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* SelfDeprecation: Take That, Me!

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than being a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker making a good production turn sour, and a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten. And even when that doesn't happen, a particularly nasty and/or unsubtle Take That can alienate fans of whatever it's targeting rather than making them laugh. [[TropesAreTools On the flip side]], however, a "Take That" which is well-done and on-point can be enjoyable and satisfying to watch (even if mainly in a ''schadenfreude'' sense), and if the creator is particularly skilled then even the ''target'' might be willing to admit that the Take That had a point, or at least was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

Not to be confused with ThisLoserIsYou. Nor with the [[Music/TakeThat British boy band]]. Nor the BigWordShout used by protagonists in the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series. Nor the BoardGame mechanic where players directly make moves against others in the game. Often a SuperTrope of MuseAbuse.

* TakeThat/RealLife

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than being a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker making a good production turn sour, and a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten. And even when that doesn't happen, a particularly nasty and/or unsubtle TakeThat can alienate fans of whatever it's targeting rather than making them laugh. [[TropesAreTools On the flip side]], however, a "Take That" which is well-done and on-point can be enjoyable and satisfying to watch (even if mainly in a ''schadenfreude'' sense), and if the creator is particularly skilled then even the ''target'' might be willing to admit that the Take That had a point, or at least was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

* TakeThat/NewspaperComics

This is sometimes known as a "potshot" in normal parlance.

Not to be confused with ThisLoserIsYou. Nor with the [[Music/TakeThat British boy band]]. Nor the BigWordShout used by protagonists in the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series. Often a SuperTrope of MuseAbuse.

[-'''''Note to Tropers''': please do not {{pothole}} any "hilarious" insults you may feel like making towards your least favorite work to this article. We tried letting that slide once, but the potshots got too frequent for their own good and had to be quashed (that, and it's Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage nine times out of ten).''-]

''Note to Tropers: please do not {{pothole}} any "hilarious" insults you may feel like making towards your least favorite work to this article. We tried letting that slide once, but the potshots got too frequent for their own good and had to be quashed (that, and it's Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage nine times out of ten).''

->'''Marc Summers''': No, it's not Pauly Shore. This person has talent.

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than being a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker making a good production turn sour, and a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten. And even when that doesn't happen, a particularly nasty and/or unsubtle TakeThat can alienate fans of whatever it's targeting rather than making them laugh. [[TropesAreTools On the flip side]], however, a "Take That" which is well-done and on-point can be enjoyable and satisfying to watch (even if mainly in a ''schedenfreude'' sense), and if the creator is particularly skilled then even the ''target'' might be willing to admit that the Take That had a point, or at least was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than be a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker making a good production turn sour, and a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten. And even when that doesn't happen, a particularly nasty and/or unsubtle TakeThat can alienate fans of whatever it's targeting rather than making them laugh. [[TropesAreTools On the flip side]], however, a "Take That" which is well-done and on-point can be enjoyable and satisfying to watch (even if mainly in a ''schedenfreude'' sense), and if the creator is particularly skilled then even the ''target'' might be willing to admit that the Take That had a point, or at least was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

* TakeThat/WebOriginal

Not to be confused with ThisLoserIsYou. Nor with the [[Music/TakeThat British boy band]]. Nor the BigWordShout used by the protagonist in the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series. Often a SuperTrope of MuseAbuse.

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than be a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker, it'll actually make a good production turn sour, and it makes a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten. And even when that doesn't happen, a particularly nasty and/or unsubtle TakeThat can alienate fans of whatever it's targeting rather than making them laugh. [[TropesAreTools On the flip side]], however, a "Take That" which is well-done and on-point can be enjoyable and satisfying to watch (even if mainly in a ''schedenfreude'' sense), and if the creator is particularly skilled then even the ''target'' might be willing to admit that the Take That had a point, or at least was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

->'''Marc Summers''': In ''Film/EncinoMan'', [[Creator/BrendanFraser what actor plays the caveman?]]

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than be a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker, it'll actually make a good production turn sour, and it makes a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten. And even when that doesn't happen, a particularly nasty and/or unsubtle TakeThat can alienate fans of whatever you're targeting rather than making them laugh. [[TropesAreTools On the flip side]], however, a "Take That" which is well-done and on-point can be enjoyable and satisfying to watch (even if mainly in a ''schedenfreude'' sense), and if the creator is particularly skilled then even the ''target'' might be willing to admit that the Take That had a point, or at least was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than be a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker, it'll actually make a good production turn sour, and it makes a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten. [[TropesAreTools On the flip side]], however, a "Take That" which is well-done and on-point can be enjoyable and satisfying to watch (even if mainly in a ''schedenfreude'' sense), and if the creator is particularly skilled then even the ''target'' might be willing to admit that the Take That had a point, or at least was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

->'''Marc Summers''': In ''EncinoMan'', [[BrendanFraser what actor plays the caveman?]]

-->-- ''{{Double Dare|1986}}''

* ArmedWithCanon: Take That, Other Creator On This Franchise!
* BitingTheHandHumor: Take That, Employers!

This trope is sometimes known as a "potshot" in normal parlance.

'''Note To Tropers''': Please do not {{pothole}} any "hilarious" insults you may feel like making towards your least favorite work to this article. We tried letting that slide once, but the pot-shots got too frequent and too irritating for their own good and had to be quashed. (That, and it's Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage nine times out of ten...)

'''Note To Tropers''': This trope seems to have turned into a wildly overspread meme, and presently, '''[[PotholeMagnet there are over a hundred]] completely unnecessary insults around TVTropes that {{pothole}} to this article.''' Try to remove any you come across, including the ones that don't pothole to this article, unless it's on a special page, such as WMG. There's some rather funny stuff here, and we'd hate for it to go the way of ''[[DeaderThanDisco I Am Not]] [[Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub Making This Up]]''.

Not to be confused with ThisLoserIsYou. Nor with the [[Music/TakeThat British boy band]]. Often a SuperTrope of MuseAbuse.

->'''Marc Summers''': In ''EncinoMan'', what actor plays the caveman?

But sometimes it's a bit more mean-spirited than that. Whether it's because of a [[TheRival perceived rivalry]], [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]], bitterness or {{pride}}, the mention will be derogatory and boastful. More often than not, rather than be a "Take that!" to the disparaged show, it'll reflect ''even worse'' on the joker, it'll actually make a good production turn sour, and it makes a bad production look like a monumental act of hubris. It can be especially jarring [[HilariousInHindsight (and often hilarious for reasons the producers didn't intend)]] if the show being mocked goes on to win popular and / or critical acclaim, awards, and respect from its audience, while the show doing the mocking becomes widely reviled or forgotten.

* TakeThat/WebOriginal