History Main / FunWithSubtitles

* ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjnWOnJK-zw a scene]] in which Austin converses with a Japanese CEO. The subtitles are in white, and happen to be obscured by objects that are ''also'' white. Eventually the CEO decides to just speak in English, because [[BreakingTheFourthWall Austin himself was following the conversation by reading the subtitles]] and was getting confused.

** A bit later Austin says this:
-->"I ''do'' have a huge rod[[spoiler:...I wish]]"

** Fun with Captions: ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had a case of the captions being switched with ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'', which Larson claimed greatly improved both strips. The Far Side has a family of snakes eating dinner (one of them looking angry), while Dennis and a friend were eating something while his mother was on the phone, an the captions were "It's a good thing I learned to make sandwiches or we'd have starved to death by now" and "Ugh, hamsters again?!".

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':

* ''Machinima/TeamFabulous2'': During the Kart race scene, a RED Heavy gets run off the road by a BLU Heavy. Just before this happens, they have a brief exchange of dialogue:

* While most of the time the Closed Captions for ''Machinima/HadesMisguidance'' are auto-generated, the subtitles for Episode 5's CouchGag (a recreation of the faker scene from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'') has custom subtitles ending in this line:

* Machinima/{{Smashtasm}} has two characters, 1337Fox and [[AerithAndBob Greg]], who speak in 1337. One episode has them confront each other and go into a hardcore dialect of 1337 that uses absolutely no actual letters. This is voice acted, so it has them say each individual text character that make up the letters, and the sentences are pretty long. Thankfully, there are subtitles that tell us what they're saying as they say it, so we don't have to write down the characters to see what letters they look like. After the conversation, [=Super64=] (who speaks normally) butts in, and gets subtitles rendered in 1337.

** The Swedish subtitle track for ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', on the other hand, took the third [[UpToEleven to a new level]]. The speaking parts have incorrect subtitling, as do the singing parts, but the thing is, the subtitles during the singing part is "correct" in that ''it fits the beat of the music''. You can sing along to the music using the "incorrect" subtitles. This implies that whoever wrote the Swedish subtitles either a) didn't get to listen to the audio track he/she was subtitling and had to subtitle the English track, complete with translating songs in a way that made sense, or b) was working from an old translation that got replaced before it reached the voice actors, or c) just said "Fuck it" and wrote a completely original subtitle track, complete with translating songs in a way that made sense.

* "[[https://youtu.be/D00hlkW0u3U Can I Friend You On Bassbook? Lol]]" is a song by Camellia and Nanahira. The video was taken down once, but has since been brought back. It is well known for its "dancing" [[note]]The words change colors, positions, sizes, etc., to the beat.[[/note]] subtitles. Spanish, English, and Italian subtitles all have fun with this through many means, but the Korean subtitles ''really'' take the "dancing subtitle" idea UpToEleven. It ''has'' to be seen to be believed.

* WebVideo/BrandonFarris has an editor that will occasionally snark at Brandon with the subtitles. One instance has him making fun of Brandon and Cameron when they assume that one or the other is ahead in there "Don't scream" video when they are tied. Another has the subtitles laugh at Brandon for not using the save stations in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach'', forcing Brandon to start the game over after the first jump scare.

[[folder: Professional Wrestling]]

** At the end of "Trilogy of Error", Mr. Teeny's panicked noises are subtitled as "[[SomethingCompletelyDifferent This plot made no sense]]! Tell the people!"

* ''Film/AMillionWaysToDieInTheWest'': While talking to the Native American tribe, most of what's said is gibberish, but apparently this tribe's word for fine is Mila Kunis

* WebVideo/RedLetterMedia[='s=] review of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' at one point shows George Lucas talking to visual effects supervisor John Knoll about the Yoda fight scene, saying "This'll be the first time we actually see him pull out that little lazer sword of his and go to town". It's subtitled, which at first appears to be intended as a genuine aid to the viewer due to Lucas's habit of mumbling, but then Knoll's response is subtitled as ''(nods skeptically)''. Of course it's fairly common for subtitles to involve some interpretation, e.g. ''(nervous laughter)'', but not for gestures that aren't vocal or even auditory.

* WebVideo/RedLetterMedia[='s=] review of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' at one point shows George Lucas talking to visual effects supervisor John Knoll about the Yoda fight scene, saying "This'll be the first time we actually see him pull out that little lazer sword of his and go to town". It's subtitled, which at first appears to be intended as a genuine aid to the view due to Lucas's habit of mumbling, but then Knoll's response is subtitled as ''(nods skeptically)''. Of course it's fairly common for subtitles to involve some interpretation, e.g. ''(nervous laughter)'', but not for gestures that aren't vocal or even auditory.

** The abridged [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDqhUlDIxQI 2nd movie]] had this for the TitleSequence, giving the {{mondegreen}} treatment to the opening and ending.

* [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sdyC1BrQd6g Benny Lava]] is an Indian music video with English subtitles, which don't actually translate the Indian lyrics, but read [[{{Mondegreen}} what they sound like]] instead.

* Vance Joy's video for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ_1HMAGb4k Riptide]]" uses them for a visual pun. The chorus ends with the line "you're gonna sing the words wrong", the video shows a person singing and gives the lyrics as "[[{{Mondegreen}} you gone and sank the worlds wolf.]]"

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV8d4Grhej8 Radio Tapok's cover]] of Music/{{Sabaton}}'s "Night Witches". The subtitles are normal during the actual lyrics of the song. But during the guitar solo, they start doing things like SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud and making fun of the singer.

* ''Series/BurnNotice'' announces each character as they first appear with their name and relationship to Michael -- for example "Nate -- The Brother" or "Random Schlub -- The Client". The writers are not above using the subtitles to make jokes -- in one episode, Michael met a guy who, after being called a mercenary, [[InsistentTerminology insisted that he was a "military contractor"]]. The subtitles immediately shot back with "Ryder Stahl -- Mercenary".

* ''Film/AMillionWaysToDieInTheWest'': While talking to the Native American tribe, most of what's said is gibberish, but apparently this tribe's word for fine is Mila Kunis

* In ''Film/MeanGirls'' girls in an American high school are supposed stand up to reveal what mean things other girls have done to them. Two girls argue about stealing one's boyfriend- in Vietnamese. The audience gets subtitles, but the principal and teacher are baffled.[[/folder]]

** The line is [[spoiler:"Fuck me!"]].

** This was used as a gag in a comedy skit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk1HqQ727U where a female British reporter was interviewing a terrorist]] who stopped mid-interview [[MediumAwareness when he saw subtitles]] and became angry that he was being subtitled. It gets funnier when his partner talks with just as much accent, doesn't get subtitles and he storms off... still being subtitled.

* In an unintentional example, when episode 30 of '' Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'' was simulcasted on Website/{{Crunchyroll}}, it was accidentally put up with the subtitle track for episode 7 of '' Manga/FruitsBasket'', which had debuted during the same week. It stayed like that for a whole day before it was fixed.

* The {{fansub}} group Commie Subs has a habit of doing this, as seen [[https://youtu.be/U9AgMlHJe7Y here]] with ''Manga/{{Nisekoi}}''. Highlights include multiple instances of subtitles following characters, having ''Japanese'' subtitles when Chitoge speaks in GratuitousEnglish, and having the subtitles fill with red when blood spurts from Raku's mouth when he realizes [[{{Bifauxnen}} Seishirou]] is a girl.

--> 1: Both speaking and singing subtitles match what is heard. Usually preserved for the "[language] for the hearing impaired" tracks.
--> 2: Singing, but not speaking, subtitles match the audio. By far the most common.
--> 3: Neither singing nor speaking subtitles match the audio. Rare, but it happens.