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Is There A Doctor On This Flight?
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About
Is There A Doctor On This Flight? is a dialogue snowclone which grew popular on Twitter in late 2019 which people use as a vehicle to make self-deprecating jokes about their profession. In the snowclone, a flight attendant asks if there's a doctor on the flight, and then a father nudges the person posting saying "That should've been you." The dad then makes a joke, telling the poster to go and see if a thing relating to their job will help.
Origin
On November 22nd, 2019, Twitter account @thedad[1] posted the first iteration of the joke, using "YouTuber" as the profession in the punchline. The tweet gained over 10,000 retweets and 59,000 likes (shown below).
![TheDad tweet The Dad THE DAD @thedad Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a YouTuber to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and see if "what up guys" helps 5:59 PM Nov 22, 2019 Buffer](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/744/d35.jpg)
Spread
Over the following week, others posted their own variations on the format. Some popular examples include a post by @colesevn, who gained over 130 retweets and 1,800 likes (shown below, left). User @Sererano__ tweeted an example in which she turned out to be useful, gaining over 590 retweets and 8,300 likes (shown below, right).
![Cole Sevn cole @colesevn Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad: Not asking for an account person to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a real emergency happening Dad: Go and seeif asking if everyone had a nice weekend helps 5:42 PM Nov 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/750/2c3.jpg)
![Serrano___ Stephanie Serrano @Serrano Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a bilingual journalist to help, are they? Flight attendant: We need a Spanish translator Me: *puts book down* 5:37 PM Nov 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/752/9d8.jpg)
Others inverted the premise of the joke for humorous effect. For example, Twitter user @_sashayed posted an example where the father was supportive of the child, gaining over 570 likes (shown below, left). User Slammy_P posted an example which made it appear as though a group of friends was making fun of someone for making a typo, gaining over 120 retweets and 790 likes (shown below, right). Jokes were covered by Twitter Events.[2]
![I love you very much Rave Sashayed @sashayed Attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: (nudging me) Your career doesn't define you Me: Not now Dad Dad: I'm proud of you. Not for where you work but who you are Me: Dad there's a medical emergency happening Dad: (in tears) Life is so fragile. I love you very much 5:29 PM Nov 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone 4](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/755/744.jpg)
![Typo Dunking Year of the Sam @Slammy_P Flight attendant: is there a doctor on baord me: baord my dad: baord woman behind us: mf said baord fight attendant: ok this guy is dead now 11:34 AM Nov 27, 2019 Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/757/9cb.jpg)
Various Examples
![Pepsi Pepsi @pepsi Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudges me* Get me a Pepsi Me: Not now dad Dad: Not asking about drinks are they? Me: Dad there's a medical emergency happening right now! Dad: Go see if you can find one in the back. Sometimes you can just ask. 8:12 PM Nov 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/749/a06.jpg)
![Pilot Jeremy Woodcock @jwPencilAndPad Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a pilot to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now and I'm flying the plane Dad: Go and see if "flying" helps 5:23 PM Nov 26, 2019 Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/759/ddb.jpg)
![Moody Lighting Jackson Hayes @jacksonhvisuals Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a cinematographer to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and see if "moody lighting" helps 1:57 PM Nov 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/760/3f2.jpg)
![Acrobat Stu @StuFlemingNZ Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard? Me: Yes, I have a PhD in Computer Science Dad: *nudging me* not a real doctor tho are you? Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not an MD. That's what they're asking for Flight attendant: this gentleman needs to install Adobe Acrobat on his laptop 4:46 PM Nov 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/761/07e.jpg)
![Narrative Theory ShinyGoth @GhostingDani Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for an English professor to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and see if your "narrative theory" helps Twitter for Android 5:45 PM Nov 26, 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/762/09c.jpg)
![Social Media Manager Angkas @angkas ANGKAS Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a social media manager, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and seeif your "angkas na mga panget" helps 5:51 AM Nov 27, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/653/764/76f.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[2] Twitter Events – Every profession has a self-deprecating advantage in an emergency
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