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Line 9: Compare with [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]. Sometimes followed by [[Never Say That Again]] or [[Brain Bleach]]. Can be a result of [[Dirty Mind Reading]] or [[Show, Don't Tell]] taken too far. Contrast [[You Do NOT Want to Know]] and [[Don't Ask]]. Not related to ''[[More Information Than You Require]]''. Not to be confused with [[Too Much Information (webcomic)\|the web comic of the same name]]. {{noreallife\|This is All The Tropes, not Tropes After Dark.}} Line 51: * ''[[Aki-chan's Life]]'', when [http://jimmywolk.studenten-froendenberg.de/eng/aki.php?browse.2.30 Ritsuko points out that Asuka may be a virgin mother...] == ~~Films -- Live-Action~~Film == * The following exchange in ''[[Firefly\|Serenity]]'': {{quote\|'''Kaylee:''' Going on a year now, I ain't had nothing twixt my nethers weren't run on batteries! Line 63: {{quote\|'''Indy:''' How did you know she was a Nazi? '''Henry Jones:''' She talks in her sleep. ''(followed by a shocked look from Indy)'' }} * The car commercial from ''[[Southland Tales]]''. For those who don't know what this is about, count yourselves lucky and be grateful. If you would like to join the agonized ranks of those who need [[Brain Bleach]]... [https://web.archive.org/web/20131031035132/http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Southland_Tales_2006.aspx?Page=5 Here.] [[Heroic Sacrifice\|You will not be forgotten.]] * In ''[[Bring It On]]'', the following exchange occurs when Missy intercepts her brother Cliff as he's visiting the cheer squad's car wash fundraiser: {{quote\|'''Missy:''' Hey, perv. Line 76: '''Rosemary:''' Because I slept with a whole bunch of people. [[Bi the Way\|Mostly guys]]. '''Olive:''' Mom! }} == Literature == Line 83 ⟶ 82: '''Soleta:''' Captain, request permission to forget what I just heard. '''Calhoun:''' Granted, and I'll join you. }} * Nutt, from ''[[~~Discworld/Unseen Academicals\|~~Unseen Academicals]]'', generally speaks in lectures, and at one point gives Ponder a taste of his own medicine. He also tells the woman he has [[Just Friends\|a bit of a crush on]] that he is in fact staring at her arms, because they're such remarkably nice arms; this doesn't seem intended as flirting but rather a friendly compliment combined with wishing to clear up what he was doing. He also shares pertinent but wholly unnecessary details about his bodily functions, which is seen as part of his habit of being "precise but odd". * One of Daniel Waterhouse's relatives in ''Quicksilver'' by Neal Stephenson * Gregory draws comic strips in ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' and suggests giving improvements to other peoples' behaviours; and one of them was telling people not to discuss incredibly private and personal matters ''in the middle of a fast food restaurant''. == Live-Action TV == Line 144 ⟶ 142: * In [["Weird Al" Yankovic\|Weird Al's]] song, "Trapped in the Drive-thru", the husband's voice reminds the voice box lady of a guy named Paul she cheated Geometry test answers off of last year. The husband replies and talks another Paul he knew. Paul was his plumber, who is bald, has a bladder problem, and has a toe infection. The voice box lady says, "Mr, please! You can stop right there! That's more than I needed to know!" Yes, this is a song! * [[Toshimitsu Deyama\|Toshi]] doing an MC for [[X Japan]] at the Wiltern in Los Angeles: "We've gained a lot, but we've lost a lot too. We've been fucked and we've been sucked." == New Media == Line 152 ⟶ 149: * [[(The Customer is) Not Always Right\|notalwaysright.com]] presents... well, [[You Have Been Warned]]. Whether it's about [http://notalwaysright.com/please-no-more spiders], [http://notalwaysright.com/tmi-too-much-information DVDs], [http://notalwaysright.com/tmi-redux players] or [http://notalwaysright.com/way-too-much-information old ladies]. [http://notalwaysright.com/too-much-information-part-6 Conversations in a restaurant] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20111205173704/http://notalwaysright.com/way-way-too-much-information-2 dry cleaner requests], or merely [http://notalwaysright.com/way-way-too-much-information choosing a lighter]. Or [http://notalwaysright.com/varicose-to-his-wife a medical waiver for our snorkel tour]. == Tabletop Games ==▼ * ''[[FATAL]]'' is notorious for this.▼ == Theatre == Line 157 ⟶ 156: {{quote\|'''Diana:''' I'm going to go have sex with your father. '''Natalie:''' Great, thanks. I'm so glad I know that. }} == Video Games == Line 183 ⟶ 181: * [[Poker Night At the Inventory]]: [[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)\|Tycho]] has a bad habit of inserting his highly detailed [[But You Screw One Goat!\|animal fetishes]] into the conversation. {{quote\|'''Strong Bad:''' ''(singing)'' Too much information, man. You're Too-Much-Information Man.}} * From ''[[MadWorld]]'', this from [[Combat Commentator]]s Howard and Kreese: {{quote\|'''Kreese:''' Solid hit! He should try for a double! '''Howard:''' I tried a double with a donkey and a dwarf. I walked with a limp for a week, but the dwarf grew six inches if you know what I mean. '''Kreese:''' I know too much already!}} == Web Comics == Line 226 ⟶ 227: Oddly enough, it's the least sexual romantic relationship compared to the other 5 original characters and their characters.... * The fact that her mutation has stunted her growth and left her with the physique of a ten year-old boy, probably has something to do with it. == Western Animation == Line 241: {{quote\|'''Grandpa:''' And for your information, children, I had relations with Kristal last night. '''Huey & Riley:''' Aw man, why would you share that? How am I supposed to have nice dreams tonight, man?! }} * In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]'' ** In ~~''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode~~ "Eight Misbehavin'", Homer enters the Kwik-E-Mart to find Apu sitting in the ice cream freezer: {{quote\|'''Apu:''' By chilling my loins, I will increase the chances of impregnating my wife. '''Homer''' Whoa! To much in-for-mation! Thanks for the mental picture! Why don't you tell us what you REALLY think? '''Apu:''' ''(annoyed)'' Will you stop spouting those hackneyed quips! }} :* "A Fish Called Selma" reveals that Troy McClure's failed career is at least partially due to a scandal involving his "actions" at the Springfield Aquarium: {{quote\|'''Legs:''' I thought you said Troy McClure was dead? '''Fat Tony:''' No, what I said was he "sleeps with the fishes". You see... '''Legs:''' Uh, Tony, please, no. I just ate a whole plate of dingamagoo...}} * ''[[Archer]]'' {{quote\|'''Lana:''' I mean, what do we really know about Conway? Line 272 ⟶ 279: {{quote\|'''Steven Stotch:''' "We don't want to jump to conclusions but... we're worried that somebody kidnapped Butters, sodomised him over and over and then fed his genitals to wild animals."}} * [[American Dragon: Jake Long\|Fu Dog]] names this trope to keep Lao Shi from talking about an... interesting... experience from his youth; "TMI! Know what that stands for? Too Much Information!" ▲== Tabletop Games == ▲* [[FATAL]] is notorious for this. == Real Life == Line 290 ⟶ 292: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Comedy Tropes]] [[Category:Disgust Tropes]] [[Category:Truth in Television]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]