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# Most likely, both of the above. |
# Most likely, both of the above. |
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If the one who owns the car is a main character, the trope is [[Watch the Paint Job]]. See also [[ |
If the one who owns the car is a main character, the trope is [[Watch the Paint Job]]. See also [[It's Going Down]]. Practically a subtrope of [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]] |
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== [[Live Action]] TV == |
== [[Live Action]] TV == |
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* Here's a handy guide: if Kelso makes even a passing reference to his car in an episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'', bad things are going to happen to it. |
* Here's a handy guide: if Kelso makes even a passing reference to his car in an episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'', bad things are going to happen to it. |
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* In ''[[Power Rangers RPM]],'' when Col. Truman refers to the Project Go-Onger van as his prized possession, you ''knew'' it was [[ |
* In ''[[Power Rangers RPM]],'' when Col. Truman refers to the Project Go-Onger van as his prized possession, you ''knew'' it was [[It's Going Down|going down]]. And it did: the [[Monster of the Week]] planted a bomb on it, causing it to go out of control and right off a cliff. The Rangers bailed out just in time to see it die. |
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* Lt. Gruber tanks in ''[[Allo Allo (TV)|Allo Allo]]''. |
* Lt. Gruber tanks in ''[[Allo Allo (TV)|Allo Allo]]''. |
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* The [[Villain of the Week]] in one ''[[Burn Notice]]'' episode is allowed to drive Jesse's Porsche Cayman under the belief that it was now his. {{spoiler|To keep Michael's client from blowing his head off, Fiona rassures Jesse that she will only shoot the windhield. The guy backs up in a hurry, rips off the back bumper, and drives off. Jesse says, annoyedly, "Just the windshield."}} |
* The [[Villain of the Week]] in one ''[[Burn Notice]]'' episode is allowed to drive Jesse's Porsche Cayman under the belief that it was now his. {{spoiler|To keep Michael's client from blowing his head off, Fiona rassures Jesse that she will only shoot the windhield. The guy backs up in a hurry, rips off the back bumper, and drives off. Jesse says, annoyedly, "Just the windshield."}} |
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[[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]] |
[[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]] |
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[[Category:The Precious Precious Car]] |
[[Category:The Precious Precious Car]] |
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