History TrashTheSet / LiveActionTV

** Subverted in-universe in the series finale. The [[TheUmbridge new management]] tells Tim to ''intentionally'' light the set on fire as a ratings stunt. Tim acts like he's going along with it, since not complying meant cancellation...but then he and Al instead decide to reveal the manager's plan to the audience and instead make their last show a CurtainCall. They bring out the tool-themed band who sing a cover of the Talking Heads song "Burning Down The House" while Al and Tim brandish lighters. Nothing gets burned until the end, by accident, which was quickly doused.

** Once the different series stopped leading directly into each other, "[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs villain breaks into]] / takes over the base and wrecks it" became a staple of the finale. [[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Astro Megaship]]? Trashed by Trakeena and self-destructed. [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Aquabase]]? Infiltrated and flooded. [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Clock Tower]]? Destroyed. [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Ops]]? Smashed to pieces by Lothor. [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Tommy's computer-cave]]? Blown up by Zeltrax. The [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]] pizza place got out unscathed, but the ''villain'' base got demolished in a drag-out brawl.

** Once the different series stopped leading directly into each other, "[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs villain breaks into]] / takes over the base and wrecks it" became a staple of the finale. [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Aquabase]]? Infiltrated and flooded. [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Clock Tower]]? Destroyed. [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Ops]]? Smashed to pieces by Lothor. [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Tommy's computer-cave]]? Blown up by Zeltrax. The [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]] pizza place got out unscathed, but the ''villain'' base got demolished in a drag-out brawl.

** More like "Trash the props/costumes" but to film the destruction of the Thunder Megazord and Tigerzord in Power Ranger's season 3 they actually destroyed the suits used in both Power Rangers and Dairanger as Dairenoh/Won Tiger. As a result they're the only Sentai/Ranger mecha suits that were actively lost and not part of Toei's archive. This was notable in Zenkaiger when a scene summoned all the main mecha of the past shot via bringing out the suits from the achieve and leaving them in static poses. Dairanger's representative is notably Ryuseioh/Red Dragon Thunderzord instead of Dairenoh because the suit had been destroyed over 25 years prior.

** Once the different series stopped leading directly into each other, "[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs villain breaks into]] / takes over the base and wrecks it" became a staple of the finale. [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Aquabase]]? Infiltrated and flooded. [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Clock Tower]]? Destroyed. [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Ops]]? Smashed to pieces by Lothor. [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Tommy's computer-cave]]? Blown up by Zeltrax. The [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]] pizza place got out unscathed (outside of one instance when R.J is in his WolfMan form earlier in the series, but the damage is minor and quickly fixed), but the ''villain'' base got demolished in a drag-out brawl.

** Once the different series stopped leading directly into each other, "[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs villain breaks into]] / takes over the base and wrecks it" became a staple of the finale. [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Aquabase]]? Infiltrated and flooded. [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Clock Tower]]? Destroyed. [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Ops]]? Smashed to pieces by Lothor. [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Tommy's computer-cave]]? Blown up by Zeltrax. The [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]] pizza place got out unscathed (outside of one instance when R.J is in his WolfMan form earlier in the series, but it's quickly fixed), but the ''villain'' base got demolished in a drag-out brawl.

** Once the different series stopped leading directly into each other, "[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs villain breaks into]] / takes over the base and wrecks it" became a staple of the finale. [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Aquabase]]? Infiltrated and flooded. [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Clock Tower]]? Destroyed. [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Ops]]? Smashed to pieces by Lothor. [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Tommy's computer-cave]]? Blown up by Zeltrax. The [[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]] pizza place got out unscathed, but the ''villain'' base got demolished in a drag-out brawl.

%%* In the final arc of ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', poor Rabbit Hatch.

* The season two finale of ''{{Series/Bunkd}}'' had the Grizzly and Woodchuck cabins burned to the ground.
* ''{{Series/Casualty}}'': Holby City Emergency Department has been destroyed several times.

* In anticipation of a Season 2, the Grand Finale of Season 1 ''Series/KidNation'' destroyed the journal and town so the next group of kids would have to start from scratch.

* A 1987 episode of ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'' was done while the crew was taking down the set and packing it to do a week in Florida. Halfway through, all the stars had to get up and leave their squares so they could move them out, so they all played on a set of audience risers so they could finish the game. [[http://youtu.be/69UAeFW21I0 Check it out (starts around 3:00).]]

** Once the different series stopped leading directly into each other, "[[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs villain breaks into]] / takes over the base and wrecks it" became a staple of the finale. Aquabase? Infiltrated and flooded. Clock Tower? Destroyed. Ninja Ops? Smashed to pieces by Lothor. Tommy's computer-cave? Blown up by Zeltrax. The Jungle Fury pizza place got out unscathed, but the ''villain'' base got demolished in a drag-out brawl.

* On ''Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' The Max burns down when Ryan forgets to turn off the Christmas lights. It is rebuilt with a new look the following season.

** In the 2 hour series finale movie, the townspeople learn that Walnut Grove has been bought by a greedy developer who wants to make money from their businesses. They blow the town up in defiance and leave. In real life, Michael Landon did not want other TV shows using the sets, so the finale was written specifically to employ this trope.

* Robbie Rotten's lair in ''Series/LazyTown'' is a no brainer, no thanks to a bounty hunter destroying his stuff and all.
** This made Robbie relocate to [=RottenTown=] so he can be with his people & built a new lair under [=RottenTown=] Hall looking like the old lair but with some changes. A list would be too long to put here.