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== Film ==
== Film ==
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' had the comedy version. Venkman tries to whip a table cloth from under a set table and succeeds in sending every item on the table ''except'' the centerpiece crashing to the floor.
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' had the comedy version. Venkman tries to whip a table cloth from under a set table and succeeds in sending every item on the table ''except'' the centerpiece crashing to the floor.
{{quote| '''Venkman:''' And the flowers are still standing!}}
{{quote|'''Venkman:''' And the flowers are still standing!}}
* ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'': Done successfully by the Grinch when trying to retrieve a tablecloth... only to immediately run back to the table and knock everything over himself. The table included.
* ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'': Done successfully by the Grinch when trying to retrieve a tablecloth... only to immediately run back to the table and knock everything over himself. The table included.


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* In the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?", Robin knocks a thug standing on a table off his feet by pulling out the tablecloth. "I love that trick, but I can never make it work."
* In the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?", Robin knocks a thug standing on a table off his feet by pulling out the tablecloth. "I love that trick, but I can never make it work."
* In ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', Tigger successfully pulls a cloth off Piglet's table without harming any of the dishes. Then he turns to leave the room:
* In ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', Tigger successfully pulls a cloth off Piglet's table without harming any of the dishes. Then he turns to leave the room:
{{quote| '''Tigger''': Ha, ha, thought they were all gonna crash, didn't ya? ''[slams the door and the dishes all shatter]''}}
{{quote|'''Tigger''': Ha, ha, thought they were all gonna crash, didn't ya? ''[slams the door and the dishes all shatter]''}}


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