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I see you shiver with antici... *SAY IT!* -pation.

When the Mad Doctor is ready to "operate", this almost always includes shoving his hands into big latex gloves with a (usually upward) thrusting motion while tugging on the back of the glove with the other hand; then there's a loud snap at the end when the back of the glove is released. Pretty much a Mad Doctor and Medic staple, and also pretty common in cartoons. Usually meant to inspire fear or to startle; usually part of the Creepy Physical.

Compare Gloved Fist of Doom. Also see Ass Shove, which frequently uses this as a family-friendly suggestion. Not to be confused with the Glove Slap.

Examples of Glove Snap include:


Comics[]

  • Dilbert has a comic where Dilbert opens a package, and by doing so agrees to a full cavity search at any time. Enter woman with the glove snap.

Film[]

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 Master Tang: As you know, I am a man of special needs. One of you will now receive... the Fist of Fury!

(cut to students looking anxious)

Master Tang: Prepare... the long rubber glove. (sound of latex snapping) Eeny... meeny... miney... moe... I wonder where... my glove will go...

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  • Undercover Brother. One of Mr. Feather's minions does this repeatedly, greatly to Mr. Feather's annoyance.
  • Fletch. A proctologist does this before giving Fletch an examination, as shown here.
  • Jim Carrey's Count Olaf does this in his herpetologist disguise in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Rush Hour 3 - The two protagonists have been detained by security in a French airport.
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 Chris Tucker: Can we go now?

Detective: *Glove Snap* this will just take a moment.

"This" turns out to be a cavity search...

Jackie Chan: Oh shit!

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Live Action TV[]

  • In The X Files, Mulder accuses Scully of enjoying doing this.
  • Tony of NCIS; though it's more comedic than sinister.
  • NCIS: Los Angeles has used it for comedic affect, even more so in that it was the Geek that did the snapping.

Video Games[]

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 "Anuhza successful procedure!"

"Woops! Zat was not medicine."

"Did zat sting? Sorry!"

"Zat, vas doctor-assisted homicide!"

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    • He also does it in the Meet the Medic video, before he and the Heavy return to the battlefield.

Web Comics[]

Western Animation[]

  • Cyborg does this once in Teen Titans, on Beast Boy's suggestion that they "check" Robin to see if he's a robotic duplicate. Naturally, Robin's terrified and screams out that he's real.
  • Dr. Drakken definitely did this in Kim Possible.
  • The Peter Griffin's doctor in Family Guy does this just before giving him a prostate exam.
  • The town doctor does this at one point in Rango.
  • Happens a couple times in American Dad One early episode has Stan being overly paranoid about some new neighbors of Iranian (but born American) decent, and holds a block party in order to please Francine as well. When Bob Memari bends down to look into the soda cooler, Stan puts on the glove, and Bob notices.
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 Stan: What? It's a quirk, indulge me.

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    • It become a Running Gag in another episode when Roger constantly puts one on in order to offer someone else a hand job.

Real Life[]

  • During the 2008 American presidential campaign, Mitt Romney had the spectacularly bad luck/judgment to have this picture taken of him.