History Main / LookMaIAmOnTV

* [[VideoGame/SeriousSam'': "Look ma, I'm a lumberjack!"

* Marco in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' uses this trope at one point to let an Andalite general know that the entire Andalite civilian population is watching their conversation before the general has time to say anything in front of them that he won't be able to take back. As an unfortunate consequence, humanity's first direct words to the larger universe are, "Hey, everybody! Howard Stern rules! Yah!"

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* ''[[VideoGame/SeriousSam Look ma, I'm a lumberjack!]]''

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* Of course this happens all the time in RealLife, much to the dismay of the local news reporter on scene. Most people who see a news reporter in the street will usually pass by in the distance waving their arms or making silly faces. Other people may try this closer to the camera.
** There was one occasion where (off camera) a reporter attacked or shoved some people interfering with their news report who were hovering on top of the reporter.
* It's customary for Youtube commenters to jokingly edit their comment that gathered an unexpectedly large amount of likes with "UPD: Mom, I'm famous on the Internet!"

* Both ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' and ''Series/RaisingHope'' have an [[ShowWithinAShow InsideProbe]] episode featuring the main cast of their respective series. Earl also has an episode of ''Series/COPS'' (fittingly called “Our COPS Is On!”) that has the main characters treated like hometown celebrities

For people who do manage to get themselves exposed in the local news or something similar, it only lasts very briefly, usually in seconds. This is where the old saying "15 minutes/seconds of fame" comes into play. People who do get themselves exposed to the world will usually either say hello to their mother or do something extremely stupid or moronic to make their short exposure much more glamorous; they think people will remember them for a long time, when in fact people will quickly forget them and move on. If this happens, the person may sometimes try to bug people into remembering that he or she was on TV.

* In ''[[Series/SesameStreet Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting]]'', when Kermit informs Grover that he's trying to do a news report and Grover then sees that he is on television, Grover shouts "Hello mom! Thank you for letting a monster into your living room."
* In ''[[Franchise/TheMuppets The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show]]'', during the first shot of the control room, Fozzie looks to the camera and says, "Hi, mom."

* The opening link of the ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'' spinoff, ''Whatever Turns You On'', features two boys (Jonothan and Kevin) interrupting Christine's opening monologue (actually stepping through the screen, tearing Christine's picture in half and causing her to stumble around in pain) to yell, "Hi, girls! Hi, Mom!"

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* From ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywPoOt9tnT8 Sonic Adventure 2 (in 4 minutes)]]'': "I told you, my name is SHADOW! *sees camera* Hey I'm on TV! *waving* Hi, mom!"
* NFLFilms compiled a montage of players doing this, set to music ... the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP1ZtcH5RQM Hi Mom Aria]].

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' where Chris is interviewed by the local news. He asks to say hello to his mother, Lois. He does so while turning away from the camera and saying hello to his mother who is only a few feet away from him.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' episode "Halloween II 1/2" had Slimer say "Hi, ma" while testing the camera Egon strapped to him in order to spy on Samhain's fortress.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'': While on Gerri Poverri's show, after he finishes speaking, Tim briefly turns to the camera to say "Hi mom!".

* In ''[[Francise/TheMuppets The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show]]'', during the first shot of the control room, Fozzie looks to the camera and says, "Hi, mom."