To the Bat Noun: Difference between revisions

 

Now, to the [[Overly Long Gag|Bat]]-examples!:

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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]]''

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

** Éomer: "Rohirrim! To the King!"

{{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!"

 

 

* 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.

* Combined with [[Gratuitous German]] in [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2614.html this] [[Irregular Webcomic]] strip. "To die Fledermauszeppelin!"

 

* ''[[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!"

** Plastic Man spoofs this as well. "Quick! To the Plas-Cave!"

** "To the Crocker Cave!"

* As always, ''[[The Simpsons]]'' did it:

* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': Sokka invokes this trope when he picks where to spend his mini-vacation. He always did have a [[Large Ham|flair for the dramatic]].

{{quote|'''Sokka''': I'd like to spend my vacation '''At The library!'''}}

* ''[[Invader Zim]]'': Zim once got lost and had to take a taxi back home: "Take me to...[[Large Ham|that way!]]"

* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'': When Hobie Brown {{spoiler|has to take over Harry's role in the play}}, the [[Large Ham|drama teacher]] shouts "To the dressing-room, Brown!"

* [[Dynomutt Dog Wonder|"The Falcon Flash! Quick, Dog Wonder! To the Falcon's Lair!]]

** "To the Falconcar!"

** "To the Crocker-Cave!"

* In ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', [[Adam West]] himself proclaims "To the Adam Westmobile!", but then immediately grumbles that it's a stupid name. Johnny insists that it's cool, which restores Adam's spirits.

 

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