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By the time the steam rollers show up, [[Overly Long Gag|you absolutely know for certain that Alice's item is completely wrecked]].
Finally, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|something considerably smaller compared to what came before]] (such as a man on a tricycle or an old lady with a cane) runs the [[MacGuffin]] over one last time just to sprinkle one last pinch of salt in the emotional wounds.
[[Crush Parade]] is essentially an [[Exaggerated Trope|exaggerated]] form of [[Squashed Flat]] where an item that's either highly valued or greatly needed by a character that winds up falling into a street to be predictably crushed and flattened is [[Played for Laughs]] in an over-the-top, absurdly comedic fashion, usually at the expense of [[The Woobie]] or The [[Chew Toy]].
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This is very common in Animation genres where a gag like this is more of an [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality|Acceptable Break From Reality]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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