History Main / AnimalReactionShot

** Jack the monkey gets several reaction shots. One particular shot, where Jack smiles right as Barbosa explains why [[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack They Named the Monkey Jack]], was actually a complete coincidence and a ThrowItIn.

See also EvenTheDogIsAshamed.

* The Norwegian teen film, ''Film/TurnMeOnDammit'' opens with a scene where the protagonist's dog watches [[ThisIndexTouchesItself her lying on the floor, enthusiastically masturbating while listening to a phone sex operator]].

* The Norwegian teen film, ''Film/TurnMeOnDammit'' opens with a scene where the protagonist's dog watches her lying on the floor, enthusiastically masturbating while listening to a phone sex operator.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Fairly common, since the titular creatures are usually around.

* The Norwegian teen film, ''Film/TurnMeOnDammit'' opens with a scene where the protagonist's dog watches her lying on the floor, enthusiastically [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbating]] while listening to a phone sex operator.

** ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''. After Bond (supposedly) kills Blofeld in the ActionPrologue, he's startled by Blofeld's RightHandCat howling its outrage. Cue TitleSequence.

** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''. During a CarChase Vijay does a {{Ramprovistion}} jump in a souped-up autorickshaw. Cue a camel doing this trope as the autorickshaw flies over its head.

** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}''. During a CarChase Vijay does a Ramprovistion jump in a souped-up autorickshaw. Cue a camel doing this trope as the autorickshaw flies over its head.

** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' likewise has a camel reaction shot to an Indian taxicab jumping off a ramp.

subtitle, however, simply says "Woof."

* An episode of ''Series/{{Spaced}}'' begins with the sound of the landlady's daughter Amber (in the flat upstairs) screaming abuse at her mother and storming out, making so much noise in the process that she wakes the whole house. We get close ups of each of the main characters waking up and saying "Amber" in various tones of voice. The sequence ends with a close up of Colin (the dog) waking up and making a noise that sounds very much like "Amber." The

* ''Anime/SwordArtOnline'': During the ''Calibur'' arc in the second season of the anime, Silica's tiny dragon Pina cries his agreement to everyone's "It's a trap".

* ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' : Menchi did this an awful lot.

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' : Ein the corgi in gets to give a few reaction shots, usually (apparently) disapproving of his human companions' behavior. [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to any crew member but Ed, Ein is a sapient "data-dog."]].
* ''Manga/OnePiece''
** Usopp adopts a secret identity of Sogeking. Except for Luffy and Chopper, ''everyone'', including a little girl's pet, recognize Usopp for who he is immediately.
** When Buggy is imprisoned, his crew is shown crying in grief. Richie the lion is also crying, although a thought-bubble over his head shows that he is thinking of food.
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': When America goes {{Tsundere}} on England and turns him down, a whale [[FriendToAllLivingThings that USA has just befriended]] gets a sad look in the background.
* ''Manga/DrSlump'': A bear that grew up in the Zoo is so awe-struck by a natural mountainscape, he briefly [[ArtShift becomes photorealistic]].
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'': A jungle python does this upon spotting Zeon mobile suits and promptly slithers away.
* ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'': When Tina reveals the cage she bought for the ferret, which she decorated with gaudy ribbons and baubles, the ferret actually ''hisses'' at the sight of it.
* ''Anime/SwordArtOnline'': During the ''Calibur'' arc in the second season of the anime, Silica's tiny dragon Pina cries his agreement to everyone's "It's a trap".
* ''Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo'': Shino and Aria are fond of making double entendres, which are typically reacted to with disapproval by Tsuda and Suzu. But when they are on a class trip without their straight men, they notice that it feels awkward with no one to respond. Until they feed a deer and compliment its "tongue technique", whereupon all the other deer look at them with a SweatDrop.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'': A[[RunningGag recurring character]] covers their mouth in shock and says [[OhNoYouDidnt "oohh!"]] everytime drama ensues. %%Needs more context

* Done to death in ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'', but special mention to TheReveal of the titular city -- Tulio, Miguel, ''and Altivo the horse'' all gasp and whisper "El Dorado!" simultaneously.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'':
** When the language barrier is overcome by what looks like natural magic and Pocahontas "listening with her heart", Meeko the raccoon and Flit the hummingbird both perform a JawDrop.
** Later, some owls [[LamePunReaction exchange looks]] when Grandmother Willow makes a {{pun}}.
* Snowy has demonstrated one of these in the trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': Angus serves as silent and slightly sarcastic commentary throughout the film.

* ''Film/IAmCuriousYellow'': Lena and Borje have sex in a tree, of all places (it's a big tree, supposedly "the biggest tree in Europe"). As they're humping, a cow turns to look, in a shot that is further lampshaded by a big "?" superimposed on the screen over the cow's face.
* ''Film/JadeDynasty'': Bi Yao tries to steal the Fire Stick from a sleeping Xiao Fan while a monkey and a dog are in the room. She pushes him out of the way, then he falls on top of her and knocks her down. The camera cuts to the monkey, whose mouth drops open and who makes a disbelieving sound.
* ''Film/JamesBond''
** ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' infamously used this trope during a chase scene with 007 riding a gondola-hovercraft through the Piazza San Marco, which is greeted by reaction shots from bystanders, including a dog and a pigeon that does a DoubleTake...[[SpecialEffectsFailure poorly]].
** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' likewise has a camel reaction shot to an Indian taxicab jumping off a ramp.

* ''Film/TheThinMan'' series: a favourite trick of Asta the dog.

* Used in the French movie ''Film/AsterixAndObelixMissionCleopatra'' when Cleopatra announces her palace will be built in three months. Most of the people in the scene get a reaction shot and mutter "Three months?", including a kitten whose meow sounds close to the word "month".
%%* Used a lot in ''Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy''.
* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'', Harry and Ron are flying a car to Hogwarts with Hedwig in the back seat. They all see a train about to crush them and react with alarm. Including Hedwig.
* In ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', Zorro manages to land his horse on top of a moving carriage train, only to notice that it's about to enter a tunnel. There's a shot of the horse's eyes widening.
* In ''Theatre/{{Oliver}}'', when the titular character first enters the hideout of Fagin's thieves, everyone stops talking and stares at him, including an owl.
* In ''Film/GalaxyQuest'', there's the dog who gets confused when the limousine is beamed up into space.
* There's an awesome one in ''Film/{{Thor}}'': when Thor goes striding into a pet shop [[FishOutOfWater demanding a horse]], the puppies [[http://i52.tinypic.com/15gec0j.gif look up at him in apparent curiosity.]]
* In ''Film/TheHangover Part III'', Alan obtains a giraffe and is happily driving down the freeway, towing the giraffe on a cart behind him. His car approaches an overhead bridge - cue the giraffe flapping its ears back in panic.

* In ''Film/MenInBlack'', Edgar the Bug walks up to the front desk in the morgue and rings the bell. After nobody comes, he rings it again, and then a third time, at which point, the shot changes to a cat hissing.
* ''Film/TheVillain'': Whiskey the horse gets into this territory a few times, such as his watching his "owner" Cactus Jack accidentally create a deadly PowderTrail, and giving a cheerful whinny at the end when [[spoiler: Charming Jones chooses Jack over Handsome Stranger.]]

* Early in Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/EqualRites'', the goats watch a wizard go up the mountain. A little later, they look up again. There's nothing on the road, but they still watch it go up.

* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Mrs. Davis' pet cat Minerva and Mr. Boynton's pet frog Mcdougall occasionally take an interest in people's conversations. For example, in "The Magic Tree," Mrs. Davis' cat Minerva reacts furiously to Miss Brooks' recital of "A Visit From St. Nicholas."
-->'''Miss Brooks:''' 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...\\
'''Minerva:''' MEOW!\\
'''Miss Brooks:''' Oops. Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, Minerva.

* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': Ned has a dream where his powers suddenly wear off and he and Chuck can touch each other. They start to tear each other's clothes off, and there's a shot of Ned's dog, Digby, holding his paw over his eyes.
* Buck the dog in ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' has many reaction shots, with snarky voice-over thoughts. This continues after he dies and is reincarnated, unbeknownst to the Bundys, as their "new" dog Lucky.

* An episode of ''Series/{{Spaced}}'' begins with the sound of the landlady's daughter Amber (in the flat upstairs) screaming abuse at her mother and storming out, making so much noise in the process that she wakes the whole house. We get close ups of each of the main characters waking up and saying "Amber" in various tones of voice. The sequence ends with a close up of Colin (the dog) waking up and making a noise that sounds very much like "Amber." The subtitle, however, simply says "Woof."
* Inverted on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', when the handler of a beagle at a dog show accuses Mac of having reduced his dog almost to tears with his intrusive murder investigation. Cut to the dog's face, which shows no discernible expression whatsoever, indicating that the handler's worries are entirely a delusion brought on by anthropomorphism.
* When a joke by Britta falls flat in ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "[[Recap/CommunityS1E22TheArtOfDiscourse The Art of Discourse]]", the goat[[note]]a rival school {{Mascot}} that Troy and Abed stole for Abed's WackyFratboyHijinx checklist[[/note]] gets a reaction shot.
* Lamely done in a Creator/DanielleSteel TV Movie. As a villain attacks the heroine in the stables, the camera [[RapeDiscretionShot pans up and away]] to a horse, reacting with fear at what he's seeing.
* In ''Series/SeaMonsters'', there's a scene where one of the titular monsters capsizes Nigel Marven's boat. Immediately afterward, a ''Pteranodon'' that had taken up residence on his boat is seen shrieking in panic.
* An unplanned one occurred in one episode of ''Series/MythBusters''. As Jamie and Adam got ready for a small-scale test of the "Antacid Jail Break" myth, Jamie's dog Zero can be seen coming down the stairs to the shop, then suddenly stopping. Immediately after that, the glass box they were using for the test shattered. (Post-production and TheNarrator immediately pointed out Zero's apparent savvy.)

* The [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/1146318 Grammar Squirrel]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' commenting on a grammatical argument in the previous strip.

* ''WebVideo/CreamHeroes'' runs on this trope, especially in the Kittisaurus videos. Put something before seven (later ten) cats and see what they do. Reactions range from surprised, curious, disgusted to outright fearful. And that's before they decide to attack whatever is before them.

* ''Film/TheVillain'': Whiskey gets into this territory a few time, one example being his watching Cactus Jack accidentally create a deadly PowderTrail.

* Done in [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=080118 this]] ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' strip. Particularly notable in that Kiki is normally TooDumbToLive, so when she says, "I'm just a ferret, and even ''I'' know this is going to end badly...", ''that's'' saying something.

* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'': In the SpinOff film of ''Film/Shrek'', a [[RunningGag recurring character]] covers their mouth in shock and says [[OhNoYouDidn't "oohh!"]] everytime drama ensues.

* Snowy has demonstrated one of these in the trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTinTin''.

* The [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080405.html Grammar Squirrel]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' commenting on a grammatical argument in the previous strip.

* ''Manga/DrSlump'': A bear that grew up in the Zoo is so awe-struck by a natural mountainscape, he briefly undergoes an ArtShift.