History Main / HeyThatsMyLine

* ''WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

* Done in a ''WebOriginal/HomestarRunner'' Halloween cartoon:

In {{Anime}}, it can also be used to mean, "I'm the one who should be saying that to ''you.''" For example, if Bob barges into a place he's not supposed to be, and unexpectedly finds Alice there, he might say "What are you doing here!?" Alice might respond with ''[[JapaneseStockPhrases Watashi no serifu da!]]'', "That's ''my'' line."

'''Ranma:''' Is this what I get for bein' nice?!\\\

-->-- ''[[SayonaraZetsubouSensei Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei]]'', episode 6

Bob has a CatchPhrase and is in an situation where it's appropriate to use it, but Alice was faster and stole the catchphrase. Bonus points for Bob saying "That's my line!"

In {{Anime}}, it can also be used to mean "I'm the one who should be saying that to ''you.''" for example, if Bob barges into a place he's not supposed to be, and unexpectedly finds Alice there, he might say "What are you doing here!?" Alice might respond with ''[[JapaneseStockPhrases Watashi no serifu da!]]'', "That's ''my'' line."

* One of the commercials during the awfully misguided "Hare Jordan" era had Michael Jordan saying "That's all, folks" with Porky Pig indignantly retorting "Hey, that's my line!"

* ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei''

* ''{{Negima}}?!'': Three different character, including the narrator, stole Motsu the frog's catchphrase "[[BadNewsInAGoodWay in a good way]]."
* ''AzumangaDaioh'': Subversion, Tomo accuses Yomi of catchphrase stealing but it wasn't something Tomo would ever say.

** Ash once stole May's exploration team line that she sometimes did during Hoenn, and she scolded him for it (mysteriously absent in the dub). Misty, Tracey, and Jesse have also stolen Ash's capture pose.

* In one chapter of ''SailorMoon'', Mars decides that she's going to do the InTheNameOfTheMoon speech instead. She ''does'' tweak it, though... "Wearing high heels, I will punish you!" She has used "In the name of Mars, I will chastise you!" as well, and the other Senshi have their own version they use occasionally.
* Yuuichi in ''{{Kanon}}'' occasionally steals Ayu's "Uguu~" to mock her. It usually escalates into an all-out VerbalTic war.
* ''{{Bleach}}'', at least in the scanslations, uses this so often that you read it more than the phrases they're supposedly copying. "That's my line" is a [[JapaneseStockPhrases Japanese stock phrase]], too, and the line doesn't have to be a CatchPhrase.
* In the ''YuGiOhGX'' dub, Alexis once said "Get your game on" before a game with Aster, right before Jaden showed up.
* In ''YuGiOh5Ds'' episode 29, when Jack and Carly start their duel against a possessed Ushio/Trudge, on their first move, Carly draws for Jack and declares that it's her turn, which results in Jack angrilly shouting "It's MY turn!", and Carly apologising. This happens in the dub as well, but Jack doesn't shot, he just says "Actually, it's my turn." after Carly draws.
* ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' has three CatchPhrase thefts, without being retorted:

* Sôsuke says this during the CurbStompBattle at the end of ''FullMetalPanicTheSecondRaid'', when the A.I. of his HumongousMecha announces how many enemies are remaining. This, and the fact that both Sôsuke and the AI announce the next enemy's defeat in unison, is used to indicate that Sôsuke is now working with his mecha instead of resenting it.
* In ''RurouniKenshin'', Kenshin plays this straight with Saitou.

** This is almost a kind of subversion, as instead of trying to be funny, this moment is terrifying; it's when Kenshin snaps.
* Used near the end of ''FushigiYugi'''s 14th episode.

* ''InuYasha'' [[http://www.mangafox.com/page/manga/read/45/inuyasha/chapter.9753/page.9/ Two stock phrases on one page]].

* In ''AxisPowersHetalia'', not exactly a catchphrase, but something that [[{{Tsundere}} England]] would probably say is said by America. They are both stranded on an island.

* ''TheyAreMyNobleMasters''

* Lampshaded in ''ExcelSaga' when [[spoiler:Nabeshin is fighting the army commando-turned-random-helicopter. Nabeshin steals what his enemy was going to say, and when it is pointed out, he yells "I'm the director, so I get all the best lines!"]].
* In ''JojosBizarreAdventure'', Joseph Joestar does this continuously to his enemies in order to confuse them and throw them off guard. "Your next line will be X" is pretty much his catchphrase, and is not amused when one of his opponents turns the tables on him in exactly the same fashion.
* ''RanmaOneHalf'':
--> '''[[AccidentalPervert Ranma:]]''' Oh, and don't try to take advantage of me if you get scared, ok?
--> '''[[CovertPervert Akane:]]''' Hey! That's ''my'' line!
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---> '''Ranma:''' Is this what I get for bein' nice?!
---> '''Akane:''' That's my line!
**
---> '''Ryoga:''' Huh?! What're you doing here?
---> '''Ranma:''' That's my line!

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* This trope appears once in a ''Cul De Sac'' strip, when Petey is being stubborn with his mom about something:
-->"Petey, in a moment I'm going to start chewing my arm off."\\
"Hey, that's ''my'' line!"

* ''YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''
** It sometimes happens that another character (usually Marco) shouts the words [[CatchPhrase "Let's do it!"]] instead of [[ActionGirl Rachel]]. HeyThatsMyLine was usually the reaction, or Hey That's Her Line.

* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

* In ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', in the Hollywood episode, Cody gets so nervous when he forgets his line, that the next time he says his line AND Zack's, which he notes.

* In ''FinalFantasyV'', this happens if [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]] comes to assist you in the fight against Necrophobe.

* ''PhoenixWright''
** In ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', Gumshoe is annoyed when Maya copies his VerbalTic: 'you can't say pal, pal! That's MY [[CharmPoint endearing character trait]]!'
** And in ''Investigations'', conversation with [[GenkiGirl Kay]] will sometimes lead to Edgeworth telling her: "If you're going to steal anything, at least [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking keep your hands off my lines]]!"
* Done once in ''Sonic Heroes''.

* ''TalesOfSymphonia''
** A line that is, in itself, a reference to ''TheLordOfTheRings'', which makes sense: Lloyd was raised by a Dwarf. Note that it is never used after that point:

* In one of the battle result dialogues in ''Digimon World Data Squad'', Yoshino says this when her partner Digimon Lalamon uses her catch phrase, "This is the worst!"

* Done in a ''HomestarRunner'' Halloween cartoon:

* In ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'', Tsukiko once steals the Monster in the Darkness's [[RunningGag "Gate? What gate?"]] and gets called on it.

* ''ArbyNTheChief'': Chief has this exchange with an intoxicated Arbiter for stealing his use of LOL.
-->'''Arbiter:''' LOL, remember Chief?\\
'''Chief:''' [[HeyThatsMyLine HAY. thats mai thing arbitur. u cant use mai thing.]] remember. remember its mien. lol remember arbitur?\\
'''Arbiter:''' LOL, I remember Chief.\\
'''Chief:''' [[HypocriticalHumor LOL. ur so silly.]]\\
'''Arbitur:''' I know, LOL.\\
'''Chief:''' LOL

* ''{{Futurama}}'': When Zoidberg's contemporary iHawk uses a joke Zoidberg had told before (and was much better received), Zoidberg freaked out and threatened to kill him, because "That's my joke!"
** That whole ''Futurama'' episode is a parody of a ''{{Mash}}'' episode in which BJ started taking credit for a joke Hawkeye's father told him. It seemed to bug Hawkeye more that BJ hadn't laughed when he first heard the joke than it did that he stole it.
* In ''TheSimpsons'', Lisa uses several of Bart's [[CatchPhrase Catch Phrases]] (like "Don't have a cow, man") line to impress her new friends, which upsets Bart. However, Marge [[LampshadeHanging points out]] that he hasn't said those phrases in years, and tells him to "let Lisa have it".
* Seen in ''DudleyDoRight'', after Dudley has been tricked into letting Snidley tie his finger to the railroad tracks for the second time in about 2 minutes:

'''Snidely''': Hey, that's my line!

* Two examples from the same episode of ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan'':

* From the ''SouthPark'' episode "The Red Badge of Gayness":

* Slappy Squirrel in ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' always says "Now, ''that's'' comedy!" at the end of her every cartoon. In one episode, however, her nephew steals her catchphrase, at which she says, "You're adorable... but that's ''my'' line."
* Isabella from ''PhineasAndFerb'' is highly protective of her "Whatcha doin'?" {{Catchphrase}}, to the point where she can sense if someone says it from halfway across the town.
* In ''{{Igor}}'', the title character decides to pass his own evil invention as his dead master's in order to win the MadScientist competition. Since it is strictly forbidden for [[TheIgor Igors]] to invent (they can only fetch things and pull switches), this idea is deemed suicidal by his friends/creations. Scamper, an immortal, suicidal talking rabbit, slaps Igor and tells him that he can't be suicidal because "that's my thing."

* One episode of ''CaptainPlanet'' had the heroes team up with their future counterparts. Captain Planet complains when the future captain says, "The power is yours!"
* At the end of an episode of ''ThePowerpuffGirls'', the narrator protests that a TV reporter is using his usual closing lines "So once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls," and shows him how it's done.
* In ''KimPossible: [[TheMovie So The Drama]]'', when Kim and Ron are held hostage in Drakken's lair (after Kim discovered that her new beau Eric was TheMole):
-->'''Ron''': So what's the plan?\\
'''Kim''': I--I've got nothing.\\
'''Ron''': Okay, first that's my line, and second that's quitter talk!

* ''APupNamedScoobyDoo'' had an episode where, at the end, Shaggy used Scooby's catchphrase. Scooby complained.

* At the end of an episode of ''ThePowerpuffGirls'', the narrator protests that a TV reporter is using his usual closing lines, and show him how it's done.
* In ''KimPossible: [[TheMovie So The Drama]]'', when Kim and Ron are held hostage in Drakken's lair(after Kim discovered that her new beau Eric was TheMole):

* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "HEY!]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's what]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E21OverABarrel I said!"]]

* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "HEY!]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall That's what I said!"]]

* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "HEY! That's what I said!"]]

''[[JapaneseStockPhrases Watashi no serifu da!]]''

In {{Anime}}, it can also be used to mean "I'm the one who should be saying that to ''you.''" for example, if Bob barges into a place he's not supposed to be, and unexpectedly finds Alice there, he might say "What are you doing here!?" Alice might respond with "That's ''my'' line."

* [[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]:

** Kojyuuro also steals another one of Domon's lines: "Those who interfere with others' love... should be kicked by a horse straight to hell!" [[spoiler: In case you were wondering where in G-Gundam that shows up, it's where Domon gets Fuun Saiki.]]

* Slappy Squirrel in ''{{Animaniacs}}'' always says "Now, ''that's'' comedy!" at the end of her every cartoon. In one episode, however, her nephew steals her catchphrase, at which she says, "You're adorable... but that's ''my'' line."

* ''{{Animorphs}}''

* In ''YuGiOh5Ds'' episode 29, when Jack and Carly start their duel against a possessed Ushio/Trudge, on their first move, Carly draws for Jack and declares that it's her turn, which results in Jack angrilly shouting "It's MY turn!", and Carly apologising. This happens in the dub as well, but Jack doesn't shout, he just says "Actually, it's my turn." after Carly draws.

* In Series 6 of the revived Series/DoctorWho, The Doctor's TARDIS had a habit of literally taking the words out of the mouths of other characters... before they even say it:
-->''DOCTOR: "But you can't eat a TARDIS, it would destroy you. Unless, unless..."\\
IDRIS: "Unless you deleted the TARDIS matrix first."\\
DOCTOR: "(chuckles) So it deleted you."\\
IDRIS: "But House just can't delete a TARDIS' consciousness, that would blow a hole in the universe. He pulls out the matrix, sticks it in a living receptacle and feeds off the remaining Artron energy. You were about to say all that. I don't suppose you have to now."''

* In ''TheOrderOfTheStick'', Tsukiko once steals the Monster in the Darkness's [[RunningGag "Gate? What gate?"]] and gets called on it.

* In ''TheOrderOfTheStick'', Tsukiko once stole the Monster in the Darkness's [[RunningGag "Gate? What gate?"]] and gets called on it.

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* In Series 6 of the revived [[DoctorWho]], The Doctor's TARDIS had a habit of literally taking the words out of the mouths of other characters... before they even say it:

''DOCTOR: "But you can't eat a TARDIS, it would destroy you. Unless, unless..."
IDRIS: "Unless you deleted the TARDIS matrix first."
DOCTOR: "(chuckles) So it deleted you."

;; This is almost a kind of subversion, as instead of trying to be funny, this moment is terrifying; it's when Kenshin snaps.

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