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Subtrope of [[Wild Take]]. Compare [[Eye Take]], the realistic and more characterizing form of this.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
* In one episode of [[Arthur Buster]] dreams about aliens, and when he sees them his eyes pop out.▼
* Early use by [[Tex Avery]] in the MGM wolf cartoons like ''[[Red Hot Riding Hood]]'' (1943), in reaction to a beautiful woman.▼
* There is an episode of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' where Plucky practices an over-the-top version of the trick but loses control and gets stuck as a giant eyeball.▼
** The [[Eye Take]] in question is from the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon "[[Book Revue]]". The more seasoned Daffy, of course, is able to snap back to normal after a second.▼
* Happens in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' regularly, usually to Spongebob, Patrick, or Squidward.▼
* [[Looney Tunes]] does this, especially as an [[Unusual Euphemism]] for [[Something Else Also Rises]].▼
* Happens in one of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''' Halloween specials where Bart and Lisa are caught in Itchy & Scratchy's show. While their eyes are still out of their sockets they run away causing their eyes to follow up only later.▼
** In another Treehouse of Horror episode Bart becomes Stretch Dude and is able to stretch everything, including his eyes.▼
** [[Deconstructed Trope]] in the episode "The Scorpion's Tale" where a drug overlubricates the eyes of Grampa Simpson, causing them to pop out. Gruesomely.▼
* Happens in ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'', naturally.▼
* Not frequently used in Disney's canon, but it does happen to [[Donald Duck]] in ''[[House of Mouse|Mickey MouseWorks]]''.▼
* In one episode of ''[[I Am Weasel]]'' Weasel and Baboon are [[Animated Actors]] and one of the things their director makes them to do is have this reaction to mundane objects. ie. "Oh look, an egg" * Eyes pop out of sockets*▼
* ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' has used this at least a few times.▼
* A standard of [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]]s.▼
* No discussion of the Eye Pop would be complete without mentioning [[Tex Avery]], who, although he may not have originated it, [[Trope Codifier|certainly developed it into an art form.]]▼
* ''[[Futurama]]'' features a version of this with Bender, who is able to telescope his eyeballs, complete with ''whirr'' sound effect. Not used so much to indicate shock, but rather to get a better view of something (usually a shapely fembot). In one occasion, he extends them too far and they fall off.▼
* Done often in ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''; one memorable example involved an eye doctor intentionally provoking this by frightening Rocko and then making him hold the pose while he examined them.▼
* A version of this happens to [[Re Boot|Enzo]] in the [[Evil Dead]] game, but it only happens to his right eye. This is used to foreshadow the fact that Enzo {{spoiler|''loses'' that eye three episodes later}}.▼
* Wylie Burp from ''[[An American Tail]]: Fievel Goes West'' weaponized the Eye Pop. By the end of the movie, Fievel, Tiger, and even Wylie [[More Dakka|take it to the extreme]].▼
* The titular character of ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' would react with this, sometimes with some atypical twist on the classic gag.▼
* Used on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', when a [[Creepy Crossdresser]] is discovered.▼
== [[Live Action TV]] ==▼
* A woman who could do this in [[Real Life]] demonstrated it on [[David Letterman]]'s "Stupid Human Tricks" segment. She ended up doing it for a living in T.V. commercials, popping her eyes out at a competitor's prices and etc.▼
* A common gag in ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'', usually performed by Ryan while playing the "Props" game whenever he had objects that could even vaguely mimic the effect.▼
* Jess from ''[[New Girl]]'' imitates it by moving her glasses back and forth, complete with [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|sound effects]].▼
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo]]'', Don Patch and Jelly Jiggler do this in shock after seeing Giga's true form.
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** When Eddie first lays eyes on Jessica Rabbit, his own eyes look as if they're about to do that.
* The title character in ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' does it three times: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oiMPKvxQzs once in his apartment building], once in the Coco Bongo club ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRjUzKf9zuI at about 2:00]), and finally when confronted by a lot of cops with guns [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPLHQCCGnsI at 1:00].
* A strange live-action variant occurs in ''[[Twilight Zone the Movie]]'' when John Lithgow reacts to the monster staring at him through the window of the plane. While it's pre-CGI, his eyes bug out in a completely inhuman way. Just five frames long, and you can see a screencap of the most extreme eye-bugging [https://web.archive.org/web/20100606113801/http://www.cinematical.com/2007/10/17/retro-cinema-twilight-zone-the-movie/ here.]
* Happened in ''[[Drop Dead Fred]]'', when Fred slid under a lady's skirt.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Odd Joe, the comedian {{spoiler|aka the [[Psychic Vampire]] Dandelo}} can do this in the last book of ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' series by [[Stephen King]], just by smacking his head in a certain way. {{spoiler|Because of his psychic influence, Susannah and Roland take a good long while to realize just how impossible this should be for a human.}}
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
▲* A woman who could do this in [[Real Life]] demonstrated it on [[David Letterman]]'s "Stupid Human Tricks" segment. She ended up doing it for a living in T.V. commercials, popping her eyes out at a competitor's prices and etc.
▲* A common gag in ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'', usually performed by Ryan while playing the "Props" game whenever he had objects that could even vaguely mimic the effect.
▲* Jess from ''[[New Girl]]'' imitates it by moving her glasses back and forth, complete with [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|sound effects]].
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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* As has ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''. [http://egscomics.com/?date=2002-06-06 Eyes aren't meant to pop out that way.]
* In ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' this happens to [[Creepy Doll|Blair]] almost every time he [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20090713.html sees Chloe], the [[Succubus]] schoolgirl.
* In ''[[Ménage à 3]]'', when [[A-Cup Angst|Kiley]] sees Sonya's sexy (and well-endowed) MMS to Gary, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120529103311/http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/sonya_was_sexting her eyes pop in the shape of boobs.]
▲== [[Western Animation]] ==
▲* In one episode of [[Arthur Buster]] dreams about aliens, and when he sees them his eyes pop out.
▲* Early use by [[Tex Avery]] in the MGM wolf cartoons like ''[[Red Hot Riding Hood]]'' (1943), in reaction to a beautiful woman.
▲* There is an episode of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' where Plucky practices an over-the-top version of the trick but loses control and gets stuck as a giant eyeball.
▲** The [[Eye Take]] in question is from the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon "[[Book Revue]]". The more seasoned Daffy, of course, is able to snap back to normal after a second.
▲* Happens in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' regularly, usually to Spongebob, Patrick, or Squidward.
▲* [[Looney Tunes]] does this, especially as an [[Unusual Euphemism]] for [[Something Else Also Rises]].
▲* Happens in one of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''' Halloween specials where Bart and Lisa are caught in Itchy & Scratchy's show. While their eyes are still out of their sockets they run away causing their eyes to follow up only later.
▲** In another Treehouse of Horror episode Bart becomes Stretch Dude and is able to stretch everything, including his eyes.
▲** [[Deconstructed Trope]] in the episode "The Scorpion's Tale" where a drug overlubricates the eyes of Grampa Simpson, causing them to pop out. Gruesomely.
▲* Happens in ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'', naturally.
▲* Not frequently used in Disney's canon, but it does happen to [[Donald Duck]] in ''[[House of Mouse|Mickey MouseWorks]]''.
▲* In one episode of ''[[I Am Weasel]]'' Weasel and Baboon are [[Animated Actors]] and one of the things their director makes them to do is have this reaction to mundane objects. ie. "Oh look, an egg" * Eyes pop out of sockets*
▲* ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' has used this at least a few times.
▲* A standard of [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]]s.
▲* No discussion of the Eye Pop would be complete without mentioning [[Tex Avery]], who, although he may not have originated it, [[Trope Codifier|certainly developed it into an art form.]]
▲* ''[[Futurama]]'' features a version of this with Bender, who is able to telescope his eyeballs, complete with ''whirr'' sound effect. Not used so much to indicate shock, but rather to get a better view of something (usually a shapely fembot). In one occasion, he extends them too far and they fall off.
▲* Done often in ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''; one memorable example involved an eye doctor intentionally provoking this by frightening Rocko and then making him hold the pose while he examined them.
▲* A version of this happens to
▲* Wylie Burp from ''[[An American Tail]]: Fievel Goes West'' weaponized the Eye Pop. By the end of the movie, Fievel, Tiger, and even Wylie [[More Dakka|take it to the extreme]].
▲* The titular character of ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' would react with this, sometimes with some atypical twist on the classic gag.
▲* Used on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', when a [[Creepy Crossdresser]] is discovered.
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