History Main / GilliganCut

* In ''Webcomic/WeakHero'', when Gerard's band ''Slam'' first started out, the concert-goers scoffed and claimed they wouldn't last long. The story then cuts to three weeks later, where the hall is packed full of ''Slam'' fans.

#'''Murphy's Cut''': Somebody says "It can't be that bad!" or "What's the worst that could happen?". Cut to it being, in fact, the worst that could happen.

* In the opening of ''VideoGame/{{Skullmonkeys}}'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/TheNeverhood''. Klogg begins his revenge plan by disguising himself as a Skullmonkey and declares himself their king.

1: The Contrary Cut: Somebody actively says something will happen, or will never happen, most determinedly. Directly after them insisting this, there is a WhipPan showing the contrary happening, generally to their specific detriment.

2: The Order Cut: Somebody is ''ordered'' to do something unpleasant by somebody else. There is no discussion or refusal involved, simply the cut to them being shown doing it — but in a way much more unpleasant than we had imagined. For example, they are ordered to 'safely' dispose of a bomb, and then there is an abrupt cut to them having to do so by hand.

3: Murphy's Cut: Somebody says "It can't be that bad!" or "What's the worst that could happen?". Cut to it being, in fact, the worst that could happen.

* A State Farm insurance commercial (seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Z91YkPatw here]]) featured a man with his buddies saying "I'm never getting married." Cut to him buying an engagement ring. While on a plane watching rambunctious children running around, he tells his wife "We're never having kids." Cut to the wife in labor. In their apartment, he tells his wife and son "We're never moving to the suburbs." Cut to them moving to the suburbs where he looks offscreen and says "I'm never buying one of those." Cut to him washing down a minivan. As he cleans up a drawing left by his son, he says "I'm never having another kid." His wife immediately says "I'm pregnant." Finally, he watches television with his family and says "I'm never letting go." Here, the commercial ends.

-->'''Hermione:''' Not even Draco would be low enough to try to take [[CreepyChild Timmy]] away from [[MarySue Sam]]. Besides, he wouldn't have a chance in the world. [[InformedAttribute Sam is a fantastic mother.]]\\

* ''Francise/{{Tintin}}'': In ''[[Recap/TintinRedRackhamsTreasure Red Rackham's Treasure]]'', Thompson and Thomson, having dutifully manned the wheel of a shipboard oxygen pump for many days on end, swear off pumping when they finally return to their home port and head off to a few days' holiday at a farm. This declaration is immediately followed by a panel showing them working the farmer's thresher with the same arduous pumping motions.

* ''ComicBook/TheAdventuresOfTintin'': In ''Red Rackham's Treasure'', Thompson and Thomson, having dutifully manned the wheel of a shipboard oxygen pump for many days on end, swear off pumping when they finally return to their home port and head off to a few days' holiday at a farm. This declaration is immediately followed by a panel showing them working the farmer's thresher with the same arduous pumping motions.

** ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Jan and Captain America discuss about the crime in Cap's residential area, and Jan tells him that she hopes that at least he bought a good door lock with the Ultimates' money. Then they get home, and the door has been forced.

Not to be confused with a DescriptionCut, which is where a description of what a character is probably thinking/doing is immediately contradicted by the character in question. See also IronicEchoCut and CueTheFallingObject. Another way of TemptingFate. Contrast IKnowWhatWeCanDoCut. Not to be confused with CutawayGag.

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* "Conventioneers" by Music/BarenakedLadies has this:
-->Followed your perfume\\
Out away from all the rabble\\
Right up to your room\\
For a drink and hotel Scrabble\\
You, stationed in the warm glow of the TV\\
Too patient as I'm playing L-O-V-E\\
And we laugh\\
And we laugh\\
And we laugh\\
And we have to or we'll end up in the bath\\
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Now we're in the bath...

** [[https://www.deviantart.com/jocelynsamara/art/RAIN-p-17-Thought-Process-191982194 The page]] after Rudy crashes into [[{{Transgender}} Rain]], and sees Rain's "junk" under her skirt:

* Parodied in a sketch on ''Radio/JohnFinnemoresSouvenirProgramme'' about a {{sitcom}} character [[WrongGenreSavvy trying to get by in real life]]. On one occasion, he's asked to do something silly for charity, and outright refuses to do it. He then starts preparing for it anyway, to the confusion of the other characters who've, naturally, [[RealityEnsues already arranged for someone else to do it]].

* ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'': Parodied (and possibly PlayedForLaughs) in "Boil the Big Bully":

The Gilligan Cut is a staple of classic comedy. Simply put, if the character says "I'm not doing this", no matter how many times they say it, chances are the character ''will'' do this for the sake of comedic effect, sometimes even while stating "I can't ''believe'' I'm doing this". It has two variants, but the staple between them is the sudden shift in scene. No cut, no Gilligan Cut.

2: The Order Cut: Somebody is ''ordered'' to do something unpleasant by somebody else. There is no discussion or refusal involved, simply the cut to them being shown doing it - but in a way much more unpleasant than we had imagined. For example, they are ordered to 'safely' dispose of a bomb, and then there is an abrupt cut to them having to do so by hand.

Often combined with a SmashCut if the transition is especially quick or the character is cut off mid sentence. Compare ImmediateSelfContradiction and InstantlyProvenWrong where the contradiction is immediate in-universe.