List of minor running gags

This page lists **running gags** that only appear in one video.

## NOOOOOOOOOOO!

**NOOOOOOOOOOOO!** is a running gag in the Russian Revolution, the Pig War,The War of the Bucket and The Second Punic War. Vladimir Lenin screams it every time his mother-in-law comes to stay. It was also said by James Douglas when Americans manifested their destiny by expanding. The Cardinal said it too, when the Bucket was stolen even though he was screaming not shouting a Big "NO!" The Carthage Said that line because Rome Keeps Sardinia and Corsica, Later in Part 2, Longus realized that Hannibal was in Italy and said that he can defeat Carthage to win but the other romans tell him that he is gonna be a big boy at home which Results in Longus to Shout multiple Huge "NO!" at the time

More recently, in the auction video OverSimplified sent to CDawgVA, in which OverSimplified auctioned off his own personal OverSimplified plushie, OverSimplified yells "NOOOOOOOOO!" upon Connor telling him that the money will be going to charity, not to OverSimplified himself.

In WW2, Japan said a longer "No!" but not a huge long "NO!" when All of their Carriers are destroyed in a battle of Midway

## WOOOAAAH

**WOOOAAAH—** is a running gag in the Prohibition video. Whenever Al Capone says it, he spins his head 360 degrees and wiggles his arms. He says it both when he gets arrested and when a reporter accuses him of murder.

## To the Guillotine!

**TO THE GUILLOTINE!** was a running gag in The French Revolution. Maximilien Robespierre said the line whenever he sent his enemies to the guillotine, sometimes for complaining or saying something Robespierre dislikes. It went like this "<Anything Robespierre Hates or Complaints> To the Guillotine!"

## You Fat, Ill-Bred Boy!

**"You Fat, ill-bred Boy!"** was a running gag in The French Revolution said by Louis XV as a insult to his grandson, Louis XVI, in hopes that he gives everyone a heir to the throne after him. Louis XV says to his grandson while in bed with Marie Antoinette that he better give them a heir to the throne and says at the end, "You fat, ill-bred boy," before leaving the bedroom. It was said again by a general when Louis is thinking wrongly about how is the revolution.

## My Gout Is Acting Up

**"My Gout Is Acting Up"** was a minor gag. It appeared in Henry VIII (episode). Whenever Henry VIII asked Lorenzo Campeggio for something, he would say, "(I can't) my gout is acting up."

## Release the Lions.

**"Release the Lions"** was a running gag that has so far appeared in Prohibition. If someone opposed Wayne Wheeler, he would release lions, a reference to Caesar.

## Now Stop Wasting My Time

**"Now, stop wasting my time"** was a running gag that has appeared in Prohibition. If Herbert Hoover wants to do something else, he would tell Miles to stop wasting his time.

## Ouch

**Ouch** was a running gag that appeared in the American Revolution. If Benedict Arnold was excluded, a tear would go down his cheek and he would say ouch. He joined the British army because he “received too many ouchies from the past”. John Adams really did care about benedict Arnold as It went Like this

John Adams: Wow, Great Job <Soldier> By the way, what happened to the other guy who <did something what they did>

Soldier: Who?

John Adams: Benedict Arnold

Soldier:Never Heard of him!

Benedict Arnold: Ouch

## I Merely Failed to Win

**I didn't lose, I merely failed to win** was a running gag that appeared in The American Civil War. If George B. McClellan loses in anything, he would say the line. He does this after a catastrophically failed campaign, and losing the 1864 presidential election to Abraham Lincoln.

## Feather Hat

**Feather Hat** was a running gag that appeared in "Emu War (Mini-Wars #4)." George Pearce would tell people about him getting them and himself a feather hat. A reference to Feather Hat also appeared in "Prohibition," where a shop in the background named "Ye Old(e) Feather Hat Shoppe" can be seen. It went like this \*GASP\* "Uh did I say feather hat> I meant I want To <rhymes with feather hat> about getting new feather hats" \*GASP\* which result in George Pearce to say "Dammit!"

## Here, Have Some Weapons

**Here, have some weapons** was a running gag that first appeared in "The Falklands - MiniWars #1." where the United States President, Ronald Reagan meets with British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher to tell her can the Argentines have the Falkland Islands, however Thatcher rejects his offer. The president then give weapons to the minister with an inscription on the box saying, "U.S. Weapons. For literally everyone who isn't a Communist." This running later Appeared in WW2, Where FDR did the same thing to Winston Churchill After FDR won the 1940 election against Wendall Willkie, when Churchill told Him to bring US to war but FDR responded with "No can't do Winston, But you know what? Here have some weapons"

## I Did Not See This Coming

**I did not see this coming** was a running gag that appeared in the Russian Revolution (Part 2). When something unexpected happened to Alexander Kerensky, he would say the line.

## I Peed My Pants

**I peed my pants** was a running gag that appeared in "the War of the Bucket." When Henry IV peed his pants, he would say the line.

## You Can't Depose Me, You're Deposed!

**You can't depose me! You're Deposed!** was a running gag in the War of the Bucket episode. The Pope and Emperor Henry IV would say the line to each other in order to get power.

## Not Lennon, LenIN

    **Not Lennon, LenIN!** was a running gag that was featured in The Cold War (Part 1). When the German general asks for Lenin, he gives a paper to a soldier. The soldier comes back with the former Beatles singer, John Lennon. The German general then says the line, "Not Lennon, LenIN! The Russian Communist who was exiled to Switzerland!"

## I Pooped My Pants

**I Pooped My Pants** is a running gag in the Napoleonic Wars. Francis II says this if he pooed his pants when he's frightened, or if Napoleon enters the room. This running gag later Re-appeared in The First Punic War as the Juvenile Rome said it when it farted

## Both Were Led By Very Sweet-Looking Old Men

**Both Were Led By Very Sweet-Looking Old Men** was a running gag in the Cold War and Prohibition. OverSimplified would say this if an anti-communist or communist regime were led by old men, and that they were ruthless. So far, OverSimplified applied this to two countries, Korea and Vietnam. It will go like, "Both were led by sweet-looking men. But don't let that deceive you. They were both ruthless dictators (twists both of their portraits to show evil faces), and both dreamed of reuniting Korea/Vietnam under their own regime." In Prohibition, OverSimplified described Wayne Wheeler as an "evil genius."

## SACRE BLEUUUUU!

**SACRE BLEUUUUU!** is a running gag in the Napoleonic Wars. It was first used by France's brain, when France declared war on Austria despite its brain telling it to not go to war. It was then used by France itself when a group of countries and regions beating France when France tried to implement revolutionary ideas on them.

### Trivia

* "Sacrebleu" is French for "Damn it".
* In the alternative version, France's brain said "OOOoOoh NOoOoOo!" instead.

## When they approach, we run away.

**When they approach, we run away** is a running gag that first appeared in "Emu War (Mini-Wars #4)" and last appeared in the Napoleonic Wars. It was first used when the Emu General came up with a plan, and said they should run away when the Australian soldiers approach. One of the emus then said, "Sir, you're a genius," to the emu, showing that his plan is heinous. The running gag also appears in The Napoleonic Wars twice. Alexander I wanted his generals to come up with a plan to fight Napoleon. One of them proposed to stand and fight them, and another said they should run away. Instead of Alexander saying, "Sir, you're a genius," to the officer who pointed out running away, he said, "You, you're a star." then Again when the Monarchs think of a plan to defeat Napoleon and Charles XIV came up with an Idea of running away causing the monarchs to say "Genius, he's a genius!" in the 2nd Punic war, Only the "You're a genius" line appeared when Hannibal Barca had made a famous victory against 2 consuls which got new consuls to replace them and Later again when Dictator Fabius tell the senate that when Hannibal Approaches, He said "We Run Away" but the result is that the senators are booing at his strategy as it was not more roman

## Phew! Let's hope that's the biggest crisis of my presidency!

**Phew! Let's hope that's the biggest crisis of my presidency!** was a running gag in the Cold War. This was when John F. Kennedy had defused the Berlin Crisis of 1961, he said that he hoped this being the biggest crisis in his presidency, OverSimplified stated "It wasn't" and ending Part 1, and he had yet used it again when he defused the Cuban Missile Crisis, and OverSimplified stated "But unfortunately for him, his presidency, was to end with one." stating that The Assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.

## Straight Line

**Straight lines** is a running gag appearing in The Pig War. Whenever the United States and Canada had a border dispute, the solution was to draw a straight line: the 49th degree parallel north. It went like this, "Straight Line? Straight Line" which oversimplified followed it with "And so it was"

## Hey, wanna...

**Hey, wanna...** is a running gag where a character hides in a bush inside a forest and pops out whenever anyone wanders near the hiding spot, asking them the opportunity to do something for them. This is first used in Henry VIII where the Pope says to Henry the VIII, "Hey Kid, wanna go on a adventure?", referring to if he wants to go to war with France.It was then used when Britain wanted Francis II to go to war with Napoleon. It went like this <Traveler Humming> "Psst. Hey <The one who was humming>, wanna go <something where they can travel>" and then the one who is humming responded

## One more push and we're done

**One more push and we're done** is a running gag where a mother of a historical character would give the last push and the baby lands on the table and does something in character. This was first used in the American Civil War (part 1) and was used lately in Napoleonic Wars (Part 1) It went like this "Okay <Mother of the Historical character> This is it, One last push and We're done!" \*and then the mother start pushing until the Baby version shows up\*

## Lincoln's Cheekbones

**Lincoln's cheekbones** is a running gag in the American Civil War. Because of the president's prominent cheekbones, OverSimplified would sometimes add "and his cheekbones" whenever he mentions the president. Jefferson Davis also gets his cheekbones mentioned once.

## I'll eat your eyes!

**I'll eat your eyes!** is a running gag in The Pig War. An American Customs Collector says this when he's outraged.

## And there's no way I'm ever going to agree to it!

**And there's no way I'm ever going to agree to it!** is a running gag in The Pig War. An American says this when the Briton disagrees with the straight line border and It went like this, "Well, that would be a completely fair compromise that protects the interests of both parties, and there's no way I'm ever going to agree to it!" then an American started Attacking the British

## It Got Cold, Stupid Cold

**It got cold, stupid cold** is a running gag in The Napoleonic Wars and WW2, when Hitler and Napoleon tried to invade the USSR/Russia, it fails due the winter. It went like this "And then It happened, It got cold, stupid cold" Area went to

## Manifest Destiny

**Manifest Destiny** is running gag in The Pig War whenever Americans would manifest their destiny, they would start to appear everywhere shooting down native species and placing fully built McDonald's restaurants.

## Average Height for the time

**Average Height for the time** is a running gag in the Napoleonic Wars whenever someone makes fun of Napoleon's height and Napoleon would counter them with the line. It also have a march saying this line.

## If that's not free and fair, I don't know what is.

**If that's not <adjective>, I don't know what is.** is a running gag whenever Joseph Stalin does something the opposite of the adjective, he says this line.

## I'm the king, dumb dumb/WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

**I'm the king, dumb dumb** is a running gag in Henry VIII (episode) whenever someone says something that Henry can't do someone reminds the person that he's the king by saying the line and he said he can do whatever he want and the one that they we're talking to usually goes "WHAAAAA-" It went like this "I'm/You're the King, Dumb Dumb! I/You can do whatever I/you want" "WHAAAAT!!?"

## Pritty Duckies

**Pritty Duckies** is running gag in Henry VIII (episode) when a one of Henry's thirsty poems for Anne Boleyn were for her pritty duckies. The episode is also filled with hidden ducks in the background.

## Oh no! I'm having a…

This is a running gag appeared throughout OverSimplified videos; When someone died of a disease (such as a stroke), they will say the line. This is most frequently a monarch of some kind, whose death causes their young heir to succeed them, often ill-prepared. Examples include the Han emperor (twice) to their respective children in Three Kingdoms, the Holy Roman Emperor to Henry IV in The War of the Bucket, and Tsar Alexander III to Tsar Nicholas II in The Russian Revolution (Part 1)

## You get Rich. Everybody gets Rich!

**You get <desire>. Everybody gets <desire>!** is a running gag in the French Revolution where whenever everyone have the same thought. It later Appears in the Napoleonnic wars when France gives them Revolutionary Ideals.

This Running gag is a reference to the Oprah Winfrey show where Oprah Winfrey Said "You get a car! You get a car! and You get a car! Everybody gets a car"

## And by the way he was only 28, so maybe it's about time to move out of your Mom's Basement.

**And by the way he was only 28, so maybe it's about time to move out of your Mom's Basement.** is a running gag whenever Napoleon achieved something at a young age OverSimplified would say the line and point out his viewers something pathetic and change it. But when Napoleon was 46 and isolated in St. Helena, he said, "You're doing alright, kid". This Running Gag Appeared in Part 2 of the French revolution and Both Parts of the Napoleonic wars

## I'm sure this conflict won't cause anyone TO DIE!

**I'm sure this conflict won't cause anyone to die!** is running that was first used in The War of the Bucket where two enemies are side by side and when OverSimplified would get to the "TO DIE!" part, the enemies would be zoomed in, add angry eyebrows, and have the background turn to black with fire with the beginning of Kevin MacLeod's "Outfoxing the Fox" starts to play. This Running Gag is Similar to the Ending in The Cold War Video involving World Leaders from Different Countries and then the background changing with Face Twisting to make them angry while the Beginning Part of "Outfoxing the Fox" playing

## Here's a bit of advice that has been tried and tested throughout the century

This is a running gag in the The Falklands - MiniWars 1 and Football War - MiniWars 2 where OverSimplified would say, "if you find yourself the <describes the character> of a <describes the country> country here's a bit of advice that has been tried and tested throughout the century <advice>" while on the screen the characters are being zoomed in when he gets to the advice part there's a text on top that says, "TOP TIP:" with the advice on the bottom.

## Say It Back

**Say it back** was a running gag in the The War of the Bucket whenever someone finishes a story a dialogue like this:

**A:** It's time to turn of the lights and go to sleep.

**B:** Okay, I love you.

**A:** Um, okay, goodnight.

**B:** Say it back.

## More Economic Downturn

**More Economic Downturn** is a running gag in the Emu War where it would caused a bad economy and what makes the situation would make the economy even worse like the stock market crash and banks didn't lend anyone money and people stopped buying and the crops destroyed in a drought and other countries imposing tariffs on foreign imports. It later reappeared in the Cold war when Factories in East Berlin Moved to West Berlin but the text appeared in the Top right Corner that said (More Economic Downturn) when Oversimplified stated that it lost workers that takes a heavy toll on the Economy. It went like this "{Anything Else}, which Lead to an Economic downturn, <Anything that ruins the economy more> Which led to more economic downturn!"

## Beginning to rear their ugly heads

This running gag is used to imply that an issue is starting to become a major problem.

## Yee-haw!

This running gag appears in two videos, Once in The American Civil War when Texas became a slave state, and twice in the Pig War, when it happens, the glasses American would pull out two pistols, shoot them, and yell the gag, when America and Britain were arguing about the border beyond the Rocky Mountains, America says that when Britain agrees to America's solution, and then appeared when the German Empire said that the San Juan island's would be America's.

## You better believe that's a Crucifixion

This running gag only appears twice in The First Punic War. When a Carthaginian general fails in his task or ran away from the battlefield, he is crucified to death. The teacher then says "You better believe that's a crucifixion" and the children who were watching the whole scene cheers. This running Gag is a Reference to a TV Show "The Simpsons" Where Jasper said "That's a Paddlin" and it did the same way like this "<Anything wrong?> That's a \_\_\_\_, Oh you better believe that's a \_\_\_\_"

## There's something you gotta understand about <subject>

This running gag appeared on The First Punic War video. OverSimplified explains something why the subject does that thing. For example, he explained why the Romans are very aggressive in expansion and why Carthage always loses in land battles.

## General, Bring/Send in/Out The army

This running gag only appeared in the 2nd part of the First Punic War. As Regulus angrily sent a message to the Carthaginian council urging them to surrender, the council members decided to hire somebody to solve their problems. Then one member said "Darren, bring in The Spartan!" and OverSimplified formally introduced Xanthippus to the viewers. It later appeared in the 2nd Punic war which is also Part 2 of it but it's different because it went like this "Gorzog, send out the cavalry" uttered by Hannibal Barca so it went like this "<name of the general>, <Bring/Send> <In/Out> the <type of Army>"

## Bleugh

     Bleugh was in Henry VIII, in the when Henry VIII was in Bed, It was the Sound Henry VIII makes right when he died in his deathbed. it later appeared in the 2nd Punic war When Hannibal reacted to some Carthaginian legs after Hannibal had a plan to fight the romans

## New president who would be tough on Communism

A President who would be tough on Communism is a running gag appeared in both parts of the Cold war and is when USA is going to elect a new president that is going to be "tough on communism" and they elected one and it goes like this "Americans decided they wanted a new president who would be tough on communism, so they elected (insert name)" as they did it with Eisenhower,Kennedy and Reagan, It had been different with alternate versions like "Nice, Safe guy who wouldn't cheat" which elects Jimmy Carter, Nixon elected in response to Americans hating on LBJ's handling of Vietnam war and George H.W. Bush elected to keep USA "stayed away and let the change happened"

## Smashey-Smashed

This running gag only appeared in Prohibition where Carrie Nation does a "Smashey-Smashed" everything up with her trustee hatchet

## Hurry Up Martha!

This running Appeared In The American Civil war where Wilmer McLean wanted his Wife to Hurry Up and it goes like this "Hurry Up Martha! There's a War out there!" and Martha responded which followed up by a cannonball hitting the house. It happened twice and Martha's response is different, which is saying that the more she will hurry up, the slower she will go and She is waiting for her hair to dry.

## The Issue of Slavery is Solved and it will never come up again/Few Years later, It came up again

This Apperead in the American Civil war and pigs war where they have solved the issue and it does not came up again, Oversimplified states that A few years later, it came up again. In the American Civil war, It was said When Missouri Become a slave state so the Northern Politician chose Maine was as a free state in response of having more slave states across the line. and then It happens with California becoming a Free state so the Southern Politician choose New Mexico and Utah territory to vote for slavery so they can enter northern territory to recaptured escaped slaves. In the Pigs war it was instead saying "the issue had been solved, and it was finally time to start getting along." when Making a border and even "the issue of the Northwest border had been solved." but interrupted by the Beeping

## Throw it in the Trash

This Running gag appears 3 times in the Napoleonic wars Part 1 where Napoleon Fixes the economy and wraps all the laws into one code. He does this to the Corrupt government officials, Bad Infrastructure and Women's rights. It will go like this "<Anything bad?> Throw it in the trash."

## It's Lu Bu!

This running gag is only be shown twice in Three Kingdoms whenever Lu Bu Shows up, it happened in Hulao Gate and when He Rebelled against Liu Bei and Cao Cao. This running gag is also A reference to A Video Game Dynasty warriors where the soldiers Screamed whenever Lu Bu show up at Hulao Gate.

## I Can fix Everything!

This running gag appeared only in Part 1 of WW2 where it shows a Fascist dictator that can fix the country which makes the people happy. It went Like this "A Bad Economy and a Weak Government makes the people unhappy, but when a <Fascist Dictator> Came along, He said he can fix everything, the people loved it" It happened with Mussolini and Hitler

## That Would be Stalin Sir

This running gag appeared on both part 2 of Russian revolution and Part 1 of Cold war where Lenin was on his deathbed and saying that whoever cannot give people jobs, he asked that it is not gonna be Stalin and Lenin said who's giving people's jobs, and the response was, "That would be stalin Sir" and then Lenin dies, It went like this "**Lenin:** Hey, man. Tell whoever's in charge of giving people jobs not to let that jerk Stalin become the next leader. By the way, who did I put in charge of giving people jobs?" "**B**:That would Be Stalin,Sir." "(Lenin Dies)" This sequence first appeared in The Cold War (Part 1), and when the same scene was reannacted in The Russian Revolution (Part 2), the person Lenin was talking to says "Woah. Déjà vu." upon Lenin's death.

## Who wants to start a Revolution?!!

This running gag was uttered yet again in Part 2 of Russian Revolution and Part 1 of Cold war. Where the German General Finds Vladimir Lenin In Switzerland and Shouted that who wanted to start a Revolution, In Part 2 of Russian Revolution, The German General Actually Stuttered and It went like this "Who want to Start a Rebubublution—I mean, rebublu, revolution—Dang it!" as he was saying Rebellion not revolution.

## Hey Fellow Monarchs

**Hey Fellow Monarchs.** was Said by Napoleon when Napoleon enters the room that has a countries that is basically a monarch and then France's flag shows up. This quote got Francis II to Pooped his pants once and the others are just laughing, the 2nd time Napoleon said that Scares the Monarch into a scream and Francis II Pooped his pants again. (See Above)

## Blew Bunch of stuff up In Copenhagen

This running gag appeared in the Napoleonic wars where Britain responded to something happens which makes Britain to go to Copenhagen and blew up bunch of ships. This running gag happened when Britain was Embargoed by the Second League of Armed Neutrality so Britain winning Copenhagen to disband the league. It happened the 2nd time when Napoleon used a continental system to create a blockade so Europe cannot trade with Britain causing Britain's Economy lowered

## Vietnam War video

At the time of writing, there is no OverSimplified video on the Vietnam War, making it arguably the most anticipated topic to cover on the channel, and this is something that is hinted and joked about throughout certain videos. The first time the Vietnam War was ever mentioned was in The Cold War (Part 2), during which OverSimplified admits he could never do the Vietnam War justice in that one video alone, with text reading "The Vietnam War: OverSimplified, Coming Eventually" In King Henry VIII, grafitti can be seen scribbled on the bathroom walls reading "I thought this one was going to be about Vietnam" In The Pig War, in the negotiation room between the American and British diplomats, a map of the Vietnam War can be seen on a table, as another hint to what is to come.

## Aw, Crap!

    Both We're Screwed and Aw,Crap! were uttered before they were getting their butt kicked severely, Aw,Crap debuted in The Three kingdoms as Dong Zhuo said this when he was stabbed by Lu Bu, and It also appeared in French revolution when Georges Danton got sent to the Guillotine. This running gag latter appeared in the Second Punic war When Hamilcar Realized that He drowned to death.

## We're Screwed

We're Screwed appeared in the Russian Revolution when the economy went great but Nicholas II Brought Rasputin. It also appeared in the Napoleonic wars when Frederick William III Fought Napoleon and tell him to put up,Alexander the 1st said this to Gustav IV knowing that they would lost to napoleon

## Communist!/Banned!

This Running gag only appeared in Part 1 of The Cold war. For Banned!, It was uttered by Nikita Khrushchev where he banned things based on his own political party "The Khrushchev Thaw" and he said this "Modern art looks like a child urinated on a canvas. Banned! Jazz music sounds like the feeling of needing to fart. Banned! Your poetry is really depressing! How could anyone in the Soviet Union be depressed? You're banned!" it went this "<Anything Hated> Banned!"

For Communist! Oversimplified stated that communist is a buzzword that describes people hate and It went like this "<Anything People hates>? Communist!" as for Oversimplified, He said this "Hollywood? Communist! Your next-door neighbor's dog? Communist!! When the grocery store cashier asks if you need a bag when you clearly can't carry ten tups [*sic*] of Baconnaise in your hands? COMMUNIST!!!!!!!

## Kill Them All!

**Kill them all** was only uttered by Jean Paul Merat,Yuan Shao and a Roman, This Running Gag Appeared in the 3 kingdoms and the French Revolution Video. Yuan Shao Said that Line Twice when He answered it to He Jin when he was asked about Dealing with the Eunuchs and then the 2nd time is when He Jin was Killed by the Eunuchs. Jean Paul Merat said this line after his rubber Ducky interrupts him and He would Say "Where was I, Oh yeah! Kill them all!" A Roman Consul Said that line When an Angered Hannibal Barca Arrived to besiege and massacre the people of Sagnatum which will cause a war and Hannibal would do that which cause the Roman Consul to say "GO Ahead, Kill them all."

## Sure Why Not

This running Gag appeared twice as the Pope responded to the questions, The 1st appearance was in The Battle of Hastings when William told the Pope that Harold Godwinson took the throne and asked the pope to killed him which the pope responded that he can kill Godwinson. 2nd Appearance was in Henry VIII when Henry VII told the pope to get a special permission to have his son Henry VIII to married his dead brother's widow. It went like this "So, He needed the pope to (Desire), (Questions from the one who is asking the pope)," Then the pope responded "Eh, Sure why Not?"

## References

1. ↑ https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=Sacrebleu&op=translate