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{{trope}}
A character appears to be setting up their [[Catch Phrase]], but instead says something completely different. Almost always a comedy trope, where the humour comes from subverting the audience's intentions.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Fez of ''[[That '70s Show]]'' is prone to saying "Good day," to which another character protests, "But, Fez..." and he replies, "I said, 'Good day,'" and storms off. On a few occasions, however, he subverts the expectation by either not responding to the "but" line in the same manner, or else replacing "good day" with another phrase, often [[Trademark Favorite Food|something to do with candy]] or women.
* Barney from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' did this once.
{{quote|'''Barney:''' You are legen- wait for it - daddy, [[Title Drop|legendaddy]].}}
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** "PERRY THE BANJO-PLAYING PLATYPUS!"
*** "PERRY THE PLATYPUS BALLOON!"
*** "PERRY THE TEENAGE GIRL!"
** "Norm, I know what we're going to do today!"
* [[Futurama]] sometimes does this with Farnsworth's "Good news, everyone", instead having him say something like "Bad news, no one" or "Good news, no one".
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