History Main / MockSurpriseReaction

-->'''DIVINER:''' Oh no, she betrayed us.
'''DIVINER:''' [FryShockedNotShocked.gif]

* The page quote comes from the first ''Film/{{Garfield}}'' film, where Garfield and Odie start dancing together to a music video of Music/TheBlackEyedPeas' "Hey Mama" until they start dancing on the front porch. When Nermal and Arlene come by and Nermal comments on this, Garfield immediately pushes Odie away, claiming that he was doing a solo dance when Odie came up to him when he wasn't looking.

'''Renault:''' Oh thank you.

->'''Nermal:''' Hey, look! Garfield's dancing with Odie! They're like buddies now!\\
'''Garfield:''' What's the matter? ''[Sees Odie dancing with him and pretends to be surprised]'' Oh my god! Odie! What are you doing here?!? ''[Pushes Odie away]'' I was doing a solo dance and this creepy dog comes right up next to me! Did you see that?
-->-- ''Film/{{Garfield}}: The Movie''

Compare: SarcasmMode, HiddenHeartOfGold, FauxHorrific.

Can often overlap with a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial.

Compare: SarcasmMode, HiddenHeartOfGold

-->'''Billy:''' Hey, this is weird. I ordered one frozen yogurt and they gave me two. You don't happen to like frozen yogurt, do you?\\ '''Penny:''' I love it!\\

->'''Nermal:''' Hey, look! Garfield's dancing with Odie! They're like buddies now!
->'''Garfield:''' What's the matter? ''[Sees Odie dancing with him and pretends to be surprised]'' Oh my god! Odie! What are you doing here?!? ''[Pushes Odie away]'' I was doing a solo dance and this creepy dog comes right up next to me! Did you see that?

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* In a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6B2tKMg3B8 TV commercial]] for {{Creator/Netflix}} a husband & wife are watching an action TV show together and, as we learn, she watched ahead on Netflix so she has to pretend to be surprised by all the twists.

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* In ''Film/DanceFlick'' (loosely a parody of ''Film/SaveTheLastDance'') where a white ballet dancer falls in love with a black hiphop dancer. As thery're in the park and about to have an intimate moment,
-->'''Guy:''' Uh oh, black girls. ''[Loudly]'' So what you want to do is make that left, go up three blocks - I don't know you..."

-->'''Police Officer:''' Hey You! Where are you going with that elephant?
-->'''Bowers:''' Elephant? What elephant?
* ''Film/MenInBlack''. Jack Jeebs is a small time fence (buyer of stolen items). When Edwards walks into his pawn shop, Jeebs indicates surprise at the watches sitting on the counter.
-->'''Jeebs''': Oh, hey, how did these get here? I thought I turned these into the proper authorities.
-->'''Edwards''': The way I hear it, Jeebs, you're into something a little hotter than some stolen Rolexes.

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* In a long sketch on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' which is a musical production by a voluntter fire brigade, the Captain (Benny) pushes a dimwitted member in front to introduce him. The Captain ends up PlayingCyrano, feeding him the introduction phrase by phrase, then acts surprised by all the praise heaped on him in the introduction.

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* In the ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' Foundry mission [[Recap/StarTrekOnlineFoundryBaitAndSwitch "Bait and Switch"]] the player can express surprise that the captain of the USS ''Marduk'' is a Cardassian. Said captain, Bronok Zell, says "No! How'd you find me out? Was it the ears?" He then more seriously explains that he's used to that reaction.

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* In ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' Billy has actually purchased an extra frozen yogurt for Penny, but he's too shy to tell her...
-->'''Billy:''' Hey, this is weird. I ordered one frozen yogurt and they gave me two. You don't happen to like frozen yogurt, do you?
-->'''Penny:''' I love it!
-->'''Billy:''' You're kidding? What a crazy random happenstance! Here.
-->'''Penny:''' Thank you.

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* In {{WebVideo/Jerma985}}'s video called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2-8mhdDHdg 'Damnation-Breakfast Time with Doofus and Goofus!']], he and {{WebVideo/STAR}}_ did an improvised skit with the game's weird glitch in a clip:
-->'''Jerma''': Star?
-->'''STAR_''': Yes?
-->'''Jerma''': Didn't want to be the first one to say it but I truly think this weird agency is poisoning the water supply!
-->'''both'''(in a flat tone while their player character held their head in 'terror'): Oh nooooooo!
* When the "Meet the Spy" promotional video for ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' came out, it had been leaked (thus spoiling the surprise twist that the update for the Sniper class was to be hijacked/shared by the Spy class). As a result, the video was simply introduced with the words "act surprised".
* Used as an intro for 'LetsPlay/LetsDrownOut [=WWF=] No Mercy'.
-->'''[[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee]]''': Oh hello, viewer, didn't see you there, because you're not in a room.

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* In the first episode of "Golan the Insatiable" from Fox's ''WesternAnimation/AnimationDominationHighDef'' Golan goes to a waterpark intending to "accidentally" run into his crush Alexis. Golan feigns surprise when they meet there.

* {{Discussed|Trope}} in a FlashForward episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' where Lisa learns of her future.
-->'''Lisa:''' Wow. Now that I know all this, isn't there any way to change the future?
-->'''Fortune Teller:''' No...but try to look surprised.

--->'''Government Inspector:''' Mr. Burns, in 20 years, I have never seen such a shoddy, deplorable--
--->'''Mr. Burns:''' Oh look! Some careless person has left thousands and thousands of dollars just lying here on my coffee table. Uh, Smithers, why don't we leave the room, and hopefully, when we return, the pile of money will be gone.
--->''(Mr. Burns and Smithers exit for a moment and then return to the office.)''
--->'''Mr. Burns:''' D'oh! Look, Smithers, the money and a very stupid man are still here.
--->'''Government Inspector:''' Burns, if I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to bribe me.
--->'''Mr. Burns:''' Is there some confusion about this? ''(stuff money into his pockets)'' Take it! Take it! Take it, you poor schmo!

-->'''[[BenCroshaw Yahtzee]]''': Oh hello, viewer, didn't see you there, because you're not in a room.

* On ''Series/TheWire'', this is Bunk and Kima's reaction when they raid a brothel, only to find [=McNulty=} (who's gone undercover as a john) in bed with two prostitutes.

-->--''Film/{{Garfield}}: The Movie''

!Examples:

* In a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6B2tKMg3B8 TV commercial]] for {{Netflix}} a husband & wife are watching an action TV show together and, as we learn, she watched ahead on Netflix so she has to pretend to be surprised by all the twists.

-->'''[[BenCroshaw Yahtzee''': Oh hello, viewer, didn't see you there, because you're not in a room.

** Mr. Burns is "surprised" by the existence of a large sum of money on a table in his office. He suggests that he & Smithers leave the room, and perhaps the money will mysteriously disappear while they're gone, as a government inspector is in the room. The inspector meanwhile is pretending to not realize that Burns is trying to bribe him.

-->'''Jerma:''' Star?
-->'''STAR_:''' Yes?
-->'''Jerma:''' Didn't want to be the first one to say it but I truly think this weird agency is poisoning the water supply!
-->'''Both:''' ''(in a flat tone while their player character held their head in 'terror')'' Oh nooooooo!

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* In {{WebVideo/Jerma985}}'s video called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2-8mhdDHdg 'Damnation-Breakfast Time with Doofus and Goofus!']], he and {{WebVideo/STAR}}_ did an improvised skit with the game's weird glitch in a clip: