History Main / ThisExplainsSoMuch

'''Nathan:''' [[{{Understatement}} That explains a few things.]]

--> '''Tristen''': Ahh! Its an alien! Just like the ones that abducted me when I was a child.\\

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* Used in [[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2001-01-16/ this]] ''{{Dilbert}}'' comic, regarding the {{Pointy Haired Boss}}'s DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm schtick.

* In ''DarthsAndDroids'' when Qui-Qon (played as an [[IdiotHero idiot]] [[KleptomaniacHero kleptomaniac]]) suggests that he acquired his laser sword by killing a [[strike:Jedi]] Cheddar Monk and taking it from him. Padme/the DM says "You know... that would explain a lot".

* In ''YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'': During the matches on Kaiba's blimp, [[RalphWiggum Tristan]] assumes they're in outer space. Then Bakura summons Dark Necrofear, a gaunt, sallow and thin figure...

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': it was revealed in "Lesson Zero" that [[{{Adorkable}} Twilight Sparkle's]] favourite toy as a child, Smartypants, came with a miniature notebook and quill so you could pretend she was doing her homework. This trope is how the Cutie Mark Crusaders[[hottip:*:and, it has to be said, the audience]] reacted.

* In ''YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', Tristans line after Bakura summons Dark Necrofear, a gaunt, sallow and thing figure.

* {{Subverted}} on an episode of ''DeepSpaceNine''. One of the characters has recently learned that a man she has been working alongside for quite a few years has been in love with her the whole time, and is taking some time to figure out what to do about it. When she tells another one of the female characters about it, resulting in this conversation:

''Harmony:'' Well. That explains a lot.

* In the Castle Heterodyne Arc of ''GirlGenius'', Agatha, Gil, and Tarvek find the Heterodyne Nursery which has a rampaging [[MonsterClown jack-in-the-box]] clank that acted as a nanny. After destroying it, Tarvek comments on the trope.

* IN YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries, Tristens line after Bakura summons Dark Necrofear, a gaunt, sallow and thing figure.
---> '''Tristen''': Ahh! Its an alien! Just like the ones that abducted me when I was a child.

'''McGee:''' Explains a lot.

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-->Spike: At least give me Wesley's office, I mean, since he's gone -
-->Angel: He's not gone, he's on a leave of absence.
-->Spike: Yeah, right. [[SarcasmMode Boo hoo]]. Thought he killed his bloody father. Try staking your mother when she's coming on to you!
-->Harmony: Well. That explains a lot.
* {{NCIS}}, after Tony gets DopeSlapped by Gibbs:

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* From ''TheBoyWhoCriedWerewolf'', regarding BritneySpears:
-->'''Madam Varcoloc:''' She's a werewolf, you know.\\
'''Nathan:''' [[{{Understatement}} That explains a few things.]]
* At the end of the ''Film/MenInBlack'' movie, J offhandedly mentions to L that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rodman Dennis Rodman]] is an alien, which results in this:
-->'''L:''' The high consulate from Solaxium 9 wants seats for the Bulls game.\\
'''J:''' Call Dennis Rodman. He's from that planet.\\
'''L:''' Rodman? You're kidding.\\
'''J:''' Nope.\\
'''L:''' Not much of a disguise.
** And earlier, J gets this realization that his 3rd grade teacher was an alien, which he's suspected all along.

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* Showed up in ''[[{{RedvsBlue}} Red Vs Blue]]'' Season 5 when Sister first shows up she comments that her and Grif's mother was in the circus. Prompting Simmonds to respond, "You've already made my insults 45% more efficient by just saying one sentence."

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* In the Castle Heterodyne Arc of ''GirlGenius'', Agatha, Gil, and Tarvek find the Heterodyne Nursery which has a rampaging [[MonsterClown jack-in-the-box]] clank that acted as a nanny. After destroying it, Tarvek comments on the trope.

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* Seen in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCiageqMHJc this short video]] of Kiefer Sutherland in a state of extreme intoxication.

* NCIS, after Tony gets DopeSlapped by Gibbs:

* At the end of the ''MenInBlack'' movie, J offhandedly mentions to L that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rodman Dennis Rodman]] is an alien, which results in this:

* In the Grim adventures of Billy and Mandy, The Grim Reaper notes that love makes people do stupid things. Billy quips back that he loves everything... which explains a lot.

'''Nathan:''' [[Understatement That explains a few things.]]

'''Nathan:''' That explains a few things.

* {{Subverted}} on an episode of DeepSpaceNine. One of the characters has recently learned that a man she has been working alongside for quite a few years has been in love with her the whole time, and is taking some time to figure out what to do about it. When she tells another one of the female characters about it, resulting in this conversation:

* At the end of the MenInBlack movie, J offhandedly mentions to L that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rodman Dennis Rodman]] is an alien, which results in this:

* Showed up in [[{{RedvsBlue}} Red Vs Blue]] Season 5 when Sister first shows up she comments that her and Grif's mother was in the circus. Prompting Simmonds to respond, "You've already made my insults 45% more efficient by just saying one sentence."