'''Basic Trope''': A character saves the day by making a gadget out of unlikely things.
* '''Straight''': Bob is in a DeathTrap but escapes by creating a bomb out of some tape, a string, an aerosol can, and a match.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob somehow makes a bomb out of water, despite all logic.
** Bob somehow [[WeCanRebuildHim rebuilds Alice]] out of junk.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob creates a bomb using gasoline and other materials needed for a real, makeshift explosive.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is a genius engineer who knows how to turn mundane objects into tools he needs.
** Bob has a super power that allows him to build any object out of whatever is lying around.
* '''Inverted''': Bob makes [[RubeGoldbergMachine simple things out of complex things.]]
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob's bomb does not go off.
** Bob is unable to build anything.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it does create a fire, which damages the walls enough for him to bust out.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is asked to build a robot with only a few random office supplies. One GilliganCut later, and he is piloting a HumongousMecha.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's bomb does not work, but he quickly disassembles it into a working rocket and flies his way out of the death trap. As he is in mid-flight, he realizes he never built it with landing capabilities and plummets out of the air.
* '''Averted''':
** Bob makes things out of other things that are as complex as each other.
** Bob is able to escape without building anything.
** Bob never gets trapped.
* '''Enforced''': One of the UsefulNotes/NetworkExecutives who are in charge of the show starring Bob is a huge fan of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', and so he requires Bob to be as resourceful as the TropeNamer.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Don't worry, Bob will build something to get us out. He always does."
* '''Invoked''': As Bob goes on his mission, he pockets a lot of random items, [[CrazyPrepared knowing they could come in handy.]]
* '''Exploited''': The BigBad places Bob in a deathtrap for the sole purpose of watching him build tools to get out, hoping to learn his craft.
* '''Defied''': Bob realizes there is a hidden bomb inside the death trap, and that he doesn't have to build anything to escape.
* '''Discussed''': Characters have fun asking Bob what he would need to build various tools and weapons.
* '''Conversed''': "This is my favorite character. He always seems to build the right tools needed for any situation."
* '''Played For Drama''': As Bob tinkers with explosive materials, SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome and it goes off early.
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