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'''Freakazoid:''' ''"[[It Amused Me|Cause I-I wanted to do one of those funny things]], like on - you ever watch '''[[F Troop]]''', where Agarn says, 'There's no way I'm wearin' a dress! Absolutely not! No dress!' And Forrest Tucker's like, 'Yeah, you're wearing that dress! You're gonna wear that dress!' [[Whip Pan|And they wipe]] - [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|blublublublublub]] - [[Lampshade Hanging|and Agarn's wearin' a dress.]]"''|''[[Freakazoid]]'', ''"[[Candle Jack|Candleja]]''{{spoiler|[[Memetic Mutation|Dammit.]]''}}"''}}

Simply put, if the character says "I'm not doing this", chances are, the character ''will'' do this for the sake of comedic effect, while responding "I can't ''believe'' I'm doing this". May involve a bit of [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]] when the victim will demand to know how they were talked into this situation.

* Happens in an early episode of ''[[SoraSo noRa WotoNo Wo To]]''. Kanata and Noel think that they saw a ghost in the barracks of their base. Kureha disagrees, suggesting that they're seeing things. Rio agrees with Kureha... cut to Kureha and Kanata standing at the entrance to the barracks, with Rio ordering them to investigate before turning around and running herself (and shouting those orders from a safe distance, no less).

* Used when Shippo is introduced in ''[[Inuyasha|Inu Yasha]]''. After Kagome was captured, Shippo, with no other choice, turns to Inu-Yasha. However, he's still pissed about Shippo putting [[It Makes Sense in Context|a Buddhist statue on his hand, making him immobile]]. Shippo promises to free Inu-Yasha if he promises not to hit him. After he agrees, it cuts to Inu-Yasha beating the shit out of Shippo.

* ''[[Fujimura-kun Mates|Fujimura Kun Mates]]'': [[Chaste Hero|Fujimura]] suspects that two of his [[Unwanted Harem|unwanted girlfriend candidates]] are up to their usual no good hijinks. But he refuses to spy on them for ethical reasons. Next page, he eventually gives in.

* The first episode of the ''[[Tenchi Universe|Universe]]'' canon of ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo]]'' has Tenchi's dad, Nobuyuki, vowing to stay up all night to protect Ryoko. One Gilligan Cut later, he's asleep on the couch.

* ''[[Empowered]]'':

* In ''[httphttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/65216936958009/1/Queerly-Beloved thisQueerly Beloved]'', a ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' fanfic, [[Ho Yay|Harry and Draco]] are getting married and Harry has somehow been convinced to let Fred and George officiate the wedding (not the smartest of moves). Draco is not happy about it, but Harry has reassured him that it will be fine.

'''George:''' [[Title Drop|Queerly beloved...]]

* ''[[Code MentMENT]]'':

* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6715281/1/Princess (fanfic)|Princess]]'': Julien declares that he will handle the penguins' contempt "the way a king should -- with dignity!" The next sentence shows him [[Heartbreak and Ice Cream|weeping uncontrollably into a tub of ice cream bigger than he is]].

* ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]:'': At the start of episode twenty-seven Goku reflects that everybody is doing just fine without him. Cut to:

* ''[[Harold and Kumar|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]''

{{quote|'''Mr. Staker''': *Over the phone* Mr. Staker. Mr. Peter Ian Staker.

'''Nick''': P.I. Staker? Right, ''Piss taker''! COME ON! *Cuts to him talking to Mr. Staker in person* Right, Mr. Staker...}}

* In ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Half-Blood Prince (novel)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Harry is looking for a date to Slughorn's party:

'''Bill''': Don't even think about it. No way. }}

''Cut to Jo, Bill and Melissa in the red truck with the Dorothy equipment in back''}}

* When Locke, the [[Gentleman Bastard Sequence]] fomr ''[[Literature/The Lies Of Locke Lamora|The Lies Of Locke Lamora]]'', encounters the Bondsmage for the first time, we get a short flashback in which his old mentor explains that one must always be very respectful to a Bondsmage or horrible retribution will occur. The first line of the next chapter is Locke addressing the Bondsmage with the words "Nice bird, arsehole."

*:* {{spoiler|Cut to Naomi's corpse.}}

:and

*:* {{spoiler|Cut to Faraday's corpse.}}

* The trope namer, ''[[Gilligan's Island|Gilligans Island]]'', has a number of these. To cite one of many examples: in one episode, a group of natives visit the island searching for a "White Goddess" to take back to their island, which presumably has contact with civilization. Rather than putting one of the women in danger, the men decide that one of them dress up in drag to be the White Goddess. When it becomes apparent that the task will fall to Gilligan, he immediately protests, "I'm not gonna dress up like a girl, and you can't make me!", upon which the scene immediately cuts to Gilligan dressed as a woman (and still saying "You can't make me, you can't make me!").

* ''[[Mama's Family|Mamas Family]]'' pulls this move in season 1 episode 2. Vint declares to his mother that nothing can make him stop seeing (his mother's mortal enemy & neighbor) Naomi Oates. Immediate cut has Vint doing the very thing. They're married by episode 4.

* In a segment of ''[[Beakman's World|Beakmans World]]'' on magic, Phoebe complains how they're gonna make her the bubble-brained assistant just because she's a girl. Beak says, "If anyone around here is going to be humiliated, it certainly won't be you." Everyone agrees, including Lester... until he realizes what that means. A half second later, [[Whip Pan]] to the stage, and Lester as the bubble-brained assistant, complete with costume.

*:* And Jules doesn't know either.

*:* However, the cut ends up being deceptive, as it was not Antonio who blabbed, but Helen.

*:* "First Date":

*:* "Selfless"

*:* "I Will Remember You":

*:* Plus, there's the scene that references the title of the episode. Buffy is in tears, and swear she will never forget that day. Then, the Elders press the [[Reset Button]], and Buffy (along with everybody else except Angel) has forgotten everything that happened that day.

*:* "Over The Rainbow":

*:* "The Puppet Show"

*:* From "I Robot, You Jane"

*:* It should be noted the rest of the segment was packed full of Pink Floyd tracks, as well as numerous "The only thing as awesome as this car is this book I've been reading" lines.

*:* Another example, from the Vietnam episode:

*:* And from the same episode:

*:* And still from the same episode:

*:* From series 16, episode 3, where they go to Albania:

* ''[[Myth BustersMythBusters]]''

*:* A few seconds later:

* Lampshaded by Pete in ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'':

* In the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "Visionary":

'''Kira:''' That is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard and I resent the implication! }}

*:* Another example is in early season 6. Barney needs help moving, and asks for help. The gang point out that not even he, the master manipulator, can get them to help him move. Barney smiles, loosens his tie, cricks his neck, flexes his knuckles, takes a breath and...

*:* In the second episode of Season 7:

*:* Subverted in "Big Time Wedding", when Mrs. Knight says that she absolutely refuses to marry Buddha Bob. Cut to the two at the Palm Woods pool in wedding clothes, where a "sermon" is reciting a passage and asks Mrs. Knight if she's sure about this...and she refuses.

*:* And lastly, in the pilot, a Gilligan Cut without the cut. Gustavo yells at Kendall, saying that he absolutely refuses to take James, Carlos, and Logan with him to Los Angeles. Kendall says, "So... we have a deal." And Gustavo agrees.

*:* In his defence, it was a great car for his purposes (transporting his victims).

* Played with, perhaps unintentionally, in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' episode "Spectre of the Gun": the group decide they'll wait right here until 5:00, when they're scheduled for the shootout at the OK Corral ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]), but are instantly teleported there.

* From an episode of ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]'', when it's suggested that the police hold a fund-raising telethon:

* The ''[[StarcraftStarCraft]]'' custom campaign, "The Shifters". The pre-mission briefing for Chapter 3, between space-pirate Yvonne and his girlfriend/XO went thusly:

* Done while [[Lampshade Hanging]] in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' [http://egscomics.com/?date=2010-04-26 in this strip.] A comic book geek rants about how [[Doing inIn the Wizard|midichlorians]] ruined the ''[[Star Wars]]'' prequels because they explained something no-one cared about. Immediately, it cuts to Susan explaining why only women can use [[Hyperspace Mallet]]s.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'''s [[The Stoic|Dave Strider]] [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20130815092506/http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004672 insists he doesn't cry]. [[Anachronic Order]] ensures that in the very next panel we see, [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004673 he does exactly that]. ([[Onion Tears|Although you might blame the onions.]])

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006172602/http://rainlgbt.smackjeeves.com/comics/1078625/thought-process/ The page] after Rudy crashes into [[TranssexualismTransgender|Rain]], and sees Rain's "junk" under her skirt:

** And then [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006172622/http://rainlgbt.smackjeeves.com/comics/1101570/evil-incarnate/ this comic].

* A [[Flash Back]] in ''[[Skin Horse]]'' has Violet Bee of [[Government Conspiracy|Anasigma]], visiting reculusive and bearded inventor [[Crossover|Sergio Mendoza]], and telling him they are interested in his inventions. He's horrified by this, and sets off to Anasigma, with the intention of shutting down the one they've actually built. Cut to present day, and he's [https://web.archive.org/web/20120626123352/http://skin-horse.com/comics/02112012/ clean-shaven in an Anasigma office].

* ''[[Romantically Apocalyptic]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20130523030937/http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/83 GOD DAMN IT]

* One happens during the ''[[Two Best Friends Play]]'' video of ''[[Portal 2]]'' when Chell is going through [[G La DOSGLaDOS]]'s old chamber:

''(cut to {{spoiler|[[G La DOSGLaDOS]] crushing Wheatley}})''

{{quote|'''{{smallcapssmall-caps| Dr. ______}}''': Thank you. Please continue down.

'''{{smallcapssmall-caps| D-9035:}}''' Look, Doc. I think I've gone far enough.

'''{{smallcapssmall-caps| Dr. ______}}''': Please continue, as per our agreement.

'''{{smallcapssmall-caps| D-9035}}''': I don't wanna be doing this, agreement or not.

*:* "Das Subway", S1:

*:* "Big Caesar", S2:

*:* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkhGPrEMx5c Grand Prix]", S3:

*:* "Dinner for Four", S3:

*:* "[[Broke Episode|Rhonda Goes Broke]]":

*:* In another episode:

*:* Subverted in the episode "The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire". Peter remarks that he and Brian shouldn't tell Cleveland that his wife is having an affair. That's the last thing they want to do. Gilligan Cut to Peter and Brian having done everything else in the world, so since there's nothing left to do, they might as well tell Cleveland that his wife had an affair.

**:* And in the same episode, after Peter and Brian have found out that Quagmire was the one who slept with Loretta, Quagmire begs them not to tell Cleveland, which Peter says he won't do. Cut to Cleveland at the Griffins' house, where Peter is telling him just that.

* ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' provides a subversion. Freakazoid declares emphatically he is not going into the sewers after Cobra Queen. We cut to the sewers; the camera pans around, but Freakazoid isn't there. Cut to him sitting at home, watching ''[[Animaniacs]]''.

*:* Outright lampshaded in "Candlejack", where Freakazoid encounters a villain who can only capture those who say his name aloud.

'''Freakazoid:''' You mean, don't say "Candlejack?" ''{{{Gilligan Cut Camera cuts to Freakazoid being tied up with everyone else.}}]''

'''Freakazoid:''' ''(overly excited)'' 'Cuz I wanted to one of those really funny things, like in -- youin—you ever watch ''[[F Troop]]'' where Agarn says, "There's no way I'm wearing a dress! Absolutely not! No dress," and Forrest Tucker's like, "Yeah, you're wearing that dress, you're gonna wear that dress," and then they wipe, [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|blrblrblrbllrbrl]], and Agarn's wearing a dress. ''(cut to such a scene from ''[[F Troop]]'')''

*:* There is also this one, after Fry asks to enter the basketball game against the Harlem Globetrotters:

*:* The children in a localized skip:

*:* Used twice in the episode "Butt Out": first, a team of cheesy motivational performers visit the school assembly to discourage smoking:

*:* Also in "Butt Out":

*:* From "Tsst":

*:* Double Subverted in another episode, when Homer accidentally leaves Maggie at a convent and they won't give her back. When coming up with a plan, Homer says he absolutely won't dress up like a nun. Cut forward to him...reaffirming he isn't dressed as a nun. Then Lisa says they don't need him to, and then he says "You sure?" and goes off screen for a second and comes back dressed as a nun saying that he has the costume already.

*:* During a [[Documentary Episode]] titled "Springfield Up":

*:* In the same episode, Ron and Doctor Drakken also catch colds after making similar statements.

*:* In "Runaway", Aang solemnly gives his ''Avatar'' promise not to go scamming people again. Cut, and we see a montage of them doing exactly that.

*:* In "The Puppetmaster", the gang is staying at a creepy inn. After hearing some creaky noises arround the inn, Sokka is, of course, completely scared shitless. Talking to Momo, he says, "I know, Momo, I'm scared too, I'll never be able to sleep like this." Cut, and we see Sokka deep asleep, snoring loudly, and drooling all over the pillow.

* ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]''

*:* Also, earlier in the same episode, it inverts this:

*:* And in "Foul Balled":

*:* The list goes on...

*:* From the first season episode "Stan of Arabia (Part II)"

*:* In "Sisterhooves Social":

*:* And again in "Fauxboro".

*:* The episode "Herring Impaired" features Private and Kowalski contracting a disease which causes them to babble uncontrollably and crave fish. Skipper, while attempting to control them by repeatedly slapping them, insists that his "iron constitution" has made him immune to the disease. Rico turns away, only to realise seconds later that Skipper has stopped slapping the other two, and turns around just in time to see Skipper get crazy eyes and scream "FIIIIIISH!"

* "I'll just close my eyes for a minute, but I definitely won't go to sleep. This paper's due in the morning!"—Cut — Cut to waking up three hours late the next morning, paper still unfinished.