History Main / RunningOnTheSpot

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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Sonic and Amy do this during cutscenes in Sonic Adventure, with Amy getting caught because of it.
** The "Super Peel-Out" move of Sonic the Hedgehog in ''Videogame/SonicCD'' is this, in video game form.
* Appears in a few cutscenes of ''Videogame/SuperMarioRPG'', such as Mario's first venture into Bowser's Keep. Amusingly, sometimes the character runs backwards during that charge-up.
* Also the standard action when running from battle against minor {{Mook}}s in the later ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' and ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' games.
* Also happens whenever there's a dash button in a 3D Mario game. If you try to dash while standing still, Mario/Luigi/whoever will run in place, and then shoot off, identical to Sonic's Super Peel-Out mentioned above.
* Happens in most Final Fantasy games whenever the party tries to flee a battle.

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[[folder: Film — Live-Action]]
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': Roger in "[[ShowWithinAShow Something's Cookin']]". '''''"I'LL SAVE YA, BABYYY!"'''''
** Also [[AbhorrentAdmirer Lena Hyena]] right after her BigWordShout–'''''"A MMMAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!"'''''

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* Invoked in Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/TheUnadulteratedCat'', in the section on identifying what type of cat you own.
--> If, when it starts to run, its legs pinwheel in the air for a humorous few seconds making binka-binka-binka noises, it is a Cartoon cat.
** Also by the same author, in ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'' the Sock Eater does this when the wizards surprise it, because its instinct to flee is being countermanded by its desire to keep eating the Lecturer's socks. Its mouth keeps chewing while its legs ineffectually scrabble around underneath it.

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* In the CommediaDellArte style of Renaissance street theater, the stock character Il Capitano, a boastful coward, traditionally attempted to flee at the first sign of danger by doing a live-action version of this trope.

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* Startled animals (cats in particular) on smooth surfaces that they can't dig claws into.
* You may have done this yourself if you have ever been on an especially smooth or slippery surface before.
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* Invoked in Creator/TerryPratchett's ''The Unadulterated Cat', in the section on identifying what type of cat you own.

* All four Rescue Rangers do this near the end of the origins episode, and get caught because of it.

* You may have done this yourself if you were ever on an especially smooth or slippery surface before.

* You may have done this yourself if you were on an especially smooth or slippery surface.

** Also by the same author, in ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'' the Sock Eater does this when the wizards surprise it, because its instinct to flee is being countermanded by its desire to keep eating the Lecturer's socks. Its mouth keeps chewing while its legs ineffectually scrabble around underneath it.

* Appears in a few cutscenes of ''Videogame/SuperMarioRPG'', such as Mario's first venture into Bowser's Keep.

* Sonic and Amy do this during cutscenes in Sonic Adventure, with Amy getting caught because of it.
* The "Super Peel-Out" move of Videogame/SonicTheHedgehog in ''Videogame/SonicCD'' is this, in video game form.

** ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] this in their [[JustForFun/XMeetsY Scooby Doo meets Jason]] sketch, where Scooby is found by the killer and does this (the killer catches him and slaughters him).

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' did this many times, with Shaggy and Scooby being the worst offenders. Often Fred would catch them and pull them back whilst they were running on the spot - but they still did it every time.

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** ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] this in their [[XMeetsY Scooby Doo meets Jason]] sketch, where Scooby is found by the killer and does this (the killer catches him and slaughters him).

** Played straight in "The Ticket Master" with Twilight Sparkle and in "Boast Busters" by Trixie.

** ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] this in their [[XMeetsY Scoody Doo meets Jason]] sketch, where Scooby is found by the killer and does this (the killer catches him and slaughters him).

* Invoked in TerryPratchett's ''The Unadulterated Cat', in the section on identifying what type of cat you own.

In many cartoons, especially ones by {{Hanna-Barbera}}, whenever a character starts running, they usually run on the spot for a few seconds before running away. It doesn't matter what they're running from, or why, but they always do this. A WheelOFeet is usually applied to this. It's common for this animation to be accompanied by about four seconds of "wacky" percussive sound effects followed quickly by a "slingshot" zip (perhaps best onomatopoeized as [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud "Whamma-lamma-bamma-ramma-zamma-whamma-lamma-bamma-ramma-zamma-zamma - ZING!")]].

* The "Super Peel-Out" move of SonicTheHedgehog in ''SonicCD'' is this, in video game form.
* Appears in a few cutscenes of ''SuperMarioRPG'', such as Mario's first venture into Bowser's Keep.
** Also the standard action when running from battle against minor {{Mook}}s in the later ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' and ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' games.

** ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] this in their [[XMeetsY Scoody Doo meets Jason]] sketch, where Scooby is found by the killer and does this (the killer catches him and slaughters him)

In many cartoons, especially ones by {{Hanna-Barbera}}, whenever a character starts running, they usually run on the spot for a few seconds before running away. It doesn't matter what they're running from, or why, but they always do this. A WheelOFeet is usually applied to this.