Cheshire Cat Grin: Difference between revisions

The Cheshire Cat Grin is an expression made by a [[Tricksters|Trickster]] who's up to something, and "something" never bodes well for the person he or she is smiling at. Usually, it involves their total humiliation -- occasionally it involves mortal danger. A typical scenario runs something like this:

 

''[[Gilligan Cut]] to character A dressed in a bikini swimming across a river full of piranhas to placate the pride of man-eating lions with the power of dance so he can steal the sacred ruby out from under Lord Evil's nose.'' }}

 

** The Gold-Tooth Alchemist echoed this, often wearing a bizarrely-wide grin at times when there was no discernible reason for ''anyone'' to be smiling. Add the unfocused eyes and it moves into [[Slasher Smile]] territory.

* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'': Asuka pulled one off in her debut episode when Gaghiel attacked the UN fleet carrying her Eva.

'''Asuka:''' ''(looks sideways and grins)'' Wunderbär! }}

** Kaworu often wears one himself, particularly in the manga or any of the other alternate universes where he pops up. It fits in well with his cryptic nature.

* In one ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' arc, when Calvin notices Susie left her dolls outside while she had lunch, Calvin makes one and says "That gives me a ''brilliant'' idea!"

* ''[[The Boondocks]]'' has a strip with a truly ''evil'' grin spreading across Riley's face as his inner monologue contemplates an [[Noodle Incident|unspecified act of mayhem]]:

* ''[[Dilbert]]'': Catbert gives two of these [http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2001-03-04/ in one strip], though his clueless victim doesn't quite get the message.

* TJ from ''[[Luann]]''. Other than the permanent grin, he's actually a pretty regular guy.

* The [[Tim Burton]] version of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' [http://materialisticboy.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/alice-in-wonderland-trailer.jpg does not disappoint]. ''[[Nightmare Fuel|GAH]].''

* [[Incredible Hulk|The Hulk]] gives a great one (with a side of [[Slasher Smile]]) in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', when Captain America is giving the heroes their assignments:

'''Hulk:''' >:D }}

* The movie version of ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' also has the scene where the Grinch grins at his "wonderful, awful idea", except also the [[Slasher Smile]] one is done in an extremely nasty way during the "You're A Mean One Mr Grinch" musical number, the "You have termites in your smile" line and we are treated to a closeup of his mouth and we see his teeth which have bugs crawling around in them.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Fourth Doctor. And [[David Tennant|the Tenth]]. Well okay, and [[Christopher Eccleston|Nine]]. And John Simm as [[The Master]]. "[http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/doctor-who-season-3/mr-saxon-the-sound-of-drums.jpg What this country needs... is a Doctor.]"

** River Song is fond of it, too.

** The Sixth Doctor does one in his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUKanwT1elM opening credits].

** Strangely enough, the gentle, unassuming, [[Adorkable]] Fifth Doctor often wore one of these, especially when talking to people taking him prisoner. He smiled most of the time, in fact, but it very rarely reached his eyes.

* Judge Frasier did this all the time on ''[[This Is Wonderland]]''.

* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'':

''(everyone grins at Kryten)'' }}

* ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'': [[Robot Girl|Because of]] [[Emotionless Girl|her basic nature]], anytime Cameron smiles, you should be on your guard. No matter what, that smile is intended to manipulate you.

* Dr. Bender, the [[Depraved Dentist]] from ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'', and his son Wendell are constantly giving these grins.

** Timmy gets one of these himself, in the episode F.L.A.R.G. Mark sums it up pretty well.

* In the ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' episode "Killer Music", Odd has one of these planted on his face for all but a few minutes of the episode... ''[[Nightmare Fuel|while comatose and dying.]]''

* In the ''[[Exo Squad]]'' episode "A Traitor Among Us", J.T. gets one of these when he explains his plan for getting [[The Squad]] to Venus. "We need to become official undesirables. That's one assignment you troopers might enjoy."