Why Are We Whispering?
Two characters are discussing something in hushed tones. At one point, the one character says: "Why are we whispering?" and the other one says "I don't know". Otherwise, one character is whispering, and the other one doesn't realize that there is a good reason, and asks in loud tones why. Hilarity Ensues.
Janitor (whispering): Shhhhhh! Calm down. I didn't mean to scare you. |
Film
- Corky St. Clair in Waiting for Guffman.
- Rizzo the Rat in The Muppet Christmas Carol. Gonzo explains it's for dramatic emphasis.
- Also in The Muppets Wizard of Oz:
Scarecrow: [whispering] You see ... [looks round for eavesdroppers] I haven't got a brain. |
- Three Stooges short, Men In Black (The stooges are hospital doctors, doing surgery.)
Moe: Why are we whispering? |
Live Action TV
- Smallville pilot, between Pete Ross and Chloe Sullivan (Chloe sullivan doesn't know why they're whispering and doesn't whisper herself
- Scrubs Season 2 Episode 21, between JD and Janitor
- Will and Grace Season 3 Episode 3, between Will and Jack
- Stargate Atlantis
Dr. McKay: [whispering] They're scanning for us. |
- Roswell Season 1 Episode 2, has a rather large whispering exchange between three characters. Max and Liz are spying on someone, when Kyle, Liz's boyfriend, thinks they are actually making out. He approaches them:
KYLE: Liz! |
Toys
- A variation is used in Bionicle. Jerbraz and Mazeka have entered a village of De-Matoran. Jerbraz mentions that the locals can probably hear them whispering due to their acute hearing. Mazeka asks why they even bother whispering. Jerbraz replies, "Out of respect"— it turns out that their hearing is so strong that normal noise levels are painful to them.
Video Games
- Awesomely done in Bulletstorm where, in an attempt to be quiet, Gray just blows up a building after getting tired and annoyed of doing this.
Western Animation
- This happens in at least one episode of Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.
- Garfield does this in A Garfield Christmas, a monologue variation. "...Why can't they come here where my nice warm bed is? And why...am I whispering?"