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[[File:Harukuru.png|link=Suzumiya Haruhi|frame|Haruhi shows how it's done.]]
A common form of punishment in animated shows that involves stretching a character's face on either side. Generally done to imitate a smile (usually to the [[Comically Serious]] member of the cast for maximum humiliation) done out of frustration by one character towards another, or as a form of restraint. Optional "Gwwwommm" sound effect, and while not always done to the [[Rubber Man]], the general idea is the same. In the Western comics the [[Unsound Effect]] tend to be "Nyak!" or similar.
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In the ''[[FAKE (Manga)|FAKE]]'' OVA, Ryo stops a horny Dee and stretches his face out, making what one fan dubbed the "Gumby Face."
* The Mokonas in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' and ''[[XXX Holic×××HOLiC]]'' can be stretched out like this, usually with the sound effect.
** Fai once tried to make Kurogane look less grumpy by doing this to him. [[The Comically Serious|It didn't work.]]
* One of the lighter moments of ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' has Giuseppe grab Henrietta's cheek and stretch it out because "I felt like it", though it's actually because {{spoiler|she reminds him of his [[Dead Little Sister]], who he used to do the same thing to}}.
* Yomi does this to [[Jerkass]] Tomo at one point in ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]''.
** Yukari and Nyamo also do this to each other.
* In ''[[Princess Tutu]]'', Lilie stretches Ahiru's face this way several times.
* Similarly, in the ''[[Read or Die (Anime)|Read or Die]]'' manga, Nenene does this a few times to Yomiko when frustrated.
** Nancy does this playfully to Yomiko in the OVA, as well.
** And in the anime, Yomiko tried to do it to Anita to ease her nervousness. Anita was not amused.
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** We should also bring up the time when Chachamaru uses this to ''cancel Negi's spellcasting''.
* As Monkey D. Luffy of ''[[One Piece]]'' actually is a [[Rubber Man]], it's no surprise that this happens to him a lot. This is actually how he demonstrates it most of the time, including the first time it comes up.
{{quote| '''Nami:''' "Rubber man"?<br />
'''Luffy:''' ''(pulls his cheek out about a foot)'' Yeah, see? }}
* Haruhi of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' does this to punish Mikuru for not following her nonsensical baseball signals in "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya".
* Done by Alisa on Nanoha when she gets annoyed at the lead character's [[Desperately Looking for Aa Purpose In Life]] monologue during the first episode of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''.
** In ''StrikerS'', Teana does this to Subaru.
* In the anime version of ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', Shader does this to Chrono in a flashback. The scene does a good job setting up her [[Perky Female Minion]] personality.
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** Mio does it again as punishment to Ritsu after the latter forgot to turn in their club application in episode 5 of season 1.
* After exchanging hats at the end of the [[School Festival|Cupid's Day festival]] in one of the rare lighthearted and tender moments of ''[[Code Geass]]'', Shirley combines this with an [[Almost Kiss]] on an unsuspecting Lelouch.
* [[Ranma One Half½|Ranma 1/2]]: Ranma often does this to [[The Rival|Ryoga]] out of fits of jealousy when he sees Ryoga and Akane together in what appears to be a romantic moment between the two of them.
* Junpei and Celsia do this to one another quite frequently in the more slapstick scenes of ''[[Those Who Hunt Elves]]''.
 
== Film ==
* Twice in ''[[UHF (Filmfilm)|UHF]]''.
** George Newman's aunt pulls on his cheek until it's nowhere near the rest of his face to get him to smile for her friends.
** George sticks his fingers in his friend Bob's mouth in order to yank it into a smile.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The title screen to ''[[Super Mario 64 (Video Game)|Super Mario 64]]'' lets you stretch out various aspects of Mario's face and hold them in place for hilarious results. Perhaps as a nod to this, one minigame in [[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]] involves doing this to another character's face and trying to match it as closely as possible to a given image.
* The ''[[Touhou]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5TY1DqJ59E fan movie] that depicts the meeting of Yukari and Yuyuko has Chen doing this on Yukari in an attempt to cheer her up.
* An secret anime segment in ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]'' shows Flonne doing this to Laharl.
* In ''[[Grandia II (Video Game)|Grandia II]],'' Ryudo does this to Elena shortly before the dungeon containing Valmar's Tongue.
* In the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' games quite a few shocked expressions and meltdowns include this, a slight variation as they are self inflicted.
* In ''Madou Shouhei Kleinhasa'', Lulun does this to Roze in one scene.
 
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' has Parley [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=267 touching Smitty] [[No Sense of Personal Space|again]].
* ''Dangerously Chloe'' - on a "[http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/chloverdose Chloverdose]" chapter page Pandora shapeshifted to Chloe does it to Teddy shapeshifted to Chloe (while real Chloe watches).
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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