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* In the WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5428736/1/Transform-and-Transcend Transform and Transcend]] after being wounded in the final battle, Wreck-Gar is repaired using earth technology, specifically a music CD, and afterwards can only speak in lyrics from a [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic popular parody artist]]. Naturally, it's a shout out to the Junkians from the G1 Movie, see below.

* Bumblebee from the live action ''{{Film/Transformers}}'' film has a damaged voice box and can only communicate via his car radio. This turns him into a bit of a DeadpanSnarker. (And one of the soundbites he plays is the alien from ''Explorers''.) His voice was repaired by the end of the first film, but in [[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen the]] [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon sequels]] he went back to speaking in soundbites (with an explanation that he either just took another hit to the voicebox or he's playing it up).

* The receptionist with a British accent in ''Film/DancinItsOn'' seems to speak entirely in Shapespeare quotes worked into {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s.

* In Creator/JohnWCampbell's short story "Literature/TheImmortalitySeekers", Penton and Blake encounter a Callistan [[AllAnimalsAreDogs dog-like creature]] who speaks telepathically by repeating things she's heard people say or think--a living phonograph machine, they call her. She has an editorial ability, though, and only repeats thoughts that are appropriate to a given topic or situation.

* Played for drama in Creator/RebeccaSugar's short digital comic ''Dont Cry For Me, I'm Already Dead''. Jim and Alan, a pair of close brothers, loved quoting ''Franchise/TheSimpsons'' to each other, up until Alan got into a fatal car accident. [[spoiler:While Alan was able to recover, he was effectively left unable to speak or move. The only time when he's able to make clear responses is when Jim quotes ''The Simpsons'' to him again, and he's able to weakly respond in kind.]]

* One of the robot network executives in ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' talks only in TV {{catchphrase}}s.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': In "Darmok", the ''Enterprise'' encounters a species who communicate entirely in metaphor, and if you don't know the reference you won't be able to understand. The most repeated example "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" means two strangers who [[EnemyMine meet and join forces to fight a common enemy]]. The episode proved so popular that it is sometimes shown in Communications classes as an example of how common background is necessary to understand someone.

* A lot of V's lines in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' are quotes from Creator/WilliamBlake poems.

-->'''Peter:''' [[Series/OneDayAtATime Uh, this is it. This is life. What you get, so go ahead and have a ball.]] [[Series/DiffrentStrokes 'Cause the world don't move to the beat of just one drum; what might be good for you may not be right for some.]] [[Series/TheFactsOfLife You take the good, you take the bad, you take 'em both and then you have...]] My opening statement. [[Series/FamilyTies Sit, Ubu, sit.]] [[VanityPlate Good dog.]]

* The Beast in ''VideoGame/HomeworldCataclysm'' communicates only by stringing together intercepted radio chatter. Since this chatter is culled from [[VoiceOfTheLegion hundreds of ships it's previously devoured]], this is a definite 'played for horror' case.

-->'''Fire Sumo''': I burn like [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Cyndaquil]]!
-->'''Sumo''': [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Every light must fade, every heart must return to darkness.]]
-->'''Sumo''': OnlyAFleshWound! That's a quote from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''! Ha ha!
-->'''Sumo''': [[Manga/{{Akira}} TETSUO!]]

-->'''Albert:''' Fix that fuse box! I don't need any more Film/CollateralDamage!
-->'''Albert:''' Urgh, that gate needs repairing. Did you not hear it Film/JingleAllTheWay?
-->'''Albert:''' We're behind on this job! I mean, it's already Film/The6thDay!
-->'''Chase:''' Isn't anyone else doing any work here?
-->'''Albert:''' Oh, I'm sorry if this seems like a Film/{{Raw Deal|1986}}.
-->'''Albert:''' C'mon, c'mon! Don't you understand a simple [[Film/{{Commando}} command? Oh?]] No reply? Good!
-->'''Albert:''' Stop walking, man! Start [[Film/TheRunningMan running, man!]]
-->'''Albert:''' C'mon, get through there! And hurry up! It's almost the [[Film/EndOfDays end of day!]]
-->'''Albert:''' Don't make mistakes! We can't use an Film/{{Eraser}}!

->'''Unicorn:''' Butterfly, even one [unicorn]? Tell me that you saw only one.
->'''Butterfly:''' One? "One alone, to be my own..." "Up goes downwind, up go down!" "Go and catch a falling star..."
->'''Unicorn:''' Serves me right for even asking you; all butterflies know is songs and poetry and anything else they hear. I guess you mean well. Fly away butterfly.
->'''Butterfly:''' "Oh, I must take the A train." "Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold and the mate of the Nancy brig." "Has anybody here seen Kelly?"
--> -- ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'' [[note]]In order, the songs and poems are: ''One alone'' by Sigmund Romberg, unknown, ''Go and catch a falling star'', by John Donne, ''Take the A Train'' by Music/DukeEllington, ''The Yarn of the 'Nancy Bell'' by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, and ''Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?'' by Florrie Forde.[[/note]]

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "Elephant Issues", which partially parodies [[VerySpecialEpisode very special episodes]], in the segment, "C.L.I.D.E. and Prejudice", the titular robot C.L.I.D.E.[[note]]Which [[FunWithAcronyms stands for]] "Cybernetic Laser Ionized Digital Entity".[[/note]] speaks in game show shout outs, with a dash of [[Literature/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey the HAL 9000 computer]] added in.[[note]]He refers to everyone around him as "Dave", and speaks with a similar voice.[[/note]]

* Nyarko from ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', being a massive otaku, usually puts at least one anime or {{Toku}} quote into every sentence she utters. Her fellow aliens Cuko and Hasta aren't ''quite'' as bad, but they still get in their fair share.

* ''Film/BlackSheep1996'': During MTV's "Rock The Vote" event for the Washington election, [[StonersAreFunny a still-stoned Mike Donnelly]] [[MistakenForSpecialGuest gets mistaken for his brother, gubernatorial candidate Al Donnelly]], and speaks to the audience in shout-outs.

* ''Film/BlackSheep'': During MTV's "Rock The Vote" event for the Washington election, [[StonersAreFunny a still-stoned Mike Donnelly]] [[MistakenForSpecialGuest gets mistaken for his brother, gubernatorial candidate Al Donnelly]], and speaks to the audience in shout-outs.
-->'''Mike:''' [[Music/BruceSpringsteen 'Cause I'm born in the USA]]! [[Music/BeastieBoys You gotta fight for your right to vote]]! [[UsefulNotes/NeilArmstrong That's one small step for man, one giant]... [[UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr I have a dream]]! [[Music/JohnLennon Power to the people]]!

* Played for drama in Creator/RebeccaSugar's short digital comic ''Dont Cry For Me, I'm Already Dead''. Jim and Alan, a pair of close brothers, loved quoting ''Franchise/TheSimpsons'' to each other, up until Alan got into a fatal car accident. [[spoiler:While Alan was able to recover, he was effectively left unable to speak or move. The only time when he's able to make clear responses is when his friend quotes ''The Simpsons'' to him again, and he's able to weakly respond in kind.]]

* Wiki/SCPFoundation

* Bumblebee from the live action ''{{Film/Transformers}}'' film had a damaged voice box and could only communicate via his car radio. This turned him into a bit of a DeadpanSnarker. (And one of the soundbites he plays is the alien from ''Explorers''.) His voice was repaired by the end of the first film, but in [[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen the]] [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon sequels]] he went back to speaking in soundbites.

* Almost anything in the [[Machinima/SuperMarioGlitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4 World]].

Something like this has been known to happen from [[JustForFun/YouKnowYouReadTooMuchTVTropesWhen spending too much time]] on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki: JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary.

* The Djinn in ''Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier'' speaks in anachronistic movie quotes that everyone except Ja'far finds hilarious.

* The Djinn from ''Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier'' speaks entirely in movie quotes which happen to share a word or phrase with the last thing someone said to him. This tendency spoofs the [[TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson Genie Knows Jack Nicholson]] trope while deconstructing the SpeaksInShoutOuts trope, as Ja'far is incredibly confused by it and becomes increasingly annoyed by how difficult it is to communicate this way... though [[OnlySaneMan every other character]] [[InformedAttribute finds the Djinn]] [[RunningGag really funny]]. The only time the Djinn actually verbally interacts with someone is when he baits Ja'far into a [[WhatsAHenway "what's a dickfor?"]] joke, and it's implied that Aladdin is able to hold actual conversations with him.

* In ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', when a character speaks about something, [[VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom Xiaomu]] likes to reference something from that character's game, or reference something pertaining to their voice actor, or any random old Namco game. Turned UpToEleven in the second game, where she references random video games, anime, and movies.

-->'''Albert:''' Oh, I'm sorry if this seems like a Film/RawDeal.

* In ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/CrisisCore Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core]]'', Genesis constantly quotes the in-universe play ''Loveless''. Reactions to this vary between confusion, tolerance, and (especially in Sephiroth's case) exasperation.

* Wreck-Gar and all the Junkions from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'': just as they apparently patched themselves up with junkyard scraps, their speech was a stew of radio announcers and commercials and such. (Sample dialogue: "Stop, thief! No welcome wagon 'Hello, stranger' with that new coffee flavor for ''you''!") The reason for this being that they intercept Earth transmissions and apparently can't get enough of them.

* Played for drama in Creator/RebeccaSugar's short digital comic ''Dont Cry For Me, I'm Already Dead''. A pair of friends loved quoting ''Franchise/TheSimpsons'' to each other, up until one got into a fatal car accident. [[spoiler:While the boy was able to recover, he was effectively left unable to speak or move. The only time when he's able to make clear responses is when his friend quotes ''The Simpsons'' to him again, and he's able to weakly respond in kind.]]