History Main / AlternateCatchphraseInflection

* In the anime of ''Manga/{{Kannagi}}'', the characters are excited about the latest video (despite the fact they probably have no proper player for it, since they mistakenly assumed it was on DVD), talking about how it's a Blu-Ray and "It's a Sony!" All of this ends when someone hands them an old 8-track tape (also unplayable). They mention, "It's a Sony..."

* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' once had an inverted example. Normally, when [[PhraseCatcher Norm]] enters the bar, he gives a cheerful greeting and everybody else cheerfully [[SayMyName calls out, "Norm!"]]. In [[Recap/CheersS3E11 one episode]], he enters the bar looking devastated but still gives his cheerful greeting. Everybody then says, "Norm?" in a concerned tone.

** Alex Osborne is better known as "[[InSeriesNickname Starburns]]" due to his star-shaped sideburns. He hates the nickname and tells people, "My name is Alex" in an annoyed tone. During "Pillows and Blankets", a rift forms between Troy and Abed and the student body starts to take sides. The Dean tries to stop the argument and specifically tells Alex to stand down, addressing him as "Starburns". He angrily replies, "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis My. Name. Is. Alex!]]", showing how high tensions are running.

** All Daleks say, "Exterminate!" when they want to kill someone (which, considering they're [[AlwaysChaoticEvil evil]] killing machines, is a lot). Usually, it's shouted with pauses between each syllable and a rising inflection ("EX-TER-MIN-''ATE''!") but when a Dalek begins thinking it's Clara Oswald, it starts out saying, "Eggs" because Clara was making souffles, but then realises it's a Dalek and awkwardly turns it into "Eggs... ter... minate?".

* On ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', Go Shijima usually says, "Tracking! Terminating! Always at...Mach speed! Kamen Rider... Mach!" as a [[LargeHam hammy]] PreAsskickingOneLiner. However, in ''Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach'' he delivered it in a TranquilFury to the [[BigBad Revenger Roidmude]] after transforming into his new form, Mach Chaser.

* Detective Jimmy [=McNulty=] from ''Series/TheWire'' has something of a tendency to say the line "What the fuck did ''I'' do?!" when someone reprimands him in a way that [[NeverMyFault denies responsibility for whatever they're talking about]]. Once or twice in the series, however, the ramifications of what he's done get through to him and he says the line in more of a MyGodWhatHaveIDone tone.

* Near the climax of ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'', the wizard Taako gives a rousing speech about tactics regarding fighting the BigBad. Faced with the possibility of it [[spoiler: eating their whole universe and them along with it]], Taako delivers his character-defining catchphrase "Taako's good out here" in a whole new light, also symbolizing his character development from an uninterested semi-coward to a willing hero against even insurmountable odds.

* In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', [[AlignmentBasedEndings after completing a path]], Shadow finishes his speech declaring who he is with "This is who I am." In 9 of the 10 endings, Shadow says this with a triumphant tone at having ascertained his identity, however, in the Hero Ending to the Semi-Hero path, Shadow says it in a depressed tone because he feels that he should have never been born due to all the suffering he caused.
* Played for laughs in the Citadel DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. After Shepard hears [[BorrowedCatchphrase "I should go" spoken by]] [[spoiler:their clone]], they begin asking "DoIReallySoundLikeThat" and experimenting with different ways to say it. "''I'' should go. I ''should'' go. ''I'' should go."

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' opens his videos with "Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to.". His tone is usually relaxed or relatively cheerful, so when he deviates from that and says the catchphrase excitedly, angrily, or even silently, viewers know they're in for an... ''interesting'' movie.

* In the comics, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's famous catchphrase when he's on ComicBook/TheAvengers is "Avengers, assemble!" telling as a BattleCry. In ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' instead, when the FinalBattle is about to start [[spoiler: between the 2014 ComicBook/{{Thanos}} and his whole army against the allies from all ages brought by ComicBook/DoctorStrange]], he finally pronounced his catchphrase, but instead of yelling it, he says it in a calm and determined tone, which made a more powerful effect than the comics version.
-->'''Captain America''': Avengers... assemble.

* In ''Film/TheGoonies'', Mouth says, "Jerk alert" or some variant a few times in a smug, snarky tone when someone he doesn't like shows up. (Chunk, Data, Troy's father and his lawyer) When the Fratellis catch up to them in the tunnels, he yells it in a frantic, genuinely terrified tone.

* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': In Mr Peanutbutter's old show, his catch phrase was a goofy "Doggy doggy what now?!" and even in the current day he likes to repeat that in a tone of comical surprise. But in one episode, during a sad moment leaving him uncertain about his future, he says it in a tone of genuine wistfulness: "Doggy doggy... ''what now?''"

* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Isabella says, "What'cha dooooin'?", usually due to being curious about what latest invention the brothers and working on. There are instances where the phrase is said in a sad manner; first in "The Great Indoors" when it gets [[RainRainGoAway too rainy]] for the Fireside Girls to earn a patch, and again in "Mission Marvel" when she and Candace cannot do what they can to help. Her 2nd dimension counterpart in TheMovie also says the catchphrase in a rather strict manner, demanding to know what Phineas and Ferb are doing.
* Throughout ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', [[MissionControl Ratchet]] has often met the breaking of his tools by accident with an annoyed shout of "''[[MadLibsCatchphrase <Character Name>]]''! I needed that!", cementing him as somewhat of a GrumpyOldMan. When Optimus destroys the Omega Lock, the artifact that was the last hope of performing a WorldHealingWave on their dead world, because it was being used as a HostileTerraforming device by the villains, Ratchet narrowly avoids the DespairEventHorizon with a somber, grief-laden "Optimus... we needed that..."

* On ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', SecondRider Go Shijima usually says, "Tracking! Terminating! Always at...Mach speed! Kamen Rider... Mach!" as a [[LargeHam hammy]] PreAsskickingOneLiner. However, in ''Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach'' he delivered it in a TranquilFury to the [[BigBad Revenger Roidmude]] after transforming into his new form, Mach Chaser.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': When Peter says, "Shut up, Meg", it's to make fun of her, as part of Meg's ButtMonkey status. In one scene of the {{crossover}} episode [[Recap/FamilyGuyS13E1TheSimpsonsGuy The Simpsons Guy]]", after Lisa decides to give Meg her sax, Meg starts rambling on about being a failure, but [[BorrowedCatchphrase Lisa]] interrupts her with an affectionate "Shut up, Meg" and hugs her.

* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': In the episodes "Fishy Business" and "The Nutcracker", [[AsianRudeness Di]] [[InsufferableGenius Lung]] surprisingly actually '''says''' "watch where you're going, ya FOOL" rather than [[ChewingTheScenery obnoxiously yelling it at the top of his lungs]].

* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' acknowledges the character's over-abundance of catch phrases in the Schwarzenegger Games review by rapid-firing a bunch of them with increasing disinterest.

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* Near the climax of ''Podcasts/TheAdventureZone'', the wizard Taako gives a rousing speech about tactics regarding fighting the [[BigBad]]. Faced with the possibility of it [[spoiler: eating their whole universe and them along with it]], Taako delivers his character-defining catchphrase "Taako's good out here" in a whole new light, also symbolizing his character development from an uninterested semi-coward to a willing hero against even insurmountable odds.

* ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'': "Screenwriter guy" has the catchphrase "Super easy, barely an inconvenience.", normally said in an enthusiastic tone. However, he occasionally does this in a monotone voice.

* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' once had an inverted example. Normally, when [[PhraseCatcher Norm]] enters the bar, he gives a cheerful greeting and everybody else cheerfully [[SayMyName calls out, "Norm!"]]. In one episode, he enters the bar looking devastated but still gives his cheerful greeting. Everybody then says, "Norm?" in a concerned tone.

* Before he stopped using it entirely, WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}} used to start every video with "Greeting and salutations, my beautiful people, and welcome to the Caddicarus show, where I always have to do the dirty deed of deciding whether or not a game deserves to be slaughtered or salvaged!", delivered in an energetic tone. In his video on ''VideoGame/SpyroOrangeTheCortexConspiracy'', he was so bummed about having to review what he considers the worst ''Spyro'' game in existence that he said his intro catchphrase in a depressed monotone, with a few minor alterations.

Usually, it's a sign things are getting serious if a character says their catchphrase in a different tone of voice than usual. A weak, hoarse, or out-of-breath voice may signify that they're [[SickEpisode sick]], injured, tired, on drugs, or even [[PreMortemCatchphrase dying]]. A lack of enthusiasm might mean a character is [[HeroicBSOD in a slump]] or suffering from SleepDeprivation (though it could also mean they're just bored) and conversely, enthusiasm where there normally is none might mean that the character has gone insane and/or isn't taking things as seriously as they should. A sad voice... well, that goes without saying, and a scared or questioning voice often means the character [[OhCrap is realising they're for it.]] A quieter voice than usual could mean any of those things, while a louder voice could mean the character is angry.

--> '''Domon''': This hand of mine glows with an awesome '''POWEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!''

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': When Peter says, "Shut up, Meg", it's to make fun of her, as part of Meg's ButtMonkey status. In one scene of the {{crossover}} episode "Family Guy S 13 E 1 The Simpsons Guy", after Lisa decides to give Meg her sax, Meg starts rambling on about being a failure, but [[BorrowedCatchphrase Lisa]] interrupts her with an affectionate "Shut up, Meg" and hugs her.

* ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'': "Screenwriter guy" has the catchphrase "Super easy, barely an inconvenience." ,normally said in an enthusiastic tone. However, he occasionally does this in a monotone voice.