To the Bat Noun: Difference between revisions

 

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* Used and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in ''[[The Middleman]]'': all gadgets and outfits are middle-suffix.

 

* Used at the end of ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'', when the rehabilitated Monster accidentally rips off Inspector Kemp's wooden arm while shaking hands:

{{quote|'''Kemp''': Oh, shit... '''[Points dramatically with the arm]''' ''To the lumberyard!!''}}

* During ''It's a Very, Merry Muppet Christmas Movie'', after Kermit's little nephew Robin suggests him to call one of his famous friends after Miss Piggy leaves the Christmas play, Kermit says "To the starphone!" accompanied by Batman-sounding music.

* ''[[Flushed Away]]'': "Enough games. To the ratmobiles!

 

* ''[[Discworld]]''

* Used straight several times in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

** Gandalf: "To the bridge of Khazad-dûm!"

{{quote|''Marco'': To the Bat-morph, Robin!}}

 

* The [[Trope Namer]]: ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''.

** Alfred even took a leaf. Alfcycle, anyone?

* In one episode of ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', during one scene, Ned says, "To the library!"

 

* The song "One More River" by James Reyne has the line, "Pick up the Batphone and dial my number."

* [[Eminem]]: To the Rapmobile! Let's go! (Guess who's back guess who's back <small>guess who's back guess who's back</small>)

 

* In a memorable ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' strip, Calvin wonders out loud why his heroes don't fight realistic villains. Hobbes suggests that the fights would involve writing letters to the editor and so forth. As Calvin says that he sees the problem, Hobbes ends the strip with the line "Quick! To the Bat-Fax!"

 

* [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler The Hurricane used to do this as a parody of Batman, saying things like "To the Hurricave!" and "To the Hurricycle!"

 

* The Red Baron in ''[[Empire Earth]]'': To the skies!

* ''[[Professor Layton]]'': Unfortunately, this never happens, despite him calling his car the Laytonmobile.

* Some variation of "To the Freedom Flyer!" appeared in ''[[Freedom Force]]''.

 

* Naturally, ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' had to get [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/040509 into the act] with the Bum-Mobile and the Bum-Jet, except there's no Bum-Mobile and the Bum-Jet is a cardboard box that Torg makes engine sounds to.

* The [[Trope Namer]] was parodied in [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=76616 this] ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'' episode.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120501134058/http://www.marrymemovie.com/main/2007/08/25/page-42-crazy-adventure-time/ "I'm just pointing dramatically. It doesn't have to be in the right direction."]

 

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'': Used in the Strong Bad Email [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail48.html ghosts] (followed immediately by a Batman-style scene transition):

{{quote|'''Strong Bad''': The Cheat! Meet me in the Strong Bad Cave!

* ''[[The Nostalgia Chick]]'': The Chick, in one of her rare [[Large Ham]] moments: "'''To Wikipedia!'''"

 

* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''

** The Joker, of all people, does this in : "To the Batmobile!"

 

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