History Main / BeQuietNudge

[[folder:Films -- Animated]]

** It happens rather frequently with Oggie, as he tends to let run his mouth. Being [[SuperSoldier Jäggermonsters]], though, they use quite solid punches rather than nudges. [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060721 Up to outright knocking him out.]]

* In ''Literature/TheStormSwimmer'', Ginika's family is evicted from their London flat, and her parents decide to stay with her grandparents in Cumbria. Ginika argues that she should be allowed to stay with them in their campervan. Her dad says, 'We need to get you far, far away, where you'll be safe.' Her mum slightly nudges him with her little finger. Ginika concludes that her parents are in danger and don't want her to know about it. Eventually her parents explain the situation: they owed money to {{loan shark}}s and were afraid they'd go after Ginika.

* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Clams" has this when Mr. Krabs realizes the dollar his crew tried to pass off as his lost millionth one was a fake that was crumpled, torn, and kissed with blue lipstick. Spongebob tries to say the actual name of the lipstick, but Squidward whacks him with a fishing pole to keep him from giving the game away, but it already has at this point.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E95HocusPocusAndFrisby Hocus Pocus and Frisby]]", when the two aliens are talking to Frisby outside his store, one of them starts to ask Frisby a question and the alien in charge nudges him to shut him up. He incorrectly considers Frisby to be highly intelligent and doesn't want to take the risk of alerting him to their nefarious intentions.

* On ''Series/{{MASH}}'', Henry does this to Hawkeye in "The General Flipped at Dawn" in General Steele's court martial preliminary.

* ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E95HocusPocusAndFrisby Hocus Pocus and Frisby]]". When the two aliens are talking to Frisby outside his store, one of them starts to ask Frisby a question and the alien in charge nudges him to shut him up. He incorrectly considers Frisby to be highly intelligent and doesn't want to take the risk of alerting him to their nefarious intentions.
* ''Series/{{Zorro|1957}}'' TV series:

-->'''Misuzu''': Tomo, want to come over to my house this weekend?\\
'''Carol''': We're gonna give you a big transformation!\\
'''Misuzu''': ''[elbows Carol on the side hard enough to shake her]''

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]

* In ''Literature/ByAnyOtherName2013'', Holly's family has entered WitnessProtection. One of the new neighbours asks Mum where they're from. Mum answers, 'Gloucester.' Katie, who's autistic and doesn't understand the need to lie, is about to correct her and say they're actually from London, but Mum yanks on her arm to stop her.

* ''Literature/ByAnyOtherName2013'': [[spoiler:After the trial, Holly visits Katya, who was [[PistolWhipping pistol-whipped]] by her kidnappers, resulting in severe brain damage, in hospital. She tells Katya that the men who hurt her are all either dead or in prison, and asks her to try to wake up. It doesn't work - Katya remains in her vegetative state.]]'', Holly's family has entered WitnessProtection. One of the new neighbours asks Mum where they're from. Mum answers, 'Gloucester.' Katie, who's autistic and doesn't understand the need to lie, is about to correct her and say they're actually from London, but Mum yanks on her arm to stop her.

* In ''Literature/{{ByAnyOtherName|2013}}'': [[spoiler:After the trial, Holly visits Katya, who was [[PistolWhipping pistol-whipped]] by her kidnappers, resulting in severe brain damage, in hospital. She tells Katya that the men who hurt her are all either dead or in prison, and asks her to try to wake up. It doesn't work - Katya remains in her vegetative state.]]'', Holly's family has entered WitnessProtection. One of the new neighbours asks Mum where they're from. Mum answers, 'Gloucester.' Katie, who's autistic and doesn't understand the need to lie, is about to correct her and say they're actually from London, but Mum yanks on her arm to stop her.

* In ''Literature/ByAnyOtherName'', Holly's family has entered WitnessProtection. One of the new neighbours asks Mum where they're from. Mum answers, 'Gloucester.' Katie, who's autistic and doesn't understand the need to lie, is about to correct her and say they're actually from London, but Mum yanks on her arm to stop her.

* In Book #21 of ''AudioPlay/LeDonjonDeNaheulbeuk''[='s=] ComicBookAdaptation, after the party saves a bunch of dwarves from a battalion of orcs, the Enchantress grinds her staff into the Elf's foot when the latter is about to mention that the arrow currently sticking into the chest of a dwarf seeking medical help is actually one of her own.

* In the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' SlashFic "The Relevance of Discretion", B'Elanna Torres has to resort to increasingly desperate means to [[InnocentFanserviceGirl stop Seven of Nine from telling the entire crew]] about the latest step in her "exploration of humanity".

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', when a distressed and panicking Miles tells the other Spiders that [[spoiler:he just found out his uncle is works for the Kingpin and has been trying to kill him]], they're all suitably worried for him. Except Spider-Man Noir, who notes that "this is a pretty hardcore origin story," prompting everyone else to glare and for Peni to smack his arm for the rude comment.

-->'''Joey:''' Yeah, we were just talking about that! Richard is ''so much cooler'' than our dads! He ow ow ow! Would you quit kicking me? This guy!\\

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''

%%* Raven gives Beast Boy this a few times in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''

* In the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' SlashFic "The Relevance of Discretion", B'Elanna Torres has to resort to increasingly desperate means to [[InnocentFanserviceGirl stop Seven of Nine from telling the entire crew]] about [[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow the latest step in her "exploration of humanity"]].

* In the "Creator/BobHope" episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', Kermit talks Bob into taking part in a cowboy sketch by saying it is really funny and a show stopper, then tries to shush, and rush off stage, Gonzo who says he isn't going to be talked into doing "that crummy cowboy bit" in front of Bob.
-->'''Bob Hope:''' You ever been conned by a frog?

* ''ComicBook/Superboy1994'': Superboy's friend Hillary Chang tries elbowing him to keep him from getting himself in trouble during class, but of course it doesn't work.

-->'''Bob Hope''': "You ever been conned by a frog?"

* In the parody series ''WebAnimation/LesKassos'', [[Franchise/StarWars Leya Sodo punches her father Dark Papy]] when he starts saying "[[SubvertedCatchPhrase You are not his father]]--" to Yann about their son. The fact that the latter growls like a wookie might be a clue....

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', season 2 episode 8: After Sadlygrove blurts out [[spoiler:that he'd already seen Evangelyne naked]], Eva, while denying, casually chokes Grovy with an arm around his neck to stop him from adding a word.

--->'''Dr. Fate:''' I'm Kent Nelson, by the way.
--->'''Kid Flash:''' Well, duh! ''(sharp elbow from Artemis)'' OWW!