Get Digging (running gag)

For the episode, see Get Digging.

“	Get digging, <character>, <something> are probably underground.	”
	— Fries, numerous occasions, first in Get Digging

Get digging is a running gag in Battle for Dream Island Again where Fries tells a character to start digging for an item by giving a shovel to his target and it landing on the target's hand/feet, making them dig. The episode "Get Digging", the first episode with the running gag, was named after it.

Occurrences[]

"Get Digging"
- To Bomby: "Get digging Bomby, the ingredients are probably underground."
- To Dora: "Get digging Dora, the ingredients are probably underground."
- To Nickel: "Get digging Nickel, the ingredients are probably underground."
- To Rocky: "Get digging Rocky, the ingredients are probably... um... underground!"
- To Yellow Face: "Get digging Yellow Face, the ingredients are probably down there."
"Meaty"
- To Tennis Ball: "Just keep pouring paint TB, they're probably underground."
"Taste the Sweetness"
- To Bomby, twice: "Get digging Bomby, the ingredients are probably underground."
- To Needle: "Get. Digging. NEEDY."
- To the viewer: "Get digging viewer, BFDIA 11 is probably underground."
"PointyPointyPointy ♫"
- To Bomby: "Get digging Bomby, the ingredients are probably underground."
"Respect to the Wicked"
- To Tennis Ball, two times: "Get digging Tennis Ball, the dirt cake is probably underground."
"Fishes and Dishes"
- To Winner, one time (although Winner ended up digging 3 times): "Here's a shovel! Why don't you dig under the canal?"
"BFDI Has A Panel At VidCon 2025"
- To Himself: "Eh, whatever. The real path's probably underground."

Victims[]

Victim	Count	Episode	Did it work?	Notes
Bomby	3	Get Digging, Taste the Sweetness, PointyPointyPointy ♫	YES
Dora	1	Get Digging	YES
Nickel	1	Get Digging	YES
Rocky	1	Get Digging	YES
Yellow Face	1	Get Digging	YES	It is unknown how Yellow Face digs, as he has no hands.
Needle	1	Taste the Sweetness	YES
Viewer	1	Taste the Sweetness	UNKNOWN
Tennis Ball	1	Respect to the Wicked	NO	Fries' attempt failed, forcing him to dig by himself.
Winner	1 (3)	Fishes and Dishes	YES	Although it's more ambiguous, since Fries doesn't say his catchphrase, Winner does end up digging with the shovel Fries gave them + It uses the same asset.
Himself	1	BFDI Has A Panel At VidCon 2025	YES	Fries doesn't say his catchphrase here, but he does dig underground after stating that the real path is probably underground.

Trivia[]

"Get Digging" is named after this gag.
"Meaty" is the only episode in which the gag does not have Fries tell someone to dig, instead, he tells Tennis Ball to keep pouring paint and that Golf Ball, Firey and the Yoylite are "probably underground".
Fries has made someone dig 9 times in total (8, if you don't count the viewer).