# Clever Titles for Movies, TV Shows, Books, etc.

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**Created:** [May 25, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-titles-for-movies-tv-shows-books-etc/110733 "2002-05-25T00:36:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-titles-for-movies-tv-shows-books-etc/110733/1 "2002-05-25T00:36:37Z")

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I say [_The Powerpuff Girls_](http://www.epguides.com/PowerpuffGirls/) has just about the cleverest episode titles of any series ever made: “Insect Inside;” “Mommy Fearest;” “Abracadaver;” “Ice Sore;” “Cat Man Do;” “Mime For a Change;” “Slave the Day;” “Pet Feud;” “Something’s a Ms.;” “The Mane Event;” just to name a few. But now, the writers have outdone themselves. The title of the episode premiering on June 28 is **"Forced Kin."**

So what are some of your favorite titles for TV shows, movies, books, plays and other works?

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-titles-for-movies-tv-shows-books-etc/110733/2 "2002-05-25T01:22:33Z")

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I like the Power Puff Girls! 🆒

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-titles-for-movies-tv-shows-books-etc/110733/3 "2002-05-25T01:29:48Z")

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Somebody say Powerpuff Girls? Don’t forget “Geshund Fight”- it took me months to figure out what it meant, but when I did…🙂

Okay, well, I think “Frasier” does a good job of theirs, particularly with all of the little title cards. Some of my favorite titles: “A Tsar is Born,” “The Apparent Trap,” “Whine Club,” and “Dark Side of the Moon” to name a few.

And of course, “The Simpsons,” featuring titles such as “Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment,” “The Springfield Files,” and “The Summer of 4 Ft 2.”