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== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'' episode "The Tick vs. Arthur's Bank Account," the Tick presents the mayor a Tick signal to flash onto a conveniently passing cloudbank when he is needed. The mayor promptly points out, "We have your phone number." The Tick's reply: "Also useful."
** Of course, the Tick parodied [[Batman]]'s [[Bat Signal]], which is one of the earlier versions of the trope. At least back then there weren't any cell phones, but regular phones -- as well as the ''Bat-Phone'' -- did exist.
** The Bat-Phone only existed in [[Batman (TV series)|the 60s TV series]]; in less ludicrous versions, the idea of a dedicated phone line between the police station and Batman's ''secret headquarters'' was seen as a bad idea. The Batphone made its first comics appearance in 2003, as an encrypted cellphone.
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