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Alternatively, both halves of the conversation may be heard, per se, but from the audience's perspective, the words being spoken [[TheVoice by the person on the other end of the line]] come through as comically sped-up babbling or some other form of [[TheUnintelligble unintelligible gobbledygook]] (sometimes done to hide [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar really vulgar language]]).

Alternatively, both halves of the conversation may be heard, per se, but from the audience's perspective, the words being spoken [[TheVoice by the person on the other end of the line]] come through as comically sped-up babbling or some other form of [[TheUnitelligble unintelligible gobbledygook]] (sometimes done to hide [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar really vulgar language]]).

* ''{{Supernatural}}''. While Dean is saying on the phone "It totally rocked my understanding of the word 'necrophilia'," a passing woman shoots him a look of disgust.

[[TropeNamer Named]] after Bob Newhart, who used it in his RecordedAndStandUpComedy routines in the 1960s as well as some of his television series.

[[TropeNamer Named]] after Bob Newhart, who used it in his RecordedAndStandUpComedy routines in the 1960s as well as some of his works below.

[[TropeNamer Named]] after Bob Newhart, who used it in his stand-up routines in the 1960s as well as some of his works below.

* ''RobotChicken'': In the ''StarWars'' episode, Palpatine is on the phone with Vader when Vader tells him that the Death Star blew up. Palpatine is angry with Vader and makes Vader cry over losing Padmé.
** Also used in a skit where [[InspectorGadget The Claw]] learns that his cat is dying of cancer.

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* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' does this [[{{Stinger}} after the credits roll]], with a conversation between Revolver Ocelot and [[spoiler: the President, a.k.a., Solidus Snake]].

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Simply put, a phone call in which only one half of the conversation is heard. This trope is sometimes used in conjunction with a NoodleIncident or NoodleImplements (see the ''SaturdayNightLive'' example below). RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear is typically employed as well.

Simply put, a phone call in which only one half of the conversation is heard. This trope is sometimes used in conjunction with a NoodleIncident or NoodleImplements (see the ''SaturdayNightLive'' example below).

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* One of the regular skits on GLOW were the ''Easy As KGB'' segments, featuring Col. Ninotchka (a typical anti-American Russian wrestler) on the phone with her very stupid subordinate, Vladimir.
* Paul E. Dangerously (a young pre-ECW Paul Heyman) used to regularly carry a cell phone with him at all times in WCW, sometimes talking to someone while a match was in progress. Naturally, only his half of the conversation got shown on TV.
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* ''Hell is for Heroes'' is a 1962 film about WWII [=GIs=] who have to hold an outpost until their relief arrives. They occupy an abandoned German pillbox with a microphone linked back to enemy headquarters. Bob Newhart plays as an army clerk who makes fake radio reports so the Germans will believe that the squad is bigger than it is. Many of them are quite funny.

* ''{{Newhart}}'': The trope namer. It was a gag seen throughout the show, carried over from Bob Newhart's stand-up comedy routines of the 1960s.
** Also seen on Newhart's [[TheBobNewhartShow first sitcom]].

* Hell is for Heroes is a 1962 film about WWII GIs who have to hold an outpost until their relief arrives. They occupy an abandoned German pillbox with a microphone linked back to enemy headquarters. Bob Newhart plays as an army clerk who makes fake radio reports so the Germans will believe that the squad is bigger than it is. Many of them are quite funny.

* ''MetalGearSolid'' does this [[{{Stinger}} after the credits roll]], with a conversation between Revolver Ocelot and [[spoiler: the President, a.k.a., Solidus Snake]].

Simply put, a phone call in which only one half of the conversation is heard. This trope is sometimes used in conjunction with NoodleIncident or NoodleImplements.

Nothing like a phone call used for humor. Sometimes you can only hear one end of the phone call. This is often played for laughs.

* [[Newhart]]: The trope namer. It was a gag seen throughout the show.
* [[Robot Chicken]]: In the Star Wars episode, Palpatine is on the phone with Vader when Vader tells him that the Death Star blew up. Palpatine is angry with Vader and makes Vader cry over loosing Padme.

* Newhart: The trope namer. It was a gag seen throughout the show.
* Robot Chicken: In the Star Wars episode, Palpatine is on the phone with Vader when Vader tells him that the Death Star blew up. Palpatine is angry with Vader and makes Vader cry over loosing Padme.

Nothing like a phone call used for humor. Sometimes you can only hear one end of the phone call. This is often played for laughs.