History Main / SloganYellingMegaphoneGuy

Listen up, Wiki/TVTropes! I can't believe you guys forgot about me, the {{slogan}}-yelling megaphone guy, the most important part of any large public demonstration! How are people supposed to know what we're mad about? [[WavingSignsAround Wave signs around]]? That's lame! Noise is where it's at, the louder the better!

-->'''Fish 1:''' What's he saying?\\

* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'': When Buddhists join protests:

** "Last Exit to Springfield" (TheOneWith SNPP employees on strike):

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* In one ''Comicbook/WonderWoman1987'' storyline, there are rival demonstrations for and against Diana's book ''Reflections'', which MoralGuardians are claiming promotes paganism and homosexuality. The anti crowd are chanting "Hey ho, hey ho, the Amazon has got to go!", while the pro group have the more elaborate "2 4 6 8, Amazons preach love not hate! 8 4 6 2, you can't tell us what to do! 3 5 7 9, you mind your kids, I'll mind mine!"

* In one commercial for milk, brown cows protest for their rights.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did it:

* The 1982 film ''Who Dares Wins'' (a.k.a. ''The Final Option'') opens with an anti-nuclear march during which a man brandishing a megaphone (later revealed to be a government undercover agent) is shot in the throat by a crossbow bolt.

* On ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'', France turns into "Magical Strike Fairy" as a commentary on French workers' tendency to go on strike. Instead of a wand or scepter like the typical MagicalGirl, he wields a bullhorn.

* In Anne Lamott's book ''Bird by Bird'', she writes about teaching her young son peace chants, and at one point when she asks him, "What do we want?" he responds, "[[DeadpanSnarker Lunch]]."

** Reg Shoe is the go-to guy for protests. He explains the basics of sloganeering in ''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'':

** Actually mostly averted in ''Discworld/NightWatch''. Reg does shout "You can take our lives but you'll never take our freedom!" just before he gets killed, but most of the "rebels" are just ordinary people trying to keep themselves safe behind their barricade. They do come up with "Truth, Justice, Freedom, [[BandOfBrothels Reasonably-Priced Love]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and a Hard-Boiled Egg]]" but nobody shouts it.

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* On ''AxisPowersHetalia'', France turns into "Magical Strike Fairy" as a commentary on French workers' tendency to go on strike. Instead of a wand or scepter like the typical MagicalGirl, he wields a bullhorn.

-->'''Fish 1:''' What's he saying?
-->'''Fish 2:''' I don't know, [[LampshadeHanging but he's got a megaphone.]]

-->''What do we want?\\

Now!''

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* On AxisPowersHetalia, France turns into "Magical Strike Fairy" as a commentary on French workers' tendency to go on strike. Instead of a wand or scepter like the typical MagicalGirl, he wields a bullhorn.

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* Not a protest, but in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' Dark Helmet orders his troops to (literally) comb the desert via megaphone. Colonel Sanders questions the wisdom of this, only to get a loud "WHAT?" through said megaphone.

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In fictional depictions, the audio quality is inversely proportional to how funny the scene is, so if it's a comedy, the guy standing next to me will always end up with busted eardrums since I'm answering his questions through the megaphone, but when I'm addressing the audience at large, expect a lot of--''[[AC: loud pitched squeals]]''--and don't forget--''[[AC: no sound comes out for whatever reason]]''! ''[[AC: smacks the megaphone a few times]]''

Listen up, TVTropes! I can't believe you guys forgot about me, the {{slogan}}-yelling megaphone guy, the most important part of any large public demonstration! How are people supposed to know what we're mad about? [[WavingSignsAround Wave signs around]]? That's lame! Noise is where it's at, the louder the better!

!Examples:

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* The 1982 film ''Who Dares Wins'' (aka ''The Final Option'') opens with an anti-nuclear march during which a man brandishing a megaphone (later revealed to be a government undercover agent) is shot in the throat by a crossbow bolt.

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* Reg Shoe from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' is the go-to guy for protests. He explains the basics of sloganeering in ''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'':
-->'It's got to have bounce. And rhythm. Like "Whadda we want? Dum-dee-dum-dee. When do we want it? Now!" See? You need one simple demand. Let's try it again. Whadda we want?'
-->The watchmen looked at one another, no one quite wanting to be the first.
-->'Another drink?' someone volunteered.
-->'Yeah!' said someone at the back. 'When do we want it? NOW!'
** Actually mostly averted in ''Discworld/NightWatch''. Reg does shout "You can take our lives but you'll never take our freedom!" just before he gets killed, but most of the "rebels" are just ordinary people trying to keep themselves safe behind their barricade. They do come up with "Truth, Justice, Freedom, [[BandOfBrothels Reasonably-Priced Love]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And A Hard-Boiled Egg]]" but nobody shouts it.

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* ''Radio/TheNowShow''

--->What do we want?\\

UM ... NOT SURE!

--->[[YeOldeButcheredEnglish What wanteth we?]]
--->AN END TO POVERTY!
--->When wanteth we it?
--->FORTHWITH!

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* ''CarlSquared'' Skye is helping Carl protest about... something and a megaphone is used.

* Parodied and inversed on ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'', "Jurassic Bark":
-->'''Crowd:''' What do you want?
-->'''Fry:''' Fry's dog!
-->'''Crowd:''' When do you want it?
-->'''Fry:''' Fry's dog!
* ''TheSimpsons'' did it:

--->''What do you want?''
--->''The gradual phase-out of animal testing over the next three years!''
--->''When do we want it?''
--->''Over the next three years!''

-->''What do we want?''\\
''Unfair!''\\
''When do we want it?''\\
''Change!''
* In ''WesternAnimation/RecessSchoolsOut'', a protest like this happens in Principal Prickly's flashback when his friend Benedict abolished recess altogether (thankfully, it didn't stick).
-->''What do we want?''\\
''Recess!''\\
''When do we want it?''\\
''Now!''
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode [[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS2E20SquidOnStrikeSandySpongeBobAndTheWorm "Squid on Strike"]], Squidward invokes this trope by doing a strike, shouting with a megaphone and such, in front of the Krusty Krab to attract citizens. Unfortunately, it fails, because the people are too hungry for a Krabby Patty to notice.


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-->''What do we want?''
-->''GAY SEX!''
-->''When do we want it?''
-->''NOW!''

-->''What do we want?''
-->''Time travel!"
-->''When do we want it?''
-->"That's irrelevant!"

"Now!" he'd say, and I'd smile and toss him a fish.''\\
-- Anne Lamott, ''Bird by Bird''

* Penny Proud of ''TheProudFamily'' leads the neighborhood kids in a protest, refusing to due chores until they get higher allowances. "What do we want?" "More money!" "How do we want it?" "In cash!"

* ''BuckarooBanzai''. Lord John Whorfin uses a microphone to address his Red Lectroid followers.

* The Vietnam protesters in ''ForrestGump'' get better audio equipment, but it's still sabotaged when Forrest goes up to say something important.