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* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'': When the Bunkers' niece Stephanie (whom they've taken in) is reluctant to go with them on their trip to California to visit Mike and Gloria, Archie uses this gambit (after all, it worked on Gloria when she didn't want to go to the Catskills with them when she was little).
-->'''Archie:''' You want to stay here, that's okay. Hey, there's plenty of food out there in the ice box, and you learned a little about cooking from your Aunt Edith there. You can take care of the house, a big girl like you. Starts to get cold, there's the gauge over there; you shove it up a little bit there. Only thing is you gotta stay in the house all the time. You can't go nowheres and you can't let nobody in the front door, or in the back door neither. And the most important thing of all...uou know that little door to the attic up there?

* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'': A little girl the Bunkers were taking care of didn't want to go with with the Bunkers on a trip.
-->'''Archie:''' Well, all right, you can stay here then. ''(starts to go then stops)'' But I gotta warn yas about the thing in the attic. You got to place a bit of beef in front of the door and you can't go in there at night... NEVER at night. Well, later...

'''Edith:''' Archie are you sure...

-->'''Girl:''' ''(comes outside quickly)'' Wait!

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* ''Podcast/RoleplayRetcon'' subverts this trope slightly in their re-imagining of ''Film/TheDarkTower'' film when [[spoiler:Alain quits the Ka-Tet right before the Final Battle with no intention of returning. He does show back up after the battle, but only because he was The Good Man's captive.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresofJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' episode "Beach Party Mummy" Carl is at first hesitant to venture into an egyptian tomb and Jimmy tells him he can stay out "in case a marauding band of bloodthirsty graverobbers shows up". All it takes is a scarab to touch his foot for him to scream "Wait for me!" and follow them.

A form of MortonsFork. Compare/contrast LetsSplitUpGang. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] WaitHere.

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* In the ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' movie ''Paint it, White!'', Germany says this almost word for word to Italy, as the nations go to sneak onto the Pictonian mothership
--> '''Italy:''' *waving white flag* I'll wait for you guys here.
--> '''Germany:''' Italy! You are coming inside with us!
--> '''Italy:''' What? But I would rather not. Willingly walking into an enemy's spaceship seems kind of reckless to me. Plus, I don't want to get my costume all dirty!
--> '''Germany:''' Fine. Then stay here alone.
--> '''Italy:''' Ah! Being alone is worse than anything!

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* Chihiro in ''Anime/{{Spirited Away}}'' originally refuses to accompany her parents into the haunted amusement park, but follows when they decide to leave her behind. It turns out she was right about the place.

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* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', when Ariel is dragging Flounder along to investigate a sunken ship:
-->'''Ariel:''' All right, I'm going inside. You can just stay here and... watch for sharks.
-->'''Flounder:''' Okay, yeah, you go. I'll stay here... '''[[BigWHAT WHAT?!]]''' '''''SHARKS?!''''' ''Ariel!!''

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* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'': A little girl the Bunkers were taking care of didn't want to go with with the Bunkers on a trip.

-->''(Bunkers go outside)''
-->'''Edith:''' Archie are you sure...

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* Too many times on ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' to count.
* From the blackout episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'':
-->'''Chuckie:''' ''(from under his blanket)'' No way, I'm not goin'! Not this time! This isn't just regular-plain-old scary, Tommy. This is THE DARK! There's no light at all, not even a night light! Forget it, Tommy. I'm. Stayin'. Right. Here.
-->'''Tommy:''' Okay, Chuckie, whatever you say.

-->'''Penfold:''' ''I'll'' wait here and ''you'' go investigate!
-->'''DM:''' (''drolly'') What a good idea, Penfold. Why didn't I think of that?

-->'''Lance:''' Okay, you stay here, by yourself, in the dark, all alone in a lion that's out of commission.
-->'''Hunk:''' ''(suddenly comes out and clings to Lance)'' DON'T LEAVE ME!

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresofJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' episode "Beach Party Mummy" Carl is at first hesitant to venture into an egyptian tomb and Jimmy tells him he can stay out "in case a marauding band of bloodthirsty graverobbers shows up". All it takes is a scarab to touch his foot for him to scream "Wait for me!"

-->'''Archie:''' Three... two... one.

A form of MortonsFork. Compare/contrast LetsSplitUpGang. [[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] WaitHere.

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* In ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'', Malak refuses to go to the castle in the swamp with the others - then says to nobody in particular, "They need me!" and jumps in the boat to keep from being left alone.
* Happens in the first live action Film/ScoobyDoo film. Daphne needed Shaggy & Scooby to go into a castle with her when they refuse. So she says, "you're not going to stand out here alone are you?" which gets them very eager to accompany her.

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', when Ariel is dragging Flounder along to investigate a sunken ship:
-->'''Ariel:''' All right, I'm going inside. You can just stay here and... watch for sharks.
-->'''Flounder:''' Okay, yeah, you go. I'll stay here... '''[[BigWHAT WHAT?!]]''' '''''SHARKS?!''''' ''Ariel!!''