History Main / AreWeThereYet

* In the original version of ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'' at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Figment, upon being told that they have to empty the idea bag at the Dream Port, asks Dreamfinder "Are we almost there?"

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* A Father's Day card shows [[Literature/BookOfExodus Moses, having just led the Hebrews through the Red Sea]], turning to his son and saying "No, we are ''not'' there yet!"

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* Said word-for-word in ''Pinball/WhiteWater'' right before reaching Wet Willie's Ranch.

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* Comedian Tim Hawkins lists this as one of the "Stupid Questions" (regardless of the statement that stupid questions don't exist), pointing out in exasperation that the car hasn't stopped and sarcastically telling his son that he plans to get to the place and continue traveling.

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* In the children's play ''How to Eat Like a Child'', the sequence on "How to Ride in a Car" includes one child who only says, repeatedly, "Ask if you're almost there yet!"
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Are we there yet?

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* In the original version of ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'' at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Figment, upon being told that they have to empty the idea bag at the Dream Port, asks Dreamfinder "Are we almost there?"
* Ride/UniversalStudios: ''Ride/TheSimpsonsRide'' has Bart and Lisa do this in one of the pre-ride clips at the early stages of the queue line. In response to this, Homer sarcastically says that they are here and this is the thing that they are waiting for, at the middle of the line. It doesn't work.
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Are we there yet?

* This was the name of an 80s edutainment game about a family of four and their quest to visit two (usually obscure) tourist attractions in each of the 50 states.

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-->'''Marge:''' Bart, Lisa, if you don't behave, we'll turn this car around and go home.\\

* The teaser of "Baby Steps" on ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' reveals that when D.W. Read goes on a car trip with her family, it's a constant litany of "Are we there yet?" and when she bakes cookies with them, it's "Are they done yet?"

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* In the children's play ''How to Eat Like a Child'', the sequence on "How to Ride in a Car" includes one child who only says, repeatedly, "Ask if you're almost there yet!"

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* In the original version of ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'' at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Figment, upon being told that they have to empty the idea bag at the Dream Port, asks Dreamfinder "Are we almost there?"
* Ride/UniversalStudios: ''Ride/TheSimpsonsRide'' has Bart and Lisa do this in one of the pre-ride clips at the early stages of the queue line. In response to this, Homer sarcastically says that they are here and this is the thing that they are waiting for, at the middle of the line. It doesn't work.

* In the original version of ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'' at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Figment, upon being told that they have to empty the idea bag at the Dreamport, asks Dreamfinder "Are we almost there?"

** In "The Forest of Darkness," Ord, scared of the dark, asks if the question as the group searches the Forest of Darkness for Half-Moon Rock. Zak asks him if he sees it yet and he admits that he doesn't, so Zak replies that they aren't there yet.

* Emily does this in the ''WebVideo/LookAVlog'' Ep. 11.

** Bart and Lisa spent most of a long car trip continuously asking "Are we there yet?" and Homer countering just as continuously "Just a little further." when the family travels to Detroit to visit Homer's long lost half brother in "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?".

** In "Old Money", the family drags Grandpa to a safari, and at one point he sarcastically asks "Are we in Africa yet?"

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* Said word-for-word in ''Pinball/WhiteWater'' right before reaching Wet Willie's Ranch.

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* In the children's play ''How to Eat Like a Child'', the sequence on "How to Ride in a Car" includes one child who only says, repeatedly, "Ask if you're almost there yet!"

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* Ride/UniversalStudios: ''Ride/TheSimpsonsRide'' has Bart and Lisa do this in one of the pre-ride clips at the early stages of the queue line. In response to this, Homer sarcastically says that they are here and this is the thing that they are waiting for, at the middle of the line. It doesn't work.

''Homer:''' Oh.

** Also done in "The Man Who Came To Be Dinner", where [[{{Troll}} they do so solely to annoy Homer]].
** Bart and Lisa spent most of a long car trip continuously asking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" and Homer countering just as continuously "Just a little further." when the family travels to Detroit to visit Homer's long lost half brother in "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?".
'''Marge:''' Bart, Lisa, if you don't behave, we'll turn this car around and go home.\\
'''Homer:''' But, Marge, I wanna see my brother.\\
'''Marge:''' Oh, for God's sake, Homer, it's an empty threat.\\
''Homer:''' Oh.

** Also happened in an episode of the show where Bart and Lisa spent most of a long car trip continuously asking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" and Homer countering just as continuously "Just a little further. Just a little further. Just a little further."

** Also done in "The Man Who Came To Be Dinner", where they do so solely to annoy Homer.
** When the family travels to Detroit to visit Homer's long lost half brother, Bart and Lisa are annoying Homer as usual and Marge threatens the kids with "If you don't behave we'll turn this car around and go home." Homer worriedly tells Marge "But I want to see my brother." Marge then tells Homer it was just an empty threat.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' gives us Green Arrow, with the "Are we dead yet" variant, while on a motorcycle with Black Canary. Given that they are on a railroad track, it sounds more like "A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-are we-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e de-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ead ye-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-et?". Eventually, Black Canary responds, "Look, if we die, I promise I'll let you know."

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%%* Bree does this in the ''WebVideo/Lonelygirl15'' episode "Swimming!"
%%* Emily does this in the ''WebVideo/LookAVlog'' Ep. 11.
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->''[[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising I have some exciting news for the both of us.]] [[TheStinger This is the end of the page.]] '''[[SuddenlyShouting So you can FINALLY stop asking me if we're there yet!]]'''''

* In ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', Pit asks this several times while climbing the Lightning Chariot Master's tower, much to Viridi's annoyance. In his defense, it's a [[MarathonLevel very long level]], to the point where the tower-climbing part of the chapter has a loading screen (no such screen occurs in the middle of any other Land Battle segment).

* In "Making It Fun," Zak gripes "Are we there yet?" after the gang spends a really long time painting a path for a race and starts to get bored. Cassie gets the group back on track by having them all take a "fun break" playing on bouncy mushrooms.

* In "Making It Fun" on ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'', Zak gripes "Are we there yet?" after the gang spends a really long time painting a path for a race and starts to get bored. Cassie gets the group back on track by having them all take a "fun break" playing on bouncy mushrooms.

* In the old DOS-era game Quarantine, one of your passenger will start asking "Are we there?" as soon as he or she gets in your taxi. If you check the map en-route, the dialog box will show them asking "Are we there?" ad nauseam. Thankfully this was before the days we have voice acting in game...

** The show has a variant when Mr. Turtle whines "This car trip is sooooooo long! When will we get there?!" and Mrs. Turtle comments that that it's Franklin's job to say that.

* In ''Disney/BrotherBear'', when a V-shaped flock of geese fly by:

* ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' has an example near the beginning of the film when Genie!Jafar, still in his lamp, asks Iago if they have exited the Cave of Wonders. It is implied he asked more times before the scene as an annoyed Iago responds "'Are we out yet? Are we out yet?' Yes, we're out!"

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* In ''Series/TheWrongDoor'', this is one of the catchphrases of the most annoying creature ever created.

* British Tropers of a certain age may remember Timmy Mallett's early morning childrens' TV show the ''Wide Awake Club'' (Later ''Wacaday''). Mallett encouraged children to continually whine "Arrrre wwweeeeee neeeaaarrrrly thereeeee yeeeet?" as a great way to annoy adults and fellow travellers. It works.
* In ''Series/{{Rome}}'', one of Timon's children jokingly says this on their way to Jerusalem from Rome, while they're still in the city.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' had a variation with Crow continually asking Mike if it was 11:30 yet. [[spoiler:"So when will it be 11:30 again, Mike?"]]
* Trombley in ''Series/GenerationKill'' asks this [[BloodKnight while waiting to invade Iraq.]]

** Amy asks this in "The Time of Angels" while inside a maze.
** A child asks this in "Smile", but as he's on a colony spaceship with no windows and has just woken up from suspended animation, the question is entirely appropriate.

* One episode of ''Series/CrashAndBernstein'' had Crash say this while playing a motorcycle game.
* In the ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' short "Waiting for the Stars," Johnny sings ''A trip can seem a whole lot longer / If the moment you begin it / You're asking "are we there yet?" every other minute.'' Ginger then comments "I hate that!"
* In one episode of ''Series/{{Qi}}'' Creator/StephenFry asked [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxqHSj7h8BU "What ruins more than 300,000 British car journeys per year?"]] Jo Brand got the klaxon for asking, "Is it kids in the back shouting, 'Are we nearly there yet?'" [[spoiler: The correct answer is "being steered wrong by GPS or sat-nav systems."]]
* Individual examples would be pointless -- let's just say that in its 30 seasons, more than one frustrated racer has asked this on ''Series/TheAmazingRace''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'': Done by the Flash as an OrphanedPunchline. More than 15 times, as stated by Franchise/GreenLantern, who was not amused.