History SchmuckBait / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': "C'mon, boys. Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?" Dr. Facilier just [[BlatantLies wants to help]] those poor unfortunate souls, honest.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. Just before Aladdin and Abu enter the Cave of Wonders, it gives a stern warning: "Touch nothing but the lamp!" Exactly why isn't made clear until [[FelonyMisdemeanor Abu grabs a giant, conspicuous ruby]], which sets off its BerserkButton. Let's just say that our heroes were pretty lucky to have met the Flying Carpet (that even tried, but failed, to stop Abu from touching the ruby).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'': When Mr. Wolf and Diane break into [[spoiler:Professor Marmalade's]] lair to steal the meteorite, they find the Golden Dolphin in the same room left unguarded. Diane correctly assumes it's a trap, but Mr. Wolf, being a [[StickyFingers compulsive thief]], can't help but try to steal it anyway, and they both get shocked.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldHis9Lives'', one life is in a beautiful, magical garden where he and his human need only do one thing -- never, ever touch the crystal box on the checkered toadstool. Guess what happens? [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope They decide to leave the box alone.]]]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' features a BigRedButton that launches all of the US's nukes at once. And it's right next to an ''identical'' button that makes latte. So WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong Also, the president is [[Creator/StephenColbert President]] [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Buffoon]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. Just before Aladdin and Abu enter the Cave of Wonders, it gives a stern warning: "Touch nothing but the lamp!" Exactly why isn't made clear until [[FelonyMisdemeanor Abu grabs a giant, conspicuous ruby]], which sets off its BerserkButton. Let's just say that our heroes were pretty lucky to have met the Flying Carpet (that even tried, but failed, to stop Abu from touching the ruby).
* Scar from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' uses this on Simba (a cub at the time) to lure him to the elephant graveyard. True, he doesn't realize that maybe Uncle Scar isn't trustworthy...
* In ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'', Nemo is given a big gold key that he is told to never ever, ever, ''ever'', use on the Really Big Ominous Door in the cellar. After Flip baits him, [[TooDumbToLive He uses it less than 20 minutes later]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': "C'mon, boys. Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?" Dr. Facilier just [[BlatantLies wants to help]] those poor unfortunate souls, honest.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'', [[AbsentMindedProfessor Gune]] manages to make one for ''himself'' in a fit of sleep-inventing. It includes a highly unstable substance, it has a button on it, and he has ''no idea'' what will happen if he presses it.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'', Donkey comes across a plate of fresh waffles in the middle of the forest. Shrek is smart enough to know that it's a trap. Donkey... ignores his warnings.
* ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'': You're in Looney Land, a place full of a race of people whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is playing practical jokes. You've already fallen for several of those jokes. You're ''running away'' from the person who won't stop playing jokes on you. Suddenly a giant tongue unrolls in front of you, displaying a "WELCOME" mat on its tip. Shouldn't you be smart enough to ''not'' step on the mat? In this case, [[GenreBlind apparently not]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'': Even the person who sets up the trap mocks Junior for falling for the obviously fake house in an abandoned warehouse district. Junior's excuse?
--> '''Junior''': I thought it was a gentrifying neighborhood!
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'', when Tim and the Boss Baby sneak into a secret room at Puppy Co., they find the supposed plans for the Forever Puppy lying in a manila envelope right out in the open on a dais with a spotlight on them and fall for it hook, line and sinker. They swap it with another envelope that the Boss Baby drips drool on and is then lowered away. When they open the folder, it turns out to have nothing but a piece of paper inside it that says something like "Gotcha!" They then have a cage dropped on them, followed by them being ejected down a trapdoor.
* ''Anime/SpiritedAway'': Both played straight in the beginning with Chihiro's parents, and averted at the end, when she's told ''not'' to look back in a scene reminiscent to Orpheus. She almost does, but her willpower is strong enough not to look back.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': "C'mon, boys. Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?"

* In ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'', Nemo is given a big gold key that he is told to never ever, ever, ''ever'', use on the Really Big Ominous Door in the cellar. [[TooDumbToLive He uses it less than 20 minutes later]]. To be fair, Flip did bait him.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'', Donkey comes across a plate of fresh waffles in the middle of the forest. Shrek is smart enough to know that it's a trap. Donkey…ignores his warnings.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'': Even the person who sets up the trap mocks Junior for falling for the obviously fake house in an abandoned warehouse district.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. Just before Aladdin and Abu enter the Cave of Wonders, it gives a stern warning: "Touch nothing but the lamp!" Exactly why isn't made clear until [[FelonyMisdemeanor Abu grabs a giant, conspicuous ruby]], which sets off its BerserkButton. Let's just say that our heroes were pretty lucky to have met the Flying Carpet (that even tried, but failed, to stop Abu from touching the ruby).
* Scar from ''Disney/TheLionKing'' uses this on Simba (a cub at the time) to lure him to the elephant graveyard. True, he doesn't realize that maybe Uncle Scar isn't trustworthy...

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': "C'mon, boys. Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?"

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'', when Tim and the Boss Baby sneak into a secret room at Puppy Co., they find the supposed plans for the Forever Puppy lying in a manila envelope right out in the open on a dais with a spotlight on them and fall for it hook, line and sinker. They swap it with another envelope that the Boss Baby drips drool on and is then lowered away. When they open the folder, it turns out to have nothing but a piece of paper inside it that says something like "Gotcha!" They then have a cage dropped on them, followed by them being ejected down a trapdoor.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. Just before Aladdin and Abu enter the Cave of Wonders, it gives a stern warning: "Touch nothing but the lamp!" Exactly why isn't made clear until Abu grabs a giant, conspicuous ruby, which sets off its BerserkButton. Let's just say that our heroes were pretty lucky to have met the Flying Carpet (that even tried, but failed, to stop Abu from touching the ruby).

* In ''ShrekForeverAfter'', Donkey comes across a plate of fresh waffles in the middle of the forest. Shrek is smart enough to know that it's a trap. Donkey…ignores his warnings.
* ''RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'': You're in Looney Land, a place full of a race of people whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is playing practical jokes. You've already fallen for several of those jokes. You're ''running away'' from the person who won't stop playing jokes on you. Suddenly a giant tongue unrolls in front of you, displaying a "WELCOME" mat on its tip. Shouldn't you be smart enough to ''not'' step on the mat? In this case, [[GenreBlind apparently not]].

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. Just before Aladdin and Abu enter the Cave of Wonders, it gives a stern warning: "Touch nothing but the lamp!" Exactly why isn't made clear until Abu grabs a giant, conspicuous ruby, which sets off its BerserkButton. Let's just say that our heroes were pretty lucky to have met the Flying Carpet.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. Just before Aladdin and Abu enter the Cave of Wonders, it gives a stern warning: "Touch nothing but the lamp!" Exactly why isn't made clear until Abu grabs a giant, conspicuous ruby. Let's just say that our heroes were pretty lucky to have met the Flying Carpet.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'', when Tim and the Boss Baby sneak into a secret room at Puppy Co., they find the supposed plans for the Forever Puppy lying in a manila envelope right out in the open on a dais with a spotlight on them and fall for it hook, line and sinker. They swap it another with another envelope that the Boss Baby drips drool on and is then lowered away. When they open the folder, it turns out to have nothing but a piece of paper inside it that says something like "Gotcha!" They then have a cage dropped on them, followed by them being ejected down a trapdoor.

--> '''Junior''': I thought it was a gentrifying neighborhood!

* ''Anime/SpiritedAway''. Both played straight in the beginning with Chihiro's parents, and averted at the end, when she's told ''not'' to look back in a scene reminiscent to Orpheus. She almost does, but her willpower is strong enough not to look back.

* ''RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'': You're in Looney Land, a place full of a race of people whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is playing practical jokes. You've already fallen for several of those jokes. You're ''running away'' from the person who won't stop playing jokes on you. Suddenly a giant tongue unrolls in front of you, displaying a "WELCOME" mat on its tip. Shouldn't you be smart enough to ''not'' step on the mat? In this case, [[GenreBlind apparently not]].

* In ''ShrekForeverAfter'', Donkey comes across a plate of fresh waffles in the middle of the forest. Shrek is smart enough to know that it's a trap. Donkey…ignores his warnings.

* In ''ShrekForeverAfter'', Donkey comes across a plate of fresh waffles in the middle of the forest. Shrek is GenreSavvy enough to know that it's a trap. Donkey…ignores his warnings.
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* In ''GarfieldHis9Lives'', one life is in a beautiful, magical garden where he and his human need only do one thing -- never, ever touch the crystal box on the checkered toadstool. Guess what happens? [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope They decide to leave the box alone.]]]]

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''. Just before Aladdin and Abu enter the Cave of Wonders, it gives a stern warning: "Touch nothing but the lamp!" Exactly why isn't made clear until Abu grabs a giant, conspicuous ruby. Let's just say that our heroes were pretty lucky to have found that flying carpet.

-->'''Ringo:''' Hey, I wonder what would happen if I pulled this lever.\\

*** Subverted in that it has a positive effect: it releases/awakens John Lennon.

'''Ringo:''' Can't help it. I'm a born lever-puller.
*** [[spoiler:Lever-puller = Liverpooler, i.e., someone from Liverpool. Yes, I know it's more properly "Liverpudlian".]] Subverted in that it has a positive effect: [[spoiler:it releases/awakens John Lennon.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' features a BigRedButton that launches all of the US's nukes at once. And it's right next to an ''identical'' button that makes latte. So WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong Also, the president is [[StephenColbert President]] [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Buffoon]].

* ''Anime/SpiritedAway''. Both played straight in the beginning with Chihiro's parents, and averted hard at the end, when she's told ''not'' to look back in a scene reminiscent to Orpheus. She almost does, but her willpower is strong enough not to look back.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' features a BigRedButton that launches all of the US's nukes at once. And it's right next to an ''identical'' button that makes latte. So WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong Also, the president is [[StephenColbert President]] [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Buffon]].