History Main / ThisIsNoTimeToPanic

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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':

* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'': When the Star of Threbe renders the Guardians and the Talismans powerless, Jade and the Guardians engage in this conversation:

* Disney/Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'':

** In ''Series/TheMuppets'', a panicked Scooter comes up to Kermit saying they have a problem with Piggy. Kermit tries to calm him down, reminding him of their talk about overreacting to things. Uncle Deadly calmly says it's a "Code Red". Kermit then shouts, "[[FearIsTheAppropriateResponse AAAAAHHH! CODE RED! OH MY GOD! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!]]" [[MassOhCrap As everyone proceeds to freak out.]]

* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', the Guide's major selling points compared to the older, more complete and more accurate Encyclopedia Galactica are (a) it's slightly cheaper and (b) it has the words "Don't Panic" printed in large, friendly letters on its cover. A revised edition of the Guide in ''Literature/MostlyHarmless'' ominously replaces these reassuring words with small, alarming letters just saying "Panic." It turns out to be a very apt warning.

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* In the "Zigby's Kite" story of the [=CGI=] animated preschool show ''{{Zigby}}'', [=McMeer=] ends up flying in the sky on a kite. Zigby's friend Bertie gets agitated and Zigby tells him that "This is no time to panic." Bertie replies that it's the perfect time to panic. Zigby shouts to [=McMeer=] "Don't panic!"

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': in the RecycledInSpace episode ''Black Hole'', Ren and Stimpy's ship is being sucked into [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a black hole]] and all their attempts to escape it fail.

* During the opening sequences of ''VideoGame/BioShock1'', [[PlayerCharacter Jack]] is tasked by [[MissionControl Atlas]] to arm himself with the [[ShockAndAwe Electro Bolt]] plasmid. Not only does this force him into injecting a crazy needle of [[LegoGenetics gene-splicing phlebotonium]] into his arm, but [[BodyHorror the immediate effects]] immediately send Jack into an uncontrollable panic. Atlas' dry reassurance does very little to calm down matters.

* During the opening sequences of ''VideoGame/BioShock1'', [[PlayerCharacter Jack]] is tasked by [[MissionControl Atlas]] to arm himself with the [[ShockAndAwe Electro Bolt]] plasmid. Not only does this force him into injecting a crazy needle of [[LegoGenetics gene-splicing phlebotonium]] into his arm, but [[BodyHorrro the immediate effects]] immediately send Jack into an uncontrollable panic. Atlas' dry reassurance does very little to calm down matters.
-->'''Atlas''': Steady now! [[MajorInjuryUnderraction Your genetic code is being rewritten]]; just hold on and everything will be fine!\\

-->'''Aladdin:''' Abu, this is no time to panic! ''[[OhCrap (notices they're about to fly into a wall)]]'' YouMayPanicNow Start panicking...

-->'''Aladdin:''' Abu, this is no time to panic! ''[[OhCrap (notices they're about to fly into a wall)]]'' [[YouMayPanicNow Start panicking...]]

A trope that is automatically [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by its mere use. No relation to YouCanPanicNow. Compare StiffUpperLip. Contrast FearIsTheAppropriateResponse.

A trope that is automatically [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by its mere use. No relation with (although sometimes [[SubvertedTrope followed by]]) YouCanPanicNow. Compare StiffUpperLip. Contrast FearIsTheAppropriateResponse.

* [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=2012&addr=120725 This comic strip.]] Jon Arbuckle was desperate about his age because he found a gray hair. ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} told him not to panic. When Jon said it was in his ear, Garfield replied "Okay, panic".

* In Sharon Creech's ''The Wanderer'', this is the BIG difference between Cody's and Sophie's diary entries: Cody begins to panic just as the storm begins, with entries like "I was a bad son..." etc., whereas Sophie matter-of-factly describes how ''hard'' it is to sail in storm, but remains calm [[spoiler: until the [[GiantWallOfWateryDoom Big Wave]], that is.]]

* In ''Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids'', after finally finding the Szalinskis, the four kids make all the noise they can, but the two of them simply turn away and head back to the house not noticing them. Ron, the youngest of the Thompsons, is in despair.

* Happens once in * ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'' episode "Saturday Night with a Slight Fever" when Ruff's "handy electronic device filled with hard-to-get phone numbers" falls into his soup, he tells himself not to pamic as he searches in his book for a replacement for the episode's challenge and music video, buts cracks under pressure, shouting "Time to panic!" Thankfully, he hires his Fetchers as his substitutes.

* Happens once in * ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'' episode "Saturday Night with a Slight Fever" when Ruff's "handy electronic device filled with hard-to-get phone numbers" falls into his soup, he tells himself not to pamic as he searches in his book for a replacement for the episode's challenge and music video, buts cracks under pressure, shouting "Time to panic!" Thankfully, he hires his FETCHers as his substitutes.
--->'''Ruff:''' NO! Not in the Soup!.... [to himself] Okay Ruff, don't panic... [searches through his book frantically but gives into pressure] OHHHH, TIME TO PANIC!..

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* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', the Guide's major selling points compared to the older, more complete and more accurate Encyclopedia Galactica are (a) it's slightly cheaper and (b) it has the words "Don't Panic" printed in large, friendly letters on its cover. A revised edition of the Guide in ''Literature/MostlyHarmless'' ominously replaces these reassuring words with small, alarming letters just saying "Panic." It turns out to be a very apt warning.
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'': When Alfred breaks the news that Bruce and Selina are engaged and Damian responds by breaking down ''crying'', Jason has the entirely appropriate response.

* A RunningGag on ''Series/GetSmart''.
-->'''Max:''' Don't panic, 99. Whatever you do, don't panic! [Max calmly assesses the situation] Okay, 99, you can do it.
-->'''99:''' Do what, Max?
-->'''Max:''' Panic!

* In one episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', Scooter is trying to reassure Fozzie, who is rehearsing his act, and tells him "Now is not the time to panic!" When he hears Fozzie's act consists of "ten minutes of jokes on the War of 1812", he replies "''Now'' is the time to panic!"
** Also in ''Series/TheMuppets'' a panicked Scooter comes up to Kermit saying they have a problem with Piggy. Kermit tries to calm him down, reminding him of their talk about overreacting to things. Uncle Deadly calmly says it's a "Code Red". Kermit then shouts, [[FearIsTheAppropriateResponse "AAAAAHHH! CODE RED! OH MY GOD! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"]] [[MassOhCrap As everyone proceeds to freak out.]]

--> '''Twelfth Doctor:''' Stay calm! Just one question... [[IHaveNoIdeaWhatImDoing Do you happen to know how to fly this thing?!]]
** In a pre-movie introduction to the "Day of the Doctor", the Doctor tells the audience to test their 3D glasses by closing one eye and looking at the person next to them. "If one of the spectacles has turned black, then that person is a Zygon and is going to eat you some time during the movie. Please, don't panic. It will only disturb everyone else and there's really nothing we can do to save you."

[''Zombie!Leonard bites someone'']\\

* ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'':

* ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'' has Barbie do this in "Gone Glitter Gone": a TV news crew has Barbie appear on their show and tell the other denizens of Malibu to remain calm during the glitter shortage. Right after the crew leaves Barbie's house, she breaks into tears and bawls.

* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', we see George tell himself not to panic, then [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/030918c reason himself into doing so]]. (Later, facing an unknown danger, he [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/040405c complains]] that he can't panic properly.)
* Lampooned in [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2011/02/15/panic-zone/ this]] ''Webcomic/{{Chainsawsuit}}''.

''[Lights a match. Batman has escaped. Harley Quinn is bound in the straitjacket, upside down, without the utility belt.]''\\

-->'''DM:''' Penfold, this is no time to be acting brave in the face of untold dangers.\\

-->'''Penfold:''' Ooh, crumbs! good thing I know what to do... PANIC! ''(runs away)''

** Also in ''Series/TheMuppets'' a panicked Scooter comes up to Kermit saying they have a problem with Piggy. Kermit tries to calm him down, reminding him of their talk about overreacting to things. Uncle Deadly calmly says it's a "Code Red". Kermit then shouts, [[YouCanPanicNow "AAAAAHHH! CODE RED! OH MY GOD! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"]] [[MassOhCrap As everyone proceeds to freak out.]]

** In the Airplane Pilots sketch from ''How to Irritate People'' (made by many of the later members of Monty Python), pilots make the passengers panic ''just'' by telling them not to, and giving [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Suspiciously Specific Denials.]]

-->'''Kent Brockman:''' Hordes of panicky people seem to be evacuating the town for some unknown reason. Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?\\
'''Professor:''' Mmm, yes I would, Kent.

'''All Chickens:''' ARGHHHHHHH!!!!

* In the ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' RemixComic story "Smurfed Behind: The Departure", when Wild Smurf arrives in the Smurf Village to warn Papa Smurf about Snappy coming into the village riding a dinosaur, Papa Smurf tells Wild to stay in the village and try to keep the other Smurfs calm since "the last thing we need when it comes to smurfing this is a village-wide panic". A few panels later when Snappy arrives on Crinkles the baby dinosaur, the village automatically goes into panic mode!
* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'': When the Star of Threbe renders the Guardians and the Talismans powerless, Jade and the Guardians engage in this conversation:
-->'''Will''': Okay, okay, let's not panic. Let's not panic!\\
'''Jade''': Not panic?! Your powers aren't working, and the Talismans are suddenly duds! I'd say it's a pretty good time to panic!\\
'''Cornelia''': But why don't we have a panic attack ''after'' we change back to normal?\\
'''Will''': ''[brandishes the [[TransformationTrinket Heart of Kandrakar]]]'' Change back! ''[the Guardians don't return to their normal forms, [[OhCrap causing them and Jade to have fearful expressions]]]'' [[BorrowedCatchphrase Bad day.]]