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* 1960's ''{{Series/Batman}}'' series episode "The Penguin's A Jinx". The Penguin and his henchmen fire a rope line from the top of one building to another and slide across using umbrellas with special devices attached to the end.
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* In ''PokemonSpecial'', Ruby uses his Pokeblock case as a zipline on the thread his Marshtop is holding up to escape the flames Courtney is trying to kill him with.
* In ''PokemonSpecial'', Ruby uses his Pokeblock case as a zipline on the thread his Marshtop is holding up to escape the flames Courtney is trying to kill him with.
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** ''{{Moonraker}}''. Bond and Holly Goodhead use a chain to slide down a cable car cable in order to escape from Jaws.
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** ''{{Moonraker}}''.''Film/{{Moonraker}}''. Bond and Holly Goodhead use a chain to slide down a cable car cable in order to escape from Jaws.
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* [[MirrorsEdge Mirror's Edge]] features Faith doing this [[TheyJustDidntCare WITH HER BARE HANDS]]
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* [[MirrorsEdge Mirror's Edge]] features Faith doing this [[TheyJustDidntCare WITH HER BARE HANDS]]HANDS]]. Careful observation will note that her gloved hand always is in direct contact with the wire, thereby Handwaving the damage one would normally recieve from such a stunt, but it far from excuses it.
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* ''[[BatmanTheMovie Batman]]'' (1966). During the battle on the submarine, the Penguin uses his umbrella to slide down a wire and knock down Batman with a kick.
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* The heroes of ''TheZombieHunters'' try to escape off a roof using this method. It doesn't end well.
* The heroes of ''TheZombieHunters'' try to escape off a roof using this method. It doesn't end well.
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*** Both ends of the zipline are at the same height, so Guybrush just has to push off with his feet to get a little momentum, zip down towards the river, back up to the other side, and land on the platform before swinging back the other way. The amusement park "Shawnee Place" had a ride that worked like this before it closed down.
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* In ''TotalDramaWorldTour'' this is used by every member of [[OverlyLongName Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot]] in order to cross a river filled with piranhas.
**[[BadassSpaniard Alejandro]] uses his belt.
**[[TheDitz Owen]] uses his hands, and gets rope burn.
**[[ButtMonkey Tyler]] uses his pants, but they end up [[StealthPun catching fire]].
**[[GenkiGirl Izzy]] places [[OnlySaneMan Noah]] in a backpack, wears it, and then slides across using the straps.
**[[BadassSpaniard Alejandro]] uses his belt.
**[[TheDitz Owen]] uses his hands, and gets rope burn.
**[[ButtMonkey Tyler]] uses his pants, but they end up [[StealthPun catching fire]].
**[[GenkiGirl Izzy]] places [[OnlySaneMan Noah]] in a backpack, wears it, and then slides across using the straps.
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* ''AssassinsCreedRevelations'' gives its characters a "hookblade," which will allow them to use wires as ziplines.
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* Parodied in an episode of ''TheSimpsons'': Herman, the one-armed weapon seller, takes a pair of bootleg designer jeans and tries to get away using them to zipline out of Bart's treehouse. The jeans' quality is so bad that they break, and Herman falls to the floor.
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* Parodied in an episode of ''TheSimpsons'': Herman, the one-armed weapon seller, takes a pair of bootleg designer jeans and tries to get away using them to zipline out of Bart's treehouse. The jeans' quality is so bad that they break, and Herman falls to the floor.ground.
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* ''KungFuPanda 2'': Po uses the same lantern string variation as the page image.
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* In ''BackToTheFuture'', the MadScientist Doc Brown uses the wire to slide down from a clock tower to avoid being struck by lightning.
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* In ''BackToTheFuture'', the MadScientist Doc Brown uses the wire to slide down from a clock tower tower, rushing to avoid being struck by lightning.connect a loose cable in time for the lightning strike.
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* ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. Judge Doom uses his cane to slide down a wire and attack Eddie Valiant on top of the Dip wagon.
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* [[JackAttack Jack]] from MadWorld can do this with certain steel wires, but only because [[ArtificialLimbs it's a steel hand]] [[ChainsawGood with a Chainsaw in it]].
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* Parodied in an episode of ''TheSimpsons'': Herman, the one-armed weapon seller, takes a pair of false jeans and tries to get away using them to zipline out of Bart's treehouse. The jeans' quality is so bad that they break, and Herman falls to the floor.
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* Parodied in an episode of ''TheSimpsons'': Herman, the one-armed weapon seller, takes a pair of false bootleg designer jeans and tries to get away using them to zipline out of Bart's treehouse. The jeans' quality is so bad that they break, and Herman falls to the floor.
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* ''NeverSayNeverAgain''. While infiltrating a terrorist hideout at the beginning of the movie, Bond climbs up a pole and slides down a telephone (?) wire onto the roof.
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* ''{{Superfriends}}'' 1973/74 episode "The Shamon U". Batman and Robin use their Batarangs to slide down cable car cables to escape a giant rabbit.
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* ''Return of ThePinkPanther''. The thief escapes from the museum with the diamond by firing a zip line from a crossbow to an adjacent building, then sliding down the line into an apartment in the other building.
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** In ''{{Toy Story}} 3'' Buzz slides on the yarn holding up kid's pictures in the nursery to escape out the window.
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* ''The Social Network''. Mark and friends make a zipline from the roof (tied to the chimney) to the pool. After just two jumps the chimney breaks and the zipline falls.
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* ''The ''{{The Social Network''.Network}}''. Mark and friends make a zipline from the roof (tied to the chimney) to the pool. After just two jumps the chimney breaks and the zipline falls.
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* Santa uses a candy cane to zip down a string of Christmas lights in the animated opening of ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation''.
* Santa uses a candy cane to zip down a string of Christmas lights in the animated opening of ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation''.
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* ''The Social Network''. Mark and friends make a zipline from the roof (tied to the chimney) to the pool, after pool. After just to two jumps the chimney breaks and the zipline falls.
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*[[MirrorsEdge Mirror's Edge]] features Faith doing this [[TheyJustDidntCare WITH HER BARE HANDS]]
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When a character is stuck in a high place of some sort and have nowhere to go but down, they use anything wire-like to fly down. Using a wire hanger to grip onto is a common variation to the trope; however, this is a decidedly [[DontTryThisAtHome horrible idea.]] The {{Mythbusters}} have busted this one's plausibility.
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When a character is stuck in a high place of some sort and have has nowhere to go but down, they use he uses anything wire-like to fly down. Using Gripping onto a wire hanger to grip onto is a common variation to the trope; however, this is a decidedly [[DontTryThisAtHome horrible idea.]] idea]]. The {{Mythbusters}} have busted this one's plausibility.
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* In a Mastercard commercial [[MacGyver MacGyver]] escapes from a room with a bomb in it using a tube sock. Tube sock: $4. [[RefugeInAudacity Refuge in Audacity]]: Priceless
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* In a Mastercard commercial [[MacGyver MacGyver]] [=MasterCard=] commercial, {{MacGyver}} escapes from a room with a bomb in it using a tube sock. Tube sock: $4. [[RefugeInAudacity Refuge in Audacity]]: Priceless
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* In ''{{Chuck}}'' season 3 when he was training to be a "real" spy he had to do a zipline using a power line and his belt as the pulley, but failed. Then at the end of the ep he was forced to [[ChekhovsGun use a power line as a zip line with his belt as the pulley]]. This time he succeeded.
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* In ''{{Chuck}}'' season 3 when he was training to be a "real" spy he spy, Chuck had to do a zipline using a power line and his belt as the pulley, but failed. Then at the end of the ep he was forced to [[ChekhovsGun use a power line as a zip line with his belt as the pulley]]. This time he succeeded.
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* ''ScoobyDoo Pirates Ahoy'' has Shaggy and Scooby sliding down a mast rope with a mop handle.
* Parodied in a TheSimpsons' episode: Herman (the one-armed weapon seller) takes a pair of false jeans and tries to get away using them to zipline out of Bart's treehouse. The jeans' quality is so bad that they break, and Herman falls to the floor.
* In ''{{Shrek}} 2'' Prince Charming shoots an arrow with a rope tied to it and then uses his bow to zip across the fiery moat of lava.
* Parodied in a TheSimpsons' episode: Herman (the one-armed weapon seller) takes a pair of false jeans and tries to get away using them to zipline out of Bart's treehouse. The jeans' quality is so bad that they break, and Herman falls to the floor.
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* ''ScoobyDoo ''ScoobyDoo! Pirates Ahoy'' has Shaggy and Scooby sliding down a mast rope with a mop handle.
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* In ''{{Shrek}}2'' 2'', Prince Charming shoots an arrow with a rope tied to it and then uses his bow to zip across the fiery moat of lava.
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* In ''{{Shrek}} 2'' Prince Charming shoots an arrow with a rope tied to it and then uses his bow to zip across the fiery moat of lava.
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** And later in the film, Shrek does this with a bridge chain while StormingTheCastle.
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* ''TangoAndCash''. While escaping prison, Stallone and Russell's characters use their belts and the prison's electric lines in this manner to get over the brick wall surrounding the prison.
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* Chris pulls one off in ''Eight Legged Freaks''. The {{giant spider}} that tries to follow falls off.
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* Chris pulls one off in ''Eight Legged Freaks''.''EightLeggedFreaks''. The {{giant spider}} that tries to follow falls off.
