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"Blah blah, I'm naggy and whiny, blah blah, talk to Carol."

* In one ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' arc Akane remembers a detailed explanation of pressure points (including a diagram) as "[[ACupAngst you have small breasts]]."

* Hilariously demonstrated by ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' sketch "Never Put Salt in Your Eyes." The main character asks "What did my mother always say about taking care of my eyes?" Unfortunately, he fails to accurately recall her advice.

* In ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', "Keep your cell phone on at all times, and that's an order!" somehow becomes "Turn on your cell phone, la la, I'm a fuzzy puppy and want scritches."

* In the Manwhore Industries episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNRdPsPdcFs "Ultimate Street Yacht Battle,"]] Gooseman and his friends steal a load of bullion from the local Russian dealers and then split up to sell it. Gooseman instructs Fernando to take the Italian bullion dealer two streets over from the Russians. Fernando almost remembers -- but then goes on a [[DrunkOnMilk crazed yoghurt binge]], and from that point on all he can remember is, "Fernando, you take brah-brah-brah-brah-brah-brah-brah the Russians." Oops.

** In "The War Of The Simpsons", Homer tries to remember the events of a late party night at home where he got seriously drunk and embarrassed Marge to their guests. At the end of that flashback, he does remember his stupid behaviour.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' episode, "Catdog Doesn't Live Here Anymore," Winslow and the Greaser Dogs reminiscence about bullying Catdog; after the first two stories, [[TheDitz Lube]] tries to tell one, only for him to babble incoherently among an empty white void with the characters showing up and not knowing what to do.

** In one episode, Homer tries to remember the events of a late party night at home where he got seriously drunk and embarrassed Marge to their guests. At the end of that flashback, he does remember his stupid behaviour.
** In another, he tries to recall his safety training when the nuclear plant is about to go into meltdown. He remembers being told there was a button to press, but was distracted by a Rubik's cube so can't remember which button it was.

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-->'''Marshall''': After a while it was just... noise.

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* In the Manwhore Industries episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNRdPsPdcFs "Ultimate Street Yacht Battle,"]] Gooseman and his friends steal a load of bullion from the local Russian dealers and then split up to sell it. Gooseman instructs Fernando to take the Italian bullion dealer two streets over from the Russians. Fernando almost remembers - but then goes on a [[DrunkOnMilk crazed yoghurt binge]], and from that point on all he can remember is, "Fernando, you take brah-brah-brah-brah-brah-brah-brah the Russians." Oops.

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--> '''Miss Simian:''' "Everybody, back to the bus! We go ''around'' the path, avoiding the Forest of Doom. I repeat: Avoiding the Forest of Doom!" *''walks away''*\\
'''Gumball:''' *''pops up out of trash can''* "That was so good... Huh!? They're gone!"\\
'''Darwin:''' "...Did she say avoid or go ''through'' the forest?"

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-->-- '''Music/{{Eminem}}''', "My Dad's Gone Crazy"

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'' had Brak pet-sitting Thundercleese's goldfish. Before he left, Thundercleese sang a song warning Brak that "Three hams will kill him!"; later on, when Brak tries to remember the fish's feeding instructions, he hears the song as "Three hams will fill him! Three hams will thrill him! Why don't you feed him...three hams!"

--> '''Miss Simian:''' "Everybody, back to the bus! We go ''around'' the path, avoiding the Forest of Doom. I repeat: Avoiding the Forest of Doom!" *''walks away''*\\\

* In the WesternAnimation/CatDog episode, "Catdog Doesn't Live Here Anymore" Winslow and the Greaser Dogs reminiscence about bullying Catdog; after the first two stories, [[TheDitz Lube]] tries to tell one, only for him to babble incoherently among an empty white void with the characters showing up and not knowing what to do.

** Since the whole series is Ted's flashbacks, this happens quite a lot, for example, a character being named "Blablah" because Ted couldn't remember her name.

* Series/BetterWithYou plays with this trope from time to time, usually with the flashbacks being of scenes the audience saw just a few minutes prior.

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-->'''Homer:''' {{Stupid sexy Flanders}}!

* ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'': Angie gives Oscar her grandmother's pearl so he can get the money to pay Sykes. As he goes to the racetrack to give Sykes the money, he overhears a hot tip on a horse and considers betting the money instead. He thinks back to Angie's words, which come out "Bet it all!"

* In one ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' arc Akane remembers a detailed explanation of pressure points (including a diagram) as "[[ACupAngst you have small breasts]]".

* In [[WebAnimation/PonyDotMov SHED.mov]], a My Little Pony [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-yA8U2XgI parody video]], Spike has several flashbacks in which Fluttershy tells he and his friends not to go into her shed. Spike determines that it is okay to go in her shed.
* In the Manwhore Industries episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNRdPsPdcFs Ultimate Street Yacht Battle]], Gooseman and his friends steal a load of bullion from the local Russian dealers and then split up to sell it. Gooseman instructs Fernando to take the Italian bullion dealer two streets over from the Russians. Fernando almost remembers - but then goes on a [[DrunkOnMilk crazed yoghurt binge]], and from that point on all he can remember is, "Fernando, you take brah-brah-brah-brah-brah-brah-brah the Russians." Oops.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Homer tries to remember the events of a late party night at home where he got seriously drunk and embarrassed Marge to their guests. At the end of that flashback, he does remember his stupid behavior.

* In one ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' arc Akane's memory of a detailed explanation of pressure points (including a diagram) as being "you have small breasts".

* In [[PonyDotMov SHED.mov]], a My Little Pony [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-yA8U2XgI parody video]], Spike has several flashbacks in which Fluttershy tells he and his friends not to go into her shed. Spike determines that it is okay to go in her shed.

** In another episode, not drunk this time, Homer remembers a town meeting he assisted. Everyone is shown greatly exaggerated as exotic creatures while in the flashback itself Homer is depicted a muscular man listening to the conversation.

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