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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor Made of Honor]]", when Ruby and Sapphire decide to formally get married, Steven has the wild idea to bring back Bismuth from her imprisonment to be the maid of honour. Considering a lot has happened since he [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth last saw Bismuth]] (particularly the revelation that [[spoiler:Rose Quartz was actually Pink Diamond]]), he takes a minute to catch her up to speed. Bismuth's reaction is to calmly walk over to a pool of lava and dunk her head in it and scream, before coming back up and exclaiming that everything makes sense now.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E22MadeOfHonor Made of Honor]]": When Ruby and Sapphire decide to formally get married, Steven has the wild idea to bring back Bismuth from her imprisonment/stasis to invite her to the wedding, despite Bismuth having a strong disagreement last time, about the Gem Homeworld, that nearly ended in Steven's demise. When Bismuth misunderstands the purpose of the stasis bubbles, she assumes that Rose imprisoned everyone who went against her supposed PrinciplesZealot ideals. After Steven saves Bismuth from making a grave mistake, he explains the entire tangle of internal politics to her. (namely that [[spoiler:Rose was Pink Diamond, but was playing both sides of the war in an an attempt to drive away the Diamonds and their forces, to spare Earth]]) She seems to take it well...
-->'''Steven:''' ...Aaaand that's the whole story.\\
'''Bismuth:''' Hmm...\\
'''Steven:''' Uh... Are you... okay?\\
'''Bismuth:''' Hmm? Yeah! Hang on a sec...\\
''[She walks over to the lava pool...]''\\
'''Steven:''' Uh...''Bismuth?!''\\
''[...And dunks her head in, screaming in frustration and relief under the molten lava]''\\
'''Bismuth:''' ''[She pulls her head out]'' '''''OH MY GOSH!''''' ''It all makes sense now!''

* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': In Chapter 112, upon hearing that Mimimi intends to drop out of the muse-ical club's[[note]]This isn't a pun on musical club; they don't sing. They put on plays regarding beauty, their muse. Elsewhere, they act identically to a drama club.[[/note]] play due to the club president insisting on including a kiss scene where Mimimi kisses a fellow actor who isn't him, Rentarou calmly leaves the roof and ventures into the nearby forest, where he throws a tantrum over her willingness to let all her work go to waste over her refusal to kiss anyone other than him.

-->--'''Professor Farnsworth''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': After learning William is alive, all of his crew in [=MI6=] have explosive emotional outbursts and several well up with tears. Louis, however, his {{Big-Brother Worship}}ping little brother, has no reaction at all and insists they discuss the rest of the relevant news. And ''then'' he steps outside with Sherlock to thank him from the bottom of his heart for saving William and finally reveal how he was feeling.

* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': After learning William is alive, all of his crew in [=MI6=] have explosive emotional outbursts and several well up with tears. Louis, however, his {{BigBrotherWorship}}ping little brother, has no reaction at all and insists they discuss the rest of the relevant news. And ''then'' he steps outside with Sherlock to thank him from the bottom of his heart for saving William and finally reveal how he was feeling.

* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': After learning William is alive, all of his crew in MI6 has explosive emotional outbursts and several well up with tears. Louis, however, his {{BigBrotherWorship}}ping little brother, has no reaction at all and insists they discuss the rest of the relevant news. And ''then'' he steps outside with Sherlock to thank him from the bottom of his heart for saving William and finally reveal how he was feeling.

'''Oscar:''' Not a bit! Why, I've never felt better in my whole life. Well, if you'll excuse me now, I think I have to finish breaking the breakfast dishes.\\

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', Roaring Spring is a stressed-out aviation researcher who begins commissioning toys and treats for his pet cat from [[PlayerCharacter the Warrior of Light]]. He's happy to get help from such an accomplished gleaner until he learns just who he's being buying his kitty goods from [[spoiler:one of the passengers of the ''Ragnarok'' and the savior of all life in the universe]]. He then runs out the door before screaming from embarrassment.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': In 1975, there was a five-episode arc about the Sesame Street gang visiting the New Mexican ranch where Luis grew up. At one point, Maria and Luis are eating tacos with chili peppers, and Oscar says he'd like to try a pepper. They tell him he won't like the peppers; they're too hot. Oscar insists that grouches are UnaffectedBySpice. He eats a chili pepper, then pretends that he doesn't find it hot at all. Teasing him, Maria gives him one pepper after another, and still he claims to be unaffected. Finally, after he's eaten eight of them...

-->'''Luis:''' Okay, Oscar. Now, admit they're hot, right, aren't they? Huh?\\

'''Oscar:''' Hot?\\

'''Oscar:''' ''[panting]'' Not a bit! Why, I've never felt better in my whole life. Well, if you'll excuse me now, I think I have to finish breaking the breakfast dishes.\\

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': In 1975, there was a five-episode arc about the Sesame Street gang visiting the New Mexican ranch where Luis grew up. At one point, Maria and Luis are eating tacos with chili peppers, and Oscar says he'd like to try a pepper. They tell him he won't like the peppers; they're too hot. Oscar insists that grouches are UnaffectedBySpice. He eats a chili pepper, then pretends that he doesn't find it hot at all. Teasing him, Maria gives him one pepper after another, and still he claims to be unaffected. Finally, after eating eight of them...
-->'''Luis:''' Now, admit they're hot.\\
'''Oscar:''' Huh?\\

'''Oscar:''' Not a bit! I've never felt better in my entire life. Well, if you'll excuse me now, I think I have to finish breaking the breakfast dishes.\\
''[He ducks into his trash can. Moments later, a huge cloud of steam erupts from it.]\\
'''Oscar:''' ''[from inside the can]'' ''YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!'''

'''Garfield (turning around and leaving):''' Excuse me.\\
'''Garfield (off-panel):''' BWAH-HAHAHA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HAR HAR HAR! Gah-HA! Ha! gasp! snort! WAH Ha! Ha! Ha! *wheeze* cough... cough...\\
'''Garfield (returning):''' Do continue.\\
'''Jon (angrily):''' She won first place at the county fair in the pork rind-eating contest.\\
'''Garfield (turning around and leaving):''' Excuse me again.

-->'''Emma''': ''[[BigYes YES!!]] TAKE THAT, YOU [[ComicBook/JeanGrey RED-HEADED BITCH]]!! NOT IN EVERY FUCKING FUTURE!!''

[[folder:Film- Animated]]

-->'''Fear''': All right, back to work, everyone!

[[folder:Film- Live-Action]]

-->'''Linkara:''' So after a filler episode where they get baked into a giant pizza... excuse me a moment... ''(footsteps into the distance)'' '''AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!''' ''(footsteps coming back)'' ...the story continues in ''The Phantom Phenomenon''.

--> '''Dr. Strange''': Peter... would you please step outside for a minute?\\
[''Peter obliges'']\\
'''Dr. Strange''': [''offscreen''] '''[[SuddenlyShouting GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'M GONNA KILL THAT LITTLE BRAT!!!! NYAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!]]'''

--->'''Homer''': Kids... would you step outside for a second?\\
''(Bart and Lisa run out of the room.)''\\
'''Homer''': ''(Inhales deeply)'' '''''[[CurseCutShort FUU--]]'''''\\
''(JumpCut to outside. A loud [[StealthPun F-chord]] from a church organ pierces through the air as DisturbedDoves fly out of the destroyed treehouse. The local neighbors look out their windows in utter shock.)''\\
'''Ned''': Dear Lord! [[AtomicFBomb That's the loudest profanity I've ever heard]]!

* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal, [[AmoralAfrikaner proud Rimwards Howondalandian]] Doctor Johanna Smith-Rhodes realises her Hogswatch present from Lord Vetinari is elevation to the Ankh-Morporkian nobility. Becoming a Dame of the Ankh-Morporkian Empire is no insignificant thing to one whose ancestors [[UsefulNotes/TheSecondBoerWar fought like Hells not to be any part of that Empire]]. Johanna has to leave the room to vent quietly. [[note]]In the Patrician's Hogswatch Honours List, she receives, in diminishing order of nobility, a Baronetcy, a Damehood, and a Ladyship. This is thought to be Vetinari making sure that at least one sticks.[[/note]]

* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} of Creator/AAPessimal, [[AmoralAfrikaner proud Rimwards Howondalandian]] Doctor Johanna Smith-Rhodes realises her Hogswatch present from Lord Vetinari is elevation to the Ankh-Morporkian nobility. Becoming a Dame of the Ankh-Morporkian Empire is no insignificant thing to one whose ancestors [[UsefulNotes/TheSecondBoerWar fought like Hells not to be any part of that Empire]]. Johanna has to leave the room to vent quietly.

* ''Manhua/OldMasterQ'' has a strip where the titular character sees his MeanBoss walk pass. He then greets the boss, who ignores Master Q only to unexpectedly slip and fall down. Cue Master Q making a run to the washroom... to laugh his ass off.

* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'': When Bunty claims the odds of breaking out of the hellish farm are a million to one after many failed escape attempts, Ginger responds that there's still a chance. She then steps out of the henhouse, and then starts to sob out of stress and frustration.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'': After the lemurs revealed to Alex and company that they're at the wild, uninhabited by living humans island, Alex calmly asks to leave for a minute... and then nervously runs back to the beach to try to swim back to the New Your (despite the fact that [[SuperDrowningSkills he never learnt how to swim]]).

* ''Film/SixDaysSevenNights'': When Quinn realizes his plane crash landed on an uncharted island with no way to signal for help, he calmly walks over to a shrub, ducks behind it, then thrashes around while muttering {{Angrish}} for a minute or two. When he emerges he looks shell-shocked but calm.

* ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'': Milton Drysdale arranges for his wife to run against Granny Clampett for Opossum Queen, without her knowledge, of course. A reporter interviews Mrs. Drysdale, and gets quite a few juicy sound bites, which are edited into a broadcast that sounds like she's disparaging Granny. The Clampetts hear this doctored interview, including the zinger, "Why doesn't that stupid woman give up?" Granny is hopping mad, and Jed has to caution her not to vent in front of Jethro and Ellie May. Granny moves into the pantry, where she lets out an angry bear roar, then emerges slightly less furious, and toting a flintlock rifle. Jed wisely disarms her before she can use it.

* ''Series/NightCourt'': After hearing the details of an mishap involving sideshow performers at a '''child's''' birthday party, Judge Harry Stone reminds the court this is a very serious manner, ducks down behind his bench to laugh hysterically, then reappears with a sober expression.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'': In "Castleblanca", Hacker's henchmen Buzz and Delete had broken a mirror to use moonlight to power a machine to transfer Dr. Marble's mind into his monster Gegabite. He goes into another room, closes the door behind him and screams in frustration.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS5E10PetersTwoDads Peter's Two Dads]]", after Peter's father [[TheFundamentalist Francis]] dies, [[WomenAreWiser Lois]] and [[HollywoodAtheist Brian]] take a break from comforting Peter to go outside and happily cheer the demise of the Bible-thumping asshole that's long been a thorn in their sides.

** In "Deputy Droopy", Droopy is guarding some money in a bank while the sheriff is sleeping in the next room. The robbers incapacitate Droopy, leaving him BoundAndGagged. In the entire short, Droop is trying to make a sound so the sheriff'll wake up and get the robbers. Most of the time he's hurting, tickling or doing something else to the robbers. They run away out of town to express pain, laugh, etc. Eventually, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm they surrender]] and [[PreferJailToTheProtagonist go to the cell themselves]]. The final punchline is that all four characters use hearing aids which, with the exception of Droopy's, [[ShaggyDogStory have dead batteries]].
** The same gag was first used in "Rock-A-Bye Bear", where Spike the bulldog is hired by a bear to guard his house while he hibernates. The bear demands absolute quiet and threatens to fire Spike if he makes any noise. Another dog, who wants the job, tries to make noise, and every time Spike has to run outside the house to shout, laugh, burp, sneeze, etc., then run back inside.

* ''WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons'': In "Deputy Droopy", Droopy is guarding some money in a bank while the sheriff is sleeping in the next room. The robbers incapacitate Droopy, leaving him BoundAndGagged. In the entire short, Droop is trying to make a sound so the sheriff'll wake up and get the robbers. Most of the time he's hurting, tickling or doing something else to the robbers. They run away out of town to express pain, laugh, etc. Eventually, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm they surrender]] and [[PreferJailToTheProtagonist go to the cell themselves]]. The final punchline is that all four characters use hearing aids which, with the exception of Droopy's, [[ShaggyDogStory have dead batteries]].

-->'''Callaway:''' While excessively aware of how lucky I am to have escaped, would anyone mind if I mourned the loss of my multi-million dollar ship?
-->'''Fantasio:''' Go right ahead.
-->'''Callaway:''' WAAAAAAAH!

-->'''Jon:''' Mom fixed me up with a BlindDate tonight. She says she's got a great sense of humor.
-->'''Garfield (turning around and leaving):''' Excuse me.
-->'''Garfield (off-panel):''' BWAH-HAHAHA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HAR HAR HAR! Gah-HA! Ha! gasp! snort! WAH Ha! Ha! Ha! *wheeze* cough... cough...
-->'''Garfield (returning):''' Do continue.
-->'''Jon (angrily):''' She won first place at the county fair in the pork rind-eating contest.
-->'''Garfield (turning around and leaving):''' Excuse me again.

-->'''Kirito:''' 'Scuse me! I have to say hi to an old friend! Hey ''Gary'', long time no see!
-->'''Gary:''' We must save my familyAGGHHH!!
-->'''Kirito:''' [stabbing Gary over and over] YEAH! Betcha didn't expect to see me again, did'ja, punk?!
-->'''Gary:''' WE MUST SAVE MY FAMIL-AGH!!
-->'''Kirito:''' YOU LEFT US TO ''DIE,'' YOU BASTARD! THIS IS FOR SACHI!

--> '''Dr. Strange''': Peter... would you please step outside for a minute?
--> [''Peter obliges'']
--> '''Dr. Strange''': [''offscreen''] '''[[SuddenlyShouting GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! I'M GONNA KILL THAT LITTLE BRAT!!!! NYAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!]]'''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'': After lemurs revealed to Alex and co. That they're at the wild, uninhabited by living humans island, Alex calmly asks to leave for a minute ... and then nervously runs back to the beach to try to swim back to the New Your (despite the fact that [[SuperDrowningSkills he never learnt how to swim]]).

--->'''Homer''': Kids... would you step outside for a second?
--->''(Bart and Lisa run out of the room.)''
--->'''Homer''': ''(Inhales deeply)'' '''''[[CurseCutShort FUU--]]'''''
--->''(JumpCut to outside. A loud [[StealthPun F-chord]] from a church organ pierces through the air as DisturbedDoves fly out of the destroyed treehouse. The local neighbors look out their windows in utter shock.)''
-->'''Ned''': Dear Lord! [[AtomicFBomb That's the loudest profanity I've ever heard]]!

-->'''Steven:''' ...Aaaand that's the whole story.
-->'''Bismuth:''' Hmm...
-->'''Steven:''' Uh... Are you... okay?
-->'''Bismuth:''' Hmm? Yeah! Hang on a sec...
-->''[She walks over to the lava pool...]''
-->'''Steven:''' Uh...''Bismuth?!''
-->''[...And dunks her head in, screaming in frustration and relief under the molten lava]''
-->'''Bismuth:''' ''[She pulls her head out]'' '''''OH MY GOSH!''''' ''It all makes sense now!''

* ''Manga/OshiNoKo'': Dr. Amamiya, upon discovering that his favorite idol is at his hospital and is pregnant, calmly leaves the patient lobby and retreats to the doctor?s hall, where he proceeds to FreakOut as he tries to process the transpiring events. He manages to calm down in time to eavesdrop on the idol?s manager demanding to know who the father is.

* * ''Manga/OshiNoKo'': Dr. Amamiya, upon discovering that his favorite idol is at his hospital and is pregnant, calmly leaves the patient lobby and retreats to the doctor?s hall, where he proceeds to FreakOut as he tries to process the transpiring events. He manages to calm down in time to eavesdrop on the idol?s manager demanding to know who the father is.

[[folder:Fanworks]]

* [https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-26870-27/RubyPaladin+The+Bunny+Hutch.htm Mother's Wish]] is an ''Franchise/XMen'' fanfic where Emma Frost learns that, of the mysterious teens that arrived at the X-Mansion, two of them are her genetic daughters with Scott/Cyclops. Emma calmly steps out of the room, and then the rest of the X-Men hear her shouting: