History Main / ImpossibleShadowPuppets

* For the talent portion of the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode, "May the Best Pet Win", one of the animals decided to do shadow puppets, ending with a figure of a galleon in full sail. For added hilarity, the animal that did it was a wasp.

* In ''MortalKombat3'', [[BruceLeeClone Liu Kang's]] [[FinishingMove Friendship]] has him make hand shadows of [[SigilSpam the Mortal Kombat dragon logo]].

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* In one episode of ''RockosModernLife'', Mr. Bighead does shadow puppets of a running deer and the Eiffel Tower. Much to his frustration, nobody could guess what they were.

* Happens more than once on ''TheSimpsons''. In one episode, Lisa ''subconsciously' makes a hand shadow of a California Condor.

* In the ''AustinPowers'' film ''Goldmember'', this is inverted. A {{mook}} believes he is seeing an impossible sillhouette of a man with a small arm for a penis, who shakes hands with it and bites it before giving birth. It turns out to be Austin, Mini-Me, some tubing and an apple.

* Buzz Lightyear does this in the ''ToyStory'' '[[PixarShorts Treat]]'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLNBM-iWwA Shadow Play]]".

* Buzz Lightyear does this in the ''ToyStory'' '[[PixarShorts treat]]'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLNBM-iWwA Shadow Play]]".

* Buzz Lightyear does this in the ''ToyStory'' ''[[PixarShorts Treat]]'' ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLNBM-iWwA Shadow Play]]''.

* During the theater takeover in ''{{Gremlins}}: 2'', one of the gremlins manages to create AbrahamLincoln with shadow puppets.

* In the ''AustinPowers'' film ''Goldmember'', this is inverted. A mook believes he is seeing an impossible sillhouette of a man with a small arm for a penis, who shakes hands with it and bites it before giving birth. I turns out to be Austin, Mini-Me, some tubing and an apple.

* An episode of ''Scrubs'' has the cast create an impressive naval battle out of shadow puppets.

* Happened in CalvinAndHobbes : Calvin makes a shadow puppet which looks like, as Hobbes calls it, "A bug-eyed tentacled thing." Turns out it's the [[NightmareFuel real thing]], to the [[HorrorStruck duo's horror]].
* Subverted in The Broons. The family have just watched a home movie and the children want to make shadow puppets in the light from the projector. The final shadow puppet is a remarkably realistic cat, which turns out to be made by a real cat that has just stolen the salmon that they were about to have for lunch.

* A ''ToyStory'' ''[[PixarShorts Treat]]'' called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLNBM-iWwA Shadow Play]]'' had Buzz Lightyear doing this.
* Sid the Squid in ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' once makes a squid shadow on the wall, using just his fingers
* ''CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Courage sometimes does this, one episode even had a LivingShadow that "projected" itself to scare him.
* Happens more than once on TheSimpsons. In one episode, Lisa ''subconsciously' made a hand shadow of a California Condor.
* An episode of ''RockosModernLife'' had Mr. Bighead doing shadow puppets of a running deer and the Eiffel Tower. Much to his frustration, nobody could guess what they were.

* This is one of the more benign skills of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz on PhineasAndFerb.
* The ''LooneyTunes'' short "One Meat Brawl" ends with what looks like a ShadowDiscretionShot of a big fight, but turns out to be the caracters using shadow puppets. "That way, no one gets hurt."

* A chapter opening image early in the ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' manga shows Shigure doing a shadow puppet of Apachai (who will be starting his tutoring of Kenichi of said chapter) against a spotlight to scare Kenichi... And her hands look like she's just doing a dog or something.

* A chapter opening image early in the ''KenichiTheMightiestDiscipleManga'' shows Shigure doing a shadow puppet of Apachai (who will be starting his tutoring of Kenichi of said chapter) against a spotlight to scare Kenichi... And her hands look like she's just doing a dog or something.

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A character makes a shadow of an animal or something that is clearly not possible to create using only one's hands. Usually preceded by several more plausible hand shadows. Most often seen in cartoons.

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A character makes a shadow of an animal or something that is clearly not possible to create using only ones hands. Usually preceded by several more plausible hand shadows. Most often seen in cartoons.

* During the theater takeover in ''{{Gremlins}}: 2'', one of the gremlins manage to create AbrahamLincoln with shadow puppets.

* A commercial for Nationwide Insurance has the Nationwide sales rep doing shadow puppets to illustrate their policies to a client. The shadows become more and more unreasonable, even adding a third hand... at the end of the commercial the insurance agent is shown having three arms.

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* Subverted in ''TheBroons''. The family have just watched a home movie and the children want to make shadow puppets in the light from the projector. The final shadow puppet is a remarkably realistic cat, which turns out to be made by a real cat that has just stolen the salmon that they were about to have for lunch.

* The ''LooneyTunes'' short "One Meat Brawl" ends with what looks like a ShadowDiscretionShot of a big fight, but turns out to be the caracters using shadow puppets. "That way, no one gets hurt."

* A ''ToyStory'' ''[[PixarShorts Treat]]'' called ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLNBM-iWwA Shadow Play]]'' had Buzz Lightyear doing this.

* This is one of the more benign skills of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz on PhineasAndFerb.

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