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* {{Defied|Trope}} by ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. The episode [[Recap/AdventureTimeS3E10WhatWasMissing "What Was Missing"]] even [[WorkingTitle had its named changed during production]] specifically because it had a pun-based title (it was originally called "Door Jam").
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** When [[MetaGuy Soos]] tells a story in "Bottomless Pit!", he averts and lampshades this trope with his story: [[LongTitle "Soos' Really Great Pinball Story: Is That a Good Title? Do They Have to be Like Puns or Whatever?"]]

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** When [[MetaGuy Soos]] tells a story in "Bottomless Pit!", he averts and lampshades this trope with his story: [[LongTitle "Soos' Really Great Pinball Story: Is That a Good Title? Do They Have to be Like Puns or Whatever?"]]Whatever?"

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** "Mice-Capades" is an AffectionateParody ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', with the plot being a pun on "mice" and "escapades".
** "One Man Banned", where Timmy becomes a successful single act musician after being rejected from the school band.

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** "Chindred Spirits", where Timmy wishes the Crimson Chin had a girlfriend, is a play on "chin" and "kindred spirits".
** "Dread 'n' Breakfast" is a pun on "bread 'n' breakfast", which the Turners set up, and the fact that Timmy's enemies all stay for a night.
** "Momnipresent", where Timmy sets up for a party but his mom follows him everywhere, is a pun on "mom" and "omnipresent".
** "Mice-Capades" is an AffectionateParody ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', with the plot title being a pun on "mice" and "escapades".
** "One Man Banned", "Formula for Disaster" is a play on "recipe for disaster" and Poof's baby formula, which is a major plot point.
** "Bad Heir Day" is a play on "bad hair day".
** "Fly Boy",
where Timmy becomes Timmy's head gets swapped with a successful single act musician after being rejected from the school band.fly.
** "Super Zero", which is about [[LordErrorProne Cosmo]] becoming a superhero.


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** "One Man Banned", where Timmy becomes a successful single act musician after being rejected from the school band.
** The soccer-themed episode "He Poofs He Scores!" is a pun on "he shoots, he scores".
** "Teacher's Pet". Tired of AJ always getting good grades, Timmy wishes he was a teacher's pet... and then ends up turning into a guinea pig that Crocker captures.
** "Balance of Flour" is a play on the phrase "balance of power", and the bake-off between the fairies and Anti-Fairies that determines who gets to have godkids.
** "Take and Fake" is a play on "take and bake", a type of pizzeria.
** "Dad Overboard" is a pun on "man overboard".
%%move to PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle ** "Manic Mom-Day" is a play on the song "Manic Monday".
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongBbobSquarePants'' is also fond of punny titles.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongBbobSquarePants'' ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is also fond of punny titles.

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** "The Big Problem!". Timmy wishes himself into an adult, and begins to realize just how hard it can be (such as trying to drive but running into traffic, or needing to pay for his own bills at a restaurant).
** "Spaced Out!" is an episode where Timmy wishes up an alien, and has to go to space to talk to his parents.



** In "Parent Hoods", Timmy's parents are confused for identical-looking evil counterparts. Thus, the title is a pun on "parenthoods", but also means "parent ''hoodlums''".
** "Mind Over Magic" is a play on "mind over matter", and Timmy wishes to read peoples' minds.

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** In "Parent Hoods", Timmy's parents are confused for identical-looking evil counterparts. Thus, the title "Timvisible" in a pun on "Timmy" and "invisible", since he wishes himself to be invisible on a school day.
** "Twistory"
is a pun on "parenthoods", but also means "parent ''hoodlums''".
** "Mind Over Magic" is a play on "mind over matter",
"twist" and "history", since Timmy wishes up the Founding Fathers into the present day to read peoples' minds.interview them for a school assignment, but accidentally changes the course of history.
** "Ruled Out" is an episode where Timmy wishes he didn't have to live by his parents' rules, leading them to completely neglect him.


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** "Odd Jobs" has Timmy wishing up a website that can magically give his dad cool new jobs.
** "Sleepover and Over" has Timmy attending Chester and AJ's sleepovers at the same time.
** "Mother Nature" has Timmy wishing his mother was the new town weatherman.


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** "Crime Wave" features a Crimson Chin comic starring a water-themed supervillain as a subplot.
** "Chip Off the Old Chip" is a play on "chip off the old block". It's an episode where Timmy wishes he had boy-band singer Chip Skylark's voice.
** In "Parent Hoods", Timmy's parents are confused for identical-looking evil counterparts. Thus, the title is a pun on "parenthoods", but also means "parent ''hoodlums''".
** "Shelf Life" is a phrase for how long an item has to last. The episode plays with it and refers to bookshelves, since Timmy wishes himself into various library books.
** "Mind Over Magic" is a play on "mind over matter", and Timmy wishes to read peoples' minds.
** "A Bad Case of Diary-Uh!" is thankfully not about anyone getting diarrhea, but Timmy getting revenge on Vicky by reading her diary to learn her embarrassing secrets.
** "A New Squid in Town!" is a pun on the phrase "a new kid in town", the kid/squid in question being alien Mark Chang.
** "Genie Meanie Minie Mo" is a play on the nursery rhyme "eenie menie minie mo".
** "Love at First Height", where Timmy wishes himself to be a teenager to [[YouMustBeThisTallToRide ride a rollercoaster]] and Vicky falls in love with him. The title's a play on the phrase "love at first sight."
** "You Doo!" is about Timmy wishing up working voodoo dolls.
** "Just Desserts!" is a phrase for someone getting their comeuppance. In this episode, Timmy wishes all food was desserts.
** "Go Young, West Man!" is a play on the phrase "go west, young man". The plot is that Timmy wishes Catman, or Creator/AdamWest, was also a kid to hang out with him.
** "The Gland Plan" is a play on "the grand plan", with Timmy, Wanda, and Cosmo scheming to get Anti-Cosmo out of prison so Cosmo can have a gland transplant.
** "Back to the Norm" is a phrase for going back to basics. In this case, it's a pun on Norm the genie [[TheBusCameBack returning]].
** "Talkin' Trash", a phrase for insulting someone. The episode focuses on Timmy wishing his trash away instead of taking it out, leading to disturbing magical wishes.
** "Oh, Brother!", where Timmy wishes up an older brother.
** "Smart Attack!", where Timmy wishes his dad was smart, is a play on "heart attack".
** "Something's Fishy!". Timmy wishes that he could swim underwater, but everyone seems scared of Cosmo for some reason. Turns out [[spoiler:he's the one who sunk {{Atlantis}}]].
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** In "Parent Hoods", Timmy's parents are confused for identical-looking evil counterparts. Thus, the title is a pun on "parenthoods", but also means "parent ''hoodlums".

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** In "Parent Hoods", Timmy's parents are confused for identical-looking evil counterparts. Thus, the title is a pun on "parenthoods", but also means "parent ''hoodlums".''hoodlums''".

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has a habit of using pun titles.
** "Father Time!" is an episode where Timmy goes back in time to meet his dad as a kid and [[ForWantOfANail prevent him from earning a trophy]] that he destroyed in the present day.
** In "Parent Hoods", Timmy's parents are confused for identical-looking evil counterparts. Thus, the title is a pun on "parenthoods", but also means "parent ''hoodlums".
** "Mind Over Magic" is a play on "mind over matter", and Timmy wishes to read peoples' minds.
** "[=MicroPhony=]" involves Timmy using a magic microphone that makes his voice sound more high-pitched.
** "Most Wanted Wish" is a play on the phrase "most wanted list", and Timmy wishes to be the most wanted person in the world.
** "Mission Responsible" is a pun on ''Film/MissionImpossible'' and revolves around Timmy babysitting Poof.
** "The End of the Universe-ity" is a pun on "end of the universe" (what'll happen if Timmy accepts Dark Laser's offer) and "university" (he uses the guise of accepting him to free college).
** "Mice-Capades" is an AffectionateParody ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', with the plot being a pun on "mice" and "escapades".
** "One Man Banned", where Timmy becomes a successful single act musician after being rejected from the school band.
** "Dadbra-Cadabra" has Timmy's dad become a magician, with the title being a play on "abra-cadabra".
** "Timmy Turnip" combines Timmy Turner's name with turnips, a food grown in his grandparents' native country and play a major role in the episode.
** "Space Ca-Dad", where Timmy's dad takes his Squirrely Scout troop into space, is a play on "space cadet".



* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' is also fond of punny titles. One of which, "Dying for Pie", averts NeverSayDie in a major way.
** Another one is "A Pal For Gary", which can be a pun on the phrase "Appall for Gary", referring to what happens in the episode.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' ''WesternAnimation/SpongBbobSquarePants'' is also fond of punny titles. One of which, titles.
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"Dying for Pie", averts NeverSayDie in Pie" is an episode where Squidward gives [=SpongeBob=] a major way.
pie as a much-awaited Employee Brotherhood Day gift... except the pie is a bomb, and will kill [=SpongeBob=] before sunset.
** Another one "Once Bitten"'s title is "A Pal For Gary", which can be a pun on the idiom, "Once bitten, twice shy".
** "Penny Foolish" is an episode where Mr. Krabs goes to extreme lengths to get a penny [=SpongeBob=] found. The title is also
a pun on the phrase "Appall for Gary", referring to what happens in "penny wise, pound foolish".
** "The Cent of Money" is a FunWithHomophones gag on "cent" and "scent", since
the episode.episode involves Mr. Krabs seeking out coins.
** The title of "Lame and Fortune" is a pun on "fame and fortune".
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* Creator/{{Disney}}'s AnimatedSeries ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''[[labelnote:examples]]"Send in the Clones", "Sphinx for the Memories", "Earth Quack", "Once Upon a Dime"[[/labelnote]] , ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''[[labelnote:examples]]"Beauty and the Beet", "Night of the Living Spud", "Steerminator", "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS3E4StarCrossedCircuits Star Crossed Circuits]]"[[/labelnote]] and ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'', have plenty of punny episode titles (and, in the first and last cases, punny series names as well).

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* Creator/{{Disney}}'s AnimatedSeries ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''[[labelnote:examples]]"Send in the Clones", "Sphinx for the Memories", "Earth Quack", "Once Upon a Dime"[[/labelnote]] , Dime"[[/labelnote]], ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''[[labelnote:examples]]"Beauty and the Beet", "Night of the Living Spud", "Steerminator", "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS3E4StarCrossedCircuits Star Crossed Circuits]]"[[/labelnote]] Circuits]]"[[/labelnote]], ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' and ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'', have plenty of punny episode titles (and, in the first and last cases, punny series names as well).
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** Chances are, for example, if Bugs Bunny is in it, the toon's title will often make a pun with the word "hare", "rabbit" or "bunny". Famous titles include ''Hare Trigger'', ''WesternAnimation/RabbitFire'', ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening'', ''WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc'', or ''WesternAnimation/AliBabaBunny''.
** Same for [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Road Runner]] shorts, which usually have titles that're puns involving either the Road Runner's superspeed (or uttering of "Beep! Beep!") or Wile E. Coyote's tendency to get maimed (''WesternAnimation/FastAndFurryOus'', ''Zoom At the Top'', ''Wild About Hurry'', ''WesternAnimation/ToBeepOrNotToBeep'', ''Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z'', ''Boulder Wham!'', ''Scrambled Aches'').

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** Chances are, for example, if Bugs Bunny is in it, the toon's title will often make a pun with the word "hare", "rabbit" or "bunny". Famous titles include ''Hare Trigger'', ''WesternAnimation/RabbitFire'', ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening'', ''WesternAnimation/HareBrush'', ''WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc'', or ''WesternAnimation/AliBabaBunny''.
** Same for [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Road Runner]] shorts, which usually have titles that're puns involving either the Road Runner's superspeed (or uttering of "Beep! Beep!") or Wile E. Coyote's tendency to get maimed (''WesternAnimation/FastAndFurryOus'', ''Zoom At at the Top'', ''Wild About Hurry'', ''WesternAnimation/ToBeepOrNotToBeep'', ''Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z'', ''Boulder Wham!'', ''Scrambled Aches'').
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* ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'': The title of the episode "London Frog" is a pun on "London fog". The episode is about Andy, an anthropomorphic frog, wanting to find Big Ben on AFoggyDayInLondonTown.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'':
** "Turn on the Northern Lights" is a pun on "turn on the lights".
** "Fiddlesticks" is a pun on how Molly finds herself in a predicament involving fiddles. Also, Oscar plays the fiddle, and Molly plays the drums, the latter of which involves drum'''sticks'''.
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* "Around the world / Together we're ''WesternAnimation/JustinTime''!"

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* "Around the world / Together we're ''WesternAnimation/JustinTime''!"''WesternAnimation/JustinTime2011''!"
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** For raw GettingCrapPastTheRadar value, there’s “Members Only”, which deals with the girls trying to get recognized by an all-male superhero squadron.
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** Another one is "A Pal For Gary", which can be a pun on the phrase "Appall for Gary", referring to what happens in the episode.
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* The 1973/74 ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' episode "The Shamon U". The title device was a U-shaped giant gold-attracting magnet owned by the {{villain}}. Its title was a pun based on the phrase "Shame on you".

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* The 1973/74 ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' episode "The Shamon U". The title device was a U-shaped giant gold-attracting magnet owned by the {{villain}}.villain. Its title was a pun based on the phrase "Shame on you".
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* The main animated segment of ''WesternAnimation/TamagotchiVideoAdventures'' is titled "Now Museum, Now You Don't", a pun on the phrase "now you see it, now you don't".
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* "You've got the skill, just find the WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt''!"

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* "You've got the skill, just find the WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt''!"''WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt''!"
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* "You've got the skill, just find the WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt''!"
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* The title of ''WesternAnimation/{{Llanargollen}}'' itself is a pun on the small town of Llangollen in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}, and the Welsh word for "lost" (ar goll).

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* The title of ''WesternAnimation/{{Llanargollen}}'' itself is a pun on the small town of Llangollen in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}, and the Welsh word term for "lost" (ar goll).
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* The title of ''WesternAnimation/{{Llanargollen}}'' itself is a pun on the small town of Llangollen in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}, and the Welsh word for "lost" (ar goll).
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* ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' has a fair few of these. "Knot a Problem" is about Max having trouble tying knots. "The Fury is Out On This One" is wordplay on the phrase "the jury is out on this one." "Bully for You" is about a literal bully, but the phrase is a [[UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish British phrase]] that means "good for you," usually used sarcastically.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyFriendsTiggerAndPooh'' has "Lumpy's Pet Project" - a "pet project" is one pursues as a personal favorite, however, this episode is about Lumpy needing help to take care of pet fish named Max.
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* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' had quite a bit of this. Notable examples include "Plant-Form of the Opera" (''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'') and "Basic Training" (the episode took place on a train).

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* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' had quite a bit of this. Notable examples include "Plant-Form of the Opera" (''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'') (''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'') and "Basic Training" (the episode took place on a train).

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* The ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Say Uncle" does indeed involve WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E17Lion2TheMovie "Lion 2:
The ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode Movie"]] involves Steven and Connie trying to ride [[ADogNamedDog Lion]] ''to'' the movie theatre.
** [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E4SayUncle
"Say Uncle" Uncle"]] does indeed involve WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa.
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* Two AnimatedSeries from Creator/{{Disney}}, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'', have punny series titles ''and'' plenty of punny episode titles.

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* Two Creator/{{Disney}}'s AnimatedSeries from Creator/{{Disney}}, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''[[labelnote:examples]]"Send in the Clones", "Sphinx for the Memories", "Earth Quack", "Once Upon a Dime"[[/labelnote]] , ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''[[labelnote:examples]]"Beauty and the Beet", "Night of the Living Spud", "Steerminator", "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS3E4StarCrossedCircuits Star Crossed Circuits]]"[[/labelnote]] and ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'', have punny series titles ''and'' plenty of punny episode titles.titles (and, in the first and last cases, punny series names as well).

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* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming The title of practically every episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' has a pun with "Ed".




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* The use of this trope in cartoons was popularized by Creator/TexAvery, with most of his work having punny titles, especially at MGM.
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* The series ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' is a ProtagonistTitle that works as this: The show is food-themed, and while "Chowder" is also a food name, it sounds pretty similar to "Chow Down".

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* The series ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' is a ProtagonistTitle that works as this: The show is food-themed, and while "Chowder" is also a food name, it sounds pretty similar to "Chow Down". "chow down", an expression that refers to eating food.
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* The series ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' is a ProtagonistTitle that works as this: The show is food-themed, and while "Chowder" is also a food name, it sounds pretty similar to "Chow Down".
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** For raw GettingCrapPastTheRadar value, there’s “Members Only”, which deals with the girls trying to get recognized by an all-male superhero squadron.

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