History Main / GoodNightSweetPrince

* What Poet says whenever he dies (he's a robot and can [[BackFromTheDead be repaired]]) in the Creator/{{Infocom}} text adventure game Suspended.

* ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': [[HardboiledDetective Nick Valentine]] should the encounter with [[IronicName Skinny Malone]] in Vault 114 result in Skinny's death. [[CulturedBadass Part of Nick's habit of referencing various works of classic literature]].

* The Sixth Doctor says this in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "The Two Doctors" after guest character Oscar Botcherby (an out-of-work actor running a restaurant in Seville) is killed by an Androgum.

* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic twists this during the DownerEnding of ''Film/TheRoom''.

* The most-repeated [[PolishMedia Polish comedy]] movie, ''[[Film/TeddyBear Miś]]'', has the BrainlessBeauty utter this line while covering a (very un-princely) sleeping man of her acquaintance with a jacket. When asked "why prince?", she says it's a CatchPhrase of her work colleague. She works ''in a theatre''. As ''an actress''.

* Jim Ross said this on commentary when Vince [=McMahon=] was [[LoserLeavesTown forced to leave the WWF "forever"]] at ''Fully Loaded '99''. He's continued to use this line throughout his career, sometimes sardonically (as when a hated heel is about to be defeated).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Both What-if episodes feature this line when [[{{Jerkass}} Bender]] dies. Delivered by Fry in the first after he gets killed in a Kaiju battle with Zoidberg, and Professor Farnworth in the second one after he dies of obesity after overindulging himself after becoming a human.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Both What-if episodes feature this line when Bender dies. Delivered by Fry in the first, TheProfessor in the second.

As this phrase borders on {{Narm}} at the best of times, [[DeadHorseTrope twists and parodies vastly outnumber the dramatic use]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Both What-if episodes feature this line when Bender dies. Delivered by Fry in the first, TheProfessor in the second.

* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' titled Frankendoodle, after drawing a crown on Gary with his newfound magic pencil, [=SpongeBob=] tells him "good night, sweet prince," before turning off the light and going to sleep. Gary responds with a very regal, if tired, "meow."
** In "I Heart Dancing", Squidward says it when he successfully overworks [=SpongeBob=] causing him to fall asleep, thus he cannot go to his dance audition and Squidward takes his place.

* A group of workers at a Shakespeare Dinner Theatre say this after the building is burned down in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DanVs.''
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries,'' the Joker apparently dies ([[JokerImmunity again]]) and Harley Quinn uses this line in mourning.
--> '''Harley:''' Good night sweet prince, and may flights of whoopie cushions sing thee to thy rest.

* The most-repeated [[PolishMedia Polish comedy]] movie, ''Miś'', has the DumbBlonde utter this line while covering a (very un-princely) sleeping man of her acquaintance with a jacket. When asked "why prince?", she says it's a CatchPhrase of her work colleague. She works ''in a theatre''. As ''an actress''.

* The most-repeated [[PolishMedia Polish comedy]] movie, ''Miś'', has the DumbBlonde utter this line while covering a (very un-princely) sleeping man of her acquaintance with a jacket. When asked "why prince?", she says it's a CatchPhrase of her work colleague. She works ''in a theatre''.

-->'''Mike:''' Goodnight, sweet thin guy.
-->'''Crow:''' A flight of [[CoolCar Jaguars]] sing thee to thy rest.

* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' titled Frankendoodle, after drawing a crown on Gary with his newfound magic pencil, [=SpongeBob=] tells him "good night, sweet prince," before turning off the light and going to sleep.

* The most-repeated [[PolishMedia Polish comedy]] movie, ''Miś'', has the DumbBlonde utter this line while covering a (very un-princely) sleeping man of her acquaintance with a jacket. When asked "why prince?", she says it's her other friend's CatchPhrase.

* It's used straight as an ImageBoard meme. The anonymice using it tend to be lying, though. Making it all the more jarring when it ''is'' true.

* In the dub of ''Anime/DragonBallKai'', it's Perfect Cell who delivers the line as he prepares to finish an unconscious Vegeta. He's interrupted by Trunks powering up.

* According to the directors of ''Disney/TheLionKing'' Scar was originally going to whisper this line (instead of "long live the king") in Mufasa's ear just before he murders him. They changed it on account of it being "too self-aware." He also says it to Simba in the alternate ending on [=YouTube=].

* ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansIIPatchsLondonAdventure'' referenced this. The dog who's saying this thinks he's playing it straight re: his old boss, who he betrayed... but, really, his boss is playing dead to buy the puppies some time.