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* ''All New [[Popeye]] Hour'': Popeye and his friends are trapped in a pit with the walls closing in. Desperately, Popeye throws his can of spinach to jam in the edge of the walls on top. The walls crush the can, causing the spinach to fall into Popeye's mouth. Now strong to the finish, Popeye easily forces the walls back and the gang escapes.
* In an episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' spoofing the story of Moses, Milhouse and Lisa (as Moses and Aaron) are thrown in a room with [[Spikes of Doom|spiked]] walls that close in on them. However, the spikes have all been installed opposite each other, so that the walls stop when the tips touch, leaving plenty of room for them to climb to safety (and for Lise to remark, "Eh, slave labor. [[You Get What You Pay For]].").
* An episode of ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' had Scrooge and his nephews trapped in an Egyptian tomb with a wall with spears closing in on them. They're saved by pressing a hidden button activating a trapdoor.
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[Venture Brothers]]'':
{{quote|'''Doctor Orpheus:''' Spiked walls? How fast?
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