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* [[TearJerker Played for tears]] in ''Anime/SailorMoon''. In the first season finale, Usagi is sitting alone in the snow after all four of the other Inner Senshi die one by one, each sacrificing themselves for her. She tells herself that she is only dreaming, and when she wakes up everyone will be there and tell her good morning.
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* [[TearJerker Played for tears]] tears in ''Anime/SailorMoon''. In the first season finale, Usagi is sitting alone in the snow after all four of the other Inner Senshi die one by one, each sacrificing themselves for her. She tells herself that she is only dreaming, and when she wakes up everyone will be there and tell her good morning.
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** In ''FanFic/TheAwkwardAdventuresOfMeghanWhimblesby'', when she sees the movie characters, she tries to wake from her dream. In chapter 1, Meghan pinches herself. In chapter 2, she tries to escape danger by shouting, "WAKE UP!" Then she bleeds. Because of her blood, Meghan concludes, "I'm not dreaming."
** ''FanFic/IAmNotAMarySue'' dumps Caroline into bad fan fiction. She tries to wake herself as in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', by bumping her heels and saying "There's no place like home!", but it was not a dream.
** ''FanFic/IAmNotAMarySue'' dumps Caroline into bad fan fiction. She tries to wake herself as in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', by bumping her heels and saying "There's no place like home!", but it was not a dream.
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** In ''FanFic/TheAwkwardAdventuresOfMeghanWhimblesby'', ''Fanfic/TheAwkwardAdventuresOfMeghanWhimblesby'', when she sees the movie characters, she tries to wake from her dream. In chapter 1, Meghan pinches herself. In chapter 2, she tries to escape danger by shouting, "WAKE UP!" Then she bleeds. Because of her blood, Meghan concludes, "I'm not dreaming."
**''FanFic/IAmNotAMarySue'' ''Fanfic/IAmNotAMarySue'' dumps Caroline into bad fan fiction. She tries to wake herself as in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', by bumping her heels and saying "There's no place like home!", but it was not a dream.
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* ''Fanfic/MaybeTheLastArchieStory'': Invoked when [[ComicBook/ArchieComics Reggie Mantle]] wonders whether he is really talking to a cat, and [[ComicBook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Salem]] retorts "[He's] not about to claw [Reggie's] ankle to prove [he's] not dreaming."
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* Music/BarenakedLadies' song "Pinch Me" references this trope by name, though in this case it refers more to aimlessly drifting through the aftermath of some big occurrence that hasn't fully sank in for you yet.
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* Music/BarenakedLadies' song "Pinch Me" references this trope by name, though in this case it refers more to aimlessly drifting through the aftermath of some big occurrence that hasn't fully sank in for you yet.
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* In ''Webcomic/ButImACatPerson'', Sparrow asks her friend Bianca to pinch her when she hears the stray dog that followed her home [[TalkingAnimal start talking to them]].
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* In [[https://garfield.com/comic/1999/05/13 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' comic, when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!", to which Garfield complies. Jon then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* In [[https://garfield.com/comic/1999/05/13 [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1999/05/13 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' comic, when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!", to which Garfield complies. Jon then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* National Theatre's 2014 production of ''Theatre/{{Treasure Island|2014}}'' has a variant: when the castaway Ben Gunn discovers that there are new people on the island where he's been marooned alone for years, he pinches ''them'' to test whether they're really there. Jim Hawkins takes it in good part, but Captain Smollett objects violently.
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* National Theatre's 2014 production of ''Theatre/{{Treasure Island|2014}}'' has a variant: when the castaway Ben Gunn discovers that there are new people on the island where he's been marooned alone for years, he pinches ''them'' to test whether they're really there. Jim Hawkins takes it in good part, but Captain Smollett objects violently.
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* ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'' has two instances where this happens:
** In episode 30a, after waking up from two nightmares related to their mother in a row, Mametchi and Chamametchi pinch each other to make sure they're not dreaming a third time.
** In ''Yume Kira Dream'' episode 11, the fictional celebrity duo D2 visits the Kira Tamamori shop and gives Yumemitchi and Kiraritchi some D2 cards. Yumemitchi and Kiraritchi pinch each other to make sure they're not dreaming, then get excited since they actually met D2 in real life.
** In episode 30a, after waking up from two nightmares related to their mother in a row, Mametchi and Chamametchi pinch each other to make sure they're not dreaming a third time.
** In ''Yume Kira Dream'' episode 11, the fictional celebrity duo D2 visits the Kira Tamamori shop and gives Yumemitchi and Kiraritchi some D2 cards. Yumemitchi and Kiraritchi pinch each other to make sure they're not dreaming, then get excited since they actually met D2 in real life.
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* The Disney version of ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' ends with her being chased by the Queen and her subjects, begging the talking doorknob to let her out. The doorknob is ''still'' locked and explains that she ''is'' out, and shows her sleeping under a tree through his keyhole. Alice then shouts for herself to wake up.
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* The Disney version of ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' ends with her being chased by the Queen and her subjects, begging the talking doorknob to let her out. The doorknob is ''still'' locked and explains that she ''is'' out, and shows her sleeping under a tree through his keyhole. Alice then shouts for herself to wake up.
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* In ''Disney/FunAndFancyFree'', Bongo pinches himself the first time he sees Lulubelle to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
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* In ''Disney/FunAndFancyFree'', ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', Bongo pinches himself the first time he sees Lulubelle to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
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* In one letters column in Nation Lampoon, a baseball player finally achieves his dream of getting signed to the majors, and says "pinch me!" Someone does...[[CruelTwistEnding and the pinch severs a nerve and cripples his pitching arm.]]
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* In one letters column in Nation Lampoon, a baseball player finally achieves his dream of getting signed to the majors, and says "pinch me!" Someone does...[[CruelTwistEnding and the pinch severs a nerve and cripples his pitching arm.]]
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* The Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker team originally used the gag mentioned in the ''Police Squad'' example below in their feature film ''Film/{{Airplane}}'', in the {{Flashback}} scene where Ted Stryker relives his first meeting Elaine.
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* The Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker team originally used the gag mentioned in the ''Police Squad'' example below in their feature film ''Film/{{Airplane}}'', in the {{Flashback}} scene where Ted Stryker relives his first meeting Elaine.Elaine and asks a sailor seated next to him in the bar to pinch him. The sailor becomes visibly uncomfortable and slides away.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!", to which Garfield complies. Jon then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', [[https://garfield.com/comic/1999/05/13 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' comic, when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!", to which Garfield complies. Jon then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* The Hero Boy in ''Film/ThePolarExpress'' does this to try and wake himself up on top of the titular train. It doesn't work, and he tries to wake up by throwing snow in his face, then burying his face in the snow. Both don't work.
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* The Hero Boy in ''Film/ThePolarExpress'' ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'' does this to try and wake himself up on top of the titular train. It doesn't work, and he tries to wake up by throwing snow in his face, then burying his face in the snow. Both don't work.
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* The Hero Boy in ''Film/ThePolarExpress'' does this to try and wake himself up on top of the titular train. It doesn't work, and he tries to wake up by throwing snow in his face, then burying his face in the snow. Both don't work.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!" He then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!" He dreaming!", to which Garfield complies. Jon then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'', Vanessa stabs the back of her own hand with a fork to wake herself up when Barry the bee talks to her for the first time. [It hurt a lot.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'' episode "Raffle Ruckus" has Hair Bear winning the zoo in a raffle only to take on the same keeper responsibilities Peevly usually does. He's about to call it a night when the phone rings.
-->'''Hair Bear:''' Oh no! Tell me I'm dreaming! (''after Bubi fields the call'') It's no dream... it's a nightmare!
-->'''Hair Bear:''' Oh no! Tell me I'm dreaming! (''after Bubi fields the call'') It's no dream... it's a nightmare!
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* WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'': At the start of "The Weirdo Map" (Gold Key #8), Peevly issues weekend passes to the bears. Bubi pinches himself to see if he's awake.
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* WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'': ''WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'': At the start of "The Weirdo Map" (Gold Key #8), Peevly issues weekend passes to the bears. Bubi pinches himself to see if he's awake.
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* WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'': At the start of "The Weirdo Map" (Gold Key #8), Peevly issues weekend passes to the bears. Bubi pinches himself to see if he's awake.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': DM and Penfold are confronted with sentient appliances in "Mechanised. Mayhem." Penfold pinches DM.
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'''Penfold:''' Ah, I might be only dreaming I pinched myself.
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'''Penfold:''' Ah, I might be have been only dreaming I pinched myself.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': DM and Penfold are confronted with sentient appliances in "Mechanised. Mayhem." Penfold pinches DM.
-->'''DM''': Ow! Penfold, what was the pinch for?\\
'''Penfold:''' I wanted to see if I was dreaming.\\
'''DM:''' Well, why didn't you pinch yourself?\\
'''Penfold:''' Ah, I might be only dreaming I pinched myself.
-->'''DM''': Ow! Penfold, what was the pinch for?\\
'''Penfold:''' I wanted to see if I was dreaming.\\
'''DM:''' Well, why didn't you pinch yourself?\\
'''Penfold:''' Ah, I might be only dreaming I pinched myself.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'', Vanessa stabs the back of her own hand with a fork to wake herself up when Barry the bee talks to her for the first time. [[CaptainObvious It hurt a lot.]]
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-->'''Doctor H.:''' You know, a nice, light punch would have sufficed.
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* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In episode 49, Doctor H., is excited over Miss Peach saying she's actually willing to date him, and asks Happy S. to punch him to see if he's dreaming it all up. Happy S. whops him with his Happy S. Punch.
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* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In episode 49, Doctor H., is excited over Miss Peach saying she's actually willing to date him, and asks Happy S. to punch him to see if he's dreaming it all up. Happy S. whops him with his Happy S. Punch.
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* One ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' story has Calvin falling from a great height. He figures it's just a dream, and that all he has to do is look down and gasp, and then he will wake up. Doesn't work.
* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!" He then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!" He then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* One ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' story has Calvin falling from a great height. He figures it's just a dream, and that all he has to do is look down and gasp, and then he will wake up. Doesn't work.
* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!" He then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* One ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' story has Calvin falling from a great height. He figures it's just a dream, and that all he has to do is look down and gasp, and then he will wake up. Doesn't work.
* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', when Jon learns that a woman wants to go out with him, he says to Garfield: "Pinch me, I must be dreaming!" He then wakes up in his bed, screaming.
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* A plot element in ''Film/{{Inception}}''. [[spoiler:Pinching alone's not nearly enough; a 'kick' of some sorts is required to forcibly eject the dreamer from their dream.]]
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* A plot element in ''Film/{{Inception}}''. [[spoiler:Pinching Pinching alone's not nearly enough; a 'kick' of some sorts is required to forcibly eject the dreamer from their dream.]]dream -- the sensation of falling backwards that causes your protective instincts to start you fully awake. This causes a problem when a dream has the protagonists [[GravityScrew floating in zero-gravity]], meaning they ''can't'' fall.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KidsNextDoor'', "Op UTOPIA": Nigel realises that he's in a hallucination the moment he sees Wally swim (the real Wally can't swim). Cut to chamber with Nigel in it, struggling to break free.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KidsNextDoor'', ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', "Op UTOPIA": Nigel realises that he's in a hallucination the moment he sees Wally swim (the real Wally can't swim). Cut to chamber with Nigel in it, struggling to break free.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'':
** In "Space Junk", Sean is flying outside the saucer, collecting garbage, with a guy named Zucchini. He then asks Sunspot to pinch him, which he does.
** This also happens in "Whole Lotta Shakin'", and in "Zerk Visits Earth".
** In "Space Junk", Sean is flying outside the saucer, collecting garbage, with a guy named Zucchini. He then asks Sunspot to pinch him, which he does.
** This also happens in "Whole Lotta Shakin'", and in "Zerk Visits Earth".
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* In ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'', Vanessa stabs the back of her hand with a fork to wake herself up when Barry the bee talks to her for the first time. [[CaptainObvious It hurt a lot.]]
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* Wild Arms the ''Nothronychus'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime: Journey Of The Brave'' asks Mr. Threehorn this at one point. Mr. Threehorn just glares at him, so he just pinches himself.
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* In ''Fanfic/TheWebOfTheSpiderMan'', Peter pinches himself and twists his own skin to make sure he isn't dreaming after waking up [[HeroicBuild ripped]] and with superpowers. After confirming that he isn't dreaming (and that it really, really hurt), he's ready to jump for joy.
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* In ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia'', Izuku pinches himself every now and then just to make sure he isn't dreaming because he just feels so lucky and blessed to be able to come to Beacon and become a Huntsman despite being born a Broken Soul without an Aura or a Semblance.
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