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Whether Bob gives in or not is dependent on the genre of the story. It may be played for laughs with Bob taking the directions too literally and refusing to free Alice even when he obviously should, either out of malice or stupidity. If Bob is especially stupid, he may go the opposite route and let Alice out prematurely when she asks him. This may lead to dire consequences if Alice is a danger to those around her, or may be played for laughs with Alice rebuking him for letting her go.

-->"Let me out, let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here... What's the matter with you people?! I was ''joking!'' Don't you know a ''joke'' when you hear one?! HA-HA-HA-HA! (pounds on the door) Jesus Christ, get me out of here! Open this goddamn door or I'll kick your rotten heads in!! MOMMY!!"

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-->-- '''[[TropeNamer Squidward]]''', ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''

** Dubya ''did'' display a tiny bit of GenreSavvy before the drugs took effect, though. As soon as TheDitz closed the door, Dubya started screaming "HELP! PRINCESS! OH GOD IT'S HORRIBLE!". She immediately opens the door and comes face to face with a smug looking Dubya saying "No...that's what I told you NOT to do!"

* A very dramatic version appears in the book and film ''Film/FailSafe'' (and also on its spoof ''Film/DrStrangelove''): The bombers assigned to perform deep nuclear strikes on Russia have standing orders to ignore any orders that do not have an attached acknowledging code (because those trying to communicate may be Russian spies imitating higher-ups). A variety of reasons (plain ignorance on ''Fail Safe'', the [[TropeNamer original]] GeneralRipper being the only who knows the codes and putting his base on anti-Commie RedAlert in ''Strangelove'') prevent said higher-ups from knowing the proper codes and thus can only try to help the Russians organise their defences and hope that none of the planes can go through (and on FailSafe, they even try to have the remaining bomber's captain's wife talk to him, ''begging'' him to stop. The captain's HeroicBSOD-induced response is to continue the flight, reasoning that the wife had been somehow compromised).

** Frederick's friends still refuse to let him out... and then he manages to talk the Monster round anyway.

* '''Version 3''': (Keep in mind this example is only for non-malicious items.) Alice has left Item X in location D (say her house J miles away) because she does not want it for V reason. Bob finds it, and tries to return it. Alice refuses, but Bob is persistent. Alice says Bob can keep Item X, and Bob doesn't want to take it from her because he finds it "stealing" (or any other reason really.) Alice uses this trope, and Bob walks away. He probably does something with it Alice wants to do, and she asks for it back. Bob refuses, because "no matter how much I beg or what have you, don't give X back."\\

** Which leads to a massive case of FridgeLogic: all it takes is the ''Enterprise'' to go to a starbase for regular maintenance and realizing their clocks don't match up for the cycle to begin all over again.
*** Not positive, but pretty sure the episode techno-babbled its way out of that by saying the NegativeSpaceWedgie of the day was capable of displacing the ship through both time and space. As such, the clocks being out of sync didn't mean anything; evidence that they had been active for a missing day was the key.
*** Not to mention why once the Captain contradicted his previous order (which did not include a "NoMatterHowMuchIBeg" Clause), Data didn't simply reveal the truth. Especially because he knew doing so would prevent the crew from facing the very danger they had sought to avoid by his keeping the existence of the hostile aliens a secret.
*** Because "There is a thing I can't tell you, but please don't go in that sector of the space and don't ask why" is not going to work on Picard.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode, Brain Gets Hooked, The Brain becomes hooked on a TV show called Junior Island. It gets to the point that he has to beg Arthur and Buster to [[RubeGoldbergDevice hold onto a key for him that locks away a key in a cabinet that locks away a drawer in the kitchen containing a DVD of ''Junior Island'' just so he won't get distracted from his schoolwork.]] He tells them no matter what he does or says, do not return the key to him until the next day and this responsibility falls to Buster. It isn't long before [[EpicFail Buster falls for the obvious]] {{Look Behind You}} [[EpicFail trick and Brain snatches the key from Buster.]] It turns out Brain made it even more complex, hiding keys in unorthodox places like the Rubik Cube. [[GetAholdOfYourselfMan It takes Fern to snap him out of his obsession with the show]].

* Besides the above page quote, there's the episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' where Mr. Krabs gives [=SpongeBob=] his wallet and instructs him not to give it to him while he's on his date with Mrs. Puff. Before the date even starts, Krabs is begging him to buy something. When [=SpongeBob=] gives in and brings it, Krabs berates him for spending all his money. It goes back and forth for a while until [=SpongeBob=] snaps, gives Mr. Krabs a manic tirade, and leaves.
** And the trope namer is the episode "The Paper," in which Squidward throws away a gum wrapper, and Spongebob takes it and asks Squidward if he wants it back. Squidward gets fed up after a while and tells Spongebob the quote at the top. Cue Spongebob doing all sorts of weird and amazing things with said paper and Squidward eventually trading away everything he owns to get the paper back. [[TheChewToy Only to find out that he can't do anything Spongebob did with it.]]

* '''Example 3''': (Keep in mind this example is only for non-malicious items.) Alice has left Item X in location D (say her house J miles away) because she does not want it for V reason. Bob finds it, and tries to return it. Alice refuses, but Bob is persistent. Alice says Bob can keep Item X, and Bob doesn't want to take it from her because he finds it "stealing" (or any other reason really.) Alice uses this trope, and Bob walks away. He probably does something with it Alice wants to do, and she asks for it back. Bob refuses, because "no matter how much I beg or what have you, don't give X back."\\
\\Whether Bob gives in or not is dependent on the genre of the story. It may be played for laughs with Bob taking the directions too literally and refusing to free Alice even when he obviously should, either out of malice or stupidity. If Bob is especially stupid, he may go the opposite route and let Alice out prematurely when she asks him. This may lead to dire consequences if Alice is a danger to those around her, or may be played for laughs with Alice rebuking him for letting her go.

** Frederick's friends still refuse to let him out... and then he [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome manages to talk the Monster round anyway.]]

* When Linus from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' tries to kick his security blanket habit, he literally invokes this trope as he gives the blanket to Snoopy.

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' "Sample": Gantu learns of Experiement 258 (an alien that can repeat any sound it hears very much like a recorder). As he leaves to find and catch the experiment, Gantu (having been listening to confidence self-help tapes) commands 625 to not let him back in the ship unless he's captured the experiment, "no matter what I say, no matter how much I implore you". However, Gantu comes across two alien hunters and he flees back to the ship and bangs on the door in desperation, but 625 won't let him in because of what Gantu instructed him earlier.
-->'''Gantu:''' (''banging on ship wall'') 625! Open the door!\\

'''Gantu:''' But-\\

->''"...and plead, and cry, '''don't give that paper back to me, SeriousBusiness EVER.'''"''

->''"...and plead, and cry, '''[[ItMakesSenseInContext don't give that paper back to me]], [[SeriousBusiness EVER]].'''"''

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' "Sample": Gantu learns of Experiement 258 (an alien that can repeat any sound it hears very much like a recorder). As he leaves to find and catch the experiment, Gantu (having been listening to confidence self-help tapes) commands 625 to not let him back in the ship unless he's captured the experiment, "no matter what I say, no matter how much I implore you". However, Gantu comes across two alien hunters and flees back to the ship and bangs on the door, but 625 won't let him in because of what Gantu instructed him earlier.

'''Gantu:''' Bu-\\
'''625:''' Sorry, squiggly. Can't let you in without the experiment. (''Gantu growls'') Hey, your orders.\\

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' "Sample": Gantu , learns of Experiement 258 (an alien that can repeat any sound it hears very much like a recorder). As he leaves to find and catch the experiment, Gantu (having been been listening to confidence self-help tapes) commands 625 to not let him back in the ship unless he's captured the experiment "no matter what I say, no matter how much I implore you". However, Gantu comes across two alien hunters and flees back to the ship and bangs on the door, but 625 won't let him in because of what Gantu instructed him earlier.

'''Gantu:''' BY THE FIRES OF THE PLANET KREMLOT, I'LL BREAK EVERY BONE IN YOUR--\\

'''Gantu:''' By the fires of the planet Kremlot, I'll break every bone in your--\\