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A recurring gag in action or speculative fiction works where something absolutely incredible is happening outside, but then we cut to the inside of an office building and we see that the janitor is completely oblivious to what is going on around him, either because [[Headphones Equal Isolation|he has his headphones on]], because [[Failed a Spot Check|his back is turned]] or because the cleaning equipment he is operating is too loud.
A [[Twisted Sister|Twisted]] [[Sister Trope|Sister]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Trope]] to [[Funny Background Event]].
Not to be confused with The [[Almighty Janitor]], who sees and knows all.
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[True Lies]]'': The Janitor doesn't notice the jet flying around outside until it crashes into the window.
* ''[[Devil]]'': A man falls off the top of a building while the janitor's back is turned to the window.
* ''[[Ghost Rider (
* ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'': A tornado suddenly and severely damages a building. The janitor doesn't notice until the lights go out. [[Justified]] in that he is in a windowless hallway.
* ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'': The Ultimart clerk plays an arcade game while a gunfight rages all around him. He doesn't notice until the hero yanks him out of the shop before it explodes.
* ''[[Super 8]]'': {{spoiler|Breen misses the Sheriff being taken by the monster just behind him while listening to his Walkman.}}
* Stan Lee said in an interview that his cameo in ''[[The Amazing Spider Man]]'' reboot would be as a librarian who is oblivious to a fight between Spidey and the Lizard in the background.
* ''[[Harry Potter (
* Gets egregious in ''[[X
* There is one buffing the floors in ''[[Film/I Am Number Four|I Am Number Four]]'', {{spoiler|but he dies with the floor buffer polishing the school floor with his blood.}}
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* ''[[Coupling]]'': In the last episode, Jane is so wrapped up in cleaning her flat (and setting the mood) for sex that she doesn't realize Oliver is trying oh so desperately to get in. It's only revealed toward the end of this scene that she's wearing headphones, which is why she hadn't noticed his clawing at the door, hanging outside her window, or trying to grab her from the mail slot.
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'': Olive breaks into a musical number while closing up the pie shop. Toward the end, the janitor pulls off his headphones, interrupting her song, and asks if she said something.
* ''[[Chuck]]'': In the episode "Chuck vs. the Push Mix", the camera shows a janitor buffing the floor in the foreground, and the long-awaited proposal from Chuck to Sarah in the background.
* ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider
* This is a running gag in the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' ''[[Star Wars]]'' specials.
* In the ''[[
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