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** Flashlights of various sizes.[[labelnote:explanation]] They are the agents' iconic items that they always kept carrying and using while solving their cases. It helped to create mysterious atmosphere.[[/labelnote]]

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** Flashlights of various sizes.[[labelnote:explanation]] They are the agents' iconic items that they always kept carrying and using while solving their cases. It helped to create a mysterious atmosphere.[[/labelnote]]
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** "Time is a flat circle."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Cohle says this. Whether or not it's profound or Fauxlosophical is your choice.]]

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** "Time is a flat circle."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Cohle says this. Whether or not it's profound or Fauxlosophical is your choice.]][[/labelnote]]
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** A meme mixed with "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" by Music/{{Ylvis}}. As far as the X-Files fandom is concerned, the Fox says "Scullyyyyy!"

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** A meme mixed with "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" by Music/{{Ylvis}}. As far as the X-Files fandom is concerned, the Fox says "Scullyyyyy!""Scullyyyyy!" [[labelnote:explanation]] Mulder's first name is Fox which he consideres slightly embarrassing. Other Fox/fox puns are common as well. [[/labelnote]]

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** The truth is out there. [[labelnote:explanation]]Repeatedly said by Mulder, and it was even on one of the posters in his office. It was also the main message appearing at the end of the opening credits. Represents the constant search by many characters for what exactly is going on.[[/labelnote]]

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** The theme song. ''Wah-wah-wah-wah-WAH-wah (Deedledeedledeedle) Wah-wah-wah-wah-WAH-wah (Deedledeedee) WAH-wah-wah-wah-WAH.'' [[note]] Humming, playing, or whistling the melody indicates that something paranormal or at least something very weird is going on (somehow actually deposing the theme from ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' for the job). It's also associated with conspiracy theories about TheIlluminati, often by people parodying said theories (usually by pasting the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Providence Eye of Providence]] onto anything that's vaguely triangle-shaped and then playing the music).[[/note]]
** I want to believe. [[note]] Both the phrase itself and Mulder's UFO poster displaying it, which has spawned its own set of [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-want-to-believe online photoshops]].[[/note]]
** The truth is out there. [[labelnote:explanation]]Repeatedly said by Mulder, and it was even on one of the posters in his office. [[note]] It was also the main message appearing at the end of the opening credits. Represents the constant search by many characters for what exactly is going on.[[/labelnote]]on. Repeatedly said by Mulder. Very often quoted and referenced.[[/note]]



** I'd do it all again... except for the Flukeman. [[labelnote:explanation]]Scully confesses to Mulder she wouldn't change a thing about their partnership, except for that six-foot hybrid flukeworm monster they chased around the sewers. That was too weird, even for them.[[/labelnote]]
** ... bleeping dead alien. [[labelnote:explanation]]In "Jose Chung's From Outer Space", one of the detectives curses like a sailor, which they can't show in the Rashomon-style episode. So he apparently says "bleep" a lot. Both Mulder and Scully quote the detective in phrases ending with "bleeping dead alien".[[/labelnote]]
** The theme song. ''Wah-wah-wah-wah-WAH-wah (Deedledeedledeedle) Wah-wah-wah-wah-WAH-wah (Deedledeedee) WAH-wah-wah-wah-WAH.'' [[labelnote:explanation]]Humming, playing or whistling the melody indicates that something paranormal or at least something very weird is going on.[[/labelnote]]

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** I'd do it all again... except for AgentMulder and AgentScully. [[labelnote:explanation]]Even people who never watched the Flukeman. [[labelnote:explanation]]Scully confesses to show know them by name and the vast majority of people know that Mulder she wouldn't change is a whacky believer and a conspiracy nut, while Scully is a sceptic with scientific mind. [[/labelnote]]
** The Scully Effect. [[labelnote:explanation]] In the late nineties, there was a significant increase of women studying STEM subjects and seeking careers in such fields. This is attributed to the influence of the positive portrayal of Dana Scully, an FBI agent, a medical doctor specializing in pathology. 21st Century Fox partnered with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Their research survey of women in the USA found a correlation between women who were familiar with, or fans of ''The X-Files'' and its influence on their career choices. [[/labelnote]]
** "Jose Chung's ''From Outer Space''" helped give us the persistent refrain "ayy lmao" with a screenshot from the episode serving as the original macro template. [[note]] The phrase is used as a caption for any picture of an extra-terrestrial, ostensibly because that is the only
thing about an extra-terrestrial ever says.[[/note]]
** It was fans of the show who invented the term "{{Shipping}}", as a way of labelling the fans who wanted Mulder and Scully to get together (shippers; from the word relationship) and the ones who didn't (noromos, from "no romance"). Though the phenomenon actually predates the show.
** "Mulder, are you suggesting that..." [[labelnote:explanation]]and other variations of such, almost once per episode as Scully's reaction to Mulder's outrageous explanations regarding the paranormal stuff or wide-ranging conspiracies. And he happens to be almost always right. [[/labelnote]]
** "Mulder, it's me." / "Scully, it's me." [[labelnote:explanation]] Scully's and Mulder's way of answering on the phone or starting
their partnership, except for phone conversation. To the point that six-foot hybrid flukeworm monster it was winkingly used as Scully's introductory line in the first movie. Mulder and Scully were among the first characters on TV who were using cell phones regularly, and early designs of mobile phones became their iconic props.[[/labelnote]]
** Red speedos. [[labelnote:explanation]] In "Duane Barry", Mulder is seen doing laps at the inside swimming pool, wearing only red speedos. This tiny piece of clothing has become legendary and iconic among the show's fans. Supposedly, it was even given to the Smithsonian with other X-Files memorabilia. It became an AscendedMeme twice: When Mulder shows his FBI badge in the Simpsons episode "The Springfield Files", Mulder's has a picture of him in speedos (admittedly black ones). In the revival series' episode "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster", Mulder is seen lying in bed, wearing nothing but red speedos. [[/labelnote]]
** Flashlights of various sizes.[[labelnote:explanation]] They are the agents' iconic items that
they chased around the sewers. That was too weird, even for them.always kept carrying and using while solving their cases. It helped to create mysterious atmosphere.[[/labelnote]]
** ... bleeping dead alien. [[labelnote:explanation]]In "Jose [[labelnote:explanation]] In "[[Recap/TheXFilesS03E20JoseChungsFromOuterSpace Jose Chung's From ''From Outer Space", one of the detectives Space'']]", detective Manners curses like a sailor, which they can't show in the Rashomon-style RashomonStyle episode. So he apparently says "bleep" or "blank" a lot. Both Mulder and Scully quote the detective in phrases ending with "bleeping like "blankety-blank bleep", "blank-hole", "Yeah, that's a bleeping dead alien".alien body if I ever bleeping saw one." or "He said they just found your bleeping UFO." Popular phrase and pattern to copy. [[/labelnote]]
** Cockblocking bee. [[labelnote:explanation]] In the first movie, Mulder and Scully share a deep emotional moment and their AlmostKiss is stopped by an alien bee that was hidden in Scully's clothes. The bee is very much hated to memetic levels by Mulder/Scully shippers in the fandom.
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** The theme song. ''Wah-wah-wah-wah-WAH-wah (Deedledeedledeedle) Wah-wah-wah-wah-WAH-wah (Deedledeedee) WAH-wah-wah-wah-WAH.'' [[labelnote:explanation]]Humming, playing or whistling the melody indicates Mulder's flirty "come-on" lines to Scully. [[labelnote:explanation]] Mulder has a tendency to jokingly flirt with Scully, and his suggestive lines are very memorable. "I think it's remotely plausible that something paranormal someone might think you’re hot" after Scully's comment about Lone Gunmen or "birds do it, bees do it, even educated MD's do it" - after discovering that all the babies with a tail share the same father; or "Hey Scully, should we be picking out china patterns or what?" Said after Scully guesses Mulder's theory. Or while climbing a tree: "Hey, Scully, is this demonstration of boyish agility turning you on at least something very weird all?" [[/labelnote]]
** A meme mixed with "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" by Music/{{Ylvis}}. As far as the X-Files fandom
is going on.[[/labelnote]]concerned, the Fox says "Scullyyyyy!"

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* ''Memes/MarvelCinematicUniverse''
** ''Memes/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier''
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* ''Memes/WandaVision''



** '''Radio/GlennBeck [[GodwinsLaw has Nazi]] [[HitlerAteSugar tourettes!]]'''

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** '''Radio/GlennBeck '''Glenn Beck [[GodwinsLaw has Nazi]] [[HitlerAteSugar tourettes!]]'''



** OH CAWD!! [[labelnote:explanation]] Predator Lorne Armstrong's bizarre pronounciation of "Oh God" when confronted by Chris Hanson.[[/labelnote]]

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** OH CAWD!! [[labelnote:explanation]] Predator Lorne Armstrong's bizarre pronounciation of "Oh God" when confronted by Chris Hanson.Hansen.[[/labelnote]]


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** "That would be the cleanest, best, pleasure."[[labelnote:explanation]]Cody Green, a predator from the UsefulNotes/{{Georgia|USA}} sting, uses this as a reason for him seeking out a 13-year old. "Cleanest, best pleasure" has been used to describe superlatives for things among the TCAP community.[[/labelnote]]
** "NO RUBER"[[labelnote:explanation]]Anthony Palumbo, a predator from the UsefulNotes/NewJersey sting, uses all-caps in his chats. He misspelled "rubber". Fans have followed this format by misspelling words and writing in all-caps.[[/labelnote]]
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** "What signals Tyler? Are the signals in the room with us right now?" [[labelnote: Explanation]] At one point in the show, Tyler claims that Wednesday is giving him "signals" that she likes him, despite most of her interactions with him up to that point being no different than with anyone else. This lead to an influx of memes where fans jokingly ask what signals he is talking about and if they are in the room with them right now.[[/labelnote]]
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* ''Memes/TheOfficeUS''
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* ''Memes/OnceUponATime''



* ''Series/OnceUponATime''
** "All magic comes at a price." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common phrase from the show, especially [[MagnificentBastard Rumplestiltskin.]][[/labelnote]]
** Snow White says "Porn!"[[note]]After Snow White's actress Creator/GinniferGoodwin indirectly compared fans shipping the characters Emma and Regina from the show together to people watching porn on cable, fans took to taking any funny reaction from Snow and pairing it with any shippable or HoYay moment between Emma and Regina with it often having Snow proclaim it to be porn.[[/note]]
** Everyone is Cora. [[labelnote:explanation]] During season two, Regina's EvilMatriarch Cora disguised herself as several characters, causing viewers to treat her as ParanoiaFuel and say "X is Cora" about new characters or recurring ones doing something unusual in an episode.[[/labelnote]]
** Regina's evil cleavage. [[labelnote:explanation]] Regina takes EvilIsSexy to a whole new level with her Evil Queen outfits. Some outfits [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140205192547/storywikmaine/images/3/35/Queen_Regina.png deserve]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Dn7GZfFiws/T3JuGz_kfII/AAAAAAAACLs/FdGjRGK-IBk/s1600/ouat-evil-queens-outfits-1x17-01-02.jpg special]] [[http://www.boomtron.com/wp-content/uploads/Wicked-Witch4-e1394668712807.jpg mention]][[/labelnote]]
** Don't trust the Blue Fairy. She's shady. [[labelnote:explanation]] Blue seems to know random information, appear randomly, keep an insanely powerful magic wand handy, is strangely absent when there is a new BigBad, kept Nova and Grumpy apart, and took away Tinkerbell's wings because she tried to help someone[[/labelnote]]
** Queen Queen and Green Green. [[labelnote:explanation]] Due to the fact that [[Literature/SnowWhite The Evil Queen]] and [[Film/TheWizardOfOz The Wicked Witch of the West]] do not usually have names and the fact that this show loves [[MeaningfulName meaningful names]], the names they were given literally mean queen and green.[[/labelnote]]
** "I love pizza. Its cheesy, delicious, and doesn't lie." [[labelnote:explanation]] Henry is upset at Emma for not telling the truth about his father and responds with this statement when she asks him about the food. [[/labelnote]]
** Bagelfire [[labelnote:explanation]] Unsure origins, most likely was a typo in Baelfire. [[/labelnote]]
** '''EVERYTHING IS CAPTAIN SWAN AND NOTHING HURTS!!!''' [[labelnote:explanation]] Popular response from Emma/Hook shippers when it was revealed that the season 3 finale was going to be 2 hours long and primarily featured Emma and Hook. In addition to this, the episode was rife with ShipTease for the two ''and'' they got their RelationshipUpgrade. [[/labelnote]]
** Captain Hook's red vest of sex. [[labelnote:explanation]] Hook has a LimitedWardrobe and the only variation he has is a red vest he occasionally wears. Whenever he wears this vest he acts considerably darker, makes more innuendos, and all around starts invoking EvilIsSexy [[/labelnote]]
** "They want to put me on display like some panda? Uh-uh! I don't think so!"[[labelnote:explanation]] Lana Parilla during a blooper[[/labelnote]]
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* "Hi! I'm [X], and you're watching [Y]!"[[labelnote:explanation]]The most well-known of Creator/DisneyChannel's ad bumpers, in which an actor comes out, states their name and that the viewer is watching Disney Channel, and "draws" the channel's Mickey Mouse logo with a magic wand. Naturally, parodies ensued, the most frequent being ones where the person in question messes up the logo.[[/labelnote]]

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* "Hi! I'm [X], and you're watching [Y]!"[[labelnote:explanation]]The most well-known of Creator/DisneyChannel's ad bumpers, StationIdent, in which an actor comes out, states their name and that the viewer is watching Disney Channel, and "draws" the channel's Mickey Mouse logo with a magic wand. Naturally, parodies ensued, the most frequent being ones where the person in question messes up the logo.[[/labelnote]]



*** So much so, there's a radio show in Greece which begins with "The following takes place between 12PM and 1PM. Then a goofy-ish song.

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*** So much so, there's a radio show in Greece which begins with "The following takes place between 12PM and 1PM. " Then a goofy-ish song.



** "Dear Ashley ..." "That's me!" [[labelnote:explanation]]How every letter being read in the Dear Ashley sketches goes[[/labelnote]]

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** "Dear Ashley ..." "That's Ashley... That's me!" [[labelnote:explanation]]How every letter being read in the Dear Ashley sketches goes[[/labelnote]]
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** Any comment from [[DeadpanSnarker Si]][[TheMeanBrit mon]]. Any one.

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** Any comment from [[DeadpanSnarker Si]][[TheMeanBrit Si]][[CausticCritic mon]]. Any one.



** "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Fab! U! LOUS!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[MeanBrit Craig Revel-Horwood]]'s stock exclamation whenever a contestant's performance really impresses him.[[/labelnote]]

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** "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Fab! U! LOUS!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[MeanBrit [[labelnote:Explanation]][[BritishStuffiness Craig Revel-Horwood]]'s stock exclamation whenever a contestant's performance really impresses him.[[/labelnote]]
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* ''Series/BigAndSmall'': "Uh-oh, you found the toothpaste! Let's get one thing clear, I can brush my teeth all by myself, okay!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]One of their flash games in the old Creator/CBeebies website included a segment where Big and Small brush each others' teeth in the bathroom. Small's bit (which may start with the above quote) looks less like cleaning teeth and more like Big trying to waterboard Small with toothpaste and shoving the toothbrush down his (entirely toothless) throat while Small coughs, spits and chokes the whole time sounding like he's on the verge of drowning in toothpaste. The moment quickly got memed on thanks to how offputting and darkly hilarious it is in contrast with everything else.[[/labelnote]]
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* Memes/GameShows (game shows in general since the genre has so many memes)

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* Memes/GameShows (game shows in general since the genre has so many memes)** ''Memes/HouseOfTheDragon''
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** ''sigh'' Seriously, Wiki/TVTropes? Who loves orange soda?

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** ''sigh'' Seriously, Wiki/TVTropes? Website/TVTropes? Who loves orange soda?
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*** "Bands always have hee-hawesome names, like...(beeping noise)" [[labelnote:Explanation]] On a January 26, 2022 airing of "Squibbit" on PBS affiliate WMPB, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9sDgpAEOsI a monthly required Emergency Alert System test occured]] during the scene where Purple Panda and Donkey Hodie decide on a band name. The timing of the part where the beep occured has become a recurring joke among the PBS Kids community.[[/labelnote]]


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* ''Haneru no Tobira'': "Osechi, osechi, osechinko!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] On one Osharace segment, the contestants had to think of words that began with the last letter of "osechi", the word for a special meal eaten on New Year's in Japan. Akiko Wada accidentally said "chinko", the Japanese word for "penis", during the segment, which was not allowed because of its' profane nature. This scene, known as "Osechinko", inspired various remixes where audio from the scene was placed into other songs and even clips from other TV shows.[[/labelnote]]
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** Spider-Man’s various poses and statements while posing have gained quite a bit of attention, especially the one from the first episode where he refers to himself as ‘AN EMISSARY FROM HELL’ [[labelnote:explanation]] A fact that’s become so notable that many attribute it with being his main self descriptor and has even become an AscendedMeme due to the phrase’s appearance twice during the original Spider-Verse comic crossover[[/labelnote]]
** Machine Gun [[labelnote:explanation]]In one episode, Spider-Man takes a machine gun from one of the enemies and fires it towards them, hitting the equipment and lab tubes behind them. Often manipulated just to show him firing either in gif or image form, which, coupled with the use of a giant robot in other episodes of the show, is used to hype up the absurdity of the show.[[/labelnote]]
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** "Oh no! Anyway..."[[labelnote:explanation]]Jeremy Clarkson's response to James May reporting that the Dacia Sandero was delayed.[[/labelnote]]
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** Sancho Panda [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some people who learn about the show often ask why Purple Panda, Donkey's best friend, wasn't named after Sancho Panza to go with the ''Literature/DonQuijote'' reference. This might be a reference to ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfDonCoyoteAndSanchoPanda'', which actually had a character with this name. [[/labelnote]]
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* "Hi! I'm [X], and you're watching [Y]!"[[labelnote:explanation]]The most well-known of Creator/DisneyChannel's ad bumpers, in which an actor comes out, states their name and that the viewer is watching Disney Channel, and "draws" the channel's Mickey Mouse logo with a magic wand. Naturally, parodies ensued, the most frequent being ones where the person in question messes up the logo.[[/labelnote]]
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** Snow White says "Porn!"[[note]]After Snow White's actress Creator/GinniferGoodwin indirectly compared fans shipping the characters Emma and Regina from the show together to people watching porn on cable, fans took to taking any funny reaction from Snow and pairing it with any shippable or HoYay moment between Emma and Regina with it often having Snow proclaim it to be porn.[[/note]]
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** Starbuck is the best [Placeholder] in or out of the cockpit. [[labelnote:explanation]]Starbuck quickly became the military equivalent of an OmnidiciplinaryScientist and remained one throughout the show's run.[[/labelnote]]

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** Starbuck is the best [Placeholder] in or out of the cockpit. [[labelnote:explanation]]Starbuck quickly became the military equivalent of an OmnidiciplinaryScientist OmnidisciplinaryScientist and remained one throughout the show's run.[[/labelnote]]

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** [[UnusualEuphemism Frak off.]] [[labelnote:explanation]]You can't curse on television, so [[http://tutvp.com/click/?s=63452&c=447590 BSG]] uses "frak" as a substitution for the F-word.[[/labelnote]]

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** [[UnusualEuphemism Frak off.]] [[labelnote:explanation]]You can't curse on broadcast and basic cable television, so [[http://tutvp.com/click/?s=63452&c=447590 BSG]] uses "frak" as a substitution for the F-word.[[/labelnote]][[/labelnote]]
** Starbuck is the best [Placeholder] in or out of the cockpit. [[labelnote:explanation]]Starbuck quickly became the military equivalent of an OmnidiciplinaryScientist and remained one throughout the show's run.[[/labelnote]]

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