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* ''[[Fanfic/EakinsHardReset Changing Lives]]'' has this bit when Cloud Kicker introduces [[spoiler: her [[ShapeshifterModeLock Changeling]] double]] to Lyra:

-->'''Susan:''' You're calling things into being.\\

** From ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'' comes the closest thing to deconstructing this trope:
--->'''Susan:''' You're calling things into being.\\

-->'''Renard''': Is that ... a UFO?\\

* Used in a ''LittleDee'' strip [[http://littledee.net/archive/20100125.html strip]]:

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* In one strip of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' (the second on the page), Artie and Dave are running for their lives through an imminently exploding moonbase while Artie is stuck in a facsimile of Dave's body:

* In [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic_plus/series.php?view=archive&chapter=42025 this]] ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' (the second on the page), Artie and Dave are running for their lives through an imminently exploding moonbase while Artie is stuck in a facsimile of Dave's body:

** [[https://garfield.com/comic/1998/11/04 Garfield was sick of his hiccups]] and wished they'd just disappear. After they did, Garfield claimed to be sick of Odie.
** [[http://garfield.com/comic/2014-03-01 Garfield demanded respect.]] When Jon showed up saying he respected him, he smacked himself saying he could have demanded a pizza.
** Combined with ReversePsychology, [[https://garfield.com/comic/2015/07/10 Garfield says he hopes it doesn't rain]]. [[TemptingFate When it does]], Garfield says he hopes they don't have any fudge.

-->'''Rodney:''' [[ApatheticCitizens Crank, the idol of millions is gone, and no-one seems to care]]. There should be an angry mob out there!\\

* ''Film/{{Dogma}}'': "Guys like us don't just fall out of the fuckin' sky, you know!" Cue man falling from the sky right in front of them. "Beautiful, naked, big-tittied women just don't fall out of the sky, you know!"

** From ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'' comes the closest thing to deconstructing this trope:

** During the play near the end of ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'', Hwel the playwright laments the poor special effects he's forced to use after the tin sheet used to make thunder gets bent, and shouts to the heavens that all he wanted was a decent {{dramatic thunder}}storm. As one starts up, he wonders to himself if he should have asked for a wind machine while he was at it.
** In ''Discworld/TheScienceOfDiscworld II'', the wizards convince a caveman that the large snake population in his area is due to him making snake sculptures out of mud (ItMakesSenseInContext). He tests this theory by sculpting a fish, and the wizards obediently make it rain fish. His next sculpture, predictably, is a naked woman. The wizards decide not to help with this one.

* ''FanFic/RobbReturns'': During a conversation with Jon Arryn, Oberyn expresses his desire to meet with one of the Green Man, which he has tried (and failed) to do before. When a Green Man makes his way to King's Landing to plant a weirwood...
-->'''Oberyn:''' I wish for a million dragons in gold! ''(beat, shrugs)'' Well, it was worth a try.

* From the ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' episode "Joking the Chicken".
-->'''Duckman:''' If only there was something to bring a few laughs into my life.\\
'''Fluffy/Uranus:''' ''[over intercom]'' Mr. Duckman, four comedians here to see you.\\
''[{{beat}}]''\\
'''Duckman:''' If only there was something to bring a few busty, leather-clad, thrill-seeking ex-nuns into my life.\\
''[{{beat}}]''\\
'''Cornfed:''' It was worth a shot.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements'': In one episode, Todd had the school librarian replaced with someone who'd turn the library into a place where he'd like to be. Riley got ran over by a buffalo stampede right after she asked if they were what'd come next. She asked about a ''unicorn'' stampede but nothing happened. She complained because it worked with the buffaloes, [[TemptingFate causing another stampede]].

** Combined with ReversePsychology, [[https://garfield.com/comic/2015/07/10 Garfield says he hopes it doesn't rain]]. When it does, Garfield says he hopes they don't have any fudge.

'''Traci 13:''' ''(teleporting into the room)'' Are you Jaime Reyes? The Blue Beetle?\\
'''Paco:''' ''(jaw gaping)'' Say "I wish for a Porsche" before it wears off! ''Say "I wish for a Porsche" before it wears off!''

'''Hot Girl:''' ''(appears out of nowhere)'' Hi!\\

* ''WebVideo/VisionOfEscaflowneAbridged'' has it... Then later a callback to Lampshade.

-->''I would give anything for something to interrupt this awkward moment.''
-->'''Fluttershy''': No, Mister Parrot! Come back!
-->'''Mr. Parrot''': "Bwawk! Twilight Sparkle is a lesbian! Bwawk!"
-->''...I would give anything for a million bits to fall from the sky into my lap. ...No? That was a one time thing? Whatever, I'll take it.''

-->'''Cross''': Well, at any rate…maybe we actually ''are'' in the belly of a whale? The walls could be painted or something.
-->'''Zoro''': You ''can't'' be serious.
-->'''Cross''': ''(taking an oath-taking pose)'' May a Sea King strike me down should I lie!
-->''(cue giant squid coming out of the water)''
-->'''Usopp''': AAAAGH! SEA KING!
-->'''Cross''': ''(panicking)'' May the Sea King be struck down should I lie!
-->''(cue three giant harpoons promptly killing the squid)''
-->'''Cross''': ''(stares blankly, and then looks up)'' May a billion berries fall from the sky should I lie!
-->''({{Beat}})''
-->'''Cross''': Seriously? What omnipotent divine being worth their divine salt doesn't [[RuleOfThree do things in threes?]]
-->'''Soundbite''': '''RIPOFF!'''
** [[BrickJoke It wasn't quite a ripoff.]]

-->'''Luna:''' So - are you ready to talk about it?\\

-->'''Rodney:''' [[ApatheticCitizens Crank, the idol of millions is gone, and no one seems to care]]. There should be an angry mob out there!\\
''(angry mob runs past the window)''\\
'''Fender:''' Wow! That was great, psychic friend! Now say, "Money should be falling from the sky!" Say it! (''sobbing'') ''Say it!''

-->'''Willow:''' I wish Buffy was here!\\

* In "Rising", the pilot episode of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', Major Sheppard declares that he's been thinking how to find his kidnapped comrades on a Wraith-controlled planet. Immediately, the telepathic ship delivers him a life-signs detector. Then he says, "Now I'm thinking about a nice turkey sandwich." Nothing happens, and Lieutenant Ford remarks, "Worth a try." [[note]]Strangely enough, humans eventually receive replicator technology (the benign StarTrek kind, not the planet-eating bugs) from a different alien race.[[/note]]

''([[TheDitz the cleaner]] walks in)''\\

''(nothing happens)''\\

''(they do)''\\

** What's even better is that like two episodes later he ''gets'' a [=DeLorean=].

-->'''J.D.:''' ''(inner monologue)'' It was weird thinking I'd never work with Dr. Cox again...\\
''(Dr. Cox walks in, starts working with him)''\\

'''Trick:''' ''(takes out a big book)''\\

-->'''Ethan:''' ''(forced)'' It's not like they're gonna fall out of the sky and land right in front of us.\\

'''Ethan:''' What? Last time I did that, it worked. ''(the missing characters appear)'' See?

* ''{{Series/Dinosaurs}}'': Baby Sinclair's pacifier was taken by animals, to which he whined and screamed "Want suck toy!". At that moment, his pacifier was dropped down the chimney and fell out of the fireplace. Seeing this, Earl shouted that he wanted a big screen tv and cable. As nothing happened, he said he wanted a bigger fireplace.

''(it happens, killing him)''\\

''(a shoe kicks his head off)''
* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'': "Rocks, Clocks, and Two Stupid Ponies".
-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' Aw dammit! I really wish my wings weren't broken right now. ''[Her wings magically heal.]'' Like, omigosh! My wish came true! [[ButtMonkey I really wish someone out there loved me!]] ''[ChirpingCrickets]'' Eh. [[TwoOutOfThreeAintBad One out of two ain't bad.]]
* ''WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTotallyLegitRecap'': Done by Gallus in "School Raze" while on a school trip to Cloudsdale.
-->'''Gallus:''' Come on, Yona, it's not like you're gonna fall or anything...\\
''[Yona falls through the clouds]''\\
'''Gallus:''' Yeah, and it's not like Professor Dash is gonna suck me off right now or anything...\\
''[beat as Rainbow Dash looks puzzled]''\\
'''Gallus:''' Don't be mad, I had to try it.

''(a turned-to-stone sylph falls from the ceiling)''\\

''(BeatPanel)''\\

''(cue long pause while her two companions wait for something to fall out of the sky)''\\

''(Dies-Horribly [a goblin] then falls off of the overhanging cliff and into the river; cue smug looks from the other two)''

''(Henry-Henry crashes them)''\\

''({{Beat}})''\\

-->'''Artie''': I'm not accustomed to this body! If only I weren't some huge, flabby, imperfectly bipedal ape, I could- (Artie transforms back into a gerbil.)
-->'''Artie''': (thinking) Oh, sure, but when I say, "If only Congress would unilaterally withdraw forces from the Mideast," the ironic wish fulfillment '''never''' kicks in.

''({{Beat}})''\\

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* In the ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' review from ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', Linkara complains that the heroes should just shoot the monster after he says there are no rules in a fight. They do, in fact, shoot him, at which point Linkara expresses his surprise and asks them to undo ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' as well- of course, it doesn't happen.

* Happens in the ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard'' episode "The Farmer Takes A Woman".
-->'''Peck:''' Now-now, Otis, you can't expect a miracle to just zoom up out of nowhere.
--> ''(woman drives up to the farm)''
-->'''Freddy:''' You can't expect a plate of boneless chicken to just drop out of nowhere. ''(nothing happens)'' I'M WAITING!
** [[BrickJoke And later, he's still waiting.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'': after a [[TemptingFate "It can't get any worse"]]:

''(Abe leaves, and a butterfly appears carrying a dollar bill for Gandhi)''

'''Captain Hero:''' I wish we had [[BlackComedy a 12-year-old girl and a donkey!]] ''(nothing happens)'' Damn!
** The wish actually does come true in a later episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents''

''(Poof comes flying through the window)''\\

''(talisman detector glows)''\\

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Rollercoaster: [[MusicalEpisode The Musical]]!" the [[RecurringExtra recurring farmer couple]] do this.
-->'''Wife:''' I can't believe you walked all the way to the service station for jumper cables, but you didn't bring the battery cart! What did you think, a battery cart was just gonna fall out of the sky?\\
(''a battery cart falls out of the sky'')\\

* Homer tries this in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
-->'''Homer:''' I'm sure glad the lightning round's over.\\
''(lightning strikes him)''\\

''(lightning strikes him again)''

* In a [[WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa Laughing Hyenas]] cartoon, a starving Banzai commented he was so hungry he could eat a circus monkey. Immediately a crate containing a monkey that had fallen from a passing plane fell on top of them. After they failed to make a meal of it, Banzai remarked that he could now eat a blue whale. Cue acres of whale falling from nowhere onto their heads.

-->'''Duckman:''' If only there was something to bring a few laughs into my life.
-->'''Fluffy/Uranus:''' ''(Over intercom)'' Mr. Duckman, four comedians here to see you.
-->''({{Beat}})''
-->'''Duckman:''' If only there was something to bring a few busty, leather-clad, thrill-seeking ex-nuns into my life.
-->''({{Beat}})''
-->'''Cornfed:''' It was worth a shot.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/6931618/chapters/15812779#workskin Luna Lovegood and the Wizard of the Island]]'' has a variant.