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{{trope}}
A decision needs to be made for your character, but you don't want to make a heavy dramatic moment out of
Use the Wheel of Decisions! A colorful carnival wheel of fortune with images of all the different options illustrated on each space. No matter where it stops, the option will be amusing.
[[Sister Trope]] to [[Decision Darts]].
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== [[
* This is crossed with [[Decision Darts]] in one of the old TV commercials for Bartles & Jaymes Premium Wine Cooler. It showed Frank and Ed selecting a new flavor with a spinning dartboard.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The Planetary Chance Machine from an early story of the [[Legion of Super
* One ''[[Richie Rich (comics)|Richie Rich]]'' cover from the 1980s shows Richie about to spin one of these in deciding which of his girlfriends to ask out.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[UHF (
* There was something like this in ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' when Scott is trying to figure out what to say. As you can see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvoJio7WCtY here], it didn't quite work out as planned.
* ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
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* In teen sitcoms, some girls have the Wheel of Excuses for what they'll say to turn down a boy they don't want to date.
* Played with on ''[[Late Night]]'', where Jimmy Fallon has the wheel of carpet samples. The carpet sample names are often very descriptive (for example "hotel lobby"). There are supposedly "points" awarded based on the carpet sample the wheel lands on, but these are arbitrary. The wheel only chooses the carpet sample the audience member/player may get if he/she "wins".
* In [[FOX]]'s pseudo-reality show ''My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss'' (a parody of ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]''), the [[Man Behind the Man]], who makes the decisions on who gets fired, is a monkey with a decision wheel.
* In [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] and [[WCW]], Eric Bishoff instigated a Wheel of Fortune which would decide the [[Gimmick Matches]] wrestlers would be involved in. "Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal" in WCW, "WWE Roulette" in WWE.
* ''[[Lexx]]'': Episode 1.3, "Eating Pattern". The people controlled by the Satellite Worms incorporated a spinning wheel in their sadistic pattern-making ritual.
* Some seasons of ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' have had rounds where one of these is used to choose the headlines (other seasons have used variations, such as strength-o-meters).
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* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has the Wheel of Punishment in "Avatar Day" to determine what sentence someone gets from their screwy justice system.
* ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]'' has this in one episode. In order to decide which fairy will host the next fairy convention, Jorgen spins [[Butt Monkey|Binky]] while the latter is tied to a carnival wheel with every fairy's name on it.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (
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