Self-Immolation: Difference between revisions

 

* Once on ''[[MASH|M*A*S*H]]'', Klinger threatened to do this to himself unless he was given a Section 8, going so far as to douse himself with gas (aka petrol). Potter called Klinger into his office, at which time he and Radar noticed that the "gasoline" was really water. After Potter didn't give in to Klinger's demands, Klinger went back out and doused himself some more, this time (unbeknownst to him) with real gas.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hQO45kY_c John Safran] tried his hand at this in his failed TV [[Pilot]] ''Media Tycoon'' to protest an [[Australian Rules Football|Australian Football]] player being reported for striking another player.

* The Minbari Starfire Wheel in [[Babylon 5]].

 

* [[Subverted]] on ''[[South Park]]'' by Chef, protesting the town flag:

'''Monk''': ''in flames'' Huh! Haaaaaaaaaaaah! ''[[Captain Obvious|dies]]'' }}

* This is why the Burning Man in ''[[Waking Life]]'' is called the Burning Man.