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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E24SwimmingFoolsTheGoobfather Swimming Fools]]", when Squidward gets slammed by a diving board into the pool, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick hold up scores. [=SpongeBob=]'s is a 10, [[TheDitz Patrick]]'s is a G.

* The ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' EnsembleCast does this in ''Film/SpaceJam'' after watching Michael Jordan and his seat plunge downwards from the sky to the ground. Pepé Le Pew's [[SayItWithHearts rating]] is a heart, while Foghorn Leghorn's rating is "10, ah say 10, boy!".

* The ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' EnsembleCast did this in ''Film/SpaceJam'' after watching Michael Jordan and his seat plunge downwards from the sky to the ground. Pepé Le Pew's [[SayItWithHearts rating]] is a heart, while Foghorn Leghorn's rating is "10, ah say 10, boy!".

Somebody does something stupid or amazing; another character (or several), who witnessed the event, holds up a sign with the score. Frequently, the sign comes from [[{{Hammerspace}} nowhere]]; a table might be provided as well. The score can be anything, but it's usually very low or very high. Another common gag is for one of the judges to seemingly award a 6, only to realize [[SixIsNine they had it upside down]]. And then sometimes the score doesn't even make any sense, such as in the picture provided here.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', several of the kids were holding a gymnastic competition on the playground, and a few of the kids played the judges complete with the score cards (notably, [[JerkJock Kevin]]). On Ed's turn, he {{epic fail}}s his run, causing him to [[AmusingInjuries crash into things, fly several dozens of feet in the air and land face flat on the ground]]. Kevin's rating: [[CatchPhrase d0rk]].

* Chapter 47 of ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' has Cherry making a {pun}} (rendered in Viz's [[{{Woolseyism}} Woolseyfied]] translation as "We would know your powers, oh demon! How about '''''demon'''''-strating a few of them?") to which Sakura, Lum, and Shinobu responded by holding up signs reading "2", "3", and "2" (respectively).

* Chapter 47 of ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' has Cherry making an IncrediblyLamePun (rendered in Viz's [[{{Woolseyism}} Woolseyfied]] translation as "We would know your powers, oh demon! How about '''''demon'''''-strating a few of them?") to which Sakura, Lum, and Shinobu responded by holding up signs reading "2", "3", and "2" (respectively).

In works with international judge panels, there will often be a HarshTalentShowJudge who's stereotypically hard to impress--back in the day, it was the Soviet(or East German) judge, and in food competitions it's usually the [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty French]] judge. RealityTV shows favour the caustic Brit (e.g. [[Series/AmericanIdol Simon Cowell]]).

In works with international judge panels, there will often be a judge who's stereotypically hard to impress--back in the day, it was the Soviet(or East German) judge, and in food competitions it's usually the [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty French]] judge. RealityTV shows favour the caustic Brit (e.g. [[Series/AmericanIdol Simon Cowell]]).

In works with international judge panels, there will often be a judge who's stereotypically hard to impress--back in the day, it was the Soviet(or East German) judge, and in food competitions it's usually the [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty French]] judge. RealityTV shows favour the MeanBrit (e.g. [[Series/AmericanIdol Simon Cowell]]).

In works with international judge panels, there will often be a judge who's stereotypically hard to impress--back in the day, it was the Soviet judge, and in food competitions it's usually the [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty French]] judge. RealityTV shows favour the MeanBrit (e.g. [[Series/AmericanIdol Simon Cowell]]).

Somebody does something stupid or amazing; another character (or several), who witnessed the event, holds up a sign with the score. Frequently, the sign comes from [[{{Hammerspace}} nowhere]]; a table might be provided as well. The score can be anything, but it's usually very low or [[UpToEleven very high]]. Another common gag is for one of the judges to seemingly award a 6, only to realize [[SixIsNine they had it upside down]]. And then sometimes the score doesn't even make any sense, such as in the picture provided here.

* In the Apple II version of ''[[VideoGame/NumberMunchers Fraction Munchers]]'', which has Olympic themed intermissions, one of the events is the High Dive. Muncher (of course) does a perfect dive and gets three 10s from the judges (who are also Munchers). The troggle that follows ends up doing a belly flop into the pool and gets thematically appropriate scores of 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4.

* Used for a brief sight-gag in the original short-film incarnation of ''Film/TheWizardOfSpeedAndTime'', when the rest of the panel rounds on one judge holding up a 9.9 instead of a straight 10 and start wailing on him with the signboards.

* Occurs in one of the non-canon super-deformed shorts for ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. After Aang makes a giant arrow in the sky, Momo gives Aang a 6, which turned out to be upside down, so he flips it around. Appa does the same, [[WhatAnIdiot except he gave Aang an 8]].

* ''[=McCallum=]''. A GirlOfTheWeek who's NotStayingForBreakfast pinches a brand-new shirt and leaves a score of [=McCallum=]'s bedroom performance written on the wall. Despite his being portrayed as TheCasanova, it's not very high.

* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} holds up a 9.1 for WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} after he skillfully got a bomb off himself and kicked it away before it exploded.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dWMIuipn_c "Silly Job Interview"]] sketch from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', at around 3:28. Originally written for the one-off ''How to Irritate People'' with Tim Brooke Taylor in the Creator/GrahamChapman role.

** This also has the effect of making the other parts of the audience increasingly more angered at the acts. During the episode's UK segment, they become so angered at Beaker attempting to perform "Feelings" that their booing causes him to become disheartened on stage, which forces Animal to shout at the audience to be quiet, and the act that gets the -6 is Gonzo, who attempts to perform a stunt with a torch, a tire swing, and a cow (he was going to use a typewriter), but the crowd [[ProducePelting tosses vegetables at him]] before he can begin, putting an abrupt end to the act.