History Main / TableclothYank

* Gleefully averted in ''[[Creator/SimonRGreen Wolf in the Fold]]'', in which Fisher snatches up a tablecloth to cover the naked body of a dead man. The toppling crash of place settings is described in all its destructive glory.

* A famous scene in the beginning of ''Manga/BlackButler''.

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* Gleefully averted in ''[[Creator/SimonRGreen Wolf In The Fold]]'', in which Fisher snatches up a tablecloth to cover the naked body of a dead man. The toppling crash of place settings is described in all its destructive glory.

* ''Series/TopGear'': Similar to the Series/MythBusters example, Clarkson tried to emulate the stunt using a Nissan GT-R to pull the tablecloth off. [[spoiler:And, like the [=MythBusters=] example, it didn't work]].

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-->'''Tigger''': Ha, ha, thought they were all gonna crash, didn't ya? ''[slams the door and the dishes all shatter]''
* Done successfully by Applebloom in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E12CallOfTheCutie "Call of the Cutie".]] She wasn't really trying; she just needed the tablecloth.

* One of {{the teaser}}s on ''WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow,'' set to "The Chipmunk Song," has Alvin doing this, successfully.

* Death does this in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'', in which it's a PhlebotinumAnalogy for what the History Monks do -- the table is still laid, but the tablecloth can now be reused. Susan points out that the salt's fallen over and the tablecloth is stained, and Death replies, "[[AC:Yes. As metaphors go it is rather good, don't you think?]]"

* In ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'', Rhino pulls a paper place-mat from under a man's food and drink without knocking it over.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', Jose Carioca tries to teach Goofy to be refined and swipes a tablecloth from underneath [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts]]. At the end, Goofy attempts to pull this trick in his own "goofy" fashion.

* All tablecloths in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' can be yanked by Luigi's vacuum-cleaner.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'', Charlie Brown tries to incorporate this into a magic act. While practicing the first time everything falls and the second time he pulls the whole table out while the objects stay in mid air for a second. It's only later when he cancels his act and retrives the table cloth, he does the trope successfully.

* ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'': Done successfully by the Grinch when trying to retrieve a tablecloth...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBUwNpsRrRI only to immediately run back to the table and knock everything over himself.]] The table included. Apparently Creator/JimCarrey got it right the very first time and had to improvise, leading to this scene.

* A SpringTimeForHitler example in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', where Angelica has been asked to ruin a grown-ups' dinner party. She yanks the tablecloth, but everything on the table doesn't fall.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', Jose Carioca tries to teach Goofy to be refined and swipes a tablecloth from underneath [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts]]. At the end, Goofy attempts to pull this trick in how own "goofy" fashion.

* Asuna does this in ''MahouSenseiNegima''.

* In Granada's ''Series/SherlockHolmes'', Sherlock (Jeremy Brett) does this near the end of "The Six Napoleons". See it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=278dN8DZw00 here.]]

* ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'': Done successfully by the Grinch when trying to retrieve a tablecloth... only to immediately run back to the table and knock everything over himself. The table included. Apparently Creator/JimCarrey got it right the very first time and had to improvise leading to this scene.

* Played with in ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', in which Jim Carrey's Grinch yanks the tablecloth with the intention of sending everything crashing, but it doesn't work and everything stays, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBUwNpsRrRI after which he runs over and bats everything off.]]

* The Swedish film ''Film/YouTheLiving'' has an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43R1k8vHCh0 epic version.]]

* In Roy Andersson's ''Film/YouTheLiving'', a man recounts a dream in which he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43R1k8vHCh0 tried this trick]] on an [[TableSpace incredibly long]] and amply laid dinner table. Of course, he [[EpicFail fails miserably]] and is subsequently [[DisproportionateRetribution sentenced to death]] for the damage caused.

* In Roy Andersson's ''Film/YouTheLiving'', a man recounts a dream in which he tried this trick on an [[TableSpace incredibly long]] and amply laid dinner table. Of course, he [[EpicFail fails miserably]] and is subsequently [[DisproportionateRetribution sentenced to death]] for the damage caused.

* ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'': Done successfully by the Grinch when trying to retrieve a tablecloth... only to immediately run back to the table and knock everything over himself. The table included.

* One of the games in ''VideoGame/WarioWare: Smooth Moves'' is exactly this.

* One of {{the teaser}}s on ''WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow,'' set to "The Chipmunk Song," has Alvin doing this.

* In Roy Andersson's ''You, the Living'', a man recounts a dream in which he tried this trick on an [[TableSpace incredibly long]] and amply laid dinner table. Of course, he [[EpicFail fails miserably]] and is subsequently [[DisproportionateRetribution sentenced to death]] for the damage caused.

* In Roy Andersson's ''You, the Living'', a man recounts a dream in which he tries this trick on an [[TableSpace incredibly long dinner table]]. Of course, he [[EpicFail fails miserably]] and is subsequently sued for the damage caused.