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* There was a clay-animated ad for Cadbury's Crunchie bars where a bar turned into the word "Crunchie". The letters didn't talk, though—they just ''ate each other''. [[Nightmare Fuel]]? |
* There was a clay-animated ad for Cadbury's Crunchie bars where a bar turned into the word "Crunchie". The letters didn't talk, though—they just ''ate each other''. [[Nightmare Fuel]]? MOD: If they didn't talk, then they aren't an example of this trope. --> |
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== [[Fan Works]] == |
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* Fan art and [[Doujinshi]] for ''[[The Idolmaster]]'' frequently portray the "Producer" -- i.e., the player -- as a human with a capital "P" for a head. |
* Fan art and [[Doujinshi]] for ''[[The Idolmaster]]'' frequently portray the "Producer" -- i.e., the player -- as a human with a capital "P" for a head.{{context}}<!-- Does he talk? --> |
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* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' loved these as well. |
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' loved these as well.{{context}} |
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== [[Toys]] == |
== [[Toys]] == |
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* Part of the wave of 1980s Transformers knockoffs were a line of letters and numbers that turn into robots. There may not have been a back-story. |
* Part of the wave of 1980s Transformers knockoffs were a line of letters and numbers that turn into robots. There may not have been a back-story.{{context}}<!-- Do they talk? --> |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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== [[Web Animation]] == |
== [[Web Animation]] == |
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* ''[[Charlie the Unicorn]]'': Brought to you by the incredible singing Letter Y. |
* ''[[Charlie the Unicorn]]'': Brought to you by the incredible singing Letter Y. |
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* ''Pixar Logo Gone Horribly Wrong!'' |
* ''Pixar Logo Gone Horribly Wrong!''{{context}} |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* The children's show ''[[Word World]]'' has animals that are made of CG letters. |
* The children's show ''[[Word World]]'' has animals that are made of CG letters.{{context}} |
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* ''[[ReBoot]]'' featured numerous [[Pun|numerals]] throughout Mainframe, most prominently 7, 8 and 9. |
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Revision as of 22:39, 10 December 2019
Letters, numbers and other typographical symbols that talk.
Examples of Talking Typography include:
Fan Works
- Fan art and Doujinshi for The Idolmaster frequently portray the "Producer" -- i.e., the player -- as a human with a capital "P" for a head.[context?]
Live-Action TV
- Sesame Street loved these as well.[context?]
Toys
- Part of the wave of 1980s Transformers knockoffs were a line of letters and numbers that turn into robots. There may not have been a back-story.[context?]
Video Games
- Most of the characters in Three in Three, starting with the protagonist, Ms. 3.
- The Unown from Pokémon resemble the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet as well as a question mark and an exclamation point, but the only thing they can actually say are their own names.
Web Animation
- Charlie the Unicorn: Brought to you by the incredible singing Letter Y.
- Pixar Logo Gone Horribly Wrong![context?]
Web Comics
- Adventures in ASCII.
- The Perry Bible Fellowship has a typically acerbic twist on this idea.
- Penny Arcade has a talking period, correcting trolls and addressing fan outrage. And this.
Western Animation
- The children's show Word World has animals that are made of CG letters.[context?]
- ReBoot featured numerous numerals throughout Mainframe, most prominently 7, 8 and 9.