running gag
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concept
A running gag is a recurring joke, phrase, or comedic situation that appears multiple times within a work, becoming funnier through repetition and audience familiarity.
Observed surface forms (1)
- running joke ×1
Instances (14)
- Smelly Cat
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“my Sweet Babboo”
surface form: "my Sweet Babboo"
- Psychiatric Help 5¢
- Mike Hunt
- Château Thames Embankment
- Lucy’s psychiatric help booth
- Top Ten List
- The Pepperpots
- Halloween Heist competitions
- Columbus’s survival rules
-
“Say goodnight, Gracie” closing routine
surface form: "Say goodnight, Gracie" closing routine
- Troy and Abed in the Morning!
- Scooby Snacks
- Bielefeld conspiracy via concept surface "running joke"