# Bond, James Bond; Denny Crane; and who else? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323 "2008-04-14T17:02:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/1 "2008-04-14T17:02:32Z")
What are some other characters from movies or TV who use similar regularly repeated calling of attention to their own names? ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/2 "2008-04-14T17:04:05Z")
“This is Carlton, your doorman.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/3 "2008-04-14T17:17:29Z")
In real life: Bob Dole and Rickey Henderson. On TV: “I’m Larry, this is my brother Darrell and this is my other brother Darrell.” ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/4 "2008-04-14T17:27:20Z")
“Ed Garvin, Male Prostitute” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/5 "2008-04-14T17:35:54Z")
Hi, my name’s Forrest Gump. People call me “Forrest Gump.” ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/6 "2008-04-14T17:54:50Z")
[QUOTE=Dragwyr] “Ed Garvin, Male Prostitute” [/QUOTE] That’s _Fred_ Garvin! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/7 "2008-04-14T18:21:07Z")
Lewis Scott(Damon Wayans) from the movie Celtic Pride. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/8 "2008-04-14T18:27:36Z")
Me, Bender. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/9 "2008-04-14T18:46:17Z")
Ray J. Johnson Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/10 "2008-04-14T18:50:40Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Ray J. Johnson Jr. [/QUOTE] Lovely! Miss that boy big time. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/11 "2008-04-14T18:54:08Z")
My name is Inigo Montoya. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/12 "2008-04-14T19:06:42Z")
Templar. Simon Templar. (da-da-da-daa-daa-da - halo appears above head). Roger Moore as The Saint in the old TV show. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/13 "2008-04-14T19:10:57Z")
Jimmy in the _Seinfeld_ episode [The Jimmy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimmy). ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/14 "2008-04-14T19:16:39Z")
M-O-O-N, that spells “Tom Cullen.” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/15 "2008-04-14T19:21:34Z")
[“Timmy!”](http://www.macscreensavers.com/images/screen_shots/timmy_shot.gif) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/16 "2008-04-14T19:25:25Z")
Homer Simpson (whenever Mr. Burns forgets it). ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/17 "2008-04-14T20:10:03Z")
My name [José Jiménez](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Jim%C3%A9nez_%28character%29). ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/18 "2008-04-14T20:32:46Z")
In her memoir/cookbook, Alice B. Toklas constantly and consistantly refers to “Miss Gertrude Stein.” I don’t know if she did it in person, but reading it became quite tedious after awhile. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/19 "2008-04-14T20:34:14Z")
Polly wants a cracker. Polly always wants a fecking cracker. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323/20 "2008-04-14T20:39:13Z")
Me, Al Franken. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bond-james-bond-denny-crane-and-who-else/445323.md?page=2)