Line #7 Main/WalkLikeAnEgyptian


1	[[quoteright:330:[[Music/TheBangles https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/walklikeanegytian580_8427.jpg]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:330:They walk the line like Egyptians.]]
3	->''Slide your feet up the street, bend your back\
4	Shift your arm, then you pull it back\
5	Life's hard, you know (oh whey oh)\
6	So, strike a pose on a Cadillac.''
7	-->-- '''Music/TheBangles''', "[[TropeNamers Walk Like an Egyptian]]"
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9	A stance or style of walking meant to resemble ancient Egyptian murals. Common in animation (especially as it's hard to twist your limbs this way in RealLife), often in KnifeOutline scenes.
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11	It should be noted that real ancient Egyptians did ''not'' walk like this, it was only a centuries-long artistic style meant to [[CheatedAngle show a person's body from several angles at once]].
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15	!!Examples:
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20	%%* Dogs in the old King Kuts dog food commercials. %%How is the trope done?
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23	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
24	* ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'': In "Zoom Oil", the docs end up going so fast with their SuperSpeed that they start moving to different countries entirely. When they pass by the Sphinx and some pyramids in Egypt, they're seen striking the Egyptian pose.
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27	[[folder:Comic Books]]
28	* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'':
29	** In the album ''Asterix and Cleopatra'', we see the latter discussing her latest portrait:
30	--->'''Cleopatra:''' It's quite good, but I'm tired of being painted in profile. Can't you do it in a three-quarter view?\
31	'''Artist:''' Oh, you know how I feel about these [[ItWillNeverCatchOn modern arts]]...
32	** When seen in other books, Egyptians keep up this style, such as when crossing the street in single file.
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35	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
36	* Seen in a few dream sequences in ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''. Hotep (voiced by Creator/SteveMartin) does this briefly in "Playing With the Big Boys Now". Bit of an ActorAllusion (see ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' below).
37	* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/AsterixAndCleopatra'' there's a brief song and dance number that includes some of Cleopatra's maids dancing like this. And they actually manage to pull it off without looking out of place, un-serious or clumsy at all. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments When Cleopatra's lion does it, however...]]
38	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Priya does this as a dance during Tyler's birthday party.
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41	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
42	* In ''Film/AsterixAndObelixMissionCleopatra'', the second ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' live movie, a common gag is to have random Egyptians in the background walking like on murals. And at the end, when Artifis loses a fight he ends up slammed into a mural in this pose. (He's still there in TheStinger.)
43	* A ChalkOutline gag in ''[[Film/TheNakedGun The Naked Gun 2½]]'' has one of the outlines in the aftermath of a bomb explosion drawn in this style, complete with Egyptian headdress.
44	* ''Film/{{Mannequin}}'', during the AnimatedCreditsOpening both Emmy and some animated clocks do this a few times, as she is an Ancient Egyptian princess under a curse.
45	* ''Film/RushHour2'': Carter jokes about knowing a martial art that resembles this walk.
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48	[[folder:Literature]]
49	* In ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', Scout's brother, Jem, insists on walking like an Egyptian after a school assignment on them causes an Egyptian obsession. According to him, though, that's how they actually walked.
50	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
51	** ''Literature/{{Pyramids}}'' has a scene where the people are described as walking like this. It's noted that Djellibeybians only do so on special occasions.
52	** ''The Art of Discworld'' features, of all people, Havelock Vetinari doing this in artwork for ''Literature/{{Jingo}}''. (Note that the book itself does not describe him doing this, although Gulli, Gulli and Betti are a ShoutOut to Wilson, Keppel and Betty, below.)
53	* Surprisingly, the children in ''Literature/TheEgyptGame'' do this at one point.
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56	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
57	* Creator/SteveMartin did this in his classic ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' number, "King Tut".
58	* Frequently seen in the Egyptian segments of ''Series/HorribleHistories'', especially the musical numbers.
59	* Pops up once on ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' when they do a scene as if they're ancient Egyptians.
60	* One episode of ''Series/ElChapulinColorado'' has him telling the story of UsefulNotes/{{Cleopatra}}, and one of her servants appears walking like this.
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64	[[folder:Music]]
65	* [[TropeNamers Named for]] the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuuk "Walk Like an Egyptian"]] by Music/TheBangles, also used as the first ending theme of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''.
66	* Which was covered (and translated) by Music/DieArzte, probably their only well-known cover song.
67	* "Regyptian Strut" by Music/FrankZappa is an instrumental composition from ''Music/SleepDirt'' (1978) and ''Music/{{Lather}}'' (1996) which re-imagines the Egyptian strut, thus the name.
68	* In the dance break segment of Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/RememberTheTime" video, which is set in Ancient Egypt, Jackson and his dancers incorporate the walk along with some "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popping#Variations tutting]]" to sell the vibe.
69	* Music/TheWiggles: This is Dorothy the Dinosaur's signature move.
70	* An Italian kids' song titled "[[PunnyName Tutanc'mon]]", whose lyrics are both in Arabic and Italian language, features this pose in its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OLSU3oybHA official video]] by the singer and various animated characters too.
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73	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
74	* Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}'s Wrestling/TheOsirianPortal's ("The Funky Pharaoh" Amasis and "The Venomous Vile Serpent from the Nile" Ophidian) gimmick was based on Myth/EgyptianMythology, they used the Trope Namer as entrance music, and, at ''New Star Navigation'', in [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/chikara/chikara-t.html CHIKARA Campeones de Parejas (Tag Team Champions)]] Incoherence's ([[Wrestling/HunterJohnston Delirious]] and Wrestling/{{Hallowicked}}) promo, Delirious referenced Amasis doing the dance.
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77	[[folder:Radio]]
78	* A segment on ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'' involved an ancient Egyptian chariot detained in American customs because it was classed as a vehicle but had no VIN. Host Peter Sagal said they finally found the VIN on the axle, consisting of eyeball, eyeball, bird, guy walking like an Egyptian...
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81	[[folder:Theatre]]
82	* The British music hall act Wilson, Keppel and Betty. As Website/TheOtherWiki puts it "The 'sand dance' that formed the highlight of their act was a parody of postures from Egyptian tomb paintings, combined with references to Arabic costume."
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85	[[folder:Video Games]]
86	* ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'': One of Ambra's taunt animations has her performing the Egyptian mural inspired stance. The name of said taunt, "Walk Not Unlike an Egyptian".
87	* ''VideoGame/TheCave'': During the Adventurer's level, you can line up your three characters to that of an Egyptian mural in the background and they'll copy it, gaining the achievement "Walk Like an Adventurer".
88	* ''VideoGame/HalfMinuteHero'': The Time Goddess' animation resembles this pose.
89	%%* ''VideoGame/KrustysFunHouse'': Krusty strikes this pose on occasion.
90	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'': Ghirahim performs a dance based on this while performing the ancient ritual to [[spoiler:free the Imprisoned in the past era by offering Zelda's soul to it]].
91	* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'': The final barrier to get back to the sarcophagus room in the Tomb Suites involves Luigi imitating this pose against a graphic of himself which opens up a panel back to the chamber.
92	* ''VideoGame/Shantae2002'' has Shantae striking this pose in one of her dance steps. It's memorable enough for Creator/WayForwardTechnologies to open up the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTmoBYgiWXI Shantae 3DS]]'' virtual console trailer and the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNckNbeA4AM Half-Genie Hero]]'' Kickstarter video with an 8-Bit Shantae doing it.
93	%%* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'': This is Menat's default walk cycle.
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96	[[folder:Web Videos]]
97	* When reviewing ''Film/TheLastHouseOnTheLeft'', WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob takes exception to a transition going from a rather dark moment to a humorous one and vows to react with comedy the next time someone gives him bad news. When his wife tells him her great-grandmother died, he reacts by doing this trope naked on his front porch.
98	* The festival poster in ''VideoGame/OedipusInMyInventory'' reads "WALK LIKE A THEBAN" and has a figure doing a silly walk.
99	* The ''WebVideo/GeographyNow'' episode about Egypt has the host Paul's Egyptian friend who is guest starring, Mohab, doing the walk as Paul explains about Egypt's most famous tourist attractions like the Giza Pyramids and Art/TheSphinx. With a disclaimer that it was Mohab's own idea to do it.
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102	[[folder:Western Animation]]
103	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In the episode "Beach Mummy Party", Jimmy and his friends start dancing this way while partying in the desert.
104	* During an ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' ImagineSpot to Ancient Egypt, [[http://youtu.be/-1POYTl3kRo?t=1m15s Arthur's Mom and Dad are walking this way.]] Also, [[MonumentalDamage Arthur knocks off the Sphinx's nose]].
105	* The WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon "WesternAnimation/AHareGrowsInManhattan" (1947). Bugs tries to hide from a bulldog by becoming part of an animated advertising sign with such images.
106	* In an Egyptian-themed ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' episode (where Rudy and Penny enter [=ChalkZone=] through an ancient Egyptian artifact that happens to be a chalk surface -- ItMakesSenseInContext), all the Egyptian chalk drawings (and, to fit in, Rudy, Penny, and Snap) walk like this. And we only see the profiles of their faces, like on (stereo)typical carvings in Egyptian temples.
107	* Bender from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' dances this way after being Pharaoh of an Egypt-themed planet.
108	* In the ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' opening, a photo album shows Max's family visiting Egypt and posing in this way.
109	* Bobby occasionally does this in his comedy routines in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. Hank also did it in an old video of his highschool football state championship after scoring a touchdown.
110	-->'''Bobby:''' I didn't know people [[LampshadeHanging walked like Egyptians]] [[TheSeventies back then!]]
111	* On ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'', in the first part of the "Make It Last" song from the episode "Hope Castle," Peanut, Jelly, Baby Butter, Pinch, Scootch, Flick and Munchy are seen doing this, as this part of the song involves them imagining building a Sphinx in the form of Jelly.
112	* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/SimonInTheLandOfChalkDrawings2002'', Simon draws some Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on his chalkboard. Later, he discovers that the hieroglyphs have manifested in the Land Of Chalk Drawings, and are compelling everyone their to start walking in this fashion.
113	* ''WesternAnimation/SuperMonsters'': Cleo strikes this pose when changing into her mummy form for the first two seasons.
114	* ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama World Tour]]'' features a two-part episode titled, "Walk Like an Egyptian"... [[SubvertedTrope During which nobody walks like one.]] [[RedHerring Not even the people dressed like ancient Egyptians.]]
115	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Simpsons Bible Stories", Pharaoh Skinner dictates a letter:
116	-->'''Skinner:''' All right, read me back what I have so far, Mrs. Krabapatra.\
117	'''Krabappel:''' Bird, bird, giant eye, pyramid, bird.\
118	'''Skinner:''' Mmm-hmm, very good. Uh, giant eye, dead fish, cat head, cat head, cat head, guy doing this...
119	* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': In the animated Nelvana adaptation of the album ''The Cigars of the Pharaoh'', Professor Sarcophagus is seen ''walking like an Egyptian'' after going crazy. This is an addition of the animation crew, not Creator/{{Herge}}.
120	* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' short "The Lonesome Mouse", Jerry does this dance to taunt Tom after he gets thrown out of the house and a mop lands on his head making him look like the Sphinx.
121	* In the prequel movie for ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'', there is a montage of Sam, Clover, and Alex doing this -- ''to the song'' -- while ducking the strict principal.
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