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* In the ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series}}'' movie, when Yami finally confronts Anubis, he asks him [[ForTheEvulz why]] we wants to destroy the world. Anubis doesn't understand the question, even as Yami exasperatingly repeats that he surely must have a ''reason'' for destroying the world, considering all the trouble he went to to do it.

* ''AustinPowers: International Man of Mystery'', during a discussion of Austin's teeth.

* The VeggieTales silly song "ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything" features Pa Grape singing about never steering ships, Mr. Lunt about never swabbing poop decks, and Larry about never throwing his mashed potatoes up against the wall. Pa and Mr. Lunt try to explain to him that "we're supposed to sing about pirate-y things", but get sidetracked into a debate on whether Pa looks like Cap'n Crunch. Larry sings another gleefully un-piratey verse and Pa shakes his head and proclaims "you just don't get it" before the song ends.

* In Buffy The Vampire Slayer's fifth season, the fact that [[spoiler: mild-mannered doctor, Ben, is actually part of the Big Bad, Glory (they morph into each other) is concealed from anyone who finds this out by means of a spell which makes them instantly forget it. When several of the Scooby gang actually see Ben morph into Glory in front of them they cannot comprehend what they saw, even when directly and repeatedly reminded of it by Spike, who is immune to the forget spell.]] This, of course, drives Spike to utter distraction.

-->Jeff, in a sneak preview for Redemption Island: "He ''still'' doesn't get it! He still thinks that everybody loves him."

* [[EntitledBastard Russell Hantz]] ''still'' has no idea why he lost ''{{Survivor}}'' twice in a row, despite everyone from interviewers to fellow contestants, to JeffProbst himself explaining that you ''just can't'' piss off the people who will be casting the votes that decide whether or not you get the million. Instead (like some of the [[FanNickname Hantz Nation]], he's going with the theory that ''the game'' is flawed - especially since the two girls he lost to beat him by being less reprehensible than himself. Even Parvati was seen as the lesser of two evils in ''Heroes vs. Villains''.

** Not to mention the Trope Namer for EverybodysDeadDave, where Lister simply cannot comprehend that all of his shipmates have been killed.

* [[EntitledBastard Russell Hantz]] still has no idea why he lost ''{{Survivor}}'' twice in a row, despite everyone from his interviewers to his fellow contestants, to Jeff Probst himself explaining that you ''just can't'' piss off the people responsible for deciding whether you get a million dollars or not. Instead, he's going with the theory that ''the game'' is flawed - especially since the two girls he lost two beat him by playing the lesser evil. Even Parvati was seen as the lesser of two evils in ''Heroes vs. Villains''.
** He and his alliance also didn't realize why they were evicted from ''Redemption Island'' so early despite that unlike the first two times he played, people ''knew'' who he was, and he had made ''no'' effort to play the game differently. (There is more or less ''no'' excuse outside of having never seen the show before for ''not'' knowing Russell's game by now.)

* The centerpoint of the Chicken Boo sketches on ''{{Animaniacs}}'' is that the OnlySaneMan is trying, and for most of the sketch failing, to explain why Chicken Boo is, in fact, a chicken.

Sometimes this is because of SelectiveObliviousness or ObfuscatingStupidity, but only rarely does the audience know this at the time. Often results in a NeverMind from the person trying to explain things.

** In Buffy The Vampire Slayer's fifth season, the fact that [[spoiler: mild-mannered doctor, Ben, is actually part of the Big Bad, Glory (they morph into each other) is concealed from anyone who finds this out by means of a spell which makes them instantly forget it. When several of the Scooby gang actually see Ben morph into Glory in front of them they cannot comprehend what they saw, even when directly and repeatedly reminded of it by Spike, who is immune to the forget spell.]] This, of course, drives Spike to utter distraction.

-->'''Scott Evil:''' [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim I have a gun.]] In my room. You give me five seconds, I'll get it, I'll come back down here. BOOM! I'll blow their brains out!

* [[http://vimeo.com/24669583 It's a popular phrase in film.]

* [[http://vimeo.com/24669583 Here's most of the above clips, and more.]]

* ''RedDwarf'' has this exchange from the episode "Status Leak":

* Happens in ''AustinPowers: International Man of Mystery'', during a discussion of Austin's teeth.

** Cleverly inverted in the scene where Scott Evil wonders why they are going to all the trouble of putting Austin and Vanessa into a deathtrap.
-->'''Scott Evil:''' I have a gun. In my room. You give me five seconds, I'll get it, I'll come back down here. BOOM! I'll blow their brains out!
-->'''Doctor Evil:''' Scott, you just don't get [[ContractualGenreBlindness it]], do ya?

* [[EntitledBastard Russell Hantz]] still has no idea why he lost ''{{Survivor}}'' twice in a row, despite everyone from his interviewers, to his fellow contestents, to Jeff Probst himself explaining that you ''just can't'' piss off the people responsible for deciding whether you get a million dollars or not. Instead, he's going with the theory that ''the game'' is flawed - especially since the two girls he lost two beat him by playing the lesser evil. Even Parvati was seen as the lesser of two evils in ''Heroes vs. Villains''.

*** Not this trope, as Dr. Evil understands Scotts' point, it's just that These Things Are Just Not Done That Way
*** Yes, this trope. It's not Dr Evil who doesn't get it. It's Scott.

* [[EntitledBastard Russell Hantz]] still has no idea why he lost ''{{Survivor}}'', despite everyone from his interviewers, to his fellow contestents, to Jeff Probst himself explaining that you ''just can't'' piss off the people responsible for deciding whether you get a million dollars or not. Instead, he's going with the theory that ''the game'' is flawed.