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See [[Trick Dialogue]], where the participants of the conversation aren't who we think they are. See also [[Reveal Shot]]. Compare [[Anticlimax Cut]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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'''Xander:''' Spike, what is it? What happened?<br />
'''Spike:''' Don't look at me ''<br />
''Xander turns around to see {{spoiler|Spike dressed like a [[Hawaiian
** "The Body" has an example of this ''not'' being played for laughs. Buffy says she'll have to tell Dawn about her mother's death. Dawn is then shown in tears...about something mean a classmate said about her. She rallies herself and returns to class, only for Buffy to enter with the news, whereupon Dawn breaks down completely.
* ''[[Angel]]'' gets its share as well:
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* In the American version of ''[[The Office]]'', the Samford branch's boss angrily enters the room while the team is playing ''Call of Duty'', calling Jim and Andy into a meeting to criticize them. After a few seconds, it becomes clear that the meeting is about their Call of Duty performance.
* A ''[[MASH the Series|M*A*S*H]]'' episode opens with the camera panning from one grim-faced character to another. It finally settles on Hawkeye, who asks for a knife (implying that some important surgical procedure is about to take place)...before the "operation" is revealed to be the cutting of a birthday cake in the mess tent.
* One of the ''[[
* On an episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'', there is an intense argument between Dr. Wen and Turk during a crucial surgery, but it turns out they're discussing what music to listen to when they operate.
** Also on Scrubs:
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