History BeamMeUpScotty / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "{{What could possibly go wrong}}" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CharacterCatchphrase.

** Yakko Warner never said "Naughty Mozart, potty-mouth!" while washing Beethoven's mouth out with soap. He says nothing when washing his mouth, but he does address Beethoven as "Mr. Potty Mouth" a couple of times. There's also a semi-example of people quoting Yakko's most famous line ("Goodnight, everybody!") correctly, but getting the pacing and the emphasis wrong. Only once did Yakko actually say it as "''Good'' night, everybody!": in the skit for "The Planets", after Wakko points out to him that [[UranusIsShowing "You forgot Uranus."]] In all other cases, Yakko would [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]], blow an audible kiss ("Mmmwah!") to the audience, and smarmily state "Goodnight, everybody!"
** Wakko also never said "Where's the potty? I'm gonna be sick..." in "PottyEmergency", although many people think he did. He did ask to go "to the potty" and follow it up with "I'm gonna be carsick!" in "The Carpool," though, which probably led to people conflating the two in their memories. Also, some people misquote his "I have to potty!" line from the same episode as "I ''still'' have to potty!", when the line in question actually comes from a Cartoon Network promo.

* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'': Many parodies have Dora begin each show with "Hola! Soy Dora!". While she has said it in a few later episodes, she usually doesn't say it most of the time. She usually just says "Hola".

** Although he's commonly associated with the meme, Fry never actually said "I see what you did there" or "Not sure if X or Y". He was actually silent when he made the expression used in the meme. However, the [[CouchGag subtitle]] for the opening of "The Bots and the Bees" [[AscendedMeme was a picture of the "Not sure if X or Y" meme]].
** Zoidberg has never said "Why not Zoidberg?" in the series. He did, however, say it in an advert for the ''Futurama'' DVD box set ("If you're going to spend your cash on something, why not Zoidberg?"). During one convention where the script for ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' was read by the voice cast, as they were discussing who should play Gollum, Creator/BillyWest suggested in Zoidberg's voice "Why not Zoidberg?". He ''does'' say "why not?" frequently, as well as his own name, but not one after the other.

** No villain ever said, "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling kids]]." This is a pastiche of various quotes (most called them "meddlers", not "meddling kids"), and many villains said nothing as they were carried off. [[AscendedMeme However, they do say this in some future series]]. Additionally, while the Scooby Doo gang (usually Velma or Fred) did do a lot of mask-removing, this was almost never referred to as "unmasking" on the series. Likely, an advertiser used it because of the wordplay and people thought it was an actual term used on the show.

** Bart only said "Cowabunga!" four times in the series. Once in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E1BartGetsAnF Bart Gets an F]]", the Season 11 episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E22BehindTheLaughter Behind the Laughter]]", which is a parody episode where during the rehearsal (the premise being [[AnimatedActors the Simpsons are real people, acting out the show we usually see]]; though upon cutting, Bart states he has never said those words in his life, which even at the time was untrue), the ending in "The Great Money Caper" and the first segment of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E4TreehouseOfHorrorXVI Treehouse of Horror XVI]]".[[note]]Though the line also appears in the game [[VideoGame/TheSimpsonsBartsNightmare Bart's Nightmare]].[[/note]] "Cowabunga!" originated on ''Howdy Doody'' in the 1950s and its common usage was popularized by 1960s surfer culture. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the characters you were most likely to hear use the phrase were actually the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, but some media still thinks "Cowabunga!" is Bart's catchphrase.

** Homer is often quoted as having said "But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion? in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E3HomerTheHeretic Homer the Heretic]]". He asked "What if we ''picked'' the wrong religion?", no "But Marge".

** Poochie is often quoting as having said [[MemeticMutation "I must go. My planet needs me."]] in "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show". He actually says, "I ''have to'' go ''now''." Some people also misquote the line as "I have to go now. My ''people'' need me."

** In the Season 8 episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E22InMargeWeTrust "In Marge We Trust"]] there's a scene where Marge tells the Sea Captain that he has to accept that his Game Boy is gone, as it's at the bottom of the ocean. The Sea Captain doesn't say "Yarrr. I'll miss my Squirtle." The episode first aired in April 1997, and ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' wouldn't be released in the United States until September 1998. Instead, he merely says "Aye, aye... aye".

* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': While Waspinator ''does'' say his infamous "Why universe hate Waspinator?" line, he only does so once in the entire series and it's definitely not his CatchPhrase, [[CommonKnowledge as many people seem to believe]]. Similarly, he's only said his other "catchphrase" ("Waspinator has plans") a grand total of ''twice'' in the whole canon, with the second time being a CallBack to the first.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy Turner is known for saying "{{What could possibly go wrong}}" before any disaster happens, but he actually says this only in one episode, where he becomes the star of a Sitcom and the UsefulNotes/{{Network Executive|s}} wants him to have a CatchPhrase.

** Some people have quoted a conversation between [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick where [=SpongeBob=] exclaims "Patrick, you're a genius" and Patrick remarks that he gets called that a lot ([[BaitAndSwitch called "Patrick", not "a genius"]]). While [=SpongeBob=] has exclaimed "Patrick, you're a genius" in "Missing Identity", "Squidtastic Voyage" and "Fungus Among Us", Patrick never responds with "Yeah, I get called that a lot" in the show (in fact, he doesn't reply with anything in those three episodes). A similar joke does appear in "Porous Pockets".

** In the same episode, the nitpicking fan's comment "Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder," is often misquoted as "Boy, I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder."

* While Rolf in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' does indeed say [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/life-has-many-doors-ed-boy "life has many doors, Ed Boy"]] he does not actually say this line in the one scene when he [[FourthWallObserver peers from beyond the 4th wall]]. He says the line earlier in the episode, and only references it in the 4th wall scene, where he says "Hello Ed Boys. Many doors, yes?"

** In the episode "As Seen on TV", many sources claim that when [=SpongeBob=] sticks his nose out of the ground, Mr. Krabs replies with "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Please tell me that is your nose]]." While ''[=SpongeBob=]'' [[{{Demographically Inappropriate Humour}} was no stranger to jokes like this]], in actuality, he simply asks "What are you doing, lad?"

** Many people believe Peter's catchphrase is "Holy crap, Lois!". While Peter has said "holy crap" many times, only two episodes uses the exact phrasing with Lois' name, once in a Season 3 episode "From Method to Madness" (where it was said by ''Stewie'', mimicking his father), and another in a Season 12 episode "Finders Keepers", where Peter does actually say it.

** [[https://mobile.twitter.com/6hundridlemon/status/1458523108244180996 An official T-shirt]] misquotes Patrick's line "Maybe it's the way you're dressed" as "Well, maybe it's just because you're ugly".

** Many believe that "[[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome 20% cooler]]" and "ten seconds flat" are Rainbow Dash's catchphrases, but she only said each phrase once all the way back in the first season (she said "ten seconds flat" in the very first episode, and she said "twenty percent ''cooler''" in "Suited for Success"). Later episodes and merchandise occasionally alluded to the phrases, but this was long after people assumed they were her catchphrases and was more due to [[AscendedMeme fandom popularity]].

** Many believe that "TwentyPercentMoreAwesome" and "ten seconds flat" are Rainbow Dash's catchphrases, but she only said each phrase once all the way back in the first season (she said "ten seconds flat" in the very first episode, and she said "twenty percent ''cooler''" in "Suited for Success"). Later episodes and merchandise occasionally alluded to the phrases, but this was long after people assumed they were her catchphrases and was more due to [[AscendedMeme fandom popularity]].

* While Rolf in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' does indeed say [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/life-has-many-doors-ed-boy "life has many doors, Ed Boy"]] he does not actually say this line in the one scene when he [[FourthWallObserver peers from beyond the 4th wall]]. He says the line earlier in the episode, and only references it in the 4th wall scene, where he says "Hello Ed Boys. Many doors, yes?"

** Two episodes spoof Apache Chief from the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' shouting "Apache Chief! Ee! Nay! Chuck!" to activate his powers. The phrase he actually used to activate his powers is variously written as "Inukchuk," "Inyuk-Chuk," "Inekchuk" or something similar, depending on where you looked (they weren't very big on details on ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'', so you pretty much have to pick it up phonetically) but he clearly doesn't pause as distinctly between the first two syllables of his phrase as ''Family Guy'' suggests, and never says his own name before doing it. It's worse than you think - the word is Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook) and it's ''Inuit'', not Apache. As an adjective, it means "In man shape," which could apply to Apache Chief; as a noun, it's a stone structure in roughly human form used as a sort of northern Kilroy Was Here (also indicating a relatively safe harbour). Geological cultural graffiti turned heroic catch phrase.

** In the Season 8 [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E22InMargeWeTrust "In Marge We Trust"]] there's a scene where Marge tells the Sea Captain that he has to accept that his Game Boy is gone, as it's at the bottom of the ocean. The Seap Captain doesn't say "Yarrr. I'll miss my Squirtle." The episode first aired in April 1997, and ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' wouldn't be released in the United States wouldn't be released in the United States until September 1998. Instead, he merely says "Aye, aye... aye".