Mirror-Cracking Ugly: Difference between revisions

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A common comedy trope, especially in western animation, a character's ugliness is frequently conveyed by his (or her) smiling into a mirror, and the mirror cracks as a result. A type of [[Informed Flaw]] sometimes, specially when its featured in a visual media.

 

* Used in the ''[[The Three Stooges|Three Stooges]]'' short "Gypped in the Penthouse" - Larry, wondering if he really is ''that'' ugly (after stopping a clock by looking at it), asks "[[Mirror Mirror]] on the Wall, Who's the [[Fairest of Them All]]?" and it promptly shatters - "I break more mirrors that way!"

* Done earlier with Mike Myers in ''[[Austin Powers]]: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' when his [[British Teeth|smile]] caused his rear view mirror to crack.

 

 

* The children's book ''The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit'' doesn't feature any mirrors, but the monster is so ugly that his presence cracks rocks, dries up ponds and kills plant life.

 

== [[Live Action Television]] ==

* A frequently recurring gag with Herman in ''[[The Munsters]].''

* Same in the sketch comedy ''You Can't Do That On Television''.

 

== Radio ==

* In ''[[The Goon Show]]'', Seagoon has been promoted to Lieutenant.

'''Seagoon:''' Well, I'll make damn sure it doesn't do it again. Take it out and shoot it! }}

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

 

* The witch in the [[Rocky and Bullwinkle|Fractured Fairy Tales]] short "The Witch's Broom".

* Gnorga, the queen of trolls in ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]''. During her [[Villain Song]], she passes a series of mirrors, each one cracking to a more severe degree than the last, until she torches the last one before it can crack.

* Yukk! from ''The Plastic Man Comedy-Adventure Show'' is a dog so ugly he has to wear a house on his head. Not only does he break mirrors (and destroys them so quickly that he's never seen his own face), but he is so ugly that when he uncovers his face, the earth shakes and anything in direct line of sight of his face is destroyed, and anyone catching a glimpse of it screams, passes out, and/or runs away. [[The Faceless|The audience, of course, never sees his face.]]

* Played with in a [[Danger Mouse]] short. Sidekick Penfold tries to take advantage of a photo booth. The result: 'You have broken the lens. You have broken the lens.'

* Lucius in ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.

 

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