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Take a cartoon, preferably an older one, and find a pair who always end up in fights. ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'', Dick Dastardly and Muttley from ''[[Wacky Races]]'' or virtually anyone from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. Somehow, one character always has a fist which can stretch across an entire country. Or a
For decades, super stretchy limbs have been popular superhuman abilities. Whether they're used for a cartoony [[Visual Gag]] or are part of a [[Rubber Man]]'s powerset, they're practical, funny-looking, and even badass. Being able to hit a dangerous person from a safe spot, or a moving target you can't otherwise reach is a boon in a fight, and being able to grab something that is separated from you by a bunch of lethal traps can also take a lot of pressure off you. And of course, it can make something as mundane as grabbing a phone or a slice of pizza without moving [[Mundane Made Awesome|just plain cool.]]
Keep in mind that this trope isn't just relegated to arms: extendable legs, necks, and... well, ''other'' body parts can invoke this trope, arms are merely the limb that instantly comes to mind. Not to be confused with [[Rubber Man]], but there's definitely overlap since stretchy arms come with the territory.
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== [[Film]] ==
* In an exceedingly rare live-action example, in the Chinese kung-fu movie ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]'', an Indian fighter enters a tournament with the power to extend his arms to an absurd length.
* Michael Jordan uses this to make a slam dunk in ''[[Space Jam]]'' taking full advantage of the [[Toon Physics]] of the movie.
* Freddy briefly extends both his arms to scare his victim in the first ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' film.
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* ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' demonstrates this several times, often when Tom tries to reach for Jerry inside one of the walls.
** Often used in conjunction with strategically [[Amusing Injuries|placed mousetraps]].
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* Pinkie Pie from ''[[My Little Pony:
* On ''[[Family Guy]]'', Lois's father once punched Peter through an ''email''.
* Though it doesn't involve combat, one of the the mid-1980s ''[[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby-Doo]]'' series (there are at least eight) had Daphne restrain a fleeing Shaggy by extending her arms from off screen.
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' uses this trope often. One episode even had Squidward's limbs used in this manner to keep SpongeBob's rotting house from collapsing. (against his will of course)
* Spinel from the ''[[Steven Universe]]'' franchise has these, being a
* The robots in ''[[Rolie Polie Olie]]'' can stretch their metallic limbs at will.
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