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To the captives themselves, they're likely to say "IHaveYouNowMyPretty" or "YouGotSpunk" or some variation/combination of the two. Both of which usually inspire the DefiantCaptive to be extra defiant.

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* In ''OneTouchOfVenus'', a screaming Gloria is tied to a barber chair by Savory and Taxi during their failed ransacking of the barbershop.

* BoundAndGagged/{{Live-Action TV}}

* PuttingAHandOverHisMouth -- may be used for kidnapping purposes, some of the time.

* BoundAndGagged/{{Live-Action Films}}

* ControllableHelplessness -- when the player has control over a captive in a video game

* If you go to a sites like DeviantArt and input "Bound and Gagged" along with the name of any female character you want into the search engine, you should [[RuleThirtyFour get a lot of results.]] In fact, you could likely narrow your search down by punching one of the related Tropes above into it; most of them should work. Artists never seem to get tired of it.

To the captives themselves, they're likely to say "IHaveYouNowMyPretty" or "YouGotSpunk" or some variation/combination of the two.

* LockedUpAndLeftBehind - when the person is tied up and then forgotten

* In the 2nd Edition of ''DungeonsAndDragons'', there's a Prestige Class called the Justicar who's much like a bounty hunter who specializes in subduing an enemy without killing him. One Class Ability is called Hog Tie, which more or less let's the Justicar tie an opponent up and render him helpless while grappling with him, usually ending the fight quickly. (Gagging is usually done after the victim is subdued.) High-level Justicars have Improved Hog Tie which is an improvement of the standard ability. (The Prestige Class is available to PlayerCharacters, as both good ''and'' evil Justicars exist. Of course in this case, male victims can be as common as females, although seeing as the Justicar has to ''fight'' the victim to use this ability, a female victim is rarely ever helpless initially.)

Nowadays, the victim's cell phone will invariably ring and the villain will pick it up and answer, "Sorry, she can't come to the phone right now ... she's [[{{Pun}} all tied up]] at the moment." ([[NeverHeardThatOneBefore Villains never get tired of this one]]. [[ObligatoryJoke Never.]] ''[[UndeadHorseTrope EVER]]'' In fact, there have been a few cases where the ''victim'' has said it to whoever is calling if she's somehow able to speak at the moment, although she usually needs a ''very'' good reason for it.)

* In ''Theatre/TheMostHappyFella'', a group of workers pull a prank on Herman, tying his arms with light bulbs and putting a basket over his head, which causes him to stumble around blindly. Since he's not gagged, he can talk to Cleo, but he stubbornly refuses to complain about his situation.

* In ''TheMostHappyFella'', a prank is pulled on Herman by tying his arms with light bulbs and putting a basket over his head, causing him to stumble around blindly. Since he's not gagged, he can talk to Cleo, but he stubbornly refuses to complain about his situation.

* The opening vignette for TabletopGame/InNomine includes a (possibly) more benign use of the trope. The Cherub Tariel, assigned to protect the mortal woman Patricia, has to drive out to meet a contact but doesn't dare let harm come to his charge -- so he binds and gags her in the passenger seat next to him so he can keep her safe (making sure she's carefully seat-belted, of course).

* Hilariously done in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'', with one unusual twist -- it's the "good guys" doing the binding and gagging (on a Health Inspector and an interfering former Head Chef)!

* Happens to both male and female leads in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', often with Rapunzel's own hair as the bonds.

* In the 2nd Edition of ''DungeonsAndDragons'', there's a Prestige Class called the Justicar who's much like a bounty hunter who specializes in subduing an enemy without killing him. One Class Ability is called Hog Tie, which more or less let's the Justicar tie an opponent up and render him helpless while grappling with him, usually ending the fight quickly. (Gagging is usually done after the victim is subdued.) High-level Justicars have Improved Hog Tie which is an improvement of the standard ability. (The Prestige Class is available to PlayerCharacters, as both good ''and'' evil Justicars exist.)

Nowadays, the victim's cell phone will invariably ring and the villain will pick it up and answer, "Sorry, she can't come to the phone right now ... she's [[{{Pun}} all tied up]] at the moment." ([[NeverHeardThatOneBefore Villains never get tired of this one]]. [[ObligatoryJoke Never.]] ''[[UndeadHorseTrope EVER]]''.)

Sometimes this is done for humor instead. For example, a character who is considered annoying might be tied up by the group simply to get that person out of the way. Of course, [[FetishFuel if that character is really cute]], the intended humor might be lost a bit on some audiences. Other times, someone might be tied up humorously as the result of some mishap.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dC0_lVaiTQ This Sunsilk commercial right here]]. Tied to a chair with quite a lot of rope, and having her hair "tortured". Did I mention she was tied to a chair with a lot of rope?