History Main / TrailerJokeDecay

* ''IceAge'' sufferrf from this. Many of the Scrat-related jokes were already run in the trailers, seriously diminishing their humor value when finally seen on the big screen.

* ''IceAge'' suffers from this. Many of the Scrat-related jokes were already run in the trailers, seriously diminishing their humor value when finally seen on the big screen.

* Every trailer for TheSimpsonsMovie made ''damn sure'' to include the "spider-pig" scene.
** Also, the entire pointless wrecking ball scene. You were basically watching a trailer in the middle of the movie that the trailer was advertising.

* Of course, YourMileageMayVary, but the ''YearOne'' trailer pretty much played it straight by overexposing '''every''' funny moment.

* This was {{Lampshaded}} in NBC's coverage of the 1997 World Series. Throughout the series, NBC showed numerous promos for their new sitcom ''{{Working}}''. Play-by-play announcer Bob Costas pointed out after one particular spot that although the clips were funny, viewers might not find them as humorous in the actual show due to having seen those particular jokes so often.

** "iSpace Out" was probably the worst example, showing the usually calm and collected Carly getting SpaceMadness, telling Freddie to shut up, smashing the glass window of the test pod then jumping through it, ending the test. Not only did it spoil the funniest joke in an episode that wasn't particularly funny to begin with, it was also the climactic scene of the episode.

* [[TheSimpsonsMovie Spider-Pig]]... apparently, just Spider-Pig.

* Many of the ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' trailers, specifically Keira Knightley's "try wearing a corset" and "I don't think now's the best time" lines from the first and third films respectively. (And they weren't especially funny to begin with)

* This is thankfully averted with Pixar's movies by using extraneous footage not used in the final product e.g. ''TheIncredibles'' trailer has the belt buckle ricocheting everywhere and taking out the lights - this did not stay in their movie.

* Quite a few ''LiloAndStitch'' trailers featured a scene in which Lilo placed Stitch's claw onto a record player, then opened his mouth, and "Hound Dog" started playing. This is a strange case, since when Lilo actually tried this in the movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer Stitch played "Suspicious Minds".]]
** It's not strange at all. They attempted to reduce decay by using a song the audience hadn't heard in that particular scene.

** Probably the biggest offender was the whale scene. In the teaser, every actual trailer this troper saw and a Best Buy advertisement that got a ton of airtime in the US.

* [[TheSimpsons Spider-Pig]]... apparently, just Spider-Pig.

* The commercials for the fourth Shrek movie used about every joke and surprise for a movie that wasn't very funny or original to begin with.

-->'''Jay:''' It used to come with a black guy, but he kept getting pulled over.

* OLD DOGS. All of the jokes (not just the notable ones) were in the trailers and ads. This was so bad, that watching the movie was pointless. All you really need to do is watch the trailer. Don't worry, you won't miss a thing.

* People laughed out loud when the trailer of ''TheMask'' came out, whetting the people's appetites. Sadly it showed most of the [[CrowningMomentofFunny funniest moments]] of the movie leaving those who saw the trailer unsatisfied with the movie.

* ''{{Borat}}''. Pretty much the whole thing.

Expect that almost every comedy movie will fall victim to this, though, of course, YourMileageMayVary.

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* ''IceAge'' suffers from this. Many of the Scrat-related jokes were already run in the trailers, seriously diminishing their humor value when finally seen on the big screen.
** It's gotten to the point where the trailers are just entire Scrat segments. The 3D trailer for Dawn of the Dinosaurs managed to effectively say nothing about the movie's plot besides "Scrat's here".
* This is thankfully averted with Pixar's movies by using extraneous footage not used in the final product e.g. ''TheIncredibles'' trailer has the belt buckle ricocheting everywhere and taking out the lights - this did not stay in their movie.
** Though there have been exceptions particularly during the movie's completion as seen with the final trailers for ''{{Up}}'' and the "squirrel" gag.
* [[TheSimpsons Spider-Pig]]... apparently, just Spider-Pig.
** Also, the entire pointless wrecking ball scene. You were basically watching a trailer in the middle of the movie that the trailer was advertising.
* Quite a few ''LiloAndStitch'' trailers featured a scene in which Lilo placed Stitch's claw onto a record player, then opened his mouth, and "Hound Dog" started playing. This is a strange case, since when Lilo actually tried this in the movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer Stitch played "Suspicious Minds".]]
** It's not strange at all. They attempted to reduce decay by using a song the audience hadn't heard in that particular scene.
* ''DespicableMe'' clearly had a monstrous advertising budget, with trailers and ads ''everywhere.'' And these ads used several of the best jokes in the movie, particularly the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "IT'S SO FLUFFY!!"

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* ''IceAge'' suffers from this. Many of the Scrat-related jokes were already run in the trailers, seriously diminishing their humor value when finally seen on the big screen.
** It's gotten to the point where the trailers are just entire Scrat segments. The 3D trailer for Dawn of the Dinosaurs managed to effectively say nothing about the movie's plot besides "Scrat's here".
* This is thankfully averted with Pixar's movies by using extraneous footage not used in the final product e.g. ''TheIncredibles'' trailer has the belt buckle ricocheting everywhere and taking out the lights - this did not stay in their movie.
** Though there have been exceptions particularly during the movie's completion as seen with the final trailers for ''{{Up}}'' and the "squirrel" gag.
* [[TheSimpsons Spider-Pig]]... apparently, just Spider-Pig.
** Also, the entire pointless wrecking ball scene. You were basically watching a trailer in the middle of the movie that the trailer was advertising.

* Quite a few ''LiloAndStitch'' trailers featured a scene in which Lilo placed Stitch's claw onto a record player, then opened his mouth, and "Hound Dog" started playing. This is a strange case, since when Lilo actually tried this in the movie, [[NeverTrustATrailer Stitch played "Suspicious Minds".]]
** It's not strange at all. They attempted to reduce decay by using a song the audience hadn't heard in that particular scene.

** ''iSpace Out'' was probably the worst example, showing the usually calm and collected Carly getting SpaceMadness, telling Freddie to shut up, smashing the glass window of the test pod then jumping through it, ending the test. Not only did it spoil the funniest joke in an episode that wasn't particularly funny to begin with, it was also the climactic scene of the episode.

* Trailers for ''There's Something About Mary'' included all of the major jokes in the movie, severely degrading the viewing experience.