History Main / TableSpace

* Done a couple of times in the {{Batman}} book ''TheLongHalloween'' in a ShoutOut to the 1989 movie.

* The first episode of ''BerserkAbridged'' made fun of it.

* Stromberg has Bond sit down at one of these in TheSpyWhoLovedMe. Of course there's a lethal surprise underneath in store for 007 that he narrowly avoids.

* In DonkeyKongCountry, DK and Candy do this in an attempt of DK's to treat Candy to a formal lunch. Naturally, they're so far apart that they have trouble speaking to each other. DK soon gets annoyed with this and moves closer to Candy so they can talk.

-->Barney has just made some remark, ''Fred replies'': Oh.\\
''Barney'': What'ya say, Fred?\\
''Fred'': I SAID "OH!"]]

-->Barney has just made some remark, [[AC:Fred replies: Oh.\\
Barney: What'ya say, Fred?\\
Fred: I SAID "OH!"]]

* In ''DarkCity'', when a poor couple is "turned" into a rich couple, their formerly modest four-seater extends out into one of these.

* Parodied in ''ComingToAmerica'': the king and queen sit so far away from their son, the prince, that he must talk to them through an intercom. He eventually gets frustrated and just walks to the other end of the table, much to the dismay of the others.

* ''{{The X-Files}}'': A rare example from a professional setting happens in "Fallen Angel" when Scully and then Mulder have a responsibility hearing with Section Chief [=McGrath=].

* ''Website/SFDebris'': In his review of ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "Fallen Angel" mentioned above, SF Debris says that that Scully obviously has a hearing at the FBI's Super Long Table Division.

Two people, surrounded by wealth and opulence, sit down to dinner at the opposite ends of a table that is long enough to seat entire football teams. Rather than doing the sensible thing and sitting close together, they sit at the far ends of the table.

Two people, surrounded by wealth and opulence, sit down to dinner at the opposite ends of a table that is long enough to seat entire football teams. Rather than doing the sensible thing and sitting close together, they sit at the far ends of the table. Bonus points if the distance between the two as a result of the table's size is used to reinforce the ''emotional'' distance between them.

* Done a couple of times in the {{Batman}} book ''The Long Halloween'' in a ShoutOut to the 1989 movie.
** Averted by Selina Kyle in ''Dark Victory''. She and Bruce sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner in this fashion, but after Alfred is finished serving them, she drags her rather large chair to the other end of the table to sit next to Bruce (and eat off his plate).

** Averted by Selina Kyle in ''Dark Victory''. She and Bruce sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner in this fashion, but after Alfred is finished serving them, she drags her rather large chair to the other end of the table to sit and next to Bruce (and eat off his plate).

* ''{{The X-Files}}'': A rare example from professional setting happens in "Fallen Angel" when Scully and then Mulder have a responsibility hearing with Section Chief [=McGrath=].

* Turns up a lot in animation, notably in ''BeautyAndTheBeast''.

* One episode of the LooneyTunes, "From Hare to Heir", had Bugs Bunny promise Yosemite Sam (who is short on money) a million pounds provided he keep his {{Hair-Trigger Temper}} (get it) in check. What follows is Bugs deducting bit by bit with each outburst. In one scene, as Bugs and Sam are eating at different ends of a very long table, Bugs frequently asks for various things, forcing Sam walk all the way down to the far end of the table. Each time as he's walking all the way back to be seated, Bugs calls back for another item. This causes Sam to lose his temper, prompting Bugs to reduce 300 pounds (which makes Sam go into a rage-inducing fit, taking away 400 pounds more)

----

[[quoteright:350:[[{{Film/Batman}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batman_6065.jpg]]]]

* In ''DarkCity'', when a poor couple is "turned" into a rich couple, their formerly modest four-seater extends out into one of these.
* The first ''{{Film/Batman}}'' movie. He makes a nice joke about it. The table's huge, the mansion's huge, has he even been in this room before? [[spoiler:They decide to move into the kitchen with its much smaller table.]]
* ''Film/CitizenKane'' puts him and his wife further and further apart as their tables got bigger.

* Parodied in ''ComingToAmerica'': the king and queen sit so far away from their son, the prince, that he must talk to them through an intercom. He eventually gets frustrated and just walks to the other end of the table, much to the dismay of the others.

* Done in the AlfredHitchcock film ''{{Rebecca}}''. The table isn't quite as oversized as some examples, but they do sit on opposite ends.

* Used to nightmarish effect in the 2010 movie "Victim" where the {{Mad Doctor}} has dinner with his "daughter". In actuality she was the man he kidnapped who beat his real teenage daughter until she was rendered brain dead, and who subjected him to various medical procedures and mind rapes to make him look and believe he was his daughter as an elaborate form of karmic revenge.

* Lampshaded in ''Discworld/MakingMoney'' and mentioned in ''{{Discworld/Lords and Ladies}}''.

* Done several times in the BBC ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', most often between Morgana and Uther to highlight the increasing emotional distance between the two.
* In ''NewsRadio'', when Lisa goes over to Jimmy James' mansion, he had just bought a very long table that he insists she sit at the end of. They had to yell at each other to talk.

* Poked fun at in an episode of ''GoldieGoldAndActionJack''.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has them housesitting Burns's mansion and having dinner at the incredibly long table. "Mom, Bart's making faces at me... I think."

Fred: I SAID "OH!"]]
* One episode of the {{Looney Tunes}}, "From Hare to Heir", had Bugs Bunny promise Yosemite Sam (who is short on money) a million pounds provided he keep his {{Hair-Trigger Temper}} (get it) in check. What follows is Bugs deducting bit by bit with each outburst. In one scene, as Bugs and Sam are eating at different ends of a very long table, Bugs frequently asks for various things, forcing Sam walk all the way down to the far end of the table. Each time as he's walking all the way back to be seated, Bugs calls back for another item. This causes Sam to lose his temper, prompting Bugs to reduce 300 pounds (which makes Sam go into a rage-inducing fit, taking away 400 pounds more)

<<|{{Settings}}|>>

* When you're making a silent film in 2011 you need non-verbal clues to get the characters' emotional states across, so ''TheArtist'' uses this to demonstrate the emotional gulf between George Valentin and his wife.

* Done in the Winona Ryder version of ''TheCrucible'' to emphasize John and Elizabeth Proctor's emotional estrangement.

* Done several times in the new BBC ''{{Series/Merlin}}'' most often between Morgana and Uther to highlight the increasing emotional distance between the two.

* One episode of ''TheSimpsons'' has them housesitting Burns's mansion and having dinner at the incredibly long table. "Mom, Bart's making faces at me... I think."
--> ''Homer:'' "LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!!!"

* Done in an episode of WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}, when Arthur imagines what it would be like if his parents never spoke to each other again.

* The first ''{{Film/Batman}}'' movie. He makes a nice joke about it. The table's huge, the mansion's huge, has he even been in this room before?
** [[spoiler:They decide to move into the kitchen with its much smaller table.]]