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** This causes an interesting little anachronism, as commercial radio and the weather forecast had not been invented yet at that point. [[RuleOfFunny Then again, it was hardly the most egregious anachronism ever to appear in the show.]]
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* Parodied in ''{{Ratchet and Clank}}: Up Your Arsenal''. Ratchet tries to pull this trick during a call. He forgot the other guy could see him, though.
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* Parodied in ''{{Ratchet and Clank}}: Up Your Arsenal''.''RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal''. Ratchet tries to pull this trick during a call. He forgot the other guy could see him, though.
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* [[http://notalwaysright.com/getting-landlines-tangled/7590 This incident]] at "The Customer Is Not Always Right."
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* Pierce attempts this when he is unable to turn his phone off in ''{{Community}}'' episode "[[Recap/CommunityS1E07IntroductionToStatistics Introduction to Statistics]]".
* Pierce attempts this when he is unable to turn his phone off in ''{{Community}}'' episode "[[Recap/CommunityS1E07IntroductionToStatistics Introduction to Statistics]]".
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* In the ''SouthPark'' episode, "A Ladder To Heaven", to cut off an interview with a pedophile, the news broadcasters hold up a cardboard test pattern with an image of TV static on it, shake it in front of the camera, and make static noises with their mouths.
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** (S)he doesn't bother to make any fake static, but Renegade Shepard still shoots down The Illusive Man's attempt at a tirade after [[spoiler: blowing up the Collector Base]] with the line "I'm sorry, I can't quite hear you - I'm getting a lot of ''bullshit'' on this line". And, yes, [[RunningGag (s)he can have Joker hang up on him]].
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* In the ''DanVs.'' episode "The Animal Shelter," Dan does this to get out of a phone call with Elise. She gets annoyed that he isn't even bothering to make the noises, but is simply [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud saying "crackle" and "buzz."]]
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* In the ''DanVs.'' ''DanVs'' episode "The Animal Shelter," Dan does this to get out of a phone call with Elise. She gets annoyed that he isn't even bothering to make the noises, but is simply [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud saying "crackle" and "buzz."]] "buzz"]].
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**And he does it again in {{Unstoppable}} when his character, Frank Barnes, uses this tactic to end his conversation with Galvin before Galvin can order him not to try his plan to stop the train.
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* Spike pulls this on Angel after stealing his car.
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->[[TheMentor King Kai]] wondering how [[IdiotHero Goku]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hung up on a telepathic conversation]] in [[DragonBallAbridged DBZ Abridged]].
--->'''King Kai''': He hung up on me! How did he even do that?!
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--->'''King Kai''': He hung up on me! How did he even do that?!
->[[TheMentor King Kai]] wondering how [[IdiotHero Goku]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hung up on a telepathic conversation]] in [[DragonBallAbridged DBZ Abridged]].
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-->Who are you fooling with that phony radio bullshit? Jesus Christ, Frank, that went out three days after Marconi invented the fucking thing!
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* In the ''DanVs.'' episode "The Animal Shelter," Dan does this to get out of a phone call with Elise. She gets annoyed that he isn't even bothering to make the noises, but is simply [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud saying "crackle" and "buzz."]]
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** A similar example in the new ''MedalOfHonor'' reboot, made all the more awesome because the guy who decides to disconnect the call with the GeneralFailure is ''an unnamed bridge bunny''.
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* Used in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ0x8yRJBCc&NR=1 2010 commercial]] for Discover Card. Bobby Bowden calls up "USA Prime Credit" to dispute chargers and gets Peggy, who eventually rustles some paper and tells him that he's breaking up. Bowden tells him "I'm not too old to find you, son."
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* Used in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ0x8yRJBCc&NR=1 2010 commercial]] for Discover Card. Bobby Bowden calls up "USA Prime Credit" to dispute chargers and gets Peggy, who eventually rustles some paper and tells him that he's breaking up. Bowden tells him "I'm not too old to find you, son."
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The predictable but surprisingly effective method of ending a cell phone conversation in TV land -- pretend there is interference on the line or that you are going through a tunnel, make some static noises and start saying "I can't hear you!" then hang up. Person avoided.
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The predictable but surprisingly effective method of ending a cell phone CellPhone conversation in TV land -- pretend there is interference on the line or that you are going through a tunnel, make some static noises and start saying "I can't hear you!" then hang up. Person avoided.
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* When playing for time in {{Lois McMaster Bujold}}'s ''The Vor Game'', Miles tells his communications officer, "I want you to think of yourself as a non-communications officer.... I want maximum inefficiency, incompetence, and error.... You've worked with trainees, surely. Be creative."
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* When playing for time in {{Lois McMaster Bujold}}'s ''The ''[[VorkosiganSaga The Vor Game'', Game]]'', Miles tells his communications officer, "I want you to think of yourself as a non-communications officer.... I want maximum inefficiency, incompetence, and error.... You've worked with trainees, surely. Be creative."
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* [[http://notalwaysright.com/getting-landlines-tangled/7590 This incident]] at "The Customer Is Not Always Right."
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* In ''DragonBallZAbridged'', Goku does this to King Kai, during a ''telepathic'' phone call. King Kai tries to call Goku back but ends up getting George Takei instead.
* In ''SailorMoonAbridged'', Serena attempts this... on a videophone.
-->'''Serena:''' What's that? I can't hear you! kkkkkkkkkkch You're breaking up!\\
'''Amy:''' Serena, I can see you!\\
'''Serena:''' ...No you can't.
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* In ''DragonBallZAbridged'', Goku does this to King Kai, during a ''telepathic'' phone call. King Kai tries to call Goku back but ends up getting George Takei instead.
* In ''SailorMoonAbridged'', Serena attempts this... on a videophone.
-->'''Serena:''' What's that? I can't hear you! kkkkkkkkkkch You're breaking up!\\
'''Amy:''' Serena, I can see you!\\
'''Serena:''' ...No you can't.
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-->Lone Starr: We'll do it for...a million.
-->King Roland: [outraged] A ''million''!
-->Barf: [starts fiddling with dials] Oh, you're starting to fade here, we're losing picture your Highness...
-->King Roland: All right all right I'll pay it, only find her, save her!
-->King Roland: [outraged] A ''million''!
-->Barf: [starts fiddling with dials] Oh, you're starting to fade here, we're losing picture your Highness...
-->King Roland: All right all right I'll pay it, only find her, save her!
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* In the December 31 2002 episode of RoyalCanadianAirFarce, an Al-Qaeda receptionist uses fake static to avoid speaking with the CEO of Nortel on the phone (even the Al-Qaeda Credit Union has standards!).
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* In the December 31 2002 episode of RoyalCanadianAirFarce, ''RoyalCanadianAirFarce'', an Al-Qaeda receptionist uses fake static to avoid speaking with the CEO of Nortel on the phone (even the Al-Qaeda Credit Union has standards!).
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* John Morrison and The Miz attempt this on an episode of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1jt5AReDAs The Dirt Sheet]] in order to deal with WWE Diva Layla calling in and complaining about what they said about her dress. Unsurprisingly, considering that they tried this on someone who was apparently watching their show, it doesn't work.
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* John Morrison and The Miz attempt this on an episode of [[http://www.''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1jt5AReDAs The Dirt Sheet]] Sheet]]'' in order to deal with WWE Diva Layla calling in and complaining about what they said about her dress. Unsurprisingly, considering that they tried this on someone who was apparently watching their show, it doesn't work.
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* Parodied in RatchetAndClank: Up Your Arsenal. Ratchet tries to pull this trick during a call. He forgot the other guy could see him, though.
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* ''ModernWarfare'': [[ThatsAnOrder "I'm not asking you, this is an order! You're to-"]] to--"]] ''*click*'' [[ModernWarfare "Huh. Looks like we lost our connection."]]
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* Used in ''DarthsAndDroids'', during their version of ''AttackOfTheClones''.
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* In DragonBallZAbridged, Goku does this to King Kai, during a ''telepathic'' phone call. King Kai tries to call Goku back but ends up getting George Takei instead.
* In ''SailorMoonAbridged'', Serena attempts this... on a videophone.
-->Serena: What's that? I can't hear you! kkkkkkkkkkch You're breaking up!
-->Amy: Serena, I can see you!
-->Serena: ...No you can't.
* In ''SailorMoonAbridged'', Serena attempts this... on a videophone.
-->Serena: What's that? I can't hear you! kkkkkkkkkkch You're breaking up!
-->Amy: Serena, I can see you!
-->Serena: ...No you can't.
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* Moltar does this to Space Ghost in ''SpaceGhostCoastToCoast''. Space Ghost calls him on it: "You're just making noises with your mouth!"
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* Horatio Nelson did this [[OlderThanRadio in the 19th Century]] at the (naval) Battle of Copenhagen. When his superior ordered him to retreat, he "looked" for the signal by holding his telescope to his blind eye and said: "'I really do not see the signal." He went on to win the battle.
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* Horatio Nelson did this [[OlderThanRadio in the 19th Century]] at the (naval) Battle of Copenhagen. When his superior ordered him to retreat, he "looked" for the signal by holding his telescope to his blind eye and said: "'I "I really do not see the signal." He went on to win the battle.
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* [[JackieChanAdventures Jade]] has done this to Jackie more than once.
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* ''BetterOffTed'': Veronica uses this to get out of a conversation. She's not on the phone, the person she's talking to is right in front of her, but no one dares call her on it.
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* In ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'', Pee-wee Herman did this to avoid having to ask Dottie out to the drive-in.
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* In the ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' movie ''Mystery of the Batwoman'', Bruce is riding in his limousine with Tim, and talking on the phone with Barbara, who is away at college. When she begins grilling him about Batwoman and hinting that she wants to go out while she's in town for Spring Break, Bruce panics and resorts to pulling this on her.
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* In the ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' movie ''Mystery ''[[BatmanMysteryOfTheBatwoman Mystery of the Batwoman'', Batwoman]]'', Bruce is riding in his limousine with Tim, and talking on the phone with Barbara, who is away at college. When she begins grilling him about Batwoman and hinting that she wants to go out while she's in town for Spring Break, Bruce panics and resorts to pulling this on her.
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* In ''SailorMoonAbridged'', Serena attempts this... on a videophone.
-->Serena: What's that? I can't hear you! kkkkkkkkkkch You're breaking up!
-->Amy: Serena, I can see you!
-->Serena: ...No you can't.
-->Serena: What's that? I can't hear you! kkkkkkkkkkch You're breaking up!
-->Amy: Serena, I can see you!
-->Serena: ...No you can't.
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* In DragonBallZAbridged, Goku does this to King Kai, during a ''telepathic'' phone call. King Kai tries to call Goku back but ends up getting George Tekai instead.
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The predictable but surprisingly effective method of ending a cell phone conversation in TV land -- pretend there is interference on the
When trying this
Sometimes subverted when the other person can blatantly tell what they are doing, or calls them back immediately.
Alternate variant is to have a character claim that they "lost the connection" while communicating via satellite, radio, or SubspaceAnsible.
If there actually is interference, it's CanYouHearMeNow.
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* ''ToyStory 2'': Al claims to be going through a tunnel while talking to Mr. Konishi.
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* In the 1997 ''TheParentTrap'', Hallie does this to Annie when she is unwilling to believe that her father is going to marry GoldDigger Meredith.
* In ''StarWars: A New Hope'', Han Solo claims his radio is malfunctioning when trying (and failing) to pass as a Stormtrooper, then shoots it. Though in this case, he ''knows'' it didn't fool them ("Boring conversation anyway -- ''Luke, we're gonna have company!''").
* In ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'', Pee-wee Herman did this to avoid having to ask Dottie out to the drive-in.
* ''Patton''
-->'''Aide:''' Sir, General Alexander has heard we're moving west. He says here, "Stop immediately. Go no farther than Agrigento. Repeat. Stop, immediately."\\
'''Patton:''' That's what you think it says. I think it was garbled in transmission. Ask them to re-transmit the message. That'll take half a day at least.
* ''TotalRecall''
-->'''Cohaagen:''' Listen to me, Richter. I want Quaid delivered alive for reimplantation. Have you got that? I want him back in place with Lori. Did you hear me?\\
'''Richter:''' What was that, sir? I couldn't hear you... Switching to another channel. I've got sunspots.\\
'''Cohaagen:''' Call him back!\\
'''Richter:''' I'm losing you.
* In ''StarTrek VI: The Undiscovered Country'', the ''Enterprise'' does this to avoid being forced to return to Earth, so as to buy time to effect the rescue of Kirk and [=McCoy=].
* Denzel Washington gets a particularly [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]] example in ''Out of Time'', where he yells "YOU'RE BREAKING UP!" at the top of his voice as he's stamping on the phone.
* ''BlueThunder''. Officer Murphy has been ordered to fly the title helicopter back to the police airbase. He decides to do something else, so he repeatedly tells the tower that their transmission is garbled and he can't read them. His captain later calls him on it.
* ''Broken Arrow''; Deacons' inside man on the warhead recovery team radioes his base while screaming in (fake)pain, while Deacons is shaving nearby. Deacons then actually holds the buzzing razor up to the microphone for a few seconds and the two share a chuckle.
* ''MenInBlack 2'': Zed does this to MichaelJackson, when Michael brings up how he'd been promised a position in MIB.
* A variant is done in the movie ''Heartbreakers''. The person doing it isn't doing it to ''avoid'' someone, it's to get the person on the other end of the line to unknowingly volunteer information.
* Used as psychological coercion in ''{{Spaceballs}}''. While King Roland is trying to convince Lone Starr and Barf to rescue Princess Vespa:
-->Lone Starr: We'll do it for...a million.
-->King Roland: [outraged] A ''million''!
-->Barf: [starts fiddling with dials] Oh, you're starting to fade here, we're losing picture your Highness...
-->King Roland: All right all right I'll pay it, only find her, save her!
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* When playing for time in {{Lois McMaster Bujold}}'s ''The Vor Game'', Miles tells his communications officer, "I want you to think of yourself as a non-communications officer.... I want maximum inefficiency, incompetence, and error.... You've worked with trainees, surely. Be creative."
* ''StephaniePlum'' does this on several occasions. Once, Morelli tells her she needs to work on her static, because he can hear phlegm in the noise she's making.
* ''[[XWingSeries Wraith Squadron]]'' has a pair of pilots rubbing their gloves on their mics to simulate the sound while disobeying orders. Their commander is frustrated, knowing that he's [[MilitaryMaverick done that himself]], but he can't stop them. Both contribute hugely to the success of the mission, but both also [[AnyoneCanDie die.]]
* Near the end of ''Porno'', Sick Boy scrapes the grill of his phone's mouthpiece to fake static for this, so he doesn't have to argue with Begbie about returning to Leith for a card game. From Cannes.
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* In ''{{Blackadder}} Goes Forth'', the title character avoids battle orders from his sadistic superiors by pretending there is radio interference in the line leading to his unit's phone. (His "static charade" even goes so far as to include a rendition of "A Wandering Minstrel I" sung in a tinny RadioVoice.)
** The message was something about he had a lion up his end, so there's an advantage to an enema at once.
* Subverted in one episode of ''The Smoking Room'', when Sally uses the excuse of going into a tunnel to hang up on her mother, only to realize that her mother knows she's at work, so won't be fooled.
* ''{{Friends}}'' does this one a few times, both with the tunnel excuse and various others.
* In the pilot episode of ''In Plain Sight'', Mary simulates a bad signal by holding her phone out the window of her moving car and shouting, "What? I'm losing you!"
* Ezri Dax also tries this once in ''StarTrek: DeepSpaceNine'', but her "static" sounds so ridiculous that Ben isn't fooled for a second. (Of course, any engineer could probably tell the difference even with a really good static impression.)
* ''{{House}}'': "Sorry, I'm about to lose you because I'm driving through a tunnel, in a canyon, on an airplane, while hanging up the phone."
* In ''{{Scrubs}}'', when Dr. Cox is trying to avoid his wife, she calls him while in the hospital. He picks it up, opens it, says, "I'm in a tunnel." and hangs up in the space of about a second.
** Then when he finally answers her call, "Oh, for the love of...WHAT!!!?!?!"
* ''BetterOffTed'': Veronica uses this to get out of a conversation. She's not on the phone, the person she's talking to is right in front of her, but no one dares call her on it.
* A RunningGag in Brazilian SitCom ''A Grande Família''. Whenever resident MrViceGuy Agostinho is being chewed out via the phone (mostly while driving his taxi), he alternatively takes the phone far and closer to his face while complaining about tunnel interference before actually hanging up.
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* John Morrison and The Miz attempt this on an episode of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1jt5AReDAs The Dirt Sheet]] in order to deal with WWE Diva Layla calling in and complaining about what they said about her dress. Unsurprisingly, considering that they tried this on someone who was apparently watching their show, it doesn't work.
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* In ''{{StarCraft}}'', Samir Duran claims interference when ordered to intercept an attacking Zerg force; his failure to act allowed Raynor and Mengsk to escape. [[spoiler:This is one of the first hints that Duran's loyalties are not with the UED; he in fact works for Kerrigan. [[TheChessmaster Maybe]].]]
* In ''{{Halo}}: OSDT'', Sadie tries to do this to end the conversation with her father. Probably wouldn't have worked even if it wasn't video feed.
* Used sarcastically in ''MassEffect'', where Shepard can cut off the Council, and Joker will remark that "oops, lost the connection."
* [[ThatsAnOrder "That's not a suggestion. This is an order-"]] [[ModernWarfare "Huh. Looks like we lost our connection."]]
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* Used in ''DarthsAndDroids'', during their version of ''AttackOfTheClones''.
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* During an ''SFDebris'' review of a ''DeepSpaceNine'' episode, he wonders exactly how an Admiral would react to Benjamin Sisko's actions. It ends with...
-->'''Admiral:''' Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't court martial you right now?\\
'''Sisko:''' ''(static noises)'' Whats that sir? ''(static)'' You're breaking up! ''(static)''\\
'''Admiral:''' Holo-communicator, Ben, I can see you making the noises right now.
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* In ''StarWarsCloneWars'', Anakin claims the radio connection is breaking up when Obi Wan orders him not to pursue a Sith fighter alone.
* ''CodeLyoko'': Jérémie calls Jim, using the Supercomputer to disguise his voice as the principal's, to get him to release Ulrich and Odd. Jim falls for it, but then tries to discuss "a personal matter. It's about Suzanne Hertz..." Jérémie quickly blurts out, "Oh, it's a tunnel. We're about to get cut off!"
* In an episode of ''{{The Fairly OddParents}}'', Cosmo does this to distract Wanda from the fact that he's screwed up, resulting in an attack by intelligent roaches. Then the roaches swarm over him and he cries out, "Aah! This tunnel's itchy!"
* Moltar does this to Space Ghost in ''SpaceGhostCoastToCoast''. Space Ghost calls him on it: "You're just making noises with your mouth!"
* ''JusticeLeague'', "Eclipsed" -- Flash's absurdly sleazy agent does this to him.
** Galatea is busy beating the crap out of Supergirl when her boss realizes Lex Luthor's treachery. Her boss tries to call off Galatea's attack, but she claims the signal is breaking up. Then she tells Supergirl it was a wrong number.
* Bumblebee in ''TransformersAnimated'' tried this once. When Prowl did this later Ratchet replies that [[ContinuityNod Bumblebee's fake static was more believable]].
* Ron tried doing this in an early episode of ''KimPossible''; he might have pulled it off if he didn't drop the fake static in between every word of his otherwise complete sentence.
* ''ThePowerpuffGirls'': Princess' limo driver tries to do this in the Christmas special when she asks him if she's naughty. [[{{Understatement}} It doesn't work]].
-->'''Driver:''' ''(faking static)'' You're... you're breaking up ... going through a ... unnel ... call...lat...\\
'''Princess:''' ''(leaning forward and knocking on his window)'' No, we're not! I'm in the car, you twit!
* ''{{Futurama}}'': "Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch":
-->''(Zap Brannigan commandeers the videophone from Kif)''\\
'''Zap:''' Well, well, well. [[{{Malaproper}} Do my eyes believe me]], or is that my bosomy swan, Leela?\\
'''Leela:''' Say again? You're breaking up. ''(throws the book she's reading at the videophone)''
* In the ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' movie ''Mystery of the Batwoman'', Bruce is riding in his limousine with Tim, and talking on the phone with Barbara, who is away at college. When she begins grilling him about Batwoman and hinting that she wants to go out while she's in town for Spring Break, Bruce panics and resorts to pulling this on her.
-->'''Bruce:''' ''(while crumpling a piece of newspaper)'' Uh, Barb, we're... going through the East... tunnel now. 'fraid... signal's breaking up. Talk later.\\
'''Tim:''' Squeaked through again, didn't you?
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* Horatio Nelson did this [[OlderThanRadio in the 19th Century]] at the (naval) Battle of Copenhagen. When his superior ordered him to retreat, he "looked" for the signal by holding his telescope to his blind eye and said: "'I really do not see the signal." He went on to win the battle.
* David Hackworth mentions in his memoir ''About Face'', that he would do the "radio interference" bit fairly frequently. Usually by using an electric shaver.
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