History Main / WhyThankYouX

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Agatha emerges from one of her sleepwalking-creating states to find herself putting the finishing touches on a mechanism, with somebody off-panel handing her tools on command. [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040331 She turns to see who it is, and...]] discover her little clanks for the time.

[[folder:Films — Animated]]

[[folder:Webcomics]]

A person is performing an activity -- searching, eating, looking at something, and so on -- and as he or she is thus occupied, someone beside or behind them helps them out: pointing out where the object they're looking for is, explaining what they're trying to understand, or making some random comment about whatever they're doing. The person replies, usually distractedly or absentmindedly, with the StockPhrase of the trope title, or a variation thereof, returning to what they were doing -- only to suddenly do a DoubleTake and whirl around to face X. Usually this would be because X is someone whom they thought was dead, missing, far away, or otherwise impossible to encounter at that place and time. Alternatively, they may have thought they were alone and thus not expected to encounter ''anybody''.

!!Examples

* Happens in ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' (TOQ #16) when the mysterious muffled figure helping Leetah to heal the dying Cutter turns out to be [[spoiler:Rayek]], whom she thought had died years before (and had what seemed like evidence to prove it).

-->'''Riddler:''' Where is my Phillips head screwdriver?
-->''[a gloved hand gives him the screwdriver from offscreen]''
-->'''Riddler:''' Oh, thank you!
-->''[a [[ConfusedQuestionmark question mark appears over his head]], then he's yanked out of the panel by Batman]''

[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' begins with [[AntiHero Flynn]] [[DeadpanSnarker Rider]] and two cohorts stealing a tiara. They lower him on a rope to snatch it from behind the guards, but...
-->'''Guard:''' *sneezes*\\

'''Guard:''' Yeah, thanks. ([[DoubleTake Double Take]]) Hey!

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor has a rather ridiculous example of this: In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens "The Pandorica Opens"]], it takes him ''minutes'' to realize he is telling Rory to be quiet and let him think, when ''Rory was utterly erased from space and time a few episodes ago''. He actually exits the scene without noticing, leaving Rory nonplussed, before striding back in with a look of deep confusion to poke Rory in the chest. Of course, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} considering the nature of]] [[AbsentMindedProfessor the Eleventh Doctor]], it was entirely in character.

[[folder:Theater]]
* [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the Director]], Bottom's return in ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''.

[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* In Episode 6 of ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' this happens when Siesta 410 receives ammo from Gaap

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Agatha emerges from one of her sleepwalking-creating states to find herself putting the finishing touches on a mechanism, with somebody off-panel handing her tools on command. [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040331 She turns to see who it is, and...]] discover her little clanks for the time.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':
** In episode "Not So Awesome Blossom", Blossom thanks Buttercup for the kudos for saving the day in the episode while they nosh at a Hot Dog on a Skewer restaurant. Blossom then kvetches that her hot dog has no ketchup (a call back to an earlier scene where a customer rails on her for no ketchup).
** Also, in "Burglar Alarmed", a burglar is stealing from the kitchen while Bubbles goes downstairs for a glass of milk. The exchange happens when she thanks the burglar for the milk and he says "Don't mention it" in return.

A person is performing an activity -- searching, eating, looking at something, and so on -- and as he or she is thus occupied, someone beside or behind them helps them out: pointing out where the object they're looking for is, explaining what they're trying to understand, or making some random comment about whatever they're doing. The person replies, usually distractedly or absentmindedly, with the StockPhrase of the trope title, or a variation thereof, returning to what they were doing -- only to suddenly do a DoubleTake and whirl around to face X. Usually this would be because X is someone whom they thought was dead, missing, far away, or otherwise impossible to encounter at that place and time.

-->'''Riddler:''' Where is my Phillips head screwdriver? (''a gloved hand gives him the screwdriver from offscreen'') Oh, thank you! (''a question mark appears over his head, then he's yanked out of the panel by Batman'')

A person is performing an activity -- searching, eating, looking at something, and so on -- and as he or she is thus occupied, someone beside or behind them helps them out: pointing out where the object they're looking for is, explaining what they're trying to understand, or making some random comment about whatever they're doing. The person replies, usually distractedly or absentmindedly, with the StockPhrase of the trope title, or a variation thereof, returning to what they were doing -- only to suddenly do a DoubleTake and whirl around to face X. Usually this would be because X is someone whom they thought was dead, missing, far away, or otherwise impossible to encounter at that place and time.

A specific SubTrope of StealthHiBye, where the appearance of the person out of nowhere is always played for laughs and the emphasis is upon the startled character's initial reaction as if nothing is out of the ordinary. May be related to [[FailedASpotCheck Failing a Spot Check]]. Quite often occurs because a character [[NotListeningToMeAreYou isn't paying proper attention]]. Can be a trick the TricksterMentor or the EccentricMentor pulls on his pupil after he has [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascended to a Higher Plane of Existence]].

* The archaeologist in ''Film/TheFifthElement:'' "Thank you, Aziz!"

A specific SubTrope of StealthHiBye, where the appearance of the person out of nowhere is always played for laughs and the emphasis is upon the startled character's initial reaction as if nothing is out of the ordinary. May be related to [[FailedASpotCheck Failing a Spot Check]]. Quite often occurs because a character [[NotListeningToMeAreYou isn't paying proper attention]]. Can be a trick TheObiWan or the EccentricMentor pulls on his pupil after he has [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascended to a Higher Plane of Existence]].

A person is performing an activity--searching, eating, looking at something, and so on--and as he or she is thus occupied, someone beside or behind them helps them out: pointing out where the object they're looking for is, explaining what they're trying to understand, or making some random comment about whatever they're doing. The person replies, usually distractedly or absentmindedly, with the StockPhrase of the trope title, or a variation thereof, returning to what they were doing--only to suddenly do a DoubleTake and whirl around to face X. Usually this would be because X is someone whom they thought was dead, missing, far away, or otherwise impossible to encounter at that place and time.

!!Examples:

* [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the Director]], Bottom's return in ''AMidsummerNightsDream''
* This happens a lot in WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo, especially when Scooby and Shaggy decide to cook or just fool around after splitting up. The monster/ghost makes an appearance handing them something or offering a suggestion before they see it and run for their lives.
** It also happened to Velma when she was in a college lab testing a mummy's bandages to find out if they were really ancient and the mummy handed her a test tube with the right chemical in it. (In retrospect, it's also kind of a clue that the mummy is one of the professors.)

-->'''Riddler:''' Where is my Phillips head screwdriver? ''[a gloved hand gives him the screwdriver from offscreen]'' Oh, thank you! ''[a question mark appears over his head, then he's yanked out of the panel by Batman]''

* In Episode 6 of ''[[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' this happens when Siesta 410 receives ammo from Gaap
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor has rather ridiculous example of this: In "The Pandorica Opens", it takes him ''minutes'' to realize he is telling Rory to be quiet and let him think, when ''Rory was utterly erased from space and time a few episodes ago''. He actually exits the scene without noticing, leaving Rory nonplussed, before striding back in with a look of deep confusion to poke Rory in the chest.
** Of course, [[CloudCuckoolander considering the nature of]] [[AbsentMindedProfessor the Eleventh Doctor]], it was entirely in character.

* In Literature/{{Discworld}}, the first book has a bartender committing insurance fraud by burning the bar down. He is handed a match by Death, and the resulting explosion kills him.
* In ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode ''Not So Awesome Blossom,'' Blossom thanks Buttercup for the kudos for saving the day in the episode while they nosh at a Hot Dog On A Skewer restaurant. Blossom then kvetches that her hot dog has no ketchup (a call back to an earlier scene where a customer rails on her for no ketchup).

A specific SubTrope of StealthHiBye, where the appearance of the person out of nowhere is always played for laughs and the emphasis is upon the startled character's initial reaction as if nothing is out of the ordinary. May be related to [[FailedASpotCheck Failing A Spot Check]]. Quite often occurs because a character [[NotListeningToMeAreYou isn't paying proper attention]]. Can be a trick TheObiWan or the EccentricMentor pulls on his pupil after he has [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascended to a Higher Plane of Existence]].

* [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending On The Director]], Bottom's return in ''AMidsummerNightsDream''
* This happens a lot in ScoobyDoo, especially when Scooby and Shaggy decide to cook or just fool around after splitting up. The monster/ghost makes an appearance handing them something or offering a suggestion before they see it and run for their lives.

* Happens in ''ElfQuest'' (TOQ #16) when the mysterious muffled figure helping Leetah to heal the dying Cutter turns out to be [[spoiler:Rayek]], whom she thought had died years before (and had what seemed like evidence to prove it).

* In Episode 6 of ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' this happens when Siesta 410 receives ammo from Gaap

* In {{Discworld}} , the first book has a bartender committing insurance fraud by burning the bar down. He is handed a match by Death, and the resulting explosion kills him.

A specific SubTrope of StealthHiBye, where the appearance of the person out of nowhere is always played for laughs and the emphasis is upon the startled character's initial reaction as if nothing is out of the ordinary. May be related to [[FailedASpotCheck Failing A Spot Check]]. Quite often occurs because a character [[NotListeningToMeAreYou isn't paying proper attention]]. Can be a trick TheObiWan or the EccentricMentor pulls on his pupil after he has [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascended To A Higher Plane Of Existence]].

* In ''Discworld'' , the first book has a bartender committing insurance fraud by burning the bar down. He is handed a match by Death, and the resulting explosion kills him.

* In ''Literature/Discworld'' , the first book has a bartender committing insurance fraud by burning the bar down. He is handed a match by Death, and the resulting explosion kills him.

* The archaeologist in ''TheFifthElement:'' "Thank you, Aziz!"

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor has a much retarded one of these (as in, it takes him ''minutes'' to realize he is telling Rory to be quiet and let him think, when ''Rory was utterly erased from space and time a few episodes ago'') in "The Pandorica Opens". He actually exits the scene without noticing, leaving Rory nonplussed, before striding back in with a look of deep confusion to poke Rory in the chest.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor has a much retarded one of these (as in, it takes him ''minutes'' to realize he is telling Rory to be quiet and let him think, when ''Rory was utterly erased from space and time a few episodes ago'') in "The Pandorica Opens". He actually exits ths scene without noticing, leaving Rory nonplussed, before striding back in with a look of deep confusion to poke Rory in the chest.

* Appears in ''[[BatmanGothamAdventures Batman: Gotham Adventures]]'' #1. The Riddler is in his hideout working on a device.

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** Of course, [[CloudCookoolander considering the nature of]] [[AbsentMindedProfessor the Eleventh Doctor]], it was entirely in character.

A specific SubTrope of StealthHiBye, where the appearance of the person out of nowhere is always played for laughs and the emphasis is upon the startled character's initial reaction as if nothing is out of the ordinary. May be related to [[FailedASpotCheck Failing A Spot Check]]. Quite often occurs because a character [[NotListeningToMeAreYou isn't paying proper attention]]. Can be a trick TheObiWan or TheDumbledore pulls on his pupil after he has [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascended To A Higher Plane Of Existence]].

* [[DoctorWho The Doctor]] has a much retarded one of these (as in, it takes him ''minutes'' to realize he is telling Rory to be quiet and let him think, when ''Rory was utterly erased from space and time a few episodes ago'') in 'The Pandorica Opens.' He actually exits ths scene without noticing, leaving Rory nonplussed, before striding back in with a look of deep confusion to poke Rory in the chest.

* In Episode 6 of ''UminekonoNakuKoroNi'' this happens when Siesta 410 receives ammo from Gaap