History Main / PreemptiveShutUp

* In ''{{Psychonauts}}'', Lili gives one to Raz after he grimaces because of her ranting about a comic book.

* Earlier in a show, EddieIzzard talks briefly about Prince Philip and his tendency to say un-PC things (specifically, to a group of British students in China, "Don't stay here too long or you'll end up all slitty-eyed."). Later on, he's brought up again, this time inside the Trojan Horse:

* ''{{Jetsons The Movie}}'', when George walks in the house after getting stuffed into a sproket box.

* At one point, Jennifer Jason Leigh's character in ''TheHudsuckerProxy'' gives Tim Robbins an ass-chewing liberally sprinkled with very well-timed {{Preemtive Shut Up}}s every time he starts to open his mouth in his defense.

-->'''[[HarmlessVillain Dr. Doofenshmirtz]]:''' I know what handcuffs are, I'm not an ''idiot''! ''(glares at [[TheVoiceless Perry the Platypus]])'' And not one word out of you!

* ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' has the bit between Dr. Evil and his son, Scott Evil, where Dr. Evil says 'Shh' to anything Scott says, including almost trope-naming with 'That was a preemptive Shh'. Redone in one of the sequels with 'Zip it'.

-->-- '''Dr. Evil''', ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''

->''"Shh! Before you even start. That was a preemptive shh. Know that I have a whole bag of shh with your name on it."''

-->'''Tony''': I wasn't going to say anything.
-->'''Gibbs''': Don't even think it.

Similar stock responses include "Don't say it," "Don't say a word," and "Not one word." For extra humor, the person being told to shut up is occasionally HeWhoMustNotBeHeard.

* ''{{Babylon 5}}'' has a scene where Londo challenges an agent of the Regent to arrest him. After a confident boast, [[GilliganCut he is standing in the cell]] with G'Kar, who he pre-emptively snaps, "Shut up," at.

* {{Babylon 5}} has a scenen where Londo challenges an agent of the Regent to arrest him. After a confident, boast, he is standing in the cell with G'Kar, who he pre-emptively snaps, "Shut up," at.

* Babylon5 has a scenen where Londo challenges an agent of the Regent to arrest him. After a confident, boast, he is standing in the cell with G'Kar, who he pre-emptively snaps, "Shut up," at.

* From {{Sherlock}}:

* In the DonRosa comic "Gyro's First Invention", Scrooge lectures Gyro on not being sentimental [[HypocriticalHumor while carefully restoring his]] NumberOneDime [[HypocriticalHumor to its pedestal]]. He catches Donald smirking at this and exclaims, "Oh, shut up, nephew!" Donald smugly replies, "I didn't say a word."

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** '''Sherlock''' ''(examining a crime scene)'': Shut up.
** '''Lestrade:''' I didn't say anything!
** '''Sherlock:''' You were thinking. It's annoying.

-->Shh! Before you even start. That was a preemptive shh. Know that I have a whole bag of shh with your name on it.
-->- Dr. Evil, ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''

** Max is in bed with his grandfather Willie.
** '''[=TOM=]:''' Shut up, Crow
** '''[=CROW=]:''' Whaaat? I didn't say anything!
** '''[=JOEL=]:''' Well, just don't.

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* In the DonRosa comic "Gyro's First Invention," Scrooge lectures Gyro on not being sentimental [[HypocriticalHumor while carefully restoring his]] NumberOneDime [[HypocriticalHumor to its pedestal]]. He catches Donald smirking at this and exclaims, "Oh, shut up, nephew!" Donald smugly replies, "I didn't say a word."

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* ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' - the bit between Dr. Evil and his son, Scott Evil, where Dr. Evil says 'Shh' to anything Scott says, including almost trope-naming with 'That was a preemptive Shh'. Redone in one of the sequels with 'Zip it'.

** [=TOM=]: Shut up, Crow
** [=CROW=]: Whaaat? I didn't say anything!
** [=JOEL=]: Well, just don't.

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* In ''{{That 70s Show}}'', when Kelso shows up for the police academy not knowing his friends give him a Hitler mustache, his sergeant walks right up in his face, asks him to explain himself, and yells for him to shut up before Kelso can even twitch.

* {{Angel}} gives one of these to Spike when Spike discovers that Angel has become a puppet in the episode "Smile Time."

[[AC:Video Games]]
* In ''{{Psychonauts}}'' Lili gives one to Raz after he makes a face because of her ranting about a comic book.