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* The eponymous character from the ''WebAnimation/{{Waterman}}'' flash animations has said "Am I right or am I right?" at least once.
* [[Website/TheBestPageInTheUniverse Maddox]] says it at the start of [[http://maddox.xmission.com/ his page]]: "Am I right or what?"

[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Sokka from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has been known to say this.
* From an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' called ''The Homer They Fall'':
-->Indian: "Thank you. I just wish Ben and Hoss and Little Joe and Hop Sing and Sheriff Roy and all your favorites could be alive today to see this wonderful turnout. You know, on the series, we were always trying to kill the Cartwrights. But it looks like Father Time took care of that for us, right? Am I right, folks?"
* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' "Carl", Meatwad is attempting to write a stand-up comedy routine. Unfortunately, it consists entirely of [[StockShticks The Deal With Airplane Food]] and this trope.

--> -- '''Charlie [=McCoy=]''', ''[[Film/DirtyHarr Magnum Force]]''

--> -- '''Charlie [=McCoy=]''', ''MagnumForce''

* ''SquarePegs'' - Marshall, the ClassClown, says this several times in the episode "Open 24 Hours."

* "Am I right, or am I right?" is used frequently by Wimpy in Film/{{Popeye}}.

* Sokka from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has been known to say this.
* Bubs from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' used this during a Halloween episode while performing standup comedy, followed by the immortal line "Am I left?" (which Strong Mad found ''hilarious'').
* The eponymous character from the ''{{Waterman}}'' flash animations has said "Am I right or am I right?" at least once.
* From an episode of ''TheSimpsons'' called ''The Homer They Fall'':
-->Indian: "Thank you. I just wish Ben and Hoss and Little Joe and Hop Sing and Sheriff Roy and all your favorites could be alive today to see this wonderful turnout. You know, on the series, we were always trying to kill the Cartwrights. But it looks like Father Time took care of that for us, right? Am I right, folks?"
* Used by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker in ''TheKillingJoke''

* Said by Cordelia Chase in the episode of ''Series/{{Angel}}'' called "The Trial":
-->"I mean, not only is she putting his life at stake, but ours. I'm sorry, but after four hundred years of death and destruction, It seems to me you [[Series/{{Survivor}} get voted off the island.]] Am I right?"
* Brother Cavil in the ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'' episode "The Eye of Jupiter":
-->"I suspect the Admiral and Madam President would enjoy some nice, quiet private time with the former leader. Am I right?"
* Xander in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' pretty frequently.
* EllenDegeneres has been known to use the formulation "Am I right, ladies?"
* Frank Barone in the ''EverybodyLovesRaymond'' episode "Driving Frank":
-->"I don't care if I killed a guy! You're my son, you have to look the other way! Am I right, Ray?"
* In the ''GilmoreGirls'' episode "Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospel", Zach says:
-->"The bottom line here is that breathing should not be louder than a rock band. Am I right or am I right?"
* In the episode "Whatever It Takes", Series/{{House}} says:
-->"My housekeeper, she has it coming. Cleaning the windows means cleaning both sides. Am I right or am I right?"
* [[TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] played with the phrase in the following manner:
-->"Am I right?" [applause] "Evidently I'm right."
* In the Will Farrel film ''AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'', the character Wes Mantooth pulls it out in a battle of wits.

* Used by Diane in ''Literature/{{Trainspotting}}'':
-->"Do you find that this approach usually works, or, let me guess, you've never tried it before. In fact, you don't normally approach girls, am I right?"
* In the film ''{{Waiting}}'' Monty uses it:

* In ''[[NationalLampoonsVacation National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation]]'', Rusty uses it:

* In ''Series/BurnNotice'', Sam and Mike are watching out for Fi, with the code that if she has two buttons undone on her blouse, something's wrong. Sam says "That's a first. Too many buttons down on a woman's blouse is a ''bad'' thing. Come on, am I right?" Doesn't quite break the tension like he'd hoped.
** Also, - Season 2, Episode: Sins of Omission, Victor says, "Nothing like a near-death experience to get the juices flowing, am I right or am I right?"
* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' "Carl", Meatwad is attempting to write a stand-up comedy routine. Unfortunately, it consists entirely of [[StockShticks The Deal With Airplane Food]] and this trope.
* ''PinkFlamingos'' - Crackers says, "They think they're filthy? We'll just see what the furniture thinks! Am I right, momma? Am I right?"

* Inverted and subverted in ''TheBigLebowski'', when [[JerkAss Walter]] tries to justify pulling a gun on a [[DisproportionateRetribution possibly-cheating bowler]]:

* [[TheBestPageInTheUniverse Maddox]] says it at the start of [[http://maddox.xmission.com/ his page]]: "Am I right or what?"
* On ''{{Friends}}'', while panicking that Monica has "baby fever," Chandler declares that she is different now that she is with him and says "I'm right. I'm right. Am I right?" in a less-than-confident tone.
* Inverted in ''SomeKindOfWonderful''

-->"I mean, not only is she putting his life at stake, but ours. I'm sorry, but after four hundred years of death and destruction, It seems to me you [[{{Survivor}} get voted off the island.]] Am I right?"

French has a similar equivalent, [[GratuitousFrench n'est-ce pas?]]

* Xander in ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' pretty frequently.

* Used by Diane in ''{{Trainspotting}}'':

* Used by TheJoker in ''TheKillingJoke''

-->"I don't care if I killed a guy! You're my son, you have to look the other way! Am I right, Ray?"

-->"My housekeeper, she has it coming. Cleaning the windows means cleaning both sides. Am I right or am I right?"

* Done to perfection in ''Film/GroundhogDay'' by [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!]] ''extraordinaire'', StephenTobolowsky

* In ''{{Burn Notice}}'', Sam and Mike are watching out for Fi, with the code that if she has two buttons undone on her blouse, something's wrong. Sam says "That's a first. Too many buttons down on a woman's blouse is a ''bad'' thing. Come on, am I right?" Doesn't quite break the tension like he'd hoped.

-->'''Walter''': Dude, this is a league game, this determines who enters the next round robin. Am I wrong? Am I wrong?
* [[{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]] gives a RousingSpeech to a squad of marines then asks, "Am I right, Marines?"

* "Am I right, or am I right?" is used frequently by Wimpy in [[Film/{{Popeye}} Popeye]].

* The eponymous character from the ''Waterman'' flash animations has said "Am I right or am I right?" at least once.

* In ''National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation'', Rusty uses it:

* Bubs from ''HomestarRunner'' used this during a Halloween episode while performing standup comedy, followed by the immortal line "Am I left?" (which Strong Mad found ''hilarious'').

--> -- '''Charlie [=McCoy=]''', ''[[DirtyHarry Magnum Force]]''

The JapaneseLanguage has the word "ne", which pretty much means the same thing. Using it at the end of an English sentence still counts as GratuitousJapanese, [[HypocriticalHumour ne]]?

The fact that this is a natural and frequently occurring feature of the language doesn't mean, however, that it can't be overdone, as you can simply expand it to, "Nee nee? So desu nee?" ''Ad nauseam.''

* Ellen Degeneres has been known to use the formulation "Am I right, ladies?"

* In the Will Farrel film ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', the character Wes Mantooth pulls it out in a battle of wits.

* In the film ''Waiting'' Monty uses it:

* In the episode "Whatever It Takes", {{House}} says:

* In the episode of ''AquaTeenHungerForce'' "Carl", Meatwad is attempting to write a stand-up comedy routine. Unfortunately, it consists entirely of [[StockShticks The Deal With Airplane Food]] and this trope.

* Said by Cordelia Chase in the episode of ''{{Angel}}'' called "The Trial":

* Sokka from ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has been known to say this.

* Brother Cavil in the'' BattlestarGalactica'' episode "The Eye of Jupiter":

* Done to perfection in ''GroundhogDay'' by [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!]] ''extraordinaire'', StephenTobolowsky

* Used frequently by Wimpy in {{Popeye}}.

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