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''"Not" "really" "magic"'' | |||
[[ | ''From the [[Kick the Can]] [[Kick the Can|DVD commentary]]:'' | ||
< | <blockquote> | ||
>'''[[Mike Chapman|MIKE]]:''' So the "'cartoon' for kids" in quotes, you know—<br /> | |||
>'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT]]:''' Yeah.<br /> | |||
>'''MIKE:''' —misused quotes.<br /> | |||
>'''MATT:''' Oh! There was a— [[Crap]]! There's a... some moving company or something and it says, like, "We're 'glad you called'" and "glad you called" is in quotes. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
[[ | Sometimes, [[The Brothers Chaps]] will put '''"unnecessary quotation marks"''' in their [[Toons|cartoons]]. This is quite common in [[Old-Timey]] toons. Many of these uses are to imply sarcasm or untruthfulness. | ||
== Appearances == | |||
* [[Kick the Can]] — '''"Cartoon"''' is in quotes. | |||
* [[Parsnips A-Plenty]] — In the opening, '''"cartoon"''' and '''"kids"''' are in quotes. | |||
* [[Kick the Can]] — ''' | |||
* [[Parsnips A-Plenty]] — In the opening, ''' | |||
* Email [[lackey]] — [[Strong Bad]] puts the following statements regarding [[The Cheat]] in quotes: | * Email [[lackey]] — [[Strong Bad]] puts the following statements regarding [[The Cheat]] in quotes: | ||
** ''' | ** '''"knows what's best"''' | ||
** ''' | ** '''"doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm"''' | ||
** ''' | ** '''"taped to [[Pom Pom|Pom-Pom]] again"''' | ||
** ''' | ** '''"treat him like a brother that's not [[Strong Sad]]"''' | ||
** ''' | ** '''"little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my [[Strong Bad's Ladies|lady]][[Type|types]]"''' | ||
** ''' | ** '''"thinks pencil shavings are legal tender"''' | ||
* [[That a Ghost]] — ''' | * [[That a Ghost|That A Ghost]] — '''"Scary"''' is in quotes during the opening. | ||
* [[Halloween Fairstival]] — Pom Pom and [[The Poopsmith]] hold a ''' | * [[Halloween Fairstival]] — Pom Pom and [[The Poopsmith]] hold a '''"Creeping"''' Silent '''"Death"''' Auction. | ||
* [[Commandos in the Classroom]] — [[Gunhaver]] uses hand gestures to put ''' | * [[Commandos in the Classroom]] — [[Gunhaver]] uses hand gestures to put '''"teenage situation"''' and '''"appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies"''' in quotes. | ||
* Email [[portrait]] — A newspaper is shown with one headline reading | * Email [[portrait]] — A newspaper is shown with one headline reading "Banks have ''''money''''". | ||
* Email [[magic trick]] — There is a sign that reads ''' | * Email [[magic trick]] — There is a sign that reads '''"street" "magic" "today"'''. | ||
* [[Quote of the Week]] — In an outtake from [[The Baloneyman]], [[Bubs]] points out that the word ''' | * [[Quote of the Week]] — In an outtake from [[The Baloneyman]], [[Bubs]] points out that the word '''"shaped"''' in "shaped like there's a bite taken out of it" is in quotes. | ||
* [[Costume Commercial]] — Each costume comes with its own ''' | * [[Costume Commercial]] — Each costume comes with its own '''"cheap" ""costume-ish"" """pullover"""'''. Also, the '''"help"''' in "staying at home to help Mom & Dad give out treats" is given progressively more quotation marks as the announcer clears his throat. | ||
* Email [[videography]] — All of Strong Bad's professions (such as ''' | * Email [[videography]] — All of Strong Bad's professions (such as '''"heart surgeon"''', '''"licensed technician"''', and '''"fireman"''') have quotation marks around them and also somehow involve a [[Strong Mad's Chainsaw|chainsaw]]. | ||
== Sarcastic Quotation Marks == | |||
* [[Main Page Messages]] — The announcement for the release of [[Where's an Egg?]] said "''''new'''' [[Videlectrix|videlectrix]] game!", because the game first appeared on the Videlectrix website over two years earlier. | |||
* Email [[coloring]] — Strong Bad uses hand gestures when he says "I never had any doubts that all your [[L.U.R.N.|students]] were ''''special'''', [[Marzipan]]." | |||
* [[Baddest of the Bands]] — When Strong Bad is talking to cardboard [[Limozeen]], he puts quotation marks around '''"Limozeen"''' and '''"real"'''. | |||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026
"Not" "really" "magic"
From the Kick the Can DVD commentary:
>MIKE: So the "'cartoon' for kids" in quotes, you know—
>MATT: Yeah.
>MIKE: —misused quotes.
>MATT: Oh! There was a— Crap! There's a... some moving company or something and it says, like, "We're 'glad you called'" and "glad you called" is in quotes.
Sometimes, The Brothers Chaps will put "unnecessary quotation marks" in their cartoons. This is quite common in Old-Timey toons. Many of these uses are to imply sarcasm or untruthfulness.
Appearances
- Kick the Can — "Cartoon" is in quotes.
- Parsnips A-Plenty — In the opening, "cartoon" and "kids" are in quotes.
- Email lackey — Strong Bad puts the following statements regarding The Cheat in quotes:
- "knows what's best"
- "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm"
- "taped to Pom-Pom again"
- "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad"
- "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes"
- "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender"
- That A Ghost — "Scary" is in quotes during the opening.
- Halloween Fairstival — Pom Pom and The Poopsmith hold a "Creeping" Silent "Death" Auction.
- Commandos in the Classroom — Gunhaver uses hand gestures to put "teenage situation" and "appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies" in quotes.
- Email portrait — A newspaper is shown with one headline reading "Banks have 'money'".
- Email magic trick — There is a sign that reads "street" "magic" "today".
- Quote of the Week — In an outtake from The Baloneyman, Bubs points out that the word "shaped" in "shaped like there's a bite taken out of it" is in quotes.
- Costume Commercial — Each costume comes with its own "cheap" ""costume-ish"" """pullover""". Also, the "help" in "staying at home to help Mom & Dad give out treats" is given progressively more quotation marks as the announcer clears his throat.
- Email videography — All of Strong Bad's professions (such as "heart surgeon", "licensed technician", and "fireman") have quotation marks around them and also somehow involve a chainsaw.
Sarcastic Quotation Marks
- Main Page Messages — The announcement for the release of Where's an Egg? said "'new' videlectrix game!", because the game first appeared on the Videlectrix website over two years earlier.
- Email coloring — Strong Bad uses hand gestures when he says "I never had any doubts that all your students were 'special', Marzipan."
- Baddest of the Bands — When Strong Bad is talking to cardboard Limozeen, he puts quotation marks around "Limozeen" and "real".
