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When the story goes on to kill off the gag for good (either with a final payoff or just by referencing that it's become too overused and it's ending right then), that is Running Gagged. A comedy catchphrase is a type of Running Gag.
- FrLaconique
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- Film — Animated
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- FrLaconique
A gag that goes excessively far and beyond a tolerable length. The concept is that something happens repeatedly, to the point of boredom. Then it keeps going, to the point where it, in theory, actually becomes funny again. Essentially, the sheer length of the gag becomes the gag.
Cutaway Gag. Cleveland: I hate shows that cut away from the story for some bullshit. A Cutaway Gag is a joke generally found in sillier comedies in which a character says something and the action immediately cuts to a throwaway joke related to what the character said.
A comedy Catch Phrase is a type of Running Gag. Can become potential for Memetic Mutation if the gag itself is widely applicable. Compare Arc Words, which are a recurring phrase that isn't a gag. See subtropes Once Per Episode and Every-Episode Ending.
A gag that goes excessively far and beyond a tolerable length. The concept is that something happens repeatedly, to the point of boredom. Then it keeps going, to the point where it, in theory, actually becomes funny again. Essentially, the sheer length of the gag becomes the gag.
A Running Gag that involves repeating a funny-sounding phrase when least (or most) expected. Often Lampshaded as an Overused Running Gag due to its randomness. Jump to content
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Overused Running Gag. When the writers openly acknowledge that a Running Gag has run its due course, even as they are hauling it out again— gain— gain— gain— *WHACK*.