“Where in this toy store are the Terminator action figures?”/“Aisle B, back.”
“I’ll be back” is a famous line from the movie The Terminator (1984), spoken by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It shouldn’t be confused with “Aisle B, back,” but there are jokes.
“GEESH! NOBODY watches Arnie movies here? NOBODY came up with ‘Aisle B, back’ or any other clever little puns?” was posted on the newsgroup bit.listserv.politics on July 13, 1993. “Okay, that’s dangerously close to a bit I do where Arnold is grocery store stock boy and someone asks him where the canned peas are and he says ‘Aisle-B, back ’” was posted on the newsgroup alt.comedy.standup on July 18, 2002. “Q: Where do they keep the terminator action figures in the toy store? A: Aisle B back” was posted on Twitter by Nasira on November 25, 2013.
“Where did the Terminator find toilet paper?”/“Aisle B, back” is a version that was told during the toilet paper panic buying of the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. “Aisle B, back” has been printed on many images.
Wikipedia: I’ll be back
“I’ll be back” is a catchphrase associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger, which was made famous in the 1984 science fiction film The Terminator.
Wikipedia: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, also known as T2, is a 1991 film about a shape-shifting cyborg who is sent back from the future to assassinate John Connor before he can grow up to lead the resistance, while a protector cyborg is also sent. It is the sequel to the 1984 film The Terminator.
The Terminator
. Stay here, I’ll be back.
Google Groups: bit.listserv.politics
You say potato
Dan Evens
7/13/93
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GEESH! NOBODY watches Arnie movies here? NOBODY came up with “Aisle B, back” or any other clever little puns?
Google Groups: alt.comedy.standup
Stolen joke accusation
Chris Gannon
7/18/02
> > Ok, I’m safe. I do a Schwartzeneger bit where he’s considering
> > playing a classical musician. “I’ll be Bach,” he says.
Okay, that’s dangerously close to a bit I do where Arnold is grocery store stock boy and someone asks him where the canned peas are and he says “Aisle-B, back.”
Twitter
Nafisa Akabor
@nafisa1
RT @hellospaceman: In the future, unemployed T800s work at Skynet-Mart. When you ask where the macaroni is, they’ll go “Aisle B, back”.
12:09 PM · Oct 17, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Andy Webb
@webbyand
I went into a library and asked for a book on Arnold Schwarzenegger The librarian said, “Aisle B, Back.”
3:23 AM · Mar 31, 2010·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Steve Varty
@4EverSteve
I asked the assistant in HMV, “Are the Schwarzenegger DVDs at the front of the shop in the action section?” He replied, “Aisle B, back.”
8:57 AM · Dec 10, 2012·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
FROcial VOstancing
@fro_vo
hey where can i find the terminator action figures?
aisle b, back
7:28 PM · Oct 19, 2013·TweetDeck
Twitter
Nasira
@HappyNas12
Q: Where do they keep the terminator action figures in the toy store?
A: Aisle B back.
5:53 AM · Nov 25, 2013·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/madazzahatter December 2, 2018
I went into a toy store to do some early Christmas shopping and asked the assistant, “Where are the Schwarzenegger dolls?”
He said, “Aisle B, back.”
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/starrynight42- December 5, 2018
Where do you keep Schwarzenegger dolls in a store?
Aisle B, back
COMMENTS
theredditid
Why does this Schwarzenegger joke keep getting reposted?
Because the punchline is always “I’ll be back”.
Twitter
Harry Hoover
@harrywhoover
Where do you find the Schwarzenegger action figures in the toy store? Aisle B, back. #dadjokes
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11:21 AM · Dec 17, 2018·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
I asked the toy store clerk where the Arnold Schwarzenegger action figures were.
She replied: “Aisle B, back.”
1:44 PM · Dec 5, 2019·Twitter for iPhone