History SayMyName / LiveActionTv

* {{Invoked|Trope}} by [[VillainProtagonist Walter]] in the [[TitleDrop appropriately titled episode]] of ''Series/BreakingBad''. This proved that his ego has [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism gotten through his head in a major fashion after killing Gus.]]

* {{Invoked|Trope}} by [[VillainProtagonist Walter]] in the [[TitleDrop appropriately titled episode]] of ''Series/BreakingBad''. This proved that his murder of Gus has [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism gotten through his head in a major fashion.]]

* {{Invoked|Trope}} by [[VillainProtagonist Walter]] in the appropriately titled episode of ''Series/BreakingBad''.

* {{Invoked|Trope}} by Walter in the appropriately titled episode of ''Series/BreakingBad''.

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Walter in the appropriately titled episode of ''Series/BreakingBad''.

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Walter in the appropriately titled episode of {{Series/Breaking Bad}}.

* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}:'' Hello, Newman.

--> '''Declan:''' ...You're Heisenberg.

* ''McCloud'': Chief Peter B. Clifford whenever New Mexico lawman Sam [=McCloud=] gets on his nerves, which is all the time. [=McCLOUD=]!

* ''Series/TrueBlood'' has ''Sookie''; the girl's name is repeated endlessly by her lover Bill; [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXK_xA8s9SYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXK_xA8s9SY One episode had 36 instances]]. This fact and Bill's accent have turned this into a Memetic Mutation: '''Sookeh!'''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Tgdd_3dZA&feature=related This was parodied in one episode by Sookie herself]]. And as if the SayMyName in-show was not enough, Snoop Dogg made a song called "Oh Sookie" about the character that had her name in every verse of the song.

** "The Examination for Lieutenant": Horatio screams Bunting's name when he's trying to desert. The honourable Horatio wants to save him and and bring him to justice, which the surly seaman of the week doesn't appreciate and considers it CruelMercy. Horatio's '''BUUN-TIIING''' in SlowMotion is rather laughable, though.

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': Agents Mulder and Scully would say each other's names in poignant moments. The names were said in various tones of voice and various volume - sometimes they whispered, sometimes they screamed. It was nearly always [[LastNameBasis surname]]. Scully tried "Fox" (Mulder's somewhat embarrassing first name) only twice, and he called her "Dana" only is season 1, and it kind of felt like he was deliberately messing with her.

** Horatio does say "Archie" a lot, but Archie Kennedy is his dearest friend and [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]]. One fan webpage kept counting the scores of how many times he says his name per episode. Episode "The Duchess and the Devil", when Archie felt DrivenToSuicide and decided to starve himself, had 21 instances.
** "The Examination for Lieutenant": Horatio screams Bunting's name when he's trying to desert. The honourable Horatio wants to save him and and bring him to justice, which the surly seaman of the week considers CruelMercy . Horatio's BUUN-TIIING, complete with slow motion treatment, is rather laughable though.

''Series/{{Seinfeld}}:'' Hello, Newman.

''Series/Seinfeld:'' Hello, Newman.

''Seinfeld Hello, Newman.''

** [[OverlyLongGag Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny]] is Sheldon's way of knocking at his friends' doors. Variations include "Leonard. Leonard. Leonard." or "Leonard and Penny. Leonard and Penny. Leonard and Penny."

%%** ''CHRICHTON!!!''

** Creator/WilWheaton plays an antagonistic version of himself. Sheldon used to adore Wheaton's character Wesley on ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', but he became his mortal enemy when he failed to come to a fans' convention. They keep meeting, and when Sheldon is driven over the edge, he would scream in a hammy voice: "WHEEATOOON!" Then he would swear revenge.

** Dexter screams one name when Trinity, his SerialKiller nemesis, escapes him again: "ARTHUUURRR!!!"
** From the third season: MIGUEEEL! It was all in his head, but he was angered at a man who he thought was his friend. A first man since his foster father died with who he could be open, and he utterly screwed him.

** Creator/WilWheaton plays an antagonistic version of himself. Sheldon used to adore Wheaton's character Wesley on ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', but he became his mortal enemy when he failed to come to a fans' convention. They keep meeting, and when Sheldon is driven over the edge, he would scream in a hammy voice: "WHEEATOOON!" And then he would swear revenge.
** [[OverlyLongGag Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny.]] is Sheldon's way of knocking at his friends' door. Variation include "Leonard. Leonard. Leonard." or "Leonard and Penny. Leonard and Penny. Leonard and Penny."

%%** [[SassySecretary DONNNAAAAAA!!!]]

%%** [[KamenRiderOOO OOOOOOOOOOO!!!]]
%%* ''Series/TheXFiles'': "Mulder!" "Scully!"

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''
** Data gets a couple of these. Usually when he's assumed dead, like in the episodes "The Most Toys", by TheStoic Worf of all people.

* In ''OverThere'' episode 3, Hassan and his sister Sawa performed this trope when they met each other.

* In the series 3 finale of ''The Series/InspectorLynley Mysteries'', Lynley's beloved partner Barbara Havers is shot. All Lynley can manage is a frantic shout of "[[LastNameBasis Havers!!!]]" and then a hoarse whisper of "[[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious Barbara]]? '' Barbara???''"

** "The Examination for Lieutenant": Horatio screams the name of Bunting (the surly seaman of the week) when Bunting is trying to desert. Honourable Horatio wants to save him (which Bunting consoders to be CruelMercy) and bring him to justice. Horatio's '''BUUN-TIIING''', complete with slow motion treatment, is rather laughable though.

* ''Series/{{Highlander}}'', when Duncan finds his friend dead in his church. "DAAARRRRIIUUSSSS!!! DARIUS!"
* ''Series/MacGyver'': MACGYVERRRR!!!

** Data too gets a couple of these. Usually when he's assumed dead, like in the episodes "The Most Toys", by Worf of all people.
** "Tin Man" (Picard). It's a pretty well done western example, (but then it was ''Patrick Stewart's'' line, so the odds of it being done badly were pretty slim.)
* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'': BAAAARNEEEEY! - A rare positive example.

-->Movie!Terry: RONNNNIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!!! *gasp* RONNNNNNIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! *gasp* RONNNNNIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!! . . .
* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': "Steve Holt!"
* Used at the end of a ''Series/LawAndOrder'' original flavor episode in which a husband confessed to the murder his wife probably committed while he was testifying in her defense. Right after she was acquitted, the police swooped into the courtroom to arrest him, and the couple said each other's names as they were being separated. It was tragic... at first. Then they just kept doing it, louder and louder, and it became [[NarmCharm something else entirely]].

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': [[Creator/WilWheaton WHEATOOOOOOONNNNNN!]]
** [[OverlyLongGag Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny. Penny]], etc.
* ''Series/TheWestWing'': MRS. LANDINGHAM!
** [[SassySecretary DONNNAAAAAA!!!]]
** "MARGARET!!!"
* ''Series/TopGear'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur3HqxLnjyY&feature=PlayList&p=E14D3088F1A69431=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4 OLIVERRRR!!!]]
* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': "Newman!"

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': ''CHRICHTON!!!''
** ''[[MostAnnoyingSound CHIANAAAAA!!!]]''
* Former Wrestling/{{WCW}} and Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestler [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} Bill Goldberg]] caused fans to chant "GOOOOOOLD-BERG! GOOOOLD-BERG!" during his entrance; combined with his epic entrance music (and his streak), it helped sell him as a {{Badass}}.
* In ''OverThere'' episode 3, Hassan and his sister Sawa did this when they met each other.
* ''ManosALaObra'': BEENIIIIITOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!. Also TheKhan and OncePerEpisode.

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' episode in the Grand Canyon brought us the infamous “BOBBY! CINDY!”
** Invoked in the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' treatment of ''The Human Duplicators'' (by Tom Servo).

* ''EastEnders'': RICKAAAY!
* ''Series/HoratioHornblower'': Horatio does say "Archie" a lot, but he's his dearest friend and [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]]. One fan webpage kept counting the scores of how many times he says his name. Episode "The Duchess and the Devil", when Archie felt DrivenToSuicide and decided to starve himself, had 21 instances.
* ''Series/TrueBlood'' has ''Sookie''; the girl's name is repeated endlessly by her lover Bill; [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXK_xA8s9SYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXK_xA8s9SY One episode had 36 instances]]. This fact and Bill's accent have turned this into a Memetic Mutation: '''Sookeh!'''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Tgdd_3dZA&feature=related This was parodied in one episode by Sookie herself]]. AND, as if the SayMyName in-show was not enough Snoop Dogg made a song called "Oh Sookie" about the character that had her name in every verse of the song.

* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'': Xena and Gabrielle, to varying degrees. Most notably (and dramatically) in "Sacrifice" (which also included Hope) and "Friend in Need".

* ''Series/TwentyFour'' had this in the form of "JOSH!" "UNCLE JACK!" "JOOOSSSHH!" "UNCLE JAAAAACK!" close to the end of the sixth season. Just one factor out of many why 24 fans like to pretend [[SeasonalRot season six was just a bad dream.]]
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=SUULXFNE0V0 WAAAAAAAALLLLLLLTTTT!]]
** Hurley screams [[spoiler: "Jack!"]] in the series finale.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', new series: "Use my name!" "...Master." Repeated later: "Doctor." "Master." "I like it when you use my name."
** And how many times did we hear "ROOOOOSSSEEE!" or "MARTHA!" or "DONNA!" or even "[[http://mimi-na.deviantart.com/art/Doctor-s-Girls-Wallpaper-58513223 DOCTOR!]]"?

* Parodied in ''Series/TheITCrowd'': Douglas Reynholm bursts into his father's [[TheFunInFuneral funeral]], takes off his sunglasses, gets his bearings, and [[IncomingHam when he's sure he's got everyone's attention]]] lets out an anguished "FATHEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!"
* Parodied in several ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketches, where the detectives' ridiculous names [[WhosOnFirst are always echoed]] after they introduce themselves:

** Also, "The Semaphore Version of ''Wuthering Heights''" is ''full'' of this, despite having no spoken lines.
** Another sketch has a policeman coming on and arresting the cast for "always saying 'It's so-and-so of the Yard' every time the fuzz arrives."
* ''Series/TheColbertReport'': '''[[KoreanPopMusic RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]][[ArchEnemy AIIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!!!!!]]''' [[RunningGag Happens every times he's mentioned]].
** More famously, MANILOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!
*** BENNEEEEEEEEEEEEEETT!!!
*** RICKLEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!
** And later, after [[spoiler: he lost the Best Spoken Word Album grammy to Al Gore's AnInconvenientTruth]], ''GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!!''
** And after being screwed over by his extraterrestrial financial advisor, ''GOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLOOOOOOOOCK!!!''
** After hearing that NASA's manned space program has been stopped, "Well, we're not in space, so you can hear me scream: ''OBAMAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!''"
** In cursing Music/KanyeWest, his voice was auto tuned mid anguished yell.
* ''GomerPyleUSMC'': "PYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEE!"
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' example: Since Asuka of ''Abaranger'' gets [[spoiler: blown up, then NotQuiteDead, then possessed by an ArtifactOfDoom, many name-yelling opportunities arise.]] There's also a lot of "Nakadai-senseeeeeeei!"
* ''KamenRiderDecade'': CURSE YOU, DECAAAAAAAADE! [[NeverLiveItDown He says it less than you think]].
** '''[[KamenRiderOOO OOOOOOOOOOO!!!]]'''
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': "Mulder!" "Scully!"
* ''McCloud'': Chief Peter B. Clifford whenever New Mexico lawman Sam McCloud gets on his nerves, which is all the time. [=McCLOUDDDD=]!!!
* In the first episode of season four of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', when Turk and J.D. reunite after Turk's honeymoon, they spend a good few minutes of saying "TURK!", "J.D.!" as they run toward each other.
** "Saaashaaa!!" (JD's scooter.)
* ''Series/StargateSG1'': "Jack." "Daniel." "Jaaaack." "Daaaniel."
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geNY3YyDR-A This one might not qualify, being titles instead of names, but it is too silly not to link to.]]
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': Kolya!!
** "Elizabeth!" "John!" "ELIZABETH!"
* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': All together now: '''"Norm!"'''
** '''Diane''': Norman.
*** '''Woody''': How's it going, Mr. Peterson?
**** Well, I need something to hold me over until my second beer. How about a first beer?
* ''{{Destinos}}'': "Rosario... perdoname..." (crumple letter)
** JAIME! JAIMEEEEE!
** OSITOOOOOOO! OSITOOOOOO!!!
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': CROOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
** Chains of this have been occasionally used in the theater during scenes of it in the movie, ending with "Chief? [=McCloud=]!"
** TV's Frank, on finding the movie "Squanto: A Warrior's Tale" has come and gone at the theater while he held a $1000 scalped ticket waiting for it. '''SQUANTO-O-O-O-O-O!!!'''

* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': MY NAME IS SYLAR!!!
* Curious variation in ''TheTudors'': Since nobody calls Henry by his name, for obvious reasons, the show has treated us to more than one somewhat {{narm}}ful shot of people desperately shouting "Majesty!" as they are dragged off to the Tower of London or just snubbed by the king.
* ''Series/{{Fortysomething}}'': PILFREY!
* ''HigherGround'': SCOTT! SCOOOOTT!
* ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'': HENNIMOOOOOOOOOORREE!!!!
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'' plays this straight and lampshades it:

* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'': Arthur! [[AccidentalInnuendo Go]] [[HoYay faster!]]
** [[MostWonderfulSound GUINEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!]]

* ''Series/{{Primeval}}'': '''HELEN!'''
* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMg4b6sAelg MR FEENY!]] Used so often it was politely dubbed "the Feeny Call".
* This happens at least once in ''Series/WithoutATrace'' when [[spoiler: Martin gets shot. Badly.]] Danny says his name twice, quietly and shakily.
* Sam and Dean of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Bonus points if Dean says Sammy.

* Data too gets a couple of these in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Usually when he's assumed dead, like in the episodes "The Most Toys", by Worf of all people.