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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOixDP-SdKw This series of Ameriquest ads]], based around the {{tagline}}, "Don't judge too quickly. We won't.":
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOixDP-SdKw This series of Ameriquest ads]], ads,]] based around the {{tagline}}, "Don't judge too quickly. We won't.":
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgX0Lx22Pv0 Another one]] has a man shopping at a convenience store while talking on the phone using an earpiece about how he thinks the other party is being overcharged for a deck. At the checkout, he says "Well, I hate to tell you this, but you're getting robbed. Did you hear me? You're getting robbed" while reaching into his coat pocket for his money. Cue the cashier pepper spraying him, hitting him with a baseball bat, and a woman taking him.
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* A ''Comicstrip/{{Zits}}'' strip sees Jeremy ([[ParentalSexualitySquick horrified]]) watching as his parents slowly disappear behind the couch, legs and arms flailing willy-nilly, until one of them is heard to say "Gotcha!":
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* A ''Comicstrip/{{Zits}}'' ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'' strip sees Jeremy ([[ParentalSexualitySquick horrified]]) watching as his parents slowly disappear behind the couch, legs and arms flailing willy-nilly, until one of them is heard to say "Gotcha!":
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', Anna's first meeting with Hans ends up with him ending up on top of her in a rowboat:
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', Anna's first meeting with Hans ends up with him ending up on top of her in a rowboat:
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A common trope in romantic comedies is the humorous misunderstanding, or the Not What It Looks Like.
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A common trope in romantic comedies is the humorous misunderstanding, or the Not What It Looks Like.
to put it simply: "It's not what it looks like!"
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* In the ''WebAnimation/CartoonHooligans'' episode "The Rumors About Spider-Man and Deadpool", when [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and ComicBook/IronMan happen upon [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}} after Deadpool accidentally removes Spidey's leggings, Spidey frantically says "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no!]] It's not what it looks like!".
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* In the ''WebAnimation/CartoonHooligans'' episode "The Rumors About Spider-Man and Deadpool", when [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and ComicBook/IronMan [[Characters/MarvelComicsTonyStark Iron Man]] happen upon [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]] and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}} [[Characters/MarvelComicsDeadpool Deadpool]] after Deadpool accidentally removes Spidey's leggings, Spidey frantically says "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no!]] It's not what it looks like!".
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* In ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'', [[CowboyCop Date]] is CaughtOnTape shooting [[spoiler:the impostor Kazuki]], with this being used to implicate him on murder charges and get the Tokyo police pulled out of their investigation into the Millennium Tower bombing. However, [[spoiler:the impostor]] shooting Kawara and Kazuki first is ''not'' caught on tape, which would have justified Date's actions as self-defense.
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* In ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'', [[CowboyCop Date]] is CaughtOnTape shooting [[spoiler:the impostor Kazuki]], with this being used to implicate him on murder charges and get the Tokyo police pulled out of their investigation into the Millennium Tower bombing. However, [[spoiler:the impostor]] shooting Kawara and Kazuki first is ''not'' caught on tape, which would have justified Date's actions as self-defense.self-defense, nor is the fact that the victim actually survived this and ''then'' was killed when Sayama pulled a BigDamnHeroes.
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* In ''VideoGame/Yakuza2'', [[CowboyCop Date]] is CaughtOnTape shooting [[spoiler:the impostor Kazuki]], with this being used to implicate him on murder charges and get the Tokyo police pulled out of their investigation into the Millennium Tower bombing. However, [[spoiler:the impostor]] shooting Kawara and Kazuki first is ''not'' caught on tape, which would have justified Date's actions as self-defense.
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The girl is convinced that he and the other woman have gotten together, and goes through intense doubt about her own relationship with the guy. However, she'll [[CannotSpitItOut hardly ever confront him]] about it, instead preferring to stew in her own insecurity or [[HintDropping make veiled mean comments to the guy]], who's usually [[TheUnfairSex completely clueless]] as to what's going on because [[PoorCommunicationKills the other woman just wanted something completely banal, like someone to vent to after her latest boyfriend dumped her]]. The scales even out, the status quo (i.e., UnresolvedSexualTension) is restored, and the fans tear their hair out and scream at the writers for some progress, dammit! [[note]] [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Or laugh, because sometimes it's funny.]] [[/note]]
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The girl is convinced that he and the other woman have gotten together, and goes through intense doubt about her own relationship with the guy. However, she'll [[CannotSpitItOut hardly ever confront him]] about it, instead preferring to stew in her own insecurity or [[HintDropping make veiled mean comments to the guy]], who's usually [[TheUnfairSex completely clueless]] as to what's going on because [[PoorCommunicationKills the other woman just wanted something completely banal, like someone to vent to after her latest boyfriend dumped her]]. The scales even out, the status quo (i.e., UnresolvedSexualTension) is restored, and the fans tear their hair out and scream at the writers for some progress, dammit! [[note]] [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools dammit![[note]][[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Or laugh, because sometimes it's funny.]] [[/note]]
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* The final mission of ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten}}'' has the player sneaking into the bathroom with Lily so they can put their plan to [[spoiler:rescue Lily's brother from the principal]] into action. On their way there, the hall monitor catches them and assumes they're up to some, ahem, age-inappropriate activities.
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* The final mission of ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten|2017}}'' has the player sneaking into the bathroom with Lily so they can put their plan to [[spoiler:rescue Lily's brother from the principal]] into action. On their way there, the hall monitor catches them and assumes they're up to some, ahem, age-inappropriate activities.
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*** In Case 1-5, an automated photograph shows [[spoiler: Gina]] threatening and pointing a revolver at the victim. When asked about it later, [[spoiler: Gina]] admits that they did wave a gun at the time the photo was taken but had no intention to actually using it. [[spoiler: Windibank was actually cordial to Gina's request to see Iris's manuscript and even told her off for waving her gun around before leading her to the storeroom.]]
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*** In Case 1-5, an automated photograph shows [[spoiler: Gina]] seemingly threatening and pointing a revolver at the victim. When asked about it later, [[spoiler: Gina]] admits that they did wave were holding a gun at the time the photo was taken but had no intention to actually using it. [[spoiler: Windibank was actually cordial to Gina's request to see Iris's manuscript and even told her off for waving her gun around before leading her to the storeroom.]]
*** In Case 2-1, Rei Membani is found directly after removing a bloody knife out of the murder victim. [[spoiler: She thought the blade was poisoned and was trying to stop it from doing more damage to no avail.]]
*** Witnesses come running into a building when they hear a gunshot in Case 2-5 and see [[spoiler: Lord van Zieks]] alone in a room with a dead boy and holding a gun, leading to their immediate arrest. [[spoiler: Lord van Zieks actually did not see Gregson's body in the darkened room when he noticed the gun on the ground. By the time the "gunshot" went off, he was startled by the witnesses barging into the room, still holding the gun.]]
*** In Case 2-1, Rei Membani is found directly after removing a bloody knife out of the murder victim. [[spoiler: She thought the blade was poisoned and was trying to stop it from doing more damage to no avail.]]
*** Witnesses come running into a building when they hear a gunshot in Case 2-5 and see [[spoiler: Lord van Zieks]] alone in a room with a dead boy and holding a gun, leading to their immediate arrest. [[spoiler: Lord van Zieks actually did not see Gregson's body in the darkened room when he noticed the gun on the ground. By the time the "gunshot" went off, he was startled by the witnesses barging into the room, still holding the gun.]]
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** Happens often in ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney''.
*** Protagonist Ryunosuke in Case 1-1 becomes the prime suspect of a man killed by a gunshot because witnesses saw him holding a gun towards the victim. [[spoiler: It turns out Ryunosuke had picked up the gun ''before'' the gunshot was fired, intending to return it to the victim who he thought the gun belonged to - the real murderer had killed the victim with a concealed gun.]]
*** In Case 1-5, an automated photograph shows [[spoiler: Gina]] threatening and pointing a revolver at the victim. When asked about it later, [[spoiler: Gina]] admits that they did wave a gun at the time the photo was taken but had no intention to actually using it. [[spoiler: Windibank was actually cordial to Gina's request to see Iris's manuscript and even told her off for waving her gun around before leading her to the storeroom.]]
*** Protagonist Ryunosuke in Case 1-1 becomes the prime suspect of a man killed by a gunshot because witnesses saw him holding a gun towards the victim. [[spoiler: It turns out Ryunosuke had picked up the gun ''before'' the gunshot was fired, intending to return it to the victim who he thought the gun belonged to - the real murderer had killed the victim with a concealed gun.]]
*** In Case 1-5, an automated photograph shows [[spoiler: Gina]] threatening and pointing a revolver at the victim. When asked about it later, [[spoiler: Gina]] admits that they did wave a gun at the time the photo was taken but had no intention to actually using it. [[spoiler: Windibank was actually cordial to Gina's request to see Iris's manuscript and even told her off for waving her gun around before leading her to the storeroom.]]
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* In an issue of ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'', Deadpool and Gabby are investigating an animal testing facility, and find it's full of undead test subjects. Laura / Wolverine II tracks them down and finds Deadpool with four zombie squirrels skewered on each katana.
-->'''Deadpool:''' It's not what it looks like.\\
'''Wolverine:''' It looks like you've made squirrel kebabs.\\
'''Deadpool:''' That's about right, actually.
* Hilariously mocked by Creator/{{Seanbaby}} in his "ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} SUCKS!" [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SeanBaby_Aquaman.jpg parody comic]], in which Aquaman takes off his shirt and starts trying to molest Aqualad... only to be caught in the act by '''Seagull'''.
* In one ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' story, Archie's car gets stuck in a lake. He and Betty decide to go to a [[NoTellMotel motel]] to warm up. They end up in their underwear covered in blankets. When Betty's parents come over they get the idea that they had sex and [[ShotgunWedding try to force them to get married]].
* In one issue of ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' post-''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'', Bruce Wayne is talking to social services worker about Jason Todd when [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]] shows up in a dressing gown. Given Wayne's reputation and uncooperativeness about Jason and Cassandra being underage, the social worker goes away with the apparent impression that Bruce Wayne is a pedophile who probably abused and murdered his ward. At this point, Cass ''isn't'' his ward, so it looks as though Bruce frequently preys on children.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'', GirlNextDoor Atom Eve breaks into Mark's room looking for a shoulder (or in this case, lap) to cry on after she catches her boyfriend Rex cheating on her. [[ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime Cue Mark's mom walking in]] behind them, seeing a girl's face in her son's crotch, and bringing them both downstairs for a lecture.
* Two examples from the German comic ''ComicBook/LulaUndYankee'': Yankee just rubs some lotion on a guy's back (it's against back pain), but the artist deliberately drew it to look like gay sex (and the other guy is even moaning!) A similar scene happens later: Yankee's standing there and urging Lula to go on because people could see them, and her answer sounding as if she had something in her mouth -- actually, it's just the cap of a magic marker, which she uses to draw their names on the Eiffel Tower.
* ''ComicBook/LunarGirlAndScarletSparrow'': At one point, the hero duo see a man running away from an old man who's shouting out to him to stop. Lunar Girl tackles the running guy, thinking he stole from the old man. Turns out, the old man was calling out to him because he left his credit card behind.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Megalex}}'', Ram wakes up to find a naked Adamâ sleeping on top of him. She wakes up and angrily tells him to turn around so she can get dressed, and not to get any ideas because "it's not what you think."
* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': After attacking Tim in a needless panic and running into the manor Damian gets knocked down by Alfred before Alfred recognizes him. Tim then runs into the manor fearing Damian plans to kill Alfred and sees Alfred bent over with Damian's arm around him. Alfred was just helping him up but Tim attacks thinking Damian is attacking Alfred.
* In ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', ComicBook/BlackPanther walks in on Peter Parker sitting with two beautiful Wakandan women wearing nothing but a bikini, who have their fingers in his hair.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' It's not what it looks like.\\
'''Black Panther:''' They're not braiding your hair?\\
'''Spider-Man:''' I guess it is what it looks like.
** Black Panther seems particularly prone to this trope. In an issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' when he and Storm are subbing for Reed and Sue, Ben asks Ororo if her hair is weave. Taking offense, she invites him to lift her by her hair to show that it is indeed real. Cue T'Challa walking in on Ben holding his wife by the hair.
--->'''Ben:''' T'Challa, ICanExplain...\\
'''Black Panther:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Don't bother. She's very sensitive about her hair.]]
** Back with Peter, an issue of ''Amazing Spider-Man'' has MJ return from some time away to find Peter being smooched by his next door neighbour. Peter breaks out the stock line - she's kissing Peter in an attempt to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. Fortunately, MJ's level-headed enough not to immediately assume Peter's cheating on her and takes it in stride.
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'':
** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl1972'', this happens twice in a single issue when a friend of Linda thinks wrongly that she's flirting with a professor.
** [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 One time]], ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and Supergirl have an argument and brawl, only for [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark)]] to walk in and assume Superboy is cheating on her and that the two are engaging in foreplay. She attacks Supergirl and loses, but the misunderstanding is cleared up. Cassie doesn't even stop to consider that Superboy is the son/clone of ComicBook/{{Superman}}, Supergirl's cousin.
** ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'': The Joker says this when ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} sees him holding a sick Supergirl in his arms. Joker (who has deluded himself into thinking that Batgirl is actually interested in him as opposed to hating him) quickly spouts that it is not what looks like and he was just trying to kill her.
--->'''Joker:''' This -- us -- it's not what you think! She means nothing to me! She's just... just the victim!
* In an issue of ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'', ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules walks in on a robbery. After seeing a group of BoundAndGagged hostages, he wonders if he's witnessing a heist, or has simply wandered into a consensual bondage club by mistake.
* In one issue of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', ComicBook/{{Robin}} (Tim Drake) returns to his room one night and sits on his bed, only to have a naked and ''extremely'' drunk Ravager (Rose Wilson) wrap her arms around him and try to seduce him. Robin's completely not interested but, knowing Ravager can be a bit hard to dissuade, pins her down on the bed and starts to handcuff her hands behind her. Then Kid Devil walks in.
-->'''Kid Devil:''' Hot damn!\\
'''Robin:''' This isn't what it looks like.\\
'''Ravager:''' Yes it is.
* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'':
** Subverted when Spidey gets caught by a guard in the security room of the Kingpin's tower:
--->'''Spider-Man:''' Hey! Listen -- this isn't what it looks like -- unless it looks like that costumed freak Spider-Man punching your friend in the face so he can break into your boss's security system. Because if that's what it looks like... that's actually right.
** Subversion at a different part of the trope later on. After ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', Spidey stops Mysterio from robbing a gold reserve, but when the police arrive, it's just him. He starts off with "Wait, this is not what it looks like!", but they hear him out, and ''believe him''.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': In the Huntress feature in issue #271, Helena hears some shuffling at her door in the middle of the night and opens it to have District Attorney Harry Sims nearly fall into her apartment, since he was leaning against her door. He quickly scrambles to give her an explanation, only for her to cut him off to flirt with him, since while it's the first time readers have been introduced to the character, Helena knows him quite well.
* Likely the intended result in ComicBook/{{X 23}}'s famous lesbian scene. Jubilee grabs Laura while both make 'special' facial expressions and pulls her towards herself.
* Subverted in ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'' when Yorick walks in on Allison Mann and 355 having sex. 355 blurts out "This isn't what it looks like!" much to the annoyance of her lesbian lover who doesn't see what they have to be embarrassed about. Moments later they encounter Australian spy Rose who's trying to explain why she's just stabbed a woman to death, by using exactly the same line. This situation, as it turns out, is a bit more complicated.
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* In an issue of ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'', Deadpool and Gabby are investigating an animal testing facility, and find it's full of undead test subjects. Laura / Wolverine II tracks them down and finds Deadpool with four zombie squirrels skewered on each katana.
-->'''Deadpool:''' It's not what it looks like.\\
'''Wolverine:''' It looks like you've made squirrel kebabs.\\
'''Deadpool:''' That's about right, actually.
* Hilariously mocked by Creator/{{Seanbaby}} in his "ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} SUCKS!" [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SeanBaby_Aquaman.jpg parody comic]], in which Aquaman takes off his shirt and starts trying to molest Aqualad... only to be caught in the act by '''Seagull'''.
* In one ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' story, Archie's car gets stuck in a lake. He and Betty decide to go to a [[NoTellMotel motel]] to warm up. They end up in their underwear covered in blankets. When Betty's parents come over they get the idea that they had sex and [[ShotgunWedding try to force them to get married]].
* In one issue of ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' post-''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'', Bruce Wayne is talking to social services worker about Jason Todd when [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]] shows up in a dressing gown. Given Wayne's reputation and uncooperativeness about Jason and Cassandra being underage, the social worker goes away with the apparent impression that Bruce Wayne is a pedophile who probably abused and murdered his ward. At this point, Cass ''isn't'' his ward, so it looks as though Bruce frequently preys on children.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'', GirlNextDoor Atom Eve breaks into Mark's room looking for a shoulder (or in this case, lap) to cry on after she catches her boyfriend Rex cheating on her. [[ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime Cue Mark's mom walking in]] behind them, seeing a girl's face in her son's crotch, and bringing them both downstairs for a lecture.
* Two examples from the German comic ''ComicBook/LulaUndYankee'': Yankee just rubs some lotion on a guy's back (it's against back pain), but the artist deliberately drew it to look like gay sex (and the other guy is even moaning!) A similar scene happens later: Yankee's standing there and urging Lula to go on because people could see them, and her answer sounding as if she had something in her mouth -- actually, it's just the cap of a magic marker, which she uses to draw their names on the Eiffel Tower.
* ''ComicBook/LunarGirlAndScarletSparrow'': At one point, the hero duo see a man running away from an old man who's shouting out to him to stop. Lunar Girl tackles the running guy, thinking he stole from the old man. Turns out, the old man was calling out to him because he left his credit card behind.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Megalex}}'', Ram wakes up to find a naked Adamâ sleeping on top of him. She wakes up and angrily tells him to turn around so she can get dressed, and not to get any ideas because "it's not what you think."
* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': After attacking Tim in a needless panic and running into the manor Damian gets knocked down by Alfred before Alfred recognizes him. Tim then runs into the manor fearing Damian plans to kill Alfred and sees Alfred bent over with Damian's arm around him. Alfred was just helping him up but Tim attacks thinking Damian is attacking Alfred.
* In ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', ComicBook/BlackPanther walks in on Peter Parker sitting with two beautiful Wakandan women wearing nothing but a bikini, who have their fingers in his hair.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' It's not what it looks like.\\
'''Black Panther:''' They're not braiding your hair?\\
'''Spider-Man:''' I guess it is what it looks like.
** Black Panther seems particularly prone to this trope. In an issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' when he and Storm are subbing for Reed and Sue, Ben asks Ororo if her hair is weave. Taking offense, she invites him to lift her by her hair to show that it is indeed real. Cue T'Challa walking in on Ben holding his wife by the hair.
--->'''Ben:''' T'Challa, ICanExplain...\\
'''Black Panther:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Don't bother. She's very sensitive about her hair.]]
** Back with Peter, an issue of ''Amazing Spider-Man'' has MJ return from some time away to find Peter being smooched by his next door neighbour. Peter breaks out the stock line - she's kissing Peter in an attempt to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. Fortunately, MJ's level-headed enough not to immediately assume Peter's cheating on her and takes it in stride.
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'':
** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl1972'', this happens twice in a single issue when a friend of Linda thinks wrongly that she's flirting with a professor.
** [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 One time]], ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and Supergirl have an argument and brawl, only for [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark)]] to walk in and assume Superboy is cheating on her and that the two are engaging in foreplay. She attacks Supergirl and loses, but the misunderstanding is cleared up. Cassie doesn't even stop to consider that Superboy is the son/clone of ComicBook/{{Superman}}, Supergirl's cousin.
** ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'': The Joker says this when ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} sees him holding a sick Supergirl in his arms. Joker (who has deluded himself into thinking that Batgirl is actually interested in him as opposed to hating him) quickly spouts that it is not what looks like and he was just trying to kill her.
--->'''Joker:''' This -- us -- it's not what you think! She means nothing to me! She's just... just the victim!
* In an issue of ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'', ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules walks in on a robbery. After seeing a group of BoundAndGagged hostages, he wonders if he's witnessing a heist, or has simply wandered into a consensual bondage club by mistake.
* In one issue of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', ComicBook/{{Robin}} (Tim Drake) returns to his room one night and sits on his bed, only to have a naked and ''extremely'' drunk Ravager (Rose Wilson) wrap her arms around him and try to seduce him. Robin's completely not interested but, knowing Ravager can be a bit hard to dissuade, pins her down on the bed and starts to handcuff her hands behind her. Then Kid Devil walks in.
-->'''Kid Devil:''' Hot damn!\\
'''Robin:''' This isn't what it looks like.\\
'''Ravager:''' Yes it is.
* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'':
** Subverted when Spidey gets caught by a guard in the security room of the Kingpin's tower:
--->'''Spider-Man:''' Hey! Listen -- this isn't what it looks like -- unless it looks like that costumed freak Spider-Man punching your friend in the face so he can break into your boss's security system. Because if that's what it looks like... that's actually right.
** Subversion at a different part of the trope later on. After ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', Spidey stops Mysterio from robbing a gold reserve, but when the police arrive, it's just him. He starts off with "Wait, this is not what it looks like!", but they hear him out, and ''believe him''.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': In the Huntress feature in issue #271, Helena hears some shuffling at her door in the middle of the night and opens it to have District Attorney Harry Sims nearly fall into her apartment, since he was leaning against her door. He quickly scrambles to give her an explanation, only for her to cut him off to flirt with him, since while it's the first time readers have been introduced to the character, Helena knows him quite well.
* Likely the intended result in ComicBook/{{X 23}}'s famous lesbian scene. Jubilee grabs Laura while both make 'special' facial expressions and pulls her towards herself.
* Subverted in ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'' when Yorick walks in on Allison Mann and 355 having sex. 355 blurts out "This isn't what it looks like!" much to the annoyance of her lesbian lover who doesn't see what they have to be embarrassed about. Moments later they encounter Australian spy Rose who's trying to explain why she's just stabbed a woman to death, by using exactly the same line. This situation, as it turns out, is a bit more complicated.
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* In the ''WebAnimation/CartoonHooligans'' episode "The Rumors About Spider-Man and Deadpool", when [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and ComicBook/IronMan happen upon [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}} after Deadpool accidentally removes Spidey's leggings, Spidey frantically says "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no!]] It's not what it looks like!".
* In the ''WebAnimation/ChimneyChickens'' episode ''Meet the Schemer'', [[HighSchoolHustler Blaze Hanson]] "borrowed" [[OnlySaneMan Buzz]]'s paint to deface [[BigManOnCampus Dash O'Donnell]]'s poster, then left a note with Buzz's name to help Buzz find his paint - making it look like Buzz was the one who vandalized the poster. When Buzz finds his paint next to a disapproving Dash, Buzz name-drops this trope.
* In the ''WebAnimation/CartoonHooligans'' episode "The Rumors About Spider-Man and Deadpool", when [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and ComicBook/IronMan happen upon [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}} after Deadpool accidentally removes Spidey's leggings, Spidey frantically says "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no!]] It's not what it looks like!".
* In the ''WebAnimation/ChimneyChickens'' episode ''Meet the Schemer'', [[HighSchoolHustler Blaze Hanson]] "borrowed" [[OnlySaneMan Buzz]]'s paint to deface [[BigManOnCampus Dash O'Donnell]]'s poster, then left a note with Buzz's name to help Buzz find his paint - making it look like Buzz was the one who vandalized the poster. When Buzz finds his paint next to a disapproving Dash, Buzz name-drops this trope.
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* Can be seen in ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'' if [[PlayerCharacter the Princess]] begins a romance with [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Bran]]. In one of the first stages of the romance, she's given the option to suggest [[IntimateHealing they both cuddle in the same sleeping bag to keep warm]], since at this point the party's mostly camping in underground caves and the Princess is starting to feel very cold. Nothing happens between them, as even if the Princess attempts to get too intimate with him at this stage, he'll refuse. In the
* A rather dramatic example in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''. When the older brother of Nero's love interest, Credo, challenges Nero to a fight and reveals himself to be part of a growing conspiracy, Nero is naturally forced to beat him into submission. Trouble arises when
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'':
** When the PC [[spoiler:gets busted with Jowan and Lily coming out of the repository by Greagor]] in the "Mage Origin" story quest, one of the responses available is "This is not what it looks
* In
** Whilst rescuing Queen Anora, who's been kidnapped, the
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'', Anders first appears in the middle of blasting a darkspawn, in a room full of corpses that include his Templar guards. He then notices the approaching PC. "Er... I didn't do it."
* If the Chosen One of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' has sex with either Miria or Davin, when they are caught, they can insist that it isn't what it looks like -- they're actually a doctor. [[MetaphoricallyTrue Which is true.]] You need 50% (pretty good) doctor skill to pull this off, so you're pretty much a doctor. [[DontExplainTheJoke You're still sleeping with him/her, however.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', if Zagreus gets his relationship with Thanatos up that he can use him as SummonMagic, he'll drop this line if he's used against the titular god himself.
-->'''Thanatos:''' Lord, this isn't what it looks like!\\
'''Hades:''' Return to your post, Thanatos!
* ''VideoGame/{{Hakuouki}} Zuisoroku'':
** In Hijikata's route, when Chizuru's brief stint of posing as a maiko to eavesdrop at Sumiya ends in chaos, Hijikata grabs her and makes a run for it. They're stopped at the front gate by a well-meaning bystander who
** At one point Harada playfully flirts with [[SweetPollyOliver Chizuru]] in public, forgetting that to the eyes of outsiders it looks like she's a boy and creating some [[MistakenForGay unintended impressions about his preferences]].
* The final mission of ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten}}'' has the player sneaking into the bathroom with Lily so they can put their plan to [[spoiler:rescue Lily's brother from the principal]] into action. On their way there, the hall monitor catches them and assumes they're up to some, ahem, age-inappropriate activities.
* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'': Daniel accidentally spills fake blood on their neighbor, then Sean gets into a fistfight with him and causes him to collapse on a rock, making the neighbor look a lot worse than he really is. When
* PlayedForDrama in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. [[spoiler:During a terrorist attack orchestrated by a group [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] acknowledged working with in the past, Shepard bursts through a door with their gun raised on Councilor Udina, the human representative in the galactic government. It's actually because Udina is working with Cerberus to orchestrate the attack. If Shepard and the Virmire survivor haven't repaired their relationship to the point where Shepard can convince him/her of what's really going on, Shepard or a squadmate will have to kill them.]]
* Averted in ''VideoGame/MogekoCastle''. Yonaka returns home to find [[spoiler:her parents horribly murdered and her brother holding a knife]]. He simply says "That's right... It's exactly what you think".
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'':
*** [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Fuuka]], nervous about wearing a swimsuit during her [[BeachEpisode upcoming trip to the beach]], decides to try a (noisy) ab-toning machine... which tickles horribly and won't come off. [[FinaglesLaw Mitsuru naturally knocks on the door to ask a favor]], but stops when she hears a loud vibrating noise and Fuuka giggling.
---->'''Fuuka:''' [[ThatCameOutWrong C-c-coming...!]]\\
'''Mitsuru:''' Oh, um, never mind. C-carry on.
*** In ''[=P3P=]'', Aigis's introduction (also at the beach) comes out completely different for the female protagonist. After rebuffing Junpei and Akihiko, who were hitting on her, they soon find her... tightly hugging the protagonist and gushing about how happy she is to find her.
---->'''Akihiko:''' [[MistakenForGay I see, so that's her preference...]]
*** The predicament when the guys get caught in the Kyoto hot springs by the women, Akihiko tries to explain that it's a misunderstanding. Mitsuru doesn't let him finish.
---->'''Mitsuru:''' Silence! I'm going to execute you all!
** A meta-example -- One FAQ for ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' laid the games conversation choices out with only the lead in question. The last question for Yukiko's girlfriend social link, the point where they're in an intimate relationship, was given solely as "So... the couch, or the futon?". Play through it, and they're just talking about sitting.
** In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the Phantom Thieves' first encounter with Yusuke is mistaking him for stalking and attempting to accost Ann. But actually, he was trying to approach her so she could model for his
* ''[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft World of Warcraft: Legion]]'': In a Suramar questline, you and the Nightfallen Arcanist Valtrois travel to
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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': A frequent reason for why the police arrest the wrong suspect; said suspect got unlucky, [[BetterManhandleTheMurderWeapon touched a murder weapon]], or got framed, and ended up looking guilty.
** The first instance of this is the picture of Will Powers in his Steel Samurai costume entering the studio to kill Jack Hammer.[[spoiler: That's actually Jack Hammer in the costume, trying to frame Will Powers for his ''own'' murder attempt on Dee Vasquez.]]
** The opening cutscene of the fourth case shows a man saying he'll have his revenge, a gun firing, and your rival Edgeworth holding the gun.[[spoiler: Yanni Yogi held the weapon and fired at ''Edgeworth'' (though he deliberately missed), and Edgeworth picked up the gun afterwards.]]
** Lana Skye is the defendant of case 1-5 because Angel Starr saw her stab the victim in a parking lot.[[spoiler: The victim was already dead; Lana was just removing the knife used from his corpse and replacing it with a different one that would be less incriminating for the real killer.]]
** Case 2-2 involves Maya and the victim going into a locked room, a shot being fired, and when the room is opened, Maya is standing over the victim holding a gun.[[spoiler: The person with the gun ''wasn't'' Maya, it was the killer in her clothes and a wig. The real Maya was unconscious in a trunk behind a screen.]]
** Max Galactica gets arrested because a witness saw him (or at least his silhouette) leave the scene of the crime. [[spoiler: It was the murder weapon- a life-sized bust of Max- with Max's cloak caught on it.]]
** An entire ''crime scene'' is NotWhatItLooksLike in 2-4; the victim at first appears to have been stabbed, but he was actually strangled to death and the stabbing occurred post-mortem.
** Inverted in case 3-2; Ron [=DeLite=] spends most of the trial trying to convince everyone that his Mask [=DeMasque=] costume and memorabilia is ''exactly'' what it looks like and he really is a phantom thief, but nobody believes him.[[spoiler: The true murderer also ''tried'' to set this up by hitting an alarm after killing the victim and sticking Ron in the room so that a guard would investigate, see Ron with the victim's corpse, and arrest him. Unfortunately for him, the guard that day was Larry Butz [[SpannerInTheWorks and he was slacking off]].]]
** In ''Dual Destinies'', the reason Apollo suspects Athena is because his Perception can tell that she recognized case 4's murder weapon despite her claims to the contrary. Turns out, she recognized the knife because[[spoiler: she used it to stab the ''real'' killer years ago, and he killed Solomon Starbuck with that same knife to frame her]], and the reason she said she didn't was because she had TraumaInducedAmnesia about the incident and her reaction was entirely unconscious.
** A plot point in ''Spirit of Justice'' is Phoenix proving that the Divination Seances that form the basis of Khura'in's legal system can fall into this trope and thus cause wrongful convictions. The prevailing belief is that Divination Seances are perfect evidence because it is an accurate vision of what the deceased last saw, but Phoenix proves that it can be misinterpreted or manipulated.[[spoiler: The reason case 3 happens is that the ''victim'', who was familiar with how divination seances worked, committed suicide in such a way that his last sights made it look like Maya killed him.]] An important element of Rayfa's character development is learning to treat Divination Seances like any other piece of evidence and report what she ''saw'', not what she thinks happened.
* Used in Yoshine's route in ''VisualNovel/BrassRestoration''. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} once you find out that Yoshine ''set the whole thing up'' in order to get a major romantic rival out of the way.]]
* ''VisualNovel/C14Dating'': If making the replacement Neanderthal cutout ends up involving Deandre drawing the outline around Melissa, he'll notice she's ticklish and start tickling her while she's lying on the ground, resulting in a double dose:
** Kyler walks into the room, they realize their activity could easily be mistaken for something ''much'' more intimate and Deandre tells Kyler it's not what it looks like. In Deandre's romance route, the bonus scene consists of Deandre getting noticed by Kyler while he's hugging Melissa from behind, Kyler assuming it's "not what it looks like" once again and Deandre telling him it actually ''is'' what it looks like.
** When Shoji returns to finish the cutout after taking a long time with his call, he turns to have returned earlier, but gotten the impression that Melissa and Deandre were in the middle of something, causing him to promptly leave again.
* In ''VisualNovel/CollarXMalice'', in Enomoto's route, a drunk Enomoto drags Ichika into his bed and hugs her tightly before falling asleep, leaving Ichika stuck in the bed with him. As she was trying to wiggle out, Okazaki arrives and cheerfully comes to the conclusion that he was interrupting something.
* In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', Hajime takes a rest on a hospital bed after some of the students come into contact with an odd fever. After waking up, he sees Mikan on top of him and smothering his body while she's asleep, just as Fuyuhiko happens to check on Hajime.
-->'''Fuyuhiko:''' H-Hey... what are... you guys doing...?\\
'''Hajime:''' F-Fuyuhiko!? No... this is... I really hope you didn't get the wrong idea.\\
'''Fuyuhiko:''' W-Were you guys sleeping together? Y-You dirty rotten bastard! You guys are fuckin' high school students!
* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': Shuichi uses this trope by name when Maki runs into him as he exits the girls' bathroom. His situation isn't helped by Himiko emerging right behind him. It turns out to be a SubvertedTrope when Maki tells him she trusts him enough to know that he had a good reason for being in there. [[spoiler:He was actually investigating a secret passageway hidden in the bathroom's storage closet.]]
* An odd version of this occurs in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', because what it looks like is not sex, but murder. Keiichi finds [[spoiler:Rika's]] body being pecked by crows, and in the process of fending them off, he drops his axe into her blood, covering it with her blood and his fingerprints, though in this case it really isn't as it seems. He ends up MistakenForMurderer [[spoiler:by Satoko]].
* ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'':
** In Mio's route, she ends up running away from Riki, who chases after her, and when she stumbles, they fall onto the ground with Riki on top of her, [[ThanksForTheMammary one hand on her chest]]. Of course, soon afterwards Kurugaya comes along and [[AccidentalPervert accuses Riki of being a pervert]]. He rushes to explain himself... and she believes him immediately, because after [[TheTease everything she's done to him so far]], she'd have ''known'' if he was the type to do something like that.
** The reason Mio was running away in the first place is because Kyousuke was brushing lint off Riki, and she (being a Boys Love fangirl) immediately assumed they were having an intimate moment. Riki is completely clueless to this fact.
** On Komari's route, she falls fast asleep on the rooftop, leaving her clothing in a state of general disarray. If Riki tries to straighten her clothes up, she (predictably) wakes up while Riki is lifting her shirt, and proceeds to go into hilarious freakout mode, while Riki fervently tries to explain himself.
* The protagonist of ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'' has this response if [[spoiler:the title character catches him sleeping with Jade. Predictably, it doesn’t work]].
* In ''VisualNovel/PiofioreFatedMemories'', during Dante's route, Lili was trying to wake up a sleeping Dante on the couch when her cat Carlo jumped at her feet, causing her to fall over onto Dante. When Dante inevitably wakes up, he sees what appears to be Lili leaning over and about to kiss him. She even stammers out the line word for word.
* In ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'', Seiji walks in on Akira undressing in front of Kaoru, and asks with a smirk if he's interrupting something. Akira quickly clarifies that Kaoru wanted to paint symbols on his body to protect him from the vengeful spirits they're up against.
* In ''[[VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}} Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return]]'', Kayto Shields overhears the AmbiguouslyGay Kryska Stares and the AmbiguouslyBi Icari Isidolde moaning suggestively in the cargo hold after he gave Kryska advice on how to deepen their relationship. Given the HomoeroticSubtext between the two women, Kayto jumps to the obvious conclusion and goes to investigate. To his surprise and mild disappointment, however, they're just lifting weights.
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* In the ''WebAnimation/CartoonHooligans'' episode "The Rumors About Spider-Man and Deadpool", when [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and ComicBook/IronMan happen upon [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}} after Deadpool accidentally removes Spidey's leggings, Spidey frantically says "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no!]] It's not what it looks like!".
* In the ''WebAnimation/ChimneyChickens'' episode ''Meet the Schemer'', [[HighSchoolHustler Blaze Hanson]] "borrowed" [[OnlySaneMan Buzz]]'s paint to deface [[BigManOnCampus Dash O'Donnell]]'s poster, then left a note with Buzz's name to help Buzz find his paint - making it look like Buzz was the one who vandalized the poster. When Buzz finds his paint next to a disapproving Dash, Buzz name-drops this trope.
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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': A frequent reason for why the police arrest the wrong suspect; said suspect got unlucky, [[BetterManhandleTheMurderWeapon touched a murder weapon]], or got framed, and ended up looking guilty.
** The first instance of this is the picture of Will Powers in his Steel Samurai costume entering the studio to kill Jack Hammer.[[spoiler: That's actually Jack Hammer in the costume, trying to frame Will Powers for his ''own'' murder attempt on Dee Vasquez.]]
** The opening cutscene of the fourth case shows a man saying he'll have his revenge, a gun firing, and your rival Edgeworth holding the gun.[[spoiler: Yanni Yogi held the weapon and fired at ''Edgeworth'' (though he deliberately missed), and Edgeworth picked up the gun afterwards.]]
** Lana Skye is the defendant of case 1-5 because Angel Starr saw her stab the victim in a parking lot.[[spoiler: The victim was already dead; Lana was just removing the knife used from his corpse and replacing it with a different one that would be less incriminating for the real killer.]]
** Case 2-2 involves Maya and the victim going into a locked room, a shot being fired, and when the room is opened, Maya is standing over the victim holding a gun.[[spoiler: The person with the gun ''wasn't'' Maya, it was the killer in her clothes and a wig. The real Maya was unconscious in a trunk behind a screen.]]
** Max Galactica gets arrested because a witness saw him (or at least his silhouette) leave the scene of the crime. [[spoiler: It was the murder weapon- a life-sized bust of Max- with Max's cloak caught on it.]]
** An entire ''crime scene'' is NotWhatItLooksLike in 2-4; the victim at first appears to have been stabbed, but he was actually strangled to death and the stabbing occurred post-mortem.
** Inverted in case 3-2; Ron [=DeLite=] spends most of the trial trying to convince everyone that his Mask [=DeMasque=] costume and memorabilia is ''exactly'' what it looks like and he really is a phantom thief, but nobody believes him.[[spoiler: The true murderer also ''tried'' to set this up by hitting an alarm after killing the victim and sticking Ron in the room so that a guard would investigate, see Ron with the victim's corpse, and arrest him. Unfortunately for him, the guard that day was Larry Butz [[SpannerInTheWorks and he was slacking off]].]]
** In ''Dual Destinies'', the reason Apollo suspects Athena is because his Perception can tell that she recognized case 4's murder weapon despite her claims to the contrary. Turns out, she recognized the knife because[[spoiler: she used it to stab the ''real'' killer years ago, and he killed Solomon Starbuck with that same knife to frame her]], and the reason she said she didn't was because she had TraumaInducedAmnesia about the incident and her reaction was entirely unconscious.
** A plot point in ''Spirit of Justice'' is Phoenix proving that the Divination Seances that form the basis of Khura'in's legal system can fall into this trope and thus cause wrongful convictions. The prevailing belief is that Divination Seances are perfect evidence because it is an accurate vision of what the deceased last saw, but Phoenix proves that it can be misinterpreted or manipulated.[[spoiler: The reason case 3 happens is that the ''victim'', who was familiar with how divination seances worked, committed suicide in such a way that his last sights made it look like Maya killed him.]] An important element of Rayfa's character development is learning to treat Divination Seances like any other piece of evidence and report what she ''saw'', not what she thinks happened.
* Used in Yoshine's route in ''VisualNovel/BrassRestoration''. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} once you find out that Yoshine ''set the whole thing up'' in order to get a major romantic rival out of the way.]]
* ''VisualNovel/C14Dating'': If making the replacement Neanderthal cutout ends up involving Deandre drawing the outline around Melissa, he'll notice she's ticklish and start tickling her while she's lying on the ground, resulting in a double dose:
** Kyler walks into the room, they realize their activity could easily be mistaken for something ''much'' more intimate and Deandre tells Kyler it's not what it looks like. In Deandre's romance route, the bonus scene consists of Deandre getting noticed by Kyler while he's hugging Melissa from behind, Kyler assuming it's "not what it looks like" once again and Deandre telling him it actually ''is'' what it looks like.
** When Shoji returns to finish the cutout after taking a long time with his call, he turns to have returned earlier, but gotten the impression that Melissa and Deandre were in the middle of something, causing him to promptly leave again.
* In ''VisualNovel/CollarXMalice'', in Enomoto's route, a drunk Enomoto drags Ichika into his bed and hugs her tightly before falling asleep, leaving Ichika stuck in the bed with him. As she was trying to wiggle out, Okazaki arrives and cheerfully comes to the conclusion that he was interrupting something.
* In ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', Hajime takes a rest on a hospital bed after some of the students come into contact with an odd fever. After waking up, he sees Mikan on top of him and smothering his body while she's asleep, just as Fuyuhiko happens to check on Hajime.
-->'''Fuyuhiko:''' H-Hey... what are... you guys doing...?\\
'''Hajime:''' F-Fuyuhiko!? No... this is... I really hope you didn't get the wrong idea.\\
'''Fuyuhiko:''' W-Were you guys sleeping together? Y-You dirty rotten bastard! You guys are fuckin' high school students!
* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': Shuichi uses this trope by name when Maki runs into him as he exits the girls' bathroom. His situation isn't helped by Himiko emerging right behind him. It turns out to be a SubvertedTrope when Maki tells him she trusts him enough to know that he had a good reason for being in there. [[spoiler:He was actually investigating a secret passageway hidden in the bathroom's storage closet.]]
* An odd version of this occurs in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', because what it looks like is not sex, but murder. Keiichi finds [[spoiler:Rika's]] body being pecked by crows, and in the process of fending them off, he drops his axe into her blood, covering it with her blood and his fingerprints, though in this case it really isn't as it seems. He ends up MistakenForMurderer [[spoiler:by Satoko]].
* ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'':
** In Mio's route, she ends up running away from Riki, who chases after her, and when she stumbles, they fall onto the ground with Riki on top of her, [[ThanksForTheMammary one hand on her chest]]. Of course, soon afterwards Kurugaya comes along and [[AccidentalPervert accuses Riki of being a pervert]]. He rushes to explain himself... and she believes him immediately, because after [[TheTease everything she's done to him so far]], she'd have ''known'' if he was the type to do something like that.
** The reason Mio was running away in the first place is because Kyousuke was brushing lint off Riki, and she (being a Boys Love fangirl) immediately assumed they were having an intimate moment. Riki is completely clueless to this fact.
** On Komari's route, she falls fast asleep on the rooftop, leaving her clothing in a state of general disarray. If Riki tries to straighten her clothes up, she (predictably) wakes up while Riki is lifting her shirt, and proceeds to go into hilarious freakout mode, while Riki fervently tries to explain himself.
* The protagonist of ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'' has this response if [[spoiler:the title character catches him sleeping with Jade. Predictably, it doesn’t work]].
* In ''VisualNovel/PiofioreFatedMemories'', during Dante's route, Lili was trying to wake up a sleeping Dante on the couch when her cat Carlo jumped at her feet, causing her to fall over onto Dante. When Dante inevitably wakes up, he sees what appears to be Lili leaning over and about to kiss him. She even stammers out the line word for word.
* In ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'', Seiji walks in on Akira undressing in front of Kaoru, and asks with a smirk if he's interrupting something. Akira quickly clarifies that Kaoru wanted to paint symbols on his body to protect him from the vengeful spirits they're up against.
* In ''[[VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}} Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return]]'', Kayto Shields overhears the AmbiguouslyGay Kryska Stares and the AmbiguouslyBi Icari Isidolde moaning suggestively in the cargo hold after he gave Kryska advice on how to deepen their relationship. Given the HomoeroticSubtext between the two women, Kayto jumps to the obvious conclusion and goes to investigate. To his surprise and mild disappointment, however, they're just lifting weights.
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* In the ''WebAnimation/CartoonHooligans'' episode "The Rumors About Spider-Man and Deadpool", when [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and ComicBook/IronMan happen upon [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] and Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}} after Deadpool accidentally removes Spidey's leggings, Spidey frantically says "[[RapidFireNo No, no, no!]] It's not what it looks like!".
* In the ''WebAnimation/ChimneyChickens'' episode ''Meet the Schemer'', [[HighSchoolHustler Blaze Hanson]] "borrowed" [[OnlySaneMan Buzz]]'s paint to deface [[BigManOnCampus Dash O'Donnell]]'s poster, then left a note with Buzz's name to help Buzz find his paint - making it look like Buzz was the one who vandalized the poster. When Buzz finds his paint next to a disapproving Dash, Buzz name-drops this trope.
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* In one episode of ''Podcast/TheBookshopSkunk'', ''Podcast/SibyllineSounds'': Oreo partakes mentions that he partook in a gathering at the local park where people are being taught how to do cartwheels. While attempting to do one he winds wound up getting stuck halfway and does did a successful handstand instead -- but since Oreo is a [[SmellySkunk skunk]], everyone in proximity assumes assumed the worst and runs ran for the hills.
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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgHToDMeoeU second commercial]] has the same boy walking downstairs as his grandparents are in the closet putting away some stuff that had fallen. He overhears them and then sees their wrinkled clothes and assuming the worst, runs away in fear. Later, he sees his grandparents coming out of the closet, but noticing their clothes are unwrinkled, assumes it was innocent. After he leaves, however, his grandfather winks at his grandmother, who giggles, implying it something more happened.
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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKOSibCsARA first commercial]] commercial has a teenage couple whose clothes were wrinkled by the seatbelts in the boy's car. The girl's mother, seeing their clothes, assumes they've been up to no good and angrily pulls her daughter in the home and slams the door in the boy's face, as he weakly apologizes. On the next date, having used the aforementioned product, their clothes are straight and the girl's mother is relieved. As the boy leaves, however, we see a hickey on his neck.
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** The first one, in the trope image, depicts a man preparing dinner for himself and his wife. While the man is chopping vegetables, his cat drops a pot of red soup the man was cooking. The man frantically picks up the cat by the scruff of its neck... without putting his knife down, making it appear to his wife as she walks in that [[KickTheDog he was trying to kill his cat]].
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** The first one, in the trope image, one depicts a man preparing dinner for himself and his wife. While the man is chopping vegetables, his cat drops a pot of red soup the man was cooking. The man frantically picks up the cat by the scruff of its neck... without putting his knife down, making it appear to his wife as she walks in that [[KickTheDog he was trying to kill his cat]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', when Naveen is planning to propose to Tiana, he ask Evangelion the star how he'll be able to say to Tiana "I love you". It's at this moment that Ray appears and initially believes that Naveen is pledging his love to Evangelion.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', when Naveen is planning to propose to Tiana, he ask Evangelion Evangeline the star how he'll be able to say to Tiana "I love you". It's at this moment that Ray appears and initially believes that Naveen is pledging his love to Evangelion.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'':
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* When Fiona pulls the arrow out of Shrek's butt in the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' film, she ends up on top of him, just in time for Donkey to walk in and take things the wrong way. Cue Shrek jumping up and saying, "Nothing happened!" Shrek trying to explain what happened distracts him long enough for Fiona to pull out the arrow.
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* When Fiona pulls the arrow out of Shrek's butt in the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' film, she ends up on top of him, just in time for Donkey to walk in and take things the wrong way. Cue Shrek jumping up and saying, "Nothing happened!" Shrek trying to explain what happened distracts him long enough for Fiona to pull out the arrow.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', when Naveen is planning to propose to Tiana, he ask Evangelion the star how he'll be able to say to Tiana "I love you". It's at this moment that Ray appears and initially believes that Naveen is pledging his love to Evangelion.
-->'''Ray:''' Whoa, whoa, whoa, Cap! ''(His bulb turning red with anger)'' You makin' goo-goo eyes at my girl?!
-->'''Ray:''' Whoa, whoa, whoa, Cap! ''(His bulb turning red with anger)'' You makin' goo-goo eyes at my girl?!
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** The first one, in the trope image, depicts a man preparing dinner for himself and his wife. While the man is chopping vegetables, his cat drops a pot of red soup the man was cooking. The man frantically picks up the cat... without putting his knife down, making it appear that [[KickTheDog he was trying to kill his cat]].
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** The first one, in the trope image, depicts a man preparing dinner for himself and his wife. While the man is chopping vegetables, his cat drops a pot of red soup the man was cooking. The man frantically picks up the cat... cat by the scruff of its neck... without putting his knife down, making it appear to his wife as she walks in that [[KickTheDog he was trying to kill his cat]].
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* In May 2022 one-off ''Radio/JohnFinnemoresSouvenirProgramme'', the first sketch has John's character confronted by his husband with evidence he's having an affair. He says it's not what it looks like, and his husband asks if he can come up with anything more original. He explains that he can't, because it looks like he's having an affair, and he's not, so it is, in fact, not what it looks like.
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* ''Manhua/NoDoubtInUs:'' Exploited by Zhao, who has her flunkies call Prince Jinmin into one of the gardens by claiming his mother, the Dowager Empress, is there and wants to talk to him, forcing his brother Jinyun (presently in his [[FreakyFridayFlip wife Xu Yu's body]]) to go and retrieve him. They then get the Dowager Empress to walk through the garden, and she sees the two talking, and is led to believe they're having an affair while Xu Yu's away. Only forethought on Jinyun's part saves him from being summarily executed for treason against himself.
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* ''Manhua/NoDoubtInUs:'' Exploited by Zhao, who has her flunkies call Prince Jinmin into one of the gardens by claiming his mother, the Dowager Empress, is there and wants to talk to him, forcing his brother Jinyun (presently in his [[FreakyFridayFlip wife Xu Yu's body]]) to go and retrieve him. They then get the Dowager Empress to walk through the garden, and she sees the two talking, and is led to believe they're having an affair while Xu Yu's away. Only forethought on Jinyun's part saves him from being summarily executed for treason against himself.
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* ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey'': Played straight in "Love Is In The Air". Connie is teaching Eugene how to give Katrina an "It's good to see you" hug when she returns, only for Katrina to walk in right as they are doing so. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity and embarrassment ensue]].
-->'''Eugene:''' It wasn't what it looked like!\\
'''Katrina:''' It looked like two people hugging.\\
'''Eugene:''' Well, that's because it was.
-->'''Eugene:''' It wasn't what it looked like!\\
'''Katrina:''' It looked like two people hugging.\\
'''Eugene:''' Well, that's because it was.
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* Mocked in the song "Such Horrible Things" by ''Creature Feature''. The song catalogs a list of horrible things done by the narrator at various ages. The chorus?
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* Mocked in the song "Such Horrible Things" by ''Creature Feature''.Creature Feature. The song catalogs a list of horrible things done by the narrator at various ages. The chorus?
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* The story behind ''Music/TheEverlyBrothers'' song "Wake Up, Little Susie". The singer is trying to wake up his girlfriend and take her home from the drive-in, continually pointing out that ''nobody'' (especially not her parents) is going to be believe that the reason she's coming home six hours after her curfew is because the movie was so boring that they both fell asleep.
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* The story behind ''Music/TheEverlyBrothers'' Music/TheEverlyBrothers song "Wake Up, Little Susie". The singer is trying to wake up his girlfriend and take her home from the drive-in, continually pointing out that ''nobody'' (especially not her parents) is going to be believe that the reason she's coming home six hours after her curfew is because the movie was so boring that they both fell asleep.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Lg_ISGGW4 The music video for]] Music/BonJovi's "Misunderstood" is the long, protracted tale of a guy trying to explain why he and a girl, both naked, are in his girlfriend's bed.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', Anna's first meeting with Hans ends up with him ending up ontop of her in a rowboat:
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei tries denying the red panda fur her grandma found is proof of her not abstaining from transforming.
-->'''Mei:''' It's, uh... It's not mine.
-->'''Mei:''' It's, uh... It's not mine.
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This can also apply to non-romantic situations, such as one person thinking another person has committed (or is planning to commit) some heinous act, or misinterpreting a harmless situation into something scandalous. [[MistakenForMurderer Mistaken murderers]] involving accidents with [[StabTheSalad sharp utensils]] and [[ABloodyMess bottles of tomato sauce]] are surprisingly common. Or more sinisterly, the person may be discovered at the scene of an actual murder, making them look like the killer; that subtrope is TheCorpseStopsHere.
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This can also apply to non-romantic situations, such as one person thinking another person has committed (or is planning to commit) some heinous act, or misinterpreting a harmless situation into something scandalous. [[MistakenForMurderer Mistaken murderers]] involving accidents with [[StabTheSalad sharp utensils]] and [[ABloodyMess bottles of tomato sauce]] are surprisingly common. Or more sinisterly, the person may be discovered at the scene of an actual murder, making them look like the killer; that subtrope trope is TheCorpseStopsHere.
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This can also apply to non-romantic situations, such as one person thinking another person has committed (or is planning to commit) some heinous act, or misinterpreting a harmless situation into something scandalous. [[MistakenForMurderer Mistaken murderers]] involving accidents with [[StabTheSalad sharp utensils]] and [[ABloodyMess bottles of tomato sauce]] are surprisingly common.
common. Or more sinisterly, the person may be discovered at the scene of an actual murder, making them look like the killer; that subtrope is TheCorpseStopsHere.
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See also TheCorpseStopsHere, when it looks like the character has committed a murder.
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See also TheCorpseStopsHere, when it looks like the character has committed a murder.
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* In the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', it's happened at least twice so far. One time, it was Phase, standing with pants down and an erection, while HotScientist Bunny Cormick knelt down to get a 3-D model of said privates (for something else Phase is planning). So Bunny's roomie walks in just then. And brings back Phase's girlfriend, among others. It took a while to explain.
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* In the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', it's happened at least twice so far. One time, it was Phase, standing with pants down and an erection, while HotScientist Bunny Cormick knelt down to get a 3-D model of said privates (for something else Phase is planning). So Bunny's roomie walks in just then. And brings back Phase's girlfriend, among others. It took a while to explain.
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* In one episode of ''Podcast/TheBookshopSkunk'', Oreo partakes in a gathering at the local park where people are being taught how to do cartwheels. While attempting to do one he winds up getting stuck halfway and does a successful handstand instead -- but since Oreo is a [[SmellySkunk skunk]], everyone in proximity assumes the worst and runs for the hills.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'': Violet has a panicked look at the start of the film when Tony sees her in her supersuit and tries to explain it away. She does it again later, without knowing that his memory is gone.
