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Sometimes the TV goes on the fritz. What to do? Other than [[Percussive Maintenance]], try adjusting the antenna, which may take a while. Conversations can go like this:
 
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Not related to [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]].
 
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== Advertisements ==
* An [[Egregious|egregiously]] annoying ad for [[What Were They Selling Again?|ei]][[Dueling Products|th]][[Cable-Satellite Mudslinging|er]] Dish Network or DirecTV:
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Came up on more than one occasion on ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', for example:
** In ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' short [https://web.archive.org/web/20140615235325/http://www.snpp.com/episodes/mg48.html "TV Simpsons"], this is the entire plot.
* [[Garfield and Friends]] gets Nermal to do this by telling him Jon thinks it's cute.
* ''[[LEGO]] [[Star Wars]]: Revenge of the Brick'': General Grievous himself becomes the antenna while Count Dooku tells him how to adjust himself to get a good reception.
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[[Category:Antenna Adjusting]]
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[[Category:Applied Phlebotinum]]
[[Category:Truth in Television]]