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| 7 | [[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anscut01_2948.jpg]]]] |
| 8 | [[caption-width-right:350:Sometimes [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].]] |
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| 10 | When a character asks a question, and the work cuts, pans, or otherwise shifts to an image of the implied answer. This comes in a couple of flavors: |
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| 12 | * A direct question followed by a cut to the answer. (''e.g.'', A character asks "who could have done such a thing?" before the shot cuts to the culprit.) |
| 13 | * A character makes a significant remark (''e.g.'', "Some people just naturally make fools of themselves"), then the camera cuts to another character doing exactly that sort of thing. |
| 14 | * Another character, completely uninvolved with the initial conversation, answers the question with a line identifying the answer ("What kind of loser takes a job at BurgerFool?" "Hey, did your brother tell you he got a new job?"). |
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| 16 | The usual question is WhoWouldBeStupidEnough, but there are many questions that can be answered this way. It is a critical tactic if the viewers need to know the answer, but the character asking for it must be kept in the dark. |
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| 18 | In literature, the usual accompanying phrase is "As if in response..." |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Sometimes used as {{Foreshadowing}}. Occasionally used for an InadvertentEntranceCue. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | Compare/contrast GilliganCut, DescriptionCut, IKnowWhatWeCanDoCut, IronicEchoCut and ObliviousMockery. |
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| 24 | !!Examples: |
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| 27 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 28 | * GEICO's Rhetorical questions advertisements. All of them start with Mike [=McGlone=] asking "[[IsTheAnswerToThisQuestionYes Could switching to GEICO really save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance]]?" [=McGlone=] then gives another question, which includes the following: |
| 29 | ** Is Ed "Too Tall" Jones too tall? ''[Cuts to Jones in a doctor's office being measured for his height. Since he is too tall for the maximum length of the measure; the nurse breaks it and decides to guesstimate]'' |
| 30 | ** Does Charlie Daniels play a mean fiddle? ''[Cuts to Daniels energetically playing a fiddle in a classy restaurant after taking it from a violinist. Once he finishes, he hands it back and states "That's how you do it, son"]'' |
| 31 | ** [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome Does Elmer Fudd have trouble with the letter R? ''[Cuts to Elmer hunting and telling us to be vewy quiet while he's "hunting wabbits", the director correcting his rhotacism to the former's frustration, and eventually stalking off while muttering about how "this diwector is starting to wub me the wong way".]'']] |
| 32 | ** Did Series/{{the Waltons}} take way too long to say good night? ''[Cuts to the exterior of a house, while inside, the Walton family says "good night" to each other numerous times]'' |
| 33 | ** Does a ten pound bag of flour make a really big biscuit?" ''[Cuts to a child buttering an enormous biscuit on the kitchen counter humming as his mom walks in with a dismayed look upon her face]'' |
| 34 | ** Did the Caveman invent fire? ''[Cuts to [[MythologyGag the GEICO caveman]] sitting in a living room on a couch with a female companion. He looks disdainfully at the camera, then activates the fireplace by remote control before scowling at the camera once more]'' |
| 35 | ** Was [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln Abe Lincoln]] honest? ''[Cuts to an old-style black and white film of Mary Todd Lincoln asking "Does this dress make my backside look big?" After a lengthy pause and deliberation, Lincoln sheepishly responds, saying "Perhaps just...", interrupted as she gets up and walks out perturbed]'' |
| 36 | ** Is having a snowball fight with pitching great Randy Johnson a bad idea? ''[Cuts to Johnson helping a man to his feet, the latter with a hole in the arm of his jacket, in a snowy street. After lamenting the smashed in garage door behind them, they agree to go sledding instead]'' |
| 37 | ** Is a bird in the hand worth two in the bush? ''[Cuts to an ''Series/AntiquesRoadshow'' appraiser examining a small statue of a bird cupped in a human hand. He tells the owner that the figure is indeed, worth two in the bush]'' |
| 38 | ** Can fútbol announcer Andrés Cantor make any sport exciting? ''[Cuts to Cantor loudly and very energetically calling a slow-paced chess match, screaming his trademark "¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!"]'' |
| 39 | ** Does a former [[DrillSergeantNasty drill sergeant]] make a terrible therapist? ''[Cuts to...]'' |
| 40 | --->'''Patient:''' And that's why yellow makes me sad, I think.\ |
| 41 | '''Creator/RLeeErmey''': That's interesting. You know what makes me sad? [[NoIndoorVoice YOU DO! MAYBE WE SHOULD CHUG ON OVER TO MAMBY PAMBY LAND, WHERE MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOME SELF-CONFIDENCE FOR YOU,]] ''[[NoIndoorVoice YA JACKWAGON!!!!!]]'' Tissue? ''[chucks a box of Kleenex at the patient]'' Crybaby. |
| 42 | ** Do woodchucks chuck wood? ''[Cuts to a jovial pair of woodchucks throwing chopped logs into a river and being admonished by the farmer who chopped them, after which they run away]'' |
| 43 | ** Did the little piggy cry "wee wee wee" all the way home? ''[Cuts to a pig named Maxwell riding in the back seat of an SUV holding pinwheels, yelling "wee wee wee" out the window, before being dropped off at his house by his friend's exasperated mother]'' |
| 44 | ** Does it take two to tango? ''[Cuts to a man and woman dancing the tango while another man tries to dance with them.]'' |
| 45 | ** What, do you live under a rock? ''[Cuts to a man living underground who moves a rock so he can raise his head above ground to see outside, and then gets excited when he sees a GEICO billboard and invites his friend Rick to move his own rock and take a peek]'' |
| 46 | ** Do dogs chase cats? ''[Cuts to a dog and cat engaged in a Film/{{Bullitt}}-style car chase]'' |
| 47 | ** Is the pen mightier than the sword? ''[Cuts to a ninja menacingly demonstrating his swordsmanship to his opponent, who countermaneuvers by using a pen to sign for the delivery of his new taser, with which he promptly zaps the ninja]'' |
| 48 | ** Would WesternAnimation/FoghornLeghorn make a really bad book narrator? ''[Cuts to a recording studio where Foghorn is reading ''Literature/ATaleOfTwoCities'' -- his ad-libbing and talking over the director cause an exasperated Henery Hawk to get up from the control panel and whack him with a club]'' |
| 49 | ** Do people use smartphones to do dumb things? ''[Cuts to three office workers using very silly smartphone apps to help celebrate the end of the workweek]'' |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 53 | * At the end of Episode 15 of the first season of ''Anime/AceAttorney2016'', Phoenix suspects that Dr. Grey's death was part of a plan to frame Maya for murder. Maya asks, "You think I was set up? Who'd do that?" Cut to [[spoiler:Morgan Fey, ominously talking to a photo of her sister Misty and declaring that her moment has come.]] |
| 54 | * In Chapter 52 of ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': |
| 55 | -->"There isn't a single student stronger than him in this school." ''[speaking with regards to [[spoiler:the Chairman's son]]]''\ |
| 56 | ''[cut to a yawning Karma]'' |
| 57 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': Who screamed at the cockroach first? Who suggested that everyone's stuffed animals be brought and put on display? The answer to both questions appears to be Sakaki, though we have only the editing as proof. |
| 58 | * Near the end of ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks'', Shirou and Rin go to Ryudo Temple to [[spoiler:destroy the Holy Grail]], only to encounter [[spoiler:Gilgamesh]], whom they assumed Saber was fighting at the front gate. As Saber climbs the steps, Rin asks, "If he's here, then who's Saber fighting?" The scene then cuts to Saber encountering [[spoiler:Assassin, who's still around despite his master Caster's death]]. |
| 59 | * During ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'''s final battle, [[EnsembleDarkhorse Patrick Colasour]] contacts his mother ship to tell his commanding officer (and wife) Kati Mannequin that his [[HumongousMecha mobile suit]] has been disabled. She tells him to get out of there, and the film cuts to show that Patrick's cockpit has almost been completely enveloped by the [[StarfishAliens ELS]]' assimilation crystals. |
| 60 | -->'''Patrick:''' I can't really do that right now... |
| 61 | * In ''Manga/MuhyoAndRoji'', during Episode 17 of the anime, Yoichi discusses Enchu's whereabouts with Muhyo and Biko. Muhyo says, "He could be anywhere now. That dumb jellyfish could've slithered right out of the country." Cut to Enchu in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. |
| 62 | * In ''Anime/MyHime'', Natsuki briefly muses about one's "most important person," some time after hearing that if a [=HiME=]'s Child is destroyed, her most important person will die. The scene then cuts to Shizuru, who's Natsuki's best friend and most important person. |
| 63 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', |
| 64 | ** Soon after the TimeSkip, Shikamaru informs Naruto that he's the only one in his year who hasn't been promoted to Chunin yet. After Shikamaru adds that Neji, Kankuro and Temari are already Jonin, Naruto asks about Gaara. The scene then cuts to the Sand Village, showing that Gaara has become ''Kazekage''. |
| 65 | ** Danzo walks in on a meeting between Tsunade and the village elders, the latter of whom insist on choosing the two ninja who will accompany Naruto on the mission to capture Sasori's spy. Tsunade says if Danzo is here, then that must mean that one of the two ninjas is one of his subordinates. Cut to Sai, who attacked Naruto in order to gauge his abilities. |
| 66 | * In an early episode of ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'', Ash and friends find a Pokémon village protected by various traps, including pitfalls (one of which Misty had triggered). Ash wonders how safe the village is, saying, "You'd have to be pretty stupid to fall into one of those holes." After an indignant Misty yells, "HEY!", we cut to [[GoldfishPoopGang Team Rocket]] at the bottom of a hole. |
| 67 | --> '''Jessie:''' This is the THIRD hole we've fallen into! |
| 68 | * ''Anime/ResidentEvilDamnation'': Leon and Buddy are being chased by a Tyrant and get trapped after an elevator locks down before they can reach it. They prepare to fight the Tyrant when the elevator reactivates and opens. Leon is confused why the elevator is suddenly working again and the scene cuts to Ada on her laptop hacking the control system before she makes her own escape. |
| 69 | --> '''Leon:''' Why's it doing that?\ |
| 70 | '''Ada:''' ''[in a different room]'' You owe me one. |
| 71 | * Midway through the second episode of ''Literature/SuperCub'', Koguma struggles to recall the name of the classmate who spoke with her about her cub. The episode then cuts to the title card for the episode, which is titled "Reiko." |
| 72 | * ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': In the ''War of the Underworld'' arc, after Alice drains the spatial resources inside the ravine and uses them for a devastating attack against the Dark Territory forces, Dee Eye Ell rages about this development, noting that even she can't do such a thing, then asks, "Who do they have that is ''that'' powerful?" Cut back to Alice. |
| 73 | * In ''Manga/TegamiBachiLetterBee'', when "Roda" tells Lag that "It will consume everything in the capital!" Lag asks what "it" is. Cut to a shot that slowly pans up to reveal Cabernet, a large and powerful Gaichuu. |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 77 | * In the first ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' comic book, Randall is seen leaving Steve-Dave and Walt's comic shop after having pissed them off. Walt asks, "What kind of place would hire a guy like that anyway?" Next page: an establishing shot of Quick Stop and RST Video. |
| 78 | * {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' issue #124. The context is that Robotnik was complaining about being attacked by some alien invader, though the king didn't believe him [[CryingWolf because of his past treachery]]. When Sonic asks, as in the page image, who would be responsible if it were true, said alien invaders send out a telepathic message not only about what they're doing but also about why they're doing it. [[spoiler:They say that a while ago, they sent an emissary to offer an alliance with the human species, but, instead, [[TheyWouldCutYouUp humans dissected it]], and thus the Xorda are out to [[DisproportionateRetribution destroy the whole planet]] in retaliation.]] |
| 79 | * Fused with ArsonMurderAndJaywalking in one ''ComicBook/XMen'' comic as Iceman and Angel find themselves taking on a massive alien. Iceman demands to know where the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and military are. Cut to the Avengers being held in force bubbles by Kang the Conqueror, the Fantastic Four being trapped by Annihilus, and the military...well... |
| 80 | --->'''Namor''': For the last time, I can't "surrender"! This ''isn't'' an invasion of your surface world! [[VillainsOutShopping I just wanted a]] ''[[VillainsOutShopping bagel!]]'' |
| 81 | [[/folder]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 84 | * ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'': When Steve Dallas, as lead singer and spokesman of the metal band Deathtöngue, negotiates a deal with [[Creator/ColumbiaRecords CBS Records]], he quotes the lyrics of their next song which goes "Let's run over Lionel Ritchie with a tank". Cut to the CBS CEO sitting in front of a huge portrait of Lionel Ritchie. |
| 85 | ** [[GetOut "You can slam the door behind you."]] |
| 86 | * In one ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' strip, Wally notes how difficult it will be to find a new CEO for the company because "no ethical person would board a sinking ship just to plunder its treasure." Cue Dogbert signing up for the job. |
| 87 | -->'''Scott Adams:''' This is only funny if you already know how evil Dogbert is. It's the anticipation that sells it. |
| 88 | * ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' uses this on occasion, usually with regard to something Jason has done. |
| 89 | -->'''Jason:''' Mom, I was thinking we should go to some tiny tropical island this summer.\ |
| 90 | '''Andy:''' Oh?\ |
| 91 | '''Jason:''' It'd be perfect. No phones... no hassles... no extradition treaties...\ |
| 92 | '''Andy:''' What do extradition treaties have to do with our family vacation?\ |
| 93 | '''Jason:''' Who's talking about a vacation?\ |
| 94 | '''Andy:''' NOW what have you done?\ |
| 95 | '''Peter:''' Man, you wouldn't believe this story on the news about some wayward model rocket... |
| 96 | * And then there's this bizarre incident from ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'': |
| 97 | -->'''Goat:''' Did you hear the UsefulNotes/{{Vietnam}}ese government has lost the preserved body of Ho Chi Minh?\ |
| 98 | '''Zebra:''' Lost it?\ |
| 99 | '''Goat:''': Yeah...they were having it transported for restoration and there was a shipping mix-up.\ |
| 100 | '''Zebra:''' But he was their former leader. Where could he be?\ |
| 101 | ''(cut to Pig and Rat standing next to a box with Ho Chi Minh's body)''\ |
| 102 | '''Rat:''' That's the ''last'' time I buy rice on [=eBay=]. |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 106 | * ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': |
| 107 | ** One of the Russian members of the Monarch-Russian military rescue joint operation responds "What the fuck" when receiving footage from Krupin's headcam. Then the narrative cuts to the perspective of Krupin's headcam and shows us what provoked that reaction, before Mariko exposits. |
| 108 | ** Vivienne Graham wonders why a Monarch helicopter is approaching [[TwoBeingsOneBody her and San]] at Yonaguni, and the narrative cuts to show the reader why and who's onboard the chopper. |
| 109 | * ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'': |
| 110 | -->'''Hobbes:''' How many six-year-old kids get money?\ |
| 111 | '''Calvin:''' Lemonade stand, why?\ |
| 112 | '''Woman at Calvin's stand:''' And what do we have here? |
| 113 | * ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'': In the sixth chapter, Shinji idly wonders what Kaworu and [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari]]'s guardian [[InNameOnly David]] "Call me 'DJ' and ''die''" [[Fanfic/NeonExodusEvangelion Croft]] are getting up to together. [[spoiler:They're in Siberia, where they've teamed up with Kaji and are currently fleeing from the police in a stolen big rig. ItMakesSenseInContext.]] |
| 114 | * ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': |
| 115 | ** In ''Beryl's Plan'', when Morgania's spymaster talks about Ami: |
| 116 | ---> "Since she is clearly much more powerful than we were led to believe, things don’t bode well for her final opponent.”\ |
| 117 | [Cuts to Queen Beryl, clearly implying her as the "final opponent"] |
| 118 | ** From [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/dungeon-keeper-ami-sailor-moon-dungeon-keeper-story-only-thread.30066/page-5#post-6355777 Underworld Army Attack]]: |
| 119 | --->"Oh. OH." Cathy sounded chagrined as she looked at Mercury with pleading eyes. "Please tell me we are ''not'' going to charge the enemy army head-on!"\ |
| 120 | ''(Cut to the Underworld Army facing [[spoiler:The Avatar]], Mercury, [[spoiler:Jadeite, Rabixtrel]] some automatons, and some golems.)'' |
| 121 | * ''Fanfic/FantasyOfUtterRidiculousness:'' Coop wonders at one point just who in their right mind would enjoy ''tofu''. Cue cut to the kitsune Ran Yakumo, wondering why she feels she ought to defend her snack choices. |
| 122 | * ''Webcomic/FeralnetteAU'': Combined with TemptingFate: When Amelie calls Gabriel out on [[spoiler:"staring at the children with that look on your face"]], Gabriel immediately asks "Like ''what?''" Amelie appropriately demonstrates an "I dearly wish for your death" glare. |
| 123 | * ''Fanfic/HopToIt'' has this at the end of a long HowWeGotHere section: |
| 124 | -->'''Chat Noir''': So, LB. What's the plan?\ |
| 125 | '''Ladybug''': ''(To Rabbit)'' The plan was for you to gain CottontailÂ’s trust, figure out her weakness, and lure her away from Alya so Chat and I could rescue her. What was so hard about that? |
| 126 | * In ''Fanfic/JonathanJoestarTheFirstJoJo'', after Josuke nearly kills Joseph for abandoning his mother: |
| 127 | -->''"Joseph."'' His voice was serious, and was so uncharacteristic for the usually polite and bright gentleman that it made the elder Joestar jump. Oh God, he really sounded like granny Erina when she was about to give him one of her long lectures, "What happened?"\ |
| 128 | '''''"JOSEPH JOESTAR, HOW COULD YOU DO SUCH A THING?!"''''' Jonathan's voice boomed, making the elder Joestar shrink back slightly. |
| 129 | * ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'': After Marinette's SecretIdentity is exposed during her FinalBattle with Hawkmoth, she idly wonders whether any of her classmates regret how they treated her now that they know she's Ladybug. Cut back to the Agreste Manor, where we see that ''Lila'' is the only one who [[OhCrap actually recognizes that she might be in trouble]] -- Alya is too busy gushing about how she's supposedly Ladybug's BFF, despite [[FairWeatherFriend how she'd been treating her lately]], and Adrien is privately reassuring himself that it doesn't actually ''matter'' that he skipped the final fight because he's still [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality one of the 'heroes']]. |
| 130 | * ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'''s [[InMediasRes prologue]] includes, among other things, Kyon being attacked by Asakura Ryouko, having possession of a lot of supernatural tools [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya his canon counterpart]] doesn't have, and Haruhi not batting much of an eye to Kyon's admission Asakura is a humanoid interface like Yuki. At some point after that, Kyon asks himself, "It started off such a nice day, too. How had it come to this, anyway...?". Cue scene change to the first non-prologue scene. |
| 131 | * ''Fanfic/MyDreamIsYours'': The final chapter has Olympia asking who could still be affected by the Dream-Transfer-itis epidemic since she and Otis have asked practically everyone in Precinct 13579. The scene then cuts to Orchid, who is asleep in the Pillow Room and having Orson's dream, then it shifts to Ozric attempting to calm a crying Orson as he remarks that the baby agent has been cranky ever since waking up from his afternoon nap. |
| 132 | * ''Fanfic/OversaturatedWorld'': From the second chapter, ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/269241/2/oversaturation/tones Tones]]'': |
| 133 | --> who'd want a school full of disharmony?\ |
| 134 | ''(Cut to Discord, the spirit of Disharmony, or at least his human version.)'' |
| 135 | * Parodied in ''Fanfic/PokemonMysteryDungeonWhatCameAfter''. The sequence goes as follows: |
| 136 | ** Riolu asks his teammates if they think Trevenant will be okay with them going to save his son (he still holds a grudge over Alesia apparently stealing one of his books), and the scene cuts to Trevenant's bookstore where he yells at them not to. |
| 137 | ** Trevenant sarcastically asks Team Everlasting if they think Braviary will permit them to go on the mission, and the scene cuts to Braviary's courthouse where he says yes. |
| 138 | ** Popplio encouragingly asks Alesia, "How big can those woods be?", and the scene cuts to Izolo Woods where Riolu reads a sign saying that the woods are 400 acres. |
| 139 | ** Alesia asks Popplio why he likes his Special Band so much, and the scene cuts to Team Everlasting ''on the roof of Braviary's courthouse somehow'' where they understandably wonder how they got up there (but not before Popplio answers the question). |
| 140 | ** Alesia asks if it's safe to jump down from the roof into a pile of leaves, and the scene cuts to them back in Izolo Woods where Riolu affirms that it was. |
| 141 | * ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'': In "Captain Hardrock", Lieutenant Raincomprix is asked who made the noise complaint. The next panel shows Chloé exclaiming "Yoo-hoo!". |
| 142 | * ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': Multiple, spread across ''[[Recap/TriptychContinuumATotalEclipseOfTheFun A Total Eclipse Of The Fun]]'': |
| 143 | * First one: |
| 144 | -->Trial run... it still felt like unveiling a masterpiece before the official gallery opening. But really, what harm could it do?\ |
| 145 | ''(scene change)''\ |
| 146 | The sisters looked over the wreckage in the Lunar Courtyard. |
| 147 | ** Chapter 4, when Luna asks what the problem would be with having Twilight Sparkle write the one-sheet educational briefing on eclipses for distribution to the general public. One location switch later, she gets her migraine-inducing answer. Which included [[Literature/{{Discworld}} quantum]]. |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Films — Animated]] |
| 151 | * In ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' the last line of the prologue is "...for who could ever learn to love a Beast?" Guess who shows up onscreen next? |
| 152 | ** Lumière later tells the Beast he "doesn't have time to be timid" with Belle. While he says that, the shot is expanded so the wilting rose is in focus. |
| 153 | * In ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'', when Lightning [=McQueen=] fails to reach California, instead accidentally winding up in Radiator Springs, his trailer opens and is found to be empty. Cue some news reports on [=McQueen=]'s disappearance culminating in this trope. After the question is asked, cut to [=McQueen=] having been impounded for the mess he made in Radiator Springs the previous night. |
| 154 | -->'''Chuck Manifold:''' They're all asking the same question: Where is [=McQueen=]?\ |
| 155 | ''[Cut to [=McQueen=], who's been impounded for last night's mishap in Radiator Springs]'' |
| 156 | * Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'' when the news anchor wonders aloud who could be responsible for stealing the pyramid; cut to Gru, who we later find out did NOT steal the pyramid; it was actually his soon-to-be-rival Vector. |
| 157 | * Played with in ''WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox''. Having successfully trapped the animals underground, a character asks his fellows, "How long can a fox go without food or water?" Cut to Kylie saying to the camera "Well, I can only answer as an opossum, but I don't think I can last more than another couple of hours before I get completely dehydrated and starve to death." After that, we cut further back and he doesn't appear to be talking to anyone in particular. |
| 158 | * In ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'', when The Toad's hench-rats fail to capture the protagonists: |
| 159 | -->'''Whitey:''' ''[visibly worried]'' [[AskAStupidQuestion Do you think [Toad] will be annoyed with us?]]\ |
| 160 | ''[cut to Toad, furious at his hench-rats failure]'' |
| 161 | * In ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeDawnOfTheDinosaurs'': |
| 162 | -->'''Manny:''' (''to Ellie'') Boy, you're starting to sound like Diego. Wait a second. Where is Diego? (''Cut to Diego trying to hunt an antelope'') |
| 163 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'': |
| 164 | ** At their marriage, Bob asks Helen "We’re superheroes. What could happen?". The film cuts to the scene of Mr. Incredible being sued by someone who didn't want to be saved, leading to Supers being banned. Double as TemptingFate. |
| 165 | ** After Helen reassures Bob that they can deal with Omnidroid together as a family, Helen calls back to the line "We’re superheroes. What could happen?" Cue Violet screaming as the Omnidroid v.10 drops a tentacle on the RV to crush it. Fortunately, she and Dash escape just in time. |
| 166 | * ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'': |
| 167 | ** In the Incredibile, when Dash wonders what he and Violet have to offer to oppose the villain, Jack-Jack in the backseat makes himself known by showcasing his RealityWarper powers. |
| 168 | ** Mr. Incredible who just broke free from the hypnosis wonders why the others talk about escape. His question of who they're escaping from is answered when the other mind-controlled supers break into the room. |
| 169 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'': When Mr. Stutz says that he really did call the government and that they were sending someone to investigate, Dean asks, "Who in the hell would the government send?" Cut to the power plant where Kent Mansley gets out of his car. |
| 170 | * ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'': When the matter of who is worthy to be the Dragon Warrior is addressed: |
| 171 | -->'''Oogway:''' ''[serenely]'' It is time.\ |
| 172 | '''Shifu:''' But who?? Who is worthy to be trusted with the secret to limitless power?\ |
| 173 | '''Oogway:''' [shrugging] I don't know!\ |
| 174 | ''[cut to...Po's [[BigEater stomach]]. But then the camera pulls out to reveal our hero clumsily weaving through the noodle shop customers]'' |
| 175 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'', Wyldstyle, having realized that [[spoiler:the Systarians aren't actually evil, and actually want good relations with the Apocalypseburgers]], asks who the real bad guy is. Cut to [[spoiler:Rex Dangervest, who's convinced Emmet to destroy the temple and stop the Queen from marrying Batman]]. |
| 176 | * In ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': |
| 177 | -->'''Jumbaa:''' So, tell me, my little one-eyed one, on what poor, pitiful, defenseless planet has my monstrosity been unleashed?\ |
| 178 | ''[Cut to Earth -- Hawaii, specifically]'' |
| 179 | * At the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', [[BigGood the Emperor]] responds to [[BigBad Shan Yu's]] attack by amassing as many soldiers as possible, saying, "A single grain of rice can tip the scales. One man could mean the difference between victory and defeat." Cut to [[TheHero Mulan]]. |
| 180 | * At the very end of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsLegendOfEverfree'': |
| 181 | -->'''Sunset:''' There is one thing I'm still wondering about, though.\ |
| 182 | '''Twilight:''' What's that?\ |
| 183 | '''Sunset:''' Where did the magic that hit this cave come from?\ |
| 184 | ''[Cut to Canterlot High, showing a crack in the top of the still-destroyed statue, where Equestrian magic is leaking through...]'' |
| 185 | * ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'': Raya travels to Talon to confront its chief, Dang Hai, and collect his piece of the Dragon Gem, only to find that he'd [[TakenForGranite fallen victim to the Druun]]. |
| 186 | -->'''Raya:''' Who has his gem piece?! |
| 187 | -->'''Chai:''' ''(chuckles)'' The most vicious chief Talon has ever seen. |
| 188 | -->''(cut to a [[NeverMessWithGranny little old lady]] leading Sisu into a trap)'' |
| 189 | * ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'': "How long must this reef live under siege? Is there no hero among us? Who can stop this shark menace?" Cut to Oscar. |
| 190 | ** Another example occurs later during Frankie's funeral when Don Lino hears about the Sharkslayer, vowing to find out who he is and avenge his son's death. |
| 191 | --->'''Don Lino''': I wanna find this guy. I wanna know everything about him. I wanna know where he lives, where he sleeps. He pops a gill, I wanna know about it. ''Who is the Sharkslayer?''\ |
| 192 | [scene cuts]\ |
| 193 | '''Guy on PA''': Here he is! The Sharkslayer! ''(Oscar turns around and winks)'' |
| 194 | * At the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek 2}}'', Prince Charming asks who Princess Fiona is on honeymoon with. The scene immediately cuts to Shrek's face. |
| 195 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'', after Plankton unleashes the final phase of Plan Z, turning all of the citizens of Bikini Bottom into his mind-controlled slaves and captures Squidward, who was the only one who figured out what he was up to: |
| 196 | -->'''Plankton:''' [[NothingCanStopMeNow Who can stop me now?!]] ''[EvilLaugh]'' WHO?!\ |
| 197 | ''[Cut to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick driving in the Patty Wagon while laughing silly]'' |
| 198 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': The first big trailer opens with Bowser's army invading the penguins' kingdom and taking the Super Star. As Bowser gleefully shouts [[NothingCanStopMeNow "NOW WHO'S GONNA STOP MEEEEE?!"]], the scene cuts to Mario arriving in the Mushroom Kingdom. In the film, the line is changed to "...and now NO ONE CAN STOP ME!!!" and instead skips to a [[KitschyLocalCommercial local commercial]] for Mario and Luigi's plumbing service. |
| 199 | * ''Franchise/ToyStory'': |
| 200 | ** In [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 the first film]], while the toys are trying to rescue Buzz after he gets knocked out the window, Rex asks, "Where could he be?" Cut to the gas station later that night, where both Buzz and Woody eventually end up. |
| 201 | ** And on at least three occasions in [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 the third film]]: |
| 202 | *** When Andy's toys are trapped in the Caterpillar room and Buzz points up to the transom, Rex asks: "Oh, great. How do we get up there?". Cut to the next scene where they have built a RubeGoldbergDevice that helps getting Buzz up there. |
| 203 | *** As a TemptingFate, when Lotso orders Andy's toys to stay at Sunnyside and Jessie asks who is gonna stop them from leaving. Cue brainwashed Buzz EmergingFromTheShadows. |
| 204 | *** After the climax, when the group of toys want to get back to Andy's place, Rex concludes "We'll never get there in time". Then the camera pans over to a shot of the garbage truck. |
| 205 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'': The Bergens believe that the only way to be happy is to eat a Troll. After all the Trolls have escaped, Prince Gristle asks his father, "What's going to make me happy now?" Just before his father replies "Nothing!", there's a brief shot of [[spoiler: Bridget]]. |
| 206 | * ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': After Mei [[spoiler:defies her mother and refuses the ritual to exorcise her panda spirit, she escapes and joins her friends at the 4*Town concert]]. As she brags about what she did and says she's unafraid of the consequences, the scene cuts to something she really ''should'' be afraid of. |
| 207 | -->'''Miriam:''' Your mom must have gone nuclear. |
| 208 | -->'''Mei:''' Who cares? What's she gonna do? Ground me? ''(she and her friends laugh)'' |
| 209 | -->''(cut to Ming, [[spoiler:[[SuperpoweredEvilSide who is now a]] [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever towering Panda monster,]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge on the warpath]]]])'' |
| 210 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', when Nick wonders how Judy could possibly get access to the jam cams, she replies that she knows somebody who could help. Cut to Bellwether at the ZPD headquarters. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 214 | * The movie ''Film/{{Airport}}'', where the Customs agent is curious about the flight his niece will be taking and turns to the Airline Passenger Supervisor, Mrs. Livingston. "Oh, with all this snow, do you think it will take off on time?" The film then cuts to a reservation agent who says, "Flight Two, ''The Golden Argosy'', will depart on schedule", and then cuts back to the man on the phone who had called her, who says, "Thank You." ''Very'' slickly done. |
| 215 | * In ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'', Elizabeth describes a vision of an evil apparition which will entangle Henry, and says she sees it drawing nearer — nearer — and the camera cuts to the [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate evil Dr]]. [[InadvertentEntranceCue Pretorius knocking at the door]]. |
| 216 | * ''Film/{{Clockwise}}'': When Laura tells Brian that she had had a row with her boyfriend, and told him she was driving to Norwich, Brian asks who. Laura merely replies "this bloke"; there is then a cut to Mr Jolly, one of the teachers at the school. |
| 217 | * In ''Film/DraculasDaughter'', Dr. Garth asks "What could have made [[OurVampiresAreDifferent those two small puncture marks]] on the neck?", and, immediately, a maid announces, "[[InadvertentEntranceCue Countess Zalenska]]!" |
| 218 | ** This exchange is actually a reference to the original ''Film/{{Dracula|1931}}'' film. |
| 219 | --->'''Jonathan Harker:''' What could have caused those marks, Professor?\ |
| 220 | '''Maid:''' ''[announcing the arrival of their guest]'' Count Dracula. |
| 221 | ** And in ''Film/DraculaDeadAndLovingIt'', this is picked up once more. One character asks, rhetorically, who in England could ''possibly'' be a vampire. Immediately, the maid announces "Count Dracula." The character who asks concedes, "All right, maybe him." |
| 222 | * ''Film/DumbAndDumber'' When Mary is watching "A Current Affair", where a report about a blind boy who was duped into buying a dead parakeet, Mary ask "Who are these sick people?". Followed by Mary answering the door to Lloyd. |
| 223 | * In ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'', Ferris has just called his less-than-enthusiastic friend Cameron to come play hookey with him, leading to this: |
| 224 | --> '''Ferris:''' I'm so disappointed in Cameron. Twenty bucks says he's sitting in his car right now debating about whether or not he should go out.\ |
| 225 | ''(cut to Cameron sitting in his car)''\ |
| 226 | '''Cameron:''' He'll keep calling me. He'll keep calling me until I come over. He'll make me feel guilty... This- This is ridiculous! Okay, I'll go, I'll go, I'll go, I'll go, I'll go... Shit. |
| 227 | * In ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives'', Tommy asks a gravedigger to dig up Jason's grave as he's being arrested by the police, knowing that Jason has been resurrected and someone else was put in his place. [[CassandraTruth The gravedigger, named Martin, and the police don't believe him.]] But the movie does though! |
| 228 | -->'''Tommy:''' ''(while being dragged off by the cops)'' JASON'S NOT IN HIS GRAVE, HAWES IS! DIG IT UP! ''YOU GOTTA DIG IT UP!'' |
| 229 | -->'''Martin:''' "Dig him up?" Does he think I'm a farthead? |
| 230 | -->''(cut to a bunch of little kids at Camp Forest Green (actually just a renamed Camp Crystal Lake).)'' |
| 231 | -->'''Kids:''' [[BluntYes YEEEEEEEES!]] |
| 232 | * From ''Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'', in a scene set at [[Literature/TheFourGospels the Last Supper]]: |
| 233 | -->'''Jesus:''' Yea, yea, so you say, but one who sits amongst us has already betrayed me this night.\ |
| 234 | '''Apostles:''' Who? Who could it be?\ |
| 235 | '''Waiter:''' JUDAS!\ |
| 236 | (Judas gasps)\ |
| 237 | '''Waiter:''' Do you want a beverage? Try the mulled wine, it's terrific! |
| 238 | * ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'': "Who would be so stupid as to sign the order to destroy Earth?" Cut to Zaphod wearing a "thinking cap" (fueled by lemons) and grinning like an idiot. |
| 239 | * ''Film/HomeAlone'': |
| 240 | ** In [[Film/HomeAlone1 the first film]]: after the [=McCallisters=] board the plane, Kate says, "I hope we didn't forget anything." Cut to Kevin opening the door from the third floor. |
| 241 | ** In ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'', Harry and Marv climb down a rope from Uncle Rob's townhouse when the latter notices a funny smell. |
| 242 | --->'''Marv:''' Harry? You wearing aftershave?\ |
| 243 | '''Harry:''' That's not aftershave, that's kerosene. The rope is soaked in it.\ |
| 244 | '''Marv:''' ''(laughs)'' Now, why would anybody soak a rope in kerosene?\ |
| 245 | ''(cut to Kevin lighting a match)'' |
| 246 | * In the 1939 version of ''Film/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'', Dr. Mortimer's wife, conducting a séance, asks the spirit of the victim, "Tell us, Sir Charles! Who was it that killed you?" -- to be answered by an eerie "[[{{Hellhound}} AROOOOOOOOO]]!" from off the moor. |
| 247 | * In ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'', Captain Ramius discusses the officers' plan to defect with Borodin. Ramius says that the Soviet Navy is not the biggest problem for them, since he knows their tactics, but rather the Americans, since he doesn't know how they will respond. But he says, "We meet the right sort, this will work. We get some... buckaroo?" Cue to Jack Ryan on a jet plane in high turbulence - bucking just like a cowboy. |
| 248 | * In ''Film/TheKillerThatStalkedNewYork'', a 1950 film {{Very Loosely Based|OnATrueStory}} on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_New_York_City_smallpox_outbreak 1947 New York City smallpox outbreak]], PatientZero Sheila Bennet's brother Sid tells her "You look like you could kill.", and the scene dissolves to the first fatality of the smallpox outbreak--the porter at Pennsylvania Station, whom Sheila infected and thus indirectly killed. |
| 249 | * During a conversation at the Hall of Meduseld in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'', Gandalf asks Théoden, "And what is the King's decision?" with regards to the threat of attack by Saruman's forces. An offscreen voice over starts to say "By order of the King, the city must empty! We make for the refuge of Helm's Deep", cutting to a shot of Rohan refugees preparing to leave. |
| 250 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: |
| 251 | ** In ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', Loki has just brainwashed S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives, claimed the Tesseract and escaped. Agent Coulson asks "What do we do now?" Nick Fury doesn't have an answer, but cue the title card. Made even cooler in the UK release as the title there is "Avengers Assemble". |
| 252 | ** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'': |
| 253 | *** Early on, Yondu says "What we do need to worry about is who else out there wants that Orb!" - Cut to an EstablishingShot of the villain's spaceship, introducing us to the BigBad Ronan. |
| 254 | *** At Knowhere, while waiting for the Collector, Drax says, "This is no respectable establishment! What do you expect us to do while we wait?" Cut to Drax, Rocket and Groot drinking and placing bets on small lizard creatures that are being chased and eaten by a larger alien. |
| 255 | ** In the opening scene of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', the Department of Damage Control takes over the cleanup of New York City from Adrian Toomes, who asks who their superiors are. Cut to a news broadcast with Tony Stark as the leader of this cleanup effort. |
| 256 | ** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Scarlet Witch enters the battlefield to save the other Avengers from [[spoiler:the massive saw-blade vehicles that dig under Wakanda's shield]]. Okoye asks why she had been up there the whole time, impressed by Scarlet Witch's performance and annoyed that they'd been holding her back. [[spoiler:And then Corvous Glaive enters Shuri's lab and is able to attack Vision directly.]] |
| 257 | ** In ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', [[spoiler:Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}} and his sorcerers are creating dozens of portals to bring resurrected heroes and their armies to the final battlefield. He turns to Wong and asks, "Is that everyone?" Wong, incredulous, replies, "You wanted more?" Then a gigantic Film/AntMan1 bursts out from the Avengers compound's wreckage, bringing with him War Machine, Rocket, and the Hulk.]] |
| 258 | * Fritz Lang also did this in ''Film/{{Metropolis}}''. After rescuing the children from the flooded worker's city, she asks, "Why are all the lights out?" Cut to the workers dancing around the destroyed machines that caused it. |
| 259 | * ''Film/TheMist'': early on, Brent's car has been destroyed by a fallen tree. He casually asks, "You wouldn't happen to be going into town today...?" Immediately cut to them in David's landrover. |
| 260 | * ''Film/TheMummy1999'': |
| 261 | -->'''Dr. Chamberlain:''' They are led by a woman. What does a woman know? |
| 262 | ** This is, of course, immediately before we cut to Evelyn explaining exactly what she knows about the situation. |
| 263 | * In the third film of ''Film/TheNakedGun'' series, Rocko, a notorious mercenary is threatened by his sponsor in the event of his failure. He responds with "Fail? show me one man who can stop me!" Cut to Frank Drebin trying to remove a supermarket trolley from a stack. |
| 264 | * Used both for comedy and as an EstablishingCharacterMoment ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'': |
| 265 | -->"What kind of professional rides a motorcycle and wears a black leather jacket?" |
| 266 | -->'''Cue [[Creator/SteveMartin Orin Scrivello,]] [[DepravedDentist DDS.]]''' |
| 267 | * This happens twice in ''Film/NoTimeToDie'': |
| 268 | ** The first instance is [[PlayingWithATrope a play on the trope]]. After the theft of the Heracles bioweapon, M asks Miss Moneypenny where "007" is, from which the scene cuts to Film/JamesBond sailing in Jamaica. As it turns out, M was referring to the ''new'' 007 agent, Nomi, though as it happens, she's not very far from Bond anyway. |
| 269 | ** Later in the film, [[spoiler:Q and Moneypenny reveal to Bond that, contrary to what M had previously told him, there is one person the imprisoned Ernst Stavro Blofeld can speak to. As Bond inquires who the person is, the scenes jumps to his estranged SecondLove, Dr. Madeleine Swann, heading towards the [=MI6=] headquarters.]] |
| 270 | * In ''Film/OceansEleven'', Danny and Rusty decide to ask Reuben to finance their heist. As they leave to go see him, they posit aloud, "I wonder what Reuben will say?" Cut to Reuben shouting, "''You're out of your goddamned minds!''" |
| 271 | * In ''Film/PacificRim'', when Chuck Hansen asks who is supposed to be his co-pilot after his father got injured, the camera pans over to Marshal Pentecost approaching from the hangar gate. |
| 272 | * ''Film/ReturnOfTheSecaucusSeven'': When Irene greets Mike at the bus station, she asks him, "Is J.T. here?" Cut to Irene hugging J.T. at Mike's house. |
| 273 | * ''Film/RoboCop1987'': An incredibly subtle, droll example occurs after corrupt executive Bob Morton secures approval for the [=RoboCop=] program and steps in to the elevator with his co-exec Donald Johnson. |
| 274 | -->'''Johnson:''' So, when do we start?” |
| 275 | -->'''Bob Morton:''' As soon some poor schmuck volunteers. |
| 276 | -->''(Cut to Alex Murphy flipping around his gun)'' |
| 277 | * A humorous variant occurs in ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', [[SmashCut mid-sentence, no less!]] As Scott and Ramona make plans to head to a battle of the bands round together: |
| 278 | -->'''Scott''': Oh hey, it's tonight! At the Ro—\ |
| 279 | ''(SmashCut to the venue, emblazoned with the name "Rockit")'' |
| 280 | * The pre-title opening scenes of ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' end with the villain asking the rhetorical question, "Where are hiding, little girl?" re. River Tam. The next frame is the film's title card, which also happens to be the answer. As the scene progresses the title merges with the opening shot, the letters now painted on the side of the ship ''Serenity'' herself as the ship gets a loving establishing shop to reinforce the answer. |
| 281 | * In ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'', when Sinbad informs the look-out Yusuf that all ships have to fly colors, as it is "the law of the sea", Yusuf contemptuously asks, "What law is stronger than Strength?" Immediately, the evil Emir's [[PirateParrot Pirate myna-bird]] swoops into shot, shrieking, "[[TheFaceless Jamal! Jamal!]]" |
| 282 | * The first scene of ''Film/SisterAct'' takes place in a Catholic school classroom in 1968, with a young Deloris (the film's protagonist) being a ClassClown and answering her teacher's question of "Name all the Apostles" with pop music references: "[[Music/TheBeatles John, Paul... George and Ringo!]]" Her teacher, a nun, scolds her, warning her she's on the fast track to Hell and asking her, "Have you any idea what girls like you become?!" Young Deloris grins. Cut to 1992 and adult Deloris as a nightclub performer singing oldies in a Reno casino. |
| 283 | * Used in ''Film/TheSixthSense'' when Cole says to Malcom, [[spoiler:"I see dead people", it not only cuts to Malcolm, who is dead, but slowly zooms in on him.]] At first, the filmmakers didn't even want to include this shot, fearing it might give away the ending. |
| 284 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 285 | ** At the end of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', Yoda wonders if Darth Maul was the Sith master or apprentice. [[TraitorShot Pan]] to Palpatine, who is the master. |
| 286 | ** In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Yoda discovers that one of the victims at the Jedi temple has been killed by lightsaber rather than blaster fire. Obi-Wan asks: "Who? Who could have done this?" The scene immediately cuts to Vader on Mustafar, who is currently massacring the Separatist leaders. |
| 287 | ** Near the start of ''Film/TheLastJedi'', Poe greets Finn, who's awakened from his coma, and says that he "must have a thousand questions." Finn cuts him off with a simple, "Where's Rey?" Cut to Aach-To, where Rey meets with Luke. |
| 288 | * A variant of this happens in ''Film/SupermanReturns'', when Jimmy shows Lois and Perry a photograph of sky with a red dot: |
| 289 | -->'''Lois Lane:''' It's a bird.\ |
| 290 | '''Perry White:''' It's a plane.\ |
| 291 | '''Jimmy Olsen:''' No, look, it's...\ |
| 292 | ''[cut to Clark entering the office]''\ |
| 293 | '''Clark Kent:''' Were you looking for me? |
| 294 | * In ''Film/TakeDown,'' the Minjo Junction High School wrestling team is wondering who they can get as their 185-pound weight division wrestler to take on their rival school's "super jock" Leroy Baron. Cut to main character Nick Kilvitus working at the local steel mill. |
| 295 | * Creator/FritzLang does this a lot in his German films. Particularly in ''Film/TheTestamentOfDrMabuse'', almost every scene cut 'responds' in some way to the preceding scene, sometimes subtly and sometimes not. |
| 296 | * In ''Film/AThousandClowns'', Murray says his supervision by the Child Welfare Board "sounds like a parole board." Cut to Chuckles the Chipmunk shilling potato chips: "Yes, it certainly does!" |
| 297 | * ''Film/{{Tremors}}'': |
| 298 | ** In the [[Film/Tremors1 first movie]], the characters debate what to do once they realize the [[SandWorm Graboids]] are closing in on their town. One of the townspeople says they should just sit and wait for rescue, because someone outside their valley will surely notice that [[ClosedCircle the town's phone lines are down and the only road out has been blocked by a landslide]] and come to check on them. Cut to show somebody ''did'' come to try and check on them... the key word being ''[[EatenAlive tried]].'' |
| 299 | ** In the [[Film/Tremors2Aftershocks first sequel]], Earl and Grady realize they're in way over their heads trying to hunt the Graboids, and Earl suggests they might need help. Grady replies that anyone would be crazy to want to help them. |
| 300 | --->(''cuts to phone ringing'')\ |
| 301 | '''[[CrazySurvivalist Burt]] (picks up phone):''' Yeah? |
| 302 | * ''Film/UpTheFront'': When Groping needs someone to take care of the goat and ponders who the most expendable man they've got is, the film cuts to Lurk running up to join the parade. |
| 303 | * ''FILM/TheVillage2004'': Kitty Walker professes her all-enveloping love to Lucius Hunt, asking him if he reciprocates. Cut to Kitty crying her eyes out as her sister comforts her. |
| 304 | * The trailer for the 2009 ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' shows someone beating up Edward Blake, and [[spoiler: immediately cuts to Ozymandias. Twice.]] A unique example in that you would only notice it if you already knew the answer beforehand. |
| 305 | * ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'': Oliver asks Steve and Peter if they'd figured out who the biggest loser was for letting Gary convince them to do the pub crawl again - Cut to Andy who just arrived at the depot. |
| 306 | * ''Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture'' had one of the Consortium say, in reference to Mulder, "Then you must take away what he holds most valuable, that with which he can't live without." Immediate cut to Scully. And Chris Carter claims he's not a [[{{Shipping}} shipper]]. |
| 307 | * In ''Film/{{Zoolander}}'', Mugatu is told he must find a model dim-witted enough to be brainwashed into killing the prime minister of Malaysia. He wonders aloud where on "God's green goodness am I gonna find someone that... BEEF-HEADED?!" Cut to a photoshoot with the title character. |
| 308 | * In ''Film/DisneysRocketMan'': When asked by Director Ben who is Wick's second choice for replacement astronaut, the latter face slowly turns into a grimace followed by a cut to Fred Randall whooping at his arrival to NASA HQ for the first time. |
| 309 | * ''Film/LatePhases:'' When Westmark the gunsmith mentions he made silver bullets for another man, Ambrose asks who and the camera cuts to [[spoiler:James]] in his apartment, looking at some old bite and claw marks in the mirror. |
| 310 | * ''Film/{{Tevya}}'': The end of the movie has Khave coming back, admitting that she was wrong, renouncing her conversion to Christianity, and begging Tevye to take her back into the family. Tevye isn't sure, because he's still mad about her converting in the first place, plus there's the matter of Golde's DeathByDespair. Finally, after musing about forgiveness, he looks up and says "O Lord, what do you say?" The film then cuts to the closing shot of the whole family, including Khave, trundling out of town on the cart. |
| 311 | [[/folder]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 314 | * In ''Literature/{{Baccano}}!'''s ''The Grand Funk Railroad'', Firo tells Ennis a bit about Claire's circus days and wonders if "Maybe the train's getting treated to a little acrobatics show right about now." The next scene cuts to a woman in fatigues taking an OutsideRide on the Flying Pussyfoot "like an acrobat" [[spoiler:and who's eventually revealed not to be Claire at all. The real Claire's been going around [[BloodIsTheNewBlack drenched in blood]] and playing the role of the [[UrbanLegend Rail Tracer]]. And is a guy. [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude He's a bit annoyed with the name]] [[GenderBlenderName for obvious reasons]].]] |
| 315 | * Literature/{{Discworld}}: |
| 316 | ** In ''Literature/{{Pyramids}}'' the narrative relates how the greatest mathematician in the world has just looked up in astonishment, having sensed something weird happening with the numbers. Cut to Teppic looking at [[spoiler: a camel, who turns out to ''be'' that mathematician. Bonus points because, when read the first time, it appears that the camel's mind is wholly engaged in detesting Teppic, because that's what its ''expression'' implies.]] |
| 317 | ** Lampshaded in ''Literature/{{Mort}}'': |
| 318 | --->'''Princess''': You're a wizard. I think there's something you ought to know. |
| 319 | --->'''Death:''' THERE IS? |
| 320 | --->'''Narrator:''' That was a cinematic trick adapted for print. Death was actually in his study, talking to Mort. But it was quite effective, wasn't it? It's probably called a fast dissolve, or a crosscut/zoom. Or something. An industry where a senior technician is called a Best Boy might call it anything. |
| 321 | ** In ''Literature/InterestingTimes'', Ridcully wonders what sort of sad, hopeless person would need to write 'WIZZARD' on his hat. Cut to [[IneptMage Rince]][[CosmicPlaything wind]]. |
| 322 | * Used at least once a book by David Weber. |
| 323 | * ''The Boscombe Valley Mystery'': As Literature/SherlockHolmes is about to reveal the identity of the murderer, a servant announces his entry. |
| 324 | * In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'', Harry, Ron, and Hermione are trying to figure out how to get a book out of the restricted section, which requires a permission slip signed by a teacher. Ron promptly says "[[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough no teacher's going to fall for that, they'd have to be really thick]]...". The chapter ends right there and the next opens up with a lesson with [[TheDitz Gilderoy Lockhart]], describing his incompetence in detail. |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 328 | * Lampshaded by Pete on ''Series/ThirtyRock'': |
| 329 | -->'''Liz Lemon:''' [[TemptingFate How could Tracy possibly get in trouble on a walking tour of Boston?]]\ |
| 330 | '''Pete:''' SmashCut [[MediumAwareness to...]] |
| 331 | * In the ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' episode "No Exit," Boomer and [[spoiler:Ellen Tigh]] are talking about ThePowerOfLove on the Cylon baseship. Boomer says, "Who would I want to love?" Cut to Chief Tyrol. |
| 332 | * ''Series/BreakingBad'': In season 3's "Kafkaesque" Jesse asks, "What's more important than money?" followed by a cut to Walt's family in the hospital. |
| 333 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': |
| 334 | ** In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E18Earshot Earshot]]", Buffy is bedridden due to being unable to control her [[FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome temporary]] {{telepathy}}. The only cure is the heart of a certain demon. Giles wonders who will kill the demon, since Buffy herself is out of commission. Cut to Angel beating the crap out of the demon. |
| 335 | ** Parodied in a later episode, where Giles asks Buffy how she plans to fight the incorporeal manifestation of evil itself. Buffy responds that she has "the best plan ever". Cut to her googling the word "evil." |
| 336 | ** Parodied again after Buffy's breakup with Riley, and Xander wonders out loud how she's dealing with it. Cut to Buffy at [[HollywoodNuns a cloister]]. Subverted in that she's there to slay a vampire... but then Double Subverted when she starts questioning a rescued nun about the conditions for joining. |
| 337 | * Played with on ''Series/{{Community}}'', during an [[TheCaper elaborate heist]] episode. An informant tells Troy about the security systems inside the college, narrating over ObstacleExposition. The crucial element is obtaining a certain key. "And where is that key?" he asks; an Answer Cut shows it's around the BigBad's neck. Cut back to Troy, who asks where it is. The informant, embarrassed, says it's around the big bad's neck; it was very clear in his head. |
| 338 | * Used frequently in ''Series/{{Coupling}}''. In the episode "Jane and the Truth Snake", the question "What could possibly be more disappointing?" is followed by a cut to Patrick just before he and Jeff each realize [[spoiler: that the other one is the "friend" that Lynda invited to their threesome]]. |
| 339 | * ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' uses this when Katherine taunts Susan, who is working trash detail, by throwing a cup out of her car window. When the supervisor wishes he had seen her license plate, Susan asks, "What could you do with her home address?" Cut to Katherine also picking up trash. |
| 340 | * In the TV adaptation of ''Literature/TheColourOfMagic'', again at the beginning, [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough the classic question]] is answered by a cut to Twoflower. |
| 341 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 342 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime "Partners in Crime"]]: Subverted. When the Adiposian ship makes its appearance, Donna asks the Doctor what it is, and it cuts to the episode villain Miss Foster saying, "It's my ride home." [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Miss Foster, it's ''not'' her ride home, because the Adiposians think she's [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived her usefulness]].]] |
| 343 | ** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang "The Big Bang"]], after [[spoiler:Rory accidentally shoots Amy,]] he's holding her, wishing for a "ridiculous miracle". Right as he finishes the sentence, in pops the Doctor, wearing a fez and holding a mop. |
| 344 | ** In what might be the filthiest joke to ever pass the censors, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar "A Good Man Goes to War"]] we have [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe the Silurian Vastra]] and her human sidekick/wife Jenny helping the Doctor secure a military base. |
| 345 | --->'''Jenny:''' ''[admiring the Doctor on a video screen]'' Clever, isn't he?\ |
| 346 | '''Vastra:''' Rather attractive...\ |
| 347 | '''Jenny:''' You do realize he's a man?\ |
| 348 | '''Vastra:''' Mammals. They all look alike.\ |
| 349 | '''Jenny:''' ''[looks offended]'' Thank you...\ |
| 350 | '''Vastra:''' Was I being insensitive again? I don't know why you put up with me.\ |
| 351 | ''[Vastra notices one of their prisoners trying to escape and knocks him out from across the room with her ''prehensile tongue'']''\ |
| 352 | '''Jenny:''' ''[smirks]'' |
| 353 | * ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'': |
| 354 | ** "Omega", the finale of Season 1 as originally aired. Ballard asks where Caroline's original imprint is. Cut to a shot of Wendy waking up in a chair with Caroline in her head. |
| 355 | ** A few episodes later [=DeWitt=] and Topher travel to DC to meet with some of Rossum Corporation's higher-ups, one of which asks Topher, who's in charge of monitoring the Actives, to which Topher replies "the only one I trust". Cut back to the Dollhouse we see that the person Topher is referring to is Victor, imprinted with a copy of Topher's consciousness. |
| 356 | * At one point in ''Series/DrDeath'', the district attorney claims that no one could possibly be more annoyed with Kirby than he is, due to his constant calls. Cut to Kirby with his dirty feet on his very long-suffering colleague Henderson's desk, as he explains to him he hasn't changed his socks in three days. |
| 357 | * ''Series/LosEspookys'': Andrés considers going through with his ArrangedMarriage to the obnxious Juan Carlos because his parents are threatening to cut him out of his inheritance if he doesn't. Úrsula tells him that, though she has to work her ass off and sometimes can barely pay the bills, she has her independence, and she asks him if it's worth living a life of luxury if he has to do it under his parents' total control. Cut to Andrés telling Juan Carlos he's agreed to get married. |
| 358 | * The ''Series/{{Friends}}'' season 7 finale. Chandler asks Monica, "If you're not pregnant, who is?" Then the camera settles on Rachel. |
| 359 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': |
| 360 | ** In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E9Baelor Baelor]]", Lord Tywin gripes that Robb Stark and 18,000 men are unaccounted for. Tyrion asks; and where are they? Cut to the Whispering Wood. |
| 361 | ** In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E10FireAndBlood Fire and Blood]]", Lancel wants to know what's in the message Cersei is reading. Her response is SilenceYouFool and get back in my bed. We then cut to Lord Tywin growling, "''They have my son.''" |
| 362 | ** PlayedWith in "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E2Stormborn Stormborn]]". Jaime tells Randyll Tarly how he doesn't know anyone better suited to be Warden of the South than him... then the scene cuts to Sam in the Citadel. |
| 363 | ** In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS3E7TheBearAndTheMaidenFair The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]", Jon tells Ygritte she'll never hit the deer at that range. She smirks and draws back her bow—cut to a dead deer being carried into the wildling camp. |
| 364 | ** Used to answer a long-held question in "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E10TheWindsOfWinter The Winds of Winter]]". After the young Ned Stark (in Bran's vision) reaches his sister to find that she has given birth, and with her dying breath, she asks him to protect the child, the camera focuses first on the infant's face and then makes a cut to [[spoiler:the face of the adult Jon Snow, heavily implying that Jon is Ned's nephew, rather than his illegitimate son, as had been believed to be the case]]. |
| 365 | ** In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E4Oathkeeper Oathkeeper]]", Littlefinger talks about his new allies and a friendship "growing strong", then we cut to Margaery and Olenna strolling the gardens. |
| 366 | ** In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E7Mockingbird Mockingbird]]", Tyrion asks who Cersei's champion will be, then we cut to Gregor Clegane using condemned prisoners as dummies for his morning sword practice. |
| 367 | ** When cautioned to hide his face because of an enormous bounty on him, Tyrion muses, "How many dwarfs are there? What's Cersei going to do, kill them all?" Cut to a dwarf's severed head being presented to Cersei. |
| 368 | ** In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E5TheBells The Bells]]", one of the mooks on the sea-facing walls loads the ballista to aim at Drogon and yells out, "Fire" only for Daenerys to immolate him immediately. |
| 369 | * ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': Between Viserys's lecture to Rhaenyra about Aegon the Conqueror's vision of the Long Night and the actual swearing-in of the lords (Lord Rickon among them) in the pilot episode, key emphasis was given on how it will start with ''"a terrible winter gusting out of the distant North"''--emphasizing not only the importance of maintaining House Stark's loyalty, but their centrality to the larger myth of "the Song of Ice and Fire."[[note]]It also serves as a roundabout way of referencing House Stark's words, [[ArcWords "Winter Is Coming"]][[/note]] |
| 370 | * In episode 7 season 1 of ''Series/TheGoodFight'': |
| 371 | -->'''Adrian Boseman:''' We need to find out what (Andrew Hart) said to the grand jury about our firm.\ |
| 372 | '''Barbara Kolstad:''' How do we do that?\ |
| 373 | (Boseman, Kolstad & Diane Lockhart all turn to look at Elsbeth Tascioni)\ |
| 374 | ''Cut to:'' Andrew Hart sitting in the witness box.\ |
| 375 | '''Elsbeth Tascioni:''' What did you say to the Grand Jury about the plaintiff's firm? |
| 376 | * ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E5AVileHungerForYourHammeringHeart A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart]]", after Louis de Pointe du Lac criticizes his vampire daughter Claudia for her foolishness in burying all of her victims in Chalmette because it's three feet below the river line, he asks her, "What happens when the next storm comes out of the gulf?" The scene then cuts to dock workers finding 56 lacerated bodies adrift in the river during a thunderstorm with torrential rain. |
| 377 | * A RunningGag on ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' is to have a character express an belief or feeling, and then [[GilliganCut cut to the title of the episode, which spoils that they are wrong]]. Occasionally, this expression is in the form of a rhetorical question, such as in "Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire" ("How's anybody gonna get hurt?") or "The Gang Gets Whacked" ("What's the worst that could happen?"). |
| 378 | * ''Series/JandaKembang'': Done twice in succession in episode 19. Salmah agrees with Malik that her salon is in need of employee, but she wonders who could be one. Cut to Slamet (and Wulan) whom the audience know is looking for a job. Then, when Malik meets Slamet and says he has a job for Slamet, Slamet has a feeling he wouldn't like the job. Cut to an unhappy Slamet in Salmah's salon. |
| 379 | * ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'': Hotaro has to make the weight of two Chemies equal, except this is usually through alchemy which is something he doesn't know. When Rinne sees the cards weigh the same, she asks how Hotaro did that. We then cut to him begging the Chemies on a swing set to change their diets. |
| 380 | * Done repeatedly to hilarious effect in ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' when, in a typical example, someone would ask, "[[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough Who could be stupid enough]] to do something like that?", resulting in Lenny and Squiggy's iconic "HEEEEELLLOOOOO!" |
| 381 | * On ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', while TheSquad is investigating a group of toughs who assault the homeless, Finn suggests luring them out with "the laziest filthiest bum they've ever seent." Cue Munch roaming the streets shouting conspiracy theories. |
| 382 | * ''Series/{{Lost}}'', "The Other Woman": Goodwin asks Juliet, "What could Ben do?" about their affair. Cut to the plane crashing, and Ben sending Goodwin off to infiltrate the tail section. |
| 383 | * In episode 56 of ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'', Prima asks where Bambang is since he has borrowed Prima's motorcycle for too long. Cut to Bambang sulking while driving. |
| 384 | * At the end of the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode featuring ''Film/{{Mitchell}}'', when the Mads learn of Joel's escape from the Satellite of Love, Frank nervously suggests shooting someone else into space, to which Dr. Forrester angrily retorts, "Who are we gonna find at this late date to send into space?" Just then, Mike Nelson, whom the Mads had hired as a temp to help with an audit, shows up asking them to sign his time card. Cue the Mads laughing maniacally and a confused Mike joining in. |
| 385 | * One episode of ''Series/{{NUMB3RS}}'' has Nikki ask a question of an awards show director, cuts out (in a broadcast, this is where there would be a commercial), and then cuts back in for Nikki's reaction to the director's answer, literally cutting out only the extremely brief moment where the director actually answers the question. |
| 386 | * In ''Series/OnceUponATime'' "Witch Hunt", Emma and Regina conclude they need to make everyone think that they have made a cure for the memory loss in order to draw out the BigBad. |
| 387 | -->'''Regina:''' ''(grinning)'' I know just who to tell...\ |
| 388 | ''(cut to Grumpy bursting into Granny's diner)''\ |
| 389 | '''Grumpy:''' BIG NEWS EVERYBODY!!! |
| 390 | * In the ''Series/PerryMason'' episode "The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor", Hamilton Burger agrees to try to connect a friend to a criminal attorney. He asks the friend who he was thinking of. Cut to Perry Mason on the phone, asking "Me?". |
| 391 | * ''Series/TheProfessionals''. In "Rogue", a suspect Bodie and Doyle were meant to pick up for questioning has [[DestinationDefenestration fallen out the window]]. Doyle moans, "What do we tell Cowley?" Cut to Cowley barking: "Everything! Tell me everything!" |
| 392 | * In ''Series/TheRatPatrol'' episode "[[Recap/TheRatPatrolS2E21TheFieldOfDeathRaid The Field of Death Raid]]", this is how we're introduced to the VillainOfTheWeek. |
| 393 | -->'''Troy:''' Somebody's trying to kill us.\ |
| 394 | '''Hitchcock:''' Well, yeah, but who?\ |
| 395 | [cut to:]\ |
| 396 | '''Hardt:''' Major von Brugge! Our targets are moving. |
| 397 | * ''Series/{{Sadakatsiz}}'': Gönül wonders where her brother Melih has spent the night. The scene then changes to a shot of him and Bahar sharing Bahar's bed, both naked. |
| 398 | * ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': |
| 399 | ** In "[[Recap/StarTrekPicardS1E06TheImpossibleBox The Impossible Box]]", immediately after Picard says, "Unless someone has concealed her," the scene switches to a close-up of Narek, who is indeed the person who brought Soji to the Zhal Makh chamber, which has been shielded from the Artifact's internal sensors by the Tal Shiar. |
| 400 | ** In "Broken Pieces", Narissa contacts her subordinate to inquire if he has found "the freak," and a HardCut promptly follows to clarify to the audience that their target is Elnor. |
| 401 | * In ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', the Tipton employees compete for "Employee of the Month" and start advancing their work, such as Maddie converting a maid's cart into a candy cart. Mr Moseby asks Maddie where she got the maid's cart and Maddie gets an OhCrap look. Cut to a maid upstairs being forced to carry her cleaning supplies by hand. |
| 402 | -->'''Maddie:''' [[BlatantLies Online]]. |
| 403 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': |
| 404 | ** In "[[Recap/SupernaturalS07E09HowToWinFriendsAndInfluenceMonsters How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters]]"; Dean's "Who the hell is Dick frigging Roman?" cuts to a news report on the man. |
| 405 | ** In "[[Recap/SupernaturalS11E16SafeHouse Safe House]]", Dean says in the present day that there has to be an easier way to dig up graves. Cut to Bobby and Rufus in the same cemetery with a backhoe several years earlier. |
| 406 | ** In "[[Recap/SupernaturalS14E13Lebanon Lebanon]]", as the Winchesters realize the timeline has been altered, Sam openly asks what else is different. Cut to an alley as Castiel and [[BackFromTheDead a very much alive Zachariah]] appear. |
| 407 | * Used numerous times throughout the seasons of ''Series/TopGearUK'', usually a response to "[[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong How hard can it be]]?" |
| 408 | ** The Vietnam special had this amusing moment: |
| 409 | --->'''Richard''': Do you think [Jeremy's] enjoying his first biking experience?\ |
| 410 | ''*Cuts to Jeremy riding alone on a road, pitch black, except for his own self-blinding headlights*''\ |
| 411 | '''Jeremy''': I AM THE MOST MISERABLE HUMAN BEING ALIVE! |
| 412 | * ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'': Done cleverly at the beginning of the first episode, in which TheTeaser is a clip from ''WesternAnimation/DonaldInMathmagicLand''. After WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck asks himself "What kind of crazy place is this?", the scene cuts to the title sequence. |
| 413 | * Subverted in ''Series/TheWestWing'' sixth season episode "Things Fall Apart". When classified information about a military space shuttle is leaked to the press, Annabeth remarks to Toby that the reporter wouldn't have gone public without a very reliable source. "Whoever leaked it, it's somebody big," she tells Toby. Cut to CJ sitting silently in her office. [[spoiler: The following season reveals that it was not CJ, but in fact Toby himself who leaked the information.]] |
| 414 | * ''Series/WhenTheCamelliaBlooms'': In episode 19 Ja-young comes over to the Camellia bar to shoot the breeze with Dong-baek. They chat for a while, and then Ja-young asks if Dong-baek has any hard liquor in the place. Cut to Gyu-tae and Dong-baek carrying a drunk off her ass Ja-young to the car. |
| 415 | * ''Series/YoungSheldon'': In "Babies, Lies and a Resplendent Cannoli", Georgie asks Mandy if she's sure he's the father of her baby. Cut to Georgie telling Dale "She did not appreciate getting asked that question." |
| 416 | [[/folder]] |
| 417 | |
| 418 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 419 | * ''Radio/ImSorryIllReadThatAgain'' |
| 420 | -->'''Radio Announcer:''' We have just heard that David Hatch has left Radio Prune to create his own radio station, and it falls upon me to say...three years later. |
| 421 | -->''(gentle piano music in background)'' |
| 422 | -->'''David Hatch:''' ''(drunkenly)'' Where...where did it all go, Sam?! |
| 423 | [[/folder]] |
| 424 | |
| 425 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 426 | * In Noah Smith's stage version of ''Theatre/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'', a montage of short scenes shows Utterson's investigation into the identity of the mysterious Mr Hyde. In one scene, Enfield tells him about how Hyde attacked a girl and bought off her family with a cheque for a large amount of money. As he starts to tell Utterson whose name was on the cheque, the scene shifts to the next flashback, which begins with Jekyll admitting to Utterson that the signature on the cheque was his. |
| 427 | [[/folder]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 430 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': Xemnas asks Roxas what his true name is...and before Roxas answers, it immediately cuts to a flashback of Sora, complete with Kairi saying "Sora?" almost immediately after the cut. |
| 431 | * From ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology'': |
| 432 | -->'''Arkantos:''' ''"You don't think [these ships] will make it to Atlantis?"'' |
| 433 | -->''(behind him, one of them gently sinks into the sea)'' |
| 434 | -->'''Ajax:''' ''"No."'' |
| 435 | * Late in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Cait Sith informs the rest of the party that Rufus plans on using the Sister Ray, the massive cannon last seen in Junon, to destroy Sephiroth, and to that end, he moved it to a place where Mako is gathered. Cloud asks where that is, and a cutscene shows the Sister Ray mounted on Midgar. |
| 436 | * The final battle of the Citadel DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' ends with Shepard and [[spoiler:their clone]] [[LiteralCliffhanger hanging from the ''Normandy'''s shuttle bay]]. The latter asks what makes Shepard and them different, at which point the camera pans to Shepard's crew moving to help them up, while [[spoiler:the Clone]]'s sole named ally leaves them behind. The answer is clear: Shepard has [[TrueCompanions friends]]. |
| 437 | [[/folder]] |
| 438 | |
| 439 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 440 | * Early in his first season in ''VisualNovel/QueenOfThieves'', Nikolai informs the heroine that they'll be breaking into a museum soon so that she can practice for her part of their upcoming heist. Cut immediately to the next night and the heroine hissing incredulously to Nikolai as they break into: |
| 441 | -->'''Heroine:''' The ''Louvre?!'' |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | * ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanityInvitational'', in “The Great Bluish Bake Off”, Blueberry takes the hot air balloon off to the cooking station, while ditching the other competitors, even his own henchman, Silver Spoon, to claim the victory himself. After this, Silver Spoon gets outraged and tosses his throne at him, but Blueberry catches it with ease, shocking the others, and crushes it back at Silver Spoon. Cabby looks to the screen, and questions how Blueberry got so strong, where it cuts to a flashback of Bluberry doing push-ups while on his exile in Indefinite Island, as upbeat Kevin Macleod music plays. |
| 447 | * ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlueTheBloodGulchChronicles'': In "Sibling Arrivalries", Church is worrying about what could be on the ship that Red Team claimed. Cut to Simmons stating the answer; |
| 448 | -->'''Church:''' Could be a whole new squad, or a Freelancer, or-\ |
| 449 | '''Simmons:''' Grif's sister!? |
| 450 | * ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlueFamilyShatters'': In West's dream in "Hard Boiled", Tiny comes to him for help -- some people are after her for something that's been stolen from her. When West asks what they want, Phase and Diesel burst in brandishing guns, the former commanding: "Fork over the MacGuffin, Tiny." |
| 451 | [[/folder]] |
| 452 | |
| 453 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 454 | * Hilariously done in [[http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=6&issue=13 this]] strip of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''. |
| 455 | * Hannelore's [[http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1141 dream man]] in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent''. |
| 456 | * Used often in connection [[http://www.stationv3.com/d/20091124.html with the Rumormongers]] in the webcomic ''Webcomic/StationV3''. |
| 457 | * A nice, kind of subtle one in ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': |
| 458 | --> '''Torg''': Gwynn, Fred was shaping his rice cakes like people and biting off their heads! He was unbalanced! Crazy! The closest thing I've seen in [[CrapSaccharineWorld your world]] to homicidal. After weeks of training, the best he could manage in a life-and-death situation is one barely squashed demon-toe. Do you know what that means for [[PerfectPacifistPeople the rest of you]]? |
| 459 | --> '''Zoë''': ''(comes in with a plate, offers the contents)'' "Toast?" |
| 460 | * Lampshaded in [[http://www.aorange.com/?p=351 this]] ''Webcomic/{{Femmegasm}}'' strip: |
| 461 | -->'''June''': Heh, don't you like it when life answers your questions for you? |
| 462 | * ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': |
| 463 | ** Even if [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2012-03-30 this page]] is not foreshadowing... Susan spends the first four panels contemplating her not being attracted to anybody in part because she is uncomfortable with men being attracted to her, then wonders just what kind of guy would be her "type"... and then is interrupted by Elliot, who is by far the least pervy (straight) guy that she knows and is comfortable around. |
| 464 | ** During an online conversation between Justin and Susan, Susan asks what kind of person "lurks around like a vulture waiting for a couple to break up." The next panel [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1589 cuts to Diane]] who was obviously planning to do just that. |
| 465 | * ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'' has Yuan-Tiffany [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-6-38/ asking]] WhoWouldBeStupidEnough to invade a vampire stronghold without means of hiding from {{the undead}}? |
| 466 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': |
| 467 | ** In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0725.html the strip where the Order meets Elan's father]], after it's learned that Elan got his mother's heart and his father's sense of drama while Nale got Tarquin's outlook on life, Vaarsuvius wonders what Nale got from his mother. It then reveals she has a tendency to make elaborate, over-the-top, and unnecessary plans. |
| 468 | ** After Tarquin kills [[spoiler:Nale]], he tries to justify his actions by saying that he can't think of anyone (besides [[TheHeart Elan]]) that wouldn't have wanted him dead. The comic cuts to [[spoiler:Nale's lover Sabine]], who [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0914.html has]] [[ShootTheTelevision just smashed the three fiends' television screen in anger over his death]]. |
| 469 | ** Later in the story, Roy's father Eugene asks the question: "What wizard worth his or her salt could look back and conclude that all that relationship stuff wasn't a huge waste of time that would've been better off devoted to more study?" The next frame shows [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1046.html Vaarsuvius looking regretfully at a picture of their now-divorced spouse]]. |
| 470 | * In the Y2K ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'' storyline, Rudy [[http://www.kevinandkell.com/1999/kk0210.html is worried]] about the animals that are leaving civilization in panic, since the Wild contains a cult that "gains strength with every confused, easily influenced and slightly dim person who joins!" Cut to his Uncle Ralph signing up. |
| 471 | * ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': When Onni and Lalli reunite via the TalkingInYourDreams system for the first time since Lalli has left, Onni asks Lalli if he has made any friends on the expedition and Lalli answers he may have made one. The comic promptly cuts back to Emil and Sigrun's plotline, with visual focus on Emil. |
| 472 | * Late in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', D'rizzl wonders whether there is anyone in the world who doesn't have a grievance against the [[VillainProtagonist Light Warriors]]. Cut to Thief planning to levy a "savior tax" where everyone in the world has to pay them for saving it, neatly demonstrating that the answer is ''no''. |
| 473 | [[/folder]] |
| 474 | |
| 475 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 476 | * ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'': Gabrielle wonders why the Flowers assigned her and Doktor Trollenfisch a badfic that would usually be handled by the Department of Bad Parody, as the two of them work for the Department of [=WhatThe=]. The story promptly flashes back to Doktor Trollenfisch practicing the sousaphone next to the office of Admiral Pansy, who happens to be the Department Head of Bad Parody, at three in the morning. |
| 477 | [[/folder]] |
| 478 | |
| 479 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 480 | * ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'' - In Happy Hour, Joker tells Harly to "Name one (hero) who could possibly stop me." Cut to [[spoiler: Spidey serving drinks at Stan's Place. Considered a crowning moment of funny.]] |
| 481 | * WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows: |
| 482 | ** In his Best Songs of 2011 video, when delivering an extended seizure warning for #2, Todd asked what kind of ####### would release a video that causes seizures in this day and age. Cut to footage of Music/KanyeWest's most notorious moment at the MTV Video Music Awards. |
| 483 | ** In his ''[[Music/VanHalen Van Halen III]]'' episode of ''Trainwreckords'', he mentions how Van Halen had a new generation of rock to compete against in 1998, asking who that year was going to listen to "a dinosaur cock-rock band that started in the goddamn '70s", before ''immediately'' cutting to the music video for "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]". |
| 484 | ** In episode 45 of ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', Goku tries to cheer up Vegeta by mentioning there's a place they can do a year's worth of training in one day, inside Kami's Lookout (or just ''the'' Lookout at that point): |
| 485 | -->'''Goku:''' Either way, they call it the-\ |
| 486 | ''(cut to Popo)''\ |
| 487 | '''Popo:''' -Hyperbolic Time Chamber.\ |
| 488 | '''Vegeta:''' ''(offscreen)'' '''''WHAT THE [[PrecisionFStrike F*CK]] IS THAT?!''''' |
| 489 | * In one of the "Evil Council" videos of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', Dartz is telling his minions who will soon be joining them, saying that the newest member "is none other than..." Cut to Marik saying "Bakura," addressing [[TheDragon his second-in-command]] while unknowingly finishing Dartz's sentence. |
| 490 | * It happens in a WebVideo/PhilosophyTube video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO6uD3c2qMo Steve Bannon,]] although it easy to miss the first time round. After [[spoiler:Abigail asks if anyone smells gasoline, we get a shot to the arsonist reading a paper.]] |
| 491 | * In ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'', each meeting ends with a cut to an article related to the topic of the meeting. Most cases fall into DescriptionCut, such as news of the film bombing at the box office despite the Producer's optimism, but there are a few cases of an Answer Cut, such as in the pitch meeting for the original ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. |
| 492 | -->'''Producer''': Well, (The Lion King) sounds great. I can't wait to cash in on it a few times.\ |
| 493 | '''Screenwriter''': What do you mean, "a few times"?\ |
| 494 | ''Cut to "[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 The Lion King]] Gets A Summer 2019 Release Date"'' |
| 495 | * ''WebVideo/StacheBros'': In "Toadsworth's Funeral", when it turns out [[spoiler:Toadsworth was alive the whole time]], Mario, Luigi, and Daisy call Peach out for getting them worked up over [[spoiler:thinking that Toadsworth was dead]]. When Bowser arrives, Mario tells him to kidnap Peach to make her think about what she's done: |
| 496 | -->'''Peach:''' About what ''I've'' done?! Oh, really! Please, enlighten me! What could I possibly have done to deserve all this insolence?!\ |
| 497 | '''Luigi:''' Well, for starters, you forgot to tell us that [[spoiler:Toadsworth is alive this whole time]].\ |
| 498 | '''Peach:''' [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe Seriously?!]]\ |
| 499 | '''Mario:''' Yeah, you actually forgot to do a lot of things today.\ |
| 500 | '''Peach:''' '''''LIKE WHAT?!'''''\ |
| 501 | ''[Peach [[spoiler:[[AllJustADream wakes up from her sleep]]]]]''\ |
| 502 | '''Toadsworth:''' Oh, thank goodness! [[spoiler:You're awake!]] You forgot to take your meds today [[spoiler:and passed out]]. You've been screaming a myriad of pointless things [[spoiler:in your sleep]] ever since.\ |
| 503 | ''[Peach stares off in a confused manner]'' |
| 504 | * ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'' ends with the Nostalgia Critic considering going after the Necronomicon, and Linkara trying to talk him out of it; |
| 505 | -->'''Linkara:''' Who are you going to find to come on some random quest for something that may or may not even exist?!\ |
| 506 | ''(The Critic thinks for a moment, then smirks. Cut to Chester A. Bum opening an envelope)''\ |
| 507 | '''Chester:''' [[BookEnds Oh my God I won a car!]] |
| 508 | * WebVideo/CallMeKevin, in one ''VideoGame/{{Bitlife}}'' video: |
| 509 | -->'''Kevin:''' Why does it always end with me going to jail?\ |
| 510 | ''Youtube thumbnails for Kevin's past videos "Bitlife but I am a complete psychopath", "Bitlife but I make the worst possible person ever" and "Bitlife but it is the worst life ever"'' |
| 511 | [[/folder]] |
| 512 | |
| 513 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 514 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' episode "Fu and Tell", Haley needs a Show and Tell item to outdo a classmate's exotic pet cat. "But what could be better than a kitty?" Cut to Fu Dog, who adamantly refuses to be brought in- until Haley mentions that her school cafeteria is serving Sloppy Joes that day. |
| 515 | * A RunningGag in ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', as a transition between TwoLinesNoWaiting, where a character usually asks a question near the end of a conversation with a cut to another scene where another character begins a conversation with a line that could serve as a pertinent response. |
| 516 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': |
| 517 | ** From "Backflip Bill": |
| 518 | --->'''Tilly:''' I'm sure we're all thinkin' the same thing, folks! Is there even an award high enough to honor such a stunnin' performance!?!\ |
| 519 | ''[Cut]''\ |
| 520 | '''Bill:''' Wow, sixth place! |
| 521 | ** From "Big Deal": |
| 522 | --->'''Cricket:''' Who goes shopping on Thanksgiving?\ |
| 523 | ''(Cut to the Greens inside Price Busters facing the RetailRiot before them.)'' |
| 524 | ** From "Quiet Please": |
| 525 | --->'''Cricket:''' But where in the city are we gonna find a place with an endless catalogue of books?\ |
| 526 | ''[Cut to...]''\ |
| 527 | '''Cricket:''' Oh, the library! |
| 528 | ** From "Dirt Jar": |
| 529 | --->'''Cricket:''' Where could it be?!\ |
| 530 | ''(Cut to Bill rummaging through a bag of trash in the backyard)''\ |
| 531 | '''Bill:''' It's gotta be here somewhere!! |
| 532 | * From ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': |
| 533 | -->'''Sextina Aquafina:''' [Sarah Lynn] should go wherever famous people go when they're done being famous and nobody cares wherever they live or die!\ |
| 534 | (''Cut to [=BoJack=] and Diane in his office as the doorbell rings'')\ |
| 535 | '''[=BoJack=]:''' Who could that be? |
| 536 | * ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'': When the mob of Gresit comes for the Speakers, they find only Trevor waiting for them. |
| 537 | -->'''Priest:''' Where are the Speakers?\ |
| 538 | '''Trevor:''' I've put them somewhere safe.\ |
| 539 | ''[cut to the Cyclops dungeon, next to its corpse]''\ |
| 540 | '''Speaker:''' I swear it just moved. |
| 541 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': In "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E4WhereNoDuckHasGoneBefore Where No Duck Has Gone Before]]", as the ''Phoenix'' approaches the AsteroidThicket, [[MilesGloriosus Courage]] hammily declares that the boys don't need to fear because he's here, and then adds as an aside that [[AndYouThoughtItWasAGame this is just a TV show anyway]]. The camera then cuts to Launchpad, [[LetsGetDangerous carefully controlling his terror]] as he tries to save the ship from the very real danger. |
| 542 | * From ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' after Mark Chang [[RunawayFiance flees from marrying]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Princess]] [[AxeCrazy Mandie]]. |
| 543 | -->'''Princess Mandie:''' WHERE IS HE!?\ |
| 544 | ''(cut)''\ |
| 545 | '''Crocker:''' Earth. [[WesternAnimation/{{Abracatastrophe}} Which I will someday]] [[TakeOverTheWorld rule]]. |
| 546 | * "What could be strong enough to leave claw marks in solid stone?" Fade to the title: ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''. |
| 547 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'' episode "Whatever Happened To Goldilocks and the Three Bears?" has a movie director asking who would be dumb enough to play a chew toy of an evil prince in his revisionist version of the fairy tale (with the Bunch as the three bears). Right on cue: |
| 548 | -->'''Peevly:''' They're around here somewhere, and I'm gonna find 'em! |
| 549 | * Done regularly in ''WesternAnimation/Invincible2021'', which features a RunningGag where the titular hero's name is regularly cut off by the opening title sequence. |
| 550 | * In ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' episode "The Little Big Man Syndrome", Kay and Jay manage to stop the Fmecks' attempt [[EarthShatteringKaboom to blow up Arquilia]] by redirecting the DeathRay. Afterwards, Jay asks: |
| 551 | -->"So where did I just send the mean, green beam to anyway?"\ |
| 552 | ''(Kay says nothing and just smirks as it cuts to the Fmecks' [[HoistByHisOwnPetard performing a planet-wide evacuation]])'' |
| 553 | * ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': "[[Recap/MollyOfDenaliS2E2BunnyBabiesEveryMeowAndAgain Every Meow and Again]]" features Molly finding a stray cat. When Molly decides to let the cat ride home in her basket, Tooey wonders what Molly's mom will say. The scene cuts to Layla telling Molly they can't keep the cat. |
| 554 | * In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' we get a very straightforward example. |
| 555 | -->'''Spike:''' If that was an Ursa ''Minor''... what's an Ursa ''Major'' like?\ |
| 556 | * answer cut to the [[BearsAreBadNews actually rather scary reveal]]*\ |
| 557 | '''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[YouDoNotWantToKnow You don't wanna know]]. |
| 558 | ** In ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Twilight's Kingdom Part 2]]'', when Tirek screams "Where is your magic?!?", immediately cut to Twilight blowing the door off her library, blowing a crater in the town square, and blowing past Rainbow Dash with a sonic boom. |
| 559 | ** In "The Summer Sun Setback": |
| 560 | -->'''Fluttershy:''' Twilight needs us! Whatever happened, we can fix this!\ |
| 561 | '''Spike:''' What ''did'' happen?\ |
| 562 | ''(Cut to Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow hiding in the bush amongst all the disasters sporting [[SlasherSmile Slasher Smiles]])'' |
| 563 | * This is one of the OncePerEpisode {{Running Gag}}s in ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': |
| 564 | -->'''Phineas:''' Hey, where’s Perry?\ |
| 565 | ''[Cut to Perry putting on his secret agent hat and entering his lair]'' |
| 566 | ** In an in-universe example, in "The Fast and the Phineas", Candace asks Linda to turn the TV on so she can see Phineas' interview at the Swamp Oil 500 so she can bust them. But by the time she does so, the interview has ended and she only sees a dandruff commercial. After Linda asks Candace, "Is there something you're trying to tell me?", we cut to Phineas in her tricked-out car at the starting line. |
| 567 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'' episode "Easy Money!", Bert, Cedric, and Lisa go on a rescue mission to find Bentley after he gets lost in the Endless Echo Caverns. When Cedric points out that a stream used to flow through the caverns, Bert asks where all the water has gone. Cut to Bentley and the Pigs, whose area of the caverns they're trapped in is slowly filling with water. |
| 568 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'' episode "Hermit Ren", Stimpy asks Ren if he had a nice day at work. The scene then cuts to Ren carrying a pink slip with skid marks on the back of his head, plus a knife and "[[KickMePrank "Kick Me" sign]] on his back. |
| 569 | * ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' subverts this and combines this with BreakingTheFourthWall in the Goof Gas storyline, after a think tank in Washington has sent their smartest investigator to investigate the country's brain drain, and he comes back as an idiot: |
| 570 | -->'''Professor:''' We must start from the opposite direction. We have to find a stoop with no brain to affect. We need the services of the greatest numskull in America!\ |
| 571 | (''Dissolve to Bullwinkle'')\ |
| 572 | '''Bullwinkle:''' And that-\ |
| 573 | '''The Narrator:''' No. (''Bullwinkle looks at the camera, confused'') You're getting ahead of the story.\ |
| 574 | '''Bullwinkle:''' Oh. |
| 575 | ** And then played straight a few seconds later: |
| 576 | --->'''Professor:''' (''holding a piece of paper'') Gentlemen, on this one nitwit rests the fate of our entire nation.\ |
| 577 | '''Other Committee Members:''' And his name?\ |
| 578 | (''Dissolve to Rocky holding an envelope'')\ |
| 579 | '''Rocky:''' (''reading the envelope'') "Bullwinkle Moose, Frostbite Falls, Minnesota."\ |
| 580 | '''Bullwinkle:''' [[BrickJoke Now]]?\ |
| 581 | '''The Narrator:''' Yes, now.\ |
| 582 | '''Bullwinkle:''' You called? |
| 583 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode "Sour Pickles", Grandpa Lou tells a story of when Stu and Drew got in trouble for fighting when they were babies. |
| 584 | -->'''Didi:''' So what happened next, Pop?\ |
| 585 | '''Lou:''' Well, I was angrier than a swarm of hornets. It was time to teach 'em a lesson.\ |
| 586 | '''Angelica:''' What'd you do, Grandpa? Push 'em in the mud? Make 'em eat bugs? Put itching powder in their diapers?\ |
| 587 | '''Lou:''' Nope. Something ''much'' worse...\ |
| 588 | ''(flashback to Lou switching off the television set)''\ |
| 589 | '''Past Lou:''' No more ''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Blocky and Oxwinkle]]''! |
| 590 | * In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', the Queen of the Ren-Faire says to keep out people dressed as pirates because "Who knows what shambling low-lives will arrive?" Enter Shaggy and Scooby dressed as pirates. |
| 591 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E7ProperCondomUse Proper Condom Use]]" while explaining the problems with over reliance on in-school sex ed: |
| 592 | -->'''Chef:''' I know it can be hard, parents, but if you leave it up to the schools to teach sex to kids, you don't know who they're learning it from. It could be from someone who doesn't know, ''[pans to Mr. Mackey]'' someone who has a bad opinion of it, ''[pans to Ms. Choksondik]'' or even a complete pervert. ''[pans to Mr. Garrison]''\ |
| 593 | '''Garrison:''' What-- [[MediumAwareness why did you pan to me just now]]? What the hell is that supposed to mean? |
| 594 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': |
| 595 | ** In "Graveyard Shift", when a mysterious customer visits the Krusty Krab at 3 a.m.: |
| 596 | --->'''[=Squidward=]:''' What a stupid idea! Who wants a Krabby Patty at 3 in the morning?\ |
| 597 | (cut to Patrick, sleeping. His alarm clock rings at 3 a.m.) |
| 598 | --->'''[=Patrick=]:''' Oh boy, 3 a.m.! (opens his blanket to reveal a Krabby Patty underneath, eats it) |
| 599 | ** "The Smoking Peanut" has an interesting variation where the answer isn't exactly correct. |
| 600 | --->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Now, let's see now. Who could never hate me no matter what I do?\ |
| 601 | ''(cut to [=SpongeBob=] knocking on [[CrankyNeighbor Squidward]]'s door)''\ |
| 602 | '''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Squidward! Squidward! Oh, Squidward! |
| 603 | ** In "Clams", when Mr. Krabs announces that he's taking [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward on a trip in honor of him making his millionth dollar. |
| 604 | --->'''Squidward:''' I can't believe it, Mr. Krabs! Where we going? Fancy Springs?\ |
| 605 | '''Mr. Krabs:''' No.\ |
| 606 | '''Squidward:''' Pamper Island?\ |
| 607 | '''Mr. Krabs:''' Try again.\ |
| 608 | '''Squidward:''' Ooh, ooh, Bikini Bottom Folk Village?\ |
| 609 | '''Mr. Krabs:''' Better than that!\ |
| 610 | ''(cut to all three on a boat wearing raincoats)''\ |
| 611 | '''Squidward:''' ''Clam fishing?'' This is the reward we get for all our hard work? Fishing for stinky clams on a smelly, old boat on a filthy lagoon? |
| 612 | ** In "Krusty Love", Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff and learns she's single despite her prefix. |
| 613 | --->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Then what happened to ''Mr.'' Puff?\ |
| 614 | ''(cut to a live-action shot of [[BlackComedy a hand turning on a blowfish lamp]])''\ |
| 615 | '''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[DontAsk She doesn't like to talk about it]]. |
| 616 | ** In "Fear of a Krabby Patty", right when Plankton yells, "Why won't you wake up?!", we cut to the hypnosis-induced dream [=SpongeBob=] is having, which is curing his fear. |
| 617 | ** In "Jellyfish Jam", Squidward asks "How can you possibly have fun with a jellyfish?" Cue [=SpongeBob=] and the jellyfish dancing for 12 hours straight. |
| 618 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': |
| 619 | ** Two of them in "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E10NoSmallParts No Small Parts]]": |
| 620 | *** Freeman is ready to take the ''Cerritos'' away from Beta III when she learns that there are still crewmembers planetside. |
| 621 | ---->'''Freeman:''' I didn't authorize that. Who is it?\ |
| 622 | (cut to the surface)\ |
| 623 | '''Mariner:''' Art supplies! Get your art supplies! |
| 624 | *** When Mariner explains her plan to upload a virus to the Pakled ship, Ransom says that whoever can create the virus "must be some kind of morally bankrupt genius". Cue Badgey. |
| 625 | ** Twice PlayedForDrama at the end of "Trusted Sources", where Captain Freeman [[ReassignedToAntarctica transfers Mariner to]] [[PlaceWorseThanDeath Starbase 80]] for allegedly badmouthing the crew to a visiting reporter, only for it to turn out she was actually ''praising'' them, leading to Freeman getting branded a monster by the media. As the main characters deal with this PR nightmare, Rutherford says "I can't imagine how the Captain's feeling" before cutting to Freeman anxiously trying to contact Starbase 80 to undo her mistake and save face. After learning that she'd [[OffTheTable quit Starfleet in disgust]], a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone remorseful]] Freeman looks longingly into the vast emptiness of space and muses "Beckett, where are you?". Cut to Mariner riding in the ship of [[AdventurerArchaeologist Petra Aberdeen]], having the time of her life as a civilian. |
| 626 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' used a bit of a subversion. Robin is approached by Slade about joining him, and asks "Do we have a deal?" There's a shot of Starfire trying to reach Robin with her communicator, ''then'' we see Robin dressing up in his new outfit. |
| 627 | ** A straight (and very ''awesome'') example occurs in the fifth season finale. The Brain is making his [[EvilGloating big villain gloat]] to a captured Robin, and at the end he asks, "Who among you can possibly stop me now?" It promptly cuts to Beast Boy. He's defeated the agents the Brain sent to take him out and blowing up his communicator and ship so they can't track him. |
| 628 | * A rather hilarious variation occurs at the very end of the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' movie ''WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures'': |
| 629 | -->'''Percy:''' If he's [Sir Topham Hatt's] not with you...\ |
| 630 | '''Thomas:''' Then ''where in the world is he?!?''\ |
| 631 | ''[Cut to a northbound ship going to who-knows-where, where Sir Topham Hatt is still looking for Thomas until he encounters Ace.]'' |
| 632 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheToolStreetGang'', after Gripper asks the rest of the gang where Squirt is, the scene immediately cuts to Squirt calling out for help in the sewers. |
| 633 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' special bridging Season 1 and Season 2, the contestants are fighting over the million dollar briefcase. When it lands in Lindsay's hands, Justin parachutes from the staff airplane. Cut to Chris and Chef watching from the "Playa De Losers" resort. When Chris rhetorically asks how Justin got the keys to the plane, his aide looks at an autographed photo of [[EvenTheGuysWantHim the mega-hot Justin]], conceals it, and professes ignorance. |
| 634 | * ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'': Near the end of "Heart of the Lion", when Sendak's forces foil the Paladins' attempt to disable his Zaiforge cannons thanks to [[TheMole a traitor in their ranks]]. |
| 635 | -->'''Keith:''' Sendak must have known we were coming! ''But how?!''\ |
| 636 | ''(cut to Sendak speaking to [[spoiler: Admiral Sanda]] aboard his cruiser)''\ |
| 637 | '''Sendak:''' Your intel was correct after all. |
| 638 | * ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'': In the premiere episode "The Greatest", one of the Binglebops sees the devestation Lord Hater has wrought and cries out, "Oh, whoever will save us now?!" Cut to Wander and Sylvia on a hillside. |
| 639 | * ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTonkaTown'': When Hook asks how they'll get over the river with the bridge washed out, the scene immediately cuts to Bobo the boat singing his IAmSong. |
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