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Compare [[Gilligan Cut]], [[Anticlimax Cut]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Happens in ''[[Planetes]]'' when Cheng-Shun assures a friend that Hachimaki is a lot more subdued now than he was the last time they met. Guess who comes running past them playing space-ninja at that very moment?
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'''Riggs:''' "Hey sure! (zips his lips) Trust me."
(Cut to '''complete chaos''' outside his house with sirens wailing, lots of policemen, firemen, medics, and a crowd of onlookers.) }}
* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Hermione is nagging Harry to find a date to take to Professor Slughorn's Christmas party.
{{quote|'''Harry:''' I'll just ask someone I like. Someone '''cool'''.
(cut to shot of Luna "Loony" Lovegood, Hogwart's resident [[Cloudcuckoolander]], in a sparkly silver dress, which looks like a Christmas tree, waiting for Harry in the hallway.)
'''Luna:''' (as they walk to the party) "I've never been to this part of the castle! At least while awake. I sleepwalk you see. That's why I wear shoes to bed." }}
** Well, she might not be cool
* ''[[Casino]]''. Ace Rothstein, the Las Vegas casino manager for the Chicago mob, loses his gaming license. The head of the mob talks to a middleman about telling Ace to lay low and keep quiet about the situation. Cut to Ace Rothstein hosting his own glitzy late night talk show in the casino and challenging the gaming commissioner to a debate on it.
* Occurs in ''[[Hot Rod]]''. While Rod is unconscious, one of his friends comments that he must be having a profound out-of-body experience. Cut to Rod, [[Metaphysical Place|dressed in white and in a white, cloudy place]]...where he witnesses a fight between a giant taco and giant grilled cheese sandwich.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[
{{quote|"Oh, come on, no teacher's gonna fall for that!" said Ron, "they'd have to be really thick..." * end chapter*
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== [[Live
* Every sitcom you will ever watch.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'':
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** Extra funny in that O'Neill ''is'' a brilliant and savvy negotiator. Just highly unorthodox.
* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Ando insists that Hiro will never leave his side. He turns to look at Hiro for support, only to find he's walked off. Hilariously, when it cuts to Hiro, the movie playing in the background provides a [[Rimshot|cymbal crash]].
* Similarly on ''[[Studio 60
{{quote|'''Matt''': Where the hell did you go?
'''Danny''': Sorry about that...
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{{quote|'''Bran Stark''': Dragons are all dead. Been dead for centuries.
''[cut to a very not-dead baby dragon]'' }}
* In ''[[
{{quote|'''BJ:''' They must be going through hell out there!
''[cut to Hawkeye and Margaret passionately making out in a hut while bombs rumble in the distance]''' }}
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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'''Woman (elsewhere):''' You know, I really like vanilla.
'''Caption:''' Same planet, different worlds. }}
* One ''[[Garfield]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120421115726/http://garfield.nfshost.com/1984/11/18/ strip] shows Jon speaking to the [[No Fourth Wall|readers]] about the good qualities of cats, which Garfield is acting direct opposite of the description in the background.
* During a ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' story arc in which the family returns from a trip to discover that their house was robbed, Dad says this must be "really scary for a little kid like Calvin." In the next panel, Calvin is grinning excitedly and saying to Hobbes, "Gosh I can't wait to tell everyone at school how our house got robbed!"
== Theatre ==
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** And in the sequel, just as Remus assures Harry that "no one at Hogwarts hates [him]," Snape suddenly appears (having 'sneaked' into the scene with his cloak over his face) with a shout of "[[Catch Phrase|What the devil is going on here?!]]"
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
* ''[[Halo|Halo Wars]]'' has [[Big Bad|the Arbiter]] (no, not ''[[Defector From Decadence|that]]'' Arbiter) mopping the floor with resident [[Sergeant Rock]] John Forge.▼
{{quote|'''Arbiter:''' Like the rest of your race, weak and undisciplined. * throws Forge headfirst into a wall*▼
''Cut to Spartan Red Team kicking Elite [[Praetorian Guard|Honor Guard]] ass in a way reminiscent of'' [[300]] }}▼
** Granted, the Spartans ''are'' [[Super Soldiers]], but they're still human... sort of.▼
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* This ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': [http://egscomics.com/?date=2007-02-07 Squirrel genius works in mysterious ways (particularly while mopping)]
** And again [http://egscomics.com/?date=2011-02-07 here.] Grace seems to attract these.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130324205630/http://www.snowflakescomic.com/?sl=1&db=comics&id=105 This] strip of ''[[Snowflakes]]''.
* This is one of the more common forms of humor in ''[[Wapsi Square]]''. [http://wapsisquare.com/comic/shoeswithwheels/ This strip] is a good example.
* In ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20130305065822/http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00599.html Quentyn uses an "arcane racconan art" to gather intelligence on the dragon.]
* For a webcomic built entirely around this trope, see [[Basic Instructions]].
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"Now I have to get ''this'' asshole. I hope he goes down a lot faster than the other guy." ''[cut to later]'' "OH, SWEET BUTTERY JESUS!! This is like a test in psychological torture!!" }}
* Used in episode four of ''[[Kickassia]]'':
{{quote|'''[[The Cinema Snob]]''': "Look, I'll have a talk with [[The Nostalgia Critic|the Critic]], see if any of this is true."
'''Paw''': "What if he suspects us going behind his back?"
'''[[The Cinema Snob]]''': "He won't suspect us. I'll put it very delicately."
[Cut to.]
'''[[The Cinema Snob]]''': "Everybody thinks you're nuts." }}
* In ''[[Awkward]]'', Lester verbally sets the scene for his first encounter with dream girl Steph by explaining he was reading "a ''very'' intellectual book". Cut to him reading [[The Legend of Zelda (manga)|The Legend of Zelda]] manga in the computer lab.
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{{quote|'''Simmons''':"Any minute the blues are going to come over that hill yelling, Charge!!!"
'''Church''':"RETREAT!!!" }}
* ''[[
{{quote|'''Saul:''' Whatever, Michael would have done the same thing.
'''Angel:''' Well he's not here now. He's probably back at the Tower surrounded by ladies.
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'''Michael:''' Shoot that bitch in the face! }}
* [[Todd in the Shadows]], "10 best hit songs of 2011": "What kind of asshole makes a video that gives people seizures?" [[Kanye West|"Yo Taylor..."]]
▲== [[Video Games]] ==
▲* ''[[Halo|Halo Wars]]'' has [[Big Bad|the Arbiter]] (no, not ''[[Defector From Decadence|that]]'' Arbiter) mopping the floor with resident [[Sergeant Rock]] John Forge.
▲{{quote|'''Arbiter:''' Like the rest of your race, weak and undisciplined. * throws Forge headfirst into a wall*
▲''Cut to Spartan Red Team kicking Elite [[Praetorian Guard|Honor Guard]] ass in a way reminiscent of'' [[300]] }}
▲** Granted, the Spartans ''are'' [[Super Soldiers]], but they're still human... sort of.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', after Aang and Toph are kidnapped by Xin Fu:
{{quote|'''[[Parental Obliviousness|Toph's Mother]]''': ''(crying)'' Poor Toph -- she must be so scared...
''[Cut to]'' '''[[Cute Bruiser|Toph]]''': You think you're so tough?! Why don't you come up here so I can smack that grin off your face?! }}
** Also this, from the fourth episode when Zuko sees the erratic path the Gaang is taking to the North Pole:
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* ''[[Raw Toonage]]'' had ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0E_QZR5Xl8 Cro-Magnum PI]'' (a [[Cavemen|caveman]] [[Private Detective]]):
{{quote|[[Private Eye Monologue|Just I needed, another beautiful woman in my life. I did everything I could to get rid of her]] [cuts to the caveman getting her a chair, brushing his teeth and getting his hair done]}}
* ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]'' had Ectar assuring the local residential committee that the soldiers of New Valoric are a well disciplined and non-rowdy bunch. Cue Witterquick crashing into the room and landing onto the meeting table.
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' has this during an argument about how well heroes treat their sidekicks.
{{quote|'''Aqualad''': "We're tired of being treated like second-class superheroes!"
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'''Green Arrow''': "Quick, retrieve my bow from that crocodile pit!" }}
* From the ''[[Sushi Pack]]'' episode "But is it Art?":
{{quote|'''Ikura''': Maguro, how'd you ever get that museum director to put up [[Giftedly Bad|Tako's paintings]]?
'''Maguro''': We had a meeting of the minds.
''Cut to Maguro in the director's office, [[Brainwashed|brainwashing]] him''
'''Maguro''': [[Charm Person|You will hang Tako's paintings. You will hang Tako's paintings.]]
'''Director''': I will hang Tako's paintings. }}
* In ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'', the Grand Duke sarcastically describes the king's hopes for the ball ("Suddenly he stops! He looks up! Alone, there she stands!") plays out perfectly as the Prince [[Love At First Sight|first sees Cinderella]].
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''Cut to Sentinel Prime in the Council chamber, bashing his desk with a fist.''
'''Sentinel Prime''': I say we fire on Omega Supreme! }}
* In ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', this is done via [[Flashback]] when Stanford tells Mabel and Dipper about his past:
{{quote|'''Stanford''' ''(narrating)'': My father was a man who was not easily impressed...
'''Stanford's Father:''' I'm not easily impressed.}}
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