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lakingsif
Since: Dec, 2012
2nd Feb, 2017 10:19:47 AM
Well, no, since it's entirely dependant on the order that a viewer watches/reads things in. You can't say "If you hadn't seen X, than the joke in Y wasn't as funny, but then you did see X and got it!" That's Not A Trope.
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eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
2nd Feb, 2017 02:04:39 PM
Related to the Weird Al Effect.
I was wondering if there is a trope for a joke or reference that doesnt make much sense until alot later. I was looking at the Mallrats page in the Funny section. The original troper (and myself) didnt understand, or even hear, the Junior Masters and Johnson reference by TS. Now thanks to the tv show Masters of Sex - its easy to understand that TS was referencing the Masters and Johnson research team. So another way to ask the question - I have a friend who saw Spaceballs before she saw Empire Strikes back. Once she sees Empire - hopefully, more jokes will make sense. Is there a trope name for that?