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A decision needs to be made for your character, but you don't want to make a heavy dramatic moment out of it--rather, a comedic one?
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.
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== [[Commercials]] ==
* 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]] ==
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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 [[
* In [[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.
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* ''[[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.
* ''[[Futurama]]'' has a wheel which the robot devil spins, with every robot's name on it. He uses it to pick which robot will have his hands exchanged with Fry's hands.
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon "It's Hummer Time" has a dog using one to pick punishments for a cat.
* ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (animation)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'': Spidey's imagination has Wheel of Excuses for what he'll tell his [[Muggle]] friends when his superhero life intrudes on his regular life.
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