an intentionally horrible pun-based title.
* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is titled "ワンパンマン" in Japanese, which reads "wanpanman", which is a play on ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'', which the series pokes fun of.
* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Several of the page update link titles are puns based on what's happening on page, such as "[[https://unsoundedupdates.tumblr.com/post/668254687477268480/ch16-page-96 He Really Urned That Defeat]]" for chapter 16 page 96 in which [[spoiler:Glover gets crushed into the shape of a nearby urn while fighting a more powerful wright.]]
* ''Webcomic/WarAndPeas'' plays on "war and peace".
* ''Webcomic/WorkSucks'' follows the characters at their jobs that happen to involve a lot of monsters and gadgets that have [[VacuumMouth vacuum breath]].
* In ''Webcomic/Level30Psychiatry'', most of the strips have pun-based titles, one to the point that significant ones can be identified by the fact they don't.
* Pretty much every single ''{{Webcomic/Whomp}}'' strip has a pun for a title, like "Push and Pool", "Tragic Carpet Ride" or "Booty Sleep".
* ''Webcomic/{{iToons}}'' combines this with DoubleMeaningTitle: it's both a pun on [=iTunes=] and a reference to the fact that it [[RemixComic presents imaginary strips from other comics]] (i.e. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_unit i]]Toons).
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* ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'''s creator ''loves'' wordplay titles. The title of almost every strip in the comic is a pun of some sort.
* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' = all in the family + ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]''.
* ''Webcomic/ClaudeAndMonet'', for obvious reasons.
* ''{{Webcomic/Comc}}'' features an art style that doesn't show eyes. As such, it is an i-less comic, i.e. a com'c.
** The pun extends to the word used for an individual strip - Com'c strips are officially dubbed "str'ps".
* ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' [[FunWithAcronyms abbreviates to]] [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the FAQ.
* ''Webcomic/PartiallyClips'', whose title is pronounced the same as "partial eclipse".
* ''Webcomic/YuMeDream'', where the Japanese word for "dream" is ''yume''.
** From the same author, ''Webcomic/MeatyYogurt'' needs to be spoken aloud with an American accent for the pun to be apparent.
* Spoofed in ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'', where every strip is given an intentionally horrible pun-based title.
* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is titled "ワンパンマン" in Japanese, which reads "wanpanman", which is a play on ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'', which the series pokes fun of.
* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Several of the page update link titles are puns based on what's happening on page, such as "[[https://unsoundedupdates.tumblr.com/post/668254687477268480/ch16-page-96 He Really Urned That Defeat]]" for chapter 16 page 96 in which [[spoiler:Glover gets crushed into the shape of a nearby urn while fighting a more powerful wright.]]
* ''Webcomic/WarAndPeas'' plays on "war and peace".
* ''Webcomic/WorkSucks'' follows the characters at their jobs that happen to involve a lot of monsters and gadgets that have [[VacuumMouth vacuum breath]].
* In ''Webcomic/Level30Psychiatry'', most of the strips have pun-based titles, one to the point that significant ones can be identified by the fact they don't.
* Pretty much every single ''{{Webcomic/Whomp}}'' strip has a pun for a title, like "Push and Pool", "Tragic Carpet Ride" or "Booty Sleep".
* ''Webcomic/{{iToons}}'' combines this with DoubleMeaningTitle: it's both a pun on [=iTunes=] and a reference to the fact that it [[RemixComic presents imaginary strips from other comics]] (i.e. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_unit i]]Toons).
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* ''VisualNovel/C14Dating'' is named after a method for determining the age of an archeological find, all while being a ''DatingSim'' set in a dig site.
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* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'', a game based around dating [[CivilizedAnimal sapient pigeons]], is a play on "heartful" and the Japanese word for pigeon, ''hato''.
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* The name of the Cordials of Kindness segment of ''Podcast/WereYouRaisedByWolves'' is a pun on the adjective meaning "showing warm and hearty friendliness" and the noun meaning "a stimulating drink," like a cocktail.
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* ''WebVideo/BaumgartnerRestoration'': Video titles are often crafted into puns, for example:
** ''A Heady Proposition'': A painting of a severed head - revealed to be part of a depiction of Salome with the head of John the Baptist.
** ''The Bold and Beeautiful'': A painting of a young lady wearing bee earrings.
** ''A Project of Titanic Proportions'': A reverse-glass painting of the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.
** ''Wood That It Were So Simple'': A challenging conservation of a painting whose wood panel has split.
** ''Sea Change'': A painting of the sea whose varnish had yellowed over time, resulting in it looking like a completely different painting at the end.
** A honorary mention goes to a canvas tote bag on the store christened the (sic) "tote ally awesome bag."
** ''A Heady Proposition'': A painting of a severed head - revealed to be part of a depiction of Salome with the head of John the Baptist.
** ''The Bold and Beeautiful'': A painting of a young lady wearing bee earrings.
** ''A Project of Titanic Proportions'': A reverse-glass painting of the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.
** ''Wood That It Were So Simple'': A challenging conservation of a painting whose wood panel has split.
** ''Sea Change'': A painting of the sea whose varnish had yellowed over time, resulting in it looking like a completely different painting at the end.
** A honorary mention goes to a canvas tote bag on the store christened the (sic) "tote ally awesome bag."
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** Season 3 is titled ''Spring Into Action'', using the word "spring" to mean both the season known as spring and to jump or leap into action.
** Season 4 is titled ''Snow Daze'', a pun on the term "snow days".
** Season 5 is titled ''Sunsational Summer'', using a portmanteau of the words "sensational" and "sun".
** Season 4 is titled ''Snow Daze'', a pun on the term "snow days".
** Season 5 is titled ''Sunsational Summer'', using a portmanteau of the words "sensational" and "sun".
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** Season 3 4 is titled ''Spring Into Action'', using the word "spring" to mean both the season known as spring and to jump or leap into action.
** Season4 5 is titled ''Snow Daze'', a pun on the term "snow days".
** Season5 6 is titled ''Sunsational Summer'', using a portmanteau of the words "sensational" and "sun".
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** Season 3 is titled ''Spring Into Action'', using the word "spring" to mean both the season known as spring and to jump or leap into action.
** Season 4 is titled ''Snow Daze'', a pun on the term "snow days".
** Season 5 is titled ''Sunsational Summer'', using a portmanteau of the words "sensational" and "sun".
** Season 3 is titled ''Spring Into Action'', using the word "spring" to mean both the season known as spring and to jump or leap into action.
** Season 4 is titled ''Snow Daze'', a pun on the term "snow days".
** Season 5 is titled ''Sunsational Summer'', using a portmanteau of the words "sensational" and "sun".
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* The [[FictionalDocument fictional horror book]] ''Portrait of Markov'' in ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', insofar as the title is intentionally based on ''Literature/APortraitOfMyDouble'' by Creator/GeorgiMarkov.
* The one for''VisualNovel/DoubleHomeowrk'' Is ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'' is hard to see. The protagonist has to do “double duty” with his sisters at home... while he’s also in school.
* The one for
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* ''Blog/GaryLandlordOfTheFlies'':
** The blog's proper name is a play on "Lord of the Flies", a traditional epithet for Beelzebub.
** The blog's URL, "Stranger Than Eviction", references the common phrase "stranger than fiction."
* ''Blog/GaryLandlordOfTheFlies'':
** The blog's proper name is a play on "Lord of the Flies", a traditional epithet for Beelzebub.
** The blog's URL, "Stranger Than Eviction", references the common phrase "stranger than fiction."
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** [[PunBasedTitle/ChildrensShow Children's TV]]
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* ''WebAnimation/CatsingCall'' is a cat-themed pun on "casting call."
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* ''WebVideo/GameTheory'', a show dedicated to video-game-related WildMassGuessing, is a pun on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory game theory]], the scientific study of strategic and rational decisions.
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* One chapter of ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' is titled "A Pirate's Tail"; "tail" substituting for "tale".
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27731518 Highbrow Humor]]'': In which [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Megatron]]'s eyebrows start floating off his forehead after he stabs himself with Dark Energon.
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* The Frontier Wrestling Alliance show where Naomichi Marufuji and Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki came in to regain the GHC Heavyweight TagTeam Titles from Doug Williams and [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio Scorpio]] was called "[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] Limits."[[/folder]]
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* The Frontier Wrestling Alliance show where Naomichi Marufuji and Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki came in to regain the GHC Heavyweight TagTeam Titles from Doug Williams and [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio Scorpio]] was called "[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] was, in a reference to Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH, "NOAH Limits."[[/folder]]
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* The ''Podcast/TwilightHistories'' “Hannibal One” takes place in a world where Carthage won the Punic Wars and crushed Rome. Or to put it another way, in this universe, Hannibal Won.
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* The ''Podcast/TwilightHistories'' “Hannibal One” takes place in a world where Carthage won the Punic Wars and crushed Rome. Or to put it another way, in this universe, Hannibal Won.
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* ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/13/story-shuffle/rock-on "Rock On"]]: A story about magic, music, MagicMusic, stones, and magic stones that relate to music.
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* Chapter 10 of ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/260699 The Lawyer and the Unicorn,]]'' "The Two Powers", is not only a pun on ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings The Two Towers]]'' (the movie the group watches), but also refers to the two magic powers that are in play ([[Franchise/AceAttorney Kurain's]] and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria's]]).
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* Chapter 10 of ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/260699 The Lawyer and the Unicorn,]]'' "The Two Powers", is not only a pun on ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]'' (the movie the group watches), but also refers to the two magic powers that are in play ([[Franchise/AceAttorney Kurain's]] and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria's]]).
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* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'':
** The official English title of Season 8 episode 24 is "A Shocking Distance", referring to how the episode is about Big M. and Little M. being hit with a curse that causes them to be hit by lightning if they stand less than 99 feet from each other - you know, a "shocking" distance!
** The English title of Season 8 episode 35 is "Villains Always Shine". The episode is about Big M. consuming luminescent mushrooms that make his tummy glow, in a literal variation on a villain always shining.
** The official English title of Season 8 episode 24 is "A Shocking Distance", referring to how the episode is about Big M. and Little M. being hit with a curse that causes them to be hit by lightning if they stand less than 99 feet from each other - you know, a "shocking" distance!
** The English title of Season 8 episode 35 is "Villains Always Shine". The episode is about Big M. consuming luminescent mushrooms that make his tummy glow, in a literal variation on a villain always shining.
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* In ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', Chapter 3 is titled: ''In which the court loses the eunuch problem and gains a massive [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike Dong]] problem.''
