History Main / MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad

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[[caption-width:640: Keep in mind his father also legally changed his family’s name to numbers]]

* Jade and Paco are always arguing over whether [[JackieChanAdventures Jackie]] or [[MaskedLuchador El Toro]] is the greatest. Paco isn't actually El Toro's son, though, just a really big fan.

* Jade and Paco are always arguing over whether [[JackieChanAdventures Jackie]] or [[MaskedLuchador El Toro]] is the greatest.

* In Sim City 2000, the in-game newspaper will occasionally run fluff pieces about peace talks in foreign countries that invariably degenerate into "my allies can beat up your allies".

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** Made funnier by the fact that they're ''adults''. And ''Gym Leaders'', at that.

* A recent Finnish TV commercial for Saarioinen's convenience foods used a variant of this. Kids at the sandbox: "Our Mom makes better food than yours!" "No, our Mom makes the best!" "Our Mom makes better food than all your mothers combined!" Then, the camera pans to a little girl... "Our Mom makes your Moms' foods!" *smiles broadly* The ad ends with Saarioinen's logo and the slogan "Food made by mothers". The punchline became quite a MemeticMutation in Finland for a time...

* A recent Finnish TV commercial for Saarioinen's convenience foods used a variant of this. Kids at the sandbox: "Our Mom makes better food than yours!" "No, our Mom makes the best!" "Our Mom makes better food than all your mothers combined!" Then, the camera pans to a little girl... "Our Mom makes your Moms' foods!" *smiles broadly* The ad end with Saarioinen's logo and the slogan "Food made by mothers". The punchline became quite a MemeticMutation in Finland for a time...

* Damian from ''{{Batman}}'' has all the bragging rights possible because [[spoiler: his father is THE Batman. [[DisContinuity Or is he?]]]]

TruthInTelevision, of course. Please save your ''riveting'' personal stories for the inevitable [[TroperTales/MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad Troper Tales]] page. (TV Tropes, now with sixty percent more condescension!)

-->''"What do I care for your big brother? I've got a brother that's bigger than he is?and what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too." (Both brothers were imaginary.)''

* [[http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php?name=brathalla&view=single&ID=16962 This]] ''[[BratHalla Brat-Halla]]'' strip.

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* Damian from {{Batman}} has all the bragging rights possible because [[spoiler: his father is THE Batman. [[DisContinuity Or is he?]]]]

* Inverted in the tongue-in-cheek bumper sticker: "My child beat up your honor student."
* In ''TheNowShow'', in a sketch illustrating what the House of Commons would be like were it a school playground, had David Cameron claiming that his dad was bigger than Tony Blair's.
* Frankie Boyle of ''MockTheWeek'' expounds the virtues of having a gay father: "'My dad could batter your dad, my dad'll beat up your dad.' Yeah? Listen! My dad will ''shag'' your dad!"
** "And your dad will enjoy it!"
* In ''{{Asterix}}'', similar comments between the children regularly result in brawls between the fishmonger and the blacksmith.
* An episode of ''DextersLaboratory'' had this between [[MadScientist Dexter]] and [[TheRival Mandark]]. It lead to a a fight between Dexter's SalaryMan father and Mandark's Hippie father. [[spoiler: The result was a draw. Which then leads them to argue over, "My mom can beat up your mom."]].

* The Wizard Rock song "My Dad is Rich and Your Dad is Dead".

* ''{{Peanuts}}'': In one Father's Day strip, Violet brags about her dad to Charlie Brown, who takes her to his dad's barber shop and points out that his dad will stop work to say hello to him just because Charlie Brown is his son, which shuts Violet up. I think the implication was that Violet's better/richer/smarter dad was also the kind of MarriedToTheJob father who didn't have time for his kids.
** In another strip, Violet boasts to Lucy about her father's excellent bowling average in three different weeknight leagues. Lucy replies, "My father stays home nights."
** In a very early strip, Charlie Brown and Shermy agree that neither of their dads could beat up the other's, or anyone else (though they're still "pretty good guys").

* [[http://www.graphicsmash.com/comics/brathalla.php?name=brathalla&view=single&ID=16962 This]] ''[[BratHalla Brat-Halla]]'' strip.
* When Jesse ?The Body? Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota, it wasn't long before the appearance of bumper stickers reading ?My Governor can beat up Your Governor.?
** Upon Schwarzenegger [[RealityIsUnrealistic assuming the post of governator]], the fantasy of a debate between the two became a common joke.
** When Sarah Palin became governor of Alaska, a common bumper sticker was "My governor is hotter than your governor."
*Bill Hicks' take on this: "My Dad can beat up your (Hicks') Dad!" "When?"
** Another comedian, relating schoolyard memories at Just For Laughs, delivered as the punchline "Really? How much would that cost me?"
* One {{Scamp}} story has Scamp getting into this argument with another puppy. Tramp adamantly refuses to get involved, but the two continue pushing the family's buttons until Scamp himself decides to beat them up in Tramp's place, only to find out that Tramp has already started a fight in secret. When Tramp wins, Scamp decides to attack the puppy instead, and also wins his fight. Both resolve to keep their respective fights a secret from Lady.
* Joke in Hollywood: "My dad can beat up your dad!" "Your dad ''is'' my dad!"
* You think Jesus got into these arguments as a kid?
** *Snort*
** One ''Cyanide And Happiness'' strip had Jesus saying this.
** Depends on his position in the "man who raised you vs. man who sired you" debate.
* Subverted somewhat in Scott and Kirkman's ''Babyblues'' comic, when Zoe was in preschool. Bogart, their neighbor, was going on and about how ''his'' mommy had more ''money'' than ''Zoe's'' mommy, and how ''his'' mommy was ''prettier'' than ''her'' mommy. Zoe's comeback was "Well '''my'' mommy has a bigger ''bottom'' than ''your'' mommy!" At which Bogart runs off crying to his mommy. Nice one, Zoe.
*One of the few humorous moments in ''{{Unbreakable}}'' is when Joseph (David's son) is sitting next to another kid outside the principal's office. Said kid asks,"Is that your dad? [pause] I bet my dad could beat up your dad.". Considering [[SuperStrength what we saw him do earlier]],he really couldn't.
* During the Knaaren's Cave area of Rayman3, one can hear two off-screen voices arguing over who has the toughest dad, until a ''third'' voice tells them both to shut up.

* In DragonBallZ, when Goten's father is coming BackFromTheDead to compete in the Tenkaichi Budokai, he and Trunks get into an argument over [[RedOniBlueOni whose dad is stronger]].

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* In DragonBallZ, when Goten's father is coming BackFromTheDead to compete in the Tenkaichi Budokai, he and Trunks get into an argument over [[GokuAndVegeta whose dad is stronger]].