History Main / ExplosiveCigar

* An exploding cigar packed with a lethal charge of black powder was used as a murder weapon in the ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' episode "Child's Play". It showed the guy's jaw blown off. [[spoiler:And the victim ''wasn't even the intended target.'' The real target was a joke shop owner by the name of "Laughing Larry", who's infamous in-universe for his shoddy merchandise. A few decades before, when the perp was a child, he and his best friend pooled their allowances to order a cardboard submarine from Larry. The perp was somewhat disappointed, but still set the assembled boat out on a small lake, but it sank soon after, with the perp's best friend (who couldn't swim and drowned) inside.]]

A form of NonFatalExplosions. Also see AshFace. Compare EatTheBomb. Contrast CigarFuseLighting. See also TaintedTobacco for a more a subtle way to kill with a cigar.

* In the first episode of ''Westernanimation/TheMask'', once Stanley turns into the Mask and the {{Cranky Landl|ord}}ady is shouting at the ruckus he is making, he fills her mouth with those.

* In an AlternateContinuity ''ComicBook/BatmanLobo'' crossover, [[Characters/DCComicsLobo Lobo]] kills ComicBook/ThePenguin by giving him an explosive stogie.

-->'''The Mask''': [[CatchPhrase Ssssmokin'...]] will kill you! *kaboom*

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': in "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE23BewareTheCreeper Beware The Creeper]]", the Joker gives Ryder one the second time he attempts to escape from the vat of acid.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': in "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE23BewareTheCreeper Beware The Creeper]]", the Joker gives Ryder one the second time he attempts to escape from the vat of acid.

** This happens to WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} at the end of ''No Smoking'' He is so [[MustHaveNicotine desperate for a smoke]], that he doesn't even care about the AshFace, but just stands there blissfully inhaling the smoke.

** In the [[WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale Chip 'n' Dale]] short ''The Lone Chipmunks'', Chip and Dale replace outlaw WesternAnimation/{{Pete}}'s cigarette tobacco with gunpowder. This winds up backfiring when Pete tosses the resulting loaded cigarette away, where it explodes near the 'munks.

* In a ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode, The Laughing, Dexter turns into a were-clown. When Dee-Dee answered his joke question, he gave her a cigar, which exploded in her face.

* Played with in the 1969 ''WesternAnimation/TheInspector'' cartoon "French Freud," where the Inspector is aware someone is out to get him at the start, due to the numerous mishaps occurring to him. At a restaurant, he catches on and is afraid to smoke his after-dinner cigar, as it may be an exploding one. He tosses it out the window, and sure enough, it blows up. So he sticks with his "trusty old pipe," which [[DoubleSubversion also ends up exploding]] when lit.

** In one issue he gives a (nonfatal) one to his.. business associate.. [[PsychoForHire Doctor Moon]], who then offers him a cigar in return. The Joker stares for a moment then [[ActuallyPrettyFunny starts cackling]].

%% * Franchise/{{Superman}}'s foe the Prankster sometimes uses them as well.

* In an AlternateContinuity ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''[=/=]''ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'' crossover, Lobo kills ComicBook/ThePenguin this way.

* Occurs to JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' when they discuss explosions (and whether they're funny).

* Happened as a ChekhovsGun in a ''ComicBook/BuckDanny'' story, where it was ''not'' played for laugh. [[ComicRelief Sonny]] gave [[TheHero Buck]] one of these before a mission, which Buck decided to smoke once the mission was over. He ended up being captured, and the bad guy guarding him decided to steal his cigar and smoke it in front of him. The explosion gave Buck the distraction needed to overpower him.