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Toon Physics [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade]] on those tropes, by explicitly and consistently pointing out how creatures of ink and paint operate under different rules from those of flesh and blood, ''while coexisting in the same setting''. Toons living in or visiting a flesh-and-blood world will still operate under their own unique laws of nature.
''Humans'' visiting a ''cartoon'' world may operate according to the local
Seen in any [[Trapped in TV Land]] tale that includes a jaunt into a cartoon.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[The Awesome Slapstick]]'', aka Steve Harmon. After being transformed into "living electroplasm" from an accident with an alien portal, Slapstick is essentially a [[Toon]]
* In one of the first appearances of Mr. Mxyzptlk after the John Byrne reboot, he makes cartoon characters real and attacks [[Superman]]. The creatures ([[Expy|expies]] of, among others, Fred Flintstone, the Smurfs, and [[Mighty Mouse]]) obey
== [[Film]] ==
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** The recoil from one of the scout's weapons is so strong that he can propel himself in mid-air with it.
** Heavy can shoot people by making his hand into a gun-shape and shouting "POW!".
** Saxton Hale from the self-named mod can jump
** EVERYONE stores their weapons in [[Hammerspace]].
** Eingineers fix their stuff by nonsensically whacking it with a wrench.
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** A [[Lethal Joke Item|bomb on a stick is a viable weapon outside of suicidal charges]], leaving the demoman using it still alive.
** The scout can send someone flying across the map with the swing of a bat. Bear in mind he has normal human strength. [[Muscles Are Meaningless|Mostly]].
* [[Leisure Suit Larry]] combines this with [[Medium Awareness]] in the second game. For one task, Larry needs to get a 32-gallon Bladder Buster soda, which comes in a cup almost as big as he is. After filling the giant cup [[Overly Long Gag|(which takes two full minutes of playing time)]] Larry wonders how he's going to carry it around, but then he remembers he's in a video game [[Bag of Holding| and stuffs it in his pocket.]]
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Project 0]]'': One of the powers afforded by [https://web.archive.org/web/20160314094232/http://www.centralcitytower.com/search/label/
* ''[[The Cartoon Chronicles of Conroy Cat]]'' breaks up cartoon physics into two factors: [http://dtoons.com/conroy/2010/09/shonen-lump/ the Funny Bone], where toons can withstand things like [[Amusing Injuries]], and the [[Fourth Wall]], as seen [http://dtoons.com/conroy/2010/09/the-4th-wall/ here].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In the ''[[Ed Edd and Eddy]]'' episode "One Plus One Equals Ed", the Eds explore Toon Physics, which ''don't'' apply in the Show, and end up tearing the Universe apart.
* ''[[Bonkers]]''
** Although Toon Physics aren't necessarily aware of this. In one episode, a chase through Toontown leads Lucky and Bonkers to the intersection of Squash and Stretch Streets. Their influence forces Bonkers through some pretty bizarre contortions, much to Lucky's
*** Sometimes non Toons can use Toon Physics, if the person is willing. Lucky walking on thin air and Miranda changing into a disguise outfit instantly as examples. They arguably have the advantage here, as Toons seem compelled to finish the gag and make it funny, over making Toon Physics useful, as seen when Lucky is able to resist looking down and breaking the "walking on thin air" joke, while Bonkers and the villain have to look down and fall.
* ''[[Animaniacs]]''
* [[Walt Disney]] himself referred to this phenomenon as "The Impossible Plausible", i.e. animating actions that would be physically impossible(a character walks off a cliff and still stands in mid-air) and making them seem plausible in the animated setting(said character then looks down, realizes his predicament and starts falling).
* Pinkie Pie from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has many toony abilities no other pony is capable of. These almost never amount to any practical effect, however, and are generally accepted as "Weird things that Pinkie Pie does, just ignore it" by anyone around to witness them.
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* The trope was collectively codified in ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and [[Tex Avery]] shorts.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' does not only lampshade these "Physics" - he also (ab)uses them [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|to his advantage]]!
* An episode of [[Johnny Test]] had a pair of cartoon characters transported into the "real world" and cause havoc. They were virtually unstoppable due to
* In the [[Heckle and Jeckle]] short "The Power of Thought", Jeckle tells Heckle that he has realized that as cartoon characters, they can do anything they can think of. They then proceed to make a bulldog policeman's life a living hell, until he realizes that he, too, is a cartoon character.
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' has a lot of this, seeing as it takes place at a school for young Toons to learn how to do what Toons do best.
* ''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]''.
* In ''[[Family Guy]]'', the laws of physics seem ''slightly'' more realistic than most cartoons. For instance, Peter's attempt to emulate Scrooge McDuck and leap into a pool full of money reduces him to a bloody mess with a bone protruding from his leg. His attempt to compose poetry while skydiving causes him to impale himself on a replica of the Eiffel Tower. And his crazy attempts to invent things - which tend to have sharp blades more often than not - only result in more bloody injuries. Still, he always ''survives'' these horrible injuries, so maybe physics for him is ''slightly'' adherent to this Trope.
** Regarding the Scrooge McDuck reference, Scrooge actually addresses this in ''[[DuckTales (2017)|DuckTales]]'', telling Dewey most people ''would'' be hurt trying to dive into money the way he does, claiming it's a skill he spent years perfecting. He doesn't elaborate, but given the [[Charles Atlas Superpower| physical feats he can do that others cannot]], it's not much of a stretch.
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