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* In the opening to ''Series/KidsCourt'' on Nickelodeon where kids argue on what their situation problem is.



* In the opening sequence to ''Series/KidsCourt'' where two kids argue on what their situation problem is.

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* In the opening sequence to ''Series/KidsCourt'' where two kids argue on what their situation problem is.
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* In the opening sequence to ''Series/KidsCourt'' where two kids argue on what their situation problem is.

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* Ever since the 7th Season of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' still does today. During the final Jeopardy round, They dimmed the stage lights dark and leaving the spotlight of three contestants as they write down their question and how much they bet as the ''ThinkMusic'' plays.[[AC:{{Theatre}}]]

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* Ever since the 7th Season of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' still does today. During the final Jeopardy round, They dimmed the stage lights dark and leaving the spotlight of three contestants as they write down their question and how much they bet as the ''ThinkMusic'' plays.plays.
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* Ever since the 7th Season of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' still does today. During the final Jeopardy round, They dimmed the stage lights dark and leaving the spotlight of three contestants as they write down their question and how much they bet as the ''Think Music'' plays.

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* Ever since the 7th Season of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' still does today. During the final Jeopardy round, They dimmed the stage lights dark and leaving the spotlight of three contestants as they write down their question and how much they bet as the ''Think Music'' ''ThinkMusic'' plays.[[AC:{{Theatre}}]]
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* Ever since the 7th Season of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' still does today. During the final Jeopardy round, They dimmed the stage lights dark and leaving the spotlight of three contestants as they write down their question and how much they bet as the ''Think Music'' plays.
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* The third opening of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a scene with the titular team sitting back-to-back under one of these, with forlorn expressions on each of their faces. It almost appears to be a four-person CornerOfWoe.

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* The third opening of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a scene with the titular team sitting back-to-back under one of these, with forlorn expressions on each of their faces. It almost appears to be a four-person CornerOfWoe. \n [[spoiler:Ruby is the only one who ''doesn't'' look depressed, [[{{Foreshadowing}} and by the end of Volume 3]], Weiss, Blake and ''especially'' Yang will have every reason to be.]]
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** Spike gets another one when he sings a heart-breaking solo in "The Times They Are a Changeling".
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* In the musical episode of ''{{Daria}}'', the title character gets one of these for her solo. Of course, being ''Daria'', it's all very, very tongue-in-cheek--and yet played straight at the same time.

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* In the musical episode of ''{{Daria}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'', the title character gets one of these for her solo. Of course, being ''Daria'', it's all very, very tongue-in-cheek--and yet played straight at the same time.
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* Linus asks for one of these in ''ACharlieBrownChristmas'' for his TrueMeaningOfChristmas speech (seen in the page image for the latter).

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* Linus asks for one of these in ''ACharlieBrownChristmas'' ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'' for his TrueMeaningOfChristmas speech (seen in the page image for the latter).
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->''OK. It starts off...\\

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->''OK.->''"OK. It starts off...\\



and you can see me and my guitar.''

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and you can see me and my guitar.''"''
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* In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', when Vegeta's daughter Bulla demands he shave off his mustache, informing him that "it makes you look like a total geek", he stands in one of these to further highlight his ComicalOverreacting, shaking and shuddering with HiddenEyes while ''total geek...total geek...total geek...'' echoes in his ears.
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* The third opening of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has the titular team sitting back-to-back under one of these, with forlorn expressions on each of their faces. It almost appears to be a four-person Corner of woe.

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* The third opening of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a scene with the titular team sitting back-to-back under one of these, with forlorn expressions on each of their faces. It almost appears to be a four-person Corner of woe.CornerOfWoe.
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* The third opening of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has the titular team sitting back-to-back under one of these, with forlorn expressions on each of their faces.

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* The third opening of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has the titular team sitting back-to-back under one of these, with forlorn expressions on each of their faces.
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* ''Series/NightAndDay'' deploys this to sinister effect in our first introduction to the BigBad, Danny Dexter. In the middle of a crowded pub during his son Dennis Doyle's birthday party, we cut to entirely to black and silence with the exception of Roxanne, Dennis's mum, who is lit by a single spotlight. We then hear Danny's voice say: 'Hello, Red.'
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* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': "Tip of the Day" - Candace gets one during the Aglet song. They bring up the lights as she begins ranting about how it doesn't matter that the end of a shoelace is called an Aglet. [[labelnote:*]](but not [[RunningGag that their]] [[JusticeLeague true purpose is sinister)]][[/labelnote]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': "Tip of the Day" - Candace gets one during the Aglet song. They bring up the lights as she begins ranting about how it doesn't matter that the end of a shoelace is called an Aglet. [[labelnote:*]](but not [[RunningGag that their]] [[JusticeLeague [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague true purpose is sinister)]][[/labelnote]]
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** In another episode a depressed Abe Simpson walks off into a row of spotlights like Jimmy Durante only to be stopped by the usual lawyer who warns him to stop as it is copyright infringement
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* The ending theme to ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' has Menchi in a dramatic spotlight, singing about how sad she is that her fate is to be eaten, [[BlackComedy all while a hand sprinkles her with salt.]]
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* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'':
** When [[AnthropomorphicPersonification France]] finds out that the other Allied nations are having fun without him, he's shown in a spotlight while BitingTheHandkerchief.
** When Germany hugs Italy in the second "Buon San Valentino" episode, they are highlighted by a spotlight.
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-->-- '''Dewey Finn,''' ''SchoolOfRock''

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-->-- '''Dewey Finn,''' ''SchoolOfRock''
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* ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' loves this. Complete with animations and sound effects to really make it feel like a theater production.
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** There is a similar segment in CirqueDuSoleil's ''{{Varekai}}'' in which a clown must chase down the spotlight that is apparently uninterested in the sad song he's singing.

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** There is a similar segment in CirqueDuSoleil's ''{{Varekai}}'' Creator/CirqueDuSoleil's ''Varekai'' in which a clown must chase down the spotlight that is apparently uninterested in the sad song he's singing.
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* Left4Dead: happens from your perspective when the character you are playing as uses a first aid kit (white) or is getting killed by a special infected (red).

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* Left4Dead: ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'': happens from your perspective when the character you are playing as uses a first aid kit (white) or is getting killed by a special infected (red).(red).
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* During the Curse of the Golden Banana song-and-dance in ''DonkeyKongCountry'', a spotlight appears on Cranky as he tells DK, "The curse will bring the destruction of the entire island, and there'll be no bananas left for you to eat!"

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* During the Curse of the Golden Banana song-and-dance in ''DonkeyKongCountry'', ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'', a spotlight appears on Cranky as he tells DK, "The curse will bring the destruction of the entire island, and there'll be no bananas left for you to eat!"
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* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Vampire Luke is beginning "The Harvest" [[EvilIsHammy on the stage of the Bronze]], illuminated by a spotlight. Buffy, who's entered via a skylight, ends up getting into a fight with the vampire on the catwalk who's pointing it at him.

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* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Vampire Luke is beginning "The Harvest" [[EvilIsHammy on the stage of the Bronze]], illuminated by a spotlight. Buffy, who's entered via a skylight, ends up getting into a fight with the vampire on the catwalk who's pointing it at him.
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* In the musical episode of ''{{Daria}}'', the title character gets one of these for her solo. Of course, being ''Daria'', it's all very, very tongue-in-cheek--and yet played straight at the same time.

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