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{{quote|"Eject! EJECT! I can't shake him!"|'''Porkins''', ''[[Star Wars]]''}}
{{quote|"Eject! EJECT! I can't shake him!"|'''Porkins''', ''[[Star Wars]]''}}


{{quote|'''Q:''' Now this I'm particularly proud of. You see the gear-stick here? Now if you take the top off, you'll find a little red button. Whatever you do, don't touch it.<br />
{{quote|'''Q:''' Now this I'm particularly proud of. You see the gear-stick here? Now if you take the top off, you'll find a little red button. Whatever you do, don't touch it.
'''[[James Bond]]:''' And why not?<br />
'''[[James Bond]]:''' And why not?
'''Q:''' Because if you do, you'll release this section of the roof, and engage and fire the passenger ejector seat. ''Whoosh!''<br />
'''Q:''' Because if you do, you'll release this section of the roof, and engage and fire the passenger ejector seat. ''Whoosh!''
'''James Bond:''' Ejector seat? You're joking!<br />
'''James Bond:''' Ejector seat? You're joking!
'''Q:''' I never joke about my work, 007.|''[[Goldfinger]]''}}
'''Q:''' I never joke about my work, 007.|''[[Goldfinger]]''}}


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* In ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', when Baron Bomburst commands Grandpa to make the eponymous car fly, Grandpa presses a button at random that sends the Baroness shooting skyward out of her seat (she is saved by her [[Parachute Petticoat]]).
* In ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', when Baron Bomburst commands Grandpa to make the eponymous car fly, Grandpa presses a button at random that sends the Baroness shooting skyward out of her seat (she is saved by her [[Parachute Petticoat]]).
* ''[[Flight of the Intruder]]'' has several. They also work in an opportunity for [[Exact Words]].
* ''[[Flight of the Intruder]]'' has several. They also work in an opportunity for [[Exact Words]].
{{quote| "This is the end of Devil 505, say goodbye asshole! Eject eject eject!"<br />
{{quote|"This is the end of Devil 505, say goodbye asshole! Eject eject eject!"
"Goodbye asshole!" *ejection seats fire* }}
"Goodbye asshole!" *ejection seats fire* }}


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** And they learned it was still functioning and in all the years it had been owned and used as a chair in someone's living room, no one decided to randomly try the eject button.
** And they learned it was still functioning and in all the years it had been owned and used as a chair in someone's living room, no one decided to randomly try the eject button.
* Played straight, averted, and subverted in several episodes of ''[[JAG]]''. Appropriate, as several of the characters on the show are fighter pilots. Even part of the story behind Harm's [[Disappeared Dad]].
* Played straight, averted, and subverted in several episodes of ''[[JAG]]''. Appropriate, as several of the characters on the show are fighter pilots. Even part of the story behind Harm's [[Disappeared Dad]].
{{quote| '''Harm:''' "Punching out is the last thing a pilot ever wants to do. People think you get in trouble, pull the magic handle, and float safely to the ground? Every time you punch out you end up an inch shorter."}}
{{quote|'''Harm:''' "Punching out is the last thing a pilot ever wants to do. People think you get in trouble, pull the magic handle, and float safely to the ground? Every time you punch out you end up an inch shorter."}}




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