Who Are You Calling Names?

Yet another Stock Phrase. One character gets insulted by another, which leads to the insulted character responding back with, "Who are you calling stupid!?!?!" Sometimes, it may also overlap with Insult Misfire.

Closely related to: Berserk Button, I Take Offense to That Last One.

Anime and Manga
"Alvin: Who are you calling a little kid!?!?"
 * From the third episode of the Little Lulu anime, after Alvin and a couple of other younger kids are told that building the clubhouse isn't for little kids:

"Edward Elric: Who are you calling so short you want to squish like an ant?
 * Fullmetal Alchemist:

Alphonse Elric: Calm down, he never said anything like that!

Edward Elric: But he was thinking it."

"Mamoru Chiba: Idiot!
 * Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Occurs multiple times when the two run into each other:

Usagi Tsukino: Who are you calling an idiot?"

"Jetfire: Hey, you're one of those escaped monster Decepticons?
 * Transformers Cybertron:

Thunderbolt: Hey, who are you calling a monster?"

"Yomi: Think again! Like hell I'm telling some knuckleheads like you!''
 * Azumanga Daioh:

Tomo: Kn-knucklehead?! What?!? (notices others) ...Hmm? Hey, what are you guys acting so cool for?

Osaka and Kagura: Huh?

Tomo: Come on, say something back at her!

Osaka and Kagura: Huh? (points at Tomo) Knucklehead.

Tomo: Knuckleheads.

Osaka and Kagura: Ohhh! Who you callin knuckleheeead?!?"

Film
"Marty: Who are you calling chicken?"
 * Possibly from Back to The Future:

"Sid Phillips: It's busted.
 * Toy Story: Sid is holding Woody as Woody speaks some of his standard phrases:

Woody: Who are you calling busted, Buster?"

"Soundwave: Soundwave superior. Constructions inferior.
 * Transformers the Movie:

Bonecrusher: Who are you calling inferior?"

"Wolverine: Get with it! The X-men don't have room for whiny brats!
 * Pryde of the X-Men:

Kitty Pryde: Who are you calling whiny?"

"Parvus: Shut up, you Jewish turd!
 * Monty Pythons Life of Brian:

Mr. Big Nose: Who are you calling Jewish? I'm not Jewish! I'm a Samaritan!"

"Mark: Who are you calling a kid?"
 * The Room:
 * Example 1

"Lisa: You can come out now, Johnny. She's gone.
 * Example 2

Johnny: In a few minutes, bitch.

Lisa: Who are you calling a bitch?"

"Chris Hargenson: Watch it, you stupid sh*t, you're getting blood all over the place!
 * Carrie:

Billy Nolen: Who are you calling a stupid sh*t?"

"Becky: Oh just try firing me, you old bucket of cheese.
 * Waitress

Cal: Who are you calling a bucket of cheese, you heifer?"

"Dr. Dolittle: Alright, Archie, I'm not playing anymore. I want you to come out of there right now, you big coward!
 * Dr. Dolittle 2

Archie: Uh, excuse me, but who are you calling a coward?"

"Minerva: Did you ever see such a lazy girl in your life?
 * Cinderella (1997)

Calliope: Who are you calling lazy?

Minerva: Not you, stupid, Cinderella!

Calliope: Oh... who are you calling stupid?"

"Pete: Hey hey, why do you have to be such a pussy huh, leave her alone alright.
 * The Mod Squad (1999): Detective Trickey is sexually harassing Julie:

Det. Tricky: Who are you calling a pussy?"

"Bud Miller: You trust these Nazis, Stan?
 * A Midnight Clear:

German soldier: [in German] Who are you calling Nazis? We're not Nazis! We're the German Army!"

"Jagjit: [dancing] Ho! Ho! Ho!
 * American Desi:

Girl at party: Hey man, WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HO?"

"Stella Winston: You're a spoiled, silly, boring, insignificant little twit.
 * Maid to Order

Jessie Montgomery: Hey! Who are you calling boring?"

"Arno Jurmala: [to her wife] Who are you calling a whore?"
 * Friends, Comrades:

"Han: Who's scruffy-looking?"
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back:

"Simba: But I thought you said they're nothing but slobbering, mangy, stupid poachers.
 * In The Lion King, when Simba speaks with Zazu about the hyenas:

Zazu: Ix-nay on the oopid-stay!

Banzai: Who are you calling oopid-stay?!"

Live-Action TV
"Dalek: Small human female sighted on level three.
 * Doctor Who:
 * "Remembrance of the Daleks":

Ace: Who are you calling small?!

[She beats it to death with a baseball bat.]"

"Romana: Go ahead and kill me. Commit suicide. Listen to that hirsute moron.
 * "The Creature from the Pit: Part One":

Torvin: Here! Who are you calling hirsute?

Romana: You. Do you want to make something of it?

Torvin: No, I just wanna know what it means."

"House: You idiot.
 * House episode "Whatever It Takes":

Dr. Samira Terzi: Who are you calling an idiot?"

"Nancy: Look, we don't take calls from ignorant, abusive people on this show.
 * The Soap Opera Days of Our Lives, Hattie has called into the Dr. Marlena Show:

Hattie: And who are you calling ignorant?"

"Michael Knight: [to K.I.T.T.] Are sure you're not becoming a bit of a snob?
 * Knight Rider episode "Custom Made Killer":

Devon Miles: [Appears on view screen] Snob? Who are you calling a snob?"

"The Oracle: Who are you calling an idiot, you... d*ckhead?
 * Benidorm episode "#2.2":

Mel: D*ckhead? Who are you calling d*ckhead?"

"Host: Hey, bro. You dropped your keys. [The person looks at him, turning out to be a woman]
 * Mind of Mencia:

Fountain Drinker: Who are you calling, 'bro,' bitch?"

"Boy: You going to hit Krako out here? You open up and you'll be scragged from every window in the street. I can fix it for ya.
 * Star Trek the Original Series episode "A Piece of the Action":

Spock: Young man, this is likely to be quite hazardous.

Kirk: : Hold on, Spock. Out of the mouths of babes.

Boy: Who you callin' a babe?"

"Elizabeth Delgado: Is he gonna make it?
 * Power Rangers SPD

Dr. Katherine Manx: If he were human, he'd already be gone. This old dog is tough. There's no telling.

Commander Cruger: [awakes] Who are you calling an old dog?"

Video Games
"Koume: You must have gone senile!
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time:

Kotake: Who are you calling senile? Is that how you treat your older sister?"

"Manuel Calavera: Aw, they look just like little Johnny Thunders.
 * Grim Fandango:

1st Thunder Boy: Who are you calling little?"

"The Master: This is the way of things. The flower must die for the fruit to live.
 * Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon:

Cryptosporidium: Who are you calling a fruit, old man?"

"Guybrush: Can't you two just work it out over a nice grogatini?
 * Tales of Monkey Island:
 * In Chapter 3, when Bugeye's voice says, "What say you, digested SCUMM™?", one of the topics the player can choose as a response is, "Hey, who you calling SCUMM™, Geppetto?"
 * And in Chapter 4, when Guybrush tries breaking up a fight between Morgan and Elaine:

Morgan: THE Guybrush Threepwood is buying me a drink?

Elaine: Over your dead body, trollop!

Morgan: Who are you calling trollop, Schooner-Mom?!

Guybrush: [embarrassed] Oh boy."

Western Animation
"Tummi: Who are you calling old?"
 * Also a case of Insult Misfire in an episode of Adventures of the Gummi Bears after the troll leader insults both Zummi and Tummi:

"Duke Igthorn: Why you little liar!
 * This exchange from the episode, "Tummi's Last Stand":

Cubbi: Who are you calling little?!?!"

"Goofy: Hello, handsome.
 * Classic Disney Shorts, Tomorrow We Diet!

Goofy's reflection: Hello, fat.

Goofy: Who are you calling fat?"

"Diane Simmons: Peter, do you think there may be any validity to what Meg is feeling?
 * Family Guy episode "Fifteen Minutes of Shame":

Peter: WHO ARE YOU CALLING UNCLE TOM?"

"Homer Simpson: Well, forget it, padre. We don't need a piece of paper to tell us we're happy. Me and the old lady have our own thing going on.
 * The Simpsons episode "Wedding for Disaster":

Marge Simpson: Who are you calling an old lady?"

"Katara: So this crazy king is your old friend Bumi?
 * Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "The King of Omashu":

King: Who are you calling old?... Okay, I'm old."

"Mr. Krabs: Well, if I were a robot, which I'm not, at least I'm well put together, not some rusted-up, steam-driven pile of junk.
 * SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Dying for Pie/Imitation Krabs":

Plankton: Who are you calling steam driven?"

"Jerrica Benton: Wanna bet those earrings are a pair of duds?
 * Jem:

Synergy: Who are you calling a dud?"

"Dalong Wong: You cannot defeat me, old man!
 * Jackie Chan Adventures episode "Viva Las Jackies":

Uncle: Who are you calling old?"

"Professor Rotwood: Admirable attempt Mr. Long, but you can't beat my young piano protege with that mangy puppet.
 * American Dragon Jake Long episode "The Talented Mr. Long":

Fu Dog: Hey, who are you calling mangy, Molly McHairpiece?"

"Prince Pyrus: Who are you calling a child, loser? Us children have beaten you so many times, it's getting boring."
 * War Planets: