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'''King Kai''': He hung up on me! [[Lampshade Hanging|How did he even do that?!]]|[[The Mentor|King Kai]] wondering how [[Idiot Hero|Goku]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hung up on a telepathic conversation]] in [[Dragon Ball Abridged|DBZ Abridged]].}}
The predictable but surprisingly effective method of ending a [[Cell Phone]] conversation in TV
When trying this on a fixed-line phone, tradition requires you to press and release the switch in the phone cradle rapidly and repeatedly.
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* ''[[Better Off Ted]]'': Veronica uses this to get out of a conversation. [[Blatant Lies|She's not on the phone, the person she's talking to is right in front of her]], but no one dares call her on it.
* A [[Running Gag]] in Brazilian [[Sitcom]] ''A Grande Família''. Whenever resident [[Mr. Vice Guy]] Agostinho is being chewed out via the phone (mostly while driving his taxi), he alternatively takes the phone far and closer to his face while complaining about tunnel interference before actually hanging up.
* In the December 31, 2002 episode of ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'', an Al-Qaeda receptionist uses fake static to avoid speaking with the CEO of Nortel on the phone (even the Al-Qaeda Credit Union has standards!).
* Spike pulls this on [[Angel]] after stealing his car
* Pierce attempts this when he is unable to turn his phone off in ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S1/E07 Introduction to Statistics|Introduction to Statistics]]".
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* In an episode of ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'', Cosmo does this to distract Wanda from the fact that he's screwed up, resulting in an attack by intelligent roaches. Then the roaches swarm over him and he cries out, "Aah! This tunnel's itchy!"
* Moltar does this to Space Ghost in ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''. Space Ghost calls him on it: "You're just making noises with your mouth!"
* ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'', "Eclipsed"
** Galatea is busy beating the crap out of Supergirl when her boss realizes Lex Luthor's treachery. Her boss tries to call off Galatea's attack, but she claims the signal is breaking up. Then she tells Supergirl it was a wrong number.
* Bumblebee in ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' tried this once. When Prowl did this later Ratchet replies that [[Continuity Nod|Bumblebee's fake static was more believable]].
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