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[[File:LookAroundYouTable.png|link=Look Around You|right|[http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/lookaroundyou/series1/periodic.shtml Not the Periodic Table you want...]]]
[[File:LookAroundYouTable.png|link=Look Around You|right|[http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/lookaroundyou/series1/periodic.shtml Not the Periodic Table you want...]]]



{{quote|'''Mrs. Krabappel:''' Who can tell me the atomic weight of bolognium?
{{quote|'''Mrs. Krabappel:''' Who can tell me the atomic weight of bolognium?
'''Martin:''' Ooh! Delicious?
'''Martin:''' Ooh! Delicious?
'''Mrs. Krabappel:''' Correct. I would also accept "snacktacular." |'''[[The Simpsons]]''' }}
'''Mrs. Krabappel:''' Correct. I would also accept "snacktacular."
|'''[[The Simpsons]]''' }}


The periodic table of the elements is one of those mysterious things that everyone sees in science class and almost nobody actually understands, so parodies of it are common. These generally break down into these categories:
The periodic table of the elements is one of those mysterious things that everyone sees in science class and almost nobody actually understands, so parodies of it are common. These generally break down into these categories:
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== [[Film]] -- Animated ==
== [[Film]] -- Animated ==
* ''[[Cars|Cars 2]]'' has the Automotive Table of the Elements.
* ''[[Cars|Cars 2]]'' has the Automotive Table of the Elements.
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* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has the Oscar Mayer periodic table (which is mentioned in the page quote) as seen on the season 10 episode, "Lisa Gets An A." Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers are showing Lisa what the basic assistance grant money that she won for the school (by cheating on a test) can do for Springfield Elementary: get them a real tetherball set instead of a cinderblock tied to a bent pole, get them real working computers instead of the ones Gil is trying to sell, and get them real periodic tables instead of ones that were given to them by Oscar-Meyer as part of a promotional stunt.
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has the Oscar Mayer periodic table (which is mentioned in the page quote) as seen on the season 10 episode, "Lisa Gets An A." Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers are showing Lisa what the basic assistance grant money that she won for the school (by cheating on a test) can do for Springfield Elementary: get them a real tetherball set instead of a cinderblock tied to a bent pole, get them real working computers instead of the ones Gil is trying to sell, and get them real periodic tables instead of ones that were given to them by Oscar-Meyer as part of a promotional stunt.
* ''[[Aaahh Real Monsters]]'' does it with phobias: Ickis has to go on some quest while the Gromble keeps the class busy by going over a chart of human phobias that's a direct parody of the periodic table.
* ''[[Aaahh Real Monsters]]'' does it with phobias: Ickis has to go on some quest while the Gromble keeps the class busy by going over a chart of human phobias that's a direct parody of the periodic table.
* [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ADlglMrmU4k/TciCK2r3tyI/AAAAAAAAEU0/grz2CH9Gehw/s1600/periodictable_elements_harmony_by_beckiergb-d3fswu6.png The Periodic Table of the Elements of Harmony] is a Parodic Table for [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]].
* [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ADlglMrmU4k/TciCK2r3tyI/AAAAAAAAEU0/grz2CH9Gehw/s1600/periodictable_elements_harmony_by_beckiergb-d3fswu6.png The Periodic Table of the Elements of Harmony] is a Parodic Table for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.


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