History Main / GlassesPull

* Vash of ''[=~Trigun~=]'' does this now and then. When those glasses are put on, you know things are switching from humor to drama. Notable examples include his fight with the Nebraska Family after they almost kill innocent people, and his first run-in with Legato.

* In terms of public speaking, the glasses removal trick can actually work fairly well, if done carefully. For example, some people first learning how to handle witnesses in court, or doing opening or closing arguments, will start fidgeting with their clothes or their glasses. One way to take the latter and make it work is to channel it; when you get to a question or line in your argument where you're really trying to make a point, draw attention to it by taking off your glasses and using them as a "prop" if you will by gesturing with the hand you have them in. (Granted, over doing it will make you look hammier than [[CSIMiami Horatio Caine]], but [[GenreSavvy careful application]] is very effective!) Law school witness examination classes actually occasionally bring this up as [[TruthInTelevision a useful skill to have in your arsenal]].

* To be fair, it is generally very rude to speak to someone while wearing sunglasses, especially upon first meeting them. Eye contact is important in most cultures, as it can be a judge of honesty, intent, and attention.

**** Then Again, LittkeKuriboh can't think of any jokes by his own so he has to reference internet memes. That makes him witty!

* Played ''achingly'' straight in ''The Chronicles of Riddick''. Granted, with Riddick's sensitive eyes he has to put his goggles on when it gets too bright, but the amount of dramatic taking off of said goggles is excessive to the point of unintentional RunningGag. Seriously. Watch the movie and count how many times he takes them off or puts them on. [[SoGoodItsBad It's hysterical.]]

---> '''YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!''' *cue imagination montage as trainer and sea lion shuffle
across the stage, striking poses as the sea lion grins and winks at the audience.

---> '''YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!''' *cue imagination montage as trainer and sea lion shuffle across the stage, striking poses as the sea lion grins and winks at the audience.

---> '''Female Trainer dressed like Catherine'': Smells like something here... is fishy...
---> YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! *cue imagination montage as trainer and sea lion shuffle across the stage, striking poses as the sea lion grins and winks at the audience.

* A variant was used on [[Airwolf]], where Stringfellow Hawke would pull off his glasses and not say a thing.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'''s Sollux Captor [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003971 does]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003971 this]] in another CSIMiami parody. Yeah.

* In an example of MemeticMutation, this is featured in a [[{{Imageboards}} widely circulated]] comic strip based on CSIMiami where Horatio Caine, wearing a pair of sunglasses, pulls ''another'' pair of sunglasses out of his pocket and puts them on while delivering a [[QuipToBlack punchline]].

* In an example of MemeticMutation, this is featured in a [[{{Imageboards}} widely circulated]] comic strip based on CSIMiami where Horatio Caine, wearing a pair of sunglasses, pulls ''another'' pair of sunglasses out of his pocket and puts them on while delivering a punchline.

** Special mention goes to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d54Ok6Uz_A this scene]], where he takes off his glasses as he's coming out of a car... just so he can put them back on ''mere seconds later'' and deliver a corny one-liner as the car explodes behind him. SoYeah. Or rather, so YEAAAAAAAAH!

* In an example of MemeticMutation, this is featured in a [[{{Imageboards}} widely circulated]] comic strip based on CSIMiami where Horatio Crane, wearing a pair of sunglasses, pulls ''another'' pair of sunglasses out of his pocket and puts them on while delivering a punchline.

*** And {{xkcd}}, [[http://xkcd.com/626/ here]].

-->Josh: "President Bartlet is a good man. He has a good heart. He doesn't hold grudges." (whips out sunglasses, puts them on, walks off, then turns back) "That's what he pays me for."

* Played with in ''HortonHearsAWho''. While answering the mayor's "hypothetical" question, Dr. LaRue whips off her safety glasses on the obvious dramatic line. In a later scene, she whips them off on an innocuous word so she can put them back on for the most dramatic line.