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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}}
▲=== [[Commercials]] ===
▲* ''Jack in the Box''.
▲* ''Wienerschnitzel''.
▲* ''McDonald's''.
▲* ''Burger King''.
▲* ''GEICO''.
▲* ''Chick-fil-A''.
=== [[Fan Works]] ===
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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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{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Character Reaction Index]]
[[Category:Drama Tropes]]
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[[Category:Chewing the Scenery]]
[[Category:The Take]]
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