History Main / CallingShotGun

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. A VisualPun in "God Mode". When our heroes break into a lockup to find a [[CoolCar Ferrari]]. Shaw promptly hands her SPAS-12 shotgun to Reese.

* In the JudgeDredd fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10661256/1/Gunpowder-Lead Gunpowder and Lead]] a character refers to the passenger-seat position in the urban tank used to batter down doors in a raid as "riding widowmaker", using the name for the specific Justice-Department issue shotgun in the setting.

* ''MeetTheRobinsons''

* ''{{Psych}}'' episode "Rob-a-Bye Baby":

* ''[[That70sShow That '70s Show]]'' episode "Nobody's Fault But Mine":

* In ''MyNameIsEarl'', Randy initiates his abortive romance with Catalina by calling "dibs".
* Michael Scott does this in ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'', even though they're taking Dwight to the hospital and he really should be in the front. Michael then explains the sanctity of the rule of shotgun and how it can't be questioned.

* A variant from ''{{Friends}}''. Joey and Chandler have traded apartments with Rachel and Monica, and they're moving in. While carrying something into their new place...

* ''HowIMetYourMother'': Immediately after chastising Ted for buying a new car, Barney calls shotgun for all eternity, which he and Robin then argue about. It comes up again later when he (unsuccessfully) tries to enforce it and he and Robin get back into the argument.
* Inverted in the season two finale of ''PersonOfInterest''. When Reese and Shaw steal a sports car, Shaw hands Reese her shotgun so he won't feel inadequate while she drives.
* Used several times for comedic effect in ''TheInbetweeners''. In the episode where Simon gets his car, the boys are going to Thorpe Park, and he picks up Will first. Will naturally sits on the front seat, and when they stop to pick up Jay, Simon and Will both get out of the car to greet him. When Will is about to get back to the front seat, Jay instantly calls shotgun. Will has not heard of shotgun before, and it is explained to him, after which Jay and Simon insist he should sit at the backseat. Cue one of Will's usual "unwritten rule I have never about heard before or just don't like" rants.

* ''RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal''

* ''{{Halo}}''. Friendly human [=NPCs=] will often call out 'shotgun' while you or another character is driving a vehicle and the gunner position is already taken.

* Hunter of ''SuicideForHire'' calls shotgun in [[http://suicideforhire.comicgenesis.com/d/20071114.html this strip]]. He is very [[http://suicideforhire.comicgenesis.com/d/20071121.html satisfied]].
* The ''PerryBibleFellowship'' shows us the correct way to settle draws [[http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF113-Shotgun.jpg here]].
* ''AppleGeeks'' introduced a game for calling shotgun. When someone calls it, any other number of passengers can respond by pulling down their pants. The first person has to drop his/her pants as well. A race then ensues (pants around ankles), and whoever gets to the car first gets shotgun.
* Butch of ''ChoppingBlock'', [[http://choppingblock.keenspot.com/d/20010518.html rather literally.]]

* [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior Mrs. Avery]] does this in ''ThePJs''...with an actual shotgun.
* In an episode of ''FamilyGuy'', Peter befriends Bill Clinton. When about to enter the former President's limo, Peter pauses momentarily to express his awe before calling shotgun.

* In the [JudgeDredd Judge Dredd] fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10661256/1/Gunpowder-Lead Gunpowder and Lead]] a character refers to the passenger-seat position in the urban tank used to batter down doors in a raid as "riding widowmaker", using the name for the specific Justice-Department issue shotgun in the setting.

* ''WebVideo/TheHire''. A VisualPun in "Beat the Devil". JamesBrown and CliveOwen must win a drag race with the Devil (played by GaryOldman) who's seating next to Danny Trejo as his driver. Oldman starts the race by firing a shotgun out the sunroof of his CoolCar.

* ''WebVideo/TheHire''. A VisualGag in "Beat the Devil". JamesBrown and CliveOwen must win a drag race with the Devil (played by GaryOldman) who's seating next to Danny Trejo as his driver. Oldman starts the race by firing a shotgun out the sunroof of his CoolCar.

-->'''Simmons''': Shotgun!
-->'''Grif''' (a split-second late): Shotgu-- [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck!]]
-->--''RedVsBlue''

-->'''ComicBook/LadyBlackhawk''': You drive. I call shotgun.\\

* ''{{Blades of Glory}}''

* ''DazedAndConfused''

* ''Malibu's Most Wanted''

-->Captain Mal: So, you gonna ride shotgun with me, help me fly?
-->River Tam: That's the plan.
* ''UndercoverBrother''. As the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. agents run to the hovercraft so they can escape The Man's island, Conspiracy Brother calls out "Shotgun!"

* ''HotFuzz''

* ''{{Futurama}}'': When the crew need to go inside Fry's body with a miniature Planet Express Ship, both Bender and Zoidberg yell out, "Shotgun!" Bender beats Zoidberg to it.

* Michael Scott does this in ''TheOffice'', even though they're taking Dwight to the hospital and he really should be in the front. Michael then explains the sanctity of the rule of shotgun and how it can't be questioned.

** In a later episode, Simon lets his own girlfriend sit in the backseat, in the uncomfortable space between Will and Jay, just because Neil called shotgun, and she does not manage to change his mind. While Simon is often TheOnlySaneMan, he certainly has a noticeable quirk in how he follows the shotgun rules like they are laws with capital punishment for breaking them.

* ''HalfLife''. In ''HalfLife 2 Episode 2'', Alyx Vance playfully calls "Shotgun!" before she and Gordon Freeman go riding in a dune buggy-like car.

* In ''Thieves Like Us'' and ''Thieves 'Til We Die'', Con ''always'' rides shotgun. No one protests this, because they all know that it's a part of her DarkAndTroubledPast (the last time she rode in the backseat of a car, it crashed and she was stuck in the remains for hours [[NightmareFuel while the paramedics cut through her parents' mangled bodies to rescue her]]). [[spoiler:In the first book, we see that forcing her into the backseat makes her undergo a massive HeroicBSOD, and leaves her stumbling like a zombie for quite awhile.]]

* MitchHedberg:

-->'''LadyBlackhawk''': You drive. I call shotgun.\\

-->'''Lady Blackhawk''': You drive. I call shotgun.\\

* In ''Ben10AlienForce'', Manny calls out "Shotgun!" repeatedly, even though he's already in the front seat. He says it's just fun to yell it.

* ''TheNewAvengers in Canada'' episode "Emily" has Steed calling "bags" on distracting the bad guys.

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The term "riding shotgun" comes from the days of stagecoaches in the Old West. A stagecoach had a crew of two. One drove while the other protected the cargo and passengers with a short [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]] called a coach gun. While the term was never actually used in the Old West, it was first popularized by the movie ''{{Stagecoach}}''. When the transition from stagecoaches to automobiles was made has never been determined.

* In the ''BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' episode "Menace of the Madniks!", when Batman, Booster Gold and Blue Beetle are taking the Bug to Hub City Penitentiary, Booster says "Road trip! I call shotgun!" GilliganCut to Bats and Beetle in the front seats, while Booster sits in the back, protesting "I totally called shotgun!"