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Ghostkaiba297 Since: Sep, 2010
Jun 5th 2021 at 6:51:15 PM •••

Does this trope get its name from anything in particular or is it just named as the best way to describe it?

SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
Mar 20th 2021 at 10:35:45 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by eroock on Sep 28th 2014 at 1:25:06 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Sandman366 Since: Jul, 2012
Dec 13th 2013 at 11:22:39 PM •••

If someone still wants a new picture, perhaps I could recommend Gunnerkrigg Court, Chapter 21, page 533, panel 2? Perhaps I'm misinterpreting something (since it's a joke I'm not 100% sure if it's this or Bathos), but otherwise, it appears to show it perfectly, in that one panel. (Here's a link... http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=533 )

RMB10 Since: Dec, 2012
Sep 12th 2013 at 11:41:06 PM •••

Ah,sorry:There's a dead link here and,in removing it,I seem to have checked out the page.

Gatchaman432 Warper of Minds Since: Jul, 2011
Warper of Minds
Oct 10th 2011 at 2:59:56 AM •••

I propose an alternate name for this trope. Not necessarily renaming it, but a different name for the works that this is most common in. I, for one, was thinking of having the alternate name of Groening Gambit, since this trope is most common in his two famous works, Futurama and The Simpsons.

    The Simpsons 
  • The Simpsons Movie is chock-full of these moments: the first act has you laughing your ass off, making you think nothing can go wrong for the famous five. As the second act rolls around, you start to feel scared and little bit concerned as the entire populous is threatened by Idiot Hero Homer's selfish actions. When act II slowly transitions into III, you are slowly tugged at the heartstrings and even begin to cry as you think Marge is permanently leaving Homer with a recorded farewell that goes beyond any emotional depths explored in the series. As the third and final act comes, you are literally at the edge of your seat, clapping and cheering all of Homer's Crowning Moment Of Awesome that he manages to pull off, because he manages to go through so much in the past 88 minutes.

  • "Treehouse Of Horror IV" is one of those rare Simpsons Halloween episodes that manages to pull a double-whammy. The first segment, "The Devil and Homer Simpson", while initially portraying Satan as extremely terrifying, deconstructs him, making him out to be nothing more than a Used Car Saleseman. The next segment, however, "Terror at 5 1/2 Feet", is Exactly What It Says on the Tin. Who else wouldn't be frightened by the fact that our lovable Heroic Sociopath went off the deep end because no one believed him about a gremlin almost killing every single passenger on the bus? Accidental Nightmare Fuel, indeed.

  • "Hello, Gutter, Hello Fadder" starts off as a very hilarious take on how a man's instant claim to fame through something mundane can greatly increase his ego and ruin the lives of those around them. It also ends on a very sweet note when Maggie, after being traumatized by Homer's previous attempts to bond with her, discards all reason and dives in, pulling her father to safety.

    Futurama 

  • Futurama is loaded with these. For example, The Luck of the Fryrish begins with every pun imaginable about horse racing (and one about Quantum Mechanics, Just For Pun), leading to very harsh Take That! s on 80's, 90's and early 2000's life through the interaction of Fry and Yancy, then reveals that even though Yancy did treat him like crap throughout Fry's life, he deeply missed him, even naming his (Yancy's) son's name in honor of Fry.

  • Jurassic Bark had this effect, even on the animators. Likewise, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", the pre-Un-Cancelled series finale, ended on a really heartwarming note, even after Fry's concert bombed miserably, and everyone who made a trade with the Robot Devil was undergoing the worst Humiliation Conga of their life. That, and it had a really powerful musical number.

Okay, who's been messing around with my brain?
74.64.15.17 Since: Dec, 1969
Jul 4th 2010 at 12:11:19 PM •••

Picture.

I haven't seen the anime in a while, I stick to the manga, especially the first season however isn't the first part from early Watangashi, or Meakashi?

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Butterscotch Since: Jul, 2014
Aug 30th 2010 at 6:37:30 PM •••

Original uploader here. It really is one episode difference; first pic is from ep 1 of Tsumihoroboshi, second pic is from ep 2.

Pichukun Since: Sep, 2010
Mar 11th 2011 at 3:23:39 AM •••

Really? I swore that was Watangashi.

stickmeister0 Shamboozle! Since: Sep, 2009
Shamboozle!
Aug 30th 2010 at 2:24:53 PM •••

About the new picture, I don't feel entirely comfortable with it. I don't have any suggestions, but it just somewhat bothers me.

Also, it's not a Mood Whiplash, I believe.

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emeriin Since: Jan, 2001
Aug 30th 2010 at 2:29:50 PM •••

Maybe I have no sense of humour, but it skeevs me too. I'll try and look for an alternative. (And it seems like more Mood Dissonance than Mood Whiplash.)

I cut up one dozen new men and you will die somewhat, again and again.
Butterscotch Since: Jul, 2014
Aug 30th 2010 at 6:38:19 PM •••

I changed it back to the old one. It was done by an anon, with no reason, and looking at the talk pages it doesn't look like anyone even said "Hey, this picture should be changed."

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