History Main / BorrowedCatchphrase

--->'''Bart:''' ''[frowning]'' Oh please, that is '''so early 90's'''!
** At the very end of the second miniseries, Mom manages to [[spoiler:create a clone of Mr. Burns. Said clone needs one year to cool.]] She then ends the comic with a speech where she says Burns' catchphrase:
--->'''Mom:''' Patience, my love, '''patience'''. Soon we'll be together again! Then this '''stink pit''' of a universe will learn the '''true meaning''' of '''pain'''! It'll be brutal, it'll be vicious, it'll be... ''[steepling her fingertips]'' '''excellent'''!

-->"[[spoiler:Dracula, King of Corpses, Lord of Leeches.]] I, Harry Thorson, Prince of Asgard, would have words. Words, [[spoiler:vampire]], with thee."

* In [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26658298/chapters/65340994 ''A Far Cry From Home'']], a crossover between different ''Franchise/FarCry'' games, [[VideoGame/FarCry5 Jacob Seed]] makes the mistake of confronting Hope County's new Deputy, who happens to be none other than ''[[VideoGame/FarCry3 Jason Brody himself]]'', who's wearing a nightmarish SlasherSmile as he holds Jacob's knife to his own throat and asks him, "Hey, soldier boy...Did I ever tell you... what the ''definition''... of ''insanity'' is?" [[note]] For those who aren't in the know, "The definition of insanity" is a phrase associated with Jason's ArchEnemy Vaas Montenegro, the AxCrazy {{Ruthless Modern Pirate|s}}, [[spoiler:who Jason killed]].[[/note]]

* In ''Fanfic/TheMysteriousCaseOfNeelixsLungs'', T'Pai once steals the EMH's line, "Please state the nature of the medical emergency." [[LampshadeHanging The EMH has to pause and process that for a moment.]]
* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'': When Naruto is angsting over [[spoiler:his parents having limited time among the living]], he tells Hinata that he sometimes believes in destiny, saying that maybe this is his punishment for having a good life and that he's destined to be alone. Reminding him that [[ScrewDestiny he's always fought against destiny]], Hinata tells him he should do what he always do, which is to look ahead, slam his hand on the counter and shout out, 'I make my own fate!' Naruto then asks her if he really shouts a lot, to which she replies while giggling "Believe it.", which was his catchphrase in the English dub of the anime. Smiling, he replies [[ActuallyPrettyFunny "Oh funny."]]

* In ''Reflections of Reality'', one of the ''Fanfic/ThisTimeRound'' "Pro-Fun Hoedown" {{Round Robin}}s, one of the {{Author Avatar}}s has a feline Muse who is constantly telling her "It's a cat/muse thing, you wouldn't understand." When another author's humanoid Muse reveals he has a form of communication with said author's cat, he uses the same line.

* In ''Fanfic/WhipAndWing'', a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' Fanfic crossing an Franchise/IndianaJones {{expy}} with the real thing, Daring Do has this to say about Nazis by her third encounter when she's transported to Indiana's universe.

* In ''Fanfic/AllMixedUp'', Otto repeats Olive's "Let's go" catchphrase after she is attacked by Mariana Mag and turned into "a legit oven" (an anagram of "Agent Olive"). It would be lampshaded by Oscar too, if he had the heart to tell him whose catchphrase it was.

-->'''Mrs. Slocombe''': It's free holiday, I'm stayin'.
-->'''Mr. Lucas''': And she is ''unanimous'' in that.

* ''UNHhhh'': Katya is a huge fan of fellow ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace All Stars 2'' contestant Tatianna's spoken-word performance "The Same Parts," and often recites the line "Because what you see isn't always the truth" or an [[MadlibsCatchphrase altered variation]] fitting the current situation.

* The first episode of ''Webvideo/CriticalRole'''s second campaign reveals Yasha's class this way. The proud reaction of [[Creator/TravisWillingham the originator]] says it all.
-->'''Creator/{{Ashley|Johnson}}:''' [[TheBerserker I would like to Rage.]]
* WebVideo/{{Kitboga}}, a scambaiter popular on Website/YouTube and Website/{{Twitch}}, sometimes ends his videos with "Happy painting, god bless," which is a shortening of Creator/BobRoss's "From all of us here, I want to wish you happy painting and God bless, my friends," from ''Series/TheJoyOfPainting''.
* The ''WebVideo/ScottTheWoz'' episode "A Very Madden 08 Christmas" sees two people adopting Scott's "Hey all, Scott here!" catchphrase: Terry, one of the vegans, with "Hey Scott, all here," and the police with "Hey all, 911 here."

A character reuses [[CharacterCatchphrase another character's catchphrase]], possibly as an {{Ironic|Echo}} or MeaningfulEcho. Often has a tendency to be [[MangledCatchPhrase mangled]]. Expect the catchphrase's originator to respond with "HeyThatsMyLine".

* One issue of ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' starts with Spider-Man leading the Avengers against Doctor Octopus, all the while shouting "Avengers Assemble!" Justified in-book as the Avengers are following Spider-Man's lead, as Doc Ock is primarily his adversary:

* ''Franchise/XMen'':

* ''Comicbook/Cyborg2023'' introduces Max, a kid who is a huge Cyborg fan. In the final issue, he's injured during Cyborg's fight with Solace. When he regains conciousness in the hospital, with his family and Victor watching over him, he asks "Did we win?" Vic assures him they did, and he murmurs "Booyah."

* In ''Fanfic/FrozenTurtles in Space'', as the Turtles and their allies prepare for the final confrontation with the Triceratrons, Elsa states "Booyakasha" (Michaelangelo's usual catchphrase) to declare the start of the battle.
* Late in ''Fanfic/GoldPoisons'', Nie Mingjue says "I don’t know, and I don’t know" in response to some questions in a move the text even notes is quite close to his brother's usual catchphrase.
* The ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' fic "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/49689625/ Jackpot]]" features Gwen Stacy being brought back to life in an alternate post-''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' world. When Mary Jane finally concludes that the best strategy is for her and Gwen to share Peter, the girls' initial attempt to seduce Peter finally kicks in when Gwen quote's Mary Jane's "Face it Tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" line, which breaks Peter's final strand of resistance. Mary Jane reflects later that she wasn't sure about sharing the line, but having heard Gwen use it concludes that it was the right call.

-->'''[[Creator/AshleyJohnson Ashley]]:''' [[TheBerserker I would like to Rage.]]

If the catchphrase is a VerbalTic, it's GotMeDoingIt. See also OneLinerEcho, PhraseCatcher and SharePhrase.

* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' uses it brilliantly during the Battle of New York. After giving detailed orders to ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/{{Thor}}, and ComicBook/BlackWidow, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica turns to ComicBook/TheHulk. For just a second he seems unsure what to say, and then:

* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' used it brilliantly, with ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's order:

* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' fic "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/49689625/ Jackpot]]" features Gwen Stacy being brought back to life in an alternate post-''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' world. When Mary Jane finally concludes that the best strategy is for her and Gwen to share Peter, the girls' initial attempt to seduce Peter finally kicks in when Gwen quote's Mary Jane's "Face it Tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" line, which breaks Peter's final strand of resistance. Mary Jane reflects later that she wasn't sure about sharing the line, but having heard Gwen use it concludes that it was the right call.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'': Marty and Doc Brown trade {{Catch Phrase}}s once.

** In ''Spider-Man and the X-Men'', Spidey loves saying it, even though the Special Class point out they aren't exactly X-Men, and the actual X-Men think it shows he's not taking things seriously.

* Usually characters use Yuya's catchphrase, "The Fun is just getting started" to show that they respect him in ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' but when Yugo uses it, it means that [[spoiler:they are currently synced up]]

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Summer of 4'2"

A character reuses another character's CatchPhrase, possibly as an [[IronicEcho Ironic]] or MeaningfulEcho. Often has a tendency to be [[MangledCatchPhrase mangled]]. Expect the catchphrase's originator to respond with "HeyThatsMyLine"

** Sebastian's MadLibsCatchphrase: "I am the butler of the Phantomhive family. It goes without saying that I can handle a [situation] such at this." During the [[spoiler:Phantomhive manor murders arc, when (everyone thinks that) Sebastian is dead]], Tanaka paraphrases it. "[[LampshadeHanging What was that turn of phrase of which he was so fond?]] It goes without saying that servants of the Phantomhive family can handle a crisis such as this."

** Ginny does an imitation of Umbridge's cough in ''Literature/OrderOfThePhoenix'' which makes everyone freeze in horror for a moment before they realize it was her.

** The menu sound clip for ''VideoGame/WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' is Wario parodying a Mario catchphrase: "It's-a-Wii, Wario!"

* At one point in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', Rei used Kenshiro's CatchPhrase "Omae wa mou shindeiru" ("You are already dead") to a mook Kenshiro just sentenced to death with Hokuto Shinken. In another occasion, Bat used the same CatchPhrase to fool one {{Mook}} into thinking he's gonna die, only for Bat to run off. Another time, a ''mook'' who had been taught some rudimentary Hokuto Shinken tried it on Kenshiro, complete with catchphrase. After doing the countdown, the mook exploded because Kenshiro had already set him up earlier with an elbow to the face.

* ''Fanfic/KingdomHearts3FinalStand'': In chapter 36, Kairi uses Lea's own CatchPhrase, "Got it memorized?", against him.

** Joey says that summoning Copycat lets him copy Bandit Keith's CatchPhrase "...in America!" When Bandit Keith [[HeyThatsMyLine protests that it's his line]], Joey claims he was "too busy being American" to be listening. This leads to quite possibly the best use of the line, ever:

* This happens in ''Film/{{Duets}}'' when ex-convict Reggie Kane, who always responds to questions of what he went to prison for with "I made an error in judgement", has his CatchPhrase borrowed by ex-salesman Todd Woods after Todd's attempted robbery of a gas station ended with the attendant shot and killed by Reggie.

* In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', Simon Masrani uses the late [[Film/JurassicPark John Hammond's]] CatchPhrase: "Spare no expense." This makes sense, as he is Hammond's hand-picked successor.

** In the eighth volume, Yuki Nagato answers one of Kyon's questions with "classified information". That's usually Mikuru Asahina's CatchPhrase.

** In the ChristmasEpisode, Phoebe, who has the CatchPhrase "Fuzza-wubba! I've got a monster idea!", is depressed that Christmas isn't happening the way she wanted. It's RequiredSpinOffCrossover guest Big Bird who announces he has a solution with "Feather-wubba! I've got a Big Bird idea!"

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'': Ammo Dump machines will occasionally play Marcus's attempt at borrowing Scooter's CatchPhrase. Emphasis on "attempt".

* In ''VideoGame/BuffyTheVampireSlayerChaosBleeds'' Faith will end up in a bank vault, as Buffy sets about rescuing her she will say "Bored now," Willow's evil CatchPhrase, however she doesn't try and kill Buffy ''this time.''

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': In an interaction between Junkrat and Tracer, the former says a modified version of latter's CatchPhrase, much to her chagrin.

* In ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', Kyousuke has a CatchPhrase of 'Mission start!' whenever he's declaring the beginning of some sort of over-the-top, ridiculous adventure he's organised for the other charactes. In Refrain, as Riki starts taking over Kyousuke's role [[spoiler:to re-form the Little Busters and to grow into a more self-sufficient person]] he sets up a mission of his own and [[MeaningfulEcho ends up saying the phrase himself]].

* In ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', if someone has a CatchPhrase, it ''will'' be used by someone else eventually, [[MangledCatchPhrase with varying degrees of accuracy;]]

* Team Kimba of the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' has Phase, whose CatchPhrase "of course!" just makes him more pompous and smug, so the rest of the team borrow the phrase primarily to tease him.

A character reuses another character's CatchPhrase, possibly as an [[IronicEcho Ironic]] or MeaningfulEcho. Often has a tendency to be [[MangledCatchPhrase mangled]].

If the catchphrase is a VerbalTic, it's GotMeDoingIt. If the catchphrase is less wanted than wordtaken out of the other character, it's HeyThatsMyLine. See also OneLinerEcho, PhraseCatcher and SharePhrase.

'''Marge:''' Oh, [[AbandonedCatchphrase you haven't said that in four years]]. Let Lisa have it.

** A year later, AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash had Wrestling/JimRoss open the show with "It's Wednesday night. And you know what that means?" The phrase itself was Harper/Lee's catchphrase on Twitter.

-->"Enzo... I got one word to describe your partner, and I'm gonna spell it out. S... A... W... F... T." ''(the crowd chants "SAWFT!")''