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- At its very worst, this is done when the writers don't know what they're parodying and thus making fun of the characters' names is the only joke they can think of.
Source: Parody Names -
It's a set-up for a later joke that seems to be parodying a Gold Bond foot powder ad, but as it turns out, Irv's foot is just on fire.
Source: Film / Loaded Weapon 1 -
They went so far that some comedians started parodying this claim with their joke about the greatest inventor ever, "Lenard Vishinsky".
Source: In the Original Klingon
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