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8	-> '''Jacqui:''' My dad's bigger than yours.\
9	'''Cassie:''' My dad beat up Shinnok.\
10	'''Jacqui:''' Well played.
11	-->-- ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''
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13	This StockPhrase and its variants (my dad is stronger/faster/smarter/richer/better than yours) are a common BadassBoast between schoolyard kids. The implication is, of course, that badass is InTheBlood. (Or that their Dads will get involved in any fight between them.) Any argument can lead to this, and actual physical violence may break out over it as well. A variation replaces "father" with other older male relatives like siblings or cousins for matter of availability (fathers would be thought to be working but older siblings or brothers may be available in school). Female relatives are rarely cited, ignoring {{Action Girl}}s and {{Action Mom}}s, but even with a whole BadassFamily, male examples are far more common. However, the original challenge is occasionally subverted with the rejoinder "My MOM could beat up your dad."
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15	Occasionally, grownups will do it too, especially those who have [[WellDoneSonGuy had]] {{d\|isappearedDad}}addy [[ParentalAbandonment issues]], though they're more likely to compare their kids, if they have any.
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17	Another variation is combining this with MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours, resulting in "my teacher has greater skills than your teacher", which can be applied to any art or skill, but is very prominent in martial art shows. Taken even further if [[HeirToTheDojo said character's dad is also their teacher]].
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19	TruthInTelevision, of course. See also MyGrandmaCanDoBetterThanYou and YouFightLikeACow for similar insults. Could be considered the SpearCounterpart of YourMom.
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22	!!Examples:
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26	[[folder:Advertising]]
27	* A Finnish TV commercial for Saarioinen's convenience foods used a variant of this. Kids at the sandbox: "Our Mom makes better food than yours!" "No, our Mom makes the best!" "Our Mom makes better food than all your mothers combined!" Then, the camera pans to a little girl... "Our Mom makes your Moms' foods!" smiles broadly The ad ends with Saarioinen's logo and the slogan "Food made by mothers". The punchline became quite a MemeticMutation in Finland for a time.
28	* One of the ''Little Man, Big Mouth'' bumpers from Creator/CartoonNetwork's [=CN=] Real era had a kid boast "My dad's smellier than your dad!"
29	* A Spanish advertisement poster for the 2018 VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 displayed during Father's Day showcased Kratos and his son Atreus, with the tagline "My dad can beat up your dad".
30	[[/folder]]
31
32	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
33	* A "my sensei can beat your sensei" variation appears in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', when Kenichi fights with Sho Kano.
34	* In an issue of ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'', when Gian bragged to Nobita, Suneo, Shizuka, and several classmates about how his dad used to be a brawler and the strongest among their dads, Nobita, acting on impulse as usual, immediately responds by saying his dad is strong enough to smash rocks with his bare hands, leading to Gian complaining to his father and the two dads being forced into a face-to-face confrontation. As usual, Doraemon has to save the day with his array of gadgets, this time with a potion that turns Nobita's dad into a literal superhero. HilarityEnsues unsurprisingly.
35	* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
36	** When Goten's father is coming BackFromTheDead to compete in the Tenkaichi Budokai, he and Trunks get into an argument over [[RedOniBlueOni whose dad is stronger]].
37	** ''Inverted'' by Trunks himself when he brought the Dragonradar to his mother and, with sparkling eyes, he stated in amazement to Goku how much stronger he is than his own father. Goku, of course, took this in stride.
38	** Speaking of Goten and Trunks, the trope is inverted again in another sense by Goku and Chi-Chi and Vegeta and Bulma (you know, ''the adults'') arguing over whose boy is stronger. When Trunks defeats Goten in the match, Vegeta (being his usual {{Jerkass}} self) wastes no time gleefully gloating in Goku's face over the fact.
39	* In the ''Anime/TransformersVictory'' [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Victory_%28manga%29 manga]], it's "my adoptive transforming-robot-alien father can beat up your adoptive transforming-robot-alien father" whenever Jean Minakaze, adopted son of Autobot leader Star Saber, and manga-exclusive Solon Kitakaze, adopted son of Decepticon leader Deathsaurus, run into each other in the early chapters.
40	* In ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'', cousins [[TallDarkAndSnarky Yuushi]] and [[LightningBruiser Kenya]] Oshitari can and will argue over which of the two first-year students in their respective regions is better at tennis until the cows come home and they ''still'' won't have an answer. Granted, the argument usually deteriorates into a shouting match that doesn't have anything to do with how good the two rookies are at tennis.
41	-->'''Yuushi:''' Well, the guy I'm talking about is even better! He has incredible nerves of steel and is [[InsufferableGenius extremely cocky]]!\
42	'''Kenya:''' Oh yeah?! Well, [[TheIdiotFromOsaka our guy]] is so awesome that even the {{Yakuza}} are scared to go up against him!\
43	'''Yuushi:''' So what?! Our guy came back from America! He's an international!
44	* In ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', Kuroko Shirai and Frenda Seivelun got into an argument over which of their big sister figures, Mikoto Misaka and Shizuri Mugino respectively, would win in a fight. What's interesting is that Frenda knew the two had fought earlier and while Mikoto won, Mugino had a very good chance at winning. In contrast, Kuroko had no idea who Mugino was and how powerful she was.
45	* ZigZagged in ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'''s FestivalEpisode: a boy from a band of nomads insults the Yogo Empire's emperor, which is naturally a sore spot for Chagum, [[KingIncognito a prince pretending to be a peasant]]. (His dad's [[OffingTheOffspring questionable choices]] do not dissuade Chagum's admiration.) The initial challenge is actually a battle between the two boys, which Chagum wins; however, when the boy won't take back his insult, and the boy's father won't force him, [[LadyOfWar Balsa]] (Chagum's [[ParentalSubstitute supposed]] [[GenderInverted mother]]) challenges the father, and of course, beats him.
46	* Inverted in ''Manga/{{Boruto}}''. Boruto and Sarada love their fathers, however they have complicated baggage involving feelings of abandonment. As a result, they idolize each other's father more. Neither quite understand the other's obsession with their dad.
47	* Ruby and Leah from ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'' do this about their sisters Dia and Sarah respectively.
48	* In the episode 8 of ''Anime/BangDream spinoff'' ''Anime/BangDreamGirlsBandPartyPico Ohmori'', Asuka and Ako get into argument about who of their big sisters (Kasumi and Tomoe, respectively) was better, all while Rokka tries to get them to stop. [[spoiler:Then Hina suddenly appears out of nowhere and declares her massive BigSisterWorship towards her older sister (Sayo) and easily overwhelms the two of them.]]
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51	[[folder:Comedy]]
52	* Paul Reiser imagined, when the dads inevitably do meet, it devolves into "my wife can beat up your wife," then the dads go get a beer.
53	* Creator/BillHicks' take on this: "My Dad can beat up your (Hicks') Dad!" "When? He mows the lawn on Saturdays - get him then."
54	* Another comedian, relating schoolyard memories at Just For Laughs, delivered as the punchline "Really? How much would that cost me?"
55	* Creator/FrankieBoyle used it for the punchline for one of his jokes about gay parentage on ''Series/MockTheWeek''.
56	--> "My Dad'd batter your Dad!" "Listen! My Dad'd ''shag'' your Dad!.....and your Dad'd enjoy it."
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59	[[folder:Comic Books]]
60	* In ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'', similar comments between the children regularly result in brawls between the fishmonger and the blacksmith. But then, just about ''anything'' can cause a brawl between the fishmonger and the blacksmith.
61	* [[http://www.dcindexes.com/boltinoff/strips.php?feature=bebe&choice=3 This]] ''Bebe'' strip from an issue of ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' has this as its premise. Bebe's mother persuades her husband into not taking it seriously, which results in him getting beaten up at the inevitable meeting.
62	* An episode of ''Gay Comics'' had a teenage boy explaining how much cooler his dad's male lover's home was than his best friend's dad's male lover's home. Dad overhears.
63	-->'''Dad''': Whatever happened to "My dad can beat up your dad?"\
64	'''Dad's Boyfriend''': His dad just did.
65	* Website/{{Superdickery}} has quite a few comic book images of Superman and Batman arguing over which of their sons is better.
66	* Inverted in ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', when the couples who make up the Pride start arguing over whose kid is most likely to be TheMole. Eventually, one of them tells the others to drop the "my honour student can beat up your honour student" stuff.
67	* [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Lian Harper]] apparently once told someone "My daddy could kill you from where he's sitting." It's entirely likely she wasn't trying to boast but stating an honest to God fact.
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70	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
71	* One ''ComicStrip/{{Scamp}}'' story has Scamp getting into this argument with another puppy. Tramp adamantly refuses to get involved, but the two continue pushing the family's buttons until Scamp himself decides to beat them up in Tramp's place, only to find out that Tramp has already started a fight in secret. When Tramp wins, Scamp decides to attack the puppy instead and also wins his fight. Both resolve to keep their respective fights a secret from Lady.
72	* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' has a few of these show up:
73	** Violet enjoys bragging about her dad's accomplishments, however, it's heavily hinted that he's not often there or involved as most other fathers in the strip. For example:
74	*** In one Father's Day strip, Violet brags about her dad to Charlie Brown, who takes her to his dad's barbershop and points out that his dad will stop work to say hello to him just because Charlie Brown is his son, which causes a defeated Violet to walk away, wishing him a happy Father's Day.
75	*** In another strip, Violet boasts to Lucy about her father's excellent bowling average in three different weeknight leagues. Lucy replies, "My father stays home nights."
76	*** In another example, Violet claims her father is taller than the father of a classmate, who retorts that at least his father shows up to PTA meetings. Considering the consistency of the responses, the other kids seem to be aware that Violet's dad isn't that involved in her life.
77	** In a very early strip, Charlie Brown and Shermy agree that neither of their dads could beat up the other's, or anyone else (though they're still "pretty good guys").
78	* Subverted in Scott and Kirkman's ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' comic, when Zoe was in preschool. Bogart, their neighbor, was going on and about how ''his'' mommy had more ''money'' than ''Zoe's'' mommy, and how ''his'' mommy was ''prettier'' than ''her'' mommy. Zoe's comeback was "Well '''my'' mommy has a bigger ''bottom'' than ''your'' mommy!" At which Bogart runs off crying to his mommy. Nice one, Zoe.
79	* A variation in ''ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}}'', "My dad makes more money than your dad." A small story arc had Susana saying that to each of her friends, with varied results.
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82	[[folder:Fan Works]]
83	* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12074589/1/Kimyōna-Komisch-Caldo Kimyōna, Komisch, Caldo]]'', a sequel to ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': A scenario of this kind played out between Sealand and Kugelmugel by the end of this story. Kugeulmugel definitely said some nice things about his own parents:
84	-->Sealand snickered. "Nobody could possibly have better dads than me!" A proud laugh left his lips as hands were held to hips. "Sweden can do anything and is super cool while Finland lets me do anything and even takes me to see Santa!" Boastful blue met purple. "Beat that! Nobody can!"\
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86	Could he? Well, ever since he had been adopted by Germany, Italy, and Japan...Kugelmugel had been living an incredible life. Although he hadn't gotten along with two of the three at first, they began listening to what he wanted and not assuming what they thought he wanted, whether stated verbally or not. And of course, he started to become more obedient; yes, he started working out...yes, he started meditating...yes, he learned to do paperwork...yes, he learned how to clean. Yes, he did what his parents desired of him...yet they also all did stuff he wanted and never forced anything on him. They laughed together. They cried together. They shared joy. They shared sorrow. They shared love. They even shared space on that portrait he had painted of them during that reunion, him in the middle with Italy holding his shoulders, Germany to the left while Japan was to the right, all very close and smiling. Like a true family. Like a true home. So could he? Could he challenge that claim?\
87	\
88	"Oh you're wrong." Kugelmugel smirked. There are no doubts whatsoever. None at all. "My dads are the best."
89	* This ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' [[https://kuuhaiyu.tumblr.com/post/190854148564/babysitting-with-giorno-click-for-high-quality fan comic]], which involves Giorno babysitting an 8 or 9 years old Jolyne, has Jolyne attempting to use this twice against Giorno (first by saying her dad can beat his dad, and second that her mom can beat his mom). It doesn't get a rise out of Giorno since he's fine if either [[BigBad DIO]] or his [[ParentalNeglect neglectful mother]] was beaten up, even adding that his dad is already dead[[note]]Amusingly enough, DIO was killed by Jotaro, Jolyne's father[[/note]].
90	* In ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/5077573/9/RuneMaster RuneMaster]]'' Fred and George make a swimsuit for Harry to wear during the Second Task. On the back it states "Your hippogryph father is stronger than mine? Wait till I tell my dragon mom..."
91	* ''Fanfic/SpyXSon'':
92	** After reading [[Manga/DragonBall Son Pan's mind]] and learning her father Gohan is a superhero, [[Manga/SpyXFamily Anya Forger]] invokes this by debating with Pan which of their fathers is the strongest slash coolest. Though after reading Pan's memories of ''Anime/DragonBallSuperSuperHero'' and seeing her father one-shot Cell Max, she suspects that Gohan might be as strong as her mother [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Yor]], unaware that [[HalfHumanHybrid Gohan]] is ''much'' stronger.
93	** When Goten and Trunks are hanging with Yor and Yuri, [[BigBrotherAttraction Yuri]] starts an argument with Goten about whose older sibling is the strongest. Goten is also offended when Yuri calls his sister-in-law Videl a "wannabee karate teacher" who can't beat his sister.
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96	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
97	* In ''Film/RushHour'', Lee and Carter get into an argument about their deceased fathers, culminating with Lee claiming this: "My daddy once [[BulletCatch caught a bullet with his bare hands]]!"
98	* One of the few humorous moments in ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}'' is when Joseph (David's son) is sitting next to another kid outside the principal's office. Said kid asks, "Is that your dad? (''pause'') I bet my dad could beat up your dad.". Considering [[SuperStrength what we saw him do earlier]], he really couldn't.
99	* One of the characters in the movie ''Film/TheWrathOfGod'' observes that religious conflicts tend to boil down to this: "My Father in Heaven can lick your Father in Heaven."
100	* Used in ''Film/SpyKids1'' when father Gregorio comes face to face with the dad of a school bully. Being a retired spy, Gregorio ''knows'' he can take this guy out, but to do so would blow his cover, so he chooses to walk away, leaving Juni disappointed and prompting the bully to taunt him with this line almost verbatim.
101	* Sarcastic variation in the first ''[[Film/SpiderMan1 Spider-Man]]'' movie, when [[LonelyRichKid Harry]] tells [[JerkJock Flash and his friends]] to leave Peter alone.
102	-->'''Flash's Crony:''' Or what?
103	-->'''Flash:''' Or his father will fire your father!
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106	[[folder:Jokes]]
107	* Joke in Hollywood: "My dad can beat up your dad!" "Your dad ''is'' my dad!"
108	* A group of schoolboys are arguing over whose dad is the fastest. The first boy boasts "My dad is so fast, he can shoot an arrow and beat it to the target!" The second boy claims "That's rubbish. My dad is so quick, he can outrun a galloping horse!" The third boy chimes in, "Nuh, my dad's the fastest, because he finishes work (as a government worker/construction crew/plumber/insert any other professional target here) at five o'clock every day without fail, and he always comes home at one-thirty."
109	* Q: What did the 5th-grade firecracker say to the 4th-grade firecracker?
110	A: "My pop is bigger than your pop!"
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113	[[folder:Literature]]
114	* Draco Malfoy lives and breathes this trope in the first few ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books.
115	* The book ''Literature/FifthBusiness'', at the very beginning, with an envious Percy telling this to Dunny.
116	* OlderThanRadio: Variation from ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'':
117	-->"You're a coward and a pup. I'll tell my big brother on you, and he can thrash you with his little finger, and I'll make him do it, too."\
118	"What do I care for your big brother? I've got a brother that's bigger than he is, and what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too."\
119	(Both brothers were imaginary.)
120	* In the ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' novel series ''Warriors of Kerensky'', Kai Allard-Liao tells the story of how he got into a contest with a boy about this. Kai ended it by saying that his dad could kill the boy's dad. Since Justin Allard (Kai's dad) is one of the finest [=MechWarriors=] in the Inner Sphere, a respected war hero, a deep-cover spy, an all-around badass, and has killed men in an arena for sport on TV, this causes the boy to go home crying. Justin has a talk with his son after this.
121	** In a subsequent novel, ''Assumption of Risk'', the in-the-past prologue is exactly this talk, from Justin's POV.
122	* In the ''Literature/ArabianNights'', there's an odd example: a man was carried off by a JackassGenie on the night he conceived a son with the daughter of the Vizier of Egypt. So the son thought [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo his grandfather was his father]] and kept lording it over everyone else at school by saying his father was the Vizier of Egypt. At least, until the schoolmaster and the Vizier are fed up with this and tell him the truth.
123	* The poem "The Challenge" in Alan Ahlberg's collection of school-based poems ''Please, Mrs Butler!'' Each couplet is one kid telling another that "My [relative] can fight your [relative]", starting with "Dad" and ending with "cat", and the second kid dismissing this. The final couplet is "And ''I'' can fight ''you''!"/"Toodle-oo!"
124	* In ''Literature/TheFamousFive'': In ''Five Go To Demon's Rocks'', Kirrin Cottage is hosting not just the Five, but nine-year-old Tinker and his father Professor Hayling, whose absent-mindedness rivals that of Uncle Quentin.
125	--> '''Tinker:''' I've plenty of money.
126	--> '''George:''' You would have! I suppose your father just hands out money whenever you ask him. He's so vague he wouldn't know if he paid you three times a day!
127	--> '''Tinker:''' Well, ''yours'' seems pretty vague too. He poured coffee over his porridge instead of the milk. And what's more, he ate it without even ''noticing'' it was coffee!
128	--> '''Julian:''' That's enough. We don't tell tales about our parents in public.
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130
131	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
132	* Creator/FrankieBoyle of ''Series/MockTheWeek'' expounds the virtues of having a gay father: "'My dad could batter your dad, my dad'll beat up your dad.' Yeah? Listen! My dad will ''shag'' your dad! And your dad will enjoy it!"
133	* Variations in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
134	** "What is this, a 'my sire can beat up your sire' kind of thing?"
135	** Harmony also threatens that her boyfriend will beat them up. Since her boyfriend is Spike, Buffy would in fact beat him up many many times before and since she made this claim.
136	** Dawn is upset about an AlphaBitch at school and says, "You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. [[SuperStrength I mean, really, really...]]"
137	* The NBC show ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad]]''.
138	* ''Series/{{The Office\|US}}'' has a "My Boyfriend" variant in one episode, which has a sub-plot revolving around Kelly gloating to Pam about how Darryl is better than Jim at ping-pong. Finally at the end, Pam challenges Kelly to ping-pong herself; they're ''both'' absolutely miserable at the game.
139	* ''Series/WhosTheBoss'' Jonathan is at a school swim event and his friend suggests that his father might be a better swimmer than Jonathan's. The fathers at the pool are all middle-aged with 'dad bods' or significant beer bellies. Tony (not his father, but often plays the role) walks in with his professional sports player physique. The boy turns to Jonathan and says "you win." Subverted in that the dads don't compete, and we find out later that Tony doesn't know how to swim.
140	* ''Series/CobraKai'': [[LazyBum Anthony]] frequently makes this kind of claim. Given that his dad is [[Film/TheKarateKid Daniel LaRusso]], he's probably right a lot of the time, although whether his dad ''[[MartialPacifist would]]'' beat up their dads is in question.
141	* ''Series/SportsNight'': A variation in the second season episode "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks", when Dana's bragging about her brother, a star football player:
142	-->'''Dana:''' My brother can beat up your brother.\
143	'''Natalie:''' My brother's a grad student in comparative literature. My mom can beat up my brother.
144	[[/folder]]
145
146	[[folder:Music]]
147	* Tammy Wynette's 1973 No. 1 hit "Kids Say the Darndest Things" – a song about children's candid insight into domestic problems – has the line "''Bet my daddy can whip your daddy''" ... before the resigned admission, "''But Daddy's never home''."
148	* The Wizard Rock song "My Dad is Rich and Your Dad is Dead".
149	* Terrorizer magazine's review of Music/NapalmDeath's fourteenth album ''Time Waits for No Slave'' essentially argued that, in spite of all the members being in their forties and being lefty pacifists, "Shane Embury [bass] can still take your dad". Just because someone tries to avoid a fight doesn't mean they don't work out and/or know how to handle themselves in a fight. Especially on the political Left, pacifism may not even take the form of avoiding violence altogether: rather, they seek to discourage ordinary people from participating in conflicts between nations (i.e. participating in the military). This is somewhat different from religious pacifists, who avoid all violence and may discourage studying martial arts: though the two can overlap.
150	* Inverted in the Paul Petersen song "My Dad" (also recorded by Music/RayStevens). He sings about how his dad has never done anything boast-worthy, but he loves his kids and is overall a cool guy, and that's all that matters ("My dad could beat up your dad, but he wouldn't").
151	* In the Tripod song "Maryanne" we have the deliberately awkward exchange: "I reckon my Mum could beat your Mum in a fight. You know that?" "My ''Dad'' could beat your Mum in a fight"
152	* A 2004 song from ex-Music/{{Styx}} bandleader Dennis [=DeYoung=] about holy wars is called "My God Can Beat Up Your God".
153	* Tom Paxton's "My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog":
154	-->My dad's tougher than your dad\
155	My dad's tougher than yours\
156	My dad's tougher and he can yell louder\
157	My dad's tougher than yours
158	* The basis of the Music/DaveDays song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFWGYeu7CyY My Dad's Bigger Than Your Dad]]".
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160
161	[[folder:Print Media]]
162	* Mad Magazine's parody of ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', entitled "Grossanne", features a girl saying this to DJ.
163	-->'''Girl:''' My father can beat up your father!\
164	'''DJ:''' Beat up my father? Big deal! My mother can beat up my father!
165	[[/folder]]
166
167	[[folder:Theatre]]
168	* Evoked in ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}'' when Billy imagines what fatherhood will be like in "Soliloquy."
169	--> "I guess he'll think I can lick any other feller's father. Well, I can!
170	[[/folder]]
171
172	[[folder:Radio]]
173	* In ''Radio/TheNowShow'', in a sketch illustrating what the House of Commons would be like were it a school playground, had David Cameron claiming that his dad was bigger than Tony Blair's.
174	[[/folder]]
175
176	[[folder:Video Games]]
177	* During the Knaaren's Cave area of ''VideoGame/Rayman3HoodlumHavoc'', one can hear two off-screen voices arguing over who has the toughest dad until a ''third'' voice tells them both to shut up.
178	* In ''VideoGame/{{BioShock\|1}}'', Gatherer's Garden uses this trope to prey on adult insecurities in order to sell plasmids: "My daddy's ''{{s\|uperIntelligence}}marter'' than [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein Einstein]], ''{{s\|uperStrength}}tronger'' than [[Characters/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] and can [[PlayingWithFire light a fire]] with a ''snap'' [[FingerSnapLighter of his fingers]]! Are you as good as my daddy, Mister? Not if you don't visit the Gatherer's Garden, you aren't!"
179	* In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]'', Gym Leaders Falkner and Janine can be found arguing in the Celadon Department Store about this. If you take Falkner's side, he'll give you his number so you can call for rematches against him.
180	* In ''VideoGame/SimCity 2000'', the in-game newspaper will occasionally run fluff pieces about peace talks in foreign countries that invariably degenerate into "the really big country that backs me can beat up the really big country that backs you", referred to in-game as the "my dad can beat up your dad" strategy.
181	* One of the side-missions in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 4'' is "Husbands and Wives", in which various {{Battle Couple}}s team up and fight it out. Their taunts toward each other include variants on "my honey can trounce yours".
182	* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': We get this charming little exchange between Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs:
183	--> '''Jacqui:''' My dad's bigger than yours.\
184	'''Cassie:''' [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu My dad beat up Shinnok.]]\
185	'''Jacqui:''' [[{{Touche}} Well played.]]
186	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has Linhardt and Caspar’s C support devolve into this after they discuss how Caspar’s father forced Linhardt into a training session, and Linhardt’s father got so mad that the two got into a fight. Caspar argues that his father wins through sheer physical strength, while Linhardt uses the opportunity to make fun of Caspar’s father’s height.
187	* ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2: Brave New World'' has [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] claiming that [[LateArrivalSpoiler her father Chrom]] can beat up whoever, leading to Chrom correcting his daughter about any assumptions about him.
188	[[/folder]]
189
190	[[folder:Web Comics]]
191	* One ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' strip had Jesus claiming that His Father could beat up all other fathers.
192	* [[https://www.facebook.com/comicsaluv/photos/a.162845870421487.37544.162832487089492/162846530421421 This]] Israeli comic resolves the issue [[BlackComedy rather gruesomely]].
193	-->After many years, the argument that had started back in the first grade was finally settled: Yaniv's dad is stronger than Yaron's dad.
194	[[/folder]]
195
196	[[folder:Web Original]]
197	* One of Website/ThatOtherWiki's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deleted_articles_with_freaky_titles deleted articles with freaky titles]] was "List of Dads Who Make Other Dads Eat Bugs". The page itself was blank, due presumably to its creator lacking proficiency in wiki editing, but the talk page stated that the list referred to "my dad".
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200	[[folder:Web Videos]]
201	* ''Website/ChannelAwesome'':
202	** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and WebVideo/{{Phelous}} at one point had a crossover to review ''Film/ChildsPlay''. To poke fun at how creepy the doll was even before becoming possessed, the two had a brief skit where they were two kids arguing over whose doll could inspire the worst nightmares, and both immediately going to sleep (and subsequently wake up screaming) to prove who's right.
203	** On the same site, during a WimpFight, WebVideo/PawDugan declares to [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh Kyle]] that "[[SeriousBusiness my beard could beat up your beard!]]".
204	* The premise of the ''WebVideo/RhettAndLink'' song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoYoVNBxaNY "Who's Yo Daddy?"]], where the two rap about how their fathers are superior. One of the lyrics references this trope almost verbatim:
205	-->'''Rhett:''' My daddy can beat up your daddy.
206	-->'''Link:''' ...That's it?
207	-->'''Rhett:''' Yup.
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209
210	[[folder:Western Animation]]
211	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' has this twice.
212	** First in "The Hero" where Gumball's classmates brag about how cool their dads are, Gumball and Darwin claim that their father is [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents only good at being embarrassing]].
213	** Second in "The Mothers" but it is {{Gender Inverted}}, the whole episode is just Gumball, Tobias and Banana Joe proving whose mother is the best.
214	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' had this between [[MadScientist Dexter]] and [[TheRival Mandark]]. It leads to a fight between Dexter's SalaryMan father and Mandark's Hippie father. [[spoiler:The result was a draw. Which then [[HereWeGoAgain leads them to argue over]], "My mom can beat up your mom."]]
215	* In the ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'' episode "The Wing Kings", Quincy ''Quetzalcoatlus'' overhears the ''Pteranodon'' siblings calling their dad the "Wing King" and thinks they're talking about his dad. To settle this, they get their fathers to compete against each other to see who's better at flying.
216	* In ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', Jade and Paco are always arguing over whether Jackie (Jade's uncle) or [[MaskedLuchador El Toro]] (Paco's role model) is the greatest.
217	* Hilariously subverted in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' where Chris brags to Meg how much smarter his dad is than Meg's, only for Meg to remind him they both have the same father.
218	-->'''Chris''': Yeah but mine's smarter!
219	* Referenced in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles". When Leela, made younger again in a FountainOfYouth accident, goes to live with her parents in the sewers and describes to her mom how life would be like, she says, "And if some kid picks on me, my dad can beat up his dad." Her dad replies, "Can't I just beat up the kid?"
220	* On ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark,'' when the town's male population is going through a "metrosexual" phase, Stan and Clyde get into an argument over whose dad dresses better. The dads come over and say that that's a silly thing to fight about...[[HypocriticalHumor and then start arguing over their outfits]], naturally.
221	** Randy Marsh also has a tendency to get sloshed during the kids' sports games and instigating fights with the opposing team's dads. He makes a nemesis in "Batdad", a large, fat, shirtless dad in a Franchise/{{Batman}} cape and cowl.
222	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures,'' a variation on this when Buster Bunny gets into an argument with someone and tries to one-up the argument with "Well, my lawyer can beat up your lawyer!"
223	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has a variant in one of its [[BizarroEpisode non-canon]] {{Halloween Episode}}s: Homer dies and becomes a ghost. On the bus to school, Nelson mocks Bart by [[MockingSingSong singing]] "Your dad is dead, mine's just in jail!"
224	* In the "Oh Brother" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'' Taz's little brother confronts a small gorilla, both of them threatening to sic their big tough brothers against one another. The older gorilla, who'd been bragging about his many manly (simianly?) exploits, is not allowed to let his sudden cold feet get him out of the pledged battle, while Taz is only too ready to begin pounding away.
225	* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': In "[[Recap/OKKOLetsBeHeroesS1E10MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad!]]", K.O. gets into this kind of argument with Chameleon Jr., a LizardFolk bully. After the initial awkwardness of K.O. [[DisappearedDad explaining that he never knew his dad]], he counters with similar claims about his mom Carol. [[ActionMom Carol]] does agree to go to the planned fight so that she and the bully's dad can talk reasonably and set a good example...but she discovers that not only is Chameleon Sr. [[{{Kaiju}} about the size of a building]], he's not interested in talking things out, and a fight ensues.
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227
228	[[folder:Real Life]]
229	* Bumper stickers:
230	** Inverted in the tongue-in-cheek bumper sticker: "My child beat up your honor student."
231	** And taken a step further with "My Golden Retriever is smarter than your honor student."
232	* American politics:
233	** When Jesse "The Body" Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota, it wasn't long before the appearance of bumper stickers reading 'My Governor can beat up Your Governor.'
234	** Upon Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger [[RealityIsUnrealistic assuming the post of governator in California]], the fantasy of a debate between the two became a common joke. There's also ''Film/TheRunningMan'', which features the two of them before either was elected into office.
235	** When Sarah Palin became governor of Alaska, a common bumper sticker was "My governor is hotter than your governor."
236	** Similarly, when Chris Christie (who is on the... heavier side) was elected governor of New Jersey, some NJ residents adopted the bumper sticker "My governor can ''eat'' your governor."
237	* For owners of mixed-breed dogs there was a t-shirt reading "My mutt can beat up your purebred."
238	* Then there was the [[DudeNotFunny well nasty]] [[PedophilePriest "My priest had your altar boy"]].
239	* One read "My girlfriend's husband can beat up your husband".
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