History Main / TrailerJokeDecay

** Speaking of ''Film/MenInBlack''...trailers and TV spots for the third movie in the franchise spoil one of the most funniest jokes for the upcoming movie:
-->'''Jay:''' Kay?
-->'''Kay:''' How do you know my name?

* Happens with ''Film/TheLorax''. "You wouldn't hit a woman!" "That's a ''woman''?!"

-->Scott: Knock Knock
-->Morgan: No. No. NnNn. NnNn. No. No. No, No, No. NO! HELL NO! NO! NO! I refu- NO! No.
-->Willis: (DeadPan) Who's there?

* Lex Luthor saying, "WRONG!" to Lois Lane in ''SupermanReturns''. Not only was it overexposed in the trailer, it was already [[MemeticMutation an Internet meme]] weeks before the damn movie even premiered.

** Speaking of ''Film/MenInBlack''...trailers and TV spots for the third movie in the franchise spoil one of the most funniest jokes for the upcoming movie.
-->'''Jay:''' K?

* ''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.

* ''Madagascar3's'' trailers and TV spots overuse Marty's "circus afro" dance. Bet you $10 people won't be happy when they see the actual movie in theaters.

* The obnoxious "circus afro" thing from ''{{Film/Madagascar}} 3''.

* Every trailer for ''TheSimpsonsMovie'' made ''absolutely sure'' to include the "Spider-pig" scene.

* Happens with the lorax movie. "You wouldn't hit a woman!" "That's a ''woman''?!"

** 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".
*** You could also say it's largely a subversion as well, as Scrat is basically a walking BigLippedAlligatorMoment who rarely even remotely touches the plot
* This is thankfully averted with Pixar's movies by using extraneous footage not used in the final product e.g. ''TheIncredibles'' trailer has a now-too-small belt buckle ricocheting everywhere and taking out the lights - this did not stay in their movie. The ''MonstersInc'' trailer involved an unused scene of Mike joking around with Sully in a kid's room (which is perhaps off-canon because Mike's job does not involve him entering the houses).

* The trailers for ''TheChangeUp'' highlight two instances of ToiletHumor involving Jason Bateman: the first having a baby take a crap on his face and the other being Leslie Mann having a case of diarrhea which prevents them from having sex. Not only were the jokes overused, they weren't even funny to begin with.

* The ''Film/SherlockHolmes: A Game of Shadows'' trailer featured an originally humorous gag where Holmes picks up a small hammer to fight [[GiantMook a large goon]] with a several times larger hammer and throws it at the guy after noticing said disparity, having no effect on said large goon. By the time the gag showed in the theater, nobody in the audience was laughing at it.

* Every trailer for TheSimpsonsMovie made ''absolutely sure'' to include the "Spider-pig" scene.

* The trailers for {{Hoodwinked}}'s sequel. Alright, we get it, granny farts, and Twitchy doesn't wear pants.

* The [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder "We are actors, not astronauts!"]] line from ''GalaxyQuest''.

* The recent ''Film/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes'' trailer featured an originally humorous gag where Holmes picks up a small hammer to fight [[GiantMook a large goon]] with a several times larger hammer and throws it at the guy after noticing said disparity, having no effect on said large goon. By the time the gag showed in the theater, nobody in the audience was laughing at it.

** This was arguably justified. The creators of the film went to great lengths not to give away anything about the actual plot of the movie, even requiring the test audiences not to say anything.

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

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* The recent ''[[Film/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes]]'' trailer featured an originally humorous gag where Holmes picks up a small hammer to fight [[GiantMook a large goon]] with a several times larger hammer and throws it at the guy after noticing said disparity, having no effect on said large goon. By the time the gag showed in the theater, nobody in the audience was laughing at it.

* The trailers for the Yours Mine and Ours remake left absoultely NO gag unrevealed.

* The trailers for ''TheInformant'' always included the line "They call me 0014, cuz I'm twice as smart as 007." [[YourMileageMayVary Probably the only funny joke in the movie.]]

* The trailer for ''MyBigFatGreekWedding'' highlighted the scene where Nia Vardalos' character slams onto the ground due to her still holding onto the phone. Come screening time, not so funny.

* The "We are actors, not astronauts!" line from ''GalaxyQuest''.

* ''MenInBlack II'' had an ad lib from WillSmith concerning the autopilot driver for their vehicles. Even the director was upset because he felt it ruined the joke by showcasing it ahead of time.

* The trailers for ''TheChangeUp'' highlight two instances of ToiletHumor involving Jason Bateman: the first having a baby take a crap on his face and the other being Leslie Mann having a case of diarrhea which prevents them from having sex. Not only were the jokes overused, they were even funny to begin with.

* The "We are actors, not astronauts!" line from ''GalaxyQuest''.

* The trailers for {{TheInformant}} always included the line "They call me 0014, cuz I'm twice as smart as 007." Probably the only funny joke in the movie.

* The recent ''[[Film/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes]]'' trailer featured an originally humorous gag where Holmes picks up a small hammer to fight a large goon with a several times larger hammer and throws it at the guy after noticing said disparity, having no effect on said large goon. By the time the gag showed in the theater, nobody in the audience was laughing at it.

** Slightly subverted: in the film, Peter Parker chuckles at the joke -- probably the way anyone would. In the trailer, the line is followed by Peter's over-serious look from later in the scene. So the trailer version is actually funnier.

* ''{Glee}}'' had a Vogue parody starring Sue. It probably would've been funnier and more surprising if they hadn't shown ''the entire thing'' in a trailer at the end of the previous episode.