Be on
Be on verb - Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio.
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Both terms in one sentence
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Inverted in Chowder, where Chowder becomes insanely smart to the degree where he realizes he's in a cartoon and decides that because he's so smart, he should be on a talk show instead.
Source: Hostile Show Takeover -
However, because almost no adults have been seen in the show, anything requiring adults to be on-screen or the protagonists to know there are villains in the show are either removed or altered.
Source: Web Animation / RWBY Chibi -
The heroes of Wild ARMs 5 are offered a chance to be on TV, unfortunately it turns out to be on this sort of show.
Source: Deadly Game
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