Endangered Soufflé: Difference between revisions

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A trope that is little-used these days without actually being [[Discredited Trope|discredited]], this could be found occasionally on [[Dom Com]]s up until the early 1970s, particularly those with child characters. A cook is attempting to bake a souffle for a fancy party or important dinner. Unfortunately, they must do so under riotous circumstances, with a consequent paranoia about the souffle collapsing. Naturally, some event—rambunctious children or a slamming door or a car backfiring—does indeed make the souffle fall, thus "spoiling" the event.