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6	[[quoteright:300:[[WesternAnimation/TheBandConcert https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/band_concert_shake.png]]]]
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8	The hero gets cornered by a group of thugs that want to steal whatever he has on him. One thug grabs up the hero by the ankles and starts shaking him so hard, causing a [[{{Hammerspace}} plethora of items to fall from his person]]. Bonus points if the items would be completely impossible to conceal, such as a cannon, a ladder, or maybe even an elephant.
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10	This is a {{comedy}} trope in which the above happens to the unfortunate character. Expect to see this trope show up in {{comedy}} or WesternAnimation.
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12	Justified if the shaken character has a BagOfHolding. Compare MinionMaracas.
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19	[[folder:Advertising]]
20	* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YS7gTk2M7M an ad]] for T-Mobile cell phone service a BrandX customer is having his "monthly mugging" for his bill. At the end the two mugger guys are holding the customer upside-down, shaking him. "I sent too many emails."
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23	[[folder:Animation]]
24	* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': In ''Great War in the Bizarre World'' episode 45, some bunny guards stationed at the gate of Darton's amusement park see another bunny and search him, turning him upside down and shaking him. Some of his snacks fall onto the ground, and the bunny is kicked out of the outside of the gate afterwards.
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27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* The ''Anime/{{Grenadier}}'' manga had an {{Omake}} comic where Mikan decided to test the secret of Rushuna's UnorthodoxReload by grabbing the latter's breasts (while she's undressed) and shaking. Cue bullets spilling out of an embarrassed Rushuna's cleavage and forming a pile up to about her knees; afterwards, she insists that they're just ordinary breasts.
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31	[[folder:Comic Books]]
32	* ''ComicBook/GillesDeGeus'' sometimes used this technique in his days as a highwayman.
33	* In ''Comicbook/TheSpirit'' Satin the thief hides a stolen medallion [[VictoriasSecretCompartment down her shirt]]. Unfortunately for her, the title character chooses to turn her upside-down and shake it out, rather than reach in.
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36	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
37	* Adventure and Richard were subjected to this treatment by the pirates in ''WesternAnimation/ThePagemaster''. A bunch of swords and an accordion fall out of Adventure's pages, Richard temporarily loses his all-important library card.
38	* A gorilla actually does this to Professor Porter in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', causing several objects to fall out of his pockets, including a stuffed [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Little Brother]] toy.
39	* Occurs in ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'' when Panchito stakes Donald and Jose's hands, causing stuff to fall from their shirts.
40	* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'': In the opening dream sequence, a group of thugs have taken a bar hostage and one of them does this to a captive bunny.
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43	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
44	* TropeCodifier (if not UrExample) is probably [[Creator/MarxBrothers Harpo Marx]] in ''Theatre/AnimalCrackers''. He's stolen a painting but promises to give it back. The police officer shakes Harpo's hand, which causes a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9vNono2CXo bunch of silverware to pour out of his sleeve.]]
45	* In ''Film/TheCourtJester'', Roderick shakes Gwendolyn and suddenly the key to the secret passage, which Gwendolyn had hidden in her VictoriasSecretCompartment earlier in the scene, drops to the floor.
46	* In ''Film/DelusionsOfGrandeur'', after his disgrace, Don Salluste is trying to stop the servants removing all his ill-gotten riches from his chambers by intercepting the gold coins and other precious dishware and stuffing them in his pants. As he tries to gets away with his pants overstuffed, his ex-valet Blaze catches him and starts shaking vigorously the greedy old man, making the many precious items fall off.
47	* Done in ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' with a Niffler, a magical creature resembling a platypus that can hide a nigh-unlimited amount of riches inside its pouch. When Newt catches one inside a bank vault he divests it of hundreds of pounds of gold and jewelry by this method.
48	* Happens to Creator/EthelMerman, of all people, in ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'', when her character attempts to secure a set of car keys by dropping them [[VictoriasSecretCompartment down the front]] of her dress. The other characters turn her upside down and shake the keys back out.
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51	[[folder:Literature]]
52	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Used in ''Literature/{{Thud}}'', whenever something small and semi-valuable goes missing from Pseudopolis Yard, SOP is to hold Nobby upside-down and give him a shake.
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55	[[folder:Video Games]]
56	* In ''VideoGame/ClayFighter 63⅓,'' when characters are hit, various random objects associated with them fly off.
57	* Rather morbid example in ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'': when exploring alien-infested areas, you'll find cocooned EDF soldiers hanging from the ceiling. If you punch or shoot them, they always drop useful stuff like guns, ammo and grenades.
58	* Used in ''VideoGame/EscapeFromMonkeyIsland''. The fallen items are all things you [[KleptomaniacHero picked up earlier in the game]].
59	* In ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', after [[spoiler:Millibelle]] turns out to be a thief and scams you for money with [[spoiler:her fake [[InGameBankingServices bank]]]], you can encounter her in the Pleasure House. To get your money back, you are required to smack her around, and your stolen money will fall out from her body.
60	* ''VideoGame/LimboOfTheLost'' has a troll who pops up between chapters to shake Briggs and remove unnecessary items from his inventory.
61	* In the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series, after ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', picking up (or dragging) and dropping a(n) dead/sleeping/unconscious soldier will drop 2 or 3 items (like a [[IReadItForTheArticles book]], or [[HealthFood ration]]).
62	* A major example here, the entire game is based around this possible trope. ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers''. You can shake objects/people and sometimes they will drop items, mostly crystals, that you pick up. The game is based around this system.
63	* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad'' has Sam and Max go on the carnival ride "Cone of Tragedy", which first suspends them upside-down, then shakes and twirls them around in a very unpleasant way. Once the torture is over, Sam realizes that all his inventory items fell out during the ride and he must recover them from a Lost-and-Found office.
64	* In ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'', [[TheBigGuy Murray Hippo]] can shake guards to get coins and sometimes even loot.
65	* This trope is referenced in ''VideoGame/SplinterCell: Chaos Theory'', as a ShoutOut to the ''Metal Gear Solid'' example above.
66	-->'''ISDF Guard:''' Ugh... okay, it's... some kind of shock round... electric!\
67	'''Sam Fisher:''' Interesting. You have any extra?\
68	'''ISDF Guard:''' Gah, it's not like you can shake me, and make my ammo fall on the floor to pick up!
69	* ''[[VideoGame/WarioLand Wario Land: Shake It!]]'': By grabbing enemies and shaking the Wii remote, things will fly around. Garlic, money, or even the armor they're wearing.
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72	[[folder:Web Animation]]
73	* In the ''WebAnimation/ChimneyChickens'' episode ''Comeback King'', Rob [=McLaury=] mugs Wade O'Donnel by holding him by the ankles and shaking coins onto the floor.
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76	[[folder:Web Original]]
77	* An entry from ''Blog/ThingsMrWelchIsNoLongerAllowedToDoInAnRPG'' includes an entry clarifying that this is not an acceptable substitute for a pickpocket roll.
78	-->1108. Picking his pocket means more than just turning him upside down and shaking him vigorously.
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81	[[folder:Webcomics]]
82	* Played for poignantly inappropriate laughs [[https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/collectors-items here]] in ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie''.
83	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' : Gilgamesh takes down Bangladesh and [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120309 knives start falling all over the place.]]
84	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Duane, attempting to retrieve his map from Sette, [[http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch01/ch01_05.html suspends her in the air with magic and shakes her:]]
85	-->'''Sette:''' These things're mine! Thief! Thieeeef!\
86	'''Duane:''' Says the lass raining pocketwatches.
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89	[[folder:Western Animation]]
90	* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts:
91	** In "WesternAnimation/TheBandConcert", WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck is disrupting Mickey's orchestra with his flute playing -- every time Mickey snatches his flute away, he produces another and continues. At one point the trombonist grabs him by the neck with the slide of his horn and shakes him rapidly -- ''dozens'' of flutes fly out of his coat.
92	** "WesternAnimation/TheWormTurns": When Pluto bites Pete on the rump and shakes him around, various things fall out of Pete's pockets, including a blackjack, a steak, a handkerchief, a coin purse, and a pocket watch.
93	* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
94	** In "For Your Ed Only", Ed does this to Eddy after Edd catches him reading Sarah's diary. This is due to Ed and Eddy having landed in Sarah's bedroom, wrecking it in the process, when one of their scams went bust, upon which Eddy decided to steal it and use it to humiliate Sarah after all the pain she inflicted on them.
95	** In "Brother Can You Spare An Ed", Ed and Edd are hanging from a tree as pinatas in a desperate attempt to get the money to pay Sarah back. Jonny hits Edd three times; only a shoe falls. Jonny hits [[ThePigPen Ed]] once; a boatload of junk lands on him.
96	--->'''Jonny:''' Check it out, Plank! [[BrickJoke Coconut earmuffs!]]
97	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS2E4InspectionDetection Inspection Detection]]", the police do this to [[TheBully Francis]] [[spoiler:after Timmy successfully proves he is the real shoplifter while the latter is prepping for [[TheInspectorIsComing Fairy Inspection Day]], and the former was CaughtOnTape stealing a tub of lard by Cosmo, transformed into surveillance camera.]]
98	-->[[spoiler:'''Francis:''' Uh... I got that stuff off the internet?\
99	'''Cop:''' [''about to handcuff Francis''] Ri-i-i-i-ight!]]
100	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': In "Baby Buggy Bunny", WesternAnimation/BugsBunny finds out that the "baby" he's caring for it actually [[GooGooGetup a midget criminal in disguise]] and gives him a sound spanking, with deadly weapons falling from his person with each slap on the rear.
101	-->'''Bugs:''' And believe me, Finster, this hurts ''you'' more than it does me!
102	* In ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsSindbadTheSailor'', Sindbad (Bluto) pummels Popeye like a punching bag and all sorts of things fall out of his pockets -- assorted ship fittings, binoculars, a life preserver, an anchor...
103	* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': This happens to Rocko in the episode "Carnival Knowledge", when he gets on a carnival ride run by a crooked slug.
104	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
105	** In "Can You Spare a Dime", [=SpongeBob=] violently shakes Mr. Krabs begging him to hire Squidward back. Then the lost first dime that kicked off the plot (and which is actually a huge stone coin) [[HammerSpace falls from Mr. Krabs']] [[BowelBreakingBricks back pocket]].
106	--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[LampshadeHanging THIS is a dime?!]]\
107	'''Mr. Krabs:''' I been in this business a long time, boy.
108	** In "Squid Wood", Squidward shakes [=SpongeBob=] repeatedly, causing several game pieces to fall from his pockets.
109	* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' [[FoundingDay Independence Day]] short "WesternAnimation/SafetySecond", after Nibbles, who could never resist playing with firecrackers despite Jerry telling him not to since [[FatalFireworks he could get hurt or killed doing so]], is caught pulling a firecracker out of his diaper, Jerry demands he hand over the rest of them. Nibbles gives him a small one and tries to run for it, but Jerry grabs him, holds him upside-down and shakes him up good to find a ton of firecrackers hidden in his diaper, at which point he [[YouAreGrounded punishes him by making him stand in the corner]].
110	* ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'':
111	** Larry-Boy does this to a bandit by capturing him with his Super-Suction Ear then shaking him so hard, causing the milk money that he stole from some kids to fall off of him.
112	** This is a throwback to an early episode, "The Story of Flibber-o-Loo", where the three Scallions shake Larry to the point that his milk money falls out. The Scallions then drop Larry in a hole and run off with his money.
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