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{{quote|'''[[Lex Luthor]]:''' Come on, let me hear you say it, just once. C’mon.
'''Lois Lane:''' You're insane!
'''Luthor:''' '''''[[Big No|NO!]]''''' Ha ha. No, not that. The other thing. C’mon, I know it’s just dangling off the tip of your tongue. Let me hear it just once, please?<br />
'''Lane:''' [[Superman]] will never-<br />
'''Luthor:''' '''''WROOOOONG!'''''|''[[Superman Returns]]''}}
 
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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', at the end of the second series, the Black Knights turn on Lelouch because he obviously went completely nuts and successfully took over the world.
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* Observe this delightful exchange from ''[[The Silence of the Lambs|Red Dragon]]'' and both its film versions, when Graham is explaining how he caught such a criminal genius as Lecter:
{{quote|'''Will Graham:''' You had disadvantages.
'''Hannibal Lecter:''' [[Sanity Has Advantages|What disadvantages]]?<br />
'''Will Graham:''' You're insane. }}
* A minor villain in ''[[300|Three Hundred]]'' uses a variant of this on the protagonist.
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{{quote| '''Bond:''' (to Red Grant} Tell me, which lunatic asylum did they get you out of?}}
** ''[[Goldfinger]]'':
{{quote| '''Bond:''' Beautiful place Goldfinger has here. <br />
'''[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Pussy]]:''' Yes, I'm glad you're enjoying it.<br />
'''Bond:''' Too bad it all has to end tomorrow morning (turns and looks at her). He's quite mad, you know. }}
** When [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] accuses media mogul Elliot Carver of insanity in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' he replies: "The distance between insanity, and genius, is measured only by success."
** In the book ''[[Moonraker (novel)|Moonraker]]'', Hugo Drax has Bond tied up at the base of his rocket to be incinerated during its launch. Bond takes the opportunity to recount Drax's life as he's gathered the info, in all its ugly, humiliating detail, to conclude how it's made him such a mental case. Bond's intent is to enrage Drax enough to overlook what Bond needs to escape.
** [[Woody Allen]] disavowed himself heavily from the 1967 ''[[Casino Royale 1967]]'', but this exchange with captive 007 (The Detainer played by Daliah Lavi) sure has his stamp:
{{quote| '''007:''' You're crazy -- you're actually crazy!<br />
'''Jimmy Bond:''' They called Einstein crazy!<br />
'''007:''' That's not true; no-one ever called Einstein crazy!<br />
'''Jimmy Bond:''' ... well, they ''would'' have if he'd carried on like this. }}
* In ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]'', Kirk tells the ostensible villain, Sybok: "You are mad." Sybok looks genuinely uncertain when he replies "Am I?"
* ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (1972)
{{quote| '''May Morrison:''' Can I do anything for you, Sergeant?<br />
'''Sgt. Neil Howie:''' No, I doubt it, seeing as [[Town with a Dark Secret|you're all]] ''raving'' mad! }}
* From 1989's ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'', as [[The Joker]] menaces Vicki Vale:
{{quote| '''Vicki:''' You're insane!<br />
'''[[The Joker]]:''' ''(smoothly)'' I thought I was a Pisces... }}
** Earlier in the same film, one of the Mob Bosses, Vinnie Ricorsco, denounced Jack Napier as such after the latter electrocuted Antoine Rotellei and fried him to death as his gang entered, and joking about his demise.
{{quote| '''Jack Napier / [[The Joker]]:''' ([[Laughing Mad]]) Antoine got a little hot under the collar. ([[Laughing Mad|laughs]])<br />
'''Vinnie Ricorsco:''' You're crazy.<br />
'''Jack Napier/The Joker:''' Haven't you heard of the healing power of laughter? ([[Laughing Mad|laughs]] while wiping his "skin" off to reveal a pale, clownlike skin underneath the forehead.) NOW GET OUTTA HERE!! }}
** Then there's the Joker, before [[The Reveal]], screaming at his boss Carl Grissom: "You set me up over a woman. '''''A WOMAN!''''' ''(darkly)'' You must be insane." However, Grissom actually seemed crazier than pre-Joker Jack.
* [[The Joker]] gets this again in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''. This time his reply is a very firm "No. I'm ''not''.", as this version of the Joker has a very clear and focused objective. Towards the end he more or less concedes that he might be crazy, but only as crazy as [[Not So Different|Batman himself]]. And Dent. And the army of lunatics [[Foreshadowing|he predicts will be joining them in the mad house]].
* In ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', this happens after Ruber reveals his plan to coerce Juliana into sneaking his band of marauders into Camelot.
{{quote| '''Juliana:''' You're mad!<br />
'''Ruber:''' I'm '''so''' glad you noticed. I've been working at it for years! ''(cue [[Villain Song]])'' }}
* Lampshaded a bit in ''[[Superman (film)|Superman Returns]]'':
{{quote| '''[[Lex Luthor]]:''' C'mon, let me hear you say it, just once.<br />
'''Lois Lane:''' You're insane.<br />
'''Luthor:''' No! Haha, no, not that, the ''other'' thing.<br />
'''Lois:''' Superman will never--<br />
'''Luthor:''' WRONG! }}
* ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]'': This is M. Bison's [[Berserk Button]]. Twice, other people make the mistake of openly questioning his sanity, but for different reasons, Bison can't afford to kill either of them (in Dhalsim's case, he was [[Can't Kill You - Still Need You|still needed alive]] to finish the Blanka project, while Sagat had too many of his own lackeys with him).
* In ''[[Bedazzled]]'', Stanley is initially skeptical that George is the Devil as he claims to be.
{{quote| '''Stanley''': You're a nut case, you're a bleeding nut case!<br />
'''George''': They said the same of Jesus Christ, Freud, and Galileo.<br />
'''Stanley''': They said it of a lot of nut cases too! }}
* In ''Enchanted'', when Narissa in dragon form {{spoiler|grabs Robert and takes him to the top of the tower - erm, Empire State Building,}} he shouts, "You're crazy!"
{{quote| '''Narissa''': No; spiteful, vindictive, very large, but NEVER crazy.}}
* In the documentary ''My Best Fiend'', director Werner Herzog recalls one incident with actor [[Klaus Kinski]]:
{{quote| '''Kinski:''' ''"You've become a megalomaniac!"<br />
'''Herzog:''' ''"Then now there are two of us."'' }}
* In the American dub of ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'', this line is said verbatim by the emperor to his youngest son who just stabbed the crown prince.
{{quote| '''Prince:''' Give the throne to me now! I want it all! He can rot in hell!<br />
'''Emperor:''' You're insane! }}
* In the film version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', Gandalf has a rather snappy reply to Saruman suggesting that they join Sauron:
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== Literature ==
* A wonderful example in ''[[Mistborn]]'', as Clubs finally realizes that Kelsier didn't in fact bribe lord renaux, but instead simply had him killed and replaced with a [[The Face Stealer|kandra]].
{{quote| '''Clubs''': You genius! You bloody insane genius! You had him killed, didn't you?<br />
'''Kelsier''': Both compliments are appreciated, and yes. }}
** It should be noted that everybody is ''constantly'' calling Kelsier insane. His plans generally take [[Crazy Enough to Work]] [[Up to Eleven]]. Another great example: quoth Yeden, "You're going to visit the Lord Ruler? Are you insa... right. I forgot."
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* In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]'', Harry comes out of the maze and Mad-Eye Moody {{spoiler|who was actually Barty Crouch Jr, who up until then Harry had respected and sought advice from, drags Harry off to his office so he can gleefully tell him how he had orchestrated the entire scheme and would now have the honor of killing Harry for Voldemort.}} Harry sums this up by telling him that he's crazy.
* In ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', Ellsworth Toohey beats his victim to the punch during a [[Hannibal Lecture]]:
{{quote| '''Keating:''' Ellsworth... you're...<br />
'''Toohey:''' Insane? Afraid to say it? There you sit and the word's written all over you, your last hope. Insane? Look around you. Pick up any newspaper and read the headlines. Isn't it coming? Isn't it here? Every single thing I told you? }}
* In ''[[The Dresden Files|Dead Beat]]'' Dresden calls [[Big Bad|Cowl]] insane after learning of his plan to [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|become a dark god]]. This causes Cowl to briefly pause to consider the question, noting that if he ''were'' insane, than he might be unable to tell. [[Not So Different|This provides a parallel to when the question of whether Dresden would know if he was insane came up]].
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*** The Master has always loved this. In ''The Time Monster'', the Third Doctor calls him "mad, paranoid!" -- the Master takes this as a compliment and replies "[[At Least I Admit It|I'm just a little more honest than the rest!]]"
** In "Genesis of the Daleks", Davros reacts thus to being outvoted:
{{quote| '''Davros:''' Do you believe that I would let a lifetime's work be ended by the will of spineless fools like you? You have won nothing! I allowed this charade to be played out for one reason only: To find those men who were truly loyal to me and to discover those WHO WOULD BE-TRAY ME! WE-- [[Punctuated for Emphasis|I! WILL! GO! ON!]]<br />
'''Gharman:''' You are ''insane'', Davros! }}
** "Tomb of the Cybermen", the second Doctor has faked out Klieg and gotten him to blab the entire plan.
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** Also used by Teyla in "The Kindred (Part 1)" when Michael the Wraith-human hybrid gives her a [[Not So Different]] speech.
* In ''[[Farscape]]'', as protagonist John Crichton became increasingly unhinged, it was more typical for the ''villains'' to question the sanity of the ''heroes''. Often with good reason. This is perhaps most memorably demonstrated in ''The Peacekeeper Wars'' with this exchange:
{{quote| '''Scorpius:''' This is insane, Crichton.<br />
'''Crichton:''' God! Four years on and you're finally getting that. }}
** Another variation is used earlier. One of the bad guys says to Aeryn "He's ''crazy''!" She replies adoringly "Isn't it fun?" Also, when he plays chicken with a nuclear bomb Ahkna uses the line verbatim, and Aeryn concurs.
* A variant is used in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", where a scientist tries to convince Capt. Kirk to participate in a twisted scheme to take over a planet of the Federation. Kirk responds, "You've convinced me; You've convinced me that you're dangerous!"
* ''[[Averted Trope]]'' in the ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]'' episode "Gemini", where the perp manipulated his schizophrenic brother into murdering people. The final interrogation included this memorable exchange:
{{quote| '''Spencer Anderson''': "None of this is true. You said so yourself. He's crazy."<br />
'''Detective Goren''': "Yeah, he may be crazy, but you're ''evil''." }}
* Jack has said this to Locke a bunch of times on ''[[Lost]]'', usually when Locke is talking about things like moving the island, or how [[Fan Nickname|Taller Ghost Walt]] told him to kill Naomi.
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{{quote| '''Buffy:''' There's one thing I didn't factor into all of this. You're a raving loony!}}
** When [[Angel]] turns evil again in his spin-off series.
{{quote| '''Rebecca:''' You’re crazy.<br />
'''Angelus:''' Oh, no. I’m a vampire. }}
* From ''[[Firefly]]'':
{{quote| '''Simon:''' You're out of your mind.<br />
'''[[Bounty Hunter|Early]]:''' That's between me and my mind. }}
* From ''[[Dollhouse]]'', when {{spoiler|Boyd reveals his grand plan to protect only the privileged few from mindwiped slavery and tells his now ex-allies [[We Can Rule Together|their only choice is "to be the destroyed or the destroyers":]]}}
{{quote| '''Adelle:''' You are ''spectacularly'' insane.}}
* In another example of people saying this to the protagonist(s), this is a common response to ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'''s Dean and Sam when they tell people about the [[Monster of the Week|ghosts, vampires, zombies, and demons they hunt.]] Dean often offers a casual acknowledgement:
{{quote| '''Bobby:''' You are nine kinds of crazy, boy.<br />
'''Dean:''' It's been said. }}
* Sylar gets this a lot on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', what with the whole brain-stealing supervillain thing he's got going. He usually just brushes it off without responding directly to the accusation.
* Bartlet says this to his wife in the fourth season opener of ''[[The West Wing]]'' after she {{spoiler|cuts off his tie just before he walks into a presidential debate. Considering he'd been kvetching about how he wouldn't win without his lucky tie, she may have helped him win the debate, as the mad panic that ensued made Bartlet grab Josh's tie, which is very similar to how he ended up getting his first lucky tie.}}
* In ''[[Get Smart]]'', Smart and Agent 99 are captives of [[Mad Doctor]] Tom Poston:
{{quote| '''99:''' You're mad!<br />
'''Doc:''' Mad, am I??? MAAAD AM I??? [[Laughing Mad|MWAHAHAHAAA!!!]]<br />
'''99:''' ''(anxiously)'' Don't ''do'' that!<br />
'''Doc:''' ''(utterly straightfaced)'' Don't do what? }}
* In a parody of The McLaughlin Group on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', one of the panel members, annoyed by McLaughlin's continued interruptions and overly long nicknames, invoked this trope. McLaughlin just responded with another "WRONG!"
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', Season 2: In Green No More, [[The Dragon|Goldar]] has forced the de-powered Tommy to kneel, [[Kneel Before Zod|demanding that Tommy acknowledge him as his superior]], leading to the following: <ref> Here it's also a way of saying, "Shove it up your ass"</ref>
{{quote| '''Tommy:''' Goldar...<br />
'''Goldar:''' Say it.<br />
'''Tommy:''' ...You are...<br />
'''Goldar:''' Yes, go on.<br />
'''[[Badass|Tommy]]:''' ...[[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Out of your mind]]! [[Kiai|Oo-ah]]! *[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Awesome|springs up in the air to land a flying punch on Goldar's chest and then kick his sword away, before proceeding to kick ass all over Goldar]]* }}
** Tommy gets a subtler one in [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]] (with a little [[You Monster!]] thrown in) when [[Big Bad|Mesogog]] tells him of his master plan to '''turn the entire human population into dinosaurs''':
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* What Barry Allen in ''[[The Flash (TV series)|The Flash]]'' says to Nicolas Pike after he's seen what his nemesis has done to Central City during his ten-year absence through accidental time travel.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' has several examples. One notable between Londo and G'kar.
{{quote| '''Londo:''' You're ''insane''!<br />
'''G'kar:''' And ''that'' is why we'll win. }}
* Except in early seasons, this exchange happens [[Once an Episode]] in ''[[W 0 in Ben Steins Money]]'', after he has explained the premise of putting his money on the line:
{{quote| '''Ben:''' Now, why would I do this? Well, call me crazy.<br />
'''Audience:''' You're crazy! }}
* In the series 2 finale of ''[[Sherlock]]'', when Holmes and Moriarty confront one another:
{{quote| '''Sherlock''': You're insane!<br />
'''Moriarty''': You're just getting that ''now''? }}
 
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== Theater ==
* Calderon's play ''Life is a Dream'':
{{quote| '''Clotaldo:''' Why, this is madness!<br />
'''Rosaura:''' [[Insult Backfire|Yes it is.]] }}
* From ''[[Pokémon Live]]'', after Team Rocket's boss explains his world domination plans to his prisoners:
{{quote| '''Delia:''' You're mad!<br />
'''Giovanni:''' Not mad. Maybe a little angry. }}
 
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== Toys ==
There's this little gem from ''[[Bionicle]]'':
{{quote| '''Hahli:''' You’re insane!<br />
'''Karzahni:''' I prefer the term 'creative.' Though I suppose there is not much difference between the two in the end, is there? }}
 
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* In the story campaign of ''[[Warcraft]] III: The Frozen Throne'', Illidan Stormrage is confronted by his jailer of ten thousand years with a self-righteous "You're insane!" His calm reply? "Isolation can do that to the mind."
* From ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'':
{{quote| '''Seymour:''' With death on our side, we will save Spira, and for this... I will take from you your strength, Yuna, your life, and become the next Sin. I will destroy Spira! I will save it!<br />
'''Tidus:''' You're totally nuts! }}
* Said to Sephiran near the end of ''[[Fire Emblem]] 10: Radiant Dawn''.
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* ''Silent Hill 2''. After {{spoiler|Eddie's}} rant about how he'll kill anyone who makes fun of him, James asks "{{spoiler|Eddie}}, have you gone nuts?" His response is less calm than the typical villain.
* ''Neo[[Contra]]'' has many moments of these in spades:
{{quote| '''Animal Contra:''' This ship is about to self destruct! You will die, a moth drawn to my flames!<br />
'''Bill Rizer:''' You [[A Worldwide Punomenon|dog]]! You're gonna sacrifice you own men! }}
** and:
{{quote| '''Master Contra:''' If we had society's foolish morals, we could never become ultimate soldiers.<br />
'''Jaguar:''' '''You're crazy!'''<br />
'''Master Contra:''' Muahahaha! ''Far from it!'' }}
* Zero says this flat out to {{spoiler|Redips}} in ''[[Mega Man X Command Mission]]''. X also hits him with a [[You Monster!]]: "You... You... Maverick!"
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{{quote| You think I left because of you? You think I still have some plan for ... for revenge? You are insane! Paranoid!}}
** Used in reference to the ''player character'' near the beginning of the game, if you chose to kill the [[Almost-Dead Guy]] yourself.
{{quote| '''[[The Lancer|Alistair]]:''' Does the word "''insane''" mean anything to you?<br />
'''[[The Hero|The Warden]]:''' I prefer the term "ruthless," myself. }}
** Used by [[Black Magician Girl|Morrigan]] when [[Jeanne D'Archetype|Leliana]] [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|threatens to take her shopping]].
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* [[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]] has Raiden stating this to Vamp when the latter reveals their plans to essentially nuke New York City to take down the Patriots because not only do they desire to annihilate the Patriots, but because the public believed every word that the Patriots' [[Kangaroo Court]] spoon-fed them about Dead Cell's (framed) terrorist attacks despite Dead Cell's explainations about their being framed, they felt the world of deceit they created should be annihilated with them.
* ''[[Castlevania]]: Order of Ecclesia'' has Shanoa say this to {{spoiler|Barlowe when, #1, she finds out that he's actually a [[Treacherous Advisor]], and #2, when she refuses to use Dominus, he threatens to kill her and rip it right out of her bloody corpse.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Barlowe''': You give such a burden, young child... to give the life that man might realize his dreams... do you not see how wonderful that is?}}<br />
{{spoiler|'''Shanoa''': You're mad...}} }}
** Soma points out a similar trope to Graham in ''Aria of Sorrow''.
{{quote| '''Graham''': You're guilty of grand theft. Therefore, I sentence you to death!<br />
'''Soma''': You're insane!<br />
'''Graham''': And as a special treat, I'll be the one to deliver that punishment! }}
** And again in ''Dawn of Sorrow''...
{{quote| '''Dario''': Can you imagine how crazy it would be with even more power?!<br />
'''Soma''': You're insane...<br />
'''Dario''': And you talk way too much! C'mon, punk! I'll roast ya to a cinder! }}
* [[Rosenkreuzstilette]]: Spiritia and Lilli confront {{spoiler|Iris}} in the final stage in the main game. Tia tells her that she's not getting away this time, and that's when {{spoiler|Iris}} starts [[Laughing Mad]] as she finally figures out where Tia got all her energy. Lilli begins wondering what is wrong with her as {{spoiler|Iris}} continues her maniacal laughter. Tia then says to her, "{{spoiler|Iris}}, have you lost your mind!?"
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{{quote| '''Grolla''': What do you think you're doing!? {{spoiler|Iris}}, have you gone mad!?}}
* Ragna the Bloodedge of [[Blaz Blue]] says such a phrase to Rachel in her ''Continuum Shift'' Gag Reel when Luna begins coming to love him due to the effects of the Spectacles of Eros and Rachel admits that Ragna is head-over-heels in love with her.
{{quote| '''Ragna''': You twisted, evil, blood-sucking rabbit! What the hell do you think you're doing?!<br />
'''Rachel''': Oh come now, Ragna! No need to be shy. Just admit your feelings... Admit that you are my devoted servant!<br />
'''Ragna''': Who are you calling a servant?! }}
** He does the same thing to her, Nu, and Tager after they allow Jin and the rest of the H.M.S. Nirvana crew to take him leaving the three of his fellow U.S.S. Ragna crew members to enjoy their Ikaruga Tuna without him in - you guessed it - his own gag ending.
{{quote| '''Ragna''': I'm seriously gonna kill all of you guys! You guys are insaaaaaaaane!}}
* In the final cutscene of the Giant Tale questline of ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds]]'', Andre the Giant thinks that everything the hero did up to the point of claiming the key from his Giant Necklace is insane (he even thinks the hero poisoned his giant son Andre Jr.), but the hero and Crychek tell him not to worry as his son is fine and just taking a nap in his soup.
{{quote| '''Hero''': Next time, [[Pick on Someone Your Own Size|pick on somebody your own size]], Andre.<br />
'''Andre''': Pick on someb- THIS IS INSANE! I'm just farming, trying to grow enough food for my family... then you tiny people show up, start infesting my yard, beat up my cat and then you '''POISON MY SON!!!'''<br />
'''Hero''': Relax, your son is fine. He's just taking a nap.<br />
'''Crychek''': ...In yer soup. }}
** Also, there's that moment in Nythera's wedding event where Ryuuji says this to Nythera because {{spoiler|when she says that the third and final challenge for the Test of the Suitor was to defeat a Void Giant she magically awakened and summoned to the Void Temple, Ryuuji realizes that the Void Giant is out of control and therefore needs to be stopped before it destroys the temple.}}
{{quote| '''Ryuuji''': {{spoiler|A VOID GIANT?! Are you '''INSANE?!''' We have to stop it before it destroys the temple!}}<br />
'''Nythera''': {{spoiler|You mean '''I''' have to stop it.}}<br />
'''Ryuuji''': {{spoiler|No, Nythera. '''WE''' have to stop. Neither of us can do this alone.}} }}
* In ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', Tali'Zorah says this verbatim to Admiral Xen while on the Migrant Fleet.
** Happens to Renegade Shepard during Thane's loyalty mission.
{{quote| '''Shepard:''' (Pulls out [[Hand Cannon]]) If I choose to, I could kill everyone in this room and walk away unscathed.<br />
'''Lawyer:''' You're insane!<br />
'''Shepard:''' Our suits have [[Deflector Shields|kinetic barriers]]. Your legal briefs don't. ''And I'm in a hurry.''<br />
'''Thane:''' The law is only a protection to those who agree to be bound by it. We don't. }}
* One of the topics in ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]] Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay'' has this {{spoiler|when [[Complete Monster|McGillicutty]] plans to destroy La Esponja Grande in order for him to remain Poxed along with his crew forever}}:
{{quote| '''Guybrush:''' You're mad! Mad, I say!}}
** Before that, there is also a part in ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]'' when smuggler King André believes that the Goodsoup Family Diamond and its energy flowing though it is the key to his power, and you can choose this:
{{quote| '''Guybrush:''' You're a madman! <br />
'''André:''' Am I mad? Am I? [[Laughing Mad|HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!]] Is it madness to sit in a cave at the top of a deserted island, accumulating vast amounts of gold and jewels and stuffed animals, stockpiling plunder from across the Caribbean and passing the savings on to you? Is that madness? Or GENIUS?!?<br />
'''Guybrush:''' ''[shrugs]'' Good point. I take it back.<br />
'''André:''' I'm not crazy -- my prices are! }}
* The Riddler gets this from [[Batman]] in [[Batman: Arkham City]] upon entering the first Riddler Room:
{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.<br />
'''Riddler:''' No, that would imply either mental illness or derangement. [[Blatant Lies|I suffer from neither.]] }}
 
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* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has a rather [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040326 chilling variation] (the guy is fully conscious of his actions and their implications, but [[Puppeteer Parasite|doesn't have even a bad choice]]):
{{quote|
'''Dr. VG:''' Are you insane?!<br />
'''Mr. Rovainen:''' Alas. That comfort is denied me. }}
** And a [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080314 funny one]:
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* Another similar variation from ''[[Narbonic]]'':
{{quote|
"This is '''madness'''! '''[[Bold Inflation|MADNESS!]]'''"<br />
"No. Not at all. Our plan is a pragmatic response to the problems we've observed..."<br />
"This is '''sanity'''! '''Sanity'''!" }}
* There was this exchange in ''[[Gastrophobia]]'', during the "Lord Night-Sorrow" story arc... before it was changed by a [[Retcon]]:
{{quote| '''Night-Sorrow:''' Sorcery can accomplish what science cannot.<br />
'''Filby: ''You're insane!'''''<br />
'''Phobia:''' Figured that out all by yourself, did you? }}
* [[Smug Super|Faith]] in ''[[Magick Chicks]]'' deserved flat "You're insane." and then "Th-this is ''crazy!''" from Tiffany [[Cloudcuckoolander|of all people]], when she {{spoiler|stunned a vampire, then [[Bullying_a_Dragon|drove her feral with mind control in order to fight her hand-to-hand]], without powers}}, just for fun.
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== Web Original ==
* [[The Nostalgia Critic]] and [[Bum Reviews]] did this in one of [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara's]] videos:
{{quote| '''[[The Nostalgia Critic]]:''' My God. You're mad.<br />
'''Bum:''' Am I? Am I?<br />
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' Yes. Very mad.<br />
'''Bum:''' Maybe it's you, who are mad?<br />
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' No, I'm pretty sure it you.<br />
'''Bum:''' You know what? You're just rude. }}
** And then he {{spoiler|[[Earthshattering Kaboom|starts destroying the world]].}} In fact, the experience is probably one of the most creepy things that That Guy With The Glasses has ever done.
* [[The Nostalgia Critic]] was on the other end of this during his review of [[The Room]]. Other reviewers kept showing up to try and talk him out of it: when he refused to listen to [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]]...
{{quote| "You're mad, Critic! [[Large Ham|MAD!]]"<br />
"Begone!"<br />
"Okay!" }}
* [[The Spoony Experiment|"What is it about the name]] ''[[Mad Scientist|Dr. Insano]]'' that eludes you people?!"
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== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', the episode that introduces Vlad Plasmius has this dialogue:
{{quote| '''Danny:''' Let me outta here!<br />
'''Vlad:''' Why? So you can go back to stumbling through your adolescence desperately trying to get control of your powers?! Powers, by the way, that I've had for twenty years. I have experience, my child, and the money and power attained through using those powers for personal gain, you see! I could train you, teach you everything I know! And all you have to do is renounce your idiot father!<br />
'''Danny:''' Dude. You are one ''seriously'' crazed-up fruit loop. That is ''never'' going to happen. }}
* In the ''[[Gargoyles]]'' episode "Temptation", Brooklyn, disillusioned by the problems of humanity, is manipulated by Demona to steal a spellbook in order to help his leader, Goliath, "see the truth of the world". Brooklyn cooperates, but when Demona attacks Goliath with a spell from the book that makes him a mind-controlled slave, the young gargoyle protests that he only wanted to Goliath to see the truth. Demona intones with flashing eyes, "You wanted him to know the truth. Now, our truth will the only truth he ever knows!" At that brazenly evil pronouncement, Brooklyn yells to Demona, "You're insane!" and attacks her to get the book back.
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* In the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Stolen Memories", Superman meets Brainiac, the surviving major computer consciousness from Krypton. Although Superman is pleased to meet someone from his native planet, he later learns of Brainiac's true reason for coming to Earth. The intelligence has been ravaging the cosmos, gathering all the knowledge of worlds and then destroying them so he is the sole possessor of that information, and now wants to do the same with Earth. At this smug justification of serial omnicide, Superman yells, "You're insane!" and leaps into battle.
* A cousin to [[Insult Backfire]] happens in an episode of ''[[Justice League]]'' where Superman is sent far into the future, [[After the End]]:
{{quote| '''Vandal Savage:''' The earth belongs to the cockroaches now... Oh, and me.<br />
'''Superman:''' You're ''insane''.<br />
'''Vandal Savage:''' ... [[The Mad Hatter|True]]. But that doesn't mean I'm not good company. [[Foe Yay|Say, you want to come over to my place]]?<br />
'''Superman:''' ...<br />
'''Vandal Savage:''' Like you have anything ''better'' to do. }}
** Another one, in an episode of ''[[Justice League]]''
{{quote| '''Solomon Grundy:''' ''(to Luthor)'' You're crazy!<br />
'''The Joker:''' ''(bursts into the room)'' And what's wrong with that? It's done ''wonders'' for me! }}
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' spoofed this with their famous line (in thick scottish accent): "Scorpio, you're mad!"
** And the equally memorable reply: "Hah, I wouldn't point fingers, you jerk!"
* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'': Near the end of the 2-part episode ''The Demon's Quest'', Ra's al Ghul [[Just Between You and Me|lets Batman in on his master plan]] which will [[Omnicidal Maniac|result in the deaths of billions]], leading to the following exchange:
{{quote| '''Ra's:''' A most impressive plan, wouldn't you agree?<br />
'''Batman:''' Yes... I can see it clearly now for the first time. ''([[Dramatic Pause]], giving Ra's the impression he's succeeding in recruiting Batman as his successor)'' You are completely out of your mind. }}
** Also a [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|Funny Moments]] especially as this is ''Batman'' saying it, a man who's normally all grim and serious 24-7.
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** Freeze was on the other end of the line in his DCAU [[Batman and Mister Freeze Sub Zero|movie]].
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' example. [[Loud of War|Shriek]] is blackmailing Comissioner Gordon in exchange for Batman's life.
{{quote| '''Barbara:''' You're out of your mind.<br />
'''Shriek:''' ''Duh''. }}
* From the Ruby-Spears ''[[Mega Man (animation)|Mega Man]]'' cartoon, in the episode "Ice Age" (sound clip available about a third of the way down [http://www.mmhp.net/Marketing/ShowList.html this page]):
{{quote| '''Mr. Zero:''' You're m-m-mad!<br />
'''Dr. Wily:''' No, I'm ha-ha-happy! }}
* Even ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' has a variant in a recent ''Indiana Jones'' parody.
{{quote| '''Larry:''' ... He's loopy!<br />
'''Bob:''' No, he's eccentric.<br />
'''Larry:''' What's the difference?<br />
'''Bob:''' Eccentric is loopy, ''with money''. }}
* ''[[Transformers]]: [[Beast Wars]]'' has [[Mad Scientist|Tarantulas]] happily shrug this one off with a casual "So they say," and a particularly indulgent and spittle-y [[Evil Laugh]].
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** To specify, {{spoiler|the first time Yugo calls him out on his mental instability, he just shrugs it off. Later, he's surrounded by the total ruination of his plans, only to have Yugo scream that his insanity killed entire countries for nothing. This time, he actually starts ''weeping.''}}
* In the ''Adventures of Jimmy Neutron'', Carl, Sheen and Jimmy travel to the [[Bland-Name Product|Bahama Quadrangle]] so Jimmy can prove that nothing suspicious happens there. They end up trapped by a algae obsessed scientist named Dr. Moist:
{{quote| '''Dr. Moist:''' I'd be happy to... Right after your transformation.<br />
'''Jimmy:''' Transformation?<br />
'''Dr. Moist:''' Into Algae-Men, just like all the other fools who've passed this way to spy on me!<br />
'''Jimmy:''' Huh?!<br />
'''Dr. Moist:''' That's right--your food was chock-full of mutant algae seeds,<br />
'''Jimmy:''' Huh?!<br />
'''Dr. Moist:''' Which even as we SPEAK, are infusing your every cell with kelpy goodness!<br />
'''Jimmy:''' [[Rule of Three|Huh?!]]<br />
'''Carl:''' Guys... I'm turning green!<br />
'''Jimmy:''' But you ate it too; we saw you!<br />
'''Dr. Moist:''' Yes, but I have the antidote! *drinks some of said antidote* Aww, that is GOOD antidote! <br />
'''Jimmy:''' You're insane!<br />
'''Sheen:''' Oh gee, ya think?<br />
'''Carl:''' What was your first clue? }}
* ''[[Justice League Crisis On Two Earths]]'' had a particularly chilling example after the main villain's [[Motive Rant]]:
{{quote| '''Batman:''' You're insane.<br />
'''{{spoiler|Owlman:}}''' [[Nietzsche Wannabe|Does it really matter?]] [[All the Myriad Ways|There are alternate versions of me that you would find quite charming...]] }}
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: Fast Forward'' Episode 22 (Head of State):
{{quote| '''Bishop''': Stockman, this is madness!<br />
'''Stockman''': No, Bishop. This is logic. }}
* In the ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "Go Viral", Rigby says this to the Warden of the Internet. Considering she's been capturing anyone who makes a viral video and imprisoning them in a [[Fate Worse Than Death]], he's probably right.
** Mordecai says the same thing to Rigby when he asks for that last solid.
* In one episode of [[SpongeBob SquarePants]], Patrick and [[SpongeBob]] run away from home because they think they're going to get "locked up forever" for stealing a balloon. The two set up camp and share two candybars. Patrick eats his candybar and being the short-term-memory starfish that he is, forgets he just ate it and thinks that Sponge Bob took it. The end result is Sponge Bob eating his own candy bar while Patrick looks on in horror at the thought of his "only food" being eaten by his best friend and proceeds to freak out.
{{quote| '''Sponge Bob''': (eats candy bar) Mmmmm mmmm mhhmmm!!<br />
'''Patrick:''' YOU'RE A CRAZY PERSON!! }}
* In the series finale of ''[[Action Man]]'', Alex retorts this to Dr. X after the latter's offer of [[We Can Rule Together]].
* In ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures|Iron Man Armored Adventures]]'' Tony tells a variation of this to Rhona in "All the Best People Are Mad". Which results in a [[Title Drop]] of the episode.
{{quote| '''Tony:''' "You're completely mad Rhona!<br />
'''Rhona:''' "Mad? ''All the best people are mad.'' Lewis Carol." }}