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Whether it is animation or live action, animators and actors go to great lengths to make their characters expressive and emotions believable; otherwise, they may end up making the character [[That Makes Me Feel Angry|verbalize its emotions]]. Sometimes, though, characters will be unable to perceive what the spectator can, even if it's rubbing their nose. Facial cues? Voice inflection? Grunts? Contortions? None of these will tell them anything if you can't speak.
It can be played for comedy or drama. It'll usually involve a [[Cute Mute]] trying to convey a message. Such message will invariably go ''whoosh!'' over the head of the receiver, or sometimes even the emitter. If it's a comedy, the receiver is most surely a [[Jerkass]]. If it's a drama, some traumatic experience may have affected the receiver.
Related to [[Nonverbal Miscommunication]]. Compare [[Talking Through Technique]].
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* In ''[[Good Omens]]'', a misunderstood wink leads to the newborn Antichrist being given to the wrong family, and [[Hilarity Ensues]]. Though this might be more of a case of one character being [[The Ditz]].
* Towards the end of ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', Mrs. Bennet is trying to get Jane and Mr. Bingley alone and keeps winking at her other daughters to get them to leave. Elizabeth just ignores this, but finally Kitty asks explicitly why her mother keeps winking at her. Mrs. Bennet denies everything.
* In ''[[Discworld/Sourcery|Sourcery]]'', it is remarked that Rincewind is not very good at nonverbal communications.
* The main character of ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]'', due to being autistic.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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'''Homer:''' I understand.
'''Bart:''' Um, hey, Dad, I... I think he wants...
'''Homer:''' [[Not Now, Kiddo|Not right now, son. Daddy's talking to a policeman]].
'''Chief Wiggum:''' Uh, let me put it this way. I'm looking for my friend Bill. ''(nods as he says Bill)'' Have you seen any Bills around here? ''(nods)''
'''Homer:''' No. ''(points at Bart)'' He's Bart.
'''Chief Wiggum:''' ''(groans)'' I... Listen carefully, and watch me wink as I speak, okay?
'''Homer:''' Okay.
'''Chief Wiggum:''' The guy I'm really looking for, wink ''(winks)'', is Mr. Bribe, wink, wink ''(winks twice)'' ''(holds out hand again)''.
'''Homer:''' ''([[Beat]])'' It's a ring toss game.
'''Chief Wiggum:''' ''(annoyed)'' All right, that's it, I'm shutting this game down!
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'''Homer:''' ''(sickly sweet)'' Oh, look at me! I'm making people happy! I'm the Magical Man from Happy-Land, in a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane! ''(leaves the room, slamming the door)'' ''(pokes his head back in)'' Oh, by the way, I was being sarcastic. ''(closes the door)''
'''Marge:''' [[Don't Explain the Joke|Well, DUH!]] }}
* Despite the extent to which [[Courage the Cowardly Dog]] will go to try and nonverbally warn of impending danger (even sometimes ''shapeshifting'' into ominous images), [[Too Dumb to Live|Muriel]] is never able to figure it out (and often [[Horrible Judge of Character|implicitly trusts obviously threatening people]]), while [[Jerkass|Eustace]] just angrily dismisses and occasionally physically or mentally abuses him.
* On one ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short, Elmer Fudd's wife wonders what to make for dinner, and their dog uses pantomime to suggest roast duck ([[Daffy Duck]] to be exact, whom the dog can't stand). After she misreads every clue, the dog loses his patience and outright ''tells her'' "NO! Roast D-U-C-K duck! Sheesh!"
* Played with in one episode of [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]. Eddy is trying to use some sort of hand signals to communicate a plan to his buddies. [[Cloudcuckoolander|Ed]] gets all excited and responds with incredibly over-the-top pantomime. Eddy nods and claims "Let's go!" This seems to be one big aversion, until Double D [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this saying "Oh like any of that really meant anything!"
* From ''[[The Fairly
{{quote|'''Timmy's Dad''': (''to Timmy'') You are the '''WORST''' charades player ever! (''windmills his arms'') This is not a bulldozer. (''hops up and down'') This is not a fudgesicle. (''pretends to row a boat'') And how is ''this'' ''Film/Ghostbusters II''!?}}
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