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"You are the worst guy in the world. What a horrible man."
Conan O'Brien to Paul Rudd after the latter pulls his infamous "Mac and Me bit" on the final episode of Conan

"With contrast ignored, the tone flailing, the joke explained, and with no distinctive style of my own, what happens when a joke finally does land? Well, be sure to run that joke into the ground through overuse faster than you can say THE LOVE TRIANGLE! Callback humor and Running Gags work best when exploited to the point of exhaustion, worked more until the joke is dead, turn the joke into a horse to kill it again and beat it, then resurrect the dead joke through the foul art of necromancy to keep abusing it until finally even the joke’s bones have withered into dust or fossilized, decayed into oil, and fracked. Keep using that joke until the overuse of the joke BECOMES the joke, and then overuse that joke!"
JP Beaubien, Terrible Writing Advice, HUMOR WRITING

GLaDOS: Well, this is the part where he kills us.
Wheatley: Hello! This is the part where I kill you!
Chapter 9: "The Part Where He Kills You"
Soundtrack piece The Part Where He Kills You plays.
Achievement Unlocked: The Part Where He Kills You.
Achievement description: This is that part!

Perry White: Oh, I suppose you expect me to pry into your life to try and find out what's bothering you and then relate it to some obscure event in the life of Elvis Presley. Well I—I'm just not gonna do that.
Lois Lane: Why not?
Perry: Well, for one thing, any connection I made would probably be vague and not particularly useful. And for another, if I did that, it would seem like I cared more about telling my story than helping you with your problem.
Lois & Clark, "The Foundling"

Ellis: My buddy Keith went camping out on top a building once. He was shooting crows but the police were too busy tear gassing him to ask what he was doing up there. He screamed for an entire year every time he opened his eyes. Oh man... at first it was funny... then it got sad... but then it got funny again.

"If only they understood that when a running joke runs long enough, it becomes funny again."

"'Ooh, this routine's gone on a bit long. I expect he'll stop doing it and talk about something else.' No, I won't do that."
Stewart Lee's Carpet Remnants Tour

Have you ever tried the experiment of saying some plain word,
such as "dog," thirty times? By the thirtieth time it has
become a word like "snark" or "pobble." It does not become tame,
it becomes wild, by repetition. In the end a dog walks about
as startling and undecipherable as Leviathan or Croquemitaine.
It may be that this explains the repetitions in Nature, it may be
for this reason that there are so many million leaves and pebbles.
Perhaps they are not repeated so that they may grow familiar.
Perhaps they are repeated only in the hope that they may at last
grow unfamiliar. Perhaps a man is not startled at the first cat he sees,
but jumps into the air with surprise at the seventy-ninth cat.
—G. K. Chesteron, Alarms and Discursions

"Another secret [to being funny] is taking something funny and stretching it for way too long. Like: you make a joke, right? Then you just keep on going with it. The joke was probably funny about a minute ago, but you just keep going! You go on for so long that it goes all the way around the spectrum of comedy, until it is funny again!"

"Damn it, this scene is taking freaking forever."
Guy In Green Chair, The Demented Cartoon Movie, after the fifth take of a sequence ends in disaster. The final take is number ten.

"It's just like [the humor of] South Park, people said that it's like—so long where it's like—it's funny, and then it's not funny, and then it's funny again."
This Podcast with the creators of The Most Popular Girls in School and Dr. Havoc's Diary, at the 44:00-44:40 mark

"You gotta believe me, Mandy! The clowns are nothing but ultimate evil! They wanna be the dominant species on the planet, and they'll destroy us all to make it happen! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! I'll take the chicken. DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL!"

"That there's a real popular song. Who want's to hear of it fifty times more?"
Homsar, Strong Bad Email: For Kids. The only song plays about 4 more times before Strong Bad cuts off the video.

King of Swamp Castle: Guards! Make sure the prince doesn't leave this room, until I come and get him.
Guard: Not to leave the room, even if you come and get him.
King: No no, until I come and get him.
Guard: Until you come and get him, we're not to enter the room.
King: No no, you stay in the room, and make sure he doesn't leave.
Guard: And you come and get him?
King: Right.
Guard: We don't need to do anything apart from just stop him entering the room.
King: No no, leaving the room.
Guard: Leaving the room. Yes.
King: Alright?
Guard: Right- Oh if if uh, if if ehhh, if if we...
King: Now look, it's quite simple. You just stay here... and make sure he doesn't leave. Alright?
Guard: Oh, I remember! Uh, can he leave the room with us?
King: No no, no no, you just keep him in here... and make sure-
Guard: Oh yes, we'll keep him in here obviously, but if he had to leave, and we were with him-
King: No no, just keep him in here-!
Guard: Until you or anyone else-
King: No, not anyone else! Just me-
Guard: Just you...
King: Get back.
Guard: Get back.
King: Right?
Guard: Right. We'll stay here until you get back.
King: ... and make sure he doesn't leave.
Guard: What?
King: Make sure he doesn't leave!
Guard: The prince?
King: Yes, make sure he doesn't leave!
Guard: Oh, yes of course! I thought you meant him. [pointing to the other guard] You know it seemed a bit daft to guard him when he's a guard.
King: Is that clear?
Guard: Oh quite clear, no problem.
King: Right. [begins to leave, the guards follow him] Where are you going?
Guard We're coming with you.
King: No no, I want you to stay here and make sure he doesn't leave!
Guard: Oh, I see, right! [resume positions]

"Please... please! We can't take any more schtick!"
Lois, Family Guy, "The Fat Guy Strangler"

Meg: Geez, this "Justin" phase of Dad's is kind of weird.
Lois: Eh, not as weird as his karaoke phase.
(cue a cutaway with Lois in the kitchen; she look into the sink)
Lois: Peter did you throw up in the sink?
(Peter turns on a karaoke machine, which starts to play "Baba O'Riley")
Lois: Peter—!
(Peter signals for her to wait, and he starts bobbing in tempo to the whole minute-long introduction before finally singing)
Peter: Out here in the fieldsYeahthatwasmeIwastheonewhothrewupinthesinkI farm for my meals...
Family Guy, "Quagmire's Mom"

"If I'm gonna play some sports games, I gotta start with the Atari 2600. Yeah, this is when sports games were fucking sports games! Look at these titles! Baseball, Basketball, Football! Not this Madden shit, just plain-ass, normal, everyday, no question about it, no "NFL", no year, not named after a player, not named after a coach, not named after the referee's pet goldfish, no quarterback, dimeback, Nickelback, simple ordinary un-embellished unmistakable crystal-clear as frank as Frankenstein AS BLUNT AS AN ATOM BOMB, ONE COMPOUND WORD, IT'S MOTHERFUCKING GODDAMN SONS-OF-BITCHIN' FUCK FUCK FUCKING FOOTBALL!...and it's one of the worst games I've ever played in my life.
The Angry Video Game Nerd, "Atari Sports"

"Now it's time for motherfucking football with just plain-ass "NFL". Not as blunt as "Football" on Atari, but still simple just the same. No Madden, no year, none of that shit, as natural as a nature trail, genuine, undiluted, uncontaminated, straighter to the point than the cone-nose of a fresh expelled CAT TURD, not named after the amount of yards the field is or the length it takes for your dog to take a SHIT, not named after the TV channel or the college, or the type of skin on the ball, NO MONTANA, COLORADO, ESPN, ES-GO FUCK YOURSELF, JUST PLAIN-ASS PERFECTION, AS UNDESPUTABLE AS DEATH, THREE LETTERS, UP YOUR ASS, N! F! L!"
'The Angry Video Game Nerd, "LJN Sports and Marvel Games"

Today you meet your DOOM. But don't worry. I'll make this quick. (Proceeds to keep growing and growing until he is bigger than the galaxy)

Humphrey Lyttelton: Oh, hang on, I've goofed! It says on my thing here "you all keep going until it stops being funny". [Massive audience laughter] We could all be back home in bed by now!

Troy: Yeah, it's pretty cool being friends with the biggest guy on campus. [To his pet monkey] Isn't that right, Annie's Boobs?
Annie: Please rename that thing! And this time not with a contest on Twitter.
[Later]
Troy: Can we make this quick? I have to go feed a banana to Annie's Boobs.
[Later still]
Troy: He released Annie's Boobs! Annie's Boobs could be anywhere! Annie's Boobs could be on the side of the road
Shirley: [Fed up] We get it! The monkey's name is "Annie's Boobs".
Community, "Contemporary American Poultry"

My friend, you have met a terrible, terrible demise. But you know, I don't feel too bad about it. After all, if it weren't from me, it would have just been from someone else, ya know? I guess what I'm trying to say is...life, life goes on. Well, for everyone else, life goes on, not for you. You're dead. That's neither here nor there. That reminds me of one summer day in the park. I was having a delightful picnic with my good friend, Orville. And I said to him, I said: "Orville, I have a story." And he said to me: "What's the significance of the story?" I said to him: "Orville, not every story has to have significance, ya know? Sometimes, uh, sometimes a story is just a story. You try to read into every little thing and find meaning in everything anyone says, you'll just...drive yourself crazy, I had a friend do it once, wasn't pretty, we talked about it for years. And not only that, you'll likely end up believin' something you shouldn't believe, thinkin' something you shouldn't think, o-or assuming something you shouldn't assume, ya know? Sometimes I said a story is just a story, so just be quiet for one second of your life and eat your sandwich, okay?" Of course, it was only then I realized I made sandwiches and... poor Orville was having such difficulty eating it! Elephants have those clumsy hands, ya know? Actually, I suppose that's the problem. They don't have hands at all, do they? They're... They're all feet. I couldn't imagine someone asking me to eat a sandwich with my feet. Now, if I recall correctly, there was a bakery nearby, I said to him: "Orville, let me go get ya some rye bread." Now, I'm not sure elephants enjoy rye bread, but, I assure you that Orville does. Now this was on a Tuesday, which was good because rye bread was always fresh on Tuesday. They made sourdough on Monday, and threw it out Wednesday. Or rather they...sold it at a discount for people who wanting to feed the ducks and then...probably at the end of the day they threw it all out. I don't recall. I do remember a man who would bring his son to the bakery every Wednesday, and go feed the ducks. He would buy all of the sourdough bread, of course, you know, you're not supposed to feed the ducks sourdough bread at all. It swells up in their stomach and they all die, at least...at least that's what I've heard. Ya know, I never saw any ducks die myself, but I did notice a substantial decrease in duck population over the course of a few years. I just never thought to stop the man and tell him he was killin' the ducks by feeding them sourdough bread. And if you want my opinion on the matter, and I told Orville this as well, if you wanna feed ducks or birds of any kind for that matter, especially buy seed. I mean, when you think about it, breads of any sort don't occur in nature. They don't grow on trees or spring up from the bushes! I don't think birds know what to do with bread. What was I saying? Oh, oh, yes, yes. So I bought Orville some rye bread. What a fine day it was.
One of the several things Mr. Hippo can say when he kills you, Ultimate Custom Night

Hoot hoot! Little Link...Look up here! It appears that the time has finally come for you to start your adventure! You will encounter many hardships ahead...Like playing with your LEGOs one day and realizing it's not fun anymore. Coming to grips with the concept of time. Gradually losing the freedom which exists in knowing nothing. And learning that your friends are relative to where you are in life. Most friends only stay for a season, and usually because of your shared interests. But when you move on or your priorities change, so will your friends. That is your fate. Don't get discouraged, even during the toughest times...one day you'll find out that you owe the IRS $3,000. Then realize you misread the letter and owe them $30,000. And you'll learn that Chipotle isn't nearly as healthy as you thought. Sure, they list the calories, fat carbs and the 0G of sugar on the menu but they omit the amount of sodium drenched in everything. A single burrito with carnitas, cilantro-lime rice, sour cream, roasted chili corn salsa and cheese will fill you up with almost a day's worth of sodium. Enjoy your high blood pressure, stroke, heart failure, osteoporosis, stomach cancer, kidney disease, kidney stones and headaches. Maybe this isn't such a great alternative to McDonald's after all. Convenience isn't very healthy. You have to eat three times a day for the rest of your life. You should learn how to do it well. You'd be surprised to see how much better your life goes when you eat well. That is your fate. Don't feel discouraged, even during the toughest times...And learning that, despite all the government gorges out of you with taxes, they still waste billions of our hard earned dollars on programs like studying mountain lions on treadmills, injecting hamsters with steroids and making them fight, and studying beer koozies. Beer koozies. The thing that keeps your drink cold. The $1.3 million dollar study conducted by 2 bright University of Washington students was to determine if beer koozies work. It turns out they do work. Groundbreaking stuff. Then there's accidentally spending $28 million on green camouflage uniforms for the Afghan National Army. Afghanistan is 98 percent desert. They wasted $2 million attempting to increase trust between Tunisian political parties and citizens. $10,000,000 on "green growth" in Peru. $2,120,040,355.35 attempting to turn an abandoned mental hospital into a Department of Homeland Security HQ. And don't even get me started on the billion dollar Medicare schemes. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid paid $48,000,000,000.00 in improper payments in Fiscal Year 2018. Since Medicare is such a big program, it opens up all sorts of possibilities for abuse. It's all in Dr. Rand Paul's Summer 2019 Edition of "The Waste Report." Go straight this way and you will see Hyrule Castle. You will meet a princess there... If you are lost and don't know which way to go, look at the Map. The areas you have explored will be shown on the map. A map is a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. The word "map" can also be used to talk about a chart or drawing that shows relationships between ideas, people, events, or anything else you can think about. Press START to enter the subscreens and Z or R to find the map. On the map subscreen, you will also see a flashing dot showing you which way to go next. Did you get all that? Did you know that the hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe? And that the 100 folds on a chef's hat refers to the 100 ways to fry an egg? Or that some cats are allergic to people? And that M&M stands for Mars and Murrie? And that you can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from 2 miles away? And that the odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740? And that the lyrebird can mimic any sound it hears, including chainsaws? And the speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys?" And did you know that sushi actually originated in Southeast Asia, and spread to South China before being introduced to Japan sometime around the 8th century? [gets an Ocarina to the face]
Kaepora Gaebora's speech, Something About, Something About The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Shadow: Hmm, the desert. Count how many sand is here, Omega. That's your first mission.
Omega: OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
Rouge: Why the fuck would you make him do that?!
Shadow: It passes the time.
Rouge: It's gonna take so long! Shadow! It's gonna be so annoying!
Shadow: I'm curious what the biggest number is.
Rouge: No! He's just gonna be counting forever!
Shadow: Perhaps. But... but... [breaks into giggles]
Omega: ...TWENTY-ONE, TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-FIVE, TWENTY-SIX...
Rouge: Shadow, what have you wrought?! This is your fault!
Omega: ...TWENTY-NINE, THIRTY. THERE ARE ONLY THIRTY MILLION SAND PARTICLES IN THIS DESERT.
Shadow: See, that was easy.
Rouge: What the fuck. Oh my God...
Real-Time Fandub, "Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)"

This one's obviously called the garlic spinach and sundried tomatoes mixed with macaroni and cheese until it all tastes delicious and then you eat it mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm it’s so good why didn’t I think of this a long time ago and will I ever be able to eat macaroni and cheese ever again without this awesome stuff inside it I doubt it except that it’s a lot of work so I’ll probably just think about it next time then won’t actually go to all the trouble unless I’m trying to impress someone but maybe i should start trying to impress myself for a change and see where that gets me in life I’m ordering Thai.
This pairs nicely with Your Mom.
Modified Mac and Cheese - You Suck at Cooking (episode 53)

Hub: Yes, my friend?
David Spade: Uh, would you mind, um... ending this sketch?
Hub: You like de sketch to end, huh?
David: Yeah. Yeah, I would.
Hub: De sketch ees a-too long, huh?
David: Yeah.
David Spade: Yeah, right. Right.
Hub: I end-a de sketch for you. Helios! End de sketch for de man!
David: Yeah. Yeah, I would.
Helios: Getting very boring, huh?
David: Kinda, yeah..
Back Employees: Sketch ees long! Long sketch! Audience ees getting pissed off!
David: Could you guys just go to the blonde guy with the guitar?
Hub: Oh. You like-a de blonde guy with de geetar?
David: Yeah, that’s G.E. Smith.
Back Employees: Blonde guy ees good! Very good! Good man! Very popular!
Jason Alexander: Stop, guys. Just stop!
David Spade: No more.
Hub: I show you blonde guy with de geetar!
(camera pans over into studio where G.E. Smith is playing)

"For days now I’ve been accepting every spam NFT Discord invite I've received, and it's getting dire."
Stoner Cats, Oni Ronin, Magic Mushroom Club, NFTITS, The Humanoids, EtherGals, Cool Cats, Senzu Seeds, Pro Camel Riders, Long Ween Club, Stick Humans, Bumping Uglies, World of Wojak, GenMAP, DIMEZ, MagicMarblesNFT, Beverly Hills Car Club, Cash Cows, Long Neck Cartel, Pug Force, HoodPunks, Gorilla Club, Alien Archives, Betting Buddahs, Fighter Turtles Club, The Iconimals, Basement Dwellers, Wizard Man Jenkins, KATI, METAMONZ, CrazySkullz, BoxGang, Gym Punks, Unc0vered, Nitropunk, Crypto Bowls, Masquerade Massacre, Cat Colony, SkelFtees, Daffy Panda Ganging Up, Betting Kongs, Wolves of Wall Street, The Llama Farm, Happy Sharks, Teacup Pigs, Cool Llamas, Mad Carrot Gang, Barnyard Fashionistas, Sol Cities, Oink Club, Outlaw Punks, Crypto Astronuts, NFT Worlds, Panda Paradise, Time Travellers, CyberKongz, Party Ape Billionaire club, J Corps, KwyptoKados, MetaBirds, and that’s about as far as I got before more or less giving up and finally shutting off Discord DMs.''
Dan Olson, Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs

Ms. Keane: Mike! Just what are you doing?!
Mike: P-P-Patches was dipping her hair in the paint, and I was just trying to stop him!
Ms. Keane: That's enough, young man!
Mike: But really, I —
Ms. Keane: Sit down, Mike!
Mike: But —
Ms. Keane: Sit, Mike!
Mike: But —
Ms. Keane: Sit!
Mike: But —
Ms. Keane: Sit!
Mike: But —
Ms. Keane: Sit!
Mike: But —
Buttercup: UGH!!! Will you just sit down already?!! Ms. Keane, you want us to take care of him for you?
(Beat)
Ms. Keane: Sit.
Buttercup: Gotcha.
The Powerpuff Girls (1998), "Imaginary Fiend"

Wander: Hey, Hater! I was wondering, if it's not too much trouble, if I could get my —
Hater: TAKE IT!
Wander: Hey, thanks!
Hater: Sure, no problem.
Wander: That's really nice of you.
Hater: Whatever, it's fine!
Wander: Okay!
Hater: Okay!
Wander: Okay!
Hater: Okay!
Wander: Okay!
Hater: Okay!!
Wander: Okay!
Hater: OKAY!!
Wander: Okay!
Hater: OKAY, FINE! JUST GET OUTTA HERE, TAKE THAT STUPID HAT FOR YOU!
Wander: Okay! (Takes his hat and leaves)
Wander over Yonder, "The Bad Hatter"

Twilight Sparkle: Welcome, everypony! Today we are here to honor a pony we can always count on to help in matters great and small. A pony whose contributions to —
Rainbow Dash: Did you see Applejack's swift moves out there?! What an ATHLETE! This week, she's gonna help me with my new flying trick, and I know it's gonna be so awesome!!
Twilight Sparkle: Exactly. And —
Pinkie Pie: This week, I get to run Sugarcube Corner for the first time!
Twilight Sparkle: What does that have to do with Applejack?
Pinkie Pie: Oh! Applejack, one of the best bakers EVER, is gonna help me! Applejack makes everything great, so FREE SAMPLES FOR EVERYPONY!
(Crowd cheers)
Twilight Sparkle: Hokay, that's great. Now, if I could just make a point without being inter —
Fluttershy: Twilight?
Twilight Sparkle: — rupted.
Fluttershy: Twilight, I'm so sorry, but I just wanted to mention that Applejack is also helping me this week with the official bunny census, where we count up all the new baby bunnies that were born this season. She's gonna help gather them using her wonderful herding skills.
Twilight Sparkle: Anyone else? Anyone?
(Silence)
Twilight Sparkle: No? Well, then. As I was trying to say —
(Sees the Mayor standing aside her)
Twilight Sparkle: UGH!!! Never mind!

Elmo: Hi, Big Bird! Guess what? These flowers need water!
Big Bird: I know!
Telly: Without it, they'll turn brown and droopy!
Big Bird: I know!
Elmo: They need water to stay alive!
Big Bird: Mmm-hmm, I know!
Telly: That's why we're here.
Big Bird: I know.
Elmo: 'Cause we're waiting for Luis!
Big Bird: I know!
Telly: He went to get some water.
Big Bird: I know.
Elmo: And when he gets back, we'll water the flowers!
Big Bird: I know!
Sesame Street, Episode 3867

"EEEEEEEYYYYYYYIIIIIII!" screamed Grover, and he fainted away right into the AnchovyApplesauceBaloneyBonbonCactusCrunchDinosaurDipEggplantEclairFruitcakeFiestaFlipGumballGoopHoneyHamburger Hash–ImitationIglooJiffyJellybeanJiveKangarooKringleLavenderLicoriceMushroomMangoMashNiftyNoodleNectarOrangeOysterOops!PickleParfaitQuickyQuipRavioliRippleSardineSwirlTripleTurkeyTrifle–Upside-downUglifruit–Vanilla–WatermelonWobble–XXXXXXX-YakYogurtYumYumZucchiniZip!
The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook, "Grover and the Twenty-Six Scoops"

SpongeBob: Hi, Mrs. Puff!
Mrs. Puff: What are you doing? My class can hardly hear me teach.
SpongeBob: I'm trying to lift this boat. I think Patrick's hiding underneath it.
Mrs. Puff: Why would he be doing that?
SpongeBob: Because we're playing hide-and-seek. Wanna play?
Mrs. Puff: Me? Why, no, I couldn't.
SpongeBob: Are you sure?
Mrs. Puff: Yes.
SpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure?
Mrs. Puff: Yes.
SpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure you're sure?!
Mrs. Puff: Yes, I'm sure!
SpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure you're sure you're sure?!
Mrs. Puff: Yes!
SpongeBob: Are you sure you're sure you're sure you're sure you're sure... you're sure?!
Mrs. Puff: Actually, SpongeBob...!!! I will play. [lifts boat]
SpongeBob: Nope, he's not under there! Thanks for checking under your car, Mrs. Puff!
SpongeBob SquarePants, "Hide and Then What Happens?"

Sam Green was really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really looking forward to his eleventh birthday.

"Rapunzel, I want to trust you, and I trust that you trust Eugene, but I don't trust Eugene and if I can't trust Eugene I can't trust you, and you're just going to have to trust me. Trust me, that logic tracks."

"Look, daddy, it's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-Grandpa!"
Boy pointing at a portrait of Genghis Khan, Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood

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