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* Very frequently in ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'', all Daphne needs to do is call her butler, Jenkins, no matter where they are, and he shows up almost instantly. He also turned up once when he misheard Velma say her {{Catchphrase}}, "Jinkies."

* This trope is part of a RunningGag in ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess''. Princess Seness' personal assistant Eirote has a penchant to stay out of frame until the moment Seness [[FirstNameUltimatum yells for her]], at which point she materializes behind her seemingly out of thin air with a calm "Yes?" and a polite smile.

* ''[[Literature/AmaranthineSaga Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox]]’’: Argent appears from seemingly nowhere whenever Tsumiko says his name, which he demonstrates both to vex and fluster her and to rescue her from imminent danger. It's much easier to pull off with faster-than-human-sight speed available to him and a superhuman sense of hearing as well (although it is implies he may simply be able to sense her saying his name through their bond)

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://scp-wiki.net/scp-662 SCP-662 ("Mr. Deeds")]]. SCP-662 is a small silver bell. When it is rung, a short well-dressed Caucasian butler named Mr. Deeds will appear from the nearest area not within line-of-sight or monitored by a security camera. If he is still monitored by camera where he goes, they will [[EnforcedTrope inexplicably go out]] so he can leave.

* ''[[Literature/AmarathineSaga Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox]]’’: Argent appears from seemingly nowhere whenever Tsumiko says his name, which he demonstrates both to vex and fluster her and to rescue her from imminent danger. It's much easier to pull off with faster-than-human-sight speed available to him and a superhuman sense of hearing as well (although it is implies he may simply be able to sense her saying his name through their bond)

* The infamous Watson from ''VideoGame/SherlockHolmesNemesis'', for whom the developers couldn't be bothered to code pathfinding and instead just programmed him to teleport to a position near you whenever he was offscreen. This could have been only ''mildly'' uncanny if they had restricted him to only doing it when you get far away from him and have gone a minimum amount of time without looking in his direction, but they didn't. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13YlEPwOfmk The result is as hilarious as it is terrifying.]]

** Basic supplement ''The Book of Marvelous Magic''. When the Gong of Butler Summoning is rung, a hill giant wearing all-black clothing appears and serves as a butler.
** The iconic spell "Unseen Servant", which summons an ethereal entity that acts like a butler whilst being completely invisible and inaudible of itself. Also weaponized in that a related spell summons a version of the same entity which acts as a killer, called the Invisible Stalker.

* Janet from ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' dials this trope UpToEleven having a literal Butler Space AKA The Void.

** Taken UpToEleven with the iconic spell "Unseen Servant", which summons an ethereal entity that acts like a butler whilst being completely invisible and inaudible of itself. Also weaponized in that a related spell summons a version of the same entity which acts as a killer, called the Invisible Stalker.

->''"You rang?"''
-->-- '''Lurch''', ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''

* {{Averted at the palace [[spoiler:where Amy lives]] in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework''. The first things the protagonist sees when coming down to the Great Hall are servants bustling around. [[spoiler:Also, on Amy’s romantic path, the protagonist visits her when she’s sick in bed, and the queen answers the door personally.]]

* Igors from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' are explicitly able to instantly appear right behind their masters when called ("ith a knack, thir"). One even goes so far as to set a beartrap behind him as a test, but the Igor gets around it, being no stranger to "masters of an [[MadScientist inquiring mind.]]" One master regularly summoned his Igor with his back to a spiked pit, until the day he [[LaserGuidedKarma forgot about the pit and took a step backwards]].

* The infamous Watson from ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes: Nemesis'', for whom the developers couldn't be bothered to code pathfinding and instead just programmed him to teleport to a position near you whenever he was offscreen. This could have been only ''mildly'' uncanny if they had restricted him to only doing it when you get far away from him and have gone a minimum amount of time without looking in his direction, but they didn't. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13YlEPwOfmk The result is as hilarious as it is terrifying.]]

* Igors from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' are explicitly able to instantly appear right behind their masters when called ("ith a knack, thir"). One even goes so far as to set a beartrap behind him as a test, but the Igor gets around it, being no stranger to "masters of an [[MadScientist inquiring mind]]" (including one who built a spiked pit, turned his back to it to summon his Igor, and [[LaserGuidedKarma later forgot about the pit]].

* A bug in one of the Franchise/SherlockHolmes video games had that Watson was ALWAYS visible nearby. The problem was that they forgot to code any way for him to walk, so he visibly teleports. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13YlEPwOfmk It's as hilarious as it is terrifying.]]

* Igors from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' are explicitly able to instantly appear right behind their masters when called. One even goes so far as to set a beartrap behind him as a test, but the Igor gets around it, being no stranger to "masters of an [[MadScientist inquiring mind]]".