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The Not Catch
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A classic slapstick comedy trope common in cartoons, where a character moves out of the way just as another falls from above and watches as the falling character humorously crashes into the ground. Generally, comes in two variations. The character on the ground is apparently trying to catch the falling character, only to move out of the way at the very last second. Often a subversion of the Fireman's Safety Net. The character on the ground is standing right below the falling character and sees them falling towards them, but instead of making any motion to catch them just waits until the last second and moves just a step to the side. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A type of Bait-and-Switch Compassion. May result in an Impact Silhouette where they land. Compare Barely Missed Cushion for another way a character can miss a supposedly safe landing. Contrast Falling into His Arms and Catch a Falling Star, dramatic and successful catches. Examples: |
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The first variation comes up often in Looney, particularly with Bugs Bunny, though the second variation is common in Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons, as part of Roadrunner's passively mocking repertoire of actions. In "Gorilla My Dreams", Gruesome Gorilla is tossing Bugs (who is pretending to be a baby gorilla) up in the air. He throws him too high, then as Bugs falls he holds out his hands, then pulls them away at the last second. In "Bugs Bunny Rides Again", Bugs tricks Yosemite Sam into walking off a cliff, then rushes down to the bottom and places a mattress on the ground, explaining that "sometimes me conscience kinda bothers me... but not this time!", and pulls the mattress away. In "Baby Buggy Bunny", Bugs discovers that the Doorstop Baby he found is really a bank robber, so he starts to rough him up. He tosses him in the air high enough for him to hit the ceiling, but instead of catching him, turns around saying, "Oh, dear. I seem to have forgotten my fudge." and lets him fall to the ground. |
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Darkwing Duck plays the first variation straight. Negaduck has just fallen off a building, so Darkwing helpfully pulls up in a garbage truck to save him... and then reverses at the last second. | |
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Just Dance: The routine for "Here Comes the Hotstepper" in Just Dance 2 involves a farmer doing this to a Rabbid. | |
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A variant in The Order of the Stick, when catching a falling Elan would require a spell that Durkon, as a Cleric, can't cast. | |
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In "Gorilla My Dreams", Gruesome Gorilla is tossing Bugs (who is pretending to be a baby gorilla) up in the air. He throws him too high, then as Bugs falls he holds out his hands, then pulls them away at the last second. | |
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Slayers: The anime has a scene where everyone looks up, Gourry pushes Amelia and Sylphiel aside, then (still looking up) steps to the other side and Lina falls headfirst between them. An amusing inversion is done with Filia in her human form under an impending cave-in. Xellos, as a proper gentleman, grabs her and teleports to safety. Filia is fine until she realizes who holds her and freaks out. Xellos, like a proper gentleman, immediately releases her — to a long, screaming fall on top of an enemy too beaten up to stand. |
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Zig-zag on Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines: In "Operation Anvil," Dastardly is plummeting to the ground and offers Muttley a medal if he catches him. Dastardly bounces off the ground and then lands on the bed mattress Muttley hurriedly brought. "You'll get no medal for catching me on the bounce," Dastardly edicts, so Muttley yanks the mattress from under Dastardly. | |
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One of the Romance interactions in The Sims 2 is "Leap Into Arms". The object of the leaper's affection will catch them if the mutual relationship score is high. If it's one-sided, though... (thud). | |
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Girl Genius has a scene where Jägers play a confrontation and Jenka hurls Othar at the trio: | |
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Page quote comes from Screwy Squirrel's first appearance in "Screwball Squirrel (1944)", where it's played straight and then played with - the first time Screwy pretends to be catching Meathead Dog and pulls the net away at the last second. The second time, Screwy gets so caught up in pretending to catch the dog that he actually falls off a cliff himself, and Meathead (somehow) catches him. Screwy thanks him with a dozen blows to the head. | |
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In Yuri!!! on Ice, Yuri has just finished skating in a competition, and Victor, his coach/love interest standing by the exit of the rink, opens his arms for a hug. Yuri dashes towards him and jumps into his arms - only for Victor to jump to the side because he doesn't want Yuri's nosebleed to stain his suit. | |
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The Eternal Love: Xiao Tan falls off a roof while Lian Cheng is below her. Not only does he not catch her, he deliberately steps back so she doesn't land on him. Xiao Tan is not amused. | |
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In one Footrot Flats strip the Dog notices Wal slipping off the hayshed roof and desperately runs underneath him to catch him. Then at the last second, he realizes that he's just a little dog and Wal is a beefy adult man weighing at least 90kg and leaps out of the way just in time to avoid being crushed with the sheepish excuse "Missed...". | |
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Happens three times in a Super Chicken segment, each time the villain jumps out of a plane intending to land on his horse, only for the horse to move away at the last second. The third time the horse also dodges Super Chicken's sidekick Fred when he is falling. | |
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