History Main / FailedDramaticExit

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', Grunkle Stan dramatically leaves the Mystery Shack through the window, but is only halfway out when he slips and falls. Wendy just walks away, causally stating that she's going to get his orthopedic back pillow.

* Used in ''TheGeorgeLopezShow'' after George's mom gets arrested for helping with a robbery thirty years ago. Because George wouldn't say anything to exonerate her, as she is taken away by the police she shouts "I never want to see you again!" George responds by saying "But how are you going to get bail?" She stops, comes back in (with the police officer still holding on to her) and says "I'll see you one last time!"

* Happens twice in an episode of ''EverybodyLovesRaymond,'' where Ray accidentally humiliated one of kids' friend's dad ''to his child.'' Ray tries to correct his mistake, but the guy says to just forget it. They leave Ray's house, but have to return because the child forgot his retainer. Ray's attempts to apologize then snowball into a situation in which the whole Barone family describes times they have said and done incredibly dumb and/or said offensive things to people. Things just grow more and more awkward before the man and his kid leave again. Ray then notes that the man [[HereWeGoAgain forgot his keys...]]

* ''Series/{{Community}}'' Has a few examples. In the BottleEpisode Britta tries to leave the study room, but quickly returns after being insulted. Later in the episode Shirley gets a straighter example. She tells everyone to burn in hell and tries to leave, but no one allows her to [[ItMakesSenseInContext until they find Annie's pen.]]

* ''TheKingOfQueens:'' averted and lampshaded in an episode when Carrie angrily storms out of her office and the elevator arrives as soon as she presses the button rather than leaving her standing around waiting.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' has variation in Doppelgangland: Willow storms off after an argument with Buffy and Xander; but Buffy goes after her.

* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' Almost to the point of being a RunningGag.

* ''DrakeAndJosh''

* ''{{Frasier}}'' Almost to the point of being a RunningGag.

* In ''BlackBooks'', Fran and Bernard have a fight. Fran storms out of the bookshop, coldly informing Bernard that she doesn't think they should see each other for a while. She then immediately reenters, announces "I forgot my bag!" in an embarrassed sing-song tone and flounces out again once she's picked it up.

* An episode of ''WillAndGrace'' has Jack storm out of their apartment only to have his suitcase caught on the door.

* EerieCuties: [[CuteWitch Melissa]] [[MagicalGirl Hellrune]] ends up pulling one, after being insulted by [[spoiler: Ash]], who thought she'd consent to a casual fling. She slaps him one, tells him where he can get off, then storms off in a huff... [[FunnyMoments and right into his closet!]] [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/i_do_not_need_your_favors But she was STILL MAD dammit!]]

* In ''Film/TheCampaign'', after Marty annouces he will run against Cam, he makes a dramatic exit out of the room, the music swells,... and he can't get the door open. This becomes a bit of a RunningGag.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' Tino and Carver have an argument which ends with Carver calling Tino a whimp. Tino replies with "Well this whimp is through being your best friend." He then goes to leave, only to trip on his own shoelace and falls into a photo booth that takes pictures of him falling. Tino then looks at the audience and claims that he is "not good at dramatic exits."

* DimitriMartin quipped in a special that it is quite difficult to be manly or punctuate a conversation if when you're struggling to open or close particularly heavy doors.

* ''{{Frasier}}''

-->'''Niles:'''...it was that fourteenth-century Bavarian cathedral door, so I had to get two of the servants to help me slam it. But what it lacked in spontaneity, it made up for in resonance!'''!

--> '''Henry Higgins:''' Damn Mrs. Pearce; and damn the coffee; and damn you; and damn my own folly in having lavished MY hard-earned knowledge and the treasure of my regard and intimacy on a heartless guttersnipe! ''(in exiting, he crashes into a phonograph, which starts emitting silly bleating vowel sounds he had recorded earlier)''

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* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' comic strip, it shows Lucy threatening to make a dramatic exit, saying she's going to run away, and join a roller derby. But as Linus points out, she'll find that rather difficult to do... with ICE skates.
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* ''VideoGame/SonicTripleTrouble'' introduces the villain, ''Nack the Weasel'' as a special mini-boss that appears in all of the special stages. After you beat him, his usual response is to get out of there, but not without tripping over himself.

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* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. When Parley and her classmates accidentally get teleported into Parley's bedroom, [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=586 she shoves everyone out and slams the door behind them.]] A second later, she reopens the door to grab the rose from Andrew Smith that had triggered the entire incident (ItMakesSenseInContext), then slams the door again, compete with the UnsoundEffect "SLAM AGAIN".
* EerieCuties: [[CuteWitch Melissa]] [[MagicalGirl Hellrune]] ends up pulling one, after being insulted by [[spoiler: Ash]], who thought she'd consent to a casual fling. She slaps him one, tells him where he can get off, then storms off in a huff... [[FunnyMoments and right into his closet!]] [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/i_do_not_need_your_favors But she was STILL MAD dammit!]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', this happens in both of Trixie's appearances. In "Boast Busters", she tries to [[SmokeOut dramatically disappear in a cloud of smoke]], but her smoke bomb dissipates too quickly and everyone sees her running away. At the end of "Magic Duel", she tries the same trick again, and she trips and falls on her face as she exits.
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', where Stan shouts "I'm the one who made the decisions that kept this family on track for twenty years. I deserve a little respect!" and storms off into the pantry by mistake.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows": Brian runs into door lock problems after yelling at Pearl; after getting the door open with her help, he calmly calls back his earlier outburst: "Oh yeah, and drop dead."
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' Tino and Carver have an argument which ends with Carver calling Tino a whimp. Tino replies with "Well this whimp is through being your best friend." He then goes to leave, only to trip on his own shoelace and falls into a photo booth that takes pictures of him falling. Tino then looks at the audience and claims that he is "not good at dramatic exits."

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* The page quote is a statement by Boris Bazhanov, Stalin's former secretary. The Russian edition of his memoirs says it in somewhat different words, but the principle is the same - once Trotsky saw everyone was against him, he left, but his struggling attempts to slam a door too heavy to do that sort of deflated any dramatic tension he was aiming for.
* During the filming of ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', JackNicholson wanted to wrap filming for the day because there was a basketball game on, while Creator/RomanPolanski wanted to get the scene perfect. Finally, when they got a completed take of the last scene, Nicholson intentionally messed up the set dressing that Polanski had spent half an hour arranging. Polanski responded by trying ([[FailedAttemptAtDrama and failing]]) to smash the tv in Nicholson's trailer. This sparked an argument that culminated in Nicholson tearing off his costume and storming off the set, then realizing that his trailer was attached to the set and having to slink back on in his underwear.

* Here's what happens to Henry Higgins in MyFairLady trying to end an argument by delivering a dramatic speech and then storming out of the room:

* In an early chapter of ''FairyTail'', Loke talks to Lucy but freaks out when he finds out that she is a Celestial Spirit mage. He runs off in fear, but soon, he comes running back with an equally fearful expression because [[TheDreaded Erza]] has returned.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' Tino and Carver have an argument which ends with Carver calling Tino a whimp. Tino replies with "Well this whimp if through being your best friend." He then goes to leave, only to trip on his own shoelace and falls into a photo booth that takes pictures of him falling. Tino then looks at the audience and claims that he is "not good at dramatic exits."

In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' Tino and Carver have an argument which ends with Carver calling Tino a whimp. Tino replies with "Well this whimp if through being your best friend." He then goes to leave, only to trip on his own shoelace and falls into a photo booth that takes pictures of him falling. Tino then looks at the audience and claims that he is "not good at dramatic exits."

* During the filming of ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', JackNicholson wanted to wrap filming for the day because there was a basketball game on, while RomanPolanski wanted to get the scene perfect. Finally, when they got a completed take of the last scene, Nicholson intentionally messed up the set dressing that Polanski had spent half an hour arranging. Polanski responded by trying ([[FailedAttemptAtDrama and failing]]) to smash the tv in Nicholson's trailer. This sparked an argument that culminated in Nicholson tearing off his costume and storming off the set, then realizing that his trailer was attached to the set and having to slink back on in his underwear.

* During the filming of {{Chinatown}}, JackNicholson wanted to wrap filming for the day because there was a basketball game on, while RomanPolanski wanted to get the scene perfect. Finally, when they got a completed take of the last scene, Nicholson intentionally messed up the set dressing that Polanski had spent half an hour arranging. Polanski responded by trying ([[FailedAttemptAtDrama and failing]]) to smash the tv in Nicholson's trailer. This sparked an argument that culminated in Nicholson tearing off his costume and storming off the set, then realizing that his trailer was attached to the set and having to slink back on in his underwear.

-->''"The meeting ended with Trotsky being ordered to make a public statement admitting and apologizing for crimes against the workers' state. Trotsky jumped from his seat and tried to slam the door of the throne room at the Kremlin. The hall door is massive, Trotsky pulled it with all his strength, but it was dead slow to open. In his fury he did not notice and made repeated attempts to bang it shut. Thus instead of witnessing a dramatic gesture indicating a historic breach, we watched a sorry figure struggling with a door."''

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ This]] ''CollegeHumor'' skit parodies the StealthHiBye employed by ''Franchise/{{Batman}}.'' Bats tries to ninja-sneak off the roof of Gotham PD but just doesn't quite make it.

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* EerieCuties: [[CuteWitch Melissa]] [[MagicalGirl Hellrune]] ends up pulling one, after being insulted by [[spoiler: Ash]], who thought she'd consent to a casual fling. She slaps him one, tells him where he can get off, then storms off in a huff... [[FunnyMoments and right into his closet!]] [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/i_do_not_need_your_favors But she was STILL MAD dammit!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', where Stan shouts "I'm the one who made the decisions that kept this family on track for twenty years. I deserve a little respect!" and storms off into the pantry by mistake.

-->'''Dick:''' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyoOCRVbAjE&t=1m31s Fine! We can tell when we're not wanted!]]\\
''(he storms out of the room, but the rest of the family doesn't move; after a beat, Dick runs back in)''\\
'''Dick:''' We're not wanted.\\
'''Harry:''' Oh!\\
''''(the rest of the family follows Dick out of the room)''