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* ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'': In the "Las Nevadas" series finale, after noticing fireworks being set off over Las Nevadas, Foolish presses an Emergencies-only button behind a sheet of glass. Its purpose is to [[spoiler:call Quackity's slime army [[ChekhovsArmy which he spent the previous months creating and training]] in case he got cornered in an attack on the country]].

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* ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'': In the "Las Nevadas" series finale, after noticing fireworks being set off over Las Nevadas, Foolish presses an Emergencies-only button behind a sheet of glass. Its purpose is to [[spoiler:call Quackity's slime army army, [[ChekhovsArmy which he spent the previous months creating and training]] in case he got cornered in an attack on the country]].
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The X in the trope name may also conveniently describe the exact situation the characters are in, as unlikely as it is for the builder to have predicted it. (e.g. "In case of monster attack, break glass")
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* ''WesternAnimation/KennyAndTheChimp'': [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Professor XXXL]]'s office has a box labelled "In Case of Swine Flu". It contains chef-sizzling bacon which scares away the flu.

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* ''WesternAnimation/KennyAndTheChimp'': When Kenny contracts Swine Flu, which results in him ending up [[NonHumanHead with a pig for a head]], he discovers that [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Professor XXXL]]'s office [[CrazyPrepared has a box labelled labelled]]. "In Case of Swine Flu". It contains When Chippy opens it, it's revealed to contain a chef-sizzling bacon which scares away the flu.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DiseasyDoesIt'': Professor [=XXXL=]'s office [[CrazyPrepared has a box labelled]] "In Case of Swine Flu". It contains a chef sizzling bacon which scares away the flu.
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* In military circles: What's the purpose of the reserves or national guard? Break glass in case of war.
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* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'': The Eds are trying to find a way out of Eddy's Brother's room when they find a red box that reads "In Case of Movie, break glass". Upon doing so, they are rewarded with... a peanut. Fortunately, the peanut contained the key to Eddy's Brother's car. The key did open the doors, but it failed to start up the car indicating there was no gas in it, or the battery died, etc.

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* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'': ZigZagged. The Eds are trying to find a way out of Eddy's Brother's room in order to escape the rest of the neighborhood kids after [[NoodleIncident a scam gone wrong]], when they find a red box that reads "In "[[BreakingTheFourthWall In Case of Movie, break glass".glass]]". Upon doing so, they are rewarded with... a peanut. Fortunately, the peanut contained the key to Eddy's Brother's car. The Unfortunately, while the key did open the doors, but it failed fails to start up the car indicating there was no gas in it, it or the battery died, etc.died after years of disuse.

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Picture this: Alice and Ben are trapped in a panic room and Carl is having a nervous breakdown, Ben finds something sticking in a wall, a red box saying, "In Case of Crisis within a panic room, break glass." Naturally, Alice and Ben oblige and break the glass with the tiny hammer.

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Picture this: Alice and Ben are trapped in a panic room and Carl is having a nervous breakdown, Ben finds something sticking in a wall, a red box saying, "In Case case of Crisis crisis within a panic room, break glass." Naturally, Alice and Ben oblige and break the glass with the tiny hammer.


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A common comedic twist on the trope is that the glass pane will turn out to be a SurprisinglySuperToughThing. Sometimes [[LogicBomb the only object suitable for breaking the glass will be placed behind the glass]].

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* A prison has a fire extinguisher in a glass cabinet labelled: IN CASE OF FIRE, BREAK. Next to it is a gun cabinet labeled: IN CASE OF JAILBREAK, FIRE.
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* A prison has a fire extinguisher in a glass cabinet labelled: IN CASE OF FIRE, BREAK. Next to it is a gun cabinet labeled: IN CASE OF JAILBREAK, FIRE.
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* ''VideoGame/StarshipTitanic'': The SGT Lounge has a long stick behind the glass, and the hammer to break the glass is elsewhere. [[spoiler: The long stick is to grab a lemon from the Promenade Deck's multi-season room. You need the parrot's perch, which isn't long enough to reach the lemon, in order to push the button on the case within which the hammer is ensconced. Only then can you obtain the Long Stick. It's that kind of a game.]]

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* ''VideoGame/StarshipTitanic'': The SGT Lounge has a long stick behind the glass, and the hammer to break the glass is elsewhere. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The long stick is to grab a lemon from the Promenade Deck's multi-season room. You need the parrot's perch, which isn't long enough to reach the lemon, in order to push the button on the case within which the hammer is ensconced. Only then can you obtain the Long Stick. It's that kind of a game.]]



** A copy of Neil Breen's ''Pass Thru'' was held in one of these on the off chance that Max Landis ever returned. [[spoiler: It was broken open when one of the chosen films was just to dull to finish or talk about.]]

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** A copy of Neil Breen's ''Pass Thru'' was held in one of these on the off chance that Max Landis ever returned. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It was broken open when one of the chosen films was just to dull to finish or talk about.]]



* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In "[[Recap/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandyS5E14BillyAndMandySaveChristmas Billy and Mandy Save Christmas]]", Santa has an "In Case of Vampire, Break Glass" case in his office, ready [[CrazyPrepared just in case]] [[spoiler: his wife]] decides to try to turn everyone into vampires again.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In "[[Recap/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandyS5E14BillyAndMandySaveChristmas Billy and Mandy Save Christmas]]", Santa has an "In Case of Vampire, Break Glass" case in his office, ready [[CrazyPrepared just in case]] [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his wife]] decides to try to turn everyone into vampires again.
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* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/KingdomHeartsTheAntipode The Antipode]]'': When a pair of large unidentified objects (really [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cid's]] Gummi Ship and a [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} floating house]]) crashland into [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Grandship]], Tiz grabs a bazooka from in a glass case with a sign that reads: "BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas SANTA IMPOSTER]]". The ammunition is stored in a second case labelled: "BREAK GLASS IN CASE YOU’RE ACTUALLY '''REALLY''' SURE ABOUT THIS."

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* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/KingdomHeartsTheAntipode The Antipode]]'': When a pair of large unidentified objects (really [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cid's]] Gummi Ship and a [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} floating house]]) crashland into [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Grandship]], Tiz grabs a bazooka from in a glass case with a sign that reads: "BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas SANTA IMPOSTER]]". The ammunition is stored in a second case labelled: "BREAK GLASS IN CASE YOU’RE ACTUALLY '''REALLY''' SURE ABOUT THIS."
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* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/KingdomHeartsTheAntipode The Antipode]]'': When a pair of large unidentified objects (really [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cid's]] Gummi Ship and a [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} floating house]] crashland into [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Grandship]], Tiz grabs a bazooka from in a glass case with a sign that reads: 'BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas SANTA IMPOSTER]]'. The ammunition is stored in a second class case labelled: ‘BREAK GLASS IN CASE YOU’RE ACTUALLY '''REALLY''' SURE ABOUT THIS.’

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* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/KingdomHeartsTheAntipode The Antipode]]'': When a pair of large unidentified objects (really [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cid's]] Gummi Ship and a [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} floating house]] house]]) crashland into [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Grandship]], Tiz grabs a bazooka from in a glass case with a sign that reads: 'BREAK "BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas SANTA IMPOSTER]]'. IMPOSTER]]". The ammunition is stored in a second class case labelled: ‘BREAK "BREAK GLASS IN CASE YOU’RE ACTUALLY '''REALLY''' SURE ABOUT THIS."
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* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/KingdomHeartsTheAntipode The Antipode]]'': When a pair of large unidentified objects (really [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cid's]] Gummi Ship and a [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} floating house]] crashland into [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Grandship]], Tiz grabs a bazooka from in a glass case with a sign that reads: 'BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas SANTA IMPOSTER]]'. The ammunition is stored in a second class case labelled: ‘BREAK GLASS IN CASE YOU’RE ACTUALLY '''REALLY''' SURE ABOUT THIS.’
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* ''Literature/TitanEmpire'': The Acolytes are made by Avalon in order to have a failsafe if the Empire turned against them.

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* %%* ''Literature/TitanEmpire'': The Acolytes are made by Avalon in order to have a failsafe if the Empire turned against them.



* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy's high school actually has a fire axe in one of these emergency glass cases by the door of the school. In [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E3SchoolHard "School Hard"]], Spike breaks the glass with ''the face'' of one of his own minions in order to get the axe.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]], [[spoiler: Ruth Clayton]]'s [[HumanityEnsues Chameleon Arch]] is disguised as part of a fire alarm system in an old lighthouse. When she follows her TriggerPhrase instructions and breaks the glass, she is restored to her true self.

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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy's high school actually has a fire axe in one of these emergency glass cases by the door of the school. In [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E3SchoolHard "School Hard"]], "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E3SchoolHard School Hard]]", Spike breaks the glass with ''the face'' of one of his own minions in order to get the axe.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon Fugitive of the Judoon"]], [[spoiler: Ruth Judoon]]", [[spoiler:Ruth Clayton]]'s [[HumanityEnsues Chameleon Arch]] is disguised as part of a fire alarm system in an old lighthouse. When she follows her TriggerPhrase instructions and breaks the glass, she is restored to her true self.



* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'': In [[Recap/KamenRiderZeroOneEp1IAmThePresidentAndAKamenRider "I am the President and a Kamen Rider"]], there's an emergency glass encasing the A.I.M.S. Shot Riser. Isamu breaks it to [[StabTheScorpion hit a [=HumaGear=] looming behind Yua]].

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* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'': In [[Recap/KamenRiderZeroOneEp1IAmThePresidentAndAKamenRider "I am "[[Recap/KamenRiderZeroOneEp1IAmThePresidentAndAKamenRider I Am the President and a Kamen Rider"]], Rider]]", there's an emergency glass encasing the A.I.M.S. Shot Riser. Isamu breaks it to [[StabTheScorpion hit a [=HumaGear=] looming behind Yua]].



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* ''WebVideo/TheReviewTeam'': [[Recap/TheReviewTeamS1E20AloneAgainstSnippit "Alone Against Snippit"]] has this tippet -- "In case of any sort of disaster, break the friggin' glass!"

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* ''WebVideo/TheReviewTeam'': [[Recap/TheReviewTeamS1E20AloneAgainstSnippit "Alone "[[Recap/TheReviewTeamS1E20AloneAgainstSnippit Alone Against Snippit"]] Snippit]]" has this tippet -- "In case of any sort of disaster, break the friggin' glass!"



* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS6E42TheDecisions "The Decisions"]], Darwin swims to the door that leads to the water valve, but it is locked. Next to the door, he sees a case containing an axe in case of emergencies. Instead of breaking the glass to retrieve the ax, Darwin just uses ''the whole case'' to break open the lock.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS6E42TheDecisions "The Decisions"]], "[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS6E42TheDecisions The Decisions]]", Darwin swims to the door that leads to the water valve, but it is locked. Next to the door, he sees a case containing an axe in case of emergencies. Instead of breaking the glass to retrieve the ax, Darwin just uses ''the whole case'' to break open the lock.



** [[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein"]]: When a group of nuns gets word of Peter entering a synagogue, they rush toward a case reading "In Case Of Heresy, Break Glass" and smash it to reveal rulers inside.
** [[Recap/FamilyGuyS17E15NoGiggityNoDoubt "No Giggity, No Doubt"]]: Quagmire worries that Courtney, a teenage girl he's about to have sex with, is actually his illegitimate daughter and breaks open a case to fetch an emergency DNA test (it's next to a case for an emergency HIV test).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In [[Recap/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandyS5E14BillyAndMandySaveChristmas "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas"]] Santa has an "In Case of Vampire, Break Glass" case in his office, ready [[CrazyPrepared just in case]] [[spoiler: his wife]] decides to try to turn everyone into vampires again.

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** [[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein "When "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS3E22WhenYouwishUponAWeinstein When You Wish Upon a Weinstein"]]: Weinstein]]": When a group of nuns gets word of Peter entering a synagogue, they rush toward a case reading "In Case Of Heresy, Break Glass" and smash it to reveal rulers inside.
** [[Recap/FamilyGuyS17E15NoGiggityNoDoubt "No "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS17E15NoGiggityNoDoubt No Giggity, No Doubt"]]: Doubt]]": Quagmire worries that Courtney, a teenage girl he's about to have sex with, is actually his illegitimate daughter and breaks open a case to fetch an emergency DNA test (it's next to a case for an emergency HIV test).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In [[Recap/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandyS5E14BillyAndMandySaveChristmas "Billy "[[Recap/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandyS5E14BillyAndMandySaveChristmas Billy and Mandy Save Christmas"]] Christmas]]", Santa has an "In Case of Vampire, Break Glass" case in his office, ready [[CrazyPrepared just in case]] [[spoiler: his wife]] decides to try to turn everyone into vampires again.



** DoubleSubverted in ''The Hardship of Miles Standish'', John Aldin (played by Elmer Fudd) finds a glass case reading "In Case of Indians, Break Glass". He simply lifts the glass up and takes out the gun behind it... ''then'' he breaks the glass.

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** DoubleSubverted in ''The "The Hardship of Miles Standish'', Standish", John Aldin (played by Elmer Fudd) finds a glass case reading "In Case of Indians, Break Glass". He simply lifts the glass up and takes out the gun behind it... ''then'' he breaks the glass.



** "WesternAnimation/ToHareIsHuman": Bugs has another mounted box around his bed marked ''In case of coyote, break glass.'' Inside the box is a BananaPeel, which he throws in front of the ladder that serves as the stairway to his hole. Once the coyote steps on the peel, his next stop is the Coyote Disposal and a date with gravity.

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** "WesternAnimation/ToHareIsHuman": Bugs has another mounted box around his bed marked ''In "In case of coyote, break glass.'' glass". Inside the box is a BananaPeel, which he throws in front of the ladder that serves as the stairway to his hole. Once the coyote steps on the peel, his next stop is the Coyote Disposal and a date with gravity.



** ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': In [[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS3E10BustersDirectorialDebut "Buster's Directorial Debut"]], near the end of the short, Buster finds a box that says, "In Case of Emergency, Break Glass", which has a box of magic dust in it. He uses it to turn Sandy into a goldfish, but decides not to turn Babs back to normal with it until after he's finished filming ''Furrball on the Roof''.

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** ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': In [[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS3E10BustersDirectorialDebut "Buster's "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS3E10BustersDirectorialDebut Buster's Directorial Debut"]], Debut]]", near the end of the short, Buster finds a box that says, "In Case of Emergency, Break Glass", which has a box of magic dust in it. He uses it to turn Sandy into a goldfish, but decides not to turn Babs back to normal with it until after he's finished filming ''Furrball on the Roof''.



* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': In [[Recap/ReBootS2E7Nullzilla "Nullzilla"]], Phong has an extended CrazyPrepared-plan for a Godzilla-sized null monster rampaging through the city. This includes a large weapon in a case that reads "IN CASE OF GIANT NULL MONSTER THREATENING CITY -- BREAK GLASS".
* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In [[Recap/RickAndMortyS4E8TheVatOfAcidEpisode "The Vat of Acid Episode"]], Rick's second vat of acid has a gun next to the oxygen tank with this label that Morty could use if someone were to use a ladle to test the acid.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': In [[Recap/ReBootS2E7Nullzilla "Nullzilla"]], "[[Recap/ReBootS2E7Nullzilla Nullzilla]]", Phong has an extended CrazyPrepared-plan for a Godzilla-sized null monster rampaging through the city. This includes a large weapon in a case that reads "IN CASE OF GIANT NULL MONSTER THREATENING CITY -- BREAK GLASS".
* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In [[Recap/RickAndMortyS4E8TheVatOfAcidEpisode "The "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS4E8TheVatOfAcidEpisode The Vat of Acid Episode"]], Episode]]", Rick's second vat of acid has a gun next to the oxygen tank with this label that Morty could use if someone were to use a ladle to test the acid.



* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E2SomethingSmellsBossyBoots "Bossy Boots"]], after Mr. Krabs passes out after hearing [=SpongeBob=] "fire" Pearl, [=SpongeBob=] breaks an emergency case containing a dollar bill to wave under Mr. Krabs' nose like smelling salts.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E2SomethingSmellsBossyBoots "Bossy Boots"]], "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E2SomethingSmellsBossyBoots Bossy Boots]]", after Mr. Krabs passes out after hearing [=SpongeBob=] "fire" Pearl, [=SpongeBob=] breaks an emergency case containing a dollar bill to wave under Mr. Krabs' nose like smelling salts.
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* ''VideoGame/ThiefII'' features an [[YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe amusing variant]]: "In time of peril, breaketh glass."

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' episode “Dan vs Burgerphile”, the owner of the restaurant gets to one of these to reset the sprinklers when the building catches fire. He pulls out a tiny hammer, only to break the glass with his barehand and then the sprinkler system on.

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Added the Season 7 episode 3 of WesternAnimation.The Simpsons, where Ned breaks open an Emergency Baptism Kit.


* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the fifth "WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror", Homer goes insane after being forced to go a long time without TV or beer. Marge runs across a glass case that says, "In Case of Spousal Insanity, Break Glass", where she finds a baseball bat.

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** "Home Sweet Home-Dum-Diddly Doodly" (season 7, episode 3) has Homer and Marge be declared unfit parents, which means Bart, Lisa and Maggie are put in foster care with the Flanders. When Ned discovers the Simpson children were never baptized, he goes to the household Emergency Baptism Kit, which is inside a case with a breakable glass front, and includes a small hammer for shattering the glass. Inside is a chalice, a bible, a life preserver, and an air horn.

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