TG: skepticism is the crutch of cinematic troglodytes
TG: like hey mom dad theres a dinosaur or a ghost or whatever in my room. "yeah right junior go back to bed"
TG: fuck you mom and dad how many times are we going to watch this trope unfold it wasnt goddamn funny the first time i saw it
TG: just once id like to see dad crap his pants when a kid says theres a vampire in his closet
TG: "OH SHIT EVERYONE IN THE MINIVAN"
TG: be fuckin dad of the year right there
TG: like hey mom dad theres a dinosaur or a ghost or whatever in my room. "yeah right junior go back to bed"
TG: fuck you mom and dad how many times are we going to watch this trope unfold it wasnt goddamn funny the first time i saw it
TG: just once id like to see dad crap his pants when a kid says theres a vampire in his closet
TG: "OH SHIT EVERYONE IN THE MINIVAN"
TG: be fuckin dad of the year right there
— Dave Strider, Homestuck
"Quiet Caveman, the adults are talking."
"You're a repressed, withdrawn adolescent and I've got a degree so shut up!"
— Ben Elton, Alfresco
When you are young, they assume you know nothing.
—Taylor Swift, "cardigan"
Moon: Mayor Peppers, if I may, I have a working theory.
Mayor Peppers: Moon, as a ten-year-old, you by law cannot be here, so I am forced to ignore everything you say.
Moon: But what if I told you the smell was gravy-based?
Mayor Peppers: I'd say: who said that?
Mayor Peppers: Moon, as a ten-year-old, you by law cannot be here, so I am forced to ignore everything you say.
Moon: But what if I told you the smell was gravy-based?
Mayor Peppers: I'd say: who said that?
—The Great North, Season 3 "For Whom the Smell Toll Part One"
Percy: Sir! Sir!
The Fat Controller: Not now, Percy. Thomas, you are to collect the prize bull. He's at the farm on Toby's line.
Percy: But those tracks are wobbly!
The Fat Controller: There are safe enough.
Thomas: Bye, Percy! (leaves)
Percy: Nobody ever listens to me...
The Fat Controller: Not now, Percy. Thomas, you are to collect the prize bull. He's at the farm on Toby's line.
Percy: But those tracks are wobbly!
The Fat Controller: There are safe enough.
Thomas: Bye, Percy! (leaves)
Percy: Nobody ever listens to me...
— Thomas & Friends, "Percy Gets It Right"
Rory: Uh, Dad? I thought you'd wanna know—
Paul: Not right now, Rory.
Rory: Okay. (opens front door)
Paul: Is that my car? IS THAT BRIDGET DRIVNG MY CAR?!
Rory: Oh, so NOW you wanna know!
Paul: Not right now, Rory.
Rory: Okay. (opens front door)
Paul: Is that my car? IS THAT BRIDGET DRIVNG MY CAR?!
Rory: Oh, so NOW you wanna know!
—8 Simple Rules, "Wings"