Word, Schmord: Difference between revisions

* ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'': "Planet, schmanet, Janet!"

 

* ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' used this in at least one episode. There was a whole string of examples until somebody said, "Fraggles, schmaggles," which was apparently the most shocking thing any fraggle could ever say.

* An episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'' had JD claiming he could rhyme anything, but did so by repeating whatever the last person said and invoking this trope. Leading to this punchline to a [[Brick Joke]] when he annoys Lavern earlier in a scene;

* In the ''[[David Letterman]]'' Top Ten List of "Other O.J. Defense Rhymes" (on both the show and the book), Number one was "Evidence, Schevidence".

 

* In [[Tom Lehrer]]'s song "Wernher von Braun":

{{quote|''Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown.

* There's a ''[[Far Side]]'' cartoon with several characters saying some variant of the phrase: "Neanderthals Schmeanderthals" (mammoths), "Indians Schmindians" (Custer), "Huns Schmuns" (castle guards), "Genghis Schmengis" (Chinese soldiers). The caption is "History Schmistory".

* In ''[[Zits]]'', Connie reads an article about how the decision-making part of the brain isn't fully mature until the early 20s. She then says, "Science, schmience," as she decides to punish Jeremy.

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

{{quote|'''Bubs:''' Pictures with the Tragic Clown Dog ain't free! 50 bucks! 60 bucks! Get back here and let me confiscate your film!

'''Coach Z:''' Chorsh, frorsh! ''[runs off with Pom Pom]'' }}

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

*** And later the same episode, "facts schmacts".

* The ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Rainforest Schmainforest".

** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E09 Bridle Gossip|Bridle Gossip]]

{{quote|'''Twilight Sparkle''': Curses, Schmurses}}

== [[Real Life]] ==

* During a staff meeting of the Israeli government in 1955, Prime Minister [[David Ben Gurion]] responded to a comment about Israel owing its existence to the UN with the words "Um shmum",<ref>Or [[Spell My Name with an "S"|um schmum, or oum shmoom, or oum shmoum, or...]]</ref>), UM being the acronym for the United Nations in Hebrew.<ref>The full name is roughly "haUmot haMaochadot".</ref>

 

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