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"Ooh! A fire engine!"
—Elsie, The World God Only Knows
Fan Works
"[Cleaning up her apartment] should've only taken an hour, two hours max, but Pearl had always had a hard time focusing when doing chores, as she constantly found ways to get distracted every ten seconds."
— I've Got Your Back, Chapter 6
Film — Animated
"SQUIRREL!"
— Dug, Up
Film — Live-Action
"Oh, I see. So you think just because I'm Chinese, you can get me to do anything... Oooooh! Hologram!"
—Car Repairman, Are We There Yet?
Su-Chin: I'm having a little trouble concentrating.
Juno: Oh, well I could sell you some of my Adderall if you want.
Su-Chin: No thanks, I'm off pills.
Juno: That's a wise choice, because I knew this girl who like had this crazy freak out because she took too many behavioral meds at once and she like ripped off her clothes, and dove into the fountain at Ridgedale Mall and was like, "Blah, I am a Kracken from the sea!"
Su-Chin: I heard that was you.
Juno: Oh, well I could sell you some of my Adderall if you want.
Su-Chin: No thanks, I'm off pills.
Juno: That's a wise choice, because I knew this girl who like had this crazy freak out because she took too many behavioral meds at once and she like ripped off her clothes, and dove into the fountain at Ridgedale Mall and was like, "Blah, I am a Kracken from the sea!"
Su-Chin: I heard that was you.
— Juno
"I can’t seem to stop saying things, everything and anything I think and feel."
— Maria, The Sound of Music
Literature
Live-Action TV
The Doctor: (recalling Gallifrey) A meteor storm... t-the sky above us was dancing with lights! Purple, green, brilliant yellow... yes!
Grace: What?
The Doctor: These shoes! (stomps the ground happily) They fit perfectly!
Grace: What?
The Doctor: These shoes! (stomps the ground happily) They fit perfectly!
A big flashy-lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy-lighty things have got me written all over them! Not actually, but give me time. And a crayon.
— The Doctor, Doctor Who, "A Christmas Carol"
"Do you have something shiny Jason can play with?"
— Eleanor, The Good Place, "Team Cockroach"
Ted: You must have been a terrible student.
Barney: They said I had AD... something. Can we have class outside?!
Barney: They said I had AD... something. Can we have class outside?!
— How I Met Your Mother, "Robin 101"
Rayyan: But we're so close...
Mayor Popowicz: Close only counts at horseshoes. Do Muslims play horseshoes? I find these little cultural differences so interesting.
Rayyan: Can we focus please?
Mayor Popowicz: Close only counts at horseshoes. Do Muslims play horseshoes? I find these little cultural differences so interesting.
Rayyan: Can we focus please?
— Little Mosque on the Prairie, "Swimming Upstream"
Ron and Diane, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. . . Do you hear that bird?
— Andy Dwyer, Parks and Recreation
Stiles: What did you find? How did you find it? Where did you find it? And yes, I've had a lot of Adderall, so.
Scott: I found something at Derek Hale's.
Stiles: Are you kidding? What?
Scott: There's something buried there, I could smell blood.
Stiles: That's awesome! I mean, that's terrible. Whose blood?
Scott: I found something at Derek Hale's.
Stiles: Are you kidding? What?
Scott: There's something buried there, I could smell blood.
Stiles: That's awesome! I mean, that's terrible. Whose blood?
Police Captain: Alright, WinoBot...
Winobot: Call me Duncan, alright?
Police Captain: Alright, Duncan...
Winobot: Man, who the hell is Duncan?!
Winobot: Call me Duncan, alright?
Police Captain: Alright, Duncan...
Winobot: Man, who the hell is Duncan?!
— Wonder Showzen, "WinoBot
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" Video Games
"Whenever I try to study, I end up playing games instead."
"Look! Over there - a Snotling showing its arse!"
— Description of "Easily Distracted" trait, Total War: Warhammer
I will CRUSH and DESTROY and...oooh, shiny.
—Orc joke, World of Warcraft
"Ooh! I just spotted a rare bug!"
Web Animation
"Hey fellas! [He notices their card game] Ooh, deal me in, I love rummy! Wait, no, I'm going to murder everyone. Rain check!"
— N, Murder Drones, "Pilot"
Webcomics
"Could you sorta fast forward to the point? I have what doctors call a short attention sp—ooh! Something shiny!"
— Fighter, 8-Bit Theater, Episode 083
Larxene: WHEEEEEEEEE! RANDOM KILLING!
Ansem: Awww crap. Look, a quarter.
Larxene: WHEEEEEEEEE! A QUARTER!
Ansem: Awww crap. Look, a quarter.
Larxene: WHEEEEEEEEE! A QUARTER!
Kin: The multiverse is predominantly evil.
Forgrath: What? I was always taught that good and evil are balanced.
Kin: Nope. Evil is winning.
Minmax: Really? That's awful. Is there nothing we can do to...
Minmax: Hey look! There's a version of me with a cool hat!
Forgrath: What? I was always taught that good and evil are balanced.
Kin: Nope. Evil is winning.
Minmax: Really? That's awful. Is there nothing we can do to...
Minmax: Hey look! There's a version of me with a cool hat!
Another Cherished Idol profaned! Such sacrilege has become commonplace with the recent glut of the Underlings. It would bring a tear to my eye if I were not so clearly fit to be tied with these hyperactive mannerisms and severe attention deficit oh my god look a bug.
— NPC in The Land of Wind and Shade, Homestuck
Metallic metaphors work best on Nick. Iron sinews... heart of gold... mind like a steel anvil... attention span of lawrencium-258.
Web Original
Ryuk: ...now what you need to know about the Shinigami eye deal is...
Light: ...shoes... I need to get shoes...
Light: ...shoes... I need to get shoes...
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<DerianX> Yes.
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<DerianX> Yes.
<AleX> sorry, i stopped caring halfway through that sentnece
— QDB #25051
"As far as I'm aware, most of Spacebattles has ADOS: Attention Deficit OOOH SHINEY!"
—CKirk, SpaceBattles.com
thatadhdfeel: OH FUCK APPARENTLY IT'S ADHD AWARENESS MONTH https://adhdawarenessmonth.org/
arachno-capitalism: Not to be That Girl but not realizing this until halfway through ADHD awareness month is like the most ADHDmeta thing I've ever seen
themarchrabbit: We have an awareness month?
squeeful: shit, it's may?
themarchrabbit: We have an awareness month?
squeeful: shit, it's may?
—Tumblr reblog chain
Web Videos
I will destroy you. I will destroy everything you've ever known and ever loved...
[passes by a clothes line with a bra hanging from it]
Brassiere?!
[bursts out laughing]
If there was any proof, in this world that I have ADD...
[passes by a clothes line with a bra hanging from it]
Brassiere?!
[bursts out laughing]
If there was any proof, in this world that I have ADD...
"The art assets look like they were done in watercolor, with some obvious attention to detail. They've got wonderful textures and design, that make it all feel like effort and skill was placed into every single- ANUS!!"*
Chris: Cream! Aren't you still mad about-
Cream: I'm only six years old. I have the attention span of a hamster, so I've already forgotten why I was angry- OOH A SHINY OBJECT!
Cream: I'm only six years old. I have the attention span of a hamster, so I've already forgotten why I was angry- OOH A SHINY OBJECT!
— Sonic F
"I try to raise my shield, but I accidentally uh... shear the ground, or whatever you call this mechanic, all I know is that I clearly did not take my ADHD-medicine this morning, because I immediately become distracted, and completely forget about the duel for about ten seconds. But then I remember, oh right, 100,000 dollars, and go back in for the kill."
Western Animation
Abe: My friend has ADD, and everyone at school treats him like some kinda leper!
Tom Green: Well, that's discrimination! Hey, do you wanna go take a dump on my parent's bed?
Tom Green: Well, that's discrimination! Hey, do you wanna go take a dump on my parent's bed?
"So I guess what I'm trying to say is PLASTIC BAG PLASTIC BAG PLASTIC BAG..."
— Tom Green, Clone High
I've met squirrels with longer attention spans!
—Lee Ping on the Skater Clique, Detentionaire
Yeah, sort of in the middle of something here! It happened two seconds ago... you probably forgot.
— Also Lee Ping, Detentionaire
Revvit: This hive is a treasure trove of spare parts! There's a drive train, bolts and [gasps] Look! A whole pile of prevailing torque nuts!
Ty: Rev. Focus!
Revvit: You focus! I'm shopping!
Ty: Rev. Focus!
Revvit: You focus! I'm shopping!
— Dinotrux', "Scraptors"
No, I do not think I am easily distracted — hmmm...interesting.
—Reed Richards, Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, "Zoned Out"
Fluttershy! I'll never forget you! (a balloon floats by) Ooh! Something floaty! La la la la...
— Pinkie Pie, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Thomas: Pay attention, Paxton.
Paxton: I can't help it. Look, there's a duck over there!
Paxton: I can't help it. Look, there's a duck over there!
— Thomas & Friends, "The Lost Puff"
Luz: Hey, why do they call you the Owl Lady, anyway?
Eda: 'Cause I'm so wise.
Hooty: 'Cause she coughs up rat bones.
King: I think it's 'cause she gets distracted by shiny objects.
Eda: No, I don't — (King takes out a pen with a glowing top) — It sparkles and shimmers. It shines and delights. I must have it for my nest.
Eda: 'Cause I'm so wise.
Hooty: 'Cause she coughs up rat bones.
King: I think it's 'cause she gets distracted by shiny objects.
Eda: No, I don't — (King takes out a pen with a glowing top) — It sparkles and shimmers. It shines and delights. I must have it for my nest.
Gumball: I call it, the entertaininator. Its tailored to the modern child's attention span- which happens to be 0.2 seconds. ....Darwin?
Darwin: What was that? I got distracted by- OH LOOK A SHOE!!
No. Gotta read Marge's book. Can't get distracted. Heh, distracted, that's a funny word. Does anyone ever get tracted? Better call a suicide hotline and ask them.
— Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
Homer: Wait, I'm confused about the movie. So the cops knew that internal affairs were setting them up?
Cultist 1: What are you talking about? There is nothing like that in there!
Homer: Oh, you see when I get bored I make up my own movie. I have a very short attention span.
Cultist 2: But our point is very simple. You see, when—
Homer: Oh, look! A bird! (runs out of the room, laughing, and chases a bird)
Cultist 1: What are you talking about? There is nothing like that in there!
Homer: Oh, you see when I get bored I make up my own movie. I have a very short attention span.
Cultist 2: But our point is very simple. You see, when—
Homer: Oh, look! A bird! (runs out of the room, laughing, and chases a bird)
"Oh, my god! This man is my exact double! Hey, that dog has a puffy tail!"
—Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, "Fear of Flying"
"Okay Terry, buckle down! This is your moment to shine! I will not rest until- Oooo, ice cream!"
— Terry, Solar Opposites, "The Rad Awesome Terrific Ray"
Miscellaneous
Wow. I wonder if sending it off to a large gathering of natural predators, with a volatile female escort, is not, in fact, a shortcut to a hideous death... Wow! That cloud looks almost like an oak tree!
"Ooh, shiny! Shinyshinyshinyshinymine!"
