Imagine, I learned about the UK television license fees on "The Young Ones:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn1Y7nhB16U
More recently, I saw a segment on "Trigger Happy TV" where Dom Joly had some child's toy and used it as a detector to confront people he accused of having unlicensed tv sets. Funny stuff, IMO. Just wish I could find the Trigger Happy clip.