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'''Alistair:''' He transferred that money into another bank account...
'''Tina:''' And spent it on a large amount of ''special powder''. This powder, like the holiday center, is designed to make people feel very happy... }}
* Ernie Kovacs was very fond of this trope. His character Uncle Buddy would allow kids to walk backwards blindfolded on the Staten Island Ferry railing. Another of Kovacs' characters, Mr. Science, could barely hide his exasperation toward his easily distracted kid helper Billy. Kovac's Hungarian chef character Miklos Molnar would show up to host a Howdy Doody knockoff show as "Buffalo Miklos". In addition to treating the Claribel knockoff with utter contempt, Miklos would get drunk, cut Howdy's strings, and yell at the kids in the peanut gallery to shut up.
* The short-lived Science Fiction series [[Special Unit 2]] featured a children's show host (an [[Captain Ersatz|ersatz]] of Barney the Dinosaur) [[Monster of the Week|who turned out]] [[Aliens and Monsters|to be a]] [[They Walk Among Us|"Link"]] with a ''Pied Piper of Hamlin'' power.
* ''[[Sherlock]]'' villain, [[Psycho for Hire]] [[For the Evulz|(And Fun!)]] and [[Complete Monster]] Jim Moriarty is also a children's television presenter under an assumed name {{spoiler|for the purposes of his evil plan to kill Sherlock Holmes}}.
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* Urban legends adore this. Quick, think of a kids' show host! Got one? At some point, you've probably heard the rumour that he's a convicted child molester who's on the show as part of his community service <ref>Of course, no law enforcement agency in the world would let pedophiles work with children, let alone ''force'' them to, but this is the world of Urban Legends -- the more outrageous, the better.</ref>, some sort of deranged murderer, or a drug addict. Some notable examples of this trope (courtesy of Snopes):
** [[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|Fred Rogers]] was a [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp heavily tattooed, cold-blooded sniper (or possibly a child molester)].
** During the Golden Age of Radio, a legend was created whereby a local children's radio host named Uncle Don uttered the comment, "[http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/radio/bastards.asp That ought to hold those little bastards!]" after one of his shows. Uncle Don was the genial grandfatherly type gent who would read a bedtime story for children at 7 p.m. (local time), after which he said a gentle good night ... until the night where after his show he snarled the infamous remark, unaware his radio mike was still on and could clearly pick up his statement; the story goes on to claim that a flood of calls to the radio station's management resulted in Uncle Don's swift cancellation and his dismissal from radio. The legend has been told about many radio and television performers over the course of several decades, and predates Uncle Don's career by a few years.
** Steve from ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/bluesclues.asp committed drug-induced suicide], a rumor probably started when he played a drug addict on ''[[Law and Order]]''.
** Barney is a [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/barney.asp crack dealer. Also, he committed suicide. In his costume!]
*** Don't forget that he swore at a kid that stepped on his foot. On live national TV.
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== Video Games ==
* Played for laughs in ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'' with the final Diez Gentleman. A rare female example.
* Captain Cutlass from ''[[Critical Depth]]'' was a nautically-themed kids-show host turned actual [[Pirate]].
* Crotchy the nutsack from ''[[Postal|Postal 2]]''.
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