History Main / AntiSneezeFinger

* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip, Jon does this to Garfield. Garfield thanks him, then notices that Jon's leaving the room. Jon says he's going to go "boil my finger".
* In [[http://www.garfield.com/usacres/vault.html?yr=2012&addr=120905 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{US Acres}}'' comic, Roy does this to Orson, resulting in himself finishing the sneeze Orson started.

Very common in western animation, when one character is starting to sneeze and current situation calls for being quiet, this character or someone else will use a finger under nose to stop the sneeze from happening. This is typically followed up with a GIANT sneeze as soon as the finger is removed.

* In [[http://www.garfield.com/usacres/vault.html?yr=2012&addr=120905 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{USAcres}}'' comic, Roy does this to Orson, resulting in himself finishing the sneeze Orson started.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'', Nikki does this to Star to prevent triggering a cave-in (his previous sneeze having caused an [[SneezeofDoom avalanche]]). Unlike most other examples, it actually stops the sneeze permanently instead of resulting in a giant sneeze when the finger is removed. Not that it matters much since the cave-in is soon afterward triggered by another sound.

* An episode of ''FullHouse'' has Danny about to sneeze and Jesse and Joey trying to prevent him from doing so this way. He still sneezes.

* In one ''{{Garfield}}'' strip, Jon does this to Garfield. Garfield thanks him, then notices that Jon's leaving the room. Jon says he's going to go "boil my finger".
* In [[http://www.garfield.com/usacres/vault.html?yr=2012&addr=120905 this]] ''{{USAcres}}'' comic, Roy does this to Orson, resulting in himself finishing the sneeze Orson started.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "Frigid Hare", BugsBunny stifles an Eskimo's sneeze this way to keep the ice ledge under them from breaking. [[SneezeOfDoom And then Bugs sneezes]].

* ''JonnyQuest'' episode "Monster in the Monastery": Jonny does it to himself so he doesn't sneeze and alert the "yeti". He doesn't sneeze afterward, but Bandit does.

* A RunningGag in ''TheWorldOfDavidTheGnome''.

* In an episode of ''MyLittlePony'', Megan does this to prevent Gusty from sneezing. Even though it worked the first time, she still wound up sneezing a couple times anyway because Megan wasn't there to stop it. HilarityEnsues.

* ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' 1973/74 episode "The Baffles Puzzle". When Marvin and Wonder Dog are in a library, Wonder Dog starts to sneeze. Marvin holds a finger to his lip and stifles it, but a few seconds he sneezes anyway.

Compare InconvenientItch and PottyEmergency. Attempts to avert PepperSneeze or SneezeOfDoom with this trope happens sometimes.

* An ''EvenStevens'' episode uses this at the end, when Ren is getting a retake of her school photo. She is about to sneeze, but Louis puts his finger under her nose to stop it and save her from being photographed mid-sneeze.

** When Dopey stands on Sneezy's shoulders for the dance with Snow White, Sneezy begins to sneeze right before they go out, and Dopey uses his foot to stop his sneeze, and it works. When Sneezy begins the sneeze interrupting the dance, Dopey tries the AntiSneezeFinger on himself. It doesn't work.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony:FriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Owl's Well That Ends Well," Spike does this to himself when the dust from the library book Twilight sent him to get starts bothering him. It doesn't work, and his fiery sneeze destroys the book.

* An episode of ''FullHouse'' has Danny about to sneeze and Jesse and Joey trying to preventing from doing so this way. He still sneezes.

* Invoked by Vanity Smurf on Smurfette to keep her from sneezing when the feather in his cap tickles her noise in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "The Adventures Of Robin Smurf".

* The gang do this to {{Scooby-Doo}} in almost every incarnation.

** When Dopey stands on Sneezy's shoulders for the dance with Snow White, and Sneezy begins to sneeze, Dopey tries the AntiSneezeFinger on himself. It doesn't work.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'', Nikki does this to Star to prevent triggering a cave-in. (His previous sneeze having caused an [[SneezeofDoom avalanche]].) Unlike most other examples, it actually stops the sneeze permanently instead of resulting in a giant sneeze when the finger is removed. Not that it matters much since the cave-in is soon afterward triggered by another sound.

* TheThreeStooges did it several times.

Compare InconvenientItch and PottyEmergency. Attempts to avert PepperSneeze or SneezeOfDoom with this trope happens sometimes.

* In the ''LooneyTunes'' short "Frigid Hare", BugsBunny stifles an Eskimo's sneeze this way to keep the ice ledge under them from breaking. [[SneezeOfDoom And then Bugs sneezes]].

* A RunningGag in ''{{The World of David the Gnome}}''.

Very common in western animation, when one character is starting to sneeze and current situation calls for being quiet, this character or someone else will use a finger under nose to stop sneeze from happening. This is typically followed up with a GIANT sneeze as soon as the finger is removed.

* In ''{{Balto}}'', Nikki does this to Star to prevent triggering a cave-in. (His previous sneeze having caused an [[SneezeofDoom avalanche]].) Unlike most other examples, it actually stops the sneeze permanently instead of resulting in a giant sneeze when the finger is removed. Not that it matters much since the cave-in is soon afterward triggered by another sound.

* In ''{{Balto}}'', Nikki does this to Star to prevent triggering a cave-in. (His previous sneeze having caused an [[SneezeofDoom avalanche.]]) Unlike most other examples, it actually stops the sneeze permanently instead of resulting in a giant sneeze when the finger is removed. Not that it matters much since the cave-in is soon afterward triggered by another sound.

* In ''{{Balto}}'', one of the sled dogs does this to another to prevent triggering a cave-in. Unlike most other examples, it actually stops the sneeze permanently instead of resulting in a giant sneeze when the finger is removed. Not that it matters much since the cave-in is soon afterward triggered by another sound.

This trope is TruthInTelevision. There's a pressure point under your nose that, if you press it, temporarily stops the sneeze reflex. A similar and equally effective strategy is to press the sides of the nostrils together to relieve an itching sensation; a more clandestine method is to tickle the roof of your mouth with the tip of your tongue.

* In ''{{Balto}}'', one of the sled dogs does this to another to prevent triggering a cave-in. Unlike most other examples, it actually stops the sneeze permanently instead of resulting in a giant sneeze when the finger is removed. Not that it matters much since the cave-in is soon afterward triggerd by another sound.