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�All his life as he looked away — to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was! What he was doing!�

— Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back

I first discovered TV Tropes when an article linked to Stuffed into the Fridge. From there, I read about Fridge Logic, and from there I became addicted. Every movie I saw I thought about the tropes that would apply. Every new trope I saw I looked for examples they didn�t consider. I used to go to the movies every weekend and see every movie nominated for an Oscar, but having kids made this much more difficult. Troping helped fill that void.

My favorite activity on TV Tropes was initially adding tropes to media pages, but now I most enjoy adding page quotes to trope and media pages.

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24-Hour Trope Clock: Book of Ecclesiastes
'90s Hair: Friends
Abandon the Disabled: The Iliad
Abandoned Playground: Madonna
Actionized Adaptation: Honest Trailers for Watchmen
Adaptation Origin Connection: Batman (1989)
Adaptation Overdosed: Honest Trailers for A Star Is Born (2018)
Admiration Tropes: The Devil's Dictionary
Advanced Ancient Acropolis: Black Panther (2018)
Aesop Collateral Damage: The Editing Room on Beauty and the Beast
Affirmative Action Girl: Returning the Stones
African-American Creators: James Brown
Age-Appropriate Angst: John Paar, "St. Elmo's Fire"
Aging Tropes: The Devil's Dictionary
Alice Allusion: Jefferson Airplane
Alien Catnip: Worldwar
Aliens Are Bastards: "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Slime Creatures from Outer Space"
Aliens Never Invented Democracy: Worldwar: In the Balance
The All-Concealing "I": The Devil's Dictionary
All Muslims Are Arab: Crash
All Nations Are Superpowers: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Allohistorical Allusion: Watchmen
Almost Dead Guy: The Naked Gun 2½
Alternate History Tropes: Robert F. Kennedy
Alternative Character Interpretation--Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Always a Child to Parent: Law & Order
Ambiguous Situation: Buffalo Springfield
Ambiguously Brown: Saturday Night Live (by Dwayne Johnson)
America Takes Over the World: Karl Rove
Amnesia Loop: The Flash (2014)
Ancient Persia: Xenophon
And You Thought It Was Real: Galaxy Quest
Angst: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Animal Is the New Man: Planet of the Apes (1968)
Answer Song: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Antebellum America: Abraham Lincoln
Anti-Magical Faction: Doctor Strange
Apocalypse How.Class-1: Avengers: Endgame
Apocalypse How.Class-3A: Independence Day
Apocalypse How.Class-6: Armageddon
Apocalypse Maiden: WandaVision
Apology Gift: Cheers
The Ark: Deep Impact
Armies Are Evil: The Simpsons ("Homer Loves Flanders")
The Armorer: Blade
Artistic License � Linguistics: The Editing Room for Superman: The Movie
Artistic License � Politics: Yair Rosenberg about The Contender
Assassination Attempt: The Wire
Assassins Are Always Betrayed: Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for Attack of the Clones
Assumed Win: Zoolander
Attractiveness Discrimination: A League of Their Own
Auction: The Devil's Dictionary
Award Show: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
Awesome Underwater World: The Little Mermaid
Awkward Kiss: Back to the Future
Babies, Babies Everywhere: The Devil's Dictionary
Baby Planet: Mom and Dad Save the World
Back to the Early Installment: Avengers: Endgame
Backed by the Pentagon: Dr. Strangelove
Balcony Speech: Evita
Bangkok: Murray Head, "One Night in Bangkok" from Chess
The Bard on Board: TV Tropes (The Zeroth Law of Trope Examples)
Battle Thralls: Troy
Beam Me Up Scotty (Politics): George W. Bush
Beary Friendly: Adventures of the Gummi Bears
The Beastmaster: The Lumberjack and the Tree Elf
Behind Every Great Man: Inside Amy Schumer
Bequeathed Power: Green Lantern: First Flight
Best Served Cold: The Dark Knight Rises
Beta Test Baddie: Justice League Unlimited
Biblical Bad Guy: Epistle of Jude
Biblical Motifs: Book of Colossians
Bicep Kiss: The Simpsons ("Bart the Daredevil")
Big Bad Duumvirate: Batman & Robin
Big Damn Reunion: The Victors Project
Big Prick, Big Problems: The Godfather
Bigot with a Badge: Scandal
Biology Tropes: Star Wars d6
Bird-Poop Gag: Seinfeld
Birthday Tropes: Stevie Wonder
Bit Part Bad Guys: Batman Begins
Black Like Me: Soul Man
Blind Mistake: The Four Gospels
Blonde Republican Sex Kitten: The West Wing
Blood-Splattered Innocents: Captain Phillips
Blowing Smoke Rings: Thank You for Smoking
Blue and Orange Morality--Comic Books: Watchmen
Body Language: Clueless
Bookish Tropes: Batman (1966)
Boss's Unfavorite Employee: Bobby Heenan
Brad Pitt: Vulture
Brain Fever: Joe Versus the Volcano
Brainwashed and Crazy: The Avengers (2012)
Brainwashing for the Greater Good: Identity Crisis
Broken Win/Loss Streak: Shemar Moore about Susan Lucci from All My Children
Bruce Wayne Held Hostage: Batman: The Movie
Bug War: Starship Troopers
Bully Turned Buddy: Mulan
Bulungi: Black Panther
Call-Back: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Call to Adventure: The Four Gospels
Cannibal Tribe: Black Panther
Cannot Tell Fiction from Reality: Community
Captain America (Franchise): The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Cartesian Karma: Captain America: Civil War
Cartwright Curse: Returning the Stones
Cast Full of Crazy: The Dream Team
Cast Speciation: Not Another Teen Movie
The Catchphrase Catches On: Where's the Beef?
Caught Up in the Rapture: Books of Thessalonians
Challenging the Bully: Captain America: The First Avenger
Changed My Mind, Kid: Moana
Changing Yourself For Love: Cracked
Character Introduction Index: Lionel Richie
Character Title: Parks and Recreation
Chase Scene: Aladdin
Cheer Them Up with Laughter: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Chekhov's Exhibit: The Great Muppet Caper
Cheshire Cat Grin: The Victors Project
Chest Insignia: Man of Steel
Chest of Medals: Vyacheslav Molotov
Child Care and Babysitting Stories: Adventures in Babysitting
Children Forced to Kill: The Hunger Games
Chummy Commies: Margaret Thatcher
Cigarette of Anxiety: The Onion
Clear Their Name: Just Mercy
The Climax: Brit Marling
Clothes Make the Legend: The Avengers
Coincidence Magnet: Die Hard 2
Comic Books Are Real: Justice League
Comm Links: Honest Trailers for The Avengers (2012)
The Commandments: History of the World Part I
The Commissioner Gordon: Batman Begins
Contagious Laughter: A Christmas Carol
Cool Car: Batman Forever
Cool Teacher: Mr. Holland's Opus
Cooperation Gambit: Thor: The Dark World
Corrupt Bureaucrat: The Phantom Menace
Creator Standpoint Index: Community
Creator's Favorite: Shonda Rhimes
Crossover Couple: Superman: The Animated Series
Cult Defector: Justice League Unlimited
Dark Horse Sibling: The War at Troy
Dark Mistress: Superman II
Darker and Edgier (Star Wars): Vulture about Andor
Day of the Jackboot: Evita
"Dear John" Letter: Beyonc�, Lemonade
Death by Mocking: The Adventures of Kim Jong Un
Death Faked for You: The Rock
Death Is a Loser: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Death Wail: Book of Exodus
Decisive Battle: Braveheart
Decon-Recon Switch: Honest Trailers for The Princess Bride
Defeat Means Menial Labor: Troy
Defeat Means Respect: Gangs of New York
Deliberately Bad Example: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Deliberately Non-Lethal Attack: The Princess Bride
Demoted to Satellite Love Interest: Honest Trailers for Revenge of the Sith
Denzel Washington: Robert Stone
De-power: Superman II
The Descendants of Cain: Epistles of John
Desperate Object Catch: The Victors Project
Destroy the Product Placement: Honest Trailers for Man of Steel
Dialogue Reversal: Good Will Hunting
The Dictatorship: The Great Dictator
Died Happily Ever After: Eric Clapton
Diligent Draft Animal: Animal Farm
Disabled Deity: The Iliad
The Diss Track: Hamilton
The Diva: Chaka Khan
Divine Date: Watchmen (2019)
Divine Parentage: Troy
Dogged Nice Guy: The Onion
Domestic Abuse: Trevor Noah, Born a Crime
Doppelg�nger Gets Same Sentiment: What If�? (2021)
Dragon Ascendant: The Transformers: The Movie
Dramedy: The Comeback
Drench Celebration: Mike Ditka
Dressed Like a Dominatrix: Batman Forever
Dressed to Heal: Alvin and the Chipmunks
Droit du Seigneur: The Victors Project
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Irredeemable
Dumb, but Diligent: Animal Farm
Dump Them All: The Simpsons
Duo Tropes: Book of Genesis
Dying for Symbolism: The House of the Spirits
Dystopia Is Hard: Andor
Elite Man�Courtesan Romance: Pretty Woman
Embarrassment Plot: Never Been Kissed
Emissary from the Divine: Book of Isaiah
Empire with a Dark Secret: Thor: Ragnarok
Empty Fridge, Empty Life: Fight Club
En Route Sum-Up: The Princess Bride
End-of-Episode Silliness: The Simpsons
Endangering News Broadcast: Die Hard 2
Entropy and Chaos Magic: WandaVision
Establishing Character Moment: Stuart Millard about Saved by the Bell
Everyone Meets Everyone: The Avengers (2012)
Evil Learns of Outside Context: What If�? (2021)
Evil Mentor: Batman Begins
Evil Reactionary: Fight Club
Exhort the Disc Jockey Song: Freak Nasty, "Da Dip"
Expelled from Every Other School: Toy Soldiers
Exposition Beam: Watchmen (2019)
Fad Super: Cracked
Fallen Hero: Return of the Jedi
A Family Affair: The Victors Project
Family Man: The Godfather
Fan Nickname: Honest Trailers for The Mandalorian
Fate Worse than Death (Mythology & Religion): Book of Job
FBI Agent: Married to the Mob
Fictionalized Death Account: Carla Pestana
Finger Wag: Survivor
Finish Him!: History of the World Part I
Fist of Rage: Don McLean
Flashbacks and Chronology: Watchmen
Flight Is the Final Power: Fantastic Four (2005)
Flowers of Femininity: Bonds of Blood
Foreign Cuss Word: Friends
Forgot About His Powers: Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for The Matrix Reloaded
Formerly Fit: "Weird Al" Yankovic, "The Rye or the Kaiser"
French Cuisine Is Haughty: Beauty and the Beast
French Maid: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
French Maid Outfit: Clue (novel)
Freudian Excuse Denial: Frasier
Friendship Song: The Golden Girls
Friendship-Straining Competition: The Editing Room on This Means War!
Futuristic Tech Index: Spaceballs
"Gaining Confidence" Song: The Greatest Showman
Galactic Superpower: Rogue One
Game Show: "Weird Al" Yankovic
Genocide Survivor: Schindler's List
Genocide Tropes: Braveheart
Genre Mashup: Honest Trailers for The Princess Bride
Get It Over With: Watchmen (2019)
Give Geeks a Chance: Revenge of the Nerds
Glass Jaw Referee: Gorilla Monsoon
Go Seduce My Archnemesis: Blazing Saddles
God Is Good: Book of Romans
God of Order: Book of Job
Godly Sidestep: Acts of the Apostles
Good Old Ways: The Last Samurai
Good Samaritan: The Four Gospels
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: Thank You for Smoking

The Native Rival: X-Men: The Animated Series
Naughty Narcs: Con Air
Nepharious Pharaoh: Book of Ezekiel
Nerd Glasses: The Simpsons
Never Be a Hero: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Never Given a Name: Dick Tracy
Never Win the Lottery: Book of Proverbs
New Friend Envy: The Devil's Dictionary
New Meat: Band of Brothers
Newspaper Dating: Returning the Stones
No Communities Were Harmed: The Editing Room for Superman: The Movie
No-Sell: Thor: Ragnarok
Non-Powered Costumed Hero: Batman Begins
Non-Protagonist Resolver: Starship Troopers
Nostalgia Ain't Like It Used To Be: CollegeHumor
Nostalgic Narrator: Don McLean, "American Pie"
Not So Omniscient After All: What If�? (2021)
Now I Know What to Name Him: Back to the Future
Now That's Using Your Teeth!: The Last Dragon
Ode to Family: Wiz Khalifa
Old Superhero: Watchmen
The Oldest Profession: Clue
On Patrol Montage: The Editing Room for Superman: The Movie
One-Drop Rule: Trevor Noah, Born a Crime
Overshadowed by Awesome: Identity Crisis
OvershadowedByAwesome- Fan Works: The Victors Project
The Pardon: Schindler's List
Parents Walk In at the Worst Time: Class Act
Parody Assistance: Madonna
Party at My Index: Kool & the Gang
Pass Fail: Trevor Noah, Born a Crime
Patient Childhood Love Interest: Trevor Noah, Born a Crime
Patient of the Week: Scrubs
Peace Conference: Worldwar
The Performer King: History of the World Part I
Persecution Flip: Trevor Noah, Born a Crime
Personality Powers: Honest Trailers for Fantastic Four (2005)
The Philosopher King: Books of Kings
Phlebotinum Battery: X-Men: The Animated Series
Pig Latin: The Simpsons
Platonic Prostitution: Exit to Eden
Plausible Deniability: Hamilton
Playing Card Motifs: Sting
Please Kill Me if It Satisfies You: The Last Samurai
Point of Divergence: Fatherland

Page Quotes- Works

Galaxy High
The Good Place
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Hacksaw Ridge
Higher Learning^note
Hot Shots! Part Deux
If Looks Could Kill
In Time
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Kindergarten Cop
Lean on Me
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Tina Turner
The Man in the High Castle
The Mandalorian, "The Rescue"
MCU Characters
- MCU: Avengers:
  - Original Avengers: The Avengers (2012)
  - New Avengers (In General): Avengers: Age of Ultron
- MCU: Bruce Banner: Avengers: Endgame
- MCU: Bucky Barnes: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Winter Soldier caption)
- MCU: Natasha Romanoff: Avengers: Endgame
- MCU: Steve Rogers: Captain America: The First Avenger
- MCU: Ultron (Variant): What If�? (2021)
Ms. Marvel (2022)
Michael Jackson
Mockingjay
Monday Night Wars: Scott Hall
Moonwalker
New Edition
Parks and Recreation, "Andy and April's Fancy Party"
Paul Dini: Dark Night: A True Batman Story
Primal Fear
Richard Nixon
Rocky (Franchise): Rocky Balboa
Rocky IV
Scandal
The Shawshank Redemption
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Superman II
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
TGiF
Thomas F. Wilson
Thor: Ragnarok
Three O'Clock High
The Tuskegee Airmen
WandaVision Episodes 2-9
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
With Honors

Videos Added

555: Last Action Hero
A Cappella: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Acting for Two: Kerry Washington on Saturday Night Live
Adam Westing: Adam West and Leonard Nimoy on The Simpsons
Adaptation Overdosed:
- Batman
- Cinderella
- Superman
Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Honest Trailers for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Advanced Ancient Acropolis: Black Panther (2018)
Affectionate Parody: The Simpsons (of Cheers)
Afterlife Welcome:
- Hamilton
- Titanic (1997)
A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: True Lies
Alas, Poor Villain: Black Panther
Alice Allusion: Sing 2
Aliens Steal Cable: The Transformers: The Movie
All Animals Are Dogs: Honest Trailers for Tangled
All-Ghouls School: Gravedale High
Alliance of Alternates: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Alternate History: Watchmen
Alternate-History Nazi Victory:
- Fatherland
- The Man in the High Castle
Alternate Self:
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Star Trek (2009)
Always Save the Girl: I, Robot
Always Someone Better/Crippling the Competition: "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Headline News"
Amazing Freaking Grace: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Amazing Technicolor World: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ambiguous Ending: Inception
Amusingly Short List:
- Saturday Night Live
- The Simpsons
�And That Little Girl Was Me: The Godfather Part II
And There Was Much Rejoicing: Return of the Jedi
Animal Is the New Man: Good Will to Men
Animated Credits Opening: Grease
Apocalypse How: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Apologises a Lot: The Simpsons
Archnemesis Dad: Honest Trailers for the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Armorer: Captain America: The First Avenger
Artistic License � Sports: CollegeHumor on Rocky IV
Arson, Murder, and Lifesaving: Mulan
Ascended Meme: Batman: The Animated Series
Assassination Attempt:
- The Godfather
- The Simpsons
Attack of the Political Ad: The Simpsons
Avengers Assemble: What If�? (2021)
Bad Santa: "Weird Al" Yankovic, "The Night Santa Went Crazy"
Badass Boast: Saving Private Ryan
Ballad of a Sex Worker: Tina Turner, "Private Dancer"
Bat Deduction: Seinfeld
Battle Rapping: Hamilton
Beardness Protection Program: The Fugitive
Bedroom Adultery Scene: Melrose Place
Behind Every Great Man: Honest Trailers for Black Panther
Beneath the Mask: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Beta Test Baddie: Justice League Unlimited
Big Damn Heroes: The Mandalorian
Big Damn Reunion: A Knight's Tale
Big Word Shout: Minority Report
Black Gal on White Guy Drama: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Black Republican: Blackish
Black Widow: 'Addams Family Values
Blessed with Suck: Honest Trailers for Encanto
Blonde Republican Sex Kitten: The West Wing
Blood-Splattered Innocents
- Saturday Night Live
- Watchmen
Blunt "Yes":
- Joe Biden
- Ocean's Eleven
Body Horror: Robocop 2014
Bookshelf Dominoes: Three O'Clock High
Borrowed Biometric Bypass: Demolition Man
Both Sides Have a Point: The Simpsons
Bottle Episode: Community
Bragging Theme Tune:
- Danger Mouse
- Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs: Honest Trailers for Wes Anderson
Break Up Song:
- Dua Lipa
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
Break Them by Talking: Roman Reigns
Broken Win/Loss Streak: Susan Lucci Emmy Award
Bug War: Starship Troopers
Bury Your Gays: Watchmen
Call-Back:
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (within itself)
- Avengers: Endgame (to Iron Man)
- Avengers: Endgame (to Avengers: Age of Ultron)
- Avengers: Endgame (to Avengers: Infinity War)
- Frozen II (to Frozen)
- The Last Jedi (to A New Hope)
Calling Card: Watchmen
Calling the Old Man Out:
- Avengers: Endgame
- Black Panther
Calling the Young Man Out: Rocky Balboa
Cameo Cluster: "Liberian Girl" video
Captain Obvious Reveal: Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Captured Super-Entity: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Car Fu: Honest Trailers for Transformers: Age of Extinction
Cargo Cult: The Simpsons
Catch a Falling Star:
- The Avengers (2012)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Iron Man 3
- Superman: The Movie
Catchphrase: Honest Trailers for The Princess Bride
Celebrities Hang Out in Heaven:
- Hulk Hogan (about "Mean" Gene Okerlund)
- Saturday Night Live
Celebrity Elegy:
- Adam Sandler about Chris Farley
- Furious 7 by Wiz Khalifa about Paul Walker
- Parks and Recreation
Celebrity Paradox: Last Action Hero
Celebrity Star:
- Olivia Newton-John on Glee
- Clay Aiken on Scrubs
Challenging the Bully: Love Actually
Chaos of the Bells: Home Alone
Charlie and the Chocolate Parody: Family Guy
Chase Scene: Aladdin
Chastity Dagger: Troy
Cheating with the Milkman: Desperate Housewives
Chekhov's Classroom: The Simpsons
Chest of Medals/Insignia Ripoff Ritual: The Great Dictator
Chewing the Scenery: Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan
China Takes Over the World:
- Honest Trailers for Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Political Ad
Chosen Conception Partner: Melrose Place
Christmas Episode: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Christmas Songs:
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
- Saturday Night Live
Clark Kenting: Jimmy Kimmel Live! about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Clones Are People, Too: Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Cold Ham:
- Clue
- Joe Versus the Volcano
Combat by Champion: Troy
Coming-Out Story:
- Ellen
- Empire
The Commandments:
- Dua Lipa
- Fight Club
- Hamilton
Company Cross References: Free Guy
Compelling Voice: Batman (1966)
Conjoined Twins: The Simpsons
Conspiracy Kitchen Sink: Zoolander
Continuity Nod:
- Cobra Kai to The Karate Kid
- Friends
- Thor: Ragnarok to The Avengers (2012)
Contrast Montage: Rocky IV
Convenient Eclipse: The Simpsons
Cool Horse: Parks and Recreation
Corpsing:
- Roman Reigns and The Usos (thanks to Sami Zayn)
- Saturday Night Live (2)
The Corrupter: Revenge of the Sith
Cosmopolitan Council: The Naked Gun
Counterpoint Duet:
- Bye Bye Birdie
- The Prince of Egypt
Creator Backlash: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Creator Cameo: Teen Titans Go!
Credits Gag: Deadpool
Crossover Couple: The Matrix + Sex and the City
Crossover Punchline: Cougar Town (with Scrubs)
Crowd Chant: Wrestlemania
Curb-Stomp Battle: The Avengers (2012)
Curse Cut Short/Atomic F-Bomb: The Simpsons
Cyanide Pill: Captain America: The First Avenger
Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster!: Dick Tracy
Damsel out of Distress: Last Action Hero
Dance Battler:
- Despicable Me 3
- Zoolander
Dance-Off: House Party
Danger Room Cold Open: X-Men: The Last Stand
Dark Reprise: Team America: World Police
Darker and Edgier: Honest Trailers for Man of Steel
A Date with Rosie Palms: Tommy Boy
Dating Catwoman:
- Batman Returns
- Batman and Harley Quinn
The Dead Have Names: Fight Club
Dead Man Writing: Avengers: Endgame
Deadly Game: The Hunger Games
Deal with the Devil: The Little Mermaid
Death as Comedy: Saturday Night Live
Death by Woman Scorned: Chicago
Death Faked for You: The Rock
Decisive Battle: Hamilton
Deconstruction Crossover: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Deliberately Non-Lethal Attack: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Depopulation Bomb: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
De-power:
- Crisis on Infinite Earths
- X-Men: The Last Stand
Designated Girl Fight: Avengers: Infinity War
Destroy the Product Placement:
- Superman II
- Wrestlemania
Destructive Savior: Team America: World Police
Destructo-Nookie: Smallville
Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Independence Day
Die or Fly: Sky High
Dimensional Cutter: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Distaff Counterpart: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe/She-Ra: Princess of Power
Distant Duet: Grease
Distressed Woodchopping: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Do with Him as You Will: Superman: The Animated Series
Domestic Abuse: Madea's Family Reunion
The Don:
- Dick Tracy
- The Godfather
Doomed Hometown: Watchmen (2019)
Doublethink: CollegeHumor
Droit du Seigneur: Braveheart
Drunk on the Dark Side: Masters of the Universe
Dual Wielding: Honest Trailers for the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Dwayne Johnson
Due to the Dead:
- Catching Fire
- In the Name of the Father
Dysfunctional Family: Honest Trailers for Encanto
Ear Worm: Honest Trailers for Encanto
Earn Your Happy Ending: Mick Foley
Earth All Along: Planet of the Apes (1968)
Earth-Shattering Kaboom: Thor: Ragnarok
Emergency Multifaith Prayer: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Election Day Episode: Saturday Night Live
Emergency Presidential Address: Armageddon
The Empath: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Ending Changes Everything: The Usual Suspects
Ending Memorial Service: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Ending Theme: Gilligan's Island
Even Evil Has Standards: Saturday Night Live
Even Mooks Have Loved Ones: Austin Powers
Everybody Did It: Clue
Everything Is Racist: Boomerang (1992)
Evil Gloating: Face/Off
Evil Overlord/All According to Plan: Return of the Jedi
Evil Sounds Raspy: Teen Titans Go!
Explosive Leash: Swordfish
Exposition of Immortality: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Expository Hairstyle Change: Beyond the Lights
Expository Theme Tune:
- Galaxy High
- Gilligan's Island
- Pinky and the Brain
- Puppy Dog Pals
External Combustion: The Godfather
Eye Contact as Proof: Good Will Hunting
Face�Heel Turn:
- Andr� the Giant (with Bobby Heenan)
- Dwayne Johnson
- Hulk Hogan
- Shawn Michaels
Face of the Band: No Doubt
Fake Arm Disarm: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Fake Orgasm: Seinfeld
Fake Out Makeout: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Falling-in-Love Montage: The Naked Gun
Family Extermination: The Usual Suspects
Fat and Proud: "Weird Al" Yankovic
Feet-First Introduction: Saturday Night Fever
Fictionalized Death Account: Inglourious Basterds
Fight-Scene Failure:
- CollegeHumor about Rocky IV
- Shawn Michaels
Fighting Across Time and Space: What If�? (2021)
Final Love Duet: Grease
Finale Credits: Avengers: Endgame
Forced Out of the Closet: Saturday Night Live
Fourth Wall Psych: The Simpsons
Friendship Song: Saved by the Bell
Fusion Fic: Parks and Recreation
"Gaining Confidence" Song:
- The Greatest Showman
- Sing
General Failure: Li'l Abner
Giant Wall of Watery Doom: Deep Impact
Gift of Song: Cheers
God Guise: The Simpsons
Gondor Calls for Aid: Independence Day
Good Is Dumb: Spaceballs
Got the Whole World in My Hand: The Great Dictator
Grim Reaper: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Gun Struggle: Chicago
Ham-to-Ham Combat:
- Face/Off
- A Few Good Men
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Handshake Substitute: Black Panther
Handwave: Thank You for Smoking
Hannibal Lecture: Justice League
Harpo Does Something Funny: Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for Thor: Ragnarok
Hauled Before a Senate Subcommittee:
- Iron Man 2
- The Tuskegee Airmen
He Who Fights Monsters: Andor
Heartbeat Soundtrack: "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Like a Surgeon"
"Hell, Yes!" Moment: Thor: Ragnarok
Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue": Thor: Ragnarok
Her Heart Will Go On: Avengers: Endgame
"The Hero Sucks" Song:
- Grease
- Hamilton
Heroes Unlimited: The Avengers (2012) to Avengers: Endgame
Heroic BSoD:
- Captain Phillips
- Scrubs
Heroic Sacrifice:
- Independence Day
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Heroic Second Wind: The Last Dragon
Heterosexual Life-Partners: Scrubs
Hideous Hangover Cure: Back to the Future Part III
High-Altitude Interrogation: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
History with Celebrity: Jane the Virgin
Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act: The Warp Zone
Hollywood Autism: The Onion
Hollywood Heart Attack: The Godfather
Hollywood Kiss: Never Been Kissed
Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Boogie Nights
Homage: WandaVision (to Bewitched, Family Ties, and Growing Pains)
Home of the Gods: Hercules
Hope Is Scary: The Shawshank Redemption
Hostage Situation: Iron Man 3
Hostility on the Set: Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel in The Fast and the Furious

Hulking Out: Saturday Night Live
Humans Are the Real Monsters: Planet of the Apes (1968)
Humans Need Aliens: Superman: The Animated Series
Hurricane of Euphemisms: Varsity Blues
"I Am Becoming" Song:
- Dreamgirls
- Tarzan
"I Am Great!" Song: DJ Khaled, T-Pain, and Ludacris
I Am Not Spock: All-State Insurance commercial with Dennis Haysbert
I Am the Noun:
- The Chosen TV Series
- Dick Tracy
"I Am" Song: Dora the Explorer
I Have a Family: The Simpsons
I Have Many Names: The Devil's Advocate
I Have No Son!:
- The Godfather Part II
- Zoolander
"I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
I Never Said It Was Poison: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
I Surrender, Suckers: Hacksaw Ridge
"I Want" Song:
- The Little Mermaid
- Ralph Breaks the Internet
Identical Grandson: Saturday Night Live (with Justin Timberlake)
If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him!: Darkman
Ignorant Minion: Street Fighter
Imagine Spot: The Simpsons
Imagined Innuendo: Friends
Immediate Sequel:
- The Force Awakens to The Last Jedi
- Rogue One to A New Hope
An Immigrant's Tale:
- An American Tail
- The Hamilton Mixtape
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: The Mandalorian
Implausible Deniability:
- Austin Powers
- Shaggy
Implied Death Threat/Going Postal: Fight Club
In Memoriam:
- Furious 7
- Saved by the Bell (2020)
Incoming Ham: Hamilton
Incredibly Long Note:
- Mariah Carey, "Someday"
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You"
Incredibly Obvious Bomb: The Naked Gun 2�
Ink-Suit Actor: The Simpsons
Inner Monologue Conversation: The Simpsons
Insignia Ripoff Ritual:
- Branded
- Married... with Children
Instant Mass: Just Add Water!: The Simpsons
Insult Backfire: The Sound of Music
Intercourse with You:
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Internal Homage:
- Avengers: Endgame to Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The Mandalorian to Rogue One
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law to The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Introdump: Con Air
Is That the Best You Can Do?: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Isle of Giant Horrors: The Simpsons
It Always Rains at Funerals: Smallville
It Tastes Like Feet: Friends
It Has Been an Honor: Band of Brothers
Joker Jury: Batman: The Animated Series
The Joy of First Flight: Hook
Jumping on a Grenade: Captain America: The First Avenger
Jury of the Damned: The Simpsons ("Treehouse of Horror IV")
Karmic Thief: Black Panther
Keep Circulating the Tapes: "Weird Al" Yankovic, "White and Nerdy"
Kiss of Death: The Godfather Part II
Klingons Love Shakespeare: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Kneel Before Frodo: Mulan
Kneel Before Zod: Superman II
Large Ham: Dick Tracy
"Last Supper" Steal: Watchmen
Laughing at Your Own Jokes: Black Panther
The Leader: The Avengers (2012)
Left the Background Music On: Almost Famous
Let's Fight Like Gentlemen: Honest Trailers for The Princess Bride
Let's You and Him Fight: The Adventures of Kim Jong Un
Level Ate: The Simpsons
Lights Off, Somebody Dies: Clue
Literal Metaphor: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Location Song: West Side Story
Love Revelation Epiphany: Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Loves My Alter Ego: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2)
Lyrics/Video Mismatch: Olivia Newton-John
Made of Iron: Honest Trailers for Black Widow (2021)
Madness Mantra: The Simpsons
Magical Native American: Honest Trailers for Pocahontas
Malcolm Xerox: Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Manic Pixie Prostitute
Meatgrinder Surgery: "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Like a Surgeon"
Meet Your Early-Installment Weirdness: The Simpsons
Memetic Badass:
- Meng
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Memetic Mutation
- Dancing with the Stars
- Saved by the Bell
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Mercy Kill Arrangement: Starship Troopers
Meta Casting: Christopher Reeve on Smallville
Meta Fiction: Honest Trailers for The Matrix Resurrections
"Metaphor" Is My Middle Name: Austin Powers
Meteor-Summoning Attack: Avengers: Infinity War
Mic Drop: Barack Obama
Mighty Whitey: Hidden Figures
Mile-High Club: Beyond the Lights
Military Salute:
- Band of Brothers
- Honest Trailers for Independence Day
Misfit Mobilization Moment: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Moe Greene Special: The Godfather
Molotov Truck: Captain America: Civil War
Money Is Not Power: Titanic (1997)
Monumental Battle: G.I. Joe: The Movie
Monumental Damage:
- Honest Trailers for Independence Day (and references White House Down)
- Team America: World Police
Moody Trailer Cover Song:
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (of Pinocchio)
- Maleficent (of Sleeping Beauty)
More Hero than Thou: Avengers: Endgame
Most Definitely Not a Villain: The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Motive Misidentification: Die Hard
Mourning an Object:
- Cast Away
- VeggieTales
Mouthful of Pi: CollegeHumor
Movie Superheroes Wear Black/Mythology Gag: X-Men
Multiple-Choice Past: The Dark Knight
Musical Chores: Cinderella
Musical Nod: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (to X-Men: The Animated Series)
Musical Trigger: Zoolander
My Grandma Can Do Better Than You: Snickers ad with Betty White
My Name Is Inigo Montoya:
- Gladiator
- The Princess Bride
Mystical Plague: The Prince of Egypt
Mythology Gag: Superman: The Movie
N-Word Privileges: Ice Cube on Real Time with Bill Maher
Narm: X-Men
Nations as People: Studio C
Neck Lift:
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Rocky IV
Nepharious Pharaoh: The Prince of Egypt
Never My Fault: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Never the Selves Shall Meet: Timecop
Never Trust a Trailer: Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for Morbius (2022)
Newhart Phonecall: Dr. Strangelove
No OSHA Compliance: Honest Trailers from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (with Michael Bolton)
Nobody Calls Me "Chicken"!: Thor
Non-Answer:
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- Saturday Night Live
"Not So Different" Remark: Saturday Night Live
Not So Invincible After All: Rocky IV
Now That's Using Your Teeth!: The Last Dragon
Obituary Montage: SAG Awards
Ode to Food: "Weird Al" Yankovic
Off to See the Wizard: Scrubs
Oh, Crap!:
- The Avengers (2012)
- The Last Dragon
"Oh, Crap!" Fakeout: Shawn Michaels
Omnicidal Maniac: What If�? (2021)
On Patrol Montage: Captain America: The First Avenger
Once More, with Clarity!
- Fight Club
- Hamilton
One-Man Army: The Mandalorian
The Oner: Dua Lipa
One-Sided Arm-Wrestling: Black Widow (2021)
Opening Narration:
- Black Panther (2018)
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- She-Ra: Princess of Power
- Voltron
Opening Scroll: Family Guy Presents: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball
Orphanage of Love: Hamilton
The Other Darrin: WandaVision
The Other Marty: Back to the Future
Pair the Spares: Enchanted
Parental Hypocrisy: "I learned it from watching you!"
Parody Assistance: Dire Straits for "Weird Al" Yankovic
Parody Commercial: Saturday Night Live
Parody Product Placement:
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
- Wayne's World
Parting the Sea:
- History of the World Part I
- The Prince of Egypt
Passing the Torch: Avengers: Endgame
Patrick Stewart Speech: Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Perry Mason Method: A Few Good Men
Personality Chip: Star Trek: First Contact
Piss-Take Rap: Community
Platonic Prostitution: Manic Pixie Prostitute
Police Psychic: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Politically Correct History: Thor: Ragnarok
Politician Guest-Star: Parks and Recreation (Joe Biden and Michelle Obama)
The Pollyanna: Trolls
Poorly-Disguised Pilot: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (of Star Wars: The Bad Batch)
Power Glows: The Last Dragon
Pragmatic Adaptation: Watch Mojo on Watchmen
Prayer of Malice: Sister Act
Pre-Mortem One-Liner: X-Men
Pre-Sacrifice Final Goodbye: Armageddon
Prisoner's Dilemma: The Dark Knight
Product Placement:
- Honest Trailers for Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Iron Man
- Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for Home Sweet Home Alone
- Thank You for Smoking
Production Posse: Honest Trailers for Tim Burton
Professionals Do It on Desks: Melrose Place
Propaganda Piece:
- The Adventures of Kim Jong Un
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Iron Man 3
- Starship Troopers
Protest Song: The Simpsons ("Last Exit to Springfield")
The Purge: Revenge of the Sith
The Quisling:
- The Simpsons, ("Deep Space Homer")
- The Sound of Music
Rage-Breaking Point: A Christmas Story
Rags to Riches: The Notorious B.I.G.''
Raiders of the Lost Parody: The Simpsons
Rape, Pillage, and Burn: Troy
"Ray of Hope" Ending: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Reading Lips: Seinfeld
Realpolitik: Hamilton
Real Song Theme Tune:
- Bosom Buddies ("My Life" by Billy Joel)
- The Matrix Resurrections ("White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane)
Real Trailer, Fake Movie: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Reality Warper: WandaVision
Really Dead Montage:
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Furious 7
"The Reason You Suck" Speech:
- The Last Dragon
- Stalin
- The West Wing
Reckless Gun Usage: Top Secret!
Recycled Premise:
- Honest Trailers for Free Guy
- Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for Top Gun: Maverick
Recycled Script: Honest Trailers for Wes Anderson
Redemption Equals Death: Thor: Ragnarok
Redemption in the Rain: The Shawshank Redemption
Reduced to Dust:
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame
Reforged into a Minion: Superman: The Animated Series
Reformed Bully: Zootopia
Retirony: The Simpsons
Revenge: Braveheart
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Tombstone
Roger Rabbit Effect: Paula Abdul
Rogues Gallery Showcase:
- Batman: The Animated Series ("Almost Got 'Im")
- Dick Tracy
Rousing Speech
- Braveheart
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Independence Day
- Street Fighter
Sampling: Coolio of Stevie Wonder
Say Your Prayers: Don't Look Up
Scale Model Destruction: Zoolander
Scenery Gorn: Watchmen
Sealed Evil in a Can: The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Secret of Long Pork Pies: The Simpsons ("Treehouse of Horror V")
Secret Test of Character: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Self-Deprecation: "Weird Al" Yankovic on Teen Titans Go!
Sentimental Music Cue: Scrubs
Seppuku: Hacksaw Ridge
Sequel Snark:
- The Simpsons
- Tropic Thunder
Serenade Your Lover: 10 Things I Hate About You
Shapeshifting Seducer: X2: X-Men United
Shopping Montage: Pretty Woman
Short-Lived Aerial Escape: Die Hard 2
Shot for Shot Remake: The Simpsons
Show Within a Show:
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (also Cameo Cluster)
- Dear White People (Parody of Scandal)
- 30 Rock
Shut Up, Hannibal!:
- The Avengers (2012)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Side Effects Include...: WandaVision
Signature Laugh: Return of the Jedi
Signature Scene: Dirty Dancing
Simple-Minded Wisdom/Malaproper: Friends
Skyward Scream: The Simpsons
Slap-Slap-Kiss: Cheers
Slow Clap: Cool Runnings
Smart Ball:
- Friends
- The Good Place
Smug Super: Iron Man 2
So Proud of You: Mulan
Soft-Spoken Sadist:
- The Dark Knight
- The Princess Bride
Softer and Slower Cover:
- Cynthia Erivo of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston
- Travis of "Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears
Some of My Best Friends Are X: Cruel Intentions
Song Parody:
- Honest Trailers for A Star Is Born
- Nerdist Podcast
- Saturday Night Live
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (of Coolio)
Spark of the Rebellion:
- Andor
- The Hunger Games
Spin the Earth Backwards: Superman: The Movie
Spin-Off Babies:
- The Flintstone Kids
- Spidey and His Amazing Friends
Spoken Word in Music: Boyz II Men
The Squad: Honest Trailers for Saving Private Ryan
Squash Match: Ultimate Warrior vs. Honky Tonk Man
Stage Mom: Beyond the Lights
Starstruck Speechless: Community
Starter Marriage: Billy Joel
Stealth Hi/Bye: The Dark Knight Rises
Story-Breaker Power: Avengers: Infinity War
Stringing the Hopeless Suitor Along: Smallville
Stupid Jetpack Hitler: The Great Dictator
Sudden Sequel Heel Syndrome: Saturday Night Live
Super Family Team: Bionic Six
Superhero Origin: Watchmen
Superheroes in Space: Avengers: Endgame
Suplex Finisher: Curt Hennig
Surf Rock: Top Secret!
Super Registration Act: Captain America: Civil War
Super Soldier: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Superhero School: X-Men
Superpowered Alter Ego: The Avengers (2012)
Symbolic Weapon Discarding: Captain America: Civil War
Synthetic Plague: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Tactful Translation: The Great Dictator
Take That!: Gillberg (to Goldberg)
Take That, Audience!: Gladiator
A Taste of the Lash/Single Tear: Glory
Teacher/Student Romance: Saturday Night Live
Tear Jerker:
- Honest Trailers of Inside Out
- Jeopardy!
Teeny Weenie: Seinfeld
Telephone Song:
- Bye Bye Birdie
- New Edition
Teleporter Accident: Galaxy Quest
Thanksgiving Episode: Saturday Night Live
That Reminds Me of a Song: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Thematic Theme Tune: Silver Spoons
Theme Music Power-Up:
- Avengers: Infinity War
- The Transformers: The Movie
Theme Tune Roll Call:
- Encanto
- Mortal Kombat: The Movie
- Thomas & Friends
There Are Two Kinds of People in the World: Team America: World Police
There Is No Kill like Overkill: The Godfather
There Is No Try:
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The Rock
They Killed Kenny Again: Honest Trailers for What If�? (2021)
To the Pain: The Princess Bride
Tomato in the Mirror: Fight Club
Too Dumb to Live:
- GEICO ad
- Zoolander
Tragic Bromance: Tombstone
Tragic Villain: Captain America: Civil War
Training Montage:
- Mulan
- Rocky IV
Transformation Sequence:
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- She-Ra: Princess of Power
- Voltron
Traumatic Superpower Awakening: X-Men: First Class
Trial Balloon Question: The Onion
Triumphant Reprise:
- Grease
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
True Companions: Tombstone
True Meaning of Christmas: Community
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Saturday Night Live
Understatement: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Unflinching Walk: The Lonely Island
Unplugged Version:
- Bon Jovi
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
The Un-Smile: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Unstable Powered Woman:
- Frozen
- WandaVision
V-Formation Team Shot: Eternals
Values Dissonance:
- CollegeHumor
- Honest Trailers for Peter Pan
Victorian Novel Disease: Cinderella (2015)
Video Full of Film Clips:
- C�line Dion, "My Heart Will Go On"
- Seal, "Kiss from a Rose"
Vigilante Execution: Shaft (2000)
Villain Has a Point: Honest Trailers for Black Panther
Villain Song:
- Descendants
- History of the World Part I
"The Villain Sucks" Song: The Muppet Christmas Carol
Villain with Good Publicity: Beauty and the Beast
Villainous Breakdown:
- The Simpsons, "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
- Zoolander
The VJ Day Kiss: Watchmen
Warning Song: The Muppet Christmas Carol
We Didn't Start the Billy Joel Parodies: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Wedding Episode: Parks and Recreation
Welcoming Song:
- Annie (1982)
- Beauty and the Beast
Wham Line: The Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horror II"
What the Hell, Hero?: Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for Batman (1989)
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: Band of Brothers
Who Shot JFK?: Watchmen
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: Austin Powers
Wingding Eyes: Screen Rant Pitch Meetings for The Mandalorian
Wipe That Smile Off Your Face: The Matrix
Woman Scorned: Waiting to Exhale
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Team America: World Police
Working Class Anthem: Billy Joel, "Allentown"
Wounded Gazelle Gambit: The Avengers (2012)
Write Back to the Future
- Back to the Future Part II
- Back to the Future Part III
Written-In Absence:
- And Just Like That...
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Fuller House
Wrong Time-Travel Savvy: Avengers: Endgame
You Cannot Kill An Idea: Judas and the Black Messiah
You Wouldn't Shoot Me: American Gangster
Your Mom: Saturday Night Live
You're Nothing Without Your Phlebotinum: The Avengers (2012)
Zeroth Law Rebellion:
- I, Robot
- X-Men: The Animated Series

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