Almost Kiss: Difference between revisions

** In the spinoff ''[[Pretty Sammy]]'', Tenchi and Ryoko nearly kiss, only to be interrupted by [[Rich Bitch|Ayeka]].

* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Orihime attempts to kiss Ichigo while [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|he's asleep]]. She finds she just can't go through with it.

** Mai and Reito, until Yuuichi comes along with his date and [[Say My Name|calls Mai's name out loud]]. [[What an Idiot!|Whoopsie]].

** She has another near-miss kiss with Yuuichi in a later episode, except ''she'' stops because she knows it's all part of Yukariko's [[Lotus Eater Machine]], and thus just wishful thinking.

* In the last two minutes in ''[[Surf's Up]]'', Cody and Lani were about to kiss when Arnold (one of the little kids that the crew interviews) interrupts them. Turns out, in "Arnold's Zurfinary" (a four-minutes video on the DVD that teaches you surfer slang), {{spoiler|that he has a crush on Lani.}}

* Another Disney example can be found in ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', where Naveen and Tiana almost kiss... then Tiana pulls away when she remembers Naveen is supposed to marry her best friend.

** Hercule and Megara are about to kiss, when Phil on Pegasus, impersonating a police helicopter, drag him away to punish him for sneaking off to hang out with Meg.

** They get interrupted by Zeus near the end as well.

* In ''[[Zombieland]]'', Wichita and Columbus are slow-dancing and about to kiss... and then the otherwise-awesome Tallahassee barges into the room to ask for their help in building a furniture fort.

* Parodied in ''Bam-Bam & Celeste''. [[One-Scene Wonder|Jane Lynch's]] [[Butch Lesbian]] character has been flirting with Celeste ([[Margaret Cho]]) non-stop. Finally, Celeste looks as if she's wet her panties and is trembling as she leans in to say goodbye to her. Lynch just says goodbye, and turns around to leave.

* In ''[[Speed Racer (film)|Speed Racer]]'', Speed and Trixie nearly kiss while relaxing in Speed's car. They're interrupted when they hear Sprittle making gagging noises in the trunk.

* Happens in ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'', between [http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/419780-louis_armand.jpg Louis and Armand].

** At the beginning of "Hush" Buffy and Riley are about to kiss when a nervous Buffy does a [[Moment Killer]] by babbling about something inconsequential. Fortunately the [[Monster of the Week]] steals the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so the two communicate [[First Kiss|the only way they can]].

* Subverted in ''[[Sports Night]]'': The fans almost start pulling their collective hair out after an Almost Kiss between Casey and Dana, and then Casey does a one-eighty, grabs Dana, kisses her seductively, and walks away with fists raised in triumph.

* In ''[[Farscape]]'' Aeryn and John spend a lot of scenes face-to-face, body pressed to panting body...''and they don't kiss''. Also notable in that, when they ''do'' kiss it could sort of still count as an Almost Kiss because they are always either interrupted or Aeryn freaks out.

* Also used in ''[[The Tenth Kingdom]]'' when they get to the appropriately named Kissingtown, where [[Love Is in the Air|love is literally in the air in the form of CGI butterflies.]] The first time at Snow White's coffin, then later on the balcony, but thanks to the [[Rule of Three]] Wolf finally gets one the third time.

** Another occurrence is in the first season episode "Talent Night", where Dot nearly kisses a very shocked Bob in front of the entire city. Of course, she ends that one herself by putting a hand on his face and pushing him to the ground.

** In the "Daemon Rising" arc the brainwashed AndrAIa explains how important love is to the innocent-looking virus Daemon... who [[No Sense of Personal Space|leans in very close]], as if she was trying to get a kiss from the game sprite.

* An entire episode of Nickelodeon's ''[[Doug]]'' revolved around this. Not only did Doug not even know if he and Patty were on a date, near the end of the episode this trope finally happens—and she stops and this is never referenced again (during the Nickelodeon incarnation anyway...)

* In the '90s ''[[Wild CATS|WildC.A.T.s]]'' cartoon, Zealot and Grifter spend most of the thirteen episodes doing the [[UST]] dance; when they finally admit their feelings, they lean in... and then an emergency warning starts blaring.

{{quote|'''Grifter:''' Couldn't have waited ''thirty seconds''? }}

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