You Can Talk: Difference between revisions

 

* ''[[Bleach]]'': Uryu is asking Orihime who their master will be. Orihime says that the master was standing there the whole time. Yoruichi speaks up to tell Uryu that it is "he" who will be training them. Uryu predictably freaks out at the notion of a talking cat. After regaining his composure over the issue, Uryu calmly states he can't believe that there is such a thing as a talking cat. {{spoiler|Later, when Yoruichi [[The Reveal|reveals her true, human form to Ichigo]], she plays with this trope by telling him it was silly of him to believe that a cat could talk.}}

* This happens between [[Big Bad|Captain Shiki]] and Dr. Indigo in the ''[[One Piece]]'' movie ''[[One Piece Strong World|Strong World]]''. Dr. Indigo tries to explain something to Shiki through charades or mime or something. When Shiki doesn't get it, Indigo just comes out and says it, and Shiki gives the reaction with much surprise. This happens more than once.

* ''[[Mameshiba]]''

 

 

* In [[Alan Moore]]'s ''Skizz'' from ''[[2000 AD]]'', the characters contrive a plan to break Skizz (an extra-terrestrial who crash-landed and stranded himself on Earth) out of an RAF airbase in Birmingham, not knowing that he has been taught English by his captors. When Loz discovers this, he has the following to say,

** Earlier in the series, the second appearance of [[Space Pirate|the Pistol Packin' Polaris Packrat]]<ref>[[Alliteration|Ain't alliteration absolutely awesome, amigo?]]</ref> shows him brainwashed by court order into believing his [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|Hypercompetent Sidearms]], [[Talking Weapon|the talking pistols]] [[Punny Name|Smith and Wesson]], are hallucinations and thus should be ignored. Eventually, they trick him into responding to them, which throws him so deep into this trope that he fails to notice Buck ([[The Big Guy|who is not generally very stealthy]]) sneaking up from behind and clobbering him senseless.

* In one printed ''[[Garfield]]'' story, Garfield and the other animals sense a huge storm approaching that will destroy the town. Garfield convinces the other animals that they need to warn their human families about this and that this is reason enough to reveal that they can talk. Jon and the other pet owners all react this way when their pets suddenly start talking to them, which nearly distracts them from the huge storm their pets are trying to warn them about in the first place.

* [[Played for Laughs]] (well, as a joke, anyway) in ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'': for Spider Jerusalem's first interview with presidential nominee Gary [[Stepford Smiler|"The Smiler"]] Callahan, it's his [[Yes-Man|sycophantic campaign manager]] who actually answers most of the questions, while Callahan just sits there, immobile... ''[[Meaningful Name|smiling]]''. When Spider finally gets fed up and forces the issue, there's a long silence before Callahan extends his hand and re-introduces himself, prompting a reaction of mock horror.

* [[H.P. Lovecraft]] is quite, er, surprised to discover that [[Atomic Robo]] (whom he has mistaken for an armored pygmy) can speak.

{{quote|'''Lovecraft:''' ''Ah!'' Look, it's attempting to ''communicate.'' No doubt the savage thing knows the language like a housepet knows its reflection in the mirror. The sense is taken in, but the process, the ''meaning'', is lost forever.

 

 

 

* ''The [[Benny Hill]] Show'': in a parody of ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' and ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'', Steve Austin and Jamie Summers have a baby. They're worried about him not talking yet even though he's [six?] years old. He takes a suck from his bottle, and spits it out.

* In his take on ''[[Peter and The Wolf]]'', [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] has Peter go "Wow! A talking bird!" when the bird appears.

* [[Frank Zappa]]'s "Stink-Foot" has this, with a dog and his owner having a short philosophical conversation before the owner exclaims, "You can't say that." Mind you, the owner and the dog had already been talking for a short while before this.

 

== Theater ==

== Western Animation ==

* These are Elisa's first words to Goliath in ''[[Gargoyles]]'' after she falls off the Eyrie Building. Once talking's been established, she corrects herself mid-sentence.

* In ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' (another Weisman production), when Aqualad, Robin, and Kid Flash discover and free Superboy, Kid Flash blurts out "He can talk?", to Superboy . . . who doesn't take it so smoothly.

** Series Creator Greg Weisman likes to reference his work from time to time, as it's even reiterated in the non-canonical ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''/Gargoyles crossover, this time the ol' Webhead throws the jab at Goliath, and takes offence at his reading habits. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* On an episode of [[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]], Prince Adam introduced a young boy to Cringer, who of course ran and hid. The boy said "Hi, kitty-cat!" Cringer responded with "I'm not a Kitty! My name's Cringer and you scared me!" The boy says "Wow! You can talk!" Cringer says "Doesn't everybody?"

* In the original [[My Little Pony]] cartoon, when Firefly asks Megan (who is used to real horses) for help, the first thing out of her mouth is "Talking pony!"

 

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