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* In "[[Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]", there's the Island of Darkness. They rescue the Lord Rhoop, who tells the crew of the ''Dawn Treader'' that the island was a place where dreams came true. The crew thinks this is a grand thing, despite the ominous darkness. Rhoop repeats himself, telling everyone to think about it. In 30 seconds, the crew comes to an unspoken agreement and turns the boat around faster than they'd ever done it before.

 

* Played often in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.

{{quote|'''Bishop:''' "Dr. Song, I've lost good men today. Do you trust this man?"

'''River:''' "I absolutely trust him."

'''Bishop:''' "He's not some sort of madman, then?"

'''River:''' "I absolutely trust him." }}

* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'''s "Camille", when Kryten is telling her about his <s>wonderful</s> crewmates:

* ''[[Seinfeld]]'' uses them regularly, often because the studio audience won't stop laughing.

{{quote|'''Jerry''': She's talking about her panties so uh, I said 'You mean the panties your mother laid out for you?"

'''George''': "You mean the panties your mother laid out for you?" What does that mean?! }}

* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' used one for maximum effect when Worf was giving Wesley romance advice.

{{quote|'''Female driver''': I thought you didn't give pretty girls tickets.

'''Cop''': You thought we didn't give pretty girls tickets.

'''Cop''': You're absolutely right, we don't. Sign here. }}

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' has a truly epic Beat that lasts a full twelve seconds in its 100th Episode, Wormhole X-Treme. The actress who portrays Stacy Monroe corners the director and creative consultant of the show, and asks them that age-old "phasing" problem. It's one of the funniest moments in the whole episode:

{{quote|'''Monroe''': So if I can walk through walls, how come I don't fall through the floor?

'''Martin''': We'll have to get back to you on that. }}

* The conclusion to the ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O|Den-O]]'' arc of ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''. Long story short: [[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Kuuga]] sees two Imagin fighting, proclaims that he knows who the enemy is, and proceeds to Rider Kick that Imagin...but he attacks Momotaros, the ''heroic'' Imagin, not the actual enemy, the Alligator Imagin. Decade, who was supposed to punch out Alligator, abruptly ''stops mid-punch'' to berate Kuuga on his mistake. Does that convince you of a lull in the battle? No? Then how about, during the whole fiasco, Kuuga was ''dangling in mid-air'', his feet lodged against Momo's neck!

{{quote|'''Michael''': Maybe you could take a date to the cabin?

'''Lucille''': How am I supposed to find someone willing to go into that musty old claptrap?

'''Michael''': The ''cabin''. Yes, that will be difficult. }}