Spinning Paper: Difference between revisions

* Parodied in ''[[Police Squad!]]!'' where a paper reading "Chump KO's Champ in Bar Fight" is followed immediately by another reading "Champ OK's Chump for Title Fight".

* Given this trope's popularity in old [[B-Movie|B Movies]], it should come as no surprise that it shows up many times in various episodes of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', often with a [[Proportional Article Importance]] joke about the new petitions against tax, as seen in the link above.

* Used as part of the autobiographical musical Bret and Jemaine perform in the final episode of ''[[Flight of the Conchords]]'' - because it's a stage performance, they just turn down the lights and have a black-clad Dave slowly walk towards the front of the stage while twirling the paper.

* In November of 1988, when ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' did its first ever road show in New York City, a paper from the "Anytown Times" spins in and says, "[[Captain Obvious|Wheel of Fortune in New York!]]"

** Also appears in the very first SNL episode, as part of a short film by [[Albert Brooks]].

* Used often in ''[[Corner Gas]]'' with the local ''Howler''. Parodied in "Wedding Card":

'''Wanda:''' Nah, the big story's the new bylaw. }}

* ''[[Psych]]'': Parodied; the camera zooms out to reveal that the headline is on Gus's iPad, which he's spinning on a desk.