… your (80’s to mid 90’s) character is being played by Bill Paxton, or Lance Heinriksen.
… your (ditto) character is being played by Michael Biene, in a sequel.
… you run out of gas on a dark, deserted country road in a thunderstorm near a creepy-looking old mansion with a squeeky iron gate.
You just went to the movies last night and finally get this reference…
To revive your dying sitcom, they introduce a new character played by Ted McGinley.
…and you see a multi coloured van with 4 nosey kids and a stupid dog inside.
…when a tiny human female in a walking bulldozer tells you get away from your brunch, and calls you a bitch.
…when you just got into a car accident with someone named Betty, and a huge green guy lands in the middle of the street looking extremely pissed off.
…when your girlfriend suddenly changes into a blue-skinned woman with red hair and belt made of skulls.
… or on a Star Trek: Ship Name episode.
…it’s quiet. Too quiet.
You turn on cops, and see the outside of your house.
Spinal Tap asks you to be their drummer.
…Def Leppard asks you to be their drummer.
You’re an innovative rock star and yer comin’ up on your 27th birthday.
Or the Who asks you to be THEIR drummer. Hell, just be a drummer.
Your girlfriend says “We need to talk”.
You’re in the doctor’s examination room and the doctor says, “Why don’t my rich patients ever catch this?”
“Thank god those damn crickets finally shut up!”
The soundtrack starts playing the song Bad Moon Rising.
…you eat raw crabs and your best friend is a volleyball.
…you stop at a tollbooth on the New Jersey Turnpike and see the tollbooth coin-taker suddenly duck down.
…the guy who’s trying to disarm the bomb says, “Trust me. I know what I’m doing”.
Or Dueling Banjos.