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* In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/GuardsGuards'', Captain Sam Vimes confronts an unruly mob with a miniature dragon under his arm, having already fired one blast to get their attention:
-->"''Now I know what you're thinking[.] You're wondering, after all this excitement, has it got enough flame left? And, y'know, I ain't so sure myself... What you've got to ask yourself is: Am I feeling lucky?"
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* ''VideoGame/PAYDAY3'': The [[HandCannon J&M Castigo 44's]] description opens by asking "Do you feel lucky, punk?"[[note]]The Castigo itself is [[AKA47 based directly on]] Hsrry's {{iconic|Item}} Smith & Wesson Model 29, making the link even stronger[[/note]]
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* In ''Film/RedHeat'', when Danko is forced to give up his [[HandCannon Podbyrin]], Ridzik loans Danko a .44 Magnum and tells him that he is now the proud owner of the most powerful handgun in the world. When Danko counters that his Podbyrin is more powerful, Ridzik tells him that everyone knows that the .44 is the big boy on the block and that's why Dirty Harry uses it. This elicits a confused "[[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure Who's Dirt Harry?]]" from Danko.

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* In ''Film/RedHeat'', when Danko is forced to give up his [[HandCannon Podbyrin]], Ridzik loans Danko a .44 Magnum and tells him that he is now the proud owner of the most powerful handgun in the world. When Danko counters that his Podbyrin is more powerful, Ridzik tells him that everyone knows that the .44 is the big boy on the block and that's why Dirty Harry uses it. This elicits a confused "[[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure Who's Dirt Dirty Harry?]]" from Danko.
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* In ''Film/RedHeat'', when Danko is forced to give up his [[HandCannon Podbyrin]], Ridzik loans Danko a .44 Magnum and tells him that he is now the proud owner of the most powerful handgun in the world. When Danko counters that his Podbyrin is more powerful, Ridzik tells him that everyone knows that the .44 is the big boy on the block and that's why Dirty Harry uses it. This elicits a confused "[[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure Who's Dirt Harry?]]" from Danko.
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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing2001'': During the game's tutorial, Tom Nook tasks the player with delivering furniture to a random villager. If the villager happens to be a cranky one, their response to the delivery will feature the line "So ask yourself: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well? Do ya, <catchphrase>?"
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* Once Bladebeak of ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'' has solidified his HeelFaceTurn, he taunts one of Ruber's metal warriors with the question, "You've got to ask yourself, 'Do I feel [[{{Pun}} clucky]]?' Well, do ya, punk?"

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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "What Was Lost: Resurrection", John Crichton's pulse pistol stops working in the middle of a firefight.
-->'''Crichton:''' You are the most powerful handgun in the Uncharted Territories and I don't know whether you've fired 500 shots or 600 but--''(checks the cartridge)'' [[OhCrap 600. Empty.]]

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In "What Was Lost: Resurrection", John Crichton's pulse pistol stops working in the middle of a firefight.
-->'''Crichton:''' --->'''Crichton:''' You are the most powerful handgun in the Uncharted Territories and I don't know whether you've fired 500 shots or 600 but--''(checks the cartridge)'' [[OhCrap 600. Empty.]]]]
** In "Won't Get Fooled Again" Bialar Crais, in an ImagineSpot as a human police officer in high-heeled shoes, gives the "Well, do ya, punk?!" line at the end of a comically insane ReadingYourRights scene.
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* ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'': When Principal Ed Rooney attempts a BadassBoast by saying how he's going to nail Ferris for skipping so many days of school, Grace, his secretary, claims he sounds just like Dirty Harry.
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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "What Was Lost" Resurrection", John Crichton's pulse pistol stops working in the middle of a firefight.

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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "What Was Lost" Lost: Resurrection", John Crichton's pulse pistol stops working in the middle of a firefight.
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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "What Was Lost" Resurrection", John Crichton's pulse pistol stops working in the middle of a firefight.
-->'''Crichton:''' You are the most powerful handgun in the Uncharted Territories and I don't know whether you've fired 500 shots or 600 but--''(checks the cartridge)'' [[OhCrap 600. Empty.]]
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* An Australian radio competition that required the winner to spend a large amount of money within a limited time had adverts where (imitated) celebrities were deciding what to buy with the prize money, such as Clint Eastwood pondering, "Should I buy six .44 Magnums or only five?"
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* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. B'Lar Nah, a warrior princess of the K'mon-Gettit threatens a henchman thus:

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* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. B'Lar Nah, a warrior princess of the K'mon-Gettit threatens a henchman thus:
-->"I know what you're thinking, Lonzak!" snarled Princess B'Lar Nah. "Did she fire six trillion rounds or only 5,999,999,999,999? Well in all this excitement I clean forgot. But seeing as these are .95 caliber Micro-Gatlings (the most powerful handguns in the universe without hyperspace recoil-dumping) and can blow your head into dimensions so horrible even Creator/HPLovecraft couldn't conceive of them, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? WELL DO YOU, PUNK?"[[note]](* p'unk — derogatory K'mon term for "male person who forgets to lower the toilet seat")[[/note]]
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* ''Series/VeronicaMars'': In the second season episode "Plan B", Veronica calls Weevil "Dirty Harry" at one point.
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* ''Series/{{Endeavour}}'': In the post-robbery climax of "Coda", Morse distracts Cole Matthews, one of the bank robbers who is holding Joan Thursday at gunpoint, by claiming that he's fired all [[CountingBulletd of his six shots]]. This causes Matthews to point his gun at Morse, allowing Fred Thursday to shoot him. As the injured Matthews is carried away, he begs Morse to tell him if he really had fired all of his shots. Turns out, Morse was bluffing — he just wanted him to move the gun away from Joan.

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* ''Series/{{Endeavour}}'': In the post-robbery climax of "Coda", Morse distracts Cole Matthews, one of the bank robbers who is holding Joan Thursday at gunpoint, by claiming that he's fired [[CountingBullets all [[CountingBulletd of his six shots]]. This causes Matthews to point his gun at Morse, allowing Fred Thursday to shoot him. As the injured Matthews is carried away, he begs Morse to tell him if he really had fired all of his shots. Turns out, Morse was bluffing — he just wanted him to move the gun away from Joan.
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* ''Series/{{Endeavour}}'': In the post-robbery climax of "Coda", Morse distracts Cole Matthews, one of the bank robbers who is holding Joan Thursday at gunpoint, by claiming that he's fired all [[CountingBulletd of his six shots]]. This causes Matthews to point his gun at Morse, allowing Fred Thursday to shoot him. As the injured Matthews is carried away, he begs Morse to tell him if he really had fired all of his shots. Turns out, Morse was bluffing — he just wanted him to move the gun away from Joan.
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* ''Series/{{Good Omens|2019}}'': Crowley threatens Hastur with a spray bottle that he claims is filled with holy water. When Hastur accuses him of bluffing, Crowley responds, "Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. Ask yourself: do you feel lucky?"
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* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'': In "Big Trouble, Bigger Jade", Irma quotes Harry's "You gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?" line when Jade reveals herself to be a Creator/ClintEastwood fan. When Daolon Wong is later defeated in the same chapter, Jade and Cornelia give him their own version of Harry's speech.

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* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'': The ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries'': In "Big Trouble, Bigger Jade", Irma quotes Harry's "You gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?" line when Jade reveals herself to be a Creator/ClintEastwood fan. When Daolon Wong is later defeated in the same chapter, Jade and Cornelia give him their own version of Harry's speech.
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* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'': When Optimus Prime introduces his weapons specialist Ironhide to Sam Witwicky, the said Autobot twirls his wrist-mounted cannons, then startling the boy with the aforementioned weapons and quipping with his gloriously delivered first line, "You feeling lucky, punk?"
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* ''Webcomic/TheLessThanEpicAdventuresOfTJAndAmal'': TJ asks Amal to pick his favorite out of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. Amal asks him to clarify if he means ''Film/DirtyHarry'' Eastwood or ''Film/AFistfulOfDollars'' Eastwood before declaring that Eastwood wins regardless.
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* Duke Nukem as he appeared in ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' not only cribs Harry's "Go ahead, make my day!" line, but his voice is actually styled on Harry's. Voice actor John St. John hit on the idea to deliver all his lines through sneering, gritted teeth like Inspector Callahan to give Duke a proper action hero sound.

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* Duke Nukem as he appeared in ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' not only cribs Harry's "Go ahead, make my day!" line, but his voice is actually styled on Harry's. Voice actor John St. John hit on the idea to deliver all his lines through sneering, gritted teeth like Inspector Callahan to give Duke a proper action hero sound.sound.

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* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' has reviewed [[VideoGame/DirtyHarry the licensed game of the movie for the]] UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem by Gray Matter, Inc.
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* The opening scene of ''Film/YesMadam'', starring Michelle Yeoh as a CowboyCop, has Yeoh using a shotgun on several mobsters, until she's holding the last mobster at shotgun-point. Much like Eastwood, Yeoh then taunts her opponent with a "I've lost count of my bullets, do you feel lucky?" speech. Although in this case, the last mobster ''does'', in fact feel lucky, and tried making a move, but Yeoh on the other hand still have one shell remaining in her shotgun -- cue LiteralDisarming.
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* ''VideoGame/LEGOCityUndercover'' features a CaptainErsatz of Dirty Harry named Shaky Harry who asks one of the policemen if he had six shots of coffee or only five.

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* ''VideoGame/LEGOCityUndercover'' features a CaptainErsatz of Dirty Harry named Shaky Harry who asks one of the policemen if he had six shots of coffee or only five.five.
* Duke Nukem as he appeared in ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' not only cribs Harry's "Go ahead, make my day!" line, but his voice is actually styled on Harry's. Voice actor John St. John hit on the idea to deliver all his lines through sneering, gritted teeth like Inspector Callahan to give Duke a proper action hero sound.
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* ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'': At one point, the title character taunts Adam and Barbara by saying, "Go ahead, make my millennium!"
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* ''Film/MyScienceProject'': When the mutants attack the protagonists, Vince says, "Go ahead, make my semester!"
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* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'': In "Big Trouble, Bigger Jade", Irma quotes Harry's "You gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?" line when Jade reveals herself to be a Creator/ClintEastwood fan. When Daolon Wong is later defeated in the same chapter, Jade and Cornelia give him their own version of Harry's speech.
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* In ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'', Bill thinks that you need a proper twang, like in ''Dirty Harry'', to say "sonofabitch" right.

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* In ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'', Bill thinks that you need a proper twang, like in ''Dirty Harry'', to say "sonofabitch" right.right.

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* ''VideoGame/LEGOCityUndercover'' features a CaptainErsatz of Dirty Harry named Shaky Harry who asks one of the policemen if he had six shots of coffee or only five.
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* In ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'', Bill thinks that you need a proper twang, like in ''Dirty Harry'', to say "sonofabitch" right.

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