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== Film - Animated ==

* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', the superfamily is rushing to save Metroville from a rampaging robot. Along the way they do what ''every'' family does on a long car trip: start bickering.

'''Mr Incredible:''' We'll get there when we get there! }}

== Literature ==

* An example of the trope that predates Pope's coining of the term comes from John Dryden in ''Albion and Albanius'', where he writes:

* Pope himself used this trope deliberately in the mock-heroic poem ''[[The Rape of the Lock]]'':

When Husbands or when Lap-dogs breath their last, }}

* [[Douglas Adams]] was quite fond of this trope. From ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'':

* Stand-up comedian and author Lewis Grizzard uses this trope extensively in his routines and writing. From his memorial column for his dog Catfish:

* Common throughout ''[[The Dresden Files]]''. Top prize probably goes to asking a {{spoiler|faerie hit-''thing''}} for a donut.

'''Harry''': Nay, but with sprinkles 'pon it, and frosting of white. }}

* Found throughout [[P. G. Wodehouse|PG Wodehouse]]'s work. A spectacular example is present in ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (novel)|Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit]]'', with a florid poem describing a sunset that ends with "I say / Doesn't that sunset remind you / Of a slice / Of underdone roast beef?"

* While arguably having its moments of [[Narm]] also, ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]'' is not above intentionally including some dark humor by its juxtaposing of a serious situation with a [[Large Ham]]. Cindy has a [[Bond One-Liner]] in "Night of the Whiteout" that especially qualifies:

* [[Woody Allen]] wrote "Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage."

* Golding's ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' invokes this intentionally at the end when {{spoiler|the British Navy comes to rescue the children}}, in order to draw a comparison between learned civilised behaviour and the children's natural amorality.

* ''[[Look Around You]]'' is a parody of 1970s [[BBC]] educational videos, using Bathos for most of its humor.

* ''[[Wilfred]]'', in both the Australian original and American remake.

'''Wilfred:''' I'll let you in on a little secret, Ryan. I don't have a God complex. [[A God Am I|I am God!]] Thunder!<br />

''[Thunder]''<br />