"Here comes the bride, all gagged and tied!"
— Mr. Wednesday, Doctor Who Magazine comic strip "Mortal Beloved", Part Two
"Mmmmph mmmmppppphhhhhh!!!!" (That's all they ever say.)
— The only sound a victim of this trope is usually able to make. (Also when a show lampshades it)
"Sorry I gagged you. I was gonna gag you with a spoon. You know, sort of an 80's throwback. But then I thought, who's that for? Who am I doing that for?"
— Francine Smith, American Dad! episode "Widowmaker"
"Their attention was drawn to the red-and-yellow-clad man whose body was held pent in metallic bands that encircled his chest, arms, legs, waist, ankles, and neck."
"Here's your iPod so you can listen to the Streaks while you gasp for air... Oh, The Strokes, right."
— Stewie Griffin, Family Guy episode "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter"
"Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver."
— Memetic Mutation
"Ferina get some cloth and tie them up. And put a gag in that quack's mouth!"
—Bodine, The Big Doll House
"That's April all right. I recognize her mumbles."
—Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
