History Main / GlassesPull

* ''Literature/TheCavesOfSteel''. The police commissioner has a habit of polishing his glasses, and the detective protagonist thinks it's a good way of appearing to be busy while he's actually trying to think of what to say. Unlike lighting a pipe which would be too expensive in a [[OnlyElectronicSheepAreCheap future where tobacco is expensive]]. [[spoiler:It also keeps the glasses in the audience's mind, as they're an important clue.]]

* ''Literature/TheCavesOfSteel''. The police commissioner has a habit of polishing his glasses, and the detective protagonist thinks it's a good way of appearing to be busy while he's actually trying to think of what to say. [[spoiler:It also keeps the glasses in the audience's mind, as they're an important clue.]]

** Played straight [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlmYh27MHg earlier on]].

* Chad Daniels had a bit about an especially obtuse [=iHop=] waiter refusing to accept his passport as valid ID. He nearly lost it cracking up when his daughter argued "Isn't this the ''International'' House of Pancakes?" [[SincerityMode in total seriousness]], with him adding that if she'd been wearing glasses, that would been the moment where she dramatically whipped them off to underscore her point.

* ''Series/AshesToAshes'' DCI Keats ''loves'' doing this with his glasses - mainly to look cool, but also to underscore how much more human he appears without the glasses.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QS0q3mGPGg Winning]], during the call and response [[WebVideo/AutoTunetheNews Schmoyoho]] removes his shades to reveal a second pair.

Authority figures like a BadassGrandpa or a ScaryLibrarian might look over the tops of their reading glasses, or carefully take them off, in order to give that person a more effective [[DeathGlare steely glare]].

* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'': [[Characters/AgentsOfShield Agent Coulson]] does this in the first scene of the film. Especially notable because those were sunglasses and the scene is set ''during the night''.

* A variant was used on ''Series/Airwolf'', where Stringfellow Hawke would pull off his glasses and not say a thing.

* Brad whips off his glasses when Janet says his complaints to Frank N. Furter are "ungrateful" in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' One common jeer at this is ''"Dun-da-da-DAH! Super Asshole!"''

* ''Webcomic/BiggerThanCheeses'': [[http://www.biggercheese.com/index.php?comic=701 This infamous parody strip]] singlehandedly catapulted the ''CSI Miami'' opening across the internet in a vengeful maelstrom of [[ImageBoards infernal]] [[MemeticMutation memetic virulence]]. Note the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny second pair of sunglasses]] in the third panel.

* Film/MadMax with his sunglasses after the Nightrider is run off the road and blown to pieces in a fiery explosion. This is the first time we get a proper look at Max's face.

* In [[{{Series.LukeCage}} Luke Cage]] Shades regularly pulls off his Ray Bans for emphasis.

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* Just hope ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} doesn't do this to you.
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** Parodied on an episode of ''Series/BurnNotice'' by [[Creator/BruceCampbell Sam Axe]] posing as a crime scene investigator, complete with horrendous QuipToBlack. Made funnier because the show is set in Miami.
** Also parodied in Sea World California's sea lion show: "Sea Lions Live", which is a rather amusing parody of popular TV shows of past and present played by the trainers and Seymour and Clyde, the staring sea lions. In one particular segment, they manage to parody CSI, CSI: Miami AND CSI: NY in rapid succession as the trainer wears the vest emblazoned with SLSI (Sea Lion Scene Investigation). On part stands out as one of the best parts of the show as they try to solve the murder and kidnap of a fish:
---> '''Female Trainer dressed like Catherine''': Smells like something here... is fishy...
---> '''YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!''' ''cue imagination montage as trainer and sea lion shuffle across the stage, striking poses as the sea lion grins and winks at the audience.''

** Now ''Series/{{House}}'' is in on it, too, making a dark joke about it when [[spoiler:Kutner kills himself]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6AxJ_L8eg goofing around with it in the season bloopers]].
** ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. In "Changing Channels" the Winchester brothers are stuck in what appears to be different TV shows, and upon entering a CSI-esque setting they begin to imitate Horatio Cane, with GlassesPull and DramaticPause. It is hilarious...

** ''Series/{{NTSFSDSUV}}'' is basically a parody of all tech-driven cop shows ever, but has a special place in its heart for ''CSI: Miami''. Is it any surprise the intro features lead character and Horatio Caine expy Trent Hauser doing standard and Caine pulls in the space of a split second?
** Using these clips was a recurring bit on [[Creator/ConanOBrien Late Night With Conan O'Brien]], on par with the ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' lever for a time.
** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522607 Replaying :the game:]] parodies this at the end of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}} :the game:'' with Horatio putting on new glasses ''[[HurricaneOfPuns over the previous ones]]''.
-->'''Horatio:''' Well... good night... ''(puts on glasses)'' sweet prince.
-->'''''YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!'''''
-->NOW LET'S JUST '''KILL''' THE '''''[[{{Pun}} HORATIO]]''''' '''[[{{Pun}} CAINE]]''' JOKE
-->'''Horatio:''' King Hamlet... talk about... ''(puts on glasses)'' sibling rivalry.
-->'''''YEEEAAHHH'''''
-->Looks like it's curtains... ''(puts on glasses)'' for Polonius.
-->'''''YEEEAAHHH'''''
-->Rosencrantz and Guildenstern... the check's... ''(puts on glasses)'' in the mail.
-->'''''YEEEAAHHH'''''
-->Looks like Ophelia... ''(puts on glasses)'' was drowning her sorrows.
-->'''''YEEEAAHHH'''''
-->Laertes... ''(puts on glasses)'' got the point.
-->'''''YEEEAAHHH'''''
-->Queen Gertrude... wine... ''(puts on giant glasses on top of all the other stacked-up pairs)'' and dyin'.
-->'''''YEEEAAHHH'''''
-->King Claudius... double... ''(presses button, millions of glasses fall from ceiling)'' the trouble.
-->'''''YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!'''''
-->HORATIO THEN BECAME FORTINBRAS'S ADVISOR OF COOL
** ''Series/TheDailyShow'' used this too in a segment about Pope Benedict forgiving the Jews for killing Christ

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Tenth Doctor does this on occasion.

In RealLife, not many people with glasses whip them off after delivering a dramatic line, unless they're [[GenreSavvy doing it on purpose]], and optometrists will warn against removing them with one hand as it could cause damage.

* Towards the end of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, it was beginning to look like the makeshift government wasn't going to be able to pay the army for its service. UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington's officers called a meeting to discuss possible retaliations, which included pulling out into the backwoods and letting Congress defend itself, or even turning against it outright. Washington made a speech to them about how this would totally suck and they shouldn't do it, which they were not in the mood to hear. Then at the end he pulled out a letter from Congress explaining the government's financial problems, along with his reading glasses, and reportedly said something like, "Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have grown not only gray but half-blind in the service of my country." This served as a massive guilt trip, and after he'd read the letter and left, the officers unanimously voted to accept Congress's leadership and forget the idea of rebellion. A rare instance of this trope working because it makes the invoker look ''weaker'', but that just goes to show the accuracy of the man's [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]].

* In terms of public speaking, the glasses removal trick can actually work fairly well, if done carefully. For example, some people first learning how to handle witnesses in court, or doing opening or closing arguments, will start fidgeting with their clothes or their glasses. One way to take the latter and make it work is to channel it; when you get to a question or line in your argument where you're really trying to make a point, draw attention to it by taking off your glasses and using them as a "prop" if you will by gesturing with the hand you have them in. (Granted, over doing it will make you look hammier than [[Series/CSIMiami Horatio Caine]], but [[GenreSavvy careful application]] is very effective!) Law school witness examination classes actually occasionally bring this up as [[TruthInTelevision a useful trick to have in your arsenal]].

* In a rare literary example, happens in Creator/HPLovecraft's story "The Curse of Yig."
** "Dr. [=McNeill=] paused here and removed his glasses, as if a blurring of the objective world might make the reminiscent vision clearer."

** NTSF:SD:SUV is basically a parody of all tech-driven cop shows ever, but has a special place in its heart for ''CSI: Miami''. Is it any surprise the intro features lead character and Horatio Caine expy Trent Hauser doing standard and Caine pulls in the space of a split second?

* RegularOrdinarySwedishMealTime's chef does this a few times in the Satanic Salad episode. It even comes with the Who's vocal sample from their song "Won't Get Fooled Again."

* Shi-Long Lang and Shi-na of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth''. Sometimes, their sunglasses would appear on, right before a cocky remark.

* Played for laughs in ''Film/JurassicPark''. Doctor Malcolm approaches [[RoadApples triceratops feces]], pulls his glasses and says, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JFfN5pKzFU That is one big pile of shit.]]"

** Also by [[http://clayyount.com/raecomics/2011/1/31/oh-geordi.html Clay Yount]] (of [[RobAndElliot Rob and Elliot]]), with a bonus [[VomitIndiscretionShot reaction]] from an Incredibly Lame Pun.