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{{quote|'''JJ:''' Can you two make a device capable of tracking time trails?
'''Andy:''' How?
'''Casey:''' You make no sense.
'''JJ:''' OK, then can you make a "time-trail-track-O-mat"?
'''Andy:''' Totally!
'''Casey:''' We'll be done by lunch!
|''[[Casey and Andy]]''}}
A common way for [[Mad Scientist|mad scientists]] to name machines, devices, and gadgets: take the thing's function and add ''-O-Matic'' or ''inator'' to the end. These tend to do [[Exactly What It Says
See also [[To the Bat Noun]], [[Expo Label]], [[
Related to [[
''[[Thing
▲''[[Thing O Matic/Trope Co|This item]] is available in the [[Trope Co/Trope Co|Trope Co]] catalog.''
== Comic Books ==
▲Examples:
* Most every product offered by the [[Looney Tunes]] [http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html ACME Corporation].▼
* ''[[Casey and Andy (Webcomic)|Casey and Andy]]'' have gadgets like: the [http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=628 Time-Trail-Track-O-Mat], the [[BFG|Casey Vaporiso-Annihilatomat]], and their "ultimate" project, the [[The End of the World As We Know It|End-Of-The-World-O-Mat]]!▼
== Film ==
* In what is probably a reference to ''[[Casey and Andy (Webcomic)|Casey and Andy]]'', [http://www.mezzacotta.net/owls/?comic=139 this] [[Mezzacotta|Lightning Made Of Owls]] strip. (And it mentions this page!)▼
* Many of the inventions in the ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' films, such as the Knit-O-Matic from ''A Close Shave''.▼
* On ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]'', all of Dr. Doofenshmirtz's evil inventions end in the suffix '-inator' (to the point where they do a [[Lampshade Hanging]] on it by Doofenshmirtz giving his weapon a name not ending in _inator, giving Agent P the reason for his not doing so by saying that he has worn out the _inator name too much). Occasionally, he use Trope-inator-inator. His first ever invention was just The Inator and his second was the Even-Bigger-Inator.▼
* In ''[[The Lorax (
** He believed his second attempt to revert Earth's rotation would have a different result from the first one just because he added the suffix '-inator' to the invention's name.▼
** In the [[Clip Show]] episode, Doof believed the suffix was the reason of his failures so he gave an invention a name that ended with "''non''-inator".▼
== Literature ==
* [http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=33%3Aweird-science-index&id=485%3Aprojector-for-dematerializing-any-matter-for-one-minute&Itemid=24 This device] ''could'' have been the For-A-Minute-Matter-Dematerializ-O-Mat, but got this "cumbersome" name instead. ▼
* Need someone not just dead, but really really dead? Don't want to bother with another [[AKA
* ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' had the Suck-o-Matic vacuum cleaner. The word-O-word device was used commonly. It's not called O-Town for nothing, after all.▼
** There's also the Nutrimatic Drinks
▲* Need someone not just dead, but really really dead? Don't want to bother with another [[AKA 47]]? Then just visit the world of ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' for a handy Kill-O-Zap gun! Not to be confused with a kilozap gun, I hope.
▲** There's also the Nutrimatic Drinks Despenser and that invaluable hitching device the Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic (or "Electronic Thumb").
** Does the Bistromathic ''(sic!)'' Drive count?
* Then there's the (in)famous prop comedian Gallagher, fond of ending his shows with a fake ad for SLEDGE! O! MATIC! Slight parody, since it's not really a complex device ... ▼
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Veggie Tales (Animation)|Veggie Tales]]'' had the Forgive-O-Matic.▼
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20120112165543/http://www.hulu.com/watch/19046/saturday-night-live-bassomatic Super Bass-O-Matic 76] from a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit.▼
* Dr. Fred's Sludge-O-Matic in [[Day of the Tentacle]], which had no purpose except to pump out a sufficiently impressive stream of toxic sludge. (No mad scientist's lab is respectable without one).▼
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' Xander wonders why the inventor of the Du Lac Cross gave it such a weak name, and suggests 'The Cross-O-Matic' instead.▼
* [[Douglas Adams]]' ''Starship Titanic'' had the "Succ-U-Bus" system, which was essentially a air-tube-capsule-delivery-thing with robots on the ends.▼
* In ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' almost every [[Monster of the Week]] from before Lord Zedd's debut came from a machine named "Monster-O-Maric".▼
* The [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070928 Dropinator™ escape pod] and the [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080102 Voodoo-matic] (patent denied).▼
== Newspaper Comics ==
* The Dobie-o-Matic from the ''[[Far Side]]''▼
== Recorded and Stand-Up Comedy ==
▲*
== Tabletop Games ==
* The card game ''[[Munchkin]]'' has an actual "O-Matic" card that improves whatever it's applied to. This can lead to devices like the [[Nice Hat|Magnificent Hat-o-Matic]], the Eleven Foot Pole-O-Matic, the [[Companion Cube|Familiar-O-Matic]], and the ''[[Chainsaw Good|Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment-O-Matic]]''.
** Also in the game the original "Stab-O-Matic" which allows one to backstab other players. You can technically make a "Stab-O-Matic-O-Matic" because of this.
== Video Games ==
▲* Dr. Fred's Sludge-O-Matic in ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'', which had no purpose except to pump out a sufficiently impressive stream of toxic sludge. (No mad scientist's lab is respectable without one).
▲* [[Douglas Adams]]' ''Starship Titanic'' had the "Succ-U-Bus" system, which was essentially a air-tube-capsule-delivery-thing with robots on the ends.
* Gruntilda has a Big-O-Blaster (nicknamed B.O.B.) in ''[[Banjo
* ''[[Space Station Silicon Valley]]'' has the Rat-O-Matic and the Doomsday-O-Matic Shrinkray.▼
== Web Comics ==
▲* ''[[
▲* In what is probably a reference to ''[[
▲* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': The [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070928 Dropinator™ escape pod] and the [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080102 Voodoo-matic] (patent denied).
== Web Original ==
▲* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080802042024/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=33%3Aweird-science-index&id=485%3Aprojector-for-dematerializing-any-matter-for-one-minute&Itemid=24 This device] ''could'' have been the For-A-Minute-Matter-Dematerializ-O-Mat, but got this "cumbersome" name instead.
== Western Animation ==
▲* Most every product offered by the [[Looney Tunes]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212084642/http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html ACME Corporation].
▲* On ''[[
▲** He believed his second attempt to revert Earth's rotation would have a different result from the first one just because he added the suffix '-inator' to the invention's name.
▲** In the [[Clip Show]] episode, Doof believed the suffix was the reason of his failures so he gave an invention a name that ended with "''non''-inator".
▲* ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' had the Suck-o-Matic vacuum cleaner. The word-O-word device was used commonly. It's not called O-Town for nothing, after all.
* The Sphere-O-Boom from ''[[Futurama]]''.
* Clyde Cosgrove's "Meal-O-Matic" from ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (
* In one episode of ''[[Strawberry Shortcake|Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures]]'', Lemon Meringue orders a Salon-o-matic. Blueberry Muffin orders a Clean-o-matic from the same catalog.
* One of Edd's failed inventions in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' was the Opera-Matic. ▼
* In a non-canon episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Abraham Simpson's spirit enters Moe's love tester machine and he becomes the Love-Matic Grampa.
▲** One of the comics also makes reference to the Baked Bean-O-Matic 3000 Electro-Flatulator.
▲* The [http://www.hulu.com/watch/19046/saturday-night-live-bassomatic Super Bass-O-Matic 76] from a [[Saturday Night Live]] skit.
▲* Gruntilda has a Big-O-Blaster (nicknamed B.O.B.) in ''[[Banjo Tooie]]'', which can remove and store life force
▲* ''[[Space Station Silicon Valley]]'' has the Rat-O-Matic and the Doomsday-O-Matic Shrinkray.
▲* The Dobie-o-Matic from the ''[[Far Side]]''
▲* One of Edd's failed inventions in ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' was the Opera-Matic.
▲* Many of the inventions in the ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' films, such as the Knit-O-Matic from ''A Close Shave''.
▲* In ''[[The Lorax (Film)|The Lorax]]'', Ted's family has an Oak-a-matic, the only tree with its own remote control. It has four settings: Summer, Fall, Winter, and [[Everythings Funkier With Disco|Disco]]!
▲* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' Xander wonders why the inventor of the Du Lac Cross gave it such a weak name, and suggests 'The Cross-O-Matic' instead.
▲* In ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' almost every [[Monster of the Week]] from before Lord Zedd's debut came from a machine named "Monster-O-Maric".
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