History Main / Gesundheit

* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/471059/1/Samurai-Powerpuffs Samurai Powerpuffs,]]'' whenever WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack says "Aku", WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls think he's sneezing and say "Gesundheit". Since Jack has never heard of this expression, he thinks the girls are using InsistentTerminology on how to say Aku's name. Later, the group catches on to the misunderstanding. Later, when the girls say "Aku", Jack playfully says "Gesundheit".

* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/471059/1/Samurai-Powerpuffs Samurai Powerpuffs]]'', whenever WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack says "Aku", WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls think he's sneezing and say "Gesundheit". Since Jack has never heard of this expression, he thinks the girls are using InsistentTerminology on how to say Aku's name. Later, the group catches on to the misunderstanding. Later, when the girls say "Aku", Jack playfully says "Gesundheit".

* {{Inverted}} in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''. The protagonists find a scroll which can summon an EldritchAbomination, but only if its unpronounceable name is read properly. Then [[TheDitz Fighter]] [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/10/05/episode-752-its-all-fun-and-games-until-everything-dies/ takes a look at it]], and...

* In ''Literature/BigNate Flips Out'', neat freak Francis points out a crooked poster in the hallway, saying it detracts from the room's overall feng shui. Teddy laughs and responds, "Feng ''what''? Gesundheit!"

* Hilariously inverted in ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}''. After the Chief Elder in charge of naming babies dies after inadvertently naming Baby "Augh Ugh I'm Dying You Idiot" (the scribe was too LiteralMinded and would write down everything he would said), Ethyl reminds Fran of her cousin "Hachoo", and Fran recalls a classmate back in school named "Urrap Excuse Me".

'''Miss Piggy and Cynthia''': [[SpeakingInUnison Gesundheit]]!

* ''[[FanFic/SonicGenerationsFriendshipIsTimeless Sonic Generations: Friendship is Timeless]]'':

* Has happened occasionally in ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}:
** [[https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/File:1985-09-28.gif To shake off a neighbour's dog]] which was biting on his tail.
** [[https://garfield.com/comic?keywords=garfield&page=872 Said by Jon]] when Garfield sneezes pancakes all over him.
** [[https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/File:2007-07-30.gif Said to a ball of string]], of all objects.

* In ''Comicbook/UncannyXMen'' #275, when ComicBook/{{Jubilee}} meets an alien called Ch'od:

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* [[WebVideo/BumReviews Chester A. Bum]] turns this into a running gag when discussing Atreyu from ''Film/TheNeverEndingStory''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' during [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E31MermaidManAndBarnacleBoySquirrelJokes "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"]] after Man-Ray begs for them take the tickle belt off (by saying "please"):

* DangerMouse and Penfold are in the Mark III car circling a castle in which Colonel K is held captive by a robot cat named Paws (episode "Cat-astrophe"):

** In the episode "Hear! Hear!" one of the signs that Mrs. Mcmurtry has become hard of hearing is that she says "Bless you" when Mrs. Higgins says "nasturtiums."

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-->'''Ch'od:''' I'm Ch'od.
-->'''Jubilee:''' Gesundheit!
-->'''Ch'od:''' That's my name, small mammal.
-->'''Jubilee:''' Oh. I knew that.
* In the ''Comicbook/JohanAndPeewit'' book introducing ComicBook/TheSmurfs, Peewit says "bless you" the first time they are mentioned.
** Note that "Smurf" is only their English name; they were originally "Les Schtrompfs", which arguably sounds more like a sneeze than "Smurf" does.

* ''{{Webcomic/Hoofstuck}}'':

-->'''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Applejack]]''': Ah don't know what that is, but Ah don't think Pinkie Pie knows anythin' about no nin… ten… du…\\
'''[[VideoGame/SonicGenerations Espio]]''': Ninjutsu.\\
'''Rainbow Dash''': Gesundheit.

* In the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fic ''Fanfic/ImperialServant'' Dabbler says this to her summoner after he asks her to "Destroy Ranma Saotome"
-->"Let me tell you something, whatever-your-name-is."\\
"Gosunkugi Hikaru."\\
"Gesundheit. If you want some kind of bully taken care of, you could have taken care of it yourself with some pushups or some kind of poltergeist. Succubus usually aren't built for this sort of thing."
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12849405/1/Off-The-Rails Off The Rails]]'' a comment regarding the diary [[SoulJar Horcrux]] reminds Viktor of ''Literature/TheDeathOfKoscheiTheDeathless''.

--> '''Mushu:''' Try Ah... ah... Chu!\\

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}}'': When Rapunzel first tells Flynn her name. Justified due to Flynn's status as the film's chief DeadpanSnarker.

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-->'''Ringo:''' Oh, your story has touched me heart. Jump in (''the car''), we'll get me friends.
-->'''Old Fred:''' Oh, bless you!
-->'''Ringo:''' Did I sneeze?

-->'''Owl:''' Yes, well, the thing to do is as follows: First, issue a reward...
-->'''Pooh:''' Gesundheit.
-->'''Owl:''' I beg your pardon?
-->'''Pooh:''' Well, you sneezed just as you were going to tell me what the first thing to do was.
-->'''Owl:''' I didn't sneeze.
-->'''Eeyore:''' Oh, you did, Owl.
-->'''Owl:''' No, I didn't! You can't sneeze without knowing it!
-->'''Pooh''': [[InsaneTrollLogic Well, you can't know it without something haven't been sneezed]].
-->''[{{Beat}}]''
-->'''Owl''': As I was saying, first: issue a reward--
-->'''Pooh''': He's doing it again. You must be catching a cold.
-->'''Eeyore''': [[DeadpanSnarker I'll probably catch it too.]]
-->'''Owl''': No, no, no! I'm not catching a cold! The word is ISSUE, not AH-CHOO! And 'ah-choo' isn't even a word! It's just some sort of sneezy sound, like 'Ah-choo!'
-->'''Pooh''': Perhaps you should lie down, Owl.
-->'''Owl''' : Oh! (''[[FacePalm facepalms]] and falls over backwards'')

-->'''J-Man:''' What do you know about this?
-->''(Analyst gives substance the sniff test, then sneezes)''
-->'''Analyst:''' Ha-a-a-''hashish!''
-->'''J-Man:''' Hashish oil, eh?

-->'''Hodgins:''' ''Aegialia concinna''.
-->'''Dr. Saroyan:''' Gesundheit.
-->'''Hodgins:''' Also known as scarab beetles.

-->'''John:''' Fantastic!
-->'''Sherlock:''' Meretricious.
-->'''Lestrade:''' And a Happy New Year.

-->'''Hawkeye:''' He's crying.
-->'''B.J.:''' Catharsis.
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Gesundheit.
* ''Series/SpittingImage'': In one sketch Ronald Reagan is rambling about Mikhail Gorbachev, while (then) Vice President George Bush Sr. and US Chief of Staff Donald Regan listen and roll their eyes.
-->'''Donald Regan''': What's he on about?
-->'''George Bush''': Glasnost.
-->'''President Reagan''': God bless you, George.
-->'''George Bush''': Oh, and perestroika.
-->'''President Reagan''': Will you guys stop sneezing!

-->'''Don Ramón''': And I could be your coach.
-->'''El Chavo''': Bless you!

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-->'''Beth:''' ''(in character as Jackie Kennedy)'' And Galina... Vishnevskaya --\\

* ''{{VideoGame/Grand Theft Auto III}}'' : One of the cheat codes of the game is "Gesundheit". Kind of funny considering the protagonist is not named and doesn't talk.
* From the InteractiveFiction game ''{{VideoGame/Planetfall}}'':

* Used in the Rooster Teeth series ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' with Jaune Arc not knowing the word "Aura." Yes... Aura.

-->'''Weebl:''' Relax, Bob! [[KnowNothingKnowItAll I know all about Hoovers!]]
-->'''Bob:''' Computers.
-->'''Weebl:''' Bless you. You there!

* In ''{{ComicStrip/Nodwick}}'', [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2004-08-04 Piffany gets one:]]

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* In ''AudioPlay/LeDonjonDeNaheulbeuk'', the Dwarf averts it:
-->'''The Enchantress:''' ''(reading a location on the map)'' Chnaffon!\\
'''The Ranger:''' Gesundheit.\\
'''The Barbarian:''' Gesundheit.\\
'''The Dwarf:''' Die!

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "May the Best Pet Win", Rainbow Dash writes to Princess Celestia that she's learned the best quality to look for in a potential pet (or friend):
-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' ...a certain kind of spirit, a stick-to-it-iveness. A never-give-up, can-do attitude that's the mark of a real winner, and this tortoise has it.\\

--> '''Starfire:''' Do you wish to invite the Rekmas?
-->'''Beast Boy:''' Gesundheit?

-->'''Sheba:''' Whoa. Escher!
-->'''Felix:''' Gesundheit.

-->'''Top Cat's gang:''' Eek-Eek!
-->'''Officer Dibble:''' What's all this "Eek-Eek" stuff?
-->'''Top Cat:''' Guess the boys just have a touch of indigestion.

-->'''Mandy:''' Hmm, deja vu.
-->'''Billy:''' Gesundheit.

'''Moose''': Who's there?\\

-->'''Clark:''' We'll never forget you, Pocahontas.
-->'''Sacagawea:''' Sacagawea.
-->'''Clark:''' Gesundheit.

* Played with in one story of ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', where they come to an aid of a young foreign prince. Jughead always says Gesundheit whenever the prince mentions the name of his country, "Kashew".

* ''Film/JojoRabbit'': After Elsa tells Jojo to say out loud what she is, he says "a jew" (sounding like he is sneezing). Elsa replies with a condescending "Gesundheit".

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12849405/1/Off-The-Rails Off The Rails]]'' a comment regarding the diary [[SoulJar Horcrux]] reminds Viktor of the story of ''Literature/TheDeathOfKoscheiTheDeathless''.

%%* In the original 1974 version of ''Film/TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree'', Mr. Green, one of the hostage takers, has a cold and frequently sneezes, and Garber responds "Gesundheit" whenever he does. [[spoiler:This becomes a ChekhovsGun at the end, when Garber and Lt. Patrone are speaking to a man who they suspect but don't know for certain is Mr. Green (they had only communicated on the radio). As they leave the man's apartment, he sneezes and Garber tells him "Gesundheit" as he closes the door behind him... only to [[EurekaMoment reopen it seconds later with a gigantic "gotcha!" look on his face]].]]

* In the ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'' episode "Hear! Hear!" one of the signs that Mrs. McMurtry has become hard of hearing is that she says "Bless you" when Mrs. Higgins says "nasturtiums."