"Electronic goods can be fixed by banging on them!"
— Ran Kotobuki, Super Gals (Episode 7)
"My ship works better when I kick it..."
— Spike Spiegel (after attempting this on an old Betamax player and promptly breaking it), Cowboy Bebop
"They remove Psycho Yellow from the Megazord by using the anti-virus technique of hitting it with a sword."
"Autoshop 101: Excessive Force."
"This is how we fix things on the Russian—" (begins beating wrench against engine) "—Space Station!"
— Lev, Armageddon (1998)
"That's a precision tool board. The hammer lives elsewhere."
— James May (to Percussive Maintenance devotee Jeremy Clarkson), Top Gear (UK)
"Kick the car, Mom! It works on the TV!"
— Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
"Bob, I swear one of these days that thing's gonna hit you back."
— Percy, Legion
"Only old TVs get fixed when you smack them."
Jane: It's malfunctioning.
Darcy: That's what I said. (Jane starts knocking the device) That's what I did! I thought you'd do something a little more scientific.
Darcy: That's what I said. (Jane starts knocking the device) That's what I did! I thought you'd do something a little more scientific.
Harper: ISI got us pinned down! C'mon, we need this thing up and running today!
Section: I'm trying!
Harper: Your GCM must be stuck! (kick! CLAW promptly activates) There! Un-stuck!
Section: I'm trying!
Harper: Your GCM must be stuck! (kick! CLAW promptly activates) There! Un-stuck!
"Oh, hey! Random pounding works!"
Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Phineas and Ferb
"You wanna know what I do when some machine messes up? The first thing I do is give it a nice hard smack! I mean, most of the time I smash it to pieces, but hey, what can you do? [Slasher Smile] Now let's see if I can't fix you!"
— Guzma, Pokémon Sun and Moon
Original Syntax: APOLOGIES. THAT INFORMATION IS PASSWORD PROTECTED PASSWORD PROTECTED PASSWORD PROTECTED (starts stuttering wildly and flopping about on the floor)
Lilac walks on over and gives the robot a nice hard kick.
Original Syntax: (Beat) PASSWORD ACCEPTED. FOLLOW ME.
Lilac walks on over and gives the robot a nice hard kick.
Original Syntax: (Beat) PASSWORD ACCEPTED. FOLLOW ME.
"Hitting a broken machine fixes it every time!"
— Jibanyan, Yo-kai Watch (anime)
"I'm teaching this object to listen. If it doesn't want to get hit anymore, it'll straighten up and fly right!"
— Master Shake, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
"Percussive maintenance to the rescue! Give him a slap and he'll sing properly. [...] All it needs is a good backhand to perform the task properly."
— Stuart Ashen (referring to a Gangnam Style robot)
"You gotta bang on this repeatedly if you want proper results."
— an engineer at Astrea HQ, Cosmic Star Heroine
"Tech support, with extreme prejudice!"
— Cayde-6, Destiny 2 Forsaken
James May: Don't hit it with a hammer!
Jeremy Clarkson: Why?
James May: It's the tool of a pikey.
My old grandmother used to say, "Anything mechanical? Give it a good bash."
— Capt. Colin Maud, The Longest Day
Kabbu: We're not qualified engineers, so... How do we fix the Menders?
Malbee: Easy. Just whack them until their system resets.
Kabbu: What? H-Hit them? What about their feelings!?
Leif: Kabbu, machines don't have feelings.
Kabbu: (And if they do...?)
Malbee: They don't indeed. Just go and reset them, no matter how many whacks it takes.
Malbee: Easy. Just whack them until their system resets.
Kabbu: What? H-Hit them? What about their feelings!?
Leif: Kabbu, machines don't have feelings.
Kabbu: (And if they do...?)
Malbee: They don't indeed. Just go and reset them, no matter how many whacks it takes.
Vi: Isn't the power on? Why isn't [the computer] working?
Leif: Eh. Just kick it.
Kabbu: This is valuable government property! We can't just-
Leif: ...Just kick it!
[Kabbu kicks the computer, and it turns on]
Vi: Whoa, it actually worked!
Leif: (See?)
Kabbu: ...Whatever.
Leif: Eh. Just kick it.
Kabbu: This is valuable government property! We can't just-
Leif: ...Just kick it!
[Kabbu kicks the computer, and it turns on]
Vi: Whoa, it actually worked!
Leif: (See?)
Kabbu: ...Whatever.
Clint Barton: Why am I back? How'd you get him out?
Natasha Romanoff: Cognitive re-calibration. I hit you really hard in the head.
Natasha Romanoff: Cognitive re-calibration. I hit you really hard in the head.
Varroa: She's not going to be hurt, right?
Clippy: Of course not. She is malfunctioning. You don't hit the box or the monitor when the computer malfunctions, do you?
Varroa: (Not So Innocent Whistling)
Clippy: Oh, dear. You're one of those people.
Varroa: I don't do it often. Only when the electrons get stuck and need a little rap to knock them loose.
Clippy: Of course not. She is malfunctioning. You don't hit the box or the monitor when the computer malfunctions, do you?
Varroa: (Not So Innocent Whistling)
Clippy: Oh, dear. You're one of those people.
Varroa: I don't do it often. Only when the electrons get stuck and need a little rap to knock them loose.
"Further attempts at....physical persuasion haven't had much affect."
— Commander Sarah Palmer, Halo 4: Spartan Ops
Beast Man: Because everyone knows machines can be fixed by casual violence.
Staanz: Hang on, if I don't get to this she's gonna blow!
(he starts whacking the engine with something heavy)
D'Argo: What? Why don't you just get it fixed?
Staanz: I did fix it; that's why it works when I whack it a few times!
(he starts whacking the engine with something heavy)
D'Argo: What? Why don't you just get it fixed?
Staanz: I did fix it; that's why it works when I whack it a few times!
Garth: So you'll get a plumber in, then?
Sharon: Nah, I'll give it a kick. Always worked wi' Chris!
— Birds of a Feather, "Moving"
"Nothing works better than a 42.5 degree karate chop."
— Aura Blackquill, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
"I always say, there is no repair quite like just hitting something..."
— Maintenance Droid, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Tiesel: Oh, here's the problem. Hey Tron! How do you stop this thing?
Tron: Oh, this? LIKE THIS!! (Kick)
Nyssa: (while she and Adric are trying, unsuccessfully, to get the TARDIS to materialise) Try and think what the Doctor would do if he were here.
Adric: He'd probably get angry.
Nyssa: I said empathise, not be silly.
Adric: (Pauses for a moment) Got it! (He thumps the TARDIS console and the time column starts to move as he grins triumphantly.)
Adric: He'd probably get angry.
Nyssa: I said empathise, not be silly.
Adric: (Pauses for a moment) Got it! (He thumps the TARDIS console and the time column starts to move as he grins triumphantly.)
"Can't get your computer to work? Punch it!"
Elvis: Guys, I can't set the bomb off!
Sam: Try hitting it!
Sam: Try hitting it!
