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== Anime & Manga ==
* Happens often on ''[[
* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', Goh applies his fist to Gai's head whenever he says something tactless or gets too worked up. Gai never understands what the problem is.
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== Comic Books ==
* Happens in ''[[Elf Quest]]'': Skywise nudges Cutter to shut him up when he's about to drunkenly blurt out the location of Sorrow's End to Picknose the troll.
* [[Tintin
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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* Tweedledee nudges Tweedledum -- [[Creepy Twins|or was it the other way around?]] -- in the Tim Burton rendition of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (
* ''[[Clue (
{{quote| '''Miss Scarlet:''' Oh, we'll-- we'll-- we'll get him a car!<br />
'''Professor Plum:''' A long black car!<br />
'''Miss Scarlet:''' ''(punches him in the stomach)'' A limousine! }}
* In ''[[The Great Race]]'', Leslie administers the elbow-to-ribs version to Hezekiah when Hezekiah [[Laugh
* In ''[[His Girl Friday]]'', Hildy Johnson keeps kicking Walter Burns under the table as he repeatedly [[Deadpan Snarker|insults]] her dull new fiancé, Bruce Baldwin (who doesn't notice). She ends up kicking the waiter.
* In ''[[Spider-Man (
* The same subversion happens in ''[[Good Burger]]'', when Roxanne is trying to get Ed to spill the beans about the secret sauce. Before Ed can talk, Dexter kicks under the table, hitting Roxanne's foot.
== Literature ==
* Happens in one ''[[
* Happens several times in ''[[Harry Potter (
* Happens a lot in [[Piers Anthony]]'s works, most often in the form of a kick.
* Done by Ridcully in ''[[Discworld
* In ''[[The Elenium]]'', Elhana attempts this with her husband. Of course, since he's wearing plate armour, all she gets out of it is a bruised elbow.
* In one of the ''[[Mercedes Lackey|Dragon Jousters]]'' novels, Ari is about to say something that would ruin his relationship with Nofret. Kiron kicks Ari before foot-in-mouth ensues.
* Happens several times in ''[[
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[
* Ditto ''[[
* ''[[
** Gibbs prefers the [[Dope Slap|Gibbs Slap]].
** Kate typically prefers the elbow-to-the-ribs whenever Tony is, well, being Tony.
* Used in a Thanksgiving episode of ''[[
{{quote| '''Brad:''' I'm thankful that Al's done being thankful! (Ow!)<br />
'''Randy:''' And I'm thankful that Brad said that instead of me. (Ow!) }}
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== Web Comics ==
* Steve from ''[[
* Happens a few times to Belkar in ''[[
** In [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0247.html strip #247], Haley is struck with aphasia and so can't talk Belkar into shutting it as he's about to tell Elan her feelings. However, a boot to the face is enough to convey the message more clearly.
{{quote| '''Belkar:''' Objection noted.}}
** Also in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0379.html strip #379], Roy kicks Belkar so that the halfling doesn't join the already-embarrassing conversation.
* Bridget shuts Alphonse up in [http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1068901/page-179-who-wouldnt-believe-that-face this] page of ''[[Far Out There]]'', lest he should give away {{spoiler|the fact that they were the ones who hired Skye}}. Of course, since neither of them can actually talk, one wonders what she's afraid of.
* [http://www.meatshield.net/archive/dhur-master-of-pig-latin/ Dhur the barbarian to Becky Sourbottom] in ''[[Meat Shield (
* In ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* Done a couple of times in ''[[
* Done in ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
* ''[[
* In ''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' episode "Badcat", the gang is in disguise to sneak into Bad Cat's casino. When they're allowed in, Roba keeps saying how he feels so loved and wanted, which causes Horace to shush him in order to stay incognito.
* ''[[Codename
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* On ''[[
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