"Okay, that's it. I'm putting a collar with a little bell on that guy."
— Xander regarding Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"Sorry. I didn't see you, so I should have known you were there."
— Buffy regarding Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"COR BLIMEY! Quit sneaking up on me like that!"
— Yangus, Dragon Quest VIII
Rhea: Hey! What the— Where the hell did YOU come from?!
Death: That answer is somewhat complicated. Why not settle for a friendly "Hello"?
Death: That answer is somewhat complicated. Why not settle for a friendly "Hello"?
Heinrich: Speaking of robots, where is 42? She usually greets me.
Steffi: Usually when I wonder that, the answer is 'right behind you.'
[they both glance behind themselves]
Steffi: Usually when I wonder that, the answer is 'right behind you.'
[they both glance behind themselves]
"Hi, Jackie!"
— Jade from Jackie Chan Adventures, Once an Episode
Harvey Dent: I knew the risks when I took this job, Lieutenant. (to Batman) How will you get him back any...
(Batman has already disappeared)
Lt. Gordon: (shrugging) He does that.
(Batman has already disappeared)
Lt. Gordon: (shrugging) He does that.
"There you are. You snuck up on me. Me. How do you do that?"
"Seriously, why do this year's freshmen keep on appearing and disappearing all the time? It feels like they're messing with us."
— Riko, Kuroko's Basketball
Ms. Marvel: Where'd Nick Fury and his little gang of terrorists go?
Spider-Man: Where does he always go? He went poof. It's his super-spy trademark.
Spider-Man: Where does he always go? He went poof. It's his super-spy trademark.
"Boss, you're very stealthy."
—Tony (after Gibbs just appeared out of nowhere once again), NCIS
"Gah! Penny, where'd you come from!?"
—Ruby, RWBY
Jim Gordon: Partners are equals, Batman! When have you ever treated me like your equal? Partners, for example, tell you their plans! They keep you informed! And they sure as hell don't walk out on you in the middle of a sentence!
Batman:...I've never been good at saying goodbye.
"Now I know how Jim Gordon feels."
—Batman, after Huntress does this to him in Justice League International issue 26.
"Don't you ever knock, Bruce?"
Agent Washington: Meet me at the ship.
Church: Okay, what's the (turns to look at Washington)
(Beat)
...signal. God dammit, I hate when they do that.
Caboose: Do wha - Hey! Where's Agent Washington?
Church: Okay, what's the (turns to look at Washington)
(Beat)
...signal. God dammit, I hate when they do that.
Caboose: Do wha - Hey! Where's Agent Washington?
Finch: Would it be too much to ask you to snap a twig?
Shaw: [obviously suppressing a smile] Not my thing.
— Person of Interest, "4C"
In the distance, shimmering with the heat, there was a girl in a school uniform, her skin as white as alabaster, hair so pale that in the strange afternoon light, it looked blue. She gazed at him with piercing red eyes. Instinctively, he turned his head towards the screech of approaching tires. When he glanced back at the street, the apparition was gone.
Batman...? But... How... Where? WHEN did you get here? (muttering) Why do I even ask...?
— Big Barda, The Supergirl from Krypton (2004)
One of these days, the two of us were going to sit down and have a nice talk about the wonders of knocking.
— Squire, A Practical Guide to Evil, on Black Knight
Okay, forget "who". WHERE are you two!?
— Genie to the empty space where Roxas and Xion have just been, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
Boy #1: [takes a slice of meat from Nancy] Thank you, miss.
Boy #2: [takes a slice of meat] Thanks, miss.
Boy #3: [takes a slice of meat] Thank you, miss.
The Doctor: [takes a slice of meat] Thanks, miss!
[children panic]
Boy #2: [takes a slice of meat] Thanks, miss.
Boy #3: [takes a slice of meat] Thank you, miss.
The Doctor: [takes a slice of meat] Thanks, miss!
[children panic]
— Doctor Who, "The Empty Child"
She's broken off the wing. Okay, Clark, if you manage to keep your distance, she might need some hel— I hate it when he does that.
—Batman, Girl Power
Wanda: I know that he's Bruce Wayne, but how did he lay hands on a jet powered tank?
Harry Dresden: He's friends with most of Wayne Enterprises' mad science division.
Thomas Raith: (from right behind Harry's left ear) And he moves very quietly.
Harry Dresden: He's friends with most of Wayne Enterprises' mad science division.
Thomas Raith: (from right behind Harry's left ear) And he moves very quietly.
— Child of the Storm spin-off Chaos Reigns
"It's gorgeous." Jean held up the robe so she could see the whole thing. "I love the color! But I can't accept this. I mean, it's just too expensive." But when she lowered the robe to see Scott, he was gone. The ice was on the floor. The Band-Aids and ointment for her blistered feet were on the bed.
But Scott was nowhere to be seen.
But Scott was nowhere to be seen.
It's one of [Jeeves]'s most remarkable properties, that now you see him and now you don't. Or, rather, now you don't see him and now you do. You're talking of this and that and you suddenly sense a presence, so to speak, and there he is.
—Bertie Wooster, Jeeves and Wooster
"God! You're like a pop-up book from hell!"
—Rory to Paris, Gilmore Girls
"Last night, when you approached me, I didn't know you were anywhere near me until you spoke. Bells on your ankles, but I didn't hear you. Purple silks and spots painted on your shoulders, but I didn't see you."
—Kaz about Inej, Six of Crows
First Reporter: "Wh-Where'd he go?"
Second Reporter: "Did you see him duck out—?"
Third Reporter: "Didn't see a thing!"
Second Reporter: "Did you see him duck out—?"
Third Reporter: "Didn't see a thing!"
"I can see it now: The Thanagar Saga! Get that, Kent, and— Kent! Where the blazes did he disappear to this time?"
— Morgan Edge, The Krypton Chronicles
"Great. A guy shows up looking like a mime from Hell and you lose him right out in the open."
—Albrecht on Eric Draven, The Crow (1994)
[David Moyes enters the room]
Moyes: Hello!
Marouane Fellaini: Oh hey, David Moyes is here!
Moyes: Goodbye! [leaves]
Fellaini: Aw, and he's gone.
Moyes: Hello!
Marouane Fellaini: Oh hey, David Moyes is here!
Moyes: Goodbye! [leaves]
Fellaini: Aw, and he's gone.
"Could you just once say 'Let's get in the car'? Is that so hard?"
—Nightwing to Batman, Batman: Under the Red Hood
I don't believe it! It must be some crazy mistake! What do you think, Barbara? Barbara...? I don't get it! She was right behind me a minute ago! Where did she disappear to?
— Doreen Gray, The Attack of the Annihilator
"Oh no, no no no..." Wonka is there in a flash, shaking his head. How did he get here that quick, you wonder... but there's no time for that.
— Weeb's Wonka Game
