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* In ''Film/CarWash'', one of Duane/Abdullah's unexplained absences from the titular car wash is shown to involve, in part, one of his Black Muslim peers rolling up in a customized VW Bus and honking the horn to call Duane/Abdullah over.
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* In the American remake of ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'', as Norman and Derek roll up to the senior living home to pick up Uncle Russel, who is waiting outside, Norman honks the car horn to get his attention and say, "Hi."
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* In Season 6, episode 3 of ''WebAnimation/TheChampions2018'', as Cristiano Ronaldo creates a football utopia in an alternate universe without football, three busses roll up and sound their horns together in a way that resembles notes from the anthem for the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague.
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* Early in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Marty and Jennifer are suddenly interrupted pre-kiss by a honking horn and a male voice shouting, "Jennifer!" Jennifer acknowledges her dad has showed up to give her a ride home.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The Party", just as Gumall and Penny were about to share a kiss, Richard arrives to pick his sons up and ruins the moment by honking the horn.
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* {{Justified|Trope}} in ''Film/SugarAndSpice''. On the day of the girls' supermarket robbery, the breaks on their getaway van don't work, so while picking up Kansas, they honk the horn as they approach her house. When she runs out within earshot, the other girls explain the situation, and Kansas has to jump into the van while it's still moving.
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** {{Justified|Trope}}. On the day of the girls' supermarket robbery, the breaks on their getaway van don't work, so while picking up Kansas, they honk the horn as they approach her house. When she runs out within earshot, the other girls explain the situation, and Kansas has to jump into the van while it's stillmoving.moving.
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In real life, this is becoming a DiscreditedTrope as, nowadays, drivers are more likely to call or text their passenger on through mobile phones when they arrive. It's widely considered bad etiquette for a driver to use a car horn in these kinds of situations, and many towns or regions may also have noise ordinances that prohibit stationary vehicles from sounding horns. Plus, horns might not be heard in modern houses with good insulation.
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In real life, this is becoming a DiscreditedTrope as, nowadays, drivers are more likely to call or text their passenger on through mobile phones when they arrive. It's widely considered bad etiquette for a driver to use a car horn in these kinds of situations, and many towns or regions may also have noise ordinances that prohibit stationary vehicles from sounding horns. Plus, horns might not be heard in modern houses with good insulation.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Nectar of the Odds", as Doug Dimmadome, the owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmmadome, arrives so he can pick up his long lost son Dale Dimmadome, his limo honks the opening notes of "La Cucaracha."
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* In the episode "Nectar of the Odds" in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'', as Doug Dimmadome, the owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmmadome's limo arrives so he can pick up his long-lost son Dale Dimmadome, his limo honks the opening notes of "La Cucaracha".
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* In ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'', following the divorce, when Daniel has his kids over for a Chinese food dinner at his apartment, Miranda car pulls up outside in her car an hour early, and she honks the horn. All the kids immediately know it's their mother and are about to get up to leave, but Daniel insists they sit and stay, forcing Miranda to come up to the apartment.
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* A local police chief is reluctantly forced to raid the local bordello. He discreetly informs the madam that the cops will provide plenty of warning so the staff can hide the evidence of their activities. On the day of the raid, the police cars circle the block and repeatedly honk their horns, until two of the hookers drag a mattress out the front door. When the police chief asks what they're doing, one of them says, "Hey, some jerk is honking for curb service!"
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* In the ''Series/{{Supergirl}}'' Season 6 episode "Prom Again!" Kara and Kenny Li have a conversation in which Kara reveals her decision to attend college in National City. When a car horn honks outside the high school, Kara says, "That's Alex. I have to go."
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* In ''Film/TheWraith'', at the sun-and-swim gathering by the river, Skank and Gutterboy sound the horn at their arrival to call over Packard but not before Skank takes a swig of breaker fluid first.
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** PlayedWith In the 1937 short ''Don Donald'', Donald Duck arrives at Daisy's ''casa'' on his pet burro, and he gets her attention by pulling its tail to make it "honk." A little later, after having a rough ride on the stubborn beast, she hears what sounds like the donkey's braying outside and comes out to give Donald what for, only to find that he actually traded it in for a shiny new runabout and was merely honking the horn.
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* In ''Literature/AdrianMole'', Adrian quickly writes in his diary before heading off on a survival weekend, finishing his entry with "Must stop, the minibus is outside papping its hooter".
* In ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' book ''Five Fall into Adventure'', the taxi driver toots when arriving to take Uncle Quentin to the airport, starting a chaotic scene at Kirrin Cottage. Uncle Quentin is shut up in his study, sorting out his precious notebooks; his wife tells him they will miss the plane, and the driver keeps on hooting, causing Timmy to bark, and Uncle Quentin to tell the driver what he thinks of people who keep hooting their horns.
* In ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' book ''Five Fall into Adventure'', the taxi driver toots when arriving to take Uncle Quentin to the airport, starting a chaotic scene at Kirrin Cottage. Uncle Quentin is shut up in his study, sorting out his precious notebooks; his wife tells him they will miss the plane, and the driver keeps on hooting, causing Timmy to bark, and Uncle Quentin to tell the driver what he thinks of people who keep hooting their horns.
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A common, very versatile [[SoundFXTropes Sound FX Trope]]. In fiction, automobile drivers--be they livery drivers in taxicabs, limos, or minibuses or just friends or relatives in normal cars--frequently sound their horn to herald their arrival.
Most typically, characters are observed in the middle of one type of activity, such as a dialogue or packing for a trip, when the sound of a car horn suddenly interrupts the on-screen action, principally to aid in the transition for either a character's departure from a scene/location or an additional character's entrance. [[InvertedTrope Inversely]], characters shown arriving at locations in cars will honk their horn to get the attention of someone else unseen indoors.
When intended for a character's exit, if the driver's expected passenger isn't prompt about leaving after the first sounding of the horn, the tooting and blaring will likely persist as the driver grows impatient.
Particularly in live-action media, this concept is often used for its simple conveyance. The sound effect can function as a simple audio cue for actors; moreover, it can be a far cheaper, more practical alternative to finding a physical vehicle and driver to fit into a shot or scene. Especially in stage plays or televised sitcoms filmed on soundstages, it may be outright ''impossible'' for a production to otherwise establish a vehicle outside of a character's home or apartment.
Even when a car can be shown in another location, the honking horn is still frequently used to establish a car's sudden presence before it actually appears on screen so new scenes or different camera angles that physically establish the vehicle feel less disorienting or jarring.
The sound effect will often be acknowledged by a character to give it context, usually with somebody saying something to the effect of, "That's my ride" or "They're here."
When PlayedForDrama, the arrival of a honking car or taxi may be the setup for a final sentimental goodbye or one last chance for a character to beg another not to leave.
PlayedForLaughs, a broken car horn can help introduce or add character to TheAllegedCar. Alternatively, a novelty car horn can do the same for a wacky CoolCar.
In real life, this is becoming a DiscreditedTrope as, nowadays, drivers are more likely to call or text their passenger on through mobile phones when they arrive. It's widely considered bad etiquette for a driver to use a car horn in these kinds of situations, and many towns or regions may also have noise ordinances that prohibit stationary vehicles from sounding horns. Plus, horns might not be heard in modern houses with good insulation.
Compare: BigHonkingTrafficJam, where fictional traffic jams are frequently accompanied by the sounding of horns.
See Also: DeadManHonking, when a blaring car horn signifies a dead driver behind the wheel.
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* At the beginning of ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'', as Chris is getting ready for an evening date with her boyfriend while dancing to The Crystals song "And Then He Kissed Me," he pulls into her driveway and honks his horn, and Chris instantly knows, "He's here."
* Early in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Marty and Jennifer are suddenly interrupted pre-kiss by a honking horn and a male voice shouting, "Jennifer!" Jennifer acknowledges her dad has showed up to give her a ride home.
* [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]] in ''Film/TheCar''. The killer automobile blares its horn just before driving through Lauren's home and running her over while she's on the phone.
* In ''Film/DirtyWork'', Mitch subverts one of Sam's pranks, causing Sam much embarrassment, by turning to this trope. Sam decides to moon a line of people outside a movie theater as they are driving down the street. Mitch obnoxiously honks his horn to draw attention to themselves, especially Sam, only to immediately park the car directly in front of the crowd of people and promptly get out of the vehicle and walk away. Literally caught with his pants down, Sam hangs a lampshade on it when he explains to the crowd of people he mooned that Mitch was supposed to keep driving.
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* In ''Film/{{Hobgoblins}}'', Nick, after two months of basic training, pulls up in his blue van in front of Kevin's house and sounds a novelty car horn, much to the delight of his girlfriend Daphne.
--> '''Daphne:''' I'd recognize that horn anywhere!
* In ''Film/TheHotChick'', after Jessica repeatedly drives over a gas station's dinger hose in efforts bring out a station attendant to no avail, she finally tries using her car horn. Meanwhile, inside the station, the attendant is actually tied up by Clive, who is robbing the place. When Clive exits the station and attempts to flee the scene, she makes ''him'' service her car.
* ''Film/HouseIITheSecondStory'' begins with Jesse as a baby to be handed off to his adoptive parents. His birth mother calls out to her husband, "Clarence, they're here!" As soon as he responds, "I'll be there in a minute," an outside car begins honking loudly.
* A recurring motif in ''Film/LaLaLand''. At the beginning of the film, Sebastian blares his horn angrily at Mia while stuck in a traffic jam, but as they grow closer to each other, Sebastian sounds his car horn in the same manner whenever he picks Mia up for a date at her apartment. [[spoiler: This also comes into play towards the end of the film after Mia returns to Colorado, and Sebastian goes looking for her. When she hears his car horn, she immediately knows that he came all the way from Los Angeles just for her.]]
* A variant in ''[[Film/MajorLeague Major League II]]''. A muted trumpet on the movie's musical score emulates the sound of a novelty car horn when Willie Mays Hayes reports to spring training in a six-wheeled limousine with an exceptionally large entourage.
* At the beginning of ''Film/MrMom'', Jack sits down for breakfast with his family and has barely enough time for a sip of coffee before a car horn is heard outside the house, which Jack understands is his office carpool heading to work, beckoning his departure.
* At the end of ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984'', a honking car horn is heard as Nancy stands with her mother at her front porch, just before Glen, Tina, and Rod pull up to Nancy's house in the red convertible.
* ''One Dark Night'' [[InvertedTrope inverts]] the premise, showing the scene from the car occupants' point of view. The Sisters repeatedly lay on a car horn until their club's latest prospect, Julie, finally steps out of her house.
* In ''Film/PoliceAcademy2TheirFirstAssignment'', the arriving car horn is used in tandem with a GilliganCut from Officer Mahoney being fitted for a wire and him working undercover at a pool hall. The car horn sounds from outside the pool hall, and two members of Zed's gang pick up Mahoney in a stolen car to take him to their hideout. They also honk the car horn to herald their arrival once they are inside the hideout.
* In ''Film/SonInLaw'', when the Thanksgiving turkey that Crawl had "killed" springs back to life inside the Warners' home and starts wreaking havoc, Travis rolls up outside in his truck to pick up Crawl for his "bachelor party" and blares the horn, cuing Crawl to slip out while everyone else is left to deal with the wild turkey.
* {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''Film/TheStuff''. Upon his arrival in Stader, Virginia, "Mo" Rutherford honks his horn to get the attention of a gas station attendant, who is unseen indoors. The attendant comes out to fill Rutherford's tank, and Rutherford asks him questions about the area.
* In ''Thrashin''', while Corey is busy trying on hats and sunglasses and looking at himself in the mirror, Bozo is waiting outside and repeatedly honking his car horn to tell Corey to hurry up.
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* In ''Literature/AdrianMole'', Adrian quickly writes in his diary before heading off on a survival weekend, finishing his entry with "Must stop, the minibus is outside papping its hooter".
* In ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' book ''Five Fall into Adventure'', the taxi driver toots when arriving to take Uncle Quentin to the airport, starting a chaotic scene at Kirrin Cottage. Uncle Quentin is shut up in his study, sorting out his precious notebooks; his wife tells him they will miss the plane, and the driver keeps on hooting, causing Timmy to bark, and Uncle Quentin to tell the driver what he thinks of people who keep hooting their horns.
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* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'':
** In [[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason1TheTaleOfTheTwistedClaw "The Tale of the Twisted Claw"]], after Dougie offhandedly wishes for his deceased grandfather to be at his house, the sound of a car horn is heard outside, and Dougie and Kevin look out the window to see the eerie sight of his grandfather's old car pulling into the driveway.
** In the episode [[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason5TheTaleOfTheUnexpectedVisitor "The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor"]], as Perch and Jeff are meddling with their dad's computer and the Peabody Project to send a message into deep space while their parents are out for the night, the sound of a car horn outside signals their parents' return back home and prompts Perch and Jeff to shut down the computer in haste.
* The ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode [[Recap/LawAndOrderS19E18PromoteThis "Promote This"]] from Season 19 begins with a Hispanic day laborer sitting on a corner waiting for a job offer, until a car pulls up and honks its horn. The man hurries to the car and gets inside.
* {{Inverted|Trope}} in the ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' Series 4 episode "Dangerous." Alfie Solomons arrives outside Tommy's residence and instructs Ishmael to "hit the call of prayer," which cues him to sound the car horn, but he doesn't do it aggressive enough for Alfie's liking so Alfie lays on the horn for an extended period of time, not even letting up when Tommy steps out of his house and continuing to let it blare out until Tommy walks straight up to him.
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* The song "Stay in Touch" by German musician Alligatoah uses this motif in a narrative about two people in a relationship who know that the time for a final farewell has come but don't want to leave each other just yet. The pre-hook translates to, "They are calling, they are honking," referring to an idle taxi cab, and the second verse starts with a statement that the taxi driver can smoke an entire carton of cigarettes while waiting for them to finish.
* The song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by Music/JohnDenver mentions the taxi driver waiting, and blowing his horn.
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* In the [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren & Stimpy]] music video for [[Music/CatHairballs "Cat Hairballs"]], when the idea is mentioned of creating an Italian sports car from the hairballs, Stimpy is shown pulling up in a car and honking. However, instead of a traditional car horn, it's a bike horn attached to a helmet.
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[[folder: Theatre]]
* PlayedForLaughs and a RunningGag throughout ''Theatre/PeterPanGoesWrong''. A car horn sound effect is used for a just-arrived cab outside the Darling residence... only for the sound effect to mistakenly repeat twice more in the ensuing scene, prompting the cast to ad lib that "three cabs" have arrived outside. The sound effect is inadvertently heard at other inopportune times throughout the rest of the ''Peter Pan'' performance in Neverland, prompting Chris, playing Captain Hook, to absurdly acknowledge "a cab's" off-screen presence in the most preposterous scenes.
--> ''[Beep-BEEP]''
--> '''Liza:''' Your cab's here, Mr. Darling.
--> '''Mr. Darling:''' Excellent, let's go down--
--> ''[Beep-BEEP]''
--> '''Liza:''' Another cab's here, Mr. Darling.
--> '''Mr. Darling:''' Excellent, let's go down--
--> ''[Beep-BEEP]''
--> '''Liza:''' ...A ''third'' cab's here, Mr. Darling.
--> '''Mr. Darling:''' Three cabs... One for Mary... One for me... And one for... my... hat.
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[[folder: Video Games]]
* In ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series, a car horn can be heard whenever the school bus or car pool arrives to take the Sim to school/work.
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[[folder: Western Animation]]
* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts:
** In the 1928 short ''The Barn Dance'', Pete shows up at Minnie's house in his newfangled automobile and honks his horn to get her attention. Mickey, not wanting to be shown up, grabs a nearby goose and squeezes it to make it go honk. Minnie's pet parrot ends up annoyed by the incessant honking.
** PlayedWith In the 1937 short ''Don Donald'', Donald Duck arrives at Daisy's ''casa'' on his pet burro, and he gets her attention by pulling its tail to make it "honk." A little later, after having a rough ride on the stubborn beast, she hears what sounds like the donkey's braying outside and comes out to give Donald what for, only to find that he
* In ''Painted Tales'', George mutters that he'll miss his plane while he waits for his taxi. When the taxi finally arrives, sounding its horn, the driver hustles him out so quickly that he forgets his suitcases, meaning that he has to come back, for the process to be repeated.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Played with in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas "The Way We Was"]]. Teenage Homer is walking on the side of the road, after he ran out of money to pay for his limousine rental for the prom, and Marge arrives in her own car to offer Homer a ride, after Artie Ziff brought her back home. However, Homer initially mistakes Marge's friendly tooting of the horn on her arrival for some blowhard driver being overly aggressive.
--> [Toot Toot!]
--> '''Homer''': Shut up!
--> [Toot Toot!]
--> '''Homer''': I'm over as far as I can go!
--> [Toot Toot!]
--> '''Homer''': Alright! Alright! I'll ''walk in the MUD!''
** Also played with in a flashback from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E12IMarriedMarge "I Married Marge"]], as Homer arrives to take Marge out on a date while she's talking to her mother and sisters.
-->'''Marge:''' You don't know Homer like I do. He's sensitive and sweet.
-->'''Homer:''' ''(HONK!)'' [[InstantlyProvenWrong Marge! Get your butt out here!]]
** In [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E1TheMookTheChefTheWifeAndHerHomer "The Mook, The Chef, The Wife, and Her Homer"]], the arriving car horn is heard [[RuleOfThree three times]] in the FellOffTheBackOfATruck gag. Homer honks a horn as he pulls into his driveway in a new pickup truck which he says fell off a truck, "You know, a truck-truck." A deeper truck horn is heard, and Bart pulls up in a car carrier loaded with pickup trucks that he says "fell off a truck-truck-truck." Then, an even deeper truck horn blares as the "truck-truck-truck" loaded with car carriers pulls up.
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A common, very versatile [[SoundFXTropes Sound FX Trope]]. In fiction, automobile drivers--be they livery drivers in taxicabs, limos, or minibuses or just friends or relatives in normal cars--frequently sound their horn to herald their arrival.
Most typically, characters are observed in the middle of one type of activity, such as a dialogue or packing for a trip, when the sound of a car horn suddenly interrupts the on-screen action, principally to aid in the transition for either a character's departure from a scene/location or an additional character's entrance. [[InvertedTrope Inversely]], characters shown arriving at locations in cars will honk their horn to get the attention of someone else unseen indoors.
When intended for a character's exit, if the driver's expected passenger isn't prompt about leaving after the first sounding of the horn, the tooting and blaring will likely persist as the driver grows impatient.
Particularly in live-action media, this concept is often used for its simple conveyance. The sound effect can function as a simple audio cue for actors; moreover, it can be a far cheaper, more practical alternative to finding a physical vehicle and driver to fit into a shot or scene. Especially in stage plays or televised sitcoms filmed on soundstages, it may be outright ''impossible'' for a production to otherwise establish a vehicle outside of a character's home or apartment.
Even when a car can be shown in another location, the honking horn is still frequently used to establish a car's sudden presence before it actually appears on screen so new scenes or different camera angles that physically establish the vehicle feel less disorienting or jarring.
The sound effect will often be acknowledged by a character to give it context, usually with somebody saying something to the effect of, "That's my ride" or "They're here."
When PlayedForDrama, the arrival of a honking car or taxi may be the setup for a final sentimental goodbye or one last chance for a character to beg another not to leave.
PlayedForLaughs, a broken car horn can help introduce or add character to TheAllegedCar. Alternatively, a novelty car horn can do the same for a wacky CoolCar.
In real life, this is becoming a DiscreditedTrope as, nowadays, drivers are more likely to call or text their passenger on through mobile phones when they arrive. It's widely considered bad etiquette for a driver to use a car horn in these kinds of situations, and many towns or regions may also have noise ordinances that prohibit stationary vehicles from sounding horns. Plus, horns might not be heard in modern houses with good insulation.
Compare: BigHonkingTrafficJam, where fictional traffic jams are frequently accompanied by the sounding of horns.
See Also: DeadManHonking, when a blaring car horn signifies a dead driver behind the wheel.
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[[folder: Film - Live-Action]]
* At the beginning of ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'', as Chris is getting ready for an evening date with her boyfriend while dancing to The Crystals song "And Then He Kissed Me," he pulls into her driveway and honks his horn, and Chris instantly knows, "He's here."
* Early in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Marty and Jennifer are suddenly interrupted pre-kiss by a honking horn and a male voice shouting, "Jennifer!" Jennifer acknowledges her dad has showed up to give her a ride home.
* [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]] in ''Film/TheCar''. The killer automobile blares its horn just before driving through Lauren's home and running her over while she's on the phone.
* In ''Film/DirtyWork'', Mitch subverts one of Sam's pranks, causing Sam much embarrassment, by turning to this trope. Sam decides to moon a line of people outside a movie theater as they are driving down the street. Mitch obnoxiously honks his horn to draw attention to themselves, especially Sam, only to immediately park the car directly in front of the crowd of people and promptly get out of the vehicle and walk away. Literally caught with his pants down, Sam hangs a lampshade on it when he explains to the crowd of people he mooned that Mitch was supposed to keep driving.
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* In ''Film/{{Hobgoblins}}'', Nick, after two months of basic training, pulls up in his blue van in front of Kevin's house and sounds a novelty car horn, much to the delight of his girlfriend Daphne.
--> '''Daphne:''' I'd recognize that horn anywhere!
* In ''Film/TheHotChick'', after Jessica repeatedly drives over a gas station's dinger hose in efforts bring out a station attendant to no avail, she finally tries using her car horn. Meanwhile, inside the station, the attendant is actually tied up by Clive, who is robbing the place. When Clive exits the station and attempts to flee the scene, she makes ''him'' service her car.
* ''Film/HouseIITheSecondStory'' begins with Jesse as a baby to be handed off to his adoptive parents. His birth mother calls out to her husband, "Clarence, they're here!" As soon as he responds, "I'll be there in a minute," an outside car begins honking loudly.
* A recurring motif in ''Film/LaLaLand''. At the beginning of the film, Sebastian blares his horn angrily at Mia while stuck in a traffic jam, but as they grow closer to each other, Sebastian sounds his car horn in the same manner whenever he picks Mia up for a date at her apartment. [[spoiler: This also comes into play towards the end of the film after Mia returns to Colorado, and Sebastian goes looking for her. When she hears his car horn, she immediately knows that he came all the way from Los Angeles just for her.]]
* A variant in ''[[Film/MajorLeague Major League II]]''. A muted trumpet on the movie's musical score emulates the sound of a novelty car horn when Willie Mays Hayes reports to spring training in a six-wheeled limousine with an exceptionally large entourage.
* At the beginning of ''Film/MrMom'', Jack sits down for breakfast with his family and has barely enough time for a sip of coffee before a car horn is heard outside the house, which Jack understands is his office carpool heading to work, beckoning his departure.
* At the end of ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984'', a honking car horn is heard as Nancy stands with her mother at her front porch, just before Glen, Tina, and Rod pull up to Nancy's house in the red convertible.
* ''One Dark Night'' [[InvertedTrope inverts]] the premise, showing the scene from the car occupants' point of view. The Sisters repeatedly lay on a car horn until their club's latest prospect, Julie, finally steps out of her house.
* In ''Film/PoliceAcademy2TheirFirstAssignment'', the arriving car horn is used in tandem with a GilliganCut from Officer Mahoney being fitted for a wire and him working undercover at a pool hall. The car horn sounds from outside the pool hall, and two members of Zed's gang pick up Mahoney in a stolen car to take him to their hideout. They also honk the car horn to herald their arrival once they are inside the hideout.
* In ''Film/SonInLaw'', when the Thanksgiving turkey that Crawl had "killed" springs back to life inside the Warners' home and starts wreaking havoc, Travis rolls up outside in his truck to pick up Crawl for his "bachelor party" and blares the horn, cuing Crawl to slip out while everyone else is left to deal with the wild turkey.
* {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''Film/TheStuff''. Upon his arrival in Stader, Virginia, "Mo" Rutherford honks his horn to get the attention of a gas station attendant, who is unseen indoors. The attendant comes out to fill Rutherford's tank, and Rutherford asks him questions about the area.
* In ''Thrashin''', while Corey is busy trying on hats and sunglasses and looking at himself in the mirror, Bozo is waiting outside and repeatedly honking his car horn to tell Corey to hurry up.
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[[folder: Literature]]
* In ''Literature/AdrianMole'', Adrian quickly writes in his diary before heading off on a survival weekend, finishing his entry with "Must stop, the minibus is outside papping its hooter".
* In ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' book ''Five Fall into Adventure'', the taxi driver toots when arriving to take Uncle Quentin to the airport, starting a chaotic scene at Kirrin Cottage. Uncle Quentin is shut up in his study, sorting out his precious notebooks; his wife tells him they will miss the plane, and the driver keeps on hooting, causing Timmy to bark, and Uncle Quentin to tell the driver what he thinks of people who keep hooting their horns.
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* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'':
** In [[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason1TheTaleOfTheTwistedClaw "The Tale of the Twisted Claw"]], after Dougie offhandedly wishes for his deceased grandfather to be at his house, the sound of a car horn is heard outside, and Dougie and Kevin look out the window to see the eerie sight of his grandfather's old car pulling into the driveway.
** In the episode [[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason5TheTaleOfTheUnexpectedVisitor "The Tale of the Unexpected Visitor"]], as Perch and Jeff are meddling with their dad's computer and the Peabody Project to send a message into deep space while their parents are out for the night, the sound of a car horn outside signals their parents' return back home and prompts Perch and Jeff to shut down the computer in haste.
* The ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode [[Recap/LawAndOrderS19E18PromoteThis "Promote This"]] from Season 19 begins with a Hispanic day laborer sitting on a corner waiting for a job offer, until a car pulls up and honks its horn. The man hurries to the car and gets inside.
* {{Inverted|Trope}} in the ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' Series 4 episode "Dangerous." Alfie Solomons arrives outside Tommy's residence and instructs Ishmael to "hit the call of prayer," which cues him to sound the car horn, but he doesn't do it aggressive enough for Alfie's liking so Alfie lays on the horn for an extended period of time, not even letting up when Tommy steps out of his house and continuing to let it blare out until Tommy walks straight up to him.
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[[folder: Music]]
* The song "Stay in Touch" by German musician Alligatoah uses this motif in a narrative about two people in a relationship who know that the time for a final farewell has come but don't want to leave each other just yet. The pre-hook translates to, "They are calling, they are honking," referring to an idle taxi cab, and the second verse starts with a statement that the taxi driver can smoke an entire carton of cigarettes while waiting for them to finish.
* The song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by Music/JohnDenver mentions the taxi driver waiting, and blowing his horn.
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[[folder: Music Videos]]
* In the [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren & Stimpy]] music video for [[Music/CatHairballs "Cat Hairballs"]], when the idea is mentioned of creating an Italian sports car from the hairballs, Stimpy is shown pulling up in a car and honking. However, instead of a traditional car horn, it's a bike horn attached to a helmet.
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[[folder: Theatre]]
* PlayedForLaughs and a RunningGag throughout ''Theatre/PeterPanGoesWrong''. A car horn sound effect is used for a just-arrived cab outside the Darling residence... only for the sound effect to mistakenly repeat twice more in the ensuing scene, prompting the cast to ad lib that "three cabs" have arrived outside. The sound effect is inadvertently heard at other inopportune times throughout the rest of the ''Peter Pan'' performance in Neverland, prompting Chris, playing Captain Hook, to absurdly acknowledge "a cab's" off-screen presence in the most preposterous scenes.
--> ''[Beep-BEEP]''
--> '''Liza:''' Your cab's here, Mr. Darling.
--> '''Mr. Darling:''' Excellent, let's go down--
--> ''[Beep-BEEP]''
--> '''Liza:''' Another cab's here, Mr. Darling.
--> '''Mr. Darling:''' Excellent, let's go down--
--> ''[Beep-BEEP]''
--> '''Liza:''' ...A ''third'' cab's here, Mr. Darling.
--> '''Mr. Darling:''' Three cabs... One for Mary... One for me... And one for... my... hat.
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[[folder: Video Games]]
* In ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series, a car horn can be heard whenever the school bus or car pool arrives to take the Sim to school/work.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Western Animation]]
* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts:
** In the 1928 short ''The Barn Dance'', Pete shows up at Minnie's house in his newfangled automobile and honks his horn to get her attention. Mickey, not wanting to be shown up, grabs a nearby goose and squeezes it to make it go honk. Minnie's pet parrot ends up annoyed by the incessant honking.
** PlayedWith In the 1937 short ''Don Donald'', Donald Duck arrives at Daisy's ''casa'' on his pet burro, and he gets her attention by pulling its tail to make it "honk." A little later, after having a rough ride on the stubborn beast, she hears what sounds like the donkey's braying outside and comes out to give Donald what for, only to find that he
* In ''Painted Tales'', George mutters that he'll miss his plane while he waits for his taxi. When the taxi finally arrives, sounding its horn, the driver hustles him out so quickly that he forgets his suitcases, meaning that he has to come back, for the process to be repeated.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Played with in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas "The Way We Was"]]. Teenage Homer is walking on the side of the road, after he ran out of money to pay for his limousine rental for the prom, and Marge arrives in her own car to offer Homer a ride, after Artie Ziff brought her back home. However, Homer initially mistakes Marge's friendly tooting of the horn on her arrival for some blowhard driver being overly aggressive.
--> [Toot Toot!]
--> '''Homer''': Shut up!
--> [Toot Toot!]
--> '''Homer''': I'm over as far as I can go!
--> [Toot Toot!]
--> '''Homer''': Alright! Alright! I'll ''walk in the MUD!''
** Also played with in a flashback from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E12IMarriedMarge "I Married Marge"]], as Homer arrives to take Marge out on a date while she's talking to her mother and sisters.
-->'''Marge:''' You don't know Homer like I do. He's sensitive and sweet.
-->'''Homer:''' ''(HONK!)'' [[InstantlyProvenWrong Marge! Get your butt out here!]]
** In [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E1TheMookTheChefTheWifeAndHerHomer "The Mook, The Chef, The Wife, and Her Homer"]], the arriving car horn is heard [[RuleOfThree three times]] in the FellOffTheBackOfATruck gag. Homer honks a horn as he pulls into his driveway in a new pickup truck which he says fell off a truck, "You know, a truck-truck." A deeper truck horn is heard, and Bart pulls up in a car carrier loaded with pickup trucks that he says "fell off a truck-truck-truck." Then, an even deeper truck horn blares as the "truck-truck-truck" loaded with car carriers pulls up.
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Indexes: SoundFXTropes, MotorVehicleTropes, RuleOfPerception, IndexMakingAnEntrance
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