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* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb The Movie Across The Second Dimension]]'', this happens a few times. The first is Candace-2 saving Phineas, Ferb, Perry, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, and Candace from a lava pit after they were being sent to their doom. She [[It Makes Sense in Context|rides a giant lawn gnome]], smashing into the [[Mecha Mooks]] and throwing the Other Dimensioninator remote to Phineas, which he catches. ▼
▲* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across
** Next, in the film's climax, Perry comes to the aid of his fellow animal agents fighting off Doof-2's [[Mecha Mooks]]. Phineas rescues Perry afterward. Finally, the kids come to ''their'' aid, {{spoiler|using almost all of Phineas and Ferb's previous inventions}}.▼
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▲** Next, in the film's climax, Perry comes to the aid of his fellow animal agents fighting off Doof-2's [[Mecha
* ''[[Transformers]]: [[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'' has too many of these to list, generally set up by cutting to the good guys headed towards where they're needed, then cutting back to their destination and letting a scene play out until it's a good time for it to be interrupted by weapons fire. The best example of the trope occurred in "Coming Of The Fuzors, Part 2", when the Maximals are outgunned and literally surrounded. When it looks like they're done for (Megatron says, "Finish it."), the wall of the Maximal baseship blows open to reveal the new-and-improved Optimus Primal, [[Back From the Dead]] and ready for a fight.▼
** Perry (and Doof somewhat) serves as this in "Phineas And Ferb Get Busted".
▲* ''[[Transformers
* The standard formula for old ''[[Mighty Mouse]]'' cartoons. It would go like this: the villain (often Oil Can Harry or some other evil cats, but not always) would show up, terrorize one or more victims (usually mice, often a whole city of them) for a while, until something happened to alert the hero (who may have been asleep or otherwise occupied at his moonbase or underground HQ) causing him to spring into action, diving out of the sky with his signature [[Catch Phrase| "Here I come to save the day!"]] and pummeling the bad guys black and blue.
* ''Transformers'': Full of moments like these, mostly when a character is either first introduced, or appeared to be at death's door previously. One of the best examples has to be the episode "Key to Vector Sigma" where {{spoiler|Menasor has Superion pinned and is about to impale him on a large spike - only for Omega Supreme, nearly destroyed earlier in that episode, to show up and KO him}}.
** In fact, Optimus Prime's entire fight scene against the Decepticons and Megatron from the 1986 Animated Movie is a Big Damn Heroes moment. This is acknowledged when Kup says "Optimus did it. He turned the tide".
* ''[[
** Also, in "Sozin's Comet": {{spoiler|Sokka and Toph are about to fall off an airship, and are surrounded by Fire Nation soldiers...in comes Suki, riding on top of another airship, giving them someplace to jump down to and destroying the first airship at the same time.}}
** If Appa is not with the group in a battle scene, then when he shows up it is pretty much guaranteed to be a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment.
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*** And in the first episode of season two, [[Cain and Abel|just as Zuko is about to be pwned by Azula]], [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Iroh returns the favor.]]
* Happens here and there in ''[[Danny Phantom]]''.
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'''Valerie''': Hey, stoneface! Surprise! *shoots him in the face* }}
* Also comes up in ''[[The Fairly
* The second ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003
** Splinter gets one of his own in the first battle with the Shredder, though given it was Shredder who {{spoiler|killed his master and was now trying to kill his sons,}} it makes sense he'd want a piece of the guy.
* ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'' episode "The Return of XL" hangs a lampshade on this practice.
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'''Buzz:''' It wouldn't be a real rescue if we were ''too'' early. }}
* The opening title sequence of the animated ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' movie definitely counts. So awesome that it overshadowed the rest of the film.
* From ''[[Futurama]]'': "How Hermes Requisitioned his Groove Back"
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'''Hermes''': You rang? }}
* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', when Bart is being mauled by a wolf (on school grounds, why not) when in steps Groundskeeper Willie, shirtless and ready to kick ass.
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* In the season 3 premiere of ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] was trying to force Dethklok to sign a new contract advantageous to him. Nathan was just about to put his signature on it {{spoiler|when Charles Ofdensen, their [[Faking the Dead|thought dead manager]], shows up in the doorway to stop them.}}
** Later that season, when most of the band is captured by an evil sentient robot with a bomb inside it, and Ofdensen is powerless to help ([[Wild Mass Guessing|possibly]]), Pickles pulls this trope off after resolving to [[Take a Third Option]] to fall off the wagon ''and'' save the band at the same time.
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* In an episode of ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' Bullwinkle refuses to put out the fuse of a bomb until the last moment because "Heroes always arrive in the TA-DA! nick of time."
* Bunnies get to be [[Big Damn Heroes]] in ''[[Watership Down]]'', when Hazel and his runners lure a Big Damn Dog to the warren, just in time to save Bigwig's life by decimating Woundwort's troops.
* Invoked in ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]''. Batman is falling without a parachute after ejecting from the [[Thememobile|Batplane]], and is saved by [[Superman]] at the last moment.
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* This happens a lot in ''[[Jonny Quest]]''. One example would be in ''Manhattan Maneater'', when an amoral hunter is about to shoot a white tiger. Just before he pulls the trigger, a [[Scary Black Man|gangster]] steps in the way and refuses to back down. And another happens not a minute later, when the tiger leaps to attack - only to be shot by a tranquilizer, thanks to Race and Dr. Quest who just made it to the scene.
* Subverted on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', when Beezy is [[Shotgun Wedding|being forced to marry]] the Weavil Princess. First, [[Enfante Terrible|Heloise]] bursts in, demanding the wedding stop...only for her to realize [[Noodle Incident|it wasn't the McPherson wedding]] and dismiss herself. Then Jimmy comes in to try and stop it, only for the wedding cake to distract him. The marriage goes through, {{spoiler|though the Princess runs off anyway}}.
* In the 1982 animated film ''[[
* Bob in ''[[
* ''[[Teen Titans (
** Red X, of all people, has one of these when he shows up out of ''nowhere'' [[Just in Time
* Believe it or not, [[Scooby Doo]] gets one in episode 10 of [[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc|Mystery Inc]]. He {{spoiler|rescues Velma and Shaggy from a demonic robot dog by [[Forklift Fu|beating it senseless with a forklift]]. Think about that for a second. Scooby Doo beats a robot dog that would make the terminator proud to a pulp ''with a forklift''.}} Words cannot describe how awesome it is. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuD7ra1wbHI Watch it here], starting at 2:55
** Possibly a [[Shout
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* ''[[Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
* Frequently in ''[[
** [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] in "Omens Part One" when Lion-O, Tygra and Cheetara attempt to save some [[Stock Punishment|stockaded]] [[Lizard Folk|Lizard]] prisoners from abuse, only to turn the [[Powder Keg Crowd]] of Thunderian [[Catfolk|Cats]] into an [[Angry Mob]] in the mood for a [[Vigilante Execution]], triggering a brawl which Lion-O's father Claudus has to stop. He is none too pleased that his son's been protecting Lizards.
** Played straight in "Omens Part 2" during the siege of Thundera with Claudus and Tygra saved by the [[Super Speed]] [[Speed Blitz]] of the Clerics, then by Lion-O toting [[Sticky Bomb
** And again in "The Song of the Petalars", when the cats look [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-VjIf--5-nQ#t=364s hopelessly outnumbered and about to die], who should arrive to say them but {{spoiler|Panthro in the Thundertank.}} Made even more awesome by the fact that he was declared as a dead hero is the opening episode.
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** A special shout out goes to
* In the season one [[Season Finale]] of ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'', the ''Cerritos'' crew is clearly in their [[Darkest Hour]]; while Bolier has managed to destroy the Pakled vessel, Shaxs sacrificing himself so that Bolier doesn't go ''with'' it, it seems it all was for nothing because ''three'' more Pakled ships have shown up. Mainer — who is temporarily in command because ''every'' other officer is hurt or unconscious — is about to give the order to abandon ship, when out of the blue, they are hailed by another ship. It's none other than the ''U.S.S. Titan'', Riker's ship. After Riker cajoles Mariner for "starting the party" without him, the theme music from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' starts to play and the far superior flagship easily dispatches the Pakled vessels, causing the villains to panic and retreat. One of the [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|most awesome scenes in the series]].
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