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** Shiny!<ref> Used on the show to mean "It's fine" or "Cool." ("Everything's shiny, Captain.")</ref> |
** Shiny!<ref> Used on the show to mean "It's fine" or "Cool." ("Everything's shiny, Captain.")</ref> |
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* ''[[Top Gear]]'': |
* ''[[Top Gear]]'': |
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** Caravans may not be [[Made of Explodium]], but they probably should be. [[Brainiac Science Abuse|It's all they're good for]]. |
** Caravans may not be [[Made of Explodium]], but they probably should be. [[Brainiac: Science Abuse|It's all they're good for]]. |
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** One might say that caravans are one of the most useless inventions...in the ''world''. |
** One might say that caravans are one of the most useless inventions...in the ''world''. |
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** Some say that he's become a meme, and that he thinks the Internet is a connection between fishing boats. All we know is, he's called the Stig. |
** Some say that he's become a meme, and that he thinks the Internet is a connection between fishing boats. All we know is, he's called the Stig. |
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** OMNOMNOMNOM <ref> The noise Cookie Monster makes when eating cookies. More recently became the defacto onomatopoeia for vigorous eating.</ref> |
** OMNOMNOMNOM <ref> The noise Cookie Monster makes when eating cookies. More recently became the defacto onomatopoeia for vigorous eating.</ref> |
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** [[One of These Doors Is Not Like the Other|One of these memes just doesn't belong.]] <ref>Comes from Cookie Monster's song "One of These Things (Is Not Like the Other)."</ref> |
** [[One of These Doors Is Not Like the Other|One of these memes just doesn't belong.]] <ref>Comes from Cookie Monster's song "One of These Things (Is Not Like the Other)."</ref> |
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** Oh no...OH MAN! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jpz_55EdM I totally forgot to bring a meme!] <ref>[[Jack Black]]'s appearance on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[ |
** Oh no...OH MAN! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jpz_55EdM I totally forgot to bring a meme!] <ref>[[Jack Black]]'s appearance on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[What the Hell, Casting Agency?|of all things]] attracted quite a bit of attention, and the skit has been widely used since, especially in [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix|Stupid Statement Dance Mixes]].</ref> |
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** How ''DO'' you get to Sesame Street? <ref> The opening theme asks "can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?", and nobody ever provides an explanation, leading many to ask this question.</ref> |
** How ''DO'' you get to Sesame Street? <ref> The opening theme asks "can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?", and nobody ever provides an explanation, leading many to ask this question.</ref> |
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* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'': |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhyeyoC-TxU "Alan! Alan! Alan! Al! Alan!"] |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhyeyoC-TxU "Alan! Alan! Alan! Al! Alan!"] |
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* ''[[Community]]'': "''Troy and Abed in the moooooooooooooooooorning!''" <ref> a recurring end-titles joke where the characters Troy and Abed host a fake morning show is introduced with one of the catchiest jingles ever.</ref> |
* ''[[Community]]'': "''Troy and Abed in the moooooooooooooooooorning!''" <ref> a recurring end-titles joke where the characters Troy and Abed host a fake morning show is introduced with one of the catchiest jingles ever.</ref> |
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** "The question isn't where, Constable...[[Inspector Spacetime|it's when."]] <ref> In the episode [[Community/Recap/S3 |
** "The question isn't where, Constable...[[Inspector Spacetime|it's when."]] <ref> In the episode [[Community/Recap/S3/E01 Biology 101|Biology 101]], Abed becomes a fan of a show called ''[[Inspector Spacetime]]'' (an obvious parody of ''[[Doctor Who]]''). Though it appeared for only half a minute, it inspired ''Community'' fans to construct an elaborate history for the fake show, even giving ''Spacetime'' its own tropes page.</ref> |
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** "Cool. Cool cool [[Rule of Three|cool.]] <ref> Abed's [[Catch Phrase]].</ref> |
** "Cool. Cool cool [[Rule of Three|cool.]] <ref> Abed's [[Catch Phrase]].</ref> |
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** "Streets ahead." If you have to ask, you're streets behind. |
** "Streets ahead." If you have to ask, you're streets behind. |