History Main / NoDialogueEpisode

-->-- '''Chachazero in chapter 166 of Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'''

* The third short of ''Manga/SquidGirl'''s fifth episode is done almost entirely without dialogue. A few "[[VerbalTic geso]]"s from Ika, a single line of narration and a brief exchange between Eiko and Sanae are all the speaking parts it has. Happens again in episode 6.3 of Season 2.

** Done once again in chapter 417, also featuring Gildarts though with Natsu tagging along for a bit before moving on. Oh, Happy was also there.

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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' frequently had strips with no dialogue, relying on the characters' gestures and shown emotions to convey the story.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' occasionally had these as well, usually on [[SundayStrip Sundays]].
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* One aspect of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' people always seemed to single out for praise was the dialogue. In response to this, Creator/JossWhedon decided to write an episode called "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E10Hush Hush]]", which was nominated for an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward. Demons called "the Gentlemen" render everyone in the town mute, because a real human voice is the only thing that can kill them. More than half of the episode has no dialogue, yet the characters still engage in BuffySpeak during the silent part.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': No one speaks throughout the episode, except through a simplistic caveman language that the audience doesn't understand.

* The Pixar film ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' has basically no dialogue for the first third or so of the film, with the characters consisting solely of WALL•E and Eve, who say nothing more than their names and "directive". This is no longer the case when they arrive on the ''Axiom'', though, since the humans (and some robots) there do a lot of talking.

* [[TheSilentBob DJ Pon-3]]'s ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'' animated short, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh7j1qUaGOc "Music to My Ears,"]] has exactly one line, "What can I getcha?", spoken by Mrs. Cake.

** "Potty Emergency" is a partial example. Half of the cartoon contains no spoken dialouge, except for several noises, but half of it does have dialogue.

* The Subspace Emissary in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' has little to no dialogue, even talkative folks like [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Snake]] and Franchise/{{Sonic}} don't utter a word of line.

* [[MarvelUniverse Marvel Comics]] used this gimmick in every single comic they published cover-dated February 2002, calling it "'Nuff Said Month".

-->"[[CatchPhrase Eh, what's up, doc?]] Who? Music/FranzLiszt? [[TakeThat Never heard of him.]] Wrong number."\\

** There were also a few one-off Looney Tunes shorts, such as Jones' ''No Barking'', which had no dialogue save for two lines from a cameo appearance of Tweety Bird, both of which consist of his CatchPhrase, "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!", "I did! I did taw a puddy tat!" (Sidenote, this was Tweety's only appearance in a Chuck Jones cartoon, since he mainly appeared in Creator/BobClampett or Creator/FrizFreleng shorts.)

* Franchise/{{DCAU}}:

* The [[https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/extracomics/comic.php?c=Zim%20Grim& "Zim Grim"]] extra comic from Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt has no dialogue whatsoever.

* [[Creator/GenndyTartakovsky Genndy Tartakovsky’s]] ''WesternAnimation/Primal2019'' is a No Dialogue ''Series'', building off techniques he perfected in the below-mentioned ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. In this case, the lack of dialogue is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the show taking place in a OneMillionBC setting, with the cast being made up of either animals or apelike cavemen who have no concept of language.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' is styled as a black-and-white silent movie, due to simultaneous epidemics of color-blindness and laryngitis.

* The ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Tri-Stone Area": the characters speak solely in minimally-intelligible "cave talk", with occasional cutaways to photo-animation of the creators explaining what's going on, in case anyone isn't following. Ironically, these are the only words spoken during the episode. [[spoiler: Other than towards the very end where Phineas and Ferb decide to wait a day before teaching everyone the language they invented (English).]]

** Several shorts are dialogue-less, such as the one where Dad goes golfing... or tries to.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' mini-episode "Reef Blower" contains no dialogue at all, except "[[YouExclamation You!]]" which was not heard, only appearing in subtitle on the bottom of the screen.

* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'': Love Letter" is a No-Dialogue Episode where Karmi pursues Hiro determined to give him a love letter.

* [[VideoGame/LonaRealmOfColors Lona: Realm Of Colors]], being a game that focuses on "art and music narration", features no dialogue whatsoever as you guide your titular heroine through what appears to be a surreal DreamLand with the soundtrack conveying emotions. But what ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-Z5V_fbl4 AMAZING]]'' soundtrack that is...

** "Buttercrush" is also a partial example; the episode focuses on Buttercup [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys having a massive crush on Ace from the Gangrene Gang]]. While all the other characters speak, the main focus of the episode, Buttercup, never says a word. Until the end, that is, at which point she [[spoiler:apologizes to her sisters for letting her crush go to her head]].