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* ''Film/SpiceWorld'': When the Girls' friend Nicola is suddenly about to give birth, Mel C snatches a mobile phone from a nearby clubber to call an ambulance.


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* ''Literature/TheFamousFive'': In ''Five Run Away Together'', the children do not want the cook Mrs Stick to answer the phone when Uncle Quentin calls. Unfortunately, he calls earlier than he said he would, and Mrs Stick does get in first. George flies into the room like a wild thing, and snatches the receiver out of Mrs Stick's hand.
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* ''Film/HomeAlone'': The family, in a panic, forces a woman at an airport off the phone.

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* ''Film/HomeAlone'': ''Film/HomeAlone1'': The family, in a panic, forces a woman at an airport off the phone.
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* An early "Jake from State Farm" spot featured a man up at 3 in the morning on his phone. His wife thinks he's talking to another woman, but he says it's Jake from State Farm. The wife grabs his phone and asks "What are you wearing, (''finger quotes'') 'Jake from State Farm'?" Jake himself in a deep male voice replies "Uh...khakis." The wife still doesn't buy it.
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John Doe is using a phone, typically now it's a cellphone, but up until about the 1980s it was a PayPhone or in rare cases, his or another person's home phone. Richard Roe decides he needs to use the phone. Richard will either interrupt the call (for a pay phone or a home phone) or steal or confiscate John's cell phone. If Richard Roe just takes the phone and isn't planning to give it back, that's stealing. If a police officer or public official takes a phone because there's an emergency, that's a confiscation, because presumably the owner will eventually get the phone returned.

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John Doe is using a phone, typically now it's a cellphone, but up until about the 1980s it was a PayPhone UsefulNotes/PayPhone or in rare cases, his or another person's home phone. Richard Roe decides he needs to use the phone. Richard will either interrupt the call (for a pay phone or a home phone) or steal or confiscate John's cell phone. If Richard Roe just takes the phone and isn't planning to give it back, that's stealing. If a police officer or public official takes a phone because there's an emergency, that's a confiscation, because presumably the owner will eventually get the phone returned.

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* Averted when Franchise/{{Tintin}} has to make an urgent phone call, but is stuck outside the only phone booth in the rain while someone inside is apparently yakking away for ages...until the rain stops and a GrandeDame emerges with the [[MisterMuffykins obligatory small dog]], saying they can depart now that it's stopped raining. A bedraggled Tintin gives them a DeathGlare as he steps into the now empty booth.

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* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': Averted when Franchise/{{Tintin}} the titular character has to make an urgent phone call, but is stuck outside the only phone booth in the rain while someone inside is apparently yakking away for ages...ages... until the rain stops and a GrandeDame emerges with the [[MisterMuffykins obligatory small dog]], saying they can depart now that it's stopped raining. A bedraggled Tintin gives them a DeathGlare as he steps into the now empty booth.




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* ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie'': Jumba answers the phone while imprisoned. When Hamsterviel is alerted about it, he has Gantu take the phone to propose a ransom in exchange for Jumba.
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* ''Film/{{Collateral}}'': Max grabs a pedestrian's phone to call Annie and warn her about Vincent coming to kill her.



* ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie'': Jumba answers the phone while imprisoned. When Hamsterviel is alerted about it, he has Gantu take the phone to propose a ransom in exchange for Jumba.



* In ''Film/{{Collateral}}'', Max grabs a pedestrian's phone to call Annie and warn her about Vincent coming to kill her.



* Played with in ''Masked Dog'' by Raymond Obstfeld, in which the criminal has superpowers after a MadScience [[TestedOnHumans experiment]]. When a bystander gets annoyed at how he's hogging the public phone to make a number of calls, he responds by using his SuperStrength to rip apart the phone book, then takes the man's glasses and [[FeelNoPain eats them]].

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* Played with in ''Masked Dog'' by Raymond Obstfeld, Obstfeld: Played with, in which the criminal has superpowers after a MadScience [[TestedOnHumans experiment]]. When a bystander gets annoyed at how he's hogging the public phone to make a number of calls, he responds by using his SuperStrength to rip apart the phone book, then takes the man's glasses and [[FeelNoPain eats them]].



* ''ClassOfLies'' (or Mr. Temporary): This becomes an important plot point in one episode. Korean teachers typically collect the students' phones before an exam and return it to them after the exam period ends. [[spoiler:However, the undercover teacher Moo-Hyeok, who's the invigilator during the class' test, took this opportunity to hack and transfer data from [[TheChessmaster Beom]][[WiseBeyondTheirYears jin]]'s[[note]]who is one of [[TeensAreMonsters the four students]] whom Moo-Hyeok suspects to be closely related to [[PosthumousCharacter Su-ah]]'s case[[/note]] phone to his assistant working behind-the-scenes. [[BookSmart Beomjin]] finishes his exam early and asks for his phone, but Moo-hyeok's persistent refusal to give it back makes him suspicious of the teacher. Beomjin, then, reminds the teacher that he ''has the right'' to get his phone and leave since a certain period of time has passed. He eventually gets his phone back after [[BattleOfWits a suspenseful back and forth]] with the teacher]].



* On ''Series/{{MASH}}'', Hawkeye, Trapper and Frank grab Henry's phone from each other regarding the acquisition of a gun to bring down Five O'clock Charlie--Frank for, Hawkeye and Trapper against.
* This becomes an important plot point in one episode of the Korean series ''ClassOfLies'' (or Mr. Temporary). Korean teachers typically collect the students' phones before an exam and return it to them after the exam period ends. [[spoiler:However, the undercover teacher Moo-Hyeok, who's the invigilator during the class' test, took this opportunity to hack and transfer data from [[TheChessmaster Beom]][[WiseBeyondTheirYears jin]]'s[[note]]who is one of [[teensAreMonsters the four students whom Moo-Hyeok suspects to be closely related to [[PosthumousCharacter Su-ah]]'s case[[/note]] phone to his assistant working behind-the-scenes. [[BookSmart Beomjin]] finishes his exam early and asks for his phone, but Moo-hyeok's persistent refusal to give it back makes him suspicious of the teacher. Beomjin, then, reminds the teacher that he ''has the right'' to get his phone and leave since a certain period of time has passed. He eventually gets his phone back after [[BattleOfWits a suspenseful back and forth]] with the teacher]].

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* On ''Series/{{MASH}}'', ''Series/{{MASH}}'': In one episode, Hawkeye, Trapper and Frank grab Henry's phone from each other regarding the acquisition of a gun to bring down Five O'clock Charlie--Frank Charlie -- Frank for, Hawkeye and Trapper against.
* This becomes an important plot point in one episode of the Korean series ''ClassOfLies'' (or Mr. Temporary). Korean teachers typically collect the students' phones before an exam and return it to them after the exam period ends. [[spoiler:However, the undercover teacher Moo-Hyeok, who's the invigilator during the class' test, took this opportunity to hack and transfer data from [[TheChessmaster Beom]][[WiseBeyondTheirYears jin]]'s[[note]]who is one of [[teensAreMonsters the four students whom Moo-Hyeok suspects to be closely related to [[PosthumousCharacter Su-ah]]'s case[[/note]] phone to his assistant working behind-the-scenes. [[BookSmart Beomjin]] finishes his exam early and asks for his phone, but Moo-hyeok's persistent refusal to give it back makes him suspicious of the teacher. Beomjin, then, reminds the teacher that he ''has the right'' to get his phone and leave since a certain period of time has passed. He eventually gets his phone back after [[BattleOfWits a suspenseful back and forth]] with the teacher]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'': At the start of "Follow That Feather," Dick and Muttley are flying together searching for Yankee Doodle Pigeon when the phone rings. Muttley answers it, then Dastardly contemptuously grabs it from him. Cue Muttley's {{Angrish}}.



* ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'': At the start of "Follow That Feather," Dick and Muttley are flying together searching for Yankee Doodle Pigeon when the phone rings. Muttley answers it, then Dastardly contemptuously grabs it from him. Cue Muttley's {{Angrish}}.

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