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Yet another [[Stock Phrase]]. One character gets insulted by another, which leads to the insulted character responding back with, "[[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Who are you calling stupid!?!?!]]" Sometimes, it may also overlap with [[Insult Misfire]].

Closely related to: [[Berserk Button]], [[I Take Offense to That Last One]].

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* From the third episode of the [[Little Lulu (Animeanime)|Little Lulu]] anime, after [[Bratty Half-Pint|Alvin]] and a couple of other younger kids are told that building the clubhouse isn't for little kids:

{{quote| '''Alvin''': Who are you calling a little kid!?!? }}

* [[Fullmetal Alchemist (Mangamanga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]:

{{quote| '''Edward Elric''': Who are you calling so short you want to squish like an ant? <br />

'''Alphonse Elric''': Calm down, he never said anything like that! <br />

* ''Pretty Guardian [[Sailor Moon]]''. Occurs multiple times when the two run into each other:

{{quote| '''Mamoru Chiba''': Idiot! <br />

* ''[[Transformers Cybertron (Anime)|Transformers Cybertron]]'':

{{quote| '''Jetfire''': Hey, you're one of those escaped monster Decepticons? <br />

* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'':

{{quote| '''Yomi''': Think again! Like hell I'm telling some knuckleheads like you!''<br />

'''Tomo''': Kn-knucklehead?! What?!? ''(notices others)'' ...Hmm? Hey, what are you guys acting so cool for?<br />

'''Osaka and Kagura''': Huh?<br />

'''Tomo''': Come on, say something back at her!<br />

'''Osaka and Kagura''': Huh? ''(points at Tomo)'' Knucklehead.<br />

'''Tomo''': Knucklehead'''s'''.<br />

* Possibly from [[Back to Thethe Future (Filmfilm)|Back to The Future]]:

{{quote| '''Marty''': [[Nobody Calls Me Chicken|Who are you calling chicken]]?}}

* [[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]: Sid is holding Woody as Woody speaks some of his standard phrases:

{{quote| '''Sid Phillips''': It's busted. <br />

* [[Transformers: theThe Movie]]:

{{quote| '''Soundwave''': Soundwave superior. Constructions inferior. <br />

* ''Pryde of the X-Men'':

{{quote| '''Wolverine''': Get with it! The X-men don't have room for whiny brats! <br />

* [[Monty PythonsPython's Life of Brian]]:

{{quote| '''Parvus''': Shut up, you Jewish turd! <br />

* [[The Room]]:

** Example 1

{{quote| '''Mark''': Who are you calling a kid? }}

** Example 2

{{quote| '''Lisa''': You can come out now, Johnny. She's gone. <br />

'''Johnny''': In a few minutes, bitch. <br />

* [[Carrie]]:

{{quote| '''Chris Hargenson''': Watch it, you stupid sh*t, you're getting blood all over the place! <br />

* ''[[Waitress]]''

{{quote| '''Becky''': Oh just try firing me, you old bucket of cheese. <br />

* ''[[Doctor Dolittle|Dr. Dolittle 2]]''

{{quote| '''Dr. Dolittle''': Alright, Archie, I'm not playing anymore. I want you to come out of there right now, you big coward! <br />

* ''[[Cinderella (Filmfilm)|Cinderella]]'' (1997)

{{quote| '''Minerva''': Did you ever see such a lazy girl in your life? <br />

'''Calliope''': Who are you calling lazy? <br />

'''Minerva''': Not you, stupid, Cinderella! <br />

* ''The Mod Squad'' (1999): Detective Trickey is sexually harassing Julie:

{{quote| '''Pete''': Hey hey, why do you have to be such a pussy huh, leave her alone alright. <br />

* ''A Midnight Clear'':

{{quote| '''Bud Miller''': You trust these Nazis, Stan? <br />

* ''American Desi'':

{{quote| '''Jagjit''': [dancing] Ho! Ho! Ho! <br />

* ''Maid to Order''

{{quote| '''Stella Winston''': You're a spoiled, silly, boring, insignificant little twit. <br />

* ''Friends, Comrades'':

{{quote| '''Arno Jurmala''': [to her wife] Who are you calling a whore? }}

* ''[[Star Wars]] Episode V: [[The Empire Strikes Back]]'':

{{quote| '''Han''': Who's scruffy-looking? }}

* In ''[[The Lion King (Disney)|The Lion King]]'', when Simba speaks with Zazu about the hyenas:

{{quote| '''Simba:''' But I thought you said they're nothing but slobbering, mangy, stupid poachers.<br />

'''Zazu:''' [[Pig Latin|Ix-nay on the oopid-stay!]]<br />

{{quote| '''Dalek''': Small human female sighted on level three.<br />

'''Ace''': Who are you calling small?!<br />

{{quote| '''Romana''': Go ahead and kill me. Commit suicide. Listen to that hirsute moron. <br />

'''Torvin''': Here! Who are you calling hirsute? <br />

'''Romana''': You. Do you want to make something of it? <br />

* [[House (TV series)|House]] episode "Whatever It Takes":

{{quote| '''House''': You idiot. <br />

* The [[Soap Opera]] [[Days of Our Lives]], Hattie has called into the Dr. Marlena Show:

{{quote| '''Nancy''': Look, we don't take calls from ignorant, abusive people on this show. <br />

* [[Knight Rider]] episode "Custom Made Killer":

{{quote| '''Michael Knight''': [to K.I.T.T.] Are sure you're not becoming a bit of a snob? <br />

* [[Benidorm]] episode "#2.2":

{{quote| '''The Oracle''': Who are you calling an idiot, you... d*ckhead? <br />

* ''Mind of Mencia'':

{{quote| '''Host''': Hey, bro. You dropped your keys. [The person looks at him, turning out to be a woman] <br />

* [[Star Trek: theThe Original Series]] episode "A Piece of the Action":

{{quote| '''Boy''': You going to hit Krako out here? You open up and you'll be scragged from every window in the street. I can fix it for ya. <br />

'''Spock''': Young man, this is likely to be quite hazardous. <br />

'''Kirk''': : Hold on, Spock. Out of the mouths of babes. <br />

* [[Power Rangers SPD]]

{{quote| '''Elizabeth Delgado''': Is he gonna make it? <br />

'''Dr. Katherine Manx''': If he were human, he'd already be gone. This old dog is tough. There's no telling. <br />

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'':

{{quote| '''Koume''': You must have gone senile! <br />

* [[Grim Fandango]]:

{{quote| '''Manuel Calavera''': Aw, they look just like little Johnny Thunders. <br />

* ''[[Destroy All Humans!]]: Path of the Furon'':

{{quote| '''The Master''': This is the way of things. The flower must die for the fruit to live. <br />

* ''[[Tales of Monkey Island (Video Game)|Tales of Monkey Island]]'':

** In Chapter 3, when Bugeye's voice says, "What say you, digested SCUMM™?", one of the topics the player can choose as a response is, "Hey, who you calling SCUMM™, [[The Adventures of Pinocchio (Literature)|Geppetto]]?"

{{quote| '''Guybrush:''' Can't you two just work it out over a nice grogatini?<br />

'''Morgan:''' THE Guybrush Threepwood is buying me a drink?<br />

'''Elaine:''' Over your dead body, trollop!<br />

'''Morgan:''' Who are you calling trollop, Schooner-Mom?!<br />

* Also a case of [[Insult Misfire]] in an episode of ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Animation)|Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'' after the troll leader insults both Zummi and Tummi:

{{quote| '''Tummi''': Who are you calling old? }}

** This exchange from the episode, "Tummi's Last Stand":

{{quote| '''Duke Igthorn''': Why you little liar! <br />

* [[Classic Disney Shorts]], ''Tomorrow We Diet!''

{{quote| '''Goofy''': Hello, handsome. <br />

'''Goofy's reflection''': Hello, fat. <br />

* ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'' episode "Fifteen Minutes of Shame":

{{quote| '''Diane Simmons''': Peter, do you think there may be any validity to what Meg is feeling? <br />

* ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode "Wedding for Disaster":

{{quote| '''Homer Simpson''': Well, forget it, padre. We don't need a piece of paper to tell us we're happy. Me and the old lady have our own thing going on. <br />

* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "The King of Omashu":

{{quote| '''Katara''': So this crazy king is your old friend Bumi? <br />

* [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] episode "Dying for Pie/Imitation Krabs":

{{quote| '''Mr. Krabs''': Well, if I were a robot, which I'm not, at least I'm well put together, not some rusted-up, steam-driven pile of junk. <br />

* [[Jem]]:

{{quote| '''Jerrica Benton''': Wanna bet those earrings are a pair of duds? <br />

* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' episode "Viva Las Jackies":

{{quote| '''Dalong Wong''': You cannot defeat me, old man! <br />

* ''[[American Dragon Jake Long (Animation)|American Dragon: Jake Long]]'' episode "The Talented Mr. Long":

{{quote| '''Professor Rotwood''': Admirable attempt Mr. Long, but you can't beat my young piano protege with that mangy puppet. <br />

* ''[[Shadow Raiders|War Planets]]'':

{{quote| '''Prince Pyrus''': Who are you calling a child, loser? Us children have beaten you so many times, it's getting boring.

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