History Main / OneSceneWonder

* Charlotte the Dessert Witch, of ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', got less than two minutes of screentime in a twelve-episode series. Danbooru currently list her as having over two thousand different fanarts, more than all the other [[MonsterOfTheWeek witches]], all the supporting cast, and all the spinoff characters put together. Being the KnightOfCerebus and deliverer of the show's first WhamEpisode help, as does generally being [[CuteIsEvil cute.]]

* In ''M. Butterfly'', there is a two-scene sequence when one of the main characters picks up a debutante at an embassy party. In the second scene -- which takes place the "morning after" their tryst -- the debutante casually tells him "you have a nice weenie." When she sees he's uncomfortable with that particular pet name for a penis, she launches into a COMPLETELY HYSTERICAL monologue which distills the entire history of Western Civilization down into a dick-measuring contest, and then she walks offstage and is never seen again.

* ''TheModifyers'' has Baron Vain, whose psychopathy and ridiculousness won the hearts of those who actually saw it.

* ''JudgementAtNuremberg'' features SpencerTracy, BurtLancaster, RichardWidmark, Creator/MarleneDietrich, JudyGarland, and WilliamShatner. Every single one of them is at the top of their game... and then MontgomeryClift blows them all out of the water with a seven and a half minute performance that got him a Best Supporting Actor nomination.

* Charlotte the Dessert Witch, of ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', got less than two minutes of screentime in a twelve-episode series. Danbooru currently list her as having over two thousand different fanarts, more than all the other [[MonsterOfTheWeek witches]], all the supporting cast, and all the spinoff characters put together. Being the KnightOfCerebus and deliverer of the show's first ShockingSwerve help, as does generally being [[CuteIsEvil cute.]]

* Diedrich Bader as a mugger in ''EuroTrip'' who robs Jamie while he's being orally pleased, though he's being unaware of it and confused by Jaimie's remarks.

* The black truck driver from the end of ''Film/{{TheTexasChainsawMassacre|1974}}''; nameless, no lines, one minute of screen-time, but he's one of the funniest parts of the movie.

** The Korra season 2 two-parter, "Beginnings" brings Wan, the first Avatar and Raava, who would become [[spoiler:the Avatar Spirit.]]

** And now the sequel series, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' brings us [[DeadGuyJunior Commander Bumi]], Aang and Katara's middle child. His sole on-screen appearance consisted of him showing up in the last couple of minutes of "Endgame" and spending most of it howling like a madman. That fandom ate it up and went back for seconds.

** He even returns to the fourth movie with a more expanded role - but still credited as only MILF guy.

* The opening cinematic of ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' Brood Wars, we get to see what would be a terran defense against the zerg, as well as some of the units not being affected by GameplayAndStorySegregation and fighting as good as they should in theory (this means that a single marine '''will''' lose against a lone zergling, and that the [[KillItwithFire firebats]] attack can kill both enemy and friend), afterwards we get to see a random marine who [[One-HitKill easily]] takes down two zergling, which a previous one couldn't even [[MoreDakka after depleting his entire ammo]] with his rocket launcher[[note]]In the Starcraft universe, the type of Gauss Rifle that was used in the first war had a secondary fire option, [[/note]], earning mentions of being the first [[StarCraftII marauder]].

* ''{{Robotech}}'': The {{Macross}} character on which Dr. Emil Lang was based on was just an unnamed chief engineer in the original Japanese version. The character design already had cool looking all black eyes. Robotech went further gave Dr. Lang a cool German accent (courtesy of actor Greg Snegoff). All this for a character that had only appeared in two episodes with three minutes total of screen time. That was enough to make him memorable. He would become a major supporting character in the aborted ''Sentinels'' production and the rest of the ExpandedUniverse.

* Freakazette of ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', at least according to [[FamiliarFaces CR]] of Website/YouTube and Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses (as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGhYS599xZw here]]). She only appears in about four seconds of an introductory song, but never in the show. CR rags on the creators for never doing anything with the character after putting her ''in a spotlight on top of giant letters spelling her name.'' Yeah, ViewersAreMorons for thinking that she'd actually be in the show, right?

* Creator/JohnCleese appears as an NPC in a single quest in ''JadeEmpire''. With a name like Sir Roderick Ponce Von Fontlebottom the Magnificent Bastard, and being voiced by ''John freaking Cleese'', it's not surprising that he's easily one of the most memorable characters in the game.