History Main / LoudspeakerTruck

* ''Manga/{{Kodomo no Jikan}}'': After seeing Rin's awkward attempts at cookery, Reiji briefly considers stealing one of these trucks in order to broadcast how cute she is.

* ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'': The [[{{Macekre}} Mexican dub]] renders it as [[{{Woolseyism}} Oaxacan tamales]]. It may be worth noting here that there are similar trucks in similar roles in Mexico.

# Collections of old electronics (often hilariously outdated, such as "[[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]], UsefulNotes/PlayStation, tape decks, color [=TVs=]...")

* ''Film/TheWarOfTheWorlds1953'': There's one of such trucks announcing the CitywideEvacuation.
-->''"Everybody, listen carefully! The Martians are coming this way! We must evacuate the city! Take food and water and extra clothing with you! All major highways have been marked to lead you to shelter and welfare centers in the hills!"''

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* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'': PlayedForDrama in [[Recap/ChernobylS1E2PleaseRemainCalm "Please Remain Calm"]]. When, after a 36-hour delay, the authorities finally get around to evacuating the city of Pripyat. Loudspeakers mounted on military vehicles are blaring "Attention, attention!" followed by an announcement that the town's residents will be "temporarily" relocated for their safety.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'': A loudspeaker truck is a PlotPoint in [[Recap/TheLittleRascalsS1E2 "Beauty Queen for a Day"]]. A man drives one past Darla and Pete, announcing the upcoming beauty pageant.

Compare and contrast ChirpingCrickets (a visual or audio cue to represent silence or emptiness) and FaceFault (an instantaneous collapse as a [[TheTake reaction to something absurd]]). Loudspeaker Trucks can also be used to deliver CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'': One of its many such gags involves two trucks with attached loudspeakers carrying vastly different candidates who are separated by thirty years, yet they spout the ''exact same slogan''.
* ''Film/BestSeller'': In the opening, there's a political campaign truck driving through the streets blaring its message. It turns out to [[HiddenInPlainSight be full of robbers]] in rubber {{Nixon Mask}}s heisting the police HQ evidence room.

* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'': A bamboo loudspeaker truck even interrupts Wataru in the middle of a speech once, with his immediate LampshadeHanging implying that this isn't the first time it's done so.

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Matarael's attack coincides with a city-wide blackout, leaving the military with no way to warn NERV. Hyuga, however, happens to be topside and hears about the situation from an overflying military airplane. As he is looking for a way into the Geofront, the political loudspeaker truck chooses that moment to show up, so he uses his authority as NERV's {{Bridge Bunn|ies}}y to commandeer it and drives right into the command center to warn everyone.

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* ''WebVideo/YuYuHakushoAbridged'': It turns this trope into a tool for the apparently quite proactive Neighborhood Watch Committee. They constantly pass by mounted in a truck with loudspeakers to inform everyone of their inane announcements.
-->"The Neighborhood Watch Committee would like to remind you that necrophilia is ''still'' illegal!"

Compare and contrast ChirpingCrickets and FaceFault. Loudspeaker Trucks can also be used to deliver CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to confuse with]] Camera {{Truck}} or with the [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad Doof Wagon]].

A common Western variant is the "rag-and-bone man", who'd walk through the streets of a big town --usually VictorianLondon, but the practice persisted until well into TheThirties-- calling out for people to bring their refuse, old clothes, and broken household items and cart it off in order to sell on anything reusable or recyclable. They were normally dependent on a good pair of lungs back then, of course, but the occasional modern example plays the trope straight.

* ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'': These are featured prominently in the "Taisetsu na Mono" stage, which involves a good-hearted politician and his sleazy rival trying to win over the public. They even get into a loudspeaker truck ''[[CarFu demolition derby]]'' at one point.

* ''WebVideo/YuYuHakushoAbridged'': It turns the Loudspeaker Truck into a tool for the apparently quite proactive Neighborhood Watch Committee.

* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'': PlayedForDrama when, after a 36-hour delay, the authorities finally get around to evacuating the city of Pripyat. Loudspeakers mounted on military vehicles are blaring "Attention, attention!" followed by an announcement that the town's residents will be "temporarily" relocated for their safety.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'': A loudspeaker truck is a PlotPoint in "Beauty Queen for a Day". A man drives one past Darla and Pete, announcing the upcoming beauty pageant.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Cape Feare", Sideshow Bob harasses Bart by driving a truck down Evergreen Terrace and announcing the names of people he ''won't'' be trying to kill.

* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}''. Played for drama when the authorities finally (after a 36 hour delay) get round to evacuating the city of Pripyat. Loudspeakers mounted on military vehicles are blaring "Attention, attention!" followed by an announcement that the town's residents will be "temporarily" relocated for their safety.

* In ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Red Alert II]]'', the Allies send one of these to Russia to try and get the citizens to rebel and destroy your battle-lab. Wait long enough without destroying it, and they will [[CurbStompBattle actually try this]].

* These are featured prominently in the "Taisetsu na Mono" stage of ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'', which involves a good-hearted politician and his sleazy rival trying to win over the public. They even get into a loudspeaker truck ''[[CarFu demolition derby]]'' at one point.

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* ''WebVideo/YuYuHakushoAbridged'' turned the Loudspeaker Truck into a tool for the apparently quite proactive Neighborhood Watch Committee.
-->"The Neighborhood Watch Committee would like to remind you that necrophilia is ''still'' illegal!"

* A loudspeaker truck is a plot point in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'' short "Beauty Queen for a Day". A man drives one past Darla and Pete, announcing the upcoming beauty pageant.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', in one of its many such gags, has two of these trucks, separated by thirty years for vastly different candidates - and the ''exact same slogan''.
* The opening of ''Film/BestSeller'' has a political campaign truck driving through the streets blaring its message; [[HiddenInPlainSight only it turns out to be full of robbers]] in rubber {{Nixon Mask}}s heisting the police HQ evidence room.
* Film/TheBluesBrothers mount one on the Bluesmobile to advertise their show at the Plaza.
* In Creator/JerryLewis's comedy, ''The Family Jewels'', he hijacks a loudspeaker truck. Hilarity ensues, both before he hijacks it and afterwards.
* Not quite a truck and certainly not a loudspeaker, an old woman wanders the streets of Bangkok, touting knives for sale in ''Film/OngBak.''[[spoiler: Unfortunately, she had interrupted the pursuit of Humlae, the odious comic relief, and his previously unarmed pursuers were now happy to resume their pursuit. With lots of knives.]]
* [[Film/TheThreeStooges Larry]] steals a loudspeaker truck shilling for a city candidate in ''Film/PunchDrunks'' as a last-ditch attempt to get Curley (AKA "KO Stradivarius") to hear "Pop Goes The Weasel" so that he can win a big boxing match.
* Announcing the CitywideEvacuation in ''Film/TheWarOfTheWorlds1953''.

%% * ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth''
%% * ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow''
* In ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf''; the [[{{Macekre}} Mexican dub]] renders it as [[{{Woolseyism}} Oaxacan tamales]].
** It may be worth noting here that there are similar trucks in similar roles in Mexico.

%% * An extended scene in the first episode of ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances''.
* Rather goofy variation in ''Anime/PuniPuniPoemi'': rather than a truck going by, three guys with FacelessMasses-type detail bounce by on oversized rubber balls, each one singing a line about their ball.
* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''. A bamboo loudspeaker truck even interrupts Wataru in the middle of a speech once, with his immediate LampshadeHanging implying that this isn't the first time it's done so.
* After seeing Rin's awkward attempts at cookery in ''Kodomo no Jikan'', Reiji briefly considers ''stealing'' one of these in order to broadcast how cute she is.
* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Matarael's attack happened to coincide with a city-wide blackout, leaving the military with no way to warn NERV. Hyuga however happened to be topside and heard about the situation from a overflying military airplane. As he was looking for a way into the Geofront, the political loudspeaker truck ''just happened'' to show up at that exact moment so he used his authority as NERV's {{Bridge Bunn|ies}}y to commandeer it and drive right into the command center to warn everyone.

Compare ChirpingCrickets and FaceFault. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] the [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad Doof Wagon]].

Loudspeaker Trucks can also be used to deliver CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker. Not to confuse with Camera {{Truck}}.

A common Western variant is the "rag-and-bone man", who'd walk through the streets of a big town -- usually VictorianLondon, but the practice persisted until well into the 1930s -- calling out for people to bring their refuse, old clothes and broken household items and cart it off in order to sell on anything reusable or recyclable. They were normally dependent on a good pair of lungs back then, of course, but the occasional modern example plays the trope straight.

Compare ChirpingCrickets, FaceFault. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad the Doof Wagon]].

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* Bamboo poles for drying laundry (most Japanese apartment-dwellers don't have dryers)
* ''Yakiimo'' (broiled sweet potatoes, a winter treat)
* Political candidates
* Collections of old electronics (often hilariously outdated, such as "[[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]], UsefulNotes/PlayStation, tape decks, color [=TVs=]...")

Loudspeaker Trucks can also be used to deliver CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker.

* ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth''
* ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow''

* ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}''
* An extended scene in the first episode of ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances''.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', in one of its many such gags, has two of these trucks, separated by thirty years for vastly different candidates - and the ''exact same slogan''.

* Collections of old electronics (often hilariously outdated, such as "UsefulNotes/{{Famicom}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, tape decks, color [=TVs=]...")

* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Matarael's attack happened to coincide with a city-wide blackout, leaving the military with no way to warn NERV. Hyuga however happened to be topside and heard about the situation from a overflying military airplane. As he was looking for a way into the Geofront, the political loudspeaker truck ''just happened'' to show up at that exact moment so he used his authority as NERV's BridgeBunny to commandeer it and drive right into the command center to warn everyone.

[[caption-width-right:350:This 1929 loudspeaker truck was good at getting the neighborhood's attention. ]]

* [[Film/TheThreeStooges Larry]] steals a loudspeaker truck shilling for a city candidate in ''[[Recap/TheThreeStoogesPunchDrunks Punch Drunks]]'' as a last-ditch attempt to get Curley (AKA "KO Stradivarius") to hear "Pop Goes The Weasel" so that he can win a big boxing match.