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* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMysteryOfTheBatwoman'', a mook opens a door to see Batman there. The two stare at each other for a moment before the mook quietly and discreetly closes the door and leading his partner away from the room.

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This trope is when someone opens a door, sees something unexpected, and does an about face. They may mutter something like, "I'll come back later," "You seem busy," or "Sorry to interrupt." Now what the people in the room are doing may be NotWhatItLooksLike, and often isn't even sexual at all. The two people may be summoning a ghost, or conversing with their toys. On the [[IncrediblyLamePun other hand]], this covers [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown solo acts]].

* From ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''

* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', we have [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Negi]] , who is posing as a fifteen year old with the help of a magic pill while having wounds treated by Ako, who is in love with older Negi. As she treats his wounds, Negi, who is naked, faints and falls on top of her. As Ako struggles to get Negi off her, Natsumi opens the door... only to quickly excuse herself and leave.
* In the BeachEpisode of ''Anime/MaiHime'', Mai says, "Sorry for interrupting!" to Takeda and Natsuki.

* In the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''FanFic/OtherHalvesAndOtherTales'', it's a RunningGag.

* In ''FanFic/DirtySympathy'' when Apollo is about to kiss Klavier, Trucy interrupts with them a hearty good morning when she's bringing in donuts.

* In the fan-made ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' game ''VisualNovel/ProjectNA'', one of the endings results in Matthew and Alfred stuck in a broom closet together, hiding from Natalia. She throws open the closet door, thinking her [[BrotherSisterIncest brother]] is there...only to stare as those two fall out. After sputtering for a bit, she quickly excuses herself and leaves.

* PlayedForDrama in ''FanFic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide''. Maya walks in on Misato and Ritsuko, just as the former is holding the latter at gunpoint and demanding she spills the beans on [[spoiler:the strange going-ons with Unit-02]]. Witnessing her boss being threatened on her life by her other boss is the culmination of an already incredibly bad month for Maya and it reduces her to a tearful wreck.

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* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', we have [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Negi]] , who is posing as a fifteen year old with the help of a magic pill while having wounds treated by Ako, who is in love with older Negi. As she treats his wounds, Negi, who is naked, faints and falls on top of her. As Ako struggles to get Negi off her, Natsumi opens the door....... [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v22/c199/8.html only to quickly excuse herself and leave. Awkward....]].

* Something very much like the page quote happened in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]''. IneffectualSympatheticVillain Mashymre Cello spends some time (rather poetically) expressing his love and admiration for Haman Karn to the rose she gave him, which he treasures. Then his first officer Gottn is found curiously listening at the door. Mashymre is not amused[[note]]If you are wondering, Gundam ZZ came out a year prior to Spaceballs, so this is not a shout out to or a copy of that scene[[/note]].
-->'''Mashymre''': ...how much did you hear?
-->'''Gottn''': Nothing, sir! I heard nothing about a rose or a lamb, sir!

* [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] pulled off an amusing version in his introduction when he meets ComicBook/{{Starfire}} while looking for [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]]. He interrupts her day, realizes Dick isn't there while revealing he ''knows Dick is Nightwing'' and then apologetically runs off into the city leaving Kory in a panic about the weird random kid who knows the Batfamily's secrets. The whole of the ComicBook/TeenTitans are looking for Tim as a possible villain before he even tracks down Dick.

Especially embarrassing when the person accidentally interrupting had previously been [[GoLookAtTheDistraction purposefully sent away.]] Or in...[[CaughtWithYourPantsDown certain other situations]]. If shown from the perspective of the couple interrupted, see InterruptedIntimacy.

A common variation is to play the scene from the other side of the door. Albert and Brenda are doing something innocent, and just at the wrong moment, someone opens the door. They're invariably caught when the potential for NotWhatItLooksLike is at its highest.

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** In "The Summer of 4'2" Marge walks in just as one of Lisa's friends says his mom would have embarrassed him by now with a tray of Rice Krispie squares and Tang. Marge pulls a perfect U-turn, carrying her tray of Rice Krispie squares and Tang.
** In "Bart After Dark" Grandpa Simpson strolls into the burlesque house and hangs up his hat, spots Bart at the desk and turns around, collects his hat and exits. Subverted in that he comes back in.

Related tropes include BackingAwaySlowly, which is a slightly different take of getting away from an awkward situation.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' where Winslow walks in on Dog with Cat all the way down his throat and then some. He immediately turns around and leaves saying, "Oh, never mind."

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMysteryOfTheBatwoman'', a mook opens a door to see Batman there. The two stare at each other for a moment before the mook quietly and discreetly closes the door and leading his partner away from the room.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', a mook opens a door to see Batman there. The two stare at each other for a moment before the mook quietly and discreetly closes the door and leading his partner away from the room.

* In an episode of BatmanTheAnimatedSeries, a mook opens a door to see Batman there. The two stare at each other for a moment before the mook quietly and discreetly closes the door and leading his partner away from the room.

* In the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''FanFic/OtherHalvesAndOtherTales'', it's a RunningGag.

* [[https://dement09.tumblr.com/post/133154572308/more-in-order-to-dwell-in-this-household-you This fancomic]] of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has Lapis walking in on Peridot singing and dancing in the bathroom to Creator/TaylorSwift's "Shake It Off".

* The first thing I thought of was actually the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' fan-made [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/332880 Most Horrible Short Ever]].

* ''The Simpsons'':

** In "Springfield After Dark" Grandpa Simpson strolls into the burlesque house and hangs up his hat, spots Bart at the desk and turns around, collects his hat and exits. Subverted in that he comes back in.

** There's another hilarious incident when Phase figures out a new technique to fend off bullies- he can, by phasing just right, steal clothes off people's bodies and leave them unharmed. A number of his friends- and his girlfriend- walk in just in time to see him in front of an undressed mannequin holding women's underwear.