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* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'': PlayedForLaughs in "The Trombone". After showing Jacob and Iggy her new trombone, Gloria asks them to keep an eye on it while she's at the park. As soon as Gloria leaves, Iggy and Jacob decide to try playing it. They both do surprisingly well after an unsuccessful attempt or two, but Iggy falls down while playing it, and when he gets up, the slide has come off. Never having seen a trombone before, they both think it has broken in half. They frantically try to fix it before Gloria gets back and finally resort to tying and taping the slide onto the trombone. When Holly gets home first, she thinks they're playing a joke on Gloria and tells him that they should just put the trombone back together before Gloria gets home.

The cause ranges from a BrokenTreasure or a DoomedAutographedItem to trying to find a MeaningfulGift. {{Dead Pet Sketch}}es are usually reserved for {{subver|ted}}sions or when this trope is PlayedForDrama.

* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'': PlayedForLaughs in "The Trombone". After showing Jacob and Iggy her new trombone, Gloria asks them to keep an eye on it while she's at the park. As soon as Gloria leaves, the other two decide to try playing it. They both do surprisingly well after an unsuccessful attempt or two, but Iggy falls down while playing it, and when he gets up, the slide has come off. Never having seen a trombone before, they both think it has broken in half. They frantically try to fix it before Gloria gets back and finally resort to tying and taping the slide onto the trombone. When Holly gets home first, she thinks they're playing a joke on Gloria and tells him that they should just put the trombone back together before Gloria gets home.

'''Holly:''' You and your jokes.\\
''[Iggy and Jacob stare at the trombone, then at each other.]''\\
'''Iggy:''' ''[forcing a laugh]'' [[LaughWithMe Laugh, Jacob.]]\\
''[Iggy and Jacob both laugh weakly.]''

* "Literature/TheNecklace": Most decidedly not PlayedForLaughs in this Creator/GuyDeMaupassant's short story. A woman borrows her friend's diamond necklace for a fancy dress party, only to lose it and buy a new one, using loaned money that takes her a decade to pay back. Near the end of the story, she runs into her friend (whom she hasn't seen since the party) and reveals the truth. The friend, tears welling up in her eyes, reveals that her necklace was merely "paste" (costume jewelry), and didn't cost a fraction of the replacement's price tag.

'''Holly:''' Oh, we're going to play it like that, are we? Okay, maybe I'd better put it back together. Knowing you two, you'd probably try some other trick.\\
''[Holly removes the string and the tape, then puts the slide back on the trombone.]''\\

* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'': PlayedForLaughs in "The Trombone". After showing Jacob and Iggy her new trombone, Gloria asks them to keep an eye on it while she's at the park. As soon as Gloria leaves, the other two decide to try playing it. They both do surprisingly well after an unsuccessful attempt or two, but Iggy falls down while playing it, and when he gets up, the slide has come off. Never having seen a trombone before, they both think it has broken in half. They frantically try to fix it before Gloria gets back and finally resort to tying and taping the slide onto the trombone. When Holly gets home before Gloria...
-->'''Holly:''' ''[eyeing the trombone]'' What on earth...?\\
'''Jacob:''' [[ICanExplain Ohhh, we can explain... sort of.]]\\
'''Holly:''' Uh-huh. You know, I really don't think you should play jokes like this on Gloria.\\
'''Jacob:''' Huh?\\
'''Iggy:''' Huh?\\
'''Holly:''' Well, it's very funny, but I think you'd better put it back together before she gets home.\\
'''Iggy and Jacob:''' ''[in unison]'' Huh?\\

-->'''Ted:''' He’s an arrogant so-and-so, isn’t he? I mean, a player like Gates, he knows it’s against the rules and regulations not to declare a gratuity, so what does it say about him that he doesn’t even bother his arse to fill in the form?\\
'''Steve:''' Well, with respect, what’s a free breakfast got to do with investigating Gates’ crime figures?\\
'''Ted:''' Well, sooner or later, he’s gonna know we’re onto him. This way, he thinks it’s just a StormInATeacup. Or should that be a coffee cup? I’ll give him laughing all over his face at us. His guard’s down. That’s how we’re going to get him, Steve.

-->'''Holly:''' ''[eyeing the trombone]'' What on earth...?\\
'''Jacob:''' [[ICanExplain Ohhh, we can explain... sort of.]]\\
'''Holly:''' Uh-huh. You know, I really don't think you should play jokes like this on Gloria.\\
'''Jacob:''' Huh?\\
'''Iggy:''' Huh?\\
'''Holly:''' Well, it's very funny, but I think you'd better put it back together before she gets home.\\
'''Iggy and Jacob:''' ''[in unison]'' Huh?\\
'''Holly:''' Oh, we're going to play it like that, are we? Okay, maybe I'd better put it back together. Knowing you two, you'd probably try some other trick.\\
''[Holly removes the string and the tape, then puts the slide back on the trombone.]''\\
'''Iggy and Jacob:''' ''[in unison]'' ''What?''\\
'''Holly:''' You and your jokes.\\
''[Iggy and Jacob stare at the trombone, then at each other.]''\\
'''Iggy:''' ''[forcing a laugh]'' [[LaughWithMe Laugh, Jacob.]]\\
''[Iggy and Jacob both laugh weakly.]''

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': In [[Recap/DextersLaboratoryS2EP4 "Morning Stretch"]], Dexter uses a time expansion helmet so he can get showered, dressed, eat breakfast, and finish his homework before the school bus arrives. He gets all this done just as time returns to normal, only for Dee Dee to block his path because it happens to be a snow day, so school is cancelled.

* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'': Salem the cat accidentally breaks a special mirror. He spends the episode meticulously putting it back together, finally succeeding and dragging it back up to the attic at the end... and ''someone else'' breaks it while he's dragging it up the stairs. And then it turns out that they had another mirror just like it and don't care about it being broken.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': The episode "Morning Stretch" has Dexter use a time expansion helmet so he can get showered, dressed, eat breakfast and finish his homework before the school bus arrives. He gets all this done just as time returns to normal, only for Dee Dee to block his path because it happens to be a snow day, so school is cancelled.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': One episode has Dexter use a time expansion helmet so he can get showered, dressed, eat breakfast and finish his homework before the school bus arrives. He gets all this done just as time returns to normal, only for Dee Dee to block his path because it happens to be a snow day, so school is cancelled.

A standard {{sitcom}} plot where a character frantically tries to correct the consequences of an earlier mishap, only to discover all the fuss wasn't necessary.

* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'': PlayedForLaughs in "The Trombone". After showing Jacob and Iggy her new trombone, Gloria asks them to keep an eye on it while she's at the park. As soon as Gloria leaves, the other two immediately decide to try playing it. They both do surprisingly well after an unsuccessful attempt or two, but Iggy falls down while playing it, and when he gets up, the slide has come off. Never having seen a trombone before, they both think it has broken in half. They frantically try to fix it before Gloria gets back and finally resort to tying and taping the slide onto the trombone. When Holly gets home before Gloria...

'''Iggy:''' ''[forcing a laugh]'' Laugh, Jacob.\\

* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'': PlayedForLaughs in "The Trombone". After showing Jacob and Iggy her new trombone, Gloria asks them to keep an eye on it while she's at the park. As soon as Gloria leaves, the other two immediately decide to try playing it. They both do surprisingly well after an unsuccessful attempt or two, but Iggy falls down while playing it, and when he gets up, the slide has come off. Never having seen a trombone before, they think it broke in half. They frantically try to fix it before Gloria gets back and finally resort to tying and taping the slide onto the trombone. When Holly gets home before Gloria...

'''Iggy:''' Laugh, Jacob.\\
''[They both laugh weakly.]''

* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'': PlayedForLaughs in "The Trombone". After showing Jacob and Iggy her new trombone, Gloria asks them to keep an eye on it while she's at the park. As soon as Gloria leaves, the other two immediately decide to try playing it. They both do surprisingly well after an unsuccessful attempt or two, but Iggy falls down while playing, and when he gets up, the slide has come off. Never having seen a trombone before, they think it broke in half. They frantically try to fix it before Gloria gets back and finally resort to tying and taping the slide onto the trombone. When Holly gets home before Gloria...

* ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'': PlayedForLaughs in "The Trombone". After showing Jacob and Iggy her new trombone, Gloria asks them to keep an eye on it while she's at the park. As soon as Gloria is gone, the others immediately decide to try playing it. They both do surprisingly well after an unsuccessful attempt or two, but Iggy falls down while playing, and when he gets up, the slide has come off. Never having seen a trombone before, they think it broke in half. They frantically try to fix it before Gloria gets back and finally resort to tying and taping the slide onto the trombone. When Holly gets home before Gloria...

'''Jacob:''' We can explain... sort of.\\
'''Holly:''' Uh huh. You know, I really don't think you should play jokes like this on Gloria.\\

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* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'': During "The Mime", Marinette accidentally deletes a video off of Alya's cellphone and panics, convinced that this will destroy their friendship. After frantically trying to find some way of retrieving the lost data before Alya can find out, she confesses... only for Alya to reveal that all of her footage is automatically saved to her cloud, meaning her mistake was no big deal. She's only upset that Marinette wound up working herself into such a state over it.