Twinkle Smile: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''My shiny teeth that sparkle just like the stars in space''

 

When a (usually) heroic character does something awesome, it usually merits a celebration. For certain characters it involves a [[Fist of Rage|clenched fist of determination]] and a smile, showing teeth so white and spotless that they ''twinkle'', sporting the combination of a tiny [[Lens Flare]] and an [[Audible Gleam]]. This is supposed to signify their impeccable moral values and spotless physical splendor.

Of course, it's usually done ironically.

 

 

== [[Advertising]] ==

* In the Delta Airlines safety video that plays before takeoff, a flight attendant does this while demonstrating how to use a seat cushion as a flotation device.

* Fukuyama from ''[[Girls Bravo]]'' has been known to do this on occasion.

* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai]]'': Keiichi in episode 3 while talking to a baseball player.

* Rock Lee and Might Guy from ''[[Naruto]]'' do this constantly. They call it their "Nice Guy Pose". Might Guy also provides the picture for this trope.

* Shun Mitaka from ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' has this trait. In fact, [[Meaningful Name|"Shun" means "twinkle"]], and the trait runs in the family, with his parents beaming sparkling smiles and later {{spoiler|his children.}}

* [[Yatterman|Yatterman 1 & 2]] do this a lot, their smiles and eyes are often gleaming. Their [[Terrible Trio|enemies]] get so fed up with this, that they [[Lampshade Hanging|spoof this tendency]] by getting random blinks all over their bodies! It is also referenced in the Tatsunoko vs Capcom beat'em-ups, see the Videogame section below.

* [[Zoids: Chaotic Century]] parodies this in the episode "Moonbay's Waltz". McMahon does this often, each time causing Fiona to wonder if that's normal.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* Tony Curtis in ''[[The Great Race]]''. It happened to his eyes at least once, too.

* ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''. Several times, in fact, literally.

{{quote|'''Prosecutor''': Lincoln Sternn - you stand here accused of twelve counts of murder in the first degree, fourteen counts of armed theft of Federation property, twenty-two counts of piracy, thirty-seven counts of rape, and one moving violation. How do you plead?

'''Sternn''': (smile) Not guilty! }}

* Often parodied in ''[[Benny Hill]]''. Eyes are subjects to it too.

* In ''[[Blast Lab]]'', Hammond does this in the opening sequence; it's a reference to how [[Top Gear|Jeremy Clarkson]] often mocks him for probably having got his teeth whitened.

* Captain Terrific, the guest of the day on one ''Imagination Movers'' episode, listed this as one of his super powers, along with [[Super Strength]], [[Super Speed]], and [[Flight]].

* Taken to truly ridiculous lengths in the ''[[Even Stevens]]'' episode "The Big Splash", where Ren is competing for the title of "Best Smile". She gets into a "smile war" with another girl, and wins it with a smile so dazzling the entire school is blinded by it.

* For one of the appearances of [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'s father, he had the magical natural ability to do this everytime he smiled. When he felt down and depressed he lost it but by the end of the episode the shine has come back. The gag was never carried over to other later appearances due to a mix of neither needing the visual cue of being happy or sad nor having as attractive and dashing looking an actor for the part later on.

* [[Red Dwarf|Ace Rimmer]]. What a guy!

* In an episode of NCIS where McGee fell asleep and overbleached his teeth, the end-of-episode shot (where the still goes monochrome) adds a twinkle to his teeth, complete with [[Audible Gleam|the appropriate sound effect]].

 

== [[Literature]] ==

{{quote|''And then they smile, and the light catches their teeth, ''Ting!''. Bastards.''}}

* Parodied in ''[[The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul]]'', where a character makes sure to stand in exactly the right spot for a beam of sun to hit his teeth at exactly the right moment.

 

== [[Music]] ==

 

== [[Theatre]] ==

* [[Joke Character|Dan Hibiki]]'s "Legendary Taunt" ultra move in ''[[Street Fighter]] 4'' ends with him giving a thumbs up and a twinkling smile right through the [[Fourth Wall]].

* Redd White from ''Phoenix Wright: [[Ace Attorney]]'' has a flashy smile (among lots of other flashy things).

* The Scout of [[Team Fortress 2]] gets one in the ''Meet The Medic'' video, after the Medic heals him and replaces a knocked-out tooth.

* [[Bishounen|Prince Peasley]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' has a smile so bright, it [[Exaggerated Trope|regularly whites out the entire screen]].

** That's actually him tossing his hair back.

* Sonic gets one in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' when fighting the final boss.

* In [[World of Warcraft]] during Hallow's End (the annual in-game Halloween event), there's a chance each time you trick-or-treat that you'll get 10 toothpicks. When you use one of these toothpicks, you gain the "impeccable smile" buff for the next 60 seconds, during which a visible gleam animation shows up on your mouth every few seconds.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Tom Brady does this in a ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode. He also gives two thumbs up - which also twinkle.

* Parodied by ''[[Chowder]]'' in The Lollistops.

{{quote|''"He got strength, and speed, and shiny teeth/And as the Huntsman was reborn!"''}}

* ''[[Fanboy and Chum Chum]]'' used this on [[The Bully]], Boog.

 

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[[Category:Smile Tropes]]