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** In the Season 8 [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E22InMargeWeTrust "In Marge We Trust"]] there's a scene where Marge tells the Sea Captain that he has to accept that his Game Boy is gone, as it's at the bottom of the ocean. McCallister doesn't reply "Yarr. I'll miss my Squirtle." The episode first aired in April 1997, and ''VideoGame/PokémonRedandBlue'' wouldn't be released in the United States wouldn't be released in the United States until September 1998. Instead, he merely says "Aye, aye... aye".
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** In the Season 8 [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E22InMargeWeTrust "In Marge We Trust"]] there's a scene where Marge tells the Sea Captain that he has to accept that his Game Boy is gone, as it's at the bottom of the ocean. McCallister The Seap Captain doesn't reply "Yarr.say "Yarrr. I'll miss my Squirtle." The episode first aired in April 1997, and ''VideoGame/PokémonRedandBlue'' ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' wouldn't be released in the United States wouldn't be released in the United States until September 1998. Instead, he merely says "Aye, aye... aye".
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** Marge's line from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E8HurricaneNeddy Hurricane Neddy]]", "That's true, but he shouldn't say it" is often misquoted as "It's true, but he shouldn't say it!" when people use it online to react to certain things.
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* ''WesternAnimation/NinaNeedsToGo!'': People think Nina says, "Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!" when she has to pee. She only says "Can't wait!" one time in the mall episode, not three consecutive times.
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* ''WesternAnimation/NinaNeedsToGo!'': ''WesternAnimation/NinaNeedsToGo'': People think Nina says, "Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!" when she has to pee. She only says "Can't wait!" one time in the mall episode, not three consecutive times.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs'': The song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" doesn't end with the words "not three little pigs," or "Tra la la la la." The last line is just straight instrumental, played on Fiddler Pig and Fifer Pig's namesake instruments In later cartoons, the pigs did elaborate the lyrics a bit, once ending with a humorously drawn-out "He's a great big sissy!"
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs'': The song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" doesn't end with the words "not three little pigs," or "Tra la la la la." The last line is just straight instrumental, played on Fiddler Pig and Fifer Pig's namesake instruments instruments. In later cartoons, the pigs did elaborate the lyrics a bit, once ending with a humorously drawn-out "He's a great big sissy!"
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** Squidward's line "How do we tell him?" (referring to [=SpongeBob=]) from "Dying for Pie" is associated by memes with the image of Mr. Krabs pointing at [=SpongeBob=] instead of the frame where Squidward says it several seconds prior, resulting in people misattributing the line to Mr. Krabs.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GoJetters'': Most people often think the Aircraft Xuil pilots is called the "Broomster", so people think that Xuli says "To the Broomster!" but it's actually called the "Vroomster", therefore, the actual line is "To the Vroomster!". this is probably due to Xuli's accent.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GoJetters'': Most people often think the Aircraft Xuil pilots is called the "Broomster", so people think that Xuli says "To the Broomster!" but it's actually called the "Vroomster", therefore, the actual line is "To the Vroomster!". this is probably due to Xuli's accent.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GoJetters'': Most people often think the Aircraft Xuil pilots is called the "Broomster", so people think that Xuli says "To the Broomster!" but it's actually called the "Vroomster", therefore, the actual line is "To the Vroomster!". this is probably due to Xuli's accent.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GoGoGophers'': Recallers of this cartoon series usually bring up a line said after Ruffled Feather speaks gibberish: "What him say?". However, the line, usually said by The Colonel, was always "What did he say?". The only time "What him say" was actually said in the series was in the episode "The Big Pow-Wow", said by other Indians who lived outside of the show's setting (and were previously never shown).
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "{{What could possibly go wrong}}?" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CatchPhrase.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "{{What could possibly go wrong}}?" wrong}}" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CatchPhrase.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "[[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could possibly go wrong?]]" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CatchPhrase.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "[[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What "{{What could possibly go wrong?]]" wrong}}?" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CatchPhrase.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GoGoGophers'': Recallers of this cartoon series usually bring up a line said after Ruffled Feather speaks gibberish: "What him say?". However, the line, usually said by The Colonel, was always "What did he say?". The only time "What him say" was actually said in the series was in the episode "The Big Pow-Wow", said by other Indians who lived outside of the show's setting (and were previously never shown).
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** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene. In fact, he doesn't say anything at all in that shot. The "pathetic" is a reference to a scene from ''Anime/EndOfEvangelion'', where [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/552/014/b38.jpg Asuka says the line while holding a similar pose]].
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** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene. In fact, he doesn't say anything at all in that shot. The "pathetic" is a reference to a scene from ''Anime/EndOfEvangelion'', ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'', where [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/552/014/b38.jpg Asuka says the line while holding a similar pose]].
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** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene. In fact, he doesn't say anything at all in that shot.
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** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene. In fact, he doesn't say anything at all in that shot. The "pathetic" is a reference to a scene from ''Anime/EndOfEvangelion'', where [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/552/014/b38.jpg Asuka says the line while holding a similar pose]].
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** Although he's commonly associated with the meme, Fry never actually said "I see what you did there" or "Not sure if X or Y". He was actually silent when he made the expression used in the meme. However, the [[CouchGag subtitle]] for the opening of "The Bots and the Bees" was a picture of the "Not sure if X or Y" meme was shown.
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** Although he's commonly associated with the meme, Fry never actually said "I see what you did there" or "Not sure if X or Y". He was actually silent when he made the expression used in the meme. However, the [[CouchGag subtitle]] for the opening of "The Bots and the Bees" [[AscendedMeme was a picture of the "Not sure if X or Y" meme was shown.meme]].
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** Poochie is often quoting as having said [[MemeticMutation "I must go. My planet needs me."]] in "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show". He actually says, "I ''have to'' go ''now''."
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** Poochie is often quoting as having said [[MemeticMutation "I must go. My planet needs me."]] in "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show". He actually says, "I ''have to'' go ''now''." Some people also misquote the line as "I have to go now. My ''people'' need me."
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** Hermes' line from [[Recap/FuturamaS2E12TheDeepSouth "The Deep South"]] "''That'' raises further questions!" is often paraphrased as "That just raises further questions!"
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** Omni-Man said "That's the neat thing, you don't." It's often misqouted as "That's the neat part, you don't."
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** Omni-Man said says "That's the neat thing, you don't." don't" in response to Mark asking him how to breathe in space. It's often misqouted as "That's the neat part, you don't."
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** Hermes' line from [[Recap/FuturamaS2E12TheDeepSouth "The Deep South"]] "''That'' raises further questions!" is often paraphrased as "That just raises further questions!"
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** The line "Stop, stop! He's already dead!" is sometimes mistakenly attributed to Ralph. In the actual scene (from "Homie the Clown"), it's delivered by an unnamed kid in the audience who is utterly horrified at Homer (as Krusty) attacking the Krusty Burglar.
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** The line "Stop, stop! He's already dead!" is sometimes mistakenly attributed to Ralph. In the actual scene (from "Homie the Clown"), it's delivered by an unnamed kid in the audience who is utterly horrified at Homer (as Krusty) attacking the Krusty Burglar. However, the kid does sound exactly like Ralph, being voiced by Creator/NancyCartwright in an identical manner.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs'': The words "not three little pigs" are not actually said. The last line is just straight instrumental. In later cartoons, the pigs did elaborate the lyrics a bit, once ending with a humorously drawn-out "He's a great big sissy!"
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** Zoidberg has never said "Why not Zoidberg?" in the series. He did, however, say it in an advert for the ''Futurama'' DVD box set ("If you're going to spend your cash on something, why not Zoidberg?"). During one convention where the script for ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' was read by the voice cast, as they were discussing who should play Gollum, Creator/BillyWest suggested in Zoidberg's voice "Why not Zoidberg?".
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** Zoidberg has never said "Why not Zoidberg?" in the series. He did, however, say it in an advert for the ''Futurama'' DVD box set ("If you're going to spend your cash on something, why not Zoidberg?"). During one convention where the script for ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' was read by the voice cast, as they were discussing who should play Gollum, Creator/BillyWest suggested in Zoidberg's voice "Why not Zoidberg?". He ''does'' say "why not?" frequently, as well as his own name, but not one after the other.
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** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene.
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** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene. In fact, he doesn't say anything at all in that shot.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': "Pingas" is often associated with [[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.imgflip.com/3shpgn.jpg&imgrefurl=https://imgflip.com/m/frontpage?after%3D3sl30n&h=740&w=500&tbnid=YwkycpR1umd-aM&tbnh=273&tbnw=184&usg=AI4_-kTGqNjUFnw27LvQzI-Sx-xQ-tCnTg&vet=1&docid=w1JINMnNNdF2eM this face]], despite the fact that Robotnik 1) has a completely different face and 2) is looking straight ahead when he says that word. In the frame associated with the meme, he is actually saying "It's an all-nuclear-forged steel building", a considerably less silly-sounding sentence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': "Pingas" is often associated with [[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.imgflip.com/3shpgn.jpg&imgrefurl=https://imgflip.com/m/frontpage?after%3D3sl30n&h=740&w=500&tbnid=YwkycpR1umd-aM&tbnh=273&tbnw=184&usg=AI4_-kTGqNjUFnw27LvQzI-Sx-xQ-tCnTg&vet=1&docid=w1JINMnNNdF2eM this face]], despite the fact that Robotnik 1) has a completely different face and 2) is looking straight ahead when he says that word.line. In the frame associated with the meme, he is actually saying "It's an all-nuclear-forged steel building", a considerably less silly-sounding sentence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': "Pingas" is often associated with [[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.imgflip.com/3shpgn.jpg&imgrefurl=https://imgflip.com/m/frontpage?after%3D3sl30n&h=740&w=500&tbnid=YwkycpR1umd-aM&tbnh=273&tbnw=184&usg=AI4_-kTGqNjUFnw27LvQzI-Sx-xQ-tCnTg&vet=1&docid=w1JINMnNNdF2eM this face]], despite the fact that Robotnik 1) has a completely different face and 2) is looking straight ahead when he says that word.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': "Pingas" is often associated with [[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.imgflip.com/3shpgn.jpg&imgrefurl=https://imgflip.com/m/frontpage?after%3D3sl30n&h=740&w=500&tbnid=YwkycpR1umd-aM&tbnh=273&tbnw=184&usg=AI4_-kTGqNjUFnw27LvQzI-Sx-xQ-tCnTg&vet=1&docid=w1JINMnNNdF2eM this face]], despite the fact that Robotnik 1) has a completely different face and 2) is looking straight ahead when he says that word. In the frame associated with the meme, he is actually saying "It's an all-nuclear-forged steel building", a considerably less silly-sounding sentence.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' meme in which Chris says "Alright campers, I heard from an anonymous source that [=SOMEone=] is [doing blank]. Not. Cool. Dudes." is not an actual line of dialogue in the show. The screencap commonly used alongside the quote is from the ''World Tour'' episode "Broadway, Baby!" when Chris yells at Sierra to "zip it" about his embarrassing past. This makes the quote even ''less'' accurate in spirit, since the contestants are not called "campers" in ''World Tour''.
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* Contrary to urban legend, ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' never had Goofy say [[NeverSayDie "She's up there in the stars"] about Max's MissingMom. Max's mom has never been mentioned in any official media.
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* Contrary to urban legend, ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' never had Goofy say [[NeverSayDie "She's up there in the stars"] stars"]] about Max's MissingMom.MissingMom, despite urban legend claiming he once said it. Max's mom has never been mentioned in any official media.
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** Wakko also never said "Where's the potty? I'm gonna be sick..." in "PottyEmergency", although many people think he did. Also, some people misquote his "I have to potty!" line from the same episode as "I ''still'' have to potty!", when the line in question actually comes from a Cartoon Network promo.
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** Wakko also never said "Where's the potty? I'm gonna be sick..." in "PottyEmergency", although many people think he did. He did ask to go "to the potty" and follow it up with "I'm gonna be carsick!" in "The Carpool," though, which probably led to people conflating the two in their memories. Also, some people misquote his "I have to potty!" line from the same episode as "I ''still'' have to potty!", when the line in question actually comes from a Cartoon Network promo.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': Contrary to the MemeticMutation, Garfield never actually says "Huh. I wonder who that's for" when confronted by a sign prohibiting his entry into a store. Ironically, his line in that scene indicates that he knows ''exactly'' who that sign's for.
-->'''Garfield:''' Hmm...I'm gonna need one of my brilliant disguises if I'm gonna get in there this time.
-->'''Garfield:''' Hmm...I'm gonna need one of my brilliant disguises if I'm gonna get in there this time.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'': In Italy, many remember Fred Flintstone having as his own catchphrase "Wilma! Dammi la clava!"[[note]]"Wilma! Give me the club!"[[/note]] He never said that in the show itself, but only in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=FjzfOaNHBUI a series of bug repellent commercials made in Italy]]. The line [[AscendedMeme was anyway used in the Italian dub of]] [[Film/TheFlintstones the first live action movie]] as Fred's first reaction when Wilma's mother comes to visit.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'': In Italy, many remember Fred Flintstone having as his own catchphrase "Wilma! Dammi la clava!"[[note]]"Wilma! Give me the club!"[[/note]] He never said that in the show itself, but only in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=FjzfOaNHBUI a series of bug repellent commercials made in Italy]]. The line [[AscendedMeme was anyway used in the Italian dub of]] [[Film/TheFlintstones the first live action live-action movie]] as Fred's first reaction when Wilma's mother comes to visit.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': "Pingas" is often associated with [[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.imgflip.com/3shpgn.jpg&imgrefurl=https://imgflip.com/m/frontpage?after%3D3sl30n&h=740&w=500&tbnid=YwkycpR1umd-aM&tbnh=273&tbnw=184&usg=AI4_-kTGqNjUFnw27LvQzI-Sx-xQ-tCnTg&vet=1&docid=w1JINMnNNdF2eM this face]], despite the fact that Robotnik 1) has a completely different face and 2) is looking straight ahead when he says that word.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'':
** Yakko Warner never said "Naughty Mozart, potty-mouth!" while washing Beethoven's mouth out with soap. He says nothing when washing his mouth, but he does address Beethoven as "Mr. Potty Mouth" a couple of times. There's also a semi-example of people quoting Yakko's most famous line ("Goodnight, everybody!") correctly, but getting the pacing and the emphasis wrong. Only once did Yakko actually say it as "''Good'' night, everybody!": in the skit for "The Planets", after Wakko points out to him that [[UranusIsShowing "You forgot Uranus."]] In all other cases, Yakko would [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]], blow an audible kiss ("Mmmwah!") to the audience, and smarmily state "Goodnight, everybody!"
** Wakko also never said "Where's the potty? I'm gonna be sick..." in "PottyEmergency", although many people think he did. Also, some people misquote his "I have to potty!" line from the same episode as "I ''still'' have to potty!", when the line in question actually comes from a Cartoon Network promo.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': The [[MemeticMutation memetic line]] "Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants," ''was'' used in the first episode. However, the meme uses Sterling Archer's face, when that exact wording was used by Mallory Archer as a CallBack to Sterling's earlier line ("Oh, is that what you want? Because that's how you get ants!")
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
** In the fandom, Avatar Roku is often quoted as saying, "The Avatar always gets the girl" when Aang observes that he married the "girl who didn't even know [he was] alive." What Roku ''actually says'' is "When love is real, it finds a way. And being the Avatar doesn't hurt your chances with the ladies, either."
** The phrase "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" is often associated with a certain screenshot of Joo Dee. However, it's never said by Joo Dee and is actually said by a Dai Li agent while [[spoiler: brainwashing Jet.]]
* Pablo never says "Why aren't we alive?" in ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' episode "It's Great To Be A Ghost". The image associated with the quote is actually of him saying "Let's see what kind of spooky stuff is inside the haunted house!". In a variation of this case, in Latin America, due to a misinterpretation of the "Pablo" at the beginning of the text, this quote is associated with Tyrone as "Pablo, why aren't we alive?".
* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': While Waspinator ''does'' say his infamous "Why universe hate Waspinator?" line, he only does so once in the entire series and it's definitely not his CatchPhrase, [[CommonKnowledge as many people seem to believe]]. Similarly, he's only said his other "catchphrase" ("Waspinator has plans") a grand total of ''twice'' in the whole canon, with the second time being a CallBack to the first.
* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'': "Should work with no problems" is a quote fans often attribute to Gadget. In actuality, this is an amalgam of two different quotes: "Should work", indicating that the inventress was not sure if her latest gizmo would work, and "No problems". More often than not, after the utterance of one of those the invention in question would spectacularly fall apart right after activation, which was a RunningGag in the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'': Many parodies have Dora begin each show with "Hola! Soy Dora!". While she has said it in a few later episodes, she usually doesn't say it most of the time. She usually just says "Hola".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': A [[MemeticMutation common Internet joke]] is the phrase "Very expensive, Douglas!". In actuality, Mr. Dink didn't say "Very expensive, Douglas", just "Very expensive" by itself. The "Douglas" was added to make it more clear that it's a ''Doug'' reference.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "[[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could possibly go wrong?]]" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CatchPhrase.
* While Rolf in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' does indeed say [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/life-has-many-doors-ed-boy "life has many doors, Ed Boy"]] he does not actually say this line in the one scene when he [[FourthWallObserver peers from beyond the 4th wall]]. He says the line earlier in the episode, and only references it in the 4th wall scene, where he says "Hello Ed Boys. Many doors, yes?"
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** Two episodes spoof Apache Chief from the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' shouting "Apache Chief! Ee! Nay! Chuck!" to activate his powers. The phrase he actually used to activate his powers is variously written as "Inukchuk," "Inyuk-Chuk," "Inekchuk" or something similar, depending on where you looked (they weren't very big on details on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'', so you pretty much have to pick it up phonetically) but he clearly doesn't pause as distinctly between the first two syllables of his phrase as ''Family Guy'' suggests, and never says his own name before doing it. It's worse than you think - the word is Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook) and it's ''Inuit'', not Apache. As an adjective, it means "In man shape," which could apply to Apache Chief; as a noun, it's a stone structure in roughly human form used as a sort of northern Kilroy Was Here (also indicating a relatively safe harbour). Geological cultural graffiti turned heroic catch phrase.
** Whenever people parody the {{cutaway|gag}}s, they often include the lead-in "You think that's bad," even though the line was never used in the show to launch a cutaway.[[note]]The ''actual'' lead-in is usually along the lines of "This is worse than/just like the time that..."[[/note]] The misattributed lead-in actually originated in the ''South Park'' parody.
** Many people believe Peter's catchphrase is "Holy crap, Lois!". While Peter has said "holy crap" many times, only two episodes uses the exact phrasing with Lois' name, once in a Season 3 episode "From Method to Madness" (where it was said by ''Stewie'', mimicking his father), and another in a Season 12 episode "Finders Keepers", where Peter does actually say it.
** Merchandise says that "Woah, ass ahoy!" is Brian's catchphrase when he only says it in the first episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'': In Italy, many remember Fred Flintstone having as his own catchphrase "Wilma! Dammi la clava!"[[note]]"Wilma! Give me the club!"[[/note]] He never said that in the show itself, but only in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=FjzfOaNHBUI a series of bug repellent commercials made in Italy]]. The line [[AscendedMeme was anyway used in the Italian dub of]] [[Film/TheFlintstones the first live action movie]] as Fred's first reaction when Wilma's mother comes to visit.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
** Although he's commonly associated with the meme, Fry never actually said "I see what you did there" or "Not sure if X or Y". He was actually silent when he made the expression used in the meme. However, the [[CouchGag subtitle]] for the opening of "The Bots and the Bees" was a picture of the "Not sure if X or Y" meme was shown.
** Zoidberg has never said "Why not Zoidberg?" in the series. He did, however, say it in an advert for the ''Futurama'' DVD box set ("If you're going to spend your cash on something, why not Zoidberg?"). During one convention where the script for ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' was read by the voice cast, as they were discussing who should play Gollum, Creator/BillyWest suggested in Zoidberg's voice "Why not Zoidberg?".
* ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'': Charlie Brown's famous "IGotARock" line has often been misquoted as "All I got was a rock."
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible|2021}}'':
** This show has an odd one. [[spoiler:In [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} the original comic]], Omni-Man tells the titular hero "Think, Mark! Think!" after delivering a brutal CurbStompBattle and trying to get him to understand he shouldn't care for humanity. In the cartoon, he just says "Think, Mark!", but many people tend to fall back to the former, either as they knew of the comic or accidental misquotes.]]
** Omni-Man said "That's the neat thing, you don't." It's often misqouted as "That's the neat part, you don't."
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': George Jetson never actually says, "Jane, how do you stop this crazy thing?!," but it is an amalgam of two different similar quotes: "Jane, stop this crazy thing!" and "How do you stop this thing?"
* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'': The show has been associated with a certain quote. It starts with Henry going, "June, will you help me?", and June replying, "And I would do that ''why''!?". It was never used in the show, though it was used in a few advertisements.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': AndCallHimGeorge wasn't actually said word-for-word the first time Hugo the Abominable Snowman appears in the short "The Abominable Snow Rabbit". In fact, it was one of the first things Hugo said when he started squeezing Bugs and Daffy, because [[OverlyLongGag the original joke was how long it went on for]]:
-->'''Hugo:''' (''Picks up and starts squeezing Daffy'') Just what I always wanted, my own little bunny rabbit! I will name him George, and I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him...\\
'''Daffy:''' (''Complete deadpan even though he should have trouble breathing'') I'm not a bunny rabbit.\\
'''Hugo:''' ...and pat him and pet him and...\\
'''Daffy:''' (''Still deadpan'') You're hurting me. Put me down, please.\\
'''Hugo:''' (''Squeezing Daffy into a ball'') ...and rub him and caress him and--\\
'''Daffy:''' (''[[RageBreakingPoint At the top of his lungs]]'') I AIN'T NO BUNNY RABBIT!!
** There has been articles about how Bugs Bunny called Elmer Fudd a "nimrod", making it seem like he used it all the time, but Bugs only used it once and it was in reference to ''Yosemite Sam'' in the end of "Rabbit Every Monday", where Bugs said "I couldn't do that to the little nimrod." However, there was an earlier cartoon where Elmer was called a "nimrod"...by ''Daffy Duck'', in "What Makes Daffy Duck".
** [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner The Road Runner's]] "Beep-Beep" is just as often quoted as "Meep-Meep" due to how it sounds phonetically.
** In ''WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys'' Dan Backslide does say "Confound those Dover Boys!" and "They drive me to drink!", but not one after the other.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': Some people think that Fenton the singing toy fox from "The Crying Dame" sings, "Come on, baby, don't you cry". It's actually "'''Cheer up''', baby, don't you cry."
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'':
** Many people think that Mumfie the elephant said "Occupation: Elephant!" when he didn't know what "occupation" meant. They are half correct-the Secretary of Night said "Occupation?" and Mumfie said "Elephant!", not both words at the same time.
** A Kids First! review of the "A Fishy Tale" VHS tape BMG put out of the show thought that the bird who lives in the woods near Mumfie's house asked Mumfie and Scarecrow "Why is the cloud sad?" in the episode "The Lonely Cloud". The actual question the bird asked them was "Why is ''your friend'' sad?".
* ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'': The villainous Skeletor is attributed to making a "Nyeah!" sound. While his voice is indeed oddly nasally, he never utters such a sound in [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 the original series]]. The "Nyeah!" instead comes from the famous singing He-Man video.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** The background pony dubbed "Derpy Hooves" is famously associated with muffins. However, her "line" is questionable, as she is only one figure in a background crowd when the line is said and two other ponies have the same mouth flap at the same time. Additionally, she never delivered any mail in the show despite her being popularly considered a mailwoman in the fandom, likely due to a scene in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen Feeling Pinkie Keen]]" in which Derpy assists in unloading a flying delivery cart with disastrous results. This was eventually [[AscendedMeme reconciled]] when "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife Slice of Life]]" showed her as a mailmare with a thing for muffins.
** Many believe that "TwentyPercentMoreAwesome" and "ten seconds flat" are Rainbow Dash's catchphrases, but she only said each phrase once all the way back in the first season (she said "ten seconds flat" in the very first episode, and she said "twenty percent ''cooler''" in "Suited for Success"). Later episodes and merchandise occasionally alluded to the phrases, but this was long after people assumed they were her catchphrases and was more due to [[AscendedMeme fandom popularity]].
** A review of ''Friendship is Magic'' claimed that Applejack said "How do you like them apples?" in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver The Best Night Ever]]", when it was actually in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason Applebuck Season]]".
** Minor compared to the other examples, but Tirek's line "Is this meant to be humorous?" in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Twilight's Kingdom – Part 2]]" is commonly quoted as "Is this ''supposed'' to be humorous?"
** The phrase "love and tolerate" was never once uttered on the show. That was just a joke passed around forums and the like. However, it ''was'' used in the song "My Little Pony Friends", which had originally been written as the end title for the first ''Equestria Girls'' movie ("A Friend For Life" would ultimately be used instead) and was eventually released on Hasbro's [=YouTube=] page in August 2014.
* ''WesternAnimation/NinaNeedsToGo!'': People think Nina says, "Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!" when she has to pee. She only says "Can't wait!" one time in the mall episode, not three consecutive times.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': People often associate the Powerpuff Girls with the phrase "Girl Power!" when in actuality they never say this. This is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in an episode where Professor Utonium's roommate clones them. One of them says "Girl Power!" on TV, and the Professor says, "Since when do you ever say girl power?" Buttercup replies nervously with "Uh, yeah we say it all the time". However, there has been a Rowdyruff Boys vs. Powerpuff Girls game on the Creator/CartoonNetwork website for some time, which uses the phrase "Girl Power!" whenever the girls have the upper hand.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Due to [[http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Russian+Roulette+Pops.+http+www.facebook.com+mybestestfriendkoolkeef_df7559_4266485.jpg a certain image]] circulating the Internet, many fans believe that there's a scene in "Grandpa's Bad Bug" where Grandpa talks about playing RussianRoulette. The actual dialogue was just Grandpa telling Stu and Didi that he was sick, Didi offers to take him to the doctor but he tells her he just wants to sleep it off. The dialogue in the aforementioned image is lifted from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'':
** No villain ever said, "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling kids]]." This is a pastiche of various quotes (most called them "meddlers", not "meddling kids"), and many villains said nothing as they were carried off. [[AscendedMeme However, they do say this in some future series]]. Additionally, while the Scooby Doo gang (usually Velma or Fred) did do a lot of mask-removing, this was almost never referred to as "unmasking" on the series. Likely, an advertiser used it because of the wordplay and people thought it was an actual term used on the show.
** "Old Man Jenkins" has become the name to refer to the common villain under the mask. While the original series had an old man named ''Mr.'' Jenkins, he wasn't a mask-wearing villain, he was an amusement park caretaker who built Charlie the Robot as an assistant, but a programming glitch caused the robot to go haywire.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2RadioactiveMan Radioactive Man]]", during the acid flood segment, a line given by [[TheAhnold Rainier Wolfcastle]] is often falsely quoted as "The goggles, they do nothing!", when the actual line is "My eyes! The GogglesDoNothing!"
** "Can't sleep, clown'll eat me" is misquoted in many ways, such as "Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me", which makes no sense given that Bart is referring to a specific clown -- i.e., the one Homer shaped Bart's bed into. This is probably due to an Music/AliceCooper song by that name: "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me".
** Bart only said "Cowabunga!" four times in the series. Once in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E1BartGetsAnF Bart Gets an F]]", the Season 11 episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E22BehindTheLaughter Behind the Laughter]]", which is a parody episode where during the rehearsal (the premise being [[AnimatedActors the Simpsons are real people, acting out the show we usually see]]; though upon cutting, Bart states he has never said those words in his life, which even at the time was untrue), the ending in "The Great Money Caper" and the first segment of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E4TreehouseOfHorrorXVI Treehouse of Horror XVI]]".[[note]]Though the line also appears in the game [[VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartsNightmare Bart's Nightmare]].[[/note]] "Cowabunga!" originated on ''Howdy Doody'' in the 1950s and its common usage was popularized by 1960s surfer culture. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the characters you were most likely to hear use the phrase were actually the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, but some media still thinks "Cowabunga!" is Bart's catchphrase.
** A lot of merchandise from the early '90s had a tendency to elevate random quotes into catchphrases. "Eat my shorts!" was nigh-on ubiquitous in Bart-focused merch despite Bart saying it a grand total of ''two times'' in the first five seasons.
** The "You don't win friends with salad" chant is commonly changed to "You ''can't make'' friends with salad'.
** Jasper Beardly has been given the catchphrase "That's a paddlin'" despite only saying it in one episode.
** Poochie is often quoting as having said [[MemeticMutation "I must go. My planet needs me."]] in "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show". He actually says, "I ''have to'' go ''now''."
** In Season 2's "Dead Putting Society", Lisa tells Bart to "embrace nothingness", which somehow wound up being her profile quote in [[VideoGame/TheSimpsons the arcade game]].
** The [[MemeticMutation memetic phrase]] "[[GoshDangItToHeck gosh diddly darn it"]] is sometimes falsely attributed to Ned Flanders. Ned has said gosh, diddly, and darn it many times, but never all three words in a row. The closest he ever got was "I just can't dang-darn-diddly-darn-dang-ding-dong-diddly-darned do it".
** Marge's line from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E8HurricaneNeddy Hurricane Neddy]]", "That's true, but he shouldn't say it" is often misquoted as "It's true, but he shouldn't say it!" when people use it online to react to certain things.
** Bart's "You can actually pinpoint the second his heart rips in half" is sometimes misquoted as "You can actually pinpoint the exact moment his heart breaks in half".
** "Won't somebody please think of the children?" is seen as Helen Lovejoy's catchphrase, but she only says the line in two different episodes. In one Season 9 episode, Moe subverts expectations by saying the line instead of Helen, who is right next to him. It isn't referenced again until Season 24, where Helen herself {{subvert|edCatchphrase}}s the line by saying, "Won't somebody please blame the children?" in "Pulpit Friction".
** Due to a popular meme, Principal Skinner is quoted as saying "Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong". The line is mostly accurate but it's missing a word; the line is "Am I ''so'' out of touch?".
** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene.
** The line "Stop, stop! He's already dead!" is sometimes mistakenly attributed to Ralph. In the actual scene (from "Homie the Clown"), it's delivered by an unnamed kid in the audience who is utterly horrified at Homer (as Krusty) attacking the Krusty Burglar.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
** Cartman's line "No, Kitty! That's a bad Kitty!" is widely thought to have originated in the premiere episode "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". He actually says this in the Season 1 finale "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut" twice. His lines to Kitty in the premiere, aside from telling Kitty to get away from his food, are "No, Kitty! You bad Kitty!" and "No, Kitty, this is my pot pie! Bad Kitty!"
** The Underpants Gnomes' [[MissingStepsPlan plan]] is often given as "Stage 1 [xxx], Stage 2 ?????, Stage 3 Profit!" Their actual outline was:
--->Phase 1 - Collect underpants [''the word "Phase", not "Stage"'']\\
Phase 2 - ? [''only one question mark'']\\
Phase 3 - Profit [''no exclamation mark'']
** An Apples to Apples box set once listed Stan and Kyle's catchphrase as, "Oh my God! '''We''' killed Kenny!" instead of, "Oh my God, '''they''' killed Kenny!" Although, to be fair, they ''did'' say that on two occasions when they themselves killed Kenny ("Yep, we're bastards").
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** In the episode "As Seen on TV", many sources claim that when [=SpongeBob=] sticks his nose out of the ground, Mr. Krabs replies with "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Please tell me that is your nose]]." While ''[=SpongeBob=]'' [[{{Demographically Inappropriate Humour}} was no stranger to jokes like this]], in actuality, he simply asks "What are you doing, lad?"
** Some people have quoted a conversation between [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick where [=SpongeBob=] exclaims "Patrick, you're a genius" and Patrick remarks that he gets called that a lot ([[BaitAndSwitch called "Patrick", not "a genius"]]). While [=SpongeBob=] has exclaimed "Patrick, you're a genius" in "Missing Identity", "Squidtastic Voyage" and "Fungus Among Us", Patrick never responds with "Yeah, I get called that a lot" in the show (in fact, he doesn't reply with anything in those three episodes). A similar joke does appear in "Porous Pockets".
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Good idea coming here, Patrick.\\
'''Patrick:''' That's my specialty.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Having good ideas?\\
'''Patrick:''' No, being called Patrick.
** [[https://mobile.twitter.com/6hundridlemon/status/1458523108244180996 An official T-shirt]] misquotes Patrick's line "Maybe it's the way you're dressed" as "Well, maybe it's just because you're ugly".
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'':
** One line of the limerick in "The Sad Story of Henry" is often misquoted as "He went into a tunnel, squeaked through his funnel, and wouldn't come out again". The actual line uses "it" instead of "he".
** The infamous "Shut up! It's not funny!" line from "Break Van" is paraphrased. The full line is "'Shut up!' said James, 'It's not funny!'".
** Thomas, or any other character for that matter, never said "I'm a really useful engine!", other characters just called him that. James often called himself "a really splendid engine", though.
** In "Thomas and the Rumours," the line is not "The Fat Controller laughed. 'You are wrong.'" The actual quote is, "The Fat Controller laughed. "'Well, the engines are wrong and you shouldn't listen to rumours, Thomas.'"
** Similarly, in "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party," the line "Thomas had never seen The Fat Controller in such a mess," is often shortened to "Thomas had never seen such a mess."
* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs'': The words "not three little pigs" are not actually said. The last line is just straight instrumental. In later cartoons, the pigs did elaborate the lyrics a bit, once ending with a humorously drawn-out "He's a great big sissy!"
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'':
** Yakko Warner never said "Naughty Mozart, potty-mouth!" while washing Beethoven's mouth out with soap. He says nothing when washing his mouth, but he does address Beethoven as "Mr. Potty Mouth" a couple of times. There's also a semi-example of people quoting Yakko's most famous line ("Goodnight, everybody!") correctly, but getting the pacing and the emphasis wrong. Only once did Yakko actually say it as "''Good'' night, everybody!": in the skit for "The Planets", after Wakko points out to him that [[UranusIsShowing "You forgot Uranus."]] In all other cases, Yakko would [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]], blow an audible kiss ("Mmmwah!") to the audience, and smarmily state "Goodnight, everybody!"
** Wakko also never said "Where's the potty? I'm gonna be sick..." in "PottyEmergency", although many people think he did. Also, some people misquote his "I have to potty!" line from the same episode as "I ''still'' have to potty!", when the line in question actually comes from a Cartoon Network promo.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': The [[MemeticMutation memetic line]] "Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants," ''was'' used in the first episode. However, the meme uses Sterling Archer's face, when that exact wording was used by Mallory Archer as a CallBack to Sterling's earlier line ("Oh, is that what you want? Because that's how you get ants!")
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
** In the fandom, Avatar Roku is often quoted as saying, "The Avatar always gets the girl" when Aang observes that he married the "girl who didn't even know [he was] alive." What Roku ''actually says'' is "When love is real, it finds a way. And being the Avatar doesn't hurt your chances with the ladies, either."
** The phrase "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" is often associated with a certain screenshot of Joo Dee. However, it's never said by Joo Dee and is actually said by a Dai Li agent while [[spoiler: brainwashing Jet.]]
* Pablo never says "Why aren't we alive?" in ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' episode "It's Great To Be A Ghost". The image associated with the quote is actually of him saying "Let's see what kind of spooky stuff is inside the haunted house!". In a variation of this case, in Latin America, due to a misinterpretation of the "Pablo" at the beginning of the text, this quote is associated with Tyrone as "Pablo, why aren't we alive?".
* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': While Waspinator ''does'' say his infamous "Why universe hate Waspinator?" line, he only does so once in the entire series and it's definitely not his CatchPhrase, [[CommonKnowledge as many people seem to believe]]. Similarly, he's only said his other "catchphrase" ("Waspinator has plans") a grand total of ''twice'' in the whole canon, with the second time being a CallBack to the first.
* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'': "Should work with no problems" is a quote fans often attribute to Gadget. In actuality, this is an amalgam of two different quotes: "Should work", indicating that the inventress was not sure if her latest gizmo would work, and "No problems". More often than not, after the utterance of one of those the invention in question would spectacularly fall apart right after activation, which was a RunningGag in the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'': Many parodies have Dora begin each show with "Hola! Soy Dora!". While she has said it in a few later episodes, she usually doesn't say it most of the time. She usually just says "Hola".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': A [[MemeticMutation common Internet joke]] is the phrase "Very expensive, Douglas!". In actuality, Mr. Dink didn't say "Very expensive, Douglas", just "Very expensive" by itself. The "Douglas" was added to make it more clear that it's a ''Doug'' reference.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "[[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could possibly go wrong?]]" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CatchPhrase.
* While Rolf in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' does indeed say [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/life-has-many-doors-ed-boy "life has many doors, Ed Boy"]] he does not actually say this line in the one scene when he [[FourthWallObserver peers from beyond the 4th wall]]. He says the line earlier in the episode, and only references it in the 4th wall scene, where he says "Hello Ed Boys. Many doors, yes?"
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** Two episodes spoof Apache Chief from the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' shouting "Apache Chief! Ee! Nay! Chuck!" to activate his powers. The phrase he actually used to activate his powers is variously written as "Inukchuk," "Inyuk-Chuk," "Inekchuk" or something similar, depending on where you looked (they weren't very big on details on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'', so you pretty much have to pick it up phonetically) but he clearly doesn't pause as distinctly between the first two syllables of his phrase as ''Family Guy'' suggests, and never says his own name before doing it. It's worse than you think - the word is Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook) and it's ''Inuit'', not Apache. As an adjective, it means "In man shape," which could apply to Apache Chief; as a noun, it's a stone structure in roughly human form used as a sort of northern Kilroy Was Here (also indicating a relatively safe harbour). Geological cultural graffiti turned heroic catch phrase.
** Whenever people parody the {{cutaway|gag}}s, they often include the lead-in "You think that's bad," even though the line was never used in the show to launch a cutaway.[[note]]The ''actual'' lead-in is usually along the lines of "This is worse than/just like the time that..."[[/note]] The misattributed lead-in actually originated in the ''South Park'' parody.
** Many people believe Peter's catchphrase is "Holy crap, Lois!". While Peter has said "holy crap" many times, only two episodes uses the exact phrasing with Lois' name, once in a Season 3 episode "From Method to Madness" (where it was said by ''Stewie'', mimicking his father), and another in a Season 12 episode "Finders Keepers", where Peter does actually say it.
** Merchandise says that "Woah, ass ahoy!" is Brian's catchphrase when he only says it in the first episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'': In Italy, many remember Fred Flintstone having as his own catchphrase "Wilma! Dammi la clava!"[[note]]"Wilma! Give me the club!"[[/note]] He never said that in the show itself, but only in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=FjzfOaNHBUI a series of bug repellent commercials made in Italy]]. The line [[AscendedMeme was anyway used in the Italian dub of]] [[Film/TheFlintstones the first live action movie]] as Fred's first reaction when Wilma's mother comes to visit.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
** Although he's commonly associated with the meme, Fry never actually said "I see what you did there" or "Not sure if X or Y". He was actually silent when he made the expression used in the meme. However, the [[CouchGag subtitle]] for the opening of "The Bots and the Bees" was a picture of the "Not sure if X or Y" meme was shown.
** Zoidberg has never said "Why not Zoidberg?" in the series. He did, however, say it in an advert for the ''Futurama'' DVD box set ("If you're going to spend your cash on something, why not Zoidberg?"). During one convention where the script for ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' was read by the voice cast, as they were discussing who should play Gollum, Creator/BillyWest suggested in Zoidberg's voice "Why not Zoidberg?".
* ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'': Charlie Brown's famous "IGotARock" line has often been misquoted as "All I got was a rock."
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible|2021}}'':
** This show has an odd one. [[spoiler:In [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} the original comic]], Omni-Man tells the titular hero "Think, Mark! Think!" after delivering a brutal CurbStompBattle and trying to get him to understand he shouldn't care for humanity. In the cartoon, he just says "Think, Mark!", but many people tend to fall back to the former, either as they knew of the comic or accidental misquotes.]]
** Omni-Man said "That's the neat thing, you don't." It's often misqouted as "That's the neat part, you don't."
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': George Jetson never actually says, "Jane, how do you stop this crazy thing?!," but it is an amalgam of two different similar quotes: "Jane, stop this crazy thing!" and "How do you stop this thing?"
* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'': The show has been associated with a certain quote. It starts with Henry going, "June, will you help me?", and June replying, "And I would do that ''why''!?". It was never used in the show, though it was used in a few advertisements.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': AndCallHimGeorge wasn't actually said word-for-word the first time Hugo the Abominable Snowman appears in the short "The Abominable Snow Rabbit". In fact, it was one of the first things Hugo said when he started squeezing Bugs and Daffy, because [[OverlyLongGag the original joke was how long it went on for]]:
-->'''Hugo:''' (''Picks up and starts squeezing Daffy'') Just what I always wanted, my own little bunny rabbit! I will name him George, and I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him...\\
'''Daffy:''' (''Complete deadpan even though he should have trouble breathing'') I'm not a bunny rabbit.\\
'''Hugo:''' ...and pat him and pet him and...\\
'''Daffy:''' (''Still deadpan'') You're hurting me. Put me down, please.\\
'''Hugo:''' (''Squeezing Daffy into a ball'') ...and rub him and caress him and--\\
'''Daffy:''' (''[[RageBreakingPoint At the top of his lungs]]'') I AIN'T NO BUNNY RABBIT!!
** There has been articles about how Bugs Bunny called Elmer Fudd a "nimrod", making it seem like he used it all the time, but Bugs only used it once and it was in reference to ''Yosemite Sam'' in the end of "Rabbit Every Monday", where Bugs said "I couldn't do that to the little nimrod." However, there was an earlier cartoon where Elmer was called a "nimrod"...by ''Daffy Duck'', in "What Makes Daffy Duck".
** [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner The Road Runner's]] "Beep-Beep" is just as often quoted as "Meep-Meep" due to how it sounds phonetically.
** In ''WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys'' Dan Backslide does say "Confound those Dover Boys!" and "They drive me to drink!", but not one after the other.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': Some people think that Fenton the singing toy fox from "The Crying Dame" sings, "Come on, baby, don't you cry". It's actually "'''Cheer up''', baby, don't you cry."
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'':
** Many people think that Mumfie the elephant said "Occupation: Elephant!" when he didn't know what "occupation" meant. They are half correct-the Secretary of Night said "Occupation?" and Mumfie said "Elephant!", not both words at the same time.
** A Kids First! review of the "A Fishy Tale" VHS tape BMG put out of the show thought that the bird who lives in the woods near Mumfie's house asked Mumfie and Scarecrow "Why is the cloud sad?" in the episode "The Lonely Cloud". The actual question the bird asked them was "Why is ''your friend'' sad?".
* ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'': The villainous Skeletor is attributed to making a "Nyeah!" sound. While his voice is indeed oddly nasally, he never utters such a sound in [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 the original series]]. The "Nyeah!" instead comes from the famous singing He-Man video.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** The background pony dubbed "Derpy Hooves" is famously associated with muffins. However, her "line" is questionable, as she is only one figure in a background crowd when the line is said and two other ponies have the same mouth flap at the same time. Additionally, she never delivered any mail in the show despite her being popularly considered a mailwoman in the fandom, likely due to a scene in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen Feeling Pinkie Keen]]" in which Derpy assists in unloading a flying delivery cart with disastrous results. This was eventually [[AscendedMeme reconciled]] when "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife Slice of Life]]" showed her as a mailmare with a thing for muffins.
** Many believe that "TwentyPercentMoreAwesome" and "ten seconds flat" are Rainbow Dash's catchphrases, but she only said each phrase once all the way back in the first season (she said "ten seconds flat" in the very first episode, and she said "twenty percent ''cooler''" in "Suited for Success"). Later episodes and merchandise occasionally alluded to the phrases, but this was long after people assumed they were her catchphrases and was more due to [[AscendedMeme fandom popularity]].
** A review of ''Friendship is Magic'' claimed that Applejack said "How do you like them apples?" in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver The Best Night Ever]]", when it was actually in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E4ApplebuckSeason Applebuck Season]]".
** Minor compared to the other examples, but Tirek's line "Is this meant to be humorous?" in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Twilight's Kingdom – Part 2]]" is commonly quoted as "Is this ''supposed'' to be humorous?"
** The phrase "love and tolerate" was never once uttered on the show. That was just a joke passed around forums and the like. However, it ''was'' used in the song "My Little Pony Friends", which had originally been written as the end title for the first ''Equestria Girls'' movie ("A Friend For Life" would ultimately be used instead) and was eventually released on Hasbro's [=YouTube=] page in August 2014.
* ''WesternAnimation/NinaNeedsToGo!'': People think Nina says, "Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!" when she has to pee. She only says "Can't wait!" one time in the mall episode, not three consecutive times.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': People often associate the Powerpuff Girls with the phrase "Girl Power!" when in actuality they never say this. This is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in an episode where Professor Utonium's roommate clones them. One of them says "Girl Power!" on TV, and the Professor says, "Since when do you ever say girl power?" Buttercup replies nervously with "Uh, yeah we say it all the time". However, there has been a Rowdyruff Boys vs. Powerpuff Girls game on the Creator/CartoonNetwork website for some time, which uses the phrase "Girl Power!" whenever the girls have the upper hand.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Due to [[http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Russian+Roulette+Pops.+http+www.facebook.com+mybestestfriendkoolkeef_df7559_4266485.jpg a certain image]] circulating the Internet, many fans believe that there's a scene in "Grandpa's Bad Bug" where Grandpa talks about playing RussianRoulette. The actual dialogue was just Grandpa telling Stu and Didi that he was sick, Didi offers to take him to the doctor but he tells her he just wants to sleep it off. The dialogue in the aforementioned image is lifted from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'':
** No villain ever said, "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling kids]]." This is a pastiche of various quotes (most called them "meddlers", not "meddling kids"), and many villains said nothing as they were carried off. [[AscendedMeme However, they do say this in some future series]]. Additionally, while the Scooby Doo gang (usually Velma or Fred) did do a lot of mask-removing, this was almost never referred to as "unmasking" on the series. Likely, an advertiser used it because of the wordplay and people thought it was an actual term used on the show.
** "Old Man Jenkins" has become the name to refer to the common villain under the mask. While the original series had an old man named ''Mr.'' Jenkins, he wasn't a mask-wearing villain, he was an amusement park caretaker who built Charlie the Robot as an assistant, but a programming glitch caused the robot to go haywire.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2RadioactiveMan Radioactive Man]]", during the acid flood segment, a line given by [[TheAhnold Rainier Wolfcastle]] is often falsely quoted as "The goggles, they do nothing!", when the actual line is "My eyes! The GogglesDoNothing!"
** "Can't sleep, clown'll eat me" is misquoted in many ways, such as "Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me", which makes no sense given that Bart is referring to a specific clown -- i.e., the one Homer shaped Bart's bed into. This is probably due to an Music/AliceCooper song by that name: "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me".
** Bart only said "Cowabunga!" four times in the series. Once in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E1BartGetsAnF Bart Gets an F]]", the Season 11 episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E22BehindTheLaughter Behind the Laughter]]", which is a parody episode where during the rehearsal (the premise being [[AnimatedActors the Simpsons are real people, acting out the show we usually see]]; though upon cutting, Bart states he has never said those words in his life, which even at the time was untrue), the ending in "The Great Money Caper" and the first segment of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E4TreehouseOfHorrorXVI Treehouse of Horror XVI]]".[[note]]Though the line also appears in the game [[VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartsNightmare Bart's Nightmare]].[[/note]] "Cowabunga!" originated on ''Howdy Doody'' in the 1950s and its common usage was popularized by 1960s surfer culture. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the characters you were most likely to hear use the phrase were actually the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, but some media still thinks "Cowabunga!" is Bart's catchphrase.
** A lot of merchandise from the early '90s had a tendency to elevate random quotes into catchphrases. "Eat my shorts!" was nigh-on ubiquitous in Bart-focused merch despite Bart saying it a grand total of ''two times'' in the first five seasons.
** The "You don't win friends with salad" chant is commonly changed to "You ''can't make'' friends with salad'.
** Jasper Beardly has been given the catchphrase "That's a paddlin'" despite only saying it in one episode.
** Poochie is often quoting as having said [[MemeticMutation "I must go. My planet needs me."]] in "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show". He actually says, "I ''have to'' go ''now''."
** In Season 2's "Dead Putting Society", Lisa tells Bart to "embrace nothingness", which somehow wound up being her profile quote in [[VideoGame/TheSimpsons the arcade game]].
** The [[MemeticMutation memetic phrase]] "[[GoshDangItToHeck gosh diddly darn it"]] is sometimes falsely attributed to Ned Flanders. Ned has said gosh, diddly, and darn it many times, but never all three words in a row. The closest he ever got was "I just can't dang-darn-diddly-darn-dang-ding-dong-diddly-darned do it".
** Marge's line from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E8HurricaneNeddy Hurricane Neddy]]", "That's true, but he shouldn't say it" is often misquoted as "It's true, but he shouldn't say it!" when people use it online to react to certain things.
** Bart's "You can actually pinpoint the second his heart rips in half" is sometimes misquoted as "You can actually pinpoint the exact moment his heart breaks in half".
** "Won't somebody please think of the children?" is seen as Helen Lovejoy's catchphrase, but she only says the line in two different episodes. In one Season 9 episode, Moe subverts expectations by saying the line instead of Helen, who is right next to him. It isn't referenced again until Season 24, where Helen herself {{subvert|edCatchphrase}}s the line by saying, "Won't somebody please blame the children?" in "Pulpit Friction".
** Due to a popular meme, Principal Skinner is quoted as saying "Am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong". The line is mostly accurate but it's missing a word; the line is "Am I ''so'' out of touch?".
** The image of Skinner describing things as "pathetic" is taken from the Season 1 episode "Bart the Genius". However, he doesn't say this during this particular scene.
** The line "Stop, stop! He's already dead!" is sometimes mistakenly attributed to Ralph. In the actual scene (from "Homie the Clown"), it's delivered by an unnamed kid in the audience who is utterly horrified at Homer (as Krusty) attacking the Krusty Burglar.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
** Cartman's line "No, Kitty! That's a bad Kitty!" is widely thought to have originated in the premiere episode "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". He actually says this in the Season 1 finale "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut" twice. His lines to Kitty in the premiere, aside from telling Kitty to get away from his food, are "No, Kitty! You bad Kitty!" and "No, Kitty, this is my pot pie! Bad Kitty!"
** The Underpants Gnomes' [[MissingStepsPlan plan]] is often given as "Stage 1 [xxx], Stage 2 ?????, Stage 3 Profit!" Their actual outline was:
--->Phase 1 - Collect underpants [''the word "Phase", not "Stage"'']\\
Phase 2 - ? [''only one question mark'']\\
Phase 3 - Profit [''no exclamation mark'']
** An Apples to Apples box set once listed Stan and Kyle's catchphrase as, "Oh my God! '''We''' killed Kenny!" instead of, "Oh my God, '''they''' killed Kenny!" Although, to be fair, they ''did'' say that on two occasions when they themselves killed Kenny ("Yep, we're bastards").
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** In the episode "As Seen on TV", many sources claim that when [=SpongeBob=] sticks his nose out of the ground, Mr. Krabs replies with "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Please tell me that is your nose]]." While ''[=SpongeBob=]'' [[{{Demographically Inappropriate Humour}} was no stranger to jokes like this]], in actuality, he simply asks "What are you doing, lad?"
** Some people have quoted a conversation between [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick where [=SpongeBob=] exclaims "Patrick, you're a genius" and Patrick remarks that he gets called that a lot ([[BaitAndSwitch called "Patrick", not "a genius"]]). While [=SpongeBob=] has exclaimed "Patrick, you're a genius" in "Missing Identity", "Squidtastic Voyage" and "Fungus Among Us", Patrick never responds with "Yeah, I get called that a lot" in the show (in fact, he doesn't reply with anything in those three episodes). A similar joke does appear in "Porous Pockets".
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Good idea coming here, Patrick.\\
'''Patrick:''' That's my specialty.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Having good ideas?\\
'''Patrick:''' No, being called Patrick.
** [[https://mobile.twitter.com/6hundridlemon/status/1458523108244180996 An official T-shirt]] misquotes Patrick's line "Maybe it's the way you're dressed" as "Well, maybe it's just because you're ugly".
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'':
** One line of the limerick in "The Sad Story of Henry" is often misquoted as "He went into a tunnel, squeaked through his funnel, and wouldn't come out again". The actual line uses "it" instead of "he".
** The infamous "Shut up! It's not funny!" line from "Break Van" is paraphrased. The full line is "'Shut up!' said James, 'It's not funny!'".
** Thomas, or any other character for that matter, never said "I'm a really useful engine!", other characters just called him that. James often called himself "a really splendid engine", though.
** In "Thomas and the Rumours," the line is not "The Fat Controller laughed. 'You are wrong.'" The actual quote is, "The Fat Controller laughed. "'Well, the engines are wrong and you shouldn't listen to rumours, Thomas.'"
** Similarly, in "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party," the line "Thomas had never seen The Fat Controller in such a mess," is often shortened to "Thomas had never seen such a mess."
* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs'': The words "not three little pigs" are not actually said. The last line is just straight instrumental. In later cartoons, the pigs did elaborate the lyrics a bit, once ending with a humorously drawn-out "He's a great big sissy!"
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