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{{quote|'''Leela''': ''We're heading straight into a black hole!''
'''Fry''': ''Talk about a mood killer.''
|''[[Futurama]]''}}
{{quote|''We're having a moment. Don't ruin it.''
|'''Raven''' to Beast Boy just before he totally ruins the moment, ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''}}
It's really going to happen this time. They are about to share with each other their feelings after [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|years of keeping them hidden.]] They come closer together and look into each other's eyes; there has never been a moment so perfect. The stars are aligned, the moon is full and one of them says, "I've never had the courage to tell you this before..."
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Basic staple of any [[Will They or Won't They?]] set up. The most common subtrope is the [[Almost Kiss]]. If the moment is about to lead to a declaration of love, then it might be an [[Interrupted Declaration of Love]].
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== Advertising ==
* More than one beer commercial has used the idea of a Moment Killer, usually demonstrating how the advertised beer will aid in thwarting him.
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Detective Conan]]'': A running gag in the series is whenever Takagi and Sato tries to kiss, someone comes in and stop them just at the moment they're about to.
* ''[[Planetes]]'': Tanabe and Sempai are back on earth, visiting his parents, they end up on the beach at sunset when Tanabe stumbles and create by accident the favorable position for a kiss... a frigging rocket launched by Hachimaki's brother sinks the moment.
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** It happens between Syaoran and Sakura in the manga as well. Late in its run, he tries to work up the nerve to tell Sakura what he truly feels for her, but he always gets interrupted by things ranging from Kero-chan wanting to take a picture of her to people yelling loudly over at Seijou High because Yukito fainted in the middle of the athletics track.
** And then every other scene in the second movie.
* Every time Keiichi is about to get his nerve up with Belldandy in ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]!'', something happens. It often involves explosions
* ''[[Inuyasha]]'''s Miroku and Sango have a mutual genius for this, no third party interference required. Miroku is the most frequent offender thanks to his habit of [[Handsome Lech|copping a feel]] just when things are going well, but Sango has been guilty a few times as well. It happens so many times that at one point the series double-subverts it: finding Sango downcast after an encounter with her little brother, Miroku sits beside her to comfort her, and, atypically, remains perfectly chivalrous until Sango remarks that she would have expected him to try groping her by now. Miroku being [[Chivalrous Pervert|Miroku]], he promptly offers to make up for his omission if she wants him to. [[Armor-Piercing Slap|Guess what.]]
** There's the other time that happens, of course, where ''she'' gropes ''him'' (expecting to find Shippo's tail, because of course Miroku would never have so much tact to properly comfort her).
** Inuyasha and Kagome aren't quite as bad, but they catch their share of examples. The most agonizing occurs late in the manga and is reproduced in ''The Final Act'', during one of Kagome's visits to the present, when her family manages to return from a spontaneous hot spring vacation at ''precisely'' the wrong moment:
{{quote|'''Inuyasha''': How about until the fight with [[Big Bad|Naraku]] is over, you just stay here?
'''Kagome''': [''feels his head''] Hmm, no fever.
'''Inuyasha''': Hey! I'm not delusional!
...
'''Kagome''': It's all right. I'll always be with you.
'''Inuyasha''': In that case, [[I Will Definitely Protect You|I'll protect you with my life.]]
[''[[Almost Kiss]]'']
'''Kagome's mother''': We're home! }}
** You can ''quite literally'' hear the mood bubble pop.
* Every time Keitaro and Naru in ''[[Love Hina]]'' come close to kissing or admitting their feelings for one another, someone will inevitably barge in on them or Keitaro will suffer an [[Accidental Pervert]] moment and provoke Naru into [[Megaton Punch
* This occurs in a romantic moment in ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' between Kouta and Yuka, in which Nyu promptly jumps out, startling them both and ruining said moment. Luckily though, [[Fan Service|she's completely naked]].
* Kaoru and Aoi get this ''a lot'' in ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]''. Most of the cast
* This trope might have been taken a bit too far in ''[[Code Geass]]'''s second season, where the [[Tsundere
** Ironically, in R2 episode 24, {{spoiler|Lelouch and C.C. have a very touching moment together, and it's interrupted by Kallen bursting through the wall to kill Lelouch.}} A few fans joked that this was revenge for {{spoiler|C.C. interrupting a near-[[Accidental Kiss]] between Lelouch and Kallen earlier in the series in a very "mother walking in on her son and his girlfriend making out" fashion.}}
* Almost everytime Saito and Louise come together in ''[[
* Taniguchi [[Sorry to Interrupt|barging in]] on ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', when Kyon and Yuki were, erm, ''close'' to each other could be counted as a
* ''[[Full Metal Panic!|Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid!]]'' - Sousuke is ''finally'' about to [[Cooldown Hug|embrace Kaname when she breaks down in tears]] at the end, but then an entire classful of girls enter the corridor and start shouting at him for upsetting Kaname again.
** Sousuke himself tends to do this to Kaname. Especially when she misconstrues his actions as being "bold" and "romantic," only for him to completely obliterate any such hope by doing something ridiculous.
* [[Inverted Trope]] in ''[[Digimon Frontier]]''. In episode 46, Takuya and Zoe are talking in the library when Takuya blurts out, "I really like you." Cue [[Luminescent Blush]] by Zoe and then by Takuya when he realizes what he just said. By the time Izumi tries to respond, Takuya is sleeping. In this case, the
* America and England of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' have a moment killed in a strip [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|titled this]]. Also happens between Germany and Italy. In both cases, they don't even need third parties due to [[Tsundere]]-ish traits or outright [[Oblivious to Love|Obliviousness]].
{{quote|'''Germany:''' Hey! Don't run off when I'm having a moment!}}
* Anytime Nike and Kukuri have a tender moment in ''[[Mahoujin Guru Guru]]'', Gipple will inevitably pop up screaming for a barf bag.
* [[Naruto]] and Sakura were having a moment and Sakura was about to feed Naruto ramen when Sai pops in as the Moment
* ''[[Soul Eater]]'' - Subverted with [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Soul and Maka]], when {{spoiler|Maka is standing beside Soul in the infirmary after the fight with Crona, in which he was seriously injured. Maka is tearing up and in the middle of some kind of heroic vow when '''Black☆Star''' [[Chewing the Scenery|crashes into the room and starts yelling]] at the top of his voice as he practically strangles an unconscious Soul on the bed in an attempt to wake him up.}} Most shippers felt that the Maka Chop that came after was well deserved.
* ''[[Eiken]]'''s Densuke and Chiharu, usually caused by Kirika, the other members of the club, and anyone else, in order of likeliness.
* In the final episode of ''[[Tenchi in Tokyo]]'', just when Ryoko was about to kiss Tenchi, Washu pops out of the tree trunk where Tenchi and Ryoko are standing, to test her new and improved Dimensional Tunnel. She was then followed by Sasami, and then Ayeka, and finally Mihoshi and Kiyone.
** In episode 7 of ''[[Tenchi Muyo! Ryo
* Dee and Roy in ''[[FAKE]]'' are all but ''guaranteed'' to have the moment killed for them. The most frequent offenders are Bikky and JJ, who do it on purpose, but there's also that time when Ryo fell asleep right after kissing Dee and that other time when Dee's phone rang just as things were getting hot and heavy between the two of them. No wonder it took them seven
* ''[[Bleach]]'': Good job, Nel, you kind of ruined the quiet, subtle, heart filled moment between Ichigo and Orihime, which essentially counted as their true reunion. Not that you diving into Ichigo's, uh, lower abdomen area wasn't cute in its own way, it's just, you killed that sweet moment.
** In chapter 228, Rukia and Orihime are veering dangerously close to a [[Les Yay]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120405235413/http://manga.bleachexile.com/bleach-chapter-228-page-3.html moment], and Hiyori quite literally falls from the sky and drags Orihime off. Moment killer much?
* This trope is essentially the only reason it took ''[[Please Teacher!]]''{{'}}s Kei and Mizuho so long to, oddly, do anything at all... except hook up. Huh. His annoying and oft-tragic condition doesn't help matters much.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Kotarou [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v25/c228/17.html manages to kill] what even the [[Fourth Wall Breaking|translator called]] a [[Portmanteau Couple Name|NegiNodo]] moment, with some ill-timed comradery. [[The Medic|Konoka]], you could've left him partly [[Taken for Granite]] a ''little'' longer.
** Konoka has her own share of [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c250/4.html moment killing]. On the same pair nonetheless. One [[Your Mileage May Vary|may suspect]] [[Alternate Character Interpretation|that what Konoka]] does is actually sabotage to support [[Shipper on Deck|her own preferred couple]] {{spoiler|[[Incest Is Relative|(Negi/Asuna)]]}}.
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** There's even an entire episode devoted to finding a situation where no one would interfere, and eventually had to find a way to subvert the accidental moment killing nature of nearly ''the entire cast.''
* In Chapter 81 of [[Ouran High School Host Club]], Haruhi {{spoiler|confesses her love to Tamaki}}. The moment was totally ruined when Tamaki made an absolute fool of himself by yelling to Hikaru what she just said, falling to the floor, being called a narcissist when he {{spoiler|accepted her confession}}, and being called an idiot. Haruhi then shouts that she's not sure {{spoiler|if she still loved him}}. After all that, he ends up {{spoiler|kissing her}}, which made Hikaru cry.
* [[
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]: has, surprisingly, quite a few of these. Of course, this being NGE, nothing close to a stable emotional relationship is recognisable within about a five lightyear radius, but the moments ''are'' there. The most famous one is probably in ''Both Of You Dance Like You Want To Win!'' when Asuka falls asleep ''right'' next to a wide-awake Shinji, [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|who tries to lean forward to kiss her]]... until Asuka calls for her mama
* ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'': After over 400 chapters of seemingly being oblivious to the true feelings of Kenichi, Miu finally admits that she feels similarly... only to have her [[Overprotective Dad|overprotective grandfather]] suddenly burst in, spewing intense amounts of Killing Intent, scaring the hell out of Kenichi and Miu in the process, the other Ryouzanpaku masters struggling (and failing miserably) to hold him back.
* In ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', there's a scene wherein Yuki starts telling Tohru how cute she is and they move closer and closer...until Ayame comes in talking about how romantic the scene was. Yuki, naturally, decked him.
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* This makes up much of the humor of the [[Yaoi]] manga ''I Can't Stop Loving You'' as Kyouji and Yu's attempts to have sex are constantly thwarted by causes ranging from ghosts to people walking in on them to Yu accidentally crushing Kyouji's ribs with his [[Super Strength]]...
* This happens in ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'' to Tsukune and Moka, courtesy of... pretty much everyone else.
* In ''[[
* The stated purpose of The MK5 from ''[[Beelzebub]]''. Seriously, that's what they like to do. If there's any kind of moment, be it action or romantic, the MK5 will show up and do what they do best.
* In ''Black Bird'' a fair bit of what keeps Kyo and Misao from having hot demon sex is unexpected and ill-timed interruptions by his servants while the couple are making out and really, really horny.
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* In ''[[Gintama]]'', [[Cool Old Lady|Otose]] and [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] [[Badass Grandpa|Jirochou]] are recovering in the hospital after the harrowing attack on Kabukichou. After all the killing and mayhem (including Jirochou putting Otose in the hospital in the first place), the two old friends finally get to say what they need to say to each other after so many years and so much heartache. Then the hospital room doors bust open and pretty much the ENTIRE SUPPORTING CAST falls into the room from where they had been eavesdropping. The guy in the third hospital bed in the room chews them all out for interrupting "just when it was getting to the good part."
== Comic Books ==
* The ''[[Strontium Dog]]'' arc "Bitch" sets up what appears to be the end to all the [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] between Johnny Alpha and Durham Red when Johnny joins his female colleague in the shower ... until a naked Ronald Reagan ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]) decides to enter the fray and immediately drop the soap.
* In ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'', Beast Boy and Raven go on a "[[Not a Date]]" and have a sweet, tender moment... which is ruined when her brothers show up and beat the crap out of Beast Boy. I guess they don't approve.
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* Near the end of a short oneshot comic arc, Ultimate Daredevil is confronting Ultimate Punisher and trying to talk him out of his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]. The Punisher has his guns leveled at the superhero, but is listening. And slowly, very slowly, he starts to lower them. That's when a well intentioned but horribly timed kick from a passing by Spider-Man breaks the moment and destroys what Daredevil had almost accomplished.
* A preemptive one can be seen in ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' as Scott's plan to cuddle with his girlfriend is ruined by his gay roommate sitting around in his underwear.
== Fan Works ==
* Just when Kanae was going to kiss her Sempai in the [[Haruhi Suzumiya]] fanfic ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' the unnamed enemy slider appeared himself to get her. It doesn't help that the enemy slider dislikes both of them and he has been searching for Kanae for a long time (the last time he lost Kanae was one month ago).
* The ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia
* In the ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'' fanfic [http://community.livejournal.com/train_dragon/172505.html Rebuild All Your Ruins], Toothless interrupts what would have led to wrestling-match-turned-kiss by eating the fish that Astrid was hitting Hiccup with.
** [http://regentshaw.deviantart.com/art/HTTYD-Three-s-a-Crowd-173790033 Toothless seems to be a master at this trope].
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== Film - Animated ==
* As for [[Disney Animated Canon|Disney Films]]:
** In ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''; Ursula does this intentionally to prevent a kiss between Eric and Ariel. It has a bit more behind it,
** Happens several times between Bernard and Bianca (involving a marriage proposal rather than a kiss) in ''[[The Rescuers]] Down Under''.
** In ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''; Jasmine and Aladdin were having a moment at his sleeping spot and talking about how they [[Not So Different|both feel trapped]] by their circumstances. About to kiss, they are interrupted by the palace guards arriving to rescue Jasmine and arrest Aladdin.
** In ''[[Hercules (
** In ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|the Mayor]] does this to Jack and Sally with a spotlight in Oogie's lair when Jack [[Oblivious to Love|finally]] realizes Sally's affection for him is more then [[Just Friends]]. To be fair, the Mayor ''did'' think [[Our Hero Is Dead|Jack was dead]] (er, well, [[Dem Bones|more dead then he was]]), and the final scene with Jack and Sally atop of [[Snow Means Love|snow-covered]] Spiral Hill [[Tropes Are Not Bad|is a lot more romantic]] than in Oogie's lair.
* ''[[WALL-E]]'' - Another subversion (or aversion, depending on your point of view) of this trope pops up in the final scene: {{spoiler|WALL-E and EVE finally hold hands, staring lovingly into each other's eyes while WALL-E's tape of ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]!'' reaches the "It Only Takes a Moment" scene. Just then, the broken robots and M-O arrive to greet the two. Fortunately, M-O recognizes that [[Leave the Two Lovebirds Alone|WALL-E and EVE need to be left alone]], and he shoos the other 'bots away.}}
* ''[[Cars]]'': McQueen and Sally are interrupted by Mater on the Dinoco helicopter.
== Film - Live Action ==
* In ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', summarizing what was pretty much his role in all the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies, C-3PO interrupts Han and Leia kissing with, "Captain Solo! Captain Solo! I've isolated the reverse power flux coupling!" [[Sarcasm Mode|"Thank you.]] [[Death Glare|Thank you]] ''[[Death Glare|very much]]''." [[Does Not Understand Sarcasm|"You're welcome, sir!"]]
**And he ruins their reunion in ''[[The Force Awakens]]'' by suddenly stepping in between them.
* Dot Matrix, the parody version of C-3PO in ''[[Spaceballs]]'', has a Virgin Alarm that lets out a loud klaxon when Lone Star and Princess Vespa are about to kiss. "[[My Sensors Indicate You Want to Tap That|It's set to go off before you do!]]"
* ''[[Judge Dredd]]''. The title character and Judge Hershey are having an intimate talk in Hershey's trashed apartment. Herman Ferguson, the comedy relief sidekick who's been tagging along with Dredd, walks in and interrupts them, then says "Is this a bad time?"
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* ''[[Zenon]]'': Zenon and Greg mutually are guilty of a fatal fumble on this one. At one point they are sitting side-by-side, facing the same direction, with awkward silence. Zenon tells Greg that if he wants to kiss her he should just do it already. After a pause, they both turn towards each other at the same time - and accidentally smash their faces into each other.
* Mikaela in the ''[[Transformers Film Series|Transformers]]'' film improvised and used this as an excuse why Sam was acting nervous and jittery when his parents came into his room: "He was hiding a girl." And his parents fell for it enthusiastically, actually really happy about it. Of course the real reason was that anxious alien robots were in the backyard.
* The
** Done again in the beginning of ''[[
** Pfft. This is obviously just karma for Harry being a [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511084642/http://adventuresofcomicbookgirl.tumblr.com/tagged/THIRD-WHEEL third wheel.]
* ''[[Imagine Me and You]]'': the long-awaited make-out scene between Luce and Rachel is interrupted by the sound of Rachel's husband's voice.
* ''[[The X-Files|The X-Files: Fight the Future]]'': When Mulder and Scully are about to kiss, Scully is {{spoiler|stung by a bee.}} Unless, of course, you watch the blooper in which Gillian throws David against the wall, kissing him, or a real deal deleted scene, in which the two actually do kiss, prompting Mulder to pick Scully up and go... offscreen.
* In ''[[Notting Hill]]'' just before the "I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy" speech, Will and Anna are interrupted by a random customer and by a phone call from Will's mother.
* From ''[[Enchanted]]'', during the ball scene, Robert and Giselle were [[Dance of Romance|dancing together]], including Robert singing softly in Giselle's ear (when he earlier claimed that he didn't sing), leaning quite close to each other, when Nancy and Edward interrupted them.
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* Louis in ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]'', part of the [[Running Gag]] on his [[The Ditz|Ditz]] / [[Born Unlucky]] character. Charlie lampshades it.
{{quote|'''Charlie''': (''after making out with Jessie under a waterfall'') Okay, I'll admit it. This is the most romantic moment of my entire life. (''Louis screams and cannonballs into the water near them'') And now it's over.}}
* In the first Christopher Reeve ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' movie, Supes goes back in time to save Lois from death, the two are just about to
* ''[[Total Recall]]''. As Quaid and Melina are kissing in the Martian catacombs, the rebels show up and take them into custody.
* In [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]], Shu Lien was apologizing to Mu Bai for letting the sword get stolen, believing that was the reason why he had came to see her. He said that he did not hear about the stolen sword until he arrived in town, implying he came specifically to confess his feelings towards her. When he was about to say it, a servant came in, interrupting them.
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* Jason starts to do this to himself in ''[[Mystery Team]]'' as he shares an extended embrace with Kelly, by commenting that her skin feels like what he imagines a dolphin's does. Before this sinks in, Duncan vomits [[Makes Sense in Context|dog urine]] on the two of them.
* This makes up ''Trick'''s entire plot with Mark and Gabriel's attempts to have sex being constantly thwarted by demanding friends. Interestingly, this is actually implied in the end to be a ''good'' thing as Mark and Gabriel were originally planning on a one-night stand only but ended up forming a genuine emotional connection somewhere amidst their continual interrupted meetings.
* In ''The Weekend'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20130302091707/http://ancensored.com/clip/clip-weekend-cindy-williams Lindsey Vuolo and David McElfresh] are interrupted during foreplay when Beau Allulli and Daniel Bartkevicz set off an alarm while peeping in on them through his [[Window/NSFW]]
== Literature ==
* A much earlier example of the meddling robot (a la [[Star Wars|C-3PO]]/[[Spaceballs|Dot Matrix]]) appears in the [[Robert Sheckley]] short story ''Human Man's Burden''. Every time the man and the woman start edging towards expressing their true feelings, an obnoxious marrying-bot bursts in, ruining the moment. Some other robots finally physically restrain the intruder long enough to allow the couple to clinch.
* ''[[Thursday Next]]'''s time-traveling father does this to Thursday and Landen in the first book when he shows up (freezing time for everyone but himself and Thursday) to have a chat with his daughter about the invention of the
* That's exactly what happens in ''[[Harry Potter and
** Later, Harry takes a turn as moment killer for Ron and Hermione - though he does have a good reason.
{{quote|'''Harry:''' OI! There's a war going on here!}}
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* Oh so many times in The ''[[Darkest Powers|Darkest Powers Trilogy]]''. Especially with Chloe and Derek. Simon is a master cockblocker.
* A hilarious moment in ''[[Master and Commander]]'' has a [[Meaningful Name|Mr. Timely]] showing up at Jack's door just as his girlfriend is [[Marshmallow Hell|sticking her cleavage in his face]] so he can see what the necklace he just gave her looks like on.
* In ''[[Time Enough for Love]]'', when Lazarus and Maureen are headed off for an adulterous <ref>
* Happens multiple times in ''[[Audrey Wait]]''. Random Accident varieties are from the customers in the Scooper Dooper, and Sharon is the jealous rival type.
== Live Action TV ==
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** Count how many times Gene Hunt interrupts a heart-to-heart talk between Sam and Annie throughout both seasons. He's paid back in ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'', though.
* ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'' - Every time Gene and Alex get near each other, Shaz pops in with some vital bit of info or other. {{spoiler|Jim Keats}} manages to pull off one hell of an epic cock block. Mind you, that was accomplished with {{spoiler|pictures of Sam Tyler}} so maybe he deserves the credit after all...
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' - In a heart[[Bizarre Alien Biology|s]]-to-heart[[Bizarre Alien Biology|s]] between the Doctor and the Master, The Doctor almost persuaded the Master to come and travel with him through the universe. The Master is going all teary-eyed and mellow, there's a declaration of affection on the Doctor's
** Turnabout is fairplay, though, since the Doctor himself is often guilty of this; most recently in "The Lodger", when Craig, his landlord and Hapless [[Nice Guy]], has invited his best friend Sophie around to finally admit to her that he's in love with her. He's just about to blurt it out when cue the Doctor, having decided to rewire the house's electricity.
* ''[[Smallville]]'': Clark and Lois are about to kiss for the first time, "officially", when there is a shout of "Oh my god!" and Clark's ex, Lana Lang, walks in.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
** Buffy and Angel when they first
** A more long-lasting moment killer is when Faith started to teeter towards [[The Dark Side]] and Angel managed to capture her before she killed Xander. While talking her down and actually getting her to listen, Wesley burst in with a Watchers Council squad to apprehend her. This effectively ruined any chance to stop her before she made a full [[Face Heel Turn]]. Although this was the start of a unique friendship between her and Angel because of being [[Not So Different]].
** The beginning of Season Two. Willow and Xander are out for a nighttime stroll, and Xander playfully dabs Willow's nose with ice cream. He's just about to kiss it off when they are interrupted by a vampire, which Buffy promptly arrives back in town to kill. Willow later attempts to recreate the moment, but by that point, Xander is back to being all hung up over Buffy.
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** This is a [[Running Gag]] in the season three premiere. Leonard's come home from a long trip to the North Pole, and Penny has missed him very much. While there's no shortage of kissing, it's always interrupted, right up until the end of the episode.
* In ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode 'Small Potatoes' Scully is [[Almost Kiss|just about to kiss]] a shapeshifter [[Ship Tease|disguised as Mulder...]] when the real Mulder bursts in and kills the mood. However, that moment killer was appreciated by all involved and watching. And in true Mulder and Scully sytle, they never speak of that moment again.
* The Dean's interuption of Jeff and Slater in ''[[Community]]'' episode [[Community/Recap/S1
* Almost every serious romance between main characters in ''[[Star Trek]]'' is replete with moments where someone phones in and tells one or both to report to the bridge.
{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Chakotay}}:''' "Next time, we deactivate the [[Comm Links|comm system]]."}}
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'''Liz''': That's what they all say }}
* from ''[[Mad TV]]'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne9dGT5Cs-I "My Gay Dad"] which is about a girl whose gay dad steals her boyfriends.
== Music ==
* [[Queen]]'s song "Tie Your Mother Down" is about the narrator taking...drastic measures to avoid his [[Love Interest]]'s family ruining their moment.
* Billy Joel's song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bAKX2DIooA "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"] is about this but the
* "Your Mama Don't Dance" (1972, Loggins and Messina), set in [[The Fifties]] ("And it's all because / Your mama don't dance / And your daddy don't [[Rock and Roll]]"), describes an [[Overprotective Dad]] angrily pulling his daughter from the back seat of a motorcar at a [[Drive-In Theater|drive-in]]: "Out of the car, Longhair!" – "Louise, you're comin' with me / And no more movies."
== Recorded and Stand-up Comedy ==
* Comedian Pablo Francisco describes this trope perfectly in one of his sets.▼
* In [[Patton Oswalt]]'s comedy album ''Werewolves & Lollipops'', Oswalt is building a serious moment about birth control and having an intimate relationship when... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruDZ6qpa4E&t=5m45s this] happens.▼
== Theatre ==
* In Act 2 Scene 3 of ''[[Othello]]'', Othello is called down from being in bed with Desdemona to break up a fight between Cassio and Roderigo. It's implied that they interrupted his attempt to consumate his marriage.
== Video Games ==
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'''Marta''': Way to kill the moment, you two... }}
* Happens a couple of times in ''[[Black Sigil]]''. Every time Kairu and Isa seem about to kiss, Juji comes in and breaks them up.
* In one of the street cases of ''[[
* In ''[[Solatorobo]]'', Red does this to Dade and Vanille. His sister Chocolat also does it accidentally {{spoiler|to Red and Elh}} when she tells a group to [[Leave the Two Lovebirds Alone]] too loudly and the lovebirds in question overhear her.
* Jenon has an unfortunate tendency towards this in ''[[Blaze Union]]''. Early into the story, there's a scene where protagonist Garlot and his childhood friend Siskier have a heart-to-heart while waiting for their enemies to walk into their
** Much later, in the final chapter of the canon route, there's a scene after the battle of the day has been won where Gulcasa and Nessiah take a few moments to praise each other on their good teamwork. Their happiness is, of course, short-lived: Jenon comes charging in to interrogate Gulcasa with no small lack of subtlety or sensitivity, leaving him very confused and upset. Nessiah then cuts in to inform Jenon that now is kind of a bad time, and proceeds to drag Gulcasa off so that the two of them can have peace and quiet. Among other things, this scene is very much meant to be a more somber [[Call Back]] to the early one between Garlot and Siskier.
** In yet another scene from the canon route (taking place before the Gulcasa and Nessiah one), Siskier comes out to chat with Garlot one night while the latter is worrying about the future, and over the course of their discussion, she comes very close to confessing her feelings for him several times but [[Cannot Spit It Out|continually cuts herself off]]. Just when Garlot has finally figured out that something is weird about the way she's acting, there's a surprise attack from the enemy.
== Visual Novels ==
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** He does however a lot of the time correct himself like in the above example:
{{quote|"Oh wait, you mean someone who uses someone else! Never mind."}}
* In the ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' games, Sakura tends to walk in at bad moments. This is especially bad in ''[[Fate/hollow ataraxia]]'' where she manages to walk in on just seemingly every scene that Shirou and [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Rider]] have together. Perhaps justified
== Web Animation ==
* In the ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' cartoon ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104025410/http://www.homestarrunner.com/datenite.html Date Nite]'', Homestar and Strong Bad do this on purpose to Marzipan and The Cheat.
{{quote|'''Homestar:''' Ah, good evening ungodly couple, my name is Waiter, I will be your Homestar for this evening. Can I start you two off with a glass of "Breaking Up", or perhaps "Never Seeing Each Other Again" with capers?}}
* In one of the early ''[[Bionicle]]'' animations, Hewkii and Macku appear to be [[Almost Kiss|about to kiss]] when they turn around and realize their friends are right behind them. [[Luminescent Blush]] ensues.
** Then, of course, that moment got [[Killed Off for Real]] via [[Retcon]], since Bionicle characters aren't [[No Hugging, No Kissing|supposed to be capable of having romantic feelings]].
== Web Comics ==
* Shiniez done a little COVID-19 related stuff. In [https://www.deviantart.com/shiniez/art/quarantine-day-14-good-advice-is-still-good-adv-835254925?comment=1%3A835254925%3A4836594858 this one] (NSFW by the way), a bound sub's mother calls and tells her daughter to remember to frequently wash her hands, and not to touch her face, because her daughter does that a lot. She also asks to tell her daughter's partner to keep her daughter from touching her face.
* Forgath has become this in ''[[Goblins]]'' whenever he shows up as Minmax and Kin discuss their feelings...and lately {{spoiler|as the two are sharing a very tender hug after Minmax saved Kin from imaginary Goblinslayer/the mysteriously growing forest.}}
* This becomes a [[Running Gag]] in ''[[Kid Radd]]''.
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** Also, in Chapter 30, with Parley having admitted her love for Andrew, as they're moving in for their first kiss, Antimony interrupts them by continuing the discussion they were having beforehand.
** Then seconds later does it ''again'' when the moment is in danger of reestablishing itself. Kat has to drag Antimony off.
* ''[[Misfile]]'' - Rumisiel plays the
* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'':
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0316.html # 316]: Haley attempts to kiss Elan during New Year's Eve, but can't bring herself to do it. When she finally gets the courage, another girl jumps in and kisses Elan instead.
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0292.html "Just curious, do you get XP for killing this dramatic moment?"]
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'': A velociraptor-riding bandito (roll with it) makes a very cool speech at the end of [https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075245/http://www.drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=33&issue=3 this strip]. Then the doctor has to go [https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075252/http://www.drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=34&issue=3 and ruin it.]
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' had this often, usually with Sarah doing the moment-
** The Demonic Duck {{spoiler|deliberately interrupts Justin and Susan during the party using his illusion powers. Afterward, they're both grateful the "light bulb burned out".}}
* In ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'', Black Mage accidentally killed his own moment. The one time when it seemed he might be slowly winning the heart of White Mage, he casually let it slip that his Hadoken siphons love out of the universe every time it's used... and that he sacrificed several children to obtain the spell. She didn't take it too well. Tough luck for BM, but if he ever reads this page, he'll feel better knowing he killed something.
** Except that he would probably want those moments back. And this is not the only time Black Mage cockblocked himself either.
* The title character of ''[[Tsunami Channel|Experimental Comic Kotone]]'' is a
* Agatha and Gil's [[Almost Kiss]] in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' is [[Chandler's Law|interrupted]] by [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090511 an angry professor on a mechanized Gatling gun carrier.] This fact, all by itself, tells you everything you need to know about the comic. Gil's reaction to being shot at is an indignant 'hey!' that is clearly a reaction to the moment being killed rather than him almost being killed.
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': Torg and Zoe have something like this happen a few times.
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** Later, having realized he's in love with her, Torg tries to win Zoe's heart with a giant bejewelled necklace he found in a pyramid as a Christmas present. She's quite taken with the gift, until she puts it on and it turns her into a camel.
** Subverted in "Love Potion," when Torg and Zoe look at each other by accident while they think they're under the influence of a potion that makes people madly attracted to the first person they see. As they're staring at each other, Gwynn pops up to tell them the potion's effects have worn off. After she leaves, Torg finally asks Zoe out and she readily accepts.
** The big moment killer comes in the same chapter, during said date. Just as he's contemplating leaning over and kissing her, he suddenly finds lips touching his - but they belong to an immortal assassin who is ''extremely'' [[Yandere
** Done for all sorts of drama in the "bROKEN" [[Story Arc]]. Zoe has just realized that Torg's in love with her, and, to her own amazement, that she loves him back. And Torg's rushing to her location right at that moment. {{spoiler|Then the assassin mentioned above ''sets Zoe on fire'', seemingly killing her just as Torg arrives on the scene.}}
* Deliberately set up in ''[[Blip]]''. When Hester gets set up on an unwanted date, she arranges for her friend K to "accidentally" run into them and act as a third wheel for the remainder of the date.
* ''[[Nerf Now]]'', [http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/323 this] strip. [[Team Fortress 2|Scout]] - an impatient, twitchy loudmouth - is of course a natural
* ''[[Sandra and Woo]]'': [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/12/13/0226-bulls-eye-i/ Soccer ball, apply directly to the forehead!]
* ''[[Freefall]]'' had a [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1200/fv01165.htm particulary vicious one.] And full-on [[Cerebus Syndrome]] [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01980.htm after that.]
* ''[[Dubious Company]]'' has a moment that acts as both a [[UST|romance killer]] and a heroism moment killer. Walter and Tiren are being chased by [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Mary, Gary, and Marty]] and reach a cliff. Walter rips off his shirt (he has wings) and grabs Tiren. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew is climbing up said cliff. Leading to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131107035912/http://dubiouscompany.com/comics/2010/04/27 this] exchange. Did I mention Tiren is Walter's [[Incredibly Lame Pun|first mate]]?
* ''[[Knights Errant (webcomic)|Knights Errant]]'': Wilfrid the Heartless is the killer of many things- "the moment" among them. Like [https://web.archive.org/web/20140707192051/http://knights-errant.smackjeeves.com/comics/1215131/chapter-2-page-11/ here], where he kills the moment so hard that the moment's ancestors probably felt it.
* In ''[[Spacetrawler]]'', Pierrot manages to [http://spacetrawler.com/2012/01/15/spacetrawler-199/ ruin his own moment]. When his love interest Emily is outnumbered and outgunned, Pierrot [[Big Damn Hero|swoops in on a hover bike, gun a-blazing]], and then takes Emily in his arms and kisses her. Then...
{{quote|'''Pierrot:''' Sorry about [[Love Triangle|the whole Fiyena thing]].
'''Emily:''' Holy ''hell'', do you know how to ruin a mood. }}
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* In [[The Nostalgia Chick]]'s countdown of songs about sex, the Chick manages to kill the moment ''herself'' when, after [[Todd in the Shadows]] agrees to sleep with her (out of boredom) she puts on one of the songs from her list and he immediately [[I Need to Go Iron My Dog|runs away.]]
** There's also Mignon, her puppy, who likes to nom on her mistress even when Dark Nella is being all threatening.
== Western Animation ==
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** In the comic continuing the series, [http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luolcnpQy31r27wz9.png we see what happened just after that last kiss between Aang and Katara.]
* Played with on ''[[Code Lyoko]]''. After returning from a school break, Yumi wanted to walk to Ulrich about their [[UST]]. No less then three times in 10 minutes, as they tried to have that moment, they were interrupted. {{spoiler|When they finally get the needed 30 seconds, Yumi then gives him the dreaded [[Just Friends]] line. Ouch.}}
* In an episode of ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Gwen]] keeps attempting to suggest that she'd like to go to the [[High School Dance]] with him (since she [[Cannot Spit It Out]] any other way), but Peter is ''her''
* In ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', Flash managed a ''dramatic'' moment killer: the league makes a perfect, epic entrance and the awe of the moment gets [[Narm
* Wade does this a few times in ''[[Kim Possible]]''. Apparently it was funny according to the writers.
* ''[[Futurama]]''
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* In the ''Hulk vs. Wolverine'' this seems to be Deadpool's role, though he kills drama rather than romance. For example, as the Weapon X members resolve to hunt down Wolverine and there's the traditional menacing shot of the team assembled and ready for violence, Deadpool shouts, "Strike a pose!"
* ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]'' - The Super Robot does this to Sprx and Nova, [[Dying Declaration of Love|ironically enough by saving their lives.]]
* In ''[[The Fairly
* Parodied in ''[[South Park]]''; for most of the series, every time it's even theoretically possible Stan and Wendy might be on their way toward having a moment, he throws up. Usually on her.
* Tucker Foley from ''[[Danny Phantom]]''.
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* In an episode of ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', Cobra Commander [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlIWSfjYVMc&feature=related spots Destro and Baroness making out and immediately orders them to stop.]
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': In the "New Kid on the Block episode, the Simpson's babysitter, Laura Powers and Jimbo Jones are making out at second base when Moe Syzlak charges into the Simpsons' house to threaten Jimbo with a rusty and dull butcher knife in retaliation for making prank calls that Bart made in his name, causing Jimbo to break down in tears. Laura then dumps him.
▲* Comedian Pablo Francisco describes this trope perfectly in one of his sets.
▲* In [[Patton Oswalt]]'s comedy album ''Werewolves & Lollipops'', Oswalt is building a serious moment about birth control and having an intimate relationship when... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruDZ6qpa4E&t=5m45s this] happens.
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