Strange Minds Think Alike / Animated Films

• In Big Top Scooby-Doo!, Shaggy has an Eskimos Aren't Real moment where he denies the existence of Sweden and Australia, and laughs at the idea that kangaroos could exist. Later, Shaggy's idol Wolfric also laughs at the idea that his manager believes in kangaroos.
• The first meeting in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs between Flint and Sam consists almost entirely of Sam immediately understanding all of his absurd inventions.
• Disney Animated Canon:
  • Robin Hood (1973): In one scene, Lady Kluck tells Maid Marian that, if she married Robin Hood, then King Richard would have "an outlaw for an in-law". At the end, when they do get married, King Richard himself makes the same remark to Friar Tuck.
  • Mulan:
    • Both Fa Zhou and The Emperor compare Mulan to "the rarest and most beautiful flower of all." (Though Mulan does translate to wood-flower or Magnolia).
    • On a more comedic note: Mushu tells Mulan to punch someone as it's the man's version of saying hello. After she reluctantly punches Yao, Chien-Po says "Look, Yao, you've made a friend!"
  • In The Emperor's New Groove, when Pacha tries to tell Kuzco that Yzma is in the diner with them, Kuzco describes her as "scary beyond all reason". Later, when the two go back to Pacha's hut to get supplies, the two old men playing checkers tell them that Yzma is there too, using that same description.
  • Bolt: At Hollywood, two pigeons pitch Bolt the idea of putting aliens on his show. At the end of the movie, Penny and Bolt are abducted by aliens in the show. Bear in mind that, as a dog, Bolt has no say on how his show is run; besides, this was after he and Penny quit and were replaced.
  • In Frozen, this is part of what makes Anna convinced she and Hans are perfect for each other. This turns out to just be Hans being an amazingly good actor.
    Hans: I mean, it's crazy!
    Anna: What?
    Hans: We finish each other's—
    Anna: —sandwiches!
    Hans: [stunned] That's what I was gonna say!
• In Finding Nemo, the fish eagerly watch the dentist drilling a patient's tooth and try to figure out what drill is being used. When they finally determine the brand, they note that he's been favoring that kind recently. Later, when a pelican shows up to tell Nemo his dad is coming to save him, he is momentarily distracted by hearing what sort of drill is being used and comments that the dentist has been favoring it as of late.
• In Hotel Transylvania 2, Dracula refers to himself as Dennis's "vampa". Later, Vlad calls himself Dennis's "great-vampa".
  "Vampire grampa. Come on, that was obvious!"
• NIMONA (2023): When Ballister finds evidence that he was framed for the murder of the queen, he considers handing it over to his former comrade and lover Ambrosius. Nimona points out the guy cut his arm off, saying "Arm-chopping is not a love language!" Later, during a Daydream Surprise where Ambrosious spills his mounting anxieties to the Director, Ambrosious also says "Arm-chopping is not a love language!"
• In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the Mole says that if anything goes wrong while trying to break Terrence and Phillip out, imitate a dying giraffe. Later, when the alarm goes off, Stan and Kyle make the sound and one of the guards says "You hear that? Sounds like a giraffe is dying over there!".
• Toy Story 2: This movie shows that Buzz's delusions of being a real space ranger in the first movie wasn't just a thing he alone had. All Buzz Lightyear action figures think they're the real thing.

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