History Main / MeadowRun

* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' as well, where in the middle of Alex and Marty's run, it turns out that Alex is actually pissed off, with it quickly turning into Alex chasing Marty around.

* A familial version occurs in ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' when Cassie runs to her father and embraces him. Subverted in that they're in the middle of a battle and, thanks to their supersuits, they're both giant size.

* A platonic version occurs at the end of ''Film/WonderWoman84'' with Maxwell Lord and his son on the White House lawn, after Maxwell's HeelRealisation.

* Played straight in the movie ''Film/TheSidehackers'' (as seen on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''), set to the film's love theme, "[[KillEmAll Nothing Lasts Forever]]" ("Only love/Pads the film").

* Happened in ''Series/TheWarAtHome'' between Larry and Kenny after their fathers apologized to each other. They're very close friends, one of them gay and the other straight but assumed gay.

* Done in ''Series/TheGoodies'' between Bill Oddie and his new gal. Then done in the same meadow between Graeme Garden and...[[CargoShip his computer.]] He also tries to push it on a swing, which...doesn't work so well.

* Happened in ''Series/TheWarAtHome'' between Larry and Kenny after their fathers apologized to each other.

* In a ''Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries'' special, during Granny_Bacon's funeral, LetsPlay/SimonLane reminisces his time with her, which consists entirely of him and her colliding into each other in a field of wheat and having, presumably, dirty sex.

* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' has two {{Dream Sequence}}s where Pogo strolls through a endless flower field towards Bel.

This trope hasn't yet passed into DeadHorseTrope territory (creators can still play it straight to great effect), but even those who love it usually can't resist poking a little fun at how corny it is. Sometimes {{subverted|Trope}} by interrupting one of the lovers in mid-stride (fell, distracted by bees, picked off by sniper fire), making one lover violently allergic to all the pretty flowers, having the lover run right past his beloved because he wants whatever is behind her, etc. There are other variants that only one of them is running or that they continue running together hand in hand and skipping cheerfully on the meadow.

** Anime/ArrowOfTheOrion'': When Artemis appears, Hestia happily greets her old friend and they run towards each other, only for Artemis to run past her and hug Bell instead.

* A beautiful, bromantic Meadow Run happens during Season 1 of ''Series/{{Chuck}}'', in "Chuck Versus the Sandworm" between the titular geek and his [[HeterosexualLifePartners BFF]] Morgan.

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': Parodied in Season 5 episode 33, where a robot man and woman run towards each other on a beach, clearly intending to hug each other, only to be interrupted when a giant statue of one of the Supermen blocks their way.

* ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon:

* Played straight at the end of ''Anime/DotHackSign'' during the ending credits. Not in a meadow, though. Also, [[spoiler:[[SchoolgirlLesbians the two parties involved are both girls]], and one of them is in a wheelchair.]]

* Tony and Maria toward the end of ''Film/WestSideStory''. Only, instead of a meadow, it's an outside basketball court. [[spoiler: And Tony gets shot, where he ends up [[DiedinYourArmsTonight Dead in Her Arms Tonight]].]]

* [[RuleOfThree Spoofed again]] in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'', when Scrat "reunites" with his acorn after running away from Scratte, and the acorn falls down a hill in slow motion towards Scrat who also runs in slow motion.

* Spoofed in Episode 157 of ''Manga/DetectiveConan''; Tagaki assumes that Sato is running up to him for a loving embrace, but then the latter grabs the former's collar and [[RipVanTinkle demands to know]] [[PottyEmergency where the nearest restroom is.]]

* ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon: Anime/ArrowOfTheOrion'': When Artemis appears, Hestia happily greets her old friend and they run towards each other, only for Artemis to run past her and hug Bell instead.

* Most {{Narm}}-filled moment EVER in ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} New Moon]]'' when Aro is seeing Alice's version of the future to prove that Bella will eventually become a vampire. They sparkle as they frolic.

* The trope comes from one of the film versions of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' with UpToEleven use of SayMyName. "Catherine!" "Heathcliff!" "CATHERINE!" "HEATHCLIFF!" (This particuler scene was spoofed many times.)

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "It's About Time!", Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Perry The Platypus spoof this, somehow managing to still turn it into FoeYay. They run toward each other on the beach... and Perry kicks Doofenshmirtz in the face.

-->'''Marty:''' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Oh, sugar honey iced tea!]]

-->'''Bailey:''' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar This doesn't happen in movies.]]\\

* ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon: Arrow of the Orion'': When Artemis appears, Hestia happily greets her old friend and they run towards each other, only for Artemis to run past her and hug Bell instead.