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** In the first Thanksgiving episode the gang accidentally lock themselves out of Monica's apartment while their dinner is still in the oven. Joey and Chandler have a spare key but it's in a drawer ''filled'' with unlabelled keys forcing them try every single one. By the time they finally get back inside their dinner is ruined.
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** In the first Thanksgiving episode the gang accidentally lock themselves out of Monica's apartment while their dinner is still in the oven. Joey and Chandler have a spare key key, but it's in a drawer ''filled'' with unlabelled keys keys, forcing them to try every single one. By the time they finally get back inside inside, their dinner is ruined.
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** Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
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** Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, door. Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
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* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017'': In "The Hostile Hospital, Part 1", Esme runs into this problem when she wants to capture the Baudelaires in the library, but can't find the right key among the dozens of keys on the keychain. She gets quite frustrated, even attempting to force a wrong key in the lock. By the time she gets in, the Baudelaires have found the film they were looking for and already partly watched it.
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* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017'': In "The Hostile Hospital, Part 1", Esme runs into this problem when she wants to capture the Baudelaires in the library, but can't find the right key among the dozens of keys on the keychain. She gets quite frustrated, even attempting to force a wrong key in into the lock. By the time she gets in, the Baudelaires have found the film they were looking for and already partly watched it.
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* ''[[VideoGame/PajamaSam Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside]]'': when Sam reaches Darkness' bedroom, he comes to the conclusion that Darkness is hiding in his closet, which is locked. Sam opens a cabinet near it, and a pile of keys fall out. [[RedHerring None of the keys in the pile unlock the lock to Darkness' closet]], as the one that does is revealed to be hanging on a hook in the cabinet.
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* ''[[VideoGame/PajamaSam Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside]]'': when Sam reaches Darkness' bedroom, he comes to the conclusion that Darkness is hiding in his closet, which is locked. Sam opens a cabinet near it, and a pile of keys fall falls out. [[RedHerring None of the keys in the pile unlock the lock to Darkness' closet]], as the one that does is revealed to be hanging on a hook in the cabinet.
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** In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her stalker.
** In "Fools and Regulations", Mac and the imaginary friends sneak back into the house to play Terrence's video games after Frankie locked them out so they wouldn't disturb the benefit party she is throwing to raise money for Foster's. When Frankie and Mr. Herriman go outside to check on them, Bloo locks them out so they won't be able to punish them. Mr. Herriman has a key ring on hand, but has a very hard time figuring out which key is the one that unlocks the house. When he eventually finds it, Eduardo takes the key ring from him to ensure he can't unlock the door any more. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that [[KeyUnderTheDoormat Mr. Herriman keeps a spare key under the house's doormat]].
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
** In "Fools and Regulations", Mac and the imaginary friends sneak back into the house to play Terrence's video games after Frankie locked them out so they wouldn't disturb the benefit party she is throwing to raise money for Foster's. When Frankie and Mr. Herriman go outside to check on them, Bloo locks them out so they won't be able to punish them. Mr. Herriman has a key ring on hand, but has a very hard time figuring out which key is the one that unlocks the house. When he eventually finds it, Eduardo takes the key ring from him to ensure he can't unlock the door any more. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that [[KeyUnderTheDoormat Mr. Herriman keeps a spare key under the house's doormat]].
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
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** In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo Eduardo, and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her stalker.
** In "Fools and Regulations", Mac and the imaginary friends sneak back into the house to play Terrence's video games after Frankie locked them out so they wouldn't disturb the benefit party she is throwing to raise money for Foster's. When Frankie and Mr. Herriman go outside to check on them, Bloo locks them out so they won't be able to punish them. Mr. Herriman has a key ring on hand, but has a very hard time figuring out which key is the one that unlocks the house. When he eventually finds it, Eduardo takes the key ring from him to ensure he can't unlock the doorany more.anymore. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that [[KeyUnderTheDoormat Mr. Herriman keeps a spare key under the house's doormat]].
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey,Donald Donald, and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
** In "Fools and Regulations", Mac and the imaginary friends sneak back into the house to play Terrence's video games after Frankie locked them out so they wouldn't disturb the benefit party she is throwing to raise money for Foster's. When Frankie and Mr. Herriman go outside to check on them, Bloo locks them out so they won't be able to punish them. Mr. Herriman has a key ring on hand, but has a very hard time figuring out which key is the one that unlocks the house. When he eventually finds it, Eduardo takes the key ring from him to ensure he can't unlock the door
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey,
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A character has a large keychain with many, sometimes dozens, of different keys. As a result they have quite some trouble finding the right one when they need it.
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* ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'': Near the end of the film, the Sesame Street gang finds Big Bird being held prisoner in a cage at the Sleaze Brothers' Funfair. Maria manages to snatch the Sleaze Brothers' key ring from a sleeping Sam and goes through every key on it, trying to find one that will fit the lock on Big Bird's cage [[DontWakeTheSleeper without waking up Sam and Sid]]. Because Big Bird can't keep quiet about what key she should use and the Count counts each key that Maria uses, they result in the Sleaze Brothers waking up and starting up their truck just as Maria finds the right key and unlocks the cage.
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--> Mr. Jensen: Here it is. It's this fat little devil with the blue ribbon on it.
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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The trope appears in "Key to the School".
--> Mr. Jensen: Here it is. It's this fat little devil with the blue ribbon on it.
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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The trope appears in "Key to the School".
--> Mr. Jensen: Here it is. It's this fat little devil with the blue ribbon on it.
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A character has a large keychain with many, [[UpToEleven sometimes dozens]], of different keys. As a result they have quite some trouble finding the right one when they need it.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Once you get [[Main/StealthPun [[StealthPun locked]] into a serious key collection, [[Film/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas the tendency is to push it as far as you can.]]]]
A character has a large keychain with many,[[UpToEleven sometimes dozens]], dozens, of different keys. As a result they have quite some trouble finding the right one when they need it.
A character has a large keychain with many,
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A character has a large keychain with many, [[UpToEleven sometimes dozens]], of different keys. As a result he has quite some trouble finding the right one when he needs it.
When PlayedForLaughs, the character will proceed to go through the keys one by one, naming the function of each, until he gets the right one. Bonus points if, while doing this, they discover at least one key among them with a...rather embarrassing function.
When PlayedForLaughs, the character will proceed to go through the keys one by one, naming the function of each, until he gets the right one. Bonus points if, while doing this, they discover at least one key among them with a...rather embarrassing function.
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A character has a large keychain with many, [[UpToEleven sometimes dozens]], of different keys. As a result he has they have quite some trouble finding the right one when he needs they need it.
When PlayedForLaughs, the character will proceed to go through the keys one by one, naming the function of each, untilhe gets they get the right one. Bonus points if, while doing this, they discover at least one key among them with a...rather embarrassing function.
When PlayedForLaughs, the character will proceed to go through the keys one by one, naming the function of each, until
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* ''Film/LeSamourai''. The VillainProtagonist is a ProfessionalKiller who carries a huge ring of keys that enables him to steal any Citroën DS. Tension is created in one scene as he tests one key after another in an ignition as two patrolling police officers walk down the sidewalk towards him; the car starts before they get close enough to realise he's stealing it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her stalker.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'':
** In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by herstalker.stalker.
** In "Fools and Regulations", Mac and the imaginary friends sneak back into the house to play Terrence's video games after Frankie locked them out so they wouldn't disturb the benefit party she is throwing to raise money for Foster's. When Frankie and Mr. Herriman go outside to check on them, Bloo locks them out so they won't be able to punish them. Mr. Herriman has a key ring on hand, but has a very hard time figuring out which key is the one that unlocks the house. When he eventually finds it, Eduardo takes the key ring from him to ensure he can't unlock the door any more. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that [[KeyUnderTheDoormat Mr. Herriman keeps a spare key under the house's doormat]].
** In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her
** In "Fools and Regulations", Mac and the imaginary friends sneak back into the house to play Terrence's video games after Frankie locked them out so they wouldn't disturb the benefit party she is throwing to raise money for Foster's. When Frankie and Mr. Herriman go outside to check on them, Bloo locks them out so they won't be able to punish them. Mr. Herriman has a key ring on hand, but has a very hard time figuring out which key is the one that unlocks the house. When he eventually finds it, Eduardo takes the key ring from him to ensure he can't unlock the door any more. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that [[KeyUnderTheDoormat Mr. Herriman keeps a spare key under the house's doormat]].
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* This might come up for the player in any video game which doesn't offer InterchangeableAntimatterKeys, give a specific label to its keys or what they may unlock, and automatically discard them upon use. This is much more common in older adventure games. You might get more information by examining them in your inventory, but otherwise it'll just be trial and error.
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* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': Near the end of the movie, the Freelings are attempting to escape their haunted house using their car. The father has to fumble around with his key ring and try several different keys before he finds the car key and can drive away.
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* ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' opens with Columbus demonstrating several of the tips he had been relaying while trying to unlock a car, such as the importance of cardio that allows him to do a loop after the initial fumble to evade the pursuing zombies so he can come back and try again instead of dying at the door.
* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': Near the end of the movie, the Freelings are attempting to escape their haunted house using their car. The father has to fumble around with his key ring and try several different keys before he finds the car key and can drive away.
* ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' opens with Columbus demonstrating several of the tips he had been relaying while trying to unlock a car, such as the importance of cardio that allows him to do a loop after the initial fumble to evade the pursuing zombies so he can come back and try again instead of dying at the door.
* ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' opens with Columbus demonstrating several of the tips he had been relaying while trying to unlock a car, such as the importance of cardio that allows him to do a loop after the initial fumble to evade the pursuing zombies so he can come back and try again instead of dying at the door.
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* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': One episode, this happens to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.
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* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': ''Series/CutthroatKitchen'': One episode, this happens a chef was given the sabotage of having to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry unlock a cage containing their serving dishes. Alton gave the chef a giant ring of keys and left the hapless chef to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.figure out which one unlocked the cage.
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* ''Series/CutthroatKitchen'': One episode, a chef was given the sabotage of having to unlock a cage containing their serving dishes. Alton gave the chef a giant ring of keys and left the hapless chef to figure out which one unlocked the cage.
* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': One episode, this happens to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.
* ''[[VideoGame/PajamaSam Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside]]'': when Sam reaches Darkness' bedroom, he comes to the conclusion that Darkness is hiding in his closet, which is locked. Sam opens a cabinet near it, and a pile of keys fall out. [[RedHerring None of the keys in the pile unlock the lock to Darkness' closet]], as the one that does is revealed to be hanging on a hook in the cabinet.
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* ''[[VideoGame/PajamaSam Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside]]'': when Sam reaches Darkness' bedroom, he comes to the conclusion that Darkness is hiding in his closet, which is locked. Sam opens a cabinet near it, and a pile of keys fall out. [[RedHerring None of the keys in the pile unlock the lock to Darkness' closet]], as the one that does is revealed to be hanging on a hook in the cabinet.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her stalker.
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her stalker.
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
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* ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'': Near the end of the movie, the Freelings are attempting to escape their haunted house using their car. The father has to fumble around with his key ring and try several different keys before he finds the car key and can drive away.
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* ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'': ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': Near the end of the movie, the Freelings are attempting to escape their haunted house using their car. The father has to fumble around with his key ring and try several different keys before he finds the car key and can drive away.
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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Theo handcuffs Sleipnir to a pillar away from the unstable ceiling while working in a lab beneath the Castle, then something very big and loud starts running down the stairway she's by towards her and he panics trying (and failing) to find the [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20101117 right key to unlock her on a large ring of them before whatever it is arrives.]]
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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Theo handcuffs Sleipnir to a pillar away from the unstable ceiling while working in a lab beneath the Castle, then something very big and loud starts running down the stairway she's by towards her and he panics trying (and failing) to find the [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20101117 right key to unlock her on a large ring of them before whatever it is arrives.]]
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* ''Film/TheGreatWall'': when the Tao Tei attack for the first time, William and Tovar are to be locked up, but the soldier responsible can't find the right key on his keyring. They are thus taken up the wall instead.
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* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
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* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
** In the first Thanksgiving episode the gang accidentally lock themselves out of Monica's apartment while their dinner is still in the oven. Joey and Chandler have a spare key but it's in a drawer ''filled'' with unlabelled keys forcing them try every single one. By the time they finally get back inside their dinner is ruined.
--->'''Monica:''' Can't you go any faster with that?\\
'''Joey:''' Hey, I got one keyhole and about a zillion keys. You do the math.
** Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
** In the first Thanksgiving episode the gang accidentally lock themselves out of Monica's apartment while their dinner is still in the oven. Joey and Chandler have a spare key but it's in a drawer ''filled'' with unlabelled keys forcing them try every single one. By the time they finally get back inside their dinner is ruined.
--->'''Monica:''' Can't you go any faster with that?\\
'''Joey:''' Hey, I got one keyhole and about a zillion keys. You do the math.
** Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
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* ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper'': This happens to Goofy when he is about to free the Prince and Donald from prison. Trouble is, the key was already in the lock, and once Goofy removes it, he has to find it again. When the guards start closing in, Donald grabs the keyring and puts the right key in the lock.
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* ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper'': ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceAndThePauper'': This happens to Goofy when he is about to free the Prince and Donald from prison. Trouble is, the key was already in the lock, and once Goofy removes it, he has to find it again. When the guards start closing in, Donald grabs the keyring and puts the right key in the lock.
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RummageFail.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': In the second episode of the "Jet Fuel Formula" arc, Natasha tries to off Bullwinkle by giving him a Time Bomb wrapped in a passage. However, the door out of the room is locked, and Natasha panics while Bullwinlkle tries to find the right key. With seconds until the explosion, Natasha takes the package and throws it out the window (and down onto an unsuspecting Boris).
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* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': In the second episode of the "Jet Fuel Formula" arc, Natasha tries to off Bullwinkle by giving him a Time Bomb wrapped in a passage.package. However, the door out of the room is locked, and Natasha panics while Bullwinlkle tries to find the right key. With seconds until the explosion, Natasha takes the package and throws it out the window (and down onto an unsuspecting Boris).
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* ''Series/WouldILieToYou'': Once, during "Quick Fire Lies", Lee Mack has a 'Possession' that turned out to be a huge bunch of keys. He claimed he knew what all of these keys were for, except one. Cue David Mitchell asking what all of the other keys opened. Lee started a long story involving a series of increasingly unlikely things he had in his house that needed unlocking. [[spoiler:It was a lie.]]
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* ''Series/WouldILieToYou'': Once, during "Quick Fire Lies", Lee Mack has had a 'Possession' that turned out to be a huge bunch of keys. He claimed he knew what all of these keys were for, except one. Cue David Mitchell asking what all of the other keys opened. Lee started a long story involving a series of increasingly unlikely things he had in his house that needed unlocking. [[spoiler:It was a lie.]]
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* ''Series/WouldILieToYou'': Once, during "Quick Fire Lies", Lee Mack has a 'Possession' that turned out to be a huge bunch of keys. He claimed he knew what all of these keys were for, except one. Cue David Mitchell asking what all of the other keys opened. Lee started a long story involving a series of increasingly unlikely things he had in his house that needed unlocking. [[spoiler:It was a lie.]]
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* ''Series/{{MASH}}'': When Radar needs to get into the gun locker, he goes through at least five keys, including one for his bike padlock back in Iowa.
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* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017'': In "The Hostile Hospital, Part 1", Esme runs into this problem when she wants to capture the Baudelaires in the library, but can't find the right key among the dozens of keys on the keychain. She gets quite frustrated, even attempting to force a wrong key in the lock. By the time she gets in, the Baudelaires have found the film they were looking for and already partly watched it.
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* ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper'': this happens to Goofy when he is about to free the Prince and Donald from prison. Trouble is, the key was already in the lock, and once Goofy removes it, he has to find it again. When the guards start closing in, Donald grabs the keyring and puts the right key in the lock.
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* ''{{Film/Zombieland}}'' opens with Columbus demonstrating several of the tips he had been relaying while trying to unlock a car, such as the importance of cardio that allows him to do a loop after the initial fumble to evade the pursuing zombies so he can come back and try again instead of dying at the door.
* In the ShowWithinAShow of ''Film/LaCiteDeLaPeur'', the horror protagonist has trouble opening his car, even trying keys that obviously have no chance to fit. When he finally gets in, it's revealed the car was an uncovered convertible.
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* ''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'': One episode, this happens to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.
* ''{{Series/Friends}}'': Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
* In the ShowWithinAShow of ''Film/LaCiteDeLaPeur'', the horror protagonist has trouble opening his car, even trying keys that obviously have no chance to fit. When he finally gets in, it's revealed the car was an uncovered convertible.
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* ''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'': One episode, this happens to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.
* ''{{Series/Friends}}'': Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
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* ''{{Film/Zombieland}}'' ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' opens with Columbus demonstrating several of the tips he had been relaying while trying to unlock a car, such as the importance of cardio that allows him to do a loop after the initial fumble to evade the pursuing zombies so he can come back and try again instead of dying at the door.
* In the ShowWithinAShow of ''Film/LaCiteDeLaPeur'', the horror protagonist has trouble opening his car, even trying keys that obviously have no chance to fit. When he finally gets in, it's revealed the carwas is an uncovered convertible.
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*''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'': ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': One episode, this happens to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'': The Roman soldier who has to let the Gauls into the Colosseum for their final task runs into this problem. One of the keys he goes through is heart-shaped and he wonders, visibly embarrassed, how that one got in with the rest. Eventually, Obelix gets tired of waiting and [[OpenSaysMe breaks the door open]].
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A character has a large keychain with many, [[UpToEleven sometimes dozens]], of different keys. As a result he has quite some trouble finding the right one when he needs it.
When PlayedForLaughs, the character will proceed to go through the keys one by one, naming the function of each, until he gets the right one. Bonus points if, while doing this, they discover at least one key among them with a...rather embarrassing function.
Can also be PlayedForDrama to create tension in the same manner as DangerousKeyFumble. And of course, a character can intentionaly invoke this trope to stall time.
Related to ''RummageFail''
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!!Examples:
[[AC:Films - Animated]]
* ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper'': this happens to Goofy when he is about to free the Prince and Donald from prison. Trouble is, the key was already in the lock, and once Goofy removes it, he has to find it again. When the guards start closing in, Donald grabs the keyring and puts the right key in the lock.
*''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie'': The two villains have trapped TheWoobie in a mountain chalet, and locked its only exit. However, a toppled kerosene lamp starts a fire in the wooden structure, and the villains need to flee. They fight for control of the key ring, breaking it. The two must then scrabble on the floor to find the right key among twenty or so keys.
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*''{{Film/Poltergeist}}'': Near the end of the movie, the Freelings are attempting to escape their haunted house using their car. The father has to fumble around with his key ring and try several different keys before he finds the car key and can drive away.
* ''Film/BruceAlmighty'': after angering a gang harassing a homeless man, Bruce runs to his car but ends up slowly trying to find the correct key which gives time for his enemies to catch up and tackle him to the ground.
* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': When Veruca climbs through the gate to the room with the squirrels, and is attacked by them, Willy Wonka casually takes out his huge keyring and starts to search for the key that opens the gate so he and Mr. Salt can rescue Veruca (see page image). He fails to find the right one before Veruca is thrown into the garbage chute, but considering how he was taking his time going through the keys and what kind of man Wonka is, that was most likely his intention.
* ''{{Film/Zombieland}}'' opens with Columbus demonstrating several of the tips he had been relaying while trying to unlock a car, such as the importance of cardio that allows him to do a loop after the initial fumble to evade the pursuing zombies so he can come back and try again instead of dying at the door.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
*''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'': One episode, this happens to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.
*''{{Series/Friends}}'': Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
* ''Series/CutthroatKitchen'': One episode, a chef was given the sabotage of having to unlock a cage containing their serving dishes. Alton gave the chef a giant ring of keys and left the hapless chef to figure out which one unlocked the cage.
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*''VideoGame/ThiefTheDarkProject'': this can become a recurring problem since Garret does not automatically select the correct key to each door (if he has it on him, that is), so you have to manually try out each key on the lock in question if you don't exactly know which one fits it. Since this trial-and-error takes place in real time, it can build quite a bit of tension, when you are desperately seeking for the right key while the guards are closing in on your position.
*''[[VideoGame/PajamaSam Pajama Sam in No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside]]'': when Sam reaches Darkness' bedroom, he comes to the conclusion that Darkness is hiding in his closet, which is locked. Sam opens a cabinet near it, and a pile of keys fall out. [[RedHerring None of the keys in the pile unlock the lock to Darkness' closet]], as the one that does is revealed to be hanging on a hook in the cabinet.
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*''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': in ''Fresh Hare'', Elmer Fudd, as a Mountie, gets handcuffed to a bomb, while Bugs has his keys. When Elmer begs to be released, Bugs starts going through the keys, naming their purpose. By the time he finds the one for the cuffs, it's too late, the bomb explodes. And yes, there is an embarrassing key.
-->'''Bugs''': ''Now let's see now; there's the garage, the car, the front door'', *[[BreakTheFourthWall looks at the audience while making a flirt whistle]]*, ''and the back door. Oh, here it is!''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'': The Roman soldier who has to let the Gauls into the Colosseum for their final task runs into this problem. One of the keys he goes through is heart-shaped and he wonders, visibly embarrassed, how that one got in with the rest. Eventually, Obelix gets tired of waiting and [[OpenSaysMe breaks the door open]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her stalker.
*''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
*''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': In the second episode of the "Jet Fuel Formula" arc, Natasha tries to off Bullwinkle by giving him a Time Bomb wrapped in a passage. However, the door out of the room is locked, and Natasha panics while Bullwinlkle tries to find the right key. With seconds until the explosion, Natasha takes the package and throws it out the window (and down onto an unsuspecting Boris).
-->'''Rocky''': Hey, that one belongs to Frostbite Falls Fire Department.
-->'''Bullwinkle''': Yeah. I wonder how they're startin' the engine these days.
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A character has a large keychain with many, [[UpToEleven sometimes dozens]], of different keys. As a result he has quite some trouble finding the right one when he needs it.
When PlayedForLaughs, the character will proceed to go through the keys one by one, naming the function of each, until he gets the right one. Bonus points if, while doing this, they discover at least one key among them with a...rather embarrassing function.
Can also be PlayedForDrama to create tension in the same manner as DangerousKeyFumble. And of course, a character can intentionaly invoke this trope to stall time.
Related to ''RummageFail''
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!!Examples:
[[AC:Films - Animated]]
* ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper'': this happens to Goofy when he is about to free the Prince and Donald from prison. Trouble is, the key was already in the lock, and once Goofy removes it, he has to find it again. When the guards start closing in, Donald grabs the keyring and puts the right key in the lock.
*''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie'': The two villains have trapped TheWoobie in a mountain chalet, and locked its only exit. However, a toppled kerosene lamp starts a fire in the wooden structure, and the villains need to flee. They fight for control of the key ring, breaking it. The two must then scrabble on the floor to find the right key among twenty or so keys.
[[AC:Films - Live Action]]
*''{{Film/Poltergeist}}'': Near the end of the movie, the Freelings are attempting to escape their haunted house using their car. The father has to fumble around with his key ring and try several different keys before he finds the car key and can drive away.
* ''Film/BruceAlmighty'': after angering a gang harassing a homeless man, Bruce runs to his car but ends up slowly trying to find the correct key which gives time for his enemies to catch up and tackle him to the ground.
* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': When Veruca climbs through the gate to the room with the squirrels, and is attacked by them, Willy Wonka casually takes out his huge keyring and starts to search for the key that opens the gate so he and Mr. Salt can rescue Veruca (see page image). He fails to find the right one before Veruca is thrown into the garbage chute, but considering how he was taking his time going through the keys and what kind of man Wonka is, that was most likely his intention.
* ''{{Film/Zombieland}}'' opens with Columbus demonstrating several of the tips he had been relaying while trying to unlock a car, such as the importance of cardio that allows him to do a loop after the initial fumble to evade the pursuing zombies so he can come back and try again instead of dying at the door.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
*''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'': One episode, this happens to Elaine with her keyring, causing Jerry to ask if she's working as a medieval jailer.
*''{{Series/Friends}}'': Joey and Phoebe have informed Mr. Treeger of a gas leak in Monica's apartment so they can get in. When firemen break down the door, Joey asks why he didn't just unlock the door, Treeger shows his keyring and explains "By the time I found it on this thing, the whole building could've exploded. And when that happens a second time, people start to ask questions."
* ''Series/CutthroatKitchen'': One episode, a chef was given the sabotage of having to unlock a cage containing their serving dishes. Alton gave the chef a giant ring of keys and left the hapless chef to figure out which one unlocked the cage.
[[AC: Video Games]]
*''VideoGame/ThiefTheDarkProject'': this can become a recurring problem since Garret does not automatically select the correct key to each door (if he has it on him, that is), so you have to manually try out each key on the lock in question if you don't exactly know which one fits it. Since this trial-and-error takes place in real time, it can build quite a bit of tension, when you are desperately seeking for the right key while the guards are closing in on your position.
*''[[VideoGame/PajamaSam Pajama Sam in No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside]]'': when Sam reaches Darkness' bedroom, he comes to the conclusion that Darkness is hiding in his closet, which is locked. Sam opens a cabinet near it, and a pile of keys fall out. [[RedHerring None of the keys in the pile unlock the lock to Darkness' closet]], as the one that does is revealed to be hanging on a hook in the cabinet.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
*''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': in ''Fresh Hare'', Elmer Fudd, as a Mountie, gets handcuffed to a bomb, while Bugs has his keys. When Elmer begs to be released, Bugs starts going through the keys, naming their purpose. By the time he finds the one for the cuffs, it's too late, the bomb explodes. And yes, there is an embarrassing key.
-->'''Bugs''': ''Now let's see now; there's the garage, the car, the front door'', *[[BreakTheFourthWall looks at the audience while making a flirt whistle]]*, ''and the back door. Oh, here it is!''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'': The Roman soldier who has to let the Gauls into the Colosseum for their final task runs into this problem. One of the keys he goes through is heart-shaped and he wonders, visibly embarrassed, how that one got in with the rest. Eventually, Obelix gets tired of waiting and [[OpenSaysMe breaks the door open]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In the B-plot for "Bloooo", Frankie tries to get into the house to evade an apparently dangerous character. She [[DangerousKeyFumble drops her key]] at the front door and discovers it landed in [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles a pile of dozens of keys]] (that Wilt, Eduardo and Coco threw out the window in the A-plot), leaving her to frantically find the right key before she's spotted by her stalker.
*''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In the short "Locksmiths", Mickey, Donald and Goofy are locked in their office and try to find their door key. Goofy takes out his keychain, which becomes an excuse for a series of "key" puns. Eventually, Goofy takes out the spare key hidden on the roof of his mouth.
*''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': In the second episode of the "Jet Fuel Formula" arc, Natasha tries to off Bullwinkle by giving him a Time Bomb wrapped in a passage. However, the door out of the room is locked, and Natasha panics while Bullwinlkle tries to find the right key. With seconds until the explosion, Natasha takes the package and throws it out the window (and down onto an unsuspecting Boris).
-->'''Rocky''': Hey, that one belongs to Frostbite Falls Fire Department.
-->'''Bullwinkle''': Yeah. I wonder how they're startin' the engine these days.
