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* ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' opens with a performance of ''Songbird!'', TheMusical of ''SweetBirdOfYouth'' that Creator/MerylStreep's character is starring in. The musical is waist-deep in StylisticSuck, and the audience members are leaving in droves (some are only staying because they have fallen asleep). Creator/BruceWillis' character is the only one who sits enraptured.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Lights, Candace, Action!", a bunch of teenagers are going in the theater to see the boys' movie. But Doofenshmirtz' Age Accelerator-inator hits them and a bunch of cranky old people walk out of the theater.

* In the (originally final) episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', "The Devil's Hands are Idol Playthings", Fry loses the robotic hands he won from the Robot Devil, and everyone walks out of the end of his holophone opera in disgust (since he can no longer play) [[spoiler: except for Leela]].

%%* In [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1985/09/13/ this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' strip, Garfield walks out of a theater because he is %%out of popcorn.

* ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' has a segment featuring man who speaks entirely in anagrams. When he runs through Shakespeare plays he's performed in anagram, he comes to "Ring Kichard the Thrid." The presenter points out that "Ring Kichard" is a spoonerism. The guest says "If you're going to split hairs, I'm going to piss off," and walks off the stage without a by-your-leave.

* ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' opens with a performance of ''Songbird!'', TheMusical of ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' that Meryl Streep's character is starring in. The musical is waist-deep in StylisticSuck, and the audience members are leaving in droves (some are only staying because they have fallen asleep). Bruce Willis' character is the only one who sits enraptured.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The stands are full for a Springfield Isotopes (minor league baseball) game because CyndiLauper is singing the National Anthem. After she finishes practically everyone gets up to leave, until the play-by-play announcer reminds them that there's also a game today. Most people sit back down.

** In "Krusty Gets Kancelled", Krusty falls victim to this when his show airs the cartoon "Worker and Parasite".

* On one ''PinkPanther'' cartoon, Pink takes over an orchestra to perform his theme music. When he turns around the house is empty, except for one person: Music/HenryMancini.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'', everyone walks out of the Terence and Philip movie, ''Asses of Fire,'' during the "Uncle Fucker" song. The only ones still in the theater are the protagonists, who enjoy the song immensely.

* ''SesameStreet'' had a musical routine where Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats play a song called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dFYsrGw5eI "Exit"]]. The song essentially describes the meaning of Exit, i.e. how to get out. As he sings the nightclub guests up and leave (through the Exit door, of course). Even the backup vocalists split before the song is done. By the end of the song, Little Chrissy notices he is all alone, and tries to leave... but he apparently wasn't paying attention to his own song, as he has no idea ''how'' to leave.

* ''SesameStreet'' had a musical routine where Little Jerry and the Monotones play a song called "Exit". The song essentially describes the meaning of Exit, i.e. how to get out. As he sings the nightclub guests up and leave (through the Exit door, of course). Even the backup vocalists split before the song is done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dFYsrGw5eI

* Has happened on ''TheMuppetShow'' several times. One notable example is the Nancy Walker episode, when Fozzie was guest hosting while Kermit was sick.
* In ''TheITCrowd'', Roy and Moss try to walk out of ''Gay! The Gay Musical''.

* ''TheSimpsons'': The stands are full for a Springfield Isotopes (minor league baseball) game because CyndiLauper is singing the National Anthem. After she finishes practically everyone gets up to leave, until the play-by-play announcer reminds them that there's also a game today. Most people sit back down.

* ''LooneyTunes'' short "Baton Bunny": BugsBunny is conducting an orchestra when he's distracted by a fly and thrashes the pit trying to swat it. After he's done he turns to the audience to find that everyone has gone. The only acolades he gets are from the fly he was trying to kill.
* In an episode of ''TheFlintstones'' Fred becomes a teen idol. Wilma and Betty sabotage the performance by convincing the teens that Fred is old news, and they all leave during his song.

%%** ''{{Garfield}}'' [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1987/09/04/ also]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1988/05/23/ uses]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1988/08/04/ the]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1989/09/04/ TV]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1991/02/12/ variation]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/09/06/ quite]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/12/01/ often]].

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* In [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1985/09/13/ this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' strip, Garfield walks out of a theater because he is out of popcorn.
** ''{{Garfield}}'' [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1987/09/04/ also]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1988/05/23/ uses]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1988/08/04/ the]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1989/09/04/ TV]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1991/02/12/ variation]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/09/06/ quite]] [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/12/01/ often]].
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* In the opening of ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'', people walk out of the opening number of ''Songbird!'', TheMusical of ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' that Meryl Streep's character is starring in. Bruce Willis' character sits enraptured.

* In the 1935 MickeyMouse film ''TheBandConcert'', the entire audience leaves. Subverted in that they don't hate the performance, they're ''fleeing for their lives'' from an approaching tornado.
* In the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Lights, Candace, Action!", a bunch of teenagers are going in the theater to see the boys' movie. But Doofenshmirtz' Age Accelerator-inator hits them and a bunch of cranky old people walk out of the theater.

Sometimes a show isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes it's too boring to stand, too stupid to stand, or it's just plain awful. Sometimes the subject matter isn't to your taste, or something happened during the show that has you wanting to bang your head against the nearest wall. Maybe the band's playing at that concert is just atrocious, or maybe that game is going so badly for your home team that it's no use watching them anymore. Whatever the case, sometimes the show is such that you can't sit through another minute of it and you're wanting back the money that you spent to see it. It's time to walk out.

* In the opening of ''DeathBecomesHer'', people walk out of the opening number of ''Songbird!'', TheMusical of ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' that Meryl Streep's character is starring in. Bruce Willis' character sits enraptured.
* A few people walk out of ''Springtime For Hitler'' in ''TheProducers'', before the rest think it's a comedy.

* On one ''PinkPanther'' cartoon, Pink takes over an orchestra to perform his theme music. When he turns around the house is empty, except for one person: HenryMancini.

* In ''SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'', everyone walks out of the Terence and Philip movie, ''Asses of Fire,'' during the "Uncle Fucker" song. The only ones still in the theater are the protagonists, who enjoy the song immensely.

* In the 1935 {{Mickey}} film ''The Band Concert'', the entire audience leaves. Subverted in that they don't hate the performance, they're ''fleeing for their lives'' from an approaching tornado.

Walking out of a show is a universal sign that the production being viewed is of poor quality. This is usually a very extreme reaction, as the typical response to seeing a bad show is to just sit and wait it out, as sitting is usually easier than standing and walking, and people usually don't have any other place to go and paid too much money on tickets to not wait and see if the show improves. Walk-outs, thus, usually only occur when the show is so bad that it's painful or disturbing, especially if the walk-outs occur ''en masse''. This was actually {{Invoked}} in {{Vaudeville}}to keep ticket sales up, as people expected to see as many acts as they wanted when they bought a ticket.

Walking out of a show is a universal sign that the production being viewed is of poor quality. This is usually a very extreme reaction, as the typical response to seeing a bad show is to just sit and wait it out, as sitting is usually easier than standing and walking, and people usually don't have any other place to go and paid too much money on tickets to not wait and see if the show improves. Walk-outs, thus, usually only occur when the show is so bad that it's painful or disturbing, especially if the walk-outs occur ''en masse''.

Sometimes a show isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes it's too boring to stand, too stupid to stand, or it's just plain awful. Sometimes the subject matter isn't to your taste, or something happened during the show that has you wanting to bang your head against the nearest wall. Maybe the band's playing at that concert is just atrocious, or maybe that game is going so badly for your home team that it's no use watching them anymore. Whatever the case, sometimes the show is such that you can't sit through another minute of it and you're wanting back the money that you spent to see it. It's time to walk out.

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* In ''TheITCrowd'', Roy and Moss try to walk out of Gay! The Gay Musical.