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* ''{{Madagascar}}'':

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* ''{{Madagascar}}'':''{{Madagascar}}'' also counting as GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
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* In ''GirlGenius'', an old man explains to his granddaughter how he used to run with the jaegermonsters:
-->'''Old Man Death''':...Then one day while sacking a castle, I was ravished by a wild princess.
-->'''Zeuxippe''': You the who ''what'' now?

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* In ''GirlGenius'', ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', an old man explains to his granddaughter how he used to run with the jaegermonsters:
-->'''Old Man Death''':...Death:''' ... Then one day while sacking a castle, I was ravished by a wild princess.
-->'''Zeuxippe''':
princess.\\
'''Zeuxippe:'''
You the who ''what'' now?
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*In ''GirlGenius'', an old man explains to his granddaughter how he used to run with the jaegermonsters:
-->'''Old Man Death''':...Then one day while sacking a castle, I was ravished by a wild princess.
-->'''Zeuxippe''': You the who ''what'' now?

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* From ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'':
--> '''Mom:''' Calvin, we're going out to the grocery store real quick, and we need you to watch Tug.\\
'''Calvin:''' You need me to what?!

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* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Dimensions'':
-->'''Ayane:''' How could karate stand against the Hajin-mon sect of Mugen Tenshin?
-->'''Hitomi:''' Hajin-in the what now?
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* This bit in MaryPoppins:

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* This bit in MaryPoppins:''Film/MaryPoppins'':



* ''AlphaandOmega:

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* ''AlphaandOmega:''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'':

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* ''AlphaandOmega:
-->'''Kate:''' Idaho?
-->'''Humphrey:''' Ida-who?
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* {{Spaceballs}}:

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* {{Spaceballs}}:Film/{{Spaceballs}}:
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* In episode one of ''StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'', Strong Bad's attempt to find one of the pages for the Snake Boxer 5 manual takes him through a chain of people that leads to Bubs.

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* In episode one of ''StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'', ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'', Strong Bad's attempt to find one of the pages for the Snake Boxer 5 manual takes him through a chain of people that leads to Bubs.
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* In the live-action ''HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' movie: "Holiday Whobeewhatee?"

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* In the live-action ''HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' movie: "Holiday Whobeewhatee?"
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* ''RedDwarf'':

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* ''RedDwarf'': ''Series/RedDwarf'':
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* In ''[=~9~=]'', when told by 1 to "subjugate [9 and 5]", [[DumbMuscle 8]] responds with "subje - what?"

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* In ''[=~9~=]'', ''Film/{{Nine}}'', when told by 1 to "subjugate [9 and 5]", [[DumbMuscle 8]] responds with "subje - what?"
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-->'''Anya:''' Buffy's got some kind of job there helping junior deviants, Spike's insane in the basement, Xander's there doing construction on the new gym —

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-->'''Anya:''' Buffy's got some kind of job there helping junior deviants, Spike's insane in the basement, Xander's there doing construction on the new gym —gym-—
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** In "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000", Pinkie Pie's reaction to the Flim-Flam brothers introducing themselves as "traveling sales-ponies nonpareil" is "Nonpa-what?"
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* In DragonBallAbridged, anytime Goku calls out that he's using the Kaio-Ken technique, it's [[PhraseCatcher invariably followed]] by the receiving party uttering "Kaio-''what''?"
* In the ''[[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged]]'' version of Bonds Beyond Time, Yami has this response when Yusei synchro summons a monster. Of course, Yami's doing it on purpose because he's a {{Jerkass}}.

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* In DragonBallAbridged, WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged, anytime Goku calls out that he's using the Kaio-Ken technique, it's [[PhraseCatcher invariably followed]] by the receiving party uttering "Kaio-''what''?"
* In the ''[[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged]]'' ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' version of Bonds Beyond Time, Yami has this response when Yusei synchro summons a monster. Of course, Yami's doing it on purpose because he's a {{Jerkass}}.



* ''HomestarRunner'', "Hremail 7" is a faux-flashback episode which features Homestar trying to introduce Strong Bad to the concept of e-mails and the Internet:

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* ''HomestarRunner'', ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', "Hremail 7" is a faux-flashback episode which features Homestar trying to introduce Strong Bad to the concept of e-mails and the Internet:

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* This bit in MaryPoppins:
-->'''Jane:''' Mary Poppins taught us the most wonderful word!
-->'''Michael:''' Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
-->'''Mr. Banks:''' What on earth are you talking about, supercal-- super-- or whatever the infernal thing is?
-->'''Jane:''' It's something to say when you don't know what to say.
-->'''Mr. Banks:''' Yes, well, I always know what to say.
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* In the YugiohAbridged version of Bonds Beyond Time, Yami has this response when Yusei synchro summons a monster. Of course, Yami's doing it on purpose because he's a {{Jerkass}}.

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* In the YugiohAbridged ''[[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged]]'' version of Bonds Beyond Time, Yami has this response when Yusei synchro summons a monster. Of course, Yami's doing it on purpose because he's a {{Jerkass}}.
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-->'''Yami:''' Oh. What's that?
-->'''Yusei:''' It's when you summon a monster by--
-->'''Yami:''' Oh wait, I seem to have stopped caring.
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* In DragonBallAbridged, anytime Goku calls out that he's using the Kaio-Ken technique, it's [[PhraseCatcher invariably followed]] by the receiving party uttering "Kaio-''what''?"\

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* In DragonBallAbridged, anytime Goku calls out that he's using the Kaio-Ken technique, it's [[PhraseCatcher invariably followed]] by the receiving party uttering "Kaio-''what''?"\"Kaio-''what''?"

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* In DragonBallAbridged, anytime Goku calls out that he's using the Kaio-Ken technique, it's [[PhraseCatcher invariably followed]] by the receiving party uttering "Kaio-''what''?"

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* In DragonBallAbridged, anytime Goku calls out that he's using the Kaio-Ken technique, it's [[PhraseCatcher invariably followed]] by the receiving party uttering "Kaio-''what''?""Kaio-''what''?"\
* In the YugiohAbridged version of Bonds Beyond Time, Yami has this response when Yusei synchro summons a monster. Of course, Yami's doing it on purpose because he's a {{Jerkass}}.
-->'''Yusei:''' I synchro-summon Junk Gardna, in defense mode.
-->'''Yami:''' Synchro what?
-->'''Yusei:''' Synchro summon.
-->'''Yami:''' What summon?
-->'''Yusei:''' Synchro summon.
-->'''Yami:''' What what?
-->'''Yusei:''' Synchro. Summon.

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* This bit in TheCourtJester
-->'''Fergus, the ostler''': "Im Fergus, the ostler!"
-->'''Hawkins''': Wh-Whogus the whatsler?"

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-->'''Strong Bad:''' ''(horrified/frustrated {{Angrish}})''

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-->'''Strong Bad:''' ''(horrified/frustrated {{Angrish}})''[[{{Angrish}} Auuuugh! Aaaagh!]]




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* ''HomestarRunner'', "Hremail 7" is a faux-flashback episode which features Homestar trying to introduce Strong Bad to the concept of e-mails and the Internet:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' A what-mail on the Inter-what?
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* ''ConkersBadFurDay'':

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* ''ConkersBadFurDay'':''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'':

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* ''TheSimpsons'', "Team Homer":

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* ''TheSimpsons'', ''TheSimpsons'':
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"Team Homer":



-->'''Homer:''' Ignor-what? (''fire shoots out of Homer's microphone in his face'')

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-->'''Homer:''' Ignor-what? (''fire shoots out of Homer's microphone in his face'')microphone'')
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* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Stare Master":

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* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Stare Master":
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** From "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo", on the Japanese game show:
-->'''Wink:''' Now, our game shows a little different from yours. You reward knowledge. We punish ignorance.
-->'''Homer:''' Ignor-what? (''fire shoots out of Homer's microphone in his face'')
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* In ''TheRocketeer'', when Cliff reveals his secret identity to his girlfriend Jenny:

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* In ''TheRocketeer'', ''Film/TheRocketeer'', when Cliff reveals his secret identity to his girlfriend Jenny:
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'''[[JohnCandy Wilbur]]:''' [[OhCrap The epidermal]] ''[[BigWhat what?!]]''

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'''[[JohnCandy Wilbur]]:''' [[OhCrap The epidermal]] epidermal ''[[BigWhat what?!]]''
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* Spoofed on ''{{Futurama}}'', like the ''Simpsons'' example:

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* Spoofed on ''{{Futurama}}'', like in the ''Simpsons'' example:episode "I, Roommate":

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[[redirect:ptitleg7tapal5]]Like ParrotExposition, but the expositor can't even finish the word. [[ViewersAreMorons Even if it is easy to remember]]. Also used when someone says a big word, like [[SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying Palaeo-whatsit]]. Sometimes used out of spite, and sometimes used out of disbelief. Often used in {{Advertising}}. SisterTrope to {{Gesundheit}}, where the speaker finds the word so unpronounceable he thinks it must have been a sneeze.
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!!Examples:

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* Snuggimals!
** Snuggi-''what?''
*** Snuggimals!
* Benda-''what?'' Benda-''who?''
** Bendaroos!
* A certain E*Trade commercial that [[LindsayLohan a certain actress]] claims is [[http://omg.yahoo.com/news/lindsay-lohan-suing-e-trade-for-milkaholic-parody/37130?nc violating her rights]].
-->'''Lindsay:''' Milk-a-''whaaat''?!
* Used in a commercial for Maximum Testosterol, apparently by picking which syllable to 'miss' out of a hat. A character asks incredulously, when first told the name, "Maximum ''what''stosterol?"

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* When Dan receives his [[CoolPet Shikigami]] in ''[[Fanfic/ThawingPermafrost Thawing Permafrost]]'', he can't get the name right. Upon first hearing it, his reaction is "Shiki-whatnow?".

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* In the live-action ''HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' movie: "Holiday Whobeewhatee?"
* In ''[=~9~=]'', when told by 1 to "subjugate [9 and 5]", [[DumbMuscle 8]] responds with "subje - what?"
* ''{{Madagascar}}'':
-->'''King Julien:''' Welcome to Madagascar!
-->'''Gloria:''' Mada-who-ha?
-->'''King Julien:''' No, not who-ha. As-car.
** Counts as a BrickJoke thanks to the first exchange between Marty and the penguins:
-->'''Skipper:''' We're fleeing this place for Antarctica!\\
'''Marty:''' Aunt-who-tica?
* ''Disney/TheRescuers [[LandDownUnder Down Under]]'':
-->'''Mouse Doctor:''' Bring me the [[ChainsawGood Epidermal Tissue Disruptor!]]\\
'''[[JohnCandy Wilbur]]:''' [[OhCrap The epidermal]] ''[[BigWhat what?!]]''
* ''AceVentura'' From the sequel:
-->'''Princess:''' That was the dart of the Wachutu shaman!
-->'''Ace:''' The what-nee what-en?
* In ''TheRocketeer'', when Cliff reveals his secret identity to his girlfriend Jenny:
-->'''Cliff:''' Jenny, prepare yourself for a shock. I'm [[TitleDrop the Rocketeer]].
-->'''Jenny:''' (''confused'') The Rocket-who?
* {{Spaceballs}}:
-->'''Radar technician''': I'm having trouble with the radar, sir.
-->'''Dark Helmet''': What's wrong with it?
-->'''Radar technician''': I lost the bleeps, I lost the sweeps, and I lost the creeps.
-->'''Dark Helmet''': The what?
-->'''Colonel Sandurz''': The what?
-->'''Dark Helmet''': And the what?

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* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
-->'''Anya:''' Buffy's got some kind of job there helping junior deviants, Spike's insane in the basement, Xander's there doing construction on the new gym —
-->'''Willow:''' Wait, Spike's ''what'' in the ''what''-ment?
-->'''Anya:''' Insane, base.
** When Buffy's friends confront her about her having sex with Spike ([[spoiler:the one they saw was actually a robot]]), she responds, "The who whatting how with ''huh''?"
** Buffy does this a lot. From "Lie To Me":
--->'''Ford''': [walks up behind Buffy, who has just slain a vamp] What's going on?\\
'''Buffy''': Um, uh... there was a-a cat. A cat here. And um, uh, then there was a-another cat. And they fought. The cats. And... then they left.\\
'''Ford''': Oh. I thought you were just slaying a vampire.\\
'''Buffy''': What? What-ing a what?
** It's not for nothing that this show is the TropeNamer for BuffySpeak.
* ''RedDwarf'':
-->Extrapo-''what''-ilated?
** This is infixation.
*** Infixa-what?
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', "Shindig":
-->"Any of these gentlemen can lend you use of a sword."
-->"Use of a sw''what''?"
* From the {{MST3K}} Episode "Prince of Space."
-->'''Observer''': Don't touch that, that's a wormhole!\\
'''Pearl''': A worm-what?\\
'''Observer''': A wormhole.\\
'''Pearl''': A what-hole?\\
'''Observer''': A worm''hole''. ''Worm''hole!

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* In episode one of ''StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'', Strong Bad's attempt to find one of the pages for the Snake Boxer 5 manual takes him through a chain of people that leads to Bubs.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' ''Please'' tell me you've got my Snake Boxer 5 manual...
-->'''Bubs:''' Snake what now?
-->'''Strong Bad:''' ''(horrified/frustrated {{Angrish}})''
-->'''Bubs:''' Oh, Snake Boxer 5! Here ya go.
* ''ConkersBadFurDay'':
-->'''King Bee:''' I didn't even get to tell you about the big-breasted babe...
-->'''Conker:''' The-- the big what?

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* In DragonBallAbridged, anytime Goku calls out that he's using the Kaio-Ken technique, it's [[PhraseCatcher invariably followed]] by the receiving party uttering "Kaio-''what''?"

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* ''TheSimpsons'', "Team Homer":
-->'''Burns:''' Listen here...I want to join your team.
-->'''Homer:''' You want to join my what?
-->'''Smithers:''' You want to what his team?
** And from "Who Shot Mr Burns, Part 2"
-->'''Jasper:''' You shot who in the what now?
* Spoofed on ''{{Futurama}}'', like the ''Simpsons'' example:
-->'''Fry:''' Where's your bathroom?
-->'''Bender:''' Bath-what?
-->'''Fry:''' Bathroom!
-->'''Bender:''' What-room?
-->'''Fry:''' Bathroom!
-->'''Bender:''' What-what?
-->'''Fry:''' Eh, never mind.
* ''{{The Fairly OddParents}}'':
-->'''Gigglepies''': Yugo-po-what-i-whats?
* ''DannyPhantom'':
-->'''Jack:''' It's the Ecto-Exodus Alarm!
--> '''Danny, Sam and Jazz:''' The Ecto-whaty-what?
* ''{{Rugrats}}''
-->'''Stu:''': Presenting the Bonkomatic Baby Bumper!
-->'''Didi:''' The Bonka-whosit Baby-what?
* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Stare Master":
-->'''Fluttershy''': There's a cockatrice on the loose!
-->'''Apple Bloom''': A cocka-what-now?
* In one episode of ''SheepInTheBigCity'', a plot twist (both Sheep and General Specific lose the mayoral election to [[spoiler: a talking ham sandwich]]) leads to [[OverlyLongGag a long chain of characters]] going "Hubba-''whah''?"
* KingOfTheHill:
-->'''Student:''' We're learning about transubstantiation.
-->'''Peggy:''' What?
-->'''Student:''' Transubstantiation.
-->'''Peggy:''' Trans what now?

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