Hes Right Behind Me Isnt He Family Guy

"Her voice was so masculine and growly, I thought it was a man, I hateful people must call her 'sir' on the phone all the time- ... Eheh, she'southward standing right behind me now, isn't she?

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• In 6teen, Jen starts badmouthing her boss right as the man appears behind her. She catches herself and changes her bluster, but information technology'due south likewise little too late.
• In the episode "The Pact" of The Amazing World of Gumball:

  Principal Brown: They're standing right behind me, aren't they?
  Gumball: No.
  Principal Brown: Sigh.
  Gumball: They're on your left.

• Used in an episode of American Dad! in which Klaus refers to seals as "poor, sweet, gentle creatures", then realizes a very large, aroused, hungry 1 is right behind him. Klaus failed to consider that seals dearest to eat fish before leaping into the aquarium'due south seal pool.

  Klaus: In that location's ane behind me, isn't there? And is information technology, similar, exactly the reverse of how I described them?

• The season 1 finale has American Dragon: Jake Long mocking Rotwood by singing a song about him. Nonetheless, Rotwood caught him from behind and that'southward how Jake got sent to the principal's office.
• In one episode of Angelo Rules, when it looks like making Manetti is going to fail a test that Angelo, Sherwood and Lola have been trying to help him pass, he ends up with a good score... because he copied from Butterfingers. He mocks Mr Foot for beeing also blind to observe him, but the professor is right backside him and hears everything, including the fact that Manetti cheated on the test.
• Subverted and lampshaded in Slappy Squirrel's very first short from Animaniacs: when talking about the cartoon'due south adversary, Doug the Dog, she notices when Skippy goes into a frozen take. She whips a behemothic guild out of her pocketbook and clonks Doug without even looking back.
• At the beginning of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Revenge of the Trees", Steve is making fun of his boss, Dr. Weird ("Gentlemen! Fill up me with barbecue sauce, 'cause I'm dumb as hell!"), and quite unable to understand a Mexican janitor's attempts to warn him that Dr. Weird's giant disembodied head is backside him, about to seize with teeth his caput off.
• Used in the 2006 revival of Biker Mice from Mars in the episode "It'due south the Pits" when Lawrence Limburger gloats about his plan to overthrow the Pit Dominate and calls him an idiot just to realize that the Pit Boss is standing correct behind him.
• Numbuh Four from Codename: Kids Next Door has made this mistake twice.
  • In "Functioning: H.U.G.S.", he angers Rainbow Monkey Kong past calling the animal "stupid" while it is in earshot.
  • In "Operation: T.R.I.C.K.Y.", Numbuh Four berates Halloween on how information technology's only for babies who like to become candy by dressing up like girly butterflies. He turns around to see Numbuh Three, dressed like a butterfly for Halloween and rightly pissed off at him.
• Danny Phantom: In The Million Dollar Ghost, Danny complains to his friends nearly his Bumbling Dad.

  Danny: Did y'all see the way all those ghost hunters were laughing at him? How embarrassing! We're all gonna take to live with my dad'southward goof-ups for the residual of our lives. (Sam clears her throat) He's correct behind me, isn't he?
  Jack: (sadly) Yes, I'm afraid he is. If you lot demand me, I'll be upstairs, doing something wrong...

• In the Darkwing Duck episode "Merchant of Menace", Darkwing Duck refers to Amanuensis Grizzlikoff as a buffoon, turning around to run across Grizzlikoff glaring at him and turning red with anger.
• The Md McStuffins Christmas Episode "A Very McStuffins Christmas" has a quite benign instance. The elf is talking near how happy he is that he didn't let down Santa Claus when he realizes that Santa is right behind him. Santa, all the same, is happy with his work and gives him a promotion to the top of the ranks.

  Tobias: ...Santa's standing correct behind me, isn't he?

• Ed, Edd due north Eddy: In the episode "An Ed Is Born" while the Eds are filming a movie for Eddy's brother, Boil insults Kevin on photographic camera while non realizing that he'due south correct adjacent to him hearing everything he says. Cue Eddy's Oh, Crap! moment upon noticing Kevin.
• Happens in the Eek! The Cat episode "Paws", when the titular cat keeps talking near a cut on his finger as the still-gigantic goldfish rises from the h2o. He screams.
• On The Fairly OddParents, Principal Waxaplax makes her showtime appearance cracking jokes at Crocker's expense with another teacher. When they notice Crocker, they look at him, then go back to laughing at him.
• Parodied on Family Guy, where a corpse in a blueish conform is dropped into the body of water. We and then cut to a pair of fish having a conversation, one proverb, "You lot know what I hate? A guy in a blue suit!" and and then when his chat partner makes a pained face as the trunk floats by, the fish adds "... there's one right behind me, isn't there?"
  • In "Space Cadet", Peter and Lois talk about how embarrassed they are of Chris, but they soon detect that Chris overhead everything while waiting to listen to them have sex activity, and he'due south extremely hurt past their words.
• This happens in Franklin in "Franklin and the Puppet Play". Beaver had been directing a puppet production of Piffling Cerise Riding Hood, but was so bossy she managed to completely go on Deport, Franklin and Goose'due south nerves. The grouping starts using the puppets to brand fun of her while she's not effectually, simply then she enters the room. Goose notices what happened and gets Bear'south attending, only Franklin keeps going, unaware that Beaver is in the room, until he realizes that he's no longer getting a response from Goose and Bear. He then looks up, and Beaver sobs and runs away.
• Parodied on Futurama in "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back":
• Garfield and Friends: In the episode "Jumping Jon", Garfield hosted a segment called "Great Moments in Stupidity". 1 of Jon's moments was Jon flirting with a karate teacher's girlfriend while insulting said teacher. The teacher heard it and came behind him, readying himself to evangelize a beating.
• The Hey Arnold! episode "Helga vs. Big Patty" had several scenes where Helga Pataki made insulting jokes nearly Big Patty just to find her standing right behind her and clearly incensed by her mockery. Somehow, the fact that the ii people she was talking to were bankroll away near the beginning didn't tip her off.
• In the Hullo Hi Puffy AmiYumi episode "Scowlitis", Kaz at one indicate makes fun of Yumi for the braces she has to habiliment to correct her scowlitis, then realizes to his surprise that Yumi is standing right backside him.
• In the Jimmy Ii-Shoes episode "The Terrific Trio", Lucius keeps listing off multiple insults to Samy, who became a huge monster that keeps beating him up. In every instance, he's right behind him.
• Johnny Bravo offered a much nicer version of this trope than usual: When Johnny fails to make enough money to buy a Mother's Solar day gift, Piddling Suzy advises him to only tell his Momma how he feels. Down-hearted, Johnny sits on the front end step of his house and wonders what he could say. Of course, Momma comes out the front door at the start of Johnny'south spoken communication and, afterward hearing him talk near how much she ways to him, sweeps Johnny upwards in a large hug and says that having a sugariness son similar him is the all-time present of all.
• Justice League Unlimited had this with a slight twist in the beginning of "The Once and Future Thing", as it didn't involve insults... at least not exactly.

  Green Lantern: Anyhow, why are nosotros always talking about my love life? What's going on betwixt y'all and Diana?
  Batman: Null. She'southward a respected colleague.
  Green Lantern: Uh-huh.
  Batman: I don't have time to pursue a relationship. My work is also important to allow whatsoever distractions. Diana is a remarkable woman, she's a valued friend. She'due south... standing right backside me, isn't she?
  Wonder Woman: Don't let that cease you — keep earthworks.

• Kaeloo: In Episode 91, Kaeloo, Stumpy and Quack Dishonest decide to re-dub some earlier episodes of the evidence because they thought they were desperately written. They then start making the re-dubs insulting, and when they start arguing about what insulting way they can re-dub videos of Mr. Cat, they discover out that he'southward standing correct behind them looking more annoyed than usual.
• Subverted in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time: Kim has defeated two chief villains and taunts them near information technology.

  Duff Killigan: Oh, it'due south not merely the two of us.
  Kim: Oh, and I'm supposed to be surprised that Drakken'southward behind me?
  Drakken: (appearing behind her) How does she do that!?!
  Kim: A ninja, you're not.

  • And so promptly Double Subverted: Unfortunately, Kim was taken by surprise by Shego and lost the fight.
• The Life and Times of Juniper Lee had this happen to the title character:

  June: I mean, at that place is no question that Marcus is a ninth-degree babe with the slap-up pilus and the cute grin, just that doesn't change the fact that he'southward standing correct behind me, right?

• Looney Tunes:
  • In the short "Devil May Hare", Bugs Bunny is warning a fawn about Taz: "He's a mean, cruel, nasty, no good, baggy-eyed, marble-headed ignoramorous! He's a stupid... " only to realize that Taz is standing right behind him. Taz responds, "Flattery'll getcha nowhere. And ya can't fool me again."
  • In "Baseball Bugs", Bugs is mocking the Gashouse Gorillas team and says he can crush them all past himself. He closes his eyes as he continues his rant, and opens them to see the team surrounding him, causing him to utter a nervous "What'due south up, medico?"
• The Loud House has master character Lincoln getting utterly fed up with the style classmate Ronnie Anne has been treating him and goes into a rant that completely rips her apart... only to realize she was behind him, heard everything and now is running off in tears.
• The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Happens when K'nuckles is mocking Worthington in "Who's Moochin' Who?".
• Happens in the My Gym Partner's a Monkey episode "Robo Frog 3000", with one of the shortest intervals always betwixt uttering the comment and realizing that the individual in question (in this case, a robotic warthog) is right behind them.
• In an episode of Phineas and Ferb, Dr. Doofensmirtz mistakes a deep-voiced woman for a man, and rambles to Perry the Platypus about how ofttimes that must happen to her... then slowly realizes she's stepped out of her machine to give him a thrashing and is continuing right behind him.
  • In the Halloween special which spoofs Frankenstein, Phineas and Ferb's ancestors brand a giant undead version of Perry from sundry parts. When their governess Constance storms in and wonders where the creature has gone, there'south some ominous music as Frankenperry looms upward...music which stops when Constance asks "He's correct behind me, isn't he?"
• Pound Puppies (2010) used this gag in the episode "Squawk", where McLeish disparagingly refers to his brother-in-law the Mayor equally "cranky", and so realizes to his embarrassment that his brother-in-law was standing backside him.
• On 1 episode of The Proud Family, "Tiger Whisperer":

  (Oscar is trying to leave to see a basketball before Trudy catches him)
  Oscar: You lot know women tin can't stand to meet men having fun without 'em. Of course, that'due south the only way a man can accept fun. (laughs) She's right behind me, isn't she?
  Felix: 'Fraid so, pumpkin-head.

• Regular Evidence:
  • An episode has Rigby insulting his boss and talking about how he doesn't intendance nearly getting his work done. He is immediately fired, only gets another chance, again. Yet, Benson gets the final laugh when he subjects Rigby to having his mentor exist Musculus Homo when the sometime begs for his job back in the same episode.
  • Besides happens when Benson is replaced every bit dominate.
• Rick and Morty: This happens in the episode, "Rest & Ricklaxation" in which after Toxic Rick & Morty escape 1 of the tanks in Rick's garage, he gloats virtually how the existent Rick will feel once he'southward in the tank. He and so asks the question when Toxic Morty points backside him, only for Toxic Morty to point out that they are in front of them.

  Toxic Rick: It worked! Ha ha! Yes! That idiot believed EVERY Word! Now, permit's see how HE enjoys living in a shit tank! (Toxic Morty points behind him) He'due south right behind me, isn't he? (Turns to look)
  Toxic Morty: He'due south in front of you.
  Toxic Rick: (Turns to see them) Oh, my eyes are even so adjusting.

• The trope occurs in the Rotten Ralph animated series episode "Grandma'due south Visit", where Sarah'south dad tries to become Ralph to practise saying howdy to Sarah'south visiting grandmother and lectures Ralph on how it isn't polite to betoken out the elderly's ages when Ralph insists on calling Grandma an old lady in his rehearsed greeting. Sarah's dad ends up saying less than flattering things about his mother, leading to his complete mortification when he sees that his mother was standing backside him and hearing everything he said the whole time.
• Rugrats: The babies have figured out Angelica is the one who bankrupt Tommy's clown lamp, but instead of denying it, she just gloats.

  Angelica: Yeah, I did it. And I'd break it again if I had the chance. Only you know what? In that location'due south zilch you babies tin can do nearly it 'crusade you lot tin can't talk! Ha-ha! I did it! I did it! I DID It!...
  Didi: ANGELICA!!
  Angelica: Oops.

• Scooby-Doo: In Large Meridian Scooby-Doo!, Shaggy and Scooby have just emerged from their hiding place as Fred and the rest of the gang assures him that the werewolf isn't effectually. And then Shaggy notices that they're just staring at him worriedly.

  Shaggy: If it was correct behind us, yous'd say something, right?

  Scooby: I don't wanna look...

  (Shaggy and Scooby turn around and see the werewolf)

  Scooby: ...I looked.

• Humorously parodied on The Secret Saturdays where later Argost runs off, Medico notes that their mission is over, but then a monster appears behind Medico, as they are trying to get him to turn around, he says, "No, the mission is over, I don't care most the monster backside me."
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: In "Flowers For She-Ra", when Catra reveals that she'due south the new Force Captain to her teammates:

  Catra: Hordak knows a good affair when he sees it. [Shadow Weaver appears right behind her, and her teammates blanch] Now that I'thousand in charge, Shadow Weaver won't exist the only--one... [turns around and sees Shadow Weaver]

• The Simpsons: One Christmas Episode had Homer beingness called out for his selfishness past some coworkers. Homer then described Mr. Burns as being more selfish and mentioned other aspects near him. Fortunately, Mr. Burns assumed he was talking about a adult female who works at the found. Said adult female soon appeared.
  • In another episode, Homer arrived more than 24 hours belatedly for work and commented how good it was Mr. Burns didn't catch him. He then heard Mr. Burns' ahem audio. Rather than turning effectually to see his boss, Homer tried to use his sense of touch to settle doubts. Once he was sure Mr. Burns was backside him, he stated he won't get in trouble if he doesn't plough effectually and see Mr. Burns. Smithers was accepting this until Mr. Burns turned Homer'due south chair.
• Papa Smurf to Hefty and Handy in The Smurfs episode "The Showtime Telesmurf" through the telesmurf.

  Papa Smurf: Handy, Hefty, where are you?
  Handy and Hefty: We're here, Papa Smurf.
  Papa Smurf: Where is "here?"
  Handy and Hefty: Behind you lot.
  Papa Smurf: (looks backside and sees them) Oh, in that location yous are.

• An episode of Sofia the Start has Carol of the Arrow give a spoken communication to her squad about how much she despises the royal family for not helping her brother in his fourth dimension of demand. Unbeknownst to her, Sofia, her biggest fan, was listening in on the whole matter, and the poor princess runs off crying.
• The SpongeBob SquarePants episode "SpongeBob'due south Place" has Squidward find the Krusty Krab empty due to Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob serving krabby patties at SpongeBob's house. He proceeds to perform a musical number nearly how much he hates people, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob in particular, only to find himself glared at by Mr. Krabs when he and SpongeBob render to the Krusty Krab because it'south confronting regulations to serve fast food in a pineapple.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: In "Lair of Grievous", A4-D is watching Grievous fight Nahdar Vebb from the lair's control room and auspicious for him to "impale the Jedi" when he realizes he doesn't know where the other Jedi is. Every bit before long equally he questions it he realizes Kit Fisto is behind him just in fourth dimension for Kit to cut the droid auspicious for his former padawan'due south death in half.
• Star Wars Rebels plays it for a note of horror. In the episode "Visions and Voices'', Ezra finds himself plagued past illusions of Darth Maul. When he and Kanan ask the Bendu for advice, the Bendu asks "What do you want to practise?" When Ezra says he wants to not run into Maul again, the Bendu says "Then don't plough 'round". They exercise and sure plenty, Maul is continuing on a ledge several anxiety behind them.
• Star Wars Resistance:
  • "The Loftier Tower": Tam is telling Kaz all the reasons she doesn't similar self Ace airplane pilot Hype Fazon when, naturally, he walks upwardly behind her equally Kaz aimlessly tries to signal her to shut up.
  • "The Core Problem": Kaz has congenital a transmitter to try and contact the Resistance. When he activates information technology, he sends a message to Poe Dameron and, to Yeager'southward surprise, gets a response... because Poe has snuck onto the Colossus and is continuing behind him. Yeager has to hint several times before Kaz finally turns around.
• Steven Universe:
  • In ""Sadie'south Song", Sadie blows up at Steven for pushing her to be a singing star despite her obvious discomfort, shouting "You're just as bad as my mom!". It's then revealed Barb overheard is all, and is injure to learn that her girl actually resents her. However, Sadie is however mad gain to tear into her for not figuring it out sooner.
  • In the Musical Episode "Mr. Greg", Pearl sings a tearjerking number nigh how she lost her (currently dead) female person lover to a human man, and said stolen lover's one-half-human son. Both of them were both correct behind her, listening to her song the whole time.

    Pearl: [turns around and turns blue] Greg! You lot were... awake?
    Greg: [solemnly puts on a bathrobe and walks away] Nada's gonna fix this, is information technology?

  • "A Single Pale Rose": At the finish, Steven quietly laments that "Mom was Pink Diamond"... unaware that Amethyst and Garnet were standing correct behind him the whole time. He doesn't fifty-fifty await when Amethyst shouts out her below surprise, suggesting he'southward likewise shocked to pay attention.
  • "Legs From Here to Homeworld": When the Diamonds and Steven restore Nephrite'south body, emotions, and mind, her start real words are an amends to the Diamonds before her that she didn't heed orders and evacuate, simply she's overjoyed that since Blueish and Xanthous are here, that must mean everything turned out alright, that they must have defeated Rose Quartz and avenged Pinkish Diamond, completely unaware that Steven/"Rose"/"Pinkish" is standing right backside her. Yellow and Blueish, realizing the gravity of the situation, flinch away from Centipeetle, and without their touch, she reverts dorsum into monster form quickly.
  • "Rose Buds" has one of the video examples where Holly Blue Agate laments how the onetime order is gone, and she wishes she'd get an order from the Diamonds:

  Holly Blue But all they talk about is 'Steven Steven Steven' (sees him) Steven!

  Steven: How-do-you-do Holly!

  Holly: (Walks away doing an awkward Diamond salute)

  Steven: Bye Holly!

• Happens to Reef when he is trying to persuade Fin to let him into Ty's room during the Stōked! episode "Board and Confused".
• In The Super Hero Squad Show, the episode "A Brat Walks Among United states" has M.O.D.O.G. mock Doctor Doom, only to be in problem when he turns around and realizes that Doom had been listening to his insults all along.
• A variation in the 2d episode of Superman: The Animated Series:

  Perry: Good timing, Lois. I want you lot to exist the showtime to know I'm hiring a new guy on the metropolis desk.
  Lois: Is he cute?
  Perry: Umm... y'all tell me.
  Lois: Oh. Hi.
  Clark: Hullo.

• In a quaternary season episode of Teen Titans, Robin goes off to train with "The Truthful Master" and the other Titans decide to article of clothing his costume while he's gone.

  Robin: The mask makes me feel cool, too.

• Subverted in an episode of 3 Commitment; Sid does an unflattering impersonation of the strict and grumpy Mr. Wu, just despite Tobey and Sue's expressions, doesn't realize Mr. Wu is behind him until he interrupts Sid... by congratulating him, mistaking the impression for actually telling the other ii off.
• In Tiny Toon Adventures, the moment Shirley the Loon leaves the practice room, the four snooty swan dancers brand mocking comments about her personality and accent. Cut to a devastated Shirley opening the door a while later, saying she forgot her shoes. This might take been intentional though.
• In the Toonsylvania episode "Baby Human", Igor creates a baby... man... thing... that has a ferocious appetite and runs wild throughout the castle. While searching for it in the basement...

  Dr. Vic: What? Why are you looking at me similar th— Oh dear. The babe's on my head, isn't it?

• In the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Spidah-Man!", as the mayor of Boston is showing Spidey around his new headquarters and all the vehicles they've created for him, Spidey jumps into the commuter's seat of i and jokingly asks if they got him a sidekick too. Cue the mayor's awkward face.

  Spidey: He'south right behind me, isn't he?
  Ollie (who'southward sitting shotgun): Nah, then I'd be chosen a behind-kick.

• In the end of the Yogi Comport cartoon "A Bear Pair," Yogi and Boo-Boo are expelled from France and sent back to Jellystone National Park when Yogi inadvertently provokes an international crisis at a restaurant by asking for ketchup on his filet mignon, much to the disgust of the chef. Once they return, Boo-Boo expresses business organization to Yogi that Ranger Smith would discover out about the latter's antics. Yogi dismisses Boo-Boo's concerns by replying "What the ranger don't know ain't gonna hurt him." Cut to an angry Ranger Smith, hiding in a bush-league behind Yogi the whole time, with a baseball bat.

  Ranger Smith: What the ranger does know is going to hurt you, Yogi.

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