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* In one episode of Series/StargateAtlantis, [[ColonelBadass [=O'Neil=]]] and [[BeleagueredBureaucrat Woolsey]] are hiding out in a damaged part of the city. O'Neil is off scouting, and when Woolsey hears a noise, he starts whisper-shouting "General?!?", only for O'Neil to suddenly pop out from around a corner and call him out on it.
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* In one episode of Series/StargateAtlantis, ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', [[ColonelBadass [=O'Neil=]]] and [[BeleagueredBureaucrat Woolsey]] are hiding out in a damaged part of the city. O'Neil is off scouting, and when Woolsey hears a noise, he starts whisper-shouting "General?!?", only for O'Neil to suddenly pop out from around a corner and call him out on it.
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* In one episode of Series/StargateAtlantis, [[ColonelBadass [=O'Neil=]]] and [[BeleagueredBureaucrat Woolsey]] are hiding out in a damaged part of the city. O'Neil is off scouting, and when Woolsey hears a noise, he starts whisper-shouting "General?!?", only for O'Neil to suddenly pop out from around a corner and call him out on it.
--> [[quoteblock]]'''[=O'Neil=]:''' "And if I ''was'' [the enemy]…?"[[/quoteblock]]
--> [[quoteblock]]'''Woolsey:''' ''defeated'' "…then I've just given away our position."[[/quoteblock]]
--> [[quoteblock]]'''[=O'Neil=]''' ''exasperated'' "…Again!"[[/quoteblock]]
--> [[quoteblock]]'''[=O'Neil=]:''' "And if I ''was'' [the enemy]…?"[[/quoteblock]]
--> [[quoteblock]]'''Woolsey:''' ''defeated'' "…then I've just given away our position."[[/quoteblock]]
--> [[quoteblock]]'''[=O'Neil=]''' ''exasperated'' "…Again!"[[/quoteblock]]
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** In Season 6's "Small Blessings", orphans Derek and Cathy Jones run away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]]. However, while the two siblings wander around an alley late at night, they witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country, and the victim was one of the workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers. Despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** In Season 6's "Small Blessings", orphans Derek and Cathy Jones run away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]]. However, while the two siblings wander around an alley late at night, they witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country, and the victim was one of the his workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers. Despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** What sets off the plot for Season 6's "Small Blessings". The episode had orphans Derek and Cathy Jones running away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]]. However, while the two siblings wander around an alley late at night, they witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country, and the victim was one of the workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers. Despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** What sets off the plot for In Season 6's "Small Blessings". The episode had Blessings", orphans Derek and Cathy Jones running run away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]]. However, while the two siblings wander around an alley late at night, they witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country, and the victim was one of the workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers. Despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** In Season 6's "Small Blessings", orphans Derek and Cathy Jones, while wandering around an alley late at night after running away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]], witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country. Tony killed one of his workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers, and despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** In What sets off the plot for Season 6's "Small Blessings", Blessings". The episode had orphans Derek and Cathy Jones, while wandering around an alley late at night after Jones running away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]], cars]]. However, while the two siblings wander around an alley late at night, they witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country. Tony killed country, and the victim was one of his the workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers, and despite workers. Despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** In "Small Blessings", orphans Derek and Cathy Jones, while wandering around an alley late at night after running away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]], witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country. Tony killed one of his workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers, and despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** In Season 6's "Small Blessings", orphans Derek and Cathy Jones, while wandering around an alley late at night after running away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]], witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country. Tony killed one of his workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers, and despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
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** In Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E14SavingGrace Saving Grace]]", Walker and Trivette secretly follow two convicts who escaped from a prison bus in a blue Chevrolet Caprice they hijacked, wondering where the other three escapees are. While doing so, a Dallas Police car happens to show up at the wrong place at the wrong time. With Dallas officers having spotted the Caprice and pulling ahead of Walker and Trivette, the two Rangers are too late to tell them to back off, and after they run the plates, upon which they come back stolen, a ChaseScene ensues. The chase eventually leads Walker to a church where their three accomplices are holding two nuns and Alex and her support group captive.
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** In Season 6's "Small Blessings", orphans Derek and Cathy Jones, while wandering around an alley late at night after running away from home after [[OutOfContextEavesdropping listening in on their foster parents saying they can't afford both of them, when in fact, they couldn't afford two cars]], witness a murder being committed by the episode's [[MonsterOfTheWeek villain]], Tony Chan, who is the leader of a gang running illegal sweatshops across the country. Tony killed one of his workers who continually protested for her rights and those of her fellow workers, and despite Derek's attempts at getting Cathy to keep quiet, they end up knocking over trash cans, alerting Tony and his gang to their presence and now seeking to murder them. When Chan and his gang set an old building they were hiding in on fire, Walker saves them JustInTime and they are named key witnesses to the murder of that sweatshop worker.
** In "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E14SavingGrace SavingGrace]]", Grace]]" (also in Season 6), Walker and Trivette secretly follow two convicts who escaped from a prison bus in a blue Chevrolet Caprice they hijacked, wondering where the other three escapees are. While doing so, a Dallas Police car happens to show up at the wrong place at the wrong time. With Dallas officers having spotted the Caprice and pulling ahead of Walker and Trivette, the two Rangers are too late to tell them to back off, and after they run the plates, upon which they come back stolen, a ChaseScene ensues. The chase eventually leads Walker to a church where their three accomplices are holding two nuns and Alex and her support group captive.
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** In Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E14SavingGrace Saving Grace]]", Walker and Trivette secretly follow two convicts who escaped from a prison bus in a blue Chevrolet Caprice they hijacked, wondering where the other three escapees are. While doing so, a Dallas Police car happens to show up at the wrong place at the wrong time. With Dallas officers having spotted the Caprice and pulling ahead of Walker and Trivette, the two Rangers are too late to tell them to back off, and after they run the plates, upon which they come back stolen, a ChaseScene ensues.
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** In Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E14SavingGrace Saving Grace]]", Walker and Trivette secretly follow two escaped convicts who escaped from a prison bus in a blue Chevrolet Caprice they hijacked, wondering where the other three escapees are. While doing so, a Dallas Police car happens to show up at the wrong place at the wrong time. With Dallas officers having spotted the Caprice and pulling ahead of Walker and Trivette, the two Rangers are too late to tell them to back off, and after they run the plates, upon which they come back stolen, a ChaseScene ensues.
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** In Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E14SavingGrace Saving Grace]]", Walker and Trivette secretly follow two escaped convicts in a blue Chevrolet Caprice they hijacked, wondering where the other three escapees are. While doing so, a Dallas Police car happens to show up at the wrong place at the wrong time. With Dallas officers having spotted the Caprice and pulling ahead of Walker and Trivette, the two Rangers are too late to tell them to back off, and after they run the plates, upon which they come back stolen, a ChaseScene ensues.
** In Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E14SavingGrace Saving Grace]]", Walker and Trivette secretly follow two escaped convicts in a blue Chevrolet Caprice they hijacked, wondering where the other three escapees are. While doing so, a Dallas Police car happens to show up at the wrong place at the wrong time. With Dallas officers having spotted the Caprice and pulling ahead of Walker and Trivette, the two Rangers are too late to tell them to back off, and after they run the plates, upon which they come back stolen, a ChaseScene ensues.
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* ''Series/{{iCarly}}'': In "iSpy a Mean Teacher", Carly and Freddie are trapped in [[SadistTeacher Ms. Briggs']] house and Sam distracts her; after she is caught, Carly and Freddie take their cue to escape, but Freddie steps on Ms. Briggs' bagpipes sounding them off, alerting the teacher to their trespassing.
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* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''. Helo and Sharon are hiding in a store while a Cylon patrol goes by. Unfortunately a few minutes before, they had decided to make toast, which pops up at just that moment. Also counts as a VisualPun as the derogatory nickname for Cylons is "toasters".
* In one episode of ''Series/{{Benson}}'', Benson discovers a crime in progress. He happens to have a camera with him, so he takes a photo through a window. Unfortunately, the flash is on.
-->'''Benson:''' So much for the element of surprise.
* In one of the season 3 episodes of ''Series/{{Chuck}}'', Chuck gets through a LaserHallway, but then gets distracted and manages to bump into the system on the other side.
** There's also an episode in the same season where the team are assigned to test a building's security by breaking in. Chuck gets through the LaserHallway with ease, but later he and Sarah have to break into the same place for real. Chuck goes through the hallway just like before... only to {{Faceplant}} into the pane of security glass the LaserHallway's been replaced with. They manage to bluff their way through by pretending to be conducting a surprise ''re''inspection.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E9TheEmptyChild "The Empty Child"]]: Nancy is hiding under a table from the titular CreepyChild, when one of the apples in the bag of food she's carrying rolls out just as the Child was about to leave.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E8TheLieOfTheLand "The Lie of the Land"]]: The Doctor returns to Britain after months on a prison ship. Bill notes that they could have just snuck back into the country, but [[LargeHam the Doctor being the Doctor]] he's got to make a DynamicEntry; in this case involving ramming the nearest harbour with the prison ship.
* ''Series/FatherBrown'': The 'stepping on a twig' version happen to Inspector Sullivan in "The Owl of Minerva" as he is sneaking up on a secret meeting being held by Father Brown. Fleeing, he runs straight into the murderer.
* One episode of ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'' the team intended to approach a home where a family was being held at gunpoint silently. Then a patrol cop pulls up, siren blaring. Parker takes the officer aside for a few words about that.
* In ''Series/{{Grimm}}''s "Cry Havoc", Nick, Hank, Wu, Monroe and Trubel team up to sneak into a rented estate and take out the Verrat sentries before they can sneak into the premises. Once they split up, they were doing okay until Wu comes across a Verrat Hundjäger. He throws the three-bladed knife away since he's not proficient in close quarters and blasts him with his shotgun, making Rispoli alert to the sound of intruders.
* On ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Marshall and Lily are in pause so they can have sex after being apart for a week, but will start the fight after. Marshall succeeds in putting Lily to sleep but as he tries sneaking back into the hotel room, he steps on the toy he brought from Ted's house which loudly says, "I wuv you, Mommy!". Unpause!!
* ''Series/MythBusters'', in an episode concerning classic AirVentPassageway: they used out Jamie's magnetic clamps to try and scale a vertical vent. The result is nicely summed up by Adam.
-->'''Adam:''' Thor, the god of thunder, is trying to enter my building!
* ''Series/TheNewAvengers'': At the start of "The Lion and the Unicorn", Steed and Purdey are listening at the door of the hotel room of ProfessionalKiller the Unicorn when Purdey knocks over an ashtray and they have to flee for their lives.
* Cohen in the episode "The Family Ties" of ''Series/TheOC''. Ryan and he are trying to ''quietly'' enter the Cohen house - and fail at the car. Pretty much because of the fact, that Cohen is wasted. Stealth fails.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'':
** Lampshaded when Finch, annoyed at Shaw's tendency to [[StealthHiBye sneak up on him]], asks if she can't step on a twig. A flashback episode later reveals that Finch witnessed Shaw carrying out her first assassination. When Finch tries to sneak off, he steps on a twig and freezes in place. Fortunately [[TreeCover he's behind a tree]] so when Shaw turns to look, she doesn't see anyone.
** At the start of Season 4, Team Machine are supposed to be laying low. While investigating this week's POI, Reese does a DynamicEntry with a GrenadeLauncher, followed by a BarBrawl with DestinationDefenestration and PerpSweating, only to be knocked unconscious and dragged out of there by Shaw, as he's doing [[RunningGag all his signature moves]], which will only draw attention to them.
* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'', "[[ReunionShow Forever Red]]" - On Earth's moon, [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Andros]] is spying on the last of the [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Machine Empire]], who are busy unearthing [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Serpentera]]. Seeing that they've almost finished digging it out, he turns to leave - and dislodges some rocks, sending them tumbling down the slope he was watching from. The robots give chase... on horses. Robots. Riding horses. On the moon.
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Balance of Terror" the ''Enterprise'' and the Romulan warbird are both attempting StealthInSpace[[note]]the warbird is the only one with a cloaking device, but the version of the cloaking device used in "Balance of Terror" limits the sensors of the cloaked ship[[/note]]. Both fail. On the Romulan ship, one of the officers violates RadioSilence to send a report home; the commander chews him out and demotes him but the damage is done. On the ''Enterprise'', Mr. Spock accidentally activates a control, giving their position away -- and, making matters worse, the Romulans are now known to be an off-shoot of the Vulcan race, so a bridge officer is instantly suspicious of his motives.
* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "[[Recap/SupernaturalS02E20WhatIsAndWhatShouldNeverBe What Is And What Should Never Be]]", Dean warns Wishverse-Sam to keep quiet, but Sam can't help gasping in horror when he sees the djinn drinking blood and almost reveals their hiding place.
* On a ''Series/TopGear'' episode that focused on finding the best car for a 17-year-old, one challenge was to see whose car could approach a house late at night with the least amount of noise (to avoid waking the parents). James May's car had a remote for the stereo and horn. Jeremy somehow got hold of it...
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* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''. Helo and Sharon are hiding in a store while a Cylon patrol goes by. Unfortunately a few minutes before, they had decided to make toast, which pops up at just that moment. Also counts as a VisualPun as the derogatory nickname for Cylons is "toasters".
* In one episode of ''Series/{{Benson}}'', Benson discovers a crime in progress. He happens to have a camera with him, so he takes a photo through a window. Unfortunately, the flash is on.
-->'''Benson:''' So much for the element of surprise.
* In one of the season 3 episodes of ''Series/{{Chuck}}'', Chuck gets through a LaserHallway, but then gets distracted and manages to bump into the system on the other side.
** There's also an episode in the same season where the team are assigned to test a building's security by breaking in. Chuck gets through the LaserHallway with ease, but later he and Sarah have to break into the same place for real. Chuck goes through the hallway just like before... only to {{Faceplant}} into the pane of security glass the LaserHallway's been replaced with. They manage to bluff their way through by pretending to be conducting a surprise ''re''inspection.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E9TheEmptyChild "The Empty Child"]]: Nancy is hiding under a table from the titular CreepyChild, when one of the apples in the bag of food she's carrying rolls out just as the Child was about to leave.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E8TheLieOfTheLand "The Lie of the Land"]]: The Doctor returns to Britain after months on a prison ship. Bill notes that they could have just snuck back into the country, but [[LargeHam the Doctor being the Doctor]] he's got to make a DynamicEntry; in this case involving ramming the nearest harbour with the prison ship.
* ''Series/FatherBrown'': The 'stepping on a twig' version happen to Inspector Sullivan in "The Owl of Minerva" as he is sneaking up on a secret meeting being held by Father Brown. Fleeing, he runs straight into the murderer.
* One episode of ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'' the team intended to approach a home where a family was being held at gunpoint silently. Then a patrol cop pulls up, siren blaring. Parker takes the officer aside for a few words about that.
* In ''Series/{{Grimm}}''s "Cry Havoc", Nick, Hank, Wu, Monroe and Trubel team up to sneak into a rented estate and take out the Verrat sentries before they can sneak into the premises. Once they split up, they were doing okay until Wu comes across a Verrat Hundjäger. He throws the three-bladed knife away since he's not proficient in close quarters and blasts him with his shotgun, making Rispoli alert to the sound of intruders.
* On ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Marshall and Lily are in pause so they can have sex after being apart for a week, but will start the fight after. Marshall succeeds in putting Lily to sleep but as he tries sneaking back into the hotel room, he steps on the toy he brought from Ted's house which loudly says, "I wuv you, Mommy!". Unpause!!
* ''Series/MythBusters'', in an episode concerning classic AirVentPassageway: they used out Jamie's magnetic clamps to try and scale a vertical vent. The result is nicely summed up by Adam.
-->'''Adam:''' Thor, the god of thunder, is trying to enter my building!
* ''Series/TheNewAvengers'': At the start of "The Lion and the Unicorn", Steed and Purdey are listening at the door of the hotel room of ProfessionalKiller the Unicorn when Purdey knocks over an ashtray and they have to flee for their lives.
* Cohen in the episode "The Family Ties" of ''Series/TheOC''. Ryan and he are trying to ''quietly'' enter the Cohen house - and fail at the car. Pretty much because of the fact, that Cohen is wasted. Stealth fails.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'':
** Lampshaded when Finch, annoyed at Shaw's tendency to [[StealthHiBye sneak up on him]], asks if she can't step on a twig. A flashback episode later reveals that Finch witnessed Shaw carrying out her first assassination. When Finch tries to sneak off, he steps on a twig and freezes in place. Fortunately [[TreeCover he's behind a tree]] so when Shaw turns to look, she doesn't see anyone.
** At the start of Season 4, Team Machine are supposed to be laying low. While investigating this week's POI, Reese does a DynamicEntry with a GrenadeLauncher, followed by a BarBrawl with DestinationDefenestration and PerpSweating, only to be knocked unconscious and dragged out of there by Shaw, as he's doing [[RunningGag all his signature moves]], which will only draw attention to them.
* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'', "[[ReunionShow Forever Red]]" - On Earth's moon, [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Andros]] is spying on the last of the [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Machine Empire]], who are busy unearthing [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Serpentera]]. Seeing that they've almost finished digging it out, he turns to leave - and dislodges some rocks, sending them tumbling down the slope he was watching from. The robots give chase... on horses. Robots. Riding horses. On the moon.
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Balance of Terror" the ''Enterprise'' and the Romulan warbird are both attempting StealthInSpace[[note]]the warbird is the only one with a cloaking device, but the version of the cloaking device used in "Balance of Terror" limits the sensors of the cloaked ship[[/note]]. Both fail. On the Romulan ship, one of the officers violates RadioSilence to send a report home; the commander chews him out and demotes him but the damage is done. On the ''Enterprise'', Mr. Spock accidentally activates a control, giving their position away -- and, making matters worse, the Romulans are now known to be an off-shoot of the Vulcan race, so a bridge officer is instantly suspicious of his motives.
* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "[[Recap/SupernaturalS02E20WhatIsAndWhatShouldNeverBe What Is And What Should Never Be]]", Dean warns Wishverse-Sam to keep quiet, but Sam can't help gasping in horror when he sees the djinn drinking blood and almost reveals their hiding place.
* On a ''Series/TopGear'' episode that focused on finding the best car for a 17-year-old, one challenge was to see whose car could approach a house late at night with the least amount of noise (to avoid waking the parents). James May's car had a remote for the stereo and horn. Jeremy somehow got hold of it...
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