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* During the weighing of the wands in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry gets this from Fleur as he hastily tries to clean his wand, accidentally shooting some sparks in the process.

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* During the weighing ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'': In ''The Perilous Plot of the wands in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry gets this Professor Poopypants'', an effort to un-shrink Captain Underpants from Fleur as he hastily tries to clean his wand, microscopic size results in one of Harold's hands accidentally shooting some sparks in being enlarged due to George not being as precise of a shot with the process. grow ray as he claimed to be. A few chapters later, Captain Underpants defeats Professor Poopypants and George says they should give the Captain "a ''big hand!''". As Harold's hand is still massive, he responds by giving his friend an unamused look.


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* During the weighing of the wands in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry gets this from Fleur as he hastily tries to clean his wand, accidentally shooting some sparks in the process.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Ed Tom Bell demonstrates what's called the "Implied {{Facepalm}}."]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Ed [[caption-width-right:350:[[Creator/TommyLeeJones Ed Tom Bell Bell]] demonstrates what's called the "Implied {{Facepalm}}."]]
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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer:'' Giles often gives one of these to Buffy, to the point that's how she finally recognizes him when he does it while physically transformed into a demon.
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* ''Series/LawAndOrderUK''. After DS Matt Devlin makes a [[https://youtu.be/TK-oGeP791I?si=vyCSvBk8QVWyXeho raunchy]] comment to CP Alesha Phillips, his partner DS Ronnie Brooks gives him an epic one of these.

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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Florence has a displeased facial expression because she doesn't like how her son Louis presents himself, as she believes it's a telltale sign that he's gay.
--->'''Florence''': ''(in her mind)'' Look at his nails. He's getting his fingernails done. And the glasses? Some fashion certain men like him do. Lord. ''(sighs out loud)''

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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Self]]":
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Florence has a displeased facial expression because she doesn't like how her son Louis presents himself, as she believes it's a telltale sign that he's gay.
--->'''Florence''': ---->'''Florence''': ''(in her mind)'' Look at his nails. He's getting his fingernails done. And the glasses? Some fashion certain men like him do. Lord. ''(sighs out loud)''loud)''
*** Later, at the posh opera venue where black people aren't permitted inside unless they're a servant, an elderly white couple look down (both literally and figuratively) on Louis from the upper floor because they're racist and don't like seeing non-Caucasians in their midst.
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* ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'': [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/7811-Fee-to-Pay According to Visceral's John Calhoun,]] people expect mobile games to have {{Freemium}} content in it, so a [[VideoGame/DeadSpace3 console horror game]] [[InsaneTrollLogic must include it as well]]. Jim tips down his glasses and sighs.

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* ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'': [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/7811-Fee-to-Pay According to Visceral's John Calhoun,]] people expect mobile games to have {{Freemium}} content in it, so a [[VideoGame/DeadSpace3 console horror game]] [[InsaneTrollLogic must include it as well]]. Jim tips down his their glasses and sighs.
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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Florence has a displeased facial expression because she doesn't like how her son Louis presents himself, as she believes they're telltale signs that he's gay.

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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Florence has a displeased facial expression because she doesn't like how her son Louis presents himself, as she believes they're it's a telltale signs sign that he's gay.
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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Florence has a displeased facial expression because she doesn't like how Louis presents himself, as she believes they're telltale signs that he's gay.

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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Florence has a displeased facial expression because she doesn't like how her son Louis presents himself, as she believes they're telltale signs that he's gay.
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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Florence has a displeased facial expression because she doesn't like how Louis presents himself, as she believes they're telltale signs that he's gay.
--->'''Florence''': ''(in her mind)'' Look at his nails. He's getting his fingernails done. And the glasses? Some fashion certain men like him do. Lord. ''(sighs out loud)''
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* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends:'' In "See What Develops", Toothy gives one to Splendid when he carelessly pops Giggles's balloon hat.
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* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 3.5, this is the iconic cleric Jozan's default expression around the iconic rogue Lidda practically any time they're interacting, as she's kind of his BerserkButton ''person''. [[https://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dungeonscape_gallery/102756.jpg Observe.]]

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* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 3.5, this is the iconic cleric Jozan's default expression around the iconic rogue Lidda practically any time they're interacting, as she's kind of his BerserkButton ''person''. [[https://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20130606172815/https://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dungeonscape_gallery/102756.jpg Observe.]]



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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', Everyone gives Mario and Luigi's father one after he unintentionally insults Mario when he accuses him of dragging Luigi into making reckless and careless decisions. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even they didn't think that the father had to hurt Mario's feelings like that.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', Everyone everyone gives Mario and Luigi's father one after he unintentionally insults Mario when he accuses him of dragging Luigi into making reckless and careless decisions. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even they the uncles who were making fun of the Bros.’s commercial shortly beforehand didn't think that the father had to hurt Mario's feelings like that.]]
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** In the first shot of the dinner scene in [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the series premiere]], Paul [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/793e718960931ca4997ba28d7617ea1a/c7059618f6c6b9b7-bf/s1280x1920/d12041cf888a9979030e1c8e720793b6b82fa576.gif glowers]] at Lestat when he observes him smiling at Louis. The homophobic Paul suspects that Lestat's affection for his brother goes far beyond mere friendship (and his instincts are spot-on -- Lestat intends to seduce Louis after the dinner).
** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil Is My Very Nature That of a Devil]]", Louis scowls at Lestat and Antoinette fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''

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** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder In Throes of Increasing Wonder...]]": In the first shot of the dinner scene in [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the series premiere]], scene, Paul [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/793e718960931ca4997ba28d7617ea1a/c7059618f6c6b9b7-bf/s1280x1920/d12041cf888a9979030e1c8e720793b6b82fa576.gif glowers]] at Lestat when he observes him smiling at Louis. The homophobic Paul suspects that Lestat's affection for his brother goes far beyond mere friendship (and his instincts are spot-on -- Lestat intends to seduce Louis after the dinner).
** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil Is My Very Nature That of a Devil]]", Devil]]": Louis scowls at Lestat and Antoinette fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', Everyone gives Mario and Luigi's father one after he unintentionally insults Mario when he accuses him of dragging Luigi into making reckless and careless decisions. Even they didn't think that the father had to hurt Mario's feelings like that.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', Everyone gives Mario and Luigi's father one after he unintentionally insults Mario when he accuses him of dragging Luigi into making reckless and careless decisions. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even they didn't think that the father had to hurt Mario's feelings like that.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', Everyone gives Mario and Luigi's father one after he unintentionally insults Mario when he accuses him of dragging Luigi into making reckless and careless decisions. Even they didn't think that the father had to hurt Mario's feelings like that.
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** In the third episode, Louis scowls at Lestat and Antoinette fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''

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** In the third episode, "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil Is My Very Nature That of a Devil]]", Louis scowls at Lestat and Antoinette fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''
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** In the first shot of the dinner scene in the series premiere, Paul [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/793e718960931ca4997ba28d7617ea1a/c7059618f6c6b9b7-bf/s1280x1920/d12041cf888a9979030e1c8e720793b6b82fa576.gif glowers]] at Lestat when he observes him smiling at Louis. The homophobic Paul suspects that Lestat's affection for his brother goes far beyond mere friendship (and his instincts are spot-on -- Lestat intends to seduce Louis after the dinner).

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** In the first shot of the dinner scene in [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the series premiere, premiere]], Paul [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/793e718960931ca4997ba28d7617ea1a/c7059618f6c6b9b7-bf/s1280x1920/d12041cf888a9979030e1c8e720793b6b82fa576.gif glowers]] at Lestat when he observes him smiling at Louis. The homophobic Paul suspects that Lestat's affection for his brother goes far beyond mere friendship (and his instincts are spot-on -- Lestat intends to seduce Louis after the dinner).
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* ''Series/{{Emergency}}'': Nurse Dixie [=McCall=] and paramedic Roy [=DeSoto=] were both good at this kind of look, and often used it in place of a snarky comment.
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* ''Radio/OldHarrysGame:'' Edith apparently has one. When Satan cracks a tasteless joke, she gives him one that makes him stop guffawing and comment on just how powerful it is.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Ming gives one to Mei in the epilogue when she sees Mei about to go out with panda ears and a tail.
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* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'':
** ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]'': There's a two-fer early in the film as Gandalf is riding into the Shire with Frodo, who is explaining how Gandalf has come to be labeled a "disturber of the peace" while an old Hobbit sees them and gives Gandalf a very disapproving look. Then the children of the Shire see him and come running, Gandalf setting off some fireworks to delight them. The old Hobbit watches them cheering with a boisterous laugh, then stops as his wife comes out and give ''him'' her own disapproving look.
** ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'': At the end, as Frodo and company ride back into the Shore from their adventure, dressed in Gondor regalia, the same old Hobbit from the first film watches and just shakes his head as they pass.

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the third episode, Louis de Pointe du Lac scowls at Lestat de Lioncourt and Antoinette Brown fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'':
** In the first shot of the dinner scene in the series premiere, Paul [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/793e718960931ca4997ba28d7617ea1a/c7059618f6c6b9b7-bf/s1280x1920/d12041cf888a9979030e1c8e720793b6b82fa576.gif glowers]] at Lestat when he observes him smiling at Louis. The homophobic Paul suspects that Lestat's affection for his brother goes far beyond mere friendship (and his instincts are spot-on -- Lestat intends to seduce Louis after the dinner).
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In the third episode, Louis de Pointe du Lac scowls at Lestat de Lioncourt and Antoinette Brown fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''
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* ''Film/HomeAlone'': Uncle Frank tries to console Kate after she realizes that they left Kevin behind by comparing that to him forgetting his reading glasses, earning a scowl from his wife, Leslie.

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* ''Film/HomeAlone'': ''Film/HomeAlone1'': Uncle Frank tries to console Kate after she realizes that they left Kevin behind by comparing that to him forgetting his reading glasses, earning a scowl from his wife, Leslie.

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* The banker in "Film/BeingHomerSimpson", when Philippe continues to discuss his shares in Homer's voice.

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* The banker in "Film/BeingHomerSimpson", ''Film/BeingHomerSimpson'', when Philippe continues to discuss his shares in Homer's voice.


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* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' had Indy smiling but his father giving one of those when a Nazi motorcyclist falls. As a CallBack [[GenerationXerox proving some things just pass on]], ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' has Indy being the one giving the unamused look to a smiling Mutt as the Soviet spies crash.
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* In ''Series/HomeImprovement'', "The Look" is discussed by Tim and his coworkers after Tim gets basketball season tickets and Jill gives him "The Look". Later in the same scene, Harry's wife gives him The Look, and all of his coworkers react in horror.

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* In ''Series/HomeImprovement'', "The Look" is discussed by Tim and his coworkers friends after Tim gets basketball season tickets and Jill gives him "The Look". Later in the same scene, Harry's wife gives him The Look, and all of his coworkers friends react in horror.
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the third episode, Louis de Pointe du Lac scowls at Lestat de Lioncourt and Antoinette Brown fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is a seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the third episode, Louis de Pointe du Lac scowls at Lestat de Lioncourt and Antoinette Brown fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is a seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the third episode, Louis de Pointe du Lac scowls at Lestat de Lioncourt and Antoinette Brown fooling around because he's understandably resentful that his insensitive boyfriend is a seducing a woman ''right in front of him.''
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* [[{{Miko}} Koito]] gives this expression a lot in ''Manga/OtakuElf'', usually in response to her shrine god [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elda's]] more ridiculous antics (such as trying to get out of her ceremonies), but sometimes right alongside Elda when another elf comes by and does something even more ridiculous.

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* ''Manga/OtakuElf'': [[{{Miko}} Koito]] gives this expression a lot in ''Manga/OtakuElf'', lot, usually in response to her shrine god [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elda's]] more ridiculous antics (such as trying to get out of her ceremonies), but sometimes right alongside Elda when another elf comes by and does something even more ridiculous.



* In ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'', Franchise/{{Superman}} asks Kara why she came to Earth, and she says that her evil, awful and abusive parents hated her and chained her to a rocket. Superman raises an eyebrow and stares silently. Then Kara relents and tells the real story.
* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'': ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} finds himself leveling unimpressed stares at other teammates who do things, sometimes unintentionally, to encourage ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'s impulsive behavior.

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* In ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'', Franchise/{{Superman}} ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'': When ComicBook/{{Superman}} asks Kara ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} why she came to Earth, and she says Kara replies that her evil, awful and abusive parents hated her and chained her to a rocket. Superman raises an eyebrow and stares silently. Then Kara relents and tells the real story.
* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'': ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} ComicBook/{{Robin}} finds himself leveling unimpressed stares at other teammates who do things, sometimes unintentionally, to encourage ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'s impulsive behavior.
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* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "[[Recap/LegionS3E7Chapter26 Chapter 26]]", Charles Xavier is ''not'' at all pleased that David Haller dismisses Switch as a "no one" who's merely a means to an end, so he frowns at his son and firmly insists that "Everyone is someone, David."

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