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* The point of the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "300 Big Boys," which follows several main and supporting characters spending a tax rebate. In the conclusion, Leela remarks that "[[Lampshade Hanging|At least we got a few mildly interesting stories out of it]]."

** At the end, Bender bemoans that his story petered out without a lesson learned. Then the two cops burst on the scene and start beating him with laser nightsticks, prompting Bender to joyfully conclude his story thread.

** "The Prisoner of Benda" follows a similar scheme, when a [[Freaky Friday Flip|mind switching machine]] causes various characters to end up in each other's bodies. The threads connect when characters need to switch bodies (for various reasons) but otherwise run separately until near the end.

* There's a reason ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]'' was such a flop. Some plotlines don't even converge until the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|epilogue]], and even then it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.