Trope 2000: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"It's a name, followed by a big number!"''|'''Buford''', ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]: Summer Belongs to You!''}}

A trope that rose to prominence in the lead-up to the new millennium. Since that was a decade and a half ago, suffice to say that this is a [[Dead Horse Trope]]. But don't be surprised if in a thousand years, we start seeing '''Trope: 3000.'''<ref>For something like, say, ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|Mystery Science Theatre 3000]]''.</ref>

For a similar device, see [[Title: the Adaptation|Title: The Adaptation]]. Compare [[Super Title 64 Advance]]. May be coupled with [[Thing-O-Matic]]. For another area with arbitrary multiples of 1000, see [[Pinball Scoring]].

* The original name of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew (Manga)|Tokyo Mew Mew]]'''s cute mascot was "R2000".

* ''[[Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (Anime)|Pokémon 2000]]''. In it's defense, it was released (in the US) in the year 2000.

* British sci-fi comic ''[[Two Thousand AD (Comic Book)|2000 AD]]'' (est 1977, but still going strong).

* The ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|Simpsons]]'' comics featured the Destructo-Kat 3000 and the Baked Bean-O-Matic 3000 Electro-Flatulator.

* ''[[Cherry 2000 (Film)|Cherry 2000]]''

* From ''[[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Harry Potter]]'', the Nimbus 2000.

*** It actually makes sense (car models are referred to by year, after all) until you realize the books they appear in take place in 1991 and 1992, respectively.

* In ''[[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Honor Harrington]]'', the Solarian League Navy has a program called "Fleet 2000",<ref>the HH date is coming up on the year 2000 Post Diaspora, which would be 4103 anno domini</ref>, which is supposed to be a significant upgrade of combat capability. While there ''are'' improvements in the hardware, much of it is merely window dressing, modifying the outwardly visible aspects of the hardware like displays and such to be more photogenic.

* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' was originally going to be titled ''Mystery Science Theater 2000''. Best Brains changed the title because the year 2000 was too soon in the future (though the 2000 was meant to be a version number, someone just thought it meant the year).

* On ''[[Will and Grace]]'', Jack has a one-man show called "Just Jack!" which he later updates to "Just Jack 2000!"

** Another episode featured a vacuum cleaner called the Dirt Scourge 2000. When Daphne tries to clean Marty's chair, the vacuum breaks due to sheer ammount of dirt. Frasier quips: "Dirt Scourge 2000, no match for the Dirt Pile 1957."

* [[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'s "Binford 6100" line of products.

* A short-lived remake of the classic [[Nickelodeon]] game show ''[[Double Dare (1986 TV Show)|Double Dare]]'', that aired throughout the appropriate year, was titled Double Dare 2000.

* In a ''[[Myth Busters (TV)|Myth BustersMythBusters]]'' episode where they test whether one can find a needle in a haystack, Mythbuster Adam Savage creates a needle-finding machine christened the Needlefinder 2000.

* From ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'', Ryan Stiles has used the name "XK-5000" a couple of times for imaginary inventions.

* In a possible subversion or [[Shout -Out]], the sci-fi concept rap album ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7_jbluF0qo 3030]'' by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (Deltron in the album).

* The [[Kraftwerk (Music)|Kraftwerk]] single ''Expo 2000'', filled with repeating soundbytes of different voices saying "the twenty-first century" throughout.

* The album ''Sessions 2000'' by [[Jean Michel Jarre]]. On the other hand, it was released in 2002, and [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|it contained material recorded during something similar to electronic jam sessions in 2000]].

* Andre 3000 (aka Andre Benjamin) of [[OutkastOutKast]].

* When [[Professional Wrestling]] tag team The Legion of Doom made their [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] comeback in 1998, they were renamed "Legion Of Doom 2000". In reality, the only things that had been updated for the new millennium was their shoulder pads, which now had new and improved [[Spikes of Villainy]], and their manager, having swapped Paul Ellering for [[Ms. Fanservice|Sunny]].

* ''[[Twilight 2000 (Tabletop Game)|Twilight 2000]]'', although that was early 1980s.

* ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' goes twenty times better than the standard, although the current timeline is in or near the 42nd millenium.

* [[Neopets (Franchise)|Neopets]] used this trope a lot when naming their space themed weapons and PetPets, as well as a good portion of the battledome items.

* Gruntilda of ''[[Banjo Kazooie (Video Game)|Banjo -Kazooie]]'' has a broom called the Lardmaster 2000.

* The first ''[[Sim City (Video Game)|Sim CitySimCity]]'' sequel, ''[[Sim CitySimCity]] 2000'' (1994). The next game followed the theme with ''Sim City 3000'' (1999), but it was later dropped with 2003's ''Sim City 4''.

* Goblin and gnome [[Schizo -Tech]] in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' beat this trope to death.

* The Poltergust 3000 from ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Luigi's Mansion]]'', as well as [[Punny Name|Professor E. Gadd's]] later Poltergust models.

* [[BFG]] 9000 in ''[[Doom (Video Gameseries)|Doom]]'' and BFG ''10000'' in ''[[Quake II (Video Game)|Quake II]]''.

* The Pip-Boy 2000, manufactured by RobCo Industries/Vault-Tec, is a handheld computer device used by the player character in ''[[Fallout (Video Game)|Fallout]] 1'', ''Fallout 2'' and ''Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel''. ''Fallout 3'' has the Pip-Boy 3000, a newer model that attaches to the user's arm.

* ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'' has the Spytron 2000, with which the Spy makes himself look like other characters, as well as store cigarettes.

* ''[[Dune II (Video Game)|Dune II]]'' received a remake/sequel in 1998, titled ''Dune 2000''.

* ''[[Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000]]''. [[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|The sequel]] is subtitled ''Mark of the Millennium 2001'' (''Millionare Fighting 2001'' in Japan).

* The Henchman 800 and 1000 in ''[[Rayman (Video Game)|Rayman]] M/Arena''. In an inversion, the 1000 is actually an older model, with the 800 apparently being new and improved in comparison.

* ''[[A Modest Destiny (Webcomic)|A Modest Destiny]]'' brings us the [http://www.squidi.net/comic/amd/view.php?series=amd&ep=1&id=108 DiveMaster 4000].

* ''[[Checkerboard Nightmare (Webcomic)|Checkerboard Nightmare]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120719040913/http://www.checkerboardnightmare.com/d/20001229.shtml lampshades it].

{{quote| '''Checkerboard Nightmare:''' I was living in the year 2000 all this time! I knew it was 2000, but... Man, I ''blew'' it! Do you ''realize'' we were living in ''the year 2000?!''<br />

'''Vaporware:''' Yup.<br />

* [[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Jane Crocker's]] Junior Battermaster's Bowlbuster Stirring Solution 5000, which [[Fork Fencing|happens to be]] her [[Weapon of Choice]].

* ''[[Kid Radd (Webcomic)|Kid Radd]]'' has the Gnarlborg 2000.

* In the DVD-exclusive ''[[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|Strong Bad Email]]'' "Comic Book Movie", Strong Bad refers to the Hollywood cliche of [[Hell-Bent for Leather|putting comic book superheroes in one color, head-to-toe leather, regardless of whether they wear it in the comic,]] as "LeatherQuest 2000".

* ''[[South Park (Animation)|South Park]]'', for its 2000 season, suffixed the titles of the first four episodes with "2000" as a parody of this trope.

* ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]'''s pilot episode was called "Space Pilot 3000", as the hero is cryonically frozen for just under one thousand years on the turn of the century.

* ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'': "Toga! Toga! Toga! 2000!"

** Another episode featured the Ultrahouse 3000.

* The cartoon ''[[Wow Wow Wubbzy (Animation)|Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]'' includes a character, Widget, who is always creating inventions with a '3000' slapped at the end.

* ''[[Dilbert (Animationanimation)|Dilbert]]'' (the animated series): Many of the episodes involve something to do with the design, sale, production, etc. of the "Gruntmaster 6000". The name was created in the first episode, when Dilbert had to come up with a name for a new product, and {{spoiler|Dilmom}} suggested the name. Later, after finding out that the VP wasn't going to like the name they came up with (due to a [[Noodle Incident]] in the VP's childhood, only it was promptly [[Averted Trope|revealed]]), Dilbert suggested "The Gruntmaster". Possible [[Lampshade Hanging]] ensued immediately after, when the VP said something was missing, and {{spoiler|Dogbert}} added the 6000 suffix. {{spoiler|It is later revealed that the Gruntmaster ended up being a very strangely-designed ''exercise machine'', and during product testing, a family of hillbillies broke a component that created a '''<small>BLACK HOLE</small>'''.}}

* ''[[Aaahh Real Monsters (Animation)|Aaahh Real Monsters]]'' sometimes featured machines whose name included a multiple of a thousand. When asked why a machine is named "Thing Y000", the answer is always "Because Thing X999 failed".

* On ''[[PB and &J Otter (Animation)|PB and J Otter]]'', Ootsie and Bootsies' toys were often named in this manner and they would often say that they were "twice as good as (toy with number half that of the newer toy.)"

* ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball (Animation)|The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' has a electronics shop called "Ripley 2000".

* In one episode of ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]'', Dr. Doofenshmirtz's invention of the week was a [[Weather Control Machine]] called the Gloominator 3000[[Department of Redundancy Department|-inator]]. "Summer Belongs to You" has the Sun-Beater 3000, which inspires a bit of [[Lampshade Hanging]] from Buford.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, from the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 /E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|episode]] of the same name.

** Possibly the oldest example: the Reggiane Re.2000 fighter, which first flew in 1939.

** The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage_2000:Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]].

** The Eurofighter Typhoon was known as the EF 2000 for a while.

*** It started out as "Jäger 90" (Hunter 90, fighter [aircraft] 90) in Germany.

* The ''Annals of Improbable Research'' kept a collection of these under the heading "Project AIRHead 2000".

* [[Windows]] 2000, named after its year of release. Although this was dropped in the desktop versions with XP and Vista, the server versions kept the year theme with Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 20082012.

* The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Thameslink_Programme:Thameslink Programme|Thameslink Programme]] was originally called "Thameslink 2000". The name change might have something to do with the numerous schedule slips -- atslips—at the time of writing, it's expected to be complete by 2018.

* In the Philippines, the hardtop version of the 1980 [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Corona:Toyota Corona|Toyota Corona]] was marketed as the "Corona 2000" due to its 2000cc engine. That and its body style earned it the nickname [[Cool Car|"Macho Car"]].

* In 1999, the Hostess company released ''Twinkies 2000'' to the store shelves. They weren't alone; [https://web.archive.org/web/20050902140204/http://www.uexpress.com/printable/print.html?uc_full_date=19991212&uc_comic=su several processed foodstuffs] had special millennium-branded releases that year.

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