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* May or may not happen in various games in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'', depending on the person in question, your natural persuasive capabilities . . . and the size of the bribe.

* Bribing doesn't always work in ''[[Alpha Protocol]]''. Especially for the poor VCI who tried to bribe [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Steven Heck]] (provided he likes you).

{{quote| '''Heck:''' So this VCI comes up and says to me: "Steve, I've got a proposition for you". So after I popped three of his fingers off for calling me "Steve", I say: "And what proposition might that be, my good man?". This guy says to me: "Oh god! Please, don't kill me! I just came here to offer you five million dollars to give Michael Thorton up as {{spoiler|Ronald Sung's assassin}}!~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Heck:''' So this VCI comes up and says to me: "Steve, I've got a proposition for you". So after I popped three of his fingers off for calling me "Steve", I say: "And what proposition might that be, my good man?". This guy says to me: "Oh god! Please, don't kill me! I just came here to offer you five million dollars to give Michael Thorton up as {{spoiler|Ronald Sung's assassin}}!

'''Mike:''' Tell me you didn't...~~ ~~

'''Mike:''' Tell me you didn't...

'''Heck:''' Not gonna lie, buddy, I was really tempted for a minute there... But I kind of like you, so I told him to piss off. Then I set him on fire to make sure he got the point. }}

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Mocked hilariously on ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' when Homer probably would have wanted to bribe Officer Wiggum but is too dumb to see the obvious clues that Wiggum wanted to be bribed.

{{quote| '''Chief Wiggum''': "Gee, I'd hate to close you down. Maybe we can reach a little, uh, understanding here."~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Chief Wiggum''': "Gee, I'd hate to close you down. Maybe we can reach a little, uh, understanding here."

'''Homer''': "I understand."~~ ~~

'''Homer''': "I understand."

'''Bart''': "Um, hey, Dad, I-- I think he wants--"~~ ~~

'''Bart''': "Um, hey, Dad, I-- I think he wants--"

'''Homer''': "[[Not Now, Kiddo|Not right now, son.]] Daddy's talking to a policeman."

'''Chief Wiggum''': "Uh, let me put it this way. I'm looking for my friend Bill. Have you seen any Bills around here?"

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'''Chief Wiggum''': "All right, that's it, I'm shutting this game down." }}

** In another episode:

{{quote| '''Homer''': You know, if you let us go, there's a diamond necklace in it for you.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Homer''': You know, if you let us go, there's a diamond necklace in it for you.

'''Wiggum''': I hope you're not suggesting that I would take that necklace as a bribe. Think again, dirtbag, cause I can ''swipe it later from the evidence locker''. }}

** backfires big time on Bart in one episode where he gets a job for fat tony: tries to bribe skinner when he catches him spraying graffiti, Skinner keeps him after school, Bart vents to fat Tony, and Skinner soon mysteriously dissapears, even though fat tony had absolutely nothing to do with it, it almost gets Bart convicted of First Degree Murder.

** In yet ''another'' episode (when Marge becomes a police officer):

{{quote| '''Apu''': So, you are the new cop on the beat. ''[sighing]'' OK, I know the drill: what will it be? $100? $200?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Apu''': So, you are the new cop on the beat. ''[sighing]'' OK, I know the drill: what will it be? $100? $200?

'''Marge''': $200. ''[realizing]'' No, no! I mean, nothing! I don't take bribes!~~ ~~

'''Marge''': $200. ''[realizing]'' No, no! I mean, nothing! I don't take bribes!

'''Apu''': Yes, of course you don't. ''[puts the money on the table]'' I will just leave this money on the table ''[turns around]'' with my unseeing back to the money on the table.~~ ~~

'''Apu''': Yes, of course you don't. ''[puts the money on the table]'' I will just leave this money on the table ''[turns around]'' with my unseeing back to the money on the table.

'''Marge''': Apu, no! ''[turns around]''~~ ~~

'''Marge''': Apu, no! ''[turns around]''

''[Mr. Burns walks by, snatches the unattended money on the table]''~~ ~~

''[Mr. Burns walks by, snatches the unattended money on the table]''

'''Apu and Marge''': ''[seeing the money gone]'' That's better! }}

** And another:

{{quote| '''Mr. Burns:''' Look, Smithers! Some foolish individual has left thousands and thousands of dollars on this table! Let's step outside and, hopefully, when we return, the money will be gone. ~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Mr. Burns:''' Look, Smithers! Some foolish individual has left thousands and thousands of dollars on this table! Let's step outside and, hopefully, when we return, the money will be gone.

''[Burns steps outside for a few moments. When he steps back in, the nuclear inspector hasn't touched the money.]'' ~~ ~~

''[Burns steps outside for a few moments. When he steps back in, the nuclear inspector hasn't touched the money.]''

'''Mr. Burns:''' ''[angrily]'' Look, Smithers, the money and a very stupid man are still here! ~~ ~~

'''Mr. Burns:''' ''[angrily]'' Look, Smithers, the money and a very stupid man are still here!

'''Nuclear inspector:''' Mr. Burns, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying to bribe me. ~~ ~~

'''Nuclear inspector:''' Mr. Burns, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying to bribe me.

'''Mr. Burns:''' Is there some confusion about this? ~~ ~~

'''Mr. Burns:''' Is there some confusion about this?

''[starts stuffing money in his pockets]'' ~~ ~~

''[starts stuffing money in his pockets]''

'''Mr. Burns:''' Take it! Take it, you poor schmo! }}

** And one more from Homer (he really seems to have bad luck with bribes), when he tries to bribe his way out of a bunch of municipal fines. Unfortunately, the clerk who accepts bribes is away from his window, so Homer impatiently leaves the money at the window in a paper bag labeled "BRIBE." Unsurprisingly, he gets caught.