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* ''[[Bleach]]'': Uryu is asking Orihime who their master will be. Orihime says that the master was standing there the whole time. Yoruichi speaks up to tell Uryu that it is "he" who will be training them. Uryu predictably freaks out at the notion of a talking cat. After regaining his composure over the issue, Uryu calmly states he can't believe that there is such a thing as a talking cat. {{spoiler|Later, when Yoruichi [[The Reveal|reveals her true, human form to Ichigo]], she plays with this trope by telling him it was silly of him to believe that a cat could talk.}}

* This happens between [[Big Bad|Captain Shiki]] and Dr. Indigo in the ''[[One Piece]]'' movie ''[[One Piece Strong World|Strong World]]''. Dr. Indigo tries to explain something to Shiki through charades or mime or something. When Shiki doesn't get it, Indigo just comes out and says it, and Shiki gives the reaction with much surprise. This happens more than once.

* ''[[Mameshiba]]''

== Comics ==

 

{{quote| '''Loz:''' You can ''talk''! Well I'll be! We've had our budgie for seven years and all it can do is ''whistle''.}}

** Earlier in the series, the second appearance of [[Space Pirate|the Pistol Packin' Polaris Packrat]]<ref>[[Added Alliterative Appeal|Ain't alliteration absolutely awesome, amigo?]]</ref> shows him brainwashed by court order into believing his [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|Hypercompetent Sidearms]], [[Talking Weapon|the talking pistols]] [[Punny Name|Smith and Wesson]], are hallucinations and thus should be ignored. Eventually, they trick him into responding to them, which throws him so deep into this trope that he fails to notice Buck ([[The Big Guy|who is not generally very stealthy]]) sneaking up from behind and clobbering him senseless.

* In one printed ''[[Garfield]]'' story, Garfield and the other animals sense a huge storm approaching that will destroy the town. Garfield convinces the other animals that they need to warn their human families about this and that this is reason enough to reveal that they can talk. Jon and the other pet owners all react this way when their pets suddenly start talking to them, which nearly distracts them from the huge storm their pets are trying to warn them about in the first place.

* [[Played for Laughs]] (well, as a joke, anyway) in ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'': for Spider Jerusalem's first interview with presidential nominee Gary [[Stepford Smiler|"The Smiler"]] Callahan, it's his [[Yes-Man|sycophantic campaign manager]] who actually answers most of the questions, while Callahan just sits there, immobile... ''[[Meaningful Name|smiling]]''. When Spider finally gets fed up and forces the issue, there's a long silence before Callahan extends his hand and re-introduces himself, prompting a reaction of mock horror.

* At the beginning of [[Grant Morrison]]'s [[Doom Patrol]] run, Larry Trainor's Negative Spirit suddenly begins speaking after twenty-plus years. When queried on this, he responds that he "had nothing to say." Things quickly get [[Sharing a Body|weirder]] from there...

{{quote| '''Lovecraft:''' ''Ah!'' Look, it's attempting to ''communicate.'' No doubt the savage thing knows the language like a housepet knows its reflection in the mirror. The sense is taken in, but the process, the ''meaning'', is lost forever.<br />

'''Robo:''' Yer razzin' me.<br />

'''Germany-cat:''' WHAT'S THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!<br />

'''Italy:''' IT TALKS?! }}

'''Phoenix Wright:''' Yeah, I'm a human... *beat* ''WAIT, '''[[Big "What?"|WHAT!?]]'''''<br />

'''Twilight Sparkle:''' A human in Equestria, that's amazing!<br />

== Film ==

 

{{quote| '''Boy:''' The fish is talking.<br />

'''Cat:''' But is he saying anything? }}

* ''Can Of Worms'': In this [[Disney Channel]] [[Made for TV Movie|Original Movie]], the protagonist reacts to a talking alien dog this way.

* ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]''. Of course it wasn't just one animal it was all the animals, which didn't really help matters.

* ''[[Princess and The Frog]]'': Tiana reacts this way to the transformed Prince Naveen. Later, she reacts the same way when she heard the dog speak to her.

** She later freaks out some frog-hunters by announcing, "And we talk too."

* ''[[Up]]'': "Did that dog just say 'hi there'?"

* ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'': This is Susan's second reaction when Dr. Cockroach introduces himself. Her first reaction is to yell "EWW!" and swat him with her spoon.

{{quote| '''Wart:''' Oh, what a perfect stuffed owl<br />

'''Archimedes:''' Stuffed!? [huffs indignantly] I beg your pardon?<br />

'''Wart:''' He's alive, and he talks!<br />

'''Archimedes:''' And certainly a great deal better than you do! }}

* In ''[[Toy Story]]'', discovering that Woody can talk causes Sid to freak out.

{{quote| '''Woody''': [[Punctuated for Emphasis|So...]][[Crowning Moment of Awesome|play...]][[Crowning Moment of Funny|NICE!]]}}

{{quote| '''Frank''': You? That's you?<br />

'''Jake''': [[Deadpan Snarker|Well, it isn't the mouse.]]<br />

** A variant of that joke has the son of university professors who is seemingly retarded, the parents start spelling out things like "intellectually inferior" because they don't want him to know what they're saying, and he says "You left out an 'l'". This may be [[Truth in Television]].

* There's a joke about a frog asking a girl to kiss him and turn him into a prince. The girl grabs the frog instead, because "men come and go, but a talking frog is worth something!"

* The following joke:

{{quote| Two muffins are sitting in the oven. The first one says, "Gee, it sure is hot in here." The second one goes, "Eek! A talking muffin!"}}

 

== Literature ==

* [[Terry Pratchett]] loves playing with this one.

{{quote| '''Gaspode:''' I expect you're wondering how come I can talk?<br />

'''Victor:''' Hadn't given it a thought. }}

** It's kind of a joke in ''[[Discworld]]'' that people always have this reaction to Gaspode, despite living in a setting where such a thing is hardly implausible.

*** It's explained in the books that adults have ideas about what "must" be real and what must not be, so their minds edit out a lot of what comes through their senses.

{{quote| '''Om:''' How many talking tortoises have you met?<br />

'''Brutha:''' Well, they might all talk. They just might not say anything when I'm there. }}

** This happens again in a later novel to Toto. All animals can talk in Oz, Toto just doesn't like doing it.

* In the ''[[Grail Quest Solo Fantasy]]'' adventure gamebook series.

{{quote| '''Pip:''' You can talk! You're a talking snake!<br />

'''Snake:''' Don't be silly, I'm a talking wizard in the form of a snake. }}

* [[The Dresden Files]] : In ''Changes'', after being turned into a dog by the "crazy death Sidhe lady," Harry is shocked to discover that his [[Evil-Detecting Dog]] can talk.

{{quote| '''Mouse''': "That ''bitch.''"<br />

== Music ==

 

* [[Frank Zappa]]'s "Stink-Foot" has this, with a dog and his owner having a short philosophical conversation before the owner exclaims, "You can't say that." Mind you, the owner and the dog had already been talking for a short while before this.

 

* [[Order of the Stick|Vaarsuvius' familiar?]]

** Played with, somewhat. Vaarsuvius knew that Blackwing could speak Common, but thought that Blackwing wouldn't because it was demeaning. Turns out, that was only partly true. Blackwing considered speaking in Common ''to Vaarsuvius'' [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|to be demeaning.]]

 

 

 

== Western Animation ==

{{quote| Elisa: You can talk? <s> What</s> Who are you?"}}

** Series Creator Greg Weisman likes to reference his work from time to time, as it's even reiterated in the non-canonical ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''/Gargoyles crossover, this time the ol' Webhead throws the jab at Goliath, and takes offence at his reading habits. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

{{quote| Goliath: The ''Bugle'' was right about you: you are a threat and a menace!<br />

[Nibbler knocks Fry unconscious and drags him away] }}

* ''[[Family Guy]]'': Peter reacted to Brian this way once, after Brian had lived with (and spoken with) Peter for years.

{{quote| '''Laura Carrot:''' A talking weed?!<br />

'''Rumor Weed:''' I'm a talking weed; you're a talking carrot. Your point was? }}

* In ''The Fluppy Dogs'' [[Pilot Movie]], Tipi is talking with the girl who discovers her true nature and can only annoyingly repeat the stock phrase in astonishment to which Tipi responds "I wish you wouldn't be saying that, I've been talking ever since I was three."

* In the original [[My Little Pony]] cartoon, when Firefly asks Megan (who is used to real horses) for help, the first thing out of her mouth is "Talking pony!"

* [[The Simpsons]], as mentioned above, when Troy McClure stars in a musical version of [[Planet of the Apes]] the famous scene kicks off a musical number.