History Main / WheresTheFunInThat

->"You can be a goodie-two-shoes until the end of your days,\\
You can listen to them say "Crime never pays"!\\
You can follow every law and fear [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} the Big Bad Bat]],\\
But why would you want to-Ah!\\
[[InvokedTrope Where's the fun in that?]]"
-->--SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker's VillainSong in ''Emperor Joker'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''

Where's the fun in that?"

A StockPhrase, that can be related to RuleOfFunny, RuleOfFun. A common response to the question "WhyDontYaJustShootHim"

* ''[[Film/ThirtyDaysOfNight 30 Days of Night]]''

* In {{Smallville}} season 2 episode ''Rush'':

* ''[[LawAndOrderCriminalIntent Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' episode "The Unblinking Eye"

* ''FamilyGuy'':

* ''Film/{{Godzilla}}'' (1998)

-->'''[[NancyCartwright Audrey Timmonds]]:''' If he's the first of his kind, how can he be pregnant? Doesn't he need a mate?

* ''[[ThirtyDaysOfNight 30 Days of Night]]''

* ''{{Godzilla}}'' (1998)

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has Nanase using [[ http://egscomics.com/?date=2003-05-07 Fairy avatar]] spell to chat with her friends.

* ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' "Mosquito Hunters" sketch.

* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Squire of Gothos". Kirk asked his captor, "Where's the sport?" in simply hanging him, as he had planned. Instead, Kirk talked his captor into [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame staging a "royal hunt"]]. This bought Kirk enough time for a {{deus ex machina}} rescue.

* ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''

* ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Batman: The Brave and The Bold]]'': The Joker has a song and dance number revolving around this phrase, after Harley asks him if he's going to unmask Batman.

* In the ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Squire of Gothos". Kirk asked his captor, "Where's the sport?" in simply hanging him, as he had planned. Instead, Kirk talked his captor into [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame staging a "royal hunt"]]. This bought Kirk enough time for a {{deus ex machina}} rescue.

* ''TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen''

* Discord of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has this to say about making sense:

--> Ratchet: "Why didn't you just use the EMP?"
--> Prowl: "Where's the fun in that?"

--> ''Shaggy'': Can you give us a straight answer?
--> ''Mr. E'': Where's the fun in that?

* ''GhostBusters'' (2009)

* ''[=~Monty Python's Flying Circus~=]'' "Mosquito Hunters" sketch.

* In the WhatIf episode of ''{{Ben 10}}'' where Gwen was the one the [[ClingyMacGuffin Omnitrix]] attached itself to, [[BigBad Vilgax]] has her restrained and selects from a range of sharp-looking tools to forcibly remove it from her.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Batman: The Brave and The Bold]]'': The Joker has a song and dance number revolving around this phrase, in reference to being good.

* ''TransformersBeastWars'' episode "Beast Wars: Part 1"

* ''[=~Batman: The Brave and The Bold~=]'': The Joker has a song and dance number revolving around this phrase, in reference to being good.

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A StockPhrase, that can be related to RuleOfFunny, RuleOfFun, and WhyDontYaJustShootHim.

When it is used, there would typically be a much easier and more straightforward way for something that the characters are trying to achieve. The person uttering the phrase, though, isn't doing it for the result, but the joy of it. The one asking usually would rather just get it over with.

A minor variant is, "Where's the sport in that?"

See also ItAmusedMe.
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!Examples

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''[[ThirtyDaysOfNight 30 Days of Night]]''
-->'''Denise:''' Neither of you are getting me alone. Neither!
-->'''Aaron:''' Ah! We share, right? None of us have to be greedy.
-->'''Gabe:''' Yeah, come on. We'll be good.
-->'''Aaron:''' Oh, you will? Where's the fun in that?
* ''{{Godzilla}}'' (1998)
-->'''[[NancyCartwright Audrey Timmonds]]:''' If he's the first of his kind, how can he be pregnant? Doesn't he need a mate?
-->'''Dr. Niko Tatopoulus:''' Not if he reproduces asexually.
-->'''Audrey Timmonds:''' Where's the fun in that?
* ''Mr. Nanny''
-->'''Sean Armstrong:''' [Corinne hits him with a frying pan] What'd you do that for?
-->'''Corinne:''' For making a mess, Porky!
-->'''Sean Armstrong:''' You could've asked me to clean it up.
-->'''Corinne:''' Sure, but where's the fun in that?
* ''TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen''
-->'''Baron Munchausen:''' What's this?
-->'''Vulcan:''' Oh, this is our prototype. RX, uh, Intercontinental, radar-sneaky, multi-warheaded nuclear missile.
-->'''Baron Munchausen:''' Ah! What does it do?
-->'''Vulcan:''' Do? Kills the enemy. [snip] Well, you see, the advantage is you don't have to see one single one of them die. You just sit comfortably thousands of miles away from the battlefield and simply press the button.
-->'''Berthold:''' Well, where's the fun in that?

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''{{Chuck}}'' episode "Chuck vs. First Class"
-->'''Chuck Bartowski:''' The review's about me? Shouldn't Shaw be asking me about me?
-->'''John Casey:''' Where's the fun in that?
* ''DoctorWho'' episode "Flesh and Stone"
-->'''The Doctor:''' Can I trust you, River Song?
-->'''River Song:''' If you like. But where's the fun in that?
* ''[[LawAndOrderCriminalIntent Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' episode "The Unblinking Eye"
-->'''Detective Alexandra Eames:''' [while observing a suspect in the interrogation room] She could confess, but where's the fun in that?
* ''[=~Monty Python's Flying Circus~=]'' "Mosquito Hunters" sketch.
-->'''Hank:''' Well, I follow the moth in the helicopter to lure it away from the flowers, and then Roy comes along in the Lockheed Starfighter and attacks it with air-to-air missiles.
-->'''Roy:''' A lot of people have asked us why we don't use fly spray. Well, where's the sport in that?
* In the ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Squire of Gothos". Kirk asked his captor, "Where's the sport?" in simply hanging him, as he had planned. Instead, Kirk talked his captor into [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame staging a "royal hunt"]]. This bought Kirk enough time for a {{deus ex machina}} rescue.

[[AC:StandUpComedy]]
* ''RobinWilliams: Live on Broadway'' (2002)
-->Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court banned the execution of retarded people. People in Texas are going, "Shit, where's the fun in that?"

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''GhostBusters'' (2009)
-->'''Winston Zeddemore:''' Just once, I wouldn't mind running with these other fools ''away'' from the trouble.
-->'''Dr. Peter Venkman:''' Where's the fun in that?

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''TransformersBeastWars" episode "Beast Wars: Part 1"
-->'''Dinobot:''' Their defence shields are down! Destroy them!
-->'''Megatron:''' Now where's the fun in that?
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When it is used, there would typically be a much easier and straightforward way for something that the characters are trying to achieve. The person uttering the phrase though isn't doing it for the result, but the joy of it. The one asking usually would rather just get it over with.

A minor variant is "Where's the sport in that?"

->Denise: Neither of you are getting me alone. Neither!
->Aaron: Ah! We share, right? None of us have to be greedy.
->Gabe: Yeah, come on. We'll be good.
->Aaron: Oh, you will? Where's the fun in that?

->Audrey Timmonds: If he's the first of his kind, how can he be pregnant? Doesn't he need a mate?
->Dr. Niko Tatopoulus: Not if he reproduces asexually.
->Audrey Timmonds: Where's the fun in that?

->Sean Armstrong: [Corinne hits him with a frying pan] What'd you do that for?
->Corinne: For making a mess, Porky!
->Sean Armstrong: You could've asked me to clean it up.
->Corinne: Sure, but where's the fun in that?

->Baron Munchausen: What's this?
->Vulcan: Oh, this is our prototype. RX, uh, Intercontinental, radar-sneaky, multi-warheaded nuclear missile.
->Baron Munchausen: Ah! What does it do?
->Vulcan: Do? Kills the enemy. [snip] Well, you see, the advantage is you don't have to see one single one of them die. You just sit comfortably thousands of miles away from the battlefield and simply press the button.
->Berthold: Well, where's the fun in that?

* ''{{Chuck}}'' episode "Chuck vs First Class"
->Chuck Bartowski: The review's about me? Shouldn't Shaw be asking me about me?
->John Casey: Where's the fun in that?

->The Doctor: Can I trust you, River Song?
->River Song: If you like. But where's the fun in that?

->Detective Alexandra Eames: [while observing a suspect in the interrogation room] She could confess, but where's the fun in that?
* ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' "Mosquito Hunters" sketch.
->Hank: Well, I follow the moth in the helicopter to lure it away from the flowers, and then Roy comes along in the Lockheed Starfighter and attacks it with air-to-air missiles.
->Roy: A lot of people have asked us why we don't use fly spray. Well, where's the sport in that?
* In the ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Squire of Gothos". Kirk asked his captor, "Where's the sport?" in simply hanging him, as he had planned. Instead, Kirk talked his captor into [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame staging a "royal hunt."]] This bought Kirk enough time for a {{deus ex machina}} rescue.

[[AC:StandupComedy]]
* ''Robin Williams: Live on Broadway'' (2002)
->Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court banned the execution of retarded people. People in Texas are going, "Shit, where's the fun in that?"

->Winston Zeddemore: Just once, I wouldn't mind running with these other fools ''away'' from the trouble.
->Dr. Peter Venkman: Where's the fun in that?

->Dinobot: Their defence shields are down! Destroy them!
->Megatron: Now where's the fun in that?

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' "Mosquito Hunters" sketch.
->Hank: Well, I follow the moth in the helicopter to lure it away from the flowers, and then Roy comes along in the Lockheed Starfighter and attacks it with air-to-air missiles.
->Roy: A lot of people have asked us why we don't use fly spray. Well, where's the sport in that?
* In the ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Squire of Gothos". Kirk asked his captor, "Where's the sport?" in simply hanging him, as he had planned. Instead, Kirk talked his captor into [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame staging a "royal hunt."]] This bought Kirk enough time for a {{deus ex machina}} rescue.