Fran: I spent some time explaining why he was a scumbag, and the fancy lady he was with was a slut.
Bernard: It was his sister.
Fran: [sullen] ...yes.
Bernard: It was his sister.
Fran: [sullen] ...yes.
Zack: You just couldn't wait to put her on the market again, could you?
Mrs. Kim: What are you talking about?
Zack: Who else? Lane! We only broke up a few weeks ago. What, you got her engaged already?
Mrs. Kim: Engaged to who?
Zack: To who? The Korean Brad Pitt guy there with the Italian loafers and super white teeth, he's hanging all over her.
Mrs. Kim: You mean her uncle?
Zack: What?
Mrs. Kim: Joe. He's her uncle.
Zack: That can't be her uncle, uncles are old.
Mrs. Kim: My mother had me, waited long time, then had him. Joe is my brother.
Zack: Woah, okay. Oops.
Mrs. Kim: Yes, "oops".
Zack: But just to be clear here, she's not hot on her uncle?
Mrs. Kim: What are you talking about?
Zack: Who else? Lane! We only broke up a few weeks ago. What, you got her engaged already?
Mrs. Kim: Engaged to who?
Zack: To who? The Korean Brad Pitt guy there with the Italian loafers and super white teeth, he's hanging all over her.
Mrs. Kim: You mean her uncle?
Zack: What?
Mrs. Kim: Joe. He's her uncle.
Zack: That can't be her uncle, uncles are old.
Mrs. Kim: My mother had me, waited long time, then had him. Joe is my brother.
Zack: Woah, okay. Oops.
Mrs. Kim: Yes, "oops".
Zack: But just to be clear here, she's not hot on her uncle?
Linda Danvers: 'Fraid you're on your own today, Joanie. I've got a date for lunch.
Joan: With the gorgeous Mr. Philip Decker, I presume—?
Linda: Nope. A different man... named Clark Kent.
Joan: Clark Kent... THE Clark Kent, the news guy from GBS?! Don't you ever see guys who aren't nationally famous?
Linda: Relax, Joan. Clark's my cousin!
Joan: With the gorgeous Mr. Philip Decker, I presume—?
Linda: Nope. A different man... named Clark Kent.
Joan: Clark Kent... THE Clark Kent, the news guy from GBS?! Don't you ever see guys who aren't nationally famous?
Linda: Relax, Joan. Clark's my cousin!
— Supergirl (1982) #20
Michael: I mean, I don't know exactly how you and Superman are connected, but I can tell he matters to you. He's... What? Your brother? Your boyfriend...?
Supergirl: ... My cousin.
Supergirl: ... My cousin.
Craig: You know that I'm "Craig Phillips". Well, this is "Mary Phillips", my—
Aja: Your wife?! *slap* Y-you don't ever speak to me again! Don't you ever come near me again. (runs away crying)
Kimber: I don't believe this, Craig. How could you lead Aja on like that when you're a married man? And you, Stormer, you should be ashamed.
Stormer: Married? But we're not married.
Craig: Mary is my sister!
Aja: Your wife?! *slap* Y-you don't ever speak to me again! Don't you ever come near me again. (runs away crying)
Kimber: I don't believe this, Craig. How could you lead Aja on like that when you're a married man? And you, Stormer, you should be ashamed.
Stormer: Married? But we're not married.
Craig: Mary is my sister!
— Jem
Shinichiro: (to his guy friend) That's him! That number four. He's Noe's...
Noe: Brother!
Shinichiro: ...brother. (pause) Brother?!
Noe: Brother!
Shinichiro: ...brother. (pause) Brother?!
In any movie where the heroine catches her boyfriend dancing in public with another woman and makes a big scene, the other woman invariably turns out to be the boyfriend's sister. Cf. MYSTIC PIZZA, etc.
— Roger Ebert, Eberts Glossary Of Movie Terms, "Inevitable Sister"
"I'm starting to think the symbol she's wearing isn't a coincidence. Is she related to Superman somehow? Sister? Maybe an ex-girlfriend?"
— Simon Tycho, Last Daughter of Krypton
Grocery Shop Owner: Ciel, is that your boyfriend?
Ciel: Non, non, non, non, non!
Rio: We're siblings! Twins!
Ciel: Non, non, non, non, non!
Rio: We're siblings! Twins!
Popular Teacher Dates Gorgeous Teenager: "What teacher whose name begins and ends with the letter 'B' was seen Tuesday night at the Red Berry whispering sweet nothings into the ear of a bee-yootiful young teenager? Naughty, naughty, Teacher B_b." —Selma Scoop [Queenie]
Brother: That's Teacher Bob's niece!
Queenie: Niece?
Brother: That's right, niece. She's in the area looking at colleges. My mom had her over for tea last week.
Queenie looked as if she'd lost her best friend—herself! Now Queenie's whole life flashed before her—especially the part where she was going to be expelled from school for life.
Brother: That's Teacher Bob's niece!
Queenie: Niece?
Brother: That's right, niece. She's in the area looking at colleges. My mom had her over for tea last week.
Queenie looked as if she'd lost her best friend—herself! Now Queenie's whole life flashed before her—especially the part where she was going to be expelled from school for life.
— The Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet
Young Man: Hold on a sec... Are you drawing us!?
Young Woman: What?! You're using us as models!?
Yusuke: A man and woman intimately swaying in a dinghy of dreams... The blush of their cheeks, the bashful looks... Yes, this is the love I was so emphatically searching for!
Young Man: ...Love?
Young Woman: Uh, I guess you could call it that... but it's kinda weird...
Young Man: It's familial love. This here's my sister.
Young Woman: What?! You're using us as models!?
Yusuke: A man and woman intimately swaying in a dinghy of dreams... The blush of their cheeks, the bashful looks... Yes, this is the love I was so emphatically searching for!
Young Man: ...Love?
Young Woman: Uh, I guess you could call it that... but it's kinda weird...
Young Man: It's familial love. This here's my sister.
— Persona 5 Royal
"I never knew Supergirl was your cousin— I guess I always thought she was your girlfriend!"
Bulma: So hey, like, just gonna throw this out there… you're really cute.
Future Trunks: Uh… well, my mom always said I was a cute kid.
Bulma: Oh, a momma's boy, huh? I'll be your mommy.
Future Trunks: (internally) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH--!
Future Trunks: Uh… well, my mom always said I was a cute kid.
Bulma: Oh, a momma's boy, huh? I'll be your mommy.
Future Trunks: (internally) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH--!
"Oh my god, I solicited my son for sex…"
— Bulma regarding Future Trunks, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
Future Trunks: Before you found out I was your son in the past… you might've… made a pass at me.
Future Bulma: Well, duh!
Future Trunks: Mom!
Future Bulma: Hey, it's not my fault your dad's genetics and mine got along like chocolate and peanut butter.
Future Trunks: (somewhat horrified) Is that why you used to call me your "little peanut butter cup"?
Future Bulma: Well, duh!
Future Trunks: Mom!
Future Bulma: Hey, it's not my fault your dad's genetics and mine got along like chocolate and peanut butter.
Future Trunks: (somewhat horrified) Is that why you used to call me your "little peanut butter cup"?
Dr. Peter Venkman: "That's why I always leave the room when you're around."
Dr. Samantha "Sam" Blackburn: "EXCUSE ME!?"
Peter: "What? What's wrong with that? You should be thankful I have the good manners to give you and your boyfriend some privacy."
Sam: "Mr. Peter Venkman. I am not Egon's girlfriend. I am his COUSIN!"
Peter: "Wait. What? But, your last name is Blackburn."note
Sam: "Of course my last name is Blackburn, you idiot! That's my dad's! My mother is Egon's aunt!"