Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
John Belushi's Bluto does not argue; he just shouts the idea until the room agrees. The chant gives any group a rallying cry for an unwise night out, which is why it still turns up on party signs and at every mention of college comedy. It is also the film's best joke about peer pressure: nobody stops to ask what a toga party involves.
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In context
Spoilers for Animal HouseShow the scene
In Animal House (1978), the Delta House fraternity has been put on double-secret probation by Dean Wormer, who wants them expelled. Otter and Boon propose a toga party; Hoover says they cannot afford one. Bluto, who has been silent, bellows 'Toga! Toga!', and Otter and the rest of the house take up the chant until it fills the room. The party that follows features Otis Day and the Knights and ends in trouble for the Deltas.
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- Animal House, WikiquoteDialogue, toga party sceneReference checked
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