History BLAM / LiveActionTv

* And then there's [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold that one episode]] of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' involving transwarp, described in detail [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext elsewhere on the wiki]], which was basically a 45-minute BLAM. It also has the dubious distinction of being the only episode of any Trek series ''ever'' to be made CanonDiscontinuity by explicit RetCon.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' featured an episode where a murder is witnessed on a [[FictionalCounterpart ChatRoulette-style website]]. This leads to the detectives playing around on the site and Jo gets connected to a Marine in Afghanistan. She picks up her laptop and gives him a view of the New York skyline because he's never been to New York.

** And outside of the charming BLAM that is Jeb's doggie-rap, the episode is actually a very dark one. Kaitlin is almost killed and it deals with a very [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome real world issue of how people who try to expose environmentally unfriendly business practices may be dealt with by a corrupt industry]]. A very dark and cynical episode, even for VR Troopers, which is at least lighthearted enough to have fun with silly virtual mutants at times such as Sliding-Glass-Door-bot and Snoop-Doggy-Dogg-bot. This makes Jeb's BLAM even more out of place than it already was.

* In episode 1 of season 5 of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', the competing queens are told that they will be given a special shopping spree in anticipation of their first main challenge. When they all board a bus to go shopping, a music video of the queens lip-syncing to host RuPaul’s "Hollywood USA" from atop the bus traveling along Hollywood Boulevard spontaneously begins. This goes on for about a minute, during which time the queens wave at hilariously green-screened celebrity cameos of the guest judges they'll meet later that season and turn out some crazy choreography (all while remaining safely seated, naturally). They then get off the bus and the episode picks up right where it left off, explaining the components of the main challenge shopping spree. It's not unusual for Ru to challenge her queens to a battle of lip-syncing, but this particular instance is bizarre because it's not a challenge of any kind, has no bearing on the competition whatsoever, and has never been brought up, referenced, or acknowledged in any way since.

* ''Series/{{TheMonkees}}'' is full of these. Often as an excuse for musical numbers.

* ''Series/{{Jeremiah}}'' : In "The Touch", Markus has a [[FeverDreamEpisode strange dream while suffering from an unspecified disease]], where a MagicalNativeAmerican gives him a cryptic prophecy that has little to no significance later on. That scene, and arguably the rest of his subplot in the episode, seem to be pure {{Padding}}.

** In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OnceMoreWithFeeling Once More, With Feeling]]", Buffy and some vampires burst into song during some slayage. She then enters the magic shop hesitant to bring it up, seemingly preferring it to leave it in Alligator territory. It even goes a step further, leaving the audience with the same WTF face, wondering if anyone is going to acknowledge it. But once she talks about it is it revealed that all the others were thinking the same about their own musical numbers that happened off-screen.

* ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'': [[JustForPun Pun gleefully intended]] and very much PlayedForLaughs. Why is there an Alligator Loki? Why not? No explanation is given, no rhyme or reason for his being there, and no origin story behind the enigma. Both in and out of universe, as commented on by the characters and series creators, the only reason why he's there is because he is, and he's never seen or mentioned again after the one episode he appears in. Unlike most examples of this trope, this one has been wholly, lovingly embraced by everyone: the characters, the show creators, critics and the fans.

* ''Series'': An alien spaceship lands in front of Newt, aliens step out and chastise him for humanity's rather poor care of the Earth, and then deliver a message of "peace and universal harmony and suchlike." Other than Shadwell chastising Newt "you're a witchfinder, not an alien finder," it's never mentioned again.

** It was supposed to be a subversion/parody of the WeNeedADistraction trope. The crew is being held at gunpoint by Badger's men to keep them from interfering with Mal's duel with Atherton Wing. While planning an escape, they remark about how they need someone to distract the guards. River, who has presumably been following the conversation through her PsychicPowers, wanders in and provides them with the perfect distraction -Only the crew ends up as bewildered by her performance as Badger and forgets they're supposed to be escaping. Still ultimately a pointless scene, but a [[RuleOfFunny funny one]].

* The ''Series/FullHouse'' special where the family went to Disney World had this short sequence where Joey visits an animation studio and draws a sketch of himself on a pad. The sketch suddenly becomes animated, and starts a conversation with Joey before bouncing around playing basketball. Afterwards, Joey leaves the studio to resume the special's actual plot. Soooo... money well spent on paying [[DisneyAcidSequence the Disney animators, guys?]]