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* Happened by accident in ''[[The Stand]]''. Near the end, one character is asked the reason for all of what happened. He says, "I don't know," then pauses. [[Stephen King]] spent a good month trying to come up with an answer, couldn't, and had him repeat himself. |
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* A sample exchange from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' ("The Battle"): |
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{{quote|'''Beverly:''' You had no choice. |
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'''Picard:''' Didn't I? I don't know anymore... I just don't know. }} |
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* Spoofed in the "Killer Sheep" sketch on ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' by having a scientist ramble "I just don't know. I really just don't know. I'm afraid I really just don't know," and so on. |
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* In the comedy TV show ''Corner Gas'', the theme song goes, in part: "I don't know, the same things you don't know. I don't know, I just don't know." |
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* From the ''[[Jonny Quest]]'' episode "The Robot Spy": |
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{{quote|'''Jonny:''' What is it, Dad? |
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'''Dr. Quest:''' I don't know, Jonny, I really don't know! }} |
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* Played straight - as so many things were - in ''[[I Was a Teenage Werewolf]]''. |
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* Played straight - as so many things were - in ''[[I Was a Teenage Werewolf]]''. |
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* ''[[Top Gun]]'', as the classic '80s cliche storm, features it, though in a slightly different way than might be expected. |
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* ''[[Top Gun]]'', as the classic '80s cliche storm, features it, though in a slightly different way than might be expected. |
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{{quote|'''Bobby''': Did Wanda deliver the [Ransom Note] tape to the cops? |
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{{quote|'''Bobby''': Did Wanda deliver the [Ransom Note] tape to the cops? |
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'''Lalo''': I don't know, I don't know, I don't know. I wasn't with her. }} |
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'''Lalo''': I don't know, I don't know, I don't know. I wasn't with her. }} |
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* Happened by accident in ''[[The Stand]]''. Near the end, one character is asked the reason for all of what happened. He says, "I don't know," then pauses. [[Stephen King]] spent a good month trying to come up with an answer, couldn't, and had him repeat himself. |
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* A sample exchange from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' ("The Battle"): |
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* Spoofed in the "Killer Sheep" sketch on ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' by having a scientist ramble "I just don't know. I really just don't know. I'm afraid I really just don't know," and so on. |
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{{quote|'''Jonny:''' What is it, Dad? |
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'''Dr. Quest:''' I don't know, Jonny, I really don't know! }} |
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{{quote|'''[[The Muppet Show|Statler]]''': Can you think of anything that would make that last show something other than completely worthless? |
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{{quote|'''[[The Muppet Show|Statler]]''': Can you think of anything that would make that last show something other than completely worthless? |
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