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== Films -- Animation ==
* The Disney version of ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]''. In this case, it's because a fiestyfeisty cat is purposefully helping the puppies to hide, and he knows that jumping out hissing with limbs splayed will startle Jasper just enough to let the puppies get away.
* Weirdly inverted in ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', where the cat itself is the monster, and its arrival is preceded by a rabbit.
* In ''[[Tangled]]'', shortly after Rapunzel leaves the tower with Flynn, she's startled by something in the bushes. Much to her embarrassment, it turns out to be not thugs or ruffians, but a harmless bunny rabbit.
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* Of all things ''[[Invoked Trope|Invoked]]'' by Thomas O'Malley to hitch a ride in ''[[The Aristocats]]'' by scaring a truck driver. A literal [[Cat Scare]].
* A particularly notable example in [[Disney]]'s adaptation of ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad|The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]''. Ichabod Crane is wandering through some [[Nightmare Fuel|genuinely terrifying]] woods just after midnight, trying to get home on a painfully slow horse after a town get-together. He hears a variety of spooky sounds, such as owls and frogs croaking his name. The cat scare appears as Ichabod and his horse are suddenly brought to the ground... but Ichabod can still hear hoofbeats! Trembling, he turns to the side and realises it's just the wind blowing a set of cat tails against a hollow log. He and his horse start giggling in relief... and are soon joined by [[Big Bad|someone else's]] [[Evil Laugh|cackling]].
 
 
== Films -- Live-Action ==
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