History Main / HeresJohnnyHomage

''The Shining'' came out in 1980, but the trope's roots are OlderThanTheyThink. The scene itself is a ShoutOut to one from the 1921 silent film ''Film/ThePhantomCarriage'', where the main character does the same to get at his family, while Jack's catchphrase (which [[ThrowItIn wasn't even in the script]]) is actually one to Ed [=McMahon=], the announcer of television {{Long Runner|s}} ''Series/TheTonightShow'' who would introduce host Creator/JohnnyCarson with a very drawn-out "Heeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" since the very first episode in 1962. While the catchphrase was very famous in television history at the time, it wasn't until ''The Shining'' that the public conscience forever associated it with the AxCrazy Jack Torrance, followed by many future works referencing or spoofing his famous scene to the point of becoming a {{Stock Parod|ies}}y in its own right. The fact that Carson stepped down from ''The Tonight Show'' in 1992 also helped, as it [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece ensured that new generations]] [[PopCultureIsolation would have no idea what "heeeeeere's Johnny!" was meant to reference]][[note]]to be fair, Creator/StanleyKubrick didn't get the joke either-- he moved to the UK in 1960, a full two years before ''The Tonight Show'' began, and Nicholson had to both explain the reference and convince the notorious [[ThePerfectionist perfectionist]] director not to use a different take[[/note]].

* ''VideoGame/BlazblueContinuumShift'': In Hazama's "Help Me, Prof. Kokonoe!" section, when he enters Kokonoe's lab, he announces it by shouting "Heeeeeeere's Terumi!"

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "Switch the Flip", Stewie, in Peter's body, locks an extremely horny Lois out of the bathroom, and she ends up breaking a hole in the door while shouting "Munch'a Bunch'a Fritos!"

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'': After [[spoiler: seemingly]] cornering a [[FountainOfYouth de-aged]] Polnareff into a small room, Alessi starts breaking down the door and pokes his head through the hole.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "Switch the Flip", Stewie, in Peter's body, locks an extremely horny Lois in the bathroom, and she ends up breaking a hole in the door while shouting "Munch'a Bunch'a Fritos!"

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': In the episode ''Aw Shucks!'', Lumpy the moose tries to get a crow out of his house, and the crow eventually seeks refuge in his bathroom. Cue Lumpy (with ax in hand) breaking through the door, complete with a Simlish "Heeerrrreee's Lumpy!", pictured above.

* ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'': While Kimihito is hiding from all the farm girls affected by {{Lunacy}}, [[https://i.imgur.com/ziTjiwV.png Mil breaks down the door in an iconic manner]].

* ''Franchise/ChildsPlay'': During the climax of ''Film/SeedOfChucky'', Chucky hacks through the door of Jennifer Tilly's hospital room, smirks for a few seconds, then says, "I can't think of a thing to say!"

* ''Manga/VinlandSaga'': Thorkell does this near the end of the "Baltic War" arc while chopping his way through the door of [[spoiler:Floki's]] command post. Including going "Heeeeere's Thorkell!"

* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo:'' When Bruce the Great White Shark goes into a feeding frenzy and chases after Dory and Marlin, Dory and Marlin find themselves seemingly trapped within a locked off corridor in the submarine wreck. Shortly after they do find an escape, Bruce nearly breaks through the metal door, saying, "Here's Brucie!"

* ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' had some episodes which used a parody of the original version of this trope to introduce Johnny Crawfish, a spoof of Johnny Carson, before he tells a joke.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' HalloweenEpisode, "The Trickening!", a bunch of classic Halloween monsters get scared by Scrooge bashing his way through a door. Except he yells "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Trick! Or! Treat!]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'': In "Tuckered Out", at one point Jenny busts through a door, upon which Tuck says "Here's Jenny!",

''The Shining'' came out in 1980, but the trope's roots are OlderThanTheyThink. The scene itself is a ShoutOut to one from the 1921 silent film ''Film/ThePhantomCarriage'', where the main character does the same to get at his family, while Jack's catchphrase (which [[ThrowItIn wasn't even in the script]]) is actually one to Ed [=McMahon=], the announcer of television {{Long Runner|s}} ''Series/TheTonightShow'' who would introduce host Creator/JohnnyCarson with a very drawn-out "Heeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" since the very first episode in 1962. While the catchphrase was very famous in television history at the time, it wasn't until ''The Shining'' that the public conscience forever associated it with the AxCrazy Jack Torrance, followed by many future works referencing or spoofing his famous scene to the point of becoming a {{Stock Parod|ies}}y in its own right.

!!Examples

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* ''Film/SeedOfChucky'': During the climax, Chucky hacks through the door of Jennifer Tilly's hospital room, smirks for a few seconds, then says, "I can't think of a thing to say!"
* ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooLittle:'' Lori's being attacked on the other side of a locked door, so Wallace grabs a conveniently placed croquet mallet and busts a hole through the door. Since Wallace is also an overacting goober who thinks this entire scenario is just a game, he makes sure to shout "Heeeeere's Johnny!" as soon as the hole is big enough to look through.

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* One ''Series/MythBusters'' episode had an intro, filmed as a SilentMovie, in which an AxCrazy Jamie is hunting down Tory, and included a "Here's Jamie!".

* A UsefulNotes/ComicRelief spoof horror movie in 1989 had a comedy-hating critic threatened by horror versions of various comedy acts, including Karl Howman hacking down his door as his ''Series/BrushStrokes'' character while saying "Here's Jacko!" Closely followed by Howard Lew Lewis adding "An' here's Elmo too!"

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' does it during the horror-themed ''Chaldea Thriller Night'' summer event, where [[https://twitter.com/6LEVEL1/status/1296414407308775425?s=20 Columbus breaks through a door with his beard.]]

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': During his review of the miniseries adaptation of the source material, he gets increasingly bored before finally snapping and trying to kill Rachel. Fortunately, his only weapon is a rubber mallet, so after an embarrassingly futile attempt to break down the door between them, he gives up and asks for Rachel to let him in.
* ''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'': The Honest Trailer for ''Film/TheShining'' points out how many times the famous "Here's Johnny!" scene has been copied and parodied already, to the point it's not even scary anymore.
* In ''[[WebVideo/HBomberguy H.Bomberguy's]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLqXkYrdmjY Climate Change Denial video]], after Ben Shapiro suggests people affected by rising sea levels can just sell their homes and move, a frustrated Hbomb smashes through the set wall Here's-Johnny-style with an axe to yell at him.
-->"Just one small problem... SELL THEIR HOUSES TO WHO, BEN?! FUCKING ComicBook/{{AQUAMAN}}?!"

--->''(Homer chops through a door with an axe)''\\
'''Homer:''' Heeeere's Johnny! ''(the camera pulls back to reveal an empty room)'' [[CatchPhrase D'oh!]]\\
''(Homer chops through a second door)''\\
'''Homer:''' [[Creator/DavidLetterman Daaaaavid Letterman!]] (''[[BrickJoke the camera pulls back to reveal Grandpa standing at the door]]'')\\

''(Homer chops through a third door)''\\
'''Homer:''' ''(holding a ticking stopwatch)'' I'm Mike Wallace, I'm Morley Safer, and I'm Ed Bradley. All this and Andy Rooney tonight on ''Series/SixtyMinutes''!''\\
'''Family:''' Aaaaah! ''(they get up and start running)''

** ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E7BlazedAndConfused Blazed and Confused]]'': When Jack Lassen sees the insult Bart wrote on the chalkboard, he punches the board hard enough to knock a hole in the wall between his class and Lisa's. Afterwards, Millhouse peeks through the hole and shouts "Here's Millie!".