Names and Shows

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Names noun - Verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument.

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Shows and names are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shows" instead a verb "Names".

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Names and shows are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Names" instead a verb "Shows".

The unusually common practice in kids' shows of not giving a character's parents actual names even if they're around, instead being addressed as Mom and Dad, or occasionally by their last names.

Source: Unnamed Parent
Named by the Adaptation: The names of Riley's parents were never revealed in the movie, but the story shows that their names are Bill and Jill, respectively.

Source: Fanfic / Intercom
This has become something of a Memetic Mutation; on other shows, when two people have similar names, expect a jab at Petticoat Junction to be made.

Source: Series / Petticoat Junction

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