History Main / KneelPushTrip

* ''Literature/FaerieTale'': Sean and Patrick use a variant to defeat the Shining Man: Patrick gets on hands and knees behind the Shining Man, and Sean, who is a star Little League pitcher, grabs a handy baseball-size item and throws it at the Shining Man as hard as he can. The Shining Man stumbles backward from the impact, then falls over Sean and through a magical doorway, and becomes trapped on the other side.

A classic physical comedy bit, sometimes known as a 'table top'. Alice is having an argument with Bob. Charlie comes up behind Bob and gets down on his hands and knees. Alice then pushes Bob who takes a step backwards and trips over Charlie.

* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': PlayedForDrama in ''Abhorsen'' to defeat TheDragon. [[spoiler:Lirael's attack makes Hedge step backwards and trip over the Disreputable Dog. However, they're fighting in the AfterlifeAntechamber and the fall forces Hedge to see the stars of the Final Gate; he's unnaturally prolonged his life for so long that the sight of the Gate immediately calls his soul away to its rest.

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* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Agatha and Krosp do a variation on this with Othar, pushing him out of their small airship.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', after Vriska [[spoiler:is retconned back to life]], her montage shows her do it behind Gamzee so Terezi can push him.

* A potential variation in an old ''ComicBook/SupermansPalJimmyOlsen'' comic -- a ''Daily Planet'' employee called Jimbo Jones pretends to fall in front of a crook to trip him, whereupon [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy]] hits him, finishing the job.

* This prank is described in James Edward Alexander's ''Transatlantic Sketches'' published in 1833, making it OlderThanRadio.
* In Creator/DrSeuss' book ''Literature/OneFishTwoFishRedFishBlueFish'', a pair of fish do this to another fish while all three of them are underwater. The two doing the pushing are described as "very, very bad".

* A sketch from ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' had Carol playing Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII trying to reward a very picky soldier. He didn't want a medal, he wanted a pony. When he specified he wanted a blue pony, Elizabeth (after having a royal fit) whispered something to Prince Philip, who then casually walked behind the soldier [[NotSoInnocentWhistle while whistling "Rule Brittania".]] Philip then knelt so Elizabeth could push the annoying soldier.
* ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'': In "Created Equal", Bogg knocks a large gladiator backwards over Jeff.

* Wrestling/RoddyPiper would regularly have his bodyguard, "Ace" Wrestling/BobOrtonJr, kneel down behind a guest on Piper's Pit, so he could shove the guy and knock him down
* Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress's "Double Goozle", in which Bobby Eaton charge at an opponent and clothesline him while Stan Lane clips his legs out from under him.

* Some of the enemies in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' use this as an attack. Examples include the horrible tourist family, The Sierpinski Brothers, and [[spoiler:The Avatar of Sneaky Pete]], who is so smooth, he does this to you ''by himself''.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Agatha and Krosp do a variation on this with Othar, pushing him out of their small airship.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Grandma's Kisses", [=SpongeBob=] is practicing what he's going to tell his grandmother about being a grownup. Patrick then adds, "Then you get behind her and I'll push," to which [=SpongeBob=] responds that they didn't agree on that.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Bart Sells His Soul", Bart dreams that the other kids are playing with their souls and he's all alone. Nelson at first appears to sympathize with Bart, but he's really playing this prank with his own soul.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': The boys do this to Blockbuster in "Fireworks". Kid Flash runs at Blockbuster and dives between his legs (at superspeed), then kneels behind him. The confused Blockbuster turns to look at Kid Flash and then turns back just in time to see Aqualad and Superboy flying at him. They punch him in the jaw and he falls backwards over Kid Flash. Kid Flash then remarks that he "learned that one in kindergarten".
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'': The Penguins do this to the exterminator in "Stop Bugging Me", in a technique called 'The Harder They Fall'.
* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'': In "Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Young Man", Ruffnut and Tuffnut do this to Snoutlout when he tells them to kiss his pointy shoes.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!", Webby and Lena pull this on one of the Beagle Boys: Webby jumping on his head and yanking his hat down over his eyes and throwing him off balance while Lena crouches down so the Beagle Boy trips over her.