Whippee-yi-yay, mother-bacto!

[tree123]

Source: (LGG) the King of Probiotics -- A short animation which introduces LGG (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG)

bad bacteria: In the good days we, the bad guys, ruled the world. We caused diseases and killed the good bacteria. People got sick and stayed in bed. The probiotics tried to fight us, but we just had fun. Then one day everything changed. His name was LGG. He was hairy and had many whips.

LGG(whipping its hair) : Whippee-yi-yay, mother-bacto!

bad bacteria: He cracked his whip and cleaned us away....

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Whippee-yi-yay, mother-bacto = a happy exclamation, I am the king/killer of bad bacteria?


Edit: add info in red.

 

[tedmc]

What is the question, tree123?

 

[tree123]

Morning!

What's the meaning of 'Whippee-yi-yay, mother-bacto' which LGG says in the animation?

 

[GoesStation]

It's an exclamation in support of a beneficial bacterium.

 

[tedmc]

I think it is derived from yippee-ki-yay which is an exclaimation of joy. The y is change to w to make it sound as whip which the bacteria is associated with.

 

[Tdol]

Here's a compilation of every time Willis said it (NSFW): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU0zqPGqeYA

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

'Mother-bacto', clearly associated with bacteria, is a play on 'motherf*cker;' a common term of insult.

The Bruce Willis character in the Die Hard films said "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker'" before heading off to shoot the enemy.

Exactly.

The first time he says it, it's because the Allen Rickman character calls him a cowboy. Yippee-ki-yay is a cowboy expression.

 

[tree123]

Exactly.

The first time he says it, it's because the Allen Rickman character calls him a cowboy. Yippee-ki-yay is a cowboy expression.

No wonder LGG wears a cowboy hat there.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

No wonder LGG wears a cowboy hat there.

Yes, exactly!

 

[tzfujimino]

The first time he says it, it's because the Allen Rickman character calls him a cowboy. Yippee-ki-yay is a cowboy expression.

He's Alan Rickman.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rickman

 

[Tdol]

Mr Rickman is no longer with us. He did give us the classiest Sheriff of Nottingham, and a good Bruce Willis villain.