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Boss: Good idea! Thanks for volunteering! }}

 

* In ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'', Kaname volunteers Sousuke to take out the garbage as a way of getting back at Sousuke for shadowing her. The fact that no one else wants to do it helps as well.

** He's told that it's a tradition for newcomers to handle garbage, after which he [[The Stoic|doesn't ask about it again and just does it without a word]]. Much later, he actually incorporates this into his [[Badass Boast]].

'''Sousuke''' I take out the garbage. }}

* This is how the main character of ''[[Alien Nine]]'' ended up with her job.

* In [[Kajko And Kokosz]] Clumsy gets volunteered by the brigants every time - either everyone else takes a step back or someone kicks him foreward.

* Naturally, occurs in [[Dilbert]]

* In ''Popeye'' one of Wimpy's trademark phrases -- that he normally uses after wronging a big strong guy who now has come for revenge -- is "You want to fight? All right! [[Let's You and Him Fight]]!" Then, you guessed it, Wimpy steps aside and makes way for Popeye, who has to fight the big strong guy.

 

* Inverted in [[The Last Chance Detectives]] video "Legend Of The Desert Bigfoot"; while contemplating on what to do in case the Bigfoot came by, Ben suggests that one of them stay behind to call for help. Mike then says that it's a great idea, {{spoiler|then promptly assigns Spence to the duty of staying behind and calling for help, much to Ben's consternation. Made even funnier that the look that Winnie has on her face after that clearly reads 'Nice try, Ben'}}.

* ''[[Star Trek Generations]]''.

* Played for drama in ''[[Sunshine (film)|Sunshine]]'': Mace blames Capa for the ship's solar panels being damaged (because he cast the deciding vote that sent them off course), and so "volunteers" him to go outside and help the captain fix them.

* ''[[Rat Race]]'' ended with this trope, portrayed as comeuppance.

* Happened all the time to Oliver on ''[[Green Acres]]''. Typical plot: The town's residents would come up with a [[Zany Scheme]], Oliver would rise to protest and get cut off as everybody thanks him for volunteering to lead the scheme.

* In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', Sisko, O'Brien, Bashir, and Worf's son Alexander are taking part in the Road to Kal'Hyah, the Klingon bachelor party equivalent. When told about the ritual shedding of blood, Worf asks for volunteers. Collectively, Sisko, O'Brien, and Alexander look to each other and step back, leaving Bashir to go first.

'''Bashir:''' ''*looks at others*'' Neither did I. }}

* [[Myth Busters]] Build Team method of choosing a volunteer, Ro-Sham-Bo, generally ends with Tory having two fingers pointed at him.

** Another method used is for the other two members to say "not it!" before the third even finished explaining the myth.

* On ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Snyder "volunteers" students to escort trick-or-treaters.

* On ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]'', in the season 2 episode "Baseball", Gus has to volunteer staff members, including Dave, Damien and George to play in a corporate game of baseball. Alex is offended when she ''isn't'' volunteered, being a woman.

* In ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', Logan volunteers his father to donate money to a soup kitchen. He does so publicly enough and with grand enough reception that his father can't back out without looking like an ass.

* One dialogue option in the opening of ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' is Shepard asking the Illusive man if s/he's volunteering or being volunteered. The Illusive Man tells him/her s/he can walk away, but to check out Freedom's Progress first. Shepard wants to take out the Reaper threat too much and no one else is willing to believe and help him/her, so this is more of a case of [[Magnificent Bastard|The Illusive Man]] [[Batman Gambit|knowing]] Shepard ''won't'' not jump at the chance.

* If you pick Morrigan for [[Combat by Champion]] against {{spoiler|Loghain}} in ''[[Dragon Age]]''.

* During a mission briefing in ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'', Spirit volunteers herself and Maverick for a mission.

* While you were out adventuring in the [[Kingdom of Loathing]], your guild had a meeting, and decided that Gorgolok/Stella/Spaghetti Elemental/Lumpy/Spirit of New Wave/Lopez is ''your'' Nemesis, so you [[Got Volunteered]] for the single longest spanning quest in the game.

* In one episode of ''[[The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros]].3'', King Koopa has already decided which Koopalings will take part in his latest scheme, and orders them to step forward. What happens is that the rest of the Koopalings ''step back'', while the 'volunteers' remain perfectly still.

* Happens in the ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' movies, guest-starring the [[Harlem Globetrotters]]. Whenever an unpleasant task is needed to be done, the lead Globetrotter would trick the bald one into making an implicating gesture, such as asking if he would like to go ("Who, ''me?''"), or asking if he had grown hair (''Raises hand to feel head'').

"I'm a natural-born sucker!" }}

* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "New Kids on the Blecch", 'N Sync sign one of their number up to join the navy without his knowledge.