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1->''"Sweet... something of... someplace!"''
2-->-- '''Hermes''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', "[[Recap/FuturamaS2E11HowHermesRequisitionedHisGrooveBack How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back]]"
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4A [[IndexOfCatchphrases catchphrase]] that's slightly different every time -- the same phrase structure, but with one or two words varied each time it's used, either completely at random or somehow related to the current situation. Perhaps the most famous is ComicBook/{{Robin}}'s "Holy [noun], Series/{{Batman|1966}}!"[[note]]Mad Libs, a pun on "ad lib", is a pen and paper game. The game consists of text regarding a scenario for which some of the words have been replaced by blanks. One player asks the second player for the appropriate parts of speech (noun, verb) that are missing, without showing them the page. At the end, the first person reads the resulting text, which often contains silly or nonsensical content. [[/note]] This is pleasing to the audience, as it contains a mix of old and new content using an established pattern.
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6A prime source for the "mutation" part of MemeticMutation -- turns of phrase like "X is the new Y" which behave this way are sometimes called '{{snowclone}}s'. Unrelated to MadLibsDialogue.
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8'''NOTE:''' Examples should be formatted like a "Mad Libs" page, with the missing word or phrase made as specific as possible. We want [plural noun][[note]]people[[/note]] who [verb][[note]]see[[/note]] them to understand the [abstract noun][[note]]point[[/note]], after all! Blank lines appear when the gap can be filled with pretty much anything.
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11!!Examples:
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15* [[Platform/PlayStation3 [=PlayStation=]'s]] Advertising/KevinButler, VP of [silly fictional department].
16* Early Platform/{{Xbox}} commercials had a voiceover provided by Creator/KeithDavid: "For [insert phrase relating to the game], [[BadassBoast there's no power greater than X.]]"
17* This is a standard trope for AdBumpers on TV shows, especially syndicated shows, but also shows up on Saturday mornings as well. It usually follows this pattern:
18-->"[show] will return / be (right) back after these messages."\
19"We now return to / (And) now back to [show]."[[note]]Other variants exist, but these are the most common.[[/note]]
20* Early Creator/CartoonNetwork bumpers sometimes had the network refer to itself as "The [random noun or adjective] Network." For example, when the network aired [[Anime/GForceGuardiansOfSpace G Force]], it sometimes referred to itself as "The Lightspeed Network". Another example is when WesternAnimation/{{Wildfire}} aired as part of its "Look What We Found" showcase, when the network referred to itself as "The Boss Hoss Network".
21* "[Name of regularly scheduled program][[note]]Or alternately, "This program".[[/note]] will not be seen today / tonight, but will return next week[[note]]Or alternately, "next [whatever day of the week it's usually shown on]".[[/note]] / tomorrow / Monday at its regularly scheduled time."[[note]]The station or network will then announce what special programming will be shown instead.[[/note]]
22* It isn't done very much anymore, but as recently as the 1990s (at least) Creator/{{CBS}} would occasionally have this, especially for their daytime shows[[note]]It happened on game shows and soap operas alike.[[/note]]
23-->"Stay tuned for [name of next program], next over most of these CBS stations."
24* In the U.K., during the days when networks regularly "closed down" and "started up" (referred to in other countries as signing off and on), whenever a network that isn't one of the Creator/{{BBC}} networks started up, they would usually say some variation of the following:
25-->"Good morning. This is [regional Creator/{{ITV}} affiliate / Creator/Channel4] broadcasting on the (in some cases, [name of local area]) transmitters of the Independent Broadcasting Authority."[[note]]Essentially, the U.K.'s version of the FCC, which had replaced the earlier Independent Television Authority, and was later replaced by the Independent Television Commission, which later merged with other TV regulating companies to form the Office of Communication, or [[OfficiallyShortenedTitle "Ofcom"]] for short.[[/note]]
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29* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'':
30** "And so, due to how things panned out, would you guys mind accepting [new girl] as my newest girlfriend...?!"
31** "[[{{Tsundere}} It's not like I]] [[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial activity or thought]]] [[{{Tsundere}} or anything]]!"
32** "...the [noun] of a wealthy family."
33*** The official English publication has "...rich person's [noun]."
34*** The anime’s English dub has "That’s a rich person’s [noun] alright."
35** "X are living things too!"
36* ''Manga/BlackButler'': "A Phantomhive butler that can't do [insert ridiculous task here] isn't worth his salt!"
37** In the official manga translation, it is: "I am butler to the Phantomhive family. It goes without saying that I can handle a [situation] such at this."
38* ''Manga/CodenameSailorV'': "[suitable person/group] may let you but I won't!"
39** Updated in the [[Manga/SailorMoon followup]] as "[person] may forgive you, but I/we won't!"
40** "Moon Power! [disguise] ni na-re!! (loosely: turn / change me into [disguise][[note]]Both of these specific variants were used in Creator/{{DIC}}'s English dub.[[/note]])."
41* ''Manga/TheDemonGirlNextDoor'': “Ganbare/Don’t give up, Shamiko! Become a demon who [does something]!” Spoken by the narrator.
42* ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', Monta: "[verb] MAX!"
43* ''Manga/FullMetalAlchemist'': This [item or ideal] has been passed down the Armstrong line for generations!
44* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Katsura occasionally twists his catchphrase of [[AccidentalMisnaming "It's not Zura, it's Katsura"]] into "I'm not a [noun], I'm Katsura" or "I'm not [adjective], I'm Katsura". Even if that winds up blowing his cover, he still does it. And sometimes, he also twists it like "I'm not [noun]/[adjective], I'm [name]/[noun]"
45* The English dub of ''Manga/GirlsBravo'' frequently had Kirie exclaim "Go do your [action that just pissed her off] in Hell!"
46* ''Anime/{{Himawari}}!'' has two. Yusura describes things being "[adjective] like a(n) [animal]". Azami has "According to my information, [useful information]. Also, [useless trivia]."
47* ''Manga/{{Karin}}'': "[The subject of today's episode] is embarrassing!"
48* Princess Era from ''Manga/TheMermaidPrincesssGuiltyMeal'': "I’m so sorry, [name of fish], but you taste so good!"
49* All Might from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has the catch phrase "I AM HERE!", but this is normally followed by him saying whatever he is doing, whether it's coming through the door like a hero, being in an odd position, or something else.
50** In the spin-off, ''Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes'', once Koichi takes the persona of The Crawler, he jumps into situations while shouting, "I'm the man who [does something very specific to the current situation], '''THE CRAWLER!'''"
51* ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'' uses "Actually, I am...", typically when a new character is revealed to be a vampire or werewolf or other unusual being, though it also crops up in more dramatic contexts. Also doubles as a TitleDrop, due to the phrase being the manga's original Japanese name.
52* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
53** Brook has: [Common phrase that includes a body part (eyes, stomach, etc.)], wait, I don't have [said body part]. He also uses: [Expression of relief at being alive/terror at the prospect of being killed], however, I am already dead.
54** Usopp will often come down with some kind of extremely specific disease that prevents him from going to islands he thinks are scary.
55* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''':
56** Team Rocket's mottos, particularly in Sinnoh. Bulbapedia has a complete list. They're too long to put here, though "Listen, is that a/n [adjective noun]/[noun] I hear?" "It [verb]s to me loud and clear!" is a common one. And when defeated and going offscreen, they used to cry out that they are "_____ing off again" (usually "blasting off"). It was a normal catchphrase in the Japanese.
57** Cilan has "It's _____ time!" in the Japanese version, originally starting with tasting time, we have now had various times including, but not limited to, fishing time, science time, detective time, and unbelievable time. The dub does this to a lesser extent, with "evaluating time" being his default catchphrase instead of "tasting time". Possibly due to either almost missing it or perhaps really loving it (or both) the dub has been adding extra "It's _____ time!" phrases for Cilan starting from ''Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open''. They added two extra along with "It's lunch time~!" and "It's fishing time!" these being "It's fishing wrap it up time!" and "It's Pokéball time!" and they've continued to do so with the following episodes. Plus, it's not just that, but TPCI has also been having other character imitate Cilan's phrase.
58* Nozomu Itoshiki, ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': "I'm in despair! [The subject of today's episode] has left me in despair!", or with the change to the manga's translator: "It's hopeless! I've lost all faith in [subject of today's chapter]!"
59* ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'': "My [adjective] [noun], Margery Daw!"
60* ''Manga/SoulEater'': Crona's "I don't know how to deal with [whatever is in front of [[AmbiguousGender them]] at the time]!"
61* Sky High of ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'': "_____! And _____ again!"
62* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'': Main character Nate has "Come out my friend! Calling [insert Yo-kai name]! Yo-kai Medal do your thing!" when summoning a Yo-kai.
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66* ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}'': Either Amato or [=MechaBot=] may exclaim "Mecha[noun]!" after mechanising, where the noun is the resulting mechanical contraption.
67* ''Animation/UpinAndIpin'': Dzul has "My grandmother said, [relevant advice or information]."
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70[[folder:Comic Books]]
71* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'':
72** Obelix:
73--->"These [ethnic group]s are ''crazy!''"
74** "Asterix the Legionary" has a character whose catchphrase is "Old hairy [body part that rhymes with what someone else said]".
75* Calvin's Dad from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' has "[Whatever Calvin's complaining about] builds character." Eventually, Calvin parodied it by combing down his hair, taking his father's glasses, and yelling, "Calvin! go do something you hate! Being [[MiseryBuildsCharacter miserable builds character!]]" which dad, annoyed, admitted was ActuallyPrettyFunny (Calvin's mom, meanwhile, was literally on the floor, laughing uproariously).
76* Ghost Writer in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' has "A [noun] - no, a [adjective] [same noun]", as well as variants like "A [adjective] [noun] - no, a [different, more emphatic adjective] [same noun]" and "[verb] - no, [similar-meaning but more dramatic verb]".
77* Spam Dotcom from ''Silex and the City'': "If they had _____, the dinosaurs would ''never'' have gone extinct!"
78* Grouchy Smurf from ''Franchise/TheSmurfs'': "I hate [whatever we're talking about]!" In the original French, it's "I don't like [whatever we're talking about]!"[[note]]Which is practically the same thing.[[/note]]
79* In ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'', the Thom(p)sons share one of these. One will say something and the other will say, "To be precise, [either repeats or rephrases what the first one says]."
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83* ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'', a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfiction, has Ebony Way, the protagonist, describe things with the phrase "all [adjective]" (most commonly, "all sensitive"), and she also tends to say, "It was.... [character]!".
84* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', whenever the Team Rocket trio gets blasted off, they say their usual "Team Rocket is blasting off again!", though always adding a comment about how strange it is, how often it happens, and/or something else related to the situation at hand. A few examples:
85-->'''Chapter 6''': Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off most unusually, again!
86-->'''Chapter 22''': Team Rocket is blasting off in a way that is starting to become a pattern!
87-->'''Chapter 33''': Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off only for being insensitive!'
88* In ''Fanfic/CindersAndAshesTheChroniclesOfKamenRiderDante'', Hoshi and Hotaro's InTheNameOfTheMoon speech change depending on what form they're currently in at the time, following the template of "So long as the [element] of [emotion] [adjective, then direction towards the Rider], I'll protect the Land of Gods!" and "the [element] [word relating to a noise], they [word relating to a noise] for justice! I am its divine [element]!" respectively before ending with "Kamen Rider... Dante!"
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92* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'': The titular Phantasm says "[name], your Angel of Death awaits."
93* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': "No one [verbs] like Gaston!" More a subject of MemeticMutation than an actual catchphrase from the movie, as he just says it during his VillainSong. In the ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', it went beyond catchphrase to practically the only thing he ever said.
94* Giulia from ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'' will often exclaim "Santa" (Italian for "holy" or "sacred") followed by a kind of Italian cheese, such as "Santa mozzarella!" or "Santa ricotta!".
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98* ''Film/AdeleHasntHadHerDinnerYet'': Nick Carter always introduces his super cool devices as "a present from my friend [surname]"--his friends are [[UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison Edison]], Röntgen, Nobel, and Laser. Mr Laser apparently invented a solar gun.
99* The air traffic controller in ''Film/{{Airplane}}'':
100-->Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit [habit]!
101* Father Malius of ''Film/HappyHellNight'' has "No [something]"; i.e. "No sex", "No parking", "No [[DeadlineNews STV]]" etc.
102* In ''Film/{{Madeline}}'', one girl describes things as "Super [adjective]" all the time.
103* In ''Film/RubinAndEd'', Ed Tuttle has his increasingly nonsensical references to things being either "[adjective] as a well-digger's ass" or "[adjective]-er than a well-digger's ass".
104* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'': When Lina feels her intelligence is insulted, she will say, "____, dumb or something?". The blank can be either "Am I--", "What do you think I am--", or "What am I--"
105* Bobby Boucher's [[MyBelovedSmother Mama]] in ''Film/TheWaterboy'':
106-->[Thing I don't approve of] is the ''devil''! (Or "debil", as she says it.)
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110* In ''Literature/AmeliaBedelia'', the book "Amelia Bedelia and the Baby" has the titular character describe things as "plumb [adjective]" a lot.
111* ''Literature/AngelaNicely'': Mrs. Nicely likes to say things like “If X happens one more time, I think I’ll scream.”
112* ''Literature/TheCandyShopWar'' has Pigeon's "I just like to read books about [noun]!"
113* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
114** Sgt. Jackrum of ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment'': "Upon my oath, I am not a [adjective] man." [[spoiler:[[NoManOfWomanBorn Which, to]] ''[[NoManOfWomanBorn her]]'' [[NoManOfWomanBorn credit, is the truth.]]]]
115** Also, each of the Tiffany Aching books includes several variants on this exchange between Rob Anybody and Daft Wullie:
116--->'''Rob:''' Wullie, ye ken I said I'll tell ye when there were times ye should [sound advice to help Wullie in social situations]\
117'''Wullie:''' Aye, Rob.\
118'''Rob:''' Well, that was one of them times.
119** Eventually subverted as:
120--->'''Rob:''' Wullie, ye ken I told ye that sometimes ye say ''exactly the right thing''?\
121'''Wullie:''' No, Rob, I dinna remember ye ever saying that tae me.\
122'''Rob:''' Well, if I had, this would be one of them times.
123** In ''Literature/TheLastContinent'', Ponder actually characterises the WhenIWasYourAge rambling of the older wizards in this format:
124--->You don't get proper fill-in-nouns these days. Remember old "Nickname" Wizard-who-died-fifty-years-ago-and-Ponder-couldn't-possibly-remember? Now ''there'' was a chap who knew his fill-in-nouns.
125* ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse'': The Sixth Doctor's companion Mel Bush is sometimes given the Mad Libs Catchphrase "Never mind the [fictional or historic character] [activity]!" based on the scene in "Trial of a Time Lord" where she says "Never mind the [[LIterature/ATaleOfTwoCities Sydney Carton]] heroics!"
126* Pukari from ''Literature/EllaAndFriends'' loves to threaten others by saying "I'll X you in the Y if you [do something he doesn't want them to do]".
127* ''Literature/{{Fablehaven}}'' has Seth's "You mean ''awesome'' [topic]," as well as his tendency for replacing various unsavory-sounding adjectives with "awesome" if it piques the interest of his inner NightmareFetishist.
128* ''Literature/TheFirstLaw'' has "Say anything about [[BarbarianHero Logen Ninefingers]], say he's [something]." About half the time it's a BadassBoast, and half the time it's sarcastic or SelfDeprecation.
129* ''Literature/TheGallagherGirls'': In the narration, Cammie tends to provide emphasis in the form of "Yes, ''actual'' [[BuffySpeak [blank]age.]]" For example: "Yes, ''actual'' smileage."
130* ''Literature/{{Goldilocks}}'':
131** The Three Bears say, "Who's/somebody's been [doing something with] ''my'' [noun]?!"
132** Also Goldilocks "this [noun] is too [adjective], this one's too [opposite adjective], but this [noun] is just right"
133* ''Literature/GothGirlAndTheGhostOfAMouse'' featured a man who would often say, "When a man is tired of [food item], he is tired of life."
134* ''Literature/TheGospelOfLoki'': In Book 1, the chapters are all headed with a quote in the formula, "Never trust a [person]."
135* In Salman Rushdie's ''Literature/HarounAndTheSeaOfStories'', Mr Buttoo always addresses Haroun's father as "[adjective] Mr Rashid".
136* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Vaya Kloac is fond of something "A lady [behavior that a ProperLady is supposed to do]".
137* From ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'', Red says, "Grandma, what big [body part]s you have", to which the wolf replies, "All the better to [verb] you with, my dear."
138* ''Literature/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren'': Miss Peregrine chides her children by telling them, "Polite persons do not [whatever they just did]."
139* During a game of house in ''Literature/PeterPan'', everyone would say, "I complain of [name]" if someone messed up.
140* ''Literature/{{Psmith}}'': The titular character often adds emphasis to a statement with "The cry goes round: '[statement]'."
141* Lazlo Woodbine in Creator/RobertRankin's novels has two. After referring to a NoodleIncident he says "That cost me [a loved one], [a pet or artifact], [a position or body part] and [a period of time somewhere]". In more general situations he says "In this business [knowing or doing something relevant to the current situation] can mean the difference between [a convoluted metaphor for a good thing] and [a convoluted metaphor for a bad thing], if you catch my drift, and I'm sure that you do."
142* In ''Literature/SneezyLouise'', characters are described as saying things in a "not-so-[description of character] voice."
143* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Reek tries to remind himself of his name (he also has the uncharinging catchphrase, "I have to remember my ''name''") with the help of the MadnessMantra "Reek, Reek, it rhymes with [word that rhymes with reek]," such as ''sneak'' or ''freak''. He also uses it sometimes with Jeyne: "Jeyne, Jeyne, it rhymes with [word that rhymes with Jeyne]", like ''plain'' or ''pain''.
144* Tom Cullen of ''Literature/TheStand'', who is mildly mentally challenged and doesn't know how to spell anything, will often say, "M-O-O-N, that spells [word related to the topic of conversation]!" Accidentally accurate at one point when he says it in regard to the moon.
145* ''Literature/TomSwift'':
146** Mr. Damon would repeatedly utter the phrase: "Bless my [noun]".
147** In ''Tom Swift, Jr.'', the author writes this enough that it became a joke known as a Tom Swiftie: [statement] Tom said [adverb related to the statement]. An example of a Tom Swiftie: "We must hurry," said Tom swiftly.
148* ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'': Denth often complains to Vivena about his current situation with "You know what I hate about being a mercenary?" followed by whatever it is that's bothering him.
149* ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'' and adaptations thereof: Tigger says, "____ is what Tiggers [like/do] best!".
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152[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
153* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'' occasionally uses "This is [person]. And this is [person's posession]" as a substitute for Big Pete's usual, varying {{Opening Monologue}}s, specifically during the shorts when brevity was of the essence.
154* ''Series/AlloAllo'':
155-->'''Edith''': Rene! Why do I find you [in some form of compromising position] with a serving girl?\
156'''Rene''': You stupid woman! Can you not see that [BlatantLies explanation which Edith buys]?
157:: Played with in the final episode, where Edith asks why Rene is leaving the cafe with Yvette and he replies "You stupid woman! Can you not see that I am eloping?"
158* Robin from the old ''Series/Batman1966'' TV show:
159-->Holy [object], Batman! (The "Batman" itself is optional.)
160** Got a ShoutOut in ''Film/BatmanForever'': Robin exclaims "Hole-y rusted metal, Batman!" Said hero is baffled until Robin points at the surface of the artificial island they've found themselves on. "The ground, it's all metal, and it's full of holes, y'know?"
161* ''Series/BeakmansWorld''
162-->'''[Assistant]''': [Wacky intro phrase]! It's time to [verb] your [alliterative and anatomical noun]! Here he is, the [synonym for "leader"] of the [alliterative scientific noun], the [another leader synonym] of [another alliterative scientific noun], the [semi-famous person] of the [rhyming semi-scientific phrase], the one, the only... the Beakman!\
163''Ding ding ding DONG!''\
164'''Beakman''': You [verb] 'em, I'll [rhyming verb] 'em, let's [obscure but real dance]!
165* ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' wants you to "take a look at this. It's our [Really-Elaborately-Named-Device] of Science!" *Triumphant trumpets*
166* Nadia G has a recurring rant on ''Series/BitchinKitchen'' that goes something like this:
167-->'''Nadia''': What more could you ask for, eh? [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder I know]]: [[IWantMyJetpack A [adjective] jetpack]]. I too once longed for a [adjective] jetpack, [[AwesomeButImpractical but then I thought about it]]. [two problems with said jetpack] and all for what? So you can [mundane use of jetpack]? It ain't worth it man! Think about it.
168* ''Series/{{Blackadder}} II'': In "Potato", Captain Redbeard Rum has "Aarrr, you have a ''woman's'' [body part or item], my lord! I'll wager that [body part or item, sometimes described more elaborately] never [did something during a nautical disaster]!"
169* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': For at least half a season early on, it seemed every episode gave Cory a chance to declare, "I'm [whatever's being discussed] Boy!"
170* In ''Series/BrooklynNineNine,'' [[ThirdPersonPerson Terry]] loooves [nouns]. Occasionally rendered when he's shocked as "You know Terry loves [nouns]!"
171* ''Series/TheColbertReport'':
172** "I don't see race. People tell me I'm white, and I believe them because [humorously observed benefit of being a member of the racial majority]."
173** "Great [noun]? Or GREATEST [noun]?" …although most often this is said of George W. Bush.
174** X or Y? [[WithUsOrAgainstUs Pick a side, we're at war]].
175* In ''Series/{{Community}}'':
176** Troy and Abed occasionally do a fake talk show they ended with "Troy and Abed in the mor~ning". Eventually this becomes a Mad Libs Catchphrase for when they're particularly enjoying something they do together, in the form of "Troy and Abed [in/doing something]" or other ways that fit the cadence of the original like such as "[[BadFuture Evil Troy and Evil A~bed.]]"
177** "[[PhraseCatcher Shut up Leonard,]] I [statement implying knowledge of something that's supposed to embarrass Leonard, but that he's not really ashamed of]."
178* ''Series/DeadRingers:''
179** Tony Blair initially introduced himself with a running commentary of what he was doing. After Blair's popularity tanked with the Iraq War, this changed to "[derogatory insult] of Britain".
180** George Bush had "my fellow [random {{Malaproper}}]" (E.G.; Armenians, umbrella stands, invertebrates. Just basically anything but "Americans".)
181* ''Series/DieSendungMitDerMaus'', after the intro was repeated in another language: Das war [language]!
182* In ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'', Twinkle would respond to any joke at her expense with a sarcastic "Oh, ha ha, [name of comedian or comedy actor]." Or, on one occasion "Oh, ha ha, straight to video."
183* ''Series/DoctorWho:''
184** The Eleventh Doctor wears a [item of clothing] now. [Items of clothing] are cool.
185** "[Adjective] [noun], [same adjective] [different noun]" For example: "New mouth, new rules" and "Big bag, big laptop", both from 'The Eleventh Hour'.
186** New from Series 6. The Doctor: "Imagine/It's like [an idea]. [[LiesToChildren Actually, it's nothing like that, but if it helps…]]" (as in:
187--->'''The Doctor:''' Imagine a great big soap bubble with one of those tiny little bubbles on the outside.\
188'''Rory:''' Okay.\
189'''The Doctor:''' [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Well it's nothing like that.]]
190--> then later:
191--->'''Amy:''' Wait, so we're in a tiny bubble universe sticking to the side of the bigger bubble universe?\
192'''The Doctor:''' Yeah. No! But if it helps, yes.
193* ''Series/DoubleDare1986:'' Harvey would sometimes do this when introducing Marc Summers: "And now, here's your ''(Super Sloppy/Family) Double Dare'' host, [wacky description], Marc Summers!" He increased this throughout his tenure, to the point where every episode of his last season (''Family'' in 1990) has one.
194* ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'' has a whole bunch of them, sometimes occurring one after the other:
195-->'''Doña Florinda''': ¡Y la próxima vez, vaya a ___ a su abuela! (And next time, go and ___ (to) your grandmother!)
196-->'''El Chavo''' (to Don Ramón): Señor[[note]]"Ron Damon" in later episodes (and segments).[[/note]], ¿(a) su abuelita (le gusta) ___ (Sir, your grandma [likes] ___?)?
197-->'''Don Ramón''' (hits El Chavo with KungFoley in the background): ¡TOMA! \
198'''El Chavo''': Pipipipipipipipipipipipi..."\
199'''Don Ramón''': "Pipipipipipipipipipipipi...", ¡y no te otra no más (makes AsideGlance to the audience) porque mi abuelita ___ (lit. "And I'm not giving you another one because my grandma ___.")[[note]]This part doesn't always happen.[[/note]]
200** The "Los Caquitos" segments on both Chespirito shows have a recurring gag where El Chompiras says or does something stupid, then El Peterete (and later, El Botija) combs El Chompiras' hair for a minute or so, then hits him.
201-->'''El Peterete / Botija''': Y la próxima vez, [varies depending on the situation].
202* ''Series/TheFallAndRiseOfReginaldPerrin'' practically ran on these, with many of them falling into [[MemeticMutation everyday use]]:
203-->'''CJ:''' I didn't get where I am today by [action/behavior].\
204'''CJ:''' Neither I, nor Mrs CJ, have ever [action].\
205'''Jimmy:''' Bit of a cock-up on the ____ front.\
206'''Tom:''' "I'm not really an ____ person"
207* ''Series/FamilyMatters'': Urkel, in response to some insult or threat from Laura: "Ha! Yesterday you said [more severe version of Laura's line]! I'm wearin' you dowwwwwwn, baby!"
208** Also, "Shhh! Not while I'm [verb]ing!" with a menial task like pouring or stirring for the verb.
209* Though he [[NeverLiveItDown rarely said it while on screen]], Chandler in ''Series/{{Friends}}'' got [[{{Flanderization}} shoe-horned]] both [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten in-universe]] and out of it with:
210-->Could [noun] ''be'' any more [adjective]?
211* ''Series/GetSmart'' had several of these:
212** "This is KAOS! We don't [action] here!"
213** "Ahh, the old [extremely specific noun] trick. That's the [number]th time this [month/week]."
214** "That's the second [adjective]est [noun] I've ever seen!"
215** "Don't tell me [bad news]." (someone tells him) "I [told/asked] you not to tell me that!"
216--->"[Outrageous statement.]"\
217"I don't believe you."\
218"Would you believe [slightly less outrageous statement]?"\
219"No."\
220"How about [totally lame statement]?"
221** A variation on the "would you believe" bit is "I did [action] [and it involved] [amazing thing]! Would you believe it? [amazing thing]!" "I find that hard to believe?" "Would you believe [not amazing thing]?".
222* ''Series/GetThePicture'': Henry J, the show's announcer, would open with one of these while introducing Mike O'Malley: "And now, here's the host of ''Get the Picture'', [wacky description], my buddy: Mike O'Malley!"
223* Sue in ''Series/{{Glee}}'': "Do you think this is hard? Try [RefugeInAudacity]. ''That's'' hard!"
224* ''Series/HannahMontana'':
225** When someone said something surprising, Miley would respond with "[General Description of Person] say whaat?" Such as "Mean Girl say what?" to the AlphaBitch, "Songwriting daddy say what?" to her dad, "Teenie Weenie Meanie say what?" to Rico, "Big Blonde Sack of Drama say what?" to Jake Ryan, everybody had their own version.
226** One episode features Lily asking of Miley, "[[BorrowedCatchPhrase Girl Who Says Say What say what?]]" Later on in that episode: "[[IronicEcho Girl Who Say I Say Say What say whaaat]]?"
227* Creator/AngusDeayton on ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' had "The words 'X' and 'Y' spring to mind."
228* The introduction in the ShowWithinAShow on ''Series/HomeImprovement'' usually has one of these as Tim introduced Al.
229-->'''Lisa/Heidi''': Does everybody know what time it is?\
230'''Audience''': TOOL TIME!!!\
231'''Lisa/Heidi''': That’s right, Binford Tools is proud to present Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor! Woohoo! ''[Theme music]''\
232'''Tim''': Thanks, Lisa/Heidi, I am Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, and you all know my assistant, Al “[silly nickname]” Borland!
233* For Barney Stinson in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', it's a Mad Libs Hand Gesture: the high five and variations thereof. He's done a "phone five" (if you don't do it on your end, he'll somehow know), a "tiny five" (with a kindergartener), a "hypothetical high five" (doing nothing at all), and a "high two" (in a flashback to a time when he was considerably less Barney-like).
234* ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'':
235-->'''Ryutaros:''' Mind if I [verb]? Can't hear your answer!
236* ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'':
237-->'''Tsurugi:''' I am the man who will stand on top of [whatever he's trying to do at the moment]!
238* In ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', Hyacinth and Richard would usually have this type of exchange, while driving:
239-->'''Hyacinth''': Mind the [thing or person], dear.\
240'''Richard''': Minding the [thing or person]!
241* Kenan from ''Series/KenanAndKel'':
242-->Kel, bring a [[NoodleImplements X, a Y and a Z]] and meet me at [place]. C'mon, [nickname]!
243** Once performed in meta-joke form as "…bring ''something'', ''something'', and ''something else'', and meet me ''there''."
244** Subverted when he asks Kel to bring him coffee with sugar, and Kel returns with Sugar and Coffee, two hyperactive talk show hosts from another recurring sketch.
245* ''Series/{{Jackass}}'' has "I'm [cast member] and this is [stunt/prank/segment]"
246* ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert'' every time he opens his Meanwhile segment:
247--> Folks, every night I stand over there, [lengthy but tame metaphor about staying up on current events] that is my monologue. But sometimes, I like to [contrasting and extremely weird metaphor about collecting obscure facts] that is my segment, ''Meanwhile.'' [[note]]or renamed Quarantinewhile during the UsefulNotes/Covid19 pandemic[[/note]]
248* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' has several, the most common being Nate saying, "Let's go steal a [[[MonumentalTheft thing you couldn't possibly steal]]]!"
249** Also Elliot, "It has a very distinctive [characteristic]," when asked how he knows what something is based on a sound/feel/etc.
250* In ''Series/{{Lexx}}'', the undead assassin Kai has no bodily functions, desires, or needs, and responds verbatim almost every time someone asks something of him.
251-->'''Kai''': The dead do not [verb].
252* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': Al puts his hand out and says "Can I get a whoa [whatever everyone is excited about this episode]".
253* The original UK Series/{{Masterchef}} during the Loyd Grossman era, when a large green "10" would appear on the studio screen with ten minutes cooking time to go:
254-->'''Loyd Grossman''': The [green foodstuff]-coloured "10" has appeared...
255* ''Series/TheMrPotatoHeadShow'': One of Mr. Potato Head's catchphrases is "Who's ___? That's right, it's me/you!" The blank can be filled in with all sorts of things, like "clueless", "gonna be rich", or "a genius".
256* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'':
257-->Cute. Cute [noun].
258** Or, usually after someone says a word related to explosions, but sometimes just a random word, and before the nearby characters say/yell "No!" and he depresses the plunger and causes an explosion anyway--if he doesn't get socked, that is:
259-->'''Crazy Harry:''' Did somebody say "[usually a word related to explosions, but sometimes just a random word]"?
260* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'':
261-->"It's Jim Henson's [proper noun] Babies!"\
262"[Noun] of [[TheWestern the Ollllld West]]."
263* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' would have Gibbs and others with this;
264-->'''Set-up:''' It's [whatever problem there is]\
265'''Gibbs:''' Well ''un''-[said problem]
266** Example
267--->'''[=McGee=]:''' It's encrypted.\
268'''Gibbs:''' Well, unencrypt it.
269* When he fronted ''Series/NevermindTheBuzzcocks'', Mark Lamarr frequently used "People criticized [''group's song''], but I [''mild compliment'']. I say [''compliment'']… I [''mild insult'']. I say I [''insult'']… what I mean is I [''really scathing insult, often involving self-torture'']. Having said that, [''vague compliment'']."
270* On ''Series/ProjectRunway'', judge Michael Kors will frequently describe a terrible outfit with some variant of: "She looks like a [adjective] [AlwaysFemale occupation] going to [social event] in [geographic location]."
271* ''Series/{{Psych}}'': "I'm Shawn Spencer, and this is my partner [ridiculous fake name for Gus]." Also, "Gus, don't be [a/the] [noun phrase]."
272* The ''Series/PushingDaisies'' narrator: [Person] was [number] years, [number] weeks, [number] days, [number] hours and [number] minutes old when [event].
273* In ''Series/RedDwarf'', perilous situations would often result in the Cat exclaiming, "That's it, we're deader than [''outmoded item of clothing'']!"
274* ''Series/RosieAndJim'': During John’s time hosting the show, his OpeningNarration has him start the storybook he’s writing by looking out the window and saying “It’s a [current weather] day, so I’ll start with that. One…[current weather]…day…”, drawing a depiction of said weather.
275* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
276** The show ends every episode with "Series/SesameStreet was brought to you today by the letters __ and __, and the number __." The letters and number are those which were most prominently featured in the episode.
277** In the beginning, someone will (usually; there are exceptions) say, "Oh, [greeting]! Welcome to Sesame Street!".
278* ''Series/ShiningTimeStation''
279-->'''Schemer:''' Schemer's System of Success: [unethical practice or other bad advice].
280* The BBC SketchComedy ''Series/SorryIveGotNoHead'' has several of them.
281** "Nothing's free these days." "Except for those free [thing, usually followed by a strange NoodleIncident on why they aren't allowed those any more…]."
282** "Remember [person]?"
283*** "He would have loved that [singer]."
284*** "So what happened to [same person]?"
285** "I think I picked [country] by mistake. Is that a problem?"
286** "Do you have trouble [everyday action]? [More specific rephrasing]? Well, that's because you're using a [random object] instead of [object normally used for task]!"
287** "You're going to use your time machine to go into the future and see [something] so we can go to the [building] earlier!"
288** "It's got 10 [safety gear]. 11's too many. 9, and I might as well go jump off a cliff."
289* ''Series/SportsNation'''s Colin Cowherd opens every episode with "HELLOOOOOO nation! I'm Colin Cowherd, that's Michelle Beadle! This is ''[=SportsNation=]'', the show that [insert topical reference here]."
290* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
291** Various doctors with:
292--->[[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder I'm a doctor not a]] [profession].
293*** This actually got Creator/RobertPicardo the role as the EMH on ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]''. Despite not being familiar with Bones' constant use of the catchphrase in ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]]'', his audition included griping about the hologram not being turned off as characters left sick bay; he ad-libbed "I'm a doctor, not a lightbulb!"
294** There are the {{SharePhrase}}s to do with technology: "[rank]'s log" (or "[rank] [name], personal log"), "Computer, locate [person]" (to which the computer responds, "[person] is (located) in/on [area]", "There is no [name] aboard [ship name]", or "[person] is not onboard [ship name]"), "[name] to [name]", "[name] here", and "[food/beverage]. [adjective]" (when using the replicator).
295** Borg, and the former Borg Seven of Nine, say, "[abstract concept or verb] is irrelevant".
296** Data has "I am [functioning/operating] within [established/normal] parameters/at [number]% efficiency" and "I am attempting to [action]." When feeding his cat, he also says, "Computer, feline supplement number [number]."
297** Garak refers to people as "the good [profession]" (for example, Bashir as "the good doctor" and Kira as "the good major").
298** If an alien is asked to do something that clashes with their species' culture, they will often say, "I am a [species]" or "[species] do not [action]".
299* The 2020 revival of ''Series/SupermarketSweep'' has every Mini-Sweep preceded by an argument along these lines between Creator/LeslieJones and [[BeleagueredAssistant Neil]]:
300-->'''Leslie''': What do I always say, Neil?
301-->'''Neil''': [random phrase that tends to be some NoodleIncident].
302-->'''Leslie''': [comments on said NoodleIncident], what else do I say!?
303-->'''Neil''': "If you're not playing, be quiet."
304-->'''Leslie''': [more or less tells Neil to [[GetOut get out]]].
305* ''Series/TopGear'', regarding the Stig: "Some say [humourous "fact"]. ''And'' [different humourous "fact"]. All we know is he's called the Stig."
306** A variation: "All we know is… he's ''not'' the Stig, but he is the Stig's [related nationality/profession/lifestyle] cousin!
307* During the 1997-98 season of Series/WheelOfFortune; Pat Sajak would frequently introduce the Jackpot round by saying "Put down that [random object], Charlie, it's time for our Jackpot round". At least one incident had the item in question said to be a Viagra espresso.
308* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' (the US version) featured, at the start of every show, Drew Carey introducing the plot by saying "Welcome to Whose Line Is It Anyway, the show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are like [thing that doesn't matter]."
309* ''Series/WorzelGummidge'': The title character says, as exclamations, "[do strange thing to me] and call me X!".
310[[/folder]]
311
312[[folder:Podcasts]]
313* ''Podcast/BehindTheBastards'':
314** Robert's opening line, "What's [verb]ing, my [related noun]s!". The verbs and nouns tend to be nominally related to the subject at hand, and therefore often very outlandish.
315** "You know what WON'T [whatever horrible thing the Bastard of the Week is just revealed to have done]? [[DamnedByFaintPraise The products and services that support this podcast]]."
316* ''Podcast/WoodenOvercoats'': Georgie has, "I'm great at [random task she's been assigned]."
317* The ''Podcast/HouseToAstonish'' opening spiel has "And in the week when [real world event], we ask: [strange comics tangent]?"
318* The ''Great Muppet Fandom Panel'' opening spiel has "It's sort of like a quarterly report on the state of our Muppet friends, except unlike the quarterly reports from the company that actually owns the Muppets, we won't [swipe at Disney]."
319[[/folder]]
320
321[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
322* [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] had a few of these, most commonly "Why don't you [noun/verb] your ass on out of here!" and "I'm gonna take your [noun], shine it up real nice, turn that sumbitch sideways, and [[AssShove stick it straight up your candy ass]]!". The first promo he'd cut during shows would also feature one, in the form of "FINALLY… The Rock has come back to [show location/"Home" if Miami was the location]!".
323* Plain Ol' Wrestling/MickFoley cuts promos by adding "right here, in [show location]" for emphasis and cheap pop.
324[[/folder]]
325
326[[folder:Radio]]
327* Martin on ''Radio/AbsolutePowerBBC'': "I was ''going'' to [do X], but then I decided [[BrilliantButLazy I couldn't be arsed]]".
328* ''Radio/CarTalk'': "…and even though [NPR personality] [has an unpleasant reaction] whenever they hear ''us'' say it, this is Creator/{{NPR}}."
329* In the original {{Franchise/Dragnet}} radio-show, every episode started with our narrator Detective Winters going: ''it was '''''[DATE]''''', and '''''[WEATHER]''''' in Los Angeles. I was entering the precinct when [CASE]…'
330* On ''Radio/HelloCheeky'', Denis King always introduced himself with "Hi, fans! Denis "Nickname" King here!". Then there was this, which everyone got to deliver at one point or another--"Meanwhile, in a [location], not a thousand miles from [noun related to location]…"
331* ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'':
332** The chairman always ends the episode with some phrase including Fate, Time, Hope and Eternity.
333** In the Film Club round (titles of film suitable for an audience of [profession/interest]), Graeme Garden always finds some variation on the title ''Film/BringMeTheHeadOfAlfredoGarcia'', and in the Songbook round (songs suitable for [profession/interest]), Barry Cryer often finds a variation on ''[[Film/MaryPoppins Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]]''.
334** Also, this, with the default being "and points mean prizes". Usually half the audience would shout "Prizes!" as usual, and half the audience would shout whatever noun the chairman had said.
335-->'''Chairman:''' …and points mean [noun]. What do points mean?
336-->'''Audience:''' [NOUN]!
337** The Summer 2021 series, where all six episodes were recorded from Broadcasting House in London with a virtual audience, had Jack Dee open each episode by describing it as being "part of London's ______ district", and explaining they were in an empty theatre, which was "nothing to do with Covid regulations, just (explanation which was usually something insulting the teams)".
338* ''Radio/{{Nebulous}}'': Hideously deformed DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery poster boy Harry waits for the Professor to casually use a cliché involving a body part, and immediately shouts back at him "UNLIKE YOU, PROFESSOR, I NO LONGER HAVE THE LUXURY OF A [BODY PART]".
339* Miles Jupp on ''Radio/TheNewsQuiz'' often credits the cuttings sent in by listeners with "Thanks to [name] for that piece of [nonsense/naughtiness/filth]" and starts the answers with "[Adverb]ly, this is the news that…" (The adverb is frequently an appropriate but unusual one.)
340* Steve Punt explaining the rules of the specialist subject round (where a student and don both have to answer questions on what they study/teach) in ''The Third Degree'': "If the don can't answer a question it can go to the student for a bonus, but there is ''no'' bonus for the don if the student can't answer. It's like [something asymmetric or unequal to do with the subject]."
341[[/folder]]
342
343[[folder:Recorded and Stand-up Comedy]]
344* The Capitol Steps' "Lirty Dies" monologues begin: "There is nothing worse than [statement]. Let me say that again: there is wothing nurse than [same statement with [[{{Spoonerism}} sweaters litched]]]."
345[[/folder]]
346
347[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
348* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'':
349** Sidereals can use special prayer strips bearing one of twenty-five Scriptures to enhance certain of their abilities. The Scriptures come in five sets of five, each set associated with one Sidereal caste/aspect of fate/astrological house, and the final line in each set except for Journeys is a perfect example of this trope.
350*** Serenity: "Love is [{{Koan}}]."
351*** Battles: "Survival is [noun]."
352*** Secrets: "To know the world is to [verb] it."
353*** Endings: "'There's always an ending,' said [someone or something]."
354** The description of each of the Sidereal castes in their particular sourcebook starts with "Life is [noun/phrase relevant to the caste's purview]". Likewise, the description of each of the Terrestrial (Dragon-Blooded) elemental aspects in ''their'' sourcebook starts with a two-word sentence: "[Element] [verb which that element does]s."
355* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': The battle cry of Ruglud's Armored Orcs runs "Gobbos fer dinner! Gobbos fer tea! Gobbos when u want 'em! Gobbos fer me!", but the Orcs will substitute other races' names (for example, "umies", "stunties" or "ratsies") to match their current foe.
356[[/folder]]
357
358[[folder:Toys]]
359* Amazing Amanda dolls, if you fail to get them their food, they will say, "No more [meal/food item] for Amanda!".
360[[/folder]]
361
362[[folder:Video Games]]
363* A cheat for ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' makes the name of a unit's killer pop up above the victim, with "'d!" on the end, as a shoutout to ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad''. Shot by a cannon? ''Culverin'd!'' Shot by American Militia? ''Minuteman'd!'' Get run over by the carriage on the end of a train? ''Caboose'd!'' And so on.
364* Zane of ''Videogame/Borderlands3'' loves bragging about how [[MetaphorIsMyMiddleName whatever he's bragging about is his middle name]]. Evidently he has a lot of middle names.
365* "Platform/{{Colecovision}} presents [original creator]'s [game]"[[note]]Not all games did this, though.[[/note]]
366* ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'': "[[BossWarningSiren WARNING! A HUGE BATTLESHIP (name of boss) IS APPROACHING FAST.]]"
367* ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'': The Ahamkara and the Virtuous Worms have "Oh [subject] mine", with subject being whoever they are addressing. This phrase is actually an invocation of the [[RealityWarper Reality-warping]] Anthem Anatheme.
368* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'': "A [monster] appeared." / "Command?"[[note]]This version is truer to how it's said in the original Japanese versions. The "...draws near" version was invented for the first North American release of the [[VideoGame/DragonQuestI original game]].[[/note]]
369* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'': Balthus likes to call himself the "[X] King of Grappling".
370* ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': The Chica line of animatronics has a small non-verbal example in the form of the "Let's [verb]!" slogans on her bibs. [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 Original Chica]] has [[BigEater "Let's Eat!"]], [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 Toy Chica]] has "Let's Party!", and [[VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator Rockstar Chica]] has "Let's Rock!"
371* ''VideoGame/{{Gyruss}}'' has "3 / 2 / 1 warp(s) to [planet]".[[note]]Although, when the game is first started, it's just "2 warps to Neptune".[[/note]]
372* Vi the Piltover Enforcer from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has the catchphrase "Vi stands for [something starting with "vi"]" when attacking, with variations including violence, vicious and vice. Her ArchEnemy Jinx has her own parody of it ("Jinx? Stands for Jinx! Dur!") and mocks her when they meet with "Vi? Stands for ''[[BigStupidDooDooHead stupid!]]''" This got funnier when her background was fleshed out in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'' and it turns out that Vi ''actually'' stands for [[spoiler:[[EmbarrassingFirstName Violet]]]].
373* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'': Francis' "[[HatesEveryoneEqually I hate]] [thing(s)]". Except vests, or Platform/{{Steam}}.
374** ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'': Ellis' "I ever tell you about the time mah buddy Keith--"
375** Nick: "[something about cleaning blood and guts]. Don't ask me how I know that."
376* ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' has Dekar's "the other thing I'm best at is [whatever is currently being discussed]".
377* Prince Dreambert from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'' says 'Be at one with [something]' at every other point in the game. Usually 'be at one with defeating this type of enemy'.
378* "I HAVE [emotion]!"--Fawful in ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Throughout, it's "fury", though at one point, he says "I have fright!" The phrase gets more varied in ''Partners in Time'', and even further in ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
379* Commander Shepard from ''Franchise/MassEffect''. "What can you tell me about [topic of interest]?" / "What do you know about [topic of interest]?"
380* "That's the second [adjective]est [object] I've ever seen!"--Guybrush Threepwood in ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland''. ([[ShoutOut See]] ''Series/GetSmart'', above.)
381** There's also "I'm Guybrush Threepwood, mighty [profession]." Usually, it's pirate.
382* ''VideoGame/MoshiMonsters'': Roary Scrawl had "Keep your eyes [at hand/peeled]".
383* [[IdolSinger Kanami Mashita]] from ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight'' uses the phrase "I just ''have'' to [the action needed]]." Nanako copies the phrase whenever the two are together.
384* Doc Louis in the Wii version of ''VideoGame/PunchOut''. "What's your favorite kind of ______? Mine's chocolate!"
385* Jane Valderamma, in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', finishes her broadcast after every story mission with "[[SigningOffCatchPhrase This is Jane Valderamma, with your Steelport [relevant type of news]]]."
386* Unlike in the English versions, whenever a character is unlocked or otherwise introduced in the Japanese versions of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'', it's always "[character] sansen!! ([character] enters the battle!!)".[[labelnote:example]]When the Villager from the VideoGame/AnimalCrossing series is introduced, the English versions say "Villager comes to town!", whereas the Japanese version simply says "Murabito sansen!! (Villager enters the battle!!)".[[/labelnote]]
387* Sanger Zonvolt of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. "I am Sanger Zonvolt, the sword that smites [noun]!" Usually he smites evil (or cleaves it in Japanese), but special enemies have it replaced with something relating to them, such as ''[[BlasphemousBoast God]]''. At one point, he even Mad Libs his EvilTwin's catchphrase.
388* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'':
389-->'''Engineer:''' Spy's sapping my [noun]!
390** This one has [[MemeticMutation become a meme]]
391--> [Subject] [Verb]in' mah [Object]!
392** Also:
393--->'''Anyone:''' That [class]'s a Spy!
394* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': "[The area around a SavePoint is described]... it fills you with determination." Or: "[Description of setting's ambience.] You're filled with determination." (The wording has miscellaneous other variations.)
395* Pirohiko from ''VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject'' has a variation on his "[blank] Ranger!" catchphrase for just about any situation.
396[[/folder]]
397
398[[folder:Web Animation]]
399* In the ''WebAnimation/ChimneyChickens'' episode ''Comebck King'', Rob's mad-libs comeback follows the pattern of "(variant on the previous line of dialogue) [[BigShutUp SHUT UP]]!"
400** '''Buzz''': You wanna do me a huge favor and hand me that wrench?\
401'''Rob''': You wanna do me a huge favor and SHUT UP?
402** '''Blaze''' (after [[DestinationDefenestration Rob throws him out the window]]): I've fallen, and I can't get up!\
403'''Rob''': You're talking, and you can't SHUT UP!
404* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'':
405** The Homestar Runner Wiki has a whole list of [[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Category:Variable_word_running_gags "Variable Word Running Gags"]], like Homestar's use of the phrase "Best/worst x bucks I ever spent!" and Strong Bad scolding The Cheat with "The Cheat! I told you to...".
406** In ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'', the girls wil cry out "Ow! My [body part or attribute]," when they get injured or killed. This is usually caused by the "comic"'s trademark cathphrase/running gag: "[noun]'d!!!" This descended from the first strip's use of "Arrowed!!!", and includes "404'd!!!", "MSG'd!!!", "Cerebellum'd!!!", and "Late 360 shove-it to boneless...'d!!!"
407** Parodied in the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "best thing". On the ShowWithinAShow "Limozeen: But They're in Space!", Limozeen's manager Teeg Dougland would always proceed [[MrExposition whatever plot point he had to bring up]] with "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys..."
408* The Evil Guitarist from the ''WebAnimation/PimpLando'' series has this (overlaps with PhraseCatcher):
409-->'''Some character (usually Pimp Lando):''' Why do you call it the evil <noun>?\
410'''The Evil Guitarist:''' 'Cause sometimes it does this.\
411''[<noun> does something to injure [[ButtMonkey Mr. Smiles]], who walks on just for the occasion]''
412* Washington of ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' often uses the phrase "[[WorstWhateverEver Worst [noun or action] ever]]. Of all time."
413* [[{{WebAnimation/TOME}} NYLOCKE!]] Dragon/Master of [X]!
414[[/folder]]
415
416[[folder:Web Comics]]
417* Jabba in ''WebComic/DarthsAndDroids'': "Not that I have [body part just referenced in a saying that he doesn't have]."
418* ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'', especially in the early years:
419-->'''T-Rex:''' Today is a good day I think for [activity].
420* ''Webcomic/DMOfTheRings'' has "[[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan's]] ____!"
421* Patty in ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'': "I don't 'do' _____."
422* The Tiger Knuckle school from ''Webcomic/HowIKilledYourMaster'' will readily announce that a hundred of something are as one to a Tiger Knuckle disciple.
423* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[color:teal:…[=YOUR HUM4N ______=]…]]
424** ''Homestuck'' has all the catchphrases. All of them.
425** Several lines from ''Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff'' mutate in this way as well, for example:
426--->"and there [he/she] goes. The [person] HASS the [object]"
427--->"the ____ ruse was a DISTACTION. [pronoun] [has/have] the [object]."
428--->"you have to [verb] it [different verb]-ways!"
429--->"[Subject personal pronoun] [appropiate conjugation of "be"] the star. it's [direct object personal pronoun]."
430** "Adios, Torea[pun]!"--generally invoked by [[{{Munchkin}} Vriska]] after [[KickTheDog doing something horrible]] to [[WheelchairWoobie Tavros]], whose IM handle is [=adiosToreador=].
431** One of them was discussed by Dirk, during [[http://www.homestuck.com/?s=6&p=006550 a conversation]] with Caliborn.
432--->'''uu:''' AND THE FACT THAT I MIGHT NOT [=CLuE YOu INTO YOuR=] FATE ALL THE TIME.\
433'''uu:''' [=DuE TO MY AGGRAVATED APATHY OVER THE MATTER.=]\
434'''uu:''' IS AN [=IMMuTABLE FACT. I AM STATING FOR THE RECORD.=]\
435'''uu:''' IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT GIVING A SHIT IS WHAT IS TAKING PLACE HERE.\
436'''TT:''' I feel like you've said something like that before.\
437'''TT:''' Different statements, but in that exact syntax.
438* "[[StupidJetpackHitler Nazi science]] sneers at ____!"--Colonel Haken in ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic''.
439* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''--Elan: [Verb], [verb], [verb], [verb] the [adjective] [noun]! In theory this gives a bonus to the action, in practice it usually doesn't make a difference or even [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0004.html actively messes up]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0217.html the attempt]].
440* ''Webcomic/RipHaywire'': "Sweet [Name] (Mc)_____!"
441* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', Rusty's is "Eat [metallic object]?"
442* Kiki from ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'':
443-->"[[OneLinerNameOneLiner Stay good, [character], stay good!]]"
444* ''Webcomic/TurnSignalsOnALandRaider'':
445** KA-[VERB]!
446*** Finally: [[UnSoundEffect KA-DISCONTINUE!]]
447** Also, "[[OhMyGods Emperor's]] [lengthy description]!
448[[/folder]]
449
450[[folder:Web Original]]
451* ''Podcast/AsItOccursToMe'': You do the [gerund] and I'll do the jokes.
452* ''Blog/BloggerBeware'' has a really weird one. At first he started out making reference to people disappearing halfway through the book (generally under "Platonic Boy/Girl Relationship"), and it happened so often it started mutating until eventually, every entry would make reference to ''someone'', doing ''something'', halfway through ''some event''.
453* ''Website/{{Google}}'':
454** "Did you mean [slightly different version of your search]?"
455** "Showing results for [different search]. Search instead for [your search.]"
456** "Zero results for [your search]."
457* The ''Podcast/HouseToAstonish'' podcast always opens with "And in the week when [genuine news event], we ask [strange comics tangent]?" E.g. "And in the week when UBS Bank lost almost 2 million dollars to a rogue trader, we ask: is [[ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck Uncle Scrooge's]] money bin now the only safe haven for your money?"
458* Whenever Bailiff Jesse Thorn swears in the defendant and complainant in the ''Judge [[Literature/CompleteWorldKnowledge John Hodgman]] Podcast'', he asks whether they'll "abide by the judge's ruling, no matter how insane/offensive/onerous/etc. it may seem."
459* In ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'', Sparadrap has the habit of describing things as "[adjective] of the dead". The franchise is originally French, and the "of the dead" part GratuitousEnglish.
460* ''Literature/PayMeBug'': [[TheCaptain Grif Vindh]] likes to take a word or phrase he just said, and… "clarify" it by adding "and by [word or phrase], I mean [short rant that includes the word or phrase]."
461-->"[The Tyrelos hospital] is fascinating," Grif said. "And by 'fascinating,' I mean 'isn't it fascinating how little I want to go back?'"
462* Website/SFDebris: "But I'm no [career]/not a [career], I'm just a viewer with an opinion."
463* ''VideoGame/TodayIDie'': In a surprisingly beautiful usage, a Mad Libs Catch Phrase forms the skeleton for the game's poem.
464* Creator/{{Tobuscus}} opens every episode of Cute Win Fail with the phrase, "Hi, I'm Toby Turner. [Improbable statement], and this is 'Cute Win Fail'." Said improbable statement is then used as a RunningGag in the remainder of the intro.
465* Website/TVTropes:
466** [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe [Title] Here]]. [[labelnote: Note]]The message has been Since replaced with "We don't have an article named Namespace/Title. If you want to start this new page, just click the edit button above." but the meme stuck around.[[/labelnote]]
467** "Back to [trope]" at the end of PlayingWith pages.
468** "It's [year], and [location] is an okay place to live." in the descriptions of the ''{{VideoGame/Fallout}}'' games.
469** "The Nth entry in the [noun-adverbingly] popular ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series, released in [year].
470* ''Podcast/WhoBackWhen:''
471** Every review episode opens with "This is the one with [noun], [noun], and [noun]."
472** Whenever [=jD=] has information about an actor's past work on Doctor Who:
473--->'''[=jD=]:''' And [person] has a prior ''Doctor Who'' connection.
474* Black Hat Man from ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' has acquired one in ''Blog/WhatIf'': "What if we [increased the scope of the original question in a way that will [[SerialEscalation eventually]] lead to [[StuffBlowingUp massive destruction]]]?"
475[[/folder]]
476
477[[folder:Web Video]]
478* WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange has "I'm not [adjective], I'm an Orange".
479** Also, Hey [noun]!" "What?" "[noun that kills previous noun]"
480* ''[[WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses Ask That Guy]]'': [Looks up from his book] "Oh! [Foreign, or just made up, greeting]! Didn't hear you come in."
481* Over time, Linkara (of ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'') evolved "[[XtremeKoolLetterz Because poor literacy is kewl!]]" into one of these, with a random word or phrase replacing "kewl".
482* ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'' has several, including "X is a dick to Y", "[actor] isn't doing [something they're famous for] in this scene" (eg. "Liam Neeson isn't killing anyone in this scene"), "Visionary [genre] director rips off [classic film]", and "[[SarcasmMode No one will be seated]] during the [boring stuff happening] scene."
483** They actually sell a shirt that says "[[DeusExMachina Blank-ex-machina]]" because of how frequently use that particular phrase.
484* WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob has a couple:
485** "If I want [''X, typically a film genre''], I'll stick with ''real'' [''X''], like [''better-known but still obscure example''], thank you very much!" [[note]]If I want woodchipper movies, I'll stick with ''real'' woodchipper movies--like Film/{{Fargo}}--thank you very much!"[[/note]]
486** "You're about as [''adjective''] as [''well-known actor deliberately used as a bad example'']!"[[note]]Yeah, you're about as Southern as [[Creator/LarryTheCableGuy Dan Whitney!"]][[/note]]
487* Many ''WebVideo/ComicTropes'' videos start with "Oh, hi, you caught me [doing something]! Speaking of [something related to that], let's talk about the [something comic related]."
488* The introductions to ''Website/{{Cracked}} TV'' and its spinoff ''Does Not Compute'', starring Michael Swaim. ''Cracked TV'' starts with "Welcome to episode X of ''Cracked TV'', where [phrase [[FunWithAcronyms fitting into the acronym S.W.A.I.M.]]]" On ''DNC'', it gets a little more versatile. "Welcome to episode [cultural reference relating to episode number] of ''Does Not Compute''. I'm your host, [two word reference with initials M and S]. With me as always is my co-host, clips of [some bizarre thing scoured from the bottom of the internet]".
489* ''WebVideo/EpicMealTime'': [[OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase Every episode is closed]] with ''"Next time, we eat [X]"'', where [X] is something ridiculous and inedible.
490* The members of ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' have a habit of using the catchphrase "<adjective>-ass <noun>."
491* Lowtax of ''LetsPlay/GamingGarbage'' responds to Shmorky pointing things out by saying that it's "nature's _____"
492* ''WebVideo/GirlfriendReviews'': "This isn't a review of [game], this is a review of....".
493* On ''WebVideo/IsItAGoodIdeaToMicrowaveThis'', safety is whatever host Jory Caron says it is.
494--> '''Jory:''' Here at Jory Caron Laboratories, [something about safety]].
495* ''WebVideo/{{Jreg}}'': Horseshoe Centrist tends to state his thoughts as "The way I see it, there's no difference between [X] and [not X/the opposite of X]".
496* ''WebVideo/JoJosBizarreAdventureAbridged'': "I have learned that the only way to defeat [noun] is to [[KillItWithFire burn it]]!"
497* Every episode of ''WebVideo/LongboxOfTheDamned'' opens with Moarte doing some variation of "Hello, my children", with "Hello" usually being replaced with some other phrase associate with the comic he's reviewing.
498* ''WebVideo/NinetySecondMovieReviews'' closes every video with "Well my ninety seconds are almost up [''action relevant to film being reviewed'']"
499* At the end of most episodes of ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'', the Critic would say, "I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to." Occasionally, he would instead say, "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and (something relevant to the situation)." Here is a partial list of such uses of the latter phrase:
500** From [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS6E10 the review of]] ''Film/TheMasterOfDisguise'': "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and...you killed my fucking fart joke!"[[note]]Reacting to the film's running gag of the BigBad farting.[[/note]]
501** From [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS9E9 the review of]] ''Film/{{Blade}}'': "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and some Fruit By the Foots are always a few inches short."[[note]]Making fun of Blade's PreMortemOneLiner, "Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill."[[/note]]
502** From [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E19 the review of]] ''Film/{{Gordy}}'': "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and [[SuddenlyShouting PIG POWER'S IN THE HOUSE!!!!]]"[[note]]The Critic considers "Pig Power" by Tag Team to be the best thing to come out of the movie.[[/note]]
503** From [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS3E25 the review of]] ''Film/{{Hook}}'': "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and I don't believe in fairies."[[note]]According to Peter Pan lore, every time someone says "I do not believe in fairies", a fairy dies.[[/note]]
504** From [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS7E11 the review of]] ''Film/BluesBrothers2000'': "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and hopefully, in a few minutes, I won't remember who I am."[[note]]He found the film such an unworthy successor to [[Film/TheBluesBrothers the original movie]] that he needed BrainBleach.[[/note]]
505** From [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS12E38 the review of]] ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'': "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and...see ''Film/{{Upgrade}}''."[[note]]In a TwistEnding, what he assumed to be a Symbiote possessing him turned out to be the AI from ''Upgrade''.[[/note]]
506** From [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS11E29 the review of]] ''Film/{{DOOM}}'': "I'm the Nostalgia Critic, and ''VideoGame/{{DOOM}}'' should never be dull."[[note]]His main criticism for the movie is the relative lack of action compared to the video games.[[/note]]
507* ''WebVideo/PlayStationAccess'': Rob will start the Friday lists with him saying "Hello. You've caught me (doing thing relevant to the topic of the week)".
508* ''WebVideo/ProJared'':
509** "I'm playing [name of game]."
510** "That’s why my final rating for this game is [[[IdiosyncraticRatingsScale object or activity related to the game]]] out of ten."
511* Mr. Regular from ''WebVideo/RegularCarReviews'' has "Which <car brand> is best <car brand>?".
512* ''WebVideo/RegularOrdinarySwedishMealTime'':
513** A variant of "Next time" at the end of almost every episode.
514** "[cooking technique], if you want to. We won't; this is ''REGULAR''!"
515* ''WebVideo/ScottTheWoz'':
516** Scott himself opens his videos with "Hey all, Scott here! [Random tangent that leads into the video's topic]"
517** Rex Mohs has "If there's one thing I hate more than x, it's y."
518* WebVideo/TBSkyen starts most of his videos with "Hello [noun]s and [other noun]s", where both nouns are a) thematically relevant to the video he's introducing and b) generally start with the same letter. For example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0kNYRyPhPY this video]] on Yordle trickster Lulu in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' starts with "Hello Yordles and yahoos".
519* Matt from ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'':
520** "It's [''positive adjective''] than you'd think, and [''negative adjective''] than you'd hope!"
521* ''WebVideo/TheWhiskeyVault'' started out with a scripted intro in which co-host Rex Williams was described as a "level [X] whiskey mooch" where the level was never consistent from episode to episode.
522* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'':
523** "[[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Screw the [plural noun], I have [plural noun]!]]"
524** Also, "[[NoYou It is]] ''[[NoYou you]]'' [[NoYou who is/are [adjective[=]=]]]!"
525** "ATTENTION DUELISTS! My hair is [action]"
526** "My [noun] gives me super strength!" Used by several people.
527[[/folder]]
528
529[[folder:Western Animation]]
530* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Cruella's "[[NoteToSelf Memo to myself]]...[Some reminder, often something related to a new fashion design or an evil plot]".
531* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': Dr. Robotnik's catchphrase, "I hate that hedgehog!", has often been modified on a few rare occasions.
532** "We hate that hedgehog!" in "Birth of a Salesman" and "Robotnik's Rival", where he says it with Scratch and Grounder in the former and a clone of himself in the latter.
533** "I hate turtles! I hate Tails! I hate that hedgehog!" in "Full Tilt Tails", after a turtle eats the Speedemint gum before Robotnik.
534** "I hate chili dogs and I hate that hedgehog!" in "Sonic the Matchmaker", after he falls victim to a stick of dynamite disguised as a chili dog.
535** "Oh, I hate that guy, I hate that hedgehog" in "Attack on Pinball Fortress", after he (still affected by the Stupidity Ray) blows himself, Scratch and Grounder up again at the wreckage of the fortress.
536** "I hate hedgehogs!" in "Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog", said by Robotnikhotep I in the former and Robotnik in the latter.
537** "I hate those hedgehogs!" in "Prehistoric Sonic", when he, in his Supreme High form, gets knocked down by Sonic's clones.
538** "I hate babies! Almost as much as I hate hedgehogs!" in "Baby-Sitter Jitters", when he retreats in his drill tank.
539** "I hate seafood and hedgehogs!" in "The Little Merhog", said at the end of the episode before getting eaten by a shark.
540** "I hate happy endings and I hate that hedgehog!" in "Sonically Ever After", said near the end of the episode as he sees "Happily ever after, THE END!" being written by a red biplane.
541* Two from ''WesternAnimation/AnimalMechanicals'' courtesy of Komodo:
542** "One mighty mechana-[tool] to the rescue!"
543** "I have {a} very sensitive [body part]."
544* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': Slappy Squirrel has "You remind me of a very young [classic cartoon character]."
545* ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'': At the end of every episode, Tyrone remarks, "That was an excellent (or very) [type] adventure, don't you think?". Some episodes (like "It's Great to Be a Ghost!") omit the word "excellent". In episodes where Tyrone is absent, [[BorrowedCatchphrase Pablo says the phrase instead.]]
546* Butt-head of WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead has “This (noun, activity, or episode theme) sucks!”.
547* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'': One of Beetlejuice's catchphrases is saying "[X], you know I hate/love them", with X being whatever interest or inconvenience of his has come up.
548* ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'': Everyone says, "Can [pronoun/name] [verb] it?! Yes, [pronoun/name] can!".
549* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'':
550** In ''JustForFun/HorsinAround'', the ShowWithinAShow of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', the catchphrase for [=BoJack's=] character was "I've heard of [common expression] but ''this'' is ridiculous!" Watching the show years later, [=BoJack=] seems to realize for the first time that many versions of the catchphrase [[StylisticSuck don't make any sense]].
551** Outside of ''Horsin' Around'', Todd has "Hooray! (Something related to the topic of conversation)!"
552** Honey Sugarman's is "Why I have half a mind to [x]." [[spoiler:This takes a dark turn after she's lobotomized, when she says 'why I have half a mind..." and then she just trails off, showing the toll her lobotomy took on her mind.]]
553* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny has been known to alter his familiar "What's up, Doc?" to fit the situation. Examples:
554-->''(facing a knight in armor)'' "What's up, Duke?"\
555''(dealing with Daffy Duck's greed)'' "What's up, Duck?"\
556''(hearing a baby cry)'' "What's up, Pediatrician?"\
557''(disguised as a Frenchman)'' "Eh, what is up, ''Monsieur Lé Physicián?"''\
558''(to a Scotsman)'' "Eh, what's up, [=MacDoc=]?"\
559''(to Witch Hazel)'' "Eh, what's up, doctress?" or "Eh, what's up, Zsa Zsa?"\
560''(to the Tasmanian Devil, after giving him a bomb claiming it's a baby)'' "Eh, what's up, pop?"
561* ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'': Butterbean has "With a flick of my wrist and a flutter of wing, this [noun] bean will do its thing!"
562* Donna Tubbs on ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'': "Sweet [food] and [another food]!"
563* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', when suspicious of something, would often say "Something fishy's going on here or my name is [random funny name]. And it's not."
564** Also, Eustace, in addition to his CatchphraseInsult "Stupid dog!" towards Courage, also calls anything else "stupid", usually uttering the sentence "Stupid [insert noun here]."
565* ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' had one of the episode strategy phrases follow this format. In "Daniel's Tiger Twirl; You Can Play Your Own Way", the strategy phrase is ”I have my own way. The (insert character here) way!”.
566* Whenever he was injured, the [[WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian Dark Lord Chuckles, the Silly Piggy]] would let out an agonized groan of, "Oh, my little piggy [body part]".
567* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RJsjeoP8_w I am the terror that flaps in the night]]! I am the [noun] that [verb]s your [other noun]. I... am ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''!" The nouns and verb were usually relevant to the current situation.
568* Whenever ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' defaults to his usual strategy of [[ShootEverythingThatMoves blasting his targets indiscriminately]], he tends to laugh maniacally as he yells out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G4sL2EA9eo "EAT DIRT, [disparaging description of enemy]!".]] He may also replace 'dirt' with something else if he's using a weapon other than his standard blaster gun.
569* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
570** Eddy, in one episode, had "Welcome to [scam of the day]-land!"
571** Edd "Double D" has "It's all fun and games until someone [points out something dangerous about the current situation or activity]."
572** Rolf would always refer to any of the three Eds as "[random assortment of traits] Ed-boy."
573* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' has Mr. Bickles' catchphrase, "It's always been my dream to [whatever project he's heading at the moment]."
574* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
575** Hermes' "Sweet [noun] of [rhyming location]!" In the episode, "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" a [[HeroicBSOD traumatized]] Hermes mutters, "Sweet… something of… some place."
576*** His son, Dwight, also uses this catchphrase in ''Bender's Game''.
577*** His wife, [=LaBarbara=] attempted one ("Sweet she-cattle of Seattle!"), but Hermes rejected it. ("Not your strongest suit, woman!")
578** Also, Hermes': "That's [adjective]er than a [something to do with green snakes] on/with/in a [something to do with sugarcane].
579*** [=LaBarbara=] tried a variation of this one as well, but Hermes (via radio) rejects it as well. ("Keep tryin'!")
580** Judging from the episodes "Attack of the Killer App" and "The Bots and the Bees", it seems that Fry has "Shut up and [demand]!"
581*** Similarly, from Bender, "Shut up, [x], I know it" (upon receiving a compliment).
582** When someone mentions a mineral, Bender sometimes proclaims, "I'm 40% [said material]!"
583** Bender gloats with "[verb] my [adjective] metal ass!". "Bite" and "shiny" are the most common ones.
584* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'':
585** Garfield: "Whoever [verb]s/invented [noun] should be drug out into the street and shot."
586** Binky the Clown's catchphrase is normally "HEEEEEEEY, KIDS!" but he sometimes changes it to fit who he's addressing such as "HEEEEEEEY, CAT!"
587* ''[[WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle Tom Slick]]'': "There's no such word/phrase as [word/phrase] in racing."
588* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'': Trina has "Hashtag [insert word here]!"
589* In ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold,'' [[ParodySue Lila]] thinks that everything is "ever so [adjective]."
590** A minor character often says "Oh, my, that is terribly, terribly [adjective]."
591* Father Time from ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}!'': "The time, [time period]. The place, [place]."
592** Pepper Mills, after getting an autograph: "Hey, you're not [media celebrity]!"
593** Whenever someone (usually a historical figure) asks when Big Fat Baby last got a new diaper: "(Remember/You know) when [ancient historical/geological event happened]?" "…yeah." "Before that."
594* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': Mickey, whenever he's dealing with someone doing something stupid, would introduce a cartoon with "Here's a cartoon X oughta watch."
595* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'': "Go go Gadget [item]".
596* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'':
597** Whenever somebody tells Mr. Cat a fact he finds unbelievable or shocking: "What do you mean, [insert fact here]?!"
598** And there's Stumpy's "Are you [adjective] or what?"
599* Dr. Drakken of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''. His usual catchphrase is "You think you're all that, Kim Possible! But you're not!" But he often changes it, especially if she has something new, or brought someone else with her:
600-->"You think your ____ is all that, Kim Possible! But it's/they're ''not''!"
601** Notable subversion, in the first GrandFinale, ''[[TheMovie So The Drama]]'': "Maybe she ''is'' all that!" And another in the real GrandFinale, "Graduation", when Drakken [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat wrongly believed]] that the alien invaders [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead had killed Kim]]:
602--->"You were a [[WorthyOpponent worthy foe]]. You were indeed all that!"
603** Also, when Kim was beaten to the punch by Team Impossible.
604---> "Kim Possible! You think you're all that! But ''they'' are!
605* Dale Gribble from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': "Have you ever tried [strange or insane action]?" and Hank would reply "You know I haven't!".
606* ''WesternAnimation/LittlePrincess'':
607** Princess, being an opinionated young girl, has "I want a/my [noun]", "I want to [verb]/[do an action]", "I don't like___", and "I don't want____".
608** The Chef says, "I [will/can/do] not have [prohibited thing] in my kitchen!".
609** In "I Want to Go to the Fair", the Princess, due to sulking from her [[InjuredLimbEpisode injured foot]], says, "[activity] is/are boring".
610* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':
611** In "Racing Hearts", Luna and Sam kept saying, "[disliked thing] isn't/aren't really my thing."
612** In "Roughin' It", Lincoln and Clyde kept [[ThatsNoMoon mistaking animals for rocks]], then saying, "Not a rock! [Animal species]!".
613** Lincoln calls his plans, "Operation [long-winded summary of what he plans on doing] and think of a shorter name for this operation".
614* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'': Scarecrow has "What if [bad event that might occur here]?"
615* ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'':
616** There was Ralphie:
617-->"Is it just me or [clause]?"
618** Phoebe had one as well: "At my old school, [noun] never [whatever the current noun is doing]." Usually [noun] is "we" or "the bus."
619** Carlos didn't have a catchphrase per se, so he made "[terrible pun]" his catchphrase, since this is ''Magic School Bus'' and everyone's gotta have a catchphrase.
620** And Dorothy Ann has one too: "According to my research, [plot-relevant fact]."
621** There's also Ms. Frizzle's "As I always say, [thing she has never said before]."
622* ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'': Martin has "My [noun]!" as a running gag, with the noun either being a stolen item or injured body part. This was so belabored in the online version that that every single one of his sentences, exclamation or no, started with "My", with one exception across twenty episodes. (Two if you want to count the TranslationTrainWreck that is the April Fool's episode.)
623* Norman from ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax'' tends to say "That's a big [object]," and "[[BadassBoast I eat [threat] for breakfast.]]"
624** [[NoNameGiven The unnamed mad scientist]] from "The Missing Link." "And my name is…" [character interrupts him with another name] "Yes, [name]! NO, THAT IS NOT MY NAME!"
625* In ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw,'' when [[ADogNamedDog Diogee]] shows up somewhere that he doesn't belong, [[BornUnlucky Milo]] says "Diogee, go home! He's not supposed to be [wherever they currently are]."
626* ''WesternAnimation/MonkeyDust'': Just about every Paedofinder General segment will have the Paedofinder General exclaim some version of "By the powers invested in me by [questionable source likely to make baseless accusations], I pronounce you guilty of paedophilia!" before executing whoever he's accused of being a paedophile.
627* ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'' has Mr. Stubborn frequently say "This [noun] is CHEAP!"
628** Mr. Rude, too. "[[IWillShowYouX I'll give you [noun or adjective]]]."
629* ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' has a RunningGag where Baby Animal eats something, and then says "Good [whatever it was he just ate]! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
630* ''WesternAnimation/MyFriendsTiggerAndPooh'': When someone is reading the flag, they'll always say, "The Finder Flag is telling us to go to...[location]."
631* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The episode "Stare Master" makes a RunningGag of the Cutie Mark Crusaders shouting "'''''[[CuteButCacophonic Cutie Mark Crusaders [occupation or talent], yay!]]'''''"
632* [[Creator/{{CBBC}} CBBC's]] ''WesternAnimation/OakieDoke'' was the same as Ms. Drizzle from ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolbus'' in that OncePerEpisode he would say "As I always say [catchphrase he has never said before on the show and never will again]".
633* ''WesternAnimation/PegPlusCat'': Peg has "____ big problem" (often "We have/this is a (really) big problem" but there are other variants) and "You [complimentary adjective] [species]" ("genius cat" and "amazing cat", directed at Cat, are the most common).
634* Agent Buck Rockgut from ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'': "[transitive verb] [noun]? You know who else [same action]? THE RED SQUIRREL!"
635* "Mom! MOM!!! WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb are [action]!!"
636--> "Ahh, Perry the Platypus, how [adjective beginning with a negative prefix]. And by that I mean ''completely'' [same adjective without the prefix, even if it's not a real word]!!"
637** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] on more than one occasion though….
638--> "Ahh, Perry the Platypus, your timing is unexpected. And by unexpected, I mean… um… unexpected. What are you doing here? This is my week off."
639** "Aren't you a little young to [whatever Phineas and Ferb are currently doing]?" "Why, yes. Yes I am."
640** Also, "CURSE YOU, PERRY THE PLATYPUS!" is sometimes changed, like "BLESS YOU, PERRY THE PLATYPUS!" and "CURSE YOU, [[FreakyFridayFlip PERRY THE TEENAGE GIRL!]]" and even once ''en Español'' ''"¡MALIDITO SEAS, PERRY EL ORNITORINCO!"''
641** The [EvilScheme]-INATOR!
642* ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', at least OnceAnEpisode:
643-->'''Brain:''' Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?\
644'''Pinky:''' I think so Brain, but (something that has nothing to do with [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over the world]])?
645** And:
646--->'''Pinky:''' (After hearing Brain's plan) Egad! Brilliant, Brain! ...Oh wait... no, but/what if [questions part of the plan]?
647* ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} sometimes alters his closing song ("I'm strong to the finich, cause I eats me spinach…") to fit the theme or [[AnAesop Aesop]] of the short.[[note]]This is more common in the Al Broadax era, but is done occasionally in the Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios eras. This was also done in all of the "AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle" segments in the All New Popeye Hour from the 1970s.[[/note]]
648-->''"No ifs, ands or maybes, I'll never has babies / I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"''\
649''"You spank kids I bet'cha, your conscience will get'cha / Says Popeye the Sailor Man."''\
650''"I guess he's not jokin', I shouldn't be smokin' / I'm Popeye the Sailor Boy?"''\
651''"The martians were hateful, but now they are playful / 'Cause I'm Popeye the Sailor Man."''\
652''"I'd rather be alive, than with a woman learning to drive / Says Popeye the Sailor Man."''\
653''"The goons are defeated 'cuz me spinach I eated / I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!"''\
654''"[[WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsAliBabasFortyThieves I may be a shorty, but I beat the forty]]/I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!"''
655* Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls generally accost their adversaries with "Not so fast, [RoguesGallery member(s)/villain(s) of the week]!"
656* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'':
657** "Bert Raccoon, [profession or activity] ace!"
658** In the episode "Life in the Fast Lane!", Bix Badger and his gang have "Rule [number]: [philosophy that rhymes with the number]".
659* In ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' and the Star Stealer, Murky Dismal spends most of the movie referring to Lurky as "[random noun] brain"[[note]]There are two exceptions, though: when he calls him "bubblehead" and later "chicken breath".[[/note]]. In fact, he only calls him by his actual a grand total of three times.
660* The ''WesternAnimation/RandomCartoons'' short "6 Monsters" repeatedly has Buck tell Roy "Don't you know the penalty for [act of misbehavior Roy has just committed]?", usually followed immediately with "That's right, [absurdly over-the-top punishment]!"
661* Muscle Man from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'':
662-->"You know who ELSE [part of what the previous character said]? [[YourMom MY MOM]]!"
663* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'': Tito's is, "Like the ancient Hawaiian say, '[proverb of the day].'"
664* Rocko from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'':
665-->"[episode theme] Day can be a very dangerous day."
666* From ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom'':
667** Skull Boy: "I must be related to a long line of [insert profession here]!"
668** Mildew: "Confucius say..."
669*** "...Girl who think she too good for bed of nails, not too good for bed of nails."
670*** "...Guests who overstay welcome, cause too much bodily harm. And get lawsuits."
671* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Angelica will say, "Oh, [name], you're [silly/funny]."
672* ''WesternAnimation/TheSaveUms'':
673** Ka-Chung's "I ''love'' adventure!" gets toyed with sometimes.
674*** "I ''love'' pumpkins!"
675** "It's not your fault; it's the [object involved with problem]'s fault!"
676* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryInc'' plays with the classic line "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for [[YouMeddlingKids you meddling [person]s]]!"
677* ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine'': Shine has "It's like I always say, [something her twin sister points out she never heard Shine say before and Shine admits she just made up]."
678** There are rare cases where, instead of saying she just made it up, Shine gives an explanation that basically means "it never made sense in context before".
679* Several from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
680** Homer's "Mmmmm... [food item or [[IsItSomethingYouEat something that sounds like one]]]..." *gurgling sound*
681** And there's Chief Wiggum's "What a shame. [person or piece of equipment] had [[{{Retirony}} one day left to retirement]]"
682** Comic Book Guy often claims something is the "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Worst.]] [=[=][[UnpleasableFanbase noun]][=]=]. [[WorstWhateverEver Ever.]]" Occasionally, he uses the variation [[ItsTheBestWhateverEver "Best. [noun]. Ever."]]
683** "Hi! I'm Troy [=McClure=]. YouMightRememberMeFrom such [type of movie]s as [title X] and [title Y]" (The last one will usually be something [[BreadEggsMilkSquick completely out of place]]).
684** Lenny's "Ow, my eye, I'm not supposed to get [food item or object] in it!"
685** Homer's "[[VacationEpisode The Simpsons are going to [exotic location]!]]". [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Although the first time the show featured this, in "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo", Lisa said it instead of Homer]].
686** Mr. Burns: "Smithers, who is this [insulting adjective]?" to which Smithers replies: "That's Homer Simpson, sir, one of your [different insulting adjective]s from sector 7G".
687** Homer: "Not now, [verb]ing!" or "Can't talk now, [verb]ing!"
688** Some of the original shorts, where the kids misbehaved on a trip, ended with Homer telling them "This is the ''last'' time we're taking you kids to [place]."
689** Homer's "Why you little!" changes in "Home Sweet Homediddily-Dum-Doodily." He gets upset at Cletus and shouts, "Why you cotton pickin'!"
690** Homer's "stupid Flanders" has changed on occasion to add another adjective: "StupidSexyFlanders!", "stupid best friend Flanders", "stupid misleading silhouette Flanders"... In "Future-Drama", the future Homer lives in an undersea home and says "Stupid flounders!".
691** Homer also has "Save me, [person who isn't there]!" Examples include "Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan", "Jebus", "Superman", and "Tsisnajini".
692** Many characters use "[noun], eh?" in episodes, e.g. Mr. Burns tends to use "Simpson, eh?" any time he asks about Homer.
693* Grouchy Smurf of WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs has “I hate [activity or episode theme of the day]!
694* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': Knuckles has "not cool, [character]."
695* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
696** Eric Cartman: "I'm not fat, I'm [transparent euphemism for fat]!"
697** Stan and Kyle sometimes alter their dual catchphrase "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" "You bastard(s)!" depending on how Kenny gets killed.
698* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' (and RealLife!): "They just don't make [noun] like they used to."
699* Jean of ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo'': "I have to know this stuff if I want to be a(n) [occupation] someday."
700* The 2003 ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2003}}'' series has a few, including:
701-->'''Raphael:''' [[IWillShowYouX I got your [adjective] right here!]]
702-->'''Splinter:''' As the wise [Ancient Asian scholar] said; [clause related to his son's foolish actions].
703* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' has Captain Fanzone frequently say "This is why I hate machines!" It even became the title of his ADayInTheLimelight episode. However, on rare occasion he hates something else.
704** Wreck-Gar of the same series also has this going on. "I am Wreck-Gar! I/I'm [insert action or noun here, particularly one he's just been told he is]!"
705* ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndHugo'' - Victor's insults directed at Hugo often take the form of 'Brain of a (item)!' and they are often tied in to whatever is relevant to the situation.
706* Quest from WesternAnimation/WorldOfQuest: "I hate [whatever he's about to destroy]!"
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708
709[[folder:Other]]
710* Who could forget: "[[RussianReversal In Soviet Russia]], [noun] [verb]s ''you!''"
711* [[MemeticMutation [Adjective][noun] is]] [[ShapedLikeItself [same adjective]]] (Originally "Longcat is loooooooooong.")
712* ''Series/TheLetterPeople'' "Hi, I'm [name], and my sound is the same sound that starts [adjective noun]."
713* See also IWillShowYouX.
714* Ken Dodd, stand-up comedian, had "What a beautiful day! What a beautiful day for [insert wild, weird, rude, reckless, or otherwise energetic activity here]!" (E.g. "What a beautiful day! What a beautiful day for running into a nudist camp blindfolded and trying to shake hands with everyone!")
715* [[ShapedLikeItself X-ers gonna X.]]
716* In Brazilian Portuguese dubs of foreign works (including anime, western animation, and Hollywood movies and TV), at some point (during or after the credits, most of the time) viewers will hear:
717-->Versão Brasileira (Brazilian version [by]): [name of dubbing studio][[note]]These include, but are by no means limited to: Cine Video, Herbert Richers, Álamo, Gota Mágica, and many others.[[/note]]
718* The characters in the works of Creator/DakariKingMykan, due to his hatred of CharacterDevelopment, can be best described as "[Character] is/does [their one personality trait]. That's it."
719* Whenever the police arrest a suspect, they're supposed to say, "You're under arrest for / on suspicion of [crime or other law breaking]", followed by the reading the suspect(s) his / her / their MirandaRights.
720* "[[MediaNotes/MediaClassifications British Board of Film Classification]][[note]]Originally the British Board of Film Censors until 1985.[[/note]] / 3 Soho Square, London w1 3hd":
721-->"This is to certify that [name of movie] has been classified for cinema exhibition.[[note]]This is followed by the rating, and any ContentWarnings.[[/note]]
722* ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' has Sam saying the "Sweet/Holy/Great [non sequitur]!" at every unexpected turn of his adventures. They are sometimes somewhat allusive to the current situation they are in.
723-->"Great transmogrifying vapor wolves of Rigel 17 on on a booster rocket through the Van Allen Belt! I'm in my office!"
724* A lot of YourMom jokes go "Your Mom is so [insulting adjective], [something crazy happened]".
725* When people on [=YouTube=] comment on someone's voice, they'll often say, "[He/she/name] sounds like [celebrity or popular character] [with something different about them]" (e.g. "He sounds like a neutered [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]]" or "She sounds like Creator/BetteDavis on helium".
726* [Noun]y Mc[noun]face; after the notorious [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface Boaty McBoatface]] incident.
727[[/folder]]
728----
729->'''[[JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf Waldorf]]:''' What do you think of [noun]?\
730'''[[ThoseTwoGuys Statler]]:''' I think it's [negative adjective which is also a pun]!\
731'''[[Series/TheMuppetShow Both]]:''' [[MemeticMutation Do-ho-ho-ho-hoh!]]

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