Narrator: For ages, mankind has pondered the unanswered questions of Spongebob Squarepants. What was Bikini Bottom like before Spongebob? Why is there a pineapple under the sea? Now, these questions and more will be answered in Truth or Square! Coming soon in a brand new Spongebob movie! Witness the wedding you never thought you'd see! And learn the biggest secret in Bikini Bottom!
Mr. Krabs: It's time I told you the Krabby Patty formula.
Narrator: Don't miss all this and more in the brand new movie: Spongebob's Truth or Square!
Invader Zim: LIES! LIIIIIIIIEEEEEES!!! WHEN WILL THE LIES END?! LIES!
Mr. Krabs: It's time I told you the Krabby Patty formula.
Narrator: Don't miss all this and more in the brand new movie: Spongebob's Truth or Square!
Invader Zim: LIES! LIIIIIIIIEEEEEES!!! WHEN WILL THE LIES END?! LIES!
I mean, what if after Super Mario World, Nintendo came out with a teaser trailer for Super Mario 64, but upon release day, you were greeted with MARIO CITY SIMULATOR?! AND THEN YOU TURNED ON THE GAME AND SHIGERU MIYAMOTO'S GHOST COMES OUT AND IS LIKE "UHHH FUCKIN' WHO LIKES THE OLD MARIO GAMES AMIRITE? BRB, MAKIN' The Legend of Zelda MODERN WARFARE!!!"
"Riddle me this: Why would you create a show for one demographic, but advertise it for another one? And then scratch your head quizzically when the show mysteriously fails?"
Leslie: What if there was a magical kingdom that only we knew about?
Critic (as Leslie): One that we can use a ton of false advertising to trick Narnia fans into seeing!
Mom: Mo, did you like the movie, sweetie?
Mo: Well, there was a scene in the trailer that wasn't in the movie, and that makes me sad.
Sauron: Will any of this actually be in the movie?
Wayne: No, it'll all be lost during post-production.
—One Ring to Rule Them All 3 trailer
"Today sees the publication of Amazing Spider-Man #2note with this solicitation. 'The best couple in comics is done? You aren't going to believe what is happening in this volume of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.' One may be led to believe the comic book contains information regarding Peter Parker having split from Mary Jane [...] Something very bad has gone down, and now we get to discover exactly what.
Except we don't. Mary Jane Watson does not appear in this comic. She is not mentioned, and Peter Parker's current situation is hardly mentioned at all."
Except we don't. Mary Jane Watson does not appear in this comic. She is not mentioned, and Peter Parker's current situation is hardly mentioned at all."
—Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool News, "Mary Jane Watson Does Not Appear In This Comic! (Spoilers!)
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"Hollywood is always pragmatic in these matters: If the filmmakers haven't made the film the studio had in mind, the studio simply advertises the film they wish had been made.
—Roger Ebert, review of Pennies from Heaven
