Catch Phrase/Web Original

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  • Nikki and John: Pranksters in Love - John frequently starts off videos by saying "What's going on guys, John here." and Nikki usually responds to getting pranked with "Are you f*cking kidding me right now?"
  • Spoofed a few times on Homestar Runner. In Strong Bad's "crazy cartoon" "Sweet Cuppin' Cakes", the character of Eh! Steve seems to exist only to say his Catch Phrase, which is also his name ("Eh! Steve!"). At the end of the Strong Bad Email "the facts", Homestar says he's decided to change his Catch Phrase from "Seriously" to "That's bupkis!" Strong Bad used to say "Holy Crap!" with some regularity, as well, but due to inverse-Flanderization, he's been weaned off that aspect of his personality, and now groans whenever the word 'crap' comes up in an email.
    • Although he then began regularly yelling "DELETED" as he did so to many of the e-mails he was sent.
    • Parodied again with the Cheat Commandos, whose original Catch Phrase was "Cheat Commandos... rock rock on!"

Gunhaver: Cheat Commandos... riggidy-roll!
Silent Rip: Uh... that's not what we usually say -
Gunhaver: (the Cheat Commandos theme music stops abruptly) Yeah, whatever, it's riggidy-roll from now on.

    • Parodied again with "Limozeen ...But They're In Space!", in which manager Teeg Dougland starts every sentence with "I'm afraid I have some bad news, boys."
    • And who could forget Teen Girl Squad's "Soooooooooooooooo good!", as well as Tompkin's characteristic Unusual Euphemism, "Awwww, peas!"
    • Bubs' alter ego, "The Thnikkaman," has several that either he says or are associated with him.

Kids: "Can we have some?"
The Thnikkaman: "Yeah, shut up, kid!"
Or:
Singers: "Here comes the Thnikkaman!" (When he leaves, it's "There goes the Thnikkaman!")

    • According to Homestar, Coach Z uses "You can't always rush into the score zone!" as a metaphor for everything.
    • Also, a standard call-and-response for private eye, crooked cop, secret agent, and celebrity pharmacist Dangeresque:

Reynaldo: Sounds pretty dangerous!
Dangeresque: No, sounds... Dangeresque!

      • "Looks like I'm gonna have to jump!"
  • "Son of a bitch!" - said by anyone who's about to get blown up (or who's seen someone else nearby get blown up).
    • "My name is Michael J. Caboose and I! Hate! BABIES!" Even though he only said it once it still became his most famous phrase.
    • Whenever Sister says something someone will almost always say "Wait, What?!"
    • "Shotgun." "Shotgu...fuck!"
    • "Bow chicka wow wow" is Tucker's catchphrase.
    • His son (whose other father is a male alien (It Makes Sense in Context)) adopted "Bow chicka honk honk".
    • "Hey guys!"
    • "Firing main cannon."
    • "Tucker did it!"
    • Everyone uses "cockbite", and they use it a lot. Why? Remember, Red Vs Blue is made by Rooster Teeth.
    • "Suck it, Blue!" is used a lot by the Red Team.
    • "It's not pink, it's lightish red!"
    • "HURK! Bleh." Whenever someone dies.
    • "HEGUHURGERK!" Whenever someone gets possessed by a ghost/AI
    • "That was the worst <x> ever! Of all time." is turning into Washington's catch phrase.
  • Himei of Sailor Nothing: "This should not be happening..." (Brace yourself for the Unstoppable Rage.) Also, when it's her turn to narrate, "I'm very tired."
    • Later on, she gains a new one: "I want to live."
  • Lonelygirl15 has a few:
    • Bree: "Proving science wrong!"
    • LaRezisto: "Fight the Order!"
    • Edward Salinas: "We will build a stronger community."
    • The Hymn of One: "The Hymn of One is fun!"
  • Kate Modern: After footage from a sex tape featuring him finds its way onto the Internet, Gavin accidentally gains the catchphrase "Keep your socks on!" At first he is somewhat embarrassed, but he quickly embraces it.
    • Later, there's also Tez On Toast, with his insistance on the need to "finish people off".
  • Lampshaded in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog -

Dr. Horrible: I'm Dr. Horrible. I've got a PhD in horribleness!
Moist: Is that the new catch phrase?

    • Also NOT Lampshaded by Captain Hammer: "The hammer is my penis."
      • ...and Penny: "Captain Hammer will save us."
  • The Angry Video Game Nerd has a few. "What were they thinking?!" is arguably his most famous ones, but his other well known ones include "What a shitload of fuck" and "I am dead fucking serious".
  • Silly bitches, your weapons cannot harm me, don't you know who I am? I'm The Juggernaut, bitch!
  • "RANDOM GRATITIOUS BREAST SHOT" and "RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST (something/someone)!" from badmovies.org
  • "Nya" from the Process Forum.
  • "(something) VS (that something)'s weight in (something else, usually chihuahuas)", "The (x) Jihad (There Is No Jihad)", "Hotbranch 3:16", "COW!", "Star Trek/The French Must Lose" and "The Simpsons/Star Wars Must Always Win" from WWWF Grudge Match.
  • From the old CBUB, "Spanked like a four year old at K-Mart" and "Fat skanky redneck chicks". From the new CBUB, "It ends in sex".
  • "Cinematography" in the Agony Booth
  • "Is this based on a book?" in imdb.com
  • Spoiler Alert: "Duuuuuuuhhhh!", "X and Y end up together!", "Just like in real life! Who would have guessed it?"
  • "Hi, I'm the Necro Critic."
  • "I'm The Nostalgia Critic, I remember it so you don't have to."
    • "Why top 11? Because I like to go one step beyond."
    • "You know, for kids!"
    • "That's a very good question."
    • "OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE GREATEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!"
    • "I'm acting!" (while mocking strange mannerism or Dull Surprise)
    • "So let's take a look/So let's get going."
    • Other comedians include:
  • "[subject] smoke. Don't breathe this!" - Tom Dickinson, WillItBlend
  • Brett Vanderbrook as Captain S has "Everything gets the Kick" during his first episode. It has been heard in a few other online shows since.
  • I'm Dr. Steel, and I'm crazy.
  • YouTube Poop: Where there's smoke, they pinch back!
    • Mah Boi!
    • Snooping as usual I see!
    • I hope she made lotsa spaghetti!
  • If The Saturday Morning Watchmen had been real, Rorscharch's catch phrase would've been "I'm nutty!"
  • My Life Is Average: "I think we know who won"; "Well played, ______. Well played"; "I regret nothing."
  • Is It a Good Idea to Microwave This? has several stock phrases which are usually parodied, the most famous of which being:

Here at the Jory Caron Microwave Laboratory, safety is a number one priority. That's why we hide behind this giant tin foil shield, it's to protect our nuts, because nobody likes roasted nuts.


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