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'''Benson:''' (''dryly'') Who, your mom?
'''Muscle Man:''' I wasn't gonna say that! Why does everyone always think I'm gonna say "my mom"? }}
*:* And a [[Double Subversion]], when asking if they know who taught High Five Ghost his mechanic skills:
{{quote|'''Muscle Man:''' You know who taught him? My Uncle John. He's a mechanic[…]You know who taught him? MY MOM! }}
* At least once on ''[[Adventure Time]]'', Finn and Jake have subverted their "What ''time'' is it?" "[[Title Drop|Adventure time]]!" exchange.
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'''Pinky:''' [[Verbal Tic|Poit.]]
'''Brain:''' [[Borrowed Catchphrase|Narf.]] }}
*:* There are also two or three occasions when Pinky actually is [[Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?|pondering what Brain is pondering]], instead of giving his usual response of "I think so, Brain, but..."
* As stated above in "Video Games", the usual reaction to Kenny's death in ''[[South Park]]'' is "Oh my God! They killed Kenny! You bastards!" However, Kenny's death has been a [[Running Gag]] for so long, the Trope is applied now and then:
** In one episode, before Stan can say the "You bastards!" part, Wendy frantically asks him who "they" are. He's at a loss to answer.
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** When he meets a scared crocodile in “Bedeviled Rabbit”: “Eh, what’s up, Croc?”
** To baby Elmer in "Baby Buggy Bunny": "Eh, what's up, pediatrician?"
* A ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' example for another character: The Giant in “Beanstalk Tweety” Subverts ''two'' characters’ (his own and Tweety's) catchphrases in one line:
{{quote|'''Giant:''' Fee-fi-foe-fat! I tawt I taw a puddy tat!}}