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'''Naomi:''' Sure. Why not? }}
** {{spoiler|Cut to Naomi's corpse.}}
:and
{{quote|'''Miles:''' If Faraday said get people off the Island... I'd do it.
'''Dr. Chang:''' Well, then let's hope he knows what he's doing. }}
** {{spoiler|Cut to Faraday's corpse.}}
* ''[[Friends]]'' has one in the One Where Rachel Quits, when she says that it feels so good that she doesn't have to serve coffee ever again. Cut to her new job, where a man tells her how her superior wants his coffee.
* 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!").
* [[Stephen Colbert]] does this right before the interview with his first-act "mini guests". First, he furiously rails against something or someone in the intro, and then he cuts straight to welcoming that person to his show. "[...] I will never, in a million years, ever understand what Jake Tapper was thinking! Here to tell me what Jake Tapper was thinking, please welcome the host of 'This Week', Jake Tapper."
* Done constantly in ''[[Married... with Children]]'', usually after Al says something to tempt fate.
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{{quote|'''Peggy:''' 60 dollars?! For a record? Hey, look. You must look at my husband, and mistake crazy for stupid. He's not paying sixty dollars for a record, and if he does, [[Curse Cut Short|I'll kiss your]] -
''(cut to Al and Peggy entering their house, Al with the record in his hand, and Peggy wiping her mouth)'' }}
* ''[[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.
* ''[[Men Behaving Badly]]'' writer Simon Nye has declared his hatred for this trope, considering it a sitcom cliché, and managed to get away with only using it once in the entire run of MBB (Ken has taken over the pub; Gary declares that he and Tony will not set foot in there again until Les is restored as barman—Gilligan Cut to him and Tony convivially sharing a drink with Ken inside the pub).
* Subverted in ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' when Howard refuses to dress as a panda, saying no man should ever be forced to do that. Cut to Vince dressed as a panda instead.
* ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]''. In "Everyone loves a Snowman", Hogan and his men are trying to hide a recently downed bomber crew and the Gestapo finds and needs to fill a false tunnel in the barracks. Hogan tells the airmen not to worry, "There are twenty barracks on this base and we have tunnels to all but one, barracks 4." Cut to the men standing in front of Barracks #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.
* Variation both in the original series ''and'' [[The Movie]] of ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'': Granny loudly declares her opposition to leaving, stating that they won't get her out of her rockin' chair. The next scene shows the truck packed and loaded, including Granny's rocker. Granny's still in it.
* ''[[Chef]]'' did this all the time.
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{{quote|'''"Honest" Jake Phillips:''' But I know a great plumber. His name is Ramone. They call him "Honest Ramone".
'''Adrian Monk:''' Of course they do.... ''[Cuts to Monk and Natalie sitting on the stairs as Jake and Ramone continue destroying the wall]'' }}
 
* ''[[The West Wing]]'': Josh has made a political deal that helps the White House but screws over Mandy, his old girlfriend:
{{quote|'''Mandy:''' You know what the worst part about this is?
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'''Spin:''' Well, at least it can't get any worse.
'''Cutter:''' Spin, old buddy, for once I think you're right. }}
* Lampshaded by Pete in ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'':
{{quote|'''Liz Lemon:''' [[Tempting Fate|How could Tracy possibly get in trouble on a walking tour of Boston?]]
'''Pete:''' [[Smash Cut]] [[Medium Awareness|to...]] }}
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'''Kira:''' [[Fiery Redhead|I'm]] [[Blatant Lies|always]] [[Hot-Blooded|diplomatic!]]
''(cut to Major Kira meeting with Romulans)''
'''Kira:''' That is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard and I resent the implication! }}
* On ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', Marie is giving a sponge bath to her husband, Hank, while he's recuperating from surgery after being shot. He's reluctant to leave the hospital, while Marie wants him home, so Marie strikes up a deal: if she can make his... you know... stand up, salute, and... ''you know''... within one minute, he will leave the hospital. He laughs at her, saying that there is no way, just no w--... jump cut to an annoyed Hank being wheeled out of the hospital, followed by a smirking and, presumably, triumphant Marie.
* ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Prime Minister]]'' does this in the episode "One of Us":
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* In the BBC adaptation of ''[[Miss Marple|The Body in the Library]]'', Colonel Bantry's "I am ''not'' going downstairs to ask if there is a body in my library" is instantly disproved.
* In part two of the ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]''/''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm|Ninja Storm]]'' crossover episode, Blake insists that there's absolutely no way he's going to follow Hunter and Cam into the Abyss of Evil to reclaim their powers. Cut to him wearing a helmet and rappelling gear, stating once more for the record that he thinks this is a bad idea before they begin climbing down.
 
 
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