History Main / GotMeDoingIt

* In ''JeevesAndWooster'', Bertie notes that spending time with Jeeves may result in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. His various [[VerbalTic Verbal Tics]] are equally catchy:

* In the live action film version of TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas, the Grinch quotes a couple of lines from the book; after realizing what he'd done, he laments "Oh no. I'm speaking in rhyme!" in Jim Carrey's dramatic fashion. Note that the Whos down in Whoville often spoke in rhyme.

* In the YoungJustice animated series, Robin's habit of back-forming words due to a fascination with prefixes leads to his teammates picking up his 'welmed' and 'aster' on occasion.

** Later {{Lampshaded}} by Gau:

** When Buffy is trying to cope with [[EvilCounterpart Faith]]...
-->'''Buffy:''' Sometimes things can change real quick. I mean ''really'' quick. Listen to me. I'm talking like Faith.

GotMeDoingIt refers to effects on other characters in the work in question. Some readers/viewers may find certain speech mannerisms infectious enough to pop up in their RealLife mouths; this effect is much more EarWorm country. Of course, if your latest bout of Stephen King reading has resulted in you saying ''thankee-sai'' to the teller at the bank or the checkout girl, please consider what the Universe may be trying to tell you.

** This Troper picked "shiny" up from her friends before she even knew Firefly existed

* [[EightBitTheater "Hu's a jerk."]] [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/09/02/episode-738-completely-original/ "BLACK MAGE!"]]

* The ''{{Futurama}}'' season 4 finale had everyone join in on Fry's opera.

* There's no better way to describe the impact of Caalador's bad fake accent on the main characters in ''The Tamuli''. It seems that Sparhawk is one of the few who's immune - even [[LadyOfWar Mirtai]] begins a-doin' it.

* I challenge anyone who has been watching ''Firefly'' or ''Serenity'' not to start using their slang, especially "shiny" and "gorram".

* In ''{{Lost}}'', Desmond's been called "Brother" at least once. Also, at Comic-Con 2009, Michael Emerson called Jorge Garcia "dude".

* On an episode of [[{{MASH}} M*A*S*H]], Col. Potter was arguing with a Korean who was insisting in pidgin English that the unit would have to move to get out of the way of a North Korean advance. Finally, Potter found himself saying "We no move! We no move!" before stopping himself, saying, "Now I'm talking like you."

* Pops up [[BuffySpeak occasionally]] in ''{{Buffy}}'' and ''{{Angel}}''.

* In one episode of TheATeam B.A. and Murdock are stuck together for most of the episode, with Murdock constantly rhyming his sentences. By the end of it, B.A. started unconsciously doing it as well.

* Absolutely [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel terrifying]] on {{Doctor Who}}'s ''Midnight'', when [[spoiler: an [[Eldritch Abomination]] paralyzed the Doctor, possessed a woman and started imitating his speaking patterns.]]

* Absolutely [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel terrifying]] on {{DoctorWho}}'s ''Midnight'', when [[spoiler: an [[EldritchAbomination]] paralyzed the Doctor, possessed a woman and started imitating his speaking patterns.]]

* The ''DinosaurComics'' fan community has a habit of talking like the comic's characters, even when the topic is something else entirely. This has carried over to some other comic communities as well, since the official forum is shared with several fandoms.
* Some protagonists of ''{{Homestuck}}'' began catching each other's speech patterns after prolonged chatting with each other - for example, John is fond of repeating letters eight times (just like Vriska does), while Jade is beginning to swear like a sailor after several conversations with [[HairTriggerTemper Karkat]] - which may be symbolic of a deeper relationship between them.

** In the '70s TV special "BugsBunny in King Arthur's Court", Bugs hangs out with Porky for a while and soon finds himself [[PorkyPigPronounciation stammering over a word]]. ''Porky'' has to tell him how to pronounce it.

* It seems that anyone who spends any time with [[LifeAndDeath Steve and Bobby]] will eventually start making atrocious puns. Time claims it's contagious.

* During the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Party of One" Rainbow Dash tries picking a fight with Rocky. "Rocky" is just a stack of rocks, being voiced by a [[SanitySlippage currently insane]] Pinkie Pie. When she knocks "Him" over, she [[{{Facepalm}} facehoofs]], realizing the insanity of the whole thing.

* Several times in ''OrderOfTheStick'', characters start speaking with Durkon's accent, only to catch and correct themselves.