Mobile Shrubbery: Difference between revisions

* Team Rocket from ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' does it often.

** After agitating a pack of Mightyena with his Coordinator skills, [[Pokémon Special|Ruby]] gets his ass saved by a figure shrouded in leaves, which he mistakes for a talking Pokemon and commands his Poochyena to attack. He only gets a clue how wrong he is when the shroud comes off...

* Konohamaru's signature move in pre-''Shippuuden'' ''[[Naruto]]'', using a blanket painted to look like a section of fence and a box painted to look like a one-foot-tall brick wall (as [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by [[Naruto the Abridged Series|the abridgement]]).

** A fence-post blanket, it should be noted, that he holds ''sideways.'' And then he compliments Naruto for seeing through his disguise.

* [[Unfortunate Implications|The native Americans]] in ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'' actually do this to capture John, Michael, and the Lost Boys.

* Near the middle of ''[[The Aristocats]]'', the evil butler Edgar disguises himself as a haystack mounted on top of a sidecar in order to escape Napoleon and [[La Fayette]] the dogs.

'''Napoleon''':You're not gonna believe this, but it's a one-wheeled haystack! }}

 

* In ''[[Ace Ventura]]: Pet Detective'', Ace holds a palmetto frond in front of himself in order to sneak past his landlord's window. Then he throws away the frond, onto the pile of fronds from all the previous times he snuck past.

* Stanley Stupid in ''The Stupids'' gets a bit... carried away.

* ''[[Throne of Blood]]'', [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s adaptation of ''[[Macbeth]]'', naturally uses this just as ''Macbeth'' itself does. The spirits tell the [[Villain Protagonist]] that he will never be defeated until the ''forest moves''. For what happens next, check what page you're on.

* The Indians use this trick when sneaking up on the Lost Boys in Disney's ''[[Peter Pan]]''. You can watch it on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9udzF8LMo here, starting at 4:30].

* In ''[[The Great Race]]'' we get our first glimpse on Professor Fate and his assistant Max when he is following [[The Ace|Leslie's]] latest deed inside a shrubbery.

* ''[[Caddyshack]]'' has:

* ''[[Three Ninjas]]: Kick Back'': After Rocky and Colt fail to attack Grandpa, Tum-Tum attempts a sneak attack using a bush while Grandpa's back is turned.

* Happens in [[Muppets from Space]] as Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy, Animal and Pepe try to infiltrate COVNET to save Gonzo and Rizzo. The bush only goes as far as a short distance from the guard station- whereupon the Muppets apply some of Dr. Honeydew's invisibility spray.

 

* Used by Rayman in ''[[Rayman|Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', to get past a security guard. The guard does spot him, but [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|lets him through anyway]] ("It's just a big-nosed bush!").

* ''[[Command and Conquer|Red Alert 2]]'' has the Allied Mirage Tank, which takes on the appearance of a tree when idle.

** Red Alert 3's new Mirage Tank turns into a Lamppost and Milk Truck when on roads preventing the issues of RA 2's Tank turning into a Tree on a street...

* In the ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (video game)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' video games, you can duck while carrying a box to hide from enemies. The presence of blinking chipmunk eyes on the box does not give away your presence, amazingly enough.

* Dr. Horrible follows Penny and Captain Hammer around like this during "On the Rise" in ''[[Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog|Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]''.

* In the [[Homestar Runner|Strong Bad Email]] [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail178.html bike thief], Strong Bad suggests this as one of the possible methods he'd use to steal someone's bike. He also points out that he can use this method to get free pizza from Bubs ''just by asking for it while in disguise''.

'''Bubs:''' Sure thing, bush! }}

* Dozens of "There are X ninjas hiding in this picture." Can you find the ones that aren't a joke?

* ''[[The Wombles]]'' use the cardboard box variety in one episode.

* The Doctor uses the cardboard box version in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' animation "Dreamland". When his alien companion asks how he knows where he's going, he explains he counted his steps.

* In [[Pixar Shorts|''Mater: Private Eye'']], [[Cars|Mater]] actually disguises himself as a wooden crate in order to sneak past Big D's henchpitties.