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** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E8LookBeforeYouSleep Look Before You Sleep]]", Applejack and Rarity's argument at the beginning of the episode eventually degenerates into this:

** In "Surf and/or Turf", the CMC has to decide if Terramar can stay with his hippogriff dad Skybeak in Harmonizing Heights, or with his Seapony mother Oceanflow in Seaquestria. A musical number follows; Sweetie Bell suggests the former, while Scootaloo settles on the latter. The song eventually turns into a quarrel between them which soon ends with one of these.

* ''Film/TheAdventuresofElmoInGrouchland'': The following exchange occurs when Elmo sees Huxley steal his blanket:

* ''Film/TheAdventuresofElmoinGrouchland'': The following exchange occurs when Elmo sees Huxley steal his blanket:

* ''WesternAnimation/WonderPets'': In "How It All Began", Tuck and Ming-Ming disagree over how to make their vehicle; either a boat or something that can fly, which leads to a "Boat!"/"Fly!" exchange. Linny then has an idea and suggests "Flyboat!", which leads to the creation of the team's Flyboat.

* Blanky accusing Lampy of stepping on him in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'' triggers a back-and-forth chorus of "Did not!" "Did too!" between Lampy and the rest of the group. Even [[GrumpyBear Kirby the vacuum cleaner]] gets in on the action.

* WebVideo/{{Kitboga}} is a scam baiter popular on Website/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}. This is the typical endpoint of any call involving the "refund" scam in which Kitboga pretends to redeem the gift card codes if the scammer isn't immediately reduced to {{Angrish}}. Kit will claim that he has just given them the money back and they will reply that no, he didn't, that he was actually redeeming the money in his own account. Of course, the truth of the matter is that there never were any actual gift cards, and the Google Play Store in which he "redeems" the cards is a fake one that he created. He and the scammer will either argue back and forth until either the scammer descends into anguish or they hang up, having realized they just blew hours of their time with nothing to show for it.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}}'' episode ''Madeline at the Louvre,'' Chloe and Nicole have a brief argument like this [[PoirotSpeak in French]] about whether Art/TheMonaLisa's expression is [[MonaLisaSmile a smile or not or not.]]

* ''Film/The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'': The following exchange occurs when Elmo sees Huxley steal his blanket:

* ''Film/The Adventures of Elmo In Grouchland''
** The following exchange occurs when Elmo sees Huxley steal his blanket:

This may date back as far as CommediaDellArte, making it OlderThanSteam. See also NoYou, a similar form of bickering, but one in which insults are specifically involved. If the argument is over who is at fault for something, is is a BlameGame.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', Woody and Buzz have one early on over whether or not Buzz can fly. It ends when Woody challenges Buzz to prove that he can, resulting in the famous "falling with style" sequence.

* A traditional part of [[UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} America's national pastime]], often spiced with {{Cluster F Bomb}}s. One of the more notable examples is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6cmqUTPn08 heated exchange between Baltimore Orioles team manager Earl Weaver and umpire Bill Haller]] during the 1980 Orioles-Tigers match.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'', Oh and Captain Smek have one of these over whether or not Oh would make another mistake. Smek decides it's so fun that they keep doing it for a while before he finally gets fed up with it and decides he should just erase him, though he doesn't get the chance.

--->'''Sally:''' *sigh* Some things never change."

* Some arguments between Sonic and Sally devolve into this on ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''. As revealed in the Season 2 episode "Blast to the Past Part 1", they've been arguing thusly pretty much all their lives. Sally's older self even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this after overhearing her younger self and Sonic's argument over whether his messy eating and subsequent belch was cool or disgusting: "*sigh* Some things never change."

-->"Instead of saying 'is not, is too,' why don't you both try something new? ... Fine! Uh-huh. Uh uh. Uh uh uh..."

This may date back as far as [[CommediaDellArte Commedia dell'Arte]], making it OlderThanSteam. See also NoYou, a similar form of bickering, but one in which insults are specifically involved. If the argument is over who is at fault for something, is is a BlameGame.

-->'''Count Chocula''': Count Chocula!\\
'''Frankenberry''': Frankenberry!

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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': The day after [[PowersInTheFirstEpisode BoBoiBoy got his powers]] from Ochobot, he wants to show his new powers to his friends, which Ochobot contests. A little back and forth of "Yes I can" and "No you can't" occurs between the two until [=BoBoiBoy=] wins the argument by exploiting Ochobot's fear of heights, with a GilliganCut of Ochobot saying that he could do so instead.
* In episode 25 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Big M. holds Mr. Lightbulb hostage [[ItMakesSenseInContext so he can get his picture taken for the newspaper]]. Mr. Lightbulb would rather the kidnapping be recorded on live TV, since it would increase his ratings, and he and Big M. argue "Take a photo!" "We can film it!" until the feud devolves further, somehow turning into a ''boxing match'' within a few seconds.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Mighty Little Defenders'' episode 4, Slowy and Blady have three arguments like this. Firstly, when the goats find a fork in the road they're walking on, Blady wants to take the path on the right while Slowy wants to take the one on the left ("Right road!" "Left road!"); then, Slowy wants to take a break from walking while Blady doesn't want to stop ("Take a break!" "Keep moving!"); and finally, Slowy wants to take a river path while Blady wants to walk on the mountain path ("Take a boat!" "Walk!").
* In the ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Patang Hurdang", Samosa lets Vada fly his kite. Jalebi expresses concern that the kite is strong enough that it'll carry Vada off, with Samosa assuring her he won't (he comments that he couldn't possibly fly off since "he doesn't have wings"). The argument very quickly devolves with the two repeatedly stating their opinions on the matter to the effect of "He'll fly!" "He won't fly!" "He'll fly!" "He won't fly!" before Dhokla interrupts them, pointing out that Vada ''has'', in fact, started to fly off.
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--> '''Barf''': The minute we move in they're gonna spot us on their radar.\\
'''Lone Starr''': Nuh-uh.\\
'''Barf''': Uh-huh.\\
'''Lone Starr''': Nuh-uh.\\
'''Barf''': Uh-uh.\\
'''Lone Starr''': Nuh-uh. Not if we jam it.\\
'''Barf''': Aha! You're right!

--->'''Thunder Jack''': You are a stubborn fool.\\
'''Ted''': No, ''you're'' the stubborn fool!\\
'''Thunder Jack''': You must have something wrong with that head.\\
'''Ted''': No, ''you'' got something wrong with ''your'' head!\\
'''Thunder Jack''': No, you got something wrong in your head!\\
'''Ted''': NO, YOU GOT SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR HEAD!\\
'''Thunder Jack''': (''laughs uproariously'') No, you got something wrong in your head!

---> '''Thunder Jack''': There's nothing to talk about.\\
'''Ted''': It's not nothing.\\
'''Thunder Jack''': It's nothing!\\
'''Ted''': It's not nothing!\\
'''Thunder Jack''': It's nothing!\\
'''Ted''': It's not nothing!

--> This is a lighthouse. Your call.

* ''Series/Utopia2014'': In "Pipe Dreams", Rhonda and Nat get into an argument about whether what Rhonda is proposing is a mature debate, which quickly degenerates into "Yes, it is" "No, it isn't". It ends with Rhonda yelling "Yes, it is and I just won!".

-->'''Big Jake''': Sounds to me like you're tryin' to say no to me. Are ya?\\
'''Norman''': No.\\
'''Big Jake''': You just said it!\\
'''Norman''': No I didn't.\\
'''Big Jake''': You just said it again!\\
'''Norman''': No, I'm not saying no to you.\\
'''Big Jake''': You just said it twice, just now!\\
'''Norman''': No I didn't!\\
'''Big Jake''': That's three!\\
'''Norman''': No, no, no!\\
'''Big Jake''': Four, five, six!

--> '''Little''': "Faithful" has always been played at our weddings.
--> '''Bombo''': Twaddle. Absolute twaddle. It must be "Forever".
--> '''Little''': Faithful.
--> '''Bombo''': (his crown flying up, and landing back on his head) Forever!!!
--> '''Little''': (squeaky voice) Faithful.
--> '''Bombo''': (his face going up in flames) It will be Forever, or there will be no wedding.
--> '''Little''': No wedding? Oh, but the cake, and the pretty flowers... (dances and sings "faithful")
--> '''Bombo''': IT'S WAR!!!! (Smashes the wedding cake, and storms out)

** In "No Hitter", Max and Emmy get into one over Emmy being the pitcher for the Dragon a ball team when Max asked to pitch in the beginning, but Emmy didn't hear him.

-->'''Neptune:''' Be back with my crown, in exactly ten days!<br>
'''Patrick:''' He can do it in ''nine!''<br>
'''Neptune:''' Eight!<br>
'''Patrick:''' Seven!<br>
'''Neptune:''' Six!<br>
'''[=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs:''' '''[[SayMyName PATRICK!!!]]''' ''[tackle Patrick]''<br>
'''Neptune:''' Six it is, then.<br>
'''Patrick:''' Five...?<br>