History Main / CropCircles

* One episode of ''Series/{{Kingdom}}'' features a very elaborate crop circle appearing in a Norfolk field, which draws attention from local sci-fi fans who hold an impromptu sci-fi con on the spot. [[spoiler: It was drawn by one fan's son with a golf cart in an attempt to get his father's attention near the anniversary of his mother's death, and the farmer drew a second one to keep the con going.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfCaptainScarlet'' had some of these show up in one episode, apparently as a side effect of some Mysteron technology. Complete with some visual effects for their spontaneous creation.

* ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'' has them offscreen when Arthur finds out his wife and mother-in-law went picnicking in one (the day after they did the same in a StandingStoneCircle and broke out in tattoo-like markings). Strangely, Arthur and Léodagan appear aware of what causes them.

* In the "Teed Off" episode of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', Heffer is working as a groundskeeper in a golf course and he keeps making crop circles with his lawn mower. At the end of the episode, aliens look at the circles and ask "[[WhoWritesThisCrap Who keeps writing this stuff?]]"

* In ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}, crop circles (or sunflower circles as the case may be) serves as meeting spots for the fairies high council during emergencies.

* According to Tony from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'', they're the result of aliens playing a Photoshop-esque game.

* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', epidode Fun with Dick and Janet: Part 2, has Tommy cover for the alien landing spot, by confessing to a crop circle prank where he ran laps with a flaming 2x4 behind him.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'', the impending visitation of the elves causes crop circles to spontaneously generate in everything from an herb garden to a handful of seeds sprouting in a damp cloth and even Archchancellor Ridcully's "crop" of hair.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfCaptainScarlet'' had some of these show up in one episode, apparently as a side effect of some Mysteron technology. Complete with some [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome really cool-looking visual effects]] for their spontaneous creation.

Crop circles are large geometric patterns that appear in fields of crops, usually corn (because [[LostInTheMaize cornfields are creepy]]), and are created by flattening the stalks in such a way that each individual one remains undamaged. They are usually presented as being supernatural in origin, with the most common explanation being that they were created by extraterrestrials, although the reasons behind why aliens visiting Earth would want to do such a thing varies. This area of the paranormal/hoax/delusion is a staple of publications such as ''Magazine/ForteanTimes''.

* Crop circles are usually made by farmers or others out to prank people. They take a board with a string, and stand on the board, moving it by the string, so that it flattens the cornstalks without breaking them. Or something like that. Note that crop circles' frequency of appearance closely follows the change in value of the crops. They have also caused several major law suits when the circle creator was not the farmer, these things frequently destroy tens of thousands of dollars worth of crops per glyph.

* Crop circle pranksters can fall victim to PoesLaw since many of the more ardent UFO conspiracy believers decide that the circle makers must have been [[InsaneTrollLogic possessed by the alien designers of the circles]].

* {{Music/Korn}}'s "concert video", ''The Happening'', which is included in the deluxe version of ''The Path Of Totality'' has the band performing live in a crop circle in the middle of a field. They did it as a homage to Music/PinkFloyd's ''Live At Pompeii''.

* The DVD included in the special edition of {{Music/Korn}}'s CD, ''The Path Of Totality'' has the band performing live in a crop circle in the middle of a field. They did it as a homage to Music/PinkFloyd's ''Live At Pompeii''.

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* According to Tony from ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia'', they're the result of aliens playing a Photoshop-esque game.

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* In a [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Duck comic]], DonaldDuck and Daisy visit Ireland and discover crop circles are created by dancing fairies.
* In a ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'' strip, Pierce thinks aliens are leaving crop circles in his hair in an attempt to communicate with him. It turns out just to be bed head.

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* ''{{Series/Kaamelott}}'' has them offscreen when Arthur finds out his wife and mother-in-law went picnicking in one (the day after they did the same in a StandingStoneCircle and broke out in tattoo-like markings). Strangely, Arthur and Leodagan appear aware of what causes them.
--> '''Arthur and Leodagan:''' You sat right in the middle of a ''CropCircle!''\\

'''Guenievre:''' We thought the peasants made it to look pretty.\\
'''Leodagan:''' Of course! It's not like they have anything better to do than ruin crops by making big circles in the middle.\\

'''Leodagan:''' ''Yes!''\\

* Crop circles are usually made by farmers or others out to prank people. They take a board with a string, and stand on the board, moving it by the string, so that it flattens the cornstalks without breaking them. Or something like that. Note that crop circles' frequency of appearance closely follows the change in value of the crops.
** They have also caused several major law suits when the circle creator was not the farmer, these things frequently destroy tens of thousands of dollars worth of crops per glyph.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfCaptainScarlet'' had some of these show up in one episode, apparently as a side effect of some Mysteron technology. Complete with some [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome really cool-looking visual effects]] for their spontaneous creation.

* In the 1990’s radio spoof ‘’The X Fools’’, Agent Smoulder and Sulky discover the crop circles are being created by a secret conspiracy of English nerds armed with rulers and string who call themselves [[ADateWithRosiePalms Circle Jerks]]. They solve this problem by introducing them to the internet instead.