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== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* One of the earliest episodes of ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' plays with this, in that there aren't very many matches left and most of them were soaked in the storm that wrecked the boat. The second-last match worked, but the fire went out quickly because of poor air circulation, so the Skipper told Gilligan to blow on the fire once it was started. {{spoiler|The Skipper lit the last match... and Gilligan followed the Skipper's order to the letter, immediately blowing out the match.}}
* One of the earliest episodes of ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' (from the black-and-white days) plays with this, in that there aren't very many matches left and most of them were ruined in the storm that wrecked the boat. The second-last match worked, but the fire went out quickly because of poor air circulation, so the Skipper told Gilligan to blow on the fire once it was started. {{spoiler|The Skipper lit the last match... and Gilligan followed the Skipper's order to the letter, immediately blowing out the match.}}


== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==