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** In "Pinkie Apple Pie", they stuck in [[Slenderman|Slendermane]] very briefly when Pinkie Pie is tackling Applejack; it watches for a moment before disappearing back into the bushes.
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** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Der]][[MemeticBystander py's]] [[TheCameo cameos]] are sometimes this, for example in "May the Best Pet Win"[[note]]peeking out of Fluttershy's chicken coop near the end of the "Finding a Pet" song[[/note]] and "Sweet and Elite"[[note]]briefly seen among the grid of ponies talking about Rarity during "Becoming Popular", wearing a paper bag on her head and a string of pearls[[/note]].

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** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Der]][[MemeticBystander py's]] Derpy ]][[MemeticBystander Hooves']] [[TheCameo cameos]] are sometimes this, for example like in "May the Best Pet Win"[[note]]peeking Win", where she peeks out of Fluttershy's chicken coop near the end of the "Finding a Pet" song[[/note]] and "Sweet and Elite"[[note]]briefly seen among the grid of ponies talking about Rarity during "Becoming Popular", wearing a paper bag on her head and a string of pearls[[/note]].song.
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** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Der]][[MemeticBystander py's]] [[TheCameo cameos]] are sometimes this, for example in "May the Best Pet Win" and "Sweet and Elite".

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** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Der]][[MemeticBystander py's]] [[TheCameo cameos]] are sometimes this, for example in "May the Best Pet Win" Win"[[note]]peeking out of Fluttershy's chicken coop near the end of the "Finding a Pet" song[[/note]] and "Sweet and Elite".Elite"[[note]]briefly seen among the grid of ponies talking about Rarity during "Becoming Popular", wearing a paper bag on her head and a string of pearls[[/note]].
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** In the "Toy Palace" episode, there's a brief moment when several toy [[Series/DoctorWho Daleks]] [[ShoutOut appear on a shelf behind Chuckie.]]
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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' has one that pokes fun of FBI warnings on VHS tapes when Mikey is watching a movie:
-->Watching this cassette illegally? Well, we’re watching you. Legally. Remove your grubby fingers from the play and record buttons.\\
We hope your mothers raised you better than to be little thieves. All copies, dubs and bootlegs will be confiscated. You will be arrested and subjected to prison swirlies.\\
Wipe that smirk from your face. There are no VCRS in jail.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Mxyzptlkated", Jimmy hands Clark a comic strip page featuring the titular Mr. Mxyzptlk. There are other comics on the page, Dini The Meany (parodying CalvinAndHobbes and [[DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis the Menace]] and also referencing one of the show's producers, Paul Dini), Gleen (parodying {{Peanuts}}), Dan Danger (parodying ComicStrip/DickTracy) and Zub Street (parodying Momma). You cannot read these strips without freeze framing. [[http://i.imgur.com/XCuBa.jpg Check out the screengrab!]]

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Mxyzptlkated", Jimmy hands Clark a comic strip page featuring the titular Mr. Mxyzptlk. There are other comics on the page, Dini The Meany (parodying CalvinAndHobbes and [[DennisTheMenaceUS [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis the Menace]] and also referencing one of the show's producers, Paul Dini), Gleen (parodying {{Peanuts}}), Dan Danger (parodying ComicStrip/DickTracy) and Zub Street (parodying Momma). You cannot read these strips without freeze framing. [[http://i.imgur.com/XCuBa.jpg Check out the screengrab!]]
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** If you think that's impressive, [[http://www.snpp.com/episodes.html read the capsules]] and look for Freeze Frame Fun. For example, in 7F02, Homer initially marks his sex as female on the insurance form before changing it. (Yes, I'm one of them.)
** In "Bart's Comet", when the whole town crowds into Ned's bomb shelter, you can briefly see [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]] the first time everyone is shown crowded in.
** In "Bart Star", in the scene where [[KingOfTheHill the Hills]] make a cameo, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer can be seen in the background.
** An in-universe example when the cartoon "Danger Dog" is shown to the school, the creator freezes the frame showing that the chunks of barf are pictures of the animators' and their friends' heads.

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** If you think that's impressive, [[http://www.snpp.com/episodes.html read the capsules]] capsules at The Simpsons Archive]] and look for Freeze Frame Fun. For example, in 7F02, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E2SimpsonAndDelilah Simpsons and Delilah]]", Homer initially marks his sex as female on the insurance form before changing it. (Yes, I'm one of them.)
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** In "Bart's Comet", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E14BartsComet Bart's Comet]]", when the whole town crowds into Ned's bomb shelter, you can briefly see [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]] the first time everyone is shown crowded in.
** In "Bart Star", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E6BartStar Bart Star]]", in the scene where [[KingOfTheHill the Hills]] make a cameo, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer can be seen in the background.
** An in-universe example during the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E18IAmFuriousYellow I Am Furious (Yellow)" -- when the cartoon "Danger Dog" is shown to the school, the creator freezes the frame showing that the chunks of barf are pictures of the animators' and their friends' heads.



*** In an in-universe example, one "behind the scenes" episode claimed that Maggie "scans" as [=NRA4EVER=], with a fake freeze-frame to "prove" this.
** Tons of book titles are seen in [[http://dogandponyshowwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/WxRNv.jpg this freeze frame]] from "The Book Job". Tons of the books are titled, "Death to Freezeframers".
** When Bart destroys Former President George Bush's memoirs in "Two Bad Neighbors", a small shred of paper briefly passes in front of the camera on which the words "V.P. Quayle" and "embarrassment" are legible.

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*** In an in-universe example, one the "behind the scenes" episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E10TheSimpsons138thEpisodeSpectacular The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]" claimed that Maggie "scans" as [=NRA4EVER=], with a fake freeze-frame to "prove" this.
** Tons of book titles are seen in [[http://dogandponyshowwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/WxRNv.jpg this freeze frame]] from "The "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS23E6TheBookJob The Book Job".Job]]". Tons of the books are titled, "Death to Freezeframers".
** When Bart destroys Former President George Bush's memoirs in "Two "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E13TwoBadNeighbors Two Bad Neighbors", Neighbors]]", a small shred of paper briefly passes in front of the camera on which the words "V.P. Quayle" and "embarrassment" are legible.



* Besides the page picture, ''FamilyGuy'' also did [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Family_Guy_Newspaper_5135.jpg this screengrab]]

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* Besides the page picture, ''FamilyGuy'' also did [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1878.full.jpg these]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Family_Guy_Newspaper_5135.jpg this screengrab]]screengrabs]]
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* In the "WesternAnimation/Rugrats" episode "Cuffed" when Angelica frantically tears open the package to get the toy handcuffs, you can actually see her casually toss away the key that she and Chuckie spend the rest of the episode trying to locate after they get cuffed together.

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* In the "WesternAnimation/Rugrats" ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode "Cuffed" "Cuffed", when Angelica frantically tears open the package to get the toy handcuffs, you can actually see her casually toss away the key that she and Chuckie spend the rest of the episode trying to locate after they get cuffed together.



* In the ''RealMonsters'' episode "Hooked On Phobics", Ickis is humiliated in front of the class after getting injured on a scare assignment. He packs a suitcase full of comics and prepares to run away. If you watch closely you'll set that in addition to the comics he grabs, Ickis also packs "Shnookie" a sponge he used as a security blanket in "It's Only A Movie".

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* In the ''RealMonsters'' ''WesternAnimation/RealMonsters'' episode "Hooked On on Phobics", Ickis is humiliated in front of the class after getting injured on a scare assignment. He packs a suitcase full of comics and prepares to run away. If you watch closely you'll set that in addition to the comics he grabs, Ickis also packs "Shnookie" "Shnookie", a sponge he used as a security blanket in "It's Only A a Movie".



* In the special ''WesternAnimation/TheNewMisadventuresOfIchabodCrane'', when Velma Van Damme the witch turns into a dragon and Ichabod casts a counter spell on her that gives her a second head, in the frames before she grows the second head a pair of bare breasts appear on her dragon chest for a couple frames.

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* In the special ''WesternAnimation/TheNewMisadventuresOfIchabodCrane'', when Velma Van Damme the witch turns into a dragon and Ichabod casts a counter spell on her that gives her a second head, in the frames before she grows the second head head, a pair of bare breasts appear on her dragon chest for a couple of frames.



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** A subtle ContinuityNod can also be seen in the background of Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm's dorm room. A picture from an old vacation hangs on their wall, showing the monster trio in Egypt. Ickis wears glasses in the photo, just like he did in the pilot episode, "Monsters Get Real".

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** A subtle ContinuityNod can also be seen in the background of Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm's dorm room. A picture from an old vacation hangs on their wall, showing the monster trio in Egypt. Ickis wears glasses in the photo, picture, just like he did in the pilot episode, "Monsters Get Real".
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* In the ''RealMonsters'' episode "Hooked On Phobics", Ickis is humiliated in front of the class after getting injured on a scare assignment. He packs a suitcase full of comics and prepares to run away. If you watch closely you'll set that in addition to the comics he grabs, Ickis also packs "Shnookie" a sponge he used as a security blanket in "It's Only A Movie".
** A subtle ContinuityNod can also be seen in the background of Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm's dorm room. A picture from an old vacation hangs on their wall, showing the monster trio in Egypt. Ickis wears glasses in the photo, just like he did in the pilot episode, "Monsters Get Real".

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* ''DangerMouse On The Orient Express'' has a scene where the famous train is passing signs of European cities it is going through, the signs passing head on to the left and right in turn. One of the signs is the sign for the Willesden Green tube station.
* In one episode of ''CatDog'', Winslow gives Cat and Dog tests to see what they like and hate. At the bottom of the list is "laissez-faire economics" (which Cat likes) and "a welfare state" (which Dog likes).
** In "Hotel [=CatDog=]," one of the vehicles outside [=CatDog's=] house reads "Willie Nelson Medicare Tour."
* In the special "The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane" when Velma Van Damme the witch turns into a dragon and Ichabod casts a counter spell on her that gives her a second head, in the frames before she grows the second head a pair of bare breasts appear on her dragon chest for a couple frames.
* In Season 2 Episode 14 of ''{{Wakfu}}'', while the girls are taking a bath, Amalia's chest briefly dodges the cover.

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* ''DangerMouse On The ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse on the Orient Express'' has a scene where the famous train is passing signs of European cities it is going through, the signs passing head on to the left and right in turn. One of the signs is the sign for the Willesden Green tube station.
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In one episode of ''CatDog'', episode, Winslow gives Cat and Dog tests to see what they like and hate. At the bottom of the list is "laissez-faire economics" (which Cat likes) and "a welfare state" (which Dog likes).
** In "Hotel [=CatDog=]," [=CatDog=]", one of the vehicles outside [=CatDog's=] house reads "Willie Nelson Medicare Tour."
* In the special "The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane" ''WesternAnimation/TheNewMisadventuresOfIchabodCrane'', when Velma Van Damme the witch turns into a dragon and Ichabod casts a counter spell on her that gives her a second head, in the frames before she grows the second head a pair of bare breasts appear on her dragon chest for a couple frames.
* In Season season 2 Episode episode 14 of ''{{Wakfu}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', while the girls are taking a bath, Amalia's chest briefly dodges the cover.foreground cover.
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* In Season 2 Episode 14 of ''{{Wakfu}}'', while the girls are taking a bath, Amalia's chest briefly dodges the cover.
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** In "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" at the beginning of Daffy's dream when in silhouette he says "I'm gonna pin it on ya see" his silhouette briefly turns into Dick Tracy's for a couple frames.


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* In the special "The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane" when Velma Van Damme the witch turns into a dragon and Ichabod casts a counter spell on her that gives her a second head, in the frames before she grows the second head a pair of bare breasts appear on her dragon chest for a couple frames.
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* In one episode of ''CatDog'', Winslow gives Cat and Dog tests to see what they like and hate. At the bottom of the list is "laissez-faire economics" (which Cat likes) and "a welfare state" (which Dog likes).
** In "Hotel [=CatDog=]," one of the vehicles outside [=CatDog's=] house reads "Willie Nelson Medicare Tour."
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* ''DangerMouse On The Orient Express'' has a scene where the famous train is passing signs of European cities it is going through, the signs passing head on to the left and right in turn. One of the signs is the sign for the Willesden Green tube station.
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** The last frame of the opening sequence depicts [[http://i.imgur.com/OC8re25.jpg Bill Cipher]] surrounded by a ring with symbols on it. Every major character except Gideon and every important object in the series thus far has one of those symbols on him, her, or it, hinting at some sort of prophecy involving them all with Bill connecting them together (except Gideon, apparently). There is also an encoded message on the right, which can be decoded if you're really good at cryptanalysis (but is cut off by the edge of the screen).
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** In "The Dover Boys" when Dan Backslide says "confound those Dover Boys they drive me to drink!" and rapidly drinks down shots of whiskey, at one point if you pause it frame by frame you can see the bartender sneak one of the drinks for himself.
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** In the "solid" episode, the clock reads 9:00, but later [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar 4:20]] on the VCR.
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* In the "WesternAnimation/Rugrats" episode "Cuffed" when Angelica frantically tears open the package to get the toy handcuffs, you can actually see her casually toss away the key that she and Chuckie spend the rest of the episode trying to locate after they get cuffed together.
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** In 1943's ''Porky Pig's Feat,'' Daffy Duck is challenging the hotel manager to a duel ("You have insult me! We meet on the field of onion!"). There is a frame where a cel of Daffy is photographed painted side up, which is viewable if it is frozen at the right spot.
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** And again in an episode that takes place at a sci-fi con. Cave Guy freaks out when a Klingon [[spoiler: Freakazoid]] walks up to him and addresses him in a made up fictional language (yes, made up fictional. It's not a mistake.) The credits read at one point: ''We hope we haven't made fun of any of our fanbase by insulting Star Tre BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS.''

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** And again in an episode that takes place at a sci-fi con. Cave Guy freaks out when a Klingon [[spoiler: Freakazoid]] walks up to him and addresses him in a made up fictional language (yes, made up fictional. It's not a mistake.) The credits read at one point: ''We hope we haven't made fun of any of our fanbase by insulting Star Tre [[BrokenRecord BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS.KLINGONS]].''
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* In the first season finale of BeastWars, if you go frame by frame in the second-to-last shot of the explosion, the one where the wreckage flies past the camera, you'll see that included in that wreckage is [[spoiler:Optimus Primal's chestplate and head]].

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* In the first season finale of BeastWars, ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', if you go frame by frame in the second-to-last shot of the explosion, the one where the wreckage flies past the camera, you'll see that included in that wreckage is [[spoiler:Optimus Primal's chestplate and head]].
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** There's also a classified document that's shown on the screen -- a biography of a character on the show. The characters who discover it glance over it briefly and then say the important information out loud, but if you pause (or read really quickly), you'll find that the document includes the paragraph: "“Let it be here recorded… Nathaniel Northwest, famous in his native Gravity Falls for standing in the park and hitting himself with a large boating oar until he blacked out, was chosen to be the patsy mayor of Gravity Falls. Northwest spoke in a series of grunts and screams and often yelled his trademark phrase: "I am going to eat this entire oak tree because I am a powerful wizard!""ha

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** There's also a classified document that's shown on the screen -- a biography of a character on the show. The characters who discover it glance over it briefly and then say the important information out loud, but if you pause (or read really quickly), you'll find that the document includes the paragraph: "“Let it be here recorded… Nathaniel Northwest, famous in his native Gravity Falls for standing in the park and hitting himself with a large boating oar until he blacked out, was chosen to be the patsy mayor of Gravity Falls. Northwest spoke in a series of grunts and screams and often yelled his trademark phrase: "I am going to eat this entire oak tree because I am a powerful wizard!""hawizard!""



--->[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig An enormous, evil, time-devouring baby from another dimension is frozen in an Antarctic glacier.]] [[BlatantLies Fortunately, glaciers never melt,]] [[TemptingFate so we should be fine.]]

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--->[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig -->[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig An enormous, evil, time-devouring baby from another dimension is frozen in an Antarctic glacier.]] [[BlatantLies Fortunately, glaciers never melt,]] [[TemptingFate so we should be fine.]]

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** There's also a classified document that's shown on the screen -- a biography of a character on the show. The characters who discover it glance over it briefly and then say the important information out loud, but if you pause (or read really quickly), you'll find that the document includes the paragraph: "“Let it be here recorded… Nathaniel Northwest, famous in his native Gravity Falls for standing in the park and hitting himself with a large boating oar until he blacked out, was chosen to be the patsy mayor of Gravity Falls. Northwest spoke in a series of grunts and screams and often yelled his trademark phrase: "I am going to eat this entire oak tree because I am a powerful wizard!""

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** There's also a classified document that's shown on the screen -- a biography of a character on the show. The characters who discover it glance over it briefly and then say the important information out loud, but if you pause (or read really quickly), you'll find that the document includes the paragraph: "“Let it be here recorded… Nathaniel Northwest, famous in his native Gravity Falls for standing in the park and hitting himself with a large boating oar until he blacked out, was chosen to be the patsy mayor of Gravity Falls. Northwest spoke in a series of grunts and screams and often yelled his trademark phrase: "I am going to eat this entire oak tree because I am a powerful wizard!""wizard!""ha
*** It also had some {{Foreshadowing}} for the next episode.
--->[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig An enormous, evil, time-devouring baby from another dimension is frozen in an Antarctic glacier.]] [[BlatantLies Fortunately, glaciers never melt,]] [[TemptingFate so we should be fine.]]
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* In the first season finale of BeastWars, if you go frame by frame in the second-to-last shot of the explosion, the one where the wreckage flies past the camera, you'll see that included in that wreckage is [[spoiler:Optimus Primal's chestplate and head.]]

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* In the first season finale of BeastWars, if you go frame by frame in the second-to-last shot of the explosion, the one where the wreckage flies past the camera, you'll see that included in that wreckage is [[spoiler:Optimus Primal's chestplate and head.]]head]].
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** The Intro reveals that Maggie Simpson "scans" as $847.63 in the grocery store sequence.

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** The Intro reveals that Maggie Simpson "scans" as $847.63 in the grocery store sequence.sequence, which was the monthly cost of raising an infant when the show premiered.
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* ''{{Futurama}}'':
** "Space Pilot 3000": Matt Groening's head is visible for exactly one frame in the Head Museum.
** "A Head in the Polls": Bender has a nightmare where he sees "[[OnesAndZeroes 1s and 0s everywhere!]] And I think I just saw a 2!" If you pay attention, you can actually see said "2" during the aforementioned DreamSequence.
** "Jurassic Bark": In the museum, [[spoiler:'Coprolites]][[note]]fossilized animal feces]][[/note]][[spoiler: of the New York Knicks']]
* The season three finale of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has a single frame nip-slip of Dr. Girlfriend.
** In universe, the [[ShowWithinAShow Rusty Venture Show]] had single frames hiding clues that lead to the location of the ORB, which Billy decoded after years of research and luck.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the intro, the fast camera pan from a Springfield street to the Simpsons' garage looks like a blur at regular speed, but if you slow it down, you can see that it's actually a legitimate (albeit warped) pan across [[http://kidicarus222.blogspot.com/2008/02/simpsons-intro-what-you-dont-see.html a HECK of a lot of characters]].
** The new Simpsons intro includes a billboard during the camera pan of Springfield. It changes every episode, but is usually impossible to read without freeze-frame.
** If you think that's impressive, [[http://www.snpp.com/episodes.html read the capsules]] and look for Freeze Frame Fun. For example, in 7F02, Homer initially marks his sex as female on the insurance form before changing it. (Yes, I'm one of them.)
** In "Bart's Comet", when the whole town crowds into Ned's bomb shelter, you can briefly see [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]] the first time everyone is shown crowded in.
** In "Bart Star", in the scene where [[KingOfTheHill the Hills]] make a cameo, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer can be seen in the background.
** An in-universe example when the cartoon "Danger Dog" is shown to the school, the creator freezes the frame showing that the chunks of barf are pictures of the animators' and their friends' heads.
** If there's a sign for a public event in the Simpsons there's probably something hilarious and easily over looked, such as the "Semi-annual Halloween Festival" or the candy convention next to the candy shaped poison convention.
** The Intro reveals that Maggie Simpson "scans" as $847.63 in the grocery store sequence.
*** In an in-universe example, one "behind the scenes" episode claimed that Maggie "scans" as [=NRA4EVER=], with a fake freeze-frame to "prove" this.
** Tons of book titles are seen in [[http://dogandponyshowwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/WxRNv.jpg this freeze frame]] from "The Book Job". Tons of the books are titled, "Death to Freezeframers".
** When Bart destroys Former President George Bush's memoirs in "Two Bad Neighbors", a small shred of paper briefly passes in front of the camera on which the words "V.P. Quayle" and "embarrassment" are legible.
* Near the end of the ''JusticeLeague'' episode "Starcrossed, Part III", there's a single-frame HitFlash when Hro Talek strikes Hawkgirl. This frame is not pure white, but a very washed-out closeup picture of Hawkgirl screaming.
** In the JLU episode ''Grudge Match'' {{Nightwing}} makes a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo as Black Canary and Huntress enter Bludhaven.
* ''PinkyAndTheBrain'': "I have made you use the freeze-frame button on your VCR."
** The intro has this sentence briefly appear: "Don't tell Brain I hid this secret message. Ha ha Narf!"
** As well as "I knew about your silly secret message, Pinky."
* ''{{Freakazoid}}'' does this a lot in its end credit. One episode (which features an extremely long musical number involving the arch-villain the Lobe) contains a rather lengthy (and humorous) justification for it that is not legible without freeze frame: [[spoiler:"One time a space ship full of aliens came down and kidnapped our writing staff. The aliens threatened to blow up the Earth with a solonite bomb unless the writing staff wrote a big, splashy musical number for the Lobe. The writing staff worked for days on the song. The aliens were so pleased with it they agreed not to blow up the Earth. So the next time someone says "I don't know why they did that real long musical number in ''Freakazoid''," you can tell them. You can tell them of the time a rag-tag group of cartoon writers saved the Earth from destruction, and that each new day that dawns over this great, big blue planet of ours is due to these brave individuals."]]
** And again in an episode that takes place at a sci-fi con. Cave Guy freaks out when a Klingon [[spoiler: Freakazoid]] walks up to him and addresses him in a made up fictional language (yes, made up fictional. It's not a mistake.) The credits read at one point: ''We hope we haven't made fun of any of our fanbase by insulting Star Tre BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS BIG FAT STUPID KLINGONS.''
** And of course, Emmett Nervend. At the end of each episode they give you a helpful guide to the total number of times he's appeared.
* Twice in the MickeyMouse cartoon ''Runaway Brain'', Zazu the hornbill from ''Disney/TheLionKing'' appears on screen for a few frames. The first time, he's among the debris being sucked into the trap door, and later he comes out of the monster's mouth as he roars at Mickey.
* ''InvaderZim'': Every five episodes or so, there is a single frame flash of a bloodsoaked GIR. He has something of a blank stare on his face and is in red-eyed "Duty mode." The image itself can be found [[http://i.imgur.com/dBCe1.png here.]]
** In "The Girl Who Cried Gnome", while the camera is panning down to Zim's base after the robot gopher is summoned [[spoiler: for the first time]], one can see that there is an apparently live puppy buried somewhere between the Earth's surface and Zim's underground lair.
** In "Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom" for a couple of scenes a demonic Johnny of ''JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' can be seen among the monsters.
* One episode of ''CloneHigh'' features flashes just quick enough that you can tell they're going on throughout the episode. In one, Cleo's clothes vanish leaving her wearing only flower-shaped pasties; in another, the words "Scudworth is your favourite character" appear. In the finale episode, Joan of Arc is found naked in bed and quickly pulls the covers up over herself, but if you pause before she does so her left nipple is replaced with the word "NICE" and the right one with "TRY".
** I BURIED PONCE
* In the ''(John) Thomas Jefferson'' episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/MaryShelleysFrankenhole Frankenhole]]'', a scene in the White House's "Oval Office" features a rug with the moderately hard-to-read legend, "Was It Worth The [=TiVO=] Pause?".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Two Face," it's easy to spot in normal viewing, but still cool to freeze frame Harvey Dent's gruesome half foreshadowed in a flash of lightning.
** At the end of the episode "The Grey Ghost", look at the top of the blown up People magazine cover when they pan up to show it clearly, and you'll see "Matt Hagen: Man of a Thousand Faces" across the top above the People logo.
** At ''"The Clock King"'' at ScheduleFanatic Temple Fugate’s screen laptop we see briefly:
-->'''Things to do today – 5/12'''
-->''3:00……………Coffee break''
-->''3:02……………Brush teeth''
-->''3.05……………Check weather''
* Not so easy to spot, but knowing what they did in the above example, you know to go back and look for it. In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "Out of the Past," Just as [[spoiler: Ra's Al Ghul in the body of]] Talia is about to run through Batman (Terry [=McGinnis=]) with a sword, he catches the blade in his hands and delivered the sword into the computer's control panel. This sends a highly visible electrical current but non-lethal electrocution enveloping Talia's body [[spoiler: where in a couple of frames, Ra's Ah Ghul, whose essence had completely usurped Talia's existence, is seen matching Talia's agony during the electrocution.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Mxyzptlkated", Jimmy hands Clark a comic strip page featuring the titular Mr. Mxyzptlk. There are other comics on the page, Dini The Meany (parodying CalvinAndHobbes and [[DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis the Menace]] and also referencing one of the show's producers, Paul Dini), Gleen (parodying {{Peanuts}}), Dan Danger (parodying ComicStrip/DickTracy) and Zub Street (parodying Momma). You cannot read these strips without freeze framing. [[http://i.imgur.com/XCuBa.jpg Check out the screengrab!]]
** A less humorous one that's mentioned [[WordOfGod in the commentary]] is in the episode where Lex Luthor makes a deal with Brainiac. If you freeze during the bright flash when Brainiac's ship opens, you can see Krypton. The commentary implies that it was a ThrowItIn moment.
* Besides the page picture, ''FamilyGuy'' also did [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Family_Guy_Newspaper_5135.jpg this screengrab]]
* In the early ''BettyBoop'' cartoons some of them would contain a single frame of a nude Betty.
* In the 90's WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes short "[=CarrotBlanca=]" when Daffy is carrying Bugs' luggage he trips and drops it and for a few frames Elmer Fudd can be seen falling from it.
* In an episode of ''RegularShow'' called "But I Have A Receipt," Mordecai and Rigby are spreading the word about how terrible a RPG The Realm Of Darthon is. One scene they show people all the classes of the game, and Mordecai proceeds to flip through the game book. It looks like a blur after the first couple pages, but if you have a quick pause button finger, you can see classes such as Scorpion Lawyer, Goat-Legged Dude, and Space Colon in the book.
** In the episode "Starter Pack", if you are fast, you can read "Interns do it for free" in Thomas' bumper sticker.
** Also in "Weekend at Benson's". You can notice the jar of Habanero Peppers that Benson eats from says "Pepper on Pepper action".
* Right at the end of Fluttershy's song in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Cutie Mark Chronicles", there is [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dashfreezeframe_916.png a single frame showing Rainbow Dash]] darting downward from the corner of the screen [[spoiler:just before the sonic rainboom]].
** In the first episode, when Twilight is talking about Nightmare Moon and the Hourglass passes over the unicorn head statue in the background, it changes to look like Nightmare Moon, going back when it is no longer behind the Hourglass.
** In "Party of One", during Pinkie Pie's SanitySlippage, her normal GenkiGirl look appears in place of her morose form in single frames.
** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Der]][[MemeticBystander py's]] [[TheCameo cameos]] are sometimes this, for example in "May the Best Pet Win" and "Sweet and Elite".
** If you pause during the "talking portraits" scene in Rarity's song from "Sweet and Elite," you can see Hoity Toity, Sapphire Shores, Photo Finish... and Derpy with a bag on her head.
** And in "Ponyville Confidential", when Diamond Tiara shoves Dinky Hooves (Derpy's daughter in fanon) aside, Dinky gets [[FishEyes Derpy's eyes]] for a moment.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Damien", when Damien makes things fly in the cafeteria, you can see Mr. Hankey flying across the screen.
** During a thunderstorm in "Rainforest Shmainforest", Stan cries out "Oh my god! I just saw Tony Danza!" The tour guide doesn't believe him until an [[OnlySixFaces undistinguished]], dark-haired adult male suddenly appears squatting next to the tour group as a flash of lightning briefly illuminates them.
** When the six-graders amass at the ''Return of the fellowship of the two towers'', Scott Tenorman can be seen; even though last season he was practically mentally destroyed in ''Scott Tenorman Must Die''([[spoiler:And even created a Ginger-underground gang as a Vendetta against Cartman in a future episode, after going to treatment]]), but he now has the luxury of acting like a regular boy douche.
* In a ''{{Sealab 2021}}'' episode, Sparks recognizes a line Marco uses for inspiration. As he cycles through his library of movies, a good majority of them (read: all but one) were tentacle-rape hentai, all with hilarious titles and descriptions, but only shown for a second at most.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' during the episode "Dexter's Rival", during a scene with Dexter at his school desk, if you pause before the camera zooms in on Dexter there is a [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]]-esque character at the desk to the left.
* WesternAnimation/TheBeatles cartoon episode "Strawberry Fields" has the boys being pummeled by rocks and mudballs by a gang of frightened orphan children at a run-down orphanage. During the pummeling, a zoom-in of a cartoon rendition of Private Gripweed--John Lennon's character in the movie ''How I Won The War''--can be seen.
* ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' 10th anniversary special "Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!" features an extremely brief shot of [[http://images.wikia.com/powerpuff/images/1/1c/Vlcsnap-46149.png Miss Bellum's face.]] It had never been seen during the series run (1998-2005).
* In the ''HomeMovies'' episode "Curses", Brandon mentions he thought his censored movie was so boring he threw in brief frames of dogs having sex. If you go frame-by-frame around this moment, you will see one.
* In ''TheProblemSolverz'' episode "Funny Facez", [[http://i53.tinypic.com/2uxzpyb.png many characters]] from past and future episodes appear in the audience at the funny face show. There's Lidget, Dork Face, one of the [[spoiler:alien]] Girl Scouts and Dr. Kunichi.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "The Real You", Finn puts on mind-enhancing magical glasses, and an AstronomicZoom happens to establish his sudden understanding of the universe. When it zooms in on the planet, you may not think that there's anything odd about it. But if you pause just as it flashes by, you can see that [[spoiler:the planet has an enormous crater in it. Like, a moon-sized crater]].
** A snail makes a brief appearance in the background roughly OncePerEpisode (complete list of appearances [[http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Snail here]]). [[spoiler:As of the season 2 finale, it has been possessed by [[BigBad The Lich]].]]
** In "What Is Life?", the pictures in the book Finn reads while brain-storming ways to prank Jake have [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll8muhstNk1qba9rro1_500.gif various silly captions]].
** In "Mystery Train", while Finn is flipping through the pages of the dictionary, you can see a few entries for other words, including "mathematical", "Ice King", and "pancake" (one entry for which reads "Natasha's pet cat").
** In "Hug Wolf", you can briefly see the book in which Jake looks up Hug Wolves has the title "[[AltumVidetur Bestiarium Vocabulum]]", with the subtitle "(Beast Compendium)", and ''another'' subtitle that reads "(([[LaymansTerms Animal Book]]))", including the extra parentheses.
** In "Gotcha!", when Lumpy Space Princess is working on her book near the end of the episode, you can catch a glimpse of one page.
** Pause at the right time in "Reign of Gunthers", and you'll see that the Ice King's web search history has some amusing entries, like "wants to rub mayonnaise on a penguin", "wiping my bum isn't working right", and "wrong way to eat a banana".
** There's a split-second close-up of a newspaper article featuring [[spoiler: Simon Petrikov, the Ice King's pre-Mushroom War self]], describing how he found a ancient book. Said book is actually ''The Heroes' Enchiridion''.
** In "The Lich", during Finn's dream there is a blink-and-you-miss-it frame of [[spoiler: the Lich laughing in Billy's place, as if Billy '''IS''' the Lich]]. If you catch it, it foreshadows a pretty big twist in the plot later in the episode.
* In the ''RenAndStimpy'' episode "Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen" when they give there victory cheer and throw their hats and kilts up in the air along with an intestine, right before it falls out of frame a turd wearing a kilt pops out of it.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' episode "Garage Sale of the Century", in the scene where the neighborhood gangs up on the bear to get their money back, if you pause it frame by frame you can see Batman, Buster, Babs, and Dizzy from Tiny Toons, and the Marx Brothers among the crowd members.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
** If you slow down the scene in "The Waterbending Master" where Zuko's ship is blown up [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat with him in it]], you can actually see him creating a fire shield to protect himself.
** "The Serpent's Pass" has a scene where the ObstructiveBureaucrat has [[RecurringExtra the Cabbage Merchant's]] [[RunningGag cart of cabbages]] violently destroyed because they might carry a parasite that could spread through the whole city. As the DVDCommentary points out, freezing when the pieces of cabbage are flying around shows he ''[[ProperlyParanoid really did]]'' have a cabbage slug.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' has a scene where the eponymous Thief is shot out of a cannon. If one freeze-frames the movie at the scene where the Thief is facing the camera, the flies perpetually circling his head [[spoiler:turn out to be minature Thieves with wings]], a testament to the animators' talent and determination.
* In the ''KingOfTheHill'' episode "A Firefighting We Will Go" when Hank arrives at the fire station with a Frito pie and looks at the messy room, if you pause it you will see a drawing of a pig labeled "Bill" presumably done by Dale.
* The ''{{Daria}}'' fandom is particularly liable to focus on minor background characters, giving them {{Fanon}} and making them into {{OC Stand In}}s. This is aided by the episode "Café Disaffecto," where one can briefly see [[HippieTeacher Mr. O'Neill]]'s seating charts and thus get canonical names. For example, "[[FanNickname Burnout Girl]]" is apparently named Jennifer, and thus commonly referred to as "Jennifer Burns" in fanfiction.
* Several bonuses are hidden in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', including coded messages in the credits, and an image of Bigfoot in the show's theme song.
** There's also a classified document that's shown on the screen -- a biography of a character on the show. The characters who discover it glance over it briefly and then say the important information out loud, but if you pause (or read really quickly), you'll find that the document includes the paragraph: "“Let it be here recorded… Nathaniel Northwest, famous in his native Gravity Falls for standing in the park and hitting himself with a large boating oar until he blacked out, was chosen to be the patsy mayor of Gravity Falls. Northwest spoke in a series of grunts and screams and often yelled his trademark phrase: "I am going to eat this entire oak tree because I am a powerful wizard!""
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' has a scene in the episode "Star Trek" where Steve has to become a "bad boy" to [[ItMakesSenseInContext become a famous author]]. Under the Headline [[PokeThePoodle "Author Won't Finish His Vegetables"]], if you pause, you can see instructions for a gynecological test called a pap smear.
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