History Main / ItWorksItself

!!Examples of Variant 1:

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime "Partners in Crime"]], Adipose Industries markets their weight-loss "drug" with the slogan "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the fat just walks away]]." And as even the Doctor had to admit, it ''was'' [[CutLexLuthorACheck a pretty effective weight-loss method]]...

!!Examples of Variant 2:

--->'''Homer:''' It's not like it's stuck in the bottom of a well or in a Mexican prison. ''(gasp)'' But that ''would'' make a great movie! ''(writes down the title [[Film/CoolHandLuke "Cool Hand Fluke"]])''
--->'''Marge:''' Lisa is ''very'' sensitive. If something she loves dies in front of her...
--->'''Homer:''' That whale's not gonna die! We're busting him out of prison, no matter what you say, Escobar! ''(beat)'' God, this thing writes itself.

* Some [[TonkaTough Tonka]] commercials criticized other toys (like robots) for basically playing themselves, therefore not needing any human interaction, thus making them not fun. Unlike Tonkas, of course.

--->'''Homer:''' That whale's not gonna die! We're busting him out of prison, no matter what you say, Esocbar! ''(beat)'' God, this thing writes itself.

--->'''Homer:''' Marge, how hard can it be? We're just rolling it into the ocean from the beach. It's not like it's stuck in the bottom of a well or in a Mexican prison. ''(gasp)'' But that ''would'' make a great movie! ''(writes down the title [[Film/CoolHandLuke "Cool Hand Fluke"]])''

* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' where Homer is part of a barbershop quartet, he gets an idea for a song called "Baby on Board". Pretty much all the lyrics he comes up with are "something something", but he still says "this thing writes itself!" afterwards.

* Spoofed in the 1948 movie ''Film/UnfaithfullyYours'' (but not the 1984 remake).

* In 1976 Canon introduced the AE-1, the first 35mm camera with an embedded micro-computer; the commercial announced that Canon had "unmanned 35mm photography".
* Some [[TonkaTough Tonka]] commercials criticized other toys (like robots) for basically playing themselves, therefore not needing any human interaction, thus making them not fun. Unlike Tonkas of course.
* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Partners in Crime", Adipose Industries markets their weight-loss "drug" with the slogan "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the fat just walks away]]." And as even the Doctor had to admit, it ''was'' [[CutLexLuthorACheck a pretty effective weight-loss method]]...

!!Example of Variant 2:

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** Or for people who have had troubles with Windows [=PCs=] but ''also'' with Macs. Of course, we all know the [[http://cad-comic.com/new-faq-question/ real reason few people have trouble with Macs]] (other than the fact that few people have Macs).

** Or for people who have had troubles with Windows [=PCs=] but ''also'' with Macs. Of course, we all know the [[http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20060513 real reason few people have trouble with Macs]] (other than the fact that few people have Macs).

* Spoofed in the 1948 movie ''UnfaithfullyYours'' (but not the 1984 remake).

* One sarcastic review of ''SleepingDogsLie'' said, "I know! Let's write a movie where a guy practices cunnilingus on his cat! It practically writes itself!"
* In the episode of ''TheSimpsons'' where Homer is part of a barbershop quartet, he gets an idea for a song called "Baby on Board". Pretty much all the lyrics he comes up with are "something something", but he still says "this thing writes itself!" afterwards.

** Or for people who have had troubles with Windows [=PCs=] but ''also'' with Macs. Of course, we all know the [[http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20060513 real reason few people have trouble with Macs]] (other than the fact that few people have macs).

* The As-Seen-On-TV [=OneTouch=] Can Opener! This innovative invention, which is shown to "simply allow one to press the button and walk away, leaving a top that cannot pop a balloon", has some ''interesting*'' side effects, which include: 1) not turning past halfway through the can, requiring one to spend time rewinding it back to the starting point; 2) not working unless at 100% battery power; and 3) (while indeed leaving a non-sharp top) making the can's edge so razor sharp that one is afraid to scoop anything out of it (also not allowing the food to be re-covered by the top).
* In 1976 Canon introduced the AE-1, the first 35mm camera with an embedded micro-computer; the commercial announced that Canon had " unmanned 35mm photography".

A SisterTropeTo YouCantMissIt.

* In 1976 Canon introduced the AE-1, the first 35mm camera with an embedded micro-computer; the commercial announced that Canon had "[[UnfortunateImplications unmanned]] 35mm photography".

* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Partners in Crime", Adipose Industries markets their weight-loss "drug" with the slogan "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the fat just walks away]]."

* The As-Seen-On-TV [=OneTouch=] Can Opener! This innovative invention, which is shown to "simply allow one to press the button and walk away, leaving a top that cannot pop a balloo", has some ''interesting*'' side effects, which include: 1) not turning past halfway through the can, requiring one to spend time rewinding it back to the starting point; 2) not working unless at 100% battery power; and 3) (while indeed leaving a non-sharp top) making the can's edge so razor sharp that one is afraid to scoop anything out of it (also not allowing the food to be re-covered by the top).

* In the ''DoctorWho'' episode "Partners in Crime", Adipose Industries markets their weight-loss "drug" with the slogan "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the fat just walks away]]."

# Joking about how cliché or awesome an idea is so that a writer or director will supposedly know all the have to do just from that idea.

** Or for people who have had troubles with Windows [=PCs=] but ''also'' with Macs. Of course, we all know the [[http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060513 real reason few people have trouble with Macs]] (other than the fact that few people have macs).

* Apple is fond of saying "Mac - it just works". For people who have never had any troubles with [=PCs=], this is a reason Apple comes across as insulting and condescending.
** Or for people who have had troubles with [=PCs=] but ''also'' with Macs. Of course, we all know the [[http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060513 real reason few people have trouble with Macs]] (other than the fact that few people have macs).