History Main / RepeatedCueTardyResponse

* At the start of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf T'Challa became a Star Lord?'', when T'Challa is confronted by Sakaarans, he declares "A Ravager never flies solo!" After a pause in which nothing happens, he says it again, slightly annoyed. One of the Sakaarans asks if he's trying to make it a catchphrase, before Yondu's arrow finally takes them all out.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', Lightning [=McQueen=] says, "Is it getting dark out?" at which point Lizzie was ''supposed'' to activate the neon lights, but she didn't hear him. Lightning tries again, she actually ''forgot'' what she was supposed to do and Red decides to do her job for her.

'''''BENDED KNEE!!'''"'' ''[Shrek finally bends down]''

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* During WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's review of ''Film/InspectorGadget'', when Gadget comes back from the dead simply by "[[ThePowerOfLove having the heart]]."
-->'''Critic:''' That's right. Even though it defies everything logical and everything scientific, Inspector Gadget comes back to life simply through the will of heart. ...I said "simply through the will of heart." ..."Simply through the will of heart!" ..Excuse me.
:: He then runs off and berates [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Ma-Ti]] into saying his famous line again solely for the purposes of this RunningGag. [[DiscreditedMeme Ma-Ti is certainly not happy to do so]].

* In Film/HomewardBoundTheIncredibleJourney, Shadow and Chance are being chased by a mountain lion, when they come across a dead end. However, Chance gives Shadow an idea to perform [[BrickJoke the see-saw trick]]. As Shadow goes to distract the mountain lion, Chance gets into position as Shadow leads the mountain lion towards the see-saw. As soon as the predator gets on the other end, Shadow shouts 'now'. But Chance gets distracted by a butterfly, missing his cue. It takes Shadow angrily shouting at Chance again for the mutt to snap out of it and perform the trick, sending the mountain lion into the river.

* ''WebVideo/{{Defunctland}}''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_rjBWmc1iQ video on the Disney Channel]] begins with an intro where Kevin talks about jingles and TV channel themes and who created them, before talking about the one from the Disney Channel and saying "the one for Disney Channel was created by..." several times before he realize that ''no one'' knows who created it, which is the main subject of the video.

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': During "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E9TheBigClamUp The Big Clam-Up]]", Ma-Ti is absorbed in a detective novel when a new case arrives. When the villain traps the Planeteers on a runaway streetcar, Kwame decides they need Captain Planet. All of them combine their powers... except for Ma-Ti, who's been taking advantage of the ride to read again. By the time he's brought back to reality, it's a little late and [[MakingASplash Gi]] and [[PlayingWithFire Wheeler]] decide to handle the problem themselves with some impromptu rail-bending.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatGrapeApe'', Grape Ape is dressed as a genie and hiding in a large vase. Beegle Beagle has arranged for Grape Ape to come out of the vase after the former knocks three times, but Grape Ape is slow to catch on.

* In the ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' episode "Beauty and the Beast", Melissa is expected to sing "Put On A Happy Face" for her part of the BeautyContest talent show, but she is so sick of the whole event (due to non-stop rehearsals that [[StageMom Blanche]] has subjected her into prior to the talent show) that she simply stands still silently on stage. Blanche tries to remind Melissa of her cue initially, before she gets on stage personally to "walk" Melissa through the process and ends up taking over the performance, with Melissa leaving the stage before the song was over.

* In ''Film/AddamsFamilyValues'', Gomez tries to have a JumpingOutOfACake at Fester's bachelor party, but the stripper missed her cue to jump out twice.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', season 5 "Something's Fishy!", it's revealed that Cosmo sunk the mythical city of Atlantis nine times, earning him the title "The Accursed One" from the angry Atlanteans, who put him on trial and sentence him to death by summoning Krakens to eat him. In order to save themselves, Timmy (who has the powers of ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'' CaptainErsatz Wet Willie for that episode) telepathically calls for a giant squid. It doesn't show up (despite Timmy repeating the above phrase), causing the people of Atlantis to mock him. [[spoiler: That is, until the ending of the episode, right after Timmy convinces King Greg that Cosmo sinking the city nine times was a good thing, causing them to redub Cosmo "The Beloved One," the giant squid finally arrives and destroys Atlantis, earning Timmy the title of "New Accursed One."]]

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': During "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2ETheBigClamUp The Big Clam-Up]]", Ma-Ti is absorbed in a detective novel when a new case arrives. When the villain traps the Planeteers on a runaway streetcar, Kwame decides they need Captain Planet. All of them combine their powers...except for Ma-Ti, who's been taking advantage of the ride to read again. By the time he's brought back to reality, it's a little late and [[MakingASplash Gi]] and [[PlayingWithFire Wheeler]] decide to handle the problem themselves with some impromptu rail-bending.

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Sarge is being held at gunpoint and ordered to disarm. He is then ordered to march to the blue base.

* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': In ''Exit Strategy'', Michael is in a meeting with Wayne Jarvis. Wayne dramatically says, "[GOB]'s on the news right now," and turns the television on. GOB is not on the news. They wait for quite a while before the aforementioned news report finally comes on.

'''Bloat:''' ''[aside]'' Turn on the The Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire! You said you could do it!''\\

* In ''Film/IronMan3'', a restrained Tony Stark faces this while summoning his armor. Tony is trying to call his suit to him from Tennessee whilst in Miami. He repeatedly threatens the enemy mooks with their impending death before the parts of his suit finally reach his destination.

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has Kirito calling out for Grimlock after explaining to Kains and Yolko how Schmidt couldn't have killed Griselda; this trope kicks in, and is justified, in that Asuna has to drag an uncooperative Grimlock to their location.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderImprisoned Imprisoned]]:" The Gaang hatches a plan to get Katara arrested for earthbending. When Katara says the cue, "I'll show you who's boss... Earthbending style!", Aang is distracted by a butterfly and doesn't perform his part. She then repeats the cue, angrily, "I said, 'Earthbending style!'", causing him to wake up and make with the fake earthbending.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', "Cow Bot", when Dr. Eggman appears out of a black cloud in the sky, he tries to introduce Cow Bot to Sonic and the gang.
-->'''Eggman:''' Behold, rodents! Prepare to face the most fearsome, destructive force ever to gaze this or any other world!\\
''[Eggman presents his arm out to introduce Cow Bot who's still in the black cloud, Sonic and the gang stares at the cloud waiting for Cow Bot]''\\

* At the start of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf T'Challa became a Star Lord?'', when T'Challa is confronted by Sakaarans, he declares "A Ravager never flies solo!" After a pause in which nothing happens, he says it again. One of the Sakaarans asks if he's trying to make it a catchphrase, before Yondu's arrow finally takes them out.

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': During "The Big Clam-Up", Ma-Ti is absorbed in a detective novel when a new case arrives. When the villain traps the Planeteers on a runaway streetcar, Kwame decides they need Captain Planet. All of them combine their powers...except for Ma-Ti, who's been taking advantage of the ride to read again. By the time he's brought back to reality, it's a little late and [[MakingASplash Gi]] and [[PlayingWithFire Wheeler]] decide to handle the problem themselves with some impromptu rail-bending.

!!Examples

[[folder:Film - Animation]]

--> '''Bloat:''' ''If'' you are able to swim through...the Ring...of ''Fire''!\\
''(Nemo looks confused as nothing happens)''\\
'''Bloat:''' ''(aside)'' Turn on the The Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire! You said you could do it!''\\
'''Jacques:''' Oh! Yes... ''(starts spinning the wheel to make bubbles burst out of the mountain)''\\

[[folder:Film - Live Action]]

-->'''Gomez:''' Tadaaa! Tadaaaaa! [peers into cake filled with smoke] ...That poor girl. Lurch, was she in there before you baked?
* In the opening scene of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Thor summons Mjolnir just before fighting Surtur with a heroic one-liner. The hammer doesn’t quite get to him fast enough so he apologizes for getting the timing off and says the line one more time. The hammer catches up to him by then.

-->'''Rachel''': Look out, that lava lamp is about to fall and hit you in the head!
-->'''Employee''': Huh?
-->'''Marco''': <Huh?>
-->'''Rachel''': -DeathGlare- I ''said'', look out, that lava lamp is about to fall and hit you in the head!
-->'''Marco''': <Oh, right.> -TapOnTheHead-

-->'''Percy''': Oh no! Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!
-->Frank just stands there.
-->'''Percy''': I said, Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!
-->'''Frank''': [[BadBadActing Oh no. I am turning into a crazy dolphin.]]
-->Frank jumps into the water and turns into a dolphin.

-->'''Wayne Jarvis''': [[LampshadeHanging And imagine the impact if that had come on right when we turned on the TV.]]

-->'''Kristy''': Oops.
-->*Kristy holds the pen to make it squirt out ink, but nothing happens*
-->'''Kristy''': I said "oops".
-->*Kristy holds the pen to make it squirt out ink again, but still nothing happens*
-->'''Fuller''': Let me try.
-->*Fuller holds the pen, which ''does'' squirt out ink this time, unto Kristy's clothes*
-->'''Fuller''': *in shock* [[IronicEcho Oops.]]
-->'''Kristy''': *in shock* My shirt! *[[DeathGlare looks at Mary Beth]]* Mary Beth..."

-->'''Donna''': You'll know when she's coming because she screams before she kills. Let's see if we can ''hear her''.
-->[''silence'']
-->'''Donna''': I said, let's see if we can ''hear her!''
-->'''Eric (off screen)''': Donna, I'm stuck in a thorn bush.

'''Biggles:''' Expects...the, um...Spanish, uh...\\

'''Biggles:''' Yes, I know...Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. In fact, those who do...\\
'''Ximinez:''' (''impatiently'') "Our chief weapon is..."\\
'''Biggles:''' Sorry...um, our chief weapon is surprise...um....and....uh...\\

* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando'', after the Thief captures Clank and gives Ratchet a message:
-->'''The Thief''': Return to your own galaxy immediately, or this will happen to you!\\
''(The Thief pushes the red button. Nothing happens. Clank looks confused.)''\\
'''The Thief''': (inspecting the buttons again) ... Or... ''this'' will happen to you.\\
''(The Thief pushes the green button. Clank is electrocuted)''\\
'''The Thief''': ''Farewell''.
* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction'', Emperor Tachyon has finally gotten ahold of the Dimensionator, a device that will allow him to free the cragmites, the imprisoned race of which he's a member. He says, "The time has come for the cragmites to rise again!" punctuating the last word by pulling the lawnmower-like ripcord on the device. Nothing happens.
--> '''Tachyon:'''...To rise again! *pulls the cord, nothing happens.*
--> *Cut to the heroes looking bored*
--> ''''Tachyon:'''' *TwitchyEye* '''To rise AGAIN!''' *pulls the cord, portal opens*

-->'''BLU Soldier''': Watch, he'll turn red any second now. ... Annyyy second now...
* In the trailer for the Hoxton Breakout in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', Hoxton is being escorted to his retrial by a trio of guards, when a dollar bill is dropped through a drilled hole in the wall, as a signal to him. He dives to the ground, grabs it, grins at the guards and says:
--> '''Hoxton:''' Look at this! I'm rich! ''(to wall)'' It's payday, fellas!
--> ''({{Beat}}, one of the guards draws a baton)''
--> '''Hoxton:''' I SAID IT'S FUCKING PAYDAY [[CurseCutShort MOTHERFU--]]
--> ''(explosions)''

[[folder:WebAnimation]]

-->'''Sarge''': Son, you can insult me. You can ambush me. You can even take away my weapons. But if you think I'm gonna set one single pinkie toe inside a Blue base, without my ''shotgun'', you must not know who you're dealing with.
-->'''[[spoiler:Washington]]''': I said move.
-->'''Sarge''': And I said: ''Shotgun''.
-->'''[[spoiler:Washington]]''': Yes. I have your shotgun.
-->'''Sarge''': No, I mean... ''Shot. Gun.''
-->'''[[spoiler:Washington]]''': What, you think I'm going to give you your shotgun cause you ask?
-->'''Sarge''': No! I said ''SHOTGUN''! '''''SHOTGUN''''', DAMMIT!
-->'''Grif''' (muffled): Oh, right, shotgun! That's my cue!
--> ...
-->'''Grif''': Next time we choose a codeword, how about we choose one you ''don't'' say every five seconds.

[[folder:Webcomics]]

[[folder:WebVideo]]

--> '''Red Guy''': But in this digital world, what can we do?
--> (Beat)
--> '''Red Guy''': (insistently) What can we--
--> '''Colin the Computer''': Hey, good question!

-->'''Critic''': That’s right. Even though it defies everything logical and everything scientific, Inspector Gadget comes back to life simply through the will of heart. ...I said “simply through the will of heart.” ...“Simply through the will of heart!” ..Excuse me.
** He then runs off and berates [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Ma-Ti]] into saying his famous line again solely for the purposes of this RunningGag. [[DiscreditedMeme Ma-Ti is certainly not happy to do so]].
* Happens twice within one minute during [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Marik's first Evil Council meeting]], when he's about to reveal his EvilPlan:
--> '''Marik:''' Drumroll, please!\\
''(no drumroll)''\\

''(drumroll starts)''\\
'''Marik:''' Thank you, for God's sake. In order to defeat Yugi Muto, we're going to...''play a children's card game with him''! Dun dun duuuuuuun!\\
''(drumroll continues)''\\

'''Marik:''' This will be no ordinary card game! It will...look, you can stop the drumroll now.\\
''(drumroll stops)''\\

-->'''Hagan:''' And we should hear the explosion in three...two...one...''one...one...'''one...''' '' *distant explosion*

[[folder:WesternAnimation]]

-->'''Peter''': Oh, no! Both the pilots are unconscious, and we're in a nosedive. If only there was someone on board who could save us.\\
''(No one responds)''\\
'''Peter''': I said if only there was someone on board who could save us.\\
'''Joe''': Uh, Peter, I don't see Quagmire.

-->'''School Announcer''': Attention. Attention. Introducing... Principal Goodbling!\\
''(A spotlight appears at his office door.)''\\
'''School Announcer''': Uh... Principal Goodbling! ''(beat)'' I said...\\
'''Goodbling''': Girl! I dun heard you the first time! The stupid door is stuck again! Someone get me out of here!

-->'''Narrator:''' And with the soft, sweet strains of the native music still lingering in the air, we say farewell to this island of enchantment as the sun sinks slowly in the west. ''(nothing)'' As the sun sinks slowly in the west. ''(still nothing)'' ''As the sun sinks...''
-->'''Egghead:''' N-N-N-Now, boss?
-->'''Narrator:''' Yeah, now!
-->''(Egghead takes a shotgun out of his violin case and shoots the sun down)''

-->'''Eggman''': Behold, rodents! Prepare to face the most fearsome, destructive force ever to gaze this or any other world!\\
''(Eggman presents his arm out to introduce Cow Bot who's still in the black cloud, Sonic and the gang stares at the cloud waiting for Cow Bot)''\\
'''Eggman''': It'll be a minute. Feel free to talk among yourselves.\\
''(Eggman resumes presenting his arm out, Sonic and the gang continue to wait)''\\
'''Eggman''': Your doom is coming, I assure you.\\
''(Eggman still continues presenting his arm, Sonic and Knuckles become bored, Cow Bot moos in the distance)''\\
'''Eggman''': Ah, here it is now!

* At the start of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf T'Challa became a Star Lord?'', when T'Challa is confronted by Sakaarans, he declares "A Ravager never flies solo!" After a pause in which nothing happens, he says it again. One of the Sakaarans asks if he's trying to make it a catchphrase, befor Yondu's arrow finally takes them out.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', season 1 "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderImprisoned Imprisoned]]", the Gaang hatches a plan to get Katara arrested for earthbending. When Katara says the cue, "I'll show you who's boss... Earthbending style!", Aang is distracted by a butterfly and doesn't perform his part. She then repeats the cue, angrily, "I said, 'Earthbending style!'", causing him to wake up and make with the fake earthbending.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', season 1 "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderImprisoned Imprisoned]]", the Gaang hatches a plan to get Katara arrested for earthbending. When Katara says the cue, "I'll show you... Earthbending style!", Aang is distracted by a butterfly and doesn't perform his part. She then repeats the cue, angrily, "I said, 'I'll show you, earthbending style!'", causing him to wake up and make with the fake earthbending.