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{{trope}}
[[File:DopeSlap 5353.png|link=El Goonish Shive|
{{quote|'''Riley:''' Huey, I was thinking...
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''([[Beat Panel]])''
'''Riley:''' [[Defied Trope|Nevermind, it wasn't important.]]
'''Huey:''' I thought so.
|''[[The Boondocks]]'' }}
A corrective action in three parts:
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The complete inverse of [[Face Palm]]. See also [[Percussive Prevention]].
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== Advertising ==
* The "Could Have Had a V8" line of commercials typically feature one character dope-slapping the other in the forehead, complete with a hollow "doink" sound.
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Kogoro does this to Conan in ''[[Detective Conan]]''/''[[Case Closed]]'' quite often when he catches the boy snooping where he shouldn't. More often than not he uses his fist (and sometimes even gives Conan a full noogie), resulting in a [[Cranial Eruption|painful-looking lump]]. (But this is still played for laughs.)
* Used in ''[[Onegai My Melody]]'', when a mother thought her young son's apology to the [[Victim of the Week]] wasn't heartfelt enough.
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* Light, humorous moments are pretty rare in the manga ''[[Parasyte]]''. However, there's that one time a classmate of Shinichi dope-slaps another, after the latter accidentally revealed Shinichi's large scar in the chest by horsing around in the lockers room.
* ''Mio'' from [[K-On!]] does this a lot, usually to ''Ritsu''. Her preferred method of application is a fist to the top of the head. In one episode, ''Mugi'' tries very hard to get ''Mio'' to hit her like this, because she sees it as an important part of bonding with friends.
* [[Bill Engvall]] talks about getting these from his father, especially at church. His father would sit with his children on both sides of him, with his arms stretched out behind him on the pew, "like he was huggin' the whole family." And if one of the kids misbehaved, he would be in easy smacking range. "'Brain dusters,' we called 'em."▼
== Comic Books ==
* In the last issue of ''[[Kingdom Come]]'', Magog gives one of his fellow metahumans a Dope Smack for being disrespectful {{spoiler|during the ceremony where Wonder Woman is welcomed back into the Amazons}}.
* A particularly hilarious one in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]''. After a mutant's powers activate, Spidey and Iceman are trying to convince her to use her powers responsibly. After Iceman makes a particularly stupid comment about her powers (control of fire: "Or, we could get some marshmallows..."), Spidey delivers a quick slap to the back of the head.
* [[Superboy]] (Conner Kent) received one from [[Batgirl]] (Cassandra Cain) during a team-up. Superboy, being the [[Casanova Wannabe]] that he was at the time, continuously showed off his [[Luckily, My Powers Will Protect Me|tactile-telekinesis]] in order to impress her. When she simply ignores him and uses
{{quote|'''Superboy:''' She got past my [[Force Field|force-field]]. My ''impregnable'' force-field. I feel so... ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|pregnable]].''}}
== Fan Works ==
* In chapter 4 of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20181030041739/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12302907/1/Si-Vis-Pacem-Para-Bellum Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum]'' by "Mister Cynical", Hermione dopeslaps Harry at the behest of Sirius when the former demonstrates a little too much fatalism for his taste:
{{quote|"Slow down Harry," Sirius ordered. "Before you rush off and get sleeves, think about the repercussions. As far as magical society is concerned, only thugs like low-level criminals and Ministry hit wizards have tattoos. You could really screw up your chances at a decent job."
* ''[[Safe Havens]]'' [http://safehavenscomic.com/?p=122 has it with dodos].▼
"You're assuming that I'll survive long enough to have to worry about getting a job." Sirius sighed and finished his drink.
"Hermione, if you'd please."
"Way ahead of you," the bushy-haired woman stated before smacking Harry across the back of the head.
"Ow!"
"You're going to survive mate," Ron stated flatly.}}
== Films -- Animation ==
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* Even fishes can get into it. In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', Bloat (the porcupinefish) gives once a dope-slap to Gurgle (the royal gramma) with his fin.
* In ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', after the Once-Ler cuts down the first tree, two Humming Fish go near it, and one knocks on the stump with its fin to indicate nothing has really changed, only for the sky to suddenly turn black and begin to rumble (indicating the summoning of the Lorax). The other fish then slaps the first one in the back of the head for apparently causing the current thing.
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' often feature an [[Overly Long Gag]] where Larry, Curly, and Moe take turns dope-slapping each other, escalating into bigger and bigger acts of violence.
* In ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
* In
{{quote|'''Harry:''' But I ''am'' the chosen one.
'''Hermione:''' ''(
'''Harry:''' Sorry. Um, kidding. }}
* The iconic scene from the movie ''[[Moonstruck]]'' is Cher responding to Nicholas Cage's declaration of love by slapping him and yelling "Snap out of it!".
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'''Stanz:''' No! Nobody ever made them like this. }}
* ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension]]''. Whorfin gives one to the guard who couldn't turn on the TV to show Penny's torture.
* In ''[[Waterworld]]'', after Enola waves at a plane of "smokers" flying above them. The Mariner dope-slaps her and yells, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303204332/http://www.hulu.com/watch/22664/waterworld-what-are-you-thinking "What are you thinking about?!?"]
* ''[[The Kentucky Fried Movie]]'' segment "A Fistful of Yen". Loo gives one to one of his martial arts students after the student performs a lackluster kick.
* The original ''[[Arthur (film)|Arthur]]'' gives us a great one in the beginning, while Arthur is in the bath and ponders whether fish ever get tired of seafood. [[The Jeeves|Hobson]] walks over, lifts off Arthur's [[Nice Hat|hat]], and smacks him.
* ''[[It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World|Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World]]'': Dingy Bell (Mickey Rooney) does this three times to Benjy Benjamin (Buddy Hackett).
* ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'': John Carter receives one from his [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|Thark]] ally Tars Tarkas after they realize that [[Epic Fail|they just invaded the wrong city]].
== Literature ==
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{{quote|''"I am his messenger," the daemon said,
As in contempt he struck his master's head."'' }}
* ''[[Discworld]]''. This extract from ''[[
{{quote|"It can only be that, master. The keepers of the labyrinth are unbribable."
Didactylos clipped Urn across the back of his head with his lantern.
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** Of course, we see in flashbacks that when Gibbs first joined NIS, Mike Franks used to dope-slap ''him''.
** A flashback in the episode "Baltimore" shows Gibbs giving Tony his first dope-slap, when Tony is uncertain about being ''any'' kind of cop. Tony indignantly asks, "Did you just physically assault me?" After Gibbs says he thinks Tony is too good to waste, Tony replies, "Never do that again."
** At the end of part one of the two-part episode "Hiatus", Gibbs wakes up from a coma after being hurt in a ship bombing, having lost his memory of NCIS as a result. Several characters (unsuccessfully) try to help Gibbs regain his memory. During a visit with Gibbs on his final night in the hospital, Ziva, after a few more unsuccessful attempts to jog his memory and in desperation, takes his hand in hers and dope-slaps herself with it. This, along with Ziva emotionally reminding him that she killed her brother Ari to save Gibbs' life, shocks him into regaining his memory and they both return to work.
* Hyde doing this to Kelso is a [[Running Gag]] in ''[[That '70s Show]]''. Red did this to Eric on occasion too.
* Often used in the Britcom ''[[Coupling]]''. Actor Richard Coyle (who plays Jeff Murdock) once was on the receiving end of a dope-slap that was so forceful he got angry over it. Crybaby.
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* This happens to [[Royal Brat]] Juan in ''[[The Borgias]]'' after he brutally [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomps]] his stepfather Theo. Rodrigo is ''not'' amused and delivers one hell of a [[Reason You Suck Speech]], orders him to apologize and threatens to disinherit him if he does anything of the sort again. Juan agrees to do as he's told, but just when it looks like all is forgiven, he gets an almighty slap just to drive the point home.
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* ''[[Safe Havens]]'' [http://safehavenscomic.com/?p=122 has it with dodos]{{Dead link}}.
== Radio ==
* ''[[Car Talk]]'' is the [[Trope Namer]]. Hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi—better known as ''Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers''—claim to have been at the receiving end of many a dope-slap from their mother. (And according to each brother, the other brother stayed just as dumb.)
== Recorded and Stand Up Comedy ==
▲* [[Bill Engvall]] talks about getting these from his father, especially at church. His father would sit with his children on both sides of him, with his arms stretched out behind him on the pew, "like he was huggin' the whole family." And if one of the kids misbehaved, he would be in easy smacking range. "'Brain dusters,' we called 'em."
== Video Games ==
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* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has the emote "/smack", which, when used, will smack whomever the player is targeting upside the head. This is purely text however, as nothing actually happens with the characters.
* ''[[Lego Adaptation Game|LEGO]] [[Indiana Jones]]'': Dr Jones Senior dope-slaps Indy at least twice.
== Visual Novels ==
* In ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]] Girl's Side 2'', [[Tsundere|Saeki Teru]] will give the heroine a "chop" with the side of his hand when he thinks she's being dumb. The new skinship system allows the heroine to do the same to Teru or any of the other guys.
== Web Comics ==
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** [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic/series.php?view=archive&chapter=10049#32412 Artie smacks Dave] for inadvertently causing a self-destruct sequence in the space station ''they're on''.
** And five strips later, [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic/series.php?view=archive&chapter=10051 Dave smacks Artie in return], for having psychologically empowered the resident army of robot minions such that they no longer feel the need to, for example, help humans get off a self-destructing space station. Thus leading to [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/HobbitUnderfoot/smackOw.gif this] glorious animation.
* A weird one in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120422145842/http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2002-08-28 last panel] of this ''[[Nodwick]]'' strip: Yeagar gets an extra-dimensional dope-slap from [[Phil Foglio]]'s [[Author Avatar]].
* ''[[Anti-HEROES]]''
** [http://antiheroescomic.com/comic/54 SMACK! "Stops scaring the customers."]
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* ''[[Sequential Art (webcomic)|Sequential Art]]'': The dope-slap can also be used to reset the tune of an [http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=222 annoying squirrel girl].
* From ''[[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]]'': It's not that [[Does Not Like Men|Arachne]] [http://yafgc.net/?id=1438 disprove of Gren leaving Bob...] but that she'd do it for another '''guy'''.
** When the Dark Mistresses [//www.yafgc.net/comic/2756-we-want-you-for-rannas-recruits/ abducted] "recruits", the one who tried to go for a kobold got slapped.
* In ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del|Ctrl Alt Del]]'', Lucas applies this to Ethan a couple of times.
* In ''[[Goblins]]'', Fumbles learns the hard way that [http://www.goblinscomic.com/02042006/ the "dodge" feat doesn't work on dope-slaps]. (Technically, it probably would have, except that he kept getting smacked by the goblin that he hadn't "declared" his dodge on.)
* Happens in ''[[Elf Only Inn]]'' when Lord Elf is trying to prove that Nimoy (a vulcan) is not actually an elf, and Nimoy tries to calm him down with a Vulcan Neck Pinch. When it has no effect and Lord Elf asks if it is a Jedi mind trick, Nimoy responds with the Vulcan Dope Slap.
* ''[[Questionable Content]]''
** The karate chop variant is done to Hannelore in [
** And the more traditional slap is applied to Steve by Cosette in [
** Steve gives Marten one in [
** Momo [//questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2003 offers] Marigold a service available in the new, larger chassis.
* In ''A Roo's Tale'', the [[Funny Animal|boomer]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110614205712/http://pandora.xepher.net/rood/ra0183.html gets one] from a girl kangaroo!
{{quote|"[[Alliteration|Stare at a sexy, stacked skunk sauntering slow, but a solid, stinging skull-slap soon sets a silly suitor straight!]]"}}
* In ''[[Drowtales]]'', Kiel'ndia delivers one [https://web.archive.org/web/20160826085212/http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1610 to Shinae] on behalf of Kyo'nne.
* Tanna does this to Rolan twice in ''[[Ears for Elves]]'' ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150121074525/http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/560 here] and the next page [https://web.archive.org/web/20150121074530/http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/570 here]), though not on the head. She considers him stupid for wanting to apologise to a woman who is bigoted against him.
* In ''[[The Mansion of E]]'', Sylvester [http://mansionofe.comicgenesis.com/d/20110727.html administers one] to Mortimer as belated punishment for an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]].
* In ''[[Crimson Dark]]'' delivered [https://web.archive.org/web/20171006165324/http://www.davidcsimon.com/crimsondark/index.php?view=comic&strip_id=560 by Ren]. Whom Kari ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20171006165355/http://www.davidcsimon.com/crimsondark/index.php?view=comic&strip_id=556 introduced]'' as a corvette pilot to begin with, so maybe she was teasing a little too much.
== Web Original ==
* Offhand example in [https://web.archive.org/web/20140412135413/http://www.wordstudio.net/gist/fodder/penguin_animated.gif this animated GIF].
* ''[[SCP Foundation]]'': Once a person is de-possessed of [http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-572 SCP-572], "all psychological effects can usually be expunged by a single swift blow to the back of the subject's head."
* In ''[[Suburban Knights]]'' Group 2 battles the Cloaks on a playground. When a mother shows up with her kid and tells them to scram:
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'''Little Girl:''' ''(looks shocked and begins to tear up)''
'''Cloak 2:''' ''([[Even Evil Has Standards|hits Joe on the back of the head]])'' }}
== Western Animation ==
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'''Mermaid Man:''' ''(blankly stares, then dope-slapped by Mr. Krabs) EVIIIL!!!'' }}
* In ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', Numbuh Five dope-slaps Numbuh Four after the latter ate some Coco Nut Logs despite being allergic to coconut.
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'': Eddy smashes a bed on a stressed out Edd, who promptly says he needed that.
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': In '''Bart The General''', Bart does this to a random kid, who explains about his nerves when it came to the dogs. Abe does this to Bart, though the kid told Bart he was cool with it, implying he needed that.
== Real Life ==
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