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->'''Mrs. Krabappel:''' Who can tell me the atomic weight of bolognium?\\
'''Martin:''' Ooh! Delicious?\\
'''Mrs. Krabappel:''' Correct. I would also accept "snacktacular".
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

The periodic table of the elements is one of those mysterious things that everyone sees in science class and almost nobody actually understands, so parodies of it are common. These generally break down into these categories:

* Puts non-elements into locations in the actual Periodic Table, so that their names reference the names of the original elements. Generally, this ignores the actual point of the Periodic Table (namely, the fact that elements are not ''arbitrarily'' placed, but placed based on their common characteristics). This may overlap with ElementsDoNotWorkThatWay, and sometimes EEqualsMCHammer.

* Tables that put new "elements" in columns based on common characteristics. You know, like the real thing. More often than not, these will have a shape unlike the real Periodic Table.

For a similarly irreverent take on the [[ElementalPowers classical elements]], see BizarroElements.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Advertising]]
* There is a periodic table of [=M&Ms=] with elements defined by their colour and personality. For example, Ye (yellow) is Clumsy.
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[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}'' has the Automotive Table of the Elements.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/EarthTheBook'' includes in the chapter on Science a "Periodic Table of the Synthetic".
* ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Science-Made-Stupid-Tom-Weller/dp/0395366461 Science Made Stupid]]'' has one [[http://www.besse.at/sms/matter.html here]]
* ''Literature/TheScienceOfDiscworld'' has the standard table, except with extra space for narrativium, octium, and octagen.
* ''Tools'' by Theodore Gray includes a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2024_01_10.png Periodic Table Of Tools]]; as Gray had previously written a book about the ''actual'' periodic table, the tool version riffs on several features of it (such as the diagonal line between nonmetals and metals turning into a diagonal line between drills and wrenches).
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''[[Series/LookAroundYou Look Around You's]]'' [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/lookaroundyou/series1/periodic.shtml periodic table.]]
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[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* In one of Gary Larson's ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' comics, a Caveman creates a periodic table of the elements consisting of:
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Videogame/Wizard101 has a BonusDungeon revolving around a train that runs on a revolutionary new fuel made by melting [[ConspicuousConsumption gold, diamond, and just about every kind of precious material in existence,]] including [[FamousFamousFictional a "newly discovered element" named "expensivonium".]]
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Inverted in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', where evil cleric and TheDragon Redcloak summons elemental monsters from the periodic table rather than the four ClassicalElements.
* One of the posters sold by ''Tone Deaf Comics'' is a [[https://www.tonedeafcomics.com/cdn/shop/products/PeriodicTableofPercussionWATERMARK.png?v=1674766223&width=713 Periodic Table Of Percussion]]
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* Very popular for T-shirts in online stores:
** [[http://controversy.wearscience.com/design/elements/ Like this one]],
** And [[http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=13291 this one]].
* [[http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Periodic-Table-of-Mixology-Posters_i358495_.htm This poster.]]
* Website/{{Uncyclopedia}} has the [[http://uncyclopedia.ca/wiki/Idiotic_Table_of_the_Elements Idiotic Table]], the [[http://uncyclopedia.ca/wiki/Canadian_Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements Canadian Periodic Table]], and the [[http://uncyclopedia.ca/wiki/Occasional_table Occasional Table]] (now deleted).
* [[http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Periodic-Table-of-Typefaces/193759 The Periodic Table of Typefaces.]]
* [[https://web.archive.org/web/20000618130500/http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Info/condiments.html The Table of Condiments That Periodically Go Bad]]
* The [[http://www.geekologie.com/2010/05/the_periodic_table_of_star_war.php periodic table]] of ''Franchise/StarWars'' elements.
* [[http://shop.moderntoss.com/?q=periodic The Periodic Table of Swearing]]. {{NSFW}}. There's also [[http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/10/periodic-table-of-swearing/ an interactive version]].
* The word [[http://theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/ table]] wasn't meant to be taken [[{{Pun}} literally]]...
* MadeOfEvil, on this very wiki.
* [[http://www.geekologie.com/2009/03/a_periodic_table_of_final_fant.php The Periodic Table of]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' Characters.
* [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/be/24/53be24ad7d86c9d5dacec35875640c0a.jpg The Periodic Table of]] ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' Characters.
* [[https://blogs.emory.edu/animec/files/2010/08/anime_periodic_table.jpg The Periodic Table of Anime]].
* [[https://russellwalks.com/search?q=fantasy%20elements The Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements]].
* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' has [[http://hrwiki.org/wiki/The_Periodic_Table_of_Candy_Elements The Periodic Table of Candy Elements]].
* [[http://www.sadanduseless.com/image.php?n=1098 The Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense]].
* [[http://www.keaggy.com/periodictable/ The Periodic Table of Periodic Tables]], containing many parodic tables in addition to variations on the real thing.
* [[http://shawnvlad.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/pertableawe.jpg The Periodic Table of Awesoments]].
* [[http://computersherpa.deviantart.com/art/Periodic-Table-of-Storytelling-203548951 The Periodic Table of Storytelling]] applies this trope to Website/TVTropes itself.
** An updated [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Periodic-Table-of-Storytelling-Second-Edition-425816342 version]] has been released.
* [[http://www.cdss.org/tl_files/cdss/images/blog/PeriodicTableOfContra32.gif The Periodic Table of Contra Dance]].
* [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bay4lTZyHTE/TgYmEIFDbbI/AAAAAAAAAEM/uk50wWHaofw/s1600/tableofatheists150.jpg The Periodic Table of Atheists]].
* [[http://www.wezen-ball.com/images/stories/Periodic_Table_of_HOFers-1800.png The Periodic Table of Baseball Hall of Famers]].
* [[http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/periodic/ Periodic Table of the [Perl 6] Operators]].
* The Periodic Table of Planets, which classes different types of planets, both in our Solar System and out, by size, composition, temperature, and habitability.
* [[http://nataliedee.com/smellements/ The Periodic Table of Smellements]].
* [[http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/k_mobius1/PeriodicSTCO.png The Periodic Table of STC-O]]. Element versions of the forum's user handles, complete with atomic post counts.
* [[http://www.labnol.org/internet/periodic-table-of-the-internet/5420/ Periodic Table of Internet]]...''one'' of them.
* [[https://twitter.com/j_mcelroy/status/1262414128645148673 The Disney Songbook Table of Elements]], divided into 18 groups (VillainSong, IWantSong, DisneyAcidSequence, etc.)
* [[https://russellwalks.com/for-sale/the-periodic-table-of-imaginary-elements The Periodic Table of Imaginary Elements]]
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has the Oscar Mayer periodic table (which is mentioned in the page quote) as seen on the season 10 episode, "Lisa Gets An A." Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers are showing Lisa what the basic assistance grant money that she won for the school (by cheating on a test) can do for Springfield Elementary: get them a real tetherball set instead of a cinderblock tied to a bent pole, get them real working computers instead of the ones Gil is trying to sell, and get them real periodic tables instead of ones that were given to them by Oscar-Meyer as part of a promotional stunt.
** Its been mentioned that Springfield Elementary can only afford periodic tables with 20 elements.
* ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters'' does it with phobias: Ickis has to go on some quest while the Gromble keeps the class busy by going over a chart of human phobias that's a direct parody of the periodic table.
* [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ADlglMrmU4k/TciCK2r3tyI/AAAAAAAAEU0/grz2CH9Gehw/s1600/periodictable_elements_harmony_by_beckiergb-d3fswu6.png The Periodic Table of the Elements of Harmony]] is a Parodic Table for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
** [[http://derpicdn.net/img/view/2012/10/21/128897.png Plus 112 more.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "WesternAnimation/ItsASpongeBobChristmas" has the plot-important element Jerktonium represented by the symbol Jt.
* The {{MacGuffin}} in the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Vanessasary Roughness" is an element called Pizzazium Infinionite, which is located at the bottom right corner of the table, has the symbol [=PzI=] and an atomic number of 104 [[note]] referencing the theme tune; curiously, the actual element number 104, Rutherfordium, is also in the table [[/note]].
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