History Main / QuipToBLack

'''Mac''': And the start of the line for us.\\
(I'm not sure if I quoted it correctly, but that's the gist of it.)

* In ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'', Gordon Frohman's brother Norman [[http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-08-16 likes doing these]].

** Both of them actually do both this and GlassesPull about a dozen times, mostly to distract the [[TricksterArchetype Trickster]].

* ''Franchise/Dragnet'' ran on this trope ''long'' before CSI made it a staple. Every scene change was punctuated by some pithy one-liner from Friday or some other character, followed by a music sting as the scene changed. The same applied to both TV series, as well.

** The meme has since been unofficially retired since one of the veteran posters pulled it off ''{{Hamlet}} style''. ''VEEEEEERRRRRILYYYYYYYYYY!!''

-->(''After Phineas and Ferb parody Series/StarskyAndHutch and MiamiVice'')\\

** Subverted delightfully in "The Squab and the Quail". Beckett is pursued romantically by a brilliant and charming billionaire. The episode ends with Castle showing his rival to the elevator out, having been chosen by Beckett. Castle intends to get the last word in a well-earned Quip To Black, only to be out-jousted by his rival.

* ''Creator/WoodyAllen's Melinda and Melinda''. The FramingDevice ends the film justly:

** In "A Space Oddity", Hodges and Simms are at a sci-fi convention when a corpse is found. Hodges calls up Captain Brass, flips open his phone communicator-style, and says "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries He's dead, Jim]]".

* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', the side-quest "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a ''CSI: Miami'' parody where you help a detective in sanctuary solve a murder mystery. If you solve it correctly, the detective will gun down the suspect before he can escape and makes a wisecrack, complete with GlassesPull.

* Billy Baldwin gets some memorable ones in his part on the ShowWithinAShow ''[[ShapedLikeItself Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime]]'' in the movie ''ForgettingSarahMarshall''. One example: "She's going to have a hard time reentering the pageant...without a face."

* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', the side-quest "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a ''CSI: Miami'' parody where you help a detective in sanctuary solve a murder mystery. If you solve it correctly, the detective will gun down the suspect before he can escape and make a wisecrack, complete with GlassesPull.

* ''Series/CSIMiami'' regularly uses [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948 Quip To Black.]] Caruso's delivery and his frequent GlassesPull tends to make this moment hilariously {{Narm}}y. The device is used less frequently of late. The GlassesPull followed by a sample from Music/TheWho ("''YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!!!''") is imitated frequently. Especially on this very page.

* On ''TheDukesOfHazzard'', the {{narrator}} (Waylon Jennings) usually employed one of these to accompany each CommercialBreakCliffhanger.

* TheTeaser on ''[[Franchise/LawAndOrder Law & Order]]'' and its various spin-offs almost always has such a line. During Jerry Orbach's tenure, it was usually [[DeadpanSnarker Lennie Briscoe's line]]. (One almost wonders why this Trope isn't called "Briscoe One-Liner".)

* Long before most of these shows, {{Kojak}} had several in his show.

* In ''{{Concerned}}'', Gordon Frohman's brother Norman [[http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-08-16 likes doing these]].

* ''TheUnspeakableVaultOfDoom'': [[http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/317/ YEAAAHHHAARRGL!]]

* Heavily parodied in [[http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/CSI/ this]] ''WeeblAndBob'' cartoon, as part of a general ''Series/CSIMiami'' parody.

* Delightfully parodied on an episode of TwoAndAHalfMen - Alan's ditzy buxom girlfriend Kandi gets the Grissom role on a show called "Stiffs." [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIdS_qMHWYA The video shows it far better than I ever could.]]

* TheTeaser on ''[[LawAndOrder Law & Order]]'' and its various spin-offs almost always has such a line. During Jerry Orbach's tenure, it was usually [[DeadpanSnarker Lennie Briscoe's line]]. (One almost wonders why this Trope isn't called "Briscoe One-Liner".)

* This was referenced in an episode of ''Series/JoanOfArcadia'' in which a police officer makes a quippy comment about a crime scene, followed by a ''LawAndOrder''-esque musical {{sting}}. Her partner gives her a bewildered look, to which she responds, "What? Too ''Law and Order''?"

* This was parodied on Series/{{Community}}, during their LawAndOrder episode, "Basic Lupine Urology". After a smashed yam is found in the biology class (the yam being the group's now ruined class project), Troy and Abed are tasked with finding out who killed it. They stand over the yam, having this exchange:

** Parodied often and hard on TheSoup, also, with David Caruso even winning a soup award and recording an acceptance speech.

-->"Chief, we found the marine's body. Cause of death is electrocution."\\

-->'''''[[AC:[[http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?sound=csi&play=true YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!]]]]'''''

* From ''WesternAnimation/Futurama'' Leela laments that she and the crew are in a difficult situation and wishes for a few minutes to think of a solution, then the show cuts to commercial.

** In an episode of ''Series/StargateSG1'', a tv producer pitches a number of show ideas, including T'ealc P.I. (a shameless ripoff of ''{{Shaft}}'' and ''Series/MagnumPI'') featuring a scene where the one liner is simply. "[[CatchPhrase Indeeeeed.]]"

** In the episode "Iced" the trope was subverted as a gag. Greg Sanders, TheLabRat, spoke after Grissom delivered his one-liner. The other characters appeared visibly surprised by the interruption. Grissom still gets the last word, but is forced to use a less poignant line.