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* Played with in ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'', when adressing a group of baddies in a cutscene.
-->'''[[BadassNormal Sam]]:''' We can do this the hard way, or my way. [[PreAsskickingOneLiner They're basically the same thing.]]



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* Played with in ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'', when adressing a group of baddies in a cutscene.
-->'''[[BadassNormal Sam]]:''' We can do this the hard way, or my way. [[PreAsskickingOneLiner They're basically the same thing.]][[/folder]]



* ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel'' says this to rogue panda One Ton, who's just eaten a clove of garlic. "One Ton choose... HAAAAAAARD!"

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* ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel'' ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': In "Armory", Batman tells Armory, "You're going to jail. Easy or hard, it's up to you. Here's a tip... hard isn't fun."
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': As {{ComicBook/Zatanna}} (with her unique way of casting spells)
says to supervillain Abra Kadabra:
-->'''Zatanna''': Surrender, Abra. Don't make me say it backwards.
* The [[MemeticMolester Booty Warrior]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', who is inspired by [[https://youtu.be/n9WClv4U5B8?t=95 an actual prisoner]] who used
this to rogue panda One Ton, who's very phrase.
-->'''Booty Warrior:''' If I see a man I like, I tell him [[CharacterCatchphrase like this]]: "I like you, and I want you. Now we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. [[BlackComedyRape The choice is yours]]."
* Lampooned on ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'' during the fight between [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] and Creator/ErnestHemingway:
-->'''Hemingway:''' Okay, son, there are only two ways this can end. The easy way, or the '''[[{{Pun}} Hemingway]]'''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' episode where he confronts the guy who stole his blanket he says something along the lines of "We can do this the hard way or the... [[TheDitz other way that's even harder]],
just eaten a clove of garlic. "One Ton choose... HAAAAAAARD!"step back 'cuz I'm gonna hurt you man."



* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
-->'''[=SpongeBob:=]''' Now Gary, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. Or the medium way. [[ParodiedTrope Or the semi-medium-easy-hard way]]. Or the sort of hard with a touch of awkward-easy-difficult-challenging way.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Optimus gives the speech to a speeding motorist... who turns out to be another Transformer, specifically [[PsychoForHire Lockdown]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015'' gives us this line from Bulkhead:
--->'''Bulkhead:''' Howdy Con. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. PLEASE choose the hard way.



* Done in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' when Rainbow Dash is unable to coax Pinkie Pie into going to Sweet Apple Acres with her. She ends up dragging Pinkie across town ''by the tail.''
--> '''Rainbow Dash:''' Oh you wanna do this the hard way?! We'll do this the hard way!
* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD''.
--> '''Agent Clappers''': We can do this the easy way or--
--> '''Thester''': [[AnythingButThat Not the easy way! No! I'll tell you everything!]]



* ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel'' says this to rogue panda One Ton, who's just eaten a clove of garlic. "One Ton choose... HAAAAAAARD!"
* On ''WesternAnimation/SheriffCalliesWildWest'', Sheriff Callie offers the bandits in "Train Bandits" the choice of the easy way or the hard way; they can either just give back what they stole or she can take it back. Peck LampShades the fact that they of course choose the hard way.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
-->'''[=SpongeBob:=]''' Now Gary, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. Or the medium way. [[ParodiedTrope Or the semi-medium-easy-hard way]]. Or the sort of hard with a touch of awkward-easy-difficult-challenging way.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' episode "On the Job", Buff Frog threatens to torture a rat-creature.
-->'''Buff Frog:''' We will do this the easy way ''and'' the hard way. Easy for me and hard for you.
* In 2012 ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2012}}'':
-->'''Raphael:''' We can do this the easy way, or how I like it: the hard way.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Optimus gives the speech to a speeding motorist... who turns out to be another Transformer, specifically [[PsychoForHire Lockdown]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015'' gives us this line from Bulkhead:
--->'''Bulkhead:''' Howdy Con. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. PLEASE choose the hard way.



* The [[MemeticMolester Booty Warrior]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', who is inspired by [[https://youtu.be/n9WClv4U5B8?t=95 an actual prisoner]] who used this very phrase.
-->'''Booty Warrior:''' If I see a man I like, I tell him [[CharacterCatchphrase like this]]: "I like you, and I want you. Now we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. [[BlackComedyRape The choice is yours]]."
* In the ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' episode where he confronts the guy who stole his blanket he says something along the lines of "We can do this the hard way or the... [[TheDitz other way that's even harder]], just step back 'cuz I'm gonna hurt you man."
* Done in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' when Rainbow Dash is unable to coax Pinkie Pie into going to Sweet Apple Acres with her. She ends up dragging Pinkie across town ''by the tail.''
--> '''Rainbow Dash:''' Oh you wanna do this the hard way?! We'll do this the hard way!
* In 2012 ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2012}}'':
-->'''Raphael:''' We can do this the easy way, or how I like it: the hard way.
* On ''WesternAnimation/SheriffCalliesWildWest'', Sheriff Callie offers the bandits in "Train Bandits" the choice of the easy way or the hard way; they can either just give back what they stole or she can take it back. Peck LampShades the fact that they of course choose the hard way.
* Lampooned on ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'' during the fight between [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] and Creator/ErnestHemingway:
-->'''Hemingway:''' Okay, son, there are only two ways this can end. The easy way, or the '''[[{{Pun}} Hemingway]]'''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' episode "On the Job", Buff Frog threatens to torture a rat-creature.
-->'''Buff Frog:''' We will do this the easy way ''and'' the hard way. Easy for me and hard for you.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': In "Armory", Batman tells Armory, "You're going to jail. Easy or hard, it's up to you. Here's a tip... hard isn't fun."
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': As {{ComicBook/Zatanna}} (with her unique way of casting spells) says to supervillain Abra Kadabra:
-->'''Zatanna''': Surrender, Abra. Don't make me say it backwards.



* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD''.
--> '''Agent Clappers''': We can do this the easy way or--
--> '''Thester''': [[AnythingButThat Not the easy way! No! I'll tell you everything!]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', when fighting with Woody on the conveyor belt, the second Woody is knocked onto his back, Stinky Pete ''promptly'' reopens the tear on Woody's arm, and delivers the following ultimatum:
-->'''Stinky Pete''': [[RageBreakingPoint Your choice, Woody.]] [[ToThePain You can go to Japan together, or in pieces.]] ''[[ToThePain If [Al] fixed you once, he can fix you again!]]'' '''[[MortonsFork NOW GET IN THE BOX!]]'''
-->'''Woody''': [[DefiantToTheEnd NEVER!]]

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->''"Now Gary, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. \\
Or the medium way. Or the semi-medium-easy-hard way. \\
Or the sort of hard with a touch of awkward-easy-difficult-challenging way."''

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->''"Now Gary, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. \\
Or the medium way. Or the semi-medium-easy-hard way. \\
Or the sort of hard with a touch of awkward-easy-difficult-challenging way."''
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* ''Literature/VasquezPrivateEye'': [[spoiler:The killer offers Johnson this during the climactic confrontation, with the latter immediately surmising that the choice entails how much of a fight he will put up.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETXjC2uOvU This "Got Milk?" commercial.]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETXjC2uOvU [[https://youtu.be/SnNis1DAAKo?si=TCfREUe6kHPkRYqy This "Got Milk?" commercial.]]
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--> Yang: Surrender now or we'll kick your butts!
--> Yin: Or surrender now and we'll kick your butts anyway!

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--> Yang: '''Yang''': Surrender now or we'll kick your butts!
--> Yin: '''Yin''': Or surrender now and we'll kick your butts anyway!
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-->'''Beck:''' [[CatchPhrase You really don't want Option B.]]

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-->'''Beck:''' [[CatchPhrase [[CharacterCatchphrase You really don't want Option B.]]



* ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Given that the title character is a BountyHunter hunting people who are Wanted: Dead or Alive, his CatchPhrase is "I can bring you in warm...or I can bring you in cold." In a subversion, it's implied that "cold" actually refers to carbon-freezing while "warm" is being shot with a blaster.

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* ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Given that the title character is a BountyHunter hunting people who are Wanted: Dead or Alive, his CatchPhrase catchphrase is "I can bring you in warm...or I can bring you in cold." In a subversion, it's implied that "cold" actually refers to carbon-freezing while "warm" is being shot with a blaster.



-->'''Booty Warrior:''' If I see a man I like, I tell him [[CatchPhrase like this]]: "I like you, and I want you. Now we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. [[BlackComedyRape The choice is yours]]."

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-->'''Booty Warrior:''' If I see a man I like, I tell him [[CatchPhrase [[CharacterCatchphrase like this]]: "I like you, and I want you. Now we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. [[BlackComedyRape The choice is yours]]."
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-->'''Simba:''' The choise is yours, Scar. Either step down, or ''fight!''

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-->'''Simba:''' The choise choice is yours, Scar. Either step down, or ''fight!''

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* ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway:

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* ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway:''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'':


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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'':
-->'''Simba:''' The choise is yours, Scar. Either step down, or ''fight!''
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* ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway:
-->'''Spike:''' Are we going to do this the easy way, or the hard way?\\
'''Whitey:''' Oh, I think they'd do it the easy way, don't you Spike?
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* ''Film/ChainLightning''

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* ''Film/ChainLightning''''Film/ChainLightning'': Brennan, when he is essentially demanding that Willis let him test the experimental plane that Brennan is flying.

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* ''The Sign of Fear'' by Robert Ryan. Just before surgically blinding a hostage, the BigBad says, "Now, we can either do this the hard way or make it as easy, if not as painless, as possible."

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* ''The Sign of Fear'' by Robert Ryan. Just before surgically blinding a hostage, the BigBad says, "Now, we can either do this the hard way or make it as easy, if not as painless, as possible."


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* ''[[Franchise/SherlockHolmes The Sign of Fear]]'' by Robert Ryan. Just before surgically blinding a hostage, the BigBad says, "Now, we can either do this the hard way or make it as easy, if not as painless, as possible."
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* ''The Sign of Fear'' by Robert Ryan. Just before surgically blinding a hostage, the BigBad says, "Now, we can either do this the hard way or make it as easy, if not as painless, as possible."

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-->-- '''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'''

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-->-- '''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'''
'''[=SpongeBob=]''', ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E13ShanghaiedGaryTakesABath Gary Takes a Bath]]"

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* Referenced via BondOneLiner on [[http://magiccards.info/query?q=!Chandra%27s+Fury this card]] in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''.

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* Referenced via BondOneLiner on [[http://magiccards.info/query?q=!Chandra%27s+Fury this card]] [[https://scryfall.com/card/m13/124/chandras-fury]] in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''.

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