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[[Stock Phrase]] saved for characters looking to bill themselves as experts or experienced authorities in dealing with a given situation or problem that has arisen, where X is usually a type of occupation ("Doctor" being the most popular one to use, by far).
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== [[Advertising]] ==
== Anime And Manga ==▼
* Trafalgar Law on ''[[One Piece]]'' tends to announce his [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|profession]] with such a line. Though, it doesn't help that, in addition to being a doctor, he's a pirate. And, OH YEAH, his moniker is "[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Surgeon of Death]]," so you might not want to trust this guy too much. ▼
** Actually his medical skills are legit. Considering how he used them to save save the lives of Luffy and Jimbei from certain death.▼
* Lately, there's been a Dr. Pepper ad campaign where "doctors" like Dr. Dre and [[Kiss|Gene Simmons]] ("Dr. Love") use, "Trust me, I'm a doctor," as a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJVuxpYeKqM slogan.] They also give this trope and their own commercials a send-up with Michael Strahan and his "Trust me. I've ''sent'' people to the doctor!"
* A TV advertisement for the Capital One Venture Card with [[Alec Baldwin]] ends with Alec beginning to fiddle with the controls in a plane's cockpit while assuring the pilot, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVE7haSLmE "It's okay, I've played a pilot before."]
▲* Trafalgar Law on ''[[One Piece]]'' tends to announce his [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|profession]] with such a line. Though, it doesn't help that, in addition to being a doctor, he's a pirate. And, OH YEAH, his moniker is "[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Surgeon of Death]]," so you might not want to trust this guy too much.
▲** Actually his medical skills are legit. Considering how he used them to save save the lives of Luffy and Jimbei from certain death.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The above image comes from the ''[[2000 AD]]'' strip "Thirteen." His name is Durant, calling himself a doctor like that doesn't really have much to do with preceding or later events in the story, and {{spoiler|he's not really a doctor after all}}.
* Matter-Eater Lad of the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' once said, "Trust me, I'm a politician" (Him being a comedic character and politicians being [[Acceptable Targets]]).
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* Loki, in the Danish comic ''Valhalla'': "[[It Makes Sense in Context|Trust me! I am the god of lies!]]"
* In one of [[Alan Moore]]'s ''Abelard Snazz'' strips, a man who has doubts about trusting the title character with what little remains of his money for planned ruse at a gambling casino is assured, "Trust me, I'm a genius!" By the end of the story, {{spoiler|Abelard loses all of the man's money.}}
== [[Film]] ==
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'''Otter:''' What's the difference? }}
* Another variant from ''[[Ghostbusters]]'': "Back off, man, I'm a scientist."
* ''[[Monty Python and
* "Trust him, he's a doctor" was the [[Tagline]] appearing on posters for the ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' sequel ''[[Shock Treatment]]''.
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* In [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[Misery]]'', when Annie {{spoiler|is about to cut off Paul's leg to punish him, she}} says: "Don't worry. I'm a trained nurse." She is, but that doesn't make it much better.
▲== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' parodies of ''The View'' with Tracy Morgan as Starr Jones would always see Ms. Jones begin every single sentence in a discussion noting, "I am a lawyer" followed by an observation about the news story or subject being discussed that is [[Captain Obvious|completely obvious]].
* The British reality TV show ''Trust Me — I'm a Beauty Therapist'' featured eight British celebrities training to become beauticians.
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* [[House (TV series)|House]] certainly isn't afraid to mention his profession in order to establish his authority or otherwise be [[Deadpan Snarker|a snarker]]. Once, after bluntly telling a female patient that he wants to inspect her vagina, he tells her, "I'm a doctor, so it's okay."
* The ''[[True Blood]]'' episode where Sam reveals to Sookie that he's a shapeshifter gives us the line, "I'm not the killer, I swear. I'm a shapeshifter."
* On ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' in the episode "Moving Along Home," Quark assures Odo in a speech, "Trust me, I'm a gambler," explaining why he should take the shortcut in the chula game. Hilariously, it backfires.
* ''[[Bananas In Pyjamas]]'' had a character name "The Rat in the Hat" who's catchphrase was: "Trust me, I'm a Rat".
* ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]'' discusses the concept of this in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPdDEutlMw a sketch] wherein a doctor prescribes tobacco cigarettes for chest problems.
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'''Doctor''': [laughs] ''Are you a doctor?'' }}
== [[Music]] ==▼
▲== Music ==
* "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor" was a hit single for The Blizzards.
== Print Media ==
* [[British Newspapers|British Newspaper]] ''The Independent'' once ran an article on health experts in the media who call themselves "doctors" and may be using that title incorrectly or undeservedly. The title of the article: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131220202742/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/news-analysis-trust-me-im-a-doctoror-am-i-436830.html "Trust Me, I'm A Doctor... Or Am I?"]
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* In ''[[Dead Rising]]'', after Larry Chiang sticks {{spoiler|Carlito}} on a meathook, he assures to Frank, "Trust me, I'm a butcher."
* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', Dr. McNinja feels it is important every once in a while to remind people who are having discussions with him that he's a doctor, even while [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/4p41 arguing with Death.]
* In the very first strip of ''[[Skin Horse]]'': "The situation is under control. I'm a psychologist."
* In ''[[8-Bit Theater
* ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'': [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/10/9/ "It's okay, I'm a dentist."]
== [[Web Original]] ==
▲== Web Original ==
* Whenever [[Something Awful]] cracks jokes about [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/conspiracy-theory-911.php Ron] [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/ronpaul-kidz-page.php Paul], the sentence "I'm a doctor," or a close variant, tends to show up as a joke reason for why his political platform should be taken seriously.
* The online blog [http://trustmemedblog.blogspot.com/ Trust Me, I'm a Doctor]
* Cross-over with [[Memetic Mutation]]: [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dont-worry-im-from-the-internet Don't worry, I'm/we're from the Internet]
* A "Dr. Cairo" made a statement along these lines on Twitter while talking to Noah of ''[[Tribe Twelve]]'', despite previously establishing that [[Blatant Lies|he's a student]].
* In a ''[[Ruby Quest]]'' spin-off, "Deja vu Ruby Quest", {{spoiler|Filbert}} gets Ruby before she can even react, and keeps telling her not to worry, even if he has a ''bonesaw'' in a hand and a scalpel in the other. {{spoiler|If it counts as canon, this spin-off was before ''Ruby Quest'''s beginning, so Filbert still has his right hand.}}
{{quote|''[[Trust Me I'm a Doctor|"He says not to worry... He is a professional... He has done this many times before...]] [[Oh Crap|and the pain... won't last...]] [[Nightmare Fuel|for long."]]''}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' gave us [[Nightmare Fuel|"Relax, I be a doctor."]]
* [[Futurama]]:
{{quote|"Don't worry, I'm a whale biologist."}}
* ''[[Dan Vs.]]'': Hilariously [[Inverted Trope|inverted]] in "Dan Vs. The Animal Shelter".
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