History Main / CerebusCallBack

* In ''SuburbanKnights'', WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic gives Ma-Ti the "important mission" of getting him a coffee to keep him out of the way. [[spoiler:In the end, after Ma-Ti sacrifices his life to defeat Malecite, the Critic goes back home to find Ma-Ti got him the coffee after all.]] Cue tears.

* In ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' as [[spoiler: Flynn lies dying]] he whispers to Rapunzel "You were my new dream" referencing a light-hearted song from earlier in the film "I've Got A Dream".

* More of a Cerebus MythologyGag, but in ''SpiderManNoir'', after [[AsYouKnow skinny Peter Parker gets his amazing abilties and decides to become a vigilante]], we cut to him on a rooftop in costume, shouting [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 "Here comes the Spider-Man!"]]

** Happens in ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign'' as well.

* The ''FamilyGuy'' episode "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q." is a VerySpecialEpisode about Quagmire's sister and her abusive boyfriend, who actually appeared two seasons earlier as a throwaway gag in "Jerome is the New Black".

* In EverymanHYBRID, A Day In The Life was a BreatherEpisode of sorts, until hidden clips in future videos paint a more sinister tone on the whole day.
* ''AKnightsTale'' has a scene where William first arrives in London, he imagines that a young boy cheering him on is himself as a child. Later on [[spoiler: as he sits in the stocks]] the same boy runs up to him and slaps him in the face.
* ''TheHole'' has a really dark example. In Liz's version of events the group make up a fake scenario to fool Martyn. The scene is done comically but then [[spoiler: when we see the real story the same things they used appear again such as Frankie getting sick (and eventually dying), the water going off and everyone ganging up on Liz]].
* ''TheBreakfastClub'' has Brian talking about how he failed shop because he couldn't make a ceramic elephant, which leads into a bit of joking on the part of the others. A few minutes later when the entire discussion has gone a bit more dramatic, Brian reveals [[spoiler: he brought a gun to school because he couldn't get the elephant to work, implying he wanted to kill himself]]. It gets subverted when they all end up laughing about it anyway, [[spoiler:as it was a) a flare gun, and b) he further implies he was going to use it to destroy the elephant]].
* The group picture the girls in ''Film/TheDescent'' take of themselves the morning of the caving trip shows up at the end with the credits rolling over it.
* The ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' episode "Vaya Con Leos" opens with a humorous scene of Leo trying to persuade Piper to buy an old van. At the end of the episode when [[spoiler: he has to be taken away to save his life]] Piper is seen in the garage tearfully looking at the van.
* More of a Cerebus MythologyGag, but in ''SpiderManNoir'', after [[AsYouKnow skinny Peter Parker gets his amazing abilties and decides to become a vigilante]], we cut to him on a rooftop in costume, shouting [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 "Here comes the Spider-Man!"]]

* In ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' Mia and Clarisse go out for a day of fun and take a string of funny photos together in a booth. After Mia has been publicly humiliated at the beach party, when Clarisse is criticising her you see Mia looking sadly at the photos.
** Also, early in the film, the scene before Mia visits Clarisse for the first time, Mia and her classmates are put in a choir to sing a song called "Catch a Falling Star". [[DarkReprise Said song is also sung]] during the climax, when Mia is on her car out on the pouring rain.
* An amusing thing to happen during the TournamentArc of ''Roleplay/YuGiOhEastAcademy'' was Marcus's tendency to get [[CurbstompBattle Curbstomped]] by just about every duelist he met. It happens again [[spoiler: during his duel with Haine]] and this time, [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown it's not amusing]] [[ColdBloodedTorture at all.]]

* In the episode where [[spoiler: Doyle]] dies, there is a lighthearted scene with him making a commercial for Angel Investigations. The final product is shown at the end with his HeroicSacrifice coloring the lines very differently. In particular, he says, "Is that it? Am I done?" asking about finishing the filming, but it becomes about his time on the show afterwards.

* The ''FamilyGuy'' episode "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q." is a VerySpecialEpisode about Quagmire's sister and her abusive boyfriend, who actualy appeared two seasons earlier as a throwaway gag in "Jerome is the New Black".

* ''TheBreakfastClub'' has Brian talking about how he failed shop because he couldn't make a ceramic elephant, which leads into a bit of joking on the part of the others. A few minutes later when the entire discussion has gone a bit more dramatic, Brian reveals [[spoiler: he brought a gun to school because he couldn't get the elephant to work, implying he wanted to kill himself]]. It gets subverted when they all end up laughing about it anyway.

* More of a Cerberus MythologyGag, but in ''SpiderManNoir'', after [[AsYouKnow skinny Peter Parker gets his amazing abilties and decides to become a vigilante]], we cut to him on a rooftop in costume, shouting [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 "Here comes the Spider-Man!"]]

* In {{Coraline}}, Mr Bobinski's circus is one of the things that wows Coraline on her second visit and is the sight of some amusing moments. When she looks for the second ghost child's eyes she ends up getting attacked by everything in the circus. And the cute jumping mice turn out to be rats in disguise.

* The group picture the girls in ''TheDescent'' take of themselves the morning of the caving trip shows up at the end with the credits rolling over it.

* The ''{{Charmed}}'' episode "Vaya Con Leos" opens with a humorous scene of Leo trying to persuade Piper to buy an old van. At the end of the episode when [[spoiler: he has to be taken away to save his life]] Piper is seen in the garage tearfully looking at the van.

* In ''SuburbanKnights'', WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic gives Ma-Ti the "important mission" of getting him a coffee to keep him out of the way. [[spoiler:In the end, after Ma-Ti sacrifices his life to defeat Malecite, the Critic goes back home to find Ma-Ti got him the coffee after all.]] Cue tears.

* In ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' as [[spoiler: Flynn lies dying]] he whispers to Rapunzel "you were my new dream" referencing a light-hearted song from earlier in the film "I've Got A Dream".
** Also referencing Flynn and Rapunzel's conversation while waiting for the lanterns. When Rapunzel asked what would happen to her after her dream of seeing the lanterns was fulfilled, Flynn answered, "Well,that's the good part, I guess. You get to go find a new dream."

* In ''SuburbanKnights'', TheNostalgiaCritic gives Ma-Ti the "important mission" of getting him a coffee to keep him out of the way. [[spoiler:In the end, after Ma-Ti sacrifices his life to defeat Malecite, the Critic goes back home to find Ma-Ti got him the coffee after all.]]

* In the ''{{Angel}}'' episode "A Hole In The World" there is a RunningGag early on about the characters arguing on who would win in a fight - cavemen or astronauts. Towards the end of the episode [[spoiler: as Fred lies dying, infected with the spirit of an ancient demon]] she whispers "cavemen win, cavemen always win" as a reference to the plot parallel of [[spoiler: their modern technologies being unable to stop the ancient demon]].

* In ''{{Tangled}}'' as [[spoiler: Flynn lies dying]] he whispers to Rapunzel "you were my new dream" referencing a light-hearted song from earlier in the film "I've Got A Dream".

Compare CerebusRetcon when a comedy plot element is deconstructed and played straight and DarkReprise when it's a song. See also FunnyAneurysmMoment for an unintentional version of this. Note that it only counts when the previous moment is actually referenced. When it's a form of dialogue reversal, see IronicEcho.