History StrangeMindsThinkAlike / WesternAnimation

* WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}: In "[[Recap/RecessS2E3MamasGirl Mama's Girl]]," Gretchen tries to use subliminal messaging to save Spinelli from a [[TheFreelanceShameSquad life of ridicule]] after [[ItMakesSenseInContext the latter accidentally calls Miss Grotke "mama."]] T.J. comments that the "mama, daddy" recording being played at ultra-high speed "sounds like gerbils on helium." Sure enough, when Gretchen turns on the intercom, Principal Prickly wonders if the kindergarteners put helium in the gerbils [[NoodleIncident again]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMadagascarPenguinsInAChristmasCaper'': After Private runs off, Skipper tells his men to think about the Penguin Credo. Kowalski thinks that he is referring to "Never bathe in hot oil and [[UsefulNotes/GeneralMills Bisquick]]." Later, when the penguins find Private again, Skipper tells him to remember the Penguin Credo, and he replies "What does swimming in Bisquick have to do with anything?"

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': In "Bubblevicious", Professor Utonium and Mojo Jojo have an UpToEleven setting on their respective devices, the former for his danger room and the latter for a DeathRay.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMadagascarPenguinsInAChristmasCaper'': After Private runs off, Skipper tells his men to think about the Penguin Credo. Kowalski thinks that he is referring to "Never bathe in hot oil and bisquick." Later, when the penguins find Private again, Skipper tells him to remember the Penguin Credo, and he replies "What does swimming in bisquick have to do with anything?"

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': In "Bubblevicious", Professor Utonium and Mojo Jojo both have an up to eleven setting on their devices, the former for his DangerRoom and the latter for a DeathRay.
* WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}: In "[[Recap/RecessS2E3MamasGirl/Mama's Girl]]," Gretchen tries to use subliminal messaging to save Spinelli from a [[TheFreelanceShamSquad life of ridicule]] after [[ItMakesSenseInContext the latter accidentally calls Miss Grotke "mama."]] T.J. comments that the "mama, daddy" recording being played at ultra-high speed "sounds like gerbils on helium." Sure enough, when Gretchen turns on the intercom, Principal Prickly wonders if the kindergarteners put helium in the gerbils [[NoodleIncident again]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In an episode , Richard and Mr. Robinson get each other placed under house arrest. This leads to them both ''seeming'' like they're doing a TwoScenesOneDialogue explanation of what happened, but it was then shown that they were both too busy plotting their revenge to use full sentences.

--->'''Fry:''' Fry and Bender: a winning combination!

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': In the first season, Robin has a habit of dissecting words, to the point that "whelmed" (mid-point between underwhelmed and overwhelmed) and "aster" (opposite of a disaster) eventually become common parlance amongst the team. During his first few interactions with Zatanna, however, Robin (who clearly has a bit of a crush but is trying not to be pushy about it) says he's trying to act nonchalant, and ''she's'' the one who replies that he can be "chalant" if he wants.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': In the first season, Robin has a habit of disecting words, to the point that "whelmed" and "aster" (opposite of a disaster) become common amongst the team. But when they meet Zatanna for the first time, Robin says he's trying to act nonchalant, and ''she's'' the one who replies that he can be chalant if he wants.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': Professor Utonium and Mojo Jojo both have an up to eleven setting on their devices, the former for his DangerRoom and the latter for a DeathRay.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': In an episode, Stu and Drew (in a flashback) are grounded by their dad, and are not allowed to watch ''[[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Blocky and Oxwinkle]]''. When Stu plans to break out, he boasts that not even [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower President Weisenheimer]] can stop him. When they accidentally turn on the TV's built-in radio trying to find the TV function, the news announcer on the other end is doing a report on Eisenhower, but slips up with "Weisenheimer" at first.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', Richard and Mr. Robinson get each other placed under house arrest. This leads to them both ''seeming'' like they're doing a TwoScenesOneDialogue explanation of what happened, but it was then shown that they were both too busy plotting their revenge to use full sentences.

* There was an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' where Dr. Scratchansniff is on a date at the movies when Yakko, Wakko, and Dot end up tagging along. Scratchansniff is sent to buy popcorn, and the guy at the counter asks "Would you like fries with that?" The doctor's response is to boggle at this question because no one orders french fries with popcorn. Of course, the Warners ''and'' Scratchansniff's date all ask if he got fries with the popcorn.

-->'''Ignignokt:''' Look, Err, they're re-making the Granite Family.
-->'''Sam:''' Oh my god, is that a monkey thought translator?

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', Granddad has gotten inadvertently beaten by a blind man. Riley jokingly comments that he could rent Granddad out for Mexican birthday parties, under the name "Señor Pinata". Later, when Granddad is watching the news, shocked to find out that the blind man (Cl. Stinkmeaner) beating him has managed to become a news story, a Spanish-language news station covering the story dubs him "Señor Pinata".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' pilot, Monty takes Chip and Dale to meet with Geegaw Hackwrench, and they encounter a series of deadly booby traps. Monty assures them (rather weakly) that they're not intended for him ("He couldn't still be holding a grudge, could he?") and are probably for something else: "Maybe he has a thing about door-to-door salesmen." When they actually meet with Geegaw's daughter Gadget, her first response (with pencil crossbow to their heads) is "You're not door-to-door salesmen, are you? That's why I set up all these traps in the first place."
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' episode "Brain Grub", Chowder stops paying attention at one point while Mung is lecturing him and has a daydream about filling the kitchen with chocolate pudding and swimming around in it. After Mung snaps him out of his fantasy and asks him to repeat what he was telling him about, Chowder pitches the idea to Mung, who responds with "...lucky guess."
* In ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', Randal is afraid a monkey is going to spread a fatal disease, and threatens it. The monkey's response is to start masturbating, which Randal claims is out of fear. Shortly after, someone walks in and says "Oh dear, something scared that monkey!" In the same episode, Dante tries to convince two different people that the Motaba virus was just a figment of Randal's imagination. He says the rumors are the result of "an overactive imagination of a pop culture junkie loudmouth." Both people he says this to respond with "You mean [[TakeThat Quentin Tarantino]]?"
* Two examples in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. The first one, which plays it straight, starts when Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 suspect bras to be deadly weapons named [[FunWithAcronyms Battle Ready Armor]], which Cree and Numbuh 5 deny. Later in the episode, it turns out to be [[IKnewIt exactly what Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 thought it would be]]. Now, the second example is a LITERAL example -- the [[CreepyChild DCFDTL]] literally think alike.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', during a ScrabbleBabble moment, Duke invents the word "Quzybuk" (meaning, "a big problem") which he pays Webster to add that word in the dictionary. Later, a research scientist uses that newly invented word.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' "Elise's Parents," Dan tries to get Elise's parents arrested by [[ManipulativeEditing editing a conversation with them]] to make it sound like they're in the mafia, ending with Don threatening to "cupcake" the local crime syndicate. Dan explains to the cops that "cupcake" is mafia slang for "kill." Later in the episode, Dan overhears the actual mafia boss use the term in exactly that way.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}'' several characters see Rikuo the merman and say "You're strangely attractive for a fishman" or some permutation thereof.

** In "Time and Punishment", Future!Launchpad says to Gosalyn upon meeting her again, "D.W. always said junk food would stunt your growth, but I thought you'd be a ''little'' taller". Later, when Gosalyn tells Darkwarrior Duck that he never asked why she hasn't grown, he replies "I assumed it was the junk food".

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' episode "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", Xandir's first attempt to roleplay his coming-out to his parents goes wrong when Captain Hero and Toot, roleplaying as his parents, respond to his confession with a sarcastic "Duh!" At the end of the episode, when he confesses to his real parents that he's gay, they respond with the same sarcastic "Duh!" that Captain Hero and Toot made.
* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls2019:'' When Jessica is in a tribunal, she submits a report the size of a small novel, and asks if Kilowog and the Guardians of the Universe ever read it. They [[HesitationEqualsDishonesty hesitantly reply that they did]], and found it "very... wordy".

** As a TakeThat to the way their previous incarnations were portrayed as [[SingleMindedTwins Single-Minded Triplets]], Lena sarcastically asks if Huey, Dewie, and Louie SpeakInUnison. They deny it...by saying exactly the same thing. They then remark about how weird that was...by saying exactly the same thing. Frustrated, they try to break it. Even when the result being as expected is already strange (and funny) enough, what really hits the nail on the head is the fact the word all three choose happens to literally be one of the longest and most complicated in the English language!

* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Dueling Eds", Eddy accidentally offends [[FunnyForeigner Rolf]], and while Edd tries to convince Eddy to apologize, Ed randomly suggests "Why don't you bake cupcakes?" Later, Eddy further provokes Rolf, to the point that Rolf challenges him to [[CookingDuel a fish-slapping duel]], and after getting slapped around a bit Eddy finally admits he's sorry, to which Rolf responds "If this is true, have you brought the Cupcakes of Sorriness?"

** In the episode "Ed O-Eleven", when Edd is having trouble figuring out the meaning to a treasure map left by Eddy's older brother, ''[[TheDitz Ed]]'' is the one to figure out that Eddy's head is the missing key with his ear as the X. When asked how he knew what Eddy's brother was thinking, Ed answers [[InsaneTrollLogic that it's because they're both brothers]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' had an episode with an ancient scroll from Kuzco's great-great-grandfather, which could only be deciphered by "removing the most and least important letters in the alphabet". Kuzco egotistically insists that "the most important letter is 'I', as in me, and the least important is 'U', as in not me"... which is actually the answer!
* Done constantly in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', especially by Timmy's Dad.

** From the same episode as the above example, when Timmy [[ItMakesSenseInContext also puts his school's principal in a butterfly net]], she asks if it's Teacher Day already.

--->'''Bender:''' Let's call ourselves "Frender"!
--->...
--->'''Leela:''' Leela and Amy: a winning combination!
--->'''Amy:''' Yay Lamy!
--->...
--->'''Zoidberg:''' This is a job for Hermberg!

* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Irrational Treasure", [[GenkiGirl Mabel]] works with her brother [[SeekerArchetype Dipper]] to solve a conspiracy, only for her repeated goofiness to reveal each clue's meaning. It ultimately turns out that this is because the person who set the clues is just as much of a CloudCuckoolander as she is.

* This is used a lot in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''.
** For example, in the episode "Downtown as Fruits", Arnold and Gerald say "Boy, people downtown sure are friendly" when they receive a bag full of cash. They later give the rest to a family stranded with a broken-down car, who then say the same thing. And of course, the fact that the bank robbers the heisted money was ''actually'' meant for had also dressed as a banana and strawberry.

* At the beginning of the ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' short "Mickey's Remedy", Donald's nephews play "space probe" on their uncle with an egg beater. When Donald goes to Mickey about the incident, Donald takes out the egg beater and Mickey says "Oh, space probe."
* In the Halloween episode of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', Zim can only watch in frustration as the nightmare version of Membrane hauls Dib back to headquarters. "Oh, come on! I break free and now I have to go back to rescue that little rat that left Zim to rot? Why must it be?" Later after doing just that, Dib remarks at the angry expression on Zim's face: "Oh, come on! You're not mad about the whole 'leaving you to rot' thing, are you?"

* Happens occasionally in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' with Kim with Ron and Shego with [[HarmlessVillain Drakken]]:

* In an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', Bobby accidentally hits Willie Nelson in the head with a golf club. When Hank asks if he's okay, Nelson says "Am I bleeding from the ears?"; when Hank says no, he responds "Then I'm probably alright". In the next scene, Hank is telling Peggy about the incident and the first thing she says is "Was he bleeding from the ears? Well he must be okay then." Actually, bleeding from the ears, mixed with a clear fluid, following a head trauma is a severe warning sign that the injury is far more severe than a simple knock on the head, as it indicates the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid. Therefore, it could actually just be a case of both of them knowing that, with no ear-bleeding, there's a good chance he would be "fine".

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Party of One", Pinkie invites the others to Gummy's after-Birthday party that afternoon. Twilight, Applejack and Rarity all have the same response: "''This'' afternoon? As in, 'This afternoon' this afternoon?" Pinkie {{lampshade|Hanging}}s it for Applejack and Rarity ("It's so strange. Everypony keeps saying that.") and interrupts Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, saying "Yes! As in '''This'' afternoon,' this afternoon!"
** Also the case in the episode "Applebuck Season", when the first warning sign that Applejack needs to get some sleep comes when AJ and Pinkie are both looking at their reflections in AJ's trophy and making "Woo! Woo! Woo!" noises.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMadagascarPenguinsInAChristmasCaper'', after Private runs off, Skipper tells his men to think about the Penguin Credo. Kowalski thinks that he is referring to "Never bathe in hot oil and bisquick." Later, when the penguins find Private again, Skipper tells him to remember the Penguin Credo, and he replies "What does swimming in bisquick have to do with anything?"
* Many times on ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', where everyone seems in on the RunningGag.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': Professor Utonium and Mojo Jojo both have an up to eleven setting on their devices, the former for his DangerRoom and the other for a DeathRay.
* On an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Stu and Drew (in a flashback) are grounded by their dad, and are not allowed to watch ''[[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Blocky and Oxwinkle]]''. When Stu plans to break out, he boasts that not even [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower President Weisenheimer]] can stop him. When they accidentally turn on the TV's built-in radio trying to find the TV function, the news announcer on the other end is doing a report on Eisenhower, but slips up with "Weisenheimer" at first.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' episode "Go Away, Ghost Ship," an automated pirate skull in a treasure chest demands a password. The gang try a few standard pirate catchphrases, such as "Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum," until Shaggy suggests "Yum yum yum and a [[BizarreTasteInFood liverwurst a la mode]]," opening the secret entrance.

* At the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheHalls'', Donkey tells Shrek that sweet potatoes are nothing without marshmallows. Later, Shrek sees some frantic last-minute Christmas shoppers, one of whom says the same thing.

--->'''Bart:''' ''(watching pro wrestling)'' Two titans at the height of their careers. If you ask me, this is gonna be one hell of a match.
--->'''Lisa:''' Oh, Bart, I hope you're not taking this seriously. Even a five-year-old knows this is as choreographed as any ballet.
--->''(Cut to Moe's Tavern where the same fight is on.)''
--->'''Homer:''' Rasputin's got the reach, but on the other hand, The Professor's got his patented coma lock. If you ask me, this is gonna be one hell of a match.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'', when Peri and Entree are sent flying in the air and are about to fall. Peri points out that Entree has wings, to which Entree objects "But these are chicken wings! [[RightForTheWrongReasons Chickens live underwater]]!" Then, at the end of the episode:

'''Patrick:''' Come on...you know! I wumbo. You wumbo. He-- she-- me...wumbo. Wumbo. Wumboing. We'll have the wumbo. Wumborama. Wumbology, the ''study'' of Wumbo. It's first grade, [=SpongeBob=]! \\
'''Squidward:''' ''[in between Patrick's rant]'' I wonder if a fall from this height will be enough to kill me. \\

* Used frequently in ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy'', including Rodney and Andy coming up with the analogy regarding three people having fun:

** In the episode "Secret Origins Part 1", the Turtles and Splinter are put in a virtual reality history of the Utroms. When he hears the Utrom villain Ch'rell making threats, Raph says, "Big talk, little slime ball!" Later, the virtual Mortu says the same thing to Ch'rell.
** In the episode "The Shredder Strikes Back, Part 2", Michelangelo says to the Foot Elite ninjas "nice hats!". Seconds later, Donatello says the same thing. Then another minute later, Raphael shows up and says the same thing.

* In an episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama Action]]'', Duncan, who didn't get any sleep, wishes that this week's theme was "Guy in a Coma" movies. Later on in the confessional, Chris said that it was either [[LoyalAnimalCompanion Animal Buddy]] movies or "Guy in a Coma" movies (Chris picked the first one).
* In the ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "The Toddler," Wander is trying to find a lost toddler's parents. He nicknames the kid "Huckleberry Knucklehead" on the grounds that he "looks like a Huckleberry Knucklehead," to which Sylvia objects, "That's definitely not his, or ''anyone's,'' name!" When they find his parents, though, they discover that that really ''is'' his name.
* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'', Dojo tells the ghostly hag Wuya, whom he knew back when she was a HotWitch, "Whoa, Wuya! The years have not been kind." In the second season episode "Citadel of Doom", Grandmaster Dashi's ghost tells her the exact same thing.
* In the first season of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', Robin has a habit of disecting words, to the point that "whelmed" and "aster" (opposite of a disaster) become common amongst the team. But when they meet Zatanna for the first time, Robin says he's trying to act nonchalant, and ''she's'' the one who replies that he can be chalant if he wants.

* In the second episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible}}'' both Eve and Allen, completely independent of each other, react to Mark's superhero name Invincible by saying that it's "Being optimistic."