History Main / StuckOnASkiLift

* PlayedForLaughs in the French comedy movie ''[[Film/FrenchFriedVacation French Fried Vacation 2]]'' (pictured): character Jean-Claude Dusse (who's pretty much BornUnlucky and the movie's most prominent ButtMonkey) thinks the lift has just stopped because of an accident (while it's actually closing time, and he was the last person to take the ski lift, and the ski lift operator didn't notice him) and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he finally decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is [[MemeticMutation so well-known]] in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to whistle or hum the song.

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[[caption-width-right:273:''[-♫ "Quand te reverrais-je\\

* PlayedForLaughs in the cult French comedy movie ''[[Film/FrenchFriedVacation French Fried Vacation 2]]'' (pictured): character Jean-Claude Dusse (who's pretty much BornUnlucky and the movie's most prominent ButtMonkey) thinks the lift has just stopped because of an accident (while it's actually closing time, and he was the last person to take the ski lift, and the ski lift operator didn't notice him) and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he finally decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is [[MemeticMutation so well-known]] in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to whistle or hum the song.

* In ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks'', this happens to Oscar in one episode, with various things keeping him from getitng out. [[spoiler: He manages to get out of it in the big race, but something happens later that makes him get stuck on the chairlift again]]. [[ShootTheShaggyDog At the end of the episode, he's still on the chairlift.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'': In the cutscene at the end of Chapter 4, the cable car Madeline and Theo are riding suddenly jams in midair, causing Madeline to have a panic attack.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'': In the cutscene at the end of Chapter 5, the cable car Madeline and Theo are riding suddenly jams in midair, causing Madeline to have a panic attack.

* Being stuck on a ski lift turns into an opportunity for murder in ''[[Manga/DetectiveConan Case Closed/Detective Conan]]''.

* ''Film/{{Frozen|2010}}'' (2010), about three snowboarders stuck on a lift. Also, there were wolves. ''Also'' also, for better or worse, it wasn't forgotten for once that [[NobodyPoops you'd have to go to the bathroom eventually]].

* Happens in a recent Sprint Mobile ad.

* ''Film/{{Frozen 2010}}'', about three snowboarders stuck on a lift. Also, there were wolves. ''Also'' also, for better or worse, it wasn't forgotten for once that [[NobodyPoops you'd have to go to the bathroom eventually]].

* Played for drama in the Rock Hudson disaster movie ''Film/{{Avalanche}}''. Well, [[{{Narm}} it would have been]] if the rescue team hadn't been so [[EpicFail astoundingly incompetent]].

* In ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'', it happens to Teddy and Spencer.
* In the ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'' "The Last Shout, Part 1", this happens to Patsy.
* Murr and Sal were punished this way on ''Series/ImpracticalJokers''. They were pelted with snowballs and paintballs, then left stuck in the air.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Happens to Homer Simpson, of course. He tries to get off but ends up hanging upside down. ("Come on, gravity! You used to be cool!")
* Happens in a season 2 episode of ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' to the Winx and the Specialists. Since magic doesn't work where they are, they have to sew a glider made out of jackets to get out safely.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': In the episode "Swiss Miss", Ray gets stuck on a ski lift when he's supposed to be protecting the daughter of a wealthy German dignitary.

In RealLife such incidents hardly ever last very long, but in comedy or drama, there's always some complications.

* PlayedForLaughs in the cult French comedy movie ''[[Film/FrenchFriedVacation French Fried Vacation 2]]'' (pictured): character Jean-Claude Dusse (who's pretty much BornUnlucky and the movie's resident ButtMonkey) thinks the lift has just stopped because of an accident (while it's actually closing time, and he was the last person to take the ski lift, and the ski lift operator didn't notice him) and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he finally decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is [[MemeticMutation so well-known]] in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to whistle or hum the song.

A common Sitcom Trope. The protagonist(s) take a ski lift (most often of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairlift chairlift]] kind) and, somewhere in mid-trip, the cableway stops -- typically with the passengers too high to safely drop. In RealLife such incidents hardly ever last very long, but in comedy or drama, there's always some complications.

Contrast with CableCarActionSequence.

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* Played for drama in the Rock Hudson disaster movie ''{{Avalanche}}''. Well, [[{{Narm}} it would have been]] if the rescue team hadn't been so [[EpicFail astoundingly incompetent]].

[[caption-width-right:274:''[-"Quand te reverrais-je\\
Pays merveilleux..."-]'']]

* PlayedForLaughs in the cult French comedy movie ''[[Film/FrenchFriedVacation French Fried Vacation 2]]'' (pictured): character Jean-Claude Dusse (who's pretty much BornUnlucky) thinks the lift has just stopped because of an accident (while it's actually closing time, and he was the last person to take the ski lift, and the ski lift operator didn't notice him) and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he finally decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is [[MemeticMutation so well-known]] in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to whistle or hum the song.

[[quoteright:274:[[Film/FrenchFriedVacation http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skilift_3639.jpg]]]]

* PlayedForLaughs in the cult French comedy movie ''Les Bronzes Font Du Ski'' (pictured): character Jean-Claude Dusse (who's pretty much BornUnlucky) thinks the lift has just stopped because of an accident (while it's actually closing time, and he was the last person to take the ski lift, and the ski lift operator didn't notice him) and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he finally decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is [[MemeticMutation so well-known]] in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to whistle or hum the song.

[[quoteright:274:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skilift_3639.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:274:''[-Quand te reverrais-je\\
Pays merveilleux...-]'']]

* PlayedForLaughs in the cult French comedy movie ''Les Bronzes Font Du Ski'' (pictured): character Jean-Claude Dusse (who's pretty much BornUnlucky) thinks the lift has just stopped because of an accident (while it's actually closing time, and he was the last person to take the ski lift, and the ski lift operator didn't notice him) and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he finally decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is [[MemeticMutation so well-known]] in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to hum the song.

* PlayedForLaughs in the cult French comedy movie ''Les Bronzes Font Du Ski'' (pictured): character Jean-Claude Dusse thinks the lift has just stopped because of an accident (while it's actually closing time, and he was the last person to take the ski lift, and the ski lift operator didn't notice him) and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he finally decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is [[MemeticMutation so well-known]] in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to hum the song.