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== Anime & Manga ==
* Happens often on ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'' with Usagi.
* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', Goh applies his fist to Gai's head whenever he says something tactless or gets too worked up. Gai never understands what the problem is.
 
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== Comic Books ==
* Happens in ''[[Elf Quest]]'': Skywise nudges Cutter to shut him up when he's about to drunkenly blurt out the location of Sorrow's End to Picknose the troll.
* [[Tintin (Comic Book)]] slams his heel into Haddock's foot to stop him from revealing information in ''The Calculus Affair''.
 
 
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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* Tweedledee nudges Tweedledum -- [[Creepy Twins|or was it the other way around?]] -- in the Tim Burton rendition of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Filmfilm)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' to keep him from blurting out that the Red Queen's new favorite, [[Charlie Brown From Outta Town|Um from Umbridge]], was really the fugitive Alice.
* ''[[Clue (Filmfilm)|Clue]]'', when the policeman inspects the body of the Motorist and says he's in no shape to drive:
{{quote| '''Miss Scarlet:''' Oh, we'll-- we'll-- we'll get him a car!<br />
'''Professor Plum:''' A long black car!<br />
'''Miss Scarlet:''' ''(punches him in the stomach)'' A limousine! }}
* In ''[[The Great Race]]'', Leslie administers the elbow-to-ribs version to Hezekiah when Hezekiah [[Laugh Withwith Me|laughs too long at a joke the Crown Prince made]].
* In ''[[His Girl Friday]]'', Hildy Johnson keeps kicking Walter Burns under the table as he repeatedly [[Deadpan Snarker|insults]] her dull new fiancé, Bruce Baldwin (who doesn't notice). She ends up kicking the waiter.
* In ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]] 2'', Aunt May kicks Peter under the table when he responds with surprise to her announcement that she's resumed giving piano lessons as she tries to get a loan at the bank, but she misses and gets the loan officer instead.
* The same subversion happens in ''[[Good Burger]]'', when Roxanne is trying to get Ed to spill the beans about the secret sauce. Before Ed can talk, Dexter kicks under the table, hitting Roxanne's foot.
 
 
== Literature ==
* Happens in one ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' novel, where Ax is narrating. He's posing as Jake and is kicked by Cassie before he blows his cover ("[[Crowning Moment of Funny|Why has your father removed the hair from the top of his head]]?")
* Happens several times in ''[[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Harry Potter]]''. It's noted that it's a lot more discreet when you're wearing robes rather than Muggle trousers.
* Happens a lot in [[Piers Anthony]]'s works, most often in the form of a kick.
* Done by Ridcully in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Soul Music|Soul Music]]'', to Ponder, who can't understand why he should keep his mouth shut about their "sound-trap" in front of sausage-inna-bun vendor turned music producer [[Honest John's Dealership|C.M.O.T. Dibbler]].
* In ''[[The Elenium]]'', Elhana attempts this with her husband. Of course, since he's wearing plate armour, all she gets out of it is a bruised elbow.
* In one of the ''[[Mercedes Lackey|Dragon Jousters]]'' novels, Ari is about to say something that would ruin his relationship with Nofret. Kiron kicks Ari before foot-in-mouth ensues.
* Happens several times in ''[[Septimus Heap (Literature)|Septimus Heap]]'', including an example from ''Syren'' where Jenna yanks at Lucy Gringe's cloak to tell her to be quiet while they are deciding upon how to take the ship ''Cerys''' back.
 
 
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Cheers (TV)|Cheers]]'' used this to comedic effect often.
* Ditto ''[[Frasier (TV)|Frasier]]''
* ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]'':
** Gibbs prefers the [[Dope Slap|Gibbs Slap]].
** Kate typically prefers the elbow-to-the-ribs whenever Tony is, well, being Tony.
* Used in a Thanksgiving episode of ''[[Home Improvement (TV)|Home Improvement]]''. Twice. After Al has explained -- at great length -- why he's thankful for his girlfriend:
{{quote| '''Brad:''' I'm thankful that Al's done being thankful! (Ow!)<br />
'''Randy:''' And I'm thankful that Brad said that instead of me. (Ow!) }}
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== Web Comics ==
* Steve from ''[[Questionable Content (Webcomic)|Questionable Content]]'' uses this as a signal to Marten to leave Steve alone with his lady-friend of the evening.
* Happens a few times to Belkar in ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]'':
** In [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0247.html strip #247], Haley is struck with aphasia and so can't talk Belkar into shutting it as he's about to tell Elan her feelings. However, a boot to the face is enough to convey the message more clearly.
{{quote| '''Belkar:''' Objection noted.}}
** Also in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0379.html strip #379], Roy kicks Belkar so that the halfling doesn't join the already-embarrassing conversation.
* Bridget shuts Alphonse up in [http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1068901/page-179-who-wouldnt-believe-that-face this] page of ''[[Far Out There]]'', lest he should give away {{spoiler|the fact that they were the ones who hired Skye}}. Of course, since neither of them can actually talk, one wonders what she's afraid of.
* [http://www.meatshield.net/archive/dhur-master-of-pig-latin/ Dhur the barbarian to Becky Sourbottom] in ''[[Meat Shield (Webcomicwebcomic)|Meat Shield]]'', with [[Agony of the Feet]] bonus.
* In ''[[Exterminatus Now (Webcomic)|Exterminatus Now]]'', [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2004-02-06/comic/meet-the-crew/tempting-offer/ Virus elbows Eastwood] while they're trying to hire mercenaries, as it wouldn't be a good idea to dwell on what happened to their previous hired guns. Those poor sons of-- OW!
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* Done a couple of times in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.
* Done in ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Animation)|Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', except the recipient is doing the whole [[Totem Pole Trench]] routine, so is blissfully unaware of "his" foot being kicked.
* ''[[Wakfu (Animation)|Wakfu]]'', season 2 episode 8: After Sadlygrove blurts out {{spoiler|that he'd already seen Evangelyne naked}}, Eva, while denying, casually chokes Grovy with an arm around his neck to stop him from adding a word.
* In ''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' episode "Badcat", the gang is in disguise to sneak into Bad Cat's casino. When they're allowed in, Roba keeps saying how he feels so loved and wanted, which causes Horace to shush him in order to stay incognito.
* ''[[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Codename: Kids Next Door]]'': Numbuh Five is usually the one to elbow her teammates when they need to shut it, like with Numbuh Four at the end of "Operation: R.O.B.B.E.R.S.", or [[Loose Lips|Numbuh Three]] in "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E.". Note that it hardly ever works on the latter: if you truly want Kuki to shut up, you need to gag her.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Twilight Sparkle has to give one to Spike in "Hurricane Fluttershy".
* On ''[[Regular Show (Animation)|Regular Show]]'', Mordecai does this to Rigby all the time.
 
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