I Can See My House From Here: Difference between revisions

A [[Stock Phrase]] used by a character when he is extremely high up. [[Discredited Trope|Hardly ever played straight anymore.]] For added humor, the character may have been launched into the air, and some variation of this phrase will come drifting back to those left below.

 

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* The title character of ''[[Yotsuba&!]]'' claims she can do this from a [[Shrines and Temples|hilltop shrine]]. Her father gently turns her 90 degrees to face the right direction.

* In the ''[[Bakugan|Bakugan: New Vestroia]]'' dub, Dan claimed that he could see his house when he was flying on Drago. Except this would be impossible, as his house is on Earth and he was on New Vestroia.

 

== Fan Works ==

'''Tristan's Parents:''' ''(offscreen)'' Hi Tristan! }}

 

* Done in ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]''... while looking upwards.

** To elaborate: When Carl is trying to figure out how to return Russell home, he has an [[Imagine Spot]] of lowering him on a rope onto the roof a skyscraper. As Russell is being lowered, he comments, "Hey, I can see your house from here!"

* ''[[A Bug's Life|A Bugs Life]]'' has the inversion. Funny because they actually are ants, and the person saying it is a butterfly.

* At the end of ''[[Mr. Bug Goes to Town]]'', after Bugville has relocated to the top of a building, a bug looks down and says that the humans look like little bugs.

* ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Willy Wonka And the Chocolate Factory]]''. Willy Wonka takes Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe up in the Wonkavator (flying glass elevator).

{{quote|'''Grandpa Joe:''' Look over here, Charlie! I think I see our house.}}

* ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]'' portrayed the Inspector flying around using his Helicopter Hat, saying, "Hey, I can see my house from here!"

* ''[[Police Academy]] 4: Citizens on Patrol'' has Zed say this when he, Mahoney, Tackleberry, Sweetchuck, and a female news reporter are flying after escaped prisoners in bi-planes.

 

== Literature ==

** The ''[[Discworld]]'' version of the giant statue of Ozymandias has the inscription "I can see your house from up here", rather than "[[Look on My Works Ye Mighty and Despair]]".

{{quote|'''Cohen:''' I can see ''everyone's'' house from here!}}

* In one of [[George Carlin]]'s books, there is a scene in which Jesus is being interviewed about his life. He comments that when he was crucified, he could see his house from atop the cross (he also said that one never wants to be crucified on an empty stomach, but... yeah).

 

{{quote|'''Klingon Captain Volok:''' ''(observing a holographic simulation of Kronos, the Klingon capital city)'' Hey. I can see my house from here.}}

* Inverted in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "Fail Safe", to point out that the asteroid they're on is getting a little too ''low'' for comfort.

* When the Bundy family of ''[[Married... with Children]]'' gets stuck in holiday traffic, Peg notices she can see their house from the freeway.

* Two members of the Casseta & Planeta troupe invoked the common inversion when they were at a balloon. The second one not only pointed out the people who "look like ants" were ants but also that they had yet to leave the floor.

 

== Music ==

* Used to an extent in Jason Mraz's song "Plane". He sees ''her'' house.

{{quote|''I'm leaving your town again

* In 1979, progressive rock band Camel made an album entitled ''I Can See Your House From Here''. The cover art depicts an astronaut crucified on a perspex cross looking down on Earth from orbit.

* Toy Box's "Super Duper Man" has this exact line in its lyrics.

 

== Video Games ==

* In the Turkish museum heist level of ''[[Uncharted]] 2: Among Thieves'', Flynn will say something like "Yeah, yeah, you can see your house from here..." if Drake lingers too long on a certain platform on the roof.

* In ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', NPC passengers on airships usually just mention how crowded the flight is, but occasionally one will say "I wonder if I could see my house from up here...".

* The player's campsite is apparently visible from several places in the ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]''.

* Spoken by Archie when the heroes {{spoiler|first arrive on the moon}} in the comedy, turn-based strategy game Highborn.

* Played with in the last Nazi Zombie map ,"Moon". Richtofen says, "Dempsey, I can see your house form here. It's on fire!"

 

'''Thief:''' I can see my house from here. }}

** After being blown away by Lich, one of the Lawninja comments that he can see his "law-dojo" from here.

* Said by Merlin in ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]'' ... in [http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0147.htm a parody] of the [[Wizard Duel]] between [[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf and Saruman]] on the Tower of Orthanc.

 

== Web Original ==

{{quote|"I can see my house from here!"

"I can see ''[[Your Mom]]'' from here!" }}

* When [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] reviews ''[[The Clone Saga|Maximum Clonage]]'' he shows a panel where Spider-Man grabs the Jackal as they swing off a roof, where the villain comments "Man this is a hoot. I think I can see my house from here!" Linkara groans and notes the [[Mad Scientist]] trying to create a perfect genetic future has all the wit and personality of a nine year old.

 

== Western Animation ==

{{quote|'''Ruth:''' I actually had some doubts about moving to Springfield, especially after that Time cover story, "America's Worst City".

'''Marge:''' You could see our house in that photo! }}

* From an episode of ''[[Taz-Mania]]'':

{{quote|'''Digeri Dingo:''' ''(getting butted off a mountain by a goat)'' Gee, Taz! I can see your house from here!}}

* The above-mentioned inversion is used almost verbatim by Michael Eisner and Bill Gates in ''[[Family Guy]]''.

* [[Eek! The Cat]] invoked the trope.

* On an episode of ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', when Abis Mal becomes [[Large and In Charge]], he says "I can see our hideout from here."

* In an episode of "Ozzy and Drix" when unatural growth spurts happen throughout the city at one piont Drix says "I can see our office from here."

 

== Real Life ==

* Google Earth. It's essentially a globe that you can see your house on.

** If you live somewhere important enough that your house shows up...

* And so is all the other maps that has satellite imagery

 

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