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'''Here are a few commonly parodied office exercises:'''
* Trust Building Exercises: The catcher will not catch the faller, either because they're distracted or just don't like the person.
* Wilderness retreats: [[Hilarity Ensues]] when the [[Pointy
* The [[Blindfolded Trip|person leading the blindfolded walker]] will get distracted and walk the person into or off of something.
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== [[Anime]] ==
* In one of ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|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...
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* 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.
* ''[[Psych]]'': Shawn has to get Gus out of a weekend trust-building retreat to work a case.
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* ''[[Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law]]'': Phil Ken Sebben, Harvey's boss, tries to get him to participate in a trust fall. A [[Running Gag]] for the series is Phil's inability to place objects properly in space, due to his eyepatch; so, he tells Harvey to stand a few feet to his side, in front of an open window. Harvey refuses, despite Phil's increasing insistence ('''"FALL, YOU BASTARD!"''')
* One episode of ''[[Justice League]]'' had the ''villains'' doing this to build trust before taking on The League. Grodd, the leader, also ramped it up, as the ones falling did so off a cliff about 30 feet up, and the "catcher" used his powers to bring them down; for example, Sinestro using his ring to let his partner fall slowly. When Giganta drops from the cliff toward a waiting Killer Frost, however, you just hear a loud offscreen thud, with Frost going "Ow."
** It was mostly done to avert the inevitable betrayal that ends most [[Villain Team
* 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.
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