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* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': Nyamo's drunken [[TheTalk sex ed lesson]] is overlaid with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O6mC9tFP1A relaxing music]] and uplifting visuals, such as windchimes, a paper lamp, and the earth with the sun rising in the north, occasionally cutting to the students' [[strike:embarrassed]] enthralled faces. An EyeCatch featuring Chiyo and Tadakichi is used as a VomitDiscretionShot earlier in the series when a drunken Yukari pukes in the street. And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5WC8UKM0ZI the same music]] plays when Chiyo asks Nyamo for... clarification. Bonus points for the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything toothbrush-and-cup metaphor]].

* ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'': Instead of showing Bocchi throw up after the band's audition, the anime shows various dams spewing out water for 20 seconds.

* ''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions'': In some her videos, if bloodshed is involved or if the topic becomes too serious or heavy, Red will show a picture of a kitten on the screen. Notably in her videos for "Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' and ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront''.

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* ''{{WesternAnimation/Spliced}}'': To avoid damage to young minds, we've been ordered to replace this fight scene with happy puppies

* Playing ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' with sex scenes turned off brings in pictures of stuff to replace them. (For instance a sex scene in Shizune's route is replaced by a picture of cantaloupes.) This can create some {{Narm}} in Hanako's route. She has finally come out of her shell enough to show you the burn scars that cover the entire right side of her body...only for the game to suddenly cut to a photo of shrimp. ''Grilled'' shrimp.

* ''Webcomic/TheSuburbanJungle'' usually covers up fight/predation scenes with a text banner announcing "A scene of indescribable carnage" or words to that effect. [[http://suburbanjungleclassic.com/?p=984]]

[[TropeNamers The trope name comes from]] an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' where a cartoon supposedly filmed in "Relax-O-Vision" cut away from scenes that were purportedly too much for the kids to watch to relaxing images like ocean waves or a fish-tank, usually accompanied by the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSsiS-v6_6M Theme from "A Summer Place"]]''[[note]] This piece is more commonly known as the [[StandardSnippet ubiquitous "peaceful music"]][[/note]] or otherwise some form of [[TheElevatorFromIpanema Muzak]]. Bonus points if sounds from the disturbing event still can be heard over the image, usually with lots of NoodleImplements thrown in.

* ''Prisma Phantasm'', the GagReel OVA of ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', has a couple of sketches between siblings Sakura and Shinji following up on the grim prospect of Shinji [[spoiler:murdering Sakura in cold blood]] in canon. Sakura's revenge for this is not suitable for viewing, so we instead get to see pictures of [[MissFanservice Sakura in swimwear]] serenaded by Shinji's agonized screaming.

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* Also done in ''ComicStrip/MyCage'' with the Censor Sheep standing in for regular strips pulled for controversial/offensive content. Also done with bunnies in ''The New Adventures Of Queen Victoria'' - all of which are homages to Walt Kelly, who had "cute bunny" strips on the ready for newspapers too nervous to run regular strips of his (often controversial and outspoken) ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}''.

* ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' does this several times. When an extra falls off a bridge suspended several hundred meters over a canyon or [[spoiler: George is shot by the BigBad]] the narrator quickly interjects with the line, "Whew! Let's all calm down, now. Don't worry, kids, nobody dies in this film, they just get really big boo-boos," before moving to the next scene showing the victim [[BandageMummy covered in dozens of bandages and casts]].

* Meta-example in Valve's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhOnX8qt3I Meet The Pyro]]" short film for ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. The implication is that the Pyro's perception of ''the entire world'' consists of Relax-o-Vision - with rainbows, lollipops, dancing unicorns, chibified "baby" Blue Team members, all set to the tune of "Do You Believe In Magic."

* ''VideoGame/KillerIsDead'' [[spoiler: Bryan's]] about to get hit by a train! Cut to a Unicorn in a grassy field while "Please Stand By" marquees across the screen. Cut back to [[GenkiGirl Mika]] [[spoiler:catching his robot remains]] and [[TheHero Mondo]] swearing his death won't be in vain.

** Subverted in the final battle with the [[spoiler: Dickweed Queen]], whom Winter and Otra defeat by consummating their heroine/sidekick relationship. The cute censorship animals show up... and prance away singing, trampling the [[spoiler: Queen]] and leaving the sex scene ''completely'' uncensored.

-->'''Amanda''': ''Ugh'', I've been dreading this question. You are ''not'' getting fitting visuals for this one.

* In a part of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', the view is changed to a dead person (killed earlier by one of the characters) while someone gets beaten up in a jail cell. It is used [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/4912 two]] [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/4924 times]], in quick succession - and subverted the first time, because it cuts back ''too early''!
-->'''Narrative''': You stop being the other guy in time for us to see that you have just finished quickly and cleanly subduing the... Jack. Jack, the man is dead. Stop that. [[BlackComedy Jack. Jack. Jack.]]

-->'''Jon''': I cannot show you ''any'' of that on [=YouTube=], and frankly... [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain I don't wanna talk about]] [[BrainBleach what I've seen ever again.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Here There Be Dwarves", Creator/RLeeErmey, [[DrillSergeantNasty of all people]], pops up to explain that a fierce battle between dwarves and elves is too gruesome to show to younger viewers, so they will be showing a clip of a cute koala instead. However, they accidentally cut back briefly to the battle before the carnage is over, and Ermey remarks "That was entirely my bad! I misread the signals. I knew a guy named Joe. He misread the signals in a combat situation - now he eats everything through a mechanical straw!"

** Variation: In a ''Screwy Squirrel'' cartoon, the squirrel is chased by the dog into a pitch-black cave where loud violent noises rage. Squirrel steps out into the light, telling us "Sure was a great gag, folks - too bad you couldn't see it!"