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* Happens to the ''player'' in one side mission in ''AssassinsCreedSyndicate''. Evie is investigating a series of incidents where apparently law-abiding people suddenly committed crimes claiming no memory of what happened, and eventually tracks down a mesmerist who is hypnotizing ordinary people to steal and bring him the loot. Evie is dismissive that he has such skill, and the player probably thinks that of course the BadAss assassin they're currently controlling will easily take care of this crimin-...why did the screen just fade to black, and when it comes back, why is Evie sitting in a police cell with utterly no idea why she's there, what she was previously doing, or that she was investigating anything at all?

* Happens to the ''player'' in one side mission in ''AssassinsCreedSyndicate''. Evie is investigating a series of incidents where apparently law-abiding people suddenly committed crimes claiming no memory of what happened, and eventually tracks down a mesmerist who is hypnotizing ordinary people to steal and bring him the loot. Evie is dismissive that he has such skill, and the player probably thinks that of course the BadAss assassin they're currently controlling will easily take care of this crimin-...why did the screen just fade to black and why Evie is sitting in a police cell, arrested for theft, with utterly no idea why she's there, what she was previously doing, or that she was investigating anything at all?

** This was [[RecycledScript recycled]] from an episode of ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'', where the genuinely un-hypnotizable Buddy briefly fakes being hypnotized while Rob, in the other room, accidentally goes under for real.

* The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series has many characters, of various levels of intelligence and willpower, who believe they will be safe from the effects of [[EldritchAbomination Reaper]] [[MindRape Indoctrination]]. Often, they take some kind of precaution against it, and think that this precaution will stop them succumbing. By the end of the series [[spoiler: absolutely nobody has has been able to resist the effect once they are exposed to it, and the most that any indoctrinated character can manage is to commit suicide, and even that requires an extremely strong will and a lot of encouragement from MagneticHero Shepard to make them realise they've succumbed and break free for just a short while.]]

** In the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "Spirit Folk", the holodeck is malfunctioning ([[HolodeckMalfunction again]]) and the characters in the holonovel start noticing things outside the constraints of the program. They try to hypnotise the Doctor to get answers, which the Doctor points out won't work on [[ProjectedMan him]] and it doesn't, until the characters remove his mobile emitter (believing it to be a magic talisman) which automatically transfers him to the same malfunctioning hologrid as they are on and he is immediately hypnotised.

* In the [[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse Mickey Mouse]] story "The Beast Within", as Mickey scoffs that it's impossible to hypnotize an uncooperative person, the hypnotist in question hypnotizes him in mid-sentence. When Mickey comes to, he finishes the sentence he was saying.

* In Lauralot's fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5651986/1/The_Doctors_and_the_Nurses_They_Adore_Me_So The Doctors and the Nurses They Adore Me So]]'' Jonathan Crane believes he cannot be hypnotized. He is incorrect.

* The hypnotist episode of ''MurderSheWrote'' has somebody do this to Jessica.

** Probably not bragging, but just stating a coincidence, as hypnotizability has no correlation with intelligence, and relates more to one's imagination and ability to get lost in a fantasy. Since Marilyn is more of a linear and practical thinker and not very imaginative (with all her intelligence, she has never innovated any field), she is probably less hypnotizable than more imaginative and less practical individuals of any intelligence level, including her own.

* In ''HappyDays,'' the cowardly Ralph Malph is terrified by an approaching tornado, so a doctor hypnotizes him despite that he says he's too strong-willed; the doctor then makes him completely fearless, leading to his almost getting killed-- not only by the tornado, but also the Fonz.
* From ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'':

* Urkel on ''FamilyMatters'' stated to a therapist that he cannot be hypnotized. All the therapist had to do was show him a pocket watch, and he was immediately under.

* Subverted in an episode of ''PerfectStrangers'', where Larry claims he can't be hypnotized and -- after briefly faking out the hypnotist -- turns out to be right. Of course, poor Balki standing next to him was [[HypnoFool a little more susceptible.]]
** This was [[RecycledScript recycled]] from an episode of ''TheDickVanDykeShow'', where the genuinely un-hypnotizable Buddy briefly fakes being hypnotized while Rob, in the other room, accidentally goes under for real.
* Bill Maxwell in an episode of ''TheGreatestAmericanHero''.

Distantly related to TemptingFate. See also {{Unpaused}}. A form of {{Irony}}. This is very much TruthInTelevision - trance is a state of consciousness that people enter and leave many times a day, so someone can be hypnotized and not recognize it, largely because the memory blackout and loss of free will are complete myth. Though if they know someone is trying to hypnotize them it won't work if they don't want it, all they need to do is not focus on whatever the hypnotist wants them to focus on.

-->'''Hypnotist:''' I shall try nevertheless! Mr. Duck... look deep into my- ''(Donald is hypnotized)''

-->'''Beverly''': When I snap my fingers, you will wake feeling refreshed and remember nothing about what we discussed here today. One... two... three. ''(snaps fingers)''
-->'''Fargo''': ''(smugly)'' ...which is why it's not even possible for me to be hypnotized.

-->'''Chloe''': ''(even smugger than Fargo)'' See? Not even possible. *pause* Why do I taste mint?

--> ''[Lemon stands up like a zombie and starts to pull up her shirt.]''

--> ''[Lemon stops stripping and looks around in confusion.]''

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* In her 11/23/14 Parade Magazine column answering a reader's question about hypnotism, Marilyn vos Savant states "People who can be hypnotized - not everyone can be hypnotized, among them yours truly - ...." Unknown if she's mearly bragging or if she did indeed once give someone a fair shot at putting her under.
** Probably not bragging, but just stating a coincidence, as hypnotizability has no correlation with intelligence, and relates more to one's imagination and ability to get lost in a fantasy. Since Marilyn is more of a linear and practical thinker and not very imaginative (with all her intelligence, she has never innovated any field), she is probably less hypnotizable than more imaginative and less practical individuals of any intelligence level, including her own.
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--> '''Bugs:''' How's about that, thinkin' he could hypnotize me! Ha! *looks at watch* Ooh, I'm overdue at the airport! *jumps into the sky and starts flying* I'm the B-19!

** In the [[DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck]] story "An Eye for Detail" by Creator/DonRosa, the hypnotizing of Donald goes so fast that even the ''hypnotist'' is surprised.

* In the season 1 finale of ''{{Eureka}}'', Beverly hypnotizes Fargo so she can interrogate him.

* In the first season of ''{{Smallville}}'', Chloe and Clark go to see this man affected by meteor rock who claims he can hypnotize people. Chloe disbelieves him, he promptly does it to her, and he makes her kiss Clark. Afterward...

* In a ''CourageTheCowardlyDog'' episode, Courage attempts to use past-life regression hypnosis on Muriel and Eustace [[ItMakesSenseInContext in order to get rid of a mummy that is coming to kill them]]. Eustace says that he can't be hypnotized, right before Courage ends up turning him into a monkey.
* In ''TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Crocker Shocker", when Crocker's therapist decided to hypnotize him, Crocker fell asleep in the middle of the bragging.
* ''TheGarfieldShow'': Garfield also fell asleep during his bragging. Jon [[SarcasmMode claimed Garfield falling asleep was news to him]].
* In a ''USAcres'' segment of ''GarfieldAndFriends'', Orson attempts to hypnotize Wade into being extremely brave. Wade claims he's too smart to be hypnotized, but goes under in the middle of his claim, and continues it after he wakes up, even though it's succeeded.

** And in the [[DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck]] story "An Eye for Detail" by Creator/DonRosa, the hypnotizing of Donald goes so fast that even the ''hypnotist'' is surprised.

** In the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "Spirit Folk", the Doctor makes the quite reasonable sounding claim that he can't be hypnotized because he is a hologram - and then it turns out that he was wrong! May have something to do with the fact that all this happened on the holodeck, with the people hypnotizing the Doctor being holograms themselves.

Distantly related to TemptingFate. See also {{Unpaused}}. A form of {{Irony}}. This is very much TruthInTelevision - trance is a state of consciousness that people enter and leave many times a day, so someone can be hypnotized and not recognize it, largely because the memory blackout and loss of free will are complete myth.

** And in the [[DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck]] story ''An Eye for Detail'' by Creator/DonRosa, the hypnotizing of Donald goes so fast that even the ''hypnotist'' is surprised.

** In the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode ''Spirit Folk'', the Doctor makes the quite reasonable sounding claim that he can't be hypnotized because he is a hologram - and then it turns out that he was wrong! May have something to do with the fact that all this happened on the holodeck, with the people hypnotizing the Doctor being holograms themselves.

* A memorable one in Deadpool Annual has Madcap try to hypnotize Thor.

* Urkel on ''FamilyMatters'' stated to a therapist that he cannot be hypnotized, until the therapist started swaying his pocketwatch back and forth, enthralling Urkel immediately.
** Actually, the hypnotist only had to unfurl the watch. Urkel was hypnotized before he even started swinging it. This was a joke about Urkel's intelligence as Urkel had said he was too smart to be hypnotized and the hypnotist had responded that actually smart people are often more susceptible.

*** ''You attempt to efog the mind of a God? Thine attempts are'' '''''laughable''''' ''. Also, thine attempts'' '''''succeeded.'''''