You Can Say That Again

Cowardly Lion: What have they got that I ain't got?
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman: Courage!
Cowardly Lion: You can say that again! Huh?

— The Wizard of Oz (1939)

A character says something, and another character will express agreement by saying "you can say that again."

In comedy, the first character often takes it literally and really does ''say it again''. Bonus points if the first character is a robot, who says it again because it is unable to catch the real meaning and interprets the statement as an order. Extra bonus points if the first character says "that again".

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Examples

Advertising

• From a TV ad for Butter-Nut Instant Coffee starring Boris Karloff:
  Karloff: Butter-Nut has found a way of making coffee richer without being bitter.
  Second character: You can say that again.
  Karloff: [with exactly the same intonation] Butter-Nut has found a way of making coffee richer without being bitter.
• A January 2000 showtape for Chuck E. Cheese has Chuck E. commenting on Munch's status as a Big Eater which leads to this exchange:
  Chuck E.: You've definitely got a one-track mind, Munch.
  Jasper: You can say that again!
  Chuck E.: You've definitely got a one —
  Jasper: Don't.
  Chuck E.: (giggles) Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Anime and Manga

• In Samurai Pizza Cats Guido almost does this joke, until Polly stops him by saying 'Guido!'

Fan Works

• Used in the Haruhi Suzumiya fanfic Kyon: Big Damn Hero when Kyon is taking out the garbage:
  Kyon's father: Oh, da- Uh, shoot, I mean, I was going to do that.
  Kyon: Lost your excuse to sneak out and grab a smoke without mom noticing?
  Kyon's father: What she doesn't know won't hurt her.
  Kyon: You can say that again.
• In Hero Harry some Unspeakables see the mess Harry made in the Department of Mysteries.
  First Unspeakable: Well, shit.
  Second Unspeakable: You can say that again.
  First Unspeakable: Well, shit.
  [Three other Unspeakables slap the back of his head]
• Silent Trio 6: The Coming Storm:
  Hermione: And to be honest, when my dad suggested magically modifying C4, I thought he was crazy. But it appears to work very well.
  Harry: You can say that again. [Covers Hermione's mouth] Not literally.
  Hermione: Spoilsport.
• Adventures in Dimension Hopping:
  Prisoner: I am the Champion of the People! These-a people, they are not nice-a people.
  Spike: You can say that again, mate.
  Prisoner: These-a—
  Spike: That was rhetorical.
• In The Lost Harry and Ginny snipe at each other.
  Emmett: Whoa. James and Lily deja vu.
  Rosalie: You can say that again.
  Emmett: Whoa. James and -
  Rosalie: I didn't mean it literally!
• Harry Potter the Metamorphmagus:
  Ron: Bloody hell.
  Lavender: You can say that again.
  Ron: Bloo- [Lavender gives him a Dope Slap]
  Lavender: Seriously? This is not the time, sweetie.

Film — Animated

• In Atlantis: The Lost Empire Kida sees something amazing and says the Atlantean equivalent of "wow!" Milo is also amazed, and savvy enough with the language to say "You can say that again!"
• In LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers:
  Clutch: How am I going to build a team out of a bunch of strangers?
  Peg: It's not like we chose each other.
  Brick: You can say that again.
• In The LEGO Ninjago Movie, as the citizens of Ninjago express frustration about having to rebuild the city again after the Secret Ninja Force drive Lord Garmadon and his forces away again, this exchange can be caught in the background before the scene cuts back to Lord Garmadon.
  Citizen 1: I don't know how, but I bet Lloyd Garmadon has something to do with this.
  Citizen 2: You can say that again.
  Citizen 1: I don't know how-

Film — Live Action

• In A Few Good Men, Kaffee trades clichés with the guy at his newsstand, resulting in this exchange:
  Luther: It ain't over till the fat lady sings.
  Kaffee: You can say that again.
  Luther: It ain't over till the fat lady sings.
  Kaffee: (with him) Fat lady sings. I walked into that one.
• The Three Stooges in the short Micro-Phonies, as they see a beautiful woman:
  Curly: My, ain't she pretty!
  Moe: Boy, you can say that again!
  Curly: My, ain't she pretty!
  Moe: Shut up! (slaps him)
• The Room (2003): In response to the "what a story, Mark!" line.
• Stalag 17:
  Harry: I tell ya, Animal, these Nazis ain't kosher.
  Animal: You can say that again.
  Harry: I tell ya, Animal, these Nazis...
  Animal: (angrily) I said you could say it again, that doesn't mean you have to repeat it!
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990): During the fight against the Foot, Charles, April's boss, calls her to give her a bad news (that he has to fire her) and he adds that he knows that this message "comes as a blow". As the apartment catches fire, the wire the answering machine is dangling from burns, dropping the machine on a Foot ninja's head, literally delivering a blow.
  Casey Jones: You can say that again, Chuck.
• The Wizard of Oz, providing the page quote:

Cowardly Lion: What have they got that I ain't got?
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman: Courage!
Cowardly Lion: You can say that again! Huh?

• They Came Together has an Overly Long Gag where a bartender tells Joel, "You came in here looking like crap and you haven't said very much." Joel replies "You can say that again," prompting the bartender to say it again, prompting Joel to give the same response, and it continues like this for a minute.

Literature

• One play by Ephraim Kishon.
  Kibbuznik #1: "How do you want the money?"
  Saadya Shabatai: "In cash."
  Kibbuznik #1: "Oy."
  Kibbuznik #2: "You Can Say That Again."
  Kibbuznik #1: "Oy."
• Sleeping Planet by Walter Burkett: "I know that I can say it again. There is no just-developed impediment to my speech. Do you wish me to say it again?"
• Lawrence Block's The Burglar in the Closet:
  Bernie: I've got the guts of a burglar.
  Craig: You can say that again.
  Bernie: I don't particularly want to.
• Subverted with a touch of adultery in The Westing Game:
  "It's not easy being a parent," Hoo said woefully.
  "You can say that again." Grace held her breath. Her husband would have done just that, said it again, but Mr. Hoo only nodded in shared sympathy. What a gentleman.

Live Action TV

• A sketch of The Amanda Show about a family called The Literals. Amanda, as the Literals' daughter, is talking with another girl.
  Girl: Knock it off.
  Amanda: All right. (knocks a vase off the mantle) Hey, the vase broke.
  Girl: You can say that again.
  Amanda: Hey, the vase broke.
• Occurred on a few occasions in The Tomorrow People (1973), each time with someone "saying that again!".
• The captions in the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch about the relevance of penguins in science when Professor Ken Rosewall (Graham Chapman) points out that the BBC Programme Planners' IQ test score against the penguins' score was explained by being within the ordinary limits of statistical error.
  Rosewall: One particularly dim programme planner can cock the whole thing up!
  Caption: You can say that again!
• In 'Allo 'Allo!, this is René's response when Michelle says that he'll be glad to have the English airmen out of his hair. Edith points out that, since it's Michelle, she probably won't. ^note The joke being that Michelle's Catchphrase is "Listen very carefully, I will say this only once."

Theater

• In Essgee's 1994 production of The Pirates of Penzance, the exchange is extended:
  Sergeant: This is perplexing!
  Policemen: You can say that again.
  Sergeant: This is perplexing!
  Policemen: You can say that-
  Sergeant: AH! (Stares the others into silence)
• "I Don't Need Anything But You" from Annie:
  Annie: Yesterday was plain awful
  Warbucks: You can say that again
  Annie: Yesterday was plain awful
  Warbucks: But that's
  Annie: Not now
  Warbucks: That's then

Video Games

• Happens at the end of Crown Delights Deli after discussing with Mr. Javier your experience with Micah.
  Mr. Javier: If only everyone could be like Micah. Then our job would be a breeze!
  Jules: You can say that again.
  Mr. Javier: If only everyone could be like Micah. Then our job would be a breeze! ...What? You said to say it again so I did!
• In Spandex Force, after you "cure" a certain villain's speech problems, he turns out to be a good guy mistaken as evil, which prompts the following exchange.
  Player Character: I guess this was all a big misunderstanding from the beginning.
  Professor Aphasia: You can say that again.
  Player Character: I guess this was all a big-
  Professor Aphasia: Please stop that.

Western Animation

• The song "Homework" from Arthur has this line:
  Mr. Ratburn: Class, you really worked hard today!
  Buster: You can say that again!
  Ratburn: Okay! Class, you really worked hard today!
• A Running Gag on The Backyardigans: One of the characters would say something, another would say this phrase, the character does say it again, and all visible characters collectively laugh.
• Done in the Donkey Kong Country cartoon.
• Occurred in the Jonny Quest episode "The Invisible Monster".
• In the early 50's Warner Bros. cartoon Easy Peckin's, which takes place in a chicken pen menaced by a fox ends with the bulky rooster presenting his girl with a new fox coat.
  Clara: Oh, you shouldn't have done it, George! You shouldn't have done it!
  Fox: (dazed, relieved of his pelt) You can say that again, sister! Ya shouldn'ta done it, George! Ya shouldn'ta done it!
• Paramount's Modern Madcap "Without Time or Reason" has Shorty (then named Percy) entering a clock and watch repair shop run by Swifty (Ralph):
  Swifty: Please don't stare at the merchandise!
  Shorty: Why? What'll I do?
  Swifty: It's faces like yours that stop clocks, buddy.
  Shorty: Well, none of us is perfect.
  Swifty: You can say that again.
• Phineas and Ferb: In "Vanessary Roughness" when Phineas and Ferb are taking in the sights of the Super-Duper Megastore, Ferb responds to Phineas' comments with a wolf whistle; Phineas replies, "You can whistle that again!", to which Ferb complies.
• Appears in an early episode of South Park, said by Stan in response to Kenny's muffled statement about Miss Ellen. Kenny then presumably repeats his muffled statement.
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob utters the line in the episode "The Two Faces of Squidward", after Patrick says "We're not just neighbors...", and Patrick, as one might expect, follows through.
• On Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, after one of Tennessee and Chumley's plans goes awry:
  Chumley: Duh, gee Tennessee, that hurt!
  Tennessee: You can say that again.
  Chumley: Duh, gee Tennessee, that hurt!

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