History RhetoricalQuestionBlunder / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/QueerDuck'': When they attend the funeral of a friend who died of AIDS:
-->'''Openly Gator:''' ''(sobbing)'' ''Why him? Why him?''\\
'''Queer Duck:''' Oh, I don't know, because he was a condom-hating, intravenous drug user with a Haitian boyfriend?\\
'''Openly Gator:''' That was a ''rhetorical'' wail!

* ''WesternAnimation/QueerDuck:'' When they attend the funeral of a friend who died of AIDS:

-->'''Sokka:''' ''(after Toph bumps into him)'' Can't you watch where you're...? ''(stops as he realizes...)

--->'''Restaurateur: Well I say we ban Homer from our restaurants.

--->'''Izzy:''' [[EveryoneHasStandards Now, hold on a minute? Are we restaurateurs or are we murderers]]?

** Another example from ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'':

** Inverted in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E1TreehouseOfHorrorXII House of Whacks]]", where the Simpsons get a new SmartHouse with the voice of Creator/PiersBrosnan, which is incredibly sophisticated, yet is still a machine and so seems to have an overly literal understanding of human language.
--->'''Marge:''' Piers, that was delicious! Can we help you with the dishes?\\

** Inverted in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E1TreehouseOfHorrorXII House of Whacks]]", where the Simpsons get a new SmartHouse with the voice of Creator/PiersBrosnan, which is incredibly sophisticated, yet is still a machine and so seems to have a completely literal understanding of human language.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

** Rainier Wolfcastle is interviewed about his ''[=McBain=]'' movie by [[WesternAnimation/TheCritic Jay Sherman]].

** A couple women are complimenting Barney Gumble's short film when the man himself thanks them.
--->'''Woman:''' Did something crawl into your mouth and die?\\

'''Lydia:''' ''(winks to B.J.)'' Now here's the clincher. ''(to chicken)'' Hey, poultrygeist...which came first, the chicken or the egg? ''(Chicken loses it and explodes)''

'''Cleo:''' Never mind...

'''Chowder:''' Would I?!\\

'''Chowder:''' Would I?!\\

* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'': when things start to go bad for King K. Rool, he loudly asks "Where is Klump when I need him?!" Krusha, of all lizards, asks whether or not that was rhetorical.

'''Edd:''' "Or what?" is a good question...\\

'''Edd:''' Ed! What in heaven's name were you thinking?!\\

'''Barney:''' Well...\\

--->'''Past!Archmage:''' You mean we went to all that trouble to get the Grimorum, and now I can't even take it in with me?! What am I supposed to do, ''[[ExtremeOmnivore eat it?!]]''\\

'''PJ:''' Eating glass! You got any idea what fishing with him is like?!

-->'''Lila:''' Johnny, how many times have your father and I said ''not to bring back the dead?!''\\

'''[[TheRuntAtTheEnd Small Cat]]:''' I like cheese...\\

-->'''Melissa:''' When we signed up to be Milo's friends, we knew it wouldn't be easy...\\

'''Melissa:''' ...So are we going to find that note?\\

'''Pinkie Pie:''' Ooh, ooh, more guessing games! Um, Hokey Smokes? How 'bout... Queen Meanie? No, Black Snooty! Black Snooty!\\

---->'''Rarity:''' Sweetie Belle, what ''am'' I going to do with you?!\\
'''Sweetie Belle:''' Oh, we could paint together! We could ride bikes, play chess, sing a song, catch frogs, pillow fight...\\

'''Rabbit:''' You promised you'd return it last week, you silly bear! If I don't begin planting my carrots at the stroke of 12, how will they grow up to be midnight snacks?!\\
'''Pooh:''' I don't know, Rabbit. Uh... how?\\

-->'''Wirt:''' What in the world is going on?!\\
'''Greg:''' Well, you're slapping yourself, and I'm answering your question, and...

'''Mike:''' Have I seen one? Have I ''seen'' one?! ...That's a joke, right?\\

'''Natasha:''' Well...\\

'''Stormy:''' ''(flirtingly)'' Is it? ...''[beat]''... ''(seriously)'' Well is it?\\

--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Does this mean you wanna go...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick:''' ...Jellyfishing?\\

'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I don't think this bubble can get much bigger...\\

'''Ludo:''' Well, Buff Frog... ''Hey!'' I don't have to tell you anything!

-->'''Megatron:''' How long does it take to exterminate a lone Autobot and her human pet?!\\
'''Starscream:''' Well, in my experience...\\

'''Watchdog:''' [[BrutalHonesty Uh, you do seem to do that a lot, so...]] ''(gets zapped by Peepers)''

{{Rhetorical Question Blunder}}s in FanWorks.

--->'''Joker''': I thought I told you to get gas!\\
'''Harley Quinn''': We're ''broke'', remember? What was I supposed to do? Fill the tank, shoot the guy, and drive off?\\
'''Joker''': ''([[BluntYes affirmative "mm-hmm"]] mumble)''.\\
'''Harley Quinn''': {{Now you tell me}}!

'''Clifford''': Are you sure?\\

-->'''Ace''': Tina ''loves'' the guitar.\\
'''Hugo''': Well she loves her dog, too. Would you eat dog food to impress her?\\
'''Ace''': Well, if this doesn't work, it's Plan B.

* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': In "Nullzilla", Hack and Slash are searching Lost Angles for Megabyte's pet Null Nibbles, and run into Mike the TV, who's just fled from a bunch of Nulls that suddenly swarmed Hexadecimal after she was attacked by [[spoiler: a Web Creature.]]

'''Wiggum:''' Okay, you just bought yourself a 3-17: pointing out police stupidity. [[PoliceCodeForEverything Or is that a 3-14? Nah, nah. 3-14 is a dog, uh- No. Or is that a 3-15?]] You're in trouble, pal!

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did it several times.

** In "Growth Spout," Mr. Krabs is trying to convince Squidward not to call the cops on him for [[ItMakesSenseInContext breaking into his house and stealing all his food]]. Squidward snarks, "You'll what? You'll give me your [[GoldTooth golden tooth?]]" Mr. Krabs yanks the sucker out and gives it to Squidward right then and there.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did it several times.
** In "Homer to the Max":
--->'''Bart:''' This isn't bad!\\
'''Homer:''' "Isn't bad"? Tell me one thing mankind has ever done that's any better?\\
'''Lisa:''' The Renaissance?\\
'''Homer:''' This is better!
** And again in "Dead Putting Society":
--->'''Lisa:''' [[{{Koan}} What is the sound of one hand clapping?]]\\
'''Bart:''' Piece of cake. [clenches his hand so the fingers slap against the palm]\\
'''Lisa:''' No, Bart, it's a 3000-year-old riddle with no answer. It's supposed to clear your mind of conscious thought.\\
'''Bart:''' No answer? Lisa, listen up! [clenches his hand again]
** And also heavily {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in "Mother Simpson", as seen in the page quote.
** In "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder", when Homer is pulled over for speeding:
--->'''Chief Wiggum:''' All right, smart guy. Where's the fire?\\
'''Homer:''' Over there. (''points to the Springfield Police Station building on fire'')\\
'''Wiggum:''' Okay, you just bought yourself a 3-17: pointing out police stupidity. [[PoliceCodeForEverything Or is that a 3-14? Nah, nah. 3-14 is a dog, uh- No. Or is that a 3-15?]] You're in trouble, pal!
** "Homer the Vigilante", where Homer starts a neighborhood watch group.
--->'''Lisa:''' Dad, don't you see that you're abusing your power like all vigilantes? I mean, if you're the police, [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen who will police the police?]]\\
'''Homer:''' I dunno. Coast Guard?
** Rainier Wolfcastle is interviewed about his ''[=McBain=]'' movie by [[WesternAnimation/TheCritic Jay Sherman]].
--->'''Jay:''' How do you sleep at night?\\
'''Rainier:''' On top of a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies.\\
'''Jay:''' Just asking. Yeesh!
** A couple women are complimenting Barney Gumble's short film when the man himself thanks them.
--->'''Woman:''' Did something crawl into your mouth and die?\\
'''Barney:''' It didn't die.
** The epilogue of "Simpsorama" with [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Lrrr and Ndnd]]:
--->'''Ndnd:''' What happened to the handsome man I married?\\
'''Lrrr:''' I ate him. Remember?
** The occasional RunningGag involving a member of the family trying to make Marge understand why her actions are annoying them by describing an equivalent action on their part that [[AnalogyBackfire she'd love to have them do]] (with the roles reversed at least once when Marge asked Homer, who'd blundered into success in one of her own areas of expertise, how he'd like it if she entered a belching contest: "Frankly, I'd be a little turned on.")
--->'''Bart:''' Look, Mom, it feels really weird having you on my turf. How would you feel if I started mopping the floor?
--->'''Marge:''' I'd be thrilled! You can start right now!
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** In "SB-129", Squidward ends up in prehistoric times and teaches [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's ancestors about jellyfishing so they won't bother him. When he returns to the present:
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Does this mean you wanna go...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick:''' ...Jellyfishing?\\
'''Squidward:''' No! D'oh! Who's the barnacle head who invented that game, anyway?\\
'''[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick:''' ''You are'', Squidward! ''[laugh]''\\
'''Squidward:''' I'm going back.
** In "Wet Painters", when [=SpongeBob=] puts a drop of paint on a wall of Mr. Krabs' house and attempts to use a hairdryer to direct it away from his knick-knacks, only to create a giant bubble:
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Barnacles! What could be worse than a giant paint bubble?\\
'''[[TooDumbToLive Patrick:]]''' Oh, I know! ''[grabs a bubble wand, dips it in a paint bucket and makes another bubble]'' ''Two'' giant paint bubbles!\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[BigNo Nooooo]]!\\
''*The two bubbles combine to form a bigger bubble*''\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Patrick?\\
'''Patrick:''' Yeah, [=SpongeBob=]?\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I don't think this bubble can get much bigger...\\
'''Patrick:''' ''[an air pump inserted into the bubble]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Nonsense!]] ''[starts pumping it until it explodes]''
** In "Patrick [=SmartPants=]," this leads to a EurekaMoment when Patrick figures out why he's suddenly become super-intelligent.
--->'''Patrick:''' When did the fun go away, [=SpongeBob=]?\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' It went away when you went over that cliff and your head came clean off.
** In "Growth Spout," Mr. Krabs is trying to convince Squidward not to call the cops on him for [[ItMakesSenseInContext breaking into his house and stealing all his food]]. Squidward snarks, "You'll what? You'll give me your [[GoldTooth golden tooth?]]" Mr. Krabs yanks the sucker out and gives it to Squidward right then and there.
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I didn't know Mr. Krabs ''had'' a gold tooth.\\
'''Squidward:''' Neither did I.
* Used in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama World Tour'', when Chris was trying to tell the contestants that one of them would have to ride in the baby carriage as part of their challenge.
-->'''Chris:''' And what's a baby carriage without a ''baby''?\\
'''Owen:''' Oooh! [[ComicallyMissingThePoint A SHOPPING CART!]]\\
'''Chris:''' It was a rhetorical question!
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' [[SignatureStyle really likes]] doing this with "is it not" questions:
** "Obsoletely Fabulous'' has:
--->'''Bender:''' If that stuff wasn't real, how can I be sure anything is real? [[CuckooNest Is it not possible, nay, probable, that my entire life is just a figment of my or]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall someone else's]] [[CuckooNest imagination?]]\\
'''Technician:''' [[DefiedTrope No. Get out.]]
** ''The Beast with a Billion Backs'' has a similar example:
--->'''Farnsworth:''' I know this anomaly is terrifying, but, as scientists, is it not our sworn duty to seek out knowledge, even at the cost of our very lives?\\
'''Stephen Hawking's head:''' No.
** "Love's Labours Lost In Space" has this [[InvertedTrope inversion]]:
--->'''Zapp Brannigan:''' We have failed to uphold Brannigan's Law. However, I made it with a hot alien babe. And, in the end, is that not what man has dreamt of since first he looked up at the stars? ''[{{Beat}}]'' Kif, I'm asking you a question!
* The episode "Predator" of ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'' has this inverted example:
--> '''Stormy:''' You and I may have to repopulate the human species, Debby!
-->'''Debby:''' That's disgusting!
-->'''Stormy:''' (flirtingly) Is it? ...[beat]… (seriously) Well is it?
-->'''Debby:''' YES!
** The bit is echoed later in the same episode with Captain Murphy and Dr. Quinn.

* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'': In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyAndFriendsE4TheEndOfFlutterValley4 The End of Flutter Valley, Part 4]]", when Sting voices concerns about the swarm's increasingly villainous activities when Queen Bumble orders him to guard Morning Glory, she asks him whether he wishes to remain her right hand or not. He starts answering that he's not actually too sure about that, but an angry Bumble cuts him short and orders him to just go guard the prisoner already.
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
*** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon Friendship is Magic, part 1]]", Nightmare Moon's demand for recognition backfires when [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Pinkie Pie]] treats it as guessing game.
---->'''Nightmare Moon:''' Am I not royal enough for you? Don't you know who I am?\\
'''Pinkie Pie:''' Ooh, ooh, more guessing games! Um, Hokey Smokes? How 'bout... Queen Meanie? No, Black Snooty! Black Snooty!\\
''[Applejack tries to shut Pinkie up by stuffing a cupcake in her mouth]''
*** Pinkie does it again in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy Dragonshy]]":
---->'''Rainbow Dash:''' Hey! What are you waiting for, an invitation?\\
'''Pinkie Pie:''' Ooh, I think I have one in my bag!
*** Sweetie Belle gets in on the act in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E5SisterhoovesSocial Sisterhooves Social]]":
---->'''Rarity:''' Sweetie Belle, what ''am'' I going to do with you?!\\
'''Sweetie Belle:''' Oh, we could paint together! We could ride bikes, play chess, sing a song, catch frogs, pillow fight...\\
'''Rarity:''' That's ''not'' what I meant!
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'':
** In one episode, Boris says something to the effect of "Do I look like the kind of guy who'd lie to you? Don't answer that."
** Also:
--->'''Boris:''' What did I ever do to deserve this?\\
'''Natasha:''' Well...\\
'''Boris:''' Don't answer that.

* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck while flattering a cop in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "Hollywood Daffy": "What's Errol Flynn got that you ain't got? ''[[[AsideGlance to audience]]]'' Don't answer that!"[[note]]As the Looney Tunes Radar page points out, the answer Daffy doesn't want is "A statutory rape charge"[[/note]]
** In "WesternAnimation/KittyKornered", after Sylvester and his fellow cats have been put out on a freezing-cold night:
--->'''Sylvester:''' Are we men, or are we mice?\\
'''[[TheRuntAtTheEnd Small Cat]]:''' I like cheese...\\
'''Sylvester:''' (''{{dope slap}}s the small cat'') [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud Smack!]]

* From the ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' episode "Schnitzel Makes a Deposit":
-->'''Old Lady:''' Would you care for a free lollipop?\\
'''Chowder:''' Would I?!\\
'''Old Lady:''' Would you?\\
'''Chowder:''' Would I?!\\
'''Old Lady:''' [[OverlyLongGag Would you?]]
* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'':
-->'''Jimmy:''' Would you have a good date with a [[SatiatingSandwich sandwich]]?\\
'''[[BigEater Beezy]]:''' *begins drooling*\\
'''Jimmy:''' Don't answer that.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' episode "Poultrygeist," Beetlejuice is tormented by a sentient roast chicken from his refrigerator that has an answer for every question which it writes on a note pad. Lydia has the solution--ask it questions that have no answer.
-->'''Lydia:''' What's the sound of one hand clapping? (''Chicken is about to write but is stumped'')
-->'''Beetlejuice:''' And if a log falls on a lumberjack in the forest and no one's around, does he make a sound? (''Chicken now getting frustrated'')
-->'''Lydia:''' (''winks to B.J.'') Now here's the clincher. (''to chicken'') Hey, poultrygeist...which came first, the chicken or the egg? (''Chicken loses it and explodes'')
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' where Johnny uses a device to reanimate the corpses of Porkbelly's founding fathers has this exchange:
-->'''Lila:''' Johnny, how many times have your father and I said ''not to bring back the dead?!''\\
'''Johnny:''' Um, never?\\
'''Hugh:''' Well, we shouldn't have to!
* A few instances on ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'':
** In the earlier instance, Max is trying to convince PJ to ask Pete to take him fishing. This probably would have worked better if Pete weren't a {{Jerkass}} who [[AbusiveParents treats PJ very poorly]]:
--->'''Max:''' Aww, Peej! Fishing with your dad! What could be more fun?\\
'''PJ:''' Eating glass! You got any idea what fishing with him is like?!
** PJ is just as guilty as Max is of giving Pete too much credit in this form, however, as he asks this when it's discovered Pete has been stealing water from Goofy's pipe. PJ, at least, catches himself:
--->'''PJ:''' Wait, what's that supposed to mean, Max, huh? Are you suggesting that my dad would do something unethical or dishonest? ''(realization)'' 'Scuse me. For the sake of our friendship, don't answer that.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'':
** In the FiveEpisodePilot when names are being given to the gargoyles that don't have any, one of them argues against the ludicrous human custom of naming everything. He rhetorically asks if the river needs a name, only to be informed that the river in question is called the Hudson. He finally gives up the argument at that, and adopts the name of the river as his own.
** In the "Avalon" three-parter, when the Archmage learns that human sorcery (i.e the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Grimorum]]) isn't allowed on Avalon, [[MyFutureSelfAndMe his future self]] gives him [[IngestingKnowledge a surprising solution]].
--->'''Past!Archmage:''' You mean we went to all that trouble to get the Grimorum, and now I can't even take it in with me?! What am I supposed to do, ''[[ExtremeOmnivore eat it?!]]''\\
'''Future!Archmage:''' [[BluntYes You]] ''[[BluntYes are]]'' [[BluntYes learning]].
* This exchange from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.
-->'''Megatron:''' How long does it take to exterminate a lone Autobot and her human pet?!\\
'''Starscream:''' Well, in my experience...\\
'''Megatron:''' ''Not'' a riddle, Starscream!
* From the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' segment "Bumbie's Mom"
-->'''Slappy:''' Have I ever lied to you before?\\
'''Skippy:''' You said keno was legal in Burbank, you said WesternAnimation/MagillaGorilla was a woman, you said--\\
'''Slappy:''' Can it!
* ''WesternAnimation/GetAce'': In the episode "Bandemonium", Ace decides to take up the guitar in order to impress his crush Tina.
-->'''Ace''': Tina ''loves'' the guitar.\\
'''Hugo''': Well she loves her dog, too. Would you eat dog food to impress her?\\
'''Ace''': Well, if this doesn't work, it's Plan B.
* Inverted in the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "The Time Traveler's Pig":
-->'''Blendin:''' Do you have any idea how many rules you just broke? [{{Beat}}] I'm asking. I wasn't there. It was probably a lot, right?

-->'''Openly Gator:''' (sobbing) ''Why him? Why him?''\\

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
** In "Joker's Millions", the Clown Prince of Crime has a caper go sour because he keeps running out of bullets, squirting flower acid, etc. His problems continue when he attempts to [[VillainExitStageLeft flee the scene]]:
--->'''Joker''': I thought I told you to get gas!\\
'''Harley Quinn''': We're ''broke'', remember? What was I supposed to do? Fill the tank, shoot the guy, and drive off?\\
'''Joker''': ''([[BluntYes affirmative "mm-hmm"]] mumble)''.\\
'''Harley Quinn''': {{Now you tell me}}!
** In ''The New Batman Adventures'' episode "Girl's Night Out", [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Livewire]] asks Harley if she's out of her mind, which she thinks about for a few seconds before answering "Yeah."
* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'': when things start to go bad for King K. Rool, he loudly asks "Where is Klump when I need him?!" Krusha, of all lizards, asks whether or not that was rhetorical.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
-->'''Sokka:''' Look! Can your fortune telling explain THAT!?\\
''[Cut to a volcano clearly on the verge of eruption, despite the town fortune-teller's reading that the volcano wouldn't destroy the town that year]''\\
'''Villager:''' Pff. Can your SCIENCE explain why it RAINS?\\
'''Sokka:''' YES! YES IT CAN!
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''
** From the first episode, "Star Comes to Earth", we have this exchange:
--->'''Star:''' ''Ludo!'' How'd you know I was here?\\
'''Ludo:''' Heh heh heh, wouldn't you like to know?\\
'''Star:''' (''completely serious'') [[LiteralMinded Yes, that's why I asked.]]\\
'''Ludo:''' Well, Buff Frog... ''Hey!'' I don't have to tell you anything!
** In "Mathmagic", Star bursts out laughing in math class after Janna tells her the ChickenJoke. When Miss Skullnick angrily asks "What's so funny?", Star [[DontExplainTheJoke tries explaining what makes "Why did the chicken cross the road?"]] a piece of "classic AntiHumor".
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E19StormOverRyloth , "Storm Over Ryloth"]]: After being informed that scans reveal Anakin is the only lifeform aboard the ''Defender'' Tuuk gives a disbelieving "[[FlatWhat What?]]" that causes the droid to start repeating its report verbatim before Tuuk cuts it off as he realizes it's a trap.
* A variation in Livewire's introductory episode of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''. She is a radio shock jock being interviewed by Lois Lane and Clark Kent regarding her hatred and constant harassment of Superman. During the interview, Clark becomes distracted when his super senses realize that a construction crane is collapsing, and she sarcastically asks if she is boring him. Needing to leave to rescue the people in danger, Clark flatly responds [[BluntYes that yes, she is boring him]], and he gets up and walks out of the interview.
* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', Wirt and Greg have this exchange on first meeting [[TalkingAnimal Beatrice]]:
-->'''Wirt:''' What in the world is going on?!\\
'''Greg:''' Well, you're slapping yourself, and I'm answering your question, and...
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'': "Lights Out" begins with Rabbit storming into Pooh's house after he allowed the bear to borrow his shovel, but Pooh forgot to return it.
-->'''Rabbit:''' Pooh, I want my shovel back right now!\\
'''Pooh:''' Your shovel?\\
'''Rabbit:''' You promised you'd return it last week, you silly bear! If I don't begin planting my carrots at the stroke of 12, how will they grow up to be midnight snacks?!\\
'''Pooh:''' I don't know, Rabbit. Uh... how?\\
''(beat)''\\
'''Rabbit:''' (''pulling his ears in frustration'') AAARGH!!!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' episode "Donatello Trashes Slash", [[BunglingInventor Donatello]] gets ready to demonstrate his new pizza-slicer. Understandably, the other turtles aren't too crazy about it.
--> '''Leonardo:''' Uh, Donatello, are you sure this is such a good idea?\\
'''Donatello:''' Hey, have you ever known ''one'' of my inventions to fail?\\
[''his brothers stare, giving an obvious answer'']\\
'''Donatello:''' Uh, never mind. Don't answer that.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'': After being busted canoodling by Gizmo (A super-genius five year old), Cyborg and Jinx try to convince him they were actually fighting over the ice cream cone they were sharing.
--> '''Gizmo:''' STOP! Do I look like I was born yesterday?\\
'''Jinx and Cyborg:''' "Yes." "A little." \\
(''Gizmo's face is replaced with a live action baby and SFX of a baby crying'')
* In the ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "The It", Wander tries to get Lord Hater to play tag with him while Hater is planning his next big invasion, but Lord Hater assures his minions he's not going to let himself get distracted by Wander's antics again.
-->'''Lord Hater:''' Do you think I'm going to let some silly game ruin my chances at galactic superiority?\\
'''Watchdog:''' [[BrutalHonesty Uh, you do seem to do that a lot, so...]] (''gets zapped by Peepers'')
* ''WesternAnimation/CliffordTheBigRedDog'':
-->'''Cleo:''' [[CatchPhrase Have I ever steered you wrong?]]\\
'''Clifford:''' Well, as a matter of fact--\\
'''Cleo:''' Never mind...
** Another example from ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'':
--->'''Cleo:''' We need a plan, guys!\\
'''T-Bone:''' Alright, who's got a plan?\\
'''Cleo:''' I do.\\
'''Clifford''': Are you sure?\\
'''Cleo:''' Have I ever steered you wrong?\\
'''Clifford & T-Bone:''' Well--\\
'''Cleo:''' Don't answer that.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'': Played with in the episode "The Note":
-->'''Melissa:''' When we signed up to be Milo's friends, we knew it wouldn't be easy...\\
'''Zack:''' I don't remember signing anything.\\
'''Melissa:''' ...So are we going to find that note?\\
'''Milo:''' That's a good question.\\
'''Zack:''' You're supposed to say "yes", Milo.
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'':
** In [[Recap/AdventureTimePilot the pilot]], after Pen throws snowballs at a fire elemental for no apparent reason, the elemental sarcastically asks how old he is. The implied dig at his maturity goes over his head.
--->'''Elemental:''' Oh, real nice. How old ''are'' you?\\
'''Pen:''' I'm 12 years old!\\
'''Jake:''' [[{{Manchild}} I'm 28!]]
** "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS5E8MysteryDungeon Mystery Dungeon]]":
--->'''Finn:''' (''ruefully'') Who in this world is sadder than the Ice King?\\
'''Shelby:''' (''snarky'') Me, watching this.
** "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS8E14TheLightCloud The Light Cloud]]"
--->'''Finn:''' You think the outside world is scary. Well, you know what's really scary?\\
'''Bystander 1:''' Bees!\\
'''Bystander 2:''' Germs!\\
'''Bystander 3:''' Frogs! \\
'''Bystander 4:''' Crowds!\\
''(the last bystander [[ExplainExplainOhCrap looks around and shrinks away in a panic]])''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In the episode "The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker", it's Mr. Crocker's birthday and he's angrier than usual to his students. His method of torturing AJ, the resident InsufferableGenius, is by posing the question "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?", causing AJ to freak out when he can't answer it. Crocker later asks him "What is the sound of one hand clapping?", and when AJ can't answer that either, the left side of his head collapses.

* Defied in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' episode "Perfect Pizza" when Garfield gets caught in a pizza-making machine.
-->'''Garfield:''' ''(To the audience)'' Do I look like a ball of dough? No, don't answer that. HELP!

'''Blue Diamond:''' (''indignant'') ''I've'' been asking that question.\\
'''Zircon:''' (''nervous'') And right you are to ask, my Diamond!
* ''WesternAnimation/PollyPocket'': In "Vet on it", Polly asks if there's a better two-word combination than "snack buffet". Lila says "clearance sale" and Shani says "scientific discovery". Polly says it was a rhetorical question.