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{{quote|'''Everyone''': GASP!
'''Stan''': Yes, you'd ''better'' gasp collectively!
|''[[Frisky Dingo]]''}}
Nothing says "Drama!" like gasping it, often preceded by a nicely dramatic [[Double Take|double-take]]. Originally came from [[Theater]], since people far away had to see how terrified the actors were. Then used in silent films for similar reasons. There was an interview once with an old actress, who says that they gave her lessons on how to scream, and that they were taught to deliberately over-act, and always raise their hands up in half made fists to cover their mouth.
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Now a [[Dead Horse Trope]] in live action, save for comedy, where it's often exaggerated for maximum comic effect. But in [[Animated Shows]], it's often played perfectly straight. But that doesn't make it any less out of place when it's used in animation that tends to be otherwise more subtle than typical [[Melodrama]].
[[Unsound Effect|Bonus points if they]] [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|actually shout "'''GASP'''!"]].
A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Melodrama]].
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{{examples}}
== Straight Examples ==
* ''Jack in the Box''.{{context}}▼
* ''Wienerschnitzel''.{{context}}▼
* ''McDonald's''.{{context}}▼
* ''Burger King''.{{context}}▼
* ''GEICO''.{{context}}▼
* ''Chick-fil-A''.{{context}}▼
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' would use this tons of times, with gasps that lasted the greater part of a full minute.
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* [[Sailor Moon]]'s gasp in the SuperS movie is really overblown, moreso in the English dub. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140405002657/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maQcHEruLdM Any oxygen left in the castle?]
* ''[[Akagi]]''. Have a [https://web.archive.org/web/20140405003429/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2WhXu1qr10 compilation.]
* The ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime.{{context}}
* The ''Digimon'' series.{{context}}
* ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''.{{context}}
* Happens a lot in [[Studio Ghibli]] productions, where the trope is typically used to convey surprise:
** ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', where Kiki does this after she realises she is going to be late for Tombo's party.
▲=== [[Commercials]] ===
** ''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'', where Arrietty realises that she is being watched by the boy. When Borrowers such as Arrietty are spotted by humans, they have to move away to a new home, creating additional drama.
▲* ''Jack in the Box''.
▲* ''Wienerschnitzel''.
▲* ''McDonald's''.
▲* ''Burger King''.
▲* ''GEICO''.
▲* ''Chick-fil-A''.
=== [[
* This happens ridiculously often in ''[[My Immortal]]''.
* Also overused in ''[[Starkit's Prophecy]]''.
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* In one scene of ''[[Open Season 3]]'', Giselle, Gisela, and Giselita all gasp after Doug (who is disguised as Boog) yells at them to go get him more berries and to massage his paws.
* In ''[[Shrek]] 2'', the three girls who discover the newly human Shrek dramatically gasp (and smile) when Donkey says "First we need to get you out of those clothes."
* There is a scene in ''[[Alvin and the
* Several women in the crowd during the climax of ''[[Mulan]]'' do this when the Huns show up, complete with shaking their heads 'no'.
* Everyone (and we do mean ''[[Overly Long Gag|everyone]]'') in the town of Swallow Falls does this in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' after Flint's food machine produces a rain of cheeseburgers. Flint's gasp is especially and hilariously protracted.
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'''Envy:''' GASP!
'''Todd:''' [Nervously] Chicken isn't vegan? }}
* ''[[Norbit]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Are We There Yet?]]''{{context}}
** ''[[Are We Done Yet]]''{{context}}
* [[Christopher Lloyd]] is ''really'' good at these; a perfect example comes in the first ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]]'', where Doc Brown gets a classic reaction face when a burning wind-up car drives into a pile of oily rags.
=== [[Live
* ''[[Frasier]]''. Frasier does this when enraptured with something, a ''lot''.
* ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]'' does this all the time, but usually they're parodying their fictional TV show "MacKenzie Falls".
* ''[[Family Matters]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[All in The Family]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Good Times]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Boy Meets World]]''. A [[Running Joke]] was Shawn and Cory doing exaggerated gasps, followed by "TO-PAN-GA!"
* ''[[Angel]]''. Cordelia does this when spoofing the Buffy/Angel romance in "Fredless".
=== [[Video Games]] ===▼
* Done [[Narm]]ingly in ''[[Discworld]] Noir''. The film noir-ish protagonist Lewton is usually pretty hard-boiled and cool, but when he meets Death in person, he gives an enormous gasp, with the overacted line, "You're DEATH!" What's even funnier is that the character onscreen isn't animated any differently than usual, so it's all in the voice acting. Unfortunately, unlike most things Discworld, this is likely ''not'' meant as parody and is just a case of bad acting.▼
=== [[Puppet Shows]] ===
* In "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" puppet skit, the boy gasps when he sees the wolf approaching him before the wolf reveals to the boy that he isn't really evil.
* In the "Gunni Wolf" puppet
* ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Mr. Meaty]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Wayside]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Sesame Street]]''.{{context}}
▲=== [[Video Games]] ===
▲* Done [[Narm]]ingly in ''[[Discworld]] Noir''. The film noir-ish protagonist Lewton is usually pretty hard-boiled and cool, but when he meets Death in person, he gives an enormous gasp, with the overacted line, "You're DEATH!" What's even funnier is that the character onscreen isn't animated any differently than usual, so it's all in the voice acting. Unfortunately, unlike most things Discworld, this is likely ''not'' meant as parody and is just a case of bad acting.
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Seen in [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0356.html this episode] of ''[[Darths and Droids]]'', then doubled for good measure [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0357.html an episode later].
* [http://xkcd.com/742/ This] ''[[
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Used in the ''[[Yogi Bear]]'' franchise.{{context}}
* The ''Flintstones'' franchise.{{context}}
* Used in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' and ''[[Gargoyles]]'', which stick out like sore thumbs, compared to the rest of those series.
* Pic comes from ''[[Care Bears]] in Wonderland''.
* In the DVD commentaries, the creators joke that ''[[Futurama]]'' has more gasps per episode than any other show ever.
** Lampshaded in one episode when after repeated shocking statements, one man faints. A doctor rushes to his side and announces "This man has over-gasped!"
* ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]''{{context}}
* The eponymous [[Disney Fairies|Tinkerbell]] causes an entire group of fairies to gasp and recoil, hands rising to their faces in horror at Tink causing a stampede.
* ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' is rather fond of these, either individually or in groups. It's particularly common when contestants are surprised at an elimination.
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* Rob Paulsen deserves a trophy for this trope, whether playing Pinky, Yakko, or nearly anyone else.
* Definitely used many times on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' from various characters.
* ''[[Veggie Tales]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''.{{context}}
* The ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' shows.{{context}}
* The ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' shows.{{context}}
* ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Caillou]]''.{{context}}
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''{{context}}
* The ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' franchise{{context}}
* The ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' franchise{{context}}
== Parodic, Spoof and Similar Examples ==
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* One issue of ''[[Groo the Wanderer]]'' has a large crowd perform a ''COLLECTIVE GASP!''
=== [[Live
* Spoofed on ''[[Will and Grace]]'', when Grace snooped in Leo's bag and found a romantic letter from another woman, but wants to pretend to be shocked when he finds it:
{{quote|'''Grace:''' But then he'll know I snooped. No, he's got to find this on his own. And I've got to be there when he reads it so I can act all shocked about it. Ooh, I know what I'll do. I'll do this. ''(does three quick gasps)'' No, too big. Maybe ''(gasps twice)'' Maybe just one. ''(does a long and wildly exaggerated gasp, with slow-mo facial expressions)''
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* See ''[[The Demented Cartoon Movie]]'' for this taken to its logical extreme.
* Spelled out in ''[[Bonus Stage (web animation)|Bonus Stage]]'' episode Evil's New Groove.
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' uses a "GASP!" stock effect whenever a character declares they're going to do something daring (or [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|what they think is daring]].) A good example is [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104121214/http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas08.html Decemberween].
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
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[[Category:The Take]]
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