"OK 'distraction'...you're up."
— Batwoman, Catwoman: Hunted
"Most people think distracting a group of guys is best done by a beautiful woman. The problem with beautiful women is people want them to stick around; which can cause a lot of problems. Obnoxious guys, they just want to get rid of."
— Michael, Burn Notice
The Doctor: Need a proper look. Got to draw its fire. Give it a target.
Amy: How?
The Doctor: You know how sometimes I have really brilliant ideas?
Amy: Yeah?
The Doctor: Sorry. [Leaps out of cover] LOOK AT ME! I'M A TARGET!
Amy: How?
The Doctor: You know how sometimes I have really brilliant ideas?
Amy: Yeah?
The Doctor: Sorry. [Leaps out of cover] LOOK AT ME! I'M A TARGET!
— Doctor Who, "The Pandorica Opens"
Guard turn 1: Everything shoots the DISCTRACTION CARNIFEX.
Tyranid turn 1: Tyranids advance.
Guard turn 2: Everything shoots the DISCTRACTION CARNIFEX.
Tyranid turn 2: Tyranids advance.
Guard turn 3: Everything shoots the DISCTRACTION CARNIFEX. DISTRACTION CARNIFEX finally dies.
Tyranid turn 3: Remaining Tyranids eat everyone else's face.
Tyranid turn 1: Tyranids advance.
Guard turn 2: Everything shoots the DISCTRACTION CARNIFEX.
Tyranid turn 2: Tyranids advance.
Guard turn 3: Everything shoots the DISCTRACTION CARNIFEX. DISTRACTION CARNIFEX finally dies.
Tyranid turn 3: Remaining Tyranids eat everyone else's face.
— DISTRACTION CARNIFEX
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, 1d4chan articleThe General: What did you tell him?
Clara: Nothing I'm going to tell you. Except this one thing, you see I told him [stage whisper] "Don't worry, Doctor, they'll all be looking at me."
Clara: Nothing I'm going to tell you. Except this one thing, you see I told him [stage whisper] "Don't worry, Doctor, they'll all be looking at me."
— Doctor Who, "Hell Bent"
Ian: He can't get both of us! I'll distract him; you run for the bridge!
Katie: He'll get you!
Ian: You got a better idea?!
Katie: Yeah -- I'll distract him! [Runs off]
Katie: He'll get you!
Ian: You got a better idea?!
Katie: Yeah -- I'll distract him! [Runs off]
— Are You Afraid of the Dark?, "The Tale of the Midnight Ride"
"Ahh, always the distraction!"
— Ron from Kim Possible
"Dr. Insano, I'm curious, what does any of (the plothole) have to do with Ma-Ti and Spoony? And please, give us the explanation that'll make you talk the longest." [Snaps finger as everyone behind them loot Dr. Insano's lab]
— SadPanda in To Boldly Flee
Apple Bloom: We need to think of a distraction.
Scootaloo: Hey everyone, look at Scootaloo dance!
Apple Bloom: We need to think of a distraction that doesn't draw attention to us!
Aurora: OH MY GAWD THEY'RE GOING TO GRIND US INTO RAINBOWS! [Beat] EVERYBODY PANIC!
[The foals start to panic.]
Scootaloo: Hey everyone, look at Scootaloo dance!
Apple Bloom: We need to think of a distraction that doesn't draw attention to us!
Aurora: OH MY GAWD THEY'RE GOING TO GRIND US INTO RAINBOWS! [Beat] EVERYBODY PANIC!
[The foals start to panic.]
Simba: You guys have to create a diversion.
Timon: What do you want me to do — dress in drag and do the hula?
Timon: What do you want me to do — dress in drag and do the hula?
Sarge: Simmons, you and the two bullet magnets move up the right side and try to cause some kind of distraction.
Simmons: Any suggestions?
Sarge: As long as it draws their fire away from us and towards you I don't care.
Donut: Try some dance moves! Oh! You could do a musical number!
Sarge: Get off the radio, Donut!
Simmons: Any suggestions?
Sarge: As long as it draws their fire away from us and towards you I don't care.
Donut: Try some dance moves! Oh! You could do a musical number!
Sarge: Get off the radio, Donut!
— Red vs. Blue, Episode 48: Heavy Metal
Ronan: What are you doing?...What are you DOING?!
Quill: I'm distracting you, ya big turdblossom!
Quill: I'm distracting you, ya big turdblossom!
Sgt. McRose: You know, if we hit this bank in daylight, we're gonna need a big diversion.
Major Hackett: We'll blow something up.
Sgt. McRose: Yeah, like what?
Major Hackett: A building a barn, something.
Sgt. McRose: A school, a church, something.
Major Hackett: What, are you particular?
Sgt. McRose: Yeah, as a matter of fact I am. This is America, you know.
Major Hackett: We'll blow something up.
Sgt. McRose: Yeah, like what?
Major Hackett: A building a barn, something.
Sgt. McRose: A school, a church, something.
Major Hackett: What, are you particular?
Sgt. McRose: Yeah, as a matter of fact I am. This is America, you know.
McCall: I've arranged a diversion.
Kostmayer: A diversion? What do we need a diversion for? Just kick in the door and hose the room.
McCall: Mickey! There is a five year-old boy up there.
Kostmayer: Oh yeah... We're gonna need a diversion.
McCall: (rolls his eyes) I've arranged it.
Kostmayer: A diversion? What do we need a diversion for? Just kick in the door and hose the room.
McCall: Mickey! There is a five year-old boy up there.
Kostmayer: Oh yeah... We're gonna need a diversion.
McCall: (rolls his eyes) I've arranged it.
— The Equalizer, "China Rain"
Peter: Ladies and gentlemen, Mister Conway Twitty!
I'll use my combined X-Ray and telescopic vision to see what [Karmang]'s up to on Mount Olympus! Great Krypton! He's watching Superman and Captain Marvel as they battle— and he seems almost hypnotized! If he stays that way, Mary and I can launch a surprise attack—!
Speaking of which, I’ve always thought that Batman hired Robin simply to draw fire: throwing a teenage boy a bright yellow cape and telling him to run through a darkened warehouse full of goons. There seems to be little difference in getting Michael Gove to dress up in a bib and plus fours and throwing him into a roomful of barristers. Gove’s appointment as justice secretary seems to be somewhere between a sardonic trolling of the judiciary and simple misdirection. If he ever does have to produce a Bill of Rights it will be a Producers-style clusterfuck that draws attention away from all the real business of the government.
Soos: Are either of you good at jumping up and down and making annoying noises?
Mabel: My time has come.
Mabel: My time has come.
"Plan A01: Rain Destruction has been superseded by Plan B01: Distract and Extract."
— Perihelion, The Murderbot Diaries
Atropas: You horrible little worm! You can't hide it from us forever! All you're doing is wasting our time— [Horrified Realization] Oh no... Oh no... we've got to get out of here...
Antoinette: [walking in] Actually, I think "we" will be staying right here.
Antoinette: [walking in] Actually, I think "we" will be staying right here.
"Who has four thumbs and is great at distractions?"
— Nimona, NIMONA (2023)
Diesel 10: (plotting to kill Mr. Conductor) This is a job... for the boss!
Toby: I've got to delay him! I've got to distract him! (sounds his bell)
Diesel 10: It's the old teapot! SMASH HIM!
(Diesel 10 accidentally slams his claw "Pinchy" against the shed's support beam, causing its roof to fall on him, Splatter and Dodge. "Pinchy" then bursts through the roof.)
Diesel 10: Pinchy, get back here! Pinchy, don't make me come up there! I hate when you do this! Pinchy!
Toby: (laughs) Good show!
Toby: I've got to delay him! I've got to distract him! (sounds his bell)
Diesel 10: It's the old teapot! SMASH HIM!
(Diesel 10 accidentally slams his claw "Pinchy" against the shed's support beam, causing its roof to fall on him, Splatter and Dodge. "Pinchy" then bursts through the roof.)
Diesel 10: Pinchy, get back here! Pinchy, don't make me come up there! I hate when you do this! Pinchy!
Toby: (laughs) Good show!
