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* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: [[spoiler:After the network announces its president’s death, they report on New York City being bought by a Japanese businessman to be converted into a Shinto retreat.]]
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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Dwight David Eisenhower Jr. is president in 1985, having succeeded an African-American woman surnamed Washington, who herself succeeded former Alabama governor George Wallace.
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''[=TunnelVision=]'' is a 1976 satirical comedy film co-written and co-directed by Neal Israel, with an EnsembleCast that includes including Creator/ErnieAnderson, Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/PhilProctor, Rick Hurst, Creator/LaraineNewman, Creator/JohnCandy, Creator/AlFranken, Creator/GerritGraham, Creator/HowardHesseman, Roger Bowen, Joe Flaherty, Creator/BettyThomas, Creator/AlFranken, Creator/TimMcIntire, Creator/LaraineNewman, Creator/PhilProctor, Creator/WilliamSchallert, Creator/RonSilver, Creator/LynneMarieStewart, and Creator/JohnCandy.
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''[=TunnelVision=]'' is a 1976 satirical comedy film co-written and co-directed by Neal Israel, with an EnsembleCast that includes Creator/ChevyChase, Creator/PhilProctor, Rick Hurst, Creator/LaraineNewman, Howard Hesseman, Creator/HowardHesseman, Roger Bowen, Joe Flaherty, Creator/BettyThomas, Creator/AlFranken, and Creator/JohnCandy.
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''[=TunnelVision=]'' is a 1976 satirical comedy film co-written and co-directed by Neal Israel, with an EnsembleCast that includes Creator/ChevyChase, Phil Proctor, Creator/PhilProctor, Rick Hurst, Creator/LaraineNewman, Howard Hesseman, Roger Bowen, Joe Flaherty, Creator/BettyThomas, Creator/AlFranken, and Creator/JohnCandy.
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* NWordPrivileges: The N word and other slurs, including "gypsy" and "guinea", are abused on ''Ramon and Sonja''; also, during that sketch, and the Congressional hearing bit that immediately followed, political incorrectness goes UpToEleven.
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* NWordPrivileges: The N word and other slurs, including "gypsy" and "guinea", are abused on ''Ramon and Sonja''; also, during that sketch, and the Congressional hearing bit that immediately followed, political incorrectness goes UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Henry Kissinger calling [[AcceptableTargets Richard Nixon]] "a colossal asshole" during a press conference in front of an audience of cheering kids.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Henry Kissinger UsefulNotes/HenryKissinger calling [[AcceptableTargets Richard Nixon]] UsefulNotes/RichardNixon "a colossal asshole" during a press conference in front of an audience of cheering kids.
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''[=TunnelVision=]'' is a 1976 satirical comedy film co-written and co-directed by Neal Israel, with an EnsembleCast that includes Creator/ChevyChase, Phil Proctor, Rick Hurst, Creator/LaraineNewman, Howard Hesseman, Roger Bowen, Joe Flaherty, Creator/BettyThomas, Creator/AlFranken, and Creator/AlFranken.
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* NextSundayAD: Takes place in the year 1985, i.e. just under a decade after it was made.
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* AnthologyFilm: The bulk of the film consists of short sketches presented as a day's worth of condensed [=TunnelVision=] programming.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Literally! The blindfolded chef from the dinner bar commercial and other sketches later reappears as a wanted killer [[spoiler:and shows up at the end to kill Tunnelvision's leader]].
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* ChekhovsGunman: Literally! The blindfolded chef from the dinner bar commercial and other sketches later reappears as a wanted killer [[spoiler:and shows up at the end to kill Tunnelvision's [=TunnelVision=]'s leader]].
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Carl in "Remember When".
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Carl in "Remember When".When".
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* BlandNameProduct: An oil company is named Axxon. You know, like the real-life oil company Exxon. Considering that Axxon kills aquatic life, might also count as a TakeThat.
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** A bit of TruthInTelevision, as genuine future US Senator AlFranken appears in one of the segments.
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'''''Tunnelvision'''''
''Tunnelvision'' is a 1976 satire on television. It centers on the first uncensored television network in America, Tunnelvision, and a hearing regarding its content, where approximately one hour of one day's condensed programming is shown, sketch-comedy style.
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* HauledBeforeASenateSubCommittee: The film centers on a Congressional hearing that would decide the fate of the network. [[spoiler:The network wins.]]
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'''''Tunnelvision''''' is a 1976 satire on television. It centers on the first uncensored television network in America, Tunnelvision, and a hearing regarding its content, where approximately one hour of one day's condensed programming is shown, sketch-comedy style.
!!This film contains examples of:
* BlackComedy: A lot of it.
* ChekhovsGunman: Literally! The blindfolded chef from the dinner bar commercial and other sketches later reappears as a wanted killer [[spoiler:and shows up at the end to kill Tunnelvision's leader]].
* CreditsGag: Parodied at the end of the news segments. Also, the actual closing credits show footage from other Tunnelvision broadcasts.
* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: Parodied; the film reviewed on ''Wake Up America'' is stated to be from 20th Century-Paramount. [[Film/SilentMovie Engulf+Devour strikes again!]]
* DrivenToSuicide: The "innocent arrest victim of the week" on ''Secret Camera'' hangs himself in the bathroom after being falsely accused of conspiring to overthrow the United States government.
* ElSpanishO: The language lesson early on is full of it.
* FlippingTheBird: The subject of the "Learn How to Be Butch" ad does this at the end.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Axxon, the AxCrazy oil-spilling company who kills fish "in the name of community service".
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Gene Scallion, the movie critic on ''Wake Up America''.
* NWordPrivileges: The N word and other slurs, including "gypsy" and "guinea", are abused on ''Ramon and Sonja''; also, during that sketch, and the Congressional hearing bit that immediately followed, political incorrectness goes UpToEleven.
* PrecisionFStrike: Henry Kissinger calling [[AcceptableTargets Richard Nixon]] "a colossal asshole" during a press conference in front of an audience of cheering kids.
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:The head of Tunnelvision prevails at the hearing but is killed by a deranged assassin almost immediately after.]]
* ShowWithinAShow
* SirSwearsALot: [[Music/GratefulDead Once again]], Henry Kissinger is portrayed with the mouth of a sailor.
* SketchComedy
* TakeThat: Apparently, in this alternate 1985 the Pep Boys are wanted robbers.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Carl in "Remember When".
--->The network slogan
'''''Tunnelvision''''' is a 1976 satire on television. It centers on the first uncensored television network in America, Tunnelvision, and a hearing regarding its content, where approximately one hour of one day's condensed programming is shown, sketch-comedy style.
!!This film contains examples of:
* BlackComedy: A lot of it.
* ChekhovsGunman: Literally! The blindfolded chef from the dinner bar commercial and other sketches later reappears as a wanted killer [[spoiler:and shows up at the end to kill Tunnelvision's leader]].
* CreditsGag: Parodied at the end of the news segments. Also, the actual closing credits show footage from other Tunnelvision broadcasts.
* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: Parodied; the film reviewed on ''Wake Up America'' is stated to be from 20th Century-Paramount. [[Film/SilentMovie Engulf+Devour strikes again!]]
* DrivenToSuicide: The "innocent arrest victim of the week" on ''Secret Camera'' hangs himself in the bathroom after being falsely accused of conspiring to overthrow the United States government.
* ElSpanishO: The language lesson early on is full of it.
* FlippingTheBird: The subject of the "Learn How to Be Butch" ad does this at the end.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Axxon, the AxCrazy oil-spilling company who kills fish "in the name of community service".
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Gene Scallion, the movie critic on ''Wake Up America''.
* NWordPrivileges: The N word and other slurs, including "gypsy" and "guinea", are abused on ''Ramon and Sonja''; also, during that sketch, and the Congressional hearing bit that immediately followed, political incorrectness goes UpToEleven.
* PrecisionFStrike: Henry Kissinger calling [[AcceptableTargets Richard Nixon]] "a colossal asshole" during a press conference in front of an audience of cheering kids.
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:The head of Tunnelvision prevails at the hearing but is killed by a deranged assassin almost immediately after.]]
* ShowWithinAShow
* SirSwearsALot: [[Music/GratefulDead Once again]], Henry Kissinger is portrayed with the mouth of a sailor.
* SketchComedy
* TakeThat: Apparently, in this alternate 1985 the Pep Boys are wanted robbers.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: Carl in "Remember When".
