Talk:Running gag
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The contents of the running gag page are an exact copy of the following link.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Running%20gag
- That site is based (almost?) entirely on Wikipedia content. If you'd scrolled to the bottom of the page you'd have read "This article was derived fully or in part from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License." -- Jim Regan 00:04, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
Seinfeld
Are all of these really running gags? For Pinky and the Brain to try and take over the world every night is the premise of their show, not really a joke. "Are you thinking" is definitely a running gag. I would argue that the constant presence of Superman in Seinfeld isn't much of a joke, either. Ventura 17:26, 2004 Jul 21 (UTC)
- Well, I waited a while, but I removed the Seinfeld line. The inclusion of Superman memorabilia is hard to spot, even for dedicated fans of Seinfeld. I realize there's a heavily Superman-inspired episode, but that doesn't seem like enough to be a running gag to me. Ventura 18:25, 2004 Nov 19 (UTC)
Section Headers
Does anyone have better suggestions for the section headers? The list was getting very long and very difficult to read, so I thought breaking it up would help. The television list is still a bit long, so maybe we'll split it into live action vs. animation?
-- Ventura 18:25, 2004 Nov 19 (UTC)
Comics
I don't know if this counts as a running gag, but the old Moomin comics by Tove and Lars Jansson always started with a picture of a Moomintroll's behind. The next panels explained why the Moomintroll was crouching down in whatever situation he was in.