A Worldwide Punomenon: Difference between revisions

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* Detective Mouri from ''[[Detective Conan]]'' loves these.

* In episode 20 of ''[[Death Note]]'', L lets one of these slip out in a conversation with Misa, making a pun out of the name of the protagonist, [[Ironic Name|Light]].

{{quote| '''Misa''': I would never dream about living in a world without Light!~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Misa''': I would never dream about living in a world without Light!

'''L''': Yes, that would be dark. }}

* In ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]'' everyone's name is a pun, sometimes complicated ones. This is ONLY pointed out in the case of the titular teacher and his family. Fansubs are kind enough to explain the name puns for characters introduced that episode.

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* ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. All the main characters' names are puns (e.g. "Tsukino Usagi" = "tsuki no usagi" = "rabbit of the moon", Japan's version of "man in the moon").

* From the ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma One Half]]'' [[The Movie|movie]] "Nihao, My Concubine" (after Kuno has finished repairing a huge hole in his yacht, Happi gets thrown into it, causing it to fall down):

{{quote| '''Kuno:''' What's that, Pig-Tailed Girl? Something about the mast?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Kuno:''' What's that, Pig-Tailed Girl? Something about the mast?

''sees the mast has fallen over''~~ ~~

''sees the mast has fallen over''

'''Kuno:''' It ''mast'' be broken... }}

* The ''[[Rave Master]]'' dub is overflowing with puns. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|It's a miracle Plue hasn't drowned in them yet]].

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* The Flemish series ''[[De Kiekeboes]]'' (a few English translations exist as ''Jo and co'') has over 100 issues and I can't remember a single one in which none of the one-time characters, companies or even the title itself isn't a pun.

* In ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]'', when [[Batman]], [[Superman]], [[Wonder Woman]], and Barda mount their rescue of [[Supergirl]], we get this gem of a thought bubble after they exit the Boom Tube:

* A lot of ''[[Orient Men]]'' comics are based around puns, especially the last few ones.

* [[Peter David]], especially with name puns. It gets really bad when you find out that he's used the same pun twice: one in the third ''Sir Apropos'' book, one in the Marvel Mangaverse Punisher story.

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** The other films of Zucker, Abrams and Zucker and most movies of the parody genre boast this as well. In ''[[The Kentucky Fried Movie]]'', the "[[Catholic School Girls Rule|Catholic High School Girls]] [[Fan Service|In Trouble]] segment has the following gems: a woman seductively asks a man to "show me your nuts", and in response the man makes silly faces and hand puppets, demonstrating his lack of mental stability. "Marilyn Chambers" is to recreate her classic role - she does a pencil roll across the grass. Two pornographic actresses are said to be [[And Starring|introduced]] in the film in the credits - and a third has them both greet and shake hands with each other [[Naked People Are Funny|while in the nude]].

* Practically all the lines in ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' are "plant" or "ice" puns.

{{quote| ''Allow me to break the ice.''~~ ~~

{{quote|''Allow me to break the ice.''

''I'm afraid my condition has left me cold to your pleas of mercy!''~~ ~~

''I'm afraid my condition has left me cold to your pleas of mercy!''

''FREEZE IN HELL, BATMAN!''~~ ~~

''FREEZE IN HELL, BATMAN!''

''Freeze well!''~~ ~~

''Freeze well!''

''What killed the Dinosaurs? [[Did Not Do the Research|The Ice Age]]!'' }}

* ''[[Wild Wild West (film)|Wild Wild West]]''. Particularly the scenes where James West (black) and Arliss Loveless (has no legs) throw double entendre insults on each other's conditions.

{{quote| "How nice of you to join us and add ''color'' to these monochromatic proceedings."~~ ~~

{{quote|"How nice of you to join us and add ''color'' to these monochromatic proceedings."

"Well when a man comes back from the dead I find that occasion to ''stand up'' and be counted."~~ ~~

"Well when a man comes back from the dead I find that occasion to ''stand up'' and be counted."

"Miss East tells me you're looking for General McGrath. I haven't seen him in a ''coon's'' age."~~ ~~

"Miss East tells me you're looking for General McGrath. I haven't seen him in a ''coon's'' age."

"Well I can see how it'd be hard for a man of your stature to keep track of... ''half'' the people he knows."~~ ~~

"Well I can see how it'd be hard for a man of your stature to keep track of... ''half'' the people he knows."

"Perhaps the lovely Miss East can keep you from becoming a ''slave'' to your disappointment."~~ ~~

"Perhaps the lovely Miss East can keep you from becoming a ''slave'' to your disappointment."

"You know beautiful women: support you one minute, ''cut the legs out from under you'' the next." }}

* ''[[Scary Movie]] 2''. Dwight (who is in a wheelchair) and the caretaker (with a malformed hand) throw a barrage of hands and feet-related expressions towards each other.

{{quote| "Let me give you a big hand."~~ ~~

{{quote|"Let me give you a big hand."

"How about a standing ovation?" }}

* The [[Marx Brothers]] build a lot of their humor from puns:

** Chico combines this with "[[Fauxreigner]]":

{{quote| "Taxes? My uncle's from Taxes."~~ ~~

{{quote|"Taxes? My uncle's from Taxes."

"No, not Texas, taxes. Dollars, Taxes!"~~ ~~

"No, not Texas, taxes. Dollars, Taxes!"

"That's where he's from! [[DFW Metroplex|Dollas, Taxes]]!" }}

* ''National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation'': while visiting the Hoover Dam.

{{quote| "Welcome everyone, I'm your Dam tour guide, Arnie. I'm about to take you through a fully functional power plant. So please no one wander off the Dam tour, and feel free to take all the DAM pictures you want... now... are there any DAM questions?? "~~ ~~

{{quote|"Welcome everyone, I'm your Dam tour guide, Arnie. I'm about to take you through a fully functional power plant. So please no one wander off the Dam tour, and feel free to take all the DAM pictures you want... now... are there any DAM questions?? "

"Yeah! Where can I get some DAM bait?" }}

* Captain Jack Aubrey was guilty of punning (in large part to alleviate the tension while on a dangerous mission). In ''[[Master and Commander]]'', his fondness for puns is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] to a degree in the following exchange;

{{quote| '''Aubrey:''' Do you see those two weevils doctor?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Aubrey:''' Do you see those two weevils doctor?

'''Dr. Maturin:''' I do.~~ ~~

'''Dr. Maturin:''' I do.

'''Aubrey:''' Which would you choose?~~ ~~

'''Aubrey:''' Which would you choose?

'''Dr. Maturin:''' Neither; there is not a scrap a difference between them. They are the same species of Curculio.~~ ~~

'''Dr. Maturin:''' Neither; there is not a scrap a difference between them. They are the same species of Curculio.

'''Aubrey:''' If you had to choose. If you were forced to make a choice. If there was no other response...~~ ~~

'''Aubrey:''' If you had to choose. If you were forced to make a choice. If there was no other response...

'''Dr. Maturin:''' Well then if you are going to push me...I would choose the right hand weevil; it has... significant advantage in both length and breadth.~~ ~~

'''Dr. Maturin:''' Well then if you are going to push me...I would choose the right hand weevil; it has... significant advantage in both length and breadth.

'''Aubrey:''' There, I have you! You're completely dished! Do you not know that in the service... one must always choose the lesser of two weevils. ~~ ~~

'''Aubrey:''' There, I have you! You're completely dished! Do you not know that in the service... one must always choose the lesser of two weevils.

'''Dr. Maturin''': (after an embarrassed pause) He who would pun would pick a pocket! }}

* The whole movie ''Una Película de Huevos'' (even the title itself).

* ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' is full of puns:

{{quote| '''Scott''': You once were a ve-gone, and now you will be gone.}}

{{quote|'''Scott''': You once were a ve-gone, and now you will be gone.}}

* ''[[Spaceballs]].'' The radar gets jammed, they comb the desert, and of course there's the Druish princess.

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** Newt named his [[The Alleged Car|alleged car]] Dick Turpin. If anyone asked him why, he was going to say "Because wherever I go, I hold up traffic."

* In the story ''Snow Mountain Syndrome'' of ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', Koizumi has begun to notice that Kyon's paying more attention to Yuki after the events of ''Disappearance'', where she [[Retcon]] reality because she thought Kyon preferred a world without Haruhi. Being... Koizumi, he asks

{{quote| "Which yuki would you be looking at? The one drifting down from the sky, or-"}}

{{quote|"Which yuki would you be looking at? The one drifting down from the sky, or-"}}

** {{spoiler|[[Don't Explain the Joke|The pun here is that in Japanese, ''yuki'' translates to "snow" (which they'll be seeing a lot of where they're going), or to "Yuki", the girl's name.]] Kyon responds with a shrug.}}

* Neal Stephenson actually shares the following with the protagonist in ''[[Snow Crash]]'':

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* ''[[Afterlife]]'', most also entering [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] area, specially the disasters (Disco Inferno brings... a Tony Manero demon).

* ''[[Adventure Quest]]'' is infamous for this, and they tend to be so spectacularly lame that they end up [[So Bad It's Good]]. Or, as Artix described it:

{{quote| Arch Knight Style Humor (adj) -- A savory blend of caffeinated epic failure served with with a side of cheese. This also probably means Artix wrote it himself... it is sort of like a train wreck. You really want to look away, but for some reason, you just... have to watch.}}

{{quote|Arch Knight Style Humor (adj) -- A savory blend of caffeinated epic failure served with with a side of cheese. This also probably means Artix wrote it himself... it is sort of like a train wreck. You really want to look away, but for some reason, you just... have to watch.}}

* When ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' isn't making random references to song lyrics, it's hitting you over the head with puns or varying quality.

** "You're fighting a bread golem. You find him crusty, and his wit stale. For having thought of the previous sentence [[Incredibly Lame Pun|you almost hope he manages to kick your ass]]."

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* In ''[[Super Mario RPG]]: Legend of the Seven Stars'', the first boss is none other than Bowser. However, he's a Puzzle Boss— you have to attack the chain of the chandelier he's standing on. When he realizes that Mario's cracked it, out comes the line, "Oh, no! It's a chain reaction!"

* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'': When the [[Player Character]] asks Jolee Bindo why he spent so much time on Kashyyk, we get this dialogue:

{{quote| '''Jolee:'''I guess you could say I did it all for the Wookies.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Jolee:'''I guess you could say I did it all for the Wookies.

'''PC:''' The Wookies?~~ ~~

'''PC:''' The Wookies?

'''Jolee:''' The Wookies }}

** Damn you, Bioware.

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* There's a stage in ''[[Namco X Capcom]]'', where EVERY CHARACTER is making lame puns. All of the puns are highlighted in red, to boot.

* ''[[Baten Kaitos|Baten Kaitos Origins]]'' has Giacomo give one to the heroes before a fight, combining this with [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]:

{{quote| "You're my ticket back to the Empire, Sagi. And every good ticket has to get '''punched'''!"}}

{{quote|"You're my ticket back to the Empire, Sagi. And every good ticket has to get '''punched'''!"}}

* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' we have Tatl and Tael. Just put those two together.

* ''[[Freshly Picked Tingles Rosy Rupeeland]]'' just loves these, most of them doubling as [[Punny Name|Punny Names]].

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* In ''[[Dragon Age]] 2'', we have this anachronistic gem from Isabella, when she is bribed to abandon the main character with the offer of a ship of her own:

* In ''[[Nethack]]'' if you see a pit viper fall into a pit trap you get the message "How pitiful! Isn't that the pits?"

* Before the fight against Captain Hook in [[Epic Mickey]], Hook cracks this exchange as he's popping out of barrels:

{{quote| '''Hook''': I hope you're GEARED up for this...because it's going to be...BARRELS...of fun!}}

{{quote|'''Hook''': I hope you're GEARED up for this...because it's going to be...BARRELS...of fun!}}

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* ''[[Devil Bear]]'' uses puns frequently. The characters [http://www.thedevilbear.com/?p=32 Bearalzebub] and [http://www.thedevilbear.com/?p=14 Lucy Fur] in particular make puns the most in the series. Ursa, the Daiva of Wrath, however, [http://www.thedevilbear.com/?p=56 indicates] that she hates puns.

* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' puns get their CMoA early, when Torg and Riff use them to pain an otherwise nigh-invulnerable demon. Torg at least is fully aware that his puns are terrible, but makes them anyway.

{{quote| '''Torg:''' See? You can tell I'm making puns when somebody screams like that.}}

{{quote|'''Torg:''' See? You can tell I'm making puns when somebody screams like that.}}

* And ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' ran puns into the ground.

* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' made something of a hobbit of making bad hobbit puns... HABIT! I said habit.

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* Like the above ''[[Monkey Island]]'' example, ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' has [[You Fight Like a Cow|Insult Sword Fighting]] filled with puns. It's Elan's "Dashing Swordsman" prestige class.

* In ''[[Looking for Group]]'', the brother of Krunch Bloodrage is named Ray'd Bool. Wait for it...

{{quote| Benn: "[http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/138 Ray'd Bool gives you wings.]"}}

{{quote|Benn: "[http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/138 Ray'd Bool gives you wings.]"}}

** The occasional pun on Richard's nickname.

* ''[[Evil Inc.|Evil Inc]]'' can barely go a strip without some horrific example or other cropping up. It's as if Brad Guigar enjoys punishing his readers.

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* [[Fark]] headlines are frequently punny.

* Web author [http://aggybird.livejournal.com Aggybird] is well known and beloved by her fans for her unbelievably punny assaults on the English language.

{{quote| "Let me guess. Werewolf?" ~~ ~~

{{quote|"Let me guess. Werewolf?"

"There wolf." }}

** [[Young Frankenstein|There castle]]?

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' would have puns as alternate titles for the episodes.

{{quote| '''Bullwinkle:''' I like violence because they smell so nice!}}

{{quote|'''Bullwinkle:''' I like violence because they smell so nice!}}

** And this gem, from Mr. Know-It-All:

{{quote| '''Mr. Know-It-All:''' But if you really want to open a jar of pickles...~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Mr. Know-It-All:''' But if you really want to open a jar of pickles...

'''Rocky:''' Wait, Mr. Know-It-All...that's not a jar of pickles. That's a jar of jelly.~~ ~~

'''Rocky:''' Wait, Mr. Know-It-All...that's not a jar of pickles. That's a jar of jelly.

'''Mr. Know-It-All:''' No wonder I couldn't open it. It's ''jammed!'' }}

** Every single episode of "Peabody's Improbable Histories" ended in a terrible pun.

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** And then they went and one-upped themselves for the third part of season one's finale. They actually called it "Some Pun on the word 'Sheep'."

* ''[[Yellow Submarine]]'' features several prime examples:

{{quote| '''John:''' Maybe we should call a road service?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''John:''' Maybe we should call a road service?

'''Paul:''' Can't, no road!~~ ~~

'''Paul:''' Can't, no road!

'''Ringo:''' And we're not sub... scribers?~~ ~~

'''Ringo:''' And we're not sub... scribers?

'''John/Paul/George:''' ugh.. "Subscribers.." }}

** Also "Born lever-puller," and this:

{{quote| '''John:''' There's a school of whales.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''John:''' There's a school of whales.

'''Ringo:''' They look a little bit old for school.~~ ~~

'''Ringo:''' They look a little bit old for school.

'''Paul:''' University, then.~~ ~~

'''Paul:''' University, then.

'''Ringo:''' University of [[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep|whales]]? }}

** As well as this exchange as Ringo and Old Fred walk down a corridor of visual displays:

{{quote| '''Old Fred:''' Say, what would your friends be doing here?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Old Fred:''' Say, what would your friends be doing here?

'''Ringo:''' Displayin'.~~ ~~

'''Ringo:''' Displayin'.

'''Old Fred:''' Displaying what?~~ ~~

'''Old Fred:''' Displaying what?

'''Ringo:''' Displayin' around. }}

** In Pepperland as the Beatles discover Sgt. Pepper's Band imprisoned in the big glass ball:

{{quote| '''George:''' It's just a big glass ball.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''George:''' It's just a big glass ball.

'''Paul:''' Yeah, it's ''blue'' glass.~~ ~~

'''Paul:''' Yeah, it's ''blue'' glass.

'''Ringo:''' Must be from Kentucky. }}

** [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] in general were very fond of these, John especially. It's been overshadowed by the whole "redefining rock music" and "consuming small mountains of LSD" things, but there's a lot of puns hiding in plain sight. Nobody even notices these days just how terrible a joke the band's name is, to name the most obvious example.

*** This overlaps with "Music" and "Literature" but John Lennon wrote two books. Their titles? ''In His Own Write'' and ''A Spaniard In The Works''.

* ''[[American Dad]]'' has a great one.

{{quote| '''Avery Bullock:''' Thank you for flying out here, Smith.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Avery Bullock:''' Thank you for flying out here, Smith.

'''Stan:''' Of course, sir, but why are we dressed up like this?~~ ~~

'''Stan:''' Of course, sir, but why are we dressed up like this?

'''Avery Bullock:''' Because I thought we could be Secret Asians.~~ ~~

'''Avery Bullock:''' Because I thought we could be Secret Asians.

'''Stan:''' A 16-hour flight for a bad pun? (nods head) Yes. Yes. }}

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI Cows with Guns]

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** ''[[The Batman]]'''s debut of the character, to a lesser extent.

*** Freeze's debut in [[Batman: The Animated Series]]

{{quote| '''Freeze:''' Revenge is a dish [[Punctuated for Emphasis|best... served... cold.]]}}

{{quote|'''Freeze:''' Revenge is a dish [[Punctuated for Emphasis|best... served... cold.]]}}

* Punsy McHale from ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]''.

* ''[[Beetlejuice (animation)|Beetlejuice]]''.

* In ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]] TV movie ''Abra Catastrophe'', the world temporarily ends up ruled by monkeys/great apes, and we get gems such as "The Declar-APE-tion of Independence".

{{quote| '''Timmy:''' CHIMPSDALE? That's it. When this is over I'm wishing for a world without puns. }}

{{quote|'''Timmy:''' CHIMPSDALE? That's it. When this is over I'm wishing for a world without puns. }}

* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' has its episode titles.

* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' had lots of pun titles, the best being "Banshee Bake a Cherry Pie?"

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** Episode Titles: "The Bare Facts". "[[Schoolhouse Rock|Schoolhouse Rocked]]", "Supper Villain", "Something's A Ms.", "The Mane Event", "Gettin' Twiggy With It", "Jewel of the Aisle", "Girls Gone Mild", "Sun Scream" .

** [[Pungeon Master|The Narrator]]:

{{quote| '''Narrator''': Mojo Jojo is turning Townsville into Swiss cheese! ~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Narrator''': Mojo Jojo is turning Townsville into Swiss cheese!

'''Man''': Look sharp, everyone! It’s the Powerpuff Girls, here to save us! ~~ ~~

'''Man''': Look sharp, everyone! It’s the Powerpuff Girls, here to save us!

'''Narrator''': You said it, Jack! It’ll be a Brie-ze for our girls to cream that Muenster Mojo!~~ ~~

'''Narrator''': You said it, Jack! It’ll be a Brie-ze for our girls to cream that Muenster Mojo!

(As Mojo is blasting a man whose shirt reads “PROV.”)~~ ~~

(As Mojo is blasting a man whose shirt reads “PROV.”)

'''Narrator''': Things aren’t looking too Gouda for you, Mojo! So leave that Prov alone and prepare to be shredded! }}

** The [[Homage]] to ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'', "[http://www.cartoonlair.com/the-powerpuff-girls/610-a-i-see-a-funny-cartoon-in-your-future-video_1b6e4dce8.html I See A Funny Cartoon In Your Future]".

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** Orange you glad you thought about it?

** [[Knock-Knock Joke|Knock Knock Jokes]] aren't the only jokes that are [[A Worldwide Punomenon|pun]]ishing. For instance, one classic one goes like this:

{{quote| One day, a man "lets one rip", and out comes this strange sound - "HONDA". Confused, he initially shrugs it off. However, over the next few days, every time he farted, it would do the same thing - "HONDA". Becoming concerned, he visited his family doctor. The doctor couldn't explain it, and gave him a referral to another doctor, who also was at a loss. From one doctor to another he went, seeking an explanation for the strange sound being made by his wind. Eventually, he visits a doctor who happened to be Chinese. The man explained to the doctor that whenever he let one off, it made that strange sound. The doctor asked for a demonstration, and sure enough - "HONDA". The Chinese doctor nodded understanding, and asked the man to drop his trousers and bend over. He did so, and then heard the sound of scissors snipping something. The doctor said "try again now". The man once more passed wind, and was elated to find that it was back to its normal sound. He turned to the doctor, saw the abscess that had been cut off, and asked "That's amazing, doc. Why was it happening?" The doctor shrugged and said "Everybody knows {{spoiler|Abscess makes the fart go Honda}}".}}

{{quote|One day, a man "lets one rip", and out comes this strange sound - "HONDA". Confused, he initially shrugs it off. However, over the next few days, every time he farted, it would do the same thing - "HONDA". Becoming concerned, he visited his family doctor. The doctor couldn't explain it, and gave him a referral to another doctor, who also was at a loss. From one doctor to another he went, seeking an explanation for the strange sound being made by his wind. Eventually, he visits a doctor who happened to be Chinese. The man explained to the doctor that whenever he let one off, it made that strange sound. The doctor asked for a demonstration, and sure enough - "HONDA". The Chinese doctor nodded understanding, and asked the man to drop his trousers and bend over. He did so, and then heard the sound of scissors snipping something. The doctor said "try again now". The man once more passed wind, and was elated to find that it was back to its normal sound. He turned to the doctor, saw the abscess that had been cut off, and asked "That's amazing, doc. Why was it happening?" The doctor shrugged and said "Everybody knows {{spoiler|Abscess makes the fart go Honda}}".}}

*** This is also a {{spoiler|Spoonerism}}

** Also, The Longest Joke in the World, {{spoiler|Better Nate than Lever}}