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** In "Game Glitches", the Nerd is distracted by [[ScrewySquirrel the Glitch Gremlin]] messing up Rocky Balboa (Bug-Eyed Balboa) and Spider Rico (Spider Rico with no jaw) on the ''{{Rocky}}'' [=PS2=] game:
-->'''AVGN:''' They're like zombies! What is this, "Rocky: The Undead Edition"? You are really one sick fuck, you know that?
** In the Pong episode:

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** In "Game Glitches", the Nerd is distracted by [[ScrewySquirrel the Glitch Gremlin]] messing up Rocky Balboa (Bug-Eyed Balboa) and Spider Rico (Spider Rico with no jaw) on the ''{{Rocky}}'' ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' [=PS2=] game:
-->'''AVGN:''' --->'''AVGN:''' They're like zombies! What is this, "Rocky: The Undead Edition"? You are really one sick fuck, you know that?
** In the Pong ''Pong'' episode:
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* The film HolidayInn makes use of it:

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* The film HolidayInn ''Film/HolidayInn'' makes use of it:



-->'''Garfield:''' What is this, ''FearFactor''?

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-->'''Garfield:''' What is this, ''FearFactor''?''Series/FearFactor''?



* ''TheAquabatsSuperShow'', episode "[=ManAnt=]!", after Jimmy the Robot fires a buttermint at the MC Bat Commander:

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* ''TheAquabatsSuperShow'', ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'', episode "[=ManAnt=]!", after Jimmy the Robot fires a buttermint at the MC Bat Commander:
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-->'''Evan''': What is this? A picnic?\\
-->'''Giorgio''': At least it won't be boring.\\

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-->'''Evan''': What is this? A picnic?\\
picnic?
-->'''Giorgio''': At least it won't be boring.\\
boring.
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-->'''Giorgio''': At least it won't be boring.

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-->'''Giorgio''': At least it won't be boring.
boring.\\
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* This exchange in ''[[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Time Crisis 4]]'':
-->'''Evan''': What is this? A picnic?\\
-->'''Giorgio''': At least it won't be boring.
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* "What is this? Communist Russia" is Daffy Duck's standard response whenever he is asked for an innocuous piece of information in ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow''.

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* "What is this? Communist Russia" Russia?" is Daffy Duck's standard response whenever he is asked for an innocuous piece of information in ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow''.
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* "What is this? Communist Russia" is Daffy Duck's standard response whenever he is asked for an innocuous piece of information in ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow''.
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* In one "Bullseye" page of ''Entertainment Weekly'' Issue #1248 (March 1, 2013): "''Series/DowntonAbbey'' adds to its body count. What is this, a ''Film/{{Saw}}'' movie?"

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* In one "Bullseye" page of ''Entertainment Weekly'' Issue #1248 (March 1, 2013): "''Series/DowntonAbbey'' adds to its body count. What is this, a ''Film/{{Saw}}'' ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' movie?"
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* In an episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'', when Morgan discovers a secret bunker in the middle of a desert:

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* In an episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'', when the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, "Sheltered", Morgan discovers a secret bunker in the middle of a desert:
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->'''[=Zoolander=]:''' What is this, a center for ants? How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read... if they can't even fit inside the building?

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->'''[=Zoolander=]:''' What is this, {{this| is what the building will look like}}, a center for ants? How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read... if they can't even fit inside the building?
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* ''DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' episode "Sappy Birthday" when Muttley and Zilly remain where they are after Dastardly's attack command:
-->'''Dastardly:''' What are you two waiting for? Engraved invitations?
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* ''[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolate Factory]]'' has two examples:

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* ''[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolate Factory]]'' ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'' has two examples:

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* [[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory]]. During the creepy boat ride.
-->'''Violet:''' What is this, a freak-out!?

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* [[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Willy Wonka And The ''[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolate Factory]]'' has two examples:
** As the group makes its way through a variety of optical illusion-based corridors to get to the
Chocolate Factory]]. Room, Mr. Salt asks "What is this, Wonka, some kind of funhouse?" Mr. Wonka replies, "Why, having fun?"
**
During the creepy boat ride.
-->'''Violet:''' What
ride, Violet asks "What is this, a freak-out!?freak-out!?"
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-->-- ''{{Zoolander}}''

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-->-- ''{{Zoolander}}''
''Film/{{Zoolander}}''
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--->'''[[TheSmartGuy Grant]]:''' Okay, but instead of a bathtub, we should do a ''toilet''! You know, like how you used to throw cherry bombs down the toilet in high school.\\

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--->'''[[TheSmartGuy -->'''[[TheSmartGuy Grant]]:''' Okay, but instead of a bathtub, we should do a ''toilet''! You know, like how you used to throw cherry bombs down the toilet in high school.\\

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* On ''Series/MythBusters'', just before a test regarding [[StuffBlowingUp alkali metals in a water-filled bathtub]]:
--->'''[[TheSmartGuy Grant]]:''' Okay, but instead of a bathtub, we should do a ''toilet''! You know, like how you used to throw cherry bombs down the toilet in high school.\\
'''[[TheBigGuy Tory]]:''' Yeah, well, I wouldn't know anything about that; I was too busy studying chemistry.\\
({{beat}})\\
'''Kari:''' ...What is this? [[OutOfCharacterMoment Opposite land?]]
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* DangerMouse and Penfold are captured by an alien craft in "Close Encounters Of The Absurd Kind," and DM thinks it's Greenback's craft. He also thinks the alien leader Dr. Zok is Greenback in disguise. As he's being assimilated in front of Dr. Zok's class:

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* DangerMouse WesternAnimation/DangerMouse and Penfold are captured by an alien craft in "Close Encounters Of The Absurd Kind," and DM thinks it's Greenback's craft. He also thinks the alien leader Dr. Zok is Greenback in disguise. As he's being assimilated in front of Dr. Zok's class:
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Not to be confused with the outraged "WHAT IS THIS!?!?" usually expresed by medieval heroes or the biggest of bads - very often followed by a resounding OhCrap.

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Not to be confused with the outraged "WHAT IS THIS!?!?" usually expresed by medieval heroes or the biggest of bads - very often followed by a resounding OhCrap.
OhCrap. A close relative of IfIWantedXIWouldY.

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* From ''Blog/OccupyRichieRich'':
--> [[http://occupyrichierich.tumblr.com/post/43346852756/what-is-this-the-goddamn-flintstones "what is this]], the goddamn [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones flintstones?]]"



* In one episode of ''FetchWithRuffRuffman'', Ruff does this when he sees Chet pasting an underwater wallpaper on the studio wall:

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* In one episode of ''FetchWithRuffRuffman'', ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'', Ruff does this when he sees Chet pasting an underwater wallpaper on the studio wall:



-->'''Brian:''' Look I'm not going to make you anything else, so just eat it, OK?

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-->'''Brian:''' Look Look, I'm not going to make you anything else, so just eat it, OK?
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* DangerMouse and Penfold are captured by an alien craft in "Close Encounters Of The Absurd Kind," and DM thinks it's Greenback's craft. he also thinks the alien leader Dr. Zok is Greenback in disguise. As he's being assimilated in front of Dr. Zok's class:

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* DangerMouse and Penfold are captured by an alien craft in "Close Encounters Of The Absurd Kind," and DM thinks it's Greenback's craft. he He also thinks the alien leader Dr. Zok is Greenback in disguise. As he's being assimilated in front of Dr. Zok's class:
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* The Streamline dub of ''TheCastleOfCagliostro'' gives us the following when Jodo's assassins open up the door to Lupin and Jigen's rented cabin:
-->'''Lupin:''' Hey, what is this, a tour group from hell?

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* The Streamline dub of ''TheCastleOfCagliostro'' ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' gives us the following when Jodo's assassins open up the door to Lupin and Jigen's rented cabin:
cabin:
-->'''Lupin:''' Hey, what is this, a tour group from hell?
hell?

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*** Also, in the Nerd's and WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's collaboration review of the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour'', when they see the Shredder crashing the turtles' party:
---->'''AVGN:''' OH, MY GOD, THAT IS THE '''''WORST''''' SHREDDER I'VE EVER SEEN! What is it, fucking Series/IronChef Shredder?
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* In ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', Mario is cursed to wear BrownNote clothes that send Bowser bounding about. His response?
--> "What is Bowser, a ball?"
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-->'''Garfield:''' What is this, ''Series/FearFactor''?

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-->'''Garfield:''' What is this, ''Series/FearFactor''?''FearFactor''?
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-->'''Morgan:''' What is this, ''Series/{{Lost}}''.

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-->'''Morgan:''' What is this, ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
''Series/{{Lost}}''?

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* From [[Film/{{Garfield}} Garfield: A Tale Of Two Kitties]], after Garfield is served a [[{{Foreign Queasine}} Carlyle Log]]:
-->'''Garfield:''' What is this, {{Fear Factor}}?

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* From [[Film/{{Garfield}} Garfield: A Tale Of Two Kitties]], after Garfield is served a [[{{Foreign Queasine}} [[ForeignQueasine Carlyle Log]]:
-->'''Garfield:''' What is this, {{Fear Factor}}?''Series/FearFactor''?




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* In an episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'', when Morgan discovers a secret bunker in the middle of a desert:
-->'''Morgan:''' What is this, ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
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-->'''Will:''' WHAT IS THIS? THE !#@*$!! WALTONS!?

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-->'''Will:''' WHAT IS THIS? [[Series/TheWaltons THE !#@*$!! WALTONS!?
WALTONS!?]]
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. This StockPhrase is usually said in exasperation or annoyance to highlight an unlikely, unusual, nonsensical, or out of character moment. It is most often said by the PluckyComicRelief or the DeadpanSnarker.

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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. This StockPhrase is usually said in exasperation or annoyance to highlight an unlikely, unusual, nonsensical, or out of character moment. It is most often said by the PluckyComicRelief or the DeadpanSnarker.

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