Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend. Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards? Skinner: No problem. We simply unleash wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards. Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse? Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat. Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
—The Simpsons, showing this trope being done 4 times in a row.
(running from a battleplate) Tagii: There. Now we have an ally. Ennesby: That's not an ally! That's a Pa'anuri! Anything with an annie-plant is going to get devoured with extreme prejudice! Tagii: And the biggest annie-plants in the town belong to? Ennesby: I think we still get eaten if we're saved for dessert.
