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I watched it again, and he actually mumbles, \"Bien...\"


->'''Father''': ''(no reaction)''

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->'''Father''': ''(no reaction)''That's nice...
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** In "Infection", an old mentor of Stephen Franklin's comes back with some alien artifacts that look like they're organic technology. Stephen gets so absorbed in the research that his friend tries to draw him out with the statement, "[[WarOfTheWorlds There's a Martian war machine outside, and it wants to speak to you about the common cold.]]"

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** In "Infection", an old mentor of Stephen Franklin's comes back with some alien artifacts that look like they're organic technology. Stephen gets so absorbed in the research that his friend tries to draw him out with the statement, "[[WarOfTheWorlds There's a Martian war machine outside, and it wants to speak to parked outside; they'd like a word with you about the common cold.]]"
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** In an early episode, an old mentor of Stephen Franklin's comes back with some alien artifacts that look like they're organic technology. Stephen gets so absorbed in the research that his friend tries to draw him out with the statement, "[[WarOfTheWorlds There's a Martian war machine outside, and it wants to speak to you about the common cold.]]"

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** In an early episode, "Infection", an old mentor of Stephen Franklin's comes back with some alien artifacts that look like they're organic technology. Stephen gets so absorbed in the research that his friend tries to draw him out with the statement, "[[WarOfTheWorlds There's a Martian war machine outside, and it wants to speak to you about the common cold.]]"
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-->'''Namikawa''': Actually, Mikami and I were thinking of getting married, and we want L to be the godfather of our adoptive children.

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-->'''Namikawa''': [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Actually, Mikami and I were thinking of getting married, and we want L to be the godfather of our adoptive children. children.]]

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* From the DeathNote fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4382737/1/Its_Just_a_Game It's Just a Game]], we get this exchange:
-->'''Wammy''': What is it, Namikawa?
-->'''Namikawa''': Just some reports that I wanted to give you in person. Apparently there's a health concern about one of the employees that we don't want the media to know about.
-->'''Wammy''': ''[No response.]''
-->'''Namikawa''': One of our employees is in what might be a temporary coma.... There have never been any problems severing a connection with the game before so it's a cause for concern.
-->'''Wammy''': ...hmm, the media?
-->'''Namikawa''': The man concerned is Teru Mikami.... He's in the infirmary now, and we're moving him to the hospital if nothing improves. We didn't want a media storm from this, which is why…
-->'''Wammy''': ''[No response.]''
-->'''Namikawa''': Actually, Mikami and I were thinking of getting married, and we want L to be the godfather of our adoptive children.
-->'''Wammy''': ''[Looks up from his paperwork and blinks.]'' What about my son?
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* ''TrueLies'': Jamie Lee Curtis tells husband Arnold Schwartzenegger how the plumber wants a small fortune for what she considers a small repair, so (thinking he's not listening) mentions that she slept with the plumber and he knocked $100 off the bill. Ahnold then says to her that was good thinking, and gives her a kiss as he goes on his way to work, as if he never heard a word she said.

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* ''TrueLies'': Jamie Lee Curtis JamieLeeCurtis tells husband Arnold Schwartzenegger how the plumber wants a small fortune for what she considers a small repair, so (thinking he's not listening) mentions that she slept with the plumber and he knocked $100 off the bill. Ahnold then says to her that was good thinking, and gives her a kiss as he goes on his way to work, as if he never heard a word she said.
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* In the ''MyLittlePony: Friendship is Magic'' episode "Dragonshy," Fluttershy tries to get out of going on a dangerous mission, and approaches Twilight Sparkle while she's reading the map. The unicorn isn't really listening and just keeps saying, "Uh huh," even when Fluttershy says she should just stay home.

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* In the ''MyLittlePony: Friendship is Magic'' ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Dragonshy," Fluttershy tries to get out of going on a dangerous mission, and approaches Twilight Sparkle while she's reading the map. The unicorn isn't really listening and just keeps saying, "Uh huh," even when Fluttershy says she should just stay home.
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* In ''Carry On Camping'', Peter Potter tries to tell his wife, Harriet, that he doesn't want to go camping this summer, but instead wants to go to a resort. She is busy going through their camping things and is ignoring him, so, in the same tone of voice, he talks about his afternoon at work where a series of bizarre things happened, to which she continues talking about their upcoming camping trip.
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* The 4400 has "So I took my pistol and I shot her in the four head." Tom immediately looks up and says "Shot who?" The other character laughs at how he was clearly not listening.

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* ''DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': Dr. Horrible is in the middle of conducting a heist via remote control when his crush, Penny, asks him to sign a petition for a homeless shelter. He tries to keep up a conversation with her while working the remote, and she picks up on his distraction:
-->'''Penny:''' We would be able to provide 250 new beds, get people off the streets and into job training so they could... buy rocket packs and go to the moon and become florists... You're not really interested in the homeless, are you?




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* ''DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': Dr. Horrible is in the middle of conducting a heist via remote control when his crush, Penny, asks him to sign a petition for a homeless shelter. He tries to keep up a conversation with her while working the remote, and she picks up on his distraction:
-->'''Penny:''' We would be able to provide 250 new beds, get people off the streets and into job training so they could... buy rocket packs and go to the moon and become florists... You're not really interested in the homeless, are you?
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This is TruthInTelevision as almost any couple can attest.
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Those subversions don\'t often happen, bu they do happen.

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A subversion would be if they were listening and pretend not to, or appeared to be not paying attention but could repeat what the person said verbatim.

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* The {{Discworld}} novel ''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'' has a lengthy discussion of the art of listening without listening, which features His Grace His Excellency Commander Sir Samuel Vimes the Dukh of Ankh not only making noises like he's listening to his wife planning for their trip to Uberwald, but adding an appropriate comment to the conversation... and then asking, a moment later, "What alligator?"
** Later, Sybil mentions that she's going to have a baby, and the narrative records that Vimes' brain hastily paints this in ten-foot-high letters across his subconscious to prevent him answering absently with something unwise such as "Choose any colour you like" or "I'll have a man in to take care of it".
*** Also in ''Discworld/{{Maskerade}}'', Agnes does this:

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* The {{Discworld}} novel {{Discworld}}:
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''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'' has a lengthy discussion of the art of listening without listening, which features His Grace His Excellency Commander Sir Samuel Vimes the Dukh of Ankh not only making noises like he's listening to his wife planning for their trip to Uberwald, but adding an appropriate comment to the conversation... and then asking, a moment later, "What alligator?"
** Later, Later in the same book, Sybil mentions that she's going to have a baby, and the narrative records that Vimes' brain hastily paints this in ten-foot-high letters across his subconscious to prevent him answering absently with something unwise such as "Choose any colour you like" or "I'll have a man in to take care of it".
*** ** Also in ''Discworld/{{Maskerade}}'', Agnes does this:



* In an early episode of ''[[BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'', an old mentor of Stephen Franklin's comes back with some alien artifacts that look like they're organic technology. Stephen gets so absorbed in the research that his friend tries to draw him out with the statement, "[[WarOfTheWorlds There's a Martian war machine outside, and it wants to speak to you about the common cold.]]"

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* In an early episode of From ''[[BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'', 5]]'':
** In an early episode,
an old mentor of Stephen Franklin's comes back with some alien artifacts that look like they're organic technology. Stephen gets so absorbed in the research that his friend tries to draw him out with the statement, "[[WarOfTheWorlds There's a Martian war machine outside, and it wants to speak to you about the common cold.]]"



* From the ''[[{{ptitleolsdue4jfzga}} 30 Rock]]'' episode "Jack the Writer".
-->'''Liz''': I think we need to change this Donald Trump joke... ''[all the male writers are staring at Cerie]'' ...because Donald Trump was eaten by a lion this morning... on the International Space Station.

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* From the ''[[{{ptitleolsdue4jfzga}} 30 Rock]]'' Rock]]'' does it a few times.
** From the
episode "Jack the Writer".
-->'''Liz''': --->'''Liz''': I think we need to change this Donald Trump joke... ''[all the male writers are staring at Cerie]'' ...because Donald Trump was eaten by a lion this morning... on the International Space Station.



-->'''Liz''':You're not even listening, are you? Poop. Monkey butt.
-->'''Jenna''':No, you're a good friend and thank you.

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-->'''Liz''':You're --->'''Liz''':You're not even listening, are you? Poop. Monkey butt.
-->'''Jenna''':No,
butt.\\
'''Jenna''':No,
you're a good friend and thank you.



* Poorly remembered paraphrase from ''TheXFiles'':

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* Poorly ''TheXFiles'':
** A poorly
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** And from the' season 4 episode "Home," Scully tries to talk to Mulder about a case while he's tossing a baseball around on the field:
-->'''Scully''': I've collected soil specimens and, uh, although numerous shoe impressions were made from the sandlot game, I think a couple of dental stone casts will prove invaluable to the investigation.
-->(Scully watches as Mulder throws the ball into the air some more)
-->'''Scully''': Meanwhile, I've quit the F.B.I. and become a spokesperson for the Ab-Roller.

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** And from the' the season 4 episode "Home," Scully tries to talk to Mulder about a case while he's tossing a baseball around on the field:
-->'''Scully''': I've collected soil specimens and, uh, although numerous shoe impressions were made from the sandlot game, I think a couple of dental stone casts will prove invaluable to the investigation.
-->(Scully
investigation.\\
(Scully
watches as Mulder throws the ball into the air some more)
-->'''Scully''':
more)\\
'''Scully''':
Meanwhile, I've quit the F.B.I. and become a spokesperson for the Ab-Roller.



-->'''Giles''': Buffy, a word in your ear. Um, if you, uh, think of the store as a, as a library, (cleaning glasses) it'll help you to, to, uh, concentrate on, on ... service rather than selling.
-->'''Buffy''': Yes. And then I'm going to marry Bob Dole and raise penguins in Guam.
-->'''Giles''': (not listening) Yes, uh, quite, quite, yes.

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-->'''Giles''': Buffy, a word in your ear. Um, if you, uh, think of the store as a, as a library, (cleaning glasses) it'll help you to, to, uh, concentrate on, on ... service rather than selling.
-->'''Buffy''':
selling.\\
'''Buffy''':
Yes. And then I'm going to marry Bob Dole and raise penguins in Guam.
-->'''Giles''':
Guam.\\
'''Giles''':
(not listening) Yes, uh, quite, quite, yes.



* ''{{Castle}}'': Beckett is out on a date, but she can't stop talking about her latest case. At one point, her date says "Do you want to have sex with me?" and she doesn't even notice.

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* ''{{Castle}}'': ''{{Castle}}'':
**
Beckett is out on a date, but she can't stop talking about her latest case. At one point, her date says "Do you want to have sex with me?" and she doesn't even notice.



* {{Zits}} subverted this one: Walt's driving Jeremy to school, asks Jeremy a question, no response. Then he gets more outlandish, promising Jeremy more "gigawhatevers" in his computer, a raise in his allowance...oh, and Martians have landed. As Jeremy leaves, he agrees with Walt's plans for more memory and allowance and the like, but notes that the Martian thing seems unlikely.

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* {{Zits}} ''{{Zits}}'' subverted this one: Walt's driving Jeremy to school, asks Jeremy a question, no response. Then he gets more outlandish, promising Jeremy more "gigawhatevers" in his computer, a raise in his allowance...oh, and Martians have landed. As Jeremy leaves, he agrees with Walt's plans for more memory and allowance and the like, but notes that the Martian thing seems unlikely.



* A variation recently happened in ''{{Order of the Stick}}'', where [[spoiler: Roy's ghost]] isn't sure whether the Oracle is capable of hearing him, and tried to prompt a reaction through a series of "Yo Mama" jokes. Also subverted in that the Oracle could hear him but didn't want him to know until it was too late for him to make much use of it.

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* A variation recently happened in ''{{Order of the Stick}}'', where Stick}}'':
** In a variation,
[[spoiler: Roy's ghost]] isn't sure whether the Oracle is capable of hearing him, and tried tries to prompt a reaction through a series of "Yo Mama" jokes. Also subverted in that the Oracle could can hear him but didn't doesn't want him to know until it was it's too late for him to make much use of it.



* A sequence from the ''[[TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" may or may not have been intended this way:
--> '''Bart''': I got suspended from school today.\\

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* ''TheSimpsons'':
**
A sequence from the ''[[TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" may or may not have been intended this way:
--> ---> '''Bart''': I got suspended from school today.\\



-->'''Guard''' (after whipping him): No listenin'. You hear me?\\

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-->'''Guard''' --->'''Guard''' (after whipping him): No listenin'. You hear me?\\



* Played with on ''{{Chowder}}'': the title character's boss, Mung Daal, has just started lecturing him. He immediately cuts to an ImagineSpot about filling the room with chocolate and swimming in it.
-->'''Mung Daal''': Chowder! Were you listening?\\

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* * ''{{Chowder}}'':
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Played with on ''{{Chowder}}'': when the title character's boss, Mung Daal, has just started lecturing him. He immediately cuts to an ImagineSpot about filling the room with chocolate and swimming in it.
-->'''Mung --->'''Mung Daal''': Chowder! Were you listening?\\

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* In an episode of StarTrekVoyager, B'Elanna makes the mistake of building Tom a ''televsion set''.
--->'''B'Elanna:''' You didn't miss much while you were away. The Doctor gave a lecture on insects indigenous to the Delta Quadrant.\\
'''Tom:''' *engrossed in a cartoon* Uh-huh...\\
'''B'Elanna:''' It was ''pretty'' boring. Until Ensign Farley started snoring, and then no one could keep a straight face. Of course, the Doctor wasn't at all amused...\\
'''Tom:''' *changes the channel* Oh! Hockey!\\
'''B'Elanna:''' ...It was a shame we had to cut the lecture short, but the warp core overloaded and then the Borg invaded and we were all assimilated.\\
'''Tom:''' Mm-hmm.\\
'''B'Elanna:''' [[NotListeningToMeAreYou You haven't heard a single thing I've said, have you?]]\\
'''Tom:''': *yells at the TV* Oh! Look at that!\\
'''B'Elanna:''' ...Maybe this was a bad idea...

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* Agent Kestrel of the {{PPC}}, when rambling about GoodOmens to her roomie, realised he wasn't listening and tested him by telling him that "Your mum was a tart and your dad dumped you on her doorstep so he could save his money for hard drugs." Turns out he's capable of selective listening, and he promptly hurled her across the room. Also, not quite the same thing, but Agent Drake once had an encounter with a GratuitousJapanese-spouting fangirl, decided to test her knowledge of the language, and managed to trick her into agreeing to sell her kidneys.
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* In the opening scene of Cassandra Clare's ''[[MortalInstruments City of Bones]]'', the main character Clary and her UnluckyChildhoodFriend Simon are at a club when Clary spots a mysterious, handsome young man. As she stares at him, Simon tries to get her attention with a series of increasingly outrageous comments, culminating with him telling her that he was sleeping with her mother and considering taking up crossdressing.... Uh, OrSoIHeard.

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* In the opening scene of Cassandra Clare's ''[[MortalInstruments City of Bones]]'', the main character Clary and her UnluckyChildhoodFriend Simon are at a club when Clary spots a mysterious, handsome young man. As she stares at him, Simon tries to get her attention with a series of increasingly outrageous comments, culminating with him telling her that he was sleeping with her mother and considering taking up crossdressing.... Uh, OrSoIHeard.
crossdressing.
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** In another episode, Beckett is speculating about why a victim's clothes are missing, but Castle is distracted by thinking about his daughter having a boyfriend, and doesn't react when she suggests that giant moths killed the guy and ate his clothes. A few minutes later, he says, "Wait, did you say something about a giant moth?"
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** Also played with elsewhere:
-->'''Jake''': Hey, kiddo! How was your day?
-->'''Daria''': Fine. I heard a new voice inside my head and Kevin stole a test, so everyone's getting an F.
-->'''Jake''': That's great!
-->'''Helen''': Daria, you were just kidding about the voice, right?
-->'''Daria''': Relax...we don't have to answer that.
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* In ''{{Scrubs}}'', the Janitor tells JD that he's going on a janitor-only cruise for the weekend. He then tells JD that he payed Ted and Todd to duct tape him to the ceiling of the cafeteria while he's away and that [[LampshadeHanging the only reason he's telling him this]] is that he knows that JD has zoned out by now and isn't even paying attention. JD then leaves, saying that he wasn't sure what the Janitor had said.

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* In ''{{Scrubs}}'', the Janitor tells JD that he's going on a janitor-only cruise for the weekend. He then tells JD that he payed paid Ted and Todd to duct tape him to the ceiling of the cafeteria while he's away and that [[LampshadeHanging the only reason he's telling him this]] is that he knows that JD has zoned out by now and isn't even paying attention. JD then leaves, saying that he wasn't sure what the Janitor had said.
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* Done by the titular ''Patch Adams'' to his psychiatrist at the beginning of the movie, upon realizing that he's not really interested in his patient. It drives him to leave and become a ''good'' doctor.

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* Done by the titular ''Patch Adams'' ''PatchAdams'' to his psychiatrist at the beginning of the movie, upon realizing that he's not really interested in his patient. It drives him to leave and become a ''good'' doctor.
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* In a season three episode of {{NCIS}}, [[=McGee=]] isn't listening to Abby, prompting her to say: "I'm pregnant, [[=McGee=]]. Twins. Haven't told the father yet. It's Gibbs. I know it's wrong, but something about his silver hair just gets me all tingly inside."

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* In a season three episode of {{NCIS}}, [[=McGee=]] [=McGee=] isn't listening to Abby, prompting her to say: "I'm pregnant, [[=McGee=]].[=McGee=]. Twins. Haven't told the father yet. It's Gibbs. I know it's wrong, but something about his silver hair just gets me all tingly inside."
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* In a season three episode of {{NCIS}}, McGee isn't listening to Abby, prompting her to say: "I'm pregnant, McGee. Twins. Haven't told the father yet. It's Gibbs. I know it's wrong, but something about his silver hair just gets me all tingly inside."

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* In a season three episode of {{NCIS}}, McGee [[=McGee=]] isn't listening to Abby, prompting her to say: "I'm pregnant, McGee.[[=McGee=]]. Twins. Haven't told the father yet. It's Gibbs. I know it's wrong, but something about his silver hair just gets me all tingly inside."
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* In a season three episode of {{NCIS}}, McGee isn't listening to Abby, prompting her to say: "I'm pregnant, McGee. Twins. Haven't told the father yet. It's Gibbs. I know it's wrong, but something about his silver hair just gets me all tingly inside."
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--->'''Michael:''' "I lost a sock and a pair of short, but the fuck if I'm going back down there with the crypt master!"
'''Ben:''' "..."
'''Michael:''' "Ben?"
'''Ben:''' "Uh... yeah?"
'''Michael:''' "I said there was this guy down there... this incredibly hot guy, and I was bending over to get my laundry out of the dryer, and, and he ripped off my pants and he fucked the shit out of me!"
'''Ben:''' *still not listening* "Uh-huh?"

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--->'''Michael:''' "I lost a sock and a pair of short, but the fuck if I'm going back down there with the crypt master!"
master!"\\
'''Ben:''' "..."
"\\
'''Michael:''' "Ben?"
"Ben?"\\
'''Ben:''' "Uh... yeah?"
yeah?"\\
'''Michael:''' "I said there was this guy down there... this incredibly hot guy, and I was bending over to get my laundry out of the dryer, and, and he ripped off my pants and he fucked the shit out of me!"
me!"\\
'''Ben:''' *still not listening* "Uh-huh?""Uh-huh?"\\

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* In [[QueerAsFolk Queer as Folk]] Michael is doing laundry, and there's an incredibly creepy guy there, staring at him like he wants to devour him. Michael rushes out of there and is in such a hurry that he drops things on the way out. When he comes back to the apartment, Ben is engrossed in the newspaper.
--->'''Michael:''' "I lost a sock and a pair of short, but the fuck if I'm going back down there with the crypt master!"
'''Ben:''' "..."
'''Michael:''' "Ben?"
'''Ben:''' "Uh... yeah?"
'''Michael:''' "I said there was this guy down there... this incredibly hot guy, and I was bending over to get my laundry out of the dryer, and, and he ripped off my pants and he fucked the shit out of me!"
'''Ben:''' *still not listening* "Uh-huh?"
'''Michael:''' *walks over, throws himself across Ben's lap and steals his glasses and the newspaper*
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* The famous ''LordOfTheRings'' fanfic ''BagEnders'' features Aragorn trying to get Legolas' attention:

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* The famous ''LordOfTheRings'' fanfic ''BagEnders'' ''FanFic/BagEnders'' features Aragorn trying to get Legolas' attention:
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* ''LoisAndClark'': Lois is distracted on the way home after an evening out with Lex Luthor. When she doesn't respond to his comments about production of ''Othello'' they just saw, he says, "Did you know that Shakespeare didn't write ''Othello''? Turns out it was written by Dr. Seuss." Lois just nods and says "mm-hm".
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* ''RoyalPains'': Evan is worried about his father, and replies with "uh-huh, that's great" when his girlfriend says, "Oh, by the way, I'm pregnant. With triplets. Which is going to be tough in a maximum security prison." Later, at the end of the scene, he jokingly adds, "And I'll be sure to visit you and the triplets in prison."
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*In ''[[http://www.stationv3.com/d/20050516.html Station V3]]'', one rumormonger is constantly repeating "I know that", leading to the following dialogue:

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*In ''[[http://www.*In ''[=~Station V3~=]'', one rumormonger is constantly repeating "I know that", leading to the [[http://www.stationv3.com/d/20050516.html Station V3]]'', one rumormonger is constantly repeating "I know that", leading to the following dialogue:dialogue]]:

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