hasRecurringGag
P94189
predicate
Indicates that a particular joke, situation, or comedic element repeatedly appears in relation to an entity (such as a character, series, or work).
Observed surface forms (7)
- recurringGag ×10
- hasRunningGagInvolving ×4
- containsGagType ×3
- usesRunningGag ×2
- definingGag ×1
- hasBlackboardGag ×1
- hasSignGag ×1
Sample triples (28)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| 742 Evergreen Terrace | house frequently damaged or destroyed in episodes ⓘ |
| Bluth | chicken dance via predicate surface "hasRunningGagInvolving" ⓘ |
| Bluth | frozen banana stand via predicate surface "hasRunningGagInvolving" ⓘ |
| Bluth | never-nude condition (via Tobias Fünke) via predicate surface "hasRunningGagInvolving" ⓘ |
| Bluth | stair car via predicate surface "hasRunningGagInvolving" ⓘ |
| Donald's Dynamite | Donald Duck encountering dynamite via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
| Donald's Dynamite | accidental explosions via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
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The Simpsons episode "Duffless"
surface form:
Duffless
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I will not mock Mrs. Dumbface. via predicate surface "hasBlackboardGag" ⓘ |
| Fawlty Towers Hotel | anagram hotel sign in opening credits via predicate surface "hasSignGag" ⓘ |
| Friday Night Dinner | Jim’s fear of the Goodman family dog ⓘ |
| Friday Night Dinner | Jonny and Adam’s constant pranks on each other ⓘ |
| Friday Night Dinner | Martin’s habit of going shirtless at home ⓘ |
| Jerry’s apartment building | Kramer’s dramatic entrances into Jerry’s apartment ⓘ |
| Jerry’s apartment building | Newman’s appearances in the hallway ⓘ |
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King Tut in Batman (1960s TV series)
surface form:
King Tut (Batman 1960s TV series)
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reverts to Professor McElroy when struck on the head again via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
| King-Size Canary | chase sequences via predicate surface "containsGagType" ⓘ |
| King-Size Canary | size comparison gags via predicate surface "containsGagType" ⓘ |
| King-Size Canary | visual puns via predicate surface "containsGagType" ⓘ |
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OWCA (Organization Without a Cool Acronym)
surface form:
OWCA
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name is a backronym joke via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
| Plead the Fifth | limiting guests to one pass via predicate surface "usesRunningGag" ⓘ |
| Popeye the Sailor cartoons | Popeye’s pipe used as a whistle or tool via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
| Popeye the Sailor cartoons | Wimpy loves hamburgers via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
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Looney Tunes character Road Runner
surface form:
Road Runner
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Coyote’s traps backfire via predicate surface "definingGag" ⓘ |
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Rose – Melanie Lynskey
surface form:
Rose
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appears unexpectedly in Charlie’s house via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
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Rose – Melanie Lynskey
surface form:
Rose
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uses hidden passages and secret methods to watch Charlie via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
| Ted Striker | drinking problem via predicate surface "usesRunningGag" ⓘ |
| You Can’t Do That on Television | green slime dumped on performers when they say “I don’t know” via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |
| You Can’t Do That on Television | water dumped on performers when they say “water” or take a shower via predicate surface "recurringGag" ⓘ |