History Main / ExplosiveCigar

* An exploding cigar packed with a lethal charge of black powder was used as a murder weapon in the ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' episode "Child's Play". It showed the guy's jaw blown off.

* Frisk pulls this prank on Muffet in [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8801389 this]] Undertale fanficion.

* In a reference to the attempt on Fidel Castro's life by the CIA, the exploding cigar was tested as one of their weapons in the "KGB vs. CIA" episode of ''Series/DeadliestWarrior''. Despite the small size of the explosion, the fact that its point blank makes it instantly lethal as most of the foe's face is burnt and destroyed.

* The CIA actually tried to do this in one of its innumerable attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption It failed, like all the other attempts to kill Castro.]]

* ''Series/{{Westworld}}''. The Man in Black [[GetIntoJailFree gets himself arrested]] and offers his captor a cigar in exchange for a light. The man [[KickTheDog confiscates two of the cigars and refuses the light]]. Turns out the Man in Black has a match on him; he uses his last cigar to blow the lock, finds himself confronted by his captor who then loses his face when the cigar he's smoking explodes as well.

* Played with in the 1969 ''WesternAnimation/TheInspector'' cartoon "French Freud," where the Inspector is aware someone is out to get him at the start, due to the numerous mishaps occurring to him. At a restaurant, he catches on and is afraid to smoke his after-dinner cigar [[GenreSavvy as it may be an exploding one]]. He tosses it out the window, and sure enough, it blows up. So he sticks with his "trusty old pipe," which [[DoubleSubversion also ends up exploding]] when lit.

** TheJoker has done this too. In both cases, one of the other mooks screamed [[ShoutOut "No! Not Happy Birthday!"]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "WesternAnimation/BallotBoxBunny", WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, campaigning for mayor, is giving away cigars to the voters. Yosemite Sam commandeers them, whereupon Bugs substitutes a box of exploding cigars for them. HilarityEnsues.
** "Rabbit's Kin" has Pete Puma offering an exploding cigar to Bugs. Bugs, knowing a trick cigar when he sees one, puts it away and then pulls the old "one lump or two on your tea" gag on Pete (a RunningGag in the cartoon), after which he gives Pete his own cigar and lights it for him.
** In ''Mississippi Hare,'' Bugs Bunny gives Colonel Shuffle a cigar following a duel. Following the AshFace, Bugs shoves a banjo in the Colonel's hands and makes with ''Camptown Races'' (Foghorn Leghorn's usual choice of song).

** ''The Unruly Hare'' has Elmer's rifle bent backwards, so when he tries to shoot Bugs, it goes behind him and hits two bullseyes Bugs is holding up. He shoves a mess of exploding cigars in Elmer's mouth and lights them ("You win, Doc!").
** ''The Prize Pest'' has Porky offering a cigar to Daffy to appease him so he won't turn into the schizoid monster he pretends to be. He accidentally gives Daffy an exploding cigar.

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A form of NonFatalExplosions. Also see AshFace. Compare EatTheBomb.

* In [[http://danmazur.livejournal.com/16275.html this]] ''Webcomic/{{Palindramas}}'' strip, it's PlayedForDrama. [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry Sort of.]]

* Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Series/WaltDisneyPresents'' episode "Mars and Beyond" part 2: "Mars in Pop Culture" has a segment where a sexySecretary is kidnapped by Martians. She eventually changes into a superheroine and defeats the Martians by giving them exploding cigars.

* ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'': Francois' pal Maurice, a practical joker, hands out a couple of exploding cigars -- one of which, late in the picture, goes off in an ashtray during a tense MexicanStandoff between four men, all of whom promptly shoot each other.

** In ''Bacall to Arms'', directed by Creator/BobClampett, the wolf steals a cigarette from Creator/LaurenBacall, and Creator/HumphreyBogart shoots him dead and smokes it-- and it explodes (naturally), turning Bogey into a blackface caricature who says in an Eddie Rochester voice, "My oh my! I can work for [[Series/TheJackBennyShow Mr. Benny]] now!"

* The 1951 Disney short ''No Smoking'', featuring {{Goofy}} as an extreme nicotine addict who falls victim to the exploding cigar gag at the end.

* In the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' comics, SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker has been known to kill people with exploding cigars loaded with a lethal charge of explosives. One particular use of one single-handedly signaled the end of the HarmlessVillain status he had in the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]], [[NotSoHarmlessVillain back to the monstrous psychopath he was at the beginning and is still known as today]]. Franchise/{{Superman}}'s foe the Prankster sometimes uses them as well.

* In ''Film/RoadTo Morocco'', Hope and Crosby escape from the Sheik by putting gunpowder into, not cigars, but cigarettes.

** Double subversion in ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom'': Lupin asks the [[OneShotCharacter yearly one-shot villain]] for one last smoke before getting gunned down. He accepts [[GenreSavvy but takes away Lupin's lighter and pack of cigarettes]] and lets him smoke one of his own cigars. However, when he throws the cigarette pack into the water, [[SmokeOut it explodes and releases a smoke screen, allowing Lupin to escape unscathed]].

** In ''Bacall to Arms'', directed by Creator/BobClampett, the wolf steals a cigarette from LaurenBacall, and HumphreyBogart shoots him dead and smokes it-- and it explodes (naturally), turning Bogey into a blackface caricature who says in an Eddie Rochester voice, "My oh my! I can work for [[Series/TheJackBennyShow Mr. Benny]] now!"

* Creator/DaveBarry remembered a practical joke called a "load", a chemically-treated sliver of wood that was pushed into a cigarette and exploded when the fire reached it. "Everyone had a great laugh except the smoker, who was busy wondering if his heart was going to start again." Barry decided that it would be a much more effective way to make people quit smoking to put a load into one in 20 cigarettes.
** Unsurprisingly they're [[http://www.prankplace.com/product.aspx?d=Startling-Sounds.Exploding-Cigarette-Bangs&p=4444&c=48 still available]].

* In [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/danmazur/palindramas/series.php?view=archive&chapter=26315 this]] ''Webcomic/{{Palindramas}}'' strip, it's PlayedForDrama. [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry Sort of.]]

* In ''TheGoonShow'' (which is, after all, a kind of audio cartoon), sticks of dynamite will frequently get mistaken for candles or cigars. Usually it's Bluebottle who gets hurt by them. Just occasionally they'll invert the gag by having somebody pretend the dynamite is a candle or cigar. Guess who comes off worst in those situations as well?

** ''WesternAnimation/ABearForPunishment'' - Junyer Bear fills up his Paw's pipe for him for Fathers Day.

* ''Film/PoliceAcademy 6'' sees the Wilson Heights gang offer a cigar to their silhouetted mastermind, and fall about laughing when it goes off, complete with his shadow hat lifting off his head briefly. Probably because, when it goes bang, [[SpecialEffectsFailure you can actually see the silhouette of the stick raising said hat!]]

* In [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/danmazur/palindramas/series.php?view=archive&chapter=26315 this]] ''{{Palindramas}}'' strip, it's PlayedForDrama. [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry Sort of.]]

** ''ABearForPunishment'' - Junyer Bear fills up his Paw's pipe for him for Fathers Day.