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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~Still_got_it~~Still got it.gif\|link=Megatokyo\|frame\|She still has her fame; he still has his desire to hit people with a bat.]] {{quote\|''"Work's been kinda slow since cartoons went to color. But I've still got it Eddie! [[Catch Phrase\|Boop boop be doop]] (hic!)"''~~\|[[Betty Boop]], conversing with [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?\|Eddie Valiant]] in the Ink & Paint Club.}}~~ \|[[Betty Boop]], conversing with [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?\|Eddie Valiant]] in the Ink & Paint Club.}} [[Stock Phrase]] spoken by someone who thought they were out of practice at something, but when doing it again for the first time in a while, find out that they are in fact still good at it. Occasionally subverted, when it first ''seems'' that the character has succeeded, but has in fact failed. {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼ * ''[[Ranma ~~One Half~~½]]'': When Shampoo starts telling Ranma that she hates him and acting like he's the very scum of the earth, he wonders if "he's lost [[Chick Magnet\|his power over women]]." However, after [[Unlucky Childhood Friend\|Ukyo]] tells him that she loves him, his typical, cocky attitude returns and he says:▼ ▲== [[Anime and Manga]] == {{quote\| '''Ranma:''' I've got it. I've still got it! The heat is on, Shampoo! I'll make you say you love me!~~<br />~~▼ ▲* ''[[Ranma One Half]]'': When Shampoo starts telling Ranma that she hates him and acting like he's the very scum of the earth, he wonders if "he's lost [[Chick Magnet\|his power over women]]." However, after [[Unlucky Childhood Friend\|Ukyo]] tells him that she loves him, his typical, cocky attitude returns and he says: ▲{{quote\| '''Ranma:''' I've got it. I've still got it! The heat is on, Shampoo! I'll make you say you love me!<br /> '''Akane and Mousse:''' That... ''[[The Casanova\|Casanova]]''. }} == [[Film]] == * ''[[Batman Beyond]]: Return of the Joker'' {{quote\| ''[A batarang flies across the length of the Batcave, neatly decapitates a mannequin of Two-Face, and returns to Bruce's hand]''~~<br />~~ '''Bruce Wayne:''' Still got it. }} * ''[[Cars]]'' {{quote\| '''Lightning McQueen:''' Doc, hold it! Seriously, your driving's incredible!~~<br />~~ '''Doc Hudson:''' Wonderful. Now go away.~~<br />~~ '''Lightning McQueen:''' Hey, I mean it. You've still got it! }} * ''[[Dinosaur]]'' {{quote\| '''Zini:''' "Girls, I'm known as the 'professor of love' and school's in session." Yeah, I still got it.}} * ''[[TMNT]]'' (2007) {{quote\| '''Master Splinter:''' Ee-yah! ''[kicks demon back into vortex]'' I still got it!}} * ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' {{quote\| '''Betty Boop:''' Work's been kinda slow since cartoons went to color. But I still got it, Eddie! "Boop-boop-be-doop-boop!"~~<br />~~ '''Eddie Valiant:''' Yeah. You still got it. }} * ''[[Dracula]]: Dead and Loving It'' has Van Helsing saying this after successfully making ten out of ten med students pass out during an autopsy. * In ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'', the mayor says "He's still got it, folks," as Brent [[Flung Clothing\|strips off his tracksuit in one deft motion]] to reveal his [[Former Child Star\|Baby Brent get-up]] beneath. * The mother in ''[[Spy Kids]]'', after successfully using the laser in her wedding ring to cut through the ropes tying her to a chair. == [[Literature]] == * Barrin utters this in one of the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' novels after safely scouring a Phyrexian plague ship. == [[Live -Action TV]] ==▼ ▲== [[Live Action TV]] == * ''[[Bones]]'' episode "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" {{quote\| '''Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan:''' You noticed something. See? You still got it.}} * ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)\|Arrested Development]]'' episode "Spring Breakout" {{quote\| ''[Re: Their mother's attractiveness]''~~<br />~~ '''Buster:''' Mom's still got it! }} * ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "New Earth" {{quote\| '''Cassandra (in Rose's body):''' Mmm, aren't you just? ''[kisses The Doctor playfully. Breathing somewhat heavily]'' T-ter-terminal's this way. ''[walks away, fanning her face as if warm]''~~<br />~~ '''The Doctor (recently regenerated, as in two episodes back):''' ''[looks at her, disoriented; finally, in squeaky voice]'' Yep. Still got it. }} * ''[[Happy Days]]'' {{quote\| '''Ralph Malph:''' I've still got it!}} * ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "Live Fast and Prosper" {{quote\| '''Neelix:''' ''[to Paris after they pull off a magic trick]'' We've still got it!}} * ''The Brendan Leonard Show'' {{quote\| '''Brendan Leonard:''' ''[getting sprayed with water playing croquet]'' In the face of adversity, I still got it.}} == [[Newspaper Comics]] == * ''[[Doonesbury]]'': As Zonker shows him his new crop of weed (grown in prevision of Proposition 19 being passed in California), Zipper comments "You've still got it!" == [[~~Pro~~Professional Wrestling]] ==▼ ▲== [[Pro Wrestling]] == * ''[[Wrestlemania]] VII'' {{quote\| '''Gorilla Monsoon:''' Escaped by the skin of your teeth, Brain, Intercontinental Title nearly went flying out of the window!~~<br />~~ '''[[Bobby Heenan\|Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan]]:''' He's still got it, though! }} * Another pro wrestling example: Fans will often show their appreciation for older veteran wrestlers that can still perform well in the ring by chanting "You still got it." [[~~Wrestler/~~Sting (wrestling)\|Sting]], being a big fan favorite from the old NWA and WCW days, gets this all the time in TNA. ** Ricky Steamboat vs. [[Chris Jericho]] proved this for Ricky too. == [[Video Games]] == * ''[[Grim Fandango]]'' has Manny say this near the endgame, after Manny (a travel agent of the undead by trade) convinces Celso and his wife to accept Hector's offer for a Number 9 train ticket by recounting his perilous adventures through the Land of the Dead. == [[Web Comics]] == Line 75 ⟶ 68: * Prof. Smith when taking a nap balanced on a chair in [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=467 this strip] of ''[[PHD]]''. * Eddy the wizard in [http://yafgc.net/?id=1676 this strip] of ''[[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]]''. == [[Web Original]] == * Kaiba says this after defeating Pegasus in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series\|Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Movie]]''. * [[Red vs. Blue\|Sarge]] still got the ability to build cardbord cut-outs of soldiers, then pretend to be a cut-out himself and surprise the enemy. * Parodied in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf5MHkSBhiU this video] where two aging members of [[Pokémon Red and Blue\| Team Rocket]] spend most of the time complaining about how the new villain Teams are so lame in comparison; when two [[Pokémon Sun and Moon\| Team Skull]] members come in, the two Rockets are able to scam them into buying a Slowpoke Tail (something they did in Red/Blue) and are pleased by the fact they haven't lost their touch. == [[Western Animation]] == Line 90 ⟶ 82: * Parodied in ''[[Clone High]]'': Joan's blind foster father, Toots, offhandedly tosses a basketball into the hoop and grins, "Still got it." Then he walks into a post. * [[Gargoyles]]: {{quote\| '''David Xanatos:''' And the most important thing: I was a little worried that I might be getting soft. But I was able to stand up against Goliath, the greatest warrior alive. I'd say I've still got the edge.}} * ''[[Transformers Prime]]'': Agent Fowler, after winning an aerial dogfight with a Decepticon (with a little help from [[Kid Appeal Character\|Bumblebee]]). * In ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', the elderly Barbara Gordon (formerly Batgirl) can still throw a mean batarang when she has to, as shown in the episode "A Touch of Curare". == Real Life == * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Heimlich Dr. Henry Heimlich]; at 96 years old, as [https://www.aol.com/article/2016/05/29/dr-heimlich-96-uses-maneuver-he-invented-to-save-choking-vict/21385634/ this article] shows, was able to save a man from choking using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_thrusts the '''maneuver''' named after him.] {{reflist}} [[Category:Stock Phrases]] [[Category:Still Got It]]