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A list of minor fads based on Television, including commercials. For fads with their own page, see [[:Category:TV|here]].
  
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*'''"Lieutenant Commander Data|Data just ran"'''; features an animated gif of Lieutenant Commander Data from the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode ''Data's Day'' running in place while the song "I Ran" plays in the background.
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== Bomb in the Lasagna ==
  
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* '''"They [[spinnin]]', nigga, they spinnin'!"'''. Chris Rock's comedy skits, usually accompanied by an image of something spinning.
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Also known as '''Doug learns about...''', this fad involves a {{y|lasagnabomb|clip}} from the show Doug with the character saying "There's a bomb in the lasagna?". The word bomb is replaced by other items, a picture of which is superimposed over a picture of a lasagna.
  
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* '''[[George Costanza]]!''' A gif of a shirtless George Costanza from Seinfeld shooting various items out of his nipples (usually milk), mainly accompanied by "Go Go Naruto" from the anime ''Naruto''.
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== Butterscoth commercial ==
  
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* '''[[The More You Know]]''', where little vox pop-style clips from celebrities are presented as public service announcements in the style of NBC's "The More You Know" PSAs.
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A commercial where a girl gets a toy horse. See {{y|wtfbutterscotch|Rest of Butterscotch Commercial}}, {{y|shegetsbutterscotch|She's always wanted a pony, but instead she gets...}}. Also notable for the warning not to let children see Butterscotch in the box since its head was not yet attached, leading to {{y|woltzbutterscotch|this}}.
  
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* '''Various spoof television show intros''', Animated GIFs utilizing various characters from other YTMND fads in the place of characters from said television shows.  Spoofed shows include, but are not limited to:
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== Data just ran ==
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** Friends
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** Full House
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** Mighty Morpin' Power Rangers
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** Cheers
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* '''[[Kirby]] explains...''', a counterpart to "Sonic Sez", in which Kirby points at a blackboard with a pointer and explains what he has drawn. This is a scene taken from "Kirby: Right Back at Ya!", and originally had Kirby pointing a board filled with his random scribbles, and babbling on about a plan. His speech and/or his drawings are edited.
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'''"Data just ran"''' features an animated gif of Lieutenant Commander Data from the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode ''Data's Day'' running in place while the song "I Ran" by Flock of Seagulls plays in the background.
  
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== Giggity giggity ==
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Glenn Quagmire's (nonsensical) catchphrase from the cartoon "Family Guy", said after he makes a perverted comment. Often used in similar situations as the [[ualuealuealeuale]] fad.
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== Hates Anime ==
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Various people, from {{y|dkanime|Donkey Kong}} to {{y|benderanime|Bender}} to {{y|chuckhatesanime|Chuck Norris}} attacking anime characters.
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== Hoveround ==
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Based off a commercial for a wheelchair. It started with {{y|wheredidyourhoveroundtakeyou|Now I'm free to see the world}}.
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== I Like Turtles ==
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This fad involves an event that happened [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y in the news]; at a fair a reporter asked 8 year old Johnathan what he thinks about his face paint. He simply replied {{y|iliketurtles|"I Like Turtles"}} as only an 8 year old zombie can.
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== Lifespan ==
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A series of items, such as video games or movies, are played over a Waldorf and Statler quote, where they go from "That was wonderful" to "That was horrible", indicating the decline in quality of the items they're critiquing.
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== Stretcher Fever ==
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A common theme on the TV show in Australia, the AFL Footy Show, is that a clip of Garry Lyon is often played from after he broke his leg during a game of AFL. This site was created in "honour" of this clip, and gained massive popularity after the site was mentioned on the show, from 90 views in five days to 1,175 views in five minutes after it was mentioned.
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== The More You Know ==
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Little vox pop-style clips from celebrities are presented as public service announcements in the style of NBC's "The More You Know" PSAs.
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== "They spinnin', nigga, they spinnin'!" ==
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Chris Rock's comedy skits, usually accompanied by an image of something spinning.
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== V-dubs for under 17,000 ==
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A parody of a television commercial where someone depressed about the ways of the world (usually someone on the left since they are marketing to the adbusters crowd), is speaking and cheers up when someone in a volkswagon drives by shouting "3 new v-dubs for under 17,000 woo-hoo!." The fad basically photoshops this into movie clips featuring people getting hit by cars.
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== Worf watches ==
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'''Worf watches''' or '''Worf is entertained by...''' involves a scene where Worf from Star Trek series watches something weird to which Worf replies 'Hahahahaha...impossible!.
  
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Latest revision as of 08:34, April 19, 2012

A list of minor fads based on Television, including commercials. For fads with their own page, see here.

Bomb in the Lasagna

Also known as Doug learns about..., this fad involves a clip from the show Doug with the character saying "There's a bomb in the lasagna?". The word bomb is replaced by other items, a picture of which is superimposed over a picture of a lasagna.

Butterscoth commercial

A commercial where a girl gets a toy horse. See Rest of Butterscotch Commercial, She's always wanted a pony, but instead she gets.... Also notable for the warning not to let children see Butterscotch in the box since its head was not yet attached, leading to this.

Data just ran

"Data just ran" features an animated gif of Lieutenant Commander Data from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Data's Day running in place while the song "I Ran" by Flock of Seagulls plays in the background.

Giggity giggity

Glenn Quagmire's (nonsensical) catchphrase from the cartoon "Family Guy", said after he makes a perverted comment. Often used in similar situations as the ualuealuealeuale fad.

Hates Anime

Various people, from Donkey Kong to Bender to Chuck Norris attacking anime characters.

Hoveround

Based off a commercial for a wheelchair. It started with Now I'm free to see the world.

I Like Turtles

This fad involves an event that happened in the news; at a fair a reporter asked 8 year old Johnathan what he thinks about his face paint. He simply replied "I Like Turtles" as only an 8 year old zombie can.

Lifespan

A series of items, such as video games or movies, are played over a Waldorf and Statler quote, where they go from "That was wonderful" to "That was horrible", indicating the decline in quality of the items they're critiquing.

Stretcher Fever

A common theme on the TV show in Australia, the AFL Footy Show, is that a clip of Garry Lyon is often played from after he broke his leg during a game of AFL. This site was created in "honour" of this clip, and gained massive popularity after the site was mentioned on the show, from 90 views in five days to 1,175 views in five minutes after it was mentioned.

The More You Know

Little vox pop-style clips from celebrities are presented as public service announcements in the style of NBC's "The More You Know" PSAs.

"They spinnin', nigga, they spinnin'!"

Chris Rock's comedy skits, usually accompanied by an image of something spinning.

V-dubs for under 17,000

A parody of a television commercial where someone depressed about the ways of the world (usually someone on the left since they are marketing to the adbusters crowd), is speaking and cheers up when someone in a volkswagon drives by shouting "3 new v-dubs for under 17,000 woo-hoo!." The fad basically photoshops this into movie clips featuring people getting hit by cars.

Worf watches

Worf watches or Worf is entertained by... involves a scene where Worf from Star Trek series watches something weird to which Worf replies 'Hahahahaha...impossible!.

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