One-Scene Wonder: Difference between revisions

''It doesn't matter where I'm listed on IMDb''

''And if I had the screentime I deserved, you'd see--''

 

A character that has [[One-Shot Character|limited screen time]], and usually not much in the way of plot relevance, but is still one of the most memorable things in the movie. [[Billing Displacement|They may even be given top billing]], or at least an "[[And Starring]]" credit, along with the more obvious stars.

** Oh yeah, and he's also voiced by [[Vic Mignogna]]. Keep in mind that this was years before Ouran.

* {{spoiler|Noriko and Kazumi's}} appearance at the end of ''[[Diebuster]]'' stole the climax of the show. They were only in it for about 30 seconds had no lines and ''weren't even seen'' yet they managed to turn a [[Bittersweet Ending]] into a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].

** It's also because he's essentially the narrator of the show's [[Framing Device]].

* Chiyo's Dad in ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' has a [[Norio Wakamoto|speaking]] part in about five skits, but is one of the mascots of the series.

** The series' [[Detective Conan/Characters|character sheet]] has a whole section devoted to [[One-Scene Wonder]] charcaters.

* Sano the [[Hospital Hottie]] whom was only in the 22nd episode of the ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' series but lets just say some folks remember her for her... [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|potential]] -- she was a fairly blatant [[Ms. Fanservice]] [[Lipstick Lesbian]] whom was [[Les Yay|blatantly trying to hit on the Major]]. However the only reason why that episode didn't become a softcore lesbian porno was because she was actually a assassin that Motoko had to stop and beat. (Besides Sano would most likely be a part of Motoko's little harem if she turned out to be good anyways.)

** Most likely due to his nonchalant attitude and his complaining about having to eat burgers for his remuneration. And he doesn't have the [[Required Secondary Powers]] for his [[Super Speed]].

* [[Fan Nickname|Bruce Ironstaunch]] from ''[[Gurren Lagann]]''. He's just some nameless member of a cheering crowd who makes a [[Bicep-Polishing Gesture]] while Rossiu is announcing that {{spoiler|Simon will be executed}}. Since that gesture means "up yours" elsewhere, Western fans saw him as the one good man standing up for the heroes, and he became a [[Memetic Mutation|legend]].

** An early example is his turn as Annie's disturbed brother in ''[[Annie Hall]]''.

* Al Pacino in ''[[Gigli]]''

* [[Bill Bailey]] as the Whale in the film of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''.

* [[Sean Connery]] has a cameo appearance as King Richard at the end of ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''. It's the best scene in the movie that doesn't involve [[Alan Rickman]] leaving [[Chewing the Scenery|teeth-marks]] [[Ham and Cheese|in the set]].

* ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''

** Michael Sheen as Castor/Zuse

* Michael Sheen steals his scenes in ''[[Twilight (novel)|New Moon]]'', due to extensive use of [[Ham and Cheese]].

* Grandpa Chapman in ''[[Silent Night, Deadly Night]]''.

{{quote|"You mean nothing will happen to me?"

"Nothing at all. Ever." }}

* President Bartlett was originally supposed to be a [[One-Scene Wonder]] on ''[[The West Wing]]'', but Martin Sheen was made of too much awesome, and got promoted to a member of the main cast.

** Specifically the show was meant to focus on the staff, with the distance to the president emphasized by having him appear perhaps once a month, so four or five times per season. If they didn't intend for him to overwhelm this restriction, they probably shouldn't have made his first line be "I am the Lord your God, and you shall have no other gods before Me. ...Boy, those were the days."

** Said DJ pony makes a return in the Season 2 finale for yet another [[One-Scene Wonder]].

** The [http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Derpy wall-eyed pony] was an animation mistake in part one of the Friendship Is Magic pilot. Derpy Hooves became a near-instant [[Ascended Extra]], just add insane, never-say-die fandom.

** Then there are the Shadowbolts, who have gotten quite a few fans despite them not really existing - including Rainbow Dash, who dresses up as one for [[All Hallow's Eve|Nightmare Night]].

** The fandom loves these. Octavia (the cello-playing pony from "The Best Night Ever"), Sapphire Shores (a pony pop-star who kicks off the plot of "A Dog and Pony Show"), the camp sea serpent from "Elements of Harmony" (who has gained the nickname "Steven Magnet" thanks to the hilarious youtube closed captions) and Princess Luna (who returned in Season 2, episode 4) and countless other characters get no more than a minute of screen time and a few lines of dialogue (if any), yet own their screen time so hard people are ''still'' talking about them.