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Spatula City

Posted by CatsEqualLife@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 112 comments

Just shared this with my Gen Z coworker as a way to explain how we ended up with Strongbad.

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Dewderonomy@reddit

The blind guy solving the Rubik's Cube. "Is this it?"
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Kreatorkind@reddit

Nope!
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nandrizzle@reddit

Is this it?
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lkmyntz@reddit

I liked their spatulas so much, I bought the company
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nandrizzle@reddit

(Shocked facial expression)
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DMHavoX@reddit

Sai Greenbloom?!?!?
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DrJJStroganoff@reddit

Ohhhhh, a red snapper! Very tasty.
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RarelyHere1345@reddit

Absolutely nothing!
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amayain@reddit

STUPID!!
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Zealousideal-Day7385@reddit

I had to scroll way too far down before I got to this quote.
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wherewulf23@reddit

SUPPLIES!!!!
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sassooal@reddit

My husband had never seen UHF before. He didn't laugh out loud until that line. Was worth the wait.
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wherewulf23@reddit

He didn’t laugh until that line? Have you considered divorcing him?
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sassooal@reddit

Well, he wasn't even familiar with Weird Al until we met...
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wherewulf23@reddit

I’m really beginning to question your choice in men…..
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sassooal@reddit

I know! I give him a pass as he didn't grow up in the US.
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BidInteresting8923@reddit

I might be stereotyping here, but I always had Weird Al pegged as one of those artists that is ESPECIALLY popular outside the US. Kind of like the Hoff.
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thelaineybelle@reddit

![gif](giphy|xT0GqfvuVpNqEf3z2w)
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body_by_monsanto@reddit

This lives rent free in my head.
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Accomplished_Exit_30@reddit

I'm going back to my home planet now
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archcity_misfit@reddit

#YOU ARE SO STUPID!
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Degtyrev@reddit

![gif](giphy|KHn43RIYRRah1YUg4n)
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kayla622@reddit

![gif](giphy|xT0GqxezszKPFvoy2I)
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Genghis_John@reddit

Boy, is my face red!
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body_by_monsanto@reddit

I say this all the time when I do something clumsy (like cutting off a finger- lol!!)
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Funkopedia@reddit

I was so disappointed when i found out this wasn't a real place.
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CatsEqualLife@reddit (OP)

Me too, buddy. Me too.
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Relative-Gas-1721@reddit

Today, we’re teaching poodles how to fly!
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Respurated@reddit

Did you know that turtles are natures suction cup?
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Kreatorkind@reddit

See? It sticks!
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BrashPop@reddit

Where did you even find this guy?!
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BigRagu79@reddit

I thought you found him!
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Kulban@reddit

Oh look! They're really mad now!
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Doormatty@reddit

We don't NEED no stinkin' BADGERS!
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Kreatorkind@reddit

No more Mr Passive-Agressive, he's here to kick some ass!
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DaringMoth@reddit

Just last week I needed to pull up a YT clip from UHF to show my kid, but so far it’s nowhere in the comments: “…And take that RIDICULOUS thing OFF!!”
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enoui@reddit

The Spatula City billboard was up in Tulsa for years after filming.
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BigPoppaStrahd@reddit

Any _____ City where the word preceding “city” has three syllables triggers this in me. In the board game Terraforming Mars there is a card titles Cupola City. Everytime I get to play that card I say “Cupola City, we sell Cupolas, and that’s all!
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Boatshooz@reddit

That’s a super specific trigger. I mean, props!
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Rare_Background8891@reddit

Wait. How does Spatula City lead to Strongbad? Someone draw me a line, I don’t get it.
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CatsEqualLife@reddit (OP)

Just the long chain of absurdism.
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43life@reddit

![gif](giphy|8K36ms3JrrFuw)
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body_by_monsanto@reddit

Now I have to watch UHF!
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toadjones79@reddit

Next, we are going to make weapons grade plutonium with household items.
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Hot-Ad930@reddit

This is my new mop. George, my friend, he gave me this mop. This is a pretty good mop. It's not as good as my first mop. I miss my first mop, but this is still a good mop. Sometimes, you just hafta take what life gives ya, 'cause life is like a mop and sometimes life gets full of dirt and crud and bugs and hairballs and stuff... you, you, you gotta clean it out. You, you, you gotta put it in here and rinse it off and start all over again and, and sometimes, sometimes life sticks to the floor so bad you know a mop, a mop, it's not good enough, it's not good enough. You, you gotta get down there, like, with a toothbrush, you know, and you gotta, you gotta really scrub 'cause you gotta get it off. You gotta really try to get it off. But if that doesn't work, that doesn't work, you can't give up. You gotta, you gotta stand right up. You, you gotta run to a window and say, "Hey! These floors are dirty as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore!"
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BookBarbarian@reddit

For all your spatula needs
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Hot-Ad930@reddit

And I have many
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HopelesslyHuman@reddit

There is only one correct response when you hear "Spatula City" and that is to say, "SPATULA CITY!" right back in a stentorian fashion.
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redclover83@reddit

Hehe today I learned the word stentorian, TY
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Hot-Ad930@reddit

Ooh, that's a good word! I've added it to my brain
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Hot-Ad930@reddit

Anyone remember when Weird Al took over MTV for a period around that time? "Al TV?" I recorded it on the VCR
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shadowlarx@reddit

[🎶Beverly, Beverly, Beverly Hillbillies…🎶](https://youtu.be/0WPzFnZkZmI?si=kiOxowlDvUjdPvTd)
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CelticSith@reddit

We got it all, on UHF!
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Rare_Background8891@reddit

Ooh I just watched that! My husband had never seen it.
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RalphMacchio404@reddit

I love UHF and I love Pitch Perfect
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andrew_c_morton@reddit

Same! Does that mean we need to turn in our Xennial cards now?
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RalphMacchio404@reddit

Nope. Anna Kendrick is one of us. 
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psuedobox@reddit

"You get to drink from THE FIRE HOSE!!"
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andrew_c_morton@reddit

You found the marble in the oatmeal! You're a lucky little boy!
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CatsEqualLife@reddit (OP)

While Spatula City is the cornerstone of UHF, this scene is always the one that gets me gut-busting laughing.
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WhatTheCluck802@reddit

At Spatula City, we sell spatulas - and that’s all!
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closhedbb80@reddit

What better way to say “I love you” than with the gift of a spatula?
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HratioRastapopulous@reddit

The way he mouths it overly dramatically when the announcer says it cracks me up every time.
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RogueAOV@reddit

It is the way he goes to smile after which gets me.
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HratioRastapopulous@reddit

Yes!!!
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MydniteSon@reddit

Next week on U62, he's back. And this time, he's mad. Gandhi II. No more mister passive resistance. He's out to kick some butt. This is one bad mother you don't wanna mess with.
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CokBlockinWinger@reddit

Just showed my kids this and they loved every second.
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raisedbytelevisions@reddit

Buy 3, get 1 for a penny!!!
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Past-Dragonfly2584@reddit

Okkkaaayy thank goodness someone else knows spatula city, thought it was a fever dream I never forgot
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UrbanPugEsq@reddit

Twine ball or bust!
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Designer-Bid-3155@reddit

LOOOOOOOOVE this movie!!!! do you have any change????
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h4nd@reddit

Get the tenth spatula for just one penny!
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Russ_T_Razor@reddit

Conan The Librarian
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Russ_T_Razor@reddit

You get to drink from the FIRE HOSE!!!
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2bad-2care@reddit

My mom would buy me a spatula at Christmas because of this scene.
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CatsEqualLife@reddit (OP)

I told my coworker that if I ever date a guy who gifts me a spatula, I’ll marry them on the spot.
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Dantez9001@reddit

Soooo, are you currently single? Asking for myself.
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RogueAOV@reddit

I too chose this guys attempt at getting a living wife.
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HamPanda82@reddit

Yappies dog treats! With just a hint of cheese.
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Sensitive-Review-712@reddit

Your dog will love the real liver and tuna taste!
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Boatshooz@reddit

“Honey, where’s the spatula?”
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HratioRastapopulous@reddit

*smacks forehead*
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SyllabubWeak@reddit

Hey kids… where ya wanna go?
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Cool_Dark_Place@reddit

*kids joyfully bouncing up and down in backseat of car*
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bytvity2@reddit

Come on, kids, get in the car! We’re going to Spatula City!
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runjeanmc@reddit

A couple weeks ago, my naked 5 year old was chasing his older brother around with one yelling, "Spatula City!" for about 20 minutes.
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CatsEqualLife@reddit (OP)

That’s some solid parenting right there.
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NoAnnual3259@reddit

No more Mr Passive Resistance
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BrashPop@reddit

Gimme a steak, medium rare 😎
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PizzaWhole9323@reddit

Let me be your hog!!!!! 🐖🐷
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lucasssquatch@reddit

Well look at mister butterfingers... Boy is my face red.
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droford@reddit

Kinda related I used to love to play EA Sports Triple Play baseball with the fake ads for things like House of Pencils, Lobster Cola, Chork, Ski Nebraska etc
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dirty_spatula@reddit

Spatula you say?
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YouDoTheDetail@reddit

I'm thinkin' of something orange. Something oooooooorange. Give up? It's an orange!
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hiddenhighways@reddit

I need a Spatula City workshirt.
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OkBaconBurger@reddit

We sell spatulas, and that’s all!
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JaniceMiller3@reddit

Stuck in my head all the time
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kayla622@reddit

Buy nine spatulas and get the tenth for just one penny! https://i.redd.it/zcnfqnd7agye1.gif
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Aggressive_Economy_8@reddit

Does anyone else remember Rush Limbaugh playing this jingle all the time? Many of us Xennials were subjected to Rush (and many other problematic radio personalities) because of our boomer parents.
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ITGeekBenB@reddit

Can’t imagine trying to cook cranberries with a spatula. Lmao
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Ok_Breakfast5425@reddit

This, uh, This is pretty good watermelon. Tastes like poop.
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AlchemistMustang@reddit

My younger sister had absolutely no idea of the reference, and then bought me a nice spatula in 2002 for Christmas because I wouldn't shut up. I still have it. It is one of the oldest items I still have and I love it dearly.
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RadHawtLuv77@reddit

For the past 36 years, any time I've said spatula out loud, this echos in my head!
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theRestisConfettii@reddit

We got it all on UHF!
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moles-on-parade@reddit

Seven locations. We're in the Yellow Pages under "spatulas".
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Tacos_Rock@reddit

We sell spatulas.....and that"s all!
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yeltrah79@reddit

We’re in the yellow pages under “spatulas!”
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redclover83@reddit

SPATULA CITY! SPATULA CITY!!
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JGG5@reddit

DON’T YOU KNOW THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM?
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Doormatty@reddit

WHAT'S IN THE BOX? NOTHING! YOU SO STUPID!
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JGG5@reddit

^Badgers?! Badgers?! #WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING BADGERS!
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gildeddoughnut@reddit

My, what a lovely spatula!!
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