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{{quote|''HEY, FRANK! Whaddaya say when your mom catches you in your room with a jar of peanut butter and the family dog?''|[[Audience Participation|Audience member]] at [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]].}}
{{quote|'''Argit:''' No, please buddy! Don't kill me! I can explain!
'''{{spoiler|Evil Kevin}}:''' Explain WHAT?
'''Argit:''' ANYTHING!|''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]]''}}
A character with a guilty conscience reacts to the appearance of an authority figure with a cry of "Wait! I Can Explain!" and launches into an explanation of how whatever-it-was wasn't their fault.
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Often caused by the situation being [[Not What It Looks Like]].
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== Comics ==
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* Subverted in ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' when Pepper walks in on Tony apparently being molested by robots:
{{quote|'''Tony Stark''': Let's face it, this [[Noodle Incident|isn't the worst thing you've caught me doing.]]}}
* Said by [[Tim Curry|Dr. Frank N Furter]] in ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' before he sings his final song (''I'm Going Home'')
{{quote|'''Frank:''' I can explain...
'''[[Audience Participation|Audience:]]''' This better be good, [[Foregone Conclusion|you got killed the last time]].}}
:Unfortunately for him, Riff Raff and Magenta don't buy his story and promptly shoot him.
* ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'':
{{quote|'''Stanley Ipkiss''': Wait, I can explain everything!
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