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* Parodied in ''Series/ATouchOfCloth'', when DC Anne Oldman realizes that Chief Constable Tom Boss is the SerialKiller they're looking for. We get a series of flashbacks showing him asking her to make sure he's kept aware of all developments on the case, followed by two we haven't seen: one of him asking him to help ''lick the blood off his sword'', and another of him flat-out telling her what he's doing and why. And then ''writing it on her hand''.
-->'''Oldman''': I just didn't put it together until now!

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Parodied in ''Series/ATouchOfCloth'', when DC Anne Oldman realizes that Chief Constable Tom Boss is the SerialKiller they're looking for. We get a series of flashbacks showing him asking her to make sure he's kept aware of all developments on the case, followed by two we haven't seen: one of him asking him to help ''lick the blood off his sword'', and another of him flat-out telling her what he's doing and why. And then ''writing it on her hand''.
-->'''Oldman''': --->'''Oldman''': I just didn't put it together until now!
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* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': In Episode 11, Healthcliff begins to act defensively when the players start calling out the various glitches in ''SAO'', especially since they are stuck on Floor 75 after the boss glitched out. When Kirito compares their situation to ''Film/{{Tron}}'', Heathcliff exasperatedly remarks "Oh, so ''now'' you've seen ''TRON''?" in response. At that point, Kirito realizes that Heathcliff is in fact Kayaba, the creator of ''SAO'' and the one responsible for trapping them in the game, as Heathcliff and Kayaba's shared love of pop culture references is what leads to him SpottingTheThread. Kirito's realization is accompanied by a montage of various moments throughout the season of Heathcliff making pop culture references, culminating in Kayaba asking his captive audience "How many of you have seen ''TRON''?" from the start of the series.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Central Park'': In "[[Recap/CentralParkS2E09ABoatifulMind A Boat-iful Mind]]", while tending to Bitsy's gout, Helen notices how similar her foot is to hers and comes to the realization that ''she'' has gout as well. Bitsy asks her how that could possibly be. It then cuts to Helen as she visually recalls all the times she ate Bitsy's food behind the latter's back.

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* ''WesternAnimation/Central Park'': ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'': In "[[Recap/CentralParkS2E09ABoatifulMind A Boat-iful Mind]]", while tending to Bitsy's gout, Helen notices how similar her foot is to hers and comes to the realization that ''she'' has gout as well. Bitsy asks her how that could possibly be. It then cuts to Helen as she visually recalls all the times she ate Bitsy's food behind the latter's back.
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-->'''Helen:''' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Definitely not from eating your leftovers]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/Central Park'': In "[[Recap/CentralParkS2E09ABoatifulMind A Boat-iful Mind]]", while tending to Bitsy's gout, Helen notices how similar her foot is to hers and comes to the realization that ''she'' has gout as well. Bitsy asks her how that could possibly be. It then cuts to Helen as she visually recalls all the times she ate Bitsy's food behind the latter's back.
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* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'': When Puss is first scarred by the Wolf, moments from his various lives flash before his eyes, setting up his fear and his eventual drive to get more. In their final confrontation, [[spoiler:he starts out with the same fear, only to flash back to a series of scenes strictly from throughout the movie, and he realizes that his final life is worth fighting for all on its own]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'': At the salmon run, as Koda tells the story of how he got separated from his mother, Kenai starts having flashbacks from prior to his transformation [[spoiler:about the bear he recklessly hunted and killed – [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone now knowing just who that bear was]]]].



* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', this is used to show Mei's [[spoiler:epiphany about the red panda during the red moon ritual]]. In the space of a few seconds she relives numerous memories from her time as the panda, both good and bad, all adding up to the realization that [[spoiler:the panda has become an important part of who and what she is, and she doesn't want to lose it.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Judy has two quick flashbacks when learning that the ram shot Otterton and Manchas with the Night Howler serum.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', this ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': This is used to show Mei's [[spoiler:epiphany about the red panda during the red moon ritual]]. In the space of a few seconds seconds, she relives numerous memories from her time as the panda, both good and bad, all adding up to the realization that [[spoiler:the panda has become an important part of who and what she is, and she doesn't want to lose it.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Judy has two quick flashbacks when learning that she's [[spoiler:in the ram shot secret lab spying on Doug the ram, right as he talks to his boss about him shooting Otterton and Manchas with the Night Howler serum.serum]].
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* Happens OnceAnEpisode in ''Series/CriminologistHimuraAndMysteryWriterArisugawa''. When Himura figures out who the culprit is, the main theme kicks in and the camera rapidly spins around him while he flashes back to relevant clues from throughout the episode.

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* Standard OnceAnEpisode practice for ''WesternAnimation/AlmasWay'', in which the young title character pauses to think about whatever dilemma she's confronting by recalling lines or events that occurred earlier in the same story. Her recollections play out in flashback thought-bubbles during her "I gotta think about this" moments, showing how her reasoning progresses.
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* Towards the end of ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles'', as Neal Page is finally heading home, he starts thinking about having Thanksgiving dinner with his family, which segues into thinking about his time with Del Griffith over the previous two days, specifically remembering a cryptic comment Del made: "I haven't been home in years...". Neal suddenly realizes the truth about Del, and he returns to the train station to confront Del, who confesses he's been a homeless drifter since his wife Marie died 8 years earlier.

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* ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles'': Towards the end of ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles'', end, as Neal Page is finally heading home, he starts thinking about having Thanksgiving dinner with his family, which segues into thinking about his time with Del Griffith over the previous two days, specifically remembering a cryptic comment Del made: "I haven't been home in years...". Neal suddenly realizes the truth about Del, and he returns to the train station to confront Del, who confesses he's been a homeless drifter since his wife Marie died 8 years earlier.

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