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* Occasionally done for laughs on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' when someone hits a Daily Double. Instead of saying the typical "I'd like to make this a true Daily Double", one contestant said, "[[Series/WheelOfFortune I'd like to solve the puzzle]]." The requirements for answers being a question have also been abused for jokes, such as "What be ebonics?"

Compare CatchphraseInterruptus, where the character starts to say their Catch Phrase but gets cut off partway through, AlternateCatchphraseInflection where they ''do'' say their catchphrase but in a different tone of voice than usual, and MangledCatchPhrase, where someone tries to imitate someone else's catchphrase but gets it all wrong.

* In ''Film/{{Casper}}'', Creator/DanAykroyd [[TheCameo cameos as Ray Stantz]] from ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' to rid the manor of Casper's uncles, but gets overwhelmed, remarking "Who you gonna call?... someone else!" while running off.

2. [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Daffodil]]\\

* Played for drama in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4''. "The world needs only one Big Boss!" has been a catchphrase of his clone sons Solidus and Liquid Snake in their infighting for the past 4 games. [[spoiler: As he lays dying in the final clone, Solid Snake's arms, Big Boss himself says]]:

** In "Toy To The World," when the executive asks if Phineas and Ferb [[PhraseCatcher are a bit young to be making toys]], Phineas seems surprised at the question and replies in the negative.

-->'''Hollywood:''' Hah! Bet you thought I was gonna say it was ''wrong'', didn't ya?

-->'''[[spoiler:Timeskipped!]]Simon:''' Of course! [[CatchphraseInterruptus Who the hell do you think--]]\\

'''[[spoiler:Timeskipped!]]Simon:''' Heh... no, [[HumbleHero I guess I'm nobody]].

* Played for drama in ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' when [[spoiler: Carl (Schwarzenegger's character) muses on leaving his family and home behind in order to help Sarah, Grace, and Dani take down the Rev-9.]]
--> ''[[spoiler: I won't be back.]]''

--> ''"[[ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive Come with me]], or you're gonna die in the next thirty seconds!"''

--> [[FullNameUltimatum Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill]], you call me your prince and act like you mean it and I am giving you a direct order. Morph! Do it! Now!

* Some episodes of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' will toy with Sophia's "Picture it; Sicily, 1922" by having her list other places and/or dates. In one instance, she started a story that took place in 1852, leading to this exchange:
--> '''Dorothy''': Ma, I am not in the mood, and besides, you weren't alive in 1852.\\

-->'''Sophia''': Picture it; Sardinia, 1932.\\

* Barney from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' did this once.
-->'''Barney:''' You are legen--wait for it--daddy, [[TitleDrop legendaddy]].

-->'''Producer''': So, you have a movie for me?\\

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' episode "That Smarts", the Brain's attempt to make Pinky smarter eventually [[TwoRightsMakeAWrong leaves them both stupid]]. They attempt their usual EveryEpisodeEnding:
-->'''Pinky:''' Whaddya wanna do tonight, Brain?\\

** In the cold open for the movie ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'', when a horror novelist (and {{Expy}} for Creator/StephenKing) helps the Scooby Gang take down a crook in a ghost mask, the crook grumbles, "And I've have gotten away with it if it weren't for that meddling...writer!"
--->'''Shaggy''': Like, ''[[LampshadeHanging that's]]'' [[LampshadeHanging a twist.]]\\

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' sometimes does this with Farnsworth's "Good news, everyone", instead having him say something like "Bad news, nobody" or "Good news, no one."

** In "War Is the H-Word," Zapp Brannigan accesses Bender's software for a list of his most frequently-spoken words. The top 5?
--->5. Bite
--->4. My
--->3. Shiny
--->2. [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Daffodil]]
--->1. Ass

-->'''Darkseid''': Darkseid IS... late for a meeting.

-->'''Kite Man''': Hell...no.

* ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': UA's CatchPhrase is "Plus Ultra," and it was popularized by one of the school's most famous graduates, All Might (he has his own catch phrase, but that's the school's). When he's announcing the end of the UA sports festival, he invites the entire audience to cheer one last time with him. But while everyone else yells "Plus Ultra," he yells "Thanks for the hard work!" (which is a common Japanese saying at times like this). The ''entire audience'' boos him for ruining his own catch phrase.

* Mr. Belding, the resident ReasonableAuthorityFigure in the original ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' series, has a [[EnforcedTrope self-enforced]] version of this in the ''Series/SavedByTheBellTheNewClass'' series, which starts with him saying ""Hey, hey, hey --"[[note]](his CatchPhrase in the original series goes "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?")[[/note]] before immediately ending with his high-pitched "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!", which is his SignatureLaugh from the original series.

** The series' most famous CatchPhrase is the Screenwriter, when asked about a seemingly big problem, saying "Actually, super easy, barely an inconvenience." In one pitch meeting, however, the Screenwriter says "super difficult, very much an inconvenience." In another he says "Actually, yeah a little..."

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'': The titular hero utters the {{Catchphrase}} "SSSSMOKIN'!" but changes it to something else depending on the circumstances:

A character appears to be setting up their CatchPhrase, but instead says something completely different. Almost always a comedy trope, where the humor comes from subverting the audience's expectations.

* In ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'', the series' most famous CatchPhrase is the Screenwriter, when asked about a seemingly big problem, saying "Actually, super easy, barely an inconvenience." In one pitch meeting, however, the Screenwriter says "super difficult, very much an inconvenience." In another he says "Actually, yeah a little..."

-->-- '''[[{{Franchise/Superman}} Clark Kent]]''', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', "Drone"

* This is common on ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' where, quite often, Team Rocket will set up as though they're going to say their usual catchphrase, then replace it with a variation or completely different wording.
** In [=XYZ28=], when Team Rocket ambush Pikachu, the latter immediately tries to fry them. After several jolts, they were just about ready to cry "WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!!!" but Pikachu, due to a HeroicBSOD, doesn't have enough juice to send them [[ATwinkleInTheSky flying]]. The Rockets immediately lost interest in him...

* There's a serious example as the very final line of dialogue on ''Series/BronBroen'', when [[spoiler:Saga, having resigned from the police force, answers her mobile phone with only her name and no "Länskrim Malmö".]]