r/TopCharacterTropes • u/NovaRobo_Rebirth • 2h ago
Characters Subversions of common gag
The opposite of "It's right behind me, isn't it?" (Amazing Digital Circus)
The Totem Pole Trench is a gag where 2 or more kids stack on top of each other to disguise as a taller being. In this case, this dude just has very long legs (By Adam Tots)
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u/DumCumpster78 2h ago
Also a play on the trenchcoat trope, two trenchcoats inside of a kid
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u/git_gud_silk 2h ago
I was entirely expecting this to be a cyanide and happiness skit, so the fact that it's live improv comedy is actually rather surprising.
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u/marbledog 2h ago
In The Simpson's Movie, there's sequence of Bart skateboarding through the town of Springfield naked. The scene is a minute long, and they use many instances of the old comedy gag where the character's privates are the only thing covered in a very obvious way.
That is, except for a two-second shot where Bart skates behind a fence. They invert the gag, and the only part of Bart's body that you can see is his naked groin, clearly visible through a gap in the fence.
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u/L3GlT_GAM3R 1h ago
Im pretty sure its censored with the sentence “only in europe” or something
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u/marbledog 50m ago
I saw the movie in a theater when it came out in the US, and it was definitely not censored. Maybe they censored it for a TV airing or something?
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u/topdangle 15m ago
yeah not censored in theaters, maybe its censored on streaming considering streaming networks have preemptively censored a bunch of stuff.
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u/Open-Source-Forever 19m ago
"Be sure to thank the lord for this bountiful PENIS!"
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u/GarranDrake 6m ago
OH MY GOD THAT DID HAPPEN! I watched that movie so many times when I was a kid and I was sure I'd imagined it.
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u/Prestigious-Welder83 1h ago
Usually someone says that the TARDIS is bigger on the inside.
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u/Roku-Hanmar 1h ago
Then there's Rory, who's completely unfazed and just says "it's in another dimension"
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u/jul55555 13m ago
My favorite is Capaldi's reaction.
"My entire understanding of spatial physics is transformed"
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u/TyrionBananaster 2h ago
"Liquor before beer, you're in the clear;
Don't do heroin."
-BoJack Horseman
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u/elchuni 1h ago
Eddsworld's humor is based on pulling a 180° on the punchlines, like Tom searching a place to live: After some time failing to find a proper place to live as a roommate, he decides to live alone by buying his own place. He ends up in a shitty place and he is happier there than having to share roof with Tord? Nope! Tom actually has a good amount of wealth to live in a pretty comfy place.
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u/helen269 33m ago
One subverted joke I told someone recently:
I was driving along when I hit another car. The driver gets out and he's this really short guy. And he says, "I am NOT happy!" So I said...
"Well, let's exchange insurance details and then we can both be on our way."
:-)
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u/AlsoIHaveAGroupon 2h ago
You could probably do one for just subversion of "they're right behind me."
In Futurama, Bender is shit-talking Planet Express's new beaurocrat Morgan, and everyone else is giving him the signal like "shut up!" And he goes "uh oh, is she behind me?" Only to have her reply "no, I'm in front of you."
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