1 | ->It's got to be 'The' (Something)s. All the best Sixties bands were 'The' (Something)s. |
2 | -->-- '''Jimmy Rabbit''', ''The Commitments'' |
3 | |
4 | ->'''Sands:''' (''referring to El Mariachi'') Does he have a name?\ |
5 | '''Cucuy:''' We call him "El." As in "the."\ |
6 | '''Sands:''' (''irritated'') I know what it means, thank you. |
7 | -->-- ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico'' |
8 | |
9 | ->'''Matt, Jackie, and/or Inez:''' Hacker!\ |
10 | '''The Hacker:''' That's ''The'' Hacker to you. |
11 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'' (OncePerEpisode) |
12 | |
13 | ->You may be ''a'' doctor, but I'm ''the'' Doctor. The definite article, you might say. |
14 | -->-- '''The Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot Robot]]" |
15 | |
16 | ->The Library. So big it doesn't need a name; just a great big 'The'. |
17 | -->-- '''The Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary Silence in the Library]]" |
18 | |
19 | ->'''Teo:''' I'll race you, Duke.\ |
20 | '''The Duke:''' I ''told'' you, it's ''the'' Duke! |
21 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' |
22 | |
23 | ->What kind of jerk puts "the" in front of their name anyway? |
24 | -->-- '''Eda Clawthorne''' (also known as [[HypocriticalHumor The Owl Lady]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' |
25 | |
26 | ->Everyone loves the me! I'm a terrific athlete! |
27 | -->--'''Homestar Runner ([[DontExplainTheJoke originally called "The Homestar Runner"]])''', ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', "The Strongest Man in the World" |
28 | |
29 | ->'''Charname:''' I take it your name is Thumb?\ |
30 | '''The Thumb:''' It be more proper to be callin' me "the" Thumb. Thumb alone just don't be soundin' right. Named after [[HookHand the hook here]], naturally... |
31 | -->-- ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'' |
32 | |
33 | ->'''Warden:''' Why do they call you "the Sten"?\ |
34 | '''Sten:''' The same reason they call you "the Warden". |
35 | -->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' |
36 | |
37 | ->I like having an article at the front. It makes it sound like I'm not even a person, just a mindless weapon. An implement of destruction. That really works for me. |
38 | -->-- '''Iron Bull''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' |
39 | |
40 | ->'''Buffy''': I’m the [[VampireHunter Slayer]].\ |
41 | [''Riley just looks at her'']\ |
42 | '''Buffy''': Slay-er? Chosen One.\ |
43 | [''Riley is still lost'']\ |
44 | '''Buffy''': She Who Hangs Out A Lot In Cemeteries? You’re kidding. Ask around. Look it up: Slayer comma The. |
45 | -->--''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' |
46 | |
47 | ->'''Tai Lung:''' You can't beat me, you're just a big fat panda! |
48 | ->'''Po:''' I'm not a big fat panda. I'm THE big fat panda! |
49 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' |
50 | |
51 | ->Some say that his first name really is 'The'. All we know is, he's called 'The Stig'. |
52 | -->-- '''Jeremy Clarkson''', ''Series/TopGear'' |
53 | |
54 | ->'''The Countess:''' I am the Countess Rifchevsky. |
55 | ->'''Max:''' [[GotMeDoingIt I am the Maxwell Smart.]] |
56 | -->-- ''Series/GetSmart'', "Aboard the Orient Express" |
57 | |
58 | ->I am... '''The Cyborg!''' [[DontExplainTheJoke I put 'the' in front of Cyborg to make it sound more]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext villainous.]] '''[[EvilSoundsDeep THE CYBORG!]]''' |
59 | -->--'''Cyborg''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' |
60 | |
61 | ->''"[[ViolentGlaswegian Demo?]] It's Miss Pauling.'' '''''The''''' ''Miss Pauling... that's... I... [[LampshadeHanging I'm not actually famous]]. That was a joke I've been researching. Could you... rate your amusement on a scale of 1-100?"'' |
62 | -->--'''Miss Pauling''', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' |
63 | |
64 | ->'''"You":''' Thanks, Mr. Director.\ |
65 | '''Director:''' The. ''The'' Director. |
66 | -->--''VideoGame/LoneSurvivor'' |
67 | |
68 | ->'''[[BewareTheSillyOnes Pasture]]:''' I have the strength of a thousand generations behind me! I've worked hard every day of my life! I eat plenty of meat! I'm-\ |
69 | '''Tandarick:''' ''(scoffing)'' A daughter of a shepherd?\ |
70 | '''Pasture:''' ''(bellowing)'' No! Are you slow in the upstairs, he-who-cries? I am THE daughter of a shepherd! |
71 | -->--''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'' |
72 | |
73 | ->We immediately contacted The Soap and Detergent Association (they stipulate the "The," so we're tempted to call it the The Soap and Detergent Association)... |
74 | -->--[[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/01/01/confusion-over-fusion/f78703e4-90ba-474f-85e3-d7d495c0a251/ Joel Achenbach]] |
75 | |
76 | ->'''ComicBook/{{Superman}}:''' ''"You absolutely do...Toyman."''\ |
77 | '''Toyman:''' ''"Not Toyman. The Toyman! '''THE''' Toyman. Like '''THE Godfather''', you alien pain in my tuchas!"'' |
78 | -->-- ''ComicBook/ManOfSteel2018'' |
79 | |
80 | ->''"Let me through, father [...] Let me have the ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}"'' |
81 | -->-- '''Nemesis''', ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'' |
82 |
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