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1	[[quoteright:300:[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Harukuru.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:300: She can't even [[RealityWarper resist...]]]]
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4	A common form of punishment in animated shows that involves stretching a character's face on either side. Generally done to [[FingerForcedSmile imitate a smile]] (usually to the ComicallySerious member of the cast for maximum humiliation) done out of frustration by one character towards another, or as a form of restraint. Optional "Gwwwommm" sound effect, and while not always done to the RubberMan, the general idea is the same.
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6	Compare SquishTheCheeks and FingerForcedSmile.
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9	!!Examples
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11	[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
12	* In the "Anime/OnegaiMyMelody" In episode 9 entitled "I Wish I Could do a lot of Rope Jumps!" You can see at the end of the episode in a short sequence how both protagonist Uta Yumeno and her friend Mana Fujisaki start to stretch each other's faces, Uta's platonic love and antagonist from the first season Keiichi Hiiragi sees them to Uta's horror who ends up being the one with the stretched face.
13	* In the ''Manga/{{FAKE}}'' OVA, Ryo stops a horny Dee and stretches his face out, making what one fan dubbed the "Gumby Face."
14	* The Mokonas in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' and ''Manga/XxxHolic'' can have their whole bodies stretched out like this, usually with the sound effect.
15	** Fai once tried to make Kurogane look less grumpy by doing this to him. [[TheComicallySerious It didn't work.]]
16	* One of the lighter moments of ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' has Giuseppe grab Henrietta's cheek and stretch it out because "I felt like it", though it's actually because [[ReplacementGoldfish she reminds him of his dead little sister, who he used to do the same thing to]].
17	* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'':
18	** Yomi does this to JerkAss Tomo at one point.
19	** Yukari and Nyamo also do this to each other.
20	* In ''Anime/PrincessTutu'', Lilie stretches Ahiru's face this way several times.
21	* Similarly, in the ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' manga, Nenene does this a few times to Yomiko when frustrated.
22	** Nancy does this playfully to Yomiko in the OVA, as well.
23	** And in the anime, Yomiko tried to do it to Anita to ease her nervousness. Anita was not amused.
24	** Michelle does that from time to time to herself, [[TheDitz after she does something stupid]].
25	* Sha Gojyo and Son Goku do this constantly throughout the different anime series in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''.
26	* Happens many, many times in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. Usually Asuna to Negi, or Kotaro and Ayaka to each other. Chachamaru uses this to ''cancel Negi's spellcasting''.
27	* As Monkey D. Luffy of ''Franchise/OnePiece'' actually is a RubberMan, it's no surprise that this happens to him a lot. This is actually how he demonstrates it most of the time, including the first time it comes up.
28	-->'''Nami:''' "Rubber man"?\
29	'''Luffy:''' ''(pulls his cheek out about a foot)'' Yeah, see?
30	* Pictured above is Haruhi of ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' doing this to punish Mikuru, for not following her nonsensical baseball signals in "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya".
31	* Done by Alisa on Nanoha when she gets annoyed at the lead character's DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife monologue during the first episode of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''.
32	** In ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'', Teana does this to Subaru.
33	* In the anime version of ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', Shader does this to Chrono in a flashback. The scene does a good job setting up her PerkyFemaleMinion personality.
34	* In ''Anime/CandyBoy'', Kanade does this to Yukino rather often.
35	* In ''Manga/KOn'' Mio and Ritsu do this to ''each other'' after Yui announces she wants to join the Light Music Club after all.
36	** Mio does it again as punishment to Ritsu after the latter forgot to turn in their club application in episode 5 of season 1.
37	* After exchanging hats at the end of the [[SchoolFestival Cupid's Day festival]] in one of the rare lighthearted and tender moments of ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Shirley combines this with an AlmostKiss on an unsuspecting Lelouch.
38	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Ranma often does this to [[TheRival Ryoga]] out of fits of jealousy when he sees Ryoga and Akane together in what appears to be a romantic moment between the two of them.
39	* Junpei and Celsia do this to one another quite frequently in the more slapstick scenes of ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''.
40	* Used frequently in both ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and its sister series ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', with [[{{Tsundere}} Index]] and [[PsychoLesbian Kuroko]] usually being the ones on the receiving end.
41	* Holo does this to ''herself'' early on in the ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'' anime; while explaining that wolves don't have cheeks (which is why they can't chew their food), she adds a visual aid.
42	* In episode 7 and 92 of ''Manga/FairyTail'' Lucy angrily pinches Happy's cheeks.
43	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
44	** One of the more memorable scenes in ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'' has a certain electric {{mon\|s}} fall victim to this by serval school children. Here's a hint to what happens to next: Red spots on its cheeks are [[ShockAndAwe full of dischargeable electricity]].
45	** In the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'' anime Iris tends to pinch the cheeks of pudgy pokemon like Tepig and Dawn's Piplup.
46	* ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut'': When Hana brings Shinichi to visit her house for the first time and meet her mother Tsuki, at one point Tsuki calls Hana to come over, and begins pulling her cheeks as she scolds her for not telling that her senpai was ''a guy''. Shinichi for his part seems to enjoy seeing Hana getting punished.
47	* ''Manga/FoodWars'': At the end of the ''Regiment de Cuisine'', Erina pulls Soma's cheeks while lecturing him for doing what he wanted and throwing her whole plan off, though she accepts they only won thanks to him doing exactly that.
48	* ''Manga/MyLovelyGhostKana'':
49	** Kana does it twice to Daikichi at the end of volume 2. Both times, it makes poor Utako scream in horror, as she's not aware of Kana's existence and only sees Daikichi's face getting suddenly deformed for no apparent reason.
50	** Kana can stretch her own face in a similar manner, and uses this face to prank people, especially young kids.
51	* ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'': In Chapter 206, Eikichi teases Saejima for [[LampshadeHanging being the comic relief]] and stretches his cheeks.
52	* Fuuka does this to [[Manga/YotsubaTo Yotsuba]] in Volume 13. It's a realistic version, where Yotsuba's face doesn't stretch that far, and Fuuka is only imitating something she knows both she and Yotsuba have seen on cartoons. She obviously doesn't intend to hurt a 5-year-old.
53	* ''Manga/TomoChanIsAGirl'': Misuzu's favorite method of punishment for Carol for her shenanigans involves pulling on her cheeks. When they meet for the first, Misuzu's own mother also does it.
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56	* A very old (and very disturbing) Japanese ''shunga'' painting shows a man stretching his face out vertically one way and horizontally another.
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58	[[AC:Film]]
59	* Twice in ''Film/{{UHF}}''.
60	** George Newman's aunt pulls on his cheek until it's nowhere near the rest of his face to get him to smile for her friends.
61	** George sticks his fingers in his friend Bob's mouth in order to yank it into a smile.
62	* ''Film/TheKingOfComedy'' - Creator/RobertDeNiro's face gets given a good workout from an expert: Creator/JerryLewis.
63	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', when one of Mei's aunties pinch her cheeks it stretches to three times its normal size.
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65	[[AC:VideoGames]]
66	* The title screen to ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' lets you stretch out various aspects of Mario's face and hold them in place for hilarious results. Perhaps as a nod to this, one minigame in ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' involves doing this to another character's face and trying to match it as closely as possible to a given image.
67	* The ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5TY1DqJ59E fan movie]] that depicts the meeting of Yukari and Yuyuko has Chen doing this on Yukari in an attempt to cheer her up.
68	* An secret anime segment in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2\|CursedMemories}}'' shows Flonne doing this to Laharl.
69	* In ''VideoGame/GrandiaII,'' Ryudo does this to Elena shortly before the dungeon containing Valmar's Tongue.
70	* In the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' games quite a few shocked expressions and meltdowns include this, though it's a slight variation as they are self-inflicted.
71	* In ''Madou Shouhei Kleinhasa'', Lulun does this to Roze in one scene.
72	* During his route in the visual novel ''VisualNovel/SweetFuseAtYourSide'', Shidou pulls on Saki's cheeks to see her smile.
73	* Mirai does this to Hibiri in a certain CG on the Hebijo storyline of ''Senran Kagura Burst''.
74	* While not exactly the same, Sora does this to Riku in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' upon running into him since the first time they were separated as a way of seeing if he's real.
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76	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
77	* One of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Halloween specials had Ned take over the world and put everyone in smile machines that mechanically did this via hooks. Slight NightmareFuel, actually, especially if you'd ever been to an orthodontist.
78	** "Now remember everyone, BIIIIIIIG Smiles!"
79	*** Homer: (to another hooked smiler) "What the hell are YOU smilin' at?"
80	* Done on ''Film/OsmosisJones'' by the title character to DaChief.

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