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While the specific line just happens to be from Mae West, this one is arguably [[Older Than Feudalism]]:

 

'''Magistrate:''' But look, you are hiding a lance under your clothes, surely.|''[[Lysistrata]]'', [[Aristophanes]], 411 BC}}

 

== Comics ==

* A variation from ''[[Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?]]?''

'''Metallo:''' ''(Rips open shirt to reveal a grappling hook where his heart should be)'' I doubt it. }}

* Lampshaded in ''[[X-Men|Cable]] [[Ho Yay|and]] [[Deadpool]]'':

'''Deadpool:''' Or am I just happy to see you? }}

** Played with again in an issue of a later volume after taking a [[Groin Attack]] which hurt Black Widow as well. See the Page Quote. Cue Black Widow trying to hold laughter in.

* Mai said it concerning a Lightforce Sword in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]''.

* Inverted and subverted in the same line in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX the Abridged Series]]''.

* This seems to be a theme in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fanfiction; of course, the [[Power Perversion Potential|potential unconventional uses]] for sonic screwdrivers don't really help.

* Subverted with [http://vanhinck.deviantart.com/art/Nice-Girls-Don-t-Date-Psychos-103792231?offset=0 this] picture of [[The Joker]].

* Parodied in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', after {{spoiler|Kyon gets a new phone/PDA made from Ryouko's leftover data}}. Whilst the phone was still in his hand, this was said:

* [http://cosmicduckling.com/spirk/Kissing_by_Farf.jpg This] ''[[Star Trek]]'' drawing.

* In the ''[[Death Note]]'' fic ''[[Fever Dreams]]'':

'''L''' (thinking): No, I'm not. That's just the gun in my pocket. }}

 

** But the best-known form is when she said it to Cary Grant (his first film role) in "She Done Him Wrong".

* Used for [[Ho Yay]] in ''[[The Big Red One]]''. Two soldiers are sleeping close to each other.

"That's not my rifle, Johnson." }}

 

== Live Action TV ==

* A subversion from ''[[Scrubs]]''

'''J.D.:''' Actually it ''is'' a roll of quarters. ''(takes it out and shrugs awkwardly)'' Laundry day... }}

* In ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "Hollywood A.D.", the on-screen adaptations of Mulder and Scully have a moment.

'''Movie Mulder:''' My flashlight. }}

** The joke is further extended when the movie Scully tells Mulder she's in love with A.D. Skinner. When asked by Mulder what Skinner has that he doesn't, Scully answers "Bigger flashlight."

** A deleted scene from the episode "Home" plays with this trope, too. Taken from the scene where the duo is doing an autopsy on a dead infant in an impossibly tiny bathroom, Scully stops suddenly and looks at Mulder incredulously, who is behind her.

'''Scully''': Really? I thought a longstanding curiosity had just been satisfied. }}

* Even ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'' had a [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] moment: It substituted "wrench", and had Miss Yvonne say it to Carlos. He had a wrench, obviously; The Radar isn't blind.

* Used in ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', though without the exact line. After {{spoiler|Olive kissed Ned}} in a previous episode, Olive tries to make light of the awkwardness between them. When they bump against each other, she says "This is... what it is, isn't it? Unless that's not a rolling pin under your apron." Ned, of course, reaches under his apron and produces a rolling pin. Olive is ''quite'' the optimist, it seems.

* Half-used in an episode of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' where Carter and O'Neill are lying together for warmth.

'''O'Neill:''' It's my sidearm, I swear. }}

** Which is purely a joke on O'Neill's part, since he's half-dead at this point and Carter wasn't feeling anything but drawing his attention to something else she'd noticed.

* ''[[Spin City]]'':

'''Mike:''' OK, maybe I'm enjoying this a little. }}

* Happens beautifully in the American version of ''[[The Office]]'', when Pam hugs Michael after he stands up for her.

'''Michael:''' A Chunky. ''(takes Chunky candy bar out of his pocket)'' }}

* Similarly in ''[[The Thin Blue Line]]'' - PC Maggie Habib is getting into character for an entrapment operation, and uses the line on PC Kevin Goody - a naive manchild type character with a crush on her. After collapsing in embarrassment, he replies that "Actually, it's a Curly-Wurly" (chocolate bar)

* In the ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' episode "Why Dickie Can't Teach", Harry enters an executive meeting with a salami in one of his pockets (long story) and someone asks him if that's a salami in his pocket. He, of course, replies, "Nah, I'm just happy to see ya."

* Played with (again) in a fairly recent ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' TV series:

'''Robin:''' No, I'm just happy to see you! }}

* Referenced in the finale of ''[[The Detectives]]''. "Um, no, actually, it's my inhaler".

* ''[[NCIS]]''. Ziva accidentally falls on top of McGee while inspecting a robot car.

** Abby enthusiastically hugs Gibbs after a long absence, then asks if that's his badge she's feeling. Gibbs naturally produces his badge.

** Tony also preemptively denied it whilst [[Not What It Looks Like|rolling naked in a bed with Ziva]]. "For your information, that's my knee!"

* ''[[White Collar]]'', after a female suspect searches Neal very ''thoroughly'' for bugs:

* Subversion in ''[[Comedy Inc]]''.

'''Man''': Both. *Shoots her* }}

* Lampshaded slightly in the series ''[[Alien Nation (TV series)|Alien Nation]]''; a neighbor of Detective Matt Sikes gives him a plate of poached trout for dinner, in gratitude for an act of kindness that Matt didn't remember performing. He then visits Newcomer neighbor (and inevitable romantic interest) Cathy, who greets him teasingly at the door; "Well, Matt, is that a fish in your hand or am I happy to see you...no, that didn't come out right."

* Happens in ''[[Bones]]'' when Booth and the title character go to a strip club, and the woman that they're questioning gives Booth a lap dance. He insists, "That's my gun." He does, however, send Bones away at the end of the scene.

* Played with in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''.

'''Jo:''' (holding a gun to his back) No, I'm just really happy to see you. }}

* In the climactic scene of the third episode of ''[[Sherlock]]'', Moriarty asks Sherlock "Is that a British Army Browning L9A1 in your pocket? Or are you just pleased to see me?", to which Sherlock replies "[[Foe Yay|Both]]" and aims the (actual) gun at him.

* On one episode of the mock talk show ''[[Night Stand With Dick Dietrich]],'' two guests were competing for a free plastic surgery; a woman with a huge nose and a man with a tiny penis. Over the course of the show they fell in love and decided they didn't need the surgery. As they embraced for the first time...

'''Man:''' Well, I am happy to see you, but...(takes coins out of his pocket) yeah, it's just a roll of pennies. }}

* ''[[Married... with Children]]'' played with this trope at least twice.

== Music ==

* [[Pet Shop Boys]] use a variant of this in "Pandemonium" to imply the subject...err... likes wild parties:

Why aren't we holding hands and talking sweet? }}

* This line appears in a [[Britney Spears]] song called "Kill The Lights": "Is that money in your pocket or are you happy to see me?"

* "Bullet" by Jessie James.

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? }}

 

* The stage play ''[[Lost In Yonkers]]'' reveals that Uncle Louie does keep a gun in his pocket. He says that the ladies think it's something else when they dance real close.

* From the second ''[[Bottom|Bottom Live]]'' stage show, as Richie and Eddie, in prison, rehearse for Richie's forthcoming encounter with the jail's Mister Big:

'''Richie''': My, it is a whopper, isn't i- ''FUCKING HELL EDDDIE THAT'S A GUN!'' }}

 

** Also in the [[PlayStation 3]] version of ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'', one of the bronze trophies obtained in Chapter 1 (when Guybrush sees the effects of the Pox of LeChuck on the inhabitants) is labeled, "Is That a Pox on Your Face, or Are You Just Angry to See Me?"

* Both ''[[Civilization]] 3'' and ''4'' give us this line from Catherine the Great, parodying the usual depictions of her as a sex-hungry slut:

* Walking up to female villagers you saved in ''[[Overlord]]'' may cause them to say: "Is that a pumpkin in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

* Used in one of the ''[[Gex]]'' games: "Is that a lightsaber, or are you just happy to see me?"

* ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' has a sidequest NPC use this line:

* Played with in ''[[Uncharted Drakes Fortune|Uncharted 2]]'' with the following exchange:

'''Drake:''' Maybe I'm just happy to see you. }}

* In the ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' video game, upon seeing R.H.I.N.O., Spidey will ''attempt'' this.

* Used in the 2009 game ''[[Bionic Commando]]'' along with [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|another trope]] at the beginning of a boss fight.

* Reading a shirt in [[Nethack]] may yield the following message:

 

 

* Art and Kat are trapped in a closet in ''[[Sequential Art (webcomic)|Sequential Art]]''; Kat is about to say this line when Art yells "Broom Handle!" Later, Kat checks the grill in the door to see if anyone is outside, which puts her rear in proximity to his groin. She shoots him a dirty look and he defends ''"Well: stop rubbing your arse against me!!"''

* The ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'' strip [http://exterminatusnow.comicgenesis.com/d/20070127.html where Jamilla kisses Eastwood] features something similar:

'''Jamilla:''' Well, you must like em, feels like it's half empty. }}

** Behind them, his... [[With Friends Like These...|"friends"]] are covering their mouths to barely stop them from being in throes of laughter.

== Web Original ==

* In '''[[Yu Gi Oh GX Abridged]]''' resident [[Ditzy Blond]] Alexis manages to butcher this trope horribly.

 

 

* ''[[Futurama]]'': Amy to Kif: "Is that your camouflage reflex or are you just happy to see me?"

* Played with (and then immediately lampshaded) in ''[[Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil|Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil]]'' (while Lucy is stealing supplies from a dildo factory).

'''Security Guard:''' [[Never Heard That One Before|I've heard that one. Every shoplifter uses that joke.]] }}

* Played with once in ''[[Family Guy]]'': Cleveland once begins with "Is that a banana in your pocket," but ends it with "or an erection in your pocket?", essentially [[Don't Explain the Joke|explaining the joke]] before it's finished.

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Comes up]] occasionally in [[Archer]].

* From ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'':