History Main / CryingIndian

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* From {{MST3K}}'s infamous take on ''{{Mitchell}}'', there is a scene where Mitchell dumps what seems to be two ashtrays worth of cigarette butts on the ground.

* The ZeroPunctuation review of {{Fallout}} 3 has a visual sting of a deer crying when he talks about the landscape being littered with gravel.

* In ''StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands'', Strong Bad gets to shed a single tear at the sight of a pond full of dead fish. (Of course, this being Strong Bad, he's the perpetrator of the incident.)

* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic sheds a tear when he watches TomAndJerry singing and dancing about how they are best friends in TheMovie.

But these days, with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not to mention that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody the actor]] portraying him was [PassFail Italian-American]]), this ad has become a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.

But these days, with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not to mention that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody the actor]] portraying him was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]]), this ad has become a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.

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* In ''StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands'', Strong Bad gets to shed a single tear at the sight of a pond full of dead fish. (Of course, this being Strong Bad, he's actually the perpetrator of the incident.)

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* WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic sheds a tear when he watches TomAndJerry singing and dancing about how they are best friends in TheMovie.

* Subverted in ''{{Futurama}}''. A native Martian sheds a tear at a can of Slurm which was carelessly discarded by [[FakeUltimateHero Zapp Branigan]]. Leela thinks the native Martian is crying over how wasteful Zapp is; turns out he's crying because someone he knew named Cynthia used to drink Slurm.

* Parodied in MoralOrel with the mascot of Diorama Elementary. The mascot is called "The Vanishing American" and is a stereotypical Indian chief with a teardrop painted on his cheek.

* TheNostalgiaCritic sheds a tear when he watches TomAndJerry singing and dancing about how they are best friends in TheMovie.

* TelltaleGames have done this before, in ''Game/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'':

** "Oh, [[SandInMyEyes must've got bleach in my eye]]."

* Ceviche from Chowder has done this multiple times. While these were most likely not a direct parody, it's still worth mentioning.

* In a {{flashback}} to the Arizona episode of ''{{Gargoyles}}'', Elisa's grandfather sheds a single tear when his son (Elisa's father) leaves the tribe to go to New York.

* Directly parodied in the 200th ''Simpsons'' episode "Trash of the Titans," in which, as Springfield moves five miles away to a new location, a Duff beer can is discarded at the foot of an Indian. The Indian stares at the litter, then at the camera, and sheds a tear. Another Indian comes up from behind him and warns, "Do yourself a favor: Don't turn around." The camera pans to Springfield's former location, now buried with all the trash Homer buried underground. The first Indian screams, and the second one lectures, "I ''told'' you not to turn around."

* In ''[[HomestarRunner Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands]]'', Strong Bad gets to shed a single tear at the sight of a pond full of dead fish. (Of course, this being Strong Bad, he's actually the perpetrator of the incident.)
** TelltaleGames have done this before, in SamAndMax:
--->'''Pedro:''' Hey! You can't throw garbage into the time vortex!
--->'''Max:''' Yeah, Sam! Somewhere a time travelling Native American is crying!

* The ZeroPunctuation review of {{Fallout}} 3 has a visual sting of a deer crying when he talks about the landscape being littered with gravel.

* Somebody in the ''HarryPotter'' fandom compared the [[ShipToShipCombat harmonians]] to [[UnfortunateImplications the Trail of Tears]], so someone on FandomWank made an icon of the crying Indian looking at Ron/Hermione.

** ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' also referenced it during the film ''{{Werewolf}}''. An Indian contracts lycanthropy, and the early symptoms make him look like he's sobbing more than anything else:

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* Subverted in ''{{Futurama}}''. A native Martian sheds a tear at a can of Slurm which was carelessly discarded by [[FakeUltimateHero Zapp Branigan]]. The viewer thinks the native Martian is crying over how wasteful Zapp is; turns out he's crying because someone he knew named Cynthia used to drink Slurm.

* Subverted in ''{{Futurama}}''. A native Martian sheds a tear at a can of Slurm which was carelessly discarded by [[FakeUltimateHero Zapp Branigan]]. Leela thinks the native Martian is crying over how wasteful Zapp is; really he's crying because someone he knew named Cynthia (a possible girlfriend or wife) used to drink Slurm.

* Directly parodied in a ''TheSimpsons'' episode, where Homer makes a mockery of waste management.
** Another Native American then comes up to the one who cried at the single piece of litter and says "Do yourself a favour. Don't turn around". The camera pans out over the landfill where Springfield used to be, to the sound of screaming, followed by "I told you not to turn around".

* Subverted in ''{{Futurama}}''. A native Martian sheds a tear at a can of Slurm which was carelessly discarded by [[FakeUltimateHero Zapp Branigan]], then he sobs "Cynthia used to drink Slurm".

* The opening lyrics to the Eels song ''Mr. E's Beautiful Blues'';

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* Somebody in the ''HarryPotter'' fandom compared the [[ShipToShipCombat harmonians]] to [[UnfortunateImplications the Trail of Tears]], so someone on Fandom wank made an icon of the crying Indian looking at Ron/Hermione.

* From {{MST3K}}'s infamous take on ''Mitchell'', there is a scene where Mitchell dumps what seems to be two ashtrays worth of cigarette butts on the ground.

** ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' also referenced it during the film ''Werewolf''. An Indian contracts lycanthropy, and the early symptoms make him look like he's sobbing more than anything else:

* [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses The Nostalgia Critic]] sheds a tear when he watches TomAndJerry singing and dancing about how they are best friends in TheMovie.