History Main / TodayXTomorrowTheWorld

* TheNostalgiaCritic says something to this effect while listing the reasons for invading Molassia in ''{{Kickassia}}''.

* IncrediblyLamePun version on ''ImSorryIHaventAClue'', upon learning that AdolfHitler spent part of his childhood in [[FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps Liverpool]]:

* In ''TheResistibleRiseOfArturoUi'', which is a ''roman à clef'' about Hitler's rise to power, but set in {{Gangsterland}} Chicago, Ui (Hitler) gives a NewEraSpeech at the end that alludes to the Hitler quote. It's all about how he's now "protecting" Chicago and Cicero (Germany and Austria) and now he plans to "protect" other cities across the country as well TakeOverTheWorld). One translation/adaptation of the speech actually concludes something like "Philadelphia (one of the cities on his list) today, the world tomorrow!"

* In ''TheRocketeer'', "Today Europa, tomorrow the world," a possible ShoutOut to the possible TropeNamer.

* Mr. Freeze said this ("First... Gotham... then... the world!") in ''BatmanAndRobin'', if [[{{FanonDiscontinuity}} you accept the existence of that movie]].

* Mr. Freeze said this ("First... Gotham... then... the world!") in ''BatmanAndRobin'', if [[{{Discontinuity}} you accept the existence of that movie]].

Can result in a GonnaNeedABiggerWarrant plot for the good guys.

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* ''DoctorWho'', "The Green Death": "Today Llanfairfach, tomorrow the world."

* In ''TheResistibleRiseOfArutroUi'', which is a ''roman à clef'' about Hitler's rise to power, but set in {{Gangsterland}} Chicago, Ui (Hitler) gives a NewEraSpeech at the end that alludes to the Hitler quote. It's all about how he's now "protecting" Chicago and Cicero (Germany and Austria) and now he plans to "protect" other cities across the country as well TakeOverTheWorld). One translation/adaptation of the speech actually concludes something like "Philadelphia (one of the cities on his list) today, the world tomorrow!"

A resident MadScientist, DarkLord or EvilSorcerer is seeking WorldDomination, but first they have to practice small scale. How about their hometown? Or maybe the nearest city? Some of the times most of the plot happens in their small scale practice, making them an insignificant, yet amusing, force. Sometimes they succeed and become a very serious threat to the world.

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* The villain in ''[[JamesBond Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' says "The front pages today, tomorrow the world!"
* ''The PinkPanther Strikes Again''. After he destroys the U.N. Building:
->Charles Dreyfus: Today, the U.N. building. Tomorrow, who knows?
* Mr. Freeze said this ("First... Gotham... then... the world!") in BatmanAndRobin, if [[{{Discontinuity}} you accept the existence of that movie]].

* In the VeggieTales movie "The Rumor Weed", the titular weed says, "Today Bumblyburg, tomorrow the world," only she's attributing to [[BattleButler Alfred]], who she's rumoring about.

* When the wizards get DrunkWithPower in ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'', one of them shouts "Today the city, tomorrow the world!" Carding then calculates that this means "on Friday the universe!" and Speltzer reflects that this will leave the weekend free.

* A character in ''Secret Valley'' once exclaimed "Today Secret Valley, tomorrow, ''the world!''"

-->'''Scientist:''' Turgonitis is just another of the new and exciting diseases developed here at the British institute of Applied Science And Technology and [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not Germ Warfare]]. Today, turgonitis...tomorrow, the world!

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* In ''{{Peanuts}}'', Linus once spent a morning building a crowd of snowmen and a podium so that he can declare, "Today, the neighborhood, tomorrow the world!"

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* In ''TheResistibleRiseOfArutroUi'', which is a roman a clef about Hitler's rise to power, but set in {{Gangsterland}} Chicago, Ui (Hitler) gives a NewEraSpeech at the end that alludes to the Hitler quote. It's all about how he's now "protecting" Chicago and Cicero (Germany and Austria) and now he plans to "protect" other cities across the country as well TakeOverTheWorld). One translation/adaptation of the speech actually concludes something like "Philadelphia (one of the cities on his list) today, the world tomorrow!"

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* TheNostalgiaCritic says something to this effect while listing the reasons for invading Molassia in {{Kickassia}}.

* ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': The ''Daily Planet'' crew is watching Livewire on TV, bragging about how she controls all the media like TV, phones, internet, radio...

* In ''The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui'', which is a roman a clef about Hitler's rise to power, but set in {{Gangsterland}} Chicago, Ui (Hitler) gives a NewEraSpeech at the end that alludes to the Hitler quote. It's all about how he's now "protecting" Chicago and Cicero (Germany and Austria) and now he plans to "protect" other cities across the country as well TakeOverTheWorld). One translation/adaptation of the speech actually concludes something like "Philadelphia (one of the cities on his list) today, the world tomorrow!"

* In ''TheResistibleRiseOfArturoUi'', which is a roman a clef about Hitler's rise to power, but set in {{Gangsterland}} Chicago, Ui (Hitler) gives a NewEraSpeech at the end that alludes to the Hitler quote. It's all about how he's now "protecting" Chicago and Cicero (Germany and Austria) and now he plans to "protect" other cities across the country as well TakeOverTheWorld). One translation/adaptation of the speech actually concludes something like "Philadelphia (one of the cities on his list) today, the world tomorrow!"

* In ''TheResistibleRiseOfArtuoUi'', which is a roman a clef about Hitler's rise to power, but set in {{Gangsterland}} Chicago, Ui (Hitler) gives a NewEraSpeech at the end that alludes to the Hitler quote. It's all about how he's now "protecting" Chicago and Cicero (Germany and Austria) and now he plans to "protect" other cities across the country as well TakeOverTheWorld). One translation/adaptation of the speech actually concludes something like "Philadelphia (one of the cities on his list) today, the world tomorrow!"

* In the VeggieTales movie "The Rumor Weed", the titular weed says, "Today Bumblyburg, tomorrow the world," only she's attributing to [[BattleButler Alfred]], who she's rumorizing about.

* In ''TheRocketeer'', "Today Europa, tomorrow the world."