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* ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "[[Recap/FraggleRockS1E20TheGardenPlot The Garden Plot]]", When Junior Gorg catches Boober, Red ties Junior's shoelaces together, causing him to fall and knock himself out.
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* ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "[[Recap/FraggleRockS1E20TheGardenPlot The Garden Plot]]", When Junior Gorg catches Boober, Red ties Junior's shoelaces together, causing him to fall and knock himself out.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': In "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E22TimeTeasers Time Teasers]]", the Beagle Boys try to invoke this trope by tying a sleeping guard's shoelaces together during a bank robbery. Huey, Dewey, and Louie witness this, and use Gyro's Time Teaser to [[TimeStandsStill pause time]] and foil the Beagle Boys' plan by untying the guard's shoelaces and tying the Beagle Boys' shoelaces together.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'': Discussed in "[[Recap/RugratsS6E2ChuckerflyAngelicasTwin Angelica's Twin]]"; Angelica makes up an imaginary twin sister called Ballina to get twice as many toys. However, the babies like Ballina more than Angelica. When the babies tell Angelica under her Ballina guise that there isn't anything in particular that they like about Angelica, Angelica asks them if they remember when she helped them tie their shoes. Phil retaliates by telling her she tied them together so they couldn't walk without falling over.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': Played with in a Quickie; Garfield ties Jon's shoelaces together while the latter is sleeping as a practical joke, leading the audience to believe that he's going to trick Jon into tripping when he walks. [[BaitAndSwitch He then attaches a rope to the shoelaces and reveals that the other end is attached to an airplane bound for Italy, which pulls Jon away]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/SevenLittleMonsters'': In "My Fair One", a mischievous gopher makes Two and Seven fall down by tying their shoelaces together.
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* Film/{{Casper}} ties together the shoelaces of the students who teased Kat earlier. When the bell rings the entire class stand up and fall down in unison.
* In the 1982 movie ''Film/DontGoToSleep'' in a flashback towards the end it's revealed the younger brother and sister pulled this prank on their older sister when the family is driving. It ends up as a DeadlyPrank when the car breaks down and the older sister can't get out fast enough. Her younger sister slams the car door shut on her and later watches in horror when the car explodes.
* In the 1982 movie ''Film/DontGoToSleep'' in a flashback towards the end it's revealed the younger brother and sister pulled this prank on their older sister when the family is driving. It ends up as a DeadlyPrank when the car breaks down and the older sister can't get out fast enough. Her younger sister slams the car door shut on her and later watches in horror when the car explodes.
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* While Kat is being introduced to her class the other students relentlessly tease her. None of them realize Film/{{Casper}} followed her and secretly ties together the everyone's shoelaces of the students who teased Kat earlier. together. When the bell rings the entire whole class stand ends up and fall down in unison.
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* In the 1982movie ''Film/DontGoToSleep'' in TV movie''Film/DontGoToSleep'' a flashback towards the end it's revealed reveals the younger brother and sister pulled this prank on their older sister when the family is driving. It accidentally ends up as a DeadlyPrank when the car breaks down and the older sister can't get out fast enough. Her younger sister slams the car door shut on her and moments later watches in horror when the car explodes.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' short "Customer's Wanted", Popeye pulls this on Bluto.
-->'''Popeye:''' This guy's started on a shoe-string and he's gonna end the same way.
-->'''Popeye:''' This guy's started on a shoe-string and he's gonna end the same way.
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* In ''Film/{{Kazaam}}'' The titular Genie is able to pull this trick on his young friend Max much to the boy's anger.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' Poor Jon is the victim of this multiple times thanks to his titular cat.
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* In the 1982 movie Don't Go To Sleep in a flashback towards the end it's revealed the younger brother and sister pulled this prank on their older sister when the family is driving. It ends up as a DeadlyPrank when the car breaks down and the older sister can't get out fast enough. Her younger sister slams the car door shut on her and later watches in horror when the car explodes.
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* In the 1982 movie Don't Go To Sleep ''Film/DontGoToSleep'' in a flashback towards the end it's revealed the younger brother and sister pulled this prank on their older sister when the family is driving. It ends up as a DeadlyPrank when the car breaks down and the older sister can't get out fast enough. Her younger sister slams the car door shut on her and later watches in horror when the car explodes.
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* Twister from ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' falls victim to this courtesy of his older brother Lars.
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'''Dexter:''' You don't understand. I can't walk... they've ied my shoelaces together.\\
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'''Dexter:''' You don't understand. I can't walk... they've ied tied my shoelaces together.\\
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** It's even funnier when in a later scene, Lilith angrily walks forward and trips on her tied shoelaces.
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** It's even funnier when in a later scene, Lilith angrily walks forward and trips on her tied shoelaces. What’s more, the scene appears to take place at her house, meaning she didn’t bother to untie her laces and instead stumbled for miles going home.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', the ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' segment features {{Mickey Mouse}} trying to do this to a sleeping Willy the Giant, but Mickey failed when the giant suddenly woke up.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree'', the ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' segment features {{Mickey Mouse}} WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse trying to do this to a sleeping Willy Willie the Giant, but Mickey failed when the giant suddenly woke up.
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'''Dexter:''' You don't understand. I can't walk... they've tied my shoelaces together.\\
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'''Dexter:''' You don't understand. I can't walk... they've tied ied my shoelaces together.\\
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* In ''Literature/TheWorstWitch'' book ''A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch'', Mildred kidnaps another girl Griselda. She tricks Griselda into looking under her bed for a beetle, and stealthily ties her laces together. When Griselda emerges, Mildred quickly ties her arms and gags her. Griselda tries to run for it, but falls on her back because of her tied laces.
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* Eddie the resident prankster from ''Literature/BaileySchoolKids'' book series does this multiple times to the other students, notably Melody falls for this in the 4th book "Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball"
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* Eddie the resident prankster from ''Literature/BaileySchoolKids'' book series does this multiple times to the other students, notably Melody falls for this in the 4th book "Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball"Basketball" during gym class after she earlier pointed out her green shoelaces to stop Eddie from pinching her on St. Patrick's Day. He also ties Carey's shoe to the leg of her desk in "Skeletons Don't Play Tubas."
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* Eddie the resident prankster from ''Literature/BaileySchoolKids'' book series does this multiple times to the other students, notably Melody falls for this in the 4th book "Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball"
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* ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'': When trying to chase after Melani, Mami Bibir trips on her shoelaces that are tied together. Mami Bibir accuses someone of pranking her, but [[AvertedTrope it really is just Mami Bibir not paying attention when tying her own shoelaces]] while advising Melani.
