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{{quote|"''[[Wil Wheaton|WHEATOOOON!]]'' ''[[This Means War|WHEATOOOON!]]'' ''[[Rule of Three|WHEATOOOON!]]''"|'''Sheldon Cooper''', ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''}}
No matter what range of emotion you're feeling towards another character, the best way to express it is to say their name--preferably in either a hoarse whisper or [[Chewing the Scenery|scenery-chomping]] cry. Even if no one's around to hear you, just ''thinking'' about that character is enough of a prompt. It's all but required if you're in the midst of rescuing your [[True Companions]]/[[Love Interest]] currently facing [[
Additionally, if your show features [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] this also serves a narrative purpose: When they appear again after not being seen for three arcs, clearly stating their name once more helps the viewer identify and remember them.
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** But used straight in [[The Movie]] during the climax when {{spoiler|the Puppet Master's body is blown to hell and Motoko appears to have died after merging with him. She gets better after finding a new body}}.
*** More about the immediate issue that {{spoiler|her head had been blown clean off by the snipers, as well. Thankfully Batou's and the Puppetmaster's interference resulted in the severed head itself staying intact, so the braincase could be put into a new body.}}
** Also used in the ''Stand Alone Complex'' [[
{{quote|'''The Major''': "So, how did you know that that wasn't me?"
'''Batou''': "I just knew... Besides, you'd never react just 'cause I called out your name." }}
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*** ZEROOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!?????
** Episode 10 of R2 has [[The Chessmaster|Lelouch]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|one-upped on the battlefield by Xingke]]. Cue '''"XIIIINGKEEEE!!!"'''
* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'': "KAAASHIIIM!!" "GAUUUROOOON!!!"
* ''[[Trinity Blood]]'': "Kill me, Esther!" "Your lordship!" "Kill me, Esther!" "Your lordship!" "Look. Here's a sword, Esther. Seriously, kill me." "Your lordship!"
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', whenever a character gets injured in a battle that other crew members are watching or participating in, someone close to them typically yells their name. Examples include Sanji yelling his female crewmates' names, Nami yelling Robin's name and Robin yelling Chopper's name. Interestingly enough, {{spoiler|When Usopp}} is disguised as {{spoiler|Sogeking}}, in desperate situations, his crewmates yell out his real name, rather than his assumed one, even though they're playing along with his masquerade.
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* The 1970's anime of ''The Little Mermaid'' has Fritz the Whale say:
{{quote|'''Fritz:''' "Maaarrriiiiiiiiinnnaaaa!"}}
* ''[[
** "DIOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
** "MIIIISTAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
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** A variant when Harvey Dent, {{spoiler|after getting half his face burned off}}, demands that Jim Gordon tell him the nickname the cops had for him when he was an investigator in Internal Affairs. {{spoiler|"'Two-Face'. 'Harvey Two-Face'."}}
** The scene just before that. {{spoiler|''RACHEL!!'' '''RACHEL!!!'''}}
* Near the end of ''[[Help!]]'' after [[Ringo Starr]] gets kidnapped by Kaili's [[Path of Inspiration]], there is a lot of calling for Ringo.
* ''[[The Swan Princess]]''. "ODDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTE!"
* Disney's ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' has a climactic scene towards the end where Belle calls out "Beast!" (The audio commentary notes that they'd forgotten to give him a name.)
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== LITERATUUURE! ==
* In ''[[Harry Potter
** And later, Ginny screams Harry's name when {{spoiler|she sees him apparently dead in Hagrid's arms.}}
* In the movie version of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'', Edmund and Lucy are constantly calling each other's name whenever they're separated from each other or when they're talking to one another.
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* Someone once counted the number of times [[Horatio Hornblower]] said "Archie." One episode had 21 instances.
* ''[[True Blood]]'' has ''Sookie''; the girl's name is repeated endlessly by her lover Bill; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXK_xA8s9SYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXK_xA8s9SY One episode had 36 instances]. This fact and Bill's accent have turned this into a [[Memetic Mutation]]: '''Sookeh!'''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Tgdd_3dZA&feature=related This was parodied in one episode by Sookie herself]. AND, as if the [[Say My Name]] in-show was not enough Snoop Dogg made a song called "Oh Sookie" about the character that had her name in every verse of the song.
* [[Smallville|Clark]], before saving the [[
* ''[[Highlander (TV series)|Highlander]]'', when Duncan finds his friend dead in his church. "DAAARRRRIIUUSSSS!!! DARIUS!"
* ''[[MacGyver]]'': MACGYVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!
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* ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'':
** '''TAGGART! [[Narm|YOU SUICIDAL MORON!]]'''
** Also '''"[[Berserk Button|AAAAALEX]]!" "[[
* Happens after {{spoiler|Jak's [[Suicidal Gotcha]]}} in ''[[Jak 3]]''
{{quote|'''Daxter:''' Jak? ''JAAAK!''}}
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* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'': VEEEEENTUURREE!!!!
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': ''PIIIIIIIIIINKIIIIIIIEEE!!!''
* In the first episode of ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', Helga is determined to ensure that everything goes right for the school play. When she notices that Arnold and Gerald's are missing on performance night, [[Big Word Shout|she shouts Arnold's name]].
{{quote|'''Arnold (on a bus)''': Did you just hear something now?
'''Gerald''': No. }}
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'''AVGN''': CRITIC! How ''dare'' you come here!
'''NC''': '''NEEEEEERRRD!!!!''' }}
** In the NC Review for ''[[The Wizard (film)]]'', the critic at the end draws glasses on a picture of Jimmy Woods seeing a personification of the Critic.
{{quote|''NC'': '''Oh my God! '''"NEEEEEERRRRD!!!!!"'''}}
* Quite often, when another member of ''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]'' [[The Cameo|cameos]] on a Nostalgia Critic video, the Critic will greet them by simply saying their name. Very noticeable in his ''[[The Room]]'' review.
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