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* In ''[[Orgazmo]]'', Chode-boy thinks back to the time he vowed never to use his hamster style again. Cut to a little kid telling his father, "I'm not going to do hamster style anymore." "Okay."
* In ''[[Orgazmo]]'', Chode-boy thinks back to the time he vowed never to use his hamster style again. Cut to a little kid telling his father, "I'm not going to do hamster style anymore." "Okay."
* ''[[Kung Pow! Enter the Fist]]'' uses this in a series of flashbacks, when Master Tang reveals his knowledge of the Chosen One.
* ''[[Kung Pow! Enter the Fist]]'' uses this in a series of flashbacks, when Master Tang reveals his knowledge of the Chosen One.
{{quote| '''Master Tang:''' He told me there would be a Chosen One<br />
{{quote|'''Master Tang:''' He told me there would be a Chosen One
'''Ling's Father (in flashback):''' There will be... a Chosen One!<br />
'''Ling's Father (in flashback):''' There will be... a Chosen One!
'''Master Tang:''' And then he told me of the significance.<br />
'''Master Tang:''' And then he told me of the significance.
'''Ling's Father (in flashback):''' It will be...significant! }}
'''Ling's Father (in flashback):''' It will be...significant! }}


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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
** "Witch" (episode 3):
** "Witch" (episode 3):
{{quote| '''Giles:''' I make allowances for your youth, but I expect a certain amount of responsibility, and instead of which you enslave yourself to this, this…cult?<br />
{{quote|'''Giles:''' I make allowances for your youth, but I expect a certain amount of responsibility, and instead of which you enslave yourself to this, this…cult?
''(Reveal: Buffy in cheerleader uniform)''<br />
''(Reveal: Buffy in cheerleader uniform)''
'''Buffy:''' You don't like the colors? }}
'''Buffy:''' You don't like the colors? }}
** "Lessons" (premiere of season 7):
** "Lessons" (premiere of season 7):
{{quote| '''Buffy:''' Vampires, demons… they're nothing compared to what's coming.<br />
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' Vampires, demons… they're nothing compared to what's coming.
'''Dawn:''' I know. I just can't believe it's back.<br />
'''Dawn:''' I know. I just can't believe it's back.
'''Buffy:''' Believe me, I thought I was long past it. I guess you never are. Just a few more days til it starts, and then we'll never know what's coming next.<br />
'''Buffy:''' Believe me, I thought I was long past it. I guess you never are. Just a few more days til it starts, and then we'll never know what's coming next.
''(Cut to the opening ceremony at the new Sunnydale High School.)'' }}
''(Cut to the opening ceremony at the new Sunnydale High School.)'' }}
*** [[Fridge Horror]] subverts this when you realize that it is being built in the same location as the old one, right over the Mouth of Hell.
*** [[Fridge Horror]] subverts this when you realize that it is being built in the same location as the old one, right over the Mouth of Hell.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* A ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip had this exchange:
* A ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip had this exchange:
{{quote| '''Dilbert:''' We've been dating for a year now, Liz. There's something I'd like to do tonight... there are some needs that I can't fulfill at work.<br />
{{quote|'''Dilbert:''' We've been dating for a year now, Liz. There's something I'd like to do tonight... there are some needs that I can't fulfill at work.
'''Liz:''' I understand.<br />
'''Liz:''' I understand.
''Cut to: Dilbert and Liz working on his computer.''<br />
''Cut to: Dilbert and Liz working on his computer.''
'''Dilbert:''' Yes! Yes!<br />
'''Dilbert:''' Yes! Yes!
'''Liz:''' How long has your internet connection at work been broken? }}
'''Liz:''' How long has your internet connection at work been broken? }}


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* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0328.html #328]: After having passed the Tests of the Body and Mind, one guarded by a hydra and the other a riddle, the Order finds themselves face-to-face with the guardian of the final Test of the Heart.
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0328.html #328]: After having passed the Tests of the Body and Mind, one guarded by a hydra and the other a riddle, the Order finds themselves face-to-face with the guardian of the final Test of the Heart.
{{quote| "Pray to what gods you serve that you will be deemed worthy of this rare honor! Find your reserves of courage, warriors, for the Test of the Heart begins--NOW!!"<br />
{{quote|"Pray to what gods you serve that you will be deemed worthy of this rare honor! Find your reserves of courage, warriors, for the Test of the Heart begins--NOW!!"
''Cut to: Roy in a chair at a doctor's clinic, a stethoscope over his heart.''<br />
''Cut to: Roy in a chair at a doctor's clinic, a stethoscope over his heart.''
"Pulse rate is 60... blood pressure is 85 over 60... You pass. Next!" }}
"Pulse rate is 60... blood pressure is 85 over 60... You pass. Next!" }}
** Happens again [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0378.html here], when Nale has disguised himself as Elan and wants to find information about the Gates:
** Happens again [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0378.html here], when Nale has disguised himself as Elan and wants to find information about the Gates:
{{quote| '''Nale:''' "I need to devise some scheme, some elaborate machination, by which I could unearth more information concerning this gate..."<br />
{{quote|'''Nale:''' "I need to devise some scheme, some elaborate machination, by which I could unearth more information concerning this gate..."
''(cut to Shinjo telling the heroes, and Nale, everything about the Gates)''<br />
''(cut to Shinjo telling the heroes, and Nale, everything about the Gates)''
'''Nale:''' Huh. }}
'''Nale:''' Huh. }}
* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' lampshades it [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/3134.html here], with a link to this page. Despite the link, the actual trope the comic seems to be referring to is [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]].
* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' lampshades it [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/3134.html here], with a link to this page. Despite the link, the actual trope the comic seems to be referring to is [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]].
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* From ''[[Danny Phantom]]'':
* From ''[[Danny Phantom]]'':
{{quote| '''Tucker:''' Looks like we're gonna miss the movie.<br />
{{quote|'''Tucker:''' Looks like we're gonna miss the movie.
'''Sam:''' Unless we find some way to ignore all speed limits, red lights, and certain laws of physics.<br />
'''Sam:''' Unless we find some way to ignore all speed limits, red lights, and certain laws of physics.
''Closeup on Danny looking sly. Cut to: ...the kids in an RV going about 120 miles an hour, driven by Danny's dad.''<br />
''Closeup on Danny looking sly. Cut to: ...the kids in an RV going about 120 miles an hour, driven by Danny's dad.''
'''Tucker:''' Couldn't you've just flown us?<br />
'''Tucker:''' Couldn't you've just flown us?
'''Danny:''' The way my dad drives, this is faster. }}
'''Danny:''' The way my dad drives, this is faster. }}
* One episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'' has an obvious [[Cutaway Gag]] setup where Stewie complains about missing an awesome F-16 airshow featuring nude cheerleaders performing acrobatics all choreographed to the music of ''[[Queen]]''. "I remember that day!" ...cut to Stewie sitting on his couch, bored. "Shoulda gone to that thing."
* One episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'' has an obvious [[Cutaway Gag]] setup where Stewie complains about missing an awesome F-16 airshow featuring nude cheerleaders performing acrobatics all choreographed to the music of ''[[Queen]]''. "I remember that day!" ...cut to Stewie sitting on his couch, bored. "Shoulda gone to that thing."
* From ''[[Futurama]]:
* From ''[[Futurama]]:
{{quote| '''Bender:''' You mean people will pay good money for romance? I think I have a scheme so deviously clever that I-- *[[Smash Cut]]*<br />
{{quote|'''Bender:''' You mean people will pay good money for romance? I think I have a scheme so deviously clever that I-- *[[Smash Cut]]*
'''Judge:''' $500 and time served.<br />
'''Judge:''' $500 and time served.
'''Bender:''' Stupid anti-pimping laws. }}
'''Bender:''' Stupid anti-pimping laws. }}
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'': while working with the Marvel family, Batman is deaging, and Mr Mind has managed to get the Marvels to stop working with each other. Batman, by now a toddler, muses on how he can bring them back together with cunning psychological manipulation...which, since [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]], takes the form of using bat-gadgets to send each one a crayon sketch of them fighting while Baby Bats cries in the background. {{spoiler|It works.}}
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'': while working with the Marvel family, Batman is deaging, and Mr Mind has managed to get the Marvels to stop working with each other. Batman, by now a toddler, muses on how he can bring them back together with cunning psychological manipulation...which, since [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]], takes the form of using bat-gadgets to send each one a crayon sketch of them fighting while Baby Bats cries in the background. {{spoiler|It works.}}
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