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Frequently subverted; not to be confused with the pigeon equivalent of the [[Cat Scare]]. |
Frequently subverted; not to be confused with the pigeon equivalent of the [[Cat Scare]]. |
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Similar to [[That Poor Cat]] and its automotive equivalent, [[That Poor Car]]. |
Similar to [[That Poor Cat]] and its automotive equivalent, [[That Poor Car]]. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* On [[Psych]] during a [[Mexican Standoff]], Shawn Spencer quips, "If this were a John Woo movie, doves would be flying everywhere right now." |
* On [[Psych]] during a [[Mexican Standoff]], Shawn Spencer quips, "If this were a John Woo movie, doves would be flying everywhere right now." |
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* Comedian Daniel Tosh once joked that if he was rich he'd rig doves to fly out whenever he made an entrance so people would think "Hey that must be [[John Woo|John Woo's]] kid" |
* Comedian Daniel Tosh once joked that if he was rich he'd rig doves to fly out whenever he made an entrance so people would think "Hey that must be [[John Woo|John Woo's]] kid" |
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* [[The Colbert Report]] lampoons a group of people claiming that birds taking off during their rally was a sign from God, saying something along the lines of "What are the odds that birds would take off the moment a hundred people started clapping at once?". |
* [[The Colbert Report]] lampoons a group of people claiming that birds taking off during their rally was a sign from God, saying something along the lines of "What are the odds that birds would take off the moment a hundred people started clapping at once?". |
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* In Disney's ''The Swamp Fox'' series, using a gunshot to scare the birds near Marion's hideout into flight was a frequent way to summon the brigade. Could be real-life based, but unverified. |
* In Disney's ''The Swamp Fox'' series, using a gunshot to scare the birds near Marion's hideout into flight was a frequent way to summon the brigade. Could be real-life based, but unverified. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* One of the campaign scenarios in ''[[Command |
* One of the campaign scenarios in ''[[Command & Conquer]]: Generals: [[Colon Cancer|Zero Hour]]'' begins with a large flock of ravens sitting in a tree that overlooks a cliff. A slight noise can be heard in the distance, the birds fly away, and a motorcycle drives over the cliff. Followed by another. Followed by ''dozens''. |
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* Played for laughs in ''[[Ace Attorney|Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]'' with Valant Gramarye. He's a magician, so his shock sprite involves not only disturbed doves but disturbed rabbits and disturbed bunches of flowers to boot. |
* Played for laughs in ''[[Ace Attorney|Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]'' with Valant Gramarye. He's a magician, so his shock sprite involves not only disturbed doves but disturbed rabbits and disturbed bunches of flowers to boot. |
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* ''[[Metal Gear]]:'' |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' does an extremely gratuitous [[Shout-Out]] to this in the first season's finale. |
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' does an extremely gratuitous [[Shout-Out]] to this in the first season's finale. |
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* Parodied in the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Beach |
* Parodied in the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender/Recap/Book 3/05 The Beach|The Beach]]", when Zuko [[Shirtless Scene|takes off his shirt]]. The director on the DVD commentary states its their "big [[John Woo]] tribute". |
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** Played straight in the series finale when the wildlife is driven off by [[Kill It with Fire|fire]]. |
** Played straight in the series finale when the wildlife is driven off by [[Kill It with Fire|fire]]. |
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* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' played this straight when a flock of disturbed doves appeared during Robin and Red X's team up. It also doubles as the series' version of a "big [[John Woo]] tribute". |
* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' played this straight when a flock of disturbed doves appeared during Robin and Red X's team up. It also doubles as the series' version of a "big [[John Woo]] tribute". |
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