What's My Name?

A character wants a nickname, and since no one will give them one, they pick one for themself and try to get it to stick.

Seinfeld

Appearances

• Newhart: Season 6, episode 1, "Here's to You, Mrs. Loudon" (1987). George wants a nickname, so he asks Dick to help him come up with one, and he settles on "Dusty," but he changes his mind because he thinks someone calling out "Dusty" to him in a dangerous situation could be fatal if he doesn't realize they're talking to him.
• Wings: Season 4, episode 18, "The Key to Alex" (1992). Lowell is jealous of all his friends who have snappy nicknames, so he spends all day trying to come up with one for himself.
• Seinfeld: Season 9, episode 19, "The Maid" (1998). George wants a nickname, so he decides he wants people to call him "T-bone." At work, he orders a T-bone steak for lunch, hoping it will lead to his co-workers calling him "T-bone," but another guy orders a T-bone too, and everyone starts calling him "T-bone" instead.
• Just Shoot Me!: Season 3, episode 15, "Nina Sees Red: Part 2" (1999). Jack bids on what he thinks is a set of teas given to John Wayne by Ernest Hemingway. This makes him feel very tough and masculine, so he decides to give himself the nickname, "The Kid," and he puts out a memo about it, but when he wins the auction, he receives a tea set instead.
• Frasier: Season 9, episode 21, "Cheerful Goodbyes" (2002). Frasier and company are visiting Boston, and they attend a farewell party the gang at Cheers are throwing for Cliff Clavin, who is finally fulfilling his lifelong dream of moving to Florida. Cliff reveals to Frasier that he's been trying to give himself the nickname, "Big Shooter." Later, as Frasier is leaving the party, he says to Cliff, "See you around, Big Shooter."