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* In one of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'''s Sports Fest episodes, Tomo and Chiyo-chan are impressed with the boys' cooperative gymnastics, so they decide to try a supported handstand. Unfortunately, [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|Tomo]] is the supporter... ▼
* A Geico commercial has the CEO of Geico suggesting he do the "fall back and you catch me" exercise—with the Gecko. [[Oh Crap|Naturally, the Gecko has deep misgivings]].
* An insurance company had a radio commercial involving actors doing the falling trust exercise. Cue falling, thump, muffled cry of pain, and the catcher saying, "Wait... what's my motivation?" At which the slogan of the commercial came in, "Life's better with a partner you can trust".
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
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* In [[Susan Cooper]]'s ''King of Shadows'', a [[Jerkass]] drops the hero in the falling-backward exercise... and is promptly bawled out by the director and kicked out of the group on the spot.
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* In ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', the aliens teach a youth group a lesson on trust through one of these exercises, by not catching the faller, and delivering the [[Aesop]] "Don't trust anyone!", and then divide the group into two teams identified by different coloured bandanas, in a very [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Gangland fashion]].
* The second episode of ''Hippies'' has Simon Pegg's character do this with the lead of a musical he's directing. The lead falls just as Pegg is turning to the others to explain the exercise.
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** It was mostly done to avert the inevitable betrayal that ends most [[Villain Team-Up|Villain Team Ups]]. Grodd was being [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] and because he did this, his villain team was one of the more successful, going so far as to cause a temporary disbanding.
* IN a ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' skit, Dr. Phil does the "fall and I'll catch you" with a criminal. He catches him, says, "I won't hurt you, but they will," before throwing to a bunch of cops who proceed to beat the guy down.
* Happens in ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]''. One episode features a substitute teacher who makes an effort to connect with the class. He assumes the titular duo are misguided youths who have never been given any encouragment. He tries to show that he trusts them by standing on his desk and falling backwards, but unfortunately, Beavis and Butt-head don't realize what they're supposed to do, and he ends up needing a substitute himself.
* [[El Tigre]]'s Maria holds therapy sessions for his [[Rogues Gallery]]. One of the sessions is the fall-catch trust-builder, but it fails when the faller, El Oso, is MUCH bigger than the catcher, El Cucharone, and squashes him flat. ("Hey, I trusted you, man!)
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