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[[caption-width-right:325:The [[CanadaEh Canadian]] version.[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke As in]], the kind that happens in Canada, [[DoubleMeaning but also]] 'to ''catch'' a Canadian']][[/note]]

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[[caption-width-right:325:The [[CanadaEh [[MooseAndMapleSyrup Canadian]] version.[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke As in]], the kind that happens in Canada, [[DoubleMeaning but also]] 'to ''catch'' a Canadian']][[/note]]
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* Number 6 builds one in ''Recap/ThePrisonerE10HammerIntoAnvil'' to catch a pigeon, so he can use it to carry a message.
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* A somewhat infamous case in ''VideoGame/TheDig'', due to its [[ThatOnePuzzle frustrating difficulty]], requires you to catch a scavenging creature so that you can find its nest, by constructing such a trap out of various bones and machine parts that are lying around.

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* A somewhat infamous case in ''VideoGame/TheDig'', ''VideoGame/{{The Dig|1995}}'', due to its [[ThatOnePuzzle frustrating difficulty]], requires you to catch a scavenging creature so that you can find its nest, by constructing such a trap out of various bones and machine parts that are lying around.

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* A ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1 Donkey Kong Land]]'' commercial did it to DK himself, using a giant UsefulNotes/GameBoy as the "box".



* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion'', Norisuke and Tsurugi try to catch a dog with this upon spotting it around their home. It never even comes close, though they later adopted it and gave the name Iwasuke.



* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}''; in one short, the Professor sets one of these up for Sakamoto using a fish as bait. Sakamoto is willing to go through with it if it means he gets to eat fish... right up until the Professor yanks the stick the wrong way, nailing Sakamoto in the gut.

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* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}''; in ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'': In one short, the Professor sets one of these up for Sakamoto using a fish as bait. Sakamoto is willing to go through with it if it means he gets to eat fish... right up until the Professor yanks the stick the wrong way, nailing Sakamoto in the gut.



* In ''[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]'', you need to make one of these to catch a rat, using some Cheez Doodles as a bait.

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* A ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongLand'' commercial did it to DK himself, using a giant UsefulNotes/GameBoy as the "box".
* In ''[[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]'', ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge'', you need to make one of these to catch a rat, using some Cheez Doodles as a bait.



* In ''VideoGame/TheForest'' you can build these to catch small animals, mainly rabbits.

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* In ''VideoGame/TheForest'' ''VideoGame/TheForest'', you can build these to catch small animals, mainly rabbits.



* In the ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' book, ''Dungeon Crawlin' Fools'', the Order sets this sort of trap for a ninja. As none of them can actually see the ninja and an unreliable poison gets thrown into the mix, the party proceeds to make a UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat joke when the trap goes off.

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* In the ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' book, ''Dungeon Crawlin' Fools'', the Order sets this sort of trap for a ninja. As none of them can actually see the ninja and an unreliable poison gets thrown into the mix, the party proceeds to make a UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat joke when the trap goes off.


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* ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'': In "Ferret Quest", Craig makes one to catch the ferret. Although his attempts to lure it fail, the ferret ends up being chased into it.
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* ''Series/MyWorldAndWelcomeToIt'': John rigs a box propped up with a stick and baited with saucers of food and milk in order to try and catch the title feline character in "The Saga of Dimity Ann." He hopes to capture the cat with it in order to [[APetIntoTheWild sneak her out of the house and abandon her in the nearby woods]] without getting bitten. Turns out he manages this by [[HighOnCatnip plying her with a catnip mouse]] instead.
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* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'': Fern manages to catch Dr. Phage under a box by luring him in with a rubber duck. It takes him a while to even realize that he's trapped, largely due to his SanitySlippage.
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* Exploited in ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'': In Episode 4, Kabaton sets one for himself, then turns into his piglet form to try and bait the Cures into picking him up. Mashiro sees right through it, but Sora [[SchmuckBait falls for it hook, line, and sinker]].
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* ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'': The [[https://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0579.html Planar Binding]] spell to {{summon|ingRitual}} and trap a Celestial takes the form of a HardLight box-and-stick trap, a portal, and a trail of delicious candy.

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