Freak Lab Accident: Difference between revisions

* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in an episode of ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' when Shake tries to gain superpowers using barrels of toxic waste. First he tries to get some worms to eat the waste before [[Spider-Man|biting him]]. This doesn't work, so he dumps a spoonful of the waste over his head, shouting, "Oh, no! A horrible accident!". [[Hilarity Ensues|This doesn't work either.]]

* In ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series|Spider-Man the Animated Series]]'', Tombstone had the very Jokeresque origin of falling into a vat of chemicals during a bungled factory robbery. Spider-Man even lampshades it later.

* Parodied on ''[[Family Guy]]''. After the entire Griffin family gain superpowers and start causing trouble, Mayor [[Adam West]] tries to give himself superpowers by rolling around in toxic waste. The result? [[Reality Ensues|He gives himself lymphoma]]. His doctor [[Lampshade Hanging|berates him for the stupidity of such an action.]]

** He just made the same mistake as [[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]. It has to be an ''accident''. Trying to give yourself superpowers leads to you becoming a super-villain, at best.

* The origin of Dr. Two Brains in ''[[Word Girl]]''. Obviously, you don't get a rat brain stuck to your head playing golf.

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode "Three Men and a Comic Book" [[Affectionate Parody|affectionately parodies]] ''the [[Incredible Hulk]]'' with Radioactive Man's origin: he gains his powers when trapped at the site of a nuclear detonation.

'''Bart:''' Now you know better. }}

** In the Bongo comic series a pre-nuclear [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] version of Radioactive Man, 'Radio Man' is hinted at, who looks a bit like Golden Age [[The Flash|Flash]]. God knows what his origin is.