History Main / AmbulanceCut

Someone is either [[TemptingFate doing something obviously dangerous]], [[DescriptionCut suggesting a cunning plan that]] [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong can't possibly go wrong]], or has [[IAteWhat just found out what it is he's eating]]. Cut directly to an ambulance flying down the street, sirens blaring. A variation of this for the "cunning plan that can't possibly go wrong" would be a GilliganCut to the character trying to explain his actions to the cops as they're stuffed into a police car and read their MirandaRights. Another variation can be used involving the fire department coming to put out a fire the character caused (whether or not the character gets injured from it is entirely up to the writer).

** Also in "22 Short Films About Springfield", during the "[[MemeticMutation Steamed Hams]]" scene as a result of his ruined roast eventually burning down his house.

* A Liberty Mutual "[=LiMu=] Emu and Doug" commercial from 2021 that cross-advertises with the film ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' shows Doug being gurneyed into an ambulance after getting himself bit by a spider in the hopes of [[MundaneUtility gaining superpowers he could use to help sell insurance]].

* A Liberty Mutual "[=LiMu=] Emu and Doug" commercial from 2021 that cross-advertises with the film ''Film/SpidermanNoWayHome'' shows Doug being gurneyed into an ambulance after getting himself bit by a spider in the hopes of [[MundaneUtility gaining superpowers he could use to help sell insurance]].

* A Liberty Mutual "[=LiMu=] Emu and Doug" commercial from 2021 that cross-advertises with the film ''Film/SpidermanNoWayHome'' shows Doug being gurneyed into an ambulance after getting himself bit by a spider in the hopes of [[MundaneSuperpower gaining superpowers he could use to help sell insurance]].

* A french PSA had the camera locked next to the front wheel of a vehicle which is seen speeding, running red lights, and recklessly passing other vehicles... Until the camera "zooms out" to an overhead perspective, revealing the speeding vehicle ''is'' the ambulance, which just arrived at the site of a previous crash.

* ''Series/NewsRadio'': Bill tries chewing his nicotine patch. Three guesses what happens next.

* In one episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', Lois gets fired and the family tries to cut their budget while Lois is unemployed. When people in the neighbourhood find out, they start sending them canned goods. While they reluctantly accept them, Lois goes into a rant about how people only ever donate the crap they don't want. Hal says the olives he's eating are perfectly fine, and Lois points out the can he's eating from ''[[IAteWhat is supposed to be peaches]]''. Cue the speeding ambulance.

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** In "Born Again Krabs", Mr. Krabs is about to take a bite of a Krabby Patty that, if it were any more disgusting, would require EPA financial assistance. Immediately cut to an ambulance with the siren blaring. [[SubvertedTrope Cut back to Mr. Krabs, remarking "Oh, look, an ambulance."]] Then, [[DoubleSubversion he eats the burger and is rushed to the hospital.]]

* A running gag in ''WebComic/CaseyAndAndy'' involves Casey either [[{{RTFM}} failing to follow instructions]], or TemptingFate, followed by a final panel of Casey sitting on the kerb, while the fire department puts out the fire in his house.

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If the character is TheKlutz, sometimes the action being undertaken is apparently utterly harmless, and the humour comes from [[NoodleIncident wondering how]] anyone could [[EpicFail screw it up so badly]] that they require emergency medical attention.

* Near the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'', young Carl ventures out across a beam in the attic of a decrepit old house to retrieve a balloon. The beam snaps, and we cut to an ambulance.

* In ''Series/FatherTed'', Jack accidentally ends up at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Some time later, a member of the group spots him in a pub and attempts to intervene with his drinking, resulting in an ambulance cut. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt8V9E4t960 See it here]]

** Also, in the season eight episode "Lisa's Date with Density", Lisa asks Milhouse if he can deliver a note to Nelson Muntz. The note reads "Guess who likes you?", Nelson looks back and sees [[HoYay Milhouse wiggling his eyebrows]]. Jump cut to Milhouse being wheeled out of the school on a gurney with everyone in the school watching.

* Happens to Link repeatedly in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6jisr1Nlk&index=1&list=PLSQLREUw9vwlh8bzgvZCt_WS8615trN5H&t=0s A Link Between Videos]], though in his case it's less an ambulance and more a [[HealingVat downing bed]]

* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': The episode "Night of the Weremole" has Courage, upon seen the Weremole-infected Muriel, experience a bout of ''heart-failure'', requiring an ambulance to transport him to Dr. Vindaloo.

** In "Just One Bite", Squidward tries a Krabby Patty for the first time and becomes addicted. At the end, he breaks into the Patty Vault and eats all of the burgers. After [=SpongeBob=] remarks that they'll [[BreadEggsMilkSquick go right to his thighs...and then blow up]], we see an explosion, and then a cut to the ambulance, with Squidward blown to pieces, all of his tentacles in a bucket.