History Main / GiftShake

* In the ''Literature/BlackJewels'' extended story "Winsol Gifts" Saetan is anticipates this and actually has prepared some obvious, attractive presents that rattle nicely, filled with junk, to save the more delicate gifts.

* [[http://www.thegiftofchristmas.com/ The Gift of Christmas]], a looping radio show that many radio stations play during the holidays (mostly Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), has a sketch where "Captain Christmas" comes to the aid of a lady who has two identically wrapped gifts for a girl and a boy. The boy traditionally opens presents on Christmas Eve, while the girl is Norwegian and opens hers on Christmas Day. The labels fell off both, and Captain Christmas has to find out which gift belongs to whom. He shakes one of the gifts increasingly furiously, with audible glass breaking coming from the box, and comes to the conclusion that the one he shook ''wasn't'' the wine glasses that the Norweigan girl asked for.

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* In the Very Special ChristmasEpisode of ''Series/HappyDays'', Ritchie's BrotherChuck (who is going to college on a basketball scholarship) gets [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2j1Ror7ahQ#t=3m24s a round object covered in paper.]]

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* ''FoxTrot'': Jason is seen shaking a present and saying, "Ooh! I wonder what this is?" A shattering noise is heard as he tells his friend Marcus, "That's why I never shake my own presents."

* The kid in ''ThePolarExpress'' at the end.
* ''NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'': Clark Griswold shakes one of Aunt Bethany's gifts after Rusty brings it to his parents and announces that the box is meowing:

* At the end of ''BallsOfFury'', Randy gives his master a gift. He vigorously shakes it before Randy has a chance to tell him that it was a new lucky cricket, which is now dead.

* In the Very Special ChristmasEpisode of ''HappyDays'', Ritchie's BrotherChuck (who is going to college on a basketball scholarship) gets [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2j1Ror7ahQ#t=3m24s a round object covered in paper.]]

* A quick gag on ''{{Roseanne}}'' was that the Conner kids would test their presents this way "for the good stuff", so Dan and Roseanne started wrapping the toys in cloths.

* In the ''BlackJewels'' extended story "Winsol Gifts" Saetan is anticipates this and actually has prepared some obvious, attractive presents that rattle nicely, filled with junk, to save the more delicate gifts.

* ''{{Garfield}}'':

* ''GarfieldAndFriends'': On the advice of Garfield's evil side, he jumps into the mail cart, and, after finding the package Jon was waiting for, shakes it. This doesn't break it directly, but he accidentally drops it on the brake, releasing it, while it bounces off onto the sidewalk. [[spoiler:Turns it was a present for him... a personalized mug, which promptly shatters in his hands as soon as he [[TemptingFate tempts fate]].]]

* ''RedGreen'' did a Christmas episode in which Harold attempts to demonstrate proper package-shaking technique and of course sends the (breakable) present flying.

* [[http://xkcd.com/1151/ This]] ''[[Webcomic/Xkcd]]'' has a variation.

* The kid in ''ThePolarExpress'' does this at the end.
* ''NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'': Clark Griswold does this to one of Aunt Bethany's gifts after Rusty brings it to his parents and announces that the box is meowing:
-->'''Clark''' ''[[CloudCuckooLander She wrapped up her damned cat!]]''

* The boys in ''HomeImprovement'' shook their presents but heard nothing and concluded that they were clothes.

* A ''{{Garfield}}'' strip has him shaking a Christmas present that goes "rattle, rattle" and saying, "I hope it's for me." Then it goes "rattle, rattle, CRACK!" and Garfield says, "I hope it's for Odie."
** This gag was planned to be included in ''A Garfield ChristmasSpecial'', but for some reason wasn't.

* On the advice of [[GarfieldAndFriends Garfield's]] evil side, he jumps into the mail cart, and, after finding the package Jon was waiting for, shakes it. This doesn't break it directly, but he accidentally drops it on the brake, releasing it, while it bounces off onto the sidewalk. [[spoiler:Turns it was a present for him... a personalized mug, which promptly shatters in his hands as soon as he [[TemptingFate tempts fate]].]]

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* You have done this at some point. Admit it.

* ''NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'': Clark Griswold does this to one of Aunt Bethany's gifts after Rusty brings it to his parents and announces that the box is meowing.

* In the BlackJewels extended story "Winsol Gifts" Saetan is anticipates this and actually has prepared some obvious, attractive presents that rattle nicely, filled with junk, to save the more delicate gifts.

* In the Season 2 ChristmasEpisode of ''SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', Sabrina is suffering from a condition called "egotitis", due to the fact that she still has a somewhat childish and selfish view of Christmas. Because she suffers this, she's forbidden to receive presents on Christmas. When her presents disappear as she was about to open one, she gives the following lament:

* ''{{Gremlins}}'': Billy starts to do this but is quickly stopped by his father since the box contains Gizmo.

A character obtains a wrapped present and shakes it in order to identify the contents.

* At the end of BallsOfFury, Randy gives his master a gift. He vigorously shakes it before Randy has a chance to tell him that it was a new lucky cricket, which is now dead.

* A ''{{Garfield}}'' strip has him shaking a Christmas present that goes "rattle, rattle" and saying, "I hope this is mine!" Then it goes "rattle, rattle, CRACK!" and Garfield says, "I hope this is Odie's!"
* ''FoxTrot'': Jason is seen shaking a present and saying, "Ooh! I wonder what this is?" A shattering noise is heard as he tells his friend Marcus, "That's why I shake Paige's presents."

* ''NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation:'' Clark Griswold does this to one of Aunt Bethany's gifts after Rusty brings it to his parents and announces that the box is meowing.

* [[NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation Clark Griswold]] does this to one of Aunt Bethany's gifts after Rusty brings it to his parents and announces that the box is meowing.