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* In the ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode "Houdini", a light bulb appears next to Slim Doc when he comes up with an idea on how to capture Lamput.
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** This rarely occurs in the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, although a very unique one occurs during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon''; when Ash's Rowlet gets the idea to find replacements for Meltan's nut that had been stolen, in the place of a lightbulb is a Nintendo UsefulNotes/GameBoy (complete with the startup screen), and while that occurs, [[WingdingEyes Rowlet's eyes also become Game Freak logos]].
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** This rarely occurs in the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, although a very unique one occurs during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon''; when Ash's Rowlet gets the idea to find replacements for Meltan's nut that had been stolen, in the place of a lightbulb is a Nintendo UsefulNotes/GameBoy Platform/GameBoy (complete with the startup screen), and while that occurs, [[WingdingEyes Rowlet's eyes also become Game Freak logos]].
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* ''The Magnificent Motobug'': This is cleverly used in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cvn9n7LvSXg episode 1]], where, after Motobug angrily mentions the TV Monitor under his breath, a Hotaru floats above Buzz, turning on when Buzz gets an idea (in the form of Buzz flying into the sky and shooting down the floating TV Monitor that Eggman used to make his announcement earlier). Even the {{UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning}} shows a lightbulb emoji.
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* ''The Magnificent Motobug'': This is cleverly used in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cvn9n7LvSXg episode 1]], where, after Motobug angrily mentions the TV Monitor under his breath, a Hotaru floats above Buzz, turning on when Buzz gets an idea (in the form of Buzz flying into the sky and shooting down the floating TV Monitor that Eggman used to make his announcement earlier). Even the {{UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning}} {{MediaNotes/ClosedCaptioning}} shows a lightbulb emoji.
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* ''The Magnificent Motobug'': This is cleverly used in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cvn9n7LvSXg episode 1]], where a Hotaru floats above a Buzz Bomber that was talking to the titular Motobug earlier, turning on when the Buzz Bomber gets an idea (in the form of the Buzz Bomber flying into the sky and shooting down the floating television that Eggman used to make his announcement earlier).
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* ''The Magnificent Motobug'': This is cleverly used in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cvn9n7LvSXg episode 1]], where where, after Motobug angrily mentions the TV Monitor under his breath, a Hotaru floats above a Buzz Bomber that was talking to the titular Motobug earlier, Buzz, turning on when the Buzz Bomber gets an idea (in the form of the Buzz Bomber flying into the sky and shooting down the floating television TV Monitor that Eggman used to make his announcement earlier).earlier). Even the {{UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning}} shows a lightbulb emoji.
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* In one Disney cartoon, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are trying to think of a way to get even with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. Dale has and idea, a light bulb appears over his head, and he shows it to Chip, who rejects it. Trying again, Dale comes up with a bigger bulb, which Chip approves.
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* In one Disney cartoon, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are trying to think of a way to get even with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. Dale has and an idea, a light bulb appears over his head, and he shows it to Chip, who rejects it. Trying again, Dale comes up with a bigger bulb, which Chip approves.
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* ''Toys/SuperThings'' parodies this trope with Doctor Volt, a genius inventor (i.e. someone who is going to be coming up with a lot of bright ideas) who ''[[AnimateInanimateObject is]]'' [[AnimateInanimateObject a lightbulb]].
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* ''Toys/SuperThings'' parodies this trope with Doctor Volt, a genius inventor (i.e. someone who is going to be coming up with a lot of bright ideas) who ''[[AnimateInanimateObject is]]'' [[AnimateInanimateObject a lightbulb]]. He's a plasma ball, and his head glows whenever he has an idea, with his figure being a glow in the dark one.
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* ''Toys/SuperThings'' parodies this trope with Doctor Volt, a genius inventor (i.e. someone who is going to be coming up with a lot of bright ideas) who ''[[AnimateInanimateObject is]]'' [[AnimateInanimateObject a lightbulb]].
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* Webcomic/YellowBrickRamble: In this comic-slash-graphic-novel adaptation of [[Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz the second Oz novel]], the trope is actually played entirely straight on [[https://yellowbrickramble.com/comic/the-marvelous-powder-of-life-03 Page 3 of Chapter 2]], complete with the standard IdeaDing as a WrittenSoundEffect, when Jack has the idea of calling Ozma mom instead of dad. But while the trope is played straight in the comic, it's still PlayedWith slightly in TheRant under the comic. The artist jokingly humble-brags that she did a Google image search to make sure Jack's lightbulb was period appropriate for 1904, the year when the original novel was first published.
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* Webcomic/YellowBrickRamble: ''Webcomic/YellowBrickRamble'': In this comic-slash-graphic-novel adaptation of [[Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz the second Oz novel]], the trope is actually played entirely straight on [[https://yellowbrickramble.com/comic/the-marvelous-powder-of-life-03 Page 3 near the start of Chapter 2]], complete with the standard IdeaDing as a WrittenSoundEffect, when Jack has the idea of calling Ozma mom instead of dad. But while the trope is played straight in the comic, it's still PlayedWith slightly in TheRant under the comic. The artist jokingly humble-brags that she did a Google image search to make sure Jack's lightbulb was period appropriate for 1904, the year when the original novel was first published.
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* ''Webcomics/GuildedAge'' takes place in a medieval setting, so when Frigg gets an idea it appears in the form of her glowing mace.
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* ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'': In [[https://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/180/ this strip]] Summer Mighty has trouble swinging a hammer straight without putting [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength too much force behind it]], until she gets the idea to use her SuperStrength to push the nails in like thumbtacks.
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* ''Franchise/DoctorWho''': In the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novel ''The Crooked World'', set in an AlternateTooniverse, the main role of the Crooked World Electric Company is producing idea bulbs. When our heroes bring free will to the world, the resultant "Plague of Questions" results in the company being unable to keep up with demand.
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* ''Franchise/DoctorWho''': ''Franchise/DoctorWho'': In the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novel ''The Crooked World'', set in an AlternateTooniverse, the main role of the Crooked World Electric Company is producing idea bulbs. When our heroes bring free will to the world, the resultant "Plague of Questions" results in the company being unable to keep up with demand.
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** In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS1E1LateForBreakfastBummerJobs Late for Breakfast]]", Patrick gets an idea and a horizontal sconce light appears above his head.
** In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS2E5MovieStarsDrSmartScience Dr. Smart Science]]", a sputtering lightbulb appears above Patrick's head on the "How Does That Work?!" slide.
** In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS1E1LateForBreakfastBummerJobs Late for Breakfast]]", Patrick gets an idea and a horizontal sconce light appears above his head.
** In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS2E5MovieStarsDrSmartScience Dr. Smart Science]]", a sputtering lightbulb appears above Patrick's head on the "How Does That Work?!" slide.
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** In "Patrick the Mailman", [=SpongeBob=] gets an idea and a candle appears over his head.
** In "Say Awww!", Plankton gets an idea and turns into a lightbulb after he does.
** In "Upturn Girls", a lightbulb appears out of Pearl's blowhole when she has an idea.
** In "Say Awww!", Plankton gets an idea and turns into a lightbulb after he does.
** In "Upturn Girls", a lightbulb appears out of Pearl's blowhole when she has an idea.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Palworld}}'', pals display a light bulb over them when they have an idea to help the player.
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* Played with in ''Film/HomeAlone2''. The concierge (played by Creator/TimCurry) of the hotel where Kevin is staying gets suspicious and runs a check on Kevin's father's credit card; when he finds the card was reported stolen, a light in an alcove over his head suddenly turns on. Although given the devilish smile on Curry's face at this point, the modern, oval-shaped bulb could also (ironically) symbolise a [[HolyHalo halo]], given that the concierge is planning something dastardly.
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* Played with in ''Film/HomeAlone2''.''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork''. The concierge (played by Creator/TimCurry) of the hotel where Kevin is staying gets suspicious and runs a check on Kevin's father's credit card; when he finds the card was reported stolen, a light in an alcove over his head suddenly turns on. Although given the devilish smile on Curry's face at this point, the modern, oval-shaped bulb could also (ironically) symbolise a [[HolyHalo halo]], given that the concierge is planning something dastardly.
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* ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'': After finishing the WizardMode, a lightbulb appears right when Dave comes up with an idea for how to [[spoiler:deal with the Overlord, who's gone from the BigBad to an object of pity.]]
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* ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'': After finishing the WizardMode, a lightbulb appears right when Dave comes up with an idea for how to [[spoiler:deal with the Overlord, who's gone from the BigBad to an object of pity.]]
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* Current affairs magazine ''The Economist'' produced a billboard in 2005 featuring a giant light bulb with a sensor that would [[https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/lightbulb-2a37b0be-d31f-410c-a9c9-2317b2675bd2 light the bulb up if a person walked beneath it.]]
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* ''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'': * Sydney has an idea depicted (and labelled) as a "PC compact fluorescent bulb."
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** Sydney has an idea depicted (and labelled) as a "PC compact fluorescent bulb."
** A fluorescent energy saving lamp appears above one of the protagonists' head. This is of course lampshaded in a caption that also points out that this is the politically correct way to signal an idea.
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** A fluorescent energy saving lamp appears above one of the protagonists' head. This is of course lampshaded in a caption that also points out that this is the politically correct way to signal an idea.
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**''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'': * Sydney has an idea depicted (and labelled) as a "PC compact fluorescent bulb."
** A fluorescent energy saving lamp appears above one of the protagonists' head. This is of course lampshaded in a caption that also points out that this is the politically correct way to signal an idea."
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', it is fairly common for a light bulb to appear above characters' heads when they get an idea.
* In the ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode "Houdini", a light bulb appears next to Slim Doc when he comes up with an idea on how to capture Lamput.
* In ''Animation/MotuPatlu'', Patlu's catchphrase of "Idea!", which he says whenever he gets an idea, is usually accompanied by a light bulb appearing somewhere near his head.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', sometimes a light bulb will show up above Wolffy when he comes up with a plan on how to catch the goats.
* ''Animation/PomyslowyDobromir'' uses a characteristic variant—Dobromir's idea is always depicted as a marble which bounces on his head until it finally settles down and pops with a bright flash.
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', it is fairly common for a light bulb to appear above characters' heads when they get an idea.
* In the ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode "Houdini", a light bulb appears next to Slim Doc when he comes up with an idea on how to capture Lamput.
* In ''Animation/MotuPatlu'', Patlu's catchphrase of "Idea!", which he says whenever he gets an idea, is usually accompanied by a light bulb appearing somewhere near his head.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', sometimes a light bulb will show up above Wolffy when he comes up with a plan on how to catch the goats.
* ''Animation/PomyslowyDobromir'' uses a characteristic variant—Dobromir's idea is always depicted as a marble which bounces on his head until it finally settles down and pops with a bright flash.
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* In one episode of ''Manga/RozenMaiden: Traumend'', a cell phone signal icon with three bars appears over Suiseiseki's head.
* Not quite the same thing, but the first episode of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' uses a set of light bulbs turning on to indicate the members of the Host Club realizing [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruhi is really a girl]]. The first bulb to turn on is [[TheChessmaster Kyouya]], and the last is [[IdiotHero Tamaki]]. When Tamaki's bulb turns on, it then zooms out to show a whole wall of bulbs lighting up to form the ''kanji'' for "female".
* Parodied in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': when Elsee gets an idea, a different image pops up each time - firefly!Elsee, traveller!Elsee sighting a star, Elsee powering a lightbulb with a bicycle, etc.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': A little lightblub appears over Asuna's head when she realizes that her anti magic fan (which is useless against all the non magic stuff in this arc) is the perfect weapon for enemies like Takane, who clothes herself with shadow magic and has numerous shadow constructs as her fighting style.
* In ''Anime/BenTo Zero: The Road To The Witch'' they uses idea LCD light [[ItMakesSenseInContext in order to conserve electricity]].
* In the ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'' episode, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWKRvUAuCH0&feature=related Button]], while Yukko and Mio were talking about the fire alarm button, Yukko gets a lightbulb over her head, then evily laughs and [[SchmuckBait tricks Mio into pushing the button.]]
** In the anime, the Professor also gets one when she comes up with the idea of giving Sakamoto the scarf that allows him to speak.
* Not quite the same thing, but the first episode of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' uses a set of light bulbs turning on to indicate the members of the Host Club realizing [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruhi is really a girl]]. The first bulb to turn on is [[TheChessmaster Kyouya]], and the last is [[IdiotHero Tamaki]]. When Tamaki's bulb turns on, it then zooms out to show a whole wall of bulbs lighting up to form the ''kanji'' for "female".
* Parodied in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': when Elsee gets an idea, a different image pops up each time - firefly!Elsee, traveller!Elsee sighting a star, Elsee powering a lightbulb with a bicycle, etc.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': A little lightblub appears over Asuna's head when she realizes that her anti magic fan (which is useless against all the non magic stuff in this arc) is the perfect weapon for enemies like Takane, who clothes herself with shadow magic and has numerous shadow constructs as her fighting style.
* In ''Anime/BenTo Zero: The Road To The Witch'' they uses idea LCD light [[ItMakesSenseInContext in order to conserve electricity]].
* In the ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'' episode, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWKRvUAuCH0&feature=related Button]], while Yukko and Mio were talking about the fire alarm button, Yukko gets a lightbulb over her head, then evily laughs and [[SchmuckBait tricks Mio into pushing the button.]]
** In the anime, the Professor also gets one when she comes up with the idea of giving Sakamoto the scarf that allows him to speak.
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* Not quite the same thing, but the first episode of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' uses a set of light bulbs turning on to indicate the members of the Host Club realizing [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruhi is really a girl]]. The first bulb to turn on is [[TheChessmaster Kyouya]], and the last is [[IdiotHero Tamaki]]. When Tamaki's bulb turns on, it then zooms out to show a whole wall of bulbs lighting up to form the ''kanji'' for "female".
* Parodied in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': when Elsee gets an idea, a different image pops up each time - firefly!Elsee, traveller!Elsee sighting a star, Elsee powering a lightbulb with a bicycle, etc.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': A little lightblub appears over Asuna's head when she realizes that her anti magic fan (which is useless against all the non magic stuff in this arc) is the perfect weapon for enemies like Takane, who clothes herself with shadow magic and has numerous shadow constructs as her fighting style.
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* This rarely occurs in the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, although a very unique one occurs during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon''; when Ash’s Rowlet gets the idea to find replacements for Meltan’s nut that had been stolen, in the place of a lightbulb is a Nintendo UsefulNotes/GameBoy (complete with the startup screen), and while that occurs, [[WingdingEyes Rowlet’s eyes also become Game Freak logos]].
* Occurs a few times in ''Manga/HowIBecameAPokemonCard''. Whether a character (or a Pokemon) gets an idea, a speech bubble with a lightbulb in it will appear.
* ''Manga/DrStone'' presents a variation where the form of the light bulb evolves with the protagonists' progress in rediscovering lost technology of the pre-petrification modern human civilization. Initially, upon witnessing old-worlder Main/TeenGenius Senku recreate electric lighting with a carbonized Japanese bamboo filament and a crude electric generator, local sorcerer-turned-scientist-understudy Chrome's idea bulbs for new technological advances are depicted as a pair of hands passing electric current through filament; later, once the Kingdom of Science achieves precision glassmaking and tungsten refining, leading to the manufacturing of actual incandescent light bulbs, Chrome immediately upgrades his idea bulbs to the classic design [[spoiler:the moment he realizes that the new bulbs and primitive batteries would allow him and his fellow villagers to safely conduct mining expeditions deeper into nearby caves]].
* Occurs a few times in ''Manga/HowIBecameAPokemonCard''. Whether a character (or a Pokemon) gets an idea, a speech bubble with a lightbulb in it will appear.
* ''Manga/DrStone'' presents a variation where the form of the light bulb evolves with the protagonists' progress in rediscovering lost technology of the pre-petrification modern human civilization. Initially, upon witnessing old-worlder Main/TeenGenius Senku recreate electric lighting with a carbonized Japanese bamboo filament and a crude electric generator, local sorcerer-turned-scientist-understudy Chrome's idea bulbs for new technological advances are depicted as a pair of hands passing electric current through filament; later, once the Kingdom of Science achieves precision glassmaking and tungsten refining, leading to the manufacturing of actual incandescent light bulbs, Chrome immediately upgrades his idea bulbs to the classic design [[spoiler:the moment he realizes that the new bulbs and primitive batteries would allow him and his fellow villagers to safely conduct mining expeditions deeper into nearby caves]].
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* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': A little lightblub appears over Asuna's head when she realizes that her anti magic fan (which is useless against all the non magic stuff in this arc) is the perfect weapon for enemies like Takane, who clothes herself with shadow magic and has numerous shadow constructs as her fighting style.
* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'':
** In the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWKRvUAuCH0&feature=related "Button"]], while Yukko and Mio were talking about the fire alarm button, Yukko gets a lightbulb over her head, then evily laughs and [[SchmuckBait tricks Mio into pushing the button.]]
** In the anime, the Professor also gets one when she comes up with the idea of giving Sakamoto the scarf that allows him to speak.
* Not quite the same thing, but the first episode of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' uses a set of light bulbs turning on to indicate the members of the Host Club realizing [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruhi is really a girl]]. The first bulb to turn on is [[TheChessmaster Kyouya]], and the last is [[IdiotHero Tamaki]]. When Tamaki's bulb turns on, it then zooms out to show a whole wall of bulbs lighting up to form the ''kanji'' for "female".
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** This rarely occurs in the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, although a very unique one occurs during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon''; when Ash’s Rowlet gets the idea to find replacements for Meltan’s nut that had been stolen, in the place of a lightbulb is a Nintendo UsefulNotes/GameBoy (complete with the startup screen), and while that occurs, [[WingdingEyes Rowlet’s eyes also become Game Freak logos]].
* ** Occurs a few times in ''Manga/HowIBecameAPokemonCard''. Whether a character (or a Pokemon) gets an idea, a speech bubble with a lightbulb in it will appear.
*''Manga/DrStone'' presents a variation where the form In one episode of the light bulb evolves ''Manga/RozenMaiden: Traumend'', a cell phone signal icon with the protagonists' progress three bars appears over Suiseiseki's head.
* Parodied inrediscovering lost technology of the pre-petrification modern human civilization. Initially, upon witnessing old-worlder Main/TeenGenius Senku recreate electric lighting ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': when Elsee gets an idea, a different image pops up each time - firefly!Elsee, traveller!Elsee sighting a star, Elsee powering a lightbulb with a carbonized Japanese bamboo filament and a crude electric generator, local sorcerer-turned-scientist-understudy Chrome's idea bulbs for new technological advances are depicted as a pair of hands passing electric current through filament; later, once the Kingdom of Science achieves precision glassmaking and tungsten refining, leading to the manufacturing of actual incandescent light bulbs, Chrome immediately upgrades his idea bulbs to the classic design [[spoiler:the moment he realizes that the new bulbs and primitive batteries would allow him and his fellow villagers to safely conduct mining expeditions deeper into nearby caves]].bicycle, etc.
* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'':
** In the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWKRvUAuCH0&feature=related "Button"]], while Yukko and Mio were talking about the fire alarm button, Yukko gets a lightbulb over her head, then evily laughs and [[SchmuckBait tricks Mio into pushing the button.]]
** In the anime, the Professor also gets one when she comes up with the idea of giving Sakamoto the scarf that allows him to speak.
* Not quite the same thing, but the first episode of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' uses a set of light bulbs turning on to indicate the members of the Host Club realizing [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruhi is really a girl]]. The first bulb to turn on is [[TheChessmaster Kyouya]], and the last is [[IdiotHero Tamaki]]. When Tamaki's bulb turns on, it then zooms out to show a whole wall of bulbs lighting up to form the ''kanji'' for "female".
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** This rarely occurs in the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, although a very unique one occurs during ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon''; when Ash’s Rowlet gets the idea to find replacements for Meltan’s nut that had been stolen, in the place of a lightbulb is a Nintendo UsefulNotes/GameBoy (complete with the startup screen), and while that occurs, [[WingdingEyes Rowlet’s eyes also become Game Freak logos]].
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', it is fairly common for a light bulb to appear above characters' heads when they get an idea.
* In the ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode "Houdini", a light bulb appears next to Slim Doc when he comes up with an idea on how to capture Lamput.
* In ''Animation/MotuPatlu'', Patlu's catchphrase of "Idea!", which he says whenever he gets an idea, is usually accompanied by a light bulb appearing somewhere near his head.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', sometimes a light bulb will show up above Wolffy when he comes up with a plan on how to catch the goats.
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', it is fairly common for a light bulb to appear above characters' heads when they get an idea.
* In the ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' episode "Houdini", a light bulb appears next to Slim Doc when he comes up with an idea on how to capture Lamput.
* In ''Animation/MotuPatlu'', Patlu's catchphrase of "Idea!", which he says whenever he gets an idea, is usually accompanied by a light bulb appearing somewhere near his head.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', sometimes a light bulb will show up above Wolffy when he comes up with a plan on how to catch the goats.
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* ComicBook/{{Asterix}} uses a burning torch or an oil lamp, since the series plays nearly two thousand years before the invention of the light bulb.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' has a light bulb appear above Bizarro's head when he figures out an easy way to explain his predicament to Supergirl. Bizarro being Bizarro, the light bulb is broken.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles'' section of a ''Creator/WaltDisney Comics'' comic book, Croc had one appear in a thought balloon, but Flizzard swiped it out of curiosity. (Croc still had the idea.) Later in the same story, Flizzard got out the bulb and held it up, hoping it would turn on and trigger an idea. It did.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' has a light bulb appear above Bizarro's head when he figures out an easy way to explain his predicament to Supergirl. Bizarro being Bizarro, the light bulb is broken.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles'' section of a ''Creator/WaltDisney Comics'' comic book, Croc had one appear in a thought balloon, but Flizzard swiped it out of curiosity. (Croc still had the idea.) Later in the same story, Flizzard got out the bulb and held it up, hoping it would turn on and trigger an idea. It did.
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* ComicBook/{{Asterix}} ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' uses a burning torch or an oil lamp, since the series plays nearly two thousand years before the invention of the light bulb.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' has a light bulb appear above Bizarro's head when he figures out an easy way to explain his predicament to Supergirl. Bizarro being Bizarro, the light bulb is broken.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles'' section of a ''Creator/WaltDisney Comics'' comic book, Croc had one appear in a thought balloon, but Flizzard swiped it out of curiosity. (Croc still had the idea.) Later in the same story, Flizzard got out the bulb and held it up, hoping it would turn on and trigger an idea. It did.bulb.
* The ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' has a light bulb appear above Bizarro's head when he figures out an easy way to explain his predicament to Supergirl. Bizarro being Bizarro, the light bulb is broken.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles'' section of a ''Creator/WaltDisney Comics'' comic book, Croc had one appear in a thought balloon, but Flizzard swiped it out of curiosity. (Croc still had the idea.) Later in the same story, Flizzard got out the bulb and held it up, hoping it would turn on and trigger an idea. It did.
* The [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck comics]] "Archimede e la spedizione all'eurekannone" has the characters head to a land inhabited by a tribe that is responsible for creating brilliant ideas and spreading them all over the globe. These ideas, it turns out, all look like light bulbs when in physical form.
* ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'': In ''Album 26'' the family is locked inside a darkened room and wonders how to get out of this situation. Then Fanny says: ''I have an idea! And when comic book characters have an idea a light bulb appears.'' And indeed, soon enough a light starts burning, making them able to see what is happening around them.
* ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'': In ''Album 26'' the family is locked inside a darkened room and wonders how to get out of this situation. Then Fanny says: ''I have an idea! And when comic book characters have an idea a light bulb appears.'' And indeed, soon enough a light starts burning, making them able to see what is happening around them.
* The short: "How Much Is That Pony in the Window?" from Issue 1 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' features an ''Idea Candle''.
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* The short: "How Much Is That Pony in the Window?" from Issue 1 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' features an ''Idea Candle''.
* ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'': In ''Album 26'' the family is locked inside a darkened room and wonders how to get out of this situation. Then Fanny says: ''I have an idea! And when comic book characters have an idea a light bulb appears.'' And indeed, soon enough a light starts burning, making them able to see what is happening around them.
* The [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck comics]] "Archimede e la spedizione all'eurekannone" has the characters head to a land inhabited by a tribe that is responsible for creating brilliant ideas and spreading them all over the globe. These ideas, it turns out, all look like light bulbs when in physical form.
* ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'': In ''Album 26'' the family is locked inside a darkened room and wonders how to get out of this situation. Then Fanny says: ''I have an idea! And when comic book characters have an idea a light bulb appears.'' And indeed, soon enough a light starts burning, making them able to see what is happening around them.
* The [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck comics]] "Archimede e la spedizione all'eurekannone" has the characters head to a land inhabited by a tribe that is responsible for creating brilliant ideas and spreading them all over the globe. These ideas, it turns out, all look like light bulbs when in physical form.
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* The short: "How Much Is That Pony in the Window?" from Issue 1 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' features an ''Idea Candle''.
* ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'': In ''Album 26'' the family is locked inside a darkened room and wonders how to get out of this situation. Then Fanny says: ''I have an idea! And when comic book characters have an idea''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' has a light bulb appears.'' And indeed, soon enough a appear above Bizarro's head when he figures out an easy way to explain his predicament to Supergirl. Bizarro being Bizarro, the light starts burning, making them able to see what bulb is happening around them.
* The [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck comics]] "Archimede e la spedizione all'eurekannone" has the characters head to a land inhabited by a tribe that is responsible for creating brilliant ideas and spreading them all over the globe. These ideas, it turns out, all look like light bulbs when in physical form.broken.
* ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'': In ''Album 26'' the family is locked inside a darkened room and wonders how to get out of this situation. Then Fanny says: ''I have an idea! And when comic book characters have an idea
* The [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Donald Duck comics]] "Archimede e la spedizione all'eurekannone" has the characters head to a land inhabited by a tribe that is responsible for creating brilliant ideas and spreading them all over the globe. These ideas, it turns out, all look like light bulbs when in physical form.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles'' section of a ''Creator/WaltDisney Comics'' comic book, Croc had one appear in a thought balloon, but Flizzard swiped it out of curiosity. (Croc still had the idea.) Later in the same story, Flizzard got out the bulb and held it up, hoping it would turn on and trigger an idea. It did.
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* A Creator/DonMartin [[https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/another-brain-operation-don-martin.jpg cartoon]] in MAD had a brain surgeon cut open a patient's skull and find a lightbulb (in a socket attached to a cord) inside the head. When the surgeon turns the light on, the patient makes the Aha! reaction.
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* A Creator/DonMartin [[https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/another-brain-operation-don-martin.jpg cartoon]] Implied to happen in MAD had one strip of ''ComicStrip/{{BC}}'' were the Fat Broad is trying to sleep but is woken up by a brain surgeon cut open sudden bright light. Said light turns out to have come from the cave next door that houses a patient's skull lot of thinkers.
-->"Okay you boneheads. Whose ''bright'' idea was that?"
* In ''Drabble'', Ralph gets an idea, complete with bulb. His wife glares at him, andfind in the next panel, the bulb is a more energy efficient compact fluorescent one. He looks annoyed, and his wife is now smiling.
* ''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'':
** Sydney has an idea depicted (and labelled) as a "PC compact fluorescent bulb."
** A fluorescent energy saving lamp appears above one of the protagonists' head. This is of course lampshaded in a caption that also points out that this is the politically correct way to signal an idea.
* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'':
** Parodied when, with Paige alternately struggling with her report on UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison and her father's attempts to help her, a lightbulb(in a socket attached appears just over her head - held by her dad, who begins to a cord) inside the head. When the surgeon turns the light on, the patient reel off Edison's inventions. (The look on her face sells it.)
** Or [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/04/18 another]] where Jason makes a mobile out of lightbulbs.
** In yet another Paige tries to {{invoke|dTrope}} this trope by taking theAha! reaction.bulb out of her lamp and holding it over her head; Peter says that he only does that with 100-watt bulbs.
-->"Okay you boneheads. Whose ''bright'' idea was that?"
* In ''Drabble'', Ralph gets an idea, complete with bulb. His wife glares at him, and
* ''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'':
** Sydney has an idea depicted (and labelled) as a "PC compact fluorescent bulb."
** A fluorescent energy saving lamp appears above one of the protagonists' head. This is of course lampshaded in a caption that also points out that this is the politically correct way to signal an idea.
* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'':
** Parodied when, with Paige alternately struggling with her report on UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison and her father's attempts to help her, a lightbulb
** Or [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/04/18 another]] where Jason makes a mobile out of lightbulbs.
** In yet another Paige tries to {{invoke|dTrope}} this trope by taking the
* A Creator/DonMartin [[https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/another-brain-operation-don-martin.jpg cartoon]] in MAD had a brain surgeon cut open a patient's skull and find a lightbulb (in a socket attached to a cord) inside the head. When the surgeon turns the light on, the patient makes the Aha! reaction.
* ''ComicStrip/MyCage'' also parodied it; when Jeff has an idea about making the office more green, [[http://www.gillcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/my_cage.jpg he conjures up a compact-fluorescent bulb.]]
* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark''
** Some strips use this to show how artists get inspired, except the bulb is made to represent their famous works and styles.
** Another shows what happens when a cockroach gets one, causing it to panic and all the others to scatter.
** Yet another has a spider wanting prey to arrive. It gets an idea bulb... and uses its light to attract moths.
* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', when Pig comments that they don't have an extra lightbulb to replace a dead one, Rat says that he has an idea. He then uses the bulb that appears above his head as a replacement. [[RecursiveReality His idea was to have an idea?]]
* ''ComicStrip/MyCage'' also parodied it; when Jeff has an idea about making the office more green, [[http://www.gillcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/my_cage.jpg he conjures up a compact-fluorescent bulb.]]
* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark''
** Some strips use this to show how artists get inspired, except the bulb is made to represent their famous works and styles.
** Another shows what happens when a cockroach gets one, causing it to panic and all the others to scatter.
** Yet another has a spider wanting prey to arrive. It gets an idea bulb... and uses its light to attract moths.
* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', when Pig comments that they don't have an extra lightbulb to replace a dead one, Rat says that he has an idea. He then uses the bulb that appears above his head as a replacement. [[RecursiveReality His idea was to have an idea?]]
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* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'':
** Parodied when, with Paige alternately struggling with her report on UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison and her father's attempts to help her, a lightbulb appears just over her head - held by her dad, who begins to reel off Edison's inventions. (The look on her face sells it.)
** Or [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/04/18 another]] where Jason makes a mobile out of lightbulbs.
** In yet another Paige tries to {{invoke|dTrope}} this trope by taking the bulb out of her lamp and holding it over her head; Peter says that he only does that with 100-watt bulbs.
* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', when Pig comments that they don't have an extra lightbulb to replace a dead one, Rat says that he has an idea. He then uses the bulb that appears above his head as a replacement. [[RecursiveReality His idea was to have an idea?]]
* ''ComicStrip/MyCage'' also parodied it; when Jeff has an idea about making the office more green, [[http://www.gillcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/my_cage.jpg he conjures up a compact-fluorescent bulb.]]
* ''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'':
** Sydney has an idea depicted (and labelled) as a "PC compact fluorescent bulb."
** A fluorescent energy saving lamp appears above one of the protagonists' head. This is of course lampshaded in a caption that also points out that this is the politically correct way to signal an idea.
* In ''Drabble,'' Ralph gets an idea, complete with bulb. His wife glares at him, and in the next panel, the bulb is a more energy efficient compact fluorescent one. He looks annoyed, and his wife is now smiling.
** Parodied when, with Paige alternately struggling with her report on UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison and her father's attempts to help her, a lightbulb appears just over her head - held by her dad, who begins to reel off Edison's inventions. (The look on her face sells it.)
** Or [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/04/18 another]] where Jason makes a mobile out of lightbulbs.
** In yet another Paige tries to {{invoke|dTrope}} this trope by taking the bulb out of her lamp and holding it over her head; Peter says that he only does that with 100-watt bulbs.
* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', when Pig comments that they don't have an extra lightbulb to replace a dead one, Rat says that he has an idea. He then uses the bulb that appears above his head as a replacement. [[RecursiveReality His idea was to have an idea?]]
* ''ComicStrip/MyCage'' also parodied it; when Jeff has an idea about making the office more green, [[http://www.gillcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/my_cage.jpg he conjures up a compact-fluorescent bulb.]]
* ''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'':
** Sydney has an idea depicted (and labelled) as a "PC compact fluorescent bulb."
** A fluorescent energy saving lamp appears above one of the protagonists' head. This is of course lampshaded in a caption that also points out that this is the politically correct way to signal an idea.
* In ''Drabble,'' Ralph gets an idea, complete with bulb. His wife glares at him, and in the next panel, the bulb is a more energy efficient compact fluorescent one. He looks annoyed, and his wife is now smiling.
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* Implied to happen in one strip of ''ComicStrip/{{BC}}'' were the Fat Broad is trying to sleep but is woken up by a sudden bright light. Said light turns out to have come from the cave next door that houses a lot of thinkers.
-->"Okay you boneheads. Whose ''bright'' idea was that?"
* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark''
** Some strips use this to show how artists get inspired, except the bulb is made to represent their famous works and styles.
** Another shows what happens when a cockroach gets one, causing it to panic and all the others to scatter.
** Yet another has a spider wanting prey to arrive. It gets an idea bulb... and uses its light to attract moths.
-->"Okay you boneheads. Whose ''bright'' idea was that?"
* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark''
** Some strips use this to show how artists get inspired, except the bulb is made to represent their famous works and styles.
** Another shows what happens when a cockroach gets one, causing it to panic and all the others to scatter.
** Yet another has a spider wanting prey to arrive. It gets an idea bulb... and uses its light to attract moths.
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* ''Animation/PomyslowyDobromir'' uses a characteristic variant—Dobromir's idea is always depicted as a marble which bounces on his head until it finally settles down and pops with a bright flash.
* ''Animation/PomyslowyDobromir'' uses a characteristic variant—Dobromir's idea is always depicted as a marble which bounces on his head until it finally settles down and pops with a bright flash.
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* In the [[https://href.li/?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YSEaLN4Nm2P8_OBTSJo5J6S0XtGAZU4CiLRFklBj6e0/edit?usp=sharing script for the first episode]] of the ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'' fan-series ''Stay Tooned,'' a
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* Referenced in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MustLoveNedFlanders'' when Naomi says, "Light bulb" upon getting an idea.
* In the [[https://href.li/?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YSEaLN4Nm2P8_OBTSJo5J6S0XtGAZU4CiLRFklBj6e0/edit?usp=sharing script for the first episode]] of the ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'' fan-series ''Stay Tooned,'' a [[ToonTransformation newly-cartoonified]] Peppino has one appear when he gets an idea, only to swat it away, freaked-out by its sudden appearance.
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* Referenced in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MustLoveNedFlanders'' when Naomi says, "Light bulb" upon getting an idea.
* In the [[https://href.li/?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YSEaLN4Nm2P8_OBTSJo5J6S0XtGAZU4CiLRFklBj6e0/edit?usp=sharing script for the first episode]] of the ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'' fan-series ''Stay Tooned,'' a [[ToonTransformation newly-cartoonified]] Peppino has one appear when he gets an idea, only to swat it away, freaked-out by its sudden appearance.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansIIPatchsLondonAdventure'', when Thunderbolt gets an idea, he's conveniently under a sign shaped like a lightbulb.
* Darla Dimple in ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' actually has her butler hold a lightbulb over her head and say "Ding!" when she has an idea.
* Gru from ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' also says "Lightbulb!" when getting an idea.
* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', the emotions insert lightbulbs into the Console to give Riley ideas.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', the Joker comes up with his plan just as a giant lightbulb (made of Lego) is being carried behind him. It lights up with a "ting!"
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'', upon her father Rick's stubbornness on "playing it safe" in regards to [[ItMakesSenseInContext saving the world from the machine apocalypse]], Katie gets a [[MediumBlending hand-drawn]] bulb that looks like her face when having the idea to remind him about times on which the Mitchell family didn't "play it safe", that being done in order to convince him to stop the apocalypse together and thus [[spoiler:(originally) finally be able to get to college and leave her family once everything gets solved]].
* Darla Dimple in ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' actually has her butler hold a lightbulb over her head and say "Ding!" when she has an idea.
* Gru from ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' also says "Lightbulb!" when getting an idea.
* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', the emotions insert lightbulbs into the Console to give Riley ideas.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', the Joker comes up with his plan just as a giant lightbulb (made of Lego) is being carried behind him. It lights up with a "ting!"
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'', upon her father Rick's stubbornness on "playing it safe" in regards to [[ItMakesSenseInContext saving the world from the machine apocalypse]], Katie gets a [[MediumBlending hand-drawn]] bulb that looks like her face when having the idea to remind him about times on which the Mitchell family didn't "play it safe", that being done in order to convince him to stop the apocalypse together and thus [[spoiler:(originally) finally be able to get to college and leave her family once everything gets solved]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'', when Wallace gets the idea to use his brainwashing machine to make the rabbits he has captured hate vegetables, the light on his van turns on, though that was Gromit's doing.
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* Darla Dimple in ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' actually has her butler hold a lightbulb over her head and say "Ding!" when she has an idea.
* Gru from ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' also says "Lightbulb!" when getting an idea.
* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', the emotions insert lightbulbs into the Console to give Riley ideas.
* In ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansIIPatchsLondonAdventure'', when Thunderbolt gets an idea, he's conveniently under a sign shaped like a lightbulb.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', the Joker comes up with his plan just as a giant lightbulb (made of Lego) is being carried behind him. It lights up with a 'ting!'.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'', upon her father Rick's stubbornness on "playing it safe" in regards to [[ItMakesSenseInContext saving the world from the machine apocalypse]], Katie gets a [[MediumBlending hand-drawn]] bulb that looks like her face when having the idea to remind him about times on which the Mitchell family didn't "play it safe", that being done in order to convince him to stop the apocalypse together and thus [[spoiler:(originally) finally be able to get to college and leave her family once everything gets solved]].
* Gru from ''Franchise/DespicableMe'' also says "Lightbulb!" when getting an idea.
* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', the emotions insert lightbulbs into the Console to give Riley ideas.
* In ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansIIPatchsLondonAdventure'', when Thunderbolt gets an idea, he's conveniently under a sign shaped like a lightbulb.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', the Joker comes up with his plan just as a giant lightbulb (made of Lego) is being carried behind him. It lights up with a 'ting!'.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'', upon her father Rick's stubbornness on "playing it safe" in regards to [[ItMakesSenseInContext saving the world from the machine apocalypse]], Katie gets a [[MediumBlending hand-drawn]] bulb that looks like her face when having the idea to remind him about times on which the Mitchell family didn't "play it safe", that being done in order to convince him to stop the apocalypse together and thus [[spoiler:(originally) finally be able to get to college and leave her family once everything gets solved]].
* ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit'': In ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'', when Wallace gets the idea to use his brainwashing machine to make the rabbits he has captured hate vegetables, the light on his van turns on, though that was Gromit's doing.
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* Played with in ''Film/HomeAlone2''. The concierge (played by Creator/TimCurry) of the hotel where Kevin is staying gets suspicious and runs a check on Kevin's father's credit card; when he finds the card was reported stolen, a light in an alcove over his head suddenly turns on. Although given the devilish smile on Curry's face at this point, the modern, oval-shaped bulb could also (ironically) symbolise a [[HolyHalo halo]], given that the concierge is planning something dastardly.
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', when Nicholas Angel gets an idea towards the end of the movie, he says 'Idea!' in a dramatic voice.
* Edgar Wright used this trope literally saying 'Idea!' in ''A Fistful of Fingers'' with lightbulbs on sticks.
* In ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'', the [[PlanetOfHats bureaucratic]] planet of the Vogons can detect when someone has an idea and... whacks them in the face with a spade. Originality is frowned upon.
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', when Nicholas Angel gets an idea towards the end of the movie, he says 'Idea!' in a dramatic voice.
* Edgar Wright used this trope literally saying 'Idea!' in ''A Fistful of Fingers'' with lightbulbs on sticks.
* In ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'', the [[PlanetOfHats bureaucratic]] planet of the Vogons can detect when someone has an idea and... whacks them in the face with a spade. Originality is frowned upon.
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* Played {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Film/AdeleHasntHadHerDinnerYet''. Nick Carter is the Greatest American Detective and he's friends with in ''Film/HomeAlone2''. Thomas A. Edison. There is a signed photo with Edison with a picture of a bulb. The concierge (played by Creator/TimCurry) of message in the hotel where Kevin photo reads:
-->''My dear Nick, thank you for your advice. It was a million-dollar idea. Gratefully yours, Thomas A. Edison''
* In ''Film/{{Bedtime Stories|2008}}'', Skeeter isstaying gets suspicious and runs fixing a check on Kevin's father's credit card; when he finds lamp as his nephew talks about the card was reported stolen, a light in an alcove over his head suddenly turns on. Although given the devilish smile on Curry's face at this point, the modern, oval-shaped bulb could also (ironically) symbolise a [[HolyHalo halo]], given bedtime story they told last night. When he notices that it was only the concierge is planning something dastardly.
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', when Nicholas Angel gets an idea towardsstory elements contributed by the end of children that come to pass in the movie, he says 'Idea!' real world, the lightbulb comes on.
* It even shows up in ''Film/TheBigSleep'', as Bogart is sitting on adramatic voice.
* Edgar Wright used this trope literally saying 'Idea!' in ''A Fistful of Fingers''couch with lightbulbs on sticks.
* In ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'', the [[PlanetOfHats bureaucratic]] planet of the Vogons can detect whena lamp behind him, and someone has turns it on just after making an idea and... whacks them in off-hand comment that brings half the face with a spade. Originality is frowned upon.plot into focus (for Marlowe, anyway, if not the viewer).
-->''My dear Nick, thank you for your advice. It was a million-dollar idea. Gratefully yours, Thomas A. Edison''
* In ''Film/{{Bedtime Stories|2008}}'', Skeeter is
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', when Nicholas Angel gets an idea towards
* It even shows up in ''Film/TheBigSleep'', as Bogart is sitting on a
* Edgar Wright used this trope literally saying 'Idea!' in ''A Fistful of Fingers''
* In ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'', the [[PlanetOfHats bureaucratic]] planet of the Vogons can detect when
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* In ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'', when Gadget tries to [[JeopardyThinkingMusic think hard]], a lightbulb rises out of his hat. When he gets an idea ("Go go gadget oil slick!"), it turns on. Subverted in that it was a bad idea to actually say this out loud, thereby spraying his love interest with, inexplicably, not oil, but toothpaste.
* In ''Film/BedtimeStories2008'', Skeeter is fixing a lamp as his nephew talks about the bedtime story they told last night. When he notices that it was only the story elements contributed by the children that come to pass in the real world, the lightbulb comes on.
* In Creator/MelBrooks's ''Film/SilentMovie'', Mel Brooks plays a movie producer who's down on his luck. He's produced only flops in recent years, and the evil corporation "Engulf and Devour" is about to shut his little studio down. He sits down dejectedly in a chair against the wall, trying to think of ''some'' way to save his studio. Suddenly, he gets an "AHA!" look on his face ... and the light fixture on the wall directly over his head spontaneously lights up.
* In ''Film/BedtimeStories2008'', Skeeter is fixing a lamp as his nephew talks about the bedtime story they told last night. When he notices that it was only the story elements contributed by the children that come to pass in the real world, the lightbulb comes on.
* In Creator/MelBrooks's ''Film/SilentMovie'', Mel Brooks plays a movie producer who's down on his luck. He's produced only flops in recent years, and the evil corporation "Engulf and Devour" is about to shut his little studio down. He sits down dejectedly in a chair against the wall, trying to think of ''some'' way to save his studio. Suddenly, he gets an "AHA!" look on his face ... and the light fixture on the wall directly over his head spontaneously lights up.
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* In ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'', ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}'', Harley Quinn gets three pink animated idea bulbs when Gadget tries to [[JeopardyThinkingMusic think hard]], a lightbulb rises out of his hat. When he she gets an idea ("Go go gadget oil slick!"), it turns on. Subverted in that it was a bad the idea to actually say this out loud, thereby spraying his love interest with, inexplicably, not oil, but toothpaste.
* In ''Film/BedtimeStories2008'', Skeeter is fixing a lamp as his nephew talks aboutdestroy the bedtime story they told last night. When he notices that it was only the story elements contributed by the children that come to pass in the real world, the lightbulb comes on.
* In Creator/MelBrooks's ''Film/SilentMovie'', Mel Brooks plays a movie producer who's down on his luck. He's produced only flops in recent years, and the evil corporation "Engulf and Devour" is about to shut his little studio down. He sits down dejectedlyAce Chemicals Factory in a chair against the wall, trying fiery scene of fireworks to think of ''some'' way to save his studio. Suddenly, he gets an "AHA!" look on his face ... and the light fixture on the wall directly over his head spontaneously lights up.announce her breakup from Joker.
* In ''Film/BedtimeStories2008'', Skeeter is fixing a lamp as his nephew talks about
* In Creator/MelBrooks's ''Film/SilentMovie'', Mel Brooks plays a movie producer who's down on his luck. He's produced only flops in recent years, and the evil corporation "Engulf and Devour" is about to shut his little studio down. He sits down dejectedly
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* It even shows up in ''Film/TheBigSleep'', as Bogart is sitting on a couch with a lamp behind him, and someone turns it on just after making an off-hand comment that brings half the plot into focus (for Marlowe, anyway, if not the viewer).
* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Film/AdeleHasntHadHerDinnerYet''. Nick Carter is the Greatest American Detective and he's friends with Thomas A. Edison. There is a signed photo with Edison with a picture of a bulb. The message in the photo reads:
-->''My dear Nick, thank you for your advice. It was a million-dollar idea. Gratefully yours, Thomas A. Edison''
* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Film/AdeleHasntHadHerDinnerYet''. Nick Carter is the Greatest American Detective and he's friends with Thomas A. Edison. There is a signed photo with Edison with a picture of a bulb. The message in the photo reads:
-->''My dear Nick, thank you for your advice. It was a million-dollar idea. Gratefully yours, Thomas A. Edison''
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* It even shows up Edgar Wright used this trope literally saying "Idea!" in ''Film/TheBigSleep'', as Bogart is sitting on a couch ''A Fistful of Fingers'' with a lamp behind him, and lightbulbs on sticks.
* In ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', the [[PlanetOfHats bureaucratic]] planet of the Vogons can detect when someoneturns it on just after making has an off-hand comment that brings half idea and... whacks them in the plot into focus (for Marlowe, anyway, if not the viewer).
* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Film/AdeleHasntHadHerDinnerYet''. Nick Carter is the Greatest American Detective and he's friends with Thomas A. Edison. There is a signed photo with Edisonface with a picture of a bulb. spade. Originality is frowned upon.
* Played with in ''Film/HomeAlone2''. Themessage in concierge (played by Creator/TimCurry) of the photo reads:
-->''My dear Nick, thank you for your advice. Ithotel where Kevin is staying gets suspicious and runs a check on Kevin's father's credit card; when he finds the card was reported stolen, a light in an alcove over his head suddenly turns on. Although given the devilish smile on Curry's face at this point, the modern, oval-shaped bulb could also (ironically) symbolise a [[HolyHalo halo]], given that the concierge is planning something dastardly.
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', when Nicholas Angel gets an idea towards the end of the movie, he says "Idea!" in a dramatic voice.
* In ''Film/{{Inspector Gadget|1999}}'', when Gadget tries to [[JeopardyThinkingMusic think hard]], a lightbulb rises out of his hat. When he gets an idea ("Go go gadget oil slick!"), it turns on. Subverted in that it was amillion-dollar idea. Gratefully yours, Thomas A. Edison''bad idea to actually say this out loud, thereby spraying his love interest with, inexplicably, not oil, but toothpaste.
* In Creator/MelBrooks's ''Film/SilentMovie'', Mel Brooks plays a movie producer who's down on his luck. He's produced only flops in recent years, and the evil corporation "Engulf and Devour" is about to shut his little studio down. He sits down dejectedly in a chair against the wall, trying to think of ''some'' way to save his studio. Suddenly, he gets an "AHA!" look on his face ... and the light fixture on the wall directly over his head spontaneously lights up.
* In ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', the [[PlanetOfHats bureaucratic]] planet of the Vogons can detect when someone
* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''Film/AdeleHasntHadHerDinnerYet''. Nick Carter is the Greatest American Detective and he's friends with Thomas A. Edison. There is a signed photo with Edison
* Played with in ''Film/HomeAlone2''. The
-->''My dear Nick, thank you for your advice. It
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', when Nicholas Angel gets an idea towards the end of the movie, he says "Idea!" in a dramatic voice.
* In ''Film/{{Inspector Gadget|1999}}'', when Gadget tries to [[JeopardyThinkingMusic think hard]], a lightbulb rises out of his hat. When he gets an idea ("Go go gadget oil slick!"), it turns on. Subverted in that it was a
* In Creator/MelBrooks's ''Film/SilentMovie'', Mel Brooks plays a movie producer who's down on his luck. He's produced only flops in recent years, and the evil corporation "Engulf and Devour" is about to shut his little studio down. He sits down dejectedly in a chair against the wall, trying to think of ''some'' way to save his studio. Suddenly, he gets an "AHA!" look on his face ... and the light fixture on the wall directly over his head spontaneously lights up.
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* In ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'', Harley Quinn gets three pink animated idea bulbs when she gets the idea to destroy the Ace Chemicals Factory in a fiery scene of fireworks to announce her breakup from Joker.
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* Happens frequently in ''Literature/{{Xanth}}''.
* ''Franchise/DoctorWho''': In the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novel ''The Crooked World'', set in an AlternateTooniverse, the main role of the Crooked World Electric Company is producing idea bulbs. When our heroes bring free will to the world, the resultant "Plague of Questions" results in the company being unable to keep up with demand.
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* In the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' novel ''The Crooked World'', set in an AlternateTooniverse, the main role of the Crooked World Electric Company is producing idea bulbs. When our heroes bring free will to the world, the resultant "Plague of Questions" results in the company being unable to keep up with demand.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': From [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/9-original-canon/315-christmas-elves "Christmas Elves: Fey and Jade's Holiday Havoc"]], when Jade gets the idea to talk about TeenPregnancy as a way for Billie, who are both still in high school, to change the subject when talking to her parents:
---> Jade scrunched her face up in concentration. Then she straightened. You could almost see the light bulb over her head. “You ask, ‘Hey, is my baby going to be a mutant?’”\\
“My…!” Billie appeared to be suddenly choking on something.\\
“You tell them, ‘Oh, don’t worry. I’m not pregnant. Not ''yet''.’”
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': From [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/9-original-canon/315-christmas-elves "Christmas Elves: Fey and Jade's Holiday Havoc"]], when Jade gets the idea to talk about TeenPregnancy as a way for Billie, who are both still in high school, to change the subject when talking to her parents:
---> Jade scrunched her face up in concentration. Then she straightened. You could almost see the light bulb over her head. “You ask, ‘Hey, is my baby going to be a mutant?’”\\
“My…!” Billie appeared to be suddenly choking on something.\\
“You tell them, ‘Oh, don’t worry. I’m not pregnant. Not ''yet''.’”
to:
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': From [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/9-original-canon/315-christmas-elves "Christmas Elves: Fey and Jade's Holiday Havoc"]], when Jade gets the idea to talk about TeenPregnancy as a way for Billie, who are both still in high school, to change the subject when talking to her parents:
---> Jade scrunched her face up in concentration. Then she straightened. You could almost see the light bulb over her head. “You ask, ‘Hey, is my baby going to be a mutant?’”\\
“My…!” Billie appeared to be suddenly choking on something.\\
“You tell them, ‘Oh, don’t worry. I’m not pregnant. Not ''yet''.’”
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* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': Zack hears that tomorrow is a Jewish holiday; a menorah appears over his head, and he decides to get excused so he can see a baseball game. (ItMakesSenseInContext)
* Parodied by Dr. Cox in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': "[[LopsidedDichotomy Either]] this kid's [[DontTryThisAtHome got a light bulb up his butt]] or [[TooDumbToLive his colon has a great idea]]." Just to mention, this does happen in RealLife. It is ''extremely'' dangerous and often deadly, because if the bulb breaks you can die. [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope So don't do it]].
* One fairly unique live-action example involved no post-production effects at all: the set of the short-lived UK TV series ''Mr Don and Mr George'' had several unobtrusive lights on various points on the walls. Through careful positioning of the cameras and actors, whenever a character had an idea, a light would light up behind them, appearing to be just above their heads. This was done so smoothly and effectively that even though the gag was done several times, the audience never saw it coming.
** This exact same thing was done in ''Detroit Rock City'', when the main characters are trying to come up with a way to enable one of their number to get out of tech class to call a radio station for KISS tickets.
* Parodied by Dr. Cox in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': "[[LopsidedDichotomy Either]] this kid's [[DontTryThisAtHome got a light bulb up his butt]] or [[TooDumbToLive his colon has a great idea]]." Just to mention, this does happen in RealLife. It is ''extremely'' dangerous and often deadly, because if the bulb breaks you can die. [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope So don't do it]].
* One fairly unique live-action example involved no post-production effects at all: the set of the short-lived UK TV series ''Mr Don and Mr George'' had several unobtrusive lights on various points on the walls. Through careful positioning of the cameras and actors, whenever a character had an idea, a light would light up behind them, appearing to be just above their heads. This was done so smoothly and effectively that even though the gag was done several times, the audience never saw it coming.
** This exact same thing was done in ''Detroit Rock City'', when the main characters are trying to come up with a way to enable one of their number to get out of tech class to call a radio station for KISS tickets.
to:
* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': Zack hears that tomorrow is a Jewish holiday; a menorah appears over his head, and ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In the episode "Broken Arrow", Ray Palmer shouts "Lightbulb!" as he decides to get excused so he can see a baseball game. (ItMakesSenseInContext)
* Parodied by Dr. Cox in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': "[[LopsidedDichotomy Either]] this kid's [[DontTryThisAtHome got a light bulb up his butt]] or [[TooDumbToLive his colonhas a great idea]]." Just to mention, this does happen in RealLife. It is ''extremely'' dangerous and often deadly, because if the bulb breaks you can die. [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope So don't do it]].
EurekaMoment.
*One fairly unique live-action example involved no post-production effects at all: the set of the short-lived UK TV series ''Mr Don and Mr George'' had several unobtrusive On ''[[Series/{{Beetleborgs}} Big Bad Beetleborg]]s'', Flabber has ThinkingCap with a lightbulb on top. When he gets an idea it lights up.
* A variation of this occurs in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger''. Villain Hiramechimedes has three lightbulbs onvarious points on the walls. Through careful positioning of the cameras and actors, his head that light up in quick succession whenever a character had he gets an idea, a light would light up behind them, appearing to be just above their heads. This was done so smoothly and effectively that even though the gag was done several times, the audience never saw it coming.
** This exact same thing was done in ''Detroit Rock City'', when the main characters are trying to come up with a way to enable one of their number to get out of tech class to call a radio station for KISS tickets.idea.
* Parodied by Dr. Cox in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': "[[LopsidedDichotomy Either]] this kid's [[DontTryThisAtHome got a light bulb up his butt]] or [[TooDumbToLive his colon
*
* A variation of this occurs in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger''. Villain Hiramechimedes has three lightbulbs on
** This exact same thing was done in ''Detroit Rock City'', when the main characters are trying to come up with a way to enable one of their number to get out of tech class to call a radio station for KISS tickets.
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* In ''Series/RedDwarf'': "Confidence and Paranoia", Lister's Confidence shows how great he thinks Lister's plan is by literally holding a bulb above Lister's head.
-->'''Confidence:''' Ding dong! Another great idea from the people who brought you "beer milkshakes"!
-->'''Confidence:''' Ding dong! Another great idea from the people who brought you "beer milkshakes"!
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* In ''Series/RedDwarf'': "Confidence and Paranoia", Lister's Confidence shows how great he thinks Lister's plan is by literally holding the ''Series/GoodEats'' episode "Use Your Noodle 2", host Alton Brown prepares ravioli. At one point, Alton struggles with being able to secure a hand-operated pasta machine onto his kitchen counter. Unable to do so, a light bulb above Lister's head.
-->'''Confidence:''' Ding dong! Anotherturns on over his head, prompting him to use a run-of-the-mill ironing board for his pasta prep procedure.
* ''Series/HannahMontana'' plays with the trope when Mamaw buys her a goofy hat with lightbulbs in it for an awards show. When she hatches up a ZanyScheme in mid-conversation in the wardrobe closet to convince Mamaw and Aunt Dolly to get along, the hat lights up, spooking out Lilly.
* Parodied on ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' when Michael has an idea just as Nadine turns the fluorescent overhead light on. Lampshaded (heh).
-->'''Narrator:''' You know that feeling when a great ideafrom the people who brought you "beer milkshakes"!comes to you? [ding, ding] OK, that was just a happy coincidence.
-->'''Confidence:''' Ding dong! Another
* ''Series/HannahMontana'' plays with the trope when Mamaw buys her a goofy hat with lightbulbs in it for an awards show. When she hatches up a ZanyScheme in mid-conversation in the wardrobe closet to convince Mamaw and Aunt Dolly to get along, the hat lights up, spooking out Lilly.
* Parodied on ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' when Michael has an idea just as Nadine turns the fluorescent overhead light on. Lampshaded (heh).
-->'''Narrator:''' You know that feeling when a great idea
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* A variation of this occurs in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger''. Villain Hiramechimedes has three lightbulbs on his head that light up in quick succession whenever he gets an idea.
* The Season 1''Series/KidsIncorporated'' episode "[[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS1E16NoJockos No Jockos]]"has a clip where the gang gets an idea for something to get the word out about their band's carnival after a famous clown scheduled to appear broke his leg. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6WJ7QOUZGY However Stacy, being the youngest at just 9, doesn't get her light to come on immediately...but eventually it does come on]] with even Riley (the soda jerk and the token adult regular) getting one, resulting in the band performing as the clowns for the carnival themselves.
* Used repeatedly in one episode of ''Series/That70sShow''. First during a school assembly regarding the President's visit to town, where the various teenagers have actual lightbulbs turn on when one aspect of the speech caught their interest (for instance, Hyde when the principal mentions that they shouldn't cause trouble to make a statement against the government), culminating when the principal says that they don't like it, they can just leave (at which point the "Exit" sign above Fez's head lights up and he walks out the door).
** It came back later that same episode when Red got an idea and the porch light behind him turned on. Played with when he turns around and tells Eric to turn the light off.
* ''Series/HannahMontana'' plays with the trope when Mamaw buys her a goofy hat with lightbulbs in it for an awards show. When she hatches up a ZanyScheme in mid-conversation in the wardrobe closet to convince Mamaw and Aunt Dolly to get along, the hat lights up, spooking out Lilly.
* In ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' when Charlene comes up with the idea that the world is round a light bulb appears above her head, which is actually just Earl fixing the lamp in the background.
** Same joke happened in ''Series/KenanAndKel''.
* The Season 1''Series/KidsIncorporated'' episode "[[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS1E16NoJockos No Jockos]]"has a clip where the gang gets an idea for something to get the word out about their band's carnival after a famous clown scheduled to appear broke his leg. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6WJ7QOUZGY However Stacy, being the youngest at just 9, doesn't get her light to come on immediately...but eventually it does come on]] with even Riley (the soda jerk and the token adult regular) getting one, resulting in the band performing as the clowns for the carnival themselves.
* Used repeatedly in one episode of ''Series/That70sShow''. First during a school assembly regarding the President's visit to town, where the various teenagers have actual lightbulbs turn on when one aspect of the speech caught their interest (for instance, Hyde when the principal mentions that they shouldn't cause trouble to make a statement against the government), culminating when the principal says that they don't like it, they can just leave (at which point the "Exit" sign above Fez's head lights up and he walks out the door).
** It came back later that same episode when Red got an idea and the porch light behind him turned on. Played with when he turns around and tells Eric to turn the light off.
* ''Series/HannahMontana'' plays with the trope when Mamaw buys her a goofy hat with lightbulbs in it for an awards show. When she hatches up a ZanyScheme in mid-conversation in the wardrobe closet to convince Mamaw and Aunt Dolly to get along, the hat lights up, spooking out Lilly.
* In ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' when Charlene comes up with the idea that the world is round a light bulb appears above her head, which is actually just Earl fixing the lamp in the background.
** Same joke happened in ''Series/KenanAndKel''.
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* On ''[[Series/{{Beetleborgs}} Big Bad Beetleborg]]s'', Flabber has ThinkingCap with a lightbulb on top. When he gets an idea it lights up.
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* On ''[[Series/{{Beetleborgs}} Big Bad Beetleborg]]s'', Flabber has ThinkingCap with The Season 1 ''Series/KidsIncorporated'' episode "[[Recap/KidsIncorporatedS1E16NoJockos No Jockos]]"has a lightbulb on top. When he clip where the gang gets an idea for something to get the word out about their band's carnival after a famous clown scheduled to appear broke his leg. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6WJ7QOUZGY However Stacy, being the youngest at just 9, doesn't get her light to come on immediately...but eventually it does come on]] with even Riley (the soda jerk and the token adult regular) getting one, resulting in the band performing as the clowns for the carnival themselves.
* One fairly unique live-action example involved no post-production effects at all: the set of the short-lived UK TV series ''Mr Don and Mr George'' had several unobtrusive lightsup.on various points on the walls. Through careful positioning of the cameras and actors, whenever a character had an idea, a light would light up behind them, appearing to be just above their heads. This was done so smoothly and effectively that even though the gag was done several times, the audience never saw it coming.
%%** This exact same thing was done in ''Detroit Rock City'', when the main characters are trying to come up with a way to enable one of their number to get out of tech class to call a radio station for KISS tickets.%% Examples shall not reference other examples.
* ''Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'': During a short power outage, Kamala realizes that she can use Bruno to sneak out of the house without her parents knowing, right as the lamp above her head light up (with added comic-book effect).
* [[PerkyGoth Abby]] from ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' might not be able to summon a lightbulb over her head, but when she comes up with an idea, she still says, "Lightbulb, over the head!"
* One fairly unique live-action example involved no post-production effects at all: the set of the short-lived UK TV series ''Mr Don and Mr George'' had several unobtrusive lights
%%** This exact same thing was done in ''Detroit Rock City'', when the main characters are trying to come up with a way to enable one of their number to get out of tech class to call a radio station for KISS tickets.%% Examples shall not reference other examples.
* ''Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'': During a short power outage, Kamala realizes that she can use Bruno to sneak out of the house without her parents knowing, right as the lamp above her head light up (with added comic-book effect).
* [[PerkyGoth Abby]] from ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' might not be able to summon a lightbulb over her head, but when she comes up with an idea, she still says, "Lightbulb, over the head!"
* In ''Series/RedDwarf'': "Confidence and Paranoia", Lister's Confidence shows how great he thinks Lister's plan is by literally holding a bulb above Lister's head.
-->'''Confidence:''' Ding dong! Another great idea from the people who brought you "beer milkshakes"!
* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': Zack hears that tomorrow is a Jewish holiday; a menorah appears over his head, and he decides to get excused so he can see a baseball game. (ItMakesSenseInContext)
* Parodied by Dr. Cox in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': "[[LopsidedDichotomy Either]] this kid's [[DontTryThisAtHome got a light bulb up his butt]] or [[TooDumbToLive his colon has a great idea]]." Just to mention, this does happen in RealLife. It is ''extremely'' dangerous and often deadly, because if the bulb breaks you can die. [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope So don't do it]].
-->'''Confidence:''' Ding dong! Another great idea from the people who brought you "beer milkshakes"!
* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': Zack hears that tomorrow is a Jewish holiday; a menorah appears over his head, and he decides to get excused so he can see a baseball game. (ItMakesSenseInContext)
* Parodied by Dr. Cox in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': "[[LopsidedDichotomy Either]] this kid's [[DontTryThisAtHome got a light bulb up his butt]] or [[TooDumbToLive his colon has a great idea]]." Just to mention, this does happen in RealLife. It is ''extremely'' dangerous and often deadly, because if the bulb breaks you can die. [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope So don't do it]].
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* [[PerkyGoth Abby]] from ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' might not be able to summon a lightbulb over her head, but when she comes up with an idea, she still says, "Lightbulb, over the head!"
* Parodied on ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' when Michael has an idea just as Nadine turns the fluorescent overhead light on. Lampshaded (heh).
-->'''Narrator:''' You know that feeling when a great idea comes to you? [ding, ding] OK, that was just a happy coincidence.
* In the ''Series/GoodEats'' episode "Use Your Noodle 2", host Alton Brown prepares ravioli. At one point, Alton struggles with being able to secure a hand-operated pasta machine onto his kitchen counter. Unable to do so, a light bulb turns on over his head, prompting him to use a run-of-the-mill ironing board for his pasta prep procedure.
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In the episode "Broken Arrow", Ray Palmer shouts "Lightbulb!" as he has a EurekaMoment.
* Parodied on ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' when Michael has an idea just as Nadine turns the fluorescent overhead light on. Lampshaded (heh).
-->'''Narrator:''' You know that feeling when a great idea comes to you? [ding, ding] OK, that was just a happy coincidence.
* In the ''Series/GoodEats'' episode "Use Your Noodle 2", host Alton Brown prepares ravioli. At one point, Alton struggles with being able to secure a hand-operated pasta machine onto his kitchen counter. Unable to do so, a light bulb turns on over his head, prompting him to use a run-of-the-mill ironing board for his pasta prep procedure.
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In the episode "Broken Arrow", Ray Palmer shouts "Lightbulb!" as he has a EurekaMoment.
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* [[PerkyGoth Abby]] from ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' might not be able Used repeatedly in one episode of ''Series/That70sShow''. First during a school assembly regarding the President's visit to summon a lightbulb over her head, but town, where the various teenagers have actual lightbulbs turn on when she one aspect of the speech caught their interest (for instance, Hyde when the principal mentions that they shouldn't cause trouble to make a statement against the government), culminating when the principal says that they don't like it, they can just leave (at which point the "Exit" sign above Fez's head lights up and he walks out the door). It comes up with an idea, she still says, "Lightbulb, over the head!"
* Parodied on ''Series/JaneTheVirgin''back later that same episode when Michael has Red got an idea just as Nadine and the porch light behind him turned on. Played with when he turns around and tells Eric to turn the fluorescent overhead light on. Lampshaded (heh).
-->'''Narrator:''' You know that feeling when a great idea comes to you? [ding, ding] OK, that was just a happy coincidence.
* In the ''Series/GoodEats'' episode "Use Your Noodle 2", host Alton Brown prepares ravioli. At one point, Alton struggles with being able to secure a hand-operated pasta machine onto his kitchen counter. Unable to do so, a light bulb turns on over his head, prompting him to use a run-of-the-mill ironing board for his pasta prep procedure.
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In the episode "Broken Arrow", Ray Palmer shouts "Lightbulb!" as he has a EurekaMoment.off.
* Parodied on ''Series/JaneTheVirgin''
-->'''Narrator:''' You know that feeling when a great idea comes to you? [ding, ding] OK, that was just a happy coincidence.
* In the ''Series/GoodEats'' episode "Use Your Noodle 2", host Alton Brown prepares ravioli. At one point, Alton struggles with being able to secure a hand-operated pasta machine onto his kitchen counter. Unable to do so, a light bulb turns on over his head, prompting him to use a run-of-the-mill ironing board for his pasta prep procedure.
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In the episode "Broken Arrow", Ray Palmer shouts "Lightbulb!" as he has a EurekaMoment.
* Inverted in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inb8MMZ-QmA Song of the Caged Bird]]" by Music/LindseyStirling; the initial lightbulb she finds in a crate by accident gives her the idea of opening the others.
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-->Is there a lightbulb between my ears?\\
Could it be 'cause I had an idea?
* Inverted in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inb8MMZ-QmA Song of the Caged Bird]]" by Music/LindseyStirling; the initial lightbulb she finds in a crate by accident gives her the idea of opening the others.
Could it be 'cause I had an idea?
* Inverted in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inb8MMZ-QmA Song of the Caged Bird]]" by Music/LindseyStirling; the initial lightbulb she finds in a crate by accident gives her the idea of opening the others.
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Could it be 'cause I had an
* Inverted in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inb8MMZ-QmA Song of the Caged Bird]]" by Music/LindseyStirling; the initial lightbulb she finds in a crate by accident gives her the idea of opening the others.
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* At the Edinburgh Science Festival 2015 strand "The Idea Factory", the lecture theatres were decorated with large lightbulbs with unusually shaped filaments (a microphone, a tuba, a TV set, Vitruvian Man...)
* In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, Creator/MelBrooks reveals in the annotated libretto that originally, in the stage version of ''Theatre/TheProducers'', when Bloom says, "A producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit", a literal lamp was originally going to go on near Bialystock in a nod to ''Film/SilentMovie''. However, this didn't come to pass.
* At the Edinburgh Science Festival 2015 strand "The Idea Factory", the lecture theatres were decorated with large lightbulbs with unusually shaped filaments (a microphone, a tuba, a TV set, Vitruvian Man...)
* In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, Creator/MelBrooks reveals in the annotated libretto that originally, in the stage version of ''Theatre/TheProducers'', when Bloom says, "A producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit", a literal lamp was originally going to go on near Bialystock in a nod to ''Film/SilentMovie''. However, this didn't come to pass.
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* In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, Creator/MelBrooks reveals
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* At the Edinburgh Science Festival 2015 strand "The Idea Factory", the lecture theatres were decorated with large lightbulbs with unusually shaped filaments (a microphone, a tuba, a TV set, Vitruvian Man...)
* In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, Creator/MelBrooks reveals in the annotated libretto that originally, in the stage version of ''Theatre/TheProducers'', when Bloom says, "A producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit", a literal lamp was originally going to go on near Bialystock in a nod to ''Film/SilentMovie''. However, this didn't come to pass.
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* At the Edinburgh Science Festival 2015 strand "The Idea Factory", the lecture theatres were decorated with large lightbulbs with unusually shaped filaments (a microphone, a tuba, a TV set, Vitruvian Man...)
* In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, Creator/MelBrooks reveals in the annotated libretto that originally, in the stage version of ''Theatre/TheProducers'', when Bloom says, "A producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit", a literal lamp was originally going to go on near Bialystock in a nod to ''Film/SilentMovie''. However, this didn't come to pass.
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* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', when a neighbour gets an idea, a cartoonish lightbulb appears over his/her head. By talking to psychologist Dr. Shrunk, you can learn to do this as well.
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* This is one of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright's]] attacks in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.]]''
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* This ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'' has a variation: Teenage Emmett Brown "invents"[[note]]In his own words, he just took an existing machine and dressed it up with attention-grabbing bells and whistles[[/note]] a device called the Mental Alignment Meter, which reads a person's mental responses to certain stimuli and is one of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright's]] attacks used to determine if they're an upstanding citizen or a hooligan. The test involves wearing a leather cap with red, yellow, and green lights which light up when the wearer has a negative, apathetic, or positive attitude respectively. The player (as Marty) has to run the M.A.M. test while Emmett isn't paying attention and use stimuli such as electric shocks, a song he likes, and smells both pleasant and foul in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.]]''order to falsely portray Emmett as a bad person, using the lights on the helmet as a guide.
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* In the ''VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}'' series from the fifth game onward, this was used as a signal for whenever a new technique was learned in battle.
* This is an unlockable Emote in ''VideoGame/RuneScape''.
* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', when a neighbour gets an idea, a cartoonish lightbulb appears over his/her head. By talking to psychologist Dr. Shrunk, you can learn to do this as well.
* Spoofed in ''VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}}''; when a puppy gets an idea, you can drag the lightbulb over to her/him, and [[BigEater (s)he'll eat it.]]
* This is an unlockable Emote in ''VideoGame/RuneScape''.
* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', when a neighbour gets an idea, a cartoonish lightbulb appears over his/her head. By talking to psychologist Dr. Shrunk, you can learn to do this as well.
* Spoofed in ''VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}}''; when a puppy gets an idea, you can drag the lightbulb over to her/him, and [[BigEater (s)he'll eat it.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/CuteBite'': The "perfers to resolve conflict by wits" option for the ''VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}'' series from the fifth game onward, this vampire is represented by a light bulb, a.k.a that her Butler tells her she was used as a signal feared for whenever a new technique was learned in battle.
* This is an unlockable Emote in ''VideoGame/RuneScape''.
* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'',her cleverness, back when she was an adult.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter aneighbour door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea, idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is acartoonish side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' has a lightbulbappears over his/her head. By talking to psychologist Dr. Shrunk, you can learn to do this as well.
* Spoofed in ''VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}}''; when a puppy getsan idea, you can drag the lightbulb over to her/him, and [[BigEater (s)he'll eat it.]]emotion bubble.
* This is an unlockable Emote in ''VideoGame/RuneScape''.
* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'',
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' has a lightbulb
* Spoofed in ''VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}}''; when a puppy gets
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* Played with twice in ''VideoGame/WallaceAndGromitsGrandAdventures: The Last Resort''. As Wallace gets an idea in the first act, a few sparks in the plug behind him go off above his head. In the second act, it's a sun lamp.
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' has a lightbulb as an emotion bubble.
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' has a lightbulb as an emotion bubble.
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* Played In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', when Mario and Luigi come up with twice a new version of the Advanced Bros. Attacks.
* Spoofed in''VideoGame/WallaceAndGromitsGrandAdventures: The Last Resort''. As Wallace ''VideoGame/{{Nintendogs}}''; when a puppy gets an idea in idea, you can drag the first act, a few sparks in the plug behind him go off above his head. In the second act, it's a sun lamp.
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' has alightbulb as an emotion bubble.over to her/him, and [[BigEater (s)he'll eat it.]]
* One of these always presides the catchphrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'' introduces Bad Ideas, monsters that appear in people's mindscapes which resemble blue quadraped critters with backs covered in bright red bulbs. They'll throw these bulbs at Raz, where they explode and deal massive damage (representing ideas that [[LiteralMetaphor blow up in your face]]).
* Spoofed in
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' has a
* One of these always presides the catchphrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'' introduces Bad Ideas, monsters that appear in people's mindscapes which resemble blue quadraped critters with backs covered in bright red bulbs. They'll throw these bulbs at Raz, where they explode and deal massive damage (representing ideas that [[LiteralMetaphor blow up in your face]]).
* This is an unlockable Emote in ''VideoGame/RuneScape''.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}'' series from the fifth game onward, this was used as a signal for whenever a new technique was learned in battle.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{SaGa|RPG}}'' series from the fifth game onward, this was used as a signal for whenever a new technique was learned in battle.
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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
* ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'' has a variation: Teenage Emmett Brown "invents"[[note]]In his own words, he just took an existing machine and dressed it up with attention-grabbing bells and whistles[[/note]] a device called the Mental Alignment Meter, which reads a person's mental responses to certain stimuli and is used to determine if they're an upstanding citizen or a hooligan. The test involves wearing a leather cap with red, yellow, and green lights which light up when the wearer has a negative, apathetic, or positive attitude respectively. The player (as Marty) has to run the M.A.M. test while Emmett isn't paying attention and use stimuli such as electric shocks, a song he likes, and smells both pleasant and foul in order to falsely portray Emmett as a bad person, using the lights on the helmet as a guide.
* One of these always presides the catchphrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
* In ''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries The Legend of Heroes - Trails]]'', an anime-style idea bulb will sometimes appear over a character's head when they get an idea, such as in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel]]'' Chapter 4 when Emma excuses her talking with her cat, Celine, as talking with a friend on her [=ARCUS=] unit. It also sometimes shows up when Rean answers a question in class.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
* ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'' has a variation: Teenage Emmett Brown "invents"[[note]]In his own words, he just took an existing machine and dressed it up with attention-grabbing bells and whistles[[/note]] a device called the Mental Alignment Meter, which reads a person's mental responses to certain stimuli and is used to determine if they're an upstanding citizen or a hooligan. The test involves wearing a leather cap with red, yellow, and green lights which light up when the wearer has a negative, apathetic, or positive attitude respectively. The player (as Marty) has to run the M.A.M. test while Emmett isn't paying attention and use stimuli such as electric shocks, a song he likes, and smells both pleasant and foul in order to falsely portray Emmett as a bad person, using the lights on the helmet as a guide.
* One of these always presides the catchphrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
* In ''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries The Legend of Heroes - Trails]]'', an anime-style idea bulb will sometimes appear over a character's head when they get an idea, such as in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel]]'' Chapter 4 when Emma excuses her talking with her cat, Celine, as talking with a friend on her [=ARCUS=] unit. It also sometimes shows up when Rean answers a question in class.
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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
**''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'': In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
* ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'' has a variation: Teenage Emmett Brown "invents"[[note]]In his own words, he just took an existing machine and dressed it up with attention-grabbing bells and whistles[[/note]] a device called the Mental Alignment Meter, which reads a person's mental responses to certain stimuli and is used to determine if they're an upstanding citizen or a hooligan. The test involves wearing a leather cap with red, yellow, and green lights which light up when the wearer has a negative, apathetic, or positive attitude respectively. The player (as Marty) has to run the M.A.M. test while Emmett isn't paying attention and use stimuli such as electric shocks, a song he likes, and smells both pleasant and foul in order to falsely portray Emmett as a bad person, using the lights on the helmet as a guide.
* One of these always presides the catchphrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
* In ''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries The''The Legend of Heroes - Trails]]'', Trails'', an anime-style idea bulb will sometimes appear over a character's head when they get an idea, such as in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel]]'' Chapter 4 when Emma excuses her talking with her cat, Celine, as talking with a friend on her [=ARCUS=] unit. It also sometimes shows up when Rean answers a question in class.class.
* This is one of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright's]] attacks in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.]]''
* Played with twice in ''VideoGame/WallaceAndGromitsGrandAdventures: The Last Resort''. As Wallace gets an idea in the first act, a few sparks in the plug behind him go off above his head. In the second act, it's a sun lamp.
**
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
* ''VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame'' has a variation: Teenage Emmett Brown "invents"[[note]]In his own words, he just took an existing machine and dressed it up with attention-grabbing bells and whistles[[/note]] a device called the Mental Alignment Meter, which reads a person's mental responses to certain stimuli and is used to determine if they're an upstanding citizen or a hooligan. The test involves wearing a leather cap with red, yellow, and green lights which light up when the wearer has a negative, apathetic, or positive attitude respectively. The player (as Marty) has to run the M.A.M. test while Emmett isn't paying attention and use stimuli such as electric shocks, a song he likes, and smells both pleasant and foul in order to falsely portray Emmett as a bad person, using the lights on the helmet as a guide.
* One of these always presides the catchphrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
* In ''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries The
* This is one of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright's]] attacks in ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.]]''
* Played with twice in ''VideoGame/WallaceAndGromitsGrandAdventures: The Last Resort''. As Wallace gets an idea in the first act, a few sparks in the plug behind him go off above his head. In the second act, it's a sun lamp.
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* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'' introduces Bad Ideas, monsters that appear in people's mindscapes which resemble blue quadraped critters with backs covered in bright red bulbs. They'll throw these bulbs at Raz, where they explode and deal massive damage (representing ideas that [[LiteralMetaphor blow up in your face]]).
* ''VideoGame/CuteBite'': The "perfers to resolve conflict by wits" option for the vampire is represented by a light bulb, a.k.a that her Butler tells her she was feared for her cleverness, back when she was an adult.
* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', when Mario and Luigi come up with a new version of the Advanced Bros. Attacks.
* ''VideoGame/CuteBite'': The "perfers to resolve conflict by wits" option for the vampire is represented by a light bulb, a.k.a that her Butler tells her she was feared for her cleverness, back when she was an adult.
* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', when Mario and Luigi come up with a new version of the Advanced Bros. Attacks.
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* In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0025.html this]] ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' comic, Elan gets an idea and a lit candle appears over his head, and [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0387.html here]] a lantern.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Beeserker}}'' features a ''burning trash can'' for the Sciencemen's [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0025.html this]] ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of beeserker.com/comics/idea-get/ suitably bad ideas]]. The author even mentions that they stole the Stick]]'' comic, Elan gets an idea from Beavis and a lit candle appears over his head, and [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0387.html here]] a lantern.Butthead (see below).
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* ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'' plays with this by having one character's [[http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=471 hair]] [[http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=473 on fire]] and using that as a replacement lightbulb, [[PaintingTheMedium cleverly arranging the panels so the fire is out of sight except when he has an idea]].
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* ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'' plays with this by having one character's [[http://twokinds.''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'':
** In the middle of [[http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=1932 this]] comic, Table Etiquette, Kirby and Jigglypuff were thinking of another way to finish their food more quicker, until Jigglypuff gets an idea, and she has an Idea Bulb appear above her head.
** Meanwhile, in [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=471 hair]] [[http://twokinds.com/2011/03/25/321-cocoon-academy-part-9/ this]] part of Cocoon Academy, Mario gets an Idea Bulb.
** [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=473 on fire]] and using com/2011/04/28/329-overgrowth/ This]] comic also had Wart getting an idea bulb.
** In [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/05/26/411-brawl-from-the-family/ this]] comic, Sarah, creator of "Sarah Loves Matthew, gets this when she gets an idea after Matthew suggests thatas a replacement lightbulb, [[PaintingTheMedium cleverly arranging Sarah put Kirby in the panels so the fire is out of sight except when he has an idea]].comic eating something.
** In the middle of [[http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=1932 this]] comic, Table Etiquette, Kirby and Jigglypuff were thinking of another way to finish their food more quicker, until Jigglypuff gets an idea, and she has an Idea Bulb appear above her head.
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** In [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/05/26/411-brawl-from-the-family/ this]] comic, Sarah, creator of "Sarah Loves Matthew, gets this when she gets an idea after Matthew suggests that
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** The same is done in [[http://www.dawnsdictionarydrama.com/2009/02/20/detested/ this]] ''Dawn's Dictionary Drama'' strip.
* Near the end of the original run of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', [[http://narbonic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/061215.jpg Dave gets an idea]] on how to get back together with Helen. Since he's just gone mad, he gets a ''cracked'' light bulb.
* Near the end of the original run of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', [[http://narbonic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/061215.jpg Dave gets an idea]] on how to get back together with Helen. Since he's just gone mad, he gets a ''cracked'' light bulb.
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* Played with in [[http://omaketheater.com/comic/39/ a strip]] from ''Webcomic/Friday4Koma'', where the
* ''Webcomics/GuildedAge'' takes place in a medieval setting, so when Frigg gets an
* Played with in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Bob is trapped by villains in a small room, and thinks about how he desperately needs an idea. Then he glances up and sees there's an actual mounted lightbulb directly above his head. He smashes it and escapes in the darkness.
* Near the end of the original run of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', [[http://narbonic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/061215.jpg Dave gets an idea]] on how to get back together with Helen. Since he's just gone mad, he gets a ''cracked'' light bulb.
* Near the end of the original run of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', [[http://narbonic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/061215.jpg Dave gets an idea]] on how to get back together with Helen. Since he's just gone mad, he gets a ''cracked'' light bulb.
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* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'':
** In the middle of [[http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=1932 this]] comic, Table Etiquette, Kirby and Jigglypuff were thinking of another way to finish their food more quicker, until Jigglypuff gets an idea, and she has an Idea Bulb appear above her head.
** Meanwhile, in [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/03/25/321-cocoon-academy-part-9/ this]] part of Cocoon Academy, Mario gets an Idea Bulb.
** [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/04/28/329-overgrowth/ This]] comic also had Wart getting an idea bulb.
** In [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/05/26/411-brawl-from-the-family/ this]] comic, Sarah, creator of "Sarah Loves Matthew, gets this when she gets an idea after Matthew suggests that Sarah put Kirby in the comic eating something.
* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/bright-idea/ Deitzel]] gets one of these when he comes up with a way to wake up Monica.
* Played with in [[http://omaketheater.com/comic/39/ a strip]] from ''Webcomic/Friday4Koma'', where the idea warranting a lightbulb is to use the lit bulb to see in the dark.
* Played with in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Bob is trapped by villains in a small room, and thinks about how he desperately needs an idea. Then he glances up and sees there's an actual mounted lightbulb directly above his head. He smashes it and escapes in the darkness.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Erik]] has a time-period appropriate [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Movie-48267877 idea]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-102-Boy-Player-156480419 candle]] and [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-13-Flush-66111403 idea crystal]].
** In the SpinOff ''Webcomic/GirlsNextDoor'' [[Franchise/StarWars Leia]] gets an [[http://pika-la-cynique.deviantart.com/art/GND174-Kablooie-Part-II-282756436 idea lightsaber]].
* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' had this several times.
** In the middle of [[http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=1932 this]] comic, Table Etiquette, Kirby and Jigglypuff were thinking of another way to finish their food more quicker, until Jigglypuff gets an idea, and she has an Idea Bulb appear above her head.
** Meanwhile, in [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/03/25/321-cocoon-academy-part-9/ this]] part of Cocoon Academy, Mario gets an Idea Bulb.
** [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/04/28/329-overgrowth/ This]] comic also had Wart getting an idea bulb.
** In [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/05/26/411-brawl-from-the-family/ this]] comic, Sarah, creator of "Sarah Loves Matthew, gets this when she gets an idea after Matthew suggests that Sarah put Kirby in the comic eating something.
* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/bright-idea/ Deitzel]] gets one of these when he comes up with a way to wake up Monica.
* Played with in [[http://omaketheater.com/comic/39/ a strip]] from ''Webcomic/Friday4Koma'', where the idea warranting a lightbulb is to use the lit bulb to see in the dark.
* Played with in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Bob is trapped by villains in a small room, and thinks about how he desperately needs an idea. Then he glances up and sees there's an actual mounted lightbulb directly above his head. He smashes it and escapes in the darkness.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Erik]] has a time-period appropriate [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Movie-48267877 idea]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-102-Boy-Player-156480419 candle]] and [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-13-Flush-66111403 idea crystal]].
** In the SpinOff ''Webcomic/GirlsNextDoor'' [[Franchise/StarWars Leia]] gets an [[http://pika-la-cynique.deviantart.com/art/GND174-Kablooie-Part-II-282756436 idea lightsaber]].
* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' had this several times.
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* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'':
**''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': In the middle of [[http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/?p=1932 this]] comic, Table Etiquette, Kirby and Jigglypuff were thinking of another way to finish their food more quicker, until Jigglypuff gets an idea, and she has an Idea Bulb appear above her head.
** Meanwhile, in [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/03/25/321-cocoon-academy-part-9/ this]] part of Cocoon Academy, Mario gets an Idea Bulb.
** [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/04/28/329-overgrowth/ This]] comic also had Wart getting an idea bulb.
** In [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/05/26/411-brawl-from-the-family/ this]] comic, Sarah, creator of "Sarah Loves Matthew, getsgiantitp.com/comics/oots0025.html this when she comic]], Elan gets an idea after Matthew suggests that Sarah put Kirby and a lit candle appears over his head, and [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0387.html in the comic eating something.
* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/bright-idea/ Deitzel]] gets one of these when he comes up withanother]] it's a way lantern.
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* Playedwith rather straight in [[http://omaketheater.com/comic/39/ ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' when Hannelore gets a strip]] from ''Webcomic/Friday4Koma'', where the idea warranting a lightbulb is to use the lit bulb to see in the dark.
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*Played with in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Bob is trapped by villains in a small room, and thinks about how he desperately needs an idea. Then he glances up and sees there's an actual mounted lightbulb directly above his head. He smashes it and escapes in the darkness.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}''''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'':
** [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Erik]] has a time-period appropriate [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Movie-48267877 idea]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-102-Boy-Player-156480419 candle]] and [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-13-Flush-66111403 idea crystal]].
** In the SpinOff''Webcomic/GirlsNextDoor'' ''Webcomic/GirlsNextDoor'', [[Franchise/StarWars Leia]] gets an [[http://pika-la-cynique.deviantart.com/art/GND174-Kablooie-Part-II-282756436 idea lightsaber]].
*''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' had this several times.''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-8-49/ A light bulb with Mimic's lips on it]] is used to illustrate the troll captain coming to the understanding that the ball he's holding, and that require alcohol to dissolve the mimic glue on it, might be the mimic in their opposing sport team. Yes, trolls are slow on the uptake.
* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'':
**
** Meanwhile, in [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/03/25/321-cocoon-academy-part-9/ this]] part of Cocoon Academy, Mario gets an Idea Bulb.
** [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/04/28/329-overgrowth/ This]] comic also had Wart getting an idea bulb.
** In [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/05/26/411-brawl-from-the-family/ this]] comic, Sarah, creator of "Sarah Loves Matthew, gets
* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/bright-idea/ Deitzel]] gets one of these when he comes up with
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*
* In ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}''
** [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Erik]] has a time-period appropriate [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Movie-48267877 idea]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-102-Boy-Player-156480419 candle]] and [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-13-Flush-66111403 idea crystal]].
** In the SpinOff
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* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'':
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* Some ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' comics tend to use this sometimes.
* ''Webcomics/GuildedAge'' takes place in a medieval setting, so when Frigg gets an idea it appears in the form of her glowing mace.
* ''Webcomics/GuildedAge'' takes place in a medieval setting, so when Frigg gets an idea it appears in the form of her glowing mace.
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* Some ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' comics tend Kat Vance from ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'' has an incandescent bulb appear above her head in strip #649. Kat and Vanity are being menaced by four evil demons, and must destroy a cursed dagger to use this sometimes.
* ''Webcomics/GuildedAge'' takes place in a medieval setting, so when Frigg gets anbanish them forever. Kat's idea it appears in is also a TakeThat to the form of her glowing mace.creator's favorite target.
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* Played rather straight in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' when Hannelore gets a [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2588 compact fluorescent lamp]].
* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-8-49/ A light bulb with Mimic's lips on it]] is used to illustrate the troll captain coming to the understanding that the ball he's holding, and that require alcohol to dissolve the mimic glue on it, might be the mimic in their opposing sport team. Yes, trolls are slow on the uptake.
* Kat Vance from ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'' has an incandescent bulb appear above her head in strip #649. Kat and Vanity are being menaced by four evil demons, and must destroy a cursed dagger to banish them forever. Kat's idea is also a TakeThat to the creator's favorite target.
* ''Webcomic/{{Beeserker}}'' features a ''burning trash can'' for the Sciencemen's [[http://www.beeserker.com/comics/idea-get/ suitably bad ideas]]. The author even mentions that they stole the idea from Beavis and Butthead (see below).
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Sarah [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-12-29 gets one]] when she deduces George's extra grumpy mood is caused by him seeing that Justin has managed to find another gay guy to hook up with and therefore that George is gay and is attracted to Justin.
* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-8-49/ A light bulb with Mimic's lips on it]] is used to illustrate the troll captain coming to the understanding that the ball he's holding, and that require alcohol to dissolve the mimic glue on it, might be the mimic in their opposing sport team. Yes, trolls are slow on the uptake.
* Kat Vance from ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'' has an incandescent bulb appear above her head in strip #649. Kat and Vanity are being menaced by four evil demons, and must destroy a cursed dagger to banish them forever. Kat's idea is also a TakeThat to the creator's favorite target.
* ''Webcomic/{{Beeserker}}'' features a ''burning trash can'' for the Sciencemen's [[http://www.beeserker.com/comics/idea-get/ suitably bad ideas]]. The author even mentions that they stole the idea from Beavis and Butthead (see below).
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Sarah [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-12-29 gets one]] when she deduces George's extra grumpy mood is caused by him seeing that Justin has managed to find another gay guy to hook up with and therefore that George is gay and is attracted to Justin.
to:
* Played rather straight in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'' plays with this by having one character's [[http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=471 hair]] [[http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=473 on fire]] and using that as a replacement lightbulb, [[PaintingTheMedium cleverly arranging the panels so the fire is out of sight except when Hannelore gets a [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2588 compact fluorescent lamp]].
* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-8-49/ A light bulb with Mimic's lips on it]] is used to illustrate the troll captain coming to the understanding that the ball he's holding, and that require alcohol to dissolve the mimic glue on it, might be the mimic in their opposing sport team. Yes, trolls are slow on the uptake.
* Kat Vance from ''Webcomic/SequentialArt''he has an incandescent bulb appear above her head in strip #649. Kat and Vanity are being menaced by four evil demons, and must destroy a cursed dagger to banish them forever. Kat's idea is also a TakeThat to the creator's favorite target.
idea]].
*''Webcomic/{{Beeserker}}'' features a ''burning trash can'' for the Sciencemen's [[http://www.beeserker.com/comics/idea-get/ suitably bad ideas]]. The author even mentions that they stole the idea from Beavis and Butthead (see below).
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Sarah [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-12-29''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/bright-idea/ Deitzel]] gets one]] one of these when she deduces George's extra grumpy mood is caused by him seeing that Justin has managed to find another gay guy to hook he comes up with and therefore that George is gay and is attracted a way to Justin.wake up Monica.
* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-8-49/ A light bulb with Mimic's lips on it]] is used to illustrate the troll captain coming to the understanding that the ball he's holding, and that require alcohol to dissolve the mimic glue on it, might be the mimic in their opposing sport team. Yes, trolls are slow on the uptake.
* Kat Vance from ''Webcomic/SequentialArt''
*
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Sarah [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-12-29
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': From [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/9-original-canon/315-christmas-elves "Christmas Elves: Fey and Jade's Holiday Havoc"]], when Jade gets the idea to talk about TeenPregnancy as a way for Billie, who are both still in high school, to change the subject when talking to her parents:
-->Jade scrunched her face up in concentration. Then she straightened. You could almost see the light bulb over her head. "You ask, 'Hey, is my baby going to be a mutant?'"\\
"My...!" Billie appeared to be suddenly choking on something.\\
"You tell them, 'Oh, don't worry. I'm not pregnant. Not ''yet''.'"
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-->Jade scrunched her face up in concentration. Then she straightened. You could almost see the light bulb over her head. "You ask, 'Hey, is my baby going to be a mutant?'"\\
"My...!" Billie appeared to be suddenly choking on something.\\
"You tell them, 'Oh, don't worry. I'm not pregnant. Not ''yet''.'"
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* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Lucky gets one in "Barnboozled" when he figures out to drive Cruella out of the barn.
* Hildy from ''WesternAnimation/The7D'' will often have a candle appear over her head when she gets an idea.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "Normal Boy", Jimmy gets an idea, and a lightbulb appears above his head, which is promptly seized by Gus the Janitor since a light went out in the teacher's lounge.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'':
** A light bulb appears over Yakko's head at least once. Wakko promptly ate it, which hilariously resulted in Yakko forgetting the idea he just had.
** The "Good Idea, Bad Idea" segments.
* It's a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'' that every time a character gets an idea bulb, they end up [[NinjaProp interacting with the bulb]] - getting popped by a bird, replaced by an energy efficient model, used to replace a real light bulb, etc.
* Early on in the low-tech ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', when Sokka comes up with an idea (one his first instances of later becoming the TheSmartGuy) for opening a sophisticated chamber door, he has his back to a wall and there is a lantern above his head.
* ''WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture TheAnimatedSeries'': Doc gets an idea of how to test his new invention. A lightbulb is behind him - but then Doc walks away, revealing he is standing in front of a lamp, which Verne then switches off.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", the four are lost in a jungle with a jeep that stopped working. After applying thought Ringo gets an idea with the cliche bulb over the head image. Catch here is a huge snake appears (it was a worm but a witch doctor turned into a snake) and swallows the bulb! Then the reptile shines a beacon every time it opens its mouth!
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'':
** Sometimes appeared in with the bulb replaced by matches being struck or a hand trying to light a lighter; this was eventually dropped along with Beavis' pyromania to appease {{Media Watchdog}}s.
** Whenever this appeared in later episodes, it was usually depicted as a small, noisy, flickering bulb (giving the viewers an idea of the soundness of the idea); it apparently had to shatter before the idea could be verbalized by the character who had come up with it. Another time a ''mushroom cloud'' was used as an equivalent.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'': Beetlejuice gets one, but has ''no'' idea why it's there. He looks up at it and wonders if it means he's gotten an idea.
* Hildy from ''WesternAnimation/The7D'' will often have a candle appear over her head when she gets an idea.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "Normal Boy", Jimmy gets an idea, and a lightbulb appears above his head, which is promptly seized by Gus the Janitor since a light went out in the teacher's lounge.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'':
** A light bulb appears over Yakko's head at least once. Wakko promptly ate it, which hilariously resulted in Yakko forgetting the idea he just had.
** The "Good Idea, Bad Idea" segments.
* It's a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'' that every time a character gets an idea bulb, they end up [[NinjaProp interacting with the bulb]] - getting popped by a bird, replaced by an energy efficient model, used to replace a real light bulb, etc.
* Early on in the low-tech ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', when Sokka comes up with an idea (one his first instances of later becoming the TheSmartGuy) for opening a sophisticated chamber door, he has his back to a wall and there is a lantern above his head.
* ''WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture TheAnimatedSeries'': Doc gets an idea of how to test his new invention. A lightbulb is behind him - but then Doc walks away, revealing he is standing in front of a lamp, which Verne then switches off.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", the four are lost in a jungle with a jeep that stopped working. After applying thought Ringo gets an idea with the cliche bulb over the head image. Catch here is a huge snake appears (it was a worm but a witch doctor turned into a snake) and swallows the bulb! Then the reptile shines a beacon every time it opens its mouth!
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'':
** Sometimes appeared in with the bulb replaced by matches being struck or a hand trying to light a lighter; this was eventually dropped along with Beavis' pyromania to appease {{Media Watchdog}}s.
** Whenever this appeared in later episodes, it was usually depicted as a small, noisy, flickering bulb (giving the viewers an idea of the soundness of the idea); it apparently had to shatter before the idea could be verbalized by the character who had come up with it. Another time a ''mushroom cloud'' was used as an equivalent.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'': Beetlejuice gets one, but has ''no'' idea why it's there. He looks up at it and wonders if it means he's gotten an idea.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', "Cookie Dough": Bloo tries to come up with an idea... and dismisses Bulby, who had snuck up behind him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', In the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' episode "Dogpower", the titular duo are unable to pay their electricity bill and thus are forced to go without power for awhile. When their housemate Winslow notes Dog being full of energy whenever he enthusiastically chases things, an inspirational light bulb springs up above Cat's head. However, it promptly goes out, forcing him to flick it with his finger to keep it on, suggesting that their present situation means even visual metaphors are low on power.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{City Island|2022}}'': Parodied. Watt, a talking lightbulb, glows when he has an idea.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' episode "Goldfish Follies", which is a parody of early 1930s cartoons, uses this twice.
** First, when Clarence gets the idea to keep his goldfish alive in his mouth, a CFL bulb appears over his head.
** The second time, two Clarences get two bulbs, which when merge into one large bulb.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' "The Salvation Armed Forces'', Dan demands Chris come up with an idea. As Chris gazes across the street, a truck for Idea, Inc. drives by, complete with a smiling lightbulb mascot painted on the side.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the villain Megavolt has a literal lightbulb attached to his head, as an indication of his thought processes.
* On ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' it was parodied with Dexter and Dee Dee getting simultaneous ideas. Dexter's was represented by two atoms undergoing fusion and producing light. Dee Dee's was represented by two rocks banging together and making fire. Of course, since the previous is a natural process, while the latter represents one of the first ideas from which all science descends...guess which plan turned out better?
* In one Disney cartoon, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are trying to think of a way to get even with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. Dale has and idea, a light bulb appears over his head, and he shows it to Chip, who rejects it. Trying again, Dale comes up with a bigger bulb, which Chip approves.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'', a lightbulb appears over Dodgers' head when he gets an idea. So he stops explaining his idea to complain to the Cadet that the hologram projector is acting up again.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
** "High-Heeled Eds": While trying to think up a way to scam Sarah, Nazz and Jimmy, Eddy gets an Idea Bulb, though it flickers out briefly until he adjusts it.
** In the episode "It Came From Outer Ed," Ed gets an idea for a scam and holds up some turf over his head while saying, "Boing! It's a lightbulb!"
* A student film called "Employee of the Month" entirely centers around this conceit. The Boss is looking for ''big'' ideas -- there's even a chart for comparison, although most of the protagonist's ideas don't match up (not even the one he uses to steal his rival's idea, which is bigger than he is). [[spoiler:TheStinger reveals that The Boss is a ''giant moth'' in a business suit, who wants big ideas because he likes the pretty glowy things]].
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', things go back to [[UsefulNotes/TheThirteenAmericanColonies Colonial Times]], and candles are used in lieu of bulbs. So, Timmy gives people ideas by holding candles over their heads. Wax often falls on the characters' heads, after which they say something along the lines of "I have an idea! ...and wax burns!"
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDwQUkwxv-s Peter gets an idea, a light bulb shows up over his head]]. He jumps up, breaks the light bulb, and gets his face cut on the broken glass. He screams in pain and forgets his idea. Then he remembers it. Rinse and repeat.
* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'': In one episode, Fanboy gets an idea bulb, but it burns out. However, Chumchum fixes it by walking up invisible steps with a new lightbulb, and replaces the burned out one with the new lightbulb.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'':
** "Cookie Dough": Bloo tries to come up with an idea... and dismisses Bulby, who had snuck up behind him.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{City Island|2022}}'': Parodied. Watt, a talking lightbulb, glows when he has an idea.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' episode "Goldfish Follies", which is a parody of early 1930s cartoons, uses this twice.
** First, when Clarence gets the idea to keep his goldfish alive in his mouth, a CFL bulb appears over his head.
** The second time, two Clarences get two bulbs, which when merge into one large bulb.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' "The Salvation Armed Forces'', Dan demands Chris come up with an idea. As Chris gazes across the street, a truck for Idea, Inc. drives by, complete with a smiling lightbulb mascot painted on the side.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the villain Megavolt has a literal lightbulb attached to his head, as an indication of his thought processes.
* On ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' it was parodied with Dexter and Dee Dee getting simultaneous ideas. Dexter's was represented by two atoms undergoing fusion and producing light. Dee Dee's was represented by two rocks banging together and making fire. Of course, since the previous is a natural process, while the latter represents one of the first ideas from which all science descends...guess which plan turned out better?
* In one Disney cartoon, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are trying to think of a way to get even with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. Dale has and idea, a light bulb appears over his head, and he shows it to Chip, who rejects it. Trying again, Dale comes up with a bigger bulb, which Chip approves.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'', a lightbulb appears over Dodgers' head when he gets an idea. So he stops explaining his idea to complain to the Cadet that the hologram projector is acting up again.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
** "High-Heeled Eds": While trying to think up a way to scam Sarah, Nazz and Jimmy, Eddy gets an Idea Bulb, though it flickers out briefly until he adjusts it.
** In the episode "It Came From Outer Ed," Ed gets an idea for a scam and holds up some turf over his head while saying, "Boing! It's a lightbulb!"
* A student film called "Employee of the Month" entirely centers around this conceit. The Boss is looking for ''big'' ideas -- there's even a chart for comparison, although most of the protagonist's ideas don't match up (not even the one he uses to steal his rival's idea, which is bigger than he is). [[spoiler:TheStinger reveals that The Boss is a ''giant moth'' in a business suit, who wants big ideas because he likes the pretty glowy things]].
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', things go back to [[UsefulNotes/TheThirteenAmericanColonies Colonial Times]], and candles are used in lieu of bulbs. So, Timmy gives people ideas by holding candles over their heads. Wax often falls on the characters' heads, after which they say something along the lines of "I have an idea! ...and wax burns!"
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDwQUkwxv-s Peter gets an idea, a light bulb shows up over his head]]. He jumps up, breaks the light bulb, and gets his face cut on the broken glass. He screams in pain and forgets his idea. Then he remembers it. Rinse and repeat.
* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'': In one episode, Fanboy gets an idea bulb, but it burns out. However, Chumchum fixes it by walking up invisible steps with a new lightbulb, and replaces the burned out one with the new lightbulb.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'':
** "Cookie Dough": Bloo tries to come up with an idea... and dismisses Bulby, who had snuck up behind him.
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-->'''Terrence:''' That's it! I need... PIZZA!\\
''(a flying slice of talking pizza promptly appears next to him)''\\
''(a flying slice of talking pizza promptly appears next to him)''\\
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''([[CrossesTheLineTwice Terrence promptly devours it as it screams]])''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** This is often parodied to reveal Homer's idiotic thought processes. A variation often has his ideas represented by the antics of a pair of chimps in his skull.
** ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' has had the psychotic mouse Itchy actually stab perennial victim cat Scratchy with a broken one.
** When Homer realizes he could from a bowling team with Moe and Apu in "Team Homer", pin lights go off over his head.
** In "Love is in the N₂-O₂-Ar-CO₂-Ne-He-CH₄", Professor Frink dismisses his idea bulb because it wasn't eco-friendly, with a fluorescent bulb appearing in its place afterwards.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''
** "High-Heeled Eds": While trying to think up a way to scam Sarah, Nazz and Jimmy, Eddy gets an Idea Bulb, though it flickers out briefly until he adjusts it.
** In the episode "It Came From Outer Ed," Ed gets an idea for a scam and holds up some turf over his head while saying, "Boing! It's a lightbulb!"
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** This is often parodied to reveal Homer's idiotic thought processes. A variation often has his ideas represented by the antics of a pair of chimps in his skull.
** ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' has had the psychotic mouse Itchy actually stab perennial victim cat Scratchy with a broken one.
** When Homer realizes he could from a bowling team with Moe and Apu in "Team Homer", pin lights go off over his head.
** In "Love is in the N₂-O₂-Ar-CO₂-Ne-He-CH₄", Professor Frink dismisses his idea bulb because it wasn't eco-friendly, with a fluorescent bulb appearing in its place afterwards.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''
** "High-Heeled Eds": While trying to think up a way to scam Sarah, Nazz and Jimmy, Eddy gets an Idea Bulb, though it flickers out briefly until he adjusts it.
** In the episode "It Came From Outer Ed," Ed gets an idea for a scam and holds up some turf over his head while saying, "Boing! It's a lightbulb!"
to:
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** This is often parodied to reveal Homer's idiotic thought processes. A variation often has his ideas represented by the antics of a pair of chimps in his skull.
** ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' has had the psychotic mouse Itchy actually stab perennial victim cat Scratchy with a broken one.
** When Homer realizes he could from a bowling team with Moe and Apu in "Team Homer", pin lights go off over his head.
** In "Love is in the N₂-O₂-Ar-CO₂-Ne-He-CH₄", Professor Frink dismisses his idea bulb because it wasn't eco-friendly, with a fluorescent bulb appearing in its place afterwards.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''
** "High-Heeled Eds": While trying to think up a way to scam Sarah, Nazz and Jimmy, Eddy gets an Idea Bulb, though it flickers out briefly until he adjusts it.
** In the episode "It Came From Outer Ed," Ed gets an idea for a scam and holds up some turf over his head while saying, "Boing! It's a lightbulb!"
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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', things go back to [[UsefulNotes/TheThirteenAmericanColonies Colonial Times]], and candles are used in lieu of bulbs. So, Timmy gives people ideas by holding candles over their heads. Wax often falls on the characters' heads, after which they say something along the lines of "I have an idea! ...and wax burns!"
* Similarly, early on in the low-tech ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', when Sokka comes up with an idea (one his first instances of later becoming the TheSmartGuy) for opening a sophisticated chamber door, he has his back to a wall and there is a lantern above his head.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead''
** Sometimes appeared in with the bulb replaced by matches being struck or a hand trying to light a lighter; this was eventually dropped along with Beavis' pyromania to appease {{Media Watchdog}}s.
** Whenever this appeared in later episodes, it was usually depicted as a small, noisy, flickering bulb (giving the viewers an idea of the soundness of the idea); it apparently had to shatter before the idea could be verbalized by the character who had come up with it. Another time a ''mushroom cloud'' was used as an equivalent.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the villain Megavolt has a literal lightbulb attached to his head, as an indication of his thought processes.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
** A light bulb appears over Yakko's head at least once. Wakko promptly ate it, which hilariously resulted in Yakko forgetting the idea he just had.
** The "Good Idea, Bad Idea" segments.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' short, "Psychedelic Pink", the Pink Panther (the cartoon character, not the gem) is trying to read "The Love Life of a Panther (uncensored)". He finds a room with a chair and a lamp. As with most light bulbs he encounters when he's trying to do something, however, it has a habit of turning off when it's least convenient to turn it on again. He sees a vending machine for lights, and having the wrong kind dispenses three times, he gets the idea to use the bulb resulting from the idea as a regular light bulb. It is unknown whether or not it would have worked, though, because it gets a quarter-second of operation before the lampshade falls down, causing the rest of the lamp to disappear.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'', a lightbulb appears over Dodgers' head when he gets an idea. So he stops explaining his idea to complain to the Cadet that the hologram projector is acting up again.
* In the episode "Rock TV" of ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld1991'', Bowser had three lit candles that played the NBC chimes (the show aired there).
* Similarly, early on in the low-tech ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', when Sokka comes up with an idea (one his first instances of later becoming the TheSmartGuy) for opening a sophisticated chamber door, he has his back to a wall and there is a lantern above his head.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead''
** Sometimes appeared in with the bulb replaced by matches being struck or a hand trying to light a lighter; this was eventually dropped along with Beavis' pyromania to appease {{Media Watchdog}}s.
** Whenever this appeared in later episodes, it was usually depicted as a small, noisy, flickering bulb (giving the viewers an idea of the soundness of the idea); it apparently had to shatter before the idea could be verbalized by the character who had come up with it. Another time a ''mushroom cloud'' was used as an equivalent.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the villain Megavolt has a literal lightbulb attached to his head, as an indication of his thought processes.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
** A light bulb appears over Yakko's head at least once. Wakko promptly ate it, which hilariously resulted in Yakko forgetting the idea he just had.
** The "Good Idea, Bad Idea" segments.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' short, "Psychedelic Pink", the Pink Panther (the cartoon character, not the gem) is trying to read "The Love Life of a Panther (uncensored)". He finds a room with a chair and a lamp. As with most light bulbs he encounters when he's trying to do something, however, it has a habit of turning off when it's least convenient to turn it on again. He sees a vending machine for lights, and having the wrong kind dispenses three times, he gets the idea to use the bulb resulting from the idea as a regular light bulb. It is unknown whether or not it would have worked, though, because it gets a quarter-second of operation before the lampshade falls down, causing the rest of the lamp to disappear.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'', a lightbulb appears over Dodgers' head when he gets an idea. So he stops explaining his idea to complain to the Cadet that the hologram projector is acting up again.
* In the episode "Rock TV" of ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld1991'', Bowser had three lit candles that played the NBC chimes (the show aired there).
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* ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel:'' The supervillain turned off every single light in the world and covered it in absolute darkness. Then Squirrel thinks of an idea to get a bulb on his head so he can have some light.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", the four are lost in a jungle with a jeep that stopped working. After applying thought Ringo gets an idea with the cliche bulb over the head image. Catch here is a huge snake appears (it was a worm but a witch doctor turned into a snake) and swallows the bulb! Then the reptile shines a beacon every time it opens its mouth!
* ''WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture TheAnimatedSeries'': Doc gets an idea of how to test his new invention. A lightbulb is behind him - but then Doc walks away, revealing he is standing in front of a lamp, which Verne then switches off.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "Normal Boy", Jimmy gets an idea, and a lightbulb appears above his head, which is promptly seized by Gus the Janitor since a light went out in the teacher's lounge.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", the four are lost in a jungle with a jeep that stopped working. After applying thought Ringo gets an idea with the cliche bulb over the head image. Catch here is a huge snake appears (it was a worm but a witch doctor turned into a snake) and swallows the bulb! Then the reptile shines a beacon every time it opens its mouth!
* ''WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture TheAnimatedSeries'': Doc gets an idea of how to test his new invention. A lightbulb is behind him - but then Doc walks away, revealing he is standing in front of a lamp, which Verne then switches off.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "Normal Boy", Jimmy gets an idea, and a lightbulb appears above his head, which is promptly seized by Gus the Janitor since a light went out in the teacher's lounge.
* Old, direct-to-video cartoon ''[[https://youtu.be/zD32g9fYpCk Mad Scientist]]'' had as the plot of one of its episodes the titular demented doctor developing a device intended to cause anything he thought about to materialize in the real world. Intended to solve the problem of misplaced tools, the device worked too well, manifesting pretty much anything the scatterbrained scientist happened to think of, from the mundane, to the absurd, to even the abstract. Into this last category fell "ideas" which would start out as light bulbs hovering over the professor's head before adopting anthropomorphic attributes suited to its type. A general idea would gain military fatigues before marching off, a big idea would grow to gigantic proportions, and a good idea would sprout wings and a halo while being very helpful. All would retain the lightbulb as a head though.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'': Bessie is surrendered one to save her relaxing hive from her popular top enemies.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' episode "Sparks", Og gets the idea to invent the lightbulb. In this case, his "bulb" is represented by a thought bubble containing a candlestick.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the episode "Family Appreciation Day", Scootaloo excitedly jumps into the air when she gets an idea of how to get out of Apple Bloom bringing Granny Smith to Family Appreciation Day, and she just happens to jostle a lantern hanging over her and turn it on.
** In "One Bad Apple", we find the spot under the lamp is often where the [=CMCs=] go to think.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'': Bessie is surrendered one to save her relaxing hive from her popular top enemies.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' episode "Sparks", Og gets the idea to invent the lightbulb. In this case, his "bulb" is represented by a thought bubble containing a candlestick.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the episode "Family Appreciation Day", Scootaloo excitedly jumps into the air when she gets an idea of how to get out of Apple Bloom bringing Granny Smith to Family Appreciation Day, and she just happens to jostle a lantern hanging over her and turn it on.
** In "One Bad Apple", we find the spot under the lamp is often where the [=CMCs=] go to think.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' gets one, but has ''no'' idea why it's there. He looks up at it and wonders if it means he's gotten an idea.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' ''WesternAnimation/PiggyTales'': In ''Pigs at Work'' E3 "Screw Up", the pigs are trying to let go of as much weight as possible. One pig gets one, but an idea, a lightbulb appears, and then he takes the lightbulb and throws it overboard.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' short, "Psychedelic Pink", the Pink Panther (the cartoon character, not the gem) is trying to read "The Love Life of a Panther (uncensored)". He finds a room with a chair and a lamp. As with most light bulbs he encounters when he's trying to do something, however, it has''no'' idea why a habit of turning off when it's there. least convenient to turn it on again. He looks up at it sees a vending machine for lights, and wonders if having the wrong kind dispenses three times, he gets the idea to use the bulb resulting from the idea as a regular light bulb. It is unknown whether or not it means he's gotten an idea.would have worked, though, because it gets a quarter-second of operation before the lampshade falls down, causing the rest of the lamp to disappear.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' short, "Psychedelic Pink", the Pink Panther (the cartoon character, not the gem) is trying to read "The Love Life of a Panther (uncensored)". He finds a room with a chair and a lamp. As with most light bulbs he encounters when he's trying to do something, however, it has
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* In one Disney cartoon, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are trying to think of a way to get even with WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. Dale has and idea, a light bulb appears over his head, and he shows it to Chip, who rejects it. Trying again, Dale comes up with a bigger bulb, which Chip approves.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' episode, "The Star of Christmas," [[AnimatedActors Bob the Tomato's character]] is wearing a lightbulb on his head that Pa Grape's character is trying to get working (ItMakesSenseInContext). He then gets a CheshireCatGrin as he hits on a [[ZanyScheme brilliant idea]]. The next instant, the bulb lights up.
--> '''Pa Grape:''' Ha! Got it! ({{Beat}}) What's going on?
* In the ''WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt'' story "You Bet," the frog Dewitt gets an idea, but an Idea Bulb appears over Will's head. Dewitt gripes, "Hey, I'm the one who got an idea," swipes the bulb and places it over his head. He then notes "Hey, we're trying to save energy" and the standard-style bulb changes into a CFL.
* On ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' it was parodied with Dexter and Dee Dee getting simultaneous ideas. Dexter's was represented by two atoms undergoing fusion and producing light. Dee Dee's was represented by two rocks banging together and making fire. Of course, since the previous is a natural process, while the latter represents one of the first ideas from which all science descends...guess which plan turned out better?
* A student film called "Employee Of The Month" entirely centers around this conceit. The Boss is looking for ''big'' ideas -- there's even a chart for comparison, although most of the protagonist's ideas don't match up (not even the one he uses to steal his rival's idea, which is bigger than he is). [[spoiler:TheStinger reveals that The Boss is a ''giant moth'' in a business suit, who wants big ideas because he likes the pretty glowy things]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'': In one episode, Fanboy gets an idea bulb, but it burns out. However, Chumchum fixes it by walking up invisible steps with a new lightbulb, and replaces the burned out one with the new lightbulb.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' "The Salvation Armed Forces'', Dan demands Chris come up with an idea. As Chris gazes across the street, a truck for Idea, Inc. drives by, complete with a smiling lightbulb mascot painted on the side.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' episode, "The Star of Christmas," [[AnimatedActors Bob the Tomato's character]] is wearing a lightbulb on his head that Pa Grape's character is trying to get working (ItMakesSenseInContext). He then gets a CheshireCatGrin as he hits on a [[ZanyScheme brilliant idea]]. The next instant, the bulb lights up.
--> '''Pa Grape:''' Ha! Got it! ({{Beat}}) What's going on?
* In the ''WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt'' story "You Bet," the frog Dewitt gets an idea, but an Idea Bulb appears over Will's head. Dewitt gripes, "Hey, I'm the one who got an idea," swipes the bulb and places it over his head. He then notes "Hey, we're trying to save energy" and the standard-style bulb changes into a CFL.
* On ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' it was parodied with Dexter and Dee Dee getting simultaneous ideas. Dexter's was represented by two atoms undergoing fusion and producing light. Dee Dee's was represented by two rocks banging together and making fire. Of course, since the previous is a natural process, while the latter represents one of the first ideas from which all science descends...guess which plan turned out better?
* A student film called "Employee Of The Month" entirely centers around this conceit. The Boss is looking for ''big'' ideas -- there's even a chart for comparison, although most of the protagonist's ideas don't match up (not even the one he uses to steal his rival's idea, which is bigger than he is). [[spoiler:TheStinger reveals that The Boss is a ''giant moth'' in a business suit, who wants big ideas because he likes the pretty glowy things]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'': In one episode, Fanboy gets an idea bulb, but it burns out. However, Chumchum fixes it by walking up invisible steps with a new lightbulb, and replaces the burned out one with the new lightbulb.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' "The Salvation Armed Forces'', Dan demands Chris come up with an idea. As Chris gazes across the street, a truck for Idea, Inc. drives by, complete with a smiling lightbulb mascot painted on the side.
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* {{Justified|Trope}} a couple times in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.'' [[note]](Whether or not the examples are related in-universe [[AmbiguousSituation isn't specified]].)[[/note]]
** In the episode "Family Appreciation Day", Scootaloo excitedly jumps into the air when she gets an idea of how to get out of Apple Bloom bringing Granny Smith to Family Appreciation Day, and she just happens to jostle a lantern hanging over her and turn it on.
** In "One Bad Apple", we find the spot under the lamp is often where the [=CMCs=] go to think.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDwQUkwxv-s Peter gets an idea, a light bulb shows up over his head]]. He jumps up, breaks the light bulb, and gets his face cut on the broken glass. He screams in pain and forgets his idea. Then he remembers it. Rinse and repeat.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' episode "Sparks", Og gets the idea to invent the lightbulb. In this case, his "bulb" is represented by a thought bubble containing a candlestick.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' episode "Dogpower", the titular duo are unable to pay their electricity bill and thus are forced to go without power for awhile. When their housemate Winslow notes Dog being full of energy whenever he enthusiastically chases things, an inspirational light bulb springs up above Cat's head. However, it promptly goes out, forcing him to flick it with his finger to keep it on, suggesting that their present situation means even visual metaphors are low on power.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', episode "[=SpongeGuard on Duty=]": Spongebob gets a bright idea and momentarily assumes the shape of a light bulb.
** In the episode "Family Appreciation Day", Scootaloo excitedly jumps into the air when she gets an idea of how to get out of Apple Bloom bringing Granny Smith to Family Appreciation Day, and she just happens to jostle a lantern hanging over her and turn it on.
** In "One Bad Apple", we find the spot under the lamp is often where the [=CMCs=] go to think.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDwQUkwxv-s Peter gets an idea, a light bulb shows up over his head]]. He jumps up, breaks the light bulb, and gets his face cut on the broken glass. He screams in pain and forgets his idea. Then he remembers it. Rinse and repeat.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' episode "Sparks", Og gets the idea to invent the lightbulb. In this case, his "bulb" is represented by a thought bubble containing a candlestick.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' episode "Dogpower", the titular duo are unable to pay their electricity bill and thus are forced to go without power for awhile. When their housemate Winslow notes Dog being full of energy whenever he enthusiastically chases things, an inspirational light bulb springs up above Cat's head. However, it promptly goes out, forcing him to flick it with his finger to keep it on, suggesting that their present situation means even visual metaphors are low on power.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', episode "[=SpongeGuard on Duty=]": Spongebob gets a bright idea and momentarily assumes the shape of a light bulb.
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* {{Justified|Trope}} a couple times ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel:'' The supervillain turned off every single light in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.'' [[note]](Whether or not the examples are related in-universe [[AmbiguousSituation isn't specified]].)[[/note]]
** In the episode "Family Appreciation Day", Scootaloo excitedly jumps into the air when she getsworld and covered it in absolute darkness. Then Squirrel thinks of an idea of how to get out of Apple Bloom bringing Granny Smith to Family Appreciation Day, and she just happens to jostle a lantern hanging over her and turn it on.
bulb on his head so he can have some light.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
**In "One Bad Apple", we find the spot under the lamp This is often where parodied to reveal Homer's idiotic thought processes. A variation often has his ideas represented by the [=CMCs=] antics of a pair of chimps in his skull.
** ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' has had the psychotic mouse Itchy actually stab perennial victim cat Scratchy with a broken one.
** When Homer realizes he could from a bowling team with Moe and Apu in "Team Homer", pin lights goto think.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDwQUkwxv-s Peter gets an idea, a light bulb shows upoff over his head]]. He jumps up, breaks head.
** In "Love is in thelight bulb, N₂-O₂-Ar-CO₂-Ne-He-CH₄", Professor Frink dismisses his idea bulb because it wasn't eco-friendly, with a fluorescent bulb appearing in its place afterwards.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'':
** In ''Don't Judge Me,'' Knuckles distracts Eggman's Moth Bot with a lightbulb andgets his face cut on pretends it is one.
** In ''No Robots Allowed,'' when Eggman is wondering what to do with thebroken glass. He screams in pain and forgets his idea. Then he remembers it. Rinse and repeat.
* Inremaining solar energy, a lightbulb on one of the ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' episode "Sparks", Og lair screens lights up as Eggman gets the idea to invent power up his robots with the lightbulb. solar energy.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePMants'':
** Inthis case, his "bulb" is represented by a thought bubble containing a candlestick.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''episode "Dogpower", the titular duo are unable to pay their electricity bill and thus are forced to go without power for awhile. When their housemate Winslow notes Dog being full of energy whenever he enthusiastically chases things, an inspirational light bulb springs up above Cat's head. However, it promptly goes out, forcing him to flick it with his finger to keep it on, suggesting that their present situation means even visual metaphors are low "[=SpongeGuard=] on power.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', episode "[=SpongeGuard on Duty=]": SpongebobDuty", [=SpongeBob=] gets a bright idea and momentarily assumes the shape of a light bulb.
** In the episode "Family Appreciation Day", Scootaloo excitedly jumps into the air when she gets
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
**
** ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' has had the psychotic mouse Itchy actually stab perennial victim cat Scratchy with a broken one.
** When Homer realizes he could from a bowling team with Moe and Apu in "Team Homer", pin lights go
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDwQUkwxv-s Peter gets an idea, a light bulb shows up
** In "Love is in the
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'':
** In ''Don't Judge Me,'' Knuckles distracts Eggman's Moth Bot with a lightbulb and
** In ''No Robots Allowed,'' when Eggman is wondering what to do with the
* In
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePMants'':
** In
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', episode "[=SpongeGuard on Duty=]": Spongebob
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* Hildy from ''WesternAnimation/The7D'' will often have a candle appear over her head when she gets an idea.
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' has one appearing next to Spidey as he hatches an idea on how to stop Venom with a symbiote sample. He changes it from an incandescent bulb to a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp CFL bulb]] as it was "better for the environment".
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' has one appearing next to Spidey as he hatches an idea on how to stop Venom with a symbiote sample. He changes it from an incandescent bulb to a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp CFL bulb]] as it was "better for the environment".
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' episode "Goldfish Follies", which is a parody of early 1930s cartoons, uses this twice.
** First, when Clarence gets the idea to keep his goldfish alive in his mouth, a CFL bulb appears over his head.
** The second time, two Clarences get two bulbs, which when merge into one large bulb.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''
** In ''Don't Judge Me,'' Knuckles distracts Eggman's Moth Bot with a lightbulb and pretends it is one.
** In ''No Robots Allowed,'' when Eggman is wondering what to do with the remaining solar energy, a lightbulb on one of the lair screens lights up as Eggman gets the idea to power up his robots with the solar energy.
* ''WesternAnimation/TinyPlanets'': One appears above Bong's head when Bong has a moment of inspiration in "Spring Cleaning".
** First, when Clarence gets the idea to keep his goldfish alive in his mouth, a CFL bulb appears over his head.
** The second time, two Clarences get two bulbs, which when merge into one large bulb.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''
** In ''Don't Judge Me,'' Knuckles distracts Eggman's Moth Bot with a lightbulb and pretends it is one.
** In ''No Robots Allowed,'' when Eggman is wondering what to do with the remaining solar energy, a lightbulb on one of the lair screens lights up as Eggman gets the idea to power up his robots with the solar energy.
* ''WesternAnimation/TinyPlanets'': One appears above Bong's head when Bong has a moment of inspiration in "Spring Cleaning".
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' episode "Goldfish Follies", which is a parody "Rock TV" of early 1930s cartoons, uses this twice.
** First, when Clarence gets''WesternAnimation/{{Super Mario World|1991}}'', Bowser had three lit candles that played the idea to keep his goldfish alive in his mouth, a CFL bulb appears over his head.
** The second time, two Clarences get two bulbs, which when merge into one large bulb.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''
** In ''Don't Judge Me,'' Knuckles distracts Eggman's Moth Bot with a lightbulb and pretends it is one.
** In ''No Robots Allowed,'' when Eggman is wondering what to do with the remaining solar energy, a lightbulb on one of the lair screens lights up as Eggman gets the idea to power up his robots with the solar energy.
* ''WesternAnimation/TinyPlanets'': One appears above Bong's head when Bong has a moment of inspiration in "Spring Cleaning".NBC chimes (the show aired there).
** First, when Clarence gets
** The second time, two Clarences get two bulbs, which when merge into one large bulb.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''
** In ''Don't Judge Me,'' Knuckles distracts Eggman's Moth Bot with a lightbulb and pretends it is one.
** In ''No Robots Allowed,'' when Eggman is wondering what to do with the remaining solar energy, a lightbulb on one of the lair screens lights up as Eggman gets the idea to power up his robots with the solar energy.
* ''WesternAnimation/TinyPlanets'': One appears above Bong's head when Bong has a moment of inspiration in "Spring Cleaning".
* ''WesternAnimation/TinyPlanets'': One appears above Bong's head when Bong has a moment of inspiration in "Spring Cleaning".
* ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' has one appearing next to Spidey as he hatches an idea on how to stop Venom with a symbiote sample. He changes it from an incandescent bulb to a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp CFL bulb]] as it was "better for the environment".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' episode, "The Star of Christmas," [[AnimatedActors Bob the Tomato's character]] is wearing a lightbulb on his head that Pa Grape's character is trying to get working (ItMakesSenseInContext). He then gets a CheshireCatGrin as he hits on a [[ZanyScheme brilliant idea]]. The next instant, the bulb lights up.
-->'''Pa Grape:''' Ha! Got it! ''[beat]'' What's going on?
* ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' has one appearing next to Spidey as he hatches an idea on how to stop Venom with a symbiote sample. He changes it from an incandescent bulb to a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp CFL bulb]] as it was "better for the environment".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' episode, "The Star of Christmas," [[AnimatedActors Bob the Tomato's character]] is wearing a lightbulb on his head that Pa Grape's character is trying to get working (ItMakesSenseInContext). He then gets a CheshireCatGrin as he hits on a [[ZanyScheme brilliant idea]]. The next instant, the bulb lights up.
-->'''Pa Grape:''' Ha! Got it! ''[beat]'' What's going on?
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* Old, direct to video cartoon [[https://youtu.be/zD32g9fYpCk Mad Scientist]] had as the plot of one of its episodes the titular demented doctor developing a device intended to cause anything he thought about to materialize in the real world. Intended to solve the problem of misplaced tools, the device worked too well, manifesting pretty much anything the scatterbrained scientist happened to think of, from the mundane, to the absurd, to even the abstract. Into this last category fell "ideas" which would start out as light bulbs hovering over the professor's head before adopting anthropomorphic attributes suited to its type. A general idea would gain military fatigues before marching off, a big idea would grow to gigantic proportions, and a good idea would sprout wings and a halo while being very helpful. All would retain the lightbulb as a head though.
* It's a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'' that every time a character gets an idea bulb, they end up [[NinjaProp interacting with the bulb]] - getting popped by a bird, replaced by an energy efficient model, used to replace a real light bulb, etc.
* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Lucky gets one in "Barnboozled" when he figures out to drive Cruella out of the barn.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'': Bessie is surrendered one to save her relaxing hive from her popular top enemies.
* ''WesternAnimation/PiggyTales'': In ''Pigs at Work'' E3 "Screw Up", the pigs are trying to let go of as much weight as possible. One pig gets an idea, a lightbulb appears, and then he takes the lightbulb and throws it overboard.
* ''WesternAnimation/CityIsland2022'': Parodied. Watt, a talking lightbulb, glows when he has an idea.
* It's a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'' that every time a character gets an idea bulb, they end up [[NinjaProp interacting with the bulb]] - getting popped by a bird, replaced by an energy efficient model, used to replace a real light bulb, etc.
* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Lucky gets one in "Barnboozled" when he figures out to drive Cruella out of the barn.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'': Bessie is surrendered one to save her relaxing hive from her popular top enemies.
* ''WesternAnimation/PiggyTales'': In ''Pigs at Work'' E3 "Screw Up", the pigs are trying to let go of as much weight as possible. One pig gets an idea, a lightbulb appears, and then he takes the lightbulb and throws it overboard.
* ''WesternAnimation/CityIsland2022'': Parodied. Watt, a talking lightbulb, glows when he has an idea.
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* Old, direct to video cartoon [[https://youtu.be/zD32g9fYpCk Mad Scientist]] had as In the plot of one of its episodes ''WesternAnimation/WillAndDewitt'' story "You Bet," the titular demented doctor developing a device intended to cause anything he thought about to materialize in the real world. Intended to solve the problem of misplaced tools, the device worked too well, manifesting pretty much anything the scatterbrained scientist happened to think of, from the mundane, to the absurd, to even the abstract. Into this last category fell "ideas" which would start out as light bulbs hovering over the professor's head before adopting anthropomorphic attributes suited to its type. A general idea would gain military fatigues before marching off, a big idea would grow to gigantic proportions, and a good idea would sprout wings and a halo while being very helpful. All would retain the lightbulb as a head though.
* It's a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'' that every time a character gets an idea bulb, they end up [[NinjaProp interacting with the bulb]] - getting popped by a bird, replaced by an energy efficient model, used to replace a real light bulb, etc.
* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Lucky gets one in "Barnboozled" when he figures out to drive Cruella out of the barn.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'': Bessie is surrendered one to save her relaxing hive from her popular top enemies.
* ''WesternAnimation/PiggyTales'': In ''Pigs at Work'' E3 "Screw Up", the pigs are trying to let go of as much weight as possible. One pigfrog Dewitt gets an idea, a lightbulb appears, but an Idea Bulb appears over Will's head. Dewitt gripes, "Hey, I'm the one who got an idea," swipes the bulb and places it over his head. He then he takes notes "Hey, we're trying to save energy" and the lightbulb and throws it overboard.
* ''WesternAnimation/CityIsland2022'': Parodied. Watt,standard-style bulb changes into a talking lightbulb, glows when he has an idea.CFL.
* It's a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'' that every time a character gets an idea bulb, they end up [[NinjaProp interacting with the bulb]] - getting popped by a bird, replaced by an energy efficient model, used to replace a real light bulb, etc.
* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': Lucky gets one in "Barnboozled" when he figures out to drive Cruella out of the barn.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'': Bessie is surrendered one to save her relaxing hive from her popular top enemies.
* ''WesternAnimation/PiggyTales'': In ''Pigs at Work'' E3 "Screw Up", the pigs are trying to let go of as much weight as possible. One pig
* ''WesternAnimation/CityIsland2022'': Parodied. Watt,
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* In ''Anime/BenTo Zero The Road To The Witch'' they uses idea LCD light [[ItMakesSenseInContext in order to conserve electricity]]
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* In ''Anime/BenTo Zero Zero: The Road To The Witch'' they uses idea LCD light [[ItMakesSenseInContext in order to conserve electricity]]electricity]].
* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': The IdleAnimation of Luper the bookshop owner in Skopp City has a miniature lightbulb appear besides him when he gets a major thought about something.
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* In the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'', ''Tales of Graces f'', Pascal gets one in ''Lineage and Legacies'' in the Eleth Research Laboratory following the boss fight when the party realizes something is wrong with Fodra's core and she's asked if she has any ideas.
* In ''VideoGame/TouhouShinkirouHopelessMasquerade'', this is one of [[EmptyShell Koishi's]] attacks.
* ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
* In ''VideoGame/TouhouShinkirouHopelessMasquerade'', this is one of [[EmptyShell Koishi's]] attacks.
* ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
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* In the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'', ''Tales of Graces ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces f'', Pascal gets one in ''Lineage and Legacies'' in the Eleth Research Laboratory following the boss fight when the party realizes something is wrong with Fodra's core and she's asked if she has any ideas.
%% Needs Context * In ''VideoGame/TouhouShinkirouHopelessMasquerade'', this is one of [[EmptyShell Koishi's]] attacks.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
%% Needs Context * In ''VideoGame/TouhouShinkirouHopelessMasquerade'', this is one of [[EmptyShell Koishi's]] attacks.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': There is a side quest to find "adornments" for Candice the baton-twirler. When you give her some, a bulb lights up above her head as she has an idea about how to wear them.
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* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'', an anime-style idea bulb will sometimes appear over a character's head when they get an idea, such as in Chapter 4 when Emma excuses her talking with her cat, Celine, as talking with a friend on her [=ARCUS=] unit. It also sometimes shows up when Rean answers a question in class.
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* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'', ''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries The Legend of Heroes - Trails]]'', an anime-style idea bulb will sometimes appear over a character's head when they get an idea, such as in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel]]'' Chapter 4 when Emma excuses her talking with her cat, Celine, as talking with a friend on her [=ARCUS=] unit. It also sometimes shows up when Rean answers a question in class.
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
* ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and Bowser's Minions'', when Mario and Luigi come up with this remake's version of the Advanced Bros. Attacks.
* ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and Bowser's Minions'', when Mario and Luigi come up with this remake's version of the Advanced Bros. Attacks.
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', at the start of the Ice Pyramid dungeon, Benjamin and Phoebe encounter a door that won't open. Phoebe sees a switch inside a statue but can't reach it, and notices they'll need something they can use to push it. Benjamin gets an idea bulb over his head, and uses his sword to push the switch.
* ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and Bowser's Minions'',''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', when Mario and Luigi come up with this remake's a new version of the Advanced Bros. Attacks.
* ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and Bowser's Minions'',
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* In ''Animation/MotuPatlu'', Patlu's CatchPhrase of "Idea!", which he says whenever he gets an idea, is usually accompanied by a light bulb appearing somewhere near his head.
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* In ''Animation/MotuPatlu'', Patlu's CatchPhrase catchphrase of "Idea!", which he says whenever he gets an idea, is usually accompanied by a light bulb appearing somewhere near his head.
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* One of these always presides the CatchPhrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
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* One of these always presides the CatchPhrase catchphrase of ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'': "Yeah, I know! I gotta believe!"
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* Issue 26 of ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'' has a light bulb appear over Mr. Mxyzptlk's head when he gets the idea to succeed in besting Superman by fighting him during his adolescence, way before he'd have any experience dealing with Mxy. Gsptlsnz catches the bulb in a trash can full of other idea bulbs labeled "bright ideas".
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* In the [[https://href.li/?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YSEaLN4Nm2P8_OBTSJo5J6S0XtGAZU4CiLRFklBj6e0/edit?usp=sharing script for the first episode]] of the ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'' fan series ''Stay Tooned,'' a [[ToonTransformation newly-cartoonified]] Peppino has one appear when he gets an idea, only to swat it away, freaked-out by its sudden appearance.
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* In the [[https://href.li/?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YSEaLN4Nm2P8_OBTSJo5J6S0XtGAZU4CiLRFklBj6e0/edit?usp=sharing script for the first episode]] of the ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'' fan series fan-series ''Stay Tooned,'' a [[ToonTransformation newly-cartoonified]] Peppino has one appear when he gets an idea, only to swat it away, freaked-out by its sudden appearance.