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''Hayley and Jeff immediately fall through a trap door''|''[[American Dad]]''}}
The Trapdoor is an easily activated door in the floor of the [[Supervillain Lair]], activated by a convenient switch or lever. Though a favorite of the [[Diabolical Mastermind]], it might also be installed in the office of a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]. Somehow the hero (or minion who [[You Have Failed Me...|has disappointed the]] [[Big Bad]]) will ''always'' be sitting or standing exactly where the trap door opens, where it will usually lead to the [[Death Trap]]. If generous, the trap door will include a slide, otherwise it's just a drop.
And somehow, the seams around the trap are always invisible before it opens and after it closes. This is easier to do in animation, of course, unless it's given away by a [[Conspicuously Light Patch]].
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== Film ==
* Trapdoors appear in several [[Buster Keaton]] films, including "[[The Haunted House]]," "[[The Scarecrow]]," ''[[Sherlock, Jr.]]''
* Played with in ''[[Austin Powers|Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]'': During his introduction, Doctor Evil [[You Have Failed Me...|sends numerous minions into fiery pits]] with the push of a button, but when he reoccupies the [[Supervillain Lair|Evil Lair]] thirty years later, the mechanisms are a bit rusty and the goon he incinerates is [[Not Quite Dead]].
** Although, same said henchman survived a fall off a cliff with two broken legs and a bear mauling him at the end credits, so you can't blame it on the mechanisms themselves.
{{quote|'''Mook''': I'm still alive, but I'm very badly burned.}}
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