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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A Stock Phrase for any good Blasphemous Boast as well as a Stock Shout-Out and Stock Parody to be found in any story about characters becoming famous. Its origins lie in John Lennon's (in)famously controversial remark to a reporter in 1966 that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus" but have since come to be remembered a little differently. Bigger Than Jesus is a staple for any story about a band that is Borrowing the Beatles, but it can be also found in any sort of narrative about characters gaining sudden celebrity status. Use of the phrase, or a variant thereof, is typically something that is conveyed to be met with shock by the public at large and lead to widespread protests and rallies to destroy the characters' merchandise followed by whoever originally invoked the phrase explaining that he meant something completely different, just like what happened with The Beatles but Played for Laughs. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })If a character really does have a level of fame that approaches this, then they're Famed In-Story and/or a Living Legend. Sister Trope to Like a God to Me and Answers to the Name of God. Not to be confused with the Web Comic Bigger Than Cheeses. Examples: |
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At one point on The Naked Brothers Band, a member of the titular band tells the press that they're "Bigger than Santa Claus." He was looking at the band's poster that was next to a (much smaller) poster of Santa Claus and he happen to be leaning toward a microphone when he said it. | |
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Country artist Joe Diffie had a song in 1995 titled "Bigger Than the Beatles". | |
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The Simpsons: In "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", Homer's titular band with a history that very much resembles that of The Beatles is alleged to have frequently boasted to be "bigger than Jesus" and even titled their second album as such, with a cover that shows the band Walking On Water in the Abbey Road Crossing pose. "The Bart of War" referenced The Beatles controversy when it turns out that Ned Flanders has a huge collection of Beatles memorabilia. Why? Because they were bigger than Jesus! |
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Issue #30 of The Savage Dragon features a guest appearance of the, at the time, mega-popular Spawn, the issue was one of the best-selling issues of the Savage Dragon to that date. Issue #31 of the Savage Dragon features a guest appearance of God, and did not sell nearly as well. Creator of the Savage Dragon "Erik Larsen" suggested to the creator of Spawn, Todd McFarlane that he create a new ad campaign saying: "A lot of people have claimed to be more popular than God, but Spawn is the first with documented proof." McFarlane declined using it. | |
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Mr. Show has the Beatles parody "The Fad Three," in which a trio of mop-topped teen heartthrobs get famous for being photographed. One of them says that they've been photographed more times than Jesus Christ, which everyone agrees is true and there's a noted lack of controversy. | |
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Non-band variant: In In the Mouth of Madness, Sutter Cane claims several times that more people read, and believe in, his novels than the Bible. This allows him to shape reality to his will. | |
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The Beatles-parody novel Paperback Writer has John make his famous statement and cause the same uproar he did in real life. After consulting with advisers, John publicly apologizes, saying that what he really meant was, as modern European men, the Beatles were taller than a first century Israelite like Jesus would've been. | |
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Sin Fest inverted the trope in a strip titled "Agent" where the Devil offers to become Jesus's personal agent and make him "Bigger than the Beatles." | |
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One cartoon short on The Angry Beavers saw Norbert and Daggett become famous for a hit song, and at one point their manager tells them that they're "bigger than sliced bread," showing them a graph chart that proves this. When Daggett repeats this to the press, people start burning their albums, leading to Daggett explaining that he meant that they're physically larger than sliced bread. Upon hearing this explanation, people burning their albums are seen putting their hands into the fire to retrieve them. | |
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British music periodical NME put Andrew W.K. on their front cover in late October 2001 hailing him as "The Saviour of Music" and "Bigger Than Jesus!" | |
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The Mockumentary The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, which parodies much of The Beatles' own history, includes one segment about a controversy caused by Ron Nasty claiming that The Rutles were "bigger than God." Ron, speaking to a slightly deaf journalist, actually said that they were "bigger than Rod," as in Rod Stewart. Rod Stewart would not make it big for another eight years. The protests and album burnings that were sparked by Ron's comment are said to have seen the sales of Rutles albums and merchandise skyrocket as people were buying their products just to have them destroyed. While the movie plays this for laughs, it's actually very reflective of the Real Life protests against The Beatles. | |
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Metal band S.O.D. has an album "Bigger Than The Devil". | |
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Indirectly referenced in Heathers: Heather Chandler's ghost exclaims gleefully that she's "bigger than John Lennon", in the number "Me Inside of Me", when she sees students upholding her as a saintly martyr because of her suicide note (which was, in reality, forged by J.D. and Veronica to hide that they killed her). | |
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In the Amélie: The Musical song "Goodbye, Amélie", an Elton John parody sings that Amelie is "nicer than Oprah, bigger than Jesus". | |
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In the Tripping the Rift episode "Cool Whip", Whip becomes an instant celebrity on a planet, and the king proclaims him "Bigger than Jesus" but not the Beatles. Though he learns that he is going to be hunted and mounted, like every identical lizard alien before him. | |
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The Onion published an apology in their corrections section after purportedly making such a remark, consequently revealing Inverted intentions. | |
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CollegeHumor's article "If the Internet Had Always Existed" saw a depiction of what Twitter would have looked like in The '60s with John Lennon tweeting, "We have more followers than @Jesus." | |
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Musical Hell is hosted by a demon, so she puts a spin on the (actual) original quote when reviewing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: | |
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One Alvin and the Chipmunks cartoon formatted as a documentary on the rise and popularity of the group shows one segment where Alvin shocks everyone at a press conference, including Simon and Theodore, by shouting, "We're bigger than Mickey Mouse!" People start destroying their Chipmunks merchandise as Alvin is forced to make an apology to the press soon after. | |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Near the end of a short film about industrial workplace safety, there's a camera shot where the pastor narrator looms larger than his church in the background. One of the bots chimes in, "I'm bigger than Jesus." Also done in the Santa Claus episode when Santa marvels at how many letters he's getting. |
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Fanboys puts a twist on this with the Beatles Rock Band Game in a mini strip. | |
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Played with in The Cornelius Chronicles novel The Condition of Muzak. When Jerry Cornelius is crowned King of England, another character describes him as being "bigger than the Beatles". | |
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In Chick Tracts, "Four Angels" has a variation. After Lew Siffer (aka Satan), the one responsible for offering the Green Angels a chance at stardom through a Deal with the Devil, tells Bobby that he can't marry another man, lest he destroy the image of the band, Bobby says, "Face it, Lew. I'm famous now. I'm bigger than you are, so shut up." | |
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Babylon Bee: "Trump: 'I Have Done More For Christianity Than Jesus'" | |
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South Park: The Stick of Truth: Befriending half of South Park on Facebook will net you the "More Popular Than Jesus" achievement. Befriending all of South Park nets you the "More Popular Than John Lennon" achievement. | |
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Parodied in Robot Chicken, where God decides to check his banking account after hearing that Notch has "more money than God". | |
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The Spoony Experiment: Spoony's version of Terl makes this declaration at the end of a video where he reveals his instinctive knowledge of how far any given place on the planet is above or below sea level. | |
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According to Lake Placid, crocodiles have been worshipped by more people throughout history than Jesus. | |
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Also done in the Santa Claus episode when Santa marvels at how many letters he's getting. | |
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The film Music and Lyrics opens with a music video of the fictional 80's band Pop, and closes by replaying it with VH-1-style trivia popups. One of these says that the group once controversially claimed they were "bigger than the Beatles".note According to the following popup, they went on to clarify they meant they're literally bigger, because they have five members (compared to the Beatles' four). | |
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Family Guy: In "Brian Writes a Bestseller", after Brian does exactly that, he remarks about his new-found fame by sharing his thoughts on The Beatles' controversy. Also played with in "I Dream of Jesus". When Jesus becomes famous, one newspaper ran the headline "Jesus Is Bigger Than Jesus!" This bit from "And I'm Joyce Kinney": |
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Kingdom of Loathing has a quest in which you have to advertise for a band by pasting fliers to monsters. One of the messages you can get if you go back to the concert arena before you're done advertising says that the band has become "more popular than cheeses." | |
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Chicago's former bassist, Jason Scheff, wrote a song called "Bigger Than Elvis" as a tribute to his father Jerry Scheff, who was Presley's road bassist for many years. (Jerry even played on the track without realizing he was the subject until he heard the finished song.) | |
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