History Main / SequelSnark

* ''Film/MacAndMe'' ends with a promise that "We'll be back!" Oh, no [[StillbornFranchise you won't.]]

* ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' might not have been an intentional example, but "HereWeGoAgain" certainly summed up a lot of people's reactions to the announcement of a sequel to a [[SequelGap decade-old]] JukeboxMusical that wasn't universally esteemed even by fans of the genre. [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel They were pleasantly surprised.]]

* The anime adaptation of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' uses this as a RunningGag with the phrase "To Be Continued... maybe..."

* At one point in TheStinger to ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' the final boss suggests that he may return if they make a sequel 25 years from now.

* A bonus video featured in the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Subsistence]]'' edition of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' titled "Metal Gear Raiden: Snake Eraser" depicts Raiden (the surprise protagonist of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'') trying to prevent Solid Snake (the series's usual protagonist) from existing by traveling back in time so he could be the main character of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' (which at the time had just been announced). After failing to do this, Raiden goes back to the present and his girlfriend Rosemary reassures him that even if he's not the main character of ''4'' anymore, "there's going to be a ''5''." Raiden eventually did get [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance his own game again]], even though it wasn't exactly ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV Metal Gear Solid 5]]''.

* ''Film/BubbaHoTep'' ends with a tease for a follow-up called ''Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires'', in true grindhouse fashion. It actually is in production, [[ProductionHell but ran into troubles]].

* ''Film/BubbaHoTep'' ends with a tease for a follow-up called ''Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires'', in true grindhouse fashion. It actually became real [[SequelGap nearly a decade later]].

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* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' had a [[GainaxEnding bizarre ending with about 6 completely unforeseen plot twists in the last 60 seconds]]. This was followed by a splash screen stating "TO BE CONTINUED IN SEASON 2!" Of course, there was no Season 2 planned, and like 95% of the show it was somewhere between outright parody and just [[TrollingCreator messing with the fans.]] (Just to up the ante of the trolling, at one point we did get a splash image showing what that hypothetical season would have looked like, and it was drawn like [[GenreShift an action movie poster]], complete with EnemyMine.)

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*** In an interview with Clive James, Brooks denied vehemently that he would ever make ''Spaceballs II'' but might consider making ''Spaceballs III: The Search for Spaceballs II''.

* Occurred in the outtake of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' when Stinky Pete said to the Barbie doll twins that he could get them a part in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' (which Barbie did play a substantial role in, 11 years later). Also just before the mentioned outtake above when Flik from ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' thought to Heimlich that they were shooting for ''A Bug's Life 2'' what turns out wasn't, cut to Buzz Lightyear clearing the bushes.

* From ''Film/{{Scream 1996}}'': "No, please don't kill me, Mr. Ghost face! I wanna be in the sequel!"

* The ''very first song'' of ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' is about how they're doing a sequel to [[Film/TheMuppets the last Muppet film]]. It includes a line about how the sequel's never quite as good, a spoken bridge about trying to find a half decent plot, among other things.
-->'''Bunsen Honeydew:''' I don't mean to be a stickler, but this is the [[{{Sequelitis}} seventh sequel]] for our [[Film/TheMuppetMovie original motion picture]].

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* From Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Nature Trail To Hell":
-->''No, you'll never see hideous effects like these again!''\\
''(Until we bring you 'Nature Trail To Hell, Part 2'.)''

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* The 100% completion ending of ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' shows snapshots of the eponymous characters obtaining items inaccessible in the main game. When asked what they're for, Mumbo Jumbo tells them they'll have to wait for the sequel (which was made a few years later).

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* Despite its name, the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E4Vindicators3TheReturnOfWorldEnder Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender]]" is the only one of its kind, as the first two Vindicators adventures happened offscreen. Rick later says that he'll see them again in Vindicators 4, but all of the Vindicators besides Supernova die before the end of the episode.
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Compare RidiculousFutureSequelization and SequelHook.

* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' had a [[GainaxEnding bizarre ending with about 6 completely unforseen plot twists in the last 60 seconds]]. This was followed by a splash screen stating "TO BE CONTINUED IN SEASON 2!" Of course, there was no Season 2 planned, and like 95% of the show it was somewhere between outright parody and just [[TrollingCreator messing with the fans.]] (Just to up the ante of the trolling, at one point we did get a splash image showing what that hypothetical season would have looked like, and it was drawn like [[GenreShift an action movie poster]], complete with EnemyMine.)

* At one point in TheStinger to ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' the final boss suggests that he may return, if they make a sequel 25 years from now.

-->A long time ago in a studio in Burbank, California, a ragtag group of animators made a fake trailer for a Meap sequel they never intended to make. Unfortunately, everyone wanted to see that episode so the animators were forced to write it and incorporate all these seemingly unrelated scenes. I guess the joke was on them. We now present.... Meapless in Seattle.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' features an in-universe example in "Into the Bunker". A list of [[TheresNoBInMovie B-movies]] in TheStinger includes both "Help! My Mummy's a Werewolf" and "Help! My Mummy's a Werewolf 2: This Again".

** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E22TheYellowBadgeOfCowardage The Yellow Badge of Cowardage]]", aired nearly seven years after the movie had a CouchGag where the Simpsons hold a panel along with Matt Groening at the "San Diego Comic Fest". Comic Book Guy asks if there will be another Simpsons movie. Cut back to the stage, where only Maggie remains, sucking her pacifier in confusion.

* The "''[[Music/LuisFonsi Despacito]] 2''" meme, which became popular around mid-2018 and parodies Hollywood's obsession with sequels and the public's [[SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced overblown reaction]] to them.[[labelnote:explanation]]''Despacito'' was an extremely popular Spanish song released in 2017, garnering over 5 billion views on Youtube. The meme features "confirmations" about a sequel to the song, along with people treating these reveals like the second coming of Christ.[[/labelnote]]

* The "[[Music/LuisFonsi Despacito]] 2" meme, which became popular around mid-2018 and parodies Hollywood's obsession with sequels and the public's [[SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced overblown reaction]] to them.[[labelnote:explanation]]''Despacito'' was an extremely popular Latin song released in 2017, garnering over 5 billion views on Youtube. The meme features "confirmations" about a sequel to the song, along with people treating these reveals like the second coming of Christ.[[/labelnote]]

* The "[[Music/LuisFonsi Despacito]] 2" meme, which became popular around mid-2018 and parodies Hollywood's obsession with sequels and the public's [[AndTheFandomRejoiced overblown reaction]] to them.[[labelnote:explanation]]''Despacito'' was an extremely popular Latin song released in 2017, garnering over 5 billion views on Youtube. The meme features "confirmations" about a sequel to the song, along with people treating these reveals like the second coming of Christ.[[/labelnote]]

* The end of ''Film/TwentyTwoJumpStreet'' has an extended gag in which increasingly outlandish and lazily made (judging from the posters) sequels are presented [[spoiler:even past ''29 Jump Street'' until it finally stops at ''42 Jump Street''.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "The Chronicles of Meap", the ending features a promo for the next Meap episode, "Meapless in Seattle". {{Subverted|Trope}} in that, due to popular demand, they actually made "Meapless In Seattle", which itself includes a promo for "Meap Me in St. Louis".

* Occurred in the outtake of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' when Stinky Pete said to the Barbie doll twins that he could get them a part in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3''. Also just before the mentioned outtake above when Flik from ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' thought to Heimlich that they were shooting for ''A Bug's Life 2'' what turns out wasn't, cut to Buzz Lightyear clearing the bushes.

* ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' joked about a sequel, and then it took it 11 years to actually get made. ''And'' [[NoExportForYou it was Japan-Only.]]

--> '''Bunsen Honeydew:''' I don't mean to be a stickler, but this is the [[{{Sequelitis}} seventh sequel]] for our [[Film/TheMuppetMovie original motion picture]].

-->'''"Shakespeare":''' So last you hear from me all things are bein' equal.
-->'''"Shakespeare":''' Unless some dumb motherfucker decides to write a sequel.

--> ''No, you'll never see hideous effects like these again!''
--> ''(Until we bring you 'Nature Trail To Hell, Part 2'.)''

--> A long time ago in a studio in Burbank, California, a ragtag group of animators made a fake trailer for a Meap sequel they never intended to make. Unfortunately, everyone wanted to see that episode so the animators were forced to write it and incorporate all these seemingly unrelated scenes. I guess the joke was on them. We now present.... Meapless in Seattle.

* Chris Tucker, in an outtake from ''[[Film/RushHour Rush Hour 2]]'', upon seeing a bad guy plummet to his death, declares: "Damn! He ain't gonna be in ''Rush Hour 3!''"

** In ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', [[Creator/MelBrooks Yogurt]] jokes that he and Lone Starr will meet again in ''Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money'', as part of the movie's RunningGag about [[MerchandiseDriven merchandising]]. No sequel has been made, though an animated series had a short run in the mid 2000s.
*** In an interview with Clive James, Brooks denied vehemently that he would ever make Spaceballs II but might consider making "Space Balls III - The Search for Spaceballs II".

* ''Film/ImGonnaGitYouSucka'': During the climax Mr. Big acknowledges that his character is an exploitation villain in a movie.

* In the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance [[UpdatedRerelease port]] of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'', after the Kongs jump overboard and King K. Rool sails off, SelfDemonstrating/CrankyKong the MetaGuy remarks, "Call that an ending? Looks like a cheap stunt setting up the story for the sequel!" In the Hero Mode ending, he tells Diddy, "You have really surpassed yourself! Who knows? Maybe you'll make the sequel."