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* Happens in ''ComicBook/{{Cattivik}}'' twice in the same story. The first time he lands on something "bouncy" [[GagBoobs revealed to be the breasts of a prostitute]]. Later he's sent flying again and this time lands on something soft and hairy, revealed to be the back of a polar bear in the zoo.

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Compare CrashIntoHello, FunbagAirbag, PleaseGetOffMe, SuggestiveCollision.

** In one episode a falling Bender is heard yelling for "someone fat" to get in his way from off-screen while the camera focuses on an obese man and skinny blonde. Bender lands on the skinny blonde.

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* In ''Film/JohnnyEnglish'', the title character falls on his flunky when investigating the hole in the floor of the crown jewel room.

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* There is one known case of a man from England who saved himself and his little daughter from a burning building by hugging her to his belly and jumping backwards out of a window. He spent weeks in hospital with a shattered pelvis, but his daughter was completely unharmed.

-->'''Mr Steven:''' "Why is it I land on my head and YOU land on my head too?\\

** In ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'', Magrat falls on "something soft" from a great height, which turns out to be the Fool.

** And, during a [[ItMakesSenseInContext manufactured police/ant creature street battle]], [[RoleReversal he does]]!

** And, during a [[ItMakesSenseInContext manufactured police/ant creature street battle]], he does!
--->'''Rapunzel:''' ''[dangling by her [[BraidsOfAction hair]]]'' It's breaking . . . Get ready!\\
'''Jack:''' Ready for what?-- ''OOF.''\\

* Happens in ComicBook/{{Cattivik}} twice in the same story. The first time he lands on something "bouncy" [[GagBoobs revealed to be the breasts of a prostitute]]. Later he's sent flying again and this time lands on something soft and hairy, revealed to be the back of a polar bear in the zoo.

--> '''Nikki:''' I hit my head on ''something''.
--> '''Kaltag:''' Yeah. ''My'' head!

* In the ''{{Series/Eureka}}'' episode "Invincible", this gets mixed with a healthy dose of GoodThingYouCanHeal.
-->'''Carter''': A hypothetical guy falls maybe fifty feet, lands flat on the ground, and then another guy weighing 180 falls, and lands on top of him. Okay, what is the chance of the hypothetical guy getting up and walking away? [...]
-->'''Henry''': Look, this hypothetical guy: is that you?
-->'''Carter''': No. I landed on the hypothetical guy, though.

-->'''Mr Steven:''' "Why is it I land on my head and YOU land on my head too?
-->'''Basil Brush:''' "Do the words SOFT LANDING mean anything?
* Happens in an episode of ''LiveActionTV/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'':
-->'''Zack''': "Man; [[DoubleStandard good thing I landed on you or that could've hurt]]!"
-->'''Cody''': "[[SarcasmMode Yeah; lucky you!]]"
* ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'', "[[Recap/VoyagersS1E20JacksBack Jack's Back]": Bogg falls on top of Drake when he and Jeff omni in, although not for long as Drake uses him omni to time jump out.

-->'''Tippi:''' You're all here... But how?
-->'''Bowser:''' I fell through the floor before I got flattened by the ceiling.
-->'''Peach:''' I fell through, too, and landed right on Bowser! It was a surprisingly soft landing...

* In one episode of ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'', Jaune tries to [[CatchAFallingStar catch Weiss mid-fall]], but it goes wrong and they both plummet to the ground, Weiss landing neatly and safely on top of Jaune.
-->'''Weiss:''' ''[sarcastically]'' [[DeadpanSnarker My hero]].
-->'''Jaune:''' My back...

* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', this becomes a RunningGag, but is then {{subverted}} - and {{lampshaded}} - when it fails to happen at a truly critical moment.
** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0168.html another]] ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' example.
* ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'' features a variation - the superpowered title character gets [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestration defenestrated]] by an angry friend, but the [[CarCushion friend's car]] breaks the fall.

-->'''Meap:''' "Well, my little friend, it looks as if we are about to fall into our untimely demise."
-->'''Doofenshmirtz:''' "Yeah, speak for yourself! I'm gonna try to land on you so you'll break my fall!"

* There is one known case of a man from England who saved himself and his little daughter from a burning building by hugging her to his belly and jumping backwards out of a window. He spent weeks in hospital with a shattered pelvis, but his daughter was completely unharmed.
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