Historical Hero Upgrade: Difference between revisions

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OK, let's say you're still writing that movie, which is [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]. You've chosen a period of history that involves a lot of [[Viewers are Morons|exciting fight scenes and explosions so your audience won't fall asleep]] and now you need some main characters.

* Parodied on a ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' sketch that shows [[Benjamin Franklin]] practicing with a bo staff and declares "For America!" at the very end.

** A different, but similar, sketch had [[The American Revolution]] done in the style of the film ''[[300]]''.

* Jebediah Springfield on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Touted as an archetypal pioneer who killed bears with his bare hands, {{spoiler|he was in fact a German pirate who once tried to off George Washington but got his ass kicked.}}

* One episode of the [[Fairly Oddparents]] has Timmy wanting to make a parade float based on legendary Dimsdale founder Dale Dimm and AJ scoffing at him, declaring Dale Dimm to be just a legand, and wanting to make their float based around Alden Bitterroot, whom is given actual historical credit for founding Dimmsdale. It turns out they both sucked. When Timmy time travels back in time it turns out Dale IS real, but a moron whom is an accidental [[Idiot Hero]] AT BEST, and Alden Bitterroot is an obbessive and delusional witch hunter, identical desendant of Crocker (that is actually a real witch himself and even more of an evil pain than his [[Identical Grandson]]!).