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J. Jonah Jameson: Spidey takes you down every time! No matter what you throw at him! You put him through the worst night of his life! Threw his girl off a bridge! And he still fought his way back! That's who he is and why he'll always beat you!
[The Green Goblin stares at him with confusion]
The Green Goblin: His girl off the bridge...? [eyes widen in realization] For years I couldn't remember... the itch I could never scratch. But now... of course. Peter Parker is Spider-Man!
[The Green Goblin stares at him with confusion]
The Green Goblin: His girl off the bridge...? [eyes widen in realization] For years I couldn't remember... the itch I could never scratch. But now... of course. Peter Parker is Spider-Man!
Superman: ?! Supergirl! What are you doing here—?
"Supergirl": Come here, and I'll tell you!
Superman: Wait— That voice—!
Jevik: ...Too late....Superman guesses truth too late...
"Supergirl": Come here, and I'll tell you!
Superman: Wait— That voice—!
Jevik: ...Too late....Superman guesses truth too late...
Clayface: "I thought it was kinda weird being the old Batgirl, but you didn't notice. Where you from that you didn't know, anyway?"[...]
Supergirl: "Guess you weren't paying attention when I said, "I've read a little about you." It's horrible what happened to the original Batgirl... I didn't know who was impersonating her— But I knew sooner or later you'd reveal yourself— Clayface."
Supergirl: "Guess you weren't paying attention when I said, "I've read a little about you." It's horrible what happened to the original Batgirl... I didn't know who was impersonating her— But I knew sooner or later you'd reveal yourself— Clayface."
Fan Works
The Flash: Maybe I can be stupid, but I can learn. Zoom was a monster, but he also didn't give specifics when we wanted something done. You could've targeted apartment buildings full of sleeping families last May. You didn't. Why?
Black Siren: [expression changes from a sneer, to shock, to consternation] A year. It took you a year to think of that.
Barry: To be fair, it was Sara who asked me. But it got me thinking. You can tear buildings apart, and Zoom got what he wanted from me, and he didn't want me to get my powers back. He tried to stop that from happening. He didn't want someone who could potentially stop him. So, he wouldn't have given a "no one kills him but me" order. You tore down nearly empty buildings and drew out our fight until someone intervened. You wanted me to live, and you wanted me to save those people.
Black Siren: [drops "sneering villainess" act entirely] Congratulations Flash. You actually can use your brain.
Black Siren: [expression changes from a sneer, to shock, to consternation] A year. It took you a year to think of that.
Barry: To be fair, it was Sara who asked me. But it got me thinking. You can tear buildings apart, and Zoom got what he wanted from me, and he didn't want me to get my powers back. He tried to stop that from happening. He didn't want someone who could potentially stop him. So, he wouldn't have given a "no one kills him but me" order. You tore down nearly empty buildings and drew out our fight until someone intervened. You wanted me to live, and you wanted me to save those people.
Black Siren: [drops "sneering villainess" act entirely] Congratulations Flash. You actually can use your brain.
Film — Animated
Velma Dinkley: Let's look at my videotape again.
[The gang look at the video of the Mystery Machine bearing the words "¡Sal ahora o no veras el día de manana!"]
Fred Jones: Wait, freeze the frame! Look, whoever wrote "mañana," a Spanish word for "tomorrow" forgot the tilde.
Shaggy Rogers: What's a tilde?
Fred Jones: It's a symbol you put over the "n" to change the pronunciation. Without it the word would be said as "manana" instead of "mañana," a mistake no real Spanish speaking person would ever make.
[The gang look at the video of the Mystery Machine bearing the words "¡Sal ahora o no veras el día de manana!"]
Fred Jones: Wait, freeze the frame! Look, whoever wrote "mañana," a Spanish word for "tomorrow" forgot the tilde.
Shaggy Rogers: What's a tilde?
Fred Jones: It's a symbol you put over the "n" to change the pronunciation. Without it the word would be said as "manana" instead of "mañana," a mistake no real Spanish speaking person would ever make.
"My tiki necklace! He's not wearing it! That's NOT Stitch!"
— Lilo to Leroy disguised as Stitch, Leroy & Stitch
Film — Live Action
Steve Rogers: Where am I?
S.H.I.E.L.D. Lady: You're in a recovery room in New York City.
Steve Rogers: Where am I, really?
S.H.I.E.L.D. Lady: I'm afraid I don't understand.
Steve Rogers: The game, it's from May 1941. I know, cause I was there. Now, I'm gonna ask you again; where am I?
S.H.I.E.L.D. Lady: You're in a recovery room in New York City.
Steve Rogers: Where am I, really?
S.H.I.E.L.D. Lady: I'm afraid I don't understand.
Steve Rogers: The game, it's from May 1941. I know, cause I was there. Now, I'm gonna ask you again; where am I?
"I've always hated this carpet. Stained and frayed in such distinctive ways. But very definitely made of wool. Right now, I'm lying on polyester. Which means I'm not lying on my carpet in my apartment. You have lived up to your reputation, Mr. Cobb... I am still dreaming!"
— Mr. Saito, Inception
Let's Play
"Yo, guys, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up... alright? I have an unfair advantage since I can look at the footage, but I literally just went back. I was editing, and I'm like 'Wait a minute. He said cake... Did any of them mention cake?' The only one... The only one who mentioned cake - pancakes - was Morgana. Yo... This dude is a Persona-user."
— SenpaiBlade
on Persona 5
on Persona 5 Literature
This fact, although it was a minor fact with multiple plausible explanations, proved to be the big red button that activated the ejector seat that blew Julia out of the cozy cockpit of her life.
Live-Action TV
Legasov: Page three, the section on casualties. Uh... "A fireman was severely burned on his hand by a chunk of smooth, black mineral on the ground, outside the reactor building." "Smooth, black mineral." Graphite. There's... there's graphite on the ground.
Shcherbina: Well, there was a... a tank explosion. There's debris. Of what importance that could be, I have n-
Legasov: [interrupts Shcherbina] There's only one place in the entire facility where you will find graphite: inside the core. If there's graphite on the ground outside, it means it wasn't a control system tank that exploded; it was the reactor core! It's open!
Secretary Gorbachev: Um, Comrade Shcherbina?
Shcherbina: Comrade General Secretary, I can assure you that Professor Legasov is mistaken. Bryukhanov reports that the reactor core is intact. And as for the radiation...
Legasov: Yes, 3.6 roentgen, which, by the way, is not the equivalent of one chest X-ray, but rather four hundred chest X-rays. That number's been bothering me for a different reason, though. It's also the maximum reading on low-limit dosimeters; they gave us the number they had. I think the true number is much, much higher. If I'm right, this fireman was holding the equivalent of four million chest X-rays in his hand.
Shcherbina: Well, there was a... a tank explosion. There's debris. Of what importance that could be, I have n-
Legasov: [interrupts Shcherbina] There's only one place in the entire facility where you will find graphite: inside the core. If there's graphite on the ground outside, it means it wasn't a control system tank that exploded; it was the reactor core! It's open!
Secretary Gorbachev: Um, Comrade Shcherbina?
Shcherbina: Comrade General Secretary, I can assure you that Professor Legasov is mistaken. Bryukhanov reports that the reactor core is intact. And as for the radiation...
Legasov: Yes, 3.6 roentgen, which, by the way, is not the equivalent of one chest X-ray, but rather four hundred chest X-rays. That number's been bothering me for a different reason, though. It's also the maximum reading on low-limit dosimeters; they gave us the number they had. I think the true number is much, much higher. If I'm right, this fireman was holding the equivalent of four million chest X-rays in his hand.
The Doctor: "Never been good at sprinting"?
O: I was the last one in every race at school.
The Doctor: Nonono, I read your file. You're a champion sprinter.
O: Hm... Got me.
O: I was the last one in every race at school.
The Doctor: Nonono, I read your file. You're a champion sprinter.
O: Hm... Got me.
Web Animation
Cyan: I saw Purple lurking, so supicious
She kept flippin' switches at the O2 sensors
Green: Switches? That's a keypad, this guy sus
Actin' like he's a crewmate just like us
Pink: Kick him off
Blue: That's the only way to protect us
Red: Bye-bye, Cyan
Cyan: You're gonna regret this!
She kept flippin' switches at the O2 sensors
Green: Switches? That's a keypad, this guy sus
Actin' like he's a crewmate just like us
Pink: Kick him off
Blue: That's the only way to protect us
Red: Bye-bye, Cyan
Cyan: You're gonna regret this!
— NerdOut, "Impostor Imperceptible"
Zac Taylor: [while accepting the 2020 NFC East title as the fictitious Delaware Clams] Look, I never doubted the ol' Zac Pack for a second.
Joe Judge: Wait... you NEVER doubted an NFC East team?
Doug Pederson: That doesn't seem right...
Jerry Jones: They're frauds!
Joe Judge: Wait... you NEVER doubted an NFC East team?
Doug Pederson: That doesn't seem right...
Jerry Jones: They're frauds!
Western Animation
Terry McGinnis: Tell me something — Why were you so sure those voices weren't coming from you?
Bruce Wayne: Well first, I know I'm not psychotic.
Terry McGinnis: I hope your other reason's more convincing.
Bruce Wayne: And second, the voice kept calling me "Bruce". In my mind, that's not what I call myself.
Terry McGinnis: What do you call yourself?
[Bruce gives Terry a look]
Terry McGinnis: Oh yeah. I suppose you would. [Terry points to himself and speaks in his Batman voice] But that's my name now.
Bruce Wayne: Hmmm, tell that to my subconscious.
Bruce Wayne: Well first, I know I'm not psychotic.
Terry McGinnis: I hope your other reason's more convincing.
Bruce Wayne: And second, the voice kept calling me "Bruce". In my mind, that's not what I call myself.
Terry McGinnis: What do you call yourself?
[Bruce gives Terry a look]
Terry McGinnis: Oh yeah. I suppose you would. [Terry points to himself and speaks in his Batman voice] But that's my name now.
Bruce Wayne: Hmmm, tell that to my subconscious.
— Batman Beyond, "Shriek"
Mordecai: Hey dude. Celebratory hug?
"Rigby": Yeah, man.
["Rigby" hugs Mordecai]
Rigby: Fine, fine. You guys want to hang out with him? Go ahead! See if I care! I just hope, next time, you think twice before choosing a total imposter over your best friend, Mordecai.
Mordecai: Wait! [Mordecai points at Rigby] That's Rigby.
Rigby: [confused] Huh? But-
Mordecai: I knew it was you dude.
Rigby: What!? Why didn't you say anything?
Mordecai: Ha! I just wanted to mess with you. Only the real Rigby whines that much.
Rigby: HA! In your face, Doug!
Mordecai: Plus, the real Rigby would never hug me.
[Now exposed, Doug tries to escape, but is quickly subdued by Skips.]
"Rigby": Yeah, man.
["Rigby" hugs Mordecai]
Rigby: Fine, fine. You guys want to hang out with him? Go ahead! See if I care! I just hope, next time, you think twice before choosing a total imposter over your best friend, Mordecai.
Mordecai: Wait! [Mordecai points at Rigby] That's Rigby.
Rigby: [confused] Huh? But-
Mordecai: I knew it was you dude.
Rigby: What!? Why didn't you say anything?
Mordecai: Ha! I just wanted to mess with you. Only the real Rigby whines that much.
Rigby: HA! In your face, Doug!
Mordecai: Plus, the real Rigby would never hug me.
[Now exposed, Doug tries to escape, but is quickly subdued by Skips.]
Chuckie: But Tommy, if I didn't do it, who did?
Tommy: Well, we don't know who broke the lamp, but we do know who did not broke the lamp. Phil and Lil couldn't have broke the lamp, on account of they were playing on the other side of the room. You couldn't have done it, 'cause your head was hiding under a pillow. Angelica couldn't have broke the lamp, 'cause she was taking her afternoon nap. And I could've broke it, 'cause I was... Hey, wait a minute! Angelica, didn't you already take a nap this morning before you came over?
Angelica: Um... I took two naps today.
Phil: But Angelica, if you were takin' a nap, how'd you know how fast we ring-around-the-rosie'd?
Angelica: Well...
Lil: And how do you know we hit the lamp when we ran away?
Angelica: Um...
Chuckie: And, and... how do you know all the other stuff you know'd?
Angelica: Uh, I... I...
Tommy: Angelica did it? You mean... you broke my lamp?
Angelica: Oh, brother! Do I have to tell you babies everything? All right, I admit it. I'm the one who broke the lamp, and I don't care! [laughs evilly]
Tommy: Well, we don't know who broke the lamp, but we do know who did not broke the lamp. Phil and Lil couldn't have broke the lamp, on account of they were playing on the other side of the room. You couldn't have done it, 'cause your head was hiding under a pillow. Angelica couldn't have broke the lamp, 'cause she was taking her afternoon nap. And I could've broke it, 'cause I was... Hey, wait a minute! Angelica, didn't you already take a nap this morning before you came over?
Angelica: Um... I took two naps today.
Phil: But Angelica, if you were takin' a nap, how'd you know how fast we ring-around-the-rosie'd?
Angelica: Well...
Lil: And how do you know we hit the lamp when we ran away?
Angelica: Um...
Chuckie: And, and... how do you know all the other stuff you know'd?
Angelica: Uh, I... I...
Tommy: Angelica did it? You mean... you broke my lamp?
Angelica: Oh, brother! Do I have to tell you babies everything? All right, I admit it. I'm the one who broke the lamp, and I don't care! [laughs evilly]
— Rugrats, "The Trial"
"I knew something was off about this "ghost café", but I wasn't quite sure what. We all know spirits love abandoned buildings, and they love to drink coffee. Everything seemed above board, but that's when it hit me! If there's one thing I know about ghosts, it's that they love saying "Boo"! And not a SINGLE "boo" was heard! Not even a little one!"
— Officer Keys, Big City Greens, "Gloria's Cafe"
Clayface: What gave me away?
Batman: You overplayed your part, "yo."
— Justice League, "Secret Society"
"Willow": You're scaring me, Hunter!
Hunter: Have you ever seen [Willow] play Flyer Derby? There's no way she'd be afraid of me.
Hunter: Have you ever seen [Willow] play Flyer Derby? There's no way she'd be afraid of me.
— The Owl House, "Labyrinth Runners"
Catra: Adora, don't go in there!
Shadow Weaver: Catra, this is not the time! Someone must take the Failsafe.
Catra: So, you do it, then.
[Shadow Weaver glares silently]
Catra: I've been watching you the whole way in. You've been in here before, haven't you? You could've taken the Failsafe yourself and gotten all the power you've ever wanted. But you didn't. Why?
Shadow Weaver: You're being paranoid. This is the only way to stop Prime. Adora understands that well enough.
Catra: Why does it have to be Adora?! What is going to happen to her? What aren't you telling us?!
Shadow Weaver: Catra, this is not the time! Someone must take the Failsafe.
Catra: So, you do it, then.
[Shadow Weaver glares silently]
Catra: I've been watching you the whole way in. You've been in here before, haven't you? You could've taken the Failsafe yourself and gotten all the power you've ever wanted. But you didn't. Why?
Shadow Weaver: You're being paranoid. This is the only way to stop Prime. Adora understands that well enough.
Catra: Why does it have to be Adora?! What is going to happen to her? What aren't you telling us?!
—She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, "Failsafe"
