History Main / HiMom

** In ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show]]'', during the first shot of the control room, Fozzie (again) looks to the camera and says, "Hi, mom."

* Long-time baseball announcer Harry Caray and his son Skip had an amusing interchange. Skip was the announcer for the Atlanta Braves, Harry for the Chicago Cubs. When the two teams played each other, Skip would conclude his WTBS broadcast with "Good night, Dad." Harry over at WGN would say either "Good night, Skip" or "Go to bed, Skip."

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* Creator/BillCosby had a bit talking about a father who spends lots of time with his son practicing football, training to the point where he's the star college athlete and on TV, where he says this line.
-->'''Cosby''': Well, you don't mind that. You know who taught him.

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* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', The Scout has this as one of his [[BondOneLiner domination lines.]]
* In ''VideoGame/TomodachiLife'', during the Mii News segments, one of the Miis on the street might say "Hi Mom! Send money!".

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* In an ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'' [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/extras.htm strip]] written for the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, in which Arthur and Merlin announce the nominees for Outstanding Long Form Comic, Acheron of ''Webcomic/{{Inverloch}}'' says "Hi, mom!" when his strip is announced.
* A RunningGag in ''Dead Marlo'' is Harvey BreakingTheFourthWall to greet his mom.
* ''Webcomic/EvilDiva'': [[http://www.evildivacomics.com/?p=363 On Family Feud!]]

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* From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywPoOt9tnT8 Sonic Adventure 2 (in 4 minutes)]]'': "I told you, my name is SHADOW! *sees camera* Hey I'm on TV! *waving* Hi, mom!"
* NFLFilms compiled a montage of players doing this, set to music ... the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP1ZtcH5RQM Hi Mom Aria]].

* In ''Literature/TheSanguineChronicles'', Marko says if anyone's reading his journal, it will be someone with Marko after him, someone doing research, or his therapist. He then writes in: "Hi, Mrs. Z! *handwave*" (Mrs. Z being his therapist).

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': Ash Ketchum screams this after he wins his first Pokémon League match and gets on TV.

* Ash Ketchum screams this after he wins his first Anime/{{Pokemon}} league match and gets on TV.

* This is Glu's CatchPhrase in ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'', whenever he invades Blue's stories to get attention.

* In an episode of ''Series/ILoveLucy'' after [[UnsuspectedlySoused way too much Vitameatavegamin]], Lucy staggers on to the set where Ricky is performing and when she sees she's on camera, she shouts "Hi, Fred! Hi, Ethel!", interrupting Ricky's song.

* Fozzie Bear does this in the Cleo Laine episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow''. He boasted to her that he was the star of the show and was trying to get as many stage appearances as possible.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In the episode "Uh Oh Dynamo", a fellow at Mt. Rushmore shouts "Hi Mom!" This [[BrickJoke comes back later]] when the Fish Balloon monster lands on the monument after being beaten, and the guy once more shouts "Hi!"

* Whenever she's on camera/television, [[EvenBadPeopleLoveTheirParents Peg]] from ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' always says this.

* This is Glu's CatchPhrase in ''ComicBook/MonicasGang''.

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* One of the kids showing a VSign on the news in an episode of the manga ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow'' says "Hi, mom!"

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* Averted in the film version of ''M*A*S*H*''. When Hawkeye and Duke bring Ho-Jon to Seoul for his medical checkup to go into the South Korean Army, a news crew is filming soldiers in the crowd. The interviewer invites Hawkeye to say hello to his Mom, and Hawkeye explains that his Mom is dead. The interviewer is taken aback, and asks about his Dad. Hawkeye then shyly says "Hi, Dad".
* When the ''Film/MysteryMen'' are being briefly interviewed near the end of the movie, they take turns introducing themselves to the camera. Blue Rajah explains that he's the "master of cutlery," then adds sweetly, "Hi Mom!" Cut to his mother watching the news at home, smiling proudly.

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* In the final ''{{Literature/Animorphs}}'' book, Marco clues in Jake that he can blackmail the Andalite general into sparing the Earth (they're broadcasting to the Andalite homeworld) by pulling this off. Jake and Ax look mortified for a second, then understand.
* A "Hi Mom!" can be significant. There's a moment in the ''Literature/GreenSkyTrilogy'' when young Raamo is consecrated as an Ol-zhaan. These priest-judge-healer leaders can read every thought[[note]]they can't[[/note]], can do no wrong[[note]]hoo boy...[[/note]] and are considered too holy to even speak their names in public. Yet as he sits in a litter and is lifted up above the adoring crowd, he looks for his family and sends a telepathic greeting. He says, "This do I pledge with sacred touch, our peace and joy as one shall grow," but it's a Hi Mom all the same -- and it tips off the one Ol-zhaan, who is still really telepathic, that Raamo still regards himself as a plain person, who can help him bring the whole thing down.

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* Series/{{Criss Angel|Mindfreak}} says this when demonstrating the Spectator's Point of View Camera.
* Both used straight and subverted on ''Series/{{Friends}}''. Ross and Chandler are pretending to be game show contestants. Ross says a clichéd hello to his son, but Chandler introduces himself as a headhunter connecting former Soviet scientists with rogue Third World countries. "Hi, Rasputin!"

* In an episode of ''Series/ILoveLucy'' after [[UnsuspectedlySoused way too much Vitameatavegamin]], Lucy staggers on to the set where Ricky is performing and when she sees she's on camera, she shouts "Hi, Fred! Hi, Ethel!", interrupting Ricky's song.
* In the ninth episode of series 4 in the UK version of ''Series/FindersKeepers'', green team member Emma Louise says hello to her younger brother and then presenter Neil Buchanan says hello to his mum.

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* In VideoGame/TeamFortress2, The Scout has this as one of his [[BondOneLiner domination lines.]]
* In VideoGame/TomodachiLife, during the Mii News segments, one of the Miis on the street might say "Hi Mom! Send money!".

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* Webcomic/EvilDiva: [[http://www.evildivacomics.com/?p=363 On Family Feud!]]
* In an ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'' [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/extras.htm strip]] written for the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, in which Arthur and Merlin announce the nominees for Outstanding Long Form Comic, Acheron of ''Webcomic/{{Inverloch}}'' says "Hi, mom!" when his strip is announced.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': Tails and Rotor are confronted with a surveillance orb. It's just Robotnik and Snively at the other end, but Tails says hi to his mom.

* Done in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' with a daytime talk show. Similar to the ''Family Guy'' example, Heffer wants to say hi to his mother who is part of the studio audience. This actually becomes a plot point, as Heffer's mother later calls out Rocko and Heffer for their petty feud (they're on a Jerry Springer-esque talk show because of a ForgottenBirthday).

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In the episode "Uh Oh Dynamo", a fellow at Mt. Rushmore shouts "Hi Mom!" This [[BrickJoke comes back later]] when the Fish Balloon monster lands on the monument after being beaten, and the guy once more shouts "Hi!"
* Recurring in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' during Kent Brockman's news.
* Appears in the ''WesternAnimation/LittleShop'' episode "I Loathe a Parade". Seymour, in a fire hydrant costume in a fire hose parade (just go with it) not only says this when Audrey points out TV cameras, but also says "It's me. Your son."

-->'''Stan:''' ...Dude, who the hell are you?
-->'''Alex:''' Alex. Alex Glick. ({{Beat}}) [[ContestWinnerCameo I got to come on and do the guest voice]] [[BuffySpeak thingy]].
-->'''Kyle:''' What?! Get the hell out of here!
-->'''Alex:''' ''(walks off-screen waving)'' Hi Mom! Hi Dad! Hi Joe!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Floss Yer Ed", as Eddy tries to knock out Ed to get money from his loose tooth, the former screams "Say 'Whiplash'!", to which the latter cries out "Hi, Mom!" in his true non-sequitur form right before Double D distracts him and Eddy punches ''himself'' in the face instead.

Compare ConfusedBystanderInterview, ImGoingToDisneyWorld.

* Done with the radio instead of television (which hadn't been invented yet) in ''Literature/MrPoppersPenguins''. Mrs. Popper predicts that all the Antarctic expedition broadcast will be is a bunch of men saying "Hello Ma, Hello Pa." When Admiral Drake is broadcast, the first words out of his mouth are, "Hello Ma, hello Pa, hello [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Mr. Popper.]]" Which, of course, kicks off the plot.

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* Fozzie Bear does this in the Cleo Laine episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow''. He boasted to her that he was the star of the show and was trying to get as many stage appearances as possible.

[[folder: Stand Up Comedy ]]

* Creator/BillCosby had a bit talking about a father who spends lots of time with his son practicing football, training to the point where he's the star college athlete and on TV, where he says this line.
-->'''Cosby''': Well, you don't mind that. You know who taught him.

[[folder: Video Games ]]
* In VideoGame/TeamFortress2, The Scout has this as one of his [[BondOneLiner domination lines.]]
* In VideoGame/TomodachiLife, during the Mii News segments, one of the Miis on the street might say "Hi Mom! Send money!".

[[folder: Webcomics ]]

[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* Done in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' with a daytime talk show. Similar to the ''Family Guy'' example, Heffer wants to say hi to his mother who is part of the studio audience.

** The [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1995/07/30 strip for July 30, 1995,]] has Jon trying to pick up a woman at a bus stop with an accordion. She assumes it's "that show where they play practical jokes", holds Garfield up to her face and says, "Hi, Mom!"

** The Auguat 27, 1991 strip has Garfield watch a show called ''Cats Watching Television''. Once he realizes that he is being filmed for the show, he smiles and waves at the camera man while thinking "Hi, Mom!"
** The [[https://garfield.com/comic/1995/07/30 strip for July 30, 1995,]] has Jon trying to pick up a woman at a bus stop with an accordion. She assumes it's "that show where they play practical jokes", holds Garfield up to her face and says, "Hi, Mom!"

* The ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' [[https://garfield.com/comic/1995/07/30 strip for July 30, 1995,]] has Jon trying to pick up a woman at a bus stop with an accordion. She assumes it's "that show where they play practical jokes", holds Garfield up to her face and says, "Hi, Mom!"