History Main / AnythingButThat

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'', Specter is about to reboard the Infinity Train when he gets cryptic text messages that read out as his "thoughts" on prevous cars. While the first two entries seem fine, he starts getting freaked out when the sender starts making him reflect on the Fog Car since it was where he was tortured, had to see London nearly die, and he ''kicked Easter out of a window'' out of anger.

* In ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'', this is how Kallen reacts to Suzaku interrogating her with Refrain. Understandable, since Refrain would cause her to give up the Black Knights' secrets. More importantly, her mother has been addicted to the drug for years, so Kallen is understandably terrified of being subjected to its damage.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', when his parents are kidnapped in ''The Chip'', the villain demands that Freakazoid hand over the secret to his powers or else he'll force them to watch... ''the best of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Ingels Marty Ingles]].'' He capitulates.
* An episode of ''Westernanimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' had a nightmare of Garfield featuring two children of Jon. First he objects "No, anything but 'spin the bottle'!" but is still put into a bottle and rolled down a hill. And then the other child's game earns "No, anything but teether totter! I'd rather play spin the bottle than teeter totter!"

Sometimes the reaction to a CoolAndUnusualPunishment and SuckinessIsPainful. See also WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes. Frequently paired with "WeHaveWaysOfMakingYouTalk". See also ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne.

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* ''Film/TheKentuckyFriedMovie'' example is used in ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' during an early segment of his review of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''...
-->'''Dr. Klahn:''' Show him ''Film/BatmanAndRobin!''\\
'''CIA Agent:''' No! No, please! Anything but that!

* A common running gag throughout Podcast/RiffTrax, due to the FauxHorrific nature of what they are watching. Usually the "''that''" is being exposed to [[Film/HarryPotter Quidditch]] or [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Pod Racing]].
* In ''WebVideo/MidnightScreenings'', Jake said he would watch a 48 hour loop of ''Film/TheSmurfs 2'' before watching ''Film/ThatsMyBoy'' again.
* In one of WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's Halloween episodes, the Nerd is being chased by [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]. When he's cornered, the Nerd begs ''"Don't kill me!"'' Instead, Jason holds up a copy of ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' on UsefulNotes/{{NES}}. The Nerd stares in horror at the game for a moment, then says ''"Kill me."''
* A spinoff of [[WebVideo/JonTron JonTron]]'s "OH IT'S A ___" random video game element nickname-giving catchphrase on [[WebVideo/GameGrumps Game Grumps]]: "NO! NOT ___! (occasionally) ANYTHING BUT ___!"
* [[WebVideo/SovietWomble Womble]] has a moment during his playthrough of ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation'' where he walks past an air duct [[DroolHello leaking Xenomorph drool]] but doesn't notice it until about six seconds afterwards, at which point:
--> '''Womble''': ''(audibly losing his sanity)'' [[RapidFireNo No, no no no.]] Don't be that. Not now, don't be that. Don't do that. [[MadnessMantra Don't be that.]] (Motion detector beeps and shows ''[[SensorSuspense something]]'' approaching fast) No...! Don't be that. Please don't be that. ''DON'T BE THAT!''

* In the pre-show for ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, when Lord Farquaad threatens the Three Little Pigs with "Luau Time", he asks Thelonius to "fetch his moo-moo". This gets the most horrified reaction out of the pigs.

* ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'' (2007): You almost miss it, but Penny shrieks "Not the jump rope!" as her mother threatens her.

* ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' "Anything, ''but'' nachos."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''.

* Used humorously in an episode of ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginSeries''. Team Rocket demand that Misty hand over a Water-type, when this happens:

* Used humorously in an episode of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''. Team Rocket demand that Misty hand over a water-type, when this happens:
-->'''Jessie:''' Give us a water-type Pokemon, twerp!\\
(Psyduck pops out of its Pokeball, with its usual dumb look)\\

* From the ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' episode "Stranger Invasion", this was Zurg's reaction upon seeing Buzz's shuttle crash-land on the planet he just invaded.