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[[File:Igotarock.gif|link=It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|frame|Poor [[Butt Monkey|Charlie Brown...]]]]

 

 

In [[Halloween Episode]]s, some characters go trick-or-treating. They eagerly open their candy bags and ready themselves for the candy. The adult reaches into a bowl and grabs some ... fruit? This will typically make the children mad, usually resulting in the vandalizing of said adult's house.

Note that the "treat" does not always have to be edible, or even a likely one, like the eponymous rock.

 

 

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* In the OEL ''[[I Luv Halloween]]'', the first house the main characters go to gives them an apple, and after that all the houses give them Hostess Snack-like treats. They attempt to break the 'curse' by hiding a razor blade in the apple and giving it to the chief of police, who has the old lady who gave it to them arrested.

== Video Games ==

* In ''[[City of Heroes]]'', the Halloween event includes a [[Mini Game]] in which you can "trick or treat" for Halloween-themed items or temporary abilities. One of these is a rock (ranged weapon, minor damage).

* In the early days of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', Blizzard used to occasionally release audio plays featuring a band of gnome adventurers who are frequently mistaken for children. It became a running gag during the [[Christmas Special|holiday episodes]] that one of them would get a rock as a gift, causing another to ask if it's one of the many types of ore or gems in the game. "No, just a rock."

* The name of this trope is a cheat code in ''[[Geneforge]]''. It [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|gives you one rock]]. {{spoiler|No use has ever been found for this.}}

 

== Western Animation ==

** If this were to happen in real life, the home-owner would run the risk of having the rock returned... through a window.

** Parodied in ''[[Family Guy]]'' when Cleveland, Joe and Quagmire compare their tax refunds.

'''[[The Cameo|Charlie Brown]]''': I got a rock. }}

** Bad Gods presents the [http://badgods.com/guitarsolocharliebrown.html remix].

** And parodied in the NSFW [[Gag Dub]] ''It's the Great [[Dolemite]], Charlie Brown!'': "I got another mothafuckin' POTATO!!"

* In ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'', Timmy's mom and dad give Chester and AJ advice for not having good costumes. Surprisingly, the children do nothing to the Turners' residence.