"Wha- ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?! YOU ARE JOKING! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Well, I'm still in control... AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PLACE!"
— Wheatley, Portal 2
Mongul: Why, of course — It is hidden on the fifth planet from the sun of the star-system Cygnus! Are you at all familiar with the system?
Superman: Mongul, you've got to be kidding! The fourth planet from the sun in that system is New Mars — the home of my former Justice League buddy, J'onn J'onzz!
Mongul: (grinning) Yes... I know.
Superman: (thinking) Yeah... I'll just bet you do!
Superman: Mongul, you've got to be kidding! The fourth planet from the sun in that system is New Mars — the home of my former Justice League buddy, J'onn J'onzz!
Mongul: (grinning) Yes... I know.
Superman: (thinking) Yeah... I'll just bet you do!
Peppino: Cut this shit, I don't have time for this! I gotta find-
The Noise: "The guy with the key to the elevator"? You're lookin' at him, fat boy.
Peppino: ...You've gotta be- (The Noise kicks him in the face)
You gotta... be kidding. The power to overcook waffles...? How is that even a power?
"You must be joking!"
— Doomfist, Overwatch
It was all a farce! Albert prepared everything in this world according to his own plan! He said Mega Men are the natural evolution of Man? Don't make me laugh! What an epic sham! I'm going to demolish this whole wretched world!
— Prometheus on Master Albert's Evil Plan right before he and his sister are Out-Gambitted by the thought-to-be-dead Albert, Mega Man ZX Advent
"What? What are you doing? [Shatter shoots him a glance, wanting him to kneel before the humans alongside her] This is humiliating..."
— Dropkick, Bumblebee
"Hehehehe... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Is this some kind of twisted joke?!"
— Dimitri upon finding out the Flame Emperor's identity, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Yang: Seriously? We're about to have a fight to the death with your psycho ex-boyfriend and now also your psycho ex-girlfriend?
Blake: I said it was complicated.
Yang: Sheesh, why do you even read that smut of yours if your life is like this?
Blake: I said it was complicated.
Yang: Sheesh, why do you even read that smut of yours if your life is like this?
— White Sheep (RWBY), chapter 66
Colonel: [Wario] also attacks by farting. He can fart to fly around, too.
Snake: By... farting. Are you kidding me?!
Colonel: Sadly no, I am not kidding. If his belly starts to bulge, watch out.
Snake: By... farting. Are you kidding me?!
Colonel: Sadly no, I am not kidding. If his belly starts to bulge, watch out.
"That begs the question...what lies in the cake itself? No. No, no, there must be more...Finally...The atomic level. We can achieve solace, as the atoms themse... [atoms spit apart to reveal more cake] You've gotta be kidding me. YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDI-"
— Timotainment, Cake
Massey: I apologize for the late call, Your Honor, but my clients need a cease-and-desist order immediately.
Luna Judge: What's the problem, counsel?
Massey: I sent you the brief already, to summarize, the U.N.S. Security Council dispatched the Battleplate Tunguska to abduct one of my clients' employees, Doyt Gyo, sans due process.
Luna Judge: A Battleplate? You've got to be kidding me.
Massey: I'm not making this up. The Tunguska has weapons trained on my clients' ship right now.
Luna Judge: You've misunderstood me, counsel. What I meant was that you've got to be kidding if you think I'm going to try to stop a Battleplate with a court order. You boys play safe. I'm going back to sleep now.
Luna Judge: What's the problem, counsel?
Massey: I sent you the brief already, to summarize, the U.N.S. Security Council dispatched the Battleplate Tunguska to abduct one of my clients' employees, Doyt Gyo, sans due process.
Luna Judge: A Battleplate? You've got to be kidding me.
Massey: I'm not making this up. The Tunguska has weapons trained on my clients' ship right now.
Luna Judge: You've misunderstood me, counsel. What I meant was that you've got to be kidding if you think I'm going to try to stop a Battleplate with a court order. You boys play safe. I'm going back to sleep now.
"You...are kidding me. (Beat) This isn't funny anymore. (Beat) I mean what the hell?!
— Welf Crozzo's reaction to a Minotaur in the anime of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
"UGH! A parasprite!? Are you kidding!?!"
— Pinkie Pie's first impression of parasprites, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, "Swarm of the Century"
"Are you kidding me!? Damn it! That was incredibly stupid!"
— Kurumi Tokisaki's reaction when she realizes that Shido Itsuka was serious when he threatened to fall from the roof and kill himself unless she agreed to drop the barrier around Raizen High School and not kill anybody with a Spacequake in Date A Live
Sgt Major Duvall: Romeo Company, be advised: we have reports of Covenant suicide squads.
Army Trooper: You gotta be kidding me...
Sgt Major Duvall: That's a negative. Keep your eyes open, troopers.
Army Trooper: You gotta be kidding me...
Sgt Major Duvall: That's a negative. Keep your eyes open, troopers.
Throwing rubble? You've got to be joking! I can take the full impact of a nuclear blast— I've dived to the depths of a sun going nova— I've battled creatures big enough to devour whole planets! And you try to smack me with a brick mudball!
— Superman, Superman vs. Shazam!
"You've got to be kidding. I'm wet, I'm naked, your sister is wearing my clothes, and this is all part of some evil plot TO RULE THE WORLD AS A SOGGY CHIMP IN MY BIRTHDAY SUIT?!?"
—Mojo Jojo, The Powerpuff Girls, Los Dos Mojos
"We can blame it on Kaji. He's always up to something anyhow. I wouldn't be surprised if he's got the bathrooms bugged."
"I had those removed. They were... inappropriate."
For a moment, Fuyutsuki went slack-jawed. "You're kidding."
Gendo turned his head, wearing a look of near-amusement. "Do I kid?"
"No, of course not."
"I had those removed. They were... inappropriate."
For a moment, Fuyutsuki went slack-jawed. "You're kidding."
Gendo turned his head, wearing a look of near-amusement. "Do I kid?"
"No, of course not."
"You shittin' me?"
— Billy Mays, commercial outtake
"...You gotta be fuckin' kidding.
— Palmer, The Thing (1982)
"YOU HAVE TO BE LAUNCHING A JOKE EXECUTABLE ON ME"
— WX-78 examining the Sealnado post-fight, Don't Starve
"I have been with you for so many years for you to join up with the likes of these two men absolutely makes me SICK to my stomach! And I think that these people here and a lot of people around the whole wrestling world have had just about enough of this man and this man and you want to put yourself in this group? You've gotta be... kidding me!"
Peacemaker: [mockingly] Polka-Dot Man. What does he do, throw polka-dots at people?
[Beat]
Peacemaker: [incredulous] He does. He throws polka dots at people.
[Beat]
Peacemaker: [incredulous] He does. He throws polka dots at people.
"Oh, this is just ridiculous..."
— Guybrush Threepwood, when his crew randomly breaks into song, The Curse of Monkey Island, "A Pirate I Was Meant to Be"
"New contact detected! Approaching from Sector-9-Y-5!" Hyuga's announcement got everyone's attention. "Bringing it up on scene 12 now!" Attention was quickly directed to the aforementioned scene to reveal…. Unit-01?
"Oh, you have got to be kidding me." Ritsuko immediately recognized what it was. "What are they doing with the 1:1 Unit-01 Decoy Balloon?" Misato shot her a confused look.
"The what?" Any explanation Ritsuko could give died in her throat as energy buildup in the Angel was detected.
"Oh, you have got to be kidding me." Ritsuko immediately recognized what it was. "What are they doing with the 1:1 Unit-01 Decoy Balloon?" Misato shot her a confused look.
"The what?" Any explanation Ritsuko could give died in her throat as energy buildup in the Angel was detected.
"Are. You. SERIOUS?"
—Meilin Lee, Turning Red
Larry: The Grapes were really sorry this time, so once again, Junior forgave them.
Junior: What?!
Larry: I said, 'Once again, Junior forgave them'.
Junior: Are you serious?!
Larry: Well, I think so. Bob, am I serious?
Bob: Oh yeah, Larry. Yeah, y-you're serious. Mm-hmm.
Larry: You see?
Junior: I'm supposed to forgive them again, after what they just did to me?!
Larry: Well... uh, yeah.
Junior: Sure, I forgave them for calling me "Bean Boy" and saying I had cheese on my head, but now they're making fun of my name and they laughed when the hoe almost whacked my face CLEEEAAAN off and when the truck picked me up and threw me in the sand! And you're telling me I'm supposed to forgive them again?!
Junior: What?!
Larry: I said, 'Once again, Junior forgave them'.
Junior: Are you serious?!
Larry: Well, I think so. Bob, am I serious?
Bob: Oh yeah, Larry. Yeah, y-you're serious. Mm-hmm.
Larry: You see?
Junior: I'm supposed to forgive them again, after what they just did to me?!
Larry: Well... uh, yeah.
Junior: Sure, I forgave them for calling me "Bean Boy" and saying I had cheese on my head, but now they're making fun of my name and they laughed when the hoe almost whacked my face CLEEEAAAN off and when the truck picked me up and threw me in the sand! And you're telling me I'm supposed to forgive them again?!
— VeggieTales, "God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!"
Megatron: Into the tunnel, Decepticons. And try not to get crushed by the trains.
Breakdown: You're joking, right?
Megatron: Yes, Breakdown - I am famous for my sparkling sense of humor. Now GET MOVING, before I dismantle you myself!
Breakdown: You're joking, right?
Megatron: Yes, Breakdown - I am famous for my sparkling sense of humor. Now GET MOVING, before I dismantle you myself!
"Oh, you've gotta be kidding me! Minion, if I live, I will kill you."
— Megamind, upon learning that his De-Gun is still warming up, Megamind
Rumack: Can you fly this plane and land it?
Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious. And don't call me "Shirley".
Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious. And don't call me "Shirley".
"Garbage? Me?! Do I have to put up with this?!"
— Top Hat, when Captain Star puts him on garbage detail, TUGS, "High Tide"
Anne: Anyway, can the Plantars stay with us until we find them a way home?
Mrs. Boonchuy: (laughs) Wait, you're serious?
Mrs. Boonchuy: (laughs) Wait, you're serious?
— Amphibia, "The New Normal"
James' Driver: Now James, you'll have to push Toby.
James: What, me?! Me?! Push Toby and pull my train, too?!
James: What, me?! Me?! Push Toby and pull my train, too?!
— Thomas & Friends, "Time for Trouble"
"You can't be serious, man! YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!! THAT BALL WAS ON THE LINE! CHALK FLEW UP!"
— John McEnroe, 1981 Wimbledon Championships, during his first-round match vs. Tom Gullikson after a serve fault
after a serve fault