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* Brought up on MalcolmInTheMiddle when [[AdultChild Craig]] and Dewey are playing hide-and-seek. Dewey uncovers Craig hiding (fairly visibly) behind the curtains. When Craig says that [[ButtMonkey no one's ever found him before]], Dewey tells him it's because he's [[BlatantLies such a good hider]].
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* Brought up on MalcolmInTheMiddle when [[AdultChild Craig]] Craig and Dewey are playing hide-and-seek. Dewey uncovers Craig hiding (fairly visibly) behind the curtains. When Craig says that [[ButtMonkey no one's ever found him before]], Dewey tells him it's because he's [[BlatantLies such a good hider]].
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* Brought up on MalcolmInTheMiddle when [[AdultChild Craig]] and Dewey are playing hide-and-seek. Dewey uncovers Craig hiding (fairly visibly) behind the curtains. When Craig says that [[ButtMonkey no one's ever found him before]], Dewey tells him it's because he's [[BlatantLies such a good hider]].
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Incendium", an accidental example is used to HandWave [[LongBusTrip where the Never-Ending Pie-Throwing Robot went off to]] after his premiere episode "What is Life?"
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Incendium", "Hot to the Touch", an accidental example is used to HandWave [[LongBusTrip where the Never-Ending Pie-Throwing Robot went off to]] after his premiere episode "What is Life?"
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-->'''N.E.P.T.R.:" I am the ultimate hide-and-seek champion! 15 months, 4 days, and 9 hours, and you guys could not find me. Haha!\\
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-->'''N.E.P.T.R.:" :''' I am the ultimate hide-and-seek champion! 15 months, 4 days, and 9 hours, and you guys could not find me. Haha!\\
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''Strong Bad:''' But I've taken at least three baths since then...\\
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-->'''N.E.P.T.R.:" I am the ultimate hide-and-seek champion! 15 months, 4 days, and 9 hours, and you guys could not find me. Haha!\\
'''Jake:''' Oh plops, we forgot about the game!
-->'''N.E.P.T.R.:" I am the ultimate hide-and-seek champion! 15 months, 4 days, and 9 hours, and you guys could not find me. Haha!\\
'''Jake:''' Oh plops, we forgot about the game!
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''Homestar Runner:''' Remember last spring when you asked if I wanted to play hide 'n' seek?\\
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* On ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', in the Strong Bad Email [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail196.html hiding]], Strong Bad mentions that he's occasionally used hide and seek to keep [[TheDitz Homestar]] out of his face, but he occasionally forgets that he's tried this ploy... for weeks, or even months, at a time.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' (''on finding Homestar in his bath tub'') Homestar, what are you doing in here?!\\
''Homestar Runner:''' Remember last spring when you asked if I wanted to play hide 'n' seek?\\
''Strong Bad:''' But I've taken at least three baths since then...\\
'''Homestar Runner:''' (''weary'') [[HoYay Oh, I've been in here...]]
* On ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', in the Strong Bad Email [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail196.html hiding]], Strong Bad mentions that he's occasionally used hide and seek to keep [[TheDitz Homestar]] out of his face, but he occasionally forgets that he's tried this ploy... for weeks, or even months, at a time.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' (''on finding Homestar in his bath tub'') Homestar, what are you doing in here?!\\
''Homestar Runner:''' Remember last spring when you asked if I wanted to play hide 'n' seek?\\
''Strong Bad:''' But I've taken at least three baths since then...\\
'''Homestar Runner:''' (''weary'') [[HoYay Oh, I've been in here...]]
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* There is one about mother and father who wanted to have sex really bad, but their little son was at home. In order to get rid of him for long enough, they asked him to go to the balcony and look what all the neighbours were doing in the building across the street, reporting everything back to them so that they would know he was still at the balcony. While they were getting busy, their son's was heard describing what he saw: "There is a cat resting at an open window... And there's an old lady watering her flowers... And there's a little girl on a balcony, I bet her parents are fucking too".
* There is one about mother and father who wanted to have sex really bad, but their little son was at home. In order to get rid of him for long enough, they asked him to go to the balcony and look what all the neighbours were doing in the building across the street, reporting everything back to them so that they would know he was still at the balcony. While they were getting busy, their son's was heard describing what he saw: "There is a cat resting at an open window... And there's an old lady watering her flowers... And there's a little girl on a balcony, I bet her parents are fucking too".
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* Happens to CryingWind as she explains in her autobiography ''My Searching Heart''. She takes a while to get wise to the fact that nobody's looking for her, and swears to never play childrens' games again. When she becomes a mother, she must relearn these games.
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-->'''Ignacio:''' OK kids, new game. *dropkicks ball* Go get it!
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-->'''Ignacio:''' OK kids, new game. *dropkicks ball* ''(dropkicks ball)'' Go get it!
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* In ''CampLazlo'', Scoutmaster Lumpus wants to spend the day fishing, and tries to convince the scouts that "You can help me by NOT helping me." Of course, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard this results in]] Lumpus [[CryingWolf actually needing help]]...
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* In ''CampLazlo'', Scoutmaster Lumpus wants to spend the day fishing, and tries to convince the scouts that "You can help me by NOT helping me." Of course, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard this results in]] Lumpus [[CryingWolf actually needing help]]...help...
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* Lampshaded in ''StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' when Carol Marcus wants to have a private talk with Captain Kirk without her son David or the others listening in.
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* Lampshaded in ''StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' when Carol Marcus wants to have a private talk with Captain Kirk without her son David or the others listening in.
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* In ''TimonandPumbaa'', Timon uses this to get rid of Pumbaa Jr. in "Never Neverglades."
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* An episode of "TheCosbyShow" has Cliff send Olivia upstairs to find his slippers because he doesn't want to play with her. He then tells her to find his yellow robe. However, Olivia becomes wise to his game because Rudy tells her that she's being tricked.
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* An episode of "TheCosbyShow" ''TheCosbyShow'' has Cliff send Olivia upstairs to find his slippers because he doesn't want to play with her. He then tells her to find his yellow robe. However, Olivia becomes wise to his game because Rudy tells her that she's being tricked.
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* An episode of "TheCosbyShow" has Cliff send Olivia upstairs to find his slippers because he doesn't want to play with her. He then tells her to find his yellow robe. However, Olivia becomes wise to his game because Rudy tells her that she's being tricked.
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-->'''Carol Marcus:''' David, why don't you show Dr [=McCoy=] and the Lieutenant our idea of food? [snip]
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[[AC:{{Literature}}]]* Happened in ''[[TheElenium The Tamuli]]''. Mirtai, a former slave, is telling her life-story as part of a 'ritual of passage into adulthood', and when she gets to a certain point, she asks the young princess Danae to fetch her some water, since all the talking has made her thirsty. Naturally, this heralds the beginning of a slightly more sordid part of her tale, which wasn't really appropriate for children. When one of the younger knights, a ChasteHero if there ever was one, starts to flinch, she suggests that maybe he should go help Danae look for water. Of course, since Danae is actually a reincarnation of The Child-Goddess Aphrael, she knows exactly what's going on, could still easily listen in if she wanted to, and is unlikely to be shocked by ANYTHING humans get up to. So she basically just played along, returning with water just when the story left the naughtier subject-matter, while at the same time making it clear that she was well aware of why she'd been asked to go.
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* Happened in ''[[TheElenium The Tamuli]]''. Mirtai, a former slave, is telling her life-story as part of a 'ritual of passage into adulthood', and when she gets to a certain point, she asks the young princess Danae to fetch her some water, since all the talking has made her thirsty. Naturally, this heralds the beginning of a slightly more sordid part of her tale, which wasn't really appropriate for children. When one of the younger knights, a ChasteHero if there ever was one, starts to flinch, she suggests that maybe he should go help Danae look for water. Of course, since Danae is actually a reincarnation of The Child-Goddess Aphrael, she knows exactly what's going on, could still easily listen in if she wanted to, and is unlikely to be shocked by ANYTHING humans get up to. So she basically just played along, returning with water just when the story left the naughtier subject-matter, while at the same time making it clear that she was well aware of why she'd been asked to go.
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-->'''Ignacio:''' OK kids, new game. * dropkicks *dropkicks ball* Go get it!
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* Happened in ''[[TheElenium The Tamuli]]''. Mirtai, a former slave, is telling her life-story as part of a 'ritual of passage into adulthood', and when she gets to a certain point, she asks the young princess Danae to fetch her some water, since all the talking has made her thirsty. Naturally, this heralds the beginning of a slightly more sordid part of her tale, which wasn't really appropriate for children. When one of the younger knights, a ChasteHero if there ever was one, starts to flinch, she suggests that maybe he should go help Danae look for water. Of course, since Danae is actually a reincarnation of The Child-Goddess Aphrael, she knows exactly what's going on, could still easily listen in if she wanted to, and is unlikely to be shocked by ANYTHING humans get up to. So she basically just played along, returning with water just when the story left the naughtier subject-matter, while at the same time making it clear that she was well aware of why she'd been asked to go.
* Happened in ''[[TheElenium The Tamuli]]''. Mirtai, a former slave, is telling her life-story as part of a 'ritual of passage into adulthood', and when she gets to a certain point, she asks the young princess Danae to fetch her some water, since all the talking has made her thirsty. Naturally, this heralds the beginning of a slightly more sordid part of her tale, which wasn't really appropriate for children. When one of the younger knights, a ChasteHero if there ever was one, starts to flinch, she suggests that maybe he should go help Danae look for water. Of course, since Danae is actually a reincarnation of The Child-Goddess Aphrael, she knows exactly what's going on, could still easily listen in if she wanted to, and is unlikely to be shocked by ANYTHING humans get up to. So she basically just played along, returning with water just when the story left the naughtier subject-matter, while at the same time making it clear that she was well aware of why she'd been asked to go.
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* On ''TheSimpsons'', Bart uses this as a pause button for his reluctant playdate with Ralph Wiggum, giving himself a chance to clean the syrup stains off of all his toys.
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* [[TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] uses this as a pause button for his reluctant playdate with Ralph Wiggum, giving himself a chance to clean the syrup stains off of all his toys.
-->'''Ralph:''' I've been in [the hallway closet] for two hours, and Bart ''still'' hasn't finded me!
-->'''Ralph:''' I've been in [the hallway closet] for two hours, and Bart ''still'' hasn't finded me!
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* [[TheSimpsons On ''TheSimpsons'', Bart Simpson]] uses this as a pause button for his reluctant playdate with Ralph Wiggum, giving himself a chance to clean the syrup stains off of all his toys.
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* In an episode of ''TheWeekenders'', Tino's divorced parents need to discuss him. [[DeadpanSnarker Tino]] obligingly goes upstairs. "I'll just go organize my collection of Things That Aren't My Parents Having A Private Conversation."
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* In an episode of ''TheWeekenders'', Tino's divorced parents need to discuss him. [[DeadpanSnarker Tino]] obligingly goes upstairs. "I'll just go organize my collection of Things That Aren't My Parents Having A Private Conversation.""
* [[TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] uses this as a pause button for his reluctant playdate with Ralph Wiggum, giving himself a chance to clean the syrup stains off of all his toys.
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* [[TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] uses this as a pause button for his reluctant playdate with Ralph Wiggum, giving himself a chance to clean the syrup stains off of all his toys.
-->'''Ralph:''' I've been in [the hallway closet] for two hours, and Bart ''still'' hasn't finded me!
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** Also happens with Peter sending Jason and Marcus out to play hide and seek so he can have some alone time with Denise.
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* Occurs in {{Scrubs}} when the Janitor is taking pictures of Doctor Cox playing dangerously with his son and a young girl spots him. He starts asking her to make silly faces for his camera:
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* In the first season of LastComicStanding, the other comics tricked Dat Phan (the eventual winner) into a game of hide-and-seek, waited for him to hide, and then went about their business as before.
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* In an episode of TheWeekenders, Tino's divorced parents need to discuss him. [[DeadpanSnarker Tino]] obligingly goes upstairs. "I'll just go organize my collection of Things That Aren't My Parents Having A Private Conversation."
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* In an episode of TheWeekenders, ''TheWeekenders'', Tino's divorced parents need to discuss him. [[DeadpanSnarker Tino]] obligingly goes upstairs. "I'll just go organize my collection of Things That Aren't My Parents Having A Private Conversation."
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->'''Janitor:''' Look happy... now look sad... now look like you're going away...
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* In the first season of LastComicStanding, the other comics tricked Dat Phan (the eventual winner) into a game of hide-and-seek, waited for him to hide, and then went about their business as before.
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* In ''CampLazlo'', Scoutmaster Lumpus wants to spend the day fishing, and tries to convince the scouts that "You can help me by NOT helping me." Of course, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard this results in]] Lumpus [[CryingWolf actually needing help]]...
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* In ''CampLazlo'', Scoutmaster Lumpus wants to spend the day fishing, and tries to convince the scouts that "You can help me by NOT helping me." Of course, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard this results in]] Lumpus [[CryingWolf actually needing help]]...help]]...
* In an episode of TheWeekenders, Tino's divorced parents need to discuss him. [[DeadpanSnarker Tino]] obligingly goes upstairs. "I'll just go organize my collection of Things That Aren't My Parents Having A Private Conversation."
* In an episode of TheWeekenders, Tino's divorced parents need to discuss him. [[DeadpanSnarker Tino]] obligingly goes upstairs. "I'll just go organize my collection of Things That Aren't My Parents Having A Private Conversation."
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Despite the obvious [[{{Subtext}} subtext]] in the explanation above, this trope doesn't only apply to sexual situations; G-rated examples include, but are not limited to, times when the adults need to talk about something the kids probably won't take too well (e.g. the death of a friend), or when they just need a break from playing with the kids.
Compare TakeFive, GoLookAtTheDistraction. Can overlap with SnipeHunt.
Compare TakeFive, GoLookAtTheDistraction. Can overlap with SnipeHunt.
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Despite the obvious [[{{Subtext}} subtext]] {{subtext}} in the explanation above, this trope doesn't only apply to sexual situations; G-rated examples include, but are not limited to, times when the adults need to talk about something the kids probably won't take too well (e.g. the death of a friend), or when they just need a break from playing with the kids.
CompareTakeFive, GoLookAtTheDistraction.other types of RoomShuffle. Can overlap with SnipeHunt.
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* Done in ''LifeIsBeautiful'' to save the life of the narrator as [[spoiler: the panicking Germans are executing every concentration camp prisoner they can get their hands on]].
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When two adults need some alone time but there are kids in the room, the adults will disguise an attempt to make the kids go away as a game, an errand, or something like that. With a bit of luck, it'll work.
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* Done by the titular hero in ''RobRoy'' .
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When two adults need some alone time but there are kids in the room, the adults will disguise an attempt to make the kids go away as a game, an errand, or something like that. With a bit of luck, it'll work.
Despite the obvious [[{{Subtext}} subtext]] in the explanation above, this trope doesn't only apply to sexual situations; G-rated examples include, but are not limited to, times when the adults need to talk about something the kids probably won't take too well (e.g. the death of a friend), or when they just need a break from playing with the kids.
A subtrope of TakeFive. Can overlap with SnipeHunt.
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* Paige did something like this to Jason in ''FoxTrot''. During a game of freeze tag, he was left "frozen" in the yard while she went inside to watch TV.
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* Lampshaded in ''StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' when Carol Marcus wants to have a private talk with Captain Kirk without her son David or the others listening in.
-->'''Carol Marcus:''' David, why don't you show Dr [=McCoy=] and the Lieutenant our idea of food? [snip]
-->'''David Marcus:''' This is just to give us something to do, isn't it. Come on.
* While playing a game with the kids outside in ''NachoLibre'', Ignacio decides to talk to the hot new
-->'''Ignacio:''' OK kids, new game. *dropkicks ball* Go get it!
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* Happened in ''[[TheElenium The Tamuli]]''. Mirtai, a former slave, is telling her life-story as part of a 'ritual of passage into adulthood', and when she gets to a certain point, she asks the young princess Danae to fetch her some water, since all the talking has made her thirsty. Naturally, this heralds the beginning of a slightly more sordid part of her tale, which wasn't really appropriate for children. When one of the younger knights, a ChasteHero if there ever was one, starts to flinch, she suggests that maybe he should go help Danae look for water. Of course, since Danae is actually a reincarnation of The Child-Goddess Aphrael, she knows exactly what's going on, could still easily listen in if she wanted to, and is unlikely to be shocked by ANYTHING humans get up to. So she basically just played along, returning with water just when the story left the naughtier subject-matter, while at the same time making it clear that she was well aware of why she'd been asked to go.
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* Occurs in {{Scrubs}} when the Janitor is taking pictures of Doctor Cox playing dangerously with his son and a young girl spots him. He starts asking her to make silly faces for his camera:
->'''Janitor:''' Look happy... now look sad... now look like you're going away...
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* In ''CampLazlo'', Scoutmaster Lumpus wants to spend the day fishing, and tries to convince the scouts that "You can help me by NOT helping me." Of course, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard this results in]] Lumpus [[CryingWolf actually needing help]]...
