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{{trope}}
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When a character blows a raspberry at someone. Also called "giving someone the raspberry." Also known as the Bronx Cheer, it is a mild taunting gesture that tends to signify immaturity in the user. Done by sticking one's tongue out, and usually placing each hand spread-fingered and thumb-in at the ears, and then blowing, making a "pthththt" sound. The origin of the term is [[British English|Cockney rhyming]]: "fart" -> "raspberry tart".
If they also pull their eyelid down, then it's not this trope, it's [[Eyelid
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxNAAFjYi2o Frieza does this] in an episode of ''[[
▲== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* Tubby did this after Lulu flicks him on the nose in Episode 8 of the ''[[Little Lulu (
▲* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxNAAFjYi2o Frieza does this] in an episode of ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z''
▲* Tubby did this after Lulu flicks him on the nose in Episode 8 of the [[Little Lulu (Anime)|Little Lulu]] anime.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)||Toy Story 3]]'': Big Baby does this to Lotso after he throws him into the dumpster and turns on him.
* On a [[Missing Trailer Scene]] from ''[[Up (
* ''[[The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl]]'': One of the students does this to prove that Max's story sucks and is just made up (though it really isn't).
* ''[[
* ''[[Monsters,
* In ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', this is the extent of SpongeBob telling off Mr. Krabs [[Hypocritical Humor|for thinking he's still a kid]].
* In ''[[
* Mrs. White in ''[[Clue (
* ''[[The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland]]'' features the Queen of Trash demanding 100 of these raspberries in a set time.
* ''[[
* ''[[Flushed Away]]''. During the chase scene, Rita razzes The Toad's henchrats (and also slaps her butt at them) in the Jammy Dodger.
* ''[[
** In the sequel, Simba's daughter, Kiara, razzes the crocodiles after she and Kovu escape them.
* In ''[[Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown]]'', one of the camp bullies razzes Charlie Brown and the gang a few times.
* Parodied in ''[[
* ''[[Monty Python and
* In the original version of ''[[Bedazzled]]'', blowing a raspberry ended the Devil's current fulfilled wish. And eventually it didn't, leaving Stanley turned into a nun and constantly blowing raspberries in a convent.
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (
* The title seal from the movie ''Andre'' is quite fond of doing this.
* [[
== [[Literature]] ==
* Black the horse from ''[[
* Peeves in ''[[Harry Potter (
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''. A psychiatrist gets a lecture from a man dressed like Napoleon Bonaparte about speaking predictably. When the psychiatrist does it again, the man blows a raspberry. Watch it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n19vHS5_WVk here, 0:55-1:55].
* ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'' once featured a character from Mork's planet whose name was pronounced by blowing a raspberry.
* ''[[
* In the ''Smosh'' episode "If Movies Were Real," Anthony, playing Carl Fredricksen in a spoof of ''Up'', blows a raspberry before the house flies into the air (even though it doesn't).
* In ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' serial ''The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town'', the Prime Minister and the leaders of the [[Anachronism Stew|Commonwealth]] are meeting to discuss the threat of the Phantom. Who drops in uninvited, and blows a raspberry at them that's powerful enough to make the Queen's portrait blush and bring the [[Falling Chandelier of Doom|chandelier down.]]
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== [[Music]] ==
* "[[Der
** [[The BBC]] banned British artists from performing "Der Fuhrer's Face" live because they considered raspberry blowing obscene. The solution: kazoos.
* ''[[
* Spike Milligan first performed "The Raspberry Song" in one of his ''Q'' series in the early 70s. In 1978, he and [[The Goon Show|The Goons]] recorded a slightly rewritten version, on what turned out to be their last ever reunion.
* This happens in Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime" throughout the song.
* A vital component of "The Old Sow Song", especially [[Anna Russell]]'s version.
* Sam The Sham's recording of "I Couldn't Spell !!☆@!"
* Occurs during the [[Throw It In]] intro of The Hombres' "Let It All Hang Out".
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* ''[[
* Bill the Cat does this in ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Web Original]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
** In ''[[
* ''[[
* In the ''[[
* ''[[Mickey Mouse]]'' used to do this all the time in his early cartoons, all the way back to ''[[Steamboat Willie]]''.
* Jade from ''[[
* ''[[Screwy Squirrel]]'' does this over a pay phone in the [[Tex Avery]] short "Screwball Squirrel" when trying to get a dog that only chases birds angry enough to chase him.
* In ''[[An American Tail]]'' Fievel blows one at the cat gang he's being chased by when he thinks he's escaped. However, they end up catching him.
* ''[[Kim Possible]]''. Sometimes Rufus blows raspberries.
* ''[[
* ''[[Kung Fu Panda]] Holiday''. Po blows a raspberry at one point when talking to Shifu.
* ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron:
* ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]''. [[The Joker]] after the following statement:
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* In one episode of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Diamond Tiara blows one at the Cutie Mark Crusaders after she gets her comeuppance in Ponyville Confidential.
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