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''Broomshakalaka'' is a short film, directed by Creator/TheDaniels and released as part of Creator/AdultSwim's ''Infomercials'' series. It is about the salesman Denny Boffa who tries to show off his multi-purpose broom invention, the Broomshakalaka. He tells his assistants Mark and Eileen that he needs to sell 2550 units to bring back his daughter Jenny, who was beheaded by Jihadists. Mark seems skeptical, though Eileen believes it might work.
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''Broomshakalaka'' is a short film, directed by Creator/TheDaniels and released as part of Creator/AdultSwim's ''Infomercials'' ''{{Series/Infomercials}}'' series. It is about the salesman Denny Boffa who tries to show off his multi-purpose broom invention, the Broomshakalaka. He tells his assistants Mark and Eileen that he needs to sell 2550 units to bring back his daughter Jenny, who was beheaded by Jihadists. Mark seems skeptical, though Eileen believes it might work.
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''Broomshakalaka'' is a short film, released as part of Creator/AdultSwim's ''Infomercials'' series. It is about the salesman Denny Boffa who tries to show off his multi-purpose broom invention, the Broomshakalaka. He tells his assistants Mark and Eileen that he needs to sell 2550 units to bring back his daughter Jenny, who was beheaded by Jihadists. Mark seems skeptical, though Eileen believes it might work.
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''Broomshakalaka'' is a short film, directed by Creator/TheDaniels and released as part of Creator/AdultSwim's ''Infomercials'' series. It is about the salesman Denny Boffa who tries to show off his multi-purpose broom invention, the Broomshakalaka. He tells his assistants Mark and Eileen that he needs to sell 2550 units to bring back his daughter Jenny, who was beheaded by Jihadists. Mark seems skeptical, though Eileen believes it might work.
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* BleepDammit: Mark curses quite a bit, though all his swears are bleeped because it's a television commercial.
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* BleepDammit: Mark curses quite a bit, though all his swears are bleeped because it's a television commercial.bleeped.
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I Ate What clean up. The trope is when a character eats something, unaware of what they are consuming, and then reacts in disgust after they find out what it is. Misuse will be deleted or moved to another trope when applicable. Administrivia.Zero Context Examples will be removed or commented out depending on the amount of context within the entry. Also, I Ate What is not a character trope.
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* IAteWhat: Mark tries some substance flowing from the Broomshakalaka, speculating that it's frosting. However, it turns out to be caulk.
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''Broomshakalaka'' is a short film, released as part of Creator/AdultSwim's ''Infomercials'' series. It is about the salesman Jenny Boffa who tries to show off his multi-purpose broom invention, the Broomshakalaka. He tells his assistants Mark and Eileen that he needs to sell 2550 units to bring back his daughter Jenny, who was beheaded by Jihadists. Mark seems skeptical, though Eileen believes it might work.
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''Broomshakalaka'' is a short film, released as part of Creator/AdultSwim's ''Infomercials'' series. It is about the salesman Jenny Denny Boffa who tries to show off his multi-purpose broom invention, the Broomshakalaka. He tells his assistants Mark and Eileen that he needs to sell 2550 units to bring back his daughter Jenny, who was beheaded by Jihadists. Mark seems skeptical, though Eileen believes it might work.
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* ParodyCommercial: Parodies multi-purpose tool infomercials that supposedly save time.
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* ParodyCommercial: Parodies infomercials for multi-purpose tool infomercials that supposedly save time.
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* RiddleMeThis:
--> '''Denny Boffa:''' I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings.\\
I always fly by, yet I don't have wings.\\
I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease.\\
And though I flow like a stream, only water can freeze.\\
I've murdered parents and children and houseplants galore.\\
Yet despite all this, you always want more.\\
Who am I?
--> '''Denny Boffa:''' I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings.\\
I always fly by, yet I don't have wings.\\
I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease.\\
And though I flow like a stream, only water can freeze.\\
I've murdered parents and children and houseplants galore.\\
Yet despite all this, you always want more.\\
Who am I?
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RiddleMeThis: Denny starts the commercial with one.
-->'''Denny Boffa:''' '''Denny:''' I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings.\\
kings. I always fly by, yet I don't have wings.\\
wings. I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease.\\
ease. And though I flow like a stream, only water can freeze.\\
freeze. I've murdered parents and children and houseplants galore.\\
galore. Yet despite all this, you always want more.\\
more. Who am I?
-->
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* ShoutOut: Denny, Mark and Eileen tell everyone to "make like Music/{{NSYNC}}" and "Buy, buy, buy", referencing the song "Bye Bye Bye".
* SuddenMusicalEnding: Subverted. Denny shows off the Broomshakalaka's guitar mode near the ending, but he doesn't play a song with it.
* SuddenMusicalEnding: Subverted. Denny shows off the Broomshakalaka's guitar mode near the ending, but he doesn't play a song with it.
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* ShoutOut: Denny, Mark and Eileen tell tells everyone to "make like Music/{{NSYNC}}" Music/{{NSYNC}} and "Buy, buy, buy, buy", referencing the song "Bye Bye Bye".
* SuddenMusicalEnding: Subverted. Denny shows off the Broomshakalaka's guitar mode near the ending, but he doesn't play a song with it.Bye".
* SuddenMusicalEnding: Subverted. Denny shows off the Broomshakalaka's guitar mode near the ending, but he doesn't play a song with it.
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* BleepDammit: Mark curses quite a bit, though all his swears are bleeped because it's a television commercial.
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* SuddenMusicalEnding: Subverted. Denny shows off the Broomshakalaka's guitar mode near the ending, but he doesn't play a song with it.
* SwissArmyWeapon: The Broomshakalaka turns out to be one, though it also has more benign uses.
* SwissArmyWeapon: The Broomshakalaka turns out to be one, though it also has more benign uses.
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''Broomshakalaka'' is a short film, released as part of Creator/AdultSwim's ''Infomercials'' series. It is about the salesman Jenny Boffa who tries to show off his multi-purpose broom invention, the Broomshakalaka. He tells his assistants Mark and Eileen that he needs to sell 2550 units to bring back his daughter Jenny, who was beheaded by Jihadists. Mark seems skeptical, though Eileen believes it might work.
Watch the short film on [=YouTube=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt2uIhAvQZ8 here]].
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!!With ''Broomshakalaka'', you can have the following tropes:
* FiveFiveFive: The infomercial's phone number is 1-800-555-0199.
* AgentMulder: Eileen instantly believes that selling enough Broomshakalakas can bring back Denny's daughter..
* AnArmAndALeg: Denny cuts off his hand with the Broomshakalaka.
* AshesToCrashes: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Denny, who has Eileen intentionally drop [[spoiler:his daughter's]] ashes on the floor and then uses the Broomshakalaka to scatter them everywhere.
* AssShove: Denny somehow gets a regular broom shoved up his butt.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Denny's daughter comes back from after 2550 brooms are sold. Denny comes back after 5100 brooms sold, and the dog French Fries appears after 7650.]]
* EverybodyLives: [[spoiler:Although the Broomshakalaka kills Denny, selling enough units somehow makes him come back to life. In fact, all the previously dead characters mentioned end up coming back to life.]]
* IAteWhat: Mark tries some substance flowing from the Broomshakalaka, speculating that it's frosting. However, it turns out to be caulk.
* ParodyCommercial: Parodies multi-purpose tool infomercials that supposedly save time.
* RiddleMeThis:
--> '''Denny Boffa:''' I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings.\\
I always fly by, yet I don't have wings.\\
I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease.\\
And though I flow like a stream, only water can freeze.\\
I've murdered parents and children and houseplants galore.\\
Yet despite all this, you always want more.\\
Who am I?
*** The answer to this riddle is: [[spoiler:Time]].
* ShoutOut: Denny, Mark and Eileen tell everyone to "make like Music/{{NSYNC}}" and "Buy, buy, buy", referencing the song "Bye Bye Bye".
* WorldOfPun: Every selling point for the broom is told in a pun.
** Denny says, "with the Broomshakalaka, blending always goes smoothie."
** The Broomshakalaka has a milah knife, an instrument used during Jewish circumcision rituals. When asked why it has this, Denny responds, "Well don't make a mountain out of a ''mohel''."[[note]]A ''mohel'' is the person who performs the Jewish circumcision.[[/note]]
** Eileen says, "Why say goodbye to tattoos when you can say 'see ya laser'?"
Watch the short film on [=YouTube=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt2uIhAvQZ8 here]].
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!!With ''Broomshakalaka'', you can have the following tropes:
* FiveFiveFive: The infomercial's phone number is 1-800-555-0199.
* AgentMulder: Eileen instantly believes that selling enough Broomshakalakas can bring back Denny's daughter..
* AnArmAndALeg: Denny cuts off his hand with the Broomshakalaka.
* AshesToCrashes: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Denny, who has Eileen intentionally drop [[spoiler:his daughter's]] ashes on the floor and then uses the Broomshakalaka to scatter them everywhere.
* AssShove: Denny somehow gets a regular broom shoved up his butt.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Denny's daughter comes back from after 2550 brooms are sold. Denny comes back after 5100 brooms sold, and the dog French Fries appears after 7650.]]
* EverybodyLives: [[spoiler:Although the Broomshakalaka kills Denny, selling enough units somehow makes him come back to life. In fact, all the previously dead characters mentioned end up coming back to life.]]
* IAteWhat: Mark tries some substance flowing from the Broomshakalaka, speculating that it's frosting. However, it turns out to be caulk.
* ParodyCommercial: Parodies multi-purpose tool infomercials that supposedly save time.
* RiddleMeThis:
--> '''Denny Boffa:''' I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings.\\
I always fly by, yet I don't have wings.\\
I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease.\\
And though I flow like a stream, only water can freeze.\\
I've murdered parents and children and houseplants galore.\\
Yet despite all this, you always want more.\\
Who am I?
*** The answer to this riddle is: [[spoiler:Time]].
* ShoutOut: Denny, Mark and Eileen tell everyone to "make like Music/{{NSYNC}}" and "Buy, buy, buy", referencing the song "Bye Bye Bye".
* WorldOfPun: Every selling point for the broom is told in a pun.
** Denny says, "with the Broomshakalaka, blending always goes smoothie."
** The Broomshakalaka has a milah knife, an instrument used during Jewish circumcision rituals. When asked why it has this, Denny responds, "Well don't make a mountain out of a ''mohel''."[[note]]A ''mohel'' is the person who performs the Jewish circumcision.[[/note]]
** Eileen says, "Why say goodbye to tattoos when you can say 'see ya laser'?"
