History Main / FlagDrop

* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''{{Literature/Franchise}}'': (DownplayedTrope because bunting is used rather than the national flag) When published as a novel in 1985, Creator/DavidShannon's front cover has Muller in the foreground (with [[UnusualUserInterface three electrodes attached to his head]]) and a bunting of red, white, and blue as background. The focus of the story is on his part in the American presidential election of 2008, ending on a strongly patriotic note.

* Played with in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. The Gokaigers are {{Space Pirate}}s, so their roll call StockFootage involves the crew's ''Jolly Roger''.

* Sheriff Buford T. Justice's retirement speech at the beginning of ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit3'' is a send-up of the Patton example above.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'': Jenny Frison's variant cover for issue 30 puts Diana in full Wonder Woman regalia plus a large sword in front on a large US flag.

->''"I'd like to make one final statement. [[InvokedTrope Kif, c'mere and hold up the flag]]. And wave it a little, for God's sake."''

* Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been known to appear at press conferences surrounded by as many as ten Australian flags, leading ''The Weekly'' host Charlie Pickering [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAr3C5uHYE to conclude]] that he awards himself two extra flags every time he believes he's made Australia safer. Charlie then examines a series of gaffes regarding the enquiry into the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Place_siege Martin Place siege]], penalising him two flags at a time until there's none left.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode "Collect Her", this happens when Professor Utonium tells Lenny Baxter that a true fan should set the girls free.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', when Ferb makes a RousingSpeech about [[ItMakesSenseInContext finding a giant chameleon named Steve]], a truck with a Union Jack painted on the side just happens to pull up behind him.

This use of the American flag can become {{Narm}} ''very'' easily, especially outside the United States.

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->''"[[SarcasmMode I Wonder what country this is taking place in?]]"''
-->-- '''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Crow T. Robot]] 'Racket Girls' '''

* In ''Webcomic/TheIllustratedGuideToLaw'' this is sometimes used for ironic effect, as when the narrator proudly announces something that makes U.S. law great, only to have it revealed to be a myth.

* In the color version of the 1902 film ''Le Voyage dans la lune'' (ATripToTheMoon in English) the displayed flag is always a Red-Yellow-Red ''Spanish'' flag. This could not have been an accident because Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès was French and every frame of the color version was colored by hand.

* On a ''LateNight with Creator/ConanOBrien'' segment, Conan remarked how, at the time, Britney Spears had visited New York and wasn't seen with her kids. Max Weinberg said he was disgusted, and began a speech directed at Britney about it. The catch was, he wasn't upset with her behavior, [[DirtyOldMan but that he didn't get to see her vagina]] (a reference to Britney getting out of a car without panties). During this faux patriotic speech, a flag dropped behind him in the background.

->''"I'd like to make one final statement. Kif, c'mere and hold up the flag. And wave it a little, for God's sakes."''

* In the color version of the 1902 film ''Le Voyage dans la lune'' (ATripToTheMoon in English) the displayed flag is always a Red-Yellow-Red ''Spanish'' flag.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' has Buzz Lightyear give an inspiring speech as a waving flag appears in the background and "The Star-Spangled Banner" plays. This fades into the next scene, where Al is watching TV with the American flag on it. Averted in the international version, where the flag is substituted by a spinning globe, with a generic musical theme playing instead of the American anthem.

* In the musical ''Film/{{Chicago}}'', Billy brings on Uncle Sam to drape an American flag behind Roxie during his ChewbaccaDefense closing argument.

* This is seen in the world conference in ''AxisPowersHetalia'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGUQfJ7xfME&feature=channel here]]. Also:

* A scene in ''Film/{{Patton}}'' is the TropeCodifier, to the point where most modern examples are parodies of it.

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