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'''Kou''' (half awake): Uh? Game? ''(Unfazed)'' God, I'm so nervous. }}

* Variation: at one point in episode 31 of ''[[Soul Eater]]'', Kid suggests to no one in particular that they should have a party. One title card later, we cut to a party being held in his house.

'''Mustang''': Come on, the Fuhrer knows it wouldn't be fair with ''me'' against the kid. I'd love to show off my valor, but there's no way he's going to allow it.<br />

''Cut to a meeting with the Fuhrer''<br />

 

== Film ==

{{quote| '''Elsa:''' It's perfectly obvious where the pages are. He's given them to Marcus Brody. <br />

'''Professor Henry Jones:''' Marcus? You didn't drag poor Marcus along did you? He's not up to the challenge. <br />

'''Marcus Brody:''' Uhhh, does anyone here speak English? }}

** This example is made even more hilarious when Indy reveals [[Indy Ploy|he was bluffing]].

* Another example without the cut: ''[[Austin Powers]] in Goldmember''.

{{quote| '''Austin''': ''(To his father)'' Like I'd ever let Goldmember get away.<br />

* ''Foxxy Cleopatra enters the shot''*<br />

'''Foxxy''': Austin? Goldmember's getting away. }}

** The man in action:

{{quote| '''Rhodey''': Now, what am I supposed to tell the press? <br />

'''Leia Organa Solo:''' [[Short Cuts Make Long Delays|You call this a shortcut?]] }}

* The four ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' novels by Martin Adams ''love'' this trope, but in that case it tends to be a character's voice echoing the narrator or another character's thought processes.

{{quote| Prob'ly eating caviar off of golden plates, and lounging around up to their knees in velvet cushions, you bet.<br />

*** <br />

{{quote| Appleby was a fair-haired boy from Iowa who believed in God, Motherhood, and the American Way of Life, without ever thinking about any of them, and everybody who knew him liked him. <br />

"I hate that son of a bitch," Yossarian growled. }}

{{quote| Alyss: It's such a logical idea, [Halt] can hardly say no, can he?<br />

*Cut*<br />

STARK: You sure you know what you're doing? <br />

CARTER: I have no idea. }}

** Delayed echoes are also used in "Life Serial", in which each act begins with Buffy saying "This is gonna be great" as she prepares for her next new job.

** From "The Zeppo"

{{quote| '''Xander''': Oh man, I'm out of my league. I gotta find Buffy. She'll know what to do.<br />

'''Buffy''': (To Angel) I don't know what to do! }}

{{quote| '''Wilson''': This is exactly the type of thing you would do.<br />

'''House''': Well, obviously.<br />

(Hard cut)<br />

'''Sally:''' Lesbian Spank Inferno?! }}

{{quote| '''Janitor [inner monologue]:''' Now help him up so he still thinks there's hope yet for our relationship.<br />

'''JD [inner monologue]:''' Even though the Janitor had basically kidnapped me and imprisoned me for a day in a water tower, as he helped me up, I couldn't help but feel there was hope yet for our relationship. }}

** From ''Tentacles of Doom'': Ted says that all sorts of care and consideration go into the changing of the official class of holy relics. Cut to an office in the Vatican, where a priest idly presses a button on his computer keyboard and says "What about the Holy Stone of Clonrichert?" Second priest, not even looking up from his newspaper: "Whatever."

* Occurs in several episodes of ''[[Frontline]]''. In one instance, Emma accuses the producer of feeding the controversy around a supposedly racist writer the show has been attacking. Mike responds, ''What, you think we sat at a whiteboard and mapped this whole thing out?" Cut to Marty, who is planning the week's stories on the writer on the whiteboard.

{{quote| '''Victor:''' *Cheerfully* Gorgeous. The sort of day that actually makes you glad you're alive.<br />

[Cut to Victor and Margaret trapped in a shed by a huge swarm of angry bees.]<br />

* In the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode ''The Quest'', Vala Mal Doran says, earnestly, regarding the map to the Holy Grail, "we would never dream of stealing it!" Cut to the team in a pub, where Vala says, "we have to steal it."

* In the ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' episode "The Kindred", Teyla claims to be having visions of her lover, who's currently being held captive. McKay lists [[Continuity Nod|all the equally weird things that have happened to him since arriving in Atlantis]] and says, "If you say it was a vision, I believe it was a vision." Cut to him walking down the hall with Sheppard, saying, "I seriously doubt it was a vision."

{{quote| '''Lexie:''' Dr. Karev seemed to have it under control.<br />

'''Dr. Adamson:''' Karev seemed totally out of control. }}

* In ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', Ted and Robin have just had their first fight, and are talking it over with their respective best friends:

{{quote| '''Lily:''' He's upset because you won't listen to him, not because you don't like some movie.<br />

** In "Murtaugh", when Robin asks Ted if he thinks Barney can accomplish everything on the list:<br />{{quote| '''Ted:''' Robin, there is some pretty tough stuff on that list. ''(Laughs)'' Do you really think Barney's going to get his ear pierced?<br />

''(Cut to Barney coming in with a roll of tape on his ear)''<br />

'''Barney:''' Get ear pierced! Check. Alright, I'm off to go do laundry at mom's house. }}

{{quote| '''Ziva:''' Alright, but I thought maybe you needed a little cheering up.<br />

'''Tony:''' If I needed to be cheered up, I would've put superglue on McGee's keyboard.<br />

* A scene from ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' has Dorothy, visiting the concession stand Sophia (her mother) and Max (then-husband of Sophia) are running at the time. Dorothy worries that the weather might cause Sophia to get sick. Sophia responds with, "Please, I haven't had a cold for 40 years!" Cue the cut, followed by Max and Sophia being sick and treated at home, while the latter moans: "This is the worst cold I've had in 40 years."

* ''[[According to Jim]]'' has Jim in a speed-eating contest during a family picnic. His wife urges him to stop, and he replies: "They'd have to pump out my stomach first!" Cut to the next scene where paramedics carry Jim off to hospital, saying: "He'll be all right after we pump out his stomach."

* Parodied in Pablo Francisco's "Movie Previews Guy" skit, during a Keanu Reeves movie trailer.

{{quote| '''Preview Guy''': They knew too much.<br />

''Cut to him and Suzy''<br />

'''Ned:''' Then I saw the Wild Boy skirt, and I said, "I just have to have it!" }}

{{quote| '''Phoebe''': I just hope she's forgotten what I did to her doll. <br />

''(Cut to a nursing home)''<br />

'''Christina Larson''': My dolly! You broke my dolly! }}

** When trying to clear Craig's apartment of dozens of cats, Lois says, "Hold on, I have an idea!" Cut to the characters sitting in the same position in an apartment that was recently ravaged by fire with Lois saying, "O.K., that was a really bad idea." Hal tops it off with, "I don't think I've ever seen cats move that fast before."

** Malcolm and his brothers are confined to their room and trying to orchestrate an escape. Malcolm's brothers appeal to his genius intellect to devise a plan which leads to Malcolm saying, "O.K., here's what we're going to do." Cut to a shot of Lois opening the bedroom door only to see the boys inexplicably wrapped head to toe in tin-foil, precariously balanced on some stacked stools, and reaching towards the ceiling fan with a broom handle. When they see their mother, they panic and come crashing to the floor. Malcolm turns to the camera and exclaims, "Well, it seemed like a good idea!"

{{quote| '''Cory:''' Oh Eric, don't you worry about that, I'm not gonna do anything stupid.<br />

''(cut to next scene)''<br />

'''Tucker:''' Where are the weapons?<br />

'''Caboose:''' Which base is ours? }}

{{quote| '''Ishizu''' (narrating): Something told me that Marik wouldn't be forgetting his experience on the surface for a long time.<br />

'''Marik''': I will not forget my experience on the surface for a long time. }}

* [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] explains this in his [[Mortal Kombat]] episode thusly:

 

 

== Radio ==

{{quote| '''Bird''': Look, this is utterly ludicrous!}}

 

''(Return to flashback)''<br />

'''Mike:''' ...so they underestimated me and thought I was too dumb to figure it out! }}

{{quote| '''{{spoiler|1=GLaDOS}}:''' Well. This is the part where he kills us. <br />

'''{{spoiler|Wheatley}}:''' Hello! This is the part where I kill you.<br />

'''Homestar:''' Now that I'm a publicly humiliated criminal fugitive without a girlfriend, you're the only friend I've got, so I'm gonna go ahead and crash here for a couple of weeks or years until I put my life back together.<br />

'''Strong Bad:''' '''''[[Skyward Scream|Irony!]]''''' }}

{{quote| '''Hal''': I wonder how Team Super Awesome Platinum Bros. are enjoying their vacation?<br />

'''Monty Mole''': Don't let go of me, guys! Please don't let me go!<br />

'''Chomp Bro''': I'll never let go, Monty!<br />

'''Mouser''': Panicking! }}

 

== Webcomics ==

* ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' does this fairly often.

* Reduced to parody in [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2001/05/01/episode-023-enter-magic-shop-guy/ this] episode of ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|8-Bit Theater]]''.

* In ''[[Skin Horse]]'', concerning things [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/skinhorse/series.php?view=archive&chapter=35429#strip6 you really don't want to know].

* Although it's technically not a "cut", [http://wayofthemetagamer.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/18697 this] [[The Way of the Metagamer]] comic applies this trope to half its panels.

* In [[Ménage à 3]], Didi decides that it's up to her to deflower [[Nerds Are Virgins|Gary]] because "Every Man should know the intimate touch of a woman". [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20090919.html Cut to] Gary being pinned down by a nun-chuck twirling [[Does Not Like Men|Yuki]] screaming "Die pervert!!!"

* ''[[Spinnerette]]'':

{{quote| '''Child Heather''': You're wrong, Ben! I will too be a superhero! The best superhero ever!<br />

 

== Web Original ==

{{quote| '''Linc:''' I hate dogs.<br />

''Cut to Bucket the dog bounding towards Linc, pulling Rachel along behind her.''<br />

'''Dodoria''': "[[Rule of Three|AH, DAMMIIIIIT!!!]]" *Splash* }}

* [[Suburban Knights]] has this gem as both teams learn simultaneously the location of the treasure:

 

 

'''Homer''': D'oh! Ew...this is the worst place yet. }}

* In Season 7 of [[Futurama]], Fry is {{spoiler|promoted to "Executive Delivery Boy". Hermes turns to Leela and says "It's a meaningless title}} that helps insecure people feel better about themselves." Fry then says, "I feel better about myself!"

** After a failed attempt to find out how the box keeps getting the sound effects:

{{quote| '''Squidward:''' (Leaves the box) All right, fine. If you don’t want to show me, I don’t care! I’ve got better things to do than pace the floor wondering how you two work this thing. <br />

{{quote| '''Danny''': Jazz is going to kill me for that.<br />

'''Jazz''': I'm gonna kill him for that. }}

{{quote| '''Danny''': I sure hope things are finally under control at Amity Park.<br />

'''News Reporter''': Things are out of control in Amity Park. }}

{{quote| '''Tilly:''' Well?<br />

'''Sawyer:''' I can't do this.<br />

''Cut to the three of them suspended over a ravine, about to be sacrificed.''<br />

'''Simon:''' You mean over ''our'' dead bodies! }}

{{quote| ''In the future''<br />

'''Adult Number 2:''' Suffice it to say, Father was ''not'' happy finding us in his house.<br />

'''Father:''' I am not happy finding you kids in my house! }}

* From [[Invader Zim]]

'''Zim''': Gir! The space-time object replacement device is complete! }}

* The [[Christmas Special]] ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'' has an exchange where Santa says (of two AWOL elves): "Poor little guys. They must be scared to death," which is followed by a hard cut to one of the elves saying "I'm scared to death!"

{{quote| '''Roxanne:''' Since you left, Megamind is running rampant through the streets.<br />

'''Megamind:''' I'm so tired of running rampant through the streets. }}

{{quote| '''Mickey''': They're late! Gee, I hope they're not lost.<br />

(Cut to Jafar and Iago standing in the middle of the desert)<br />

(Cut back to the House of Mouse)<br />

'''Mickey''': Now who can replace them? }}

{{quote| '''Mark Desmond''': He hacked the motion sensors.<br />

(''Cut to Robin with his handheld computer'')<br />

'''Robin''': I hacked the motion sensors!<br />

'''Kid Flash''': Sweet! }}

{{quote| '''Princess Dawn:''' Do you think we've given Grump the slip?<br />

''(Cut to Grump)''<br />

'''Grump:''' You will ''never'' give Grump the slip! }}

{{quote| '''Twilight:''' Spike knows he can't be replaced.<br />

''(Cut)''<br />

'''Spike:''' They're trying to replace me! }}

{{quote| '''Wolverine''': What mutant would be stupid enough to go after Magneto's helmet anyway?<br />

(''Cut to Gambit disembarking in Genosha and whistling'') }}

{{quote| '''The Grinch:''' I just push a button up here in this place,<br />

And you can't see your mitten in front of your face!<br />