Changed without discussion: Subverted Kids Show

If you look at the history, it was changed back in October. Personally I liked the old image and I don't see how the new one is necessarily better. Plus there are some quality issues with artifacting.

For reference:

Old image

edited 31st Jan '12 4:22:27 PM by KaiserMazoku

As an image, I like the Sesame Street better, but as far as representing the trope, the description says this:

"That way the channel-surfers will stop for a second and go "hey— isn't this...?" and by the time they've figured out that it's not, it's too late; you've got 'em."

The current page image probably does a better job of showing that. It looks innocent at first, but after a second you realize what the picture's implying. I guess I'm kind of divided on which one is better.

Neither really works...Happy Tree Friends is something else than this trope and the Sesame Street pic is a parody rather than a straight example.

edited 31st Jan '12 4:52:20 PM by Willbyr

I've reverted the image and left a commented out notice

edited 31st Jan '12 5:39:27 PM by Ultimatum

I took out the caption since it wasn't there originally

Happy tree friends isn't this trope? Why not?

But if we're looking for a better picture, something from Uncle Shelby's (Shel Silverstein) ABZ Book maybe? Some pages here. This one could work◊

edited 31st Jan '12 8:39:21 PM by abk0100

Perhaps something from Pee-wee Herman's stage show? I'll search when I have more time.

edited 1st Feb '12 4:39:58 PM by redhed311

For the sack of the conversation this◊ was the "new" image, since it's been changed back to the "old" one for the time being.

Okay for the love of god folks, images are supposed to link the work they are from, not the work they are parodying. It is crystal clear that is not from Sesame Street. I wish I knew where it was from so I could correct that.

Can remove the Sesame Street link without being able to correct it.

What if a parody image isn't from a work at all? If someone on Deviantart or something just photoshopped the eyebrows and stuff on that picture, are we supposed to not link it to anything?

In cases like this we seem to just ignore the actual source, because it's just a few screencaps and some text.

edited 15th Feb '12 8:21:51 PM by EnragedFilia

"If someone on Deviantart or something just photoshopped the eyebrows and stuff on that picture, are we supposed to not link it to anything?"

Yes.

(Also, pretty sure that is true, the angry eyebrows / weapons / cigarette look slapped on.)

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