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* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'':

* ''VideoGame/MemoriaFreese'': ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'' of all people does in the ''Dungeon and Goblins'' crossover campaign when [[Franchise/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Bell Cranel]] tells him he can cast Firebolt up to 70 times in a row before passing out from magic overuse. Given that miracles that can be cast more than once a day are rarity in Goblin Slayer's world, it's understandable why he'd be impressed.

* ''Franchise/LooneyTunes'': "WesternAnimation/TheWearingOfTheGrin": When WesternAnimation/PorkyPig is heading for the bed, "Seamus" comes to him, asking if he's seen the lower half of his body. Porky nonchalantly directs him to it before continuing towards the bed. Porky comments on what he saw, and then it clicks in his head, causing him to look back and see "Seamus" and his lower half standing next to each other.

'''All of Sector V:''' [[MassOhCrap KING SANDY?!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': In "[[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorS3E7BOperationKASTLE Operation: K.A.S.T.L.E.]]" after Numbuh 3 and her younger sister, Mushi, use the Kids Next Door Extra-Priority Super Alert [[CryingWolf to have the other operatives join them on an amusement park ride, only to dismiss it as it being a non-emergency]], we get this exchange when Mushi tries to tell Sector V what really happened to Numbuh 3 following their encounter with King Sandy:

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': In "[[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorS3E7BOperationKASTLE Operation: K.A.S.T.L.E.]]" after Numbuh 3 and her younger sister, Mushi, use the Kids Next Door Extra-Priority Super Alert to have the other operatives join them on an amusement park ride, only to dismiss it as it being a non-emergency, we get this exchange when Mushi tries to tell Sector V what really happened to Numbuh 3 following their encounter with King Sandy:

Bonus points if you include an EyeTake, SpitTake, {{GASP}}, or if the words which prompt the Double Take are, before the take, unthinkingly repeated by the Double-Taker (as in the example above). See DelayedReaction for a longer-term version.

** In ''Film/DrNo'', Bond does a double-take when he sees Goya's "Portait of the Duke of Wellington" in Dr. No's lair. At the time the movie was made, the portrait's theft was a high-profile story and was still missing, thus the film implying that No was the culprit.

* ''VideoGame/MemoriaFreese'': ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'' of all people does in the ''Dungeon and Goblins'' crossover campaign when [[LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Bell Cranel]] tells him he can cast Firebolt up to 70 times in a row before passing out from magic overuse. Given that miracles that can be cast more than once a day are rarity in Goblin Slayer's world, it's understandable why he'd be impressed.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':

* In ''Fanfic/ThisBites'', Cross performs one while observing what a nice day it is in Water 7:

* In one of Creator/DaneCook's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGMolt--w0Q skits]] he tells he did a [[UpToEleven twelve-take]], when he saw under his dad's robe when the dad was not wearing any underwear.

* Baron K. Roolenstein in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble'' does a ''[[UpToEleven triple]]'' take upon seeing the Kongs defeat KAOS the second time.

* In [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance]], a disinterested [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Prince Harry]] arrives late for his blind date with Meghan Markle, barely even glancing at her as he introduces himself, only to pull an awestruck version of this upon seeing how beautiful she is. (and perfectly conveying the LoveAtFirstSight feeling he claims to have had).

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* In an early episode of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', Lacus is being transferred from the Archangel over to ZAFT. In order to fit into the spacesuit, she had to remove her bulky skirt, which she then stores ''inside'' the suit, making her look pregnant. When she's handed over to the ZAFT soldier (who just so happens to be her [[ArrangedMarriage fiancé]] Athrun), he does a visible Double Take at the sight of her "belly".
* In episode 8 of the first season of ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'', Minato feels at ease after having a private talk with Tsukiumi about her not losing a fight, which he had with Musubi in an earlier episode. He then wonders out loud if they're not the same despite their differences. He opens the door slightly, and sees Musubi standing by the door. He nonchalantly closes it for a few moments, then opens it again, and after she says something to him, he screams, wondering if Musubi just heard what he said comparing the two girls.
* ''Manga/DrStone'': Senku manages (after several months of grueling labor) to recreate a primitive cell phone in the Stone World, and tests it by letting some of the villagers talk to each other. The Stone Age villagers, who had never even seen iron before he invented it, cheerily say "it's like a speaker!" Senku says it's not like a speaker, it ''is'' a speaker... and then realizes that there is no possible way they should know what a speaker is. [[spoiler:This leads him to discover that his father, who founded the village thousands of years ago, left behind a glass record hidden in a grave marker, with a few hints in the stories that only a modern human would recognize]].

* ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': [[spoiler:Essentially the group's reaction when they're in Canterlot High and a student mentions the names "Principal Celestia" and "Vice-Principal Luna" to them.]]
* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11898648/8/Harry-Potter-and-the-Rune-Stone-Path chapter 8]] of ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheRuneStonePath'', Neville Longbottom asks Harry Potter what the glowing rune on his robe sleeve means. Harry Potter calmly explains "Someone's trying to get into my trunk," then realizes what he just said and repeats angrily "Someone's trying to get into my trunk!" He runs off to confront the thief.
* ''Fanfic/{{Epiphany}}'': As [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]] is standing outside Aerith's church just before Cloud drops in, Reno comes up with an entourage of troopers. Sephiroth,who everyone thinks is dead, greets him amiably enough.
-->'''Sephiroth:''' Reno.\\
'''Reno:''' General. ''[{{beat}}]'' [[OhCrap Huh]]?

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}''

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': In ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', when Han Solo instructs C-3PO what to say to the Ewoks, and keeps pulling him back for new orders, finishing with "Hurry up, will ya? Haven't got all day!" The droid responds with a double take.

* In ''Film/MadLove1995'', Matt and Casey do a highly dangerous trust-building exercise that involves Casey covering Matt's eyes while he drives and giving him instructions on how to steer. As they pass a truck, the driver does a double take.
* In ''Film/CallMeBwana'', Soviet goons go into Matt's darkened tent to kidnap him during his bath, not knowing he's been chased out by a lion cub. As the goons carry the cub out wrapped in a sheet, Matt walks by in a ModestyTowel. One of the goons does a double take.
* In ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'', Andy's friends decide to get him a "welcome back" gift after a month in the infirmary. Red mentions that Andy likes to play chess, and suggests [[ItMakesSenseInContext getting him some rocks]]. Heywood nods, then after a couple of seconds of processing glances back at Red in confusion.

* OlderThanTelevision; Arthur Conan Doyle describes one client's reaction to the obligatory SherlockScan in "[[Literature/SherlockHolmes A Case of Identity]]":
-->"Do you not find," he said, “that with your short sight it is a little trying to do so much typewriting?"\\

** This wasn't the first time he'd do this. Just turned evil, Angelus sides with the psychotic Drusilia and The Judge, who's meant to be invincible. That was before Buffy has something stolen for her, a rocket launcher. When Angelus sees it he just knows that it's time to get out of there, and we get a second close up Double Take of [[OhCrap fear in case it was missed in the first wide shot]].

** This scene appears in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords Last of the Time Lords]], "[[Recap/DoctorWho2007CiNSTimeCrash Time Crash]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Voyage of the Damned]]": A huge ship has just crashed through the TARDIS, knocking the Doctor off his feet. He says, "What?", then takes another look and goes, "What?!", and when he sees the name of the ship [[spoiler:(''SS Titanic'')]], he has to look at it twice before saying "[[FlatWhat What.]]"

** In one episode, he's in the lobby when the Major casually walks past him carrying an enormous shotgun. Made even funnier by the fact that he's got it to kill 'Basil'.

* In ''Theatre/OnTheTown'', Lucy does a Double Take between the following lines and exiting the scene:
-->'''Chip:''' Well, goodbye, Miss Schmeeler.\\
'''Lucy:''' Film/GoodbyeMrChips.

* In ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia 012 Duodecim]]'', [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] does a ([[MonsterClown fittingly]]) hilarious one upon realizing that [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Vaan]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aomolvvVz8&t=7m30s had taken Terra with him.]]

* Baron K. Roolenstein in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble'' does a ''[[UpToEleven triple]]'' take upon seeing the Kongs defeat KAOS the second time.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'': Those men you were recruiting to free a slave trade, and your merry party? [[spoiler:Those are the Templars, and your player character (Haytham Kenway) is the Grand Master of the Colonial Rite of the Templar Order. And yes, you just helped them set it up in America.]] Desmond (and the audience) had a quite fitting "Wait, what?" look on their face at the revelation.
* While trekking through Dreamy Pi'illo Castle in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Mario runs into Luigi and simply nods at his younger brother before heading further into the area. Then he turns back around and remembers that Luigi is back in the real world sleeping, then freaks out before Dreamy Broque Monsieur tells him that this is actually Dreamy Luigi, the dream counterpart of the other Mario Bro.
** Played for drama later in the game; [[spoiler: When Toadsworth and Starlow were told by the Mario Bros. that the princess they were trying to protect was an impostor, and that the real one was already kidnapped, they both spoke in a relieved voice before becoming shocked moments later.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
** There's an exaggerated one from Papyrus and Sans when you surprise them having a private conversation and they turn back and forth somewhere around a dozen times.
** Later in Snowdin, you find a sign that says "WARNING: Dog Marriage". If you read it a second time, it says "Yes, you read that right."
* ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' uses this trope as a gameplay mechanic. Should Yoshi get hit while his shoes are planted on the ground, Mario will float off his saddle. Yoshi will stop and look around frantically for about two seconds at which point the player can control him into rescuing Mario.
* Arthur from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'' does one of these when he realizes that the HillbillyHorrors pig farmer couple with whom he's eating dinner are [[VillainousIncest siblings]].
* Right before the PointOfNoReturn in ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander'', [[BlindSeer Onin]] advises that her assistant, [[PollyWantsAMicrophone Pecker]], would escort Jak to the catacombs. Onin cannot talk, so Pecker usually has to translate. While doing so, he unwitting translates that he'd serve as the escort, and doesn't catch on for a few seconds. When he does, Pecker is ''outraged'', and quickly bails when things get dangerous.
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', upon returning to [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Port Royal]][[labelnote:*]]now renamed The Caribbean[[/labelnote]], Sora is so caught up in his pirate roleplay, that it takes him a few moments to heed Goofy's warnings that they're heading for an InevitableWaterfall [[WaterfallIntoTheAbyss into the Abyss]].

-->'''Walter''': Police Girl, if you may~
-->'''Seras''': Bitches Love Cannons!
-->(''Seras fires, blowing multiple holes through both the shields and the ghouls holding them'')
-->'''Jan Valentine''': (''calmly'') Oh fuck, that's an anti-tank rifle-- ''[[OhCrap (realization hits)]]'' OH ''FUCK'', THAT'S AN ANTI-TANK RIFLE!!

* In ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'', the reveal that Heathcliff was [[spoiler: Kayaba all along]] goes this way, as Kirito doesn't get it immediately that Heathcliff referenced ''Film/{{Tron}}'', as the only person who referred to it was [[spoiler: Akihiko Kayaba, in the very beginning.]]

** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E25TheCutieRemarkPart1 The Cutie Re-Mark – Part 1]]", Twilight Sparkle keeps on giving her lecture even as her gaze wanders over the attending unicorns, which include Starlight Glimmer in their midst. Only on taking a pause in her speech does she realizes this and backtracks, but the fugitive has already vanished.

* In ''Film/DeathTakesHer'', Ernest has a particularly fast (and funny) one when he sees Madeline has taken a shotgun from his gun cabinet.