History Main / IsThisThingStillOn

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "The Ballad of Midsomer County", a murderer is accidentally CaughtOnTape when he commits a murder in a recording studio; not realising that the victim had been recording at the time.

* Subverted in ''ComicBook/BatmanIncorporated'', when after getting instructions from Ghost-Maker over his com-link, Guacho mutters about how much he hates him. Ghost-Maker tells him his com is still open, and Guacho just says "I am aware."
* ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'': After [[spoiler:Comicbook/LexLuthor]] rants about his evil actions to the faces of Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} and Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}, the latter points to a TV set and says his words are being broadcast everywhere right now.
* In an early issue of "Threeboot" ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', Cos went into a rant to Sun Boy about how the team was falling apart, without realising he had an open comchannel. This didn't help.
* A variant is used in ''ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight'' when Rom manages to free himself from a female Dire Wraith scientist's restraints, gets to a friendly human who is similarly restrained and orders the trapped villain to free him. She does so, but also quietly turns on an intercom and plays up being trapped and threatened by the alien for the benefit of the lab complex's security forces. By the time Rom realizes what she is doing, it's too late and security is charging to the room.
* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}: In ''Action Comics #319'', [[AlphaBitch Donna Storm]] frames Linda Danvers--the eponymous heroine--for stealing. Donna gloats over framing Linda, without realizing her words are being broadcast through the school's P. A. system.
* ''ComicBook/XMenGold'': After a televised debate with an anti-mutant, ComicBook/KittyPryde admits that she's still trying to figure out her feelings toward a guy (Peter Rasputin) she had a history with and still liked. After leaving the TV studio, Peter teased Kitty about this guy she said she liked, adding, "You may have left the microphone on".

* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', when Cui tells Vegeta that Frieza is on his way to Planet Namek thanks to his intel on the dragon balls, Vegeta protests that he couldn't have known, as his scouter's audio feed was off the whole time...[[ExplainExplainOhCrap before remembering he wasn't alone when he went to Earth]].

* This is the basis for an episode of ''Series/YesMinister''. Humphrey, as a senior government official, records a radio interview on the subject of unemployment, but while chatting to the host afterwards, he freely admits that "nobody tells the truth about unemployment" because "no politicians have got the guts to do anything about it". Of course, the microphone was still on, and the rest of the episode is about Humphrey trying to get hold of the recording before it can get him into trouble with the Prime Minister. The PM does find out, and is surprised that the usually sophisticated Humphrey didn't know better than to fall victim to this trope, saying that you should always treat every microphone as if it were a live microphone.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': In "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987S06E08DonatelloTrashesSlash Donatello Trashes Slash]]", Vern does a report on a new turtle exhibit at the aquarium. After he's finished, he goes to a rant on how he thinks it's a waste of taxpayers' money on "dirty, smelly reptiles". Unfortunately, the cameraman informs him they're still rolling. Needless to say, Donatello, who saw the report, isn't pleased.

** "[[Recap/SouthParkS13E1TheRing The Ring]]" shows WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse as a [[AxCrazy violent]], [[CorruptCorporateExecutive manipulative]], [[BadBoss domineering]], [[NiceCharacterMeanActor portrayal of his original self]], who used the Music/JonasBrothers to sell sexual stimulation to young girls while giving the false appearance of innocence and purity by having them promote purity rings at their concerts. When [[LovableSexManiac Kenny]] and his 5th grader girlfriend [[GoodBadGirl Tammy Warner]] attend the Jonas Brothers' latest concert, they start wearing purity rings and as a result, they become a dull and boring ChastityCouple and hang out with other chastity couples who wear the same rings. When Stan, Kyle, and Eric hear about this, they head off to confront the Jonas Brothers at a televised appearance in Denver, only to be tranquilized by WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, who mistakes them for [=DreamWorks=] secret agents sent to sabotage the televised appearance, and takes the three boys prisoner backstage at the Televised Jonas Brothers' 3D Concert Spectacular at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. As soon as WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse starts going on about [[MotiveRant how using the Jonas Brothers to sell purity rings and sexual stimulation to little girls]] helps him make money by [[RealLifeWritesThePlot making little girls' ginies tingle,]] and [[CrossesTheLineTwice how easily he can fool Christians for years, since Christians are retards who believe in a talking dead guy,]] Kyle turns on a microphone to broadcast Mickey's words to the audience, while Eric pushes the switch the raises the stage's curtains, [[AccidentalPublicConfession revealing the truth]] behind [[Music/TheJonasBrothers the Jonas Brothers' concerts]] to [[ExplainExplainOhCrap the entire audience,]] which prompts them [[LaserGuidedKarma to turn on Mickey and boo him, which ruins the Televised Jonas Brothers' 3D Concert Spectacular.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': In "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987S6E11DonatelloTrashesSlash Donatello Trashes Slash]]", Vern does a report on a new turtle exhibit at the aquarium. After he's finished, he goes to a rant on how he thinks it's a waste of taxpayers' money on "dirty, smelly reptiles". Unfortunately, the cameraman informs him they're still rolling. Needless to say, Donatello, who saw the report, isn't pleased.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': In "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesS6E11DonatelloTrashesSlash Donatello Trashes Slash]]", Vern does a report on a new turtle exhibit at the aquarium. After he's finished, he goes to a rant on how he thinks it's a waste of taxpayers' money on "dirty, smelly reptiles". Unfortunately, the cameraman informs him they're still rolling. Needless to say, Donatello, who saw the report, isn't pleased.

** "[[Recap/SouthParkS13E1TheRing The Ring]]" shows WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse as a [[AxCrazy violent]], [[CorruptCorporateExecutive manipulative]], [[BadBoss domineering]], [[NiceCharacterMeanActor portrayal of his original self]], who used the Music/JonasBrothers to sell sexual stimulation to young girls while giving the false appearance of innocence and purity by having them promote purity rings at their concerts. When [[LovableSexManiac Kenny]] and his 5th grader girlfriend [[GoodBadGirl Tammy Warner]] attend the Jonas Brothers' latest concert, they start wearing purity rings and as a result, they become a dull and boring ChastityCouple and hang out with other chastity couples who wear the same rings. When Stan, Kyle, and Eric hear about this, they head off to confront the Jonas Brothers at a televised appearance in Denver, only to be tranquilized by WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, who mistakes them for [=DreamWorks=] secret agents sent to sabotage the televised appearance, and takes the three boys prisoner backstage at the Televised Jonas Brothers' 3D Concert Spectacular at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. As soon as WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse starts going on about [[MotiveRant how using the Jonas Brothers to sell purity rings and sexual stimulation to little girls helps him make money by]] [[RealLifeWritesThePlot making little girls' ginies tingle,]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice and how easily he can fool Christians for years, since Christians are retards who believe in a talking dead guy,]] Kyle turns on a microphone to broadcast Mickey's words to the audience, while Eric pushes the switch the raises the stage's curtains, [[AccidentalPublicConfession revealing the truth behind]] [[Music/TheJonasBrothers the Jonas Brothers' concerts]] [[ExplainExplainOhCrap to the entire audience,]] [[LaserGuidedKarma prompting them to turn on Mickey and boo him, which ruins the Televised Jonas Brothers' 3D Concert Spectacular.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987}}'' (1987): In "Donatello Trashes Slash", Vern does a report on a new turtle exhibit at the aquarium. After he's finished, he goes to a rant on how he thinks it's a waste of taxpayers' money on "dirty, smelly reptiles". Unfortunately, the cameraman informs him they're still rolling. Needless to say, Donatello, who saw the report, isn't pleased.