History JackBauerInterrogationTechnique / WesternAnimation

* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Homeland Insecurity", Stan does this to everyone in the neighborhood, including ''himself!''
** In "In Country...Club", Roger interrogated Stan to give him a pay-per-view code by reading him the first draft of the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' script.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode, "Old Wounds", Nightwing recalls how back when he was still Robin, how he [[WhatTheHellHero got on Batman]] for pulling this on a mook [[NotInFrontOfTheKid in front of his wife and kid.]] It was one of the reasons that lead to him going solo. However, he and Tim, the new Robin go to visit said mook, revealing that being interrogated by Batman wound up being a wakeup call for him, and he ended up going straight, even getting a job at Wayne Enterprises. He noted that Bruce occasionally comes in and checks up on him.
* Used in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "It's Goin' Down" that parodied ''Series/TwentyFour'', featuring a Jack Bauer {{expy}} named Jack Flowers. His method of interrogation? [[GroinAttack Kicking the suspect in the groin repeatedly until they confess]]. And if they don't confess right away, he brings out the steel boot...
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein", Lois gets Brian to tell her where Peter and Chris are going by blowing into a dog whistle until he talks.

** In "Flash and Substance", after Orion fails to get the information he wants from the Trickster using the standard "threaten grievous bodily harm" routine ("Talk... while you still have a jaw."), Flash volunteers to take over from there. He then proceeds to sit the Trickster down, have a serious but friendly chat with him, and not only gets exactly what they wanted from him, but manages to casually talk the villain into ''happily turning himself in after finishing his drink''.
--->'''Trickster''': (Toasting to Flash) Caught me again, Flash.

*** Still considering [[FriendlyEnemy Flash's relationship with some of his rogues gallery]], this isn't really that surprising. Sure they wouldn't mind killing him or subjecting him to [[FateWorseThanDeath a fate worse than death]] when he stands in their way but other times they can shown to be quite friendly to each other.
** Played straight in "Secret Society" when Flash threatens to drop a mook off a ledge for info, the mook tells him he is no Batman. Flash shows the mook that he is right -- unlike Batman, Flash ''will'' drop you (though he'll run down and catch you before you [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou go splat]]).
** In "The Once And Future Thing: Time, Warped", several members of the present-day League travel into an alternate version of the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' future. When present-day Batman threatens to drop a mook off the roof, Old Bruce scoffs "I can't believe I was ever that green" and menacingly approaches the mook while brandishing his cane. Cut to the mook spilling his guts about his gang's strength and organization, along with the fact that he wet the bed until he was fourteen.
* In Book Two of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Korra herself uses this technique (well, the threat-of-violence variety) on [[spoiler:the judge who sentenced her father in a fixed trial.]] Her method involves holding the man's head between [[CanisMajor Naga's]] open jaws. He swiftly tells her everything.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'' parody episode, Bart interrogates Nelson by putting a garbage can over his head and repeatedly banging on it. He does so ''[[TortureFirstAskQuestionsLater before]]'' [[TortureFirstAskQuestionsLater asking any questions]].

* Parodied in the episode "The Snuke" of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' that was, in itself, parodying ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'', Cartman is under the belief that some Arabs are planning a bombing and wants to know where their son is, so he begins seeming as though he's going to start beating them, and instead injects himself with apple juice and begins farting in their faces until they give in (turns out there was indeed a terrorist plan but it had nothing at all to do with the people he was "torturing").

* Played with in the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Knight Time". Supes, posing as Batman, initially tries to get information from the Penguin with a straightforward plea that a man's life is at stake. The Penguin isn't impressed. Robin then whispers a suggestion to kick over Penguin's desk. After Superman does that (hard enough to send it flying into the wall) and puts a more ominous tone into his Bat-voice impression, Penguin immediately cracks.
* Happens to Lance in the "Fortress of Deception" episode of ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''. Although it's on a airship rather than a police station.
* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)]]'' episode "Rise Of The Turtles", Raphael gets information about the Kraang by threatening to tip Mutagen over Snake. [[spoiler:Later on, Snake gets (accidentally) mutated for real into [[PlantPerson Snakeweed]].]]

* Parodied, deconstructed and subverted in the Finnish animation ''WesternAnimation/{{Pasila}}'', in the episode "25", a ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'' spoof. After Repomies beats the location of a bomb out of a terrorist, Pöysti proceeds to beat a made up location out of the terrorist just to demonstrate that torture doesn't work. Subverted further as when they bring in CIA agent [[{{Expy}} Jack]] [[strike: Bauer]] [[{{Expy}} Jofa]] himself to interrogate the man, the terrorist's lawyer arrives and gives him an extremely strong dose of anesthesia, as although a new USA/EU agreement permits the CIA to torture European terrorists, the terrorists have to be so numb on painkillers that they can't feel the pain, rendering torture useless. The episode closes with Jofa dragging the terrorist off to Guantanamo Bay since he thinks he's roughed the terrorist up enough to turn him against the [[{{Eagleland}} US]].

* In Book Two of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Korra herself uses this technique (well, the threat-of-violence variety) on [[spoiler:the judge who sentenced her father in a fixed trial.]] Her method involves holding the man's head between [[CanisMajor Naga's]] open jaws. He swiftly tells her everything.
** Korra tries using brute-force interrogation again on Baatar Jr. in Book Four. This time, however, he knows she's bluffing and refuses to cooperate. It takes a different sort of threat (keeping him and Kuvira apart) to make him give in.

* Parodied, deconstructed and subverted in the Finnish animation ''WesternAnimation/{{Pasila}}'', in the episode "25", a ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'' spoof. After Repomies beats the location of a bomb out of a terrorist, Pöysti proceeds to beat a made up location out of the terrorist just to demonstrate that torture doesn't work. Subverted further as when they bring in CIA agent [[{{Expy}} Jack]] [[strike: Bauer]] [[{{Expy}} Jofa]] himself to interrogate the man, the terrorist's lawyer arrives and gives him an extremely strong dose of anesthesia, as although a new USA/EU agreement permits the CIA to torture European terrorists, the terrorists have to be so numb on painkillers that they can't feel the pain, rendering torture useless. The episode closes with Jofa dragging the terrorist off to Guantanamo Bay since he thinks he's roughed the terrorist up enough to turn him against the [[{{Eagleland}} US]].
* Parodied in the episode "The Snuke" of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' that was, in itself, parodying ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'', Cartman is under the belief that some Arabs are planning a bombing and wants to know where their son is, so he begins seeming as though he's going to start beating them, and instead injects himself with apple juice and begins farting in their faces until they give in (turns out there was indeed a terrorist plan but it had nothing at all to do with the people he was "torturing").
* Used in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "It's Goin' Down" that parodied ''Series/TwentyFour'', featuring a Jack Bauer {{expy}} named Jack Flowers. His method of interrogation? [[GroinAttack Kicking the suspect in the groin repeatedly until they confess]]. And if they don't confess right away, he brings out the steel boot...
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Homeland Insecurity", Stan does this to everyone in the neighborhood, including ''himself!''
** In "In Country...Club", Roger interrogated Stan to give him a pay-per-view code by reading him the first draft of the ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' script.
* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)]]'' episode "Rise Of The Turtles", Raphael gets information about the Kraang by threatening to tip Mutagen over Snake. [[spoiler:Later on, Snake gets (accidentally) mutated for real into [[PlantPerson Snakeweed]].]]
* Happens to Lance in the "Fortress of Deception" episode of ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan''. Although it's on a airship rather than a police station.
* Played with in the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Knight Time". Supes, posing as Batman, initially tries to get information from the Penguin with a straightforward plea that a man's life is at stake. The Penguin isn't impressed. Robin then whispers a suggestion to kick over Penguin's desk. After Superman does that (hard enough to send it flying into the wall) and puts a more ominous tone into his Bat-voice impression, Penguin immediately cracks.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode, "Old Wounds", Nightwing recalls how back when he was still Robin, how he [[WhatTheHellHero got on Batman]] for pulling this on a mook [[NotInFrontOfTheKid in front of his wife and kid.]] It was one of the reasons that lead to him going solo. However, he and Tim, the new Robin go to visit said mook, revealing that being interrogated by Batman wound up being a wakeup call for him, and he ended up going straight, even getting a job at Wayne Enterprises. He noted that Bruce occasionally comes in and checks up on him.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein", Lois gets Brian to tell her where Peter and Chris are going by blowing into a dog whistle until he talks.

* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode "Krab Borg". When Spongebob and Squidward become convinced Mr. Krabs has been replaced by a robot, they kidnap the "fake" Krabs and tie him to a chair. After Squidward slaps him a couple of times to establish his authority, Spongebob joins in...
-->'''Spongebob''': [''slaps Mr. Krabs'']
-->'''Squidward''': Spongebob, you gotta ask him a question first!
-->'''Spongebob''': What colour is my underwear? [''slaps Mr. Krabs'']

* Used in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "It's Goin' Down" that parodied ''Series/TwentyFour'', featuring a Jack Bauer {{expy}} named Jack Flowers. His method of interrogation? [[GroinAttack Kicking the suspect in the groin repeatedly until they confess]]. And if they don't confess right away, he brings out the [[UpToEleven steel boot]]...

* Subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "Flash and Substance". After Orion fails to get the information he wants from the Trickster using the standard "threaten grievous bodily harm" routine ("Talk... while you still have a jaw."), Flash volunteers to take over from there. He then proceeds to sit the Trickster down, have a serious but friendly chat with him, and not only gets exactly what they wanted from him, but manages to casually talk the villain into ''happily turning himself in after finishing his drink''.
-->'''Trickster''': (Toasting to Flash) Caught me again, Flash.
** Of course (as largely evidenced by that last part), it helps a lot that Trickster has a mental disorder that makes him go out and act like a lunatic, and is mostly aiding the Rogues because he's off his medication (he wasn't even aware that he was wearing a costume until Flash pointed it out). Flash has, however, gotten Ultra-Humanite, a much more serious villain to turn himself in once as well. It helps that it was Christmas and Flash even gave him a Christmas Tree as a thank you.

** Played straight when he threatens to drop a mook off a ledge for info, the mook tells him he is no Batman and Flash shows the mook that he is right, Flash ''will'' drop you.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode, "Old Wounds", Nightwing recalls how back when he was still Robin, how he [[WhatTheHellHero got on Batman]] for pulling this on a mook [[NotInFrontOfTheKids in front of his wife and kid.]] It was one of the reasons that lead to him going solo. However, he and Tim, the new Robin go to visit said mook, revealing that being interrogated by Batman wound up being a wakeup call for him, and he ended up going straight, even getting a job at Wayne Enterprises. He noted that Bruce occasionally comes in and checks up on him.