Anime & Manga
"What's wrong? Haven't you ever heard of a running gag"?
— Crocus, One Piece (Episode 62, "The First Obstacle? Giant Whale Laboon Appears")
"Why? Why is it always Nessie?!"
— Mashiro Mitsumine, Engaged to the Unidentified
Comic Books
"A 17-year running gag is not easy to pull off!"
Film — Live-Action
"Good grief, it's a running gag!"
— Kermit the Frog, The Muppet Movie
Web Original
One of the most vocal patrons calls her "babe" and she severely injures him...I can only guess all the paying, theater-going viewers of this film, seeing everything they had paid to see, left right after the credits.
You joined a Celibate Order... To get Chicks?
— Many people who first meet with or hear about John Ellers, Chronicle of the Annoying Quest
Western Animation
"Garfield, let me out! I don't like running gags!"
— Nermal, Garfield and Friends
Bullwinkle: Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!
Rocky: Again?!
Rocky: Again?!
