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* A very popular trope with commercials, so much so that it could almost be considered an advertising trope as much as it is a comedy trope, with the idea being to either convey how much one's life would be better with the product/service or how easily obtainable it is. A recent commercial, for example, features an Imagine Spot with a middle-aged managerial type daydreaming about becoming president after he discovered the joys of microwaved [[Sarcasm Mode|gourmet]] pasta.
** That particular commercial is somewhat of a subversion... it turns out that even in his fantasy, he's not the president.
== Anime and Manga ==
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* Masamune of ''[[Gate 7]]'' get lose in his own Imagine Spot of [[Catgirl]] Hana ''at the middle of a battle''.
* Happens [[Once Per Episode]] in ''[[Sword Oratoria]]'' while Lefiya is the [[Focal Character]].
* From the Impel Down arc of ''[[One Piece]]'', Boa Hancock [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6XV9oOGj5E has one of a romantic wedding to Luffy] - not exactly the right time for it, as Smoker and a battalion of Marines are after them!
== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Give Me Liberty]]'' has a few imagine spots that display the main character as a panther and the villian as a hunter.
* One of the few almost totally lighthearted moments in ''[[Sin City]]'' happens when Dwight McCarthy imagines the recently deceased Jack Rafferty talking to him as a [[Deadpan Snarker]]. Emphasis on the dead part.
== Fan Works ==
* ''[[Dungeon Keeper Ami]]'' features a hilarious one from Eline, immediately following her capture by [[Sailor Moon|Mercury]].
{{quote|{{spoiler|''...Thus, logic stated that she had been captured by Keeper Mercury.''}}
{{spoiler|''Eline dared opened her eyes. Keepers rarely healed their prisoners out of the goodness of their heart, in her experience, which meant that Mercury needed her strong enough to survive whatever tortures she had planned. A quick glance around revealed that she was alone in a barred cell, which was bare except for a bucket in the corner. The dark elf sat up silently, keeping her breathing even in order to avoid drawing attention, and tried to remember what she knew about the Keeper. Mercury's main claim to fame was defeating a horned reaper in single combat, even if Morrigan ranted often about how she had to have cheated. In Eline's head, the indistinct, blue-haired mental picture of the Keeper grew and gained bulging muscles, until it was nearly the equal of the reaper. What else did she know? Mercury had, according to rumours, had her way with the red-skinned beast against his will, which made her a terrifying and suicidal deviant. The red-eyed mental picture in the prisoner's mind gained a demented, lecherous grin. The Keeper's reported exhibitionist tendencies hardly mattered in comparison. Eline pinched the bridge of her nose as the brute in her imagination lost her clothes. Just great. She's basically a female clone of Morrigan
* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', after Kyon phoned Yuki in chapter 13 he imagines her in her apartment, kneeling by the phone, her cheeks pink-tinged as she daydreamed about him... But he dismissed that thought. This was Yuki, after all. As much as he might wish that...
* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' fic ''[[Progress]]'', Princess Luna has increasingly bizarre daydreams about the various awkward situations in which she finds herself.
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* An occasionally used gag in the Japanese-language ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' [[Fan Web Comic]] ''[http://ashitahadocchida.sakura.ne.jp/strikers_nano.html A's/StrikerS Nano]''. As they're employed on characters portrayed as having [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]], the spots tend to be very heavily censored.
== Film ==
* In ''[[Up]]'', Carl just found out that Russell snuck aboard his house before liftoff and is passing over some buildings. Cue him trying to lower the kid down onto one with towels, the kid falling off, [[Daydream Surprise|the mental image ending]], and Carl deciding "Well, that won't work."
* The archetype in film must be Walter Mitty.
* In ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', when the adult Jamal finds his older brother Salim that {{spoiler|pointed a gun at him, raped his [[Love Interest]] and disappeared for years with the girl}}, he runs against Salim and pushes themselves out of the building where they are, killing them both. Turns out that it was just his imagination. This time, when Salim approaches, he punches him in the face so hard that makes Salim fall to the ground.
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* In the film [[Muay Thai Giant]], [[Nathan Jones]] is trying to come up with ways to make money to repair the small restaurant he wrecked. One of the suggestions is becoming a stripper. The result... must be seen to be believed.
* Several of the musical numbers in ''[[Anchors Aweigh]]''.
== Literature ==
* Michael, the narrator of [[The Republic Of Trees]] is established as a notorious daydreamer in the first chapter. His visions in the book get quite bizarre ( such as Liberty from Delacroix' "Liberty leading the People" {{spoiler|giving him a handjob ).}}
== Live-Action TV ==
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* In ''[[Titus]]'', we have Christopher's 'Negative Space', where he reflects upon events in his own mind, which can include flashbacks AND flashforwards. Subverted in 'The Trial' where Christopher insults the judge in the Negative Space, and is apparently heard by those in the courtroom.
* This is the central trope of ''[[Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger]]'', in which a [[Sentai]] team battles imaginary threats.
== Music ==
* The music video to "Voices" by [[Disturbed]] has the subject imagining doing hostile or even violent things to the people who piss him off, with the [[Hearing Voices|voices trying to convince him]] that this is a good idea.
== Newspaper Comics ==
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** [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Debatably.]]
** Often played straight even if we ignore the question of Hobbes' existence. Calvin frequently imagines himself in a multitude of roles, the four big recurring ones being the [[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]] [[Expy]] Spaceman Spiff, the [[Hero Sue]] Stupendous Man, the film noir detective Tracer Bullet, or one of a few species of Carnosaur.
* In ''[[Peanuts]]'', Snoopy has lots of these, including:
** [[Ace Pilot| The World War I Flying Ace.]]
** [[Big Man on Campus| Joe Cool.]]
** A Beagle Scout
** The [[Easter Bunny| Easter Beagle]]
** Many other animals, such as a [[Feathered Fiend| mean-looking vulture]].
== Theatre ==
* In the musical ''[[Allegro]]'', the [[Greek Chorus]] interrupts the awkward hoofing of a college dance to introduce a fantastic [[Dream Ballet]] which shows how the students ''feel'' they are dancing; this eventually ends and the dance continues as before. In a later montage sequence, the voices professors droning on through their lectures fade away as Joe sees Jenny dancing through his imagination; Joe's buddy Charlie gets his own Imagine Spot showing two girls starting to strip as a professor reads [[John Keats]]' poem "The Eve of St. Agnes."
== Visual Novels ==
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** At the end of Sawatari Makoto's arc Amano asks what Yuuichi would ask for if he could make a miracle, Yuuichi tells her its obvious and it cuts to his wish; {{spoiler|[[Heartwarming Moment|Makoto napping on the hill where she and Yuuichi first met.]]}}
* Happens in ''[[Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!]]'' a couple of times, such as when a joke choice involving Miyako is chosen.
== Web Animation ==
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'''Grif:''' Then how am I still alive?
'''Sarge:''' I ask myself that question every day. Moto-Simmons! Run him over. }}
== Web Comics ==
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* In ''[[The Dreadful]]'', [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2011/06/17/the-dreadful-032/ Liz fantasizes about] a [[Boom! Headshot!]] in response to a [[Hurricane of Puns]] from Kit and Boozloaf.
* ''[[Mac Hall]]'': [http://www.machall.com/view.php?date=2006-06-19 "My spleen!"]
== Western Animation ==
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** In "A Friend In Deed", Pinkie Pie has one as she runs down her mental checklist of friend-making tasks. Apparently, Pinkie imagines in ''felt.''
* Bobby from ''[[Bobby's World]]'' would often go into one of these after he's misinterpreted something and he imagines what he thinks the thing might be or he imagines what he would do in a situation in a movie or book.
* In the ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' episode "Lobsterfest", all three of the kids have odd ones about how they envisioned eating lobster (a food their father forbids) the first time. Tina imagines doing so at her wedding (to Jimmy, her crush), Gene imagines himself as a rock star diving into a hot tub full of them, and Louise dreams of being served it as her last meal before being executed via electric chair - using its claws to murder the warden and executioner and then eat the rest as she escapes.
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