History Main / ElectricJoyBuzzer

* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': In "The Joker vs. Sweet Tooth", The Joker uses his lethal joybuzzer to shock Needles Kane in the fight [[spoiler:but it's only a minor inconvenience since Needles has survived the electric chair before.]]

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%%* Featured prominently in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': "The hand buzzer. Still our biggest seller." Marvin Acme's joy buzzer was designed to look like a fancy jeweled ring %%befitting a millionaire businessman/prankster.
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* In ''Literature/{{Sourcery}}'' a former Seriph of Klatch with an odd sense of humour has created a DeathCourse based on lame practical jokes. One of the traps is an unrealistic hand that pops out of the wall and waggles invitingly. Following the obvious wires from the back of it reveals a ceramic jar filled with acid to make a crude battery.

* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': In "Fool On The Ed", Eddy uses one of these on Eds as a prank as one of the pranks he pulls on him and Ed after they unsuccessfully try to prank Eddy.

%%** One of the pranks pulled by Pinkie Pie in the episode "Griffon the Brush-Off".

%%* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'', Monkey tries to get Tigress with a "[[Literature/TheJoyLuckClub joy luck buzzer]]". Tigress doesn't fall for it, and doubts anyone is stupid enough to do so. But Po does. Repeatedly.
%%* Krusty does this in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode ''Homie the Clown'' when handing diplomas and shaking hands to the clown college graduates. Homer avoids this and runs off, but Krusty tackles and buzzes him several times.

%%* TruthInTelevision: You asked for it?.. [[http://www.cracked.com/article_16032_the-25-most-disturbing-sex-toys_p2.html There]], first item (#13). If you'll look at others, you may need BrainBleach, though. (NSFW)

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', Patrick is a victim of this when he and Spongebob enter a prank store, and the buzzer looked like it really shocked Patrick.

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%%* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'':
%%** Destroyman uses this during the pre-battle on Travis. He seriously thought he was going to die laughing from how Travis fell into it.
%%** He tries the same trick in the sequel against Shinobu, but she senses something's wrong and cuts his hand off mid-shake.

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* Becomes a ChekhovsGun in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' when the Joker's buzzer [[spoiler:is thrown loose in his struggle with Batman, only for Batman to get his hands on it and use it to immobilize the Joker as he was being strangled. Earlier it also dropped into the circuits of the Joker's KillSat control circuits, fusing them out.]]

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* In one ''Series/SesameStreet'' Muppet sketch, the prankster Harvey Kneeslapper intends to use one of these for a gag involving the number 5.
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Ranma uses a magical one on Mousse in the manga.
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** In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman vs. Dracula'', the Joker uses ''two'' in a fight, and when he exits down a waterfall he [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat appears]] to have ''[[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath electrocuted himself]]''.
** In a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', the Joker uses one on Static with no effect. Static then [[ShockAndAwe returns the favor]].

** It's also one of his combat moves in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''.
** The Joker of Series/Batman1966 seems to have one that just kind of hurts for a second, rather than causing physical harm.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' used one on ComicBook/IronMan in Marvel's Comicbook/CivilWar event, shutting down his power armor with it. To be fair, what Cap used was a specially made device designed to do exactly that, not a joybuzzer. Sure, there was a similarity, but it was a purpose-designed device built to use against Stark.
* The Electric Joybuzzer is a key item in the armoury of {{t|heTrickster}}rickster characters ([[NaughtyIsGood i.e. most of the heroes]]) in British children's comics such as ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' and ''ComicBook/TheDandy''.
* ''ComicBook/TheSimpingDetective'': Jack Point keeps one that functions as more of a cutting laser. Since nobody ever bothers to frisk for one, he finds it useful for cutting ropes whenever he's tied to a chair.

* In the WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck fanfiction series, ''FanFic/NegaverseChronicles'', Quackerjack invents one to [[NoodleIncident try]] on [[ShockAndAwe Megavolt]]...

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Featured prominently in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': "The hand buzzer. Still our biggest seller." Marvin Acme's joy buzzer was designed to look like a fancy jeweled ring befitting a millionaire businessman/prankster.

[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/{{Sourcery}}'' a former Seriph of Klatch with an odd sense of humour has created a DeathCourse based on lame practical jokes. One of the traps is an unrealistic hand that pops out of the wall and waggles invitingly. Following the obvious wires from the back of it reveals a ceramic jar filled with acid to make a crude battery.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'':
** Destroyman uses this during the pre-battle on Travis. He seriously thought he was going to die laughing from how Travis fell into it.
** He tries the same trick in the sequel against Shinobu, but she senses something's wrong and cuts his hand off mid-shake.
* This is one of the pranks Sims can pull on each other in ''VideoGame/TheSims 2''. It makes the camera shake if it happens on-screen.
* You can get one in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' from the skill Summon Hilarious Objects. When equipped, it provides a skill that deals damage if your foe falls for it. [[spoiler: they never fall for it.]]
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* In ''WebAnimation/{{Arfenhouse}}: [[TheMovie Teh Movie]]'', Piakchu uses one of these on Joe. The buzzer then flies off shouting "SO LONGG, SUCKKKREZA!" Yeah, it's a weird movie.

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Riff's [[http://pics.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=060530 Omnitaser]] [[http://pics.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=060531 Joy-50]] from ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance''. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since it's as large as a joybuzzer would realistically need to be for that sort of electrocution.
* Bangladesh [=DuPree=] in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20041231 found]] an unconventional use for a tweaked medical device installed on her hand after it was crushed in the previous fight, that is more in line with [[PsychoForHire her personality]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Avey}}'': The titular character greets [[ButtMonkey Coneboy]] with this.
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* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck -- specifically, "Daffy Dilly" and ''WesternAnimation/TheStuporSalesman''.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
** One of the pranks pulled by Pinkie Pie in the episode "Griffon the Brush-Off".
** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E14TheLastLaugh The Last Laugh]]", One of the gag item produced by Cheese Sandwich's factory is an electric joybuzzer. Pinkie uses it on Sans Smirk among her attempts to make Cheese Sandwich laugh, to no avail.

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'', Monkey tries to get Tigress with a "[[Literature/TheJoyLuckClub joy luck buzzer]]". Tigress doesn't fall for it, and doubts anyone is stupid enough to do so. But Po does. Repeatedly.
* Krusty does this in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode ''Homie the Clown'' when handing diplomas and shaking hands to the clown college graduates. Homer avoids this and runs off, but Krusty tackles and buzzes him several times.

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' episode "Circus Midgets", Stimpy falls victim to one. It leaves his nose glowing like a light bulb.

* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': One of the multitude of practical jokes DM and Penfold have to endure while attempting to get direction from ThePrankster Funny Bone in "The Invasion of Colonel K".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': When Lincoln first meets Giggles at the Sadie Hawkins Dance.

* TruthInTelevision: You asked for it?.. [[http://www.cracked.com/article_16032_the-25-most-disturbing-sex-toys_p2.html There]], first item (#13). If you'll look at others, you may need BrainBleach, though. (NSFW)

A joy buzzer is a prank device worn on the prankster's palm, consisting of a tightly-wound spring inside of a small metal disc. When the prankster shakes hands with their victim, a button releases the spring, causing the device to vibrate intensely -- a sensation that feels similar to an electric shock if you're not expecting it. In fiction, the "similar to" part is often ignored, and instead, joy buzzers use [[ShockAndAwe actual electricity]] -- sometimes enough to cause serious injury or death. Don't ask how a battery big enough to contain such a powerful charge can fit inside of a device small enough to go unnoticed if you're not paying attention.

From [[MonsterClown clowns]] to [[PsychopathicManchild big kids]] to [[TeenGenius kids with big brains]], you can count on them pulling out one of these eventually. Usually made by AcmeProducts or a competitor, these seem to appear everywhere in media.

Note that until recently, a true electric joy buzzer was just a thing of fancy; the traditional joy buzzer is actually a vibrating device that you wind up. However, there is now a gag device that will deliver a small, harmless shock (albeit at nowhere near the power of the device used by various villains).

* One of the pranks pulled by Pinkie Pie in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Griffon the Brush-Off".

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E14TheLastLaugh The Last Laugh]]", One of the gag item produced by Cheese Sandwich's factory is an electric joybuzzer. Pinkie uses it on Sans Smirk among her attempts to make Cheese Sandwich laugh, to no avail.

->'''ComicBook/TheJoker:''' Well, Tony, nobody wants a war. If we can't do business, why, [[SchmuckBait we'll just shake hands and that'll be it.]]

* In ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'' a former Seriph of Klatch with an odd sense of humour has created a DeathCourse based on lame practical jokes. One of the traps is an unrealistic hand that pops out of the wall and waggles invitingly. Following the obvious wires from the back of it reveals a ceramic jar filled with acid to make a crude battery.

* A similar gag item is a toy pistol that contains a laser pointer, but pulling the trigger shocks you, because the laser is actually turned on by pressing the pistol's hammer.

* A similar gag item is a toy pistol that contains laser pointer, but pulling the trigger shocks you, because the laser is actually turned on by pressing the pistol's hammer.

** The Joker of {{Series/Batman}} ‘66 seems to have one that just kind of hurts for a second, rather than causing physical harm.

* Manga/{{Ranma|OneHalf}} used a magical one on Mousse in the manga.

* Franchise/{{Batman}}: ComicBook/TheJoker. Since this is The Joker we're talking about, his version of the joy buzzer is frequently lethal to those foolish enough to shake hands with him, such as the gangster from ''Film/Batman1989'' who got fried alive during a crimelord meeting. ("Oh, I got a live one here!")

** In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman vs. Dracula'', the Joker uses ''two'' in a fight, and when he exits down a waterfall he [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat appeared]] to have ''[[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath electrocuted himself]]''.

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-->"50,000-volt joy-buzzer; [[BlackComedy slays 'em, every time!]]

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[[folder: Literature]]

* In one ''Series/SesameStreet'' Muppet sketch, the prankster Harvey Kneeslapper intended to use one of these for a gag involving the number 5.

* Destroyman of ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' uses this during the pre-battle on Travis. He seriously thought he was going to die laughing from how Travis fell into it.

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[[folder:Web Original]]
* In ''WebAnimation/{{Arfenhouse}}: [[TheMovie Teh Movie]]'', Piakchu uses one of these on Joe. The buzzer then flies off shouting "SO LONGG, SUCKKKREZA!" Yeah, it's a weird movie.
* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': In "The Joker vs. Sweet Tooth", The Joker uses his lethal joybuzzer to shock Needles Kane in the fight [[spoiler:but it's only a minor inconvenience since Needles has survived the electric chair before.]]
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* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck - specifically, "Daffy Dilly" and ''WesternAnimation/TheStuporSalesman''.

* There is also a working pen, which causes an electric shock when you push the button on top of the pen. The harder the push, the more shock. (Something similar is featured during the end credits once on ''Series/WorldsDumbest''. The commentators are ''not'' amused.

** The Joker of Series/BatMan(1966) ‘66 seems to have one that just kind of hurts for a second, rather than causing physical harm.

** The Joker of Series/Batman(1966) ‘66 seems to have one that just kind of hurts for a second, rather than causing physical harm.

** The Joker of Series/Batman (1966) ‘66 seems to have one that just kind of hurts for a second, rather than causing physical harm.