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* In a ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' parody, Wolverine speaks only in "Snikt" and "Bub". Almost everyone is able to understand him, anyway. [[http://mightygodking.com/images/Civil_War/cwp_01_11.jpg Example.]]

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* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': In the original French version of ''Recap/AsterixAndTheGreatCrossing'', Obelix calls the turkeys "glubglubs". In English, he calls them "gobblers". Or "kluckkluckar" (cluck-clucks) in the Swedish translation.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': The tree-alien ComicBook/{{Groot}} is only capable of saying the phrase "I am Groot!" (and occasionally very simple sentences like "Groot am ow"). Apparently he's very smart and if you're capable of hearing the slight nuances, he can provide a very detailed explanation. When saying "I am Groot!".
** In ''ComicBook/RocketRaccoon2014'' #5, Groot tells a story, making up the bulk of the comic, in which ''all'' forms of verbal and written communication are restricted to "I am Groot".
** Note that this is {{Flanderization}}. Before ''ComicBook/AnnihilationConquest'', Groot was incredibly verbose (think a ''slightly'' nicer Doctor Doom in tree-form). Starting with ''Conquest'', his vocabulary started dumbing down, until by the time of ''The Thanos Imperative'', "I am Groot" was all he could say. In the run-up to ''ComicBook/InfinityWars2018'', he regains his former verbosity.
** Inverted in the opening of ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', where Groot speaks normally, but everyone else has a case of the "I am Groots".
* ''ComicBook/{{Hitman|1993}}'': The demon Baytor is only capable of saying "I am Baytor!" Explained through the infernal hierarchy: those at the top are capable of full speech, those below them have to take up quirks like rhyming (such as Etrigan), and those below them are even more limited in speech, to the point that the lowest can't speak at all.
* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Anyone who eats the flesh of another human being within the Canadian border turns into a being which can only scream "Wendigo" while battling.
* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': One story is about aliens called Varks, that only say "Vark!"
* ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'': Parodied, as at one point, [[HonestJohnsDealership Friendly Floyd]] sells the brothers a Yoshi phrasebook... which isn't helpful as seen in the trope image.
* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'':
In a ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' parody, Wolverine speaks only in "Snikt" and "Bub". Almost everyone is able to understand him, anyway. [[http://mightygodking.com/images/Civil_War/cwp_01_11.jpg Example.]]



* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'': Anyone who eats the flesh of another human being within the Canadian border turns into a being which can only scream "Wendigo" while battling.
* Rover, the heroic Sentinel in the ''ComicBook/XMen'' storyline "Here Comes Tomorrow" only says the word "Destroy!" [[ABoyAndHisX Tom Skylark]] understands him perfectly. Rover also has a couple of appearances in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'', including an entire episode revolving around his relationship with Marrow, who spends most of her time with him trying to teach him more words...with absolutely no success.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': The tree-alien Groot is only capable of saying the phrase "I am Groot!" (and occasionally very simple sentences like "Groot am ow"). Apparently he's very smart and if you're capable of hearing the slight nuances, he can provide a very detailed explanation. When saying "I am Groot!".
** In ''Rocket Raccoon #5'', Groot tells a story, making up the bulk of the comic, in which ''all'' forms of verbal and written communication are restricted to "I am Groot".
** Note that this is {{Flanderization}}. Before ''Annihilation: Conquest'', Groot was incredibly verbose (think a ''slightly'' nicer Doctor Doom in tree-form). Starting with ''Conquest'', his vocabulary started dumbing down, until by the time of ''The Thanos Imperative'', "I am Groot" was all he could say. In the run-up to ''ComicBook/InfinityWars2018'', he regains his former verbosity.
** Inverted in the opening of ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', where Groot speaks normally, but everyone else has a case of the "I am Groots".
* In the original French version of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and the Great Crossing'', Obelix calls the turkeys "glubglubs". In English, he calls them "gobblers". Or "kluckkluckar" (cluck-clucks) in the Swedish translation.
* Parodied in ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'': At one point, [[HonestJohnsDealership Friendly Floyd]] sells the brothers a Yoshi phrasebook... which isn't helpful as seen in the trope image.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' has the demon Baytor, who is only capable of saying "I am Baytor!" Explained through the infernal hierarchy: those at the top are capable of full speech, those below them have to take up quirks like rhyming (such as Etrigan), and those below them are even more limited in speech, to the point that the lowest can't speak at all.
* One ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' story is about aliens called Varks, that only say "Vark!"

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* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'': Anyone who eats the flesh of another human being within the Canadian border turns into a being which can only scream "Wendigo" while battling.
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''ComicBook/XMen'': Rover, the heroic Sentinel in the ''ComicBook/XMen'' storyline "Here Comes Tomorrow" only says the word "Destroy!" [[ABoyAndHisX Tom Skylark]] understands him perfectly. Rover also has a couple of appearances in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'', including an entire episode revolving around his relationship with Marrow, who spends most of her time with him trying to teach him more words...with absolutely no success.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': The tree-alien Groot is only capable of saying the phrase "I am Groot!" (and occasionally very simple sentences like "Groot am ow"). Apparently he's very smart and if you're capable of hearing the slight nuances, he can provide a very detailed explanation. When saying "I am Groot!".
** In ''Rocket Raccoon #5'', Groot tells a story, making up the bulk of the comic, in which ''all'' forms of verbal and written communication are restricted to "I am Groot".
** Note that this is {{Flanderization}}. Before ''Annihilation: Conquest'', Groot was incredibly verbose (think a ''slightly'' nicer Doctor Doom in tree-form). Starting with ''Conquest'', his vocabulary started dumbing down, until by the time of ''The Thanos Imperative'', "I am Groot" was all he could say. In the run-up to ''ComicBook/InfinityWars2018'', he regains his former verbosity.
** Inverted in the opening of ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', where Groot speaks normally, but everyone else has a case of the "I am Groots".
* In the original French version of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and the Great Crossing'', Obelix calls the turkeys "glubglubs". In English, he calls them "gobblers". Or "kluckkluckar" (cluck-clucks) in the Swedish translation.
* Parodied in ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'': At one point, [[HonestJohnsDealership Friendly Floyd]] sells the brothers a Yoshi phrasebook... which isn't helpful as seen in the trope image.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' has the demon Baytor, who is only capable of saying "I am Baytor!" Explained through the infernal hierarchy: those at the top are capable of full speech, those below them have to take up quirks like rhyming (such as Etrigan), and those below them are even more limited in speech, to the point that the lowest can't speak at all.
* One ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' story is about aliens called Varks, that only say "Vark!"
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-->'''Plankton:''' Doctor JunioRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZdididididdidididididididididididididididididi...

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-->'''Plankton:''' Doctor JunioRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZdididididdidididididididididididididididididi...[=JunioRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZdididididdidididididididididididididididididi...=]
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* ''WebVideo/AISponge Rehydrated'': Because the stream relies on AudienceParticipation for its topics, a frequent prompt is to restrict one or more characters (usually Plankton) to a single word or phrase consisting of (or ending in) an abbreviation, such as "Dr. Jr." so that it causes the characters' text-to-speech AI to bug out and produce a [[DeterioratesIntoGibberish stroke]], which can even devolve into BlackSpeech.
-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' What the hell is wrong with you, Plankton?
-->'''Plankton:''' Doctor JunioRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZdididididdidididididididididididididididididi...
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* In Zamination's animations, any ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' Crewmate that appears can only say the word "Among Us".

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* In Zamination's animations, any ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' Crewmate that appears can WebAnimation/FazbearAndFriendsZamination: The Crewmates only say the word speak saying "Among Us".Us" which by the standards of the series, it is difficult for them to translate what they say, just like the other contestants of Glass Bridge discover after seeing how the red Crewmate inadvertently commits suicide.

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* ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'':
** The fried egg alien in "Anda Bhatija" is named Bua by Samosa in the episode's English redub, the reason being the creature only says "bua".
** The bun bulls in "Bantantra Divas" make low-pitched "bun, bun, bun" sounds.

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* ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'':
** The fried egg alien in "Anda Bhatija" is named Bua by Samosa in the episode's English redub, the reason being the creature only says "bua".
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''Animation/SimpleSamosa'': The bun bulls in "Bantantra Divas" make low-pitched "bun, bun, bun" sounds.

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* ''WebVideo/TheHappyVideoGameNerd'': Nekbone the sock puppet shouts his name every few seconds.


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* ''WebVideo/StopSkeletonsFromFighting'': Nekbone the sock puppet shouts his name every few seconds.
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* ''Webcomic/DummComics'': Frog Raccoon Strawberry the Frog Spirit has a pet Creator/GilbertGottfried who only says "Gilbert".

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* ''Webcomic/DummComics'': ''Platform/DummComics'': Frog Raccoon Strawberry the Frog Spirit has a pet Creator/GilbertGottfried who only says "Gilbert".

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* Zakennas in ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' suffer from this, as do [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Uzainas,]] [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Kowainas, Hoshinas]], [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Negatones]], [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure Akanbes]], [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Saiarks]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Zetzuborgs]], [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure Yokubarus]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Oshimaidas]], [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Nottorigas]], [[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Megabyogens]], and [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Yaraneedas]]. There are some exceptions:

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* Zakennas in ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' suffer from this, as do [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Uzainas,]] Uzainas]], [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Kowainas, Hoshinas]], [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Negatones]], [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure Akanbes]], [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Saiarks]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Zetzuborgs]], [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure Yokubarus]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Oshimaidas]], [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Nottorigas]], [[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Megabyogens]], and [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Yaraneedas]]. There are some exceptions:



* All of the "Puchidols" in ''[[Manga/PetitIdolmaster Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster]]''.

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* %%* All of the "Puchidols" in ''[[Manga/PetitIdolmaster Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster]]''.



* Cosmo of ''Manga/ChainsawMan'' can only say "Halloween!", and anyone she touches is also reduced to that single word of vocabulary. [[spoiler:An encounter with [[ArcVillain Santa Claus]] shows exactly how this works: Cosmo actually possesses the sum knowledge of everything in the universe, and anyone she touches is automatically transported into her mind library, where their brain is overloaded with said knowledge so that it breaks their brains to the point that all they can think of or say is "Halloween!". It also shows that her thoughts are [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue quite verbose]].]]

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* Cosmo of ''Manga/ChainsawMan'' can only say "Halloween!", and anyone she touches is also reduced to that single word of vocabulary. [[spoiler:An encounter with [[ArcVillain Santa Claus]] shows exactly how this works: Cosmo actually possesses the sum knowledge of everything in the universe, and anyone she touches is automatically transported into her mind library, where their brain is overloaded with said knowledge so that it breaks their brains to the point that all they can think of or say is "Halloween!". "Halloween!" It also shows that her thoughts are [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue quite verbose]].]]



* Parodied in ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures: At one point, [[HonestJohnsDealership Friendly Floyd]] sells the brothers a Yoshi phrasebook... which isn't helpful as seen in the trope image.

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* Parodied in ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures: ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'': At one point, [[HonestJohnsDealership Friendly Floyd]] sells the brothers a Yoshi phrasebook... which isn't helpful as seen in the trope image.



* Kunyun in [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14128423/13/Crazy-Trouble-with-Love-part-10 Crazy Trouble with Love part 10]] is explicitly stated to only be able to say her name and her attraction to Chopper, who she thinks is a [[{{Animorphism}} Gifter]] is largely because he can understand her when no one else can.

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* Kunyun in [[https://www.''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14128423/13/Crazy-Trouble-with-Love-part-10 Crazy Trouble with Love part 10]] 10]]'' is explicitly stated to only be able to say her name and her attraction to Chopper, who she thinks is a [[{{Animorphism}} Gifter]] is largely because he can understand her when no one else can.



* John Malkovich, [[MindScrew all of them]], in that one scene of ''Film/BeingJohnMalkovich''.

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* %%* John Malkovich, [[MindScrew all of them]], in that one scene of ''Film/BeingJohnMalkovich''.



* The "Dinks" in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''.
* Toukie-Toukie Bird in ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle''
* '''Franchise/{{Godzilla}} MO-GUE-RA!'''
* Ruh the black tiger in ''Film/TheBeastmaster''.

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* %%* The "Dinks" in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''.
* %%* Toukie-Toukie Bird in ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle''
* %%* '''Franchise/{{Godzilla}} MO-GUE-RA!'''
* %%* Ruh the black tiger in ''Film/TheBeastmaster''.



* [[SnakeTalk Asmodeusssss and Balisssss]] in the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' booksssss.

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* %%* [[SnakeTalk Asmodeusssss and Balisssss]] in the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' booksssss.



* ''Literature/WheresWally'' (or ''Where's Waldo'' if you prefer) has Woof the dog.

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* %%* ''Literature/WheresWally'' (or ''Where's Waldo'' if you prefer) has Woof the dog.



* Binyah Binyah Polliwog from ''Series/GullahGullahIsland''.

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* %%* Binyah Binyah Polliwog from ''Series/GullahGullahIsland''.



--> '''Yoshi:''' "Yoshi! Yoshi! (We'll win by working together!)"

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--> ---> '''Yoshi:''' "Yoshi! Yoshi! (We'll win by working together!)"



* ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has the "Gary" clones from Vault 108: "GARRRRRY!" "Gary?" "Evening, Gary." "Haha! GARRRRY!"

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* ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has the ''VideoGame/Fallout3'':
** The
"Gary" clones from Vault 108: "GARRRRRY!" "Gary?" "Evening, Gary." "Haha! GARRRRY!"



* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'': "Bugaboo! Bug! Bug! Boo! [[CharacterDevelopment Jimenez!]]" And in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', Yaso Magatsuhi.

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* %%* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'': "Bugaboo! Bug! Bug! Boo! [[CharacterDevelopment Jimenez!]]" And in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', Yaso Magatsuhi.



* In the ''VideoGame/XMen'' arcade game, Wendigo comes off like this due to his voice clips consisting only of him yelling his name.

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* In the ''VideoGame/XMen'' arcade game, ''VideoGame/XMen1992'', Wendigo comes off like this due to his voice clips consisting only of him yelling his name.



* In [[WebAnimation/AwesomeSeries PokeAwesome]], Venusaur is able to speak perfect English, but whenever he does he corrects himself with "I mean, Venusaur" in a parody of this trope. Pikachu sticks to the trope (though with a helping of LarynxDissonance) up until he [[MinorInjuryOverreaction gets hit in the knee]], at which point he drops [[ClusterFBomb it]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech completely]].
* ''WebAnimation/TheDota2Reporter'': Dazzle and Nyx Assassin are portrayed with this, [[RuleOfFunny to comical effect]].

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* In [[WebAnimation/AwesomeSeries PokeAwesome]], ''[[WebAnimation/AwesomeSeries PokeAwesome]]'', Venusaur is able to speak perfect English, but whenever he does he corrects himself with "I mean, Venusaur" in a parody of this trope. Pikachu sticks to the trope (though with a helping of LarynxDissonance) up until he [[MinorInjuryOverreaction gets hit in the knee]], at which point he drops [[ClusterFBomb it]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech completely]].
* %%* ''WebAnimation/TheDota2Reporter'': Dazzle and Nyx Assassin are portrayed with this, [[RuleOfFunny to comical effect]].



* ''Anime News Nina'' [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anime-news-nina/2009-08-12 pokes fun at this trope.]]
* Derf from ''Webcomic/{{Lint}}'' speaks like this initially as a result of a curse.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0415.html The TeeVo.]]

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* %%* ''Anime News Nina'' [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anime-news-nina/2009-08-12 pokes fun at this trope.]]
* %%* Derf from ''Webcomic/{{Lint}}'' speaks like this initially as a result of a curse.
* %%* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0415.html The TeeVo.]]



* Robert Kirkman in ''The Gutters.''

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* %%* Robert Kirkman in ''The Gutters.''



* Thock in ''Webcomic/SupernormalStep'' as [[http://supernormalstep.com/134/ seen here]], [[http://supernormalstep.com/139/ and here]], [[http://supernormalstep.com/328/ and here]]. He's become a bit of a fan favorite.

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* %%* Thock in ''Webcomic/SupernormalStep'' as [[http://supernormalstep.com/134/ seen here]], [[http://supernormalstep.com/139/ and here]], [[http://supernormalstep.com/328/ and here]]. He's become a bit of a fan favorite.



* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd: "Shit Pickle"

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* %%* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd: "Shit Pickle"



* This trope is actually ''averted'' in Box of Danger's ''WebVideo/PokemonTheAbridgedSeries'', though Ash [[TooDumbToLive takes a while]] to realize that.

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* %%* This trope is actually ''averted'' in Box of Danger's ''WebVideo/PokemonTheAbridgedSeries'', though Ash [[TooDumbToLive takes a while]] to realize that.



'''Pikachu:''' ''(whispering)'' Just say the line, Earl, or you'll [[WeWillHaveEuthanasiaInTheFuture get the gas!]]\\

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'''Pikachu:''' ''(whispering)'' ''[whispering]'' Just say the line, Earl, or you'll [[WeWillHaveEuthanasiaInTheFuture get the gas!]]\\



-->"Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave..."

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-->"Tidal --->"Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave... Tidal Wave..."



** Another episode featured two noodle-y like characters named Chips and Ice Cream that did this.
* Bleep in ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats in Outer Space''.

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** %%** Another episode featured two noodle-y like characters named Chips and Ice Cream that did this.
* %%* Bleep in ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats in Outer Space''.



* Kuma (the TeamPet) did this in the first episode of [=DiC=]'s ''WesternAnimation/PolePosition'' series but was dropped beginning with the next episode.

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* %%* Kuma (the TeamPet) did this in the first episode of [=DiC=]'s ''WesternAnimation/PolePosition'' series but was dropped beginning with the next episode.
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* The first segment of the Firefly Funhouse Match during ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 36'' involves Wrestling/JohnCena's ''[=SmackDown=]'' debut from 2002. 2002 Cena is unable to say anything other than "[[Wrestling/RuthlessAggressionEra Ruthless Aggression]]!"
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* ''WebAnimation/GridironHeights'': Anthony Richardson's shtick is just yelling his voice excitedly, made even more hilarious by the fact that he's doing this with the series' trademark rookie QB baby voice.

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* ''WebAnimation/GridironHeights'': Anthony Richardson's shtick is just yelling his voice name excitedly, made even more hilarious by the fact that he's doing this with the series' trademark rookie QB baby voice. voice until the season 8 finale
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* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Mironins}}'' mostly consists of "miro" and "miron", though they also call each other by name.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Mironins}}'' dialogue mostly consists of "miro" and "miron", though they also call each other by name.

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