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* The opening line or monologue of a famous work
* A line that evoked major controversy
* A line that is incredibly ridiculous or [[
* [[Wham! Line|The major twist]] [[It Was His Sled|in the work]]
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Signature Lines are likely to succumb to [[Memetic Mutation]], and thereby result in viewers [[Watch It for the Meme|Watching It For The Meme]].
Don't confuse this with a character's [[Catch Phrase]]; a signature line is something viewers might watch the entire show simply to hear, not just something that gets said a lot. If many different people in the show say it, it's the show's [[Arc Words]]. Sometimes, of course, a catchphrase or arc words can catch on and come to define the show in popular imagination, but it's rarer than you'd
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** "[[Resistance Is Futile]]."
* "Survey says..." (''[[Family Feud]]'')
* "[[Quip to Black|Horatio]] [[Glasses Pull|* ...*
* "Tragic." (''[[Yes Prime Minister]]'')
** Oh, ''very'' droll, minister."
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