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[[File:~~alice_gasping_3601~~.jpg|link=Care Bears|frame|A textbook example. Alice gets [[Rank Inflation|an S ranking]].]]

[[File:alice gasping 3601.jpg|link=Care Bears|frame|A textbook example. Alice gets [[Rank Inflation|an S ranking]].]]

{{quote|'''Everyone''': GASP!

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== Straight Examples: ==

== Straight Examples ==

=== [[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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=== [[Video Games]] ===

* Done [[Narm~~|Narmingly~~]] 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.

* 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]] ===

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* ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' is rather fond of these, either individually or in groups. It's particularly common when contestants are surprised at an elimination.

** The TDA episode ''Oceans Eight Or Nine'' parodies this by showing overdramatic GASP shots of Beth, Lindsay, Justin and then Lindsay ''again'', followed by a [[Shrug Take]] from Duncan.

*** The TDWT finale uses exactly the same format (list of ~~[[GASP|~~GASPs]] and then a [[Shrug Take]]), although the characters who perform the actions are different. The character who performs the [[Shrug Take]] ([[Deadpan Snarker|Noah]]) had been revealed to already be aware of the "shocking revelation" nine episodes earlier.

*** The TDWT finale uses exactly the same format (list of GASPs and then a [[Shrug Take]]), although the characters who perform the actions are different. The character who performs the [[Shrug Take]] ([[Deadpan Snarker|Noah]]) had been revealed to already be aware of the "shocking revelation" nine episodes earlier.

* ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'': Tigger does this a lot, literally saying it. Only it comes out "[[Verbal Tic|GATHP!]]"

* Rob Paulsen deserves a trophy for this trope, whether playing Pinky, Yakko, or nearly anyone else.

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* The ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' franchise

== Parodic, Spoof and Similar Examples: ==

== Parodic, Spoof and Similar Examples ==

=== [[Comic Books]] ===

* One issue of ''[[Groo the Wanderer]]'' has a large crowd perform a ''COLLECTIVE GASP!''

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'''Penny''': *gasp*

'''Plankton''': [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|Gasp!]] }}

* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', this is Twlight Sparkle's (and the audience's) first impression of [[Cloudcuckoolander|Pinkie ]][[Genki Girl|Pie]]. All Twilight said was "Hi..."

* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', this is Twlight Sparkle's (and the audience's) first impression of [[Cloudcuckoolander|Pinkie]][[Genki Girl|Pie]]. All Twilight said was "Hi..."

=== Web Original ===