History Main / RandomSmokingScene

* Gray of ''FairyTail'' was seen smoking in his first few appearances. Laxus smoked a cigar in his first appearance. None of them has smoked since. GoodSmokingEvilSmoking may be in effect here as a way to characterize them, since Gray is mostly heroic, while Laxus initially was a straight-out {{Jerkass}}.

In other circumstances a smoking scene can be useful to the plot. A character is [[MustHaveNicotine nervous]], [[OfCourseISmoke wants to impress]] a potential love partner, [[SmokingHotSex just had sex]], is a well known smoker (WinstonChurchill, FidelCastro, HumphreyBogart can not be portrayed as non-smokers), is a [[SmokyGentlemensClub rich business executive]] or an [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking evil person]]. Or he's just a [[SmokingIsCool badass]]. However, the random smoking scene has no real purpose and could have easily been left out the story without affecting the plot. In a few instances it even becomes pointless {{padding}}. Sometimes it even makes no sense because the story takes place in a time period when tobacco hadn't yet been introduced, or the character smokes in an area where it is normally not allowed. In other circumstances it's even highly questionable because the story is actually aimed at or popular with children or teenagers. Let's face it: there's no real neccessary reason to have little children smoke on screen.

In other circumstances a smoking scene can be useful to the plot. A character is [[MustHaveNicotine nervous]], [[OfCourseISmoke wants to impress]] a potential love partner, [[SmokingHotSex just had sex]], is a well known smoker (WinstonChurchill, FidelCastro, HumphreyBogart can not be portrayed as non-smokers), is a [[SmokyGentlemensClub rich business executive]] or an [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking evil person]]. Or he's just a [[SmokingIsCool badass]]. However, the random smoking scene has no real purpose and could have easily been left out the story without affecting the plot. In a few instances it even becomes pointless {{padding}}. Sometimes it even makes no sense because the story takes place in a time period when tobacco hadn't yet been introduced, or the character smokes in an area where it is normally not allowed. In other circumstances it's even highly questionable because the story is actually aimed at or popular with children or teenagers.

* ChildsPlay: In "Child's Play 2" the child actor playing Andy out of nowhere takes a puff from a cigarette. There is no point to this scene and it is especially disturbing since a real life nine year old boy is smoking on camera!

* WhatWomenWant: After Gibson's character' female psychiatrist discovers that he can hear what women think she is so shocked that she decides to smoke a cigarette. She admits it's "highly unorthodox", but yet it's still a strange reaction.¨

* The first ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' movie (1984) has a lot of scenes where the main characters smoke. After the movie became a blockbuster success and the animated series as well the characters stopped smoking in "Ghostbusters II" (1989).

* WhatWomenWant: After Gibson's character' female psychiatrist discovers that he can hear what women think she is so shocked that she decides to smoke a cigarette. She admits it's "highly unorthodox", but yet it's still a strange reaction.¨

* ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': Eddie Valliant catches a streetcar by travelling along on the back of the vehicle with some kids who are smoking. He even thanks them for the cigarettes after reaching his destination. This whole scene had no real purpose to the story.

* LooneyTunes

* WhatWomenWant: After Gibson's character' female psychiatrist discovers that he can hear what women think she is so shocked that she decides to smoke a cigarette. She admits it's "highly unorthodox", but yet it's still a strange reaction.¨

* StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier: Smoking is implied to be exceedingly rare or non-existent among humans in StarTrek, but St. John Talbot, the human ambassador to Nimbus III, is nevertheless smoking a cigarette in one scene. None of the characters seem to notice or point this out.

Welcome to the world of Random Smoking Scenes.

In other circumstances a smoking scene can be useful to the plot. A character is [[MustHaveNicotine nervous]], [[OfCourseISmoke wants to impress]] a potential love partner, [[SmokingHotSex just had sex]], is a well known smoker (WinstonChurchill, FidelCastro, HumphreyBogart can not be portrayed as non-smokers), is a [[SmokyGentlemensClub rich business executive]] or an [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking evil person]]. Or he's just a [[SmokingIsCool badass]]. However, the random smoking scene has no real purpose and could have easily been left out the story without affecting the plot. In a few instances it even becomes pointless {{padding}}. Sometimes it even makes no sense because the story takes place in a time period when tobacco hadn't yet been introduced, or the character smokes in an area where it is normally not allowed. In other circumstances it's even highly questionable because the story is actually aimed at or popular with children or teenagers.

# U.S. cigarette companies can no longer advertise smoking on television, so they pay directors and actors money to let their characters light a cigarette in a film or TV series. ProductPlacement can be really useful to inspire people into smoking.

* In ''Film/TheFlintstones'', actress HalleBerry lights a huge cigarette at the start of the film, despite the fact that this entire story takes place in the Stone Age!!! (Well, an anachronistic Stone Age at that...) And this movie is actually aimed at children! Sure, she is a villain at the start of the film, but she has a change of heart near the end.
* The first ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' movie (1984) has a lot of scenes where the main characters smoke. After the movie became a blockbuster success and the animated series as well the characters stopped smoking in "Ghostbusters II" (1989).

* IndependenceDay: WillSmith's character and his comrade both take cigars along with them when they plan to defeat the aliens for once and for all. And they do smoke them after all the aliens are dead, because what better way of celebrating surviving an alien attack than doubling your chances of getting cancer!
* WhatWomenWant: After Gibson's character' female psychiatrist discovers that he can hear what women think she is so shocked that she decides to smoke a cigarette. She admits it's "highly unorthodox", but yet it's still a strange reaction.¨
* WallStreet: Michael Sheen's character is a confident non-smoker and even tells his dad to quit the habit. But after Gordon Gekko causes his dad to get fired he inexplicably decides to start smoking himself. For a non-smoker this is a very bizarre reaction.

* ChildsPlay: In "Child's Play 2" the child actor playing Andy out of nowhere takes a puff from a cigarette. There is no point to this scene and it is especially disturbing since a real life nine year old boy is smoking on camera!

** Happens often in the classic Looney Tunes, yet in their defense: back in the 1930s-1950s these cartoons were more aimed at adults than children. And the hazardous effects of smoking had not yet been proven.

** Happens a few times, but in Great Britain these scenes have all been censored thanks to the complaints of a concerned parent.

** In the episode "The Mansion Family" The Simpsons take care of Mr. Burns' mansion. Bart then lits a cigar, only to have it slapped away by Marge.

In other circumstances a smoking scene can be useful to the plot. A character is [[MustHaveNicotine nervous]], wants to impress a potential love partner, [[SmokingHotSex just had sex]], is a well known smoker (WinstonChurchill, FidelCastro, HumphreyBogart can not be portrayed as non-smokers), is a [[SmokyGentlemensClub rich business executive]] or an [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking evil person]]. Or he's just a [[SmokingIsCool badass]]. However, the random smoking scene has no real purpose and could have easily been left out the story without affecting the plot. In a few instances it even becomes pointless {{padding}}. Sometimes it even makes no sense because the story takes place in a time period when tobacco hadn't yet been introduced, or the character smokes in an area where it is normally not allowed. In other circumstances it's even highly questionable because the story is actually aimed at or popular with children or teenagers.

* WhatWomenWant: After Gibson's character' female psychiatrist discovers that he can hear what women think she is so shocked that she decides to smoke a cigarette. She admits it's "highly unorthodox", but yet it's still a strange reaction.¨

* WhatWomenWant: After Gibson's character' female psychiatrist discovers that he can hear what women think she is so shocked that she decides to smoke a cigarette. She admits it's "highly unorthodox", but yet it's still a strange reaction.¨

* {{Tom and Jerry}}

* TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: In the first live-action movie of the Turtles a bar with bad little children is shown. Some of them are smoking huge cigars. There is no real point to the plot that those kids had to smoke cigars in what is actually a child-oriented movie.

* ''{{Alien}}'': The crew smokes. In a spaceship. All-oxygen artificial atmosphere? Limited oxygen supply?

* In the biopic ''EdWood (1994)'' Sarah Jessica Parker plays the role of Ed Wood's wife Dolores Fuller. Fuller lived to see the movie adaptation of her husband's life, but didn't like the way Parker portrayed her on screen since the actress smoked all the time, while she actually always has been a non-smoker. (http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_doris_fuller.shtml)

* ''TheMask'': Even though this cartoonish movie is aimed at children, both leads of the story, played by Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz, can be seen smoking in a few scenes.

* WallStreet: Michael Sheen's character is a confident non-smoker and even tells his dad not quit the habit. But after Gordon Gekko causes his dad to get fired he inexplicably decides to start smoking himself. For a non-smoker this is a very bizarre reaction.

In other circumstances a smoking scene can be useful to the plot. A character is [[MustHaveNicotine nervous]], wants to impress a potential love partner, [[SmokingHotSex just had sex]], is a well known smoker (WinstonChurchill, FidelCastro, HumphreyBogart can not be portrayed as non-smokers), is a [[SmokyGentlemensClub rich business executive]] or an [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking evil person]]. Or he's just a [[SmokingIsCool badass]]. However, the random smoking scene has no real purpose and could have easily been left out the story without affecting the plot. Sometimes it even makes no sense because the story takes place in a time period when tobacco hadn't yet been introduced, or the character smokes in an area where it is normally not allowed. In other circumstances it's even highly questionable because the story is actually aimed at or popular with children or teenagers.

* In ''Film/TheFlintstones'', actress HalleBerry lights a huge cigarette at the start of the film, despite the fact that this entire story takes place in the Stone Age!!! (Well, an anachronistic Stone Age at that...)
* The first ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' movie from 1984 has a lot of scenes where the main characters smoke. After the movie became a blockbuster success and the animated series as well the characters stopped smoking in "Ghostbusters II" (1989).

* Although not in the show itself, TheFlintstones did commercials extolling the great taste of Winston cigarettes.

You're enjoying a movie, a tv show, a book, a comic when suddenly out of nowhere one of the characters lights a cigarette without any real reason. It's not part of the plot, it doesn't tell you anything about the character or it is in fact the first time in the entire work that a character is revealed to be smoker. Welcome to the world of Random Smoking Scenes.

In other circumstances a smoking scene can be useful to the plot. A character is nervous, wants to impress a potential love partner, just had sex, is a well known smoker (WinstonChurchill, FidelCastro, HumphreyBogart can not be portrayed as non-smokers), is a rich business executive or an evil person. Or he's just a badass. However, the random smoking scene has no real purpose and could have easily be left out the story. Sometimes it even makes no sense because the story takes place in a time period when tobacco hadn't yet been introduced. In other circumstances it's even highly questionable because the story is actually aimed at or popular with children or teenagers.

# It's an old movie from before the time scientists discovered in 1964 that smoking is hazardous for your health.
# They just want to piss off non-smokers or concerned parents with children!

In other circumstances a smoking scene can be useful to the plot. A character is nervous, just had sex, is a well known smoker (WinstonChurchill, FidelCastro, HumphreyBogart can not be portrayed as non-smokers), is a rich business executive or an evil person. However, the random smoking scene has no real purpose and could have easily be left out the story. Sometimes it even makes no sense because the story takes place in a time period when tobacco hadn't yet been introduced. In other circumstances it's even highly questionable because the story is actually aimed at or popular with children or teenagers.