In A Bug’s Life, the circus ringmaster is a flea. It’s a flea circus.
Admittedly I had heard the term “flea circus” my entire life but only this morning looked up what it actually was. I mean it’s pretty straightforward, a bunch of fleas made to look like they’re in a circus, but I was missing the history and context.
Miles Prower is the “government” name of the Sonic character Tails. It wasn’t until a couple years ago that I realized it’s “miles per hour.” And I played those games when they were new.
I got it right away probably because I heard it before reading it.
Spongebob squarepants, who is friends with a pink starfish and works for mr crabs in bikini bottom.
I was in my late 30s when I realized the Beatles were not spelled the same as the insect beetles, and that their band name was a pun on “beat.”
There was the “Finger Prince” joke from Animaniacs, but I’m sure there were a LOT of Simpsons gags I can’t think of right now.
