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* In ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' the crew celebrates their defeat of the bad guys and successful return to the solar system when out of no where, the ''BigBad'' shows up. Twice.

* In ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' the crew celebrates their defeat of the bad guys and successful return to the solar system when the ''BigBad'' shows up. Twice.

* In ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' the crew celebrates their defeat of the bad guys and successful return to the solar system when the ''main/BigBad'' shows up. Twice.

* ''Film/PulpFiction'': Jules and Vincent have just cleaned out the car into spick-and-span ship-shape, and everything seems hunky-dory when the Wolf reminds them that they still have a dead body to dispose of: "Well, let's not start suckin' each other's dicks quite yet. Phase one is complete, clean the car, which moves us right along to phase two, clean you two."

* In one episode of PaniPoniDash, the miserable rabbit [[ButtMonkey Mesoussa]] has a time bomb [[ForTheEvulz placed on him by a adorable and polite "Jinx in Training" who wants him to be unhappy]]. [[ChildProdigy Becky]] and a few of her students start trying to figure out how to defuse the bomb over the course of the episode. With less than a minute left before the bomb goes off, Becky arrives just in time to tell Mesoussa that they figured out how to remove it. Mesoussa is overjoyed, everyone starts praising Becky for a job well done, and everyone just starts celebrating at the accomplishment... *BOOM!*
* This exact phrase gets thrown around from time to time in numerous battles in {{Bakugan}}.

* ''{{Bionicle}}'': after awakening Mata Nui, the Toa Nuva return to Metru Nui to celebrate, only to find out they were [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]] to Makuta, who now [[GrandTheftMe took over Mata Nui's body]].

* In ''{{Banjo-Kazooie}}'', after you rescue Tootie, the credits roll and there's a cutscene of the victorious Banjo, Kazooie, Mumbo, and Bottles celebrating with a barbecue--then Tootie comes out and reminds them that they still haven't defeated the Big Bad, and that Banjo had better get off his butt and do it.
* StarFox64: Second boss Shogun invokes this with the line "Don't party just yet!"
* The intro to ''[[VideoGame/Left4Dead Left 4 Dead]]'' shows the survivors run from a Witch, fight a zombie horde, deal with special infected, set off a car alarm, and just barely escape from a Tank before they catch a moment's rest on a rooftop.

* ThePowerpuffGirls go into celebratory hugs after stopping a crime in "Mime For A Change," until Bubbles notices that the color has been drained from the landscape.

* In ''{{Banjo-Kazooie}}'', after you rescue Tootie, the credits roll and there's a cutscene of the victorious Banjo relaxing in a lawn chair--then Tootie comes out and reminds him that he still hasn't defeated the Big Bad, and he'd better get off his butt and do it.

* ThePowerpuffGirls go into celebratory hugs after stopping a crime in "Mime For A Change," until Bubbles notices that the color has been drawimed from the landscape.

* In ''DannyPhantom'' episode "The Million Dollar Ghost", Jack had just defeated Plasmius (yes, ''Jack Fenton'' defeated Plasmius) when he and Danny remembered they still have to change the ecto-filtrator to prevent the Fenton Portal from exploding. Then there was a cut to an explosion scene but it was just Jack showing Danny a simulation of what would have happened if they failed.

* TheLegendOfZelda:WindWaker features Link doing a comical but upbeat [[HappyDance Victory Dance]] whenever he kills a dungeon's boss. He begins doing said dance after the first stage of the boss battle with ThatOneBoss, but true to his trope, he gets back up, transforms, and probably destroys the player several times over between his second and third forms.

* StarFox64: [[TheDragon Wolf O'Donnell]] invokes this with the line "Don't party just yet!"

* The intro to ''[[Left4Dead Left 4 Dead]]'' shows the survivors run from a Witch, fight a zombie horde, deal with special infected, set off a car alarm, and just barely escape from a Tank before they catch a moment's rest on a rooftop.

* [[StarFox64 Don't party just yet!]]

* PulpFiction: Jules and Vincent have just cleaned out the car into spick-and-span ship-shape, and everything seems hunky-dory when the Wolf reminds them that they still have a dead body to dispose of: "Well, let's not start suckin' each other's dicks quite yet. Phase one is complete, clean the car, which moves us right along to phase two, clean you two."
* From ConAir: "Think you're free? Well, think again."

* Subverted in the BuffyTheVampireSlayer episode "Fear Itself". The fights over, everybody's back home and stuffing their faces with chocolate when Giles, reading up on the Monster Of The Week they'd just killed, suddenly exclaims,

The party of heroes just defeated the BigBad. He's finally dead. Hurray! Now we can all go back and live peacefully.... BUT WAIT! During that final encounter with the villain, they completely forgot to deactivate the self-destruct mechanism he activated. It's not that they couldn't, but they just forgot. Cue the OhCrap moments.

* In ''DannyPhantom'' episode "The Million Dollar Ghost", Jack had just defeated Plasmius (yes, ''Jack Fenton'' defeated Plasmius) when he and Danny remembered they still have to change the ecto-filtrator to prevent the Fenton Portal from exploding. Then there was a cut to an explosion scene but it was just Jack showing Danny a simulation of what'd have happened if they failed.

* Brilliantly subverted in the BuffyTheVampireSlayer episode "Fear Itself". The fights over, everybody's back home and stuffing their faces with chocolate when Giles, reading up on the Monster Of The Week they'd just killed, suddenly exclaims,

* The intro to ''{{Left4Dead}}'' shows the survivors run from a Witch, fight a zombie horde, deal with special infected, set off a car alarm, and just barely escape from a Tank before they catch a moment's rest on a rooftop.

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The party of heroes just defeated the BigBad. He's finally dead. Hurray! Now we can all go back and live peacefully.... BUT WAIT! During that final encounter with the villain, they completely forgot to deactivate the self-destruct mechanism he activated. OhCrap. It's not that they couldn't, but they just forgot.

Well, for whatever reason may be, the heroes have survived, but now have somehow been separated during the quest. Friends, Family, or just people that are happy to see each other. When they finally meet back up, they take a moment to celebrate their reunion, but it must be cut short. They are quickly reminded that they have no time to spare to continue on with their goal.

This trope is used to describe when a situation arises when a character or group of characters accomplish something worth celebrating over, but the moment is cut short when someone or something, usually the OnlySaneMan, reminds them that they're not out of the woods just yet... Or they just simply forget.

This is mostly a comedy trope, though sometimes played seriously. Sometimes a disaster *COULD* be averted if someone had just remembered it.

See also NotSoFastBucko, for times when it's the ''audience'' who realizes that it isn't quite over yet.
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!!Examples:

* In one episode of PaniPoniDash, the miserable rabbit [[ButtMonkey Mesoussa]] has a time bomb [[ForTheEvulz placed on him by a adorable and polite "Jinx in Training" who wants him to be unhappy]]. [[ChildProdigy Becky]] and a few of her students start trying to figure out how to defuse the bomb over the course of the episode. With less than a minute left before the bomb goes off, Becky arrives just in time to tell Mesoussa that they figured out how to remove it. Mesoussa is overjoyed, everyone starts praising Becky for a job well done, and everyone just starts celebrating at the accomplishment... *BOOM!*
* PulpFiction: Jules and Vincent have just cleaned out the car into spick-and-span ship-shape, and everything seems hunky-dory when the Wolf reminds them that they still have a dead body to dispose of: "Well, let's not start suckin' each other's dicks quite yet. Phase one is complete, clean the car, which moves us right along to phase two, clean you two."
* From ConAir: "Think you're free? Well, think again."
* Brilliantly subverted in the BuffyTheVampireSlayer episode "Fear Itself". The fights over, everybody's back home and stuffing their faces with chocolate when Giles, reading up on the Monster Of The Week they'd just killed, suddenly exclaims,
-->'''Giles:''' ''Oh, bloody hell, the inscription. I should've translated the inscription.''
-->'''Buffy:''' ''What does it say?''
-->'''Giles:''' (referring to the monster which had been dramatically revealed to be a tiny little demon that ended up being squashed by Buffy in two seconds flat) ''"Actual size."''
* In BanjoKazooie, after you rescue Tootie, the credits roll and there's a cutscene of the victorious Banjo relaxing in a lawn chair--then Tootie comes out and reminds him that he still hasn't defeated the Big Bad, and he'd better get off his butt and do it.
* ''{{Bionicle}}'': after awakening Mata Nui, the Toa Nuva return to Metru Nui to celebrate, only to find out they were [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]] to Teridax, who now [[GrandTheftMe took over Mata Nui's body]].
* In the latest ''StarTrek'' movie, the crew gets this one and a half times. First, they destroy Nero's ship... but then before they can even think about celebrating, the Enterprise starts getting sucked into the black hole! Once they've freed themselves from THAT unpleasant demise, the Crew doesn't celebrate. Instead, they share a collective sigh of relief. In the commentary, director JJ Abrams said he was trying to avoid having the crew cheer or anything like that. He wanted to avoid "Woo Hoo we kicked ass!" and instead go for "Holy shit did we just do that? I need to catch my breath!"
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The party of heroes just defeated the BigBad. He's finally dead. Hurray! Now we can all go back and live peacefully.... BUT WAIT! During that final encounter with the villain, they completely forgot to deactivate the self-destruct mechanism he activated. OhCrap. It's not that they couldn't, but they just forgot.

Well, for whatever reason may be, the heroes have survived, but now have somehow been separated during the quest. Friends, Family, or just people that are happy to see each other. When they finally meet back up, they take a moment to celebrate their reunion, but it must be cut short. They are quickly reminded that they have no time to spare to continue on with their goal.

This trope is used to describe when a situation arises when a character or group of characters accomplish something worth celebrating over, but the moment is cut short when someone or something, usually the OnlySaneMan, reminds them that they're not out of the woods just yet... Or they just simply forget.

This is mostly a comedy trope, though sometimes played seriously. Sometimes a disaster *COULD* be averted if someone had just remembered it.

See also NotSoFastBucko, for times when it's the ''audience'' who realizes that it isn't quite over yet.
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!!Examples:

* In one episode of PaniPoniDash, the miserable rabbit [[ButtMonkey Mesoussa]] has a time bomb [[ForTheEvulz placed on him by a adorable and polite "Jinx in Training" who wants him to be unhappy]]. [[ChildProdigy Becky]] and a few of her students start trying to figure out how to defuse the bomb over the course of the episode. With less than a minute left before the bomb goes off, Becky arrives just in time to tell Mesoussa that they figured out how to remove it. Mesoussa is overjoyed, everyone starts praising Becky for a job well done, and everyone just starts celebrating at the accomplishment... *BOOM!*
* PulpFiction: Jules and Vincent have just cleaned out the car into spick-and-span ship-shape, and everything seems hunky-dory when the Wolf reminds them that they still have a dead body to dispose of: "Well, let's not start suckin' each other's dicks quite yet. Phase one is complete, clean the car, which moves us right along to phase two, clean you two."
* From ConAir: "Think you're free? Well, think again."
* Brilliantly subverted in the BuffyTheVampireSlayer episode "Fear Itself". The fights over, everybody's back home and stuffing their faces with chocolate when Giles, reading up on the Monster Of The Week they'd just killed, suddenly exclaims,
-->'''Giles:''' ''Oh, bloody hell, the inscription. I should've translated the inscription.''
-->'''Buffy:''' ''What does it say?''
-->'''Giles:''' (referring to the monster which had been dramatically revealed to be a tiny little demon that ended up being squashed by Buffy in two seconds flat) ''"Actual size."''
* In BanjoKazooie, after you rescue Tootie, the credits roll and there's a cutscene of the victorious Banjo relaxing in a lawn chair--then Tootie comes out and reminds him that he still hasn't defeated the Big Bad, and he'd better get off his butt and do it.
* ''{{Bionicle}}'': after awakening Mata Nui, the Toa Nuva return to Metru Nui to celebrate, only to find out they were [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]] to Teridax, who now [[GrandTheftMe took over Mata Nui's body]].
* In the latest ''StarTrek'' movie, the crew gets this one and a half times. First, they destroy Nero's ship... but then before they can even think about celebrating, the Enterprise starts getting sucked into the black hole! Once they've freed themselves from THAT unpleasant demise, the Crew doesn't celebrate. Instead, they share a collective sigh of relief. In the commentary, director JJ Abrams said he was trying to avoid having the crew cheer or anything like that. He wanted to avoid "Woo Hoo we kicked ass!" and instead go for "Holy shit did we just do that? I need to catch my breath!"
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* ''{{Bionicle}}'': after awakening Mata Nui, the Toa Nuva return to Metru Nui to celebrate, only to find out they were {{XanatosSucker}}s to Teridax, who now [[GrandTheftMe took over Mata Nui's body]].