History Main / PresentCompanyExcluded

-->'''Katara''': Present company exluded, of course.

This is often used in passing as a throw-away gag, although occasionally more conflict might stem from it; the character it was unintentionally aimed at might still be insulted (especially if the prejudice was a long running thing), or if the sub-text seems to suggest that the speaker really ''did'' mean to offend. Often, though, the character won't seem to mind.

-->'''Mayor:''' Oh, not you, Brent. No, you've always been {{like a son to me}}.

-->'''Xander:''' Present company excluded, of course.

-->'''Michael Knight:''' Oh, present company excluded, of course.

* Happens in the ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' movie:

-->'''[=McCoy=]''' (discussing a new crewmember): There's something wrong about a man who never smiles, whose conversation never varies from the routine of the job, and who won't talk about his background.

* Averted in [[LoisMcMasterBujold Lois [=McMaster=] Bujold's]] ''[[VorkosiganSaga Barrayar]]'', during Cordelia's first meeting with the Dowager Princess Kareen:

* ''[[Discworld/NightWatch Night Watch]]'': the revolutionaries on the street were rather confused when Commander Vimes comes up to talk to them, instead of forming ranks against them. Reg Shoe's lone cry of "Death to the Fascist oppressors!" was quickly amended to "Death to the Fascist oppressors, present company excepted."

-->'''Katara''': Present company exluded, of course.

* Stated explicitly and unironically by Rayne Summers in LeastICouldDo at a comic convention, directed at 'pathetic webcomic artists' who the author, Ryan, holds in contempt for being crappier then him.

* In ''StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'', one of the Klingons describes TheFederation as a "homo sapiens only club", and another glances at [[TokenNonhuman Spock]] and adds, "Present company excepted."
** There's also this exchange from the [[StarTrekTOS TOS]] episode "I, Mudd":

A character makes a derogatory statement about a group of people, then realizes that [[InsultFriendlyFire his statement includes either one of his friends or himself,]] and qualifies the statement with "[[TitleDrop Present company excluded]]."

* ''TheMummy'', when Jonathan is complaining about the Americans in Hamunaptra, while Rick O'Connell is digging.

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* ''BeastWars''

* Parodied in ''EightBitTheater'':

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Applebuck Season":

** Which Jayne follows up with, "Now, let's not go excluding people."

A character makes a derogatory statement about a group of people, then realizes that his statement includes either one of his friends or himself, and qualifies the statement with "Present company excluded."

* In ''StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'', one of the Klingons describes TheFederation as a "homo sapiens only club", and another glances at Spock and adds, "Present company excepted."

* In ''StarTrek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' a disparaging remark is made about Vulcans, and Spock is excepted, almost as an afterthought.

* There was an ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' fanfic featuring a continuation of the Gaang debating whether or not to let Zuko join them. Sokka (talking to Toph) said something to the effect of "of course he's messed up! He was raised by upper-class, prejudiced crazies. Present company excluded."