Kevin: My magical gun never runs out of power!
Mother Brain: Yes it does - when the plot demands it!
Mother Brain: Yes it does - when the plot demands it!
—A (unfortunately no longer available) fanfiction spoof of the first episode of Captain N: The Game Master
Brian: But just for the record, every device you've ever made has broken at some crucial juncture.
Stewie: This one won't.
Brian: All right, you talked me into it.
Stewie: This one won't.
Brian: All right, you talked me into it.
— Family Guy FACX14 "Switch the Flip"
"It's not a full day in Starfleet until the comms get blocked!"
Beckett Mariner, Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E03 "Mining the Mind's Mines"
