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{{quote|''Oh yeah. It's the best part. It's crunchy, it's explosive, it's where the muffin breaks free of the pan and sort of (makes hand motions) does
|'''Elaine''', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', "Muffin Tops"}}
In a work of fiction, characters often come up with a great business idea that will make them rich or get that promotion. However, by using a bit of [[Fridge Logic]], the audience may realize that this business idea is actually terrible. The idea may display a poor sense of fashion or design, or may just ignore customer psychology or economic realities.
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* At the end of ''[[Other People's Money]]'' the corporate raider played by Danny Devito does a mild [[Heel Face Turn]], by setting up a deal so that the almost defunct family corporation can use its obsolete copper cable factory to instead manufacture airbags thus saving the employees. Not sure there were any real-life analogous successful conversions in that industry during the 1980's/1990's.
* In ''[[Big]]'' when Tom Hanks' character gets called up to the toy company's executive meeting, he impresses the boss by spearheading a new toy brainstorming session. He questions the appeal of a building transformer and instead suggests bug transformers. Another executive chimes in, "Transformers for girls!"
* ''[[Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead]]'' has Christina Applegate's character help shape a fashion design company's new line of apparel. Even during the
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* Repeatedly played straight and subverted in numerous ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episodes which have characters coming up with "ingenious" business ideas that include a beach fragrance, muffin tops, a coffee table book about coffee tables, a brassiere for men, a bladder system for oil tankers, restaurant relaunches, and more.
* Subverted in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' when Homer designs a car for his brother's company. His brother trusts him as "the everyman." Homer designs it with a cornucopia of what he deems to be conveniences. When the car is unveiled to the public it resembles a freakish UFO on wheels. Needless to say, it was not a business success. ▼
* In one ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' episode Rory and her Chilton frenemies work on school project competition for the best business plan with prototype. The group that wins is a car alarm for lockers. Rory's group doesn't do much better - bedazzled first-aid kits.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
▲* Subverted in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' when Homer designs a car for his brother's company. His brother trusts him as "the everyman." Homer designs it with a cornucopia of what he deems to be conveniences. When the car is unveiled to the public it resembles a freakish UFO on wheels. Needless to say, it was not a business success.
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