Line #15 Main/ChewOutFakeOut


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3	-> '''Steve Stronghold:''' ''[acting furious]'' William. Theodore. Stronghold. ''[smiles and hold out arms]'' Come here!\
4	'''Will Stronghold:''' You-you're not mad? [[note]]He had wrecked the school cafeteria earlier that day.[[/note]]\
5	'''Steve Stronghold:''' Ah, my boy has super strength, how can I be mad?
6	-->-- ''Film/SkyHigh2005''
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8	Junior is in trouble. He tried to pull off the greatest prank he could think of, but it went horribly wrong -- mostly because he got caught. Now the principal has suspended him and he has to face his parents.
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10	His dad takes him aside and is giving him a stern look. Junior knows this is it, his chickens have come home to roost, he's going to be grounded until the cows come home, and he won't see daylight again until the hogs catch their 9 am flight to Miami. After an unbearable silence, dad has only one thing to say: He thinks what Junior did was ''hilarious'', and he's pretty proud that he managed to pull it off.
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12	In short, this trope is where a character expects to be dressed down by an authority figure, only to find out [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure the authority figure is pretty impressed]]. What Junior did was still wrong, of course, but Dad doesn't care so much about ''that'' little detail.
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14	If the authority, in this case, is an official one (commanding officer, for example), they'll likely give a reprimand that both parties recognize as a token nod to the rules. If it's a parent, it's almost always the father. If the authority figure is particularly impressed, this may even result in PromotionNotPunishment.
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16	Compare ArsonMurderAndLifesaving, NotSoAboveItAll, SavedByTheAwesome, and MilhollandRelationshipMoment. May include DoWrongRight if afterward the parent/authority gives the protagonist tips on how to not get caught next time. May include IllPretendIDidntHearThat if the authority is letting the protagonist off with a warning not to do it again, or BerateAndSwitch if the authority figure pretends to chew out the protagonist at first. May include {{Unishment}} if the authority gives out a "punishment" that is actually a reward. Contrast HaHaHaNo.
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18	!!Examples:
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22	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
23	* ''Manga/{{Metroid}}'': Happens between Samus Aran and General Adam Malkovich. When Samus looks set to go vigilante after hearing her home has been attacked (and is about to be razed by the Galactic Federation [[NoMacGuffinNoWinner to prevent its technology falling into the wrong hands]]), DaChief orders her to stay put and let the army handle things. Adam on the other hand steps after Samus, despite having known her for less than a day:
24	-->'''Adam:''' So you're letting emotions cloud your judgment and abandoning your duty?\
25	'''Samus:''' Don't try to stop me! I'm going to Zebes.\
26	'''Adam:''' You have 48 hours.\
27	'''Samus:''' ...huh?\
28	'''Adam:''' The army will foray in 48 hours, Federation Time. That is all. ''(leaves)''
29	* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', after [[SupermanSubstitute All Might]] defeats [[BigBad All For One]], he meets up with Izuku at the beach where he trained [[KidHero Izuku]] and, after All Might socked him in the face, All Might at first berates about how Izuku always acts recklessly [[PowerIncontinence and breaks his body due to it still not fitting completely with his Quirk]]...but then hugs Izuku, praising him for his careful, thought-out, and courageous plan to rescue [[TheRival Bakugo]] from the League of Villains, and All Might [[spoiler:now that he is retired due to losing his powers]] devotes himself to train Izuku properly so that he can handle his Quirk properly.
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32	[[folder:Comic Books]]
33	* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': Tim Drake, after losing all of his biological family, sets up an actor to pretend to be his fake uncle so that he doesn't have to go into the foster care system. Batman, being Batman, naturally finds out, and Tim assumes he's about to be reamed out for going behind Bruce's back... but all Bruce can say is that he's so proud of Tim for taking the initiative, and [[DoWrongRight gives him some tips on how to make the deception foolproof]].
34	* In the old ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' comic (in ''ComicBook/NintendoComicsSystem''), Bowser and Lemmy Koopa take Toad (dressed as Muk) and the Mushroom King's (dressed as Pipe Ooze) place at a Dirk Drainhead cosplay convention. He was training Lemmy in the ways of being evil and decided to let him "have fun" for a while. Lemmy, being a huge Dirk Drainhead fan, mentions that since they're acting out the story in which Muk pulls a HeelFaceTurn, he has to attack Pipe Ooze. What follows is Lemmy beating the '''shit''' out of Bowser. At the end of the story, he asks Bowser if he failed his test, to which Bowser replies that he gets extra points for beating up a family member.
35	* In ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' comic book story "The Smurf Menace", Papa Smurf chews out Hefty for picking a fight with the Grey Smurfs after specifically telling his little Smurfs not to use violence against them in any of their dealings. Afterward, though, Papa Smurf smiles, as [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Hefty's willingness to go against Papa Smurf's orders for the sake of sticking up for his fellow Smurfs]] has produced the result of the Smurfs being united together again.
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38	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
39	* ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'': In one strip, [[BlackAndNerdy Oliver]]'s father notices that he's hacked the phone company and reduced their phone bill. He threatens Oliver with no glazed beets for dinner for a month.
40	-->'''Oliver:''' ''(thinking)'' He, of course, [[{{Unishment}} knows that beets make me throw up]].\
41	'''Oliver's Dad:''' Mess with the '''electric''' bill and no beets for '''two''' months!
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44	[[folder:Fan Works]]
45	* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5794794/7/ Fullmetal Serenity]]'', after Ling tricks Edward into thinking he accidentally got Rose killed, Hughes, Mustang, and Hawkeye lecture him. In the middle of it, Hawkeye trails off and says, "Captain, if you need to laugh then get it over with!", to which Mustang immediately doubles over, cracking up.
46	* ''Fanfic/OurFamilyAnAscension'': While reminiscing over his daughter, Eido, Mithrax recounts his memory of the time she called [[TheDon the Spider]] a "[[WickedPretentious wannabe aristocrat with a toddler's understanding of art]]" to his face. After giving her the proper scolding, Mithrax warned her to never say that in front of him ever again. When they later returned home that night, he rewarded his daughter with a treat and admitted that he thought her insult to the crime lord was the [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funniest thing he had ever heard]].
47	* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8935062/269/Shards-To-A-Whole Chapter 269]] of [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8935062/1/Shards-To-A-Whole "Shards to a Whole",]] an ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' fanfic, after an investigation led by [=McGee=] took down a terrorist who would have killed hundreds of innocent people, CIA agent Kort visited Director Vance to protest the handling of the incident, as the terrorist in question was regarded as a valuable "asset". [=McGee=], speaking on behalf of NCIS, told Kort to [[PrecisionFStrike "Fuck off and die",]] pointing out that [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech his team accomplished in five days what Kort's team couldn't do in five years.]] When Kort accused [=McGee=] of being "impolitic", Vance laid down his punishment(this chapter takes place in late July):
48	-->"[=McGee=]! You and your entire team are being placed on paid leave. Once your reports are filled out, I don't want to see any of you here again until August. For the next week, I want you to go home, rest, relax, and think about the grave severity and dire consequences of saying impolitic things to pretentious assholes who upon being offered cake, ice cream, and cookies, complain about the lack of whipped cream and sprinkles on top and deserve to have their ungrateful asses kicked."
49	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6824935/1/ Show Some Respect]]'' has [[Franchise/GIJoe Beachhead]] tearing some grassroots campaigners a new one for setting up their booth on top of a [[WarMemorial memorial for fallen soldiers]], in front of a senator. After she complains to General Hawk, Hawk is annoyed... that he'll have to stay up late to complete his paperwork because he has to take Beach out for a steak dinner.
50	* ''Fanfic/TheStudentPrince'': When Merlin asks Kilgharrah for help with reaching Nimueh, he rephrases Merlin's question so that it sounds downright treasonous, before replying, "I should be ''delighted'' to oblige you, my dear boy."
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53	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
54	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', Dash gets in trouble for placing a tack on the teacher's chair. His father is more impressed by the fact that Dash managed to avoid being caught on a hidden camera than upset about the prank.
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57	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
58	* In ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', Will Stronghold got into a fight, accidentally trashed the school cafeteria, and used his super-strength powers when he wasn't supposed to. When he gets home, his dad takes him into his lair to seemingly yell at him...only to hug him instead because he's so happy Will's powers have finally developed. His dad tells him to just tell his mom that he chewed him out and punished him by telling him no Xbox for a week. Will points out that he doesn't have one...at which point his dad reveals he's so proud of him for inheriting his super-strength powers that he bought him one.
59	* In ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'', young con artist Frank Abagnale gets his start by [[BavarianFireDrill taking over his French class]], including teaching, assigning homework, and [[RefugeInAudacity having parent-teacher conferences and planning a field trip]]. While his mother is suitably disappointed with the naughty boy, Frank Senior can only grin and laugh that his boy had the balls to pull it off. (The skill came from Frank's ''French'' mother -Frank learned it right along with English.)
60	* In ''Film/KindergartenCop'', Kimble discovers that one of his students is being beaten by his father, and proceeds to give the man a serious beat-down, in broad daylight, in front of half the school. The principal sternly calls Kimble into her office, then proceeds to laud him for his actions.
61	-->"What did it feel like to hit that son of a bitch?"
62	* In a scene cut from ''Film/LoveActually'' (but included in the DVD extras), Karen (Emma Thompson) is called to her son's school because his teacher is upset by a theme paper he wrote, in which he described how the world would be different if people's farts were visible. Karen listens attentively to the teacher and principal, and then quietly takes her son into the hallway to talk to him;
63	-->'''Bernie''': Sorry, Mum.
64	-->'''Karen''': I'm sorry too, Bernie. Sorry and ashamed and embarrassed... that I have put you in a school with such total and utter pricks that they don't get a good gag when they see one! I mean, this is high-class comedy. This is first-rate stuff! Look, you're my son and obviously, I have to love you. But right now, I really love you! (Mother and son dissolve into laughter)
65	* In ''Film/ABridgeTooFar'', a tough old sergeant (played by James Caan) has just held a surgeon at gunpoint to force him to work on the sergeant's commanding officer. As soon as the surgeon is done, the Sergeant gives him his pistol. The surgeon chews him out slightly, and places him under arrest, for sixty seconds. The surgeon in question had declared the man dead on arrival and refused to waste time on a corpse. In order to convince him otherwise, the sergeant pulled a gun and ordered the surgeon to treat him anyway. After a quick examination, the man was found to be both alive and have a good chance of survival. Until that point, neither the audience nor the sergeant had been given any indication that the officer had been alive at all.
66	* In ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'', [[spoiler: Ethan]] has been brought into HQ because his superiors think he's gone rogue ([[spoiler:he's really trying to save his wife, who has been kidnapped by the villain]]). As he's lying immobilized, his immediate superior begins chastising him (for the benefit of those listening in), while simultaneously mouthing an escape plan, knowing that [[spoiler: Ethan]] can read lips.
67	* In ''Film/{{Thor}}'', Sif and the Warriors Three are discussing what to do about [[spoiler:Loki taking the throne]], and they worry that Heimdall might be watching them. He is, and calls them to his post, gravely asking them if they ''really'' plan to defy their king's explicit orders, which Sif admits to. Heimdall immediately exclaims, "Good!" and lets them do just that.
68	* In ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers2011'', during the King's first on-screen meeting with the Three Plus One Musketeers, ostensibly to scold them for dueling in the street and fighting Richelieu's guards, he tells them:
69	-->"Oh, and, yes, before I forget: no more fighting with His Eminence's guards. [[BaitAndSwitch Or there'll be none of them left.]]"
70	* From the original ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' movie:
71	-->'''Merrick:''' (Dying) You do everything wrong...\
72	'''Buffy:''' I'm sorry, I take it back!\
73	'''Merrick:''' No. Do it wrong. Don't play our game.
74	* ''Film/TheMagdaleneSisters'' has several of the characters working in the convent laundry. As they do, one of the more experienced patients tells them about the one who ran off the previous night under the guise of admonishing them.
75	* In ''Film/RushHour'', DaChief calls [[CowboyCop Carter]] into his office to chew him out for screwing up a drug sting--before congratulating him for sending a message about how hard-core the police are. In reality, he's buttering Carter up so that he'll accept a humiliating assignment from the [=FBI=].
76	* In ''Film/TheReplacements2000'', the titular characters are in jail following a BarBrawl with the actual team that has gone on strike. When their coach shows up to bail them out, he tells them off, warning them that they'll be fired if this happens again...then tells them, for the record, he wishes he'd been there to see the well-deserved ass-kicking they gave to the other players.
77	* Downplayed in ''Film/ProjectX2012''. While Thomas is obviously still in trouble for the out-of-control party, with his college fund being used to pay for the damages, he ends up gaining a little more respect from his father who "literally" didn't think he had it in him, and curiously asks how many people were there.
78	* ''Film/TheFirm'': After taking a legal exam, the hero is called out by the firm's leadership and mocked for thinking that he's the best lawyer around. In reality, he only received the ''second'' highest score in the firm's history. He's then heartily congratulated by everyone.
79	* ''Film/Yesterday2019'' was about a struggling musician, Jack Malik, who following a quirky worldwide blackout finds he's the only person on Earth who knows about Music/TheBeatles. He becomes a worldwide star as everyone thinks the Beatles songs he's performing are his own. Everyone except a couple who were also knowledgeable about the Beatles. The couple appears ready to ostracize Jack for his charade but they eventually thank him for bringing the music of the Beatles to the amnesiac world.
80	* In ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'', the Shredder orders his Foot ninja to follow April O'Neil so that she can lead them to the Turtles. When April reports on the site of a toxic waste dump, a Foot discovers a patch of gigantic, clearly by mutation, dandelions. He takes one back to the Shredder, who is inspired to make his own mutants.
81	-->'''Shredder:''' This is not the reason I sent you to follow her.\
82	'''Foot:''' I know, Master. But I thought-\
83	'''Shredder:''' ''Silence!'' This is even better.
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86	[[folder:Literature]]
87	* ''Literature/TheAbandonTrilogy'': Mr. Smith wants to talk to Pierce about finding her necklace at the site of apparently graveyard vandalism, which was due to John kicking the gates off their hinges. She prepares to bribe him, expecting him to accuse her of being responsible for the gate, but instead he asks [[spoiler: [[WhamLine "How long have you known John?"]] ]]
88	* At the end of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'', Bob Cratchit is 18 minutes late to work on Boxing Day. Scrooge, whose reformation appears to have given him a fondness for practical jokes, pretends to be absolutely outraged by this, before announcing that he's raising Bob's salary. Bob's immediate (and perhaps understandable) reaction is to think his employer has gone mad and wonder if he should summon someone with a straitjacket.
89	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
90	** At the end of ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', the Patrician summons Commander Vimes to his office. He notes that in the course of investigating an attempt to poison Vetinari, Vimes has managed to infuriate all the important figures in the city, and therefore he clearly has no choice but to increase the man's wages.
91	** Vimes himself does it to Moist von Lipwig in ''Literature/RaisingSteam'', much to the BoxedCrook's surprise, since Vimes understandably has never liked him much. After explaining why it was totally inappropriate for Moist to attempt to capture a terrorist by himself, Vimes gives him an "official reprimand" ("''Don't do it again!''") and shakes him by the hand.
92	* From ''Literature/HarryPotter:''
93	** First happened in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone The Philosopher's Stone]]'' when Harry decided to get on a broom to chase after Malfoy, despite Madam Hooch explicitly telling them not to. Professor [=McGonagall=] arrived, hauled him inside, and put him on the Quidditch team.
94	** In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'', when Harry arrives at the Weasleys', Molly is scornful of how he got there (her sons stole their FlyingCar), but all Arthur could ask was "Did it go alright?", which Molly is further infuriated by.
95	** Later on, there's this scene (the dialogue being from [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets the film]]):
96	-->'''Dumbledore:''' You both realize, of course, that in the past few hours you have broken perhaps a dozen school rules.
97	-->'''Harry, Ron:''' Yes, sir.
98	-->'''Dumbledore:''' And that there is sufficient evidence to have you both expelled.
99	-->'''Harry, Ron:''' Yes, sir.
100	-->'''Dumbledore:''' Therefore, it is only fitting that you both receive [pause] special awards for services to the school.
101	** In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'', Harry has a loud argument with Umbridge over the circumstances of [[spoiler:Cedric Diggory's death]] and calls her a liar to her face, which naturally results in him getting punished. When [=McGonagall=] hears of this, she looks like she's about to chew him out for being rude to a teacher... only to offer him a biscuit and give him some advice over dealing with crooked authorities like Umbridge.
102	%%* Captain Pellew of the ''Literature/HoratioHornblower'' series excels at this.
103	* At the end of the fourth ''Literature/HiveMind2016'' book, after an AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat moment between Adika and his deputy Rothan where (due to regulations) Rothan must take command, ordering Adika to step down and threatening to stun him if he doesn't comply. Several days later, Adika gathers everyone together, making Rothan think that he's getting demoted, and tells them that Rothan did exactly the right thing, congratulating him for both being willing to step up and for successfully handling the crisis.
104	* At the end of the third ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'' novel, Carter, after having rescued the royal family of Helium, reunited with his wife the Princess of Helium and exposed the fraud of Barsoom's religion, is called to trial by Helium, apparently for the crime of blasphemy against said fraudulent religion (for which the penalty is death). Only when the verdict is rendered does he find out the real purpose: the princes unanimously declare him Jeddak of Jeddaks, Warlord of Mars (which is, in fact, the [[TitleDrop the title of the novel.)]]
105	* In the ''Literature/LordPeterWimsey'' short story "Talboys", Peter's eldest son catches a snake and Peter is expected to tell him off, but as soon as the two are alone, he not only tells his son that he thinks it's actually pretty cool but conspires with him to use it to prank an unpleasant guest.
106	* In ''Literature/NicholasNickleby'', John Browdie appears that he's going to beat the crap out of Nicholas for attacking Wackford Squeers and rescuing Smike. Instead, he congratulates him for a job well done.
107	* Played with and subverted in the first ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'' book. Alanna is continually getting in trouble for fighting thanks to JerkJock Ralon's [[TeensAreMonsters brutal bullying]]. She has to claim she "[[BlatantLies fell down]]" in order to keep her honor, and [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Duke Gareth]] is forced to follow the rules and punish her. At one point, after Ralon breaks her arm, the Duke ends one of his lectures with "I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it."
108	** Finally, when Alanna turns things around on Ralon by [[TheDogBitesBack beating the snot out of him]], he does go through with the impressive lecture and punishment, but she can tell that he's actually impressed with her.
109	* In ''Literature/{{Strata}}'', Kin Arad does in fact sentence the perpetrators of a nuclear-disarmament-protesting plesiosaur to a punishment. But it's a remarkably lenient one, and after switching off the tape she all but openly congratulates them and tells them of her own even more spectacular act of rebellion. It turns out that everyone does something of the sort, and if they do it well enough they're more likely to be promoted than fired.
110	* In the Literature/XWingSeries novel ''Wraith Squadron'', Kell Tainer and Runt Ekwesh of the eponymous fighter group pull off a [[WeNeedADistraction spectacular misdirection ploy]], bluffing the Imperial Star Destroyer ''Implacable'' into thinking they're the ''Millennium Falcon''. ''Implacable'' chases after them, missing out on a major battle where it would have been devastating to the defenders. However, they also break several New Republic protocols (mostly by [[IShallTauntYou taunting the Imperials]] on a clear channel) in the aftermath while they're all high on adrenaline. Their commander, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Wedge Antilles]], calls them out on it, says he's considering putting them on report despite their heroism, and then concludes that, as a means of reward ''and'' punishment, he's simply going to give them medals... [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment pinned directly to their heads]]. The whole incident quickly goes away as it becomes evident that [[BunnyEarsLawyer the Wraiths are simply like that]].
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113	[[folder:Live Action Television]]
114	* In Episode 3 of ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'', Shcherbina is exasperated by Legasov's constant complaints that their superiors aren't taking the evacuation as seriously as they should. When Legasov starts mouthing off to ''Gorbachev'', Shcherbina insists that they take a walk. Legasov thinks he is about to get a dressing down, but instead, Shcherbina quietly asks him for more information on radiation sickness, then points out that they have KGB agents following them. Shcherbina actually agrees with Legasov that they need to amp up the evacuations, but he knows they have to be careful what they say.
115	** Late in the same episode, after [[spoiler:Khomyuk is arrested]], Legasov goes straight to the head of the KGB and all but demands that [[spoiler:Khomyuk be released]]. The KGB head agrees, bemused. Legasov turns to Shcherbina, expecting to get told off for his insolence, but instead, Shcherbina shrugs and says, "That went surprisingly well. He thinks you're a naive idiot, and naive idiots are not a threat."
116	* Matthews has a word with Deborah in ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' after she says the f-word during a press conference about a serial killer. Expecting Matthews to read her the riot act, Deborah is surprised when instead he tells her that she's already proven her worthiness; that kind of bluntness is exactly why he gave her the job, and in this case, it has caused the phone to ring off the hook with tips.
117	* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'':
118	** When Hal goes to visit Francis's military school, he's at first appalled that all Francis is doing is goofing off, playing pranks, and getting into all manner of trouble. But when he learns that Francis is doing it to Stick It To Commandant Spengler, who is unnecessarily cruel, Hal is all sorts of proud of his son.
119	** Hal tries to do this on Lois' birthday when he learns that the boys (like himself) forgot about it. While in their room, he yells disapprovals to them while whispering about how he needs their help. Unfortunately, when Malcolm speaks, he gets mixed up, and:
120	--->'''Hal:''' (whispering) ''Sorry isn't going to help yourself, mister!'' (shouting) '''I forgot your mother's birthday!''' (cue OhCrap face)
121	** After Hal's family treats Lois horribly at the family reunion, her sons respond by wrecking the party with a golf cart. On the way home, Hal is delivering a very un-sincere scolding to them.
122	--->'''Hal:''' The next time you drive a golf cart over a catered luncheon and into a swimming pool... there will be consequences.
123	* In the children's sitcom ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Tune Out Of Tune]]'', the Vicar discovered his niece Midge had been modifying the buttons on [[CrustyCaretaker Tony]]'s suit to make him think he was getting fatter or thinner throughout the episode.
124	-->'''Midge:''' Are you angry...?
125	-->'''Vicar:''' Angry? I'm furious... furious I didn't think of it first!
126	* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' has a version of this, spousal instead of parental. Marshall loudly rebukes Lily for forgoing her morals for cash (accepting money to paint a nude picture of Barney). In between his chastisements, he whispers to her that he's actually glad she found a way to get so much cash and is criticizing her as loud as possible so that Barney, in the next room, will come back in and offer even more money.
127	* In ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'':
128	** Dr. Kelso delivers a lecture during which he mentions a recent case in which Dr. Reid gave a patient a course of treatment that resulted in his death. He then gives her kudos for having the balls to act instead of equivocating over the best course of action, during which time the patient likely would have died anyway.
129	** J.D. had to diagnose and treat a patient but was unable to figure out the diagnosis. During rounds, Dr. Kelso asked J.D. what treatment plan he chose, and J.D. painfully admits that he didn't do anything. He braces himself to be chewed out, but instead, Kelso compliments him and explains that the patient's symptoms were likely caused by being injected with too many medicines in too short of time and the proper treatment would be to stop the medication for a day or two.
130	** An intern made a mistake and was getting chewed out by Dr. Kelso. J.D. and Elliot approached and started chewing the intern out too, before shooing Kelso away and saying that they got the intern's punishment handled. Once Kelso was out of earshot, J.D. and Elliot then reassure the traumatized intern that she's doing just fine.
131	* In ''Series/BabylonFive'', Sheridan chewing Ivanova out for threatening to [[ThrownOutTheAirlock airlock]] a reporter - and not specifying that he would be stripped naked first. After all, one shouldn't waste perfectly good clothing in the middle of a rebellion.
132	* Happens in ''Series/HomeImprovement'' when the kids get revenge on a bully by gluing his butt crack closed. Tim, the father, is impressed and makes only a token effort to tell them they were wrong, and that's only after his wife gets mad.
133	* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' had a complicated episode where Penny's dad Wyatt came to visit and she asked Leonard to pretend [[FakeRelationship they got back together]] because he was the only guy she's ever dated who he approved of. When she finally tells him the truth, he sits the two of them down and chews them out for lying to him. As soon as she's out of the room, he begs Leonard not to give up on her, then continues to fake a rebuke so that Penny can hear.
134	* In ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica\|2003}}'', Starbuck tells Seelix, then a deckhand, that she's been accepted for fighter pilot training by turning up on deck first thing in the morning and pretending to chew her out for not getting to the training session on time.
135	* In Series 2 of ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Mrs. Patmore, Mrs. Bird, and Molesly are caught skimming food from the main house to feed wounded and homeless vets out of Mrs. Crawley's kitchen by O'Brien; she brings Cora to the house in order to tear into them. Instead, she gets mad that they were taking food provided to the house by the military for fear Downton would be accused of mismanagement of the wounded vets they were taking care of. She promptly grabs a ladle and joins in dispensing food.
136	* ''Series/LALaw''. A subplot of the episode "Beef Jerky" had Grace prosecuting the theft of bull semen (long story). The testimony gets more and more lurid until the apparently incensed judge demands that Grace and the defense attorney join him in his chambers...only for all three of them to dissolve into hysterics the minute the door is closed.
137	** In another episode, the junior-most attorney has just made mincemeat of a routine deposition -- in a way that is ultimately beneficial to the firm, but definitely unethical bordering on illegal. An associate is delegated to tell him off and takes him aside for the lecture[=:=] "You bad, bad boy. Don't you ever let us ''catch'' you doing that again."
138	* In the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "Survival Instinct", [[HeterosexualLifePartners Tom and Harry]] are in [[TheCaptain Janeway's]] ready room after getting into a BarBrawl on an alien SpaceStation. She calmly chews them both out for getting into the fight but congratulates them for winning the game that started it all.
139	* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'':
140	** The first meeting between Klingon ''Dahar'' Master Kor and Worf (who has recently been exiled from Qo'noS for the second time) goes like this:
141	---> '''Kor:''' Ah, Worf, the ''traitor'', the ''pariah'', the ''lowest'' of the ''low''...it's a pleasure to meet you. Any enemy of Gowron and the High Council is a friend of mine.
142	** Kira's cowboy stunt in rescuing Li Nalas from the Cardassians gets her a stern reprimand from Minister Jaro, who says she'll be out of a job if it ever happens again. He also adds that, as a private citizen, he is thankful for what she did.
143	** Sisko has done this a few times. In [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E06CaptivePursuit "Captive Pursuit"]], he berates O'Brien for helping Tosk [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame escape his captors]]. Unlike many instances of this trope, Sisko was genuinely angry that O'Brien had disobeyed orders and gone outside his authority. But he also tacitly agrees that O'Brien's solution had the best outcome for everyone (even the captors had been disappointed at the hunt being over).
144	** And then Sisko is on the receiving end of this in the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E21TheDieIsCast The Die is Cast]]" as Admiral Toddmann tells him that if Sisko ''ever'' disobeys him again Toddmann will either court martial Sisko ''or'' promote him. He concludes by saying that either way Sisko would be in a lot of trouble.
145	** [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E16ChangeOfHeart A few years later]], when Worf abandons an important exfiltration mission to save a critically wounded Dax. Sisko angrily tells Worf that he's failed in his duty, put lives at risk, and permanently damaged his own career. But then he softens and admits that he'd have done the same thing in Worf's position.
146	** In the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E18BusinessAsUsual Business as Usual]]", Quark finds himself on the receiving end of this from his new boss, Hagath, while showing him the feast he plans to hold for a prospective client.
147	-->'''Hagath''': Are you trying to ruin me on purpose, or is this sheer incompitence?\
148	'''Quark''': Ruin you? I don't understand...\
149	'''Hagath''': Here we are, about to open negotiations with an important new client, and this is the '''WELCOME''' you're prepared to give him?!\
150	'''Quark''': They told me he'd like it!\
151	'''Hagath''': '''THIS?!''' He's going to like '''''THIS?!?!'''''\
152	'''Quark''': Yes...\
153	''(Hagath samples one of the dishes)''\
154	'''Hagath''': ...well he should, it's delicious. ''(chuckles)'' We had you going, didn't we?
155	* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Final Mission", Picard calls Wesley to the bridge and it takes him a few minutes to arrive. Picard sternly reprimands Wesley for his tardiness before slipping in he's been accepted into Starfleet Academy. It takes Wesley a few seconds to realize what Picard said with the captain quickly dropping his facade.
156	* ''Series/LawAndOrder''. Lt. Van Buren begins smoking marijuana to deal with nausea from her chemotherapy (she has cervical cancer). Someone at the station notices the scent and reports her. Suddenly, the head of the precinct arrives at the station and pulls her into her office to blast her. . . for letting people notice the smell. He then proceeds to provide her with the contact info of a dealer and advice on hiding the aroma. [[note]] Though grateful for his advice, she's initially confused as to why he's doing it; he explains that he knows what she's going through because he himself is a cancer survivor and used marijuana in the same way during his treatment.[[/note]]
157	* ''Series/{{Billions}}'': In the first season, after "Dollar" Bill just barely squeezes out of an insider-trading charge, he arrives back at Axe Capital triumphantly, only for Axe himself to curtly summon him into his office and yell at him to shut the door. Bill is expecting to be chewed up for something, but Axe tells him to pretend to argue with him while he expresses how proud and happy he is for Bill. Axe just wants everyone to think that he and Bill are on the outs.
158	* ''Series/HoratioHornblower'': Captain Pellew is magnificent when he fake-chews out Hornblower. He starts dressing him down, reprimanding him for breaking rules or not following his orders, and then says how excellently executed Hornblower's action was. Sometimes it's followed by handing him a promotion.
159	* In the season 6 finale of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', Jake forms a "suicide squad" consisting of Madeline Wuntch, CJ, and The Vulture in order to take down Commissioner Kelly. The problem is [[spoiler:Holt doesn't trust Wuntch not to betray them]], so Jake [[spoiler:has her pretend to do so]] and leaves Holt out of the loop. When it all goes as planned, Jake explains from an interrogation room why he thought it was necessary to make Holt look like a fool. Unable to see Holt, he can only imagine his reaction.
160	-->'''Jake''': (to Wuntch) Did he storm out?
161	-->'''Holt''': I stormed ''in''...to tell you it was a great plan! Nice work, Peralta.
162	* In ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'', Jax tersely calls Rat into the club's meeting room where everyone else sits silently. He angrily orders Rat to cut the "prospect" badge off his jacket. When Rat is done, Chibs hands him a full member patch and tells him to put that one on.
163	* In an episode of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', a store owner is seen berating a homeless man for stealing food, yelling at him, "If I catch you again, I'm going to have you arrested!", as he throws him out. . . and hands him the food, saying, "So don't let me ''catch'' you." Gibbs and Hollis Mann notice this and he explains that he's just trying to give the guy a break.
164	* Subverted in the ''Series/StrikeBack'' season ''Vendetta'' when Col. Coltrane blasts his subordinate for defying orders. Rather than punishing him, he decides to recommend him for a [[PromotionNotPunishment promotion]], since "You obviously have your own ideas about how this team should be run", but he still makes it clear that he ''will'' be severely reprimanded should he do it again.
165	* An epic case in ''Series/{{Vikings}}''. King Ecbert from the English kingdom of Wessex has formed an alliance with the Norse led by Ragnar, and gives them land to farm and settle on in England. However, Ecbert's son Aethelwolf and many of the nobles loudly grumble about the idea of just letting the practicing pagans live among them. Then behind Ecbert's back Aethelwolf and these unhappy nobles lead a force that utterly wipes out the Norse settlement. Ecbert furiously denounces them all and arrests the nobles for treason and promises Aethelwolf that he won't escape punishment either. The king and the prince take their argument behind closed doors with only the two of them present... and immediately start celebrating how well their scheme to eliminate the Norse and the disobedient nobles went.
166	* During the course of the ''Series/{{Mash}}'' episode "[[Recap/MashS7E2PeaceOnUs Peace on Us]]", Hawkeye managed through a BavarianFireDrill to get into the peace talks at Panmunjeom, then badly stalled. He gave an epic WhatTheHellHero speech to all assembled, and helped a general with his gastritis, then having said his piece, went back to the 4077th. Upon his return, he is met by a major sent by the general he assisted, who was instructed to give Hawkeye two messages: 1) Officially, if he ever comes within sight of the peace talks again, he'd be liable to arrest; 2) Unofficially, the general wishes ''he'' was a crazy doctor so he could do something so brave and awesome and get away with it. And could Hawkeye give him some more detailed dietary directions to get him through his gastritis?
167	[[/folder]]
168
169	[[folder:Music]]
170	* "The Cap'n" by ''Music/TheyMightBeGiants'' features the following lyric:
171	-->Did you say\
172	What I think you just said\
173	My hat looks good on me?\
174	I agree, I agree!
175	[[/folder]]
176
177	[[folder:Theater]]
178	* In ''Theatre/JacobMarleysChristmasCarol'' the Record Keeper pretends to rail into Marley and the Bogle before congratulating them on their success.
179	* ''Theatre/AnAmericanInParis'': Henri Baurel had kept his desires to be a singer from his parents whom he believed would not approve. When they show up unexpectedly at his performance of "Stairway to Paradise", his mother is initially upset. Then his father approaches him with a stern expression.
180	-->'''Mr. Baurel''': Who would have thought that my own son was capable of this? That was simply...REMARKABLE, MY BOY!
181	[[/folder]]
182
183	[[folder:Video Games]]
184	* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Assassin's Creed 2]]'' has this gem around twenty minutes into the game, shortly after [[TheHero Ezio Auditore]] has a gang battle and a night of passion with his girlfriend. Ezio returns to his home, seeing his father at the door, expecting the worst when...
185	--> '''Giovanni Auditore''': This behaviour is unacceptable... it... it... laughs it reminds me of myself when I was your age!
186	* In ''[[VideoGame/CityOfHeroes City of Villains]]'', a high-level story arc has you helping aspiring MadScientist Vernon Von Grun. After one mission where his creations ran amok in an Arachnos lab, Arbiter Daos asks to speak to both of you.
187	--> '''Arbiter Daos''': We've been watching you help out Vernon von Grun, [[HelloInsertNameHere Character]]. In fact, we've had our eye on him for a while now. Von Grun is a genius, alright. He's also reckless, immoral, obsessed, and likely a danger to everyone around him. In other words, a perfect mad scientist candidate. We've been wondering when he'd finally make his big break, and it looks like what he needed was some professional help. A pro-level villain, I mean. Like you.
188	* Caesar in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' does a version of this if you have low reputation before you're given the [[GetOutOfJailFreeCard Mark of Caesar]]. You're read a List of Transgressions and then comments that he's just messing with you before giving his list of things he's impressed with you doing.
189	* In ''VideoGame/WingCommander III'', [[TheCaptain Eisen]] pulls [[PlayerCharacter Blair]] aside just before he's to have a simulator duel against visiting [[AcePilot test pilot "Flash"]] as part of a challenge, after Flash ignores a scramble call and stays in bed while everyone else is out defending their carrier. It looks like Eisen is about to chew Blair out for acting rashly in issuing the challenge, but instead, he offers some advice: "Kick the little twerp's ass."
190	* In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Pokémon Sun, Moon]]'', ''[[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Moon]]'', after defeating all the Trainers at the Trainer's School, the principal calls you to her office… to congratulate you and challenge you herself.
191	* ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'': Pom the sheep doesn't really want to fight, so her companion dogs do most of the fighting against her will. One of her victory poses has her scolding them.
192	-->'''Pom''': Bad puppies! (Whispers) ''Good puppies!''
193	[[/folder]]
194
195	[[folder:Webcomics]]
196	* In ''Webcomic/DoubleK'', Kamina tells Kittan the story of a drug bust he handled, and he honestly expects the goody-two-shoes Kittan to berate him over it. Kittan instead proclaims, tears in his eyes, that it's the greatest story he's ever heard, and reveals that he's just as crazy as Kamina and that his by-the-book image was just a fake-out so he could transfer to another department.
197	* In [[http://maximumble.thebookofbiff.com/2014/08/01/909-batty/ this]] ''Webcomic/{{Maximumble}}'' strip, a father berates his son for dressing as Batgirl... because the skirt clashes with the Bat-symbol and his shoes are impractical.
198	* Happens in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=36 here]] and again [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=545 here]]. (Note that the teacher doing the fake-out in the first is the student in the second.)
199	[[/folder]]
200
201	[[folder:WebOriginal]]
202	* Used on Website/ThisVeryWiki for the SubvertedTrope example on PlayingWith.PunishedForSympathy.
203	-->'''General Sam:''' ''(sternly)'' Private Roberts, do you mean to tell me you spared his life?
204	-->'''Bob:''' Yes sir. ''(braces for chewing-out)''
205	-->'''General Sam:''' Mercy is the mark of a great man, son. Well done.
206	* The third season of ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' has a moment where Simmons manages to rescue Sarge and Caboose from a skirmish between Red and Blue zealots.
207	-->'''Sarge:''' Simmons, you get an "F" in efficiency. But I have to give you an "A+" in dramatic timing.\
208	'''Simmons:''' Thank you, sir. I've always felt that presentation is what matters most.
209	* ''WebVideo/CampfireStories'': Acknowledged by Zach in one of his many stories about life in the Army where his sergeants played a 'game' with a rubber stress ball shaped like a grenade. Soldiers who heard a sergeant yell 'frag out' were expected to [[JumpingOnAGrenade fall on the fake grenade if they were nearest to it]]. Except that one time, when Zach was nearest to the door when a sergeant threw the fake grenade, he simply [[CuttingTheKnot kicked it back outside]]... prompting a sergeant to yell "WHO DID THAT?" Zach confessed and was told to get into the sergeant's office, where he expected to be punished with a presumably absurdly large number of push-ups while being yelled at. Instead, the sergeant immediately went back into a normal tone of voice and acknowledged that, in a combat situation, Zach's choice was technically the most correct choice, but the purpose of the grenade drill was mostly to encourage compliance with prior instructions and being willing to take one for the team. Zach was let off with little more than a warning, though the sergeant said that he was going to yell Zach out of his office in order to keep up the charade of being a DrillSergeantNasty.
210	* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged: Broly'', Trunks, Krillin and Gohan discover that the saiyan Paragus has enslaved a group of aliens to build a decoy Planet Vegeta. Vegeta asks Paragus if this is true, and Paragus admits it... only for Vegeta to promote him to Grand Vizier because enslaving and subjugating alien races is the Saiyans' whole deal. Or as Vegeta puts it, it might be inhuman, but it's not "in''Saiyan''."
211	[[/folder]]
212
213	[[folder:Western Animation]]
214	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': A variation appears in [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSerpentsPass "The Serpent's Pass"]] when Sokka, after declaring "We scammed that old lady good!" is stopped by a female security guard, who turns out to be Suki without her Kyoshi make-up.
215	-->'''Suki''': Tickets and passports please!\
216	'''Sokka''': Is there a problem?\
217	'''Suki''': Yeah, I got a problem with you! I've seen your type before. Probably sarcastic, think you're hilarious and let me guess, you're traveling with the Avatar.\
218	'''Sokka''': Do I know you?\
219	'''Suki''': You mean you don't remember? Maybe you'll remember this!'' [Kisses Sokka on the cheek.]''\
220	'''Sokka''': Suki!'' [Embraces her.]''\
221	'''Suki''': Sokka, it's good to see you!
222	* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' episode "13", Danny intentionally lets himself get caught spying on Jazz and Johnny. When his parents find out, they initially seem angry... But then quietly congratulate and thank him for doing so, before yelling in earshot of Jazz not to do it again, and then quietly tell him to do it again.
223	* Occurs in ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', when the protagonist's pseudo-father-figure acknowledges that Providence may have denied him just a ''bit'' too much normality in his life.
224	-->'''Agent Six''': Sneaking off to spring break was foolish and irresponsible and... completely normal for someone your age.
225	* Happens in the ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' episode "Grundelesque". Kylie is nearly-despondent about disobeying Egon, but he tells her that she did the right thing and that he was working from a contaminated sample.
226	* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Francine's Flashback", when Hayley confronts Jeff over taking her amnesiac mother to Burning Man.
227	-->'''Hayley:''' LetMeGetThisStraight. You ran off with my memory-erased mother to a pagan festival, just to get my attention?
228	-->'''Jeff:''' Yeah. Did it work?
229	-->'''Hayley:''' DID IT EVER! ''(cue makeout)''
230	* During a sketch on ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', Kid Flash uses his super speed to super speed strip Franchise/WonderWoman in front of a crowd. Franchise/TheFlash takes it from there.
231	-->'''Flash:''' I am ''very'' disappointed in you, boy.
232	-->''Looks around''
233	-->'''Flash:''' Super speed high five!
234	-->''High five''
235	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', Dexter tries to keep himself clean by laminating himself. Unfortunately, he slips and slides all over the room and breaks everything. At first, it seems his mother's going to yell at him for making such a mess, but she's really happy he's finally clean.
236	* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Love Games", Elder Plops seems about to humiliate Slime Princess's sister Blargetha after her atrocious song.
237	-->'''Elder Plops''': As Elder Plops, I've heard many songs in my life, and I can only say this: Finn, you win this one.
238	* Occurs in a ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode when Cyborg catches Beast Boy and Starfire dressing up as Robin.
239	-->'''Cyborg:''' I can't believe you two would just barge into Robin's room when he's gone, dress up in his uniform, and pretend to be Robin...
240	-->'''Beast Boy''' and '''Starfire:''' Well...
241	-->'''Cyborg:''' WITHOUT ME!
242	* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''
243	** In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", [[CoolOldLady Madame Foster]] warned [[StraightMan Mr. Heriman]] of not having any wild parties [[ExactWords while she was away]]. [[{{Jerkass}} Bloo]] overheard this and organized a big party with the help of other imaginary friends. Herriman failed to stop them, and Madame Foster found out when she came back to the mansion during the party. She was apparently going to [[YouHaveFailedMe scold Herriman for this]]...until it's shown that she was disappointed because she wanted to join the party (which she did).
244	** In the episode "Bloo Tube", Bloo spends most of the episode pissing and moaning about not getting to go to a water park because of a rainy day and choosing to sulk instead of joining in the activities Mac, Wilt, Eduardo, and Coco do to pass the time. When Bloo tries to ruin their fun in making viral videos by informing Frankie that they are using her camera without her permission, it looks like Frankie is going to get mad, but she instead gives Mac, Coco, Wilt, and Eduardo her approval and decides that everyone in Foster's should make a game out of who can make the most popular viral video.
245	* In the ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'' episode "Once Upon a Time on Mars", Carbine at first appears to be chewing Rimfire out for disobeying direct orders, but then approvingly tells him that his actions prove he has the makings of a real freedom fighter.
246	* The ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Not What He Seems" begins with Dipper and Mabel coming across some illegal fireworks and intending to shoot them from the Mystery Shack's roof. Grunkle Stan catches them and tells them that they won't be firing any of the illegal fireworks...without him!
247	* Happened on ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' in the episode "Das Mouse", when Jack Maguire appears to reprimand a man for cheering the destruction of Pinky and the Brain's submarine.
248	-->'''Jack Maguire''': I never find joy in the demise of another man's demise... (smiles) Usually!
249	* In the ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "The Kids Run the Restaurant", Mr. Fischoeder discovers that the Belcher kids have turned Bob's Burgers into a kid-themed underground casino in their dad's absence. Fischoeder is ready to tell the kids that they're in very big trouble...because he plans to spend his own money on one of their games.
250	* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', two-parter episode "The Call", Terry disobeyed direct orders from [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Warhawk]], who had been giving him a hard time thus far. Warhawk seemed like he was going to scold him for this...but instead congratulated him, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight because disobeying those orders is what saved him]].
251	* In the ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' episode "Root of Evil", a flashback to Booster's childhood shows him playing Space Rangers with his friend Buster in the irrigation tunnels. Booster's dad catches them and says "What did I tell you about playing Space Rangers in the irrigation tunnels...without me?"
252	* This trope occurs in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' at the end of the hunting challenge:
253	-->'''Chris:''' Tsk, tsk, tsk... stealing from Chef. Eating chips in the woods. Being mauled by bears. Do you know what I see here? I see a ''very'' undisciplined group. I see a disgraceful mess. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking I see a]] ''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking massive]]'' [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking waste of paint product.]] And, I have to say... [[PunctuatedForEmphasis that. Was. AWESOME!]] When you guys opened fire on your own team... wicked TV, guys.
254	* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': In "Curtain of Cruelty", one of the people affected by Floyd's Cruelty Curtain, a device that causes people to become mean and cruel, is a guy in a suit who at first appears to reprimand Eustace for stealing wheels from a baby carriage to replace the ones missing from his car. The man instead commends Eustace for stooping to such a low and rallies everyone else into making Eustace their new mayor.
255	* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': In "The Boss", the titular Dan has to get a temp job to gain money for his rent. He constantly slacks off and procrastinates as much as he can, until his boss tells him to actually do his work. So, he tries to start by negotiating with a customer on paying for a magazine subscription. When said customer refuses, Dan snaps and '''''threatens him with physical violence''''' if he doesn't pay, much to the utter shock of the other clients in the room. His boss heard it all and brought him to her office, and Dan is sure that he is finally fired. But he is quite surprised to hear her actually ''congratulate'' him for this because she was impressed with the way he scares customers into paying. So, she gives him his ''own room on the first day'' in which he can work in, which involves yelling at customers via telephone.
256	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': "Playtime's Over" has [[RollerbladeGood Starlee]] reprimanding Cody for leaving her behind at the mall to clear the Turtles' name, only to cheer for him at the next second, revealing that she saw him fight the Street Phantoms using [[MiniMecha Turtle X]].
257	* ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'': In "Hail to the Chief", the President of the United States has the Pound Puppies brought to his office, where he appears to be giving them a dressing down for intruding the White House and disrupting his speech before he then commends the Pound Puppies for matching Chief with his daughters and gives general praise for their mission to help dogs find loving owners.
258	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'': In "[[Recap/MickeyMouseS4E20RollEm Roll 'em]]", Mickey and Minnie have to retrieve a roll of film out of fear that causing the film to roll out of the camera will get them fired. After finally restoring the film to the camera, they worry that their efforts weren't enough to solve the disaster and that the director will eventually have their hides for messing up the film, so they try to leave in a taxi. Sure enough, the director does notice the film being changed because it features scenes of Mickey and Minnie's effort to retrieve the film, but when he catches the two and looks like he's going to give them a dressing down before giving them the boot, he instead happily thanks them for improving the film and offers to make them stars.
259	* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'':
260	** In "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E02Envoys Envoys]]", Rutherford switches between the ship's four main departments in quick succession. Whoever he broaches the subject of changing career tracks, his superior seems to be on the verge of yelling at him. Instead, they wish him well on his new job.
261	** In "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS3E05Reflections Reflections]]", Boimler goes on a rampage after spending the whole day getting heckled by civilians at a job fair. He's thrown in the brig for a night since he disobeyed a direct order to not leave his booth, but Ranson tells him that he's proud of him for sticking up for Starfleet and says that he wants to hear all about it over drinks when he gets out.
262	* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': In "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS1E8MidLifeChrysalis Mid-Life Chrysalis]]", Brock undergoes a HeroicBSOD when he learns that his (literal) license to kill has expired, and has to be pushed into preparing for the renewal exam. The results [[AxCrazy are in his typical fashion]], [[RefugeInAudacity but that just ultimately ensures he passes]]:
263	-->'''Instructor''': Well, let's see here Mr. Samson, on the driving portion, you totaled every car but the one you were driving, on the pistol range you refused to use a gun, and oh, laughs yeah, here's my favorite, on the written you drew a little guy with wings from the Music/LedZeppelin records.\
264	'''Brock''': Icarus. So, uh, what are you trying to tell me here, little man, that you don't you like Zepp?\
265	''The instructor stands up and tears the papers in half''\
266	'''Instructor''': ...My father is General Treister. [[ArsonMurderAndLifeSaving You saved his life.]] [[LikeAGodToMe The man spoke of you as a god...]] [[TheAce and you did not disappoint.]]\
267	'''Brock''': Oh yeah, I used to babysit you.\
268
269	[[/folder]]
270
271	[[folder:Real Life]]
272	* A RealLife example might be the internet's response to a [[MemeticMutation video of a boy]] [[WrestlerInAllOfUs powerslamming]] a kid who was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_AY4Zp1MW0 bullying him]] (and subsequent memetic mutation, including a version with ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' music and a version with ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' sound effects). Averted by his school, since he was suspended for his actions (mainly since the bully's ankle was broken by the slam, which is kinda hard to ignore no matter what the circumstances).
273	** ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/3/18/ invokes this trope to the letter]].
274	** ''Webcomic/NerfNow'' speculated on [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/484 the boy's parents' response]].
275	* Another one is the case of Dalton Duncan, who got detention for [[DisproportionateRetribution following up an innocent comment with "That's what she said!"]]. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/awesome-kid-gets-detentio_n_462837.html His parents promptly posted his detention slip on the internet, where he was proclaimed awesome.]]
276	* Plenty of children had this following exchange: "Mom, Dad, I got in a fight at school today..."
277	-->'''Typical Mom's response:''' Grounded for a week, and you have to apologize to the other kid.\
278	'''Typical Dad's response:''' Did you win?
279	* [[http://notalwaysright.com/the-twilight-of-our-literacy-part-3/11651 Two sneaky teenagers in a bookstore]] hid all the copies of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' from a shopping Twihard, who ended up buying the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series instead. The employee who found out about it was impressed but had to report them to the store's manager... who gave them both $10 gift cards. Possibly the biggest case of TakeThat EVER.
280	* [[https://notalwaysright.com/witness-versus-witless/33692/ A teenager got into a fight]] when a classmate started [[BullyingTheDisabled beating up and threatening her disabled friend]]. The vice-principal punished her by assigning her an essay on [[DoWrongRight how to win a fight]] while suspending the bully for harassing a disabled student.
281	* According to producer John Lloyd, after the first episode of ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'' was broadcast, he was hauled before the Head of BBC Comedy, who informed him they had received thirty complaints about the show's content. And, as a ''Series/ThatWasTheWeekThatWas'' alumnus, he expected a satire show to get ''twice'' that.
282	[[/folder]]

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