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* The medical version (the "doorknob question") appeared in ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'': according to the writers (and presumably their medical consultants), many patients come in for a trivial ailment, and then bring up the "other thing" (probably the serious illness they actually ''want'' treatment for, but which embarrasses them) as they reach for the door knob.

* Detective Flack did this once on ''[[CSI: NY]]''. When he made to leave, the door gave him a [[Eureka Moment]]—he realised that the victim's door had been locked from the outside, so whoever killed him must have had a key.

** And the reverse happens just as often, with Picard adding "one more thing" when whoever is in his ready room at the time is almost out the door, especially in the later seasons. In fact, near the end of the series, it's surprising to see anyone coming out of the ready room without Picard adding a comment.

* Happened on ''[[The West Wing]]'' too many times to count. Often the plot of an episode relied on one or more of these moments.

* Frequently on ''[[NCIS]]'', when Gibbs would visit [[Perky Goth|Abby]] in her forensics lab and she would provide some information. Just as Gibbs is about to leave, Abby then chimes in with, "Wait, there's more," and provide another even more vital clue.

* Done in the third episode of [[Sherlock]]. {{spoiler|Jim Moriarty tells Watson and Holmes that he isn't going to kill them right now, and leaves, apparently taking his unseen sniper with him. Holmes runs to Watson and gets off the explosive jacket he is wearing, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief... until Moriarty walks back in, the [[Laser Sight|little red dots of death]] return, and he says he's changed his mind and he can't let them leave after all.}}

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