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* ''MarriedWithChildren'': Al Bundy slips his hand into the waistbang of his trousers when he's relaxing in front of the TV. His daughter Kelly temporarily adopts this along with her father's personality in the episode "The Good-Bye Girl" after a rough day at her new job at a TV-based tourist attraction. Al also puts his hands in his pockets and smirks in a sanctimonious fashion when he feels someone else is about to get their comeuppance.

*** [[http://s3.vidimg.popscreen.com/original/15/RkJnbjRQSUZ6eHcx_o_a-tribute-to-david-tennants-left-eyebrow.jpg The Left Eyebrow.]] It has its own tumblr.

** The Eleventh Doctor

*** He dramatically [[PurelyAestheticGlasses dons his glasses when it's time to look clever]]

* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''; Bane constantly is grasping the lapels of whatever outfit he's currently wearing. This is seen when Selina looks back at him before deciding to jump into the Bat, and also when he and his mercenaries are holding the Wayne Enterprises board hostage, among others.

** In ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', Le Chiffre tends to place his fingers on his temple when he lies or bluffs, to still his nervous twitch [[spoiler:(a minor plot point).]] Also, when particularly stressed, his medical condition- leaking blood from his left tear duct- kicks in.

* Jack T. Robot of ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' will lean on ''anything'' when standing still. This apparently includes [[MindScrew his own leg.]]

** He also tends to...''loom'' at every available opportunity.

* Superhumanly agile characters like {{Spider-man}} and [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Nightcrawler]] will often [[http://www.just-marvel-x-men.com/image-files/uncanny-x-men-411-nightcrawler-teleports-1-50k.jpg crouch]] or even drop to [[http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/spidey_crouch_640w.jpg all-fours]] for no reason other than because it looks [[RuleOfCool dynamic]] and to show off how flexible they are.

* Andros, [[PowerRangersInSpace the Red Space Ranger]] keeps his hair untied and often unknowingly tucks a strand behind ear.

* In ''Film/SecretWindow'', Mort's habit of opening his mouth and clicking his jaw, [[spoiler:which occurs more and more often as he becomes more and more unhinged.]]

* Whenever something unexpected, terrible, idiotic, annoying, or incomprehensible happens, Malcolm from ''MalcolmInTheMiddle'' will [[http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2001/03/07/2AMALCOLM__t640.jpg scrunch up his nose and forehead to display prominent wrinkles.]] Very often, he follows this by [[NoFourthWall sharing a pointed glance with the audience]] (in fact, one of the earliest instances of this expression is prominently featured in the OpeningCreditsMontage.)

* {{Batman}} uses StealthHiBye a lot.

* ALL of the characters in any of SethMacFarlane's shows, including [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed celebrities]], often raise their hand(s) at chest level.

Animation has its own pile of these, like bulging or heart-shaped eyes, or {{Anime}}'s [[TheSweatDrop sweat drop of embarrassment]].

* Andros, [[PowerRangersInSpace theRedSpaceRanger]] keeps his hair untied and often unknowingly tucks a strand behind ear.

** Daniel Jackson tends to subtly furrow his eyebrows and lips when frustrated (although that's probably more Michael Shanks).
** Although this lessened later in the series, for at least the first two seasons, Daniel had a habit of [[OralFixationFixation licking his lips]] or biting them when he was thinking or was interrupted.
** Teal'c falls victim quite frequently to the [[FascinatingEyebrow Spock Eyebrows]] -- so frequently that it's been [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] on multiple occasions. Once, Teal'c interrogated a prisoner simply by raising his eyebrows. He also clenches his jaw when he's irked.

** Rodney [=McKay=] of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' snaps his fingers when he's trying to remember something, and shakes his finger (like he's scolding you) when he's thinking really hard. The actor once snapped his fingers at his girlfriend by mistake when he'd been playing [=McKay=] all day. As [=McKay=] is an asshole, this didn't go down too well. According to David Hewlett, his then-girlfriend/now-wife gives him a 10-minute grace period after he comes home to shed his [=McKay=]-isms. After that...

* [[CarlosAlazraqui Mr. Crocker]] goes into violent spasms whenever he says [[strike:"fairies"]] '''[[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents "FAIRY GODPARENTS!!!"]]'''

* In ''{{The X-Files}}'', Agent Mulder is always putting things in his mouth--usually [[TrademarkFavoriteFood sunflower seeds]], but in the first season especially, he can also be caught munching on paper clips.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}''

* From ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', we have [[FanNickname Ms. Peachbottom]] from the episode ''Games Ponies Play.'' She is extremely claustrophobic, and whenever her phobia kicks in, she starts stretching and "limbering up" in an attempt to distract herself.