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* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "Collective", the crew of the Delta Flyer leave the vessel on autopilot while they have a game of poker. Tom Paris is about to play a winning hand when he glances out the window and [[OhCrap sees a Borg cube bearing down on them.]]
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** [[MonsterOfTheWeek Baddie of the Week]] [[Series/{{Ironside 1967}} Leadside]] asked this question of his EvilMinions when they were tooling about in his BaseOnWheels hidden in the back of a truck (unfortunately the joke is ruined by the establishing shot which clearly shows a driver).

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** [[MonsterOfTheWeek Baddie of the Week]] [[Series/{{Ironside 1967}} Leadside]] asked this question of his EvilMinions when they were tooling about in his BaseOnWheels hidden in the back of a truck (unfortunately the joke is ruined by the establishing shot of the truck which clearly shows a driver).

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* ''Series/GetSmart'' [[MonsterOfTheWeek Baddie of the Week]] [[Series/{{Ironside 1967}} Leadside]] asked this question of his EvilMinions when they were tooling about in his secret lair (which was a truck). No crash though.

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[[MonsterOfTheWeek Baddie of the Week]] [[Series/{{Ironside 1967}} Leadside]] asked this question of his EvilMinions when they were tooling about in his secret lair (which was BaseOnWheels hidden in the back of a truck). No crash though.truck (unfortunately the joke is ruined by the establishing shot which clearly shows a driver).
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** ''Mickey's Trailer'' (1938) had a scene where Goofy, who was driving, stepped back into the trailer to have lunch with his pals. To Goofy's credit, he realizes the problem after the above quote, but his scramble to get back in the car ends up unhooking the trailer. All sorts of near-misses and almost-crashes occurred.

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** ''Mickey's Trailer'' ''WesternAnimation/MickeysTrailer'' (1938) had a scene where Goofy, who was driving, stepped back into the trailer to have lunch with his pals. To Goofy's credit, he realizes the problem after the above quote, but his scramble to get back in the car ends up unhooking the trailer. All sorts of near-misses and almost-crashes occurred.
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[[caption-width-right:335:Oh my God, the Bear's driving! How can that be?!]]

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[[caption-width-right:335:Oh my God, the Bear's Bear is driving! How can that be?!]]
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* The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' provides the page image: with the ending of the script being lost in transit, the Korean animation company improvised an anime-inspired sequence with this famous statement by the overenthusiastic narrator: "Who is driving?!...Oh my God! The Bear's driving! How can that be?!"

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* The final fourth episode of ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' provides the page image: with the ending of the script being lost in transit, the Korean animation company improvised an anime-inspired sequence with this famous statement by the overenthusiastic narrator: "Who is driving?!...driving?!... Oh my God! The Bear's Bear is driving! How can that be?!"
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* Another variant comes from ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'', where the Cat and the kids are in pursuit of Larry and Nevins in the Cat's wacky [[CoolCar S.L.O.W.]]. The kids' fish complains someone else should drive after the Cat runs a red at an intersection. He agrees, and shifts the steering wheel over ''to Conrad'' (who is only 12 years old, as the Cat [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]]). Sally wants a turn, so the Cat passes a ''second'' steering wheel over to her. When Conrad [[OhCrap realizes two people can't drive at the same time]]. The Cat agrees -- "We should all drive!" A ''third'' steering wheel pops up in front of him, and soon the S.L.O.W. [[RealityEnsues is doing donuts because of three people all attempting to control it.]]

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* Another variant comes from ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'', where the Cat and the kids are in pursuit of Larry and Nevins in the Cat's wacky [[CoolCar S.L.O.W.]]. The kids' fish complains someone else should drive after the Cat runs a red at an intersection. He agrees, and shifts the steering wheel over ''to Conrad'' (who is only 12 years old, as the Cat [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]]). Sally wants a turn, so the Cat passes a ''second'' steering wheel over to her. When Then Conrad [[OhCrap realizes two people can't drive at the same time]]. The Cat agrees -- "We should all drive!" A ''third'' steering wheel pops up in front of him, and soon the S.L.O.W. [[RealityEnsues is doing donuts sent into a tailspin because of three people all attempting to control it.]]

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* Another variant comes from ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'', where the Cat and the kids are in pursuit of Larry and Nevins in the Cat's wacky [[CoolCar S.L.O.W.]]. The kids' fish complains someone else should drive after the Cat runs a red at an intersection. He agrees, and shifts the steering wheel over ''to Conrad'' (who is only 12 years old, as the Cat [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]]). Sally wants a turn, so the Cat passes a ''second'' steering wheel over to her. When Conrad [[OhCrap realizes two people can't drive at the same time]]. The Cat agrees -- "We should all drive!" A ''third'' steering wheel pops up in front of him, and soon the S.L.O.W. [[RealityEnsues is doing donuts because of three people all attempting to control it.]]



* The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' involved an anime-inspired sequence with this famous statement by the overenthusiastic narrator: "Who is driving?!...Oh my God! The Bear's driving! How can that be?!"

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* The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' involved provides the page image: with the ending of the script being lost in transit, the Korean animation company improvised an anime-inspired sequence with this famous statement by the overenthusiastic narrator: "Who is driving?!...Oh my God! The Bear's driving! How can that be?!"
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-->-- The MickeyMouse cartoon ''Mickey's Trailer''

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-->-- The MickeyMouse WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon ''Mickey's Trailer''
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* ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndHugo'': In one episode, Hugo complains that he does not like where he is going, so Victor tells him to go someplace else. Hugo points out that he's not driving, which worries Victor as ''he'' isn't driving, either...then they realise that Interpol, their pet parrot, is the one driving.
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* "Who's Driving This Thing?" by Music/GaryBarlow is an extended metaphor about a car full of musicians, which eventually concludes that, as they're all an important part of the song, they all are. But before that, it has a moment when Barlow (who is, of course, the singer) says "Don't tell me the singer is driving this thing!"
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* A Mini-Wheats commercial had a farmer talking about how family-owned farms are at the heart of the cereal, and his son is out driving the tractor in the background...before the boy walks out and says hi. The father Double Takes, and cut to the anthropomorphic Mini-Wheat mascots dancing on the steering wheel, singing “99 Bushels of Wheat on the Farm”.
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* Played with in the sixth episode (Homecoming: A Shot in D'Arc) of ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' when Gandhi and Attila the Hun attempt to kidnap a rival high school's mascot. After the duo drag the mascot into the back of Attila's van and drive off Gandhi calls Attila away from driving to help him remove the costume by force. Upon undoing the mascot's zipper a pile of internal organs fall out and the following exchange occurs:

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* Played with in the sixth episode (Homecoming: A Shot in D'Arc) of ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' when Gandhi and Attila the Hun Genghis Khan attempt to kidnap a rival high school's mascot. After the duo drag the mascot into the back of Attila's Genghis's van and drive off Gandhi calls Attila Genghis away from driving to help him remove the costume by force. Upon undoing the mascot's zipper a pile of internal organs fall out and the following exchange occurs:



''(Gandhi and Attila both scream)''\\

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''(Gandhi and Attila Genghis both scream)''\\



''(Gandhi and Attila both scream)''\\

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''(Gandhi and Attila Genghis both scream)''\\
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** In the series finale "Operation: INTERVIEWS," Number 1 starts to feel depressed while they're in one of their flying machines, and his teammates rally around him to give him a successful pep talk. Number 1 immediately springs into action giving everyone their orders.

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** In the series finale "Operation: INTERVIEWS," I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S," Number 1 starts to feel depressed while they're in one of their flying machines, and his teammates rally around him to give him a successful pep talk. Number 1 immediately springs into action giving everyone their orders.
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* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': Late in the epilogue of the third story, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', while the girls are talking, Fluttershy asks this after pointing out that they're all out on the deck of their airskimmer, including their pilot... luckily, Spike explains that he's got the autopilot on, which is perfectly safe for when they're flying in the less populated areas.
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* A variant occurs in ''Reporterz''. When Zard and Madoom go to attack Gabby and Ty, they naturally ask who's flying the plane. Zard reassures them that it's fine, he's enabled the autopilot. Then he points out that the autopilot program is powered by Microsoft Windows. [[TakeThat Cue plane crash.]]
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** ''Mickey's Trailer'' (1938) had a scene where Goofy, who was driving, stepped back into the trailer to have lunch with his pals. All sorts of near-misses and almost-crashes occurred.

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** ''Mickey's Trailer'' (1938) had a scene where Goofy, who was driving, stepped back into the trailer to have lunch with his pals. To Goofy's credit, he realizes the problem after the above quote, but his scramble to get back in the car ends up unhooking the trailer. All sorts of near-misses and almost-crashes occurred.
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* At least one episode of ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa'' had one of these involving the UGRV.

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* At least one One episode of ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa'' had one of these involving during lunch time, with every member of the UGRV.RV claiming that another one of them is driving, only for them to point out that they are right there. This includes Pizza Steve saying that the RV is driving itself... only for the RV to ALSO be having lunch inside itself.
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'''Numbuh 1:''' Yes, that and why no-one seems to be driving this ship... ''(Cue OhCrap from everyone before it crashes.)''

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'''Numbuh 1:''' Yes, that and why no-one seems to be driving this ship... ''(Cue OhCrap MassOhCrap from everyone before it crashes.)''
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* One of the episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' involved an anime-inspired sequence with this famous statement by the overenthusiastic narrator: "Who is driving?!...Oh my God! Bear is driving! How can that be?!"

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* One of the episodes The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' involved an anime-inspired sequence with this famous statement by the overenthusiastic narrator: "Who is driving?!...Oh my God! Bear is The Bear's driving! How can that be?!"
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[[caption-width-right:335:Oh my God, Bear is driving! How can that be?!]]

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[[caption-width-right:335:Oh my God, Bear is the Bear's driving! How can that be?!]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'': On a couple occasions, Baloo engages the Sea Duck's autopilot so he can do stuff elsewhere in the plane. Said autopilot involves a piece of rope and a crowbar.



* {{WesternAnimation/Talespin}}: On a couple occasions, Baloo engages the Sea Duck's autopilot so he can do stuff elsewhere in the plane. Said autopilot involves a piece of rope and a crowbar.
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* {{WesternAnimation/Talespin}}: On a couple occasions, Baloo engages the Sea Duck's autopilot so he can do stuff elsewhere in the plane. Said autopilot involves a piece of rope and a crowbar.
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* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. The War Rig is stuck in a quagmire. Furiosa is working on freeing the rig from the mud. The rig lurches forward, revealing Max on the other side, also working to free it. They give each other the briefest look, then simultaneously burst off in pursuit, realizing that neither of them were driving it as the other assumed. It's [[HeelFaceTurn actually the War Boy Nux]], who they assumed had been thrown off the vehicle long before.

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* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. The War Rig is stuck in a quagmire. Furiosa is working on freeing the rig from the mud. The rig lurches forward, revealing Max on the other side, also working to free it. They give each other the briefest look, then simultaneously burst off in pursuit, realizing that neither of them were driving it as the other assumed. It's [[HeelFaceTurn actually the War Boy Nux]], Nux, who they assumed had been thrown off the vehicle long before.
before. Fortunately he's decided to pull a HeelFaceTurn and is just trying to help.
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* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. The War Rig is stuck in a quagmire. Furiosa is working on freeing the rig from the mud. The rig lurches forward, revealing Max on the other side, also working to free it. They give each other the briefest look, then simultaneously burst off in pursuit, realizing that neither of them were driving it as the other assumed. It's [[HeelFaceTurn actually the War Boy Nux]], who they assumed had been thrown off the vehicle long before.
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* Played with in ""Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy": When crossing an area of hundreds of miles of flat, unbroken land, the driver of a jeep sets the cruise control, locks the steering wheel and goes back to talk with his passengers.

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* Played with in ""Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy": ''Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy'': When crossing an area of hundreds of miles of flat, unbroken land, the driver of a jeep sets the cruise control, locks the steering wheel and goes back to talk with his passengers.
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* Played with in ""Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy": When crossing an area of hundreds of miles of flat, unbroken land, the driver of a jeep sets the cruise control, locks the steering wheel and goes back to talk with his passengers.
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* WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Shorts}}
** : ''Mickey's Trailer'' (1938) had a scene where Goofy, who was driving, stepped back into the trailer to have lunch with his pals. All sorts of near-misses and almost-crashes occurred.

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** : ''Mickey's Trailer'' (1938) had a scene where Goofy, who was driving, stepped back into the trailer to have lunch with his pals. All sorts of near-misses and almost-crashes occurred.

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* The WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} ''Mickey's Trailer'' (1938) had a scene where Goofy, who was driving, stepped back into the trailer to have lunch with his pals. All sorts of near-misses and almost-crashes occurred.

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** Near the end of the 1952 WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} short "Two Weeks' Vacation", Goofy runs into [[RunningGag the trailer he kept running into throughout the cartoon]], where a wild party is being held in the back. As he finally passes the trailer, he shouts "Why don't you watch where you're going?", only to find to his shock that the driver has decided to join the party and there's nobody driving the car.

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