* In ''DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'', in "Big TV", Dr. Katz refuses to talk to Ben when Ben bought a big screen TV without his permission. The trope is initially played straight (with Laura being the party relaying the messages), but is subverted in short order when both parties forget who they're not talking to.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Homer and Lisa talk via Marge/Bart when Lisa ruined Homer's barbecue in "Lisa the Vegetarian". (Homer soon gets confused about who he is/isn't talking to).
--> '''Homer''': Marge? Since I'm not talking to ''Lisa'', would you please ask her to pass me the syrup?
--> '''Marge''': Dear, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa.
--> '''Lisa''': Bart, tell Dad I will only pass the syrup if it won't be used on any meat product.
--> '''Bart''': You dunkin' your sausages in that syrup homeboy?
--> '''Homer''': Marge, tell ''Bart I'' just want to drink a nice glass of syrup like I do every morning.
--> '''Marge''': Tell him yourself, you're ignoring Lisa, not Bart.
--> '''Homer''': Bart, thank your mother for pointing that out.
--> '''Marge''': Homer, you're not, not talking to me, and secondly, I heard what you said.
--> '''Homer''': Lisa, tell your mother to get off my case!
--> '''Bart''': Uhhh, Dad. Lisa's the one you're not talking to.
--> '''Homer''': Bart! Go to your room.
--> '''Lisa''': Why don't you just eat him, Dad?!

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* Happens in [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp04102002.shtml this]] ''SomethingPositive'' strip.
* ''{{Spacetrawler}}'' has a variant where it's less about refusing to speak, and more about recruiting the third party to bolster their argument, and the third party is an ExtremeDoormat.
-->'''Nogg:''' Cardinal62. Tell them we're the good guys.\\
'''Cardinal62:''' ''(To Emily)'' We're the good guys.\\
'''Emily:''' Well, tell alien-fish that I know a dozen good seafood recipes he'd go lovely in.\\
'''Cardinal62:''' ''(To Nogg)'' She knows a dozen good seafood recipes you'd go lovely in.\\
'''Nogg:''' Well, you tell ''her'' that-

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* In ''DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'', Dr Katz talks to Ben via Laura after Ben bought a huge TV.
* In ''TheSimpsons'', Homer and Lisa talk via Marge/Bart when Lisa ruined Homer's barbecue in "Lisa the Vegetarian". (Homer soon gets confused about who he is/isn't talking to).
* In ''{{Doug}}'', the breakup of Music/TheBeatles homage band The Beets plays out like this, with all four members of the group facing away from the microphone and saying things like this ("I'm not telling them, YOU tell them!") before one finally has enough and very curtly says that they're splitting up.
* Shaggy and Scooby did this throughout an episode of ''APupNamedScoobyDoo'', using Daphne as an intermediary.
* ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'': Jelly and Pinch put Peanut in the middle of this in "The Silent Treatment," to the point where he collapses on the ground from tiredness of running back and forth between them.

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