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* The eponymous character from the ''Waterman'' flash animations has said "Am I right or am I right?" at least once.
* From an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' called ''The Homer They Fall'':
{{quote| Indian: "Thank you. I just wish Ben and Hoss and Little Joe and Hop Sing and Sheriff Roy and all your favorites could be alive today to see this wonderful turnout. You know, on the series, we were always trying to kill the Cartwrights. But it looks like Father Time took care of that for us, right? Am I right, folks?"}}
* Used by [[The Joker]] in ''[[The Killing Joke]]''
{{quote| "You had a bad day once, am I right?"}}
* Said by Cordelia Chase in the episode of ''[[Angel]]'' called "The Trial":
{{quote| "I mean, not only is she putting his life at stake, but ours. I'm sorry, but after four hundred years of death and destruction, It seems to me you [[Survivor|get voted off the island.]] Am I right?"}}
* Brother Cavil in the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' episode "The Eye of Jupiter":
{{quote| "I suspect the Admiral and Madam President would enjoy some nice, quiet private time with the former leader. Am I right?"}}
* Xander in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' pretty frequently.
* [[Ellen DeGeneres]] has been known to use the formulation "Am I right, ladies?"
* Frank Barone in the ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'' episode "Driving Frank":
{{quote| "I don't care if I killed a guy! You're my son, you have to look the other way! Am I right, Ray?" }}
* In the ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' episode "Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospel", Zach says:
{{quote| "The bottom line here is that breathing should not be louder than a rock band. Am I right or am I right?"}}
* In the episode "Whatever It Takes", [[House (TV series)|House]] says:
{{quote| "My housekeeper, she has it coming. Cleaning the windows means cleaning both sides. Am I right or am I right?" }}
* [[The Colbert Report|Stephen Colbert]] played with the phrase in the following manner:
{{quote| "Am I right?" [applause] "Evidently I'm right."}}
* In the Will Farrel film ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'', the character Wes Mantooth pulls it out in a battle of wits.
{{quote| "Nice clothes, gentlemen! I didn't know that the Salvation Army was having a sale. Am I right? Am I right?"}}
* Used by Diane in ''[[Trainspotting]]'':
{{quote| "Do you find that this approach usually works, or, let me guess, you've never tried it before. In fact, you don't normally approach girls, am I right?"}}
* In the film ''[[Waiting]]'' Monty uses it:
{{quote| "I know what you're thinking now. You think we're all gay, don't you? Think we're all just a bunch of deviant lifestyle-living same-sex having motherfuckers, am I right?"}}
* In ''National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation'', Rusty uses it:
{{quote| "Who would have thought my sister had the legs of a thoroughbred. Am I right?"}}
* Done to perfection in ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' by [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] ''extraordinaire'', [[Stephen Tobolowsky]]
{{quote| "Am I right or am I right? Or am I right? Am I right?"}}
* In ''[[Burn Notice]]'', Sam and Mike are watching out for Fi, with the code that if she has two buttons undone on her blouse, something's wrong. Sam says "That's a first. Too many buttons down on a woman's blouse is a ''bad'' thing. Come on, am I right?" Doesn't quite break the tension like he'd hoped.
** Also, - Season 2, Episode: Sins of Omission, Victor says, "Nothing like a near-death experience to get the juices flowing, am I right or am I right?"
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* ''[[Square Pegs]]'' - Marshall, the [[Class Clown]], says this several times in the episode "Open 24 Hours."
* Inverted and subverted in ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'', when [[Jerkass|Walter]] tries to justify pulling a gun on a [[Disproportionate Retribution|possibly-cheating bowler]]:
{{quote| '''Walter''': Am I wrong, dude? Am I wrong?<br />
'''The Dude''': No Walter, you're not wrong, you're just an ASSHOLE!<br />
'''Walter''': *shrugs* Okay, then. }}
** Also, in the "World of Pain" scene:
{{quote| '''Walter''': Dude, this is a league game, this determines who enters the next round robin. Am I wrong? Am I wrong? }}
* [[Halo|Sgt. Johnson]] gives a [[Rousing Speech]] to a squad of marines then asks, "Am I right, Marines?"
{{quote| '''Marines''': [[Semper Fi|Sir, yes, sir!]]<br />
'''Johnson''': Mmm-hmm. Damn right, I am! }}
* "Am I right, or am I right?" is used frequently by Wimpy in [[Popeye (film)|Popeye]].
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