Running gags Running gags Arthur was a running gag in-joke in MAD magazine; a potted plant approximately a yard (one meter) tall, with only two leaves, right at the tip, who showed up in various scenes. Arthur was reportedly inspired by an actual avocado plant in the MAD office; plants grown from avocado pits do have the property of growing in such a fashion until the top is pruned. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur (plant)"
Biggs and Wedge are characters in a running joke of the Final Fantasy video game series. They are homages to the Star Wars characters Biggs Darklighter and Wedge Antilles. Characters with these names also make a brief appearance in the game Chrono Trigger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biggs and Wedge"
Cowznofski is a running gag in-joke heavily used in the early years of MAD Magazine, usually as a character's last name, often with the first name "Melvin", occasionally "Lance" or "Irving". Its Eastern European feel was a perfect fit for the New York Jewish style of the magazine. It is also one of the units in the magazine's joke Potrzebie unit system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cowznofski"
The Klopman diamond is a fabulous, legendary, and huge diamond, said to have a curse associated with it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Klopman diamond"
Potrzebie is a seemingly nonsensical word (actually Polish), popularized by its use as a running gag in the early issues of Mad not long after the comic book began in 1952. The word is pronounced "po-TSCHEB-yeh" in Polish and is a declined form of the noun "potrzeba" (which means "need"), but in "English" it was purportedly pronounced "PAH-tur-zee-bee" or "POT-ra-zee-bee." Its Eastern European feel was a perfect fit for the New York Jewish style of the magazine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Potrzebie"
The Spanish Inquisition was one of the most popular Monty Python sketches. The principal catchphrase in this sketch was "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" http://people.csail.mit.edu/paulfitz/spanish/tt2.jpg (Image) ...more on Wikipedia about "The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)"
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