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== [[Film]] (Animated) == |
== [[Film]] (Animated) == |
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* ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'': |
* ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Iago (as Jafar):''' No, really. On a scale of one to ten, you are an eleven.}} |
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== [[Film]] (Live-Action) == |
== [[Film]] (Live-Action) == |
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* ''[[Serendipity]]'': |
* ''[[Serendipity]]'': |
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{{quote|"How drunk is he on a scale of one to ten?" |
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"Twelve." }} |
"Twelve." }} |
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* The title of ''10'' is based on this trope. [[Bo Derek]] is a "10" on a scale of one to ten. |
* The title of ''10'' is based on this trope. [[Bo Derek]] is a "10" on a scale of one to ten. |
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* [[Sarah Silverman]] once opened the [[MTV]] Movie Awards with a crack at ''[[300]]''. |
* [[Sarah Silverman]] once opened the [[MTV]] Movie Awards with a crack at ''[[300]]''. |
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{{quote|"It's named after the rating for how gay it was on a scale of one to ten."}} |
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* ''[[The Devil's Advocate]]'': |
* ''[[The Devil's Advocate]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Milton:''' Well, on a scale of one to ten, ten being the most depraved act of sexual theater known to man and one being the usual Friday night run-through at the Lomax household, I'd say, not to be immodest, Mary Ann and I got it on to about... [[Kick the Dog|seven]].}} |
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== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
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* ''[[Friends]]'': |
* ''[[Friends]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Chandler:''' Yes, on a scale from one to ten, ten being the dumbest a person can look, you are definitely nineteen.}} |
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* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': |
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': |
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{{quote|"Mr. Garibaldi, on a scale of one to ten... just how stupid do you think I am?"}} |
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== [[Music]] == |
== [[Music]] == |
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* [[Usher|Usher's]] "Yeah" included the lyric: |
* [[Usher|Usher's]] "Yeah" included the lyric: |
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{{quote|''"Cause on a one-to-ten she's a certified twenty"''}} |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* From ''[[The Incredibles|The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer]]'': |
* From ''[[The Incredibles|The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Frozone:''' [[On a Scale From One To Ten]], how dangerous do you think it is to be in [[Eternal Engine|here]]?<br /> |
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'''Mr. Incredible:''' Ehh... maybe three. Four tops.<br /> |
'''Mr. Incredible:''' Ehh... maybe three. Four tops.<br /> |
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''[A bunch of new [[Mecha-Mooks]] appear]''<br /> |
''[A bunch of new [[Mecha-Mooks]] appear]''<br /> |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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* ''[[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]'' remind us to always take a closer look at the scale itself: |
* ''[[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]'' remind us to always take a closer look at the scale itself: |
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{{quote|"589. If my gun on a scale of 1-10 is a 7, it's vetoed if that's the Richter scale."}} |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* In ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'', Harold gives his [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2010-06-05/comic/voiding-your-warranty/yes-hes-still-talking/ invaluable strategical analysis]. |
* In ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'', Harold gives his [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2010-06-05/comic/voiding-your-warranty/yes-hes-still-talking/ invaluable strategical analysis]. |
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* In [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-07-26 this] strip from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', when Jerry hears discussion of teenagers experimenting with magical technology for fun: |
* In [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-07-26 this] strip from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', when Jerry hears discussion of teenagers experimenting with magical technology for fun: |
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{{quote|'''Jerry:''' I don't have enough information to conclude how concerned I should be. One to ten it for me. |
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'''Susan:''' Three. Her boyfriend knows what he's doing in his lab, and his dad's the former head of the local paranormal division of the government. }} |
'''Susan:''' Three. Her boyfriend knows what he's doing in his lab, and his dad's the former head of the local paranormal division of the government. }} |
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* In one episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Marge gets her bag stolen and refuses to leave her home. The family escort her outside, while she tells how much fear she feels, and after Homer angers a swarm of bees, she starts going going above ten. |
* In one episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Marge gets her bag stolen and refuses to leave her home. The family escort her outside, while she tells how much fear she feels, and after Homer angers a swarm of bees, she starts going going above ten. |
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* In ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', when Kermit is selling a song to Piggy, who is playing a country singer. |
* In ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', when Kermit is selling a song to Piggy, who is playing a country singer. |
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{{quote|"I don't know quite how to tell you this, Kermit, but on a scale of one to ten, that song was... minus twelve! It's horrible!!"}} |
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=== Examples of type B: === |
=== Examples of type B: === |
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== [[Comic Books]] == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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* Just before the [[Dark Reign (comics)|Siege of Asgard]]: |
* Just before the [[Dark Reign (comics)|Siege of Asgard]]: |
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{{quote|'''[[Spider-Woman]]:''' How crazy is he [Norman Osborn] on a scale of one to ten? |
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'''[[Spider-Man]]:''' Just until ten? Can't it be more? }} |
'''[[Spider-Man]]:''' Just until ten? Can't it be more? }} |
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== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': |
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': |
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{{quote|"How'd it go?" |
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"On a scale of one to ten? It sucked." }} |
"On a scale of one to ten? It sucked." }} |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* ''[[Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki]]'': |
* ''[[Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki]]'': |
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{{quote|"On a scale from one to bad, this is pretty fucked up."}} |
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* ''[[Ménage à 3]]'': |
* ''[[Ménage à 3]]'': |
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{{quote|"[[On a Scale From One To Ten]], how fired am I?" <ref>Not fired, actually.</ref>}} |
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* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' brings us this: |
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' brings us this: |
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{{quote|'''[[Mad Scientist|Kevyn]]:''' Well, on a scale of ''"that's not free checking"'' to ''"heat death of the universe,"'' I'd say we're looking at ''"the enemy has a super-weapon we can't track."''}} |
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* ''[[Between Failures]]'': |
* ''[[Between Failures]]'': |
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{{quote|"On a scale from one to fucked, how much trouble am I in?" |
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"Um... a handjob, I guess. I'm not sure I understand the scale." |
"Um... a handjob, I guess. I'm not sure I understand the scale." |
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"No, you got it." }} |
"No, you got it." }} |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* [[Johnny Bravo]] gets scaled on how he does at picking up girls, rated by Luke Perry no less. |
* [[Johnny Bravo]] gets scaled on how he does at picking up girls, rated by Luke Perry no less. |
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{{quote|'''Luke Perry:''' Well Johnny, on a scale of one to ten... you're an idiot.}} |
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== Other == |
== Other == |
Revision as of 17:25, 7 August 2014
A character rates something on a scale from one to ten, often for comedic effect.
The results split into two types:
Type A: An actual number. It's sometimes oddly specific or, more often, doesn't fit the scale (as in, more than ten or less than one).
Type B: Not even a number, or left unanswered for rhetorical reasons.
See also Up to Eleven, which is named after an example this, Top Ten List, for other things from one to ten, and Broke the Rating Scale when the results don't fit the scale.
Film (Animated)
Iago (as Jafar): No, really. On a scale of one to ten, you are an eleven. |
Film (Live-Action)
"How drunk is he on a scale of one to ten?" |
- The title of 10 is based on this trope. Bo Derek is a "10" on a scale of one to ten.
- Sarah Silverman once opened the MTV Movie Awards with a crack at 300.
"It's named after the rating for how gay it was on a scale of one to ten." |
Milton: Well, on a scale of one to ten, ten being the most depraved act of sexual theater known to man and one being the usual Friday night run-through at the Lomax household, I'd say, not to be immodest, Mary Ann and I got it on to about... seven. |
Live-Action TV
Chandler: Yes, on a scale from one to ten, ten being the dumbest a person can look, you are definitely nineteen. |
"Mr. Garibaldi, on a scale of one to ten... just how stupid do you think I am?" |
Music
- Usher's "Yeah" included the lyric:
"Cause on a one-to-ten she's a certified twenty" |
Video Games
Frozone: On a Scale From One To Ten, how dangerous do you think it is to be in here? |
Web Original
- Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG remind us to always take a closer look at the scale itself:
"589. If my gun on a scale of 1-10 is a 7, it's vetoed if that's the Richter scale." |
Web Comics
- Xkcd gives us this.
- In Exterminatus Now, Harold gives his invaluable strategical analysis.
- In this strip from El Goonish Shive, when Jerry hears discussion of teenagers experimenting with magical technology for fun:
Jerry: I don't have enough information to conclude how concerned I should be. One to ten it for me. |
Western Animation
- In one episode of The Simpsons, Marge gets her bag stolen and refuses to leave her home. The family escort her outside, while she tells how much fear she feels, and after Homer angers a swarm of bees, she starts going going above ten.
- In Muppet Babies, when Kermit is selling a song to Piggy, who is playing a country singer.
"I don't know quite how to tell you this, Kermit, but on a scale of one to ten, that song was... minus twelve! It's horrible!!" |
Examples of type B:
Comic Books
- Just before the Siege of Asgard:
Spider-Woman: How crazy is he [Norman Osborn] on a scale of one to ten? |
Live-Action TV
"How'd it go?" |
Web Comics
"On a scale from one to bad, this is pretty fucked up." |
"On a Scale From One To Ten, how fired am I?" [1] |
- Schlock Mercenary brings us this:
Kevyn: Well, on a scale of "that's not free checking" to "heat death of the universe," I'd say we're looking at "the enemy has a super-weapon we can't track." |
"On a scale from one to fucked, how much trouble am I in?" |
Western Animation
- Johnny Bravo gets scaled on how he does at picking up girls, rated by Luke Perry no less.
Luke Perry: Well Johnny, on a scale of one to ten... you're an idiot. |
Other
- ↑ Not fired, actually.