History Main / WackyMarriageProposal

* Ethan's proposal in ''CtrlAltDel'' was quite... [[http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060213 Ethany]].

* ''GirlGenius'': it's not so much wacky as... [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040705 accidental and random]], and then takes a turn for the hilarious: [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040707 "You want to marry me to ''annoy'' your ''father''? How romantic."]]

* In the DragonAge: Awakening, the Warden can find the corpse of a man who poisoned himself after his attempt at such a proposal goes horribly awry and his would-be fiancee dumps him. He tried to lead her on a scavenger hunt that ended with an engagement ring, but she got offended over the wording of one of her clues, thinking he was playing some dirty joke on her.

* In ''DragonBall'', after he wins a Tenkaichi Budokai match against the grownup girl Chichi who he had [[RaisedByWolves accidentally]] agreed to marry years earlier, Goku proposes to her anyway (while still in the ring!). Aw...

[[AC:RealLife / TruthInTelevision]]
* Let's face it folks, there's ''plenty'' of TruthInTelevision examples to back this up.
* TruthInTelevision: [[http://www.websnark.com/archives/2007/01/submitted_witho_1.html Websnark]].
* Let's not forget the guy who spray painted the hood of his Destruction Derby car with the proposal. This Troper recalls that he even had a fricken bunny with a ring on it attached to the car as well. She said yes of course.
* A rather mean-spirited subversion: A man and his girlfriend were at a baseball game. Right before the seventh-inning stretch, he receives a "congratulations" text message, and then afterward a marriage proposal from him to his girlfriend lit up on the big screen. So what? Lots of people propose on those giant screens. In this case, it was a prank by a "friend" of his, who even sent the text message. The clincher? ''She said yes.'' When the man firmly denied being behind the proposal the girlfriend was understandably rather irate at the stunt. Feeling humiliated, the two began to argue back and forth. The whole thing was caught on-camera and ''broadcast live to the whole stadium'' and probably several local TV stations. This troper wouldn't wish something like that on his enemies.
** This was actually part of the (on-going) prank wars at College Humor. [[http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774718 #6]] to be exact.
* [[MagicTheGathering Richard Garfield]] had a custom card made and used it to propose to his future wife in a game.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxDMnT0UYLc This guy]] hacked a proposal inside SuperMarioWorld.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQx8TZzfkr4&feature=related There was a news section about it.]]
* Unfortunately an only heard of reference, but apparently, a man (dressed as the Joker) and his girlfriend were waiting in line for the premiere of The Dark Knight (I'd heard Canada, but not sure on the particulars). While waiting, he'd gotten down on one knee and proposed, saying "Will you be my Harley Quinn?" Although, considering the Joker and Harley's... [[MadLove volatile]] relationship, that might not be such a good way to do it. She said yes, though.
* A man asked his girfriend to marry him in a letter published in The Ethicist's column in ''The New York Times Magazine''. Three weeks later, another letter appeared in the same column: "Often your readers' questions are difficult to answer. Not the one from Justin in San Francisco -- Yes!"
* I recall watching AdultSwim one night and seeing a break that involved a man proposing to his girlfriend. In text. As in "(gets down on one knee) Will you marry me?"
* During an improv show at the 2010 Magfest, the performers brought up two people from the audience for one last game, where the performers would move the audience members around like mannequins/props for the scene. During the game, the performer turned the girl away from the guy while said guy got on one knee, then turned her back around. She said yes. Afterward the host admitted that, unlike the rest of the show, they ''had'' planned that in advance.
* I heard somewhere that a guy used the Forge mode from Halo to write his proposal- with guns. He invited her to the map on the pretense of playing an Xbox Live game with some friends of theirs. Then he showed her the message. She said yes. :)
* Astronomy magazine once mentioned a magazine-sponsored trip to see a total eclipse of the sun where one man proposed to his girlfriend just as the moon had almost covered the sun, ie, during the optical effect known as "The diamond ring". According to the reporter, she said yes. Nerdy, but oh so romantic.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lacup068XWo This one here]]. A man proposes to his fiancée in the middle of fifty synchronized dancers in Washington Park.
* This troper's cousin was proposed to by her boyfriend showing her a tattooed proposal [[http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/05/26/man.tattoos.proposal.on.arm.xetv?hpt=T2 on his leg]].
* During [[TheManYourManCouldSmellLike Old Spice's video response campaign]], @Jsbeals successfully got the Old Spice Man to ask Angela A. Hutt-Chamberlin to marry him [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-fLV28SkZ8 on his behalf]].
* Upon NeilGaiman's visit and book signing in the Philippines, [[http://diveabout.multiply.com/journal/item/13/The_Proposal_co_Neil_Gaiman a fan sent an email asking if Gaiman would help him propose to his girlfriend...]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0lKL2ikbGs Video here]]
* On a similar note to the ''SuperMarioWorld'' hack above: Another guy made a similar proposal by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_HMLvLB7b0 hacking a special new area]] into ''ChronoTrigger''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syxwkc36jas Love Letters]] is an adorable animation short picturing a guy trying (and failing) to write the perfect love letter. When he gives up, the camera backs away to reveal the crumpled pieces of paper spell "WILL U MARRY ME?". The best part? The guy in the animation IS the animator, who used the short to propose to his girlfriend in a movie theater.
* One couple always did the Sunday crossword together, so he wrote to the New York Times Crossword, and managed to get them to put "Jenny will you marry me?" in the crossword as one of the answers.

* FullmetalAlchemist: [[spoiler: Ed invokes the [[MagicAIsMagicA Law of Equivalent Exchange]] when he proposes to Winry. Winry actually bangs her head against the wall because it's such an idiosyncratic proposal, but she says yes.]]

* Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris [[http://community.livejournal.com/dc_nation/126691.html have pretty much ''dared'' each other into a marriage proposal]] in DCNation. Considering we're dealing with a GreenLantern and a Star Sapphire, the engagement is pretty much a game of chicken with the altar that will either end wonderfully or blow up in everyone's face.

* The proposal(s) at Yankee Stadium in ''Anger Management''. This is TruthInTelevision, since many people propose at sporting events.
* Pierre Curie to Marie in Madam Curie. Not sure how true to life the proposal was, but amusing to watch.

* An episode of FoodNetwork's ''Ace of Cakes'' featured a man proposing by ordering a fortune cookie cake with the proposal written on the fortune. Duff shows it off as a cool cake they've been working on, and when it's unveiled, the man fell to one knee. Cue tears.
* In episode 132 of TwoAndAHalfMen, "The 'Ocu' or the 'Pado'?" (2009; production code 617), Charlie hides an engagement ring in Chelsea's champagne in an attempt to propose to her, but she swallows it.

* Hodgins from {{Bones}} had several ways trying to propose to his longtime girlfriend Angela. Eventually, he accepted that she didn't want a commitment, signifying this by spelling out "I Love You" with glowing shrimp (long story). She immediately turned around and proposed to him.

* A commercial for Pepsi showed a skywriting plane. All the town came out to watch, while drinking Pepsi. It spelled out "MARRY ME SUE." According to legend there happened to be a woman named Sue in a town near where they filmed the skywriting, who had a boyfriend who had told her that he would never ask her to marry him but ''if'' he did it would be in some big grand gesture; so she assumed he was asking her.

** Similarly, Ian [=McConville=], one of the creators of {{MacHall}} and {{Three Panel Soul}}, [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-12-21 proposed]] to his girlfriend Jess by designing her a special video game with the marriage proposal at the end of it.

* TruthInTelevision / {{Webcomic}} example: In the {{Walkyverse}} David Willis proposed to Maggie on "International Talk Like A Pirate Day", by getting the staff of {{Shortpacked}} to dress up like pirates and put up a huge banner. In RealLife, he proposed by [[http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-7/08-the-cartoonist-proposes/will-you-marry-me/ writing a comic where this happened]].

** Played straight in "A Fish Called Selma" when Troy proposes to Selma while screening his old film ''Muppets Go Medieval''

** Along with [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1184#comic this]] one and [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1979#comic that]] one too. [[ruleofthree Triple]] [[runninggag oops]]?

** This troper thinks that it was quite sweet of Ethan to do it this way, and, though comedic, this method fits the comic and is probably one of Ethan's more serious, clear thinking moments. Whether it is justified is still debatable.

* Remember that ''SuperMarioWorld'' hack up above? I'll see that and raise you ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_HMLvLB7b0 an elaborate, specially-hacked area]] in ''ChronoTrigger''.

* Remember that ''SuperMarioWorld'' hack up above? I'll see that and raise you an elaborate, specially-"hacked" area in ''[[http://wedinator.com/2010/06/17/funny-wedding-photos-chrono-trigger-proposal/ Chrono Trigger]]''. For what it is, it's brilliant.