History Main / CaughtOnTape

* ''SUN'S WRATH'' has this screw Lila over ''twice''. First, when she shoves Luka out in front of a car, the driver's dashboard camera catches it. He's then able to show the footage to Hell-ios when the vengeful akuma arrives, saving his life and pointing him towards the true culprit. Later, Hell-ios presents her with a SadisticChoice, claiming that he'll kill an innocent child if Lila doesn't turn herself over. Her refusal to do so is recorded by one of the other civilians hiding out with her group.

* ''FanFic/BurningBridgesBuildingConfidence'': Having been warned about [[ManipulativeBitch Lila]] before meeting her, Cole makes a point of audio-recording every conversation she has with her to collect evidence proving that she's a ConsummateLiar. She also geotags pictures of her and her friends whenever they're out having fun, and uses one such picture to prove that they couldn't have cornered and threatened Lila in the bathroom like she claims they were doing at the time.

* In ''Fanfic/StevenUniverseAndTheHuntersOfArcadia'', the trollhunters go to Beach City to investigate the images of Jamie in his true form posted on ''Keep Beach City Weird''.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and Gerald and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. While it was important for Scheck to have the surveillance cameras all over his building to stop anyone who intrudes in his building from stealing the document, [[spoiler: [[DidntThinkThisThrough it proves to be a big mistake]] due to it having been recorded [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own surveillance cameras]], at which point Arnold managed to obtain a videotape showing the document fully before it was burned, then he, Gerald and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice") show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and Gerald and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. While it was important for Scheck to have the surveillance cameras all over his building to stop anyone who intrudes in his building from stealing the document, [[spoiler: [[DidntThinkThisThrough his decision to burn the document came back to bite him]] due to it having been recorded [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own surveillance cameras]], at which point Arnold managed to obtain a videotape showing the document fully before it was burned, then he, Gerald and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice") show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. While it was important for Scheck to have the surveillance cameras all over his building to stop anyone who intrudes in his building from stealing the document, [[spoiler:[[DidntThinkThisThrough the same cameras were]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard ultimately used against him]], at which point Arnold managed to obtain a videotape showing the document fully before it was burned, then he and Gerald and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice") show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. While it was important for Scheck to have the surveillance cameras all over his building to stop anyone who intrudes in his building from stealing the document, [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard the same cameras were ultimately used against him]], at which point Arnold managed to obtain a videotape showing the document fully before it was burned, then he and Gerald and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice") show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. [[spoiler:Arnold managed to obtain a videotape [[HoistByHisOwnPetard from Scheck's own surveillance cameras]] showing the document fully before it was burned, then he and Gerald and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice") show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. Arnold managed to obtain a videotape [[HoistByHisOwnPetard from Scheck's own surveillance cameras]] showing the document fully before it was burned, then he and Gerald [[spoiler:and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice")]] show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Dash's teacher suspects that he'd been pulling pranks during class, so he has a camera running to show the principal. But Dash [[SuperSpeed moves so fast]] that it barely registers on the tape, and it just makes the teacher seem crazy.

* ''Series:TheWire'' being a show named after phone surveilance, naturally this comes up, but rarely straighforward:

** ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'' episode "[[Recap/TheCasagrandesS2E15JustBeCooTeedOff Just Be Coo]]" has Sergio's friend, Pancho, being accused of [[BirdPoopGag pooping on a statue]] and wanting to hide out at the Casagrandes' apartment to avoid being sent to the pound with all the rest of the pigeons having been captured, but he quickly proves to be too much of a hassle, forcing Sergio to kick him out. When Sancho is captured, Sergio and Lalo, feeling guilty, mount a rescue mission, where they discover that Marcus, the animal wrangler, framed the pigeons, as the poop was really pistachio ice cream. When Marcus captures Lalo and Sergio for learning the truth, the two call Ronnie Anne for help, where Sergio shows everyone the Mercado security footage via her laptop of Marcus splattering the statue with the ice cream. Ronnie Anne threatens to post the video on Jim Sparkletooth's website unless Marcus freed everyone, at which point he breaks down and confesses why he did it: the pigeons never invite him to their parties, and when he's not doing his job, he has a life outside of it. [[PetTheDog Sergio takes pity on Marcus and lets him join the party after he releases them]].

** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E1AccidentsWillHappenTheOtherPatty Accidents Will Happen]]", [[LazyBum Squidward]] supposedly [[ObfuscatingDisability twists his ankle]] on the job after having an accident in the storage room and threatens to take legal action against Mr. Krabs unless he did what he said during his healing process. When it seems as though his ruse is about to succeed due to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick having called the OWS (Office Worker Safety) Department for help in investigating the accident, [[LaserGuidedKarma it quickly falls apart]] when Mr. Krabs remembers the surveillance camera he set up. The footage reveals that Squidward faked his injuries while trying to sleep on the job, and [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine he now has to spend the rest of his workday pampering Krabs]].

** ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'' episode "[[Recap/TheCasagrandesS2E15JustBeCooTeedOff Just Be Coo]]" has Sergio's friend, Pancho, being accused of pooping on a statue and wanting to hide out at the Casagrandes' apartment to avoid being sent to the pound with all the rest of the pigeons having been captured, but he quickly proves to be too much of a hassle, forcing Sergio to kick him out. When Sancho is captured, Sergio and Lalo, feeling guilty, mount a rescue mission, where they discover that Marcus, the animal wrangler, framed the pigeons, as the poop was really pistachio ice cream. When Marcus captures Lalo and Sergio for learning the truth, the two call Ronnie Anne for help, where Sergio shows everyone the Mercado security footage via her laptop of Marcus splattering the statue with the ice cream. Ronnie Anne threatens to post the video on Jim Sparkletooth's website unless Marcus freed everyone, at which point he breaks down and confesses why he did it: the pigeons never invite him to their parties, and when he's not doing his job, he has a life outside of it. [[PetTheDog Sergio takes pity on Marcus and lets him join the party after he releases them]].

** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E1AccidentsWillHappenTheOtherPatty Accidents Will Happen]]", [[LazyBum Squidward]] supposedly [[ObfuscatingDisability twists his ankle]] on the job after having an accident in the storage room and threatens to take legal action against Mr. Krabs unless he did what he said during his healing process. When it seems as though his ruse is about to succeed due to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick having called the OWS (Office Worker Safety) Department for help in investigating the accident, [[LaserGuidedKarma it quickly falls apart]] when Mr. Krabs remembers the surveillance camera he set up. The footage reveals that Squidward faked his injuries while trying to sleep on the job, and [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine Squidward now has to spend the rest of his workday pampering Krabs]].

** ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'' episode "Just Be Coo" has Sergio's friend, Pancho, being accused of pooping on a statue and wanting to hide out at the Casagrandes' apartment to avoid being sent to the pound with all the rest of the pigeons having been captured, but he quickly proves to be too much of a hassle, forcing Sergio to kick him out. When Sancho is captured, Sergio and Lalo, feeling guilty, mount a rescue mission, where they discover that Marcus, the animal wrangler, framed the pigeons, as the poop was really pistachio ice cream. When Marcus captures Lalo and Sergio for learning the truth, the two call Ronnie Anne for help, where Sergio shows everyone the Mercado security footage via her laptop of Marcus splattering the statue with the ice cream. Ronnie Anne threatens to post the video on Jim Sparkletooth's website unless Marcus freed everyone, at which point he breaks down and confesses why he did it: the pigeons never invite him to their parties, and when he's not doing his job, he has a life outside of it. [[PetTheDog Sergio takes pity on Marcus and lets him join the party after he releases them]].

** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E1AccidentsWillHappenTheOtherPatty Accidents Will Happen]]", [[LazyBum Squidward]] supposedly [[ObfuscatingDisability twists his ankle]] on the job after having an accident in the storage room and threatens to take legal action against Mr. Krabs unless he did what he said during his healing process. When it seems as though his ruse is about to succeed due to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick having called the OWS (Office Worker Safety) Department for help in investigating the accident, it quickly falls apart when Mr. Krabs remembers the surveillance camera he set up. The footage reveals that Squidward faked his injuries while trying to sleep on the job, and [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine after Krabs spent the day pampering Squidward]], [[LaserGuidedKarma Squidward must do so to him as punishment]].

** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E1AccidentsWillHappenTheOtherPatty Accidents Will Happen]]", [[LazyBum Squidward]] supposedly [[ObfuscatingDisability twists his ankle]] on the job after having an accident in the storage room and threatens to take legal action against Mr. Krabs unless he did what he said during his healing process. When it seems as though his ruse is about to succeed due to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick having called the OWS (Office Worker Safety) Department to investigate, it quickly falls apart when Mr. Krabs remembers the surveillance camera he set up. The footage reveals that Squidward faked his injuries while trying to sleep on the job, and [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine after Krabs spent the day pampering Squidward]], [[LaserGuidedKarma Squidward must do so to him as punishment]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Inspection Detection" had [[MistakenForThief Timmy being accused of shoplifting at a local department store]] while he is prepping for [[TheInspectorIsComing Fairy Inspection Day]] and he cannot explain where he got the stuff he wished for at the risk of losing Cosmo and Wanda since some of them were, by [[ContrivedCoincidence sheer coincidence]], items shoplifted from the store. When [[AdultsAreUseless his parents]] and the [[PoliceAreUseless police]] are too dumb to believe him when he tries to tell them that the [[TheBully school bully, Francis]], is the real culprit, having found a shoplifted walkie-talkie in his pants, Timmy is forced to go on the run in order to [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty catch Francis red-handed]] and [[ClearMyName clear his name]]. Near the end of the episode, Timmy is able to prove it when Cosmo shapeshifts into a security camera and catches Francis stealing a tub of lard.

** Phillip Whittebane/Emperor Belos is ''hated'' by the world due to his cold-bloded murder of his own brother, his hazing of his gimwalkers including Hunter, and his attempted genocide of all of the inhabitans of the Boilling Isles, among other things, being broadcasted on the internet and television.
** In flashbacks from first Andrias's and then Leif's perspective, we get a first hand look at just how oppressive and nightmarish the Newtopian Empire was at its height towards its conquered worlds, and (as is shown with the plight of the olms) many times its own people, with the former having all of their resources extracted and their people used as slaves at the whims of a small elite.

** In flashbacks from first Andrias's and then Leif's perspective, we get a first hand look at just how oppressive and nightmarish the Newtopian Empire was at its height towards its conquered worlds (and as shown with the plight of the olms many times its own people), with the former having all of their resources extracted and their people used as slaves at the whims of a small elite.

** Phillip Whittebane/Emperor Belos is ''hated'' by the world due to his cold-bloded murder of his own brother, his hazing of his gimwalkers including Hunter, and his attempted genocide of all of the inhabitans of the Boilling Isles being broadcasted on the internet and television.