I couldn't stand it if my name were just what kind of animal I am. I need a name with real panache!
— Crane (after losing his memory), Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.
"I’ll call him Dog," said his Master, positively. "It saves a lot of trouble, a name like that."
— Adam (from the dog's point of view), Good Omens
That makes my name, Leo, the most unimaginative and generic name possible. It's like naming a goat Goat or calling a deer Deer.
— Leo the lion, Pride Wars
What? The dog? Well, he doesn't have a name. My wife and I, we could never agree on one. We just say "Hey" or "Dog" or whistle. Doesn't make any difference. He don't come when you call him anyway.
— Lt. Columbo, Columbo, "Mind over Mayhem"
Mario: Toad!! We need-a your help! Bowser has-a once again keednapped th—
(A) Toad: Nope. Look, buddy... I'm not Toad! I'm just a Toad! I don't do adventures. I'm a bricklayer from Grass Land! This is the fourth time this month you people have bugged me! YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY!!
Mario: Okay, okay, sheesh...
(Beat Panel)
Mario: Yoshi!! We need-a your help...!
(A) Toad: He's NOT Yoshi!!
(A) Toad: Nope. Look, buddy... I'm not Toad! I'm just a Toad! I don't do adventures. I'm a bricklayer from Grass Land! This is the fourth time this month you people have bugged me! YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY!!
Mario: Okay, okay, sheesh...
(Beat Panel)
Mario: Yoshi!! We need-a your help...!
(A) Toad: He's NOT Yoshi!!
Gamlen: Take it! I'm sick of what's-his-name here staring and panting!
Leandra: Honestly, Gamlen, a Mabari understands what you say! Try using his name.
Gamlen: What's wrong with 'Dog'? Real easy to remember...
Leandra: Honestly, Gamlen, a Mabari understands what you say! Try using his name.
Gamlen: What's wrong with 'Dog'? Real easy to remember...
ThunderCats Writer #1: Okay, okay, so Lion-O's little friend. What name did we end up with?
Thundercats Writer #2: Um... "Snarf".
Thundercats Writer #1: Cool. And where's he from?
Thundercats Writer #2: "Valley of the Snarfs".
Thundercats Writer #1: And what manner of creature is he?
Thundercats Writer #2: A "Snarf".
Thundercats Writer #1: Um, okay... and does he have a Catchphrase?
Thundercats Writer #2: "Snarf."
(Beat)
Thundercats Writer #1: We are the hackiest writers that ever lived, aren't we?
Thundercats Writer #2: We could change the catchphrase to "Snoof."
— Sheldon
Podrick: Does your dog have a name?
Meribald: He must, but he is not my dog. Not him.
Podrick: Who does he belong to?
Meribald: Why, to himself, and to the Seven. As to his name, he has not told me what it is. I call him Dog.
Meribald: He must, but he is not my dog. Not him.
Podrick: Who does he belong to?
Meribald: Why, to himself, and to the Seven. As to his name, he has not told me what it is. I call him Dog.
They called a tom Tom? I'll never understand Twolegs.
— Gray Wing, Warrior Cats
"So instead of calling me 'Dragon' in your tongue, you'll call me 'Dragon' in some other tongue?"
— Draco, Dragonheart
Solid Snake: Colonel, there's a guy in here who looks like a wolf...
Col. Roy Campbell: You mean the fighter named Wolf [O'Donnell].
Solid Snake: "Wolf". 'S a real imaginative name...
Col. Roy Campbell: You mean the fighter named Wolf [O'Donnell].
Solid Snake: "Wolf". 'S a real imaginative name...
Antimony: Hello, sir. We are looking for someone.
Robot Receptionist: Certainly. Make, model number, serial, or name, please.
Antimony: His name is Robot!
Robot Receptionist: (Long, silent stare)
Robot Receptionist: Certainly. Make, model number, serial, or name, please.
Antimony: His name is Robot!
Robot Receptionist: (Long, silent stare)
"Well, I knew a human named Manny once. And this one guy named Guy!"
— Stabs Doogan, Rusty and Co.
"Waitaminute. He's a sheep and his name is 'Sheep'? Does that seem weird to anybody else? That would be like if my name were 'Big Hunk of Studly Man'. Hey waitaminute, that's pretty good."
Wee Bear: I should tell you, Pig. That my name is not really "Wee Bear"... My real name is Moses Savio Chaves...
Pig: Wow.. where'd you get that name?
Wee Bear: Moses is for Robert Moses, The civil rights activist who struggled to help blacks vote in Mississippi... Savio is for Mario Savio, whose famous speech atop a police car ignited the free speech movement... and Chaves is for Cesar Chaves, who's hunger strikes improved the laves of immigrant farm workers.
Pig: I'm called "Pig" because.... I'm a pig.
Wee Bear: Fascinating.
Pig: Wow.. where'd you get that name?
Wee Bear: Moses is for Robert Moses, The civil rights activist who struggled to help blacks vote in Mississippi... Savio is for Mario Savio, whose famous speech atop a police car ignited the free speech movement... and Chaves is for Cesar Chaves, who's hunger strikes improved the laves of immigrant farm workers.
Pig: I'm called "Pig" because.... I'm a pig.
Wee Bear: Fascinating.
Possessions never meant anything to me
I'm not crazy
Well, that's not true. I've got a bed and a guitar
And a dog named "Dog" who pisses on the floor.
I'm not crazy
Well, that's not true. I've got a bed and a guitar
And a dog named "Dog" who pisses on the floor.
— NOFX, "Linolium"
What is it with the character names in this?
Imagine if people were like that.
"Hi, I'm Mr. Human. This is my wife, Mrs. Human, and our kids, Boy and Girl Human".
— Musical Hell on Mrs. Fieldmouse from Thumbelina (1994)
It's funny that his name is Mimic when he is actually a mimic octopus (an actual animal), that would be like Sonic being named "Hedge the Hedgehog".
MC: What's the kitty's name?
I was given a blank stare.
Mitsunari: ...Kitty.
MC: Yeah, the cat's name. Like 'Snowball or 'Peaches' or 'Whiskers'.
Mitsunari: Kitty's name is Kitty. I have a hard time remembering names, you see. Since Kitty is the only cat who visits me, I can always tell it's Kitty.
MC: ...And that's easier than giving it a name? Or a collar, maybe?
I was given a blank stare.
Mitsunari: ...Kitty.
MC: Yeah, the cat's name. Like 'Snowball or 'Peaches' or 'Whiskers'.
Mitsunari: Kitty's name is Kitty. I have a hard time remembering names, you see. Since Kitty is the only cat who visits me, I can always tell it's Kitty.
MC: ...And that's easier than giving it a name? Or a collar, maybe?
Sable: Are you... a drake?
Drakan: That's right! Drakan the drake, they call me. My father wanted to call me Drake, but my mother said that would be redundant.
Sable: You were almost Drake the drake?
Drakan: I know! Hilarious, right?
Drakan: That's right! Drakan the drake, they call me. My father wanted to call me Drake, but my mother said that would be redundant.
Sable: You were almost Drake the drake?
Drakan: I know! Hilarious, right?
Do I look like a bloodhound to you? In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a donkey, not a dog! If I was a dog, they’d call me 'Dog', not 'Donkey'!
— Donkey, Shrek Forever After
Damian: Name? The dog's, I mean.
Anya: His name...
Damian: That is what I asked you, yes.
Anya: ... Dog.
Damian: You are wholly unfit to own a pet.
Anya: His name...
Damian: That is what I asked you, yes.
Anya: ... Dog.
Damian: You are wholly unfit to own a pet.
We could also note that although Christopher Robin is called Christopher Robin, and Winnie the Pooh is called Winnie the Pooh (and Edward too), Rabbit seems to only be called Rabbit, rather than, say, William Rabbit, or Rabbit William. So that might be considered a slight disadvantage, but unless Rabbit complains about it, I don't think we will mind.
— Review
of Winnie the Pooh
of Winnie the PoohI have a bunny named Bunny, a rat named Rat, a bird named Bird and a cat named Cat, a ferret named Ferret and a dog named Dog...
— Songdrops, "The Name of My Frog"
what an awesome feel good story
wait the wolf's name is wolf?
wait the wolf's name is wolf?
Peacemaker: What's wrong with the name "Eagly"?
Smoke: For a pet eagle? Are you serious?
Smoke: For a pet eagle? Are you serious?
