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* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': When Akira is defending Sheryl’s relic shop from the {{Cyborg}} Zelmo, Zelmo realizes that Akira’s PoweredArmor is being manipulated by a third party as PeoplePuppets. Zelmo not realizing the VirtualSidekick Alpha’s existence, believes this must be because the company that made Akira’s armor has a veteran hunter remote controlling Akira’s as part of a sales boosting stunt, and pops jamming smoke that would have disabled such a link.

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* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': When Akira is defending Sheryl’s relic shop from the {{Cyborg}} Zelmo, Zelmo realizes that Akira’s PoweredArmor is being manipulated by a third party as PeoplePuppets. Zelmo not realizing the VirtualSidekick Alpha’s existence, believes this must be because the company that made Akira’s armor has a veteran hunter remote controlling Akira’s as part of a sales boosting stunt, and pops jamming smoke that would have disabled such a link.
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* ''The Beagles,'' a 1966 cartoon from the creators of ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}, featured two canine musicians (Stringer and Tubby) who get put in outrageous publicity stunts by Scotty, their agent.

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* ''The Beagles,'' a 1966 cartoon from the creators of ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}, ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'', featured two canine musicians (Stringer and Tubby) who get put in outrageous publicity stunts by Scotty, their agent.
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* ''The Beagles,'' a 1966 cartoon from the creators of ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}, featured two canine musicians (Stringer and Tubby) who get put in outrageous publicity stunts by Scotty, their agent.
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** Occasionally, even the hero, who should know better, puts forth the theory. ComicBook/{{Thor}}, in ''Journey into Mystery'' #91 (1963), had already seen plenty of weird stuff by the time he saw a bank float into the sky, only to say "What's happening below? Some kind of advertising stunt?"

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** Occasionally, even the hero, who should know better, puts forth the theory. ComicBook/{{Thor}}, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], in ''Journey into Mystery'' ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' #91 (1963), had already seen plenty of weird stuff by the time he saw a bank float into the sky, only to say "What's happening below? Some kind of advertising stunt?"
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* In ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' during the Starscream Triumphant story, Scorponok and the Dinobots go to Tokyo to fight Starscream. They're immediately mistaken for props for a new monster movie, much to Grimlock's irritation.

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* In ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'' during the Starscream Triumphant story, Scorponok and the Dinobots go to Tokyo to fight Starscream. They're immediately mistaken for props for a new monster movie, much to Grimlock's irritation.

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* A [[Anime/DigimonAdventure first season]] episode of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' uses this, when one of the kids falls into the river and his Digimon has to save him and the crowd from an evil squid-Digimon.
* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' the characters once summoned Porunga in the middle of a city, knowing that most people would just assume it was some experimental hologram from Bulma's MadScientist dad.



* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' the characters once summoned Porunga in the middle of a city, knowing that most people would just assume it was some experimental hologram from Bulma's MadScientist dad.

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* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': When Akira is defending Sheryl’s relic shop from the characters once summoned Porunga in {{Cyborg}} Zelmo, Zelmo realizes that Akira’s PoweredArmor is being manipulated by a third party as PeoplePuppets. Zelmo not realizing the middle VirtualSidekick Alpha’s existence, believes this must be because the company that made Akira’s armor has a veteran hunter remote controlling Akira’s as part of a city, knowing sales boosting stunt, and pops jamming smoke that most people would just assume it was some experimental hologram from Bulma's MadScientist dad.have disabled such a link.



* A [[Anime/DigimonAdventure first season]] episode of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' uses this, when one of the kids falls into the river and his Digimon has to save him and the crowd from an evil squid-Digimon.
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* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' #27, the Animorphs smuggle Erek the android out of a crowded mall by claiming that he's a new kitchen robot, and that the gorilla stealing him (Marco) is a guy in a gorilla suit promoting a new ''Franchise/KingKong'' movie.

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* In Invoked in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' #27, the #27. The Animorphs smuggle Erek the android out of a crowded mall by claiming that he's a new kitchen robot, and that the gorilla stealing him (Marco) is a guy in a gorilla suit promoting a new ''Franchise/KingKong'' movie.
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* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' #27, the Animorphs smuggle Erek the android out of a crowded mall by claiming that he's a new kitchen robot, and that the gorilla stealing him (Marco) is a guy in a gorilla suit promoting a new ''Franchise/KingKong'' movie.
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* Used more than once in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', both in the Magical World and during the Mahora Festival.

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* Used more than once in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', both in the Magical World and during the Mahora Festival.



** One bystander reacts to the first appearance of Comicbook/MsMarvel in ''Ms. Marvel'' #1 (1977) by saying "It's an act! A publicity stunt! Like that gag at the World Trade Center with the styrofoam Film/KingKong!" Ms. Marvel's thought balloon lampshades the trope a bit: "Can she believe that? Are people really so cynical -- or is such an attitude peculiar to New York?"
** Occasionally, even the hero, who should know better, puts forth the theory. {{Comicbook/Thor}}, in ''Journey into Mystery'' #91 (1963), had already seen plenty of weird stuff by the time he saw a bank float into the sky, only to say "What's happening below? Some kind of advertising stunt?"

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** One bystander reacts to the first appearance of Comicbook/MsMarvel ComicBook/MsMarvel in ''Ms. Marvel'' #1 (1977) by saying "It's an act! A publicity stunt! Like that gag at the World Trade Center with the styrofoam Film/KingKong!" Ms. Marvel's thought balloon lampshades the trope a bit: "Can she believe that? Are people really so cynical -- or is such an attitude peculiar to New York?"
** Occasionally, even the hero, who should know better, puts forth the theory. {{Comicbook/Thor}}, ComicBook/{{Thor}}, in ''Journey into Mystery'' #91 (1963), had already seen plenty of weird stuff by the time he saw a bank float into the sky, only to say "What's happening below? Some kind of advertising stunt?"



* In ''Comicbook/UncannyXMen'' #200, a rumor spreads throughout Paris that Creator/GeorgeLucas is filming a big budget sci-fi movie in the city after a crowd witnesses Comicbook/RachelSummers using her powers. As a BrickJoke, when Sentinels attack San Francisco in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #202, a confused civilian can be heard asking if George Lucas is shooting a movie.

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* In ''Comicbook/UncannyXMen'' ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'' #200, a rumor spreads throughout Paris that Creator/GeorgeLucas is filming a big budget sci-fi movie in the city after a crowd witnesses Comicbook/RachelSummers ComicBook/RachelSummers using her powers. As a BrickJoke, when Sentinels attack San Francisco in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #202, a confused civilian can be heard asking if George Lucas is shooting a movie.
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City Of Weirdos is to be cut per TRS.


Frequently observed as an aspect of living in a CityOfWeirdos. Occasionally, characters might intentionally invoke the trope as a way of maintaining the {{Masquerade}}, but in most cases, people don't need any "help" to dismiss the weird stuff.

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Frequently observed as an aspect of living in a CityOfWeirdos.QuirkyTown. Occasionally, characters might intentionally invoke the trope as a way of maintaining the {{Masquerade}}, but in most cases, people don't need any "help" to dismiss the weird stuff.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1942}}'': A passerby wonders if the Adjudicator's appearance next to the Washington Monument in #291 is some kind of publicity thing for the new ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, but he's not terribly convinced.

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* In ''[[Manga/DragonBall Dragonball Z]]'' the characters once summoned Porunga in the middle of a city, knowing that most people would just assume it was some experimental hologram from Bulma's MadScientist dad.

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* In ''[[Manga/DragonBall Dragonball Z]]'' ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' the characters once summoned Porunga in the middle of a city, knowing that most people would just assume it was some experimental hologram from Bulma's MadScientist dad.



* Josh's initial reaction to the town's hotel being haunted in ''Literature/AToZMysteries'' is this. His friends are quick to point out the owner of the hotel's lack of humor.
* ''Literature/FateStrangeFake'': A few civilians witness True Rider in action, but assume from her outfit and horse that she is a performer promoting a store.



* Josh's initial reaction to the town's hotel being haunted in Literature/AToZMysteries is this. His friends are quick to point out the owner of the hotel's lack of humor.
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If aliens are marching into Times Square, or a garishly-costumed superhero is fighting a bad guy atop the Empire State Building, most onlookers will take the event at face value. But others, even if they live in a world where strange things are known to happen on a regular basis, will dismiss it as "some nutty PublicityStunt," an advertising campaign, or perhaps location shooting for a science-fiction movie.

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If aliens are marching into Times Square, or a garishly-costumed superhero is fighting a bad guy atop the Empire State Building, most onlookers will take the event at face value. But others, [[WeirdnessMagnet even if they live in a world where strange things are known to happen on a regular basis, basis]], will dismiss it as "some nutty PublicityStunt," an advertising campaign, or perhaps location shooting for a science-fiction movie.
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If aliens are marching into Times Square, or a garishly-costumed superhero is fighting a bad guy atop the Empire State Building, most onlookers will take the event at face value. But others, even if they live in a world where strange things are known to happen on a regular basis, will dismiss it as "some nutty publicity stunt," an advertising campaign, or perhaps location shooting for a science-fiction movie.

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If aliens are marching into Times Square, or a garishly-costumed superhero is fighting a bad guy atop the Empire State Building, most onlookers will take the event at face value. But others, even if they live in a world where strange things are known to happen on a regular basis, will dismiss it as "some nutty publicity stunt," PublicityStunt," an advertising campaign, or perhaps location shooting for a science-fiction movie.
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If it's an actual publicity stunt, this is the wrong trope.


* ''The Beagles,'' a CBS cartoon from 1966 (made by Leonardo-TTV, the folks who gave us ''Underdog'') dealt with two impoverished musical canines, Stringer and Tubby, and the outrageous publicity stunts their agent Scotty puts them in.
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* In the series premiere of ''Series/UnderTheDome'', Norrie and her parents are driving through Chester's Mill when a warning comes on the radio about the dome. Norrie dismisses it as "some sort of viral marketing", but she reconsiders when a truck in front of them crashes into the invisible dome at high speed and is crushed by the impact.
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* In ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'', Jan tries to show off her imaginary boyfriend, George Glass, by carrying a mannequin into the cafe. It falls apart more easily than she expects, resulting in onlookers reacting to the date as a performance arts piece.
-->'''Jan:''' ''(embarrassed)'' Oh George, [[AccidentalPun pull yourself together]]!
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Frequently observed as an aspect of living in a CityOfWeirdos. Occasionally, characters might intentionally invoke the trope as a way of maintaining the {{Masquerade}}, but in most cases people don't need any "help" to dismiss the weird stuff.

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Frequently observed as an aspect of living in a CityOfWeirdos. Occasionally, characters might intentionally invoke the trope as a way of maintaining the {{Masquerade}}, but in most cases cases, people don't need any "help" to dismiss the weird stuff.



* Used briefly in ''Anime/TurnAGundam''. When Queen Dianna unseals The Dark History, huge holograms showing the wars of past eras pop up in cities across the Moon, causing confusion and panic in the citizens. Except for the FatBastard leader of the GoldfishPoopGang, who just glances at the holograms and goes "Eh, most be some sort of movie-promotion." His team eventually manages to convince him otherwise...
* A [[Anime/DigimonAdventure first season]] episode of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' uses this, when one of the kids falls into the river and his digimon has to save him and the crowd from an evil squid-digimon.

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* Used briefly in ''Anime/TurnAGundam''. When Queen Dianna unseals The Dark History, huge holograms showing the wars of past eras pop up in cities across the Moon, causing confusion and panic in the citizens. Except for the FatBastard leader of the GoldfishPoopGang, who just glances at the holograms and goes "Eh, most must be some sort of movie-promotion." His team eventually manages to convince him otherwise...
* A [[Anime/DigimonAdventure first season]] episode of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' uses this, when one of the kids falls into the river and his digimon Digimon has to save him and the crowd from an evil squid-digimon.squid-Digimon.



** [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor "The Day of the Doctor"]]: The TARDIS is flown in by helicopter to the middle of London, attracting huge crowds. Osgood tells Kate that their cover story is English conjuror Creator/DerrenBrown, "again".

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** [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor "The Day of the Doctor"]]: The TARDIS is flown in by helicopter to the middle of London, attracting huge crowds. Osgood tells Kate that their cover story is English conjuror Creator/DerrenBrown, "again"."[[NoodleIncident again]]".



* In one ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' cartoon, the police refuse to help Uncle Scrooge get Film/KingKong off his money bin. Instead they give him "one hour to remove that unauthorized balloon ad or whatever it is."

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* In one ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' cartoon, the police refuse to help Uncle Scrooge get Film/KingKong off his money bin. Instead Instead, they give him "one hour to remove that unauthorized balloon ad or whatever it is."
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* In ''Film/LastActionHero'', some of the characters from the "Jack Slater" film universe have escaped into the real world, including Jack himself, who's played by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. Jack and an old villain wind up having a fight at the premiere of the latest Slater film, and the real Arnold remarks that he didn't know the producers were planning a stunt. He is impressed by the quality of his "lookalike", though.
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