History Main / RetroactiveWish

* ''{{Dinosaurs}}'': Baby Sinclair was whining about wanting his facifier. After it fell of the fireplace, Earl shouted that he wanted a big screen tv and cable. As nothing happened, he said he wanted a bigger fireplace.

* One season of ''RobotChicken'' ended with the creators killing everyone (to have a more impressive In Memorium segment) and getting canceled. The beginning of the next season had them trying to find new jobs, eventually asking SethMacFarlane for work on ''FamilyGuy''. He sets up a CutawayGag: "Robot Chicken? I haven't heard that name since it was renewed," which of course cuts to someone renewing ''Robot Chicken''. SethGreen says "Quick, offhandedly mention that one time we all solved world hunger!" prompting nothing more than a confused response.

* There is a State Farm commercial that runs like this; one of the characters sitting around wishes they had reliable insurance, and a State Farm agent occurs. They then proceed to wish for a variety of increasing luxuries such as a sandwich, a pool table, and a hot tub, which all appear. They then wish for a woman (the girl from 4b). The original had the typical version inverted: a group of girls wish for a hot guy with consecutively more exotic qualities. One of the follow-ups has a fighting couple wish for new partners, when the man and woman transform into more attractive versions of themselves. Of course, the woman berates the guy for wishing her more attractive, ''[[DoubleStandard when she did it to him first.]]''

-->-- ''BlueBeetle''

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''

-->'''Susan:''' You're calling things into being.\\

** In ''TheScienceOfDiscworld II'', the wizards convince a caveman that the large snake population in his area is due to him making snake sculptures out of mud (ItMakesSenseInContext). He tests this theory by sculpting a fish, and the wizards obediently make it rain fish. His next sculpture, predictably, is a naked woman. The wizards decide not to help with this one.

'''Fender:''' Wow! That was great, psychic friend! Now say, "Money should be falling from the sky!" (''increasingly desperate'') Say it! ''(sobbing)Say it!!''

* On an interview in ''Late Night With Creator/ConanOBrien'', PattonOswalt commented on a new KFC commercial for the Famous Bowl featuring a woman who insisted on eating it with a knife and fork, claiming it was almost certainly made in response to his infamous routine where he mocked the Bowl and the fact that you're supposed to eat it with a spoon as utterly pathetic. He then immediately started jokingly "calling out" Porche on not giving away their cars to "[[SelfDeprecation washed up comedians]]".

'''Fender:''' Wow! That was great, psychic friend! Now say, "Money should be falling from the sky!" (''increasingly desperate'') Say it! ''Say it!!''

** In TheScienceOfDiscworld II, the wizards convince a caveman that the large snake population in his area is due to him making snake sculptures out of mud (ItMakesSenseInContext). He tests this theory by sculpting a fish, and the wizards obediently make it rain fish. His next sculpture, predictably, is a naked woman. The wizards decide not to help with this one.

* Used in a ''Little Dee'' strip [[http://littledee.net/archive/20100125.html strip]]:

* Anthronauts:

* On WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic review of {{SNICK}}, he declares that [[HypocriticalHumor anyone who shouts all the time]] should be shot, (he is shot in the forehead) unshot, (the bullet hole disappears) and given a big bag of money (unusually, he immediately receives a bag of money). He then asks for and receives some lounge music too.

* One season of RobotChicken ended with the creators killing everyone (to have a more impressive In Memorium segment) and getting canceled. The beginning of the next season had them trying to find new jobs, eventually asking SethMacFarlane for work on FamilyGuy. He sets up a CutawayGag: "Robot Chicken? I haven't heard that name since it was renewed," which of course cuts to someone renewing Robot Chicken. SethGreen says "Quick, offhandedly mention that one time we all solved world hunger!" prompting nothing more than a confused response.
* From the {{Duckman}} episode ''Joking the Chicken''.

-->'''Rodney:''' Crank, the idol of millions is gone, and no one seems to care. There should be an angry mob out there!\\

'''Fender:''' Wow! That was great, psychic friend! Now say, "Money should be falling from the sky!"

-->Artie: I'm not accustomed to this body! If only I weren't some huge, flabby, imperfectly bipedal ape, I could- (Artie transforms back into a gerbil.)
-->Artie: (thinking) Oh, sure, but when I say, "If only Congress would unilaterally withdraw forces from the Mideast," the ironic wish fulfillment '''never''' kicks in.

'''Maxwell:''' Rats.\\

** This is actually almost a RunningGag with Willow (It also happens in "Dead Man's Party" and "Beer Bad").

* The ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Triangle":

* On an interview in ''Late Night With ConanOBrien'', PattonOswalt commented on a new KFC commercial for the Famous Bowl featuring a woman who insisted on eating it with a knife and fork, claiming it was almost certainly made in response to his infamous routine where he mocked the Bowl and the fact that you're supposed to eat it with a spoon as utterly pathetic. He then immediately started jokingly "calling out" Porche on not giving away their cars to "[[SelfDeprecation washed up comedians]]".

-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' Aw dammit! I really wish my wings weren't broken right now. ''[Her wings magically heal.]'' Like, omigosh! My wish came true! [[ButtMonkey I really wish someone out there loved me!]] ''[ChirpingCrickets]'' Eh. One out of two ain't bad.

* In a [[TimonandPumbaa Laughing Hyenas]] cartoon, a starving Banzai commented he was so hungry he could eat a circus monkey. Immediately a crate containing a monkey that had fallen from a passing plane fell on top of them. After they failed to make a meal of it, Banzai remarked that he could now eat a blue whale. Cue acres of whale falling from nowhere onto their heads.

* ''[[Fanfic/EakinsHardReset Changing Lives]]'' has this bit when Cloud Kicker introduces [[spoiler: her Changeling double]] to Lyra:

* On WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic review of {{SNICK}}, he declares that [[HypocriticalHumor anyone who shouts all the time]] should be shot,[[hottip:*:He is shot in the forehead.]] unshot,[[hottip:*:The bullet hole disappears.]] and given a big bag of money.[[hottip:*:Unusually, he immediately receives a bag of money.]] He then asks for and receives some lounge music too.

* ''VisionOfEscaflowneAbridged'' has it... Then later a callback to Lampshade.

an->'''Jaime:''' I just wish I could meet a cute girl who'd be okay with all the weird.\\

->'''Jaime:''' I just wish I could meet a cute girl who'd be okay with all the weird.\\

** The Mayor of Springfield tried it in another episode. He had just had sex with his lover commented on how he'd like some cigarettes and a pack was thrown at his room. He then offered one to her but she rejected and explained she was pregnant. Mayor Quimby then prayed for God because he had another favor to ask.