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The TropeNamer is District Attorney Adam Schiff of the television series ''Series/LawAndOrder'', who frequently ended an episode with one. The trope has no connection with the Schiff from ''Anime/BloodPlus'', nor with actor [[Series/TheWestWing Richard Schiff]] (although he ''is'' quite good at them), nor with the currently sitting US Representative from California's 28th district, Rep. Adam Schiff.

The TropeNamer is District Attorney Adam Schiff of the television series ''Series/LawAndOrder'', who frequently ended an episode with one. The trope has no connection with the Schiff from ''Anime/BloodPlus'', nor with actor [[Series/TheWestWing Richard Schiff]] (although he ''is'' quite good at them), nor with the currently sitting US Representative from California's 28th district, [[NamesTheSame Rep. Adam Schiff.]]

* The end of the ''WesternAnimation/TransformersGenerationOne'' episode "The Golden Lagoon" features one from, of all Transformers, pacifistic and somewhat hippie-like Beachcomber--which is precisely why it works so well.

* ''Film/{{Se7en}}'': "Ernest Hemingway once wrote, 'The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.' I agree with the second part."
* ''Film/TheUntouchables'': [[spoiler:"I think I'll have a drink."]]

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* In ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', the young druid boy's words [[spoiler: "My name is Mordred"]] end the scene with a reminder that this little boy play a larger role later on.

* The DCAU was fond of these. ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' comes to mind but ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' had quite a few.

* The end of the ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' episode where Arnold and Gerald skip school.

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* In ''Series/LawAndOrder'', as noted above, DA Adam Schiff got one in nearly every episode he was in. Ben Stone and Jack [=McCoy=] (along with the occasional ADA) got their fair share as well.
** There is one remark that Jack [=McCoy=] has used three times, each time at the end of an episode dealing with the iniquities of reality TV; when asked what He will be doing when he gets home, Jack replies,
-->"I'll be reading a book".
* In ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'', nearly all the characters have gotten one in at one time or another.
* In the ''Series/StargateSG1'' 6th season episode "Unnatural Selection" Jonas Quinn uses the line, "We used his humanity against him" in reference to a replicator android, the only one who had feelings, whom they betrayed. (And yes, this does come back to bite them in the ass.)
* In ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', the young druid boy's words [[spoiler: "My name is Mordred"]] end the scene with a reminder that this little boy play a larger role later on.

** The end of the episode "The Ring," which was about freeing several demons who were imprisoned and [[ForcedPrizeFight forced to fight each other]]. The Fang Gang proudly notes that they freed the captives. The last line reminds us that they freed a bunch of freakin' ''demons''!
** The end of Season 4 episode "Peace Out," where [[spoiler:Lilah Morgan literally returns from hell to congratulate Angel and the gang for ending world peace.]]
* One episode of ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' ends with John talking to a jerk who he had just talked the week's [=PoI=] into not killing. The last line is "Help me make the right decision". The question of whether or not John killing the man himself is the "right" decision is never answered, [[NoEnding as is what decision he makes]].
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** The episode "A Golden Crown" ends with Daenerys commenting [[spoiler:on her brother's death: "He was no dragon. Fire can not kill a dragon."]]
** The first episode ends with Jaime Lannister saying "The things I do for love" before [[spoiler: pushing Bran Stark from a tower window after he saw Jaime having sex with Queen Cersei - which is not only treason, but incest given that Jaime and Cersei are twins.]]
* ''Series/{{Outnumbered}}'' usually ends with one that's a punch line. Example; the mom and dad are installing parental controls on the computer, over the eldest son's protest. They reiterate that this ''is'' going to happen but:
-->'''Dad:''' We need ''you'' to do it, we can't even begin to figure this out.
* On the original ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'', Kirk had quite a few. Perhaps the most glaring was his line at the end of the episode, "Return of the Archons."
-->'''Spock:''' How often mankind has wished for a world as peaceful and secure as the one Landru provided.
-->'''Kirk:''' Yes. And we never got it. ''[{{beat}}]'' Just lucky, I guess.

* ''Series/HillStreetBlues'': Captain Furillo has finally managed to obtain the crucial confession and testimony needed for a conviction in the case of a brutal rape and murder case, but at the cost of pulling some ''very'' questionably ethical tactics and only barely staying on the right side of the law. Joyce, natually, does not hesitate to call him out on this, and in the last moments of the episode we see Frank going to confession for what's probably the first time in quite a while.
-->'''Frank:''' Bless me, father, I have sinned.

-->'''Jayne:''' You saved his gorram life, he still takes the cargo.
-->'''Mal:''' Had to. Couldn't let us profit. Wouldn't be civilized.
* Series "Doctor Who", episode "Midnight"; the Doctor has just had the most harrowing experience of his entire life, and has come closer than he ever has before to getting killed. Donna innocently repeats what the Doctor just said, an old joke between them before now, but the Doctor's trauma involved such repetition; he fixes her with a VERY hard stare and says,
-->'''The Doctor:''' "Don't! Just....don't".

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Xanatos - being the TropeNamer for the XanatosGambit - could usually profit from his schemes even when they were foiled. The attempt to make a clone of Goliath without his moral code was not one of those times.
-->'''Owen:''' You mean that that creature is still out there? It has the money. It's as powerful as Goliath. And it's SMARTER than you?
-->'''Xanatos:''' Owen, I think I created a monster.

* ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon'': "The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of."

* In ''Series/{{Merlin}}'', the young druid boy's words [[spoiler: "My name is Mordred"]] end the scene with a reminder that this little boy play a larger role later on.

* Series "Doctor Who", episode "Midnight"; the Doctor has just had the most harrowing experience of his entire life, and has come closer than he ever has before to getting killed, and Donna has made an off-colour remark; he fixes her with a VERY hard stare and says,

"Don't! Just....don't".

** The first episode ends with Jaime Lannister saying "The things I do for love" before [[spoiler: pushing Bran Stark from a tower window after he saw Jaime having sex with Queen Cersei - not only treason, but incest given that Jaime and Cersei are twins.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}'' had something like this (albeit minus the "moral ambiguity" part). Sgt. Friday would typically make some wryly trenchant comment at the end of the main part of the episode, leading to the four-note {{Sting}} and the results of the trial.

** When talking to a raging egomaniac who says that his crimes weren't crimes because he's ''him'', and who insists on being called "Mister":

** The first episode ends with Jaime Lannister saying "The things I do for love" before [[spoiler: pushing Bran Stark from a tower window after he saw Jaime having sex with Queen Cersei - who also happens to be Jaime's twin sister.]]

The TropeNamer is District Attorney Adam Schiff of the television series ''Series/LawAndOrder'', who frequently ended an episode with one. The trope has no connection with the Schiff from ''Anime/BloodPlus'', nor with actor [[Series/TheWestWing Richard Schiff]] (although he ''is'' quite good at them), nor with the actual US Representative from California's 28th district, [[NamesTheSame Rep. Adam Schiff.]]

The TropeNamer is District Attorney Adam Schiff of the television series ''Series/LawAndOrder'', who frequently ended an episode with one. The trope has no connection with the Schiff from ''Anime/BloodPlus'', nor with actor [[Series/TheWestWing Richard Schiff]] (although he ''is'' quite good at them).

* There is one remark that Jack McCoy has used three times, each time at the end of an episode dealing with the iniquities of reality TV; when asked what He will be doing when he gets home, Jack replies,
"I'll be reading a book".

** The end of the episode "The Ring," which was about freeing several demons who were imprisoned and forced to fight each other. The last line reminds us that they freed a bunch of freakin' ''demons''!