History Main / FracturedFairyTale

*** "[[Recap/Rugrats2021S2E16ChuckieLittleWhatsYourWish Chuckie Little]]" is a ''Literature/ChickenLittle''-esque story with Chuckie in the role of the title character, who believes the Sky to be falling after an actorn hits him on the head, and various characters trying to sell falling sky-proof products.

** There's a whole bunch of these in ''Anime/SmilePrecure'', as expected from a fairy tale themed season. It features villains and their abilities based off from fairy tales and Japanese folklore. The first episode has Cure Happy retreating behind a house, believing Wolfrun would give up because the wolf in the Three Little Pigs couldn't blow down a brick house but Wolfrun laughed it off and just turned the house into a Akanbe. Another episode involves Miyuki and the others reenacting Cinderella with the Bad End Generals posing as the wicked stepmother and stepsisters.
*** This is taken to extreme in the season's movie. Nico rewards the Cures for saving her by letting them be the characters of any story of their choosing. However, they all ended up getting their stories and characters mixed up [[spoiler: as this is a trap planned by Nico]].

%%* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is this trope + {{Grimmification}}.

* Shibiretta's modus operandi in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo'' involves trapping the Cures in these.

* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991''
** Defied in one episode that's a WholePlotReference [[CinderellaPlot to Cinderella]]. Chuckie (as Finsterella) answers the door to Phil and Lil as Hansel and Gretel, looking for directions. He replies: "You're even more lost than you think; you're in the wrong story."

** A minor one when Angelica believes she is a princess. To test, they use elements from different fairy tales. First the babies try to climb up her hair. Secondly they try to see if she can feel a pea through a mattress (Chuckie eats the pea so they use a fork instead). Finally they see if a slipper fits her foot. When it fits (because it's from her own closet), Angelica declares that she has passed and expects the King to pick her up any day.

%% * Gregory Maguire's ''Literature/MirrorMirror'' retells "Literature/SnowWhite".

* Kermit's ''Series/SesameStreet'' News Flashes tended to be these. For example:
** TrueLovesKiss turns Sleeping Beauty into a frog who goes off with Kermit.
** TrueLovesKiss makes Prince Charming fall asleep.
** Prince Charming breaks Cinderella's glass slipper.
** The glass slipper fits Kermit.
** Rapunzel "lets down her hair" by letting it fall off her head.
** Little Miss Muffet sits on a water bed, eats granola and, unlike Kermit, isn't scared of spiders.
** The king's horses (and cow) and men ''do'' put Humpty Dumpty together again, then Kermit slaps him on the back and [[ShaggyDogStory he falls back off the wall]].

** ''The Teal Mask'' (the first half of the DLC for ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'') introduces the Pokémon world's take on ''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'', with the Loyal Three (Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti) being based on the heroic dog, monkey, and pheasant, and Ogerpon being based on the villainous oni. However, the player quickly discovers that the true story is far different: [[spoiler:the Loyal Three were the ''villains'', a group of thugs trying to steal masks inlaid with valuable crystals from the innocent Ogerpon and her human partner, killing said partner in the struggle. Ogerpon then killed the Three in revenge, but that was the only part that the villagers saw, which led them to believe that the Three [[HeroicSacrifice heroically sacrificed themselves]] to save the village from the rampaging oni. Fortunately, the player, Carmine, and Kieran manage to set the record straight at the end.]] An equivalent to Momotaro in the form of the mythical Pokémon Pecharunt would be revealed later; following the trend, it's [[spoiler:an ObviouslyEvil poisonous creature who corrupted the Loyal Three into becoming its servants]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDus3r1d6ik A 2002 animated ad]] for the Toronto-based eating disorder clinic Sheena's Place has Literature/HanselAndGretel happily eating the gingerbread house when suddenly [[WeightWoe Gretel remembers triggering comments their parents made about her weight and eating habits]]. The ad ends on her [[VomitDiscretionShot inducing vomiting offscreen]].

* [[Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDus3r1d6ik 2002 animated ad]] for the Toronto-based eating disorder clinic Sheena's Place has Literature/HanselAndGretel happily eating the gingerbread house when suddenly [[WeightWoe Gretel remembers triggering comments their parents made about her weight and eating habits]]. The ad ends on her [[VomitDiscretionShot inducing vomiting offscreen]].

* A 2002 animated ad for the Toronto-based eating disorder clinic Sheena's Place has Literature/HanselAndGretel happily eating the gingerbread house when suddenly [[WeightWoe Gretel remembers triggering comments their parents made about her weight and eating habits]]. The ad ends on her [[VomitDiscretionShot inducing vomiting offscreen]].

** ''The Teal Mask'' (the first half of the DLC for ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'') introduces the Pokémon world's take on ''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'', with the Loyal Three (Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti) being based on the heroic dog, monkey, and pheasant, and Ogerpon being based on the villainous oni. However, the player quickly discovers that the true story is far different: [[spoiler:the Loyal Three were the ''villains'', a group of thugs trying to steal masks inlaid with valuable crystals from the innocent Ogerpon and her human partner, killing said partner in the struggle. Ogerpon then killed the Three in revenge, but that was the only part that the villagers saw, which led them to believe that the Three [[HeroicSacrifice heroically sacrificed themselves]] to save the village from the rampaging oni. Fortunately, the player, Carmine, and Kieran manage to set the record straight at the end.]]

* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' is mostly a fairy tale played straight, with a few notable subversions thrown in. Most fairy tales end with a beautiful girl getting married to a handsome prince. Buttercup's meeting and engagement to the handsome prince is one where the prince [[spoiler:threatens to kill her if she doesn't agree to marry him]], and he's the villain. The real hero is technically an infamous pirate who kidnaps her. Lastly, a climactic swordfight between the hero and villain is notably averted. They still manage to fit the climactic swordfight in (and it was properly researched, too), but it's done by two members of the supporting cast.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''

* ''Film/AboutLittleRedRidingHood'' is a ContinuationFic that at the same time deconstructs a lot from the original story – the hunter is a GloryHound who cares more about presenting himself as a hero than about the lives of people (or wolves), while the members of the wolf pack have different fleshed-out characters rather than being AlwaysChaoticEvil, are deeply sympathetic, [[spoiler:and ultimately decide against taking revenge on Little Red Riding Hood]].

%% * VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay, to some extent, starts off fairly lighthearted, but the second half of the game begins to turn into a nightmare.

** [[TheSnarkKnight Daria]] and [[CoolLoser Jane]] tell these to a pair of kids they're babysitting. For example, in their version Cinderella has the Fairy Godmother make her the first female president, while the Prince realizes that the monarchy is obsolete and opens a video store.

** The Pokémon Bombirdier is essentially a fractured take on the DeliveryStork. It bears a strong resemblance to common depictions of the bird, with long feathers acting as a makeshift bag, but instead of delivering babies it prefers to drop rocks at random (not caring whether they'll hit someone) for seemingly no reason besides being a {{Jerkass}}.
** ''The Teal Mask'' (the first half of the DLC for ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'') introduces the Pokémon world's take on ''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'', with the Loyal Three (Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti) being based on the heroic dog, monkey, and pheasant, and Ogerpon being based on the villainous oni. However, the player quickly discovers that the true story is far different: [[spoiler:the Loyal Three were the ''villains'', trying to steal masks from the innocent Ogerpon and her human partner and killing said partner in the struggle. Fortunately, the player, Carmine, and Kieran manage to set the record straight at the end.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Pokémon Bombirdier is essentially a fractured take on the DeliveryStork. It bears a strong resemblance to common depictions of the bird, with long feathers acting as a makeshift bag, but instead of delivering babies it prefers to drop rocks at random (not caring whether they'll hit someone) for seemingly no reason besides being a {{Jerkass}}.

* Speaking of "Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs", Music/InsaneClownPosse completely fracture the story in the rap song "Piggie Pie", about [[PayEvilUntoEvil hunting down]] "piggies" ([[AcceptableTargets crooked/evil/racist cops]] whose houses are made of wood, bricks, and gold, rather than straw, sticks and bricks) in order to make a "piggie pie".