The Elevator From Ipanema: Difference between revisions

 

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* In [[Adult Swim]] adverts for ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', the anime soundtrack theme "Barefoot in the Park" is played during the long awkward scene in the elevator with Asuka and Rei. The song itself [[Suspiciously Similar Song|sounds a lot like a big-band version of "Ipanema"]].

 

* [[Subverted]] and [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy]]''. In the 6th episode, there is an elevator moment, in which a bossa nova-ish version of the opening for the first season of ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'', "Smile Go Go", played instead of the obligatory "Girl from Ipanema". Chiara asks why is it so, and Hakuo responds it was too overused.

 

* Non-elevator example: in ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', "Ipanema" plays in the dentist's office when Nemo is first seen in the fishtank.

* Used in the dining room scene of ''[[The Emperor's New Groove|The Emperors New Groove]]'', to make the awkward silence that much more amusing.

* In ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 2'', when Al is riding the elevator down to the lobby, the music playing is an "Ipanema"-style version of the main theme from ''[[A Bug's Life|A Bugs Life]]''. Both films were scored by Randy Newman.

 

== Films -- Live-Action ==

** Subverted earlier when the characters first arrive at the mall, where the song is a muzak version of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin.

 

* On ''[[Scrubs]]'', Dr. Cox and the Janitor take over the suite of a man who had been transferred out of the hospital to get some peace and quiet. After a while, {{spoiler|the Janitor has the door to the room covered with plaster and wallpaper, and when Dr. Cox puts his ear to where the door should be, the Janitor is dancing to}} "The Girl from Ipanema".

* In an [[Hilarious Outtakes|outtake]] for ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' Season 4, the actors are huddled in a corner of a Wraith set (a teleportation room in the corresponding episode). This looks so much like an [[Uncomfortable Elevator Moment]] that David Hewlett [[Invoked Trope|starts humming]] "The Girl from Ipanema", cracking them up.

* Used hilariously in the episode "Eye of the Beholder" of [[Castle]] in a shot of a swat team riding a hotel elevator, with the very uncomfortable hotel manager, altogether very awkwardly with this music playing in the background.

 

* Lampshaded on ''The Lazlow Show''. Anthony Cumia (of ''[[Opie and Anthony]]'') joked that the hypothetical [[Space Elevator]] would require the world's longest version of "The Girl from Ipanema" while you rode it.

 

 

* The [[Foo Fighters]]' "Monkey Wrench" video features Dave Grohl riding an elevator with a muzak version of "Big Me" playing in the background.

 

* The Trophy Mode music in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]. Brawl'' is an "Ipanema"-style remix of the game's [[Recurring Riff]].

* When the player enters any elevator in ''[[System Shock]]'', the background music changes to a suspiciously "Ipanema"-like ditty. Which creates ''horrible'' [[Mood Whiplash]] when you've just barely managed to blast your way through creepy dark areas full of creepy enemies while listening to creepy audio logs... and then you're in the elevator, and BAAH BAHH! BAH BAAAH BAH BAH BABA!

* ''[[F.E.A.R.]]'' also uses an Ipanema-style [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHT0ueHjacM muzak ditty] in its elevators, albeit a bit faster and with sparkle synth piano harmony.

 

* [http://irregularwebcomic.net/43.html Written as a musical score, no less] in ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]''. Whether this counts as a [[Lampshade Hanging]] or not is debatable.

* [http://www.bmoviecomic.com/?cid=338 This strip] of ''[[The B-Movie Comic|The B Movie Comic]]''.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'''s sixth volume album features a track called Elevatorstuck which remixes the ''Homestuck'' Theme into the style of this trope, though the flash in which it was ultimately used had nothing to do with elevators.

 

* [[That Guy With The Glasses]] put it to good use in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925190558/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6719-1-year-anniversary-video One Year Anniversary brawl].

* When [[Stuart Ashen]] reviewed an [[Shoddy Knockoff Product|iPad ripoff]] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJXlFcAaSIk here]) the long loading screens gave him time to hum this.

We would play some soothing "hold" music for you now but there were licensing issues.

Hum "The Girl from Ipanema", if you like.'' }}

 

* The "Blue Harvest" episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'' featured Han Solo (Peter), Luke Skywalker (Chris) and Chewie (Brian) taking an elevator in the Death Star and listening to a very [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6zHyxHNcFg "Ipanema"-like arrangement of the Imperial March].

* In the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "Parasites Lost", Fry's duel with Lord Mayor of [[Its Pronounced Tropay|Colón]] is set to a thrilling swashbuckling piece, except for the part in the middle when they enter an elevator. During which, they fight in silence.

 

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