History Main / HypnoPendulum

* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': Wolffy uses one, shaped like a wolf's head, in ''Great War in the Bizarre World'' episode 22 to hypnotize Jolly when he isn't able to give the location of the Luminous Ray. It works on nearby Wolnie, but not Jolly.

* ''Literature/MollyMoon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism'': Molly Moon buys one from an antique shop in , but earlier she uses her own: a spoon (while she's stirring soup) and a piece of soap on a string.

* ''Series/{{ALF}}'': ALF tries to hypnotize the family cat Lucky using a pocketwatch. "You are getting sleepy. You... are no longer a cat. You are a bagel."

-->'''Crichton:''' Work...now...freak...later...Work...now...freak...later...
-->'''Stark:''' ''(following it with his single eye)'' Yes...that's it...
-->'''Crichton:''' Good.
-->'''Stark:''' How much later? ''([[TemptingFate concussion missiles explode outside the hull]])''

* Molly Moon buys one from an antique shop in ''Literature/MollyMoon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism'', but earlier she uses her own: a spoon (while she's stirring soup) and a piece of soap on a string.
* Chester is implied to have been hypnotized by a clock pendulum in ''Literature/{{Bunnicula}}''.

* In ''Series/{{Vegas}}'', a lady police hypnotist tries this, but Dan Tanna's assistant is already somewhat mesmerized by her breasts.

** In "Fed Up", Lincoln uses a quarter on a string in an attempt to hypnotize himself into believing his dad's wienerschnitzel tastes like ice cream.

** In "Fed Up", Lincoln uses a quarter on a string in an attempt to use self-hypnosis to convince himself that Dad's wienerschnitzel tastes like ice cream.
** In "Saved by the Spell", Zach uses a pocket watch on Lincoln to convince him to dance instead of do magic for the talent show. He's not affected, but he ends up hypnotizing Meryl instead.

* Duster from ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}}'' has one that can used to put enemies to sleep, though with a lower success rate then PSI.

* In ''Film/CarryOnMatron'', hypnotherapist Dr Goode is seen hypnotizing himself before being walked in on.

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Thanks for Sharing", Stark and John Crichton are trying to repair Talyn when Stark starts panicking that the LivingShip is dying. John waves a CowTool back and forth in front of his face.

-->'''Stark:''' How much later? ''([[TemptingFate concussion missiles explode outside the hull)''

[[quoteright:350:[[Anime/{{Pokemon}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pokemon_hypno.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"You are getting very sleepy...when I snap my fingers you'll find Ash and [[GroinAttack kick him in the 'nads.]]"]]

** PlayedForLaughs in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]", the last episode of "The Trial of a Time Lord." The Master has a criminal named Sabalom Glitz in his grasp and is trying to hypnotize him with a pocketwatch. Glitz ''appears'' to be in a trance, but says that he's only wondering how much it cost the Master.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': The [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/log-of-anomalous-items Log of Anomalous Items]] has an inversion: a pocket watch that induces a mild trance state in anyone looking at it only when it '''isn't''' being swung back and forth like a pendulum.

* In one episode of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'', Morticia tries to use her necklace on Uncle Fester, to which he responds, "The only one who can hypnotize me is ME!"

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode "Abra-cadaver", the title villain hypnotizes Blossom with a watch. He doesn't really make her do anything; he just entrances her so he can get his revenge on her more easily.

* ''Film/OurManFlint''. Flint hypnotizes Lloyd Cramden by using his watch, [[PlayingWithATrope but not by swinging it]]: it generates a small light moving around on its face, and Cramden becomes hypnotized watching it.

See also MoreHypnotizableThanHeThinks, HypnoFool, HypnoticEyes, and TriggerPhrase. Not to be confused with HypnoTrinket, which is something the subject/victim wears, or MindControlDevice, which is a device that has the sole purpose of hypnotizing someone/controlling someone's mind. Could be used to HypnotizeThePrincess, or (very rarely) for MassHypnosis.

[[caption-width-right:350:"You are getting very sleepy...when I snap my fingers you'll find Ash and kick him in the 'nads."]]

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'', [[Characters/SCPFoundation Characters/SCPFoundation]]. The [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/log-of-anomalous-items Log of Anomalous Items]] has an inversion: a pocket watch that induces a mild trance state in anyone looking at it only when it '''isn't''' being swung back and forth like a pendulum.

* ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard'': In "Hypno-a-Go-Go", Otis uses one of these to hypnotize the farm folk.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' episode "Real Gone Ape", Dick Dastardly does this to a circus ape.