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Related Explainer: Where Did The Line 'I Would Have Two Nickels' Come From? Dr. Doofenshmirtz's 'It's Weird That It Happened Twice' Joke Explained


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Dr. Doofenshmirtz' "If I Had A Nickel" refers to a line of dialogue by Heinz Doofenshmirtz in the 2011 movie Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension. The scene gained popularity both as a quote and as a template, used to refer to improbable events that nonetheless happened two times in recorded history.

Origin

The phrase "If I had a nickel for every time [X happened], I'd be rich" is used when something happens frequently.[1] An early literary use of this phrase is Mark Twain,[2] who wrote "If I had a dollar for every person killed per year in India [by snake-bite], I would rather have it than any other property" in his 1809 book Following the Equator.

In Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension the comedic antagonist Dr. Doofenshmirtz is double-crossed by his evil clone, who uses his hand puppet to "doom" him. Dr Doofenshmirtz reacts to this by saying, "Wow! If I had a nickel for every time I was "doomed" by a puppet, I'd have two nickels-- which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Right?" This is part of a running gag in the series, where he reveals surreal anecdotes as a part of his tragic backstory.

This line was uploaded on Quickmeme[3] as part of a reaction image as soon as August 9th, 2011, captioned on an unrelated screenshot of Dr. Doofenshmirtz. The first version of the template that uses the movie's screenshot was uploaded on Imgur on April 24th, 2019.[4]

IF I HAD A NICKEL FOR EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN DOOMED BY A PUPPET, I WOULD HAVE TWO NICKELS. THAT'S NOTALOT, BUT IT'S FUNNY THATITHAPPENED TWICE. quickmeme.com

Spread

The line began appearing more regularly in image macros across 2019 and 2020. While the quote is a famous one among the Phineas and Ferb fandom, it stuck particularly well with the Reddit community, and especially in subreddits such as r/Doofenshmirtz, r/History and r/ShitPostCrusaders, the two latter having a history of pointing out odd events.

Apart from the template edits, many threads are named after a variation on this line.[5] Among the most popular pictures of the website, an edit on r/ShitPostCrusaders posted on March 2nd, 2020[6] accumulated a score of 11,300 points (99% upvotes) and 76 comments, and a fan art on r/DnD posted on September 20th, 2020[7] reached a score of 17,900 points (97%) and more than 150 comments in eight days.

If I had a nickel for every time a jojo character l'd have two nickels. jumped out of a horse Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
IF I HAD A COPPER PIECE FOR EVERY TIME YOU PSYCHOS ACCIDENTALLY BURNED DOWN A TOWN OVER SOME INANE ARGUMENT WITH A SHOPKEEP THAT YOU MANAGED TO ESCALATE BEYOND BELIEF... l'D HAVE TWo COPPER. THE WEEKLY ROLL #50 CREATED BY CME_T UPDATED EVERY WEEKEND WHICH ISN'T A LOT... BUT IT'S F------ WEIRD THAT IT HAPPENED TWICE! TWICE THAT YOU KNOW OF WHAT? レw イ INSTA: @CME_T REDDIT: /R/THEWEEKLYROLL PATREON.COM/THEWEEKLYROLL

On IFunny, two such pictures gained a lot of popularity. The first one is made of captioned screenshots of Final Fantasy 7, uploaded March 29th, 2018,[8] gaining more than 65,300 upvotes and more than 1,200 comments; a previous publication of this set on r/gaming on July 17th, 2017[9] has reached a total of 24,600 points (87% upvoted) and 934 comments.

The second one, uploaded on August 28th, 2020[10], is a screencap of a P*rnhub comment talking about French kings; it accumulated more than 60,800 upvotes and more than 450 comments.

If I had a nickel for every time I got stabbediby Sephiroth and suspended above the ground by his sword, l'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happenedstwice Source: oathkeyper

Various Examples

If i had a nickel for everytime i saw a show with a blonde that was gay for a cat, i'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Y/n: If I had a nickel for everytime l've had a crush on a skeleton, I'd have two nickels. Y/n, looking at Sans and Papyrus: Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice.
If I had a nickel for every time a gender reveal caused a wildfire l'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. imgflip.com
If I had a nickel for every time Maul stabbed someone I loved, l'd have two nickels. BENKENOB1417 Which isn't a lot, but it's kind of weird it happened twice.

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Dr. Doofenshmirtz "If I Had A Nickel"

Dr. Doofenshmirtz "If I Had A Nickel"

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Related Explainer: Where Did The Line 'I Would Have Two Nickels' Come From? Dr. Doofenshmirtz's 'It's Weird That It Happened Twice' Joke Explained

About

Dr. Doofenshmirtz' "If I Had A Nickel" refers to a line of dialogue by Heinz Doofenshmirtz in the 2011 movie Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension. The scene gained popularity both as a quote and as a template, used to refer to improbable events that nonetheless happened two times in recorded history.

Origin

The phrase "If I had a nickel for every time [X happened], I'd be rich" is used when something happens frequently.[1] An early literary use of this phrase is Mark Twain,[2] who wrote "If I had a dollar for every person killed per year in India [by snake-bite], I would rather have it than any other property" in his 1809 book Following the Equator.

In Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension the comedic antagonist Dr. Doofenshmirtz is double-crossed by his evil clone, who uses his hand puppet to "doom" him. Dr Doofenshmirtz reacts to this by saying, "Wow! If I had a nickel for every time I was "doomed" by a puppet, I'd have two nickels-- which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Right?" This is part of a running gag in the series, where he reveals surreal anecdotes as a part of his tragic backstory.



This line was uploaded on Quickmeme[3] as part of a reaction image as soon as August 9th, 2011, captioned on an unrelated screenshot of Dr. Doofenshmirtz. The first version of the template that uses the movie's screenshot was uploaded on Imgur on April 24th, 2019.[4]


IF I HAD A NICKEL FOR EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN DOOMED BY A PUPPET, I WOULD HAVE TWO NICKELS. THAT'S NOTALOT, BUT IT'S FUNNY THATITHAPPENED TWICE. quickmeme.com

Spread

The line began appearing more regularly in image macros across 2019 and 2020. While the quote is a famous one among the Phineas and Ferb fandom, it stuck particularly well with the Reddit community, and especially in subreddits such as r/Doofenshmirtz, r/History and r/ShitPostCrusaders, the two latter having a history of pointing out odd events.

Apart from the template edits, many threads are named after a variation on this line.[5] Among the most popular pictures of the website, an edit on r/ShitPostCrusaders posted on March 2nd, 2020[6] accumulated a score of 11,300 points (99% upvotes) and 76 comments, and a fan art on r/DnD posted on September 20th, 2020[7] reached a score of 17,900 points (97%) and more than 150 comments in eight days.


If I had a nickel for every time a jojo character l'd have two nickels. jumped out of a horse Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. IF I HAD A COPPER PIECE FOR EVERY TIME YOU PSYCHOS ACCIDENTALLY BURNED DOWN A TOWN OVER SOME INANE ARGUMENT WITH A SHOPKEEP THAT YOU MANAGED TO ESCALATE BEYOND BELIEF... l'D HAVE TWo COPPER. THE WEEKLY ROLL #50 CREATED BY CME_T UPDATED EVERY WEEKEND WHICH ISN'T A LOT... BUT IT'S F------ WEIRD THAT IT HAPPENED TWICE! TWICE THAT YOU KNOW OF WHAT? レw イ INSTA: @CME_T REDDIT: /R/THEWEEKLYROLL PATREON.COM/THEWEEKLYROLL

On IFunny, two such pictures gained a lot of popularity. The first one is made of captioned screenshots of Final Fantasy 7, uploaded March 29th, 2018,[8] gaining more than 65,300 upvotes and more than 1,200 comments; a previous publication of this set on r/gaming on July 17th, 2017[9] has reached a total of 24,600 points (87% upvoted) and 934 comments.

The second one, uploaded on August 28th, 2020[10], is a screencap of a P*rnhub comment talking about French kings; it accumulated more than 60,800 upvotes and more than 450 comments.


If I had a nickel for every time I got stabbediby Sephiroth and suspended above the ground by his sword, l'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happenedstwice Source: oathkeyper

Various Examples


If i had a nickel for everytime i saw a show with a blonde that was gay for a cat, i'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Y/n: If I had a nickel for everytime l've had a crush on a skeleton, I'd have two nickels. Y/n, looking at Sans and Papyrus: Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice. If I had a nickel for every time a gender reveal caused a wildfire l'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. imgflip.com If I had a nickel for every time Maul stabbed someone I loved, l'd have two nickels. BENKENOB1417 Which isn't a lot, but it's kind of weird it happened twice.

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