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A certain amount of FridgeLogic suggests that, at least in a film aimed at young children, a BLAM can provide an opportunity for a washroom break without missing much of the main action. See the WebVideo/HonestTrailer for ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' as an example. "Time to pee, nothing to see..."

A certain amount of FridgeLogic suggests that, at least in a film aimed at young children, a BLAM can provide an opportunity for a washroom break without missing much of the main action. See the Creator/HonestTrailer for ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' as an example. "Time to pee, nothing to see..."

* The [[Literature/TheBible book of Matthew]] has a few verses that mention a miracle where a mass of people come BackFromTheDead and were seen by many in Jerusalem. Not only are there only 3 verses mentioning this event, none of the other Gospels (all of which tell more or less the same story) even bring it up.

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* SweepsWeekLesbianKiss: Two women kiss, it attributes nothing to the plot or conflict, and neither women questions their sexuality or mention the kiss again afterwards.

** The plot comes to a halt as the scene takes its spot in the running time. There can't be any {{Foreshadowing}}, and it can't take a logical place in the plot (e.g., coming across a trap while StormingTheCastle is not random, but expected.)

** Yellow Face's commercials and Blocky's Funny Doings International are both out of nowhere, with the exception of the [[spoiler:[[ChekhovsGag Box of Paper Slips]]]]. [[note]]Pen used the Box of Paper Slips to cheat in the Taco contest, and later to bribe viewers into voting him. Leafy also uses them to steal Dream Island.[[/note]]

** Yellow Face's commercials and Blocky's Funny Doings International are both out of nowhere, with the exception of the [[ChekhovsGag Box of Paper Slips]]. [[spoiler:Pen used the Box of Paper Slips to cheat in the Taco contest, and later to bribe viewers into voting him. Leafy also uses them to steal Dream Island.]]

** In one scene in the ''Animation/StitchAndAi'' episode "Tell the World", Ai "interviews" the [[AsianLionDogs shishi]] for her video. When she admonishes Stitch for standing on top of one of the lion statues by saying that there are only two lions not three, he suddenly sprouts quills (that look much like his back spines) on top of his head and below his chin pretending to be a scary lion. He then retracts the quills after Ai simply tells him that he's not scary.

* ''Animation/StitchAndAi'' has two such moments, both involving new powers [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] has in this show ''separate from'' [[spoiler:the metamorphosis program]]; he's never shown these abilities before (not even in the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime) and they never show up again after that they're used, making their sudden introductions completely pointless {{padding}}:

* In one scene in the ''Animation/StitchAndAi'' episode "Tell the World", Ai "interviews" the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions shishi]] for her video. When she admonishes Stitch for standing on top of one of the lion statues by saying that there are only two lions not three, he suddenly sprouts quills (that look much like his back spines) on top of his head and below his chin pretending to be a scary lion. Not only had he never showed this ability before throughout the entire ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' franchise (not even the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime), he then retracts the quills after Ai simply tells him that he's not scary and they never show up again after that moment, making the sudden introduction of this ability completely pointless {{padding}}.

* Yes even something as short as a VanityPlate can have a BLAM in it, as showcased by [[https://youtu.be/JbmVHXEui28 the logo]] for Behaviour Communications, the short lived film division of future ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutShelter'' devs Behaviour Interactive. While the erecting of a lowercase "b" statue near a rollercoaster seems to be the main focus, the logo starts with what appears to be black and white stock footage from an old monster flick of a women screaming bloody murder at the sight of the rollercoaster. With nothing about said rollercoaster looking particularly ominous, the addition of the ScreamingWoman was a rather odd choice. [[/folder]]

* Yes even something as short as a VanityPlate can have a BLAM in it, as showcased by [[https://youtu.be/JbmVHXEui28 the logo]] for Behaviour Communications, the short lived film division of future ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutShelter'' devs Behaviour Interactive. While the building of a rollercoaster with a lowercase "b" statue near seems to be the main focus, the logo starts with what appears to be black and white stock footage from an old monster flick of a women screaming bloody murder at the sight of the rollercoaster. With nothing about said rollercoaster looking particularly ominous, the addition of the ScreamingWoman was a rather odd choice. [[/folder]]

* Yes even something as short as a VanityPlate can have a BLAM in it, as showcased by [[https://youtu.be/JbmVHXEui28 the logo]] for Behaviour Communications, the short lived film division of future VideoGame/DeadByDaylight devs Behaviour Interactive. While the building of a rollercoaster with a lowercase "b" statue near seems to be the main focus, the logo starts with what appears to be black and white stock footage from an old monster flick of a women screaming bloody murder at the sight of the rollercoaster. With nothing about said rollercoaster looking particularly ominous, the addition of the ScreamingWoman was a rather odd choice.

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* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'': In "Debunkers vs. G*n Control Nonsense" the video they're analyzing ends with a message bashing the electoral college. The Debunkers are dumbfounded as to what the point of that statement was, as the video they were analyzing was about gun control, and the electoral college was never mentioned beforehand, so it had no relevance to the rest of the video.
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* BLAM/WebComics

* In one scene in the ''Animation/StitchAndAi'' episode "Tell the World", Ai "interviews" the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions shishi]] for her video. When she admonishes Stitch for standing on top of one of the lion statues by saying that there are only two lions not three, he suddenly sprouts quills (that look much like his back spines) on top of his head and below his chin pretending to be a scary lion. Not only had he never showed this ability before through the ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' franchise (not even the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime), he then retracts the quills after Ai simply tells him that he's not scary and they never show up again after that moment, making the sudden introduction of this ability completely pointless {{padding}}.

[[Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance I am the very model of a modern major general,]] [[MajorGeneralSong I've information vegetable, animal and mineral.]] [[SelfDemonstratingArticle I know the kings of England and I quote the fights historical from Marathon to Waterloo in order categorical. I'm very well acquainted too with matters mathematical, I understand equations both the simple and quadratical. About binomial theorem, I'm teeming with a lot of news with many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse. I'm very good at integral and differential calculus. I know the scientific names of beings animaculous. In short in matters vegetable, animal and mineral, I am the very model of a modern major general]].

** DiabolusExNihilo: The equivalent of this outside video games.

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* The rather bizarre argument that used to be in the TV Tropes section of the TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou article. Note that this type of edit counts as Administrivia/{{Natter}}, and nowadays could get you yelled at by the moderators or get you suspended. For context, this was back when the depiction of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]] from ''Fanfic/PartyOfNone'' was the trope picture.
--> Oh, and that image at the top of the page isn't just a picture, Pinkie Pie actually is crawling out of it. I'd run now if I were you.
---> Ha! I scrolled down the page! [[DidntThinkThisThrough Your brilliant plan has failed!]]
---> You fool! [[OffscreenTeleportation You've doomed us all!]]
----> I regret nothing!
---> The joke is on you, as I was not fooled for a moment. [[SpecialEffectsFailure The font in the image doesn't even match the rest of the text in my browser.]]
--> [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Whoever put that picture here has issues.]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough Also, you can just remove the picture.]]
---> [[OffscreenTeleportation Haven't we been over this?]]
--> [[MuggingTheMonster Yummy ]] [[BigEater horsebeef!]]
---> ...You guys are as weird as f*ck.
----> And YOU must be new here.
--> [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Can't sleep, pony will eat me]]. [[MadnessMantra Can't sleep, pony will eat me]]. [[RuleOfThree Can't sleep...]]
---> [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Sheesh, you're nearly as big as her. How's she gonna gobble you up?]]
----> Bit by bit, she DID bring a knife.
--> [[TheQuisling I, for one, welcome]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons our new murderous pony overlord.]]
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* The Emergency Alert System and its derivatives are this when it comes to recordings of television broadcasts. Such as a 1982 instance of a Scientology legal hearing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R0XjG5h49A&t=116s getting interrupted by a hurricane practice message]]. Then after the interruption ends the recording goes back to the hearing like nothing has happened.
* The 1994 Fremantle logo, specifically the part that uses footage from the December 2, 1993 repair mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. The [=HST=] has nothing in common with Fremantle whatsoever. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it was probably used to remind the viewers that Fremantle, at the time, was responsible for international TV distribution.
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[[caption-width-right:300:That third pic's out of left field [[{{Pun}} accordion]] to the trope.]]

** The plot comes to a halt as the scene takes its spot in the running time. There can't be any {{Foreshadowing}} and it can't take a logical place in the plot (e.g., coming across a trap while StormingTheCastle is not random, but expected.)

** The fictional setting, characters, and narrative devices have to be at odds with the scene. In that regard, WorldBuilding moments, strange personalities, and a surreal story structure that can explain its origin are exempt from this trope. For instance, AllJustADream gives a good reason, as using the trope tends to go hand-in-hand with the surreal (although for some genres and franchises, using the scenario of All Just A Dream itself may qualify).

Simply being random, strange, or inconsequential to the story is not enough. All three criteria have to be met. If a scene is considered "borderline", it is likely not an example. [=BLAMs=] are often {{Level Breaker}}s as well. Usually, [[TheWalrusWasPaul this is done just because]].

The Nostalgia Critic and The Nostalgia Chick have had to post supplementary videos on this topic, due to confusion on what does and does not count. One is that it is a moment, not a subplot or entire episode (For that we have BizarroEpisode). And they emphasized that it has to go against what is considered normal.

* BrickJoke: It comes out of nowhere, seems like it has no relevance at first (or only marginal relevance), disappears for awhile, then comes back like a boomerang later on at some random point and becomes relevant, even if only to a very minor plot element. If it does so more than once, it becomes a RunningGag.

->''"This is named after the random musical number sung by a big-lipped alligator towards the end of the film'' WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven. ''A scene that comes right the fuck out of nowhere; has little to no bearing whatsoever on the plot; is WAY over the top in terms of ridiculousness, even within the context of the movie; and after it happens, no one ever speaks of it again."''

The Trope Namer is ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'', and the TropeCodifier is WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick and WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic from their review of ''WesternAnimation/FernGully'' while commenting on another example. In the trope naming scene (in a movie that mostly deals with talking dogs, the afterlife, and mafia undertones, somewhat strange itself), a big-lipped, Cajun-accented, bone-through-the-nose alligator takes a liking to the main character Charlie and forces him to sing a duet "Let's Make Music Together". While the alligator goes on to have a role in the plot later on, Charlie is noticeably very confused over the whole song.