This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Silent Hunter: Once when I was flicking through the channels, there was a Scooby Doo episode (one of the team ones), which featured Baghdad in what appeared to be this form. I felt like making Saddam Hussein (being a 1970s show) jokes.
Prfnoff: Removed the gratuitous reference to Agrabah from the trope description. "Don't underestimate Baghdad!"