History Main / FlyCrazy

%%* Happened in one ''Series/MrBean'' episode. And in a couple others too.
* The Netflix short series ''Series/ManVsBee'' features Creator/RowanAtkinson trying to get rid of a pesky bee while house-sitting for a wealthy owner.

* Happens in ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Heavy Metal Mater]]'', where the real reason why [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} Mater]] started a heavy metal band is because while in the recording studio, the Drummer Pitty was forced to play the drums faster in order to shoo away a [[StealthPun VW Beetle]], therefore prompting Mater and his two guitarists Rocky and Eddie to play faster.

* Done with a mosquito in the ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' anime. A man who can annihilate monsters and split mountains with a single punch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA7vV4_b9YA is driven to almost homicidal frustration]] by a lowly mosquito.

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* The cast of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpjraZdJUS4 recurring fly problem]] in campaign two. Creator/TravisWillingham took to arming himself with ''two'' electrified flyswatters, even though he was able to clap a fly to death once. In one incident, a fly that Travis couldn't get divebombed Creator/MarishaRay's coffee and drowned in it seemingly out of nowhere - but fans noticed Creator/TaliesinJaffe waving his hand downward a split-second before the divebombing. Given the RunningGag that Taliesin is an eldritch being of some sort, using "magical powers" to get rid of a fly is extreme indeed.
--> '''Travis:''' ''(spots a fly and withdraws the black swatter from underneath his table)''
--> '''Laura:''' Where did that even ''come from?!?''
--> '''Travis:''' ''(in his Fjord accent)'' Don't ask questions.

** There was also a fly that he tries to kill with karate, wrecking some of his own furniture... before it turns out the fly ''also'' knows martial arts, flipped him a time or three, and then twists his arm and throws him out of the house.

* WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead have their "Die, Fly, Die!" episode. In their efforts to kill the fly, they hit each other with shovels, chainsaw the furniture, break a window, and use enough bug spray to knock ''themselves'' out. Oh, and when Butt-head says that flies are attracted to "garbage and crap", Beavis [[LiteralMinded takes him literally]] and poops on the floor, causing a whole swarm of flies comes in through the broken window.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' episode "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E51StressedToKill Stressed To Kill]]," a fly interrupts DW's attempt to relax, and he goes after it in a manner that destroys the room and renders him even more stressed.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!", Donald is constantly annoyed by a mosquito during the episode [[spoiler:that turns out to be a spy drone from F.O.W.L]].

* In the Franchise/{{Tintin}} book ''Recap/TintinLandOfBlackGold'', Dr Müller swats away a wasp and in the process, accidentally knocks off everything on his desk -- including a box of sneezing powder, which causes Tintin (in disguise) to [[SneezeOfDoom blow his cover]].

* {{Downplayed}} example in ''Anime/{{Toradora}}''; Taiga ends up slapping Ami's face in order to get a fly when the latter is mid-sentence (the former thought the flying bug in question was a mosquito).

The worst part is, it just won't go away, no matter how hard it gets swatted it just won't leave. So, of course, zanier and zanier schemes are required to get rid of it. After all, a baseball bat's big enough, it should be the perfect thing to whack a fly with, right?

Of course, what generally causes the most trouble isn't the bug itself, but the character's increasingly extreme attempts to get rid of it, unless the bug itself is a trickster. Generally, the character will only hurt themselves with their angry attempts to rid themselves of the pest, or, at the worst, end up destroying their perfect afternoon, while the fly gets away scot-free.

* The ''[[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Justice Friends]]'' episode "Bee Where" features a bee entering the Justice Friends' apartment, causing the trio endless grief as they try to shoo it out.

Of course, what generally causes the most trouble isn't the bug itself, but the character's increasingly extreme attempts to get rid of it, unless the bug itself is a trickster. Generally, the character will only hurt themselves with their angry attempts to rid themselves of the pest, or, at the worst, end up destroying their perfect afternoon, while the fly gets away scott-free.

* The Netflix short series ''Man vs Bee'' features Creator/RowanAtkinson trying to get rid of a pesky bee while house-sitting for a wealthy owner.

* The cast of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpjraZdJUS4 recurring fly problem]] in campaign two. Creator/TravisWillingham took to arming himself with an electrified flyswatter, even though he was able to clap a fly to death once. In one incident, a fly that Travis couldn't get divebombed Creator/MarishaRay's coffee and drowned in it seemingly out of nowhere - but fans noticed Creator/TaliesinJaffe waving his hand downward a split-second before the divebombing. Given the RunningGag that Taliesin is an eldritch being of some sort, using "magical powers" to get rid of a fly is extreme indeed.

* The cast of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpjraZdJUS4 recurring fly problem]] in campaign two. Creator/TravisWillingham took to arming himself with an electrified flyswatter, even though he was able to clap a fly to death once. In one incident, a fly that Travis couldn't get divebombed Creator/MarishaRay's coffee and drowned in it seemingly out of nowhere - but fans noticed Creator/TaliesinJaffe waving his hand downward a split-second before the divebombing. Given the RunningGag that Taliesin is an eldritch being of some sort, using magical powers to get rid of a fly is extreme indeed.

* Done in ''Manga/OnePiece'', where the kaiju-sized Yonkou Big Mom groggily detects a fly in her sleeping chamber. Her reaction? Attempting to use her SuperStrength to smash said fly, [[NoKillLikeOverkill followed by shooting it with a lighting bolt, then a blast of fire, (from a miniature sun!), and hurling a BFS at it.]]

* ''Series/Frasier'': Martin accidentally brings back a cricket from his fishing trip, which is somewhere in Frasier's kitchen and constantly drives Frasier crazy with its chirping. Frasier and Martin end up bonding over their attempts to get rid of it.

Or not. There's a bug buzzing around your head, making it impossible to relax. Could be just a fly making trouble, but even worse, it could be a mosquito or a bee, just waiting to sting you when your back is turned.

* ''Fly Trouble (Buzz, Buzz, Buzz)'' by Music/HankWilliams is a novelty country tune about you as a character being annoyed by a pesky fly that always manages to ruin your day, even going as far as buzzing around during your wedding day.

* The ''[[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Justice Friends]]'' episode "Bee Where," features a bee entering the Justice Friends' apartment, causing the trio endless grief as they try to shoo it out.

* In the TitleSequence to the animated series ''WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries'', while silently robbing a museum, {{cyborg}} gangster Buttons [=McBoomBoom=] gets irritated by a fly and fires at it with his [[ChestBlaster chest-mounted guns]], blowing up several valuable pieces of art and summoning the police.

* In the TitleSequence to the animated series ''[[WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries C.O.P.S.]]'', while silently robbing a museum, {{cyborg}} gangster Buttons [=McBoomBoom=] gets irritated by a fly and fires at it with his [[ChestBlaster chest-mounted guns]], blowing up several valuable pieces of art and summoning the police.

* In the intro to the animated series ''[[WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries C.O.P.S.]]'', while silently robbing a museum, villian Mc Boom Boom gets irritated by a fly and blows up several valuable pieces of art, summoning the police.

* WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead have their "Die, Fly, Die!" episode. In their efforts to kill the fly, they hit each other with shovels, chainsaw the furniture, break a window, and use enough bug spray to knock ''themselves'' out. Oh, and when Butt-head says that flies are attracted to "garbage and crap', Beavis [[LiteralMinded takes him literally]] and poops on the floor, causing a whole swarm of flies comes in through the broken window.

* WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead have their "Die, Fly, Die!" episode. In their efforts to kill the fly, they hit each other with shovels, chainsaw the furniture, break a window, and use enough bug spray to knock ''themselves'' out. And then a whole swarm of flies comes in through the broken window.

* In the intro to the old animated series ''WesternAnimation/{{COPS}}'' [[note]]no relation to the reality TV show[[/note]], while silently robbing a museum, villian Mc Boom Boom gets irritated by a fly and blows up several valuable pieces of art, summoning the police.

* [[Film/WinnebagoMan "Get outta here, you fucking fly!"]]