History Main / TheBeCarefulSpeech

* In Erle Stanley Gardner's ''Franchise/PerryMason'' novels, Della Street (his secretary), Paul Drake (his private investigator), and Lt. Tragg (a homicide detective), all often advise him to be careful to avoid arrest or disbarment. [[spoiler: He listens about as often as the Doctor does.]]

* Many people tell Miles to be careful in Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold's ''Literature/{{Vorkosigan|Saga}}'' novels. [[spoiler:Occasionally, he even listens to them.]]

* In ''Undertow'' by Michael Buckley, Lyric Walker's parents and other concerned adults are frequently cautioning her to be careful. [[spoiler:She always intends to be, but usually can't.]]

* "Billy, Don't Be a Hero." The title says it all. [[spoiler: Not that Billy takes the advice.]]

* In [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]], Daedalus makes wings of feathers and wax so he and his son can escape from prison. He warns his son, Icarus, not to fly too close to the sun which would melt the wax. [[spoiler:Icarus doesn't take the advice.]]

* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. In "The Path of the Righteous", Matt Murdock tells this to Karen Page after finding out she's been digging up the DarkAndTroubledPast of [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]]. Given that Matt is covered in bruises which he refuses to explain, Karen replies that maybe he should follow his own advice. The trope is lampshaded in Season 3 when Karen admits she likes being treated as an innocent in need of protection, because with her own DarkAndTroubledPast she feels anything but. After revealing to Matt that she killed James Wesley, Karen is not happy when she goes off to do something dangerous and ''doesn't'' get this trope from Matt, who only notes that she can clearly look after herself. Realising he's messed up, Matt gives a belated "Be careful" as she's walking out.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. In "The Path of the Righteous", Matt Murdock tells this to Karen Page after finding out she's been digging up the DarkandTroubledPast of [[ComicBooks/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]]. Given that Matt is covered in bruises which he refuses to explain, Karen replies that maybe he should follow his own advice. The trope is lampshaded in Season 3 when Karen admits she likes being treated as an innocent by Matt and Foggy, because with her own DarkAndTroubledPast she feels anything but. After revealing to Matt that she killed James Wesley, Karen is not happy when she goes off to do something dangerous and ''doesn't'' get this trope from Matt, who only notes that she can clearly look after herself. Realising he's messed up, Matt gives a belated "Be careful" as she's walking out.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. Karen Page is often annoyed at the overprotectiveness of Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson, but in Season 3 she admits she likes being treated as an innocent because with her DarkAndTroubledPast she feels anything but. After revealing to Matt that she killed James Wesley, Karen is not happy when she goes off to do something dangerous and ''doesn't'' get this trope from Matt, who only notes that she can clearly look after herself. Realising he's messed up, Matt gives a belated "Be careful" as she's walking out.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "The Omega Directive", Captain Janeway has to go on a classified solo mission but refuses to explain anything to her crew. She demands a hypospray of FantasticRadiationShielding and curtly overrules the Doctor when he objects that it's dangerous. However the Doctor earns a [[FanNickname Gooey]] [[PuppyDogEyes Look]] when he gives this trope.

* In an episode of ''The Bionic Woman'', in which Jamie must go undercover at the police academy, Oscar Goldman warns Jamie that the only job more dangerous than a secret agent is a cop.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. Karen Page is often annoyed at the overprotectiveness of Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson, but in Season 3 she admits she likes being treated as an innocent. After revealing to Matt that she killed James Wesley, Karen is not happy when she goes off to do something dangerous and ''doesn't'' get this trope from Matt, who only notes that she can clearly look after herself. Realising he's messed up, Matt gives a belated "Be careful" as she's walking out.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. Karen Page is often annoyed at the overprotectiveness of Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson, but in Season 3 she admits she likes being treated as an innocent. After admitting to Matt that she killed James Wesley, Karen is not happy when she goes off to do something dangerous and ''doesn't'' get this trope from Matt, who only notes that she can clearly look after herself.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. Karen Page is often annoyed at the overprotectiveness of Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson, but in Season 3 she admits she likes being treated as an innocent. After admitting to Matt that she killed James Wesley, Karen is not happy when she goes off to do something dangerous and ''doesn't'' get this trope from Matt, who only says that she can clearly look after herself.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Darnell would sometimes remind ComicBook/SteveTrevor of the dangers inherent to the mission he was being sent on, usually reminding him to keep the Nazi agents he was gathering intel on from realizing what Steve is up to.

* In "Literature/AladdinOrTheWonderfulLamp", from ''Literature/TheArabianNights'', the wicked magician cautions Aladdin not to touch the walls of the enchanted cave he is about to enter, or he will die.

* [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] finds himself trying to remind his allies of the danger of the situation they're about to enter distressingly often, especially in the early days of ComicBook/YoungJustice where he was the team leader and responsible for ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, who only had his tactile telekinesis at that point as his Kryptonian powers had yet to start coming in and was a boisterous FunPersonifed "[[BornAsAnAdult teen]]", and ComicBook/{{Impulse}} who was a dangerously impulsive {{Cloudcuckoolander}} speedster with no sense of danger whatsoever due to being raised in a virtual reality.

* In [[ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]], Daedalus makes wings of feathers and wax so he and his son can escape from prison. He warns his son, Icarus, not to fly too close to the sun which would melt the wax. [[spoiler:Icarus doesn't take the advice.]]

* In GreekMythology, Daedalus makes wings of feathers and wax so he and his son can escape from prison. He warns his son, Icarus, not to fly too close to the sun which would melt the wax. [[spoiler:Icarus doesn't take the advice.]]

* In Erle Stanley Gardner's ''Literature/PerryMason'' novels, Della Street (his secretary), Paul Drake (his private investigator), and Lt. Tragg (a homicide detective), all often advise him to be careful to avoid arrest or disbarment. [[spoiler: He listens about as often as the Doctor does.]]

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* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Hermione explicitly tells the title protagonist, "Do be careful."

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' The Doctor gives his companions (and just about everyone else he meets) this speech all the time. The companions also frequently feel the need to give the Doctor the same speech. It usually doesn't help much.

-->''Be careful. Think things through. I won't always be able to protect you.''

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': Sally tells Lightning [=McQueen=] this when he's about to compete in a race.
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