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{{quote|''"To the Bat-Poles! First we'd better get outfitted with our Bat-...Stuff."''|Ryan Stiles, ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]''}}
 
Few [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Bat]]-things can seem so anti-climactic as characters going [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Bat]]-somewhere or entering a [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Bat]]-vehicle, but there's always a way of doing things dramatically. Simply make a character yell (with or without his arm up):
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"To that place!"
 
The first usage of this trope was on 1960s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series (Does "To the [[Thememobile|Batmobile]]!" sound [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Bat]]-familiar?), and it was parodic even then. Most appearances of it nowadays are even more so, as the character will be ''overly'' dramatic about, say, going [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Bat]]-downstairs to eat [[Overly Long Gag|bat]]-something. Thus, it's a [[Dead Unicorn Trope]].
 
Rest assured if there's ''anything'' distinctive about someone's car, [[Fan Nickname|fans will dub it]] the [[Thememobile|InsertNameHere-mobile]].
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* 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 (Literature)/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'': {{smallcaps|Onwards, Binky, to the Hogfather's Castle of Bones}}
 
== Literature ==
 
* ''[[Discworld]]''
** In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'', Archchancellor Ridcully shouts "To the laundry!" and points dramatically towards the ceiling, only to have his colleagues remind him that the University's laundry is in the basement. He then refines his battle cry to "''Down'' to the laundry!"
** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Light Fantastic|The Light Fantastic]]'': Possibly a follow-up to a more played-straight example occurs when Archchancellor Galder Weatherwax keeps dramatically pointing at the ceiling to follow the path of the spell that turned the Librarian into an orangutan.
* Used straight several times in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'':
** Gandalf: "To the bridge of Khazad-dûm!"
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{{quote| '''Captain Underpants''': To the underwear cave!<br />
'''Harold''': There is no underwear cave! }}
* Parodied in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'':
{{quote| ''Marco'': To the Bat-morph, Robin!}}
 
== Live Action TV ==
 
* The [[Trope Namer]]: ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''.
** Alfred even took a leaf. Alfcycle, anyone?
* Parodied in ''[[Angel]]'' when Spike mocks the title character's hero complex by narrating as Angel saves a woman from being mugged. We can't hear the real dialogue between Angel and the woman, but we hear Spike speak for Angel, "Evil's still afoot, and I'm almost out of that nancy-boy hair gel I like so much. Quickly! To the Angelmobile! Away!"
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== Web Original ==
* ''[[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|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!<br />
'''The Cheat''': [quizzical noise]<br />
'''Strong Bad''': Erm, well... meet me in the closet and, uh... we'll put on some costumes. }}
** Also used in an [[Easter Egg]] in [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail195.html love poems], where Strong Sad expects to be called on the Strong Badphone.
* Parodied in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'': "Into the Kaibacave!"
** Not to mention the Kaibacopter! ([[Tradesnark|Trademark]])
** "To the Mokubamobile!"
*** There isn't a Mokubamobile.
* Lampshaded in ''[[PS 238PS238]]'', where one of the problems with the school is that the superpowered students respond to going on lunch breaks by declaring in unison: "To the cafeteria -- For Justice!".
* In ''[[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]]'' review of [[The Wizard (Film)|The Wizard]] "To the shit-mobile!". Followed by a shot of the shit-mobile in action, complete with music from ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''.
* '[[Weebl and Bob]]'': In the Team Laser Explosion episodes, Captain Exploserous Laser (Weebl) always responds to calls from the mayor with "To the skies!"
* ''[[The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Chick]]'': The Chick, in one of her rare [[Large Ham]] moments: "'''To Wikipedia!'''"
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|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!"
* As a direct ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' parody, Adam West/Catman in ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]''.
** "To the Crocker Cave!"
* As always, ''[[The Simpsons]]'' did it:
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** Another time, during ''Dial Z For Zombie'', a ''Treehouse of Horror'' segment, when Springfield was in the midst of a [[Zombie Apocalypse]], Lisa suggests using the library to find out a way to stop them. Homer pulls a shotgun out of nowhere, gives a [[Dramatic Gun Cock]] while pointing with it, and declares: "To the Book Depository!"
** And in the episode where Sideshow Bob tries to kill Selma, Homer actually says, "To the Simpsonmobile!"
*** To make even more like [[Batman (TV series)|the trope namer]], next to the garage there was a sign next to their garage telling the distance between them and their intended destination.
** Beekeeper: "To the Beemobile!" "You mean your Chevy?" ([[Beat]]) "Yes."
** An uncharacteristically moving performance by Ralph Wiggum, playing George Washington, motivates the school bullies to learn about his history. Dolph shouts "To the library!", to which Jimbo enthusiastically agrees.
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** In yet another episode, Peter shouts, "To the Pope-Mobile!" This is followed by a Batman-style scene transition, and a shot of Peter chauffeuring the Pope out of the Bat Cave, while the Batman music plays.
* In the ''[[Drawn Together]]'' episode "Captain Girl", Wooldoor, in his role as Captain Hero's new sidekick, repeatedly shouts phrases like "To the Wool-''noun''!", culminating in the "Wooldelorean", his time machine.
* ''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]''; Elderly Batman parody Mermaid Man is fond of these, but, due to his advanced age, occasionally requires a moment to catch his breath before finishing the declaration. The drama is also undercut by his tendency to shuffle off slowly and lose track of his [[Thememobile|Invisible Boatmobile]].
* ''[[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!'''}}
* ''[[Super FriendsSuperfriends]]'': The Friends had to get everywhere -- and fast!
* ''[[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!"
* In every episode of ''[[George of the Jungle|Super Chicken]]'', after the eponymous chicken's [[Transformation Sequence]], he'd head off for his flying domed giant egg with:
{{quote| '''Super Chicken''': "To the super coop, Fred!"<br />
'''Fred''': "Roger wilcox!" }}
* ''[[The Emperor's New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]'' features a villainous version with Yzma's "To the secret lab!"
* ''[[Batfink]]'' is a fun example. With the phrase often being "To the *something*-mobile" when going to a vehicle, how does it work when the protagonist is a bat? The answer: "To the Batillac!"
* [[The Cat in Thethe Hat Knows Aa Lot About That!|"Quick! To the Thingamajigger!"]]
* [[Dan Vs.|"To the Carmobile!"]]
* [[Dynomutt Dog Wonder|"The Falcon Flash! Quick, Dog Wonder! To the Falcon's Lair!]]
** "To the Falconcar!"
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