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* ''ComicBook/SupermansPalJimmyOlsen2019'': Part of the story involves Jimmy FakingTheDead after an assassination attempt and going undercover as mean internet prankster "[[PaperThinDisguise Timmy Olsen]]". One of these pranks is driving by a theater and yelling to the patrons that [[spoiler: Manhunter]] is the traitor of ''Event Leviathan'' or, in the collected version, that [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton.]]



* ''Series/{{Jessie}}:'' In "Trouble with Tessie", Luke and Ravi recorded an MMA fight that they want to view in the screening room, and have painstakingly avoided spoilers all day. Emma wanted to watch a show of her own with Bertram in there but were forced by the two boys to interrupt their viewing so they can view the match. She retaliated by looking up online the outcome of the match and read it aloud to them before they could watch it. Ravi does a BigNo and Luke tried to pounce on her, but Bertram held him back.

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* ''Series/{{Jessie}}:'' In "Trouble with Tessie", Luke and Ravi recorded an MMA fight that they want to view in the screening room, and have painstakingly avoided spoilers all day. Emma wanted to watch a show of her own with Bertram in there but were forced by the two boys to interrupt their viewing so they can view the match. She retaliated by looking up online the outcome of the match and read it aloud to them before they could watch it. Ravi does a BigNo and Luke [[LetMeAtHim tried to pounce on her, but Bertram held him back.back]].
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* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' strip, Linus watches ''Film/CitizenKane'' for the first time. When he tells Lucy how interested he is in the film, she bluntly tells him what "Rosebud" is, just to watch him freak out.

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* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' strip, Linus watches ''Film/CitizenKane'' for the first time. When he tells Lucy how interested he is in the film, she bluntly tells him what "Rosebud" is, just to watch him freak is and walks away. Linus freaks out.
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--->'''Sideshow Bob:''' I can stand in one state, fire a gun in the second state, the bullet will travel through the third, hitting you in the fourth, so you'll fall down dead in the fifth! [[OffOnATechnicality No single act is against any law]], but their sum total is the greatest murder since Snape killed Dumbledore!\\

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--->'''Sideshow Bob:''' I can stand in one state, fire a gun in the second state, the bullet will travel through the third, hitting you in the fourth, so you'll fall down dead in the fifth! [[OffOnATechnicality No single act is against any law]], but their sum total is the greatest murder since [[spoiler:since Snape killed Dumbledore!\\Dumbledore]]!\\
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** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS21E22TheBobNextDoor The Bob Next Door]]", Sideshow Bob has Bart once again held captive in his latest plan to murder him. After explaining his plan to kill him on top the Five Corners landmark, Bob quotes the biggest spoiler that takes place[[note]]Snape killing Dumbledore[[/note]] in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'', unaware that Bart hasn't reached that far into the series.
--->'''Sideshow Bob:''' I can stand in one state, fire a gun in the second state, the bullet will travel through the third, hitting you in the fourth, so you'll fall down dead in the fifth! [[OffOnATechnicality No single act is against any law]], but their sum total is the greatest murder since Snape killed Dumbledore!\\
'''Bart:''' Oh, I haven't gotten to that part yet!\\
'''Sideshow Bob:''' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe It's a four year old book]].\\
'''Bart:''' I'm a slow reader.\\
'''Sideshow Bob:''' [[InsufferableGenius A fitting epitaph]].\\
''(Bart stares blankly and shrugs in confusion)''\\
'''Sideshow Bob:''' Ugh. [[DontExplainTheJoke That means]] [[LameLastWords last words]]!\\
'''Bart:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Are you here to teach me]] [[TemptingFate or to kill me]]?
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-> ''"Fans, as [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hollywood Hogan]] walks away and you look at this 40,000 plus on hand, if you're even thinking about changing the channel to [[Wrestling/WWERaw our competition]], fans, do not, because we understand that Wrestling/MickFoley, who wrestled here one time as Cactus Jack, is going to win their world title. Ha! That's gonna put some butts in the seats, heh."''

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-> ''"Fans, as [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hollywood Hogan]] walks away and you look at this 40,000 plus on hand, if you're even thinking about changing the channel to [[Wrestling/WWERaw our competition]], fans, do not, because we understand that Wrestling/MickFoley, who wrestled here one time as Cactus Jack, is going to win their world title. Ha! [[TemptingFate That's gonna put some some]] [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor butts in the seats, seats]], heh."''
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* ''Animation/BanzisSecretDiary'': In episode 45, Eungsim spoils a plot twist in a mystery book series for Namnam and Banzi, stating that the killer was the actor wearing glasses. Namnam takes this very poorly, and she and Eungsim renounce their friendship afterwards.
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* ''VisualNovel/TheMurderOfSonicTheHedgehog'': Knuckles mentions that once Espio speed-read through a book he was reading ''just'' to spoil the ending for him.

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When a person wants to upset somebody, be it as a form of revenge or [[{{Troll}} sheerly for their own amusement]], they'll spoil a moment from a work that they know their target wants to experience for themselves. This is often done as a form of petty revenge when they feel as though they've been wronged. In the worst-case scenario, the character will give spoilers out loud [[DisruptingTheTheater to everyone in the theater]].

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When a person feels like the somebody is very immersed to that book or movie, or wants to upset somebody, be it as a form of revenge or [[{{Troll}} sheerly for their own amusement]], they'll spoil a moment from a work that they know their target wants to experience for themselves. This is often done as a form of petty revenge when they feel as though they've been wronged. In the worst-case scenario, the character will give spoilers out loud [[DisruptingTheTheater to everyone in the theater]].


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A slightly more benign version of this is to give fake spoilers for equal troll factor.
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*** Earlier in the same episode, Cox spoils ''Film/TheSixthSense'' for The Janitor as he was watching it due to The Janitor leaving his mop bucket around and Cox tripping over it. In turn, Janitor threatens to spoil the basektball game for Cox, so Cox bribes him out of it.

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*** Earlier in the same episode, Cox spoils ''Film/TheSixthSense'' for The Janitor as he was watching it due to The Janitor leaving his mop bucket around and Cox tripping over it. In turn, Janitor threatens to spoil the basektball basketball game for Cox, so Cox bribes him out of it.
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-->'''Dan:''' If the class was previously united by their love for this book, they were now united by [[SeriousBusiness a thirst for murderous revenge]]. There were compasses thrown, tables flipped, every name under the sun shouted, and [[ApatheticTeacher our teacher]]... honestly didn't seem that compelled to stop it, and Ahmed ended up ''even less popular than me.''

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-->'''Dan:''' If the class was previously united by their love for this book, they were now united by [[SeriousBusiness a thirst for murderous revenge]]. There were compasses thrown, tables flipped, every name under the sun shouted, and our teacher... [[ApatheticTeacher our teacher]]... honestly didn't seem that compelled to stop it, it]], and Ahmed ended up ''even less popular than me.''
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* WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries: Yami defeats one of Marik's goons (a [[{{Film/Saw}} Jigsaw]] parody) by spoiling as many movies as he can.
-->'''Yami:''' I see. Then the only way to defeat you is to spoil every plot twist in existence, thereby ridding the general public of any desire to see your convoluted mess of a movie series!
-->'''Arkana:''' You wouldn't dare!
-->'''Yami:''' Wanna bet? [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince SNAPE KILLS DU]]--
-->[many spoilers later]
-->'''Yami:''' ...[[Film/TheOthers Nicole Kidman is a ghost]], and [[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud is the sled]]!
-->'''Arkana:''' No! He's spoiling all the best plot twists!

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* WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries: Yami defeats one of Marik's goons (a [[{{Film/Saw}} [[{{Franchise/Saw}} Jigsaw]] parody) by spoiling as many movies as he can.
-->'''Yami:''' I see. Then the only way to defeat you is to spoil every plot twist in existence, thereby ridding the general public of any desire to see your convoluted mess of a movie series!
-->'''Arkana:'''
series!\\
'''Arkana:'''
You wouldn't dare!
-->'''Yami:'''
dare!\\
'''Yami:'''
Wanna bet? [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince SNAPE KILLS DU]]--
-->[many
DU]]--\\
''(many
spoilers later]
-->'''Yami:''' ...
later)''\\
'''Yami:''' ...
[[Film/TheOthers Nicole Kidman is a ghost]], and [[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud is the sled]]!
-->'''Arkana:'''
sled]]!\\
'''Arkana:'''
No! He's spoiling all the best plot twists!
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* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': In "The One Where Monica and Richard Are Friends", Joey spoils the end of ''Literature/TheShining'' by accident for Rachel. So she spoils ''Literature/LittleWomen'' for him in revenge, telling him that [[spoiler:Beth dies]].

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* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': In "The "[[Recap/FriendsS3E13TheOneWhereMonicaAndRichardAreJustFriends The One Where Monica and Richard Are Friends", Just Friends]]", when Joey accidentally spoils the end a major part of ''Literature/TheShining'' by accident for Rachel. So Rachel, she spoils ''Literature/LittleWomen'' retaliates by deliberately spoiling a plot twist in ''Literature/LittleWomen''. Joey tries to one up her by revealing what happens to Jack, only for Rachel to completely devastate him in revenge, telling him that by saying [[spoiler:Beth dies]].dies]]. Chandler and Ross encourage Rachel to say that's not true, so as not to ruin the book for Joey (at least until he finally gets to that part of the book).
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* ''Series/DeadRingers'' had its version of Greg Dyke (director-general of the BBC) respond to losing his bid to adapt Agatha Christie's novels, and ITV getting the deal instead, by reading out the ending of every one of them on TV.
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-> ''"Fans, as [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hollywood Hogan]] walks away and you look at this 40,000 plus on hand, if you're even thinking about changing the channel to [[Wrestling/WWERaw our competition]], fans, do not, because we understand that Wrestling/MickFoley, who wrestled here one time as Cactus Jack, is going to win their world title. Ha! That's gonna put some butts in the seats, heh".''

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-> ''"Fans, as [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hollywood Hogan]] walks away and you look at this 40,000 plus on hand, if you're even thinking about changing the channel to [[Wrestling/WWERaw our competition]], fans, do not, because we understand that Wrestling/MickFoley, who wrestled here one time as Cactus Jack, is going to win their world title. Ha! That's gonna put some butts in the seats, heh".''heh."''
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* ''Film/ScoobyDooTheMysteryBegins.'' During an argument with Daphne, Fred decides to get back at her by telling her the ending of the mystery novel she was reading. This not only upsets Daphne, but Velma as well as she wanted to read the book when Daphne was done with it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS23E18BewareMyCheatingBart Beware My Cheating Bart]]", Homer becomes entertained by a ''Series/{{Lost}}''-parody show he watched on the treadmill and keeps blowing an airhorn at anyone who tries to spoil it. When Marge can't stand Homer's addiction to the show anymore, she begrudgingly spoils the ending to several episodes of it, upsetting Homer.
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS31E14BartTheBadGuy Bart The Bad Guy]]", Bart secretly watches online the upcoming sequel to an ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''-parody movie before it airs. Since everyone in Springfield is looking forward to watching it, Bart takes advantage of his knowledge of what happens next to blackmail people to give him everything he wants, threatening to spoil the movie if they don't.
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When a person wants to upset somebody, be it as a form of revenge or [[{{Troll}} sheerly for their own amusement]], they'll spoil a moment from a work that they know their target wants to experience for themselves. This is often done as a form of petty revenge when they feel as though they've been wronged. In the worst case scenario, the character will give spoilers out loud [[Main/DisruptingTheTheater to everyone in the theater]].

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When a person wants to upset somebody, be it as a form of revenge or [[{{Troll}} sheerly for their own amusement]], they'll spoil a moment from a work that they know their target wants to experience for themselves. This is often done as a form of petty revenge when they feel as though they've been wronged. In the worst case worst-case scenario, the character will give spoilers out loud [[Main/DisruptingTheTheater [[DisruptingTheTheater to everyone in the theater]].

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