History PlayingWith / TheyCalledMeMad

** "They called you mad? Gee, I wounder why..."

** No laughing or mad-calling occurs.

** Drachenstein suffers from sever imposter syndrome. He insists that his results cannot be right but other scientests look at it and declare him one of the greatest minds of a generation. Even with their through validation he is the one insisting he is a mad crackpot and that none of it makes any sense.

** Dr.Drahcenstein constantly screams about how he’ll show them all. When asked what he’ll show them, he [[AndThenWhat just blinks and looks around confused.]]

* '''Reconstructed''': While the board’s treatment of Dr. Drachenstein’s theories were considered an affront to due scientific rigor, it was still commonly accepted that Dr. Drachenstein was morally in the wrong, and that his theories were not legitimate. They are sent in for sensitivity training, while the latter is sent to jail for his crimes.

* '''Straight''': [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Dr. Drachenstein]] present a new theory to the scientific community. They refuse to accept it, call him insane and throw him out: causing his StartOfDarkness.

** Drachenstine storms back into the theatre with a strange device screaming about how he’ll show them all… and what he does show them is a power-point presentation of why he is right.

** There are no scientist in the series to laugh or be laughed at.

** TheOmniscientCouncilofVagueness reviewing Drachenstein deliberate mocks him, in order to push him over the edge into ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder, as he’ll be of more use to their plans once insane.

** Drachenstine goes to multiple universities and governments, each of which calls him insane and sends him out in sequence.
** The peerage in question beats the living crap out of Drachenstine and constantly insults his experiments at every turn after he reveals this theory, as well as tyring to commit him to a mental hospital.
** The slightest insult to his theory causes Drachenstine to go into a screaming maddened rant, complete with maniacal laughter and shouting “YOU CALLED ME MAD!” and “I’LL SHOW YOU ALL” at the top of his lungs.

** The board is HardOnSoftScience, and Drachenstine is a homeopath professor.
** Drachenstien has an unrelated mental disorder, and it’s less the theory being bad and more the board being insensitive pricks.

* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that man was being sarcastic, and they consciously mock Drachenstien behind closed doors.

** Even Drachenstien thinks he’s mad, and laughs himself out.

** Dr.Drahcenstine constantly screams about how he’ll show them all. When asked what he’ll show them, he [[AndThenWhat just blinks and looks around confused.]]

'''Basic Trope''': A scientist is mocked by other scientists because of their seemingly crackpot hypothesises. Becoming a mad scientist afterward is optional, but common.
* '''Straight''': Dr. Drachenstein present a new theory to the scientific community. They refuse to accept it, call him insane and throw him out: causing his StartOfDarkness.

'''TheyCalledMeMad: A scientist is mocked by other scientists because of their seemingly crackpot hypothesises. Becoming a mad scientist afterward is optional, but common.

* '''Exaggerated''': Every scientist in the series was mocked and called mad for their theories.

* '''Justified''': The theory in question is completely insane, has very little evidence for it, does not have due scientific rigour and contradicts a large amount of accepted theory. While they could be more polite about it, it would likely be thrown out even if they didn’t mock its maker first.

* '''Inverted''': No-one ever laughed at Drachenstein during his job as a clown, and so he worked to become a scientist in order to study humour and force them to laugh.

* '''Subverted''': At first the scientists reviewing Drachenstein’s theory have to stifle their laughter, but after closer investigation they come to accept it and acclaim his genius.

* '''Parodied''': Even Drachenstien thinks he’s mad, and laughs himself out.

* '''Averted''': No laughing or mad-calling occurs.

* '''Lampshaded''': “They called you mad? Gee, I wounder why…”

* '''Invoked''': TheOmniscientCouncilofVagueness reviewing Drachenstein deliberate mocks him, in order to push him over the edge into ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder, as he’ll be of more use to their plans once insane.

* '''Defied''': Drachenstein keeps his hypothesises to himself and only releases them posthumously, [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture due to fearing this trope and giving up hope they’ll be accepted in his time.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': The insistence of the board on calling Dr. Drachenstein’s theory insane without even testing it or analysing it is indicative of a community of scientists who can no-longer accept data objectively or reasonably. Long after his plan’s defeat, Drachenstein is accepted as a martyr for the spirit of innovation, while the board is decried for their unscientific thinking.

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

** Drahcnestien is already mad before he goes in for review, and demands the board to laugh at him as gunpoint, in order to provide self-justification for his insane viewpoint.

** “I don’t understand why they won’t give me a grant! It’s self-evident that a 50ft tall battle monkey could only benefit society!
* '''Invoked''': TheOmniscientCouncilofVagueness reviewing Drachenstein deliberate mocks him, in order to push him over the edge into Science-RelatedMemeticDisorder, as he’ll be of more use to their plans once insane.

* '''Discussed''': “Yes, being insulted for one’s theories is a common trigger for Science-RelatedMemeticDisorder.”