Lampshade Hanging/Western Animation: Difference between revisions

'''Stewie:''' Well, there's a pedophile up the street that nobody seems to be doing anything about, [[Rule of Funny|but it's mainly because he's so funny.]] }}

** Peter is watching the news and a story comes on that gives him an idea to solve the problem-of-the-week. Then the news presenter says: "Coming up in the next half-hour: our in-depth look at conveniently placed news reports in television shows. But first, Peter - watch out for that skateboard." Peter then stands up and slips on a skateboard that had no reason to be there and wasn't there earlier.

{{quote|'''Peter''': Cleveland? Who knew we would run into you here except everyone cause Fox [[Trailers Always Spoil|ruined it in the promos]]. }}

* ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' frequently points out the fact that henchmen #21 and #24 never die. For example; in the episode "Lepidopterists", #21 and #24 point out to Henchman #1 that they would never die, unlike the other henchmen. Also, in the same episode, Dr. Girlfriend asked Monarch why he keeps using 21 and 24, he replied "I know it sounds crazy, but they both have that rare blend of 'expendable' and 'invulnerable' that makes for a perfect henchman."

** {{spoiler|Which turns into morbid Foreshadowing when #24 dies in the season finale. Though, the unlikely situation leading to that is lampshaded by #21 asking his friend why he even buckled up when they weren't going anywhere in the car.}}

** Several include "Conveniently Empty Building," "This Building is Scheduled for Demolition Anyway," and "Explosions and Shrapnel Factory".

** Coop's megaweapon button, which always reads something along the lines of: "Super Destructor Mode" or "Being Hit With A Giant Taser? Press Here". In one case the lampshade hanging is enormous: the same thing happens, and then a bit later during the same fight, Coop presses the button again, it reads: "Exactly the same button Coop just used like five minutes ago", but for a different effect.

** The episode in which Kim's [[Identical Grandson|ancestor from a hundred years ago, Miriam "Mim" Possible]], stopped Shego's [[Identical Grandson|ancestor "Ms. Go"]] from stealing a device created by [[Identical Grandson|Dr. Dementor's ancestor]], but a photo taken by [[Identical Grandson|Wade's ancestor, who was ten at the time]], made it look like Mim had stolen it, so she was arrested by [[Identical Grandson|Barkin's ancestor, Constable Barkin]], while [[Identical Grandson|Ron's ancestor ate one of the first nachos]] or something like that. Also, [[If My Calculations Are Correct|Wade figured out]] that the device which Ms. Go tried to steal was due to blow up exactly fifteen minutes from when they finished uncovering all of the backstory. Ron's [[Beyond the Impossible|every other LINE]] was a lampshade. {{spoiler|It was [[All Just a Dream]].}}

* Once on ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'', Beavis asked Butthead to change the channel on a video they particularly disliked. Butthead responded "Why bother? All we seem to get on this TV is bad videos."

{{quote|'''Gosalyn:''' That plot doesn't sounds so cliché when it's happening to you!}}

* ''[[Lilo and Stitch: The Series]]'', episode "Poxy": Jumba brings the heavily modified dune buggy into his and Pleakley's room to prepare for Lilo and Stitch's journey inside of Pleakley to retrieve the experiment making him sick. While Jumba is explaining the plan, Lilo asks, "Hey, how'd you get the buggy in here?" Jumba responds, "Oh, simple... um, is not important."

** Dark Danny pointing out how obvious his [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] was. Also in the same one where Clockwork points out Dark Danny (in disguise as his younger, non-evil self) and says something like "See? He's back to his proper time and ''apparently'' not evil." David Carradine, you rock.

** At the end of "Reign Storm", Danny is confused about several things, but when he questions them, Sam tells him that it doesn't matter.

* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' occasionally uses this trope.

** In "A Mile In My Shoes", Cosmo and Wanda (while in goldfish form, inside their bowl) are preparing for a romantic dinner, and Cosmo attempts to light the candles on the dinner table by rubbing two magic wands together. Timmy walks into the room and asks the couple, "What's new?" just as Cosmo succeeds in lighting the candle. Wanda glances at the flame skeptically, then answers, "Um, the laws of physics?" To be fair, he was using [[A Wizard Did It|magic wands]].

* In an episode of ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' three members of The Legion of Super Heroes follow Brainiac back a thousand years in time to stop him killing a teenaged Clark. Saturn Girl says Clark will need a disguise, to which Clark says "like a pair of glasses would fool anyone". Chameleon Boy a few moments later shapeshifts into Superman to illustrate what they were saying Clark was going to become, to which Clark says "Red underpants? Now I know you are crazy!"

* In the adult animated series ''[[Mission Hill]]'''s first episode, Andy's sometime girlfriend Gwen comments on Andy's old plan for an animated series for adults: "Oh God, not another animated series."

* Happened a couple of times in ''[[Static Shock]]'', as both main characters are fairly [[Genre Savvy]].

* In ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold]]'', as Batman's telling Robin about the villain of the week's plans, they pass a building prominently labeled "Exposition Hall".

*Cue close up on Tom and Jerry*

'''Both''': YOU TALKED! }}

* In the second episode of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], Pinkie Pie starts to sing the first of her many songs. The other characters reactions?

{{quote|'''Pinkie''': ''When I was a little filly and the sun was going dooooown...''