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The standard line used by police officers or [[The Men in Black]] keeping people away from something interesting.
 
Usually a case of [[Blatant Lies]]. Also often used in [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Suspiciously Specific Denials]]s.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Used by the ''[[Men in Black (Filmfilm)|Men in Black]]'' to uphold their [[Masquerade]].
* Parodied in ''[[The Naked Gun (Film)|The Naked Gun]]'', where Frank Drebin tries to do this in front of an exploding fireworks factory.
** Also parodied earlier in the film - a police officer tries to direct a tiny (read: two people) crowd away from a pier like this. It's not working. Made all the funnier because he says "There's nothing to see here. Move along. Keep moving." all the time.
* Uttered by Porky Pig at the end of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]?'' as the original form of his catch phrase, "Th-th-th-th-that's all, folks!"
* Invoked in ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' by the stingray teacher to keep the fish away from a fight brewing between Nemo and his [[Overprotective Dad]] Marlin.
* And, of course, there's [[The Obi -Wan|Obi-Wan]] in ''[[Star Wars]]'' using the [[Jedi Mind Trick]] to convince a Stormtrooper to tell [[The Obi Wan|Obi-Wan]] and [[The Hero|Luke]] to "move along."
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* Used by Sergeant Colon when a dragon is attacking the city in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Guards Guards|Guards! Guards!]]''. He follows it up with "Haven't you got homes to go to?", which even he realises isn't as rhetorical as he'd like.
* ''[[In Death]]'': Peabody says this in ''Vengeance In Death'', and then says to Eve, "[[I Always Wanted to Say That]]".
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* One of the catch phrases of the ''[[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000]]'' guys, often with a put-on [[Oireland|Irish]] [[Officer O 'Hara|accent]].
** Subverted in one episode where they did "Alright, gather 'round, folks, show's just startin'..."
* Used in ''[[The Tenth Kingdom]]'' when the rich elf dies.
** Made more amusing by the exact wording used:
{{quote| '''Sheriff''': [[Move Along, Nothing to See Here|Move along, nothing to see here]]... just a dead elf, wings ain't flapping anymore...}}
* Used by the Judoon in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.
** To elaborate: A rhino-man with a [[Death Ray]] has arrested a [[Grand Theft Me|Grand-Theft-Me]]-expert reptile-man, while [[Gray Goo]] swarms the building. Nobody's fooled.
* Used in [[Community (TV)|Community]] by Security Guard Chang as he ropes off a "crime" scene (a yam was squashed). [[Deadpan Snarker|Jeff]] comments that it's the first time that sentence has actually been true.
 
== [[Music]] ==
* Used as part of the chorus to [[They Might Be Giants|John Linnell]]'s song "South Carolina":
{{quote| ''Move around, folks<br />
Push her back there<br />
Move along, show's over folks<br />
Let him breathe, step lively<br />
Move around, folks<br />
Push her back there<br />
Move along, show's over folks<br />
Let him breathe, step lively'' }}
 
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* Done in a ''[[The Far Side|Far Side]]'' cartoon by a zebra trying to get its herd away from a lion kill of another zebra.
* During a small story segment, ''[[Dilbert (Comic Strip)|Dilbert]]'' has this. {{spoiler|Dilbert is assigned to a "fun and valuable" project, and takes Dogbert's advice to crush the opposition. He was one of the guys.}}
 
== [[New Media]] ==
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* A gritty version used by the Texas Rangers in the [[Tabletop Games]] ''[[Deadlands]]'': "Show me where you ''didn't'' see Aunt Millie climb up outta her grave. I got some carvin' to do."
* The Stealth ATV in ''[[Paranoia]]''. [[Sarcasm Mode|A crowning example of Friend Computer's ongoing efforts to provide Troubleshooters with only the most reliable and brilliantly designed equipment possible.]]
{{quote|'''Stealth ATV:''' (over external PA speakers) '''THIS IS A STEALTH VEHICLE! BY ORDER OF FRIEND COMPUTER, ABSOLUTELY NO ATTENTION IS TO BE PAID TO THIS VEHICLE'S WHEREABOUTS OR ACTIVITIES! THIS IS A STEALTH VEHICLE! BY ORDER OF FRIEND COMPUTER-''' (recording loops infinitely)}}
* One of classic /tg/ stories is [https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/25094673/#25096096 tale of Krod, the half orc rogue], who used intimidation skill as substitute for stealth. «Only two things see Krod: dead things and things that know better than to admit it.»
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' has an officer use it four times in a row, and April responds in a different way each time. The first three times, the player chooses the order, but the fourth gets cut off when the officer gets fed up.
* Before they start shooting on sight, this is one of the stock phrases used by [[Half Life|City 17]]'s metrocops to shoo away the player.
* Commonly said by members of the [[EarthboundEarthBound|Onett police force]], although they tend to mix up the word order after repeating it too many times.
* The Protectrons in ''[[Fallout]] 3'' say this ... when they aren't shooting [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] at you.
* [[Spore]] Hero:
{{quote| Corshty: What are you, a detective? [[Nothing to See Here]]. Move along.}}
* In ''[[Vega Strike]]'' "{{smallcaps|Nothing to see here citizen, move along.}}" is one of [[Welcome to Corneria|communication phrases]] from [[State Sec|Homeland Security]] units.
* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'':
{{quote| [[Axe Crazy|HK-47]]: [[Verbal Tic|Statement:]] [[Blatant Lies|Just a simple droid here, m'am.]] Nothing to see. Move along.}}
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WillWright[Will Wright|Sim Copter]]: All of the megaphone announcements under 'Disperse.' Including, "Get moving you stupid idiots!"
* A Toad in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' delivers this line, and then declares "I'm on [[A Worldwide Punomenon|CLOUD]] control!" Yes, it's at the start of a cloud-heavy stage.
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' when {{spoiler|1=[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=694 Jack Hyland]}} running from monitors jumps out of a window it's "[[Nothing to See Here]], kids.. Go back to your educations!" Owwkay, it's a first-floor window, but still.
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[DoctorDr. HorriblesHorrible's Sing Along Blog (Web Video)|Doctor Horribles Sing -Along Blog]]'': "Stand back everyone, nothing here to see! Just imminent danger, in the middle of it, me!"
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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