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* ''Fanfic/LittleHandsBigAttitude'': Mephiles, being deaged to a baby and a FishOutOfWater, is completely terrified of the mighty beast that lives in the house of his adoptive family... which is Ozzie the golden retriever.
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* ''Fanfic/KingdomHeartsPsiTheSeekerOfDarkness'': In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17795354 Re:Adjustments]]'', when Kairi initiates a prank war after getting annoyed with whoever keeps finishing off the coffee pot without making more for the next person, Sora and Riku start desperately begging her not to, before imploring whoever did it to fess up before it's too late. The thing is, not only are all the pranks completely harmless, Kairi and her allies immediately agree they have no have no interest in injuring or emotionally hurting anyone, though they do have no qualms about pranking people they've already eliminated from suspicion such as Sora and Roxas due to RuleOfFun.

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* ''Fanfic/KingdomHeartsPsiTheSeekerOfDarkness'': In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17795354 org/works/17795354/chapters/43675037 Re:Adjustments]]'', when Kairi initiates a prank war after getting annoyed with whoever keeps finishing off the coffee pot without making more for the next person, Sora and Riku start desperately begging her not to, before imploring whoever did it to fess up before it's too late. The thing is, not only are all the pranks completely harmless, Kairi and her allies immediately agree they have no have no interest in injuring or emotionally hurting anyone, though they do have no qualms about pranking people they've already eliminated from suspicion such as Sora and Roxas due to RuleOfFun.
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* At the end of ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTheDeathCheese'', Sonic runs and screams from Tails innocently offering cheese sandwiches.
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** In the same episode, the ghosts haunting the abandoned convenience store are revealed to be an elderly couple who died from simultaneous heart attacks brought on by the "shocking" and "hateful" lyrics of the rap music some local teens played outside their store. Said lyrics:
--->'''Rap music:''' Homework's whack, and so are rules! Tuckin' in your shirt's for fools!\\
'''Pa:''' [[BigNo NOOOO!!!]] ''(both he and Ma die)''
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* ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteHalloweenSpecial'': What ComicBook/{{Lobo}} sees when he's attacked by the villainess Phobia (who has fear-inducing powers): A little puppy, sitting on his shoulder. His reaction, reproduced here verbatim, is "AAAAAHHH!"
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': In the [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth wall-breaking]] backup story in Wonder Woman #158, the characters are all dreading editor Creator/RobertKanigher's coming decision and who he will choose to RetGone for the sake of raising the sales. One can never know what such a man might do - after all, he wears a yellow bowtie!
-->'''Random Amazon background character:''' MERCIFUL MINERVA! A yellow bowtie? [[HitlerAteSugar Genghis Khan wore a yellow bowtie!]] [[SeriousBusiness We're doomed!]] ''[[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doomed!]]'' ''[[RuleOfThree DOOMED!]]''
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* ''Film/Barbie2023'': Stereotypical Barbie's existential crisis cements itself when her feet go from always on tiptoes to flat on the ground. Upon seeing them, the assorted Barbies scream "FLAT FEET!", shriek in horror, and retch (they can't actually vomit). They stop when a nearby Ken joins in on the retching.
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** "The Inconveniencing": Stan gives out a BigNo when he loses the remote and has to watch the [[StylisticSuck Black and White Period Piece Old Lady Boring Movie Channel film "The Duchess Approves"]] (or, alternatively, stand up from his chair and try to find the remote). Subverted, as he's later shown to enjoy the film.

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** "The Inconveniencing": Stan gives out a BigNo when he loses the remote and has to watch the [[StylisticSuck [[SoapWithinAShow Black and White Period Piece Old Lady Boring Movie Channel film "The Duchess Approves"]] (or, alternatively, stand up from his chair and try to find the remote). Subverted, as he's later shown to enjoy the film.
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** "The Inconveniencing": Stan gives out a BigNo when he loses the remote and has to watch the [[StylisticSuck Black and White Period Piece Old Lady Boring Movie Channel film "The Duchess Approves"]] (or, alternatively, stand up from his chair and try to find the remote). Subverted, as he's later shown to enjoy the film.
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* An episode of the ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs'' has the Warner Siblings up in Hell, where Satan threatens to punish them by subjecting with "an argony worse than all others" for an eternity, namely by forcing them to listen to "whiny {{protest song}}s from the 60's". The sibling scream and cringe in horror at the prospect.

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* An episode of the ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs'' has ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' sees the Warner Siblings end up in Hell, where Satan threatens to punish them by subjecting with "an argony agony worse than all others" for an eternity, namely by forcing them to listen to "whiny {{protest song}}s from the 60's". The sibling siblings scream and cringe in horror at the prospect.
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* An episode of the ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs'' has the Warner Siblings up in Hell, where Satan threatens to punish them by subjecting with "an argony worse than all others" for an eternity, namely by forcing them to listen to "whiny {{protest song}}s from the 60's". The sibling scream and cringe in horror at the prospect.
-->''Oh, I hate the government\\
More than you hate me\\
The government stole my goldfish\\
And unplugged my TV!''
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* Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}} parodies an infamous shock video, describing something involving two girls getting off on a [[https://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/2_Girls_1_Calculus_Equation "horrific, shocking perversion of mathematical law."]]

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* Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}} Website/{{Uncyclopedia}} parodies an infamous shock video, describing something involving two girls getting off on a [[https://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/2_Girls_1_Calculus_Equation "horrific, shocking perversion of mathematical law."]]
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* ''VideoGame/SpookysHouseOfJumpScares'' consists of you walking through a "haunted" house while cardboard cutouts of cutesy monsters occasionally pop out of the walls with a ScareChord. [[spoiler:The computers you can find in certain rooms say that they have managed to kill four people by giving them heart attacks. Also, this trope is subverted starting with room 50 where you start to encounter real, dangerous and scary monsters.]]

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* ''VideoGame/SpookysHouseOfJumpScares'' ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion'' consists of you walking through a "haunted" house while cardboard cutouts of cutesy monsters occasionally pop out of the walls with a ScareChord. [[spoiler:The computers you can find in certain rooms say that they have managed to kill four people by giving them heart attacks. Also, this trope is subverted starting with room 50 50, where you start to encounter real, dangerous and scary monsters.]]
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* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' does this [[LargeHam all the time]]. As a particularly overblown example, one episode has Spoony coming back to [[HostileShowTakeover take back his show]] [[CloningBlues from his clone]]...until he realizes that he'd have to review ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', and is DrivenToSuicide from the terror.

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* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' does this [[LargeHam all the time]]. As a particularly overblown example, one episode has Spoony coming back to [[HostileShowTakeover take back his show]] [[CloningBlues show from his clone]]...clone]]... until he realizes that he'd have to review ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', and is DrivenToSuicide from the terror.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
** A big part of the show's comedy is mixing this trope with SeriousBusiness and a child's perspective. Things like a trip to the dentist, running out of breakfast cereal, or piano lessons are treated as if they're crimes against humanity as opposed to minor inconveniences.
** In "Operation: U.N.C.O.O.L.", Sector V squares off against "nerd zombies" and deals with a DwindlingParty as they're captured. At the end, it's revealed that anyone who's caught by the nerds is subjected to the horrific fate of...being forced to watch ''Doctor Timespace and the Continuums,'' a ''Series/DoctorWho'' {{Expy}}.
--->'''Doctor Timespace''': The black hole's power has created an alternate universe, where everyone is purple and Fridays are Opposite Day!
--->'''Numbuh Five''': [[NotSoStoic Turn it off!]] Please, ''please'' turn it off! IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT'S PURE, '''''turn it offffffff!'''''
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'': In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS2E1ThePatrickShowCashesInStarGames The Patrick Show Cashes In]]", Patrick's mother Bunny suggests doing a HalloweenEpisode about "the horrors of dust."
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* WebVideo/{{ContraPoints}} steps into the persona of hammy late-night horror hostess Lenora [=LaVey=] early in her video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbINLWtMKI "Pronouns",]] to revel in the destruction brought forth by using gender-identity appropriate pronouns:
-->"And THEN, my dreadful dears, the Western World shall surely succumb to renewable energy, affordable healthcare, and [[NoIndoorVoice VIDEO GAMES FOR LESBIANS!!!]]" ''([[EvilLaugh bursts into evil laughter]])''
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Compare AbsurdPhobia, CoolAndUnusualPunishment, EvilCannotStandCuteness, FelonyMisdemeanor, LightmareFuel, ScreamingAtSquick, NightmareRetardant, MundaneGhostStory, ComicalOverreacting, MockSurpriseReaction, ArsonMurderAndJaywalking, PlayedForHorror, and AnythingButThat.

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Compare AbsurdPhobia, CoolAndUnusualPunishment, EvilCannotStandCuteness, FelonyMisdemeanor, LightmareFuel, ScreamingAtSquick, NightmareRetardant, MundaneGhostStory, ComicalOverreacting, TrivialTragedy, MockSurpriseReaction, ArsonMurderAndJaywalking, PlayedForHorror, and AnythingButThat.
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* At the end of ''Film/{{Paddington}}'', the villain is sentenced to an unspecified amount of hours of community service at a local petting zoo as punishment. She reacts as if she's been sentenced to death after hours of torture, complete with DutchAngle and BigNo screams of "No, anything but that!" She ''really'' hates petting zoos.

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* At the end of ''Film/{{Paddington}}'', ''Film/Paddington2014'', the villain is sentenced to an unspecified amount of hours of community service at a local petting zoo as punishment. She reacts as if she's been sentenced to death after hours of torture, complete with DutchAngle and BigNo screams of "No, anything but that!" She ''really'' hates petting zoos.
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->'''Berdly:''' You... you said I could trust you!! You said you were a GAMER!!!\\
'''Queen:''' Berdly\\
'''Queen:''' I Only Play Mobile Games\\
'''Berdly:''' NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''


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->'''Berdly:''' You... you said I ->'''Spoony:''' Can't we come up with something new and original for an evil computer to do other than launch nukes and crash the stock market? Something legitimately scary? Guys, please, I'm begging ya'.\\
'''Professor Roswell:''' He
could trust you!! You said you were a GAMER!!!\\
'''Queen:''' Berdly\\
'''Queen:''' I Only Play Mobile Games\\
'''Berdly:''' NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
make... Gary Coleman President.\\
'''Spoony:''' AHHHHHH! OH, MY GOD! RUN! PANIC! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF! ''GOOOOOO!''
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''

''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' [[https://youtu.be/bH_BaOA604A?t=958 reviewing]] the film ''Film/GameOverControlAltDeath''
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->'''Spoony:''' Can't we come up with something new and original for an evil computer to do other than launch nukes and crash the stock market? Something legitimately scary? Guys, please, I'm begging ya'.\\
'''Professor Roswell:''' He could make... Gary Coleman President.\\
'''Spoony:''' AHHHHHH! OH, MY GOD! RUN! PANIC! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF! ''GOOOOOO!''
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' [[https://youtu.be/bH_BaOA604A?t=958 reviewing]] the film ''Film/GameOverControlAltDeath''


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->'''Spoony:''' Can't we come up with something new and original for an evil computer to do other than launch nukes and crash the stock market? Something legitimately scary? Guys, please, I'm begging ya'.\\
'''Professor Roswell:''' He
->'''Berdly:''' You... you said I could make... Gary Coleman President.\\
'''Spoony:''' AHHHHHH! OH, MY GOD! RUN! PANIC! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF! ''GOOOOOO!''
trust you!! You said you were a GAMER!!!\\
'''Queen:''' Berdly\\
'''Queen:''' I Only Play Mobile Games\\
'''Berdly:''' NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' [[https://youtu.be/bH_BaOA604A?t=958 reviewing]] the film ''Film/GameOverControlAltDeath''

''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' [[ParodiedTrope parodies]] this trope during the Pacha and Kuzco's final confrontation with [[EvilOldFolks Yzma]]. She [[FanDisservice hikes her skirt up]], causing both men to scream in terror, only for her to reveal that she's actually drawing a wicked dagger from a thigh sheath. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint They both immediatly calm down]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' [[ParodiedTrope parodies]] this trope during the Pacha and Kuzco's final confrontation with [[EvilOldFolks Yzma]]. She [[FanDisservice hikes her skirt up]], causing both men to scream in terror, only for her to reveal that she's actually drawing a wicked dagger from a thigh sheath. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint They both immediatly immediately calm down]].

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-> (The camera lingers on a very unremarkable-looking suburban home, while undeservedly scary music plays.)
-> '''Kevin''': (horrified) ''What?!''
-> '''Bill''': An AVERAGE SUBURBAN RANCH HOUSE?! NOOOOOOO!!!!
-> '''Mike''': AAAAAH! ''People may live lives of quiet desperation and alcoholism in there!!!!''
-> '''Kevin''': [[Literature/TheStoriesOfJohnCheever J-J-J-J-JOHN CHEEVER]] MIGHT WRITE POIGNANT SHORT STORIES ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN THERE!!!!!
-> '''All Three''': (SCREAM AND SOB HYSTERICALLY!!!)
--->-- ''Podcast/RiffTrax'', Film/RockNRollNightmare


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-> (The camera lingers on a very unremarkable-looking suburban home, while undeservedly scary music plays.)
-> '''Kevin''': (horrified) ''What?!''
-> '''Bill''': An AVERAGE SUBURBAN RANCH HOUSE?! NOOOOOOO!!!!
-> '''Mike''': AAAAAH! ''People may live lives of quiet desperation
->'''Spoony:''' Can't we come up with something new and alcoholism in there!!!!''
-> '''Kevin''': [[Literature/TheStoriesOfJohnCheever J-J-J-J-JOHN CHEEVER]] MIGHT WRITE POIGNANT SHORT STORIES ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN THERE!!!!!
-> '''All Three''': (SCREAM AND SOB HYSTERICALLY!!!)
--->-- ''Podcast/RiffTrax'', Film/RockNRollNightmare

original for an evil computer to do other than launch nukes and crash the stock market? Something legitimately scary? Guys, please, I'm begging ya'.\\
'''Professor Roswell:''' He could make... Gary Coleman President.\\
'''Spoony:''' AHHHHHH! OH, MY GOD! RUN! PANIC! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF! ''GOOOOOO!''
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' [[https://youtu.be/bH_BaOA604A?t=958 reviewing]] the film ''Film/GameOverControlAltDeath''

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->'''Spoony:''' Can't we come up with something new and original for an evil computer to do other than launch nukes and crash the stock market? Something legitimately scary? Guys, please, I'm begging ya'.\\
'''Professor Roswell:''' He could make... Gary Coleman President.\\
'''Spoony:''' AHHHHHH! OH, MY GOD! RUN! PANIC! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF! ''GOOOOOO!''
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' [[https://youtu.be/bH_BaOA604A?t=958 reviewing]] the film ''Film/GameOverControlAltDeath''

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->'''Spoony:''' Can't we come up with something new -> (The camera lingers on a very unremarkable-looking suburban home, while undeservedly scary music plays.)
-> '''Kevin''': (horrified) ''What?!''
-> '''Bill''': An AVERAGE SUBURBAN RANCH HOUSE?! NOOOOOOO!!!!
-> '''Mike''': AAAAAH! ''People may live lives of quiet desperation
and original for an evil computer to do other than launch nukes and crash the stock market? Something legitimately scary? Guys, please, I'm begging ya'.\\
'''Professor Roswell:''' He could make... Gary Coleman President.\\
'''Spoony:''' AHHHHHH! OH, MY GOD! RUN! PANIC! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF! ''GOOOOOO!''
-->-- ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' [[https://youtu.be/bH_BaOA604A?t=958 reviewing]] the film ''Film/GameOverControlAltDeath''
alcoholism in there!!!!''
-> '''Kevin''': [[Literature/TheStoriesOfJohnCheever J-J-J-J-JOHN CHEEVER]] MIGHT WRITE POIGNANT SHORT STORIES ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN THERE!!!!!
-> '''All Three''': (SCREAM AND SOB HYSTERICALLY!!!)
--->-- ''Podcast/RiffTrax'', Film/RockNRollNightmare

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** The framing device on "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E5TreehouseOfHorrorIV Treehouse of Horror IV]]" parodies ''Series/NightGallery''; Bart directs the viewer's attention to a painting he claims is so horrific that "merely to ''[[BrownNote gaze upon it]]'' is to '''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation go mad]]'''!" Cut to Homer looking at the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_Playing_Poker Dogs Playing Poker]]'', freaking out and collapsing in [[LaughingMad hysterical laughter]]. Bart follows this by saying, "We had a story to go with this painting, but it was far too intense." So it turns out to be a lead into an unrelated vampire story.

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** The framing device on "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E5TreehouseOfHorrorIV Treehouse of Horror IV]]" parodies ''Series/NightGallery''; Bart directs the viewer's attention to a painting he claims is so horrific that "merely to ''[[BrownNote gaze upon it]]'' is to '''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation go mad]]'''!" Cut to Homer looking at the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_Playing_Poker Dogs Playing Poker]]'', 'Art/DogsPlayingPoker'', freaking out and collapsing in [[LaughingMad hysterical laughter]]. Bart follows this by saying, "We had a story to go with this painting, but it was far too intense." So it turns out to be a lead into an unrelated vampire story.
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* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': In "A Political Campaign and a Candy Land Cheater", Sheldon ultimately defeats Nell by revealing her darkest secret — she's not actually a Texan; she was born in New York and she even now has a Yankees pennant in her room.
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* ''Literature/AngelaNicely'': In “Starstruck!”, Angela sneaks into her favourite boy band’s dressing room, and fears they’ll call security, the police, or Mrs. Nicely, the latter of which she feels is the worst.
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Contrast AccidentalNightmareFuel and FridgeHorror (portrayed as not scary, but ends up being so). Compare and Contrast MundaneHorror.

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Contrast AccidentalNightmareFuel AccidentalNightmareFuel, FailedAttemptAtScaring and FridgeHorror (portrayed as not scary, but ends up being so). Compare and Contrast MundaneHorror.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'': "OH MY GOD THE HUMANITY. [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006173 HOW THEY EXACT THEIR POUND OF FLESH.]]"

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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'': "OH MY GOD THE HUMANITY. [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006173 [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/4273 HOW THEY EXACT THEIR POUND OF FLESH.]]"
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* ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' has the title character going on a date, where the guy, showing some knowledge of the {{Goth}} CreepyLonerGirl, decides to screen what he describes as a scary movie... ''Film/LegallyBlonde''. And indeed, [[BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad Wednesday is visibly horrified]], and once the movie ends she remarks "That was torture. [[NightmareFetishist Thank you.]]"

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