History Main / MissionImpossibleCableDrop

* In ''PokemonSpecial'', in order to test the museum's security, Janine uses her Weezing's smoke to reveal the lasers then lowers herself with her Ariados's thread to steal the museum display.

* Parodied in season six of ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' when Andrew drops down to steal a diamond, only to have Warren and Jonathan stroll into the museum without issue.

* ''CinemaBums'' features a [[http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=174 strip]] where Mindy does this to break into David Yates's bedroom to discuss a potential ''Series/DoctorWho'' movie.

* In ''{{Tangled}}'', this is how Flynn steals the crown at the start of the film.

* Darktan in ''[[{{Discworld}} The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents]]'' hangs suspended in a harness to inspect and disarm a deadly trap. As Darktan is an intelligent ''rat'' and weighs very little, this is done with bits of string rather than fancy high-tech cables.

* ''CinemaBums'' features a [[http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=174 strip]] where Mindy does this to break into David Yates's bedroom to discuss a potential ''DoctorWho'' movie.

* Played for laughs in ''[[SouthPark South Park]]'' when the boys use the [[MyLittlePanzer Mission Impossible: Breaking and Entering Spy Kit]] to steal baby cows from a cattle ranch before they're turned into veal.

The [[StockParodies commonly spoofed]] scene for which everyone remembers TheFilmOfTheSeries of ''MissionImpossible'' is when TomCruise hacks a CIA computer while dangling horizontally from two cables in a room [[LaserHallway full of lasers]]. It was an homage to a similar scene in the 1964 film ''{{Topkapi}}''. Now a must whenever there's a spy episode in a show.

* This trope predates ''MissionImpossible'', the original ''PinkPanther'' movie uses a variant.

* ''DoctorWho'' did it in the Easter special, "Planet Of The Dead" - with the bionic woman. It also did the ''[[CharliesAngels Charlie's Angels]]'' version in "The Doctor's Daughter".

* The second ''{{Thief}}'' had a medieval-tech version, with ropes that could be attached to the ceiling beams and shimmied down.

* Happened in ''TeenTitans'' where Gizmo is hacking into a museum's security system.

The [[StockParodies commonly spoofed]] scene for which everyone remembers TheFilmOfTheSeries of ''MissionImpossible'' is when TomCruise hacks a CIA computer while dangling horizontally from two cables in a room [[LaserHallway full of lasers]]. It was an homage to a similar scene in the 1964 film ''Topkapi''. Now a must whenever there's a spy episode in a show.

* ''Wrongfully Accused'' spoofed this.

* This trope predates MissionImpossible, the original PinkPanther movie uses a variant.
* ''Topkapi'', as stated above.
* Inverted in ''9 To 5'', where rather than anyone hanging from wires to ''avoid'' triggering a trap, the rebellious secretaries rig up a remote-control cable harness for their kidnapped boss, which will reel him up to the ceiling ''as'' a trap if he tries to escape.
* There's a variation of this in the BoondockSaints, with the protagonists falling though the ceiling accidentally, getting tangled in their rope... and killing everyone in the room as they spin about upside down.

* In an episode of ICarly, Freddy drops into a room on cables and is mistaken for a spider.

* Parodied in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIujtsgIyRw opening credits]] of TheChasersWarOnEverything.

* The second {{Thief}} had a medieval-tech version, with ropes that could be attached to the ceiling beams and shimmied down.
* CallOfDuty: ModernWarfare 2: Soap and [[spoiler:Price]] do this down a cliff face to stealthily kill two mooks.

* In ''{{Tangled}}'', this is how Flynn steals the crown at the start of the film.

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* ToyStory 3 gives a ShoutOut to this early in the film.

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* In ''CollegeRoomiesFromHell'', Roger does this (through the floor of one of the upstairs apartments) to get to a videotape in the girls' apartment. When Margaret catches him, she points out that loudly humming the ''Mission Impossible'' theme isn't especially stealthy.

* Darktan in ''[[{{Discworld}} The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents]] hangs suspended from a harness to inspect and disarm a deadly trap. As Darktan is an intelligent ''rat'' and weighs very little, this is done with bits of string rather than fancy high-tech cables.

The [[StockParodies commonly spoofed]] scene for which everyone remembers TheFilmOfTheSeries of ''MissionImpossible'' is when Tom Cruise hacks the computer while dangling horizontally from two cables in a room [[LaserHallway full of lasers]]. It was an homage to a similar scene in the 1964 film ''Topkapi''. Now a must whenever there's a spy episode in a show.

* Parodied in, of all places, ''DukeNukem 3D: Atomic Edition''. Duke is breaking into the CIA and has to drop into a room modeled on this scene. Since Duke is very unsubtle, you just drop right in and shoot the guards who respond.
** Or use a jetpack.