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* ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' features this as Scott is about to face Nega Scott (a ShoutOut to [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Dark Link]]). Scott warms up to take him on: [[spoiler:and then it cuts to Scott and Nega Scott talking about having pancakes as they exit the Chaos Theater]].

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has an obvious CutawayGag setup where Stewie complains about missing an awesome F-16 airshow featuring nude cheerleaders performing acrobatics all choreographed to the music of ''Music/{{Queen}}''. "I remember that day!" ...cut to Stewie sitting on his couch, bored. "Shoulda gone to that thing."

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', the title family will inherit their Great Aunt Hortense's estate, with the provision that they must first spend the night in her creepy haunted house. "Remember, kids," says Homer as they enter the dilapidated building on a stormy night, "''there's no such thing as ghosts.''" And on that note, we cut to a pleasant sunshiney morning as the happy and well-rested family depart.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' ("Underneath"). Eve is saying that Lindsay is trapped in some terrible hell dimension. Cut to Lindsey snuggling in bed with a beautiful blonde. Eve isn't entirely wrong however, at it's revealed to be a StepfordSuburbia.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' ("Underneath"). Eve is saying that Lindsay is trapped in some terrible hell dimension. Cut to Lindsey snuggling in bed with a beautiful blonde.

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}''}:

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' episode "The Flibber Flabber Diet", after Chowder puts on a bigger shirt to feel less fat from all the flibber flabber he's eaten, Mung says that gives him an idea. It then cuts to him being spit in the face by with flibber flabber by Truffles for the umpteenth time, before cutting back and saying he has ''another'' idea.

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}:

** Later subverted in that [[spoiler:it really WAS a terrible hell dimension, in which Lindsay is forced to go about his perfect suburban life every day, before inevitably being forced to go to the basement of his house, where a demon tortures him before cutting out his heart, and he wakes up the next day to start all over again.]]

*** FridgeHorror subverts this when you realize that it is being built in the same location as the old one, right over the Mouth of Hell.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' Rango has an idea where the water source could be and forms a posse. They ride off into the desert, where one of the townsfolk asks where they're going. Rango turns to answer...and because he doesn't know where he's going, they sheepishly head back to town.

* ''Film/{{Garfield}}: The Movie'' has Garfield figuring out where to save Odie. Cut to outside, and he's already outside...and he's barely reached the end of the driveway! So he goes back inside, fuels up on snacks and TV, and ''then'' continues his quest.

* In the WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda special ''Secrets of the Furious Five'', Po is telling Viper's story to a group of rabbit children:

* In ''{{Orgazmo}}'', Chode-boy thinks back to the time he vowed never to use his hamster style again. Cut to a little kid telling his father, "I'm not going to do hamster style anymore." "Okay."

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In the 4Kids dub of Yugioh the scenes in which Yugi, Tristan and Tea are searching for Joey cuts straight to Tristan announcing he's found him while riding away on his motorcycle. (The Japanese version has a scene where Tristan confronts Joey about running away from his sister and punches him to snap him out of his depression, likely edited out due to the "violence")

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-->'''Master Tang:''' He told me there would be a Chosen One
-->'''Ling's Father (in flashback):''' There will be... a Chosen One!
-->'''Master Tang:''' And then he told me of the significance.
-->'''Ling's Father (in flashback):''' It will be...significant!

-->'''Kermit:''' "Hey Rowlf, you wanna get back together?"
-->'''Rowlf:''' "Okay."
* In ''{{Film/Go}}'', the Victors head to L.A. after their run-in with Simon to take revenge on him. They track down Todd (whose credit card Simon was using) instead. A brutal beat down follows? Nope. Instead, we see Todd and the Victors sitting a table together while Todd draws a map to Simon's place.
* ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' features this as Scott is about to face Nega Scott (a ShoutOut to [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Dark Link]]). Scott warms up to take him on: [[spoiler: and then it cuts to Scott and Nega Scott talking about having pancakes as they exit the Chaos Theater]].

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'''Vegeta:''' [[BlatantLies Pushups, situps, and plenty of juice.]]
* In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxyuQbB3Ryg 'Bring on The Thundah!']], {{WebVideo/Jerma985}} played up the epicness of his personal favourite map pl_Thundermountain, complete with lightning appearing on the screen for more badass effect, even {{WebVideo/STAR}}_ has his steam name changed to THUNDER for this video, only for the server to change the map to cp_Egypt, to Jerma's dismay.

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-->'''Homer:''' Best night's sleep I ever had!
-->'''Lisa:''' Their tap water tasted better than ours!

* The follow-up comic "The Promise" makes this out of Zuko's last scene in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Zuko confronts his father in prison and demands to know where his mother is. Ozai's response?[[spoiler: "Bring me some tea."]]

--> '''Po''': Now I bet you're wondering... where's the kicking butt?
--> '''Rabbits''': Yeah!
--> '''Po''': Patience, o small ones. It begins... NOW!
--> (scene cuts to a night sky)
--> ({{beat}})
--> '''Po''': Okay, well not ''right'' now...

Distantly related to the DescriptionCut, the AnticlimaxCut is a scene change where the resolution to a setup is much less exciting, sexy, dangerous, or supernatural than what the audience was led to expect. The resulting {{Anticlimax}} is PlayedForLaughs, making this a ComedyTrope.

* ''TheFairlyOddParents'': When Timmy, Cosmo and Wanda entered a scavenger hunt, one of the items was a Pot of Gold from the 15th century. Timmy commented on how leprechauns are usually protective of their gold. Cut to a leprechaun willingly giving them his pot.

* In ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', Schmidt and Jenko get excited over all the "badass" things they'd be doing after graduating police academy. This is followed by an immediate cut to them patrolling a park on a quiet, peaceful afternoon.

* In ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', Schmidt and Jenko get excited over all the "badass" things they'll be doing now that they've graduated police academy. This is followed by an immediate cut to them patrolling a park on a quiet, peaceful afternoon.

* In ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', Schmidt and Jenko get excited over all the ''badass'' things they'll be doing now that they've graduated police academy. This is followed by an immediate cut to them patrolling a park on a quiet, peaceful afternoon.

* In ''Film/21JumpStreet'', Schmidt and Jenko get excited over all the ''badass'' things they'll be doing now that they've graduated police academy. This is followed by an immediate cut to them patrolling a park on a quiet, peaceful afternoon.

** A different gag shows "The worst day in that man's life": a man is in Hiroshima late in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. He hears a falling noise, sees a shadow form directly underneath him, and has enough time to yell "[[BigOMG Oh... my... GOD!]]" right before... an ape falls on his face and starts attacking him.