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** In "Island of Darkness", Zane takes a while to retrieve his Falcon from the Stone Warriors' camp. Jay looks through the medallion the team was given to find the Tenple of Light with and says that he spies ''another'' tree, causing Cole to question how Jay became a ninja in the first place. Fortunately, Jay discovers the Temple's location while idly looking for more stuff to spy.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In "Bottomless Pit!", Mabel plays this with Soos as they are falling in an endless abyss.
-->'''Mabel:''' I spy with my little eye, something that is black!\\
'''Soos:''' Ooh, ooh, everything.\\
'''Mabel:''' Yay for Soos!

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Food Con Castaways", [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs all take a car ride to Food Con. [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick play I Spy, repeatedly exclaiming that they see Mr. Krabs, and not saying anything else.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'': In "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS20E13TheRailcarAndTheCoaches The Railcar and the Coaches]]", Daisy susbstitutes for Thomas on his branch line while the latter works at the quarry. As a diesel railcar, Daisy can carry passengers inside her without needing any coaches, leaving Annie and Clarabel in their shed. The two coaches decide to play I Spy to pass the time. However, only Annie is able to see snow.

* ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'': "The Train Journey". Just one of the many ways in which Hancock and Sid try to alleviate the boredom, alienating their fellow passengers in the process.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In "Monument Point", Thea Queen is being held captive in HIVE's UndergroundCity, all she can do to amuse herself is imitate the [[BrokenRecord looped recording]] of bird chirps and dog barks being played to simulate the ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay.

SisterTrope to CarRideGames.

* Rik on ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' tried to get the other lads to play Botticelli, a guessing game, but Mike is the only one willing to even try to guess a famous person's name; when it was Rik's turn to guess, Mike ''made up'' his famous person rather than use a real one.

* In ''Film/SpiceWorld'', Ginger tries to play "I spy with my bionic eye" while waiting for their friend's baby to be delivered. "Something beginning with H" is- what else- "hospital."

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''.

--->'''Andrew:''' I spy with my little eye something that begins with a T.\\\
'''Spike:''' Tapestry.\\\
'''Andrew:''' Hey, good one. How did you?\\\

--->'''Marge:''' I spy with my little eye, a girl who's not sleeping in her room like she promised.\\\

'''Homer:''' And I spy with my little eye, something with four legs that can't run.\\\

--->'''Milhouse''': I spy with my little eye, something that begins with D.\\\
'''Nelson''': Dingus! ''(whacks Milhouse on the head, knocking him out)''\\\
'''Homer''': God bless you, Nelson Muntz.\\\

'''Lisa:''' I know. I'm sorry.\\\

'''Marge:''' Homer, we're not really playing...\\\
'''Lisa:''' Oh, is it the chair?\\\
'''Homer:''' Exactly! Now, what has two ears but can't hear?\\\
'''Lisa:''' Grampa!\\\

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' in the episode ''Untitled Griffin Family History'':

'''Quagdingo:''' ''NO''.\\

'''Quagdingo:''' ''WOOD''.\\

'''Marlin''' It's me.\\
'''Dory''': Right! Okay, orange... and, uh, ''small''...\\

-->'''Rio''': Now it is my turn, I spy something brown.
-->'''Horohoro''': Is it... a rock?
-->'''Rio''': Hey you guessed it! And on the first try!
-->'''Horohoro''': My go! I spy something orange.
-->'''Rio''': Is it by any chance a rock?
-->'''Horohoro''': Hey! How did you know dude?
-->'''Rio''': Okay, I spy something red.
-->'''Horohoro''': Let me guess, a rock?
-->'''Len''': Enough! We get it! The scenery doesn't change much.
-->'''Horohoro''': The scenery doesn't change EVER!

-->'''Lord Julius''': I spy with my little eye, something that is purple.
-->'''Cerebus''': Extensive bruising about your head and shoulders if you try to keep playing idiot games.

-->'''Bill:''' Are you a mineral?
-->'''Ted:''' Yeah.
-->'''Bill:''' ...Ted? Are you a tank?
-->'''Ted:''' Yeah!

-->'''Burt:''' I spy, with my lttle eye, something that starts with C.
-->'''Vicky:''' ...Corn.

-->'''Turk:''' ''(continuing an obnoxious conversation about whether he's thought of something yet)'' Okay, just ask your questions.
-->'''Virgil:''' Are you a man?
-->'''Turk:''' Yes, nineteen.
-->'''Virgil:''' Are you alive?
-->'''Turk:''' Yes, eighteen.
-->'''Virgil:''' Evel Knievel.
-->'''Turk:'''...shit.

-->"I spy with my little eye, something beginning with A."
-->"Asphalt?"
-->"[[CaptainObvious Argentinians!]]"

-->'''James:''' I spy with my little eye something beginning with...'S'.
-->'''Jeremy:''' Snow.
-->'''James:''' Yes.
-->'''Jeremy:''' I spy with my little eye something beginning with...'S'.
-->'''James:''' Sky.
-->'''Jeremy:''' Yes.
-->'''James:''' I spy with my little eye...
-->'''Jeremy:''' If it's something beginning with 'S', I'm going to kill you.

--->'''Andrew:''' I spy with my little eye something that begins with a T.
--->'''Spike:''' Tapestry.
--->'''Andrew:''' Hey, good one. How did you?
--->'''Spike:''' Tapestry's the only thing in the whole bloody room.

-->'''General #1:''' I spy with my little eye something that begins with "t".
-->'''General #2:''' Tank?
-->'''General #1:''' Yes. (after a pause) I spy with my little eye something that begins with "a".
-->'''General #2:''' Another tank?
-->'''General #1:''' Yes. (a bit later) I spy with my little eye something that begins with "y".
-->'''General #2:''' Yet another tank?

-->'''Frasier:''' I spy with my little eye something that begins with "V".
-->'''Niles:''' [disgusted at what he sees around him] Vagabonds.
-->'''Frasier:''' No.
-->'''Niles:''' Vittles.
-->'''Frasier:''' No.
-->'''Niles:''' Vienna sausages.
-->'''Frasier:''' Where do you see Vienna sausages?!
-->'''Niles:''' Well, I thought that vendor might have--VENDOR!

-->'''Hamish''': I spy with my little eye, something beginning with "P".
-->'''Dougal''': Hamish, take your head out from between your knees.
-->'''Hamish''': Give up? It was "panty-hose". I ''did'' get dressed in a hurry!

-->'''Kenny:''' I spy with my little eye, something... gray!
-->'''Will:''' Let's see, those trees, the road, that sign, those cars...
-->'''Kenny:''' Yep.
-->'''Will:''' ''[thinking]'' This game sucks when you're colorblind.

-->'''Guard 1''': Elevator?
-->'''Guard 2''': No.
-->'''Guard 1''': Exit?
-->'''Guard 2''': You can't see that from here.
-->'''Guard 1''': Okay, uh...Energy Field?
-->'''Guard 2''': That would be EF, not just E.
-->'''Guard 1''': Extinguisher?
-->'''Guard 2''': No.
-->'''Guard 1''': Surely we could pick somewhere better to play?
-->'''Guard 2''': Keep guessing!
-->'''Guard 1''': Okay, um...Eeeeeediot.
-->'''Guard 2''': Now there's no need for that.

-->'''Ruby''': Hmm... I spy with me little eye, something that begins with 'wa'.
-->'''Max''': It wouldn't be 'water', would it?
-->'''Ruby''': Now, chief, just because ''you'' don't want to play doesn't mean you should spoil it for the rest of us. Right, Roberts?

* In [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic_plus/series.php?view=archive&chapter=45367&mpe=1&fromwhich=1&direction=f this]] Victorian bonus strip for ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', two alien guards play I Spy while guarding the heroes' spaceship.

-->'''Gurf:''' I spy, with my little eye, something small white and tinkly.
-->'''Pierrot:''' ''[not remotely amused]'' A star.
-->'''Gurf:''' Nope! That one's a ''planet''.
-->'''Pierrot:''' Joy.

-->'''Grif:''' I spy something beginning with--
-->'''Simmons:''' (frustrated) Dirt!
-->'''Grif:''' Damn! How did you guess?
-->'''Simmons:''' Well, you said rock last time. And those are the only things out here. Rocks and dirt.
-->'''Grif:''' Yeah. This canyon sucks.

--> '''Samwise''': "I spy with my little hobbit eyes something that is hot."
--> '''Frodo''' ''(annoyed)'': "Is it lava?"

-->'''Stan:''' So, kids, wanna play 20 Questions until we die? I'm thinking of a person.
-->'''Steve:''' UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan.
-->'''Stan:''' Damn!

-->'''Nate Griffin:''' Hey, Quagdingo, wanna play a game?
-->'''Quagdingo:''' ''NO''.
-->'''Nate Griffin:''' I spy something beige.
-->'''Quagdingo:''' ''WOOD''.
-->'''Nate Griffin:''' Yeaahhhh!

--->'''Milhouse''': I spy with my little eye, something that begins with D.
--->'''Nelson''': Dingus! ''(whacks Milhouse on the head, knocking him out)''
--->'''Homer''': God bless you, Nelson Muntz.
--->'''Nelson''': I'm no hero. I just like hitting people on the head.

--->'''Marge:''' I spy with my little eye, a girl who's not sleeping in her room like she promised.
--->'''Lisa:''' I know. I'm sorry.
--->'''Homer:''' And I spy with my little eye, something with four legs that can't run.
--->'''Marge:''' Homer, we're not really playing...
--->'''Lisa:''' Oh, is it the chair?
--->'''Homer:''' Exactly! Now, what has two ears but can't hear?
--->'''Lisa:''' Grampa!
--->'''Homer:''' Tragically, yes.

-->'''Mabel:''' I spy with my little eye, something that is black!
-->'''Soos:''' Ooh, ooh, everything.
-->'''Mabel:''' Yay for Soos!

-->'''Mother Turtle''': I spy with my little eye, something beginning with "wuh".
-->'''Baby Turtle''': Um ... Whelks!
-->'''Mother Turtle''': ''So'' close.

* ''Creator/MontyPython'': Creator/JohnCleese and Creator/GrahamChapman do it in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJSey8HRUhU this]] bit of ''How to Irritate People'', about 30 seconds in.