Chekhov's Gun - TV Tropes

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class="lazy_load_img_box" style="padding-top:41.14%"><img src='https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chekhovs_gun.jpg' class='embeddedimage' border='0' alt='Chekhov's Gun (trope)' width=350 height=144></div></a></div> <div class="acaptionright" style="width:350px;" >There's a rifle above the bar because the name of the place is "The Winchester".</div>  <div class='indent'><em>"If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there."</em> <div class='indent'>— <strong><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AntonChekhov' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AntonChekhov' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9BbnRvbkNoZWtob3Y='>Anton Chekhov</a></strong> (From S. Shchukin, Memoirs. 1911.)   </div></div></p><p>Anton <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TropeNamers' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TropeNamers' data-format='W1tUcm9wZU5hbWVycyBDaGVraG92XV0='>Chekhov</a>, master of the short story, gave this advice: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheLawOfConservationOfDetail' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheLawOfConservationOfDetail' data-format='W1tUaGVMYXdPZkNvbnNlcnZhdGlvbk9mRGV0YWlsIElmIGl0JiMwMzk7cyBub3QgZXNzZW50aWFsLCBkb24mIzAzOTt0IGluY2x1ZGUgaXQgaW4gdGhlIHN0b3J5XV0='>If it's not essential, don't include it in the story</a>. </p><p>The term has come to mean an insignificant object that later turns out to be important. For example, a character may find a mysterious necklace that turns out to be the power source to the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomsdayDevice' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomsdayDevice' data-format='RG9vbXNkYXlEZXZpY2U='>Doomsday Device</a>, but at the time of finding the object, it doesn't seem important. The necklace was essential to the story, but its introduction downplayed its importance. Chekhov's advice wasn't necessarily to conceal importance, but to just not spend time on things that aren't important. </p><p>A lot of people consider the phrase "Chekhov's gun" synonymous with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Foreshadowing' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Foreshadowing' data-format='e3tmb3Jlc2hhZG93aW5nfX0='>foreshadowing</a>, and both terms are related. A gun that goes off in the third act but hasn't been in the play at all before, then, is going to feel like a real <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AssPull' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AssPull' data-format='QXNzUHVsbA=='>Ass Pull</a>, but that's not key to the meaning of the phrase. </p><p>As a result of the success of franchises like <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Lost' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Lost' data-format='U2VyaWVzL3t7TG9zdH19'>Lost</a></em> or <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/HarryPotter' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/HarryPotter' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9IYXJyeVBvdHRlcg=='>Harry Potter</a></em>, viewers and fans of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MythArc' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MythArc' data-format='TXl0aEFyYw=='>Myth Arc</a>-laden and/or carefully written shows and books have become accustomed to obsessing over minuscule details and looking out for Chekhov's Guns everywhere and anywhere... whether they actually exist or not. We call these <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EpilepticTrees' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EpilepticTrees' data-format='RXBpbGVwdGljVHJlZXM='>Epileptic Trees</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WildMassGuessing' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WildMassGuessing' data-format='V2lsZE1hc3NHdWVzc2luZw=='>Wild Mass Guessing</a>. </p><p><h2><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperTrope' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperTrope' data-format='W1tTdXBlclRyb3BlIENoZWtob3YmIzAzOTtzIEd1biBEZXBvdCBhbHNvIHN0b2Nrc11d'>Chekhov's Gun Depot also stocks</a>:</h2> <!—index—> </p><p>Part A: General cases <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects' data-format='VHdvRFZpc3VhbHNUaHJlZURFZmZlY3Rz'>2D Visuals, 3D Effects</a>: The analogue to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspicuouslyLightPatch' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspicuouslyLightPatch' data-format='Q29uc3BpY3VvdXNseUxpZ2h0UGF0Y2g='>Conspicuously Light Patch</a> for CGI, newer cartoons, and more video games. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndroclesLion' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndroclesLion' data-format='QW5kcm9jbGVzTGlvbg=='>Androcles' Lion</a>: Basically Chekhov's good deed. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovMIA' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovMIA' data-format='Q2hla2hvdk1JQQ=='>Chekhov M.I.A.</a>: Remember that missing character? It's actually a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGunman' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGunman' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW5tYW4='>Chekhov's Gunman</a>. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsArmoury' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsArmoury' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNBcm1vdXJ5'>Chekhov's Armoury</a>: A whole stash of Chekhov's Guns. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsArmy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsArmy' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNBcm15'>Chekhov's Army</a>: A whole stash of Chekhov's Gunmen. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsBoomerang' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsBoomerang' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNCb29tZXJhbmc='>Chekhov's Boomerang</a>: Chekhov's Gun has already been used once, then unexpectedly turns up again. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsClassroom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsClassroom' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNDbGFzc3Jvb20='>Chekhov's Classroom</a>: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Scrubs' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Scrubs' data-format='W1tTZXJpZXMve3tTY3J1YnN9fSBSZW1lbWJlciB3aGF0IHlvdSBoZWFyZCwgd2hlbiB5b3Ugd2VyZW4mIzAzOTt0IGV2ZW4gbGlzdGVuaW5nP11d'>Remember what you heard, when you weren't even listening?</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsExhibit' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsExhibit' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNFeGhpYml0'>Chekhov's Exhibit</a>: Chekhov's Gun will be put on display for the general public to gawk at. Before it's stolen, of course. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGag' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGag' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHYWc='>Chekhov's Gag</a>: A Chekhov's Gun that was only introduced for the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny' data-format='UnVsZU9mRnVubnk='>Rule of Funny</a>, but later it <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayedForDrama' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlayedForDrama' data-format='W1tQbGF5ZWRGb3JEcmFtYSBnb2VzIG9mZiBkcmFtYXRpY2FsbHkuXV0='>goes off dramatically.</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGift' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGift' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHaWZ0'>Chekhov's Gift</a>: Happy birthday! Here, have a Chekhov's Gun. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGunman' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGunman' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW5tYW4='>Chekhov's Gunman</a>: When a character seems to be there for no reason, they must be important. In other words, the Chekhov's Gun is a character rather than an object. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsHobby' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsHobby' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNIb2JieQ=='>Chekhov's Hobby</a>: Like <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsSkill' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsSkill' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNTa2lsbA=='>Chekhov's Skill</a>, but it is merely established that the character has the skill rather than showing them using or learning it beforehand. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsNews' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsNews' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNOZXdz'>Chekhov's News</a>: When a news report mentions something that will be important later. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsParty' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsParty' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNQYXJ0eQ=='>Chekhov's Party</a>: If a party happens or is mentioned, pay close attention. Something important happened there. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsSkill' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsSkill' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNTa2lsbA=='>Chekhov's Skill</a>: What you learn along the way can be a Chekhov's Gun. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsVolcano' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsVolcano' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNWb2xjYW5v'>Chekhov's Volcano</a>: If it wasn't going to erupt, it would have just been a mountain. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspicuouslyLightPatch' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspicuouslyLightPatch' data-format='Q29uc3BpY3VvdXNseUxpZ2h0UGF0Y2g='>Conspicuously Light Patch</a>: The Chekhov's Gun of old, traditional animation, where anything obviously not part of the static (and often painted) background layer will be put to use by a character. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmptyRoomPsych' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmptyRoomPsych' data-format='RW1wdHlSb29tUHN5Y2g='>Empty Room Psych</a>: In a video game, all places <em>must</em> have a purpose. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForbiddenChekhovsGun' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForbiddenChekhovsGun' data-format='Rm9yYmlkZGVuQ2hla2hvdnNHdW4='>Forbidden Chekhov's Gun</a>: Never do this. <em>Ever.</em> (Unless you've crossed the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodzillaThreshold' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodzillaThreshold' data-format='R29kemlsbGFUaHJlc2hvbGQ='>Godzilla Threshold</a> or something...) </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeadacheOfDoom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeadacheOfDoom' data-format='SGVhZGFjaGVPZkRvb20='>Headache of Doom</a>: If you have a headache, expect it to turn out to be for a very serious reason. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IncurableCoughOfDeath' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IncurableCoughOfDeath' data-format='SW5jdXJhYmxlQ291Z2hPZkRlYXRo'>Incurable Cough of Death</a>: The medical Chekhov's Gun. If you coughed in the first act, you can bet that you'll be dead by the third. Same for unexplained itches, unless they lead to something more... <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LovecraftianSuperpower' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LovecraftianSuperpower' data-format='W1tMb3ZlY3JhZnRpYW5TdXBlcnBvd2VyIGludGVyZXN0aW5nXV0='>interesting</a>. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InevitablyBrokenRule' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InevitablyBrokenRule' data-format='SW5ldml0YWJseUJyb2tlblJ1bGU='>Inevitably Broken Rule</a>: If you introduce a rule for a character to follow, expect someone to break it without fail. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InfallibleBabble' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InfallibleBabble' data-format='SW5mYWxsaWJsZUJhYmJsZQ=='>Infallible Babble</a>: If <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PropheciesAreAlwaysRight' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PropheciesAreAlwaysRight' data-format='e3twcm9waGVjaWVzIGFyZSBhbHdheXMgcmlnaHR9fQ=='>prophecies are always right</a>, then nonsense, hearsay and barely comprehensible rumours are even moreso. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IronicEcho' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IronicEcho' data-format='SXJvbmljRWNobw=='>Ironic Echo</a>: A line of dialogue early on is repeated in an ironic context, showing a change in meaning or of heart. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest' data-format='SXRNYXlIZWxwWW91T25Zb3VyUXVlc3Q='>It May Help You on Your Quest</a>: Take this dull, seemingly-useless (or even mostly-useless) item. Go on, take it! You will be most definitely needing it. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidsRaidingTheWineCabinet' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidsRaidingTheWineCabinet' data-format='S2lkc1JhaWRpbmdUaGVXaW5lQ2FiaW5ldA=='>Kids Raiding the Wine Cabinet</a>: Children + Alcohol = Children will inevitably drink the alcohol. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KingIncognito' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KingIncognito' data-format='S2luZ0luY29nbml0bw=='>King Incognito</a>: When Chekhov's Gunman is a famous/important person in disguise. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheLegendOfChekhov' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheLegendOfChekhov' data-format='VGhlTGVnZW5kT2ZDaGVraG92'>The Legend of Chekhov</a>: If someone tells a fairy tale or legend, it'll turn out to be true, and outright disbelieving it only ups the uncomfortable nature of the truth when it hits. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulEcho' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulEcho' data-format='TWVhbmluZ2Z1bEVjaG8='>Meaningful Echo</a>: A line of idle dialogue is later repeated in a context that gives it additional significance. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulName' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulName' data-format='TWVhbmluZ2Z1bE5hbWU='>Meaningful Name</a>: If the character's name has a special meaning but no immediate relevance, then the relevance will come later. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoticeThis' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoticeThis' data-format='Tm90aWNlVGhpcw=='>Notice This</a>: It must be important to the plot — look where it's positioned and lighted. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotSoSmallRole' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotSoSmallRole' data-format='Tm90U29TbWFsbFJvbGU='>Not-So-Small Role</a>: Character #23 is played by <em>whom?</em> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize' data-format='W1tOYXJyb3dlZEl0RG93blRvVGhlR3V5SVJlY29nbml6ZSBUaGV5JiMwMzk7ZCBuZXZlciBoYXZlIHNpZ25lZCBvbiBmb3Igc28gc21hbGwgYSByb2xlIV1d'>They'd never have signed on for so small a role!</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotDeviceAllAlong' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotDeviceAllAlong' data-format='UGxvdERldmljZUFsbEFsb25n'>Plot Device All Along</a>: Something mundane that the character uses regularly and constantly turns out to have been a highly important artifact. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePromise' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePromise' data-format='VGhlUHJvbWlzZQ=='>The Promise</a>: A verbal, visual or conceptual Chekhov's Gun where a promise is made and later comes up. Whereupon the promiser will be required to act; or, in unlucky cases, the promisee. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PupatingPeril' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PupatingPeril' data-format='UHVwYXRpbmdQZXJpbA=='>Pupating Peril</a>: Basically Chekhov's Cocoon. If a cocoon, chrysalis, or pupa appears or is mentioned, whatever hatches out of it will be important and usually dangerous or aggressive. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ResolvedNoodleIncident' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ResolvedNoodleIncident' data-format='UmVzb2x2ZWROb29kbGVJbmNpZGVudA=='>Resolved Noodle Incident</a>: When a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoodleIncident' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoodleIncident' data-format='Tm9vZGxlSW5jaWRlbnQ='>Noodle Incident</a> now becomes important to the plot. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SomedayThisWillComeInHandy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SomedayThisWillComeInHandy' data-format='U29tZWRheVRoaXNXaWxsQ29tZUluSGFuZHk='>Someday This Will Come in Handy</a>: Useless knowledge is always important. Compare Classroom, Skill. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities' data-format='V29ya3BsYWNlQWNxdWlyZWRBYmlsaXRpZXM='>Workplace-Acquired Abilities</a>: When the abilities obtained in one's professional career come in handy. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouWillKnowWhatToDo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouWillKnowWhatToDo' data-format='WW91V2lsbEtub3dXaGF0VG9Ebw=='>You Will Know What to Do</a>: You are told it will be important, but you aren't told when, where, how, or why. And, you'll be lucky if you know exactly what it does before the consequences hit, too. </li></ul></p><p>Part B: You <em>know</em> what will invariably happen when you see any of these in a scene.... <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AshesToCrashes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AshesToCrashes' data-format='W1tBc2hlc1RvQ3Jhc2hlcyBGdW5lcmFsIEFzaGVzXV0='>Funeral Ashes</a> — They will be scattered inappropriately. </li><li> An assembly line — <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AssemblyLineFastForward' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AssemblyLineFastForward' data-format='W1tBc3NlbWJseUxpbmVGYXN0Rm9yd2FyZCBJdCB3aWxsIHNwZWVkIHVwIGFuZCBjYXVzZSBjaGFvc11d'>It will speed up and cause chaos</a>. </li><li> A <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BananaPeel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BananaPeel' data-format='QmFuYW5hUGVlbA=='>Banana Peel</a> — Someone will slip on it. </li><li> Someone <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CarryingACake' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CarryingACake' data-format='Q2FycnlpbmdBQ2FrZQ=='>Carrying a Cake</a> — It will be smashed. </li><li> A chandelier — someone will <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChandelierSwing' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChandelierSwing' data-format='W1tDaGFuZGVsaWVyU3dpbmcgc3dpbmcgb24gaXRdXQ=='>swing on it</a> in a fight, and/or it will come <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FallingChandelierOfDoom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FallingChandelierOfDoom' data-format='W1tGYWxsaW5nQ2hhbmRlbGllck9mRG9vbSBjcmFzaGluZyBkb3duIHRvd2FyZHMgYSBjcm93ZCBvZiBwZW9wbGVdXQ=='>crashing down towards a crowd of people</a>. </li><li> A sign warning of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DangerThinIce' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DangerThinIce' data-format='W1tEYW5nZXJUaGluSWNlIHRoaW4gaWNlIGFoZWFkXV0='>thin ice ahead</a> — Someone will fall through it. </li><li> Someone's <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomedAutographedItem' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomedAutographedItem' data-format='W1tEb29tZWRBdXRvZ3JhcGhlZEl0ZW0gcHJpemVkIGF1dG9ncmFwaGVkIHBvc3Nlc3Npb25dXQ=='>prized autographed possession</a> — It will get lost, stolen, or destroyed. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomedNewClothes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomedNewClothes' data-format='W1tEb29tZWROZXdDbG90aGVzIFNvbWVvbmUgd2VhcmluZyBuZXcgY2xvdGhlc11d'>Someone wearing new clothes</a> — They will be dirtied, torn (often beyond repair), or drenched. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomedSupermarketDisplay' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoomedSupermarketDisplay' data-format='RG9vbWVkU3VwZXJtYXJrZXREaXNwbGF5'>Doomed Supermarket Display</a> — It will fall. </li><li> A soufflé — <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EndangeredSouffle' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EndangeredSouffle' data-format='W1tFbmRhbmdlcmVkU291ZmZsZSBJdCB3aWxsIGNvbGxhcHNlXV0='>It will collapse</a>. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExplodingFishTanks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExplodingFishTanks' data-format='W1tFeHBsb2RpbmdGaXNoVGFua3MgRmlzaCBUYW5rXV0='>Fish Tank</a> — It will explode. </li><li> Someone checking a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FatalFamilyPhoto' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FatalFamilyPhoto' data-format='RmF0YWxGYW1pbHlQaG90bw=='>Fatal Family Photo</a> before a fight — They will die. </li><li> An electrocardiogram — There'll be a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flatline' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flatline' data-format='e3tGbGF0bGluZX19'>Flatline</a>. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FruitCart' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FruitCart' data-format='RnJ1aXRDYXJ0'>Fruit Cart</a> — It will be destroyed. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePreciousPreciousCar' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThePreciousPreciousCar' data-format='VGhlUHJlY2lvdXNQcmVjaW91c0Nhcg=='>The Precious, Precious Car</a> — If someone who owns a nice car acts like a jerk, the car will be borrowed without permission and/or broken. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PricelessMingVase' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PricelessMingVase' data-format='UHJpY2VsZXNzTWluZ1Zhc2U='>Priceless Ming Vase</a> — It will break. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RailroadTracksOfDoom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RailroadTracksOfDoom' data-format='UmFpbHJvYWRUcmFja3NPZkRvb20='>Railroad Tracks of Doom</a> — A train will show up, at the worst possible time for the characters. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RippingOffTheStringOfPearls' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RippingOffTheStringOfPearls' data-format='W1tSaXBwaW5nT2ZmVGhlU3RyaW5nT2ZQZWFybHMgU29tZW9uZSB3ZWFyaW5nIGEgcGVhcmwgbmVja2xhY2VdXQ=='>Someone wearing a pearl necklace</a> — The pearls will be ripped off. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RopeBridge' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RopeBridge' data-format='Um9wZUJyaWRnZQ=='>Rope Bridge</a> — It will fall. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfPool' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfPool' data-format='UnVsZU9mUG9vbA=='>Rule of Pool</a>: Someone <em>will</em> fall or be pushed into that pool. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SheetOfGlass' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SheetOfGlass' data-format='U2hlZXRPZkdsYXNz'>Sheet of Glass</a> — It will break. </li></ul></p><p><!—/index—> </p><p>Compare <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SchrodingersGun' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SchrodingersGun' data-format='U2Nocm9kaW5nZXJzR3Vu'>Schrödinger's Gun</a> for a competing dramatic weapons dealer. Contrast to a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedHerring' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedHerring' data-format='UmVkSGVycmluZw=='>Red Herring</a>, where something shown early appears to be significant but was planted there just to throw you off. If there are a whole bunch of Red Herrings you might be looking at <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWalrusWasPaul' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWalrusWasPaul' data-format='VGhlV2FscnVzV2FzUGF1bA=='>The Walrus Was Paul</a>, where a writer wants to mock fans of Chekhov's Guns by repeatedly messing with them. If there is a very long delay between the introduction of the element and its use in the story, to the point where most of the audience has long forgotten about it, you're looking at a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrickJoke' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrickJoke' data-format='QnJpY2tKb2tl'>Brick Joke</a>. The <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin' data-format='TWFjR3VmZmlu'>MacGuffin</a> is significant for some (possibly even plot-relevant) reason, but we never find out just what it is. If the Chekhov's Gun was hiding on the other side of the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FourthWall' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FourthWall' data-format='Rm91cnRoV2FsbA=='>Fourth Wall</a>, you have a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NinjaProp' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NinjaProp' data-format='TmluamFQcm9w'>Ninja Prop</a>. If a Chekhov's gun is set up but dropped (but was neither intended to distract as a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedHerring' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedHerring' data-format='UmVkSGVycmluZw=='>Red Herring</a> nor to be brought up later, as a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrickJoke' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrickJoke' data-format='QnJpY2tKb2tl'>Brick Joke</a>), you have either an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbortedArc' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbortedArc' data-format='QWJvcnRlZEFyYw=='>Aborted Arc</a> or <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatHappenedToTheMouse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatHappenedToTheMouse' data-format='V2hhdEhhcHBlbmVkVG9UaGVNb3VzZQ=='>What Happened to the Mouse?</a>, depending on the importance of the gun to the overall plot. If something <em>looks</em> like a Chekhov's Gun but is really just a piece of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NarrativeFiligree' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NarrativeFiligree' data-format='TmFycmF0aXZlRmlsaWdyZWU='>Narrative Filigree</a> then that's a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CowTools' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CowTools' data-format='e3tDb3cgVG9vbHxzfX0='>Cow Tool</a>. </p><p>The <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagneticPlotDevice' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagneticPlotDevice' data-format='TWFnbmV0aWNQbG90RGV2aWNl'>Magnetic Plot Device</a> can be a standing Chekhov's Gun to blame the plot on. The <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImpossibleTask' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImpossibleTask' data-format='SW1wb3NzaWJsZVRhc2s='>Impossible Task</a> may require one. Also see <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asspull' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Asspull' data-format='e3tBc3NwdWxsfX0='>Ass Pull</a>, which is what the viewer can sometimes confuse this with if they miss the gun the first time (or if the gun was <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EditedForSyndication' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EditedForSyndication' data-format='W1tFZGl0ZWRGb3JTeW5kaWNhdGlvbiBlZGl0ZWQgb3V0XV0='>edited out</a> in an adaptation). </p><p>A reverse Chekhov's Gun is also common. Explicitly showing a normally armed character forgetting his gun when leaving the house for example. The experienced troper knows that this will become the day he needs it the most. </p><p>Also referred to as "the Indiana Jones principle" in Thomas C. Foster's <em>How to Read Literature Like a Professor,</em> named after <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/IndianaJones' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/IndianaJones' data-format='W1tGcmFuY2hpc2UvSW5kaWFuYUpvbmVzIEluZHkmIzAzOTtzXV0='>Indy's</a> early encounter with a snake at the beginning of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk' data-format='RmlsbS9SYWlkZXJzT2ZUaGVMb3N0QXJr'>Raiders of the Lost Ark</a></em> and how it set up his much <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes' data-format='W1tXaHlEaWRJdEhhdmVUb0JlU25ha2VzIGxhcmdlciBlbmNvdW50ZXIgd2l0aCB0aGVtXV0='>larger encounter with them</a> later on. Another term for this is <a class='urllink' href='http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Setup_and_payoff'>"setup and payoff,"<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> a technique used by <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/RobertZemeckis' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/RobertZemeckis' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9Sb2JlcnRaZW1lY2tpcw=='>Robert Zemeckis</a> and Bob Gale for the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/BackToTheFuture' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/BackToTheFuture' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL0JhY2tUb1RoZUZ1dHVyZQ=='>Back to the Future</a></em> trilogy and regularly taught to scriptwriters nowadays. </p><p>Not to be confused with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustForFun/ChekovsGun' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustForFun/ChekovsGun' data-format='SnVzdEZvckZ1bi9DaGVrb3ZzR3Vu'>Chekov's Gun</a> (or <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Snowclones' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Snowclones' data-format='W1t7e1Nub3djbG9uZXN9fSBDaGVraG92JiMwMzk7cyBQdW5dXQ=='>Chekhov's Pun</a>, for that matter). See also <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallBack' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallBack' data-format='Q2FsbEJhY2s='>Call-Back</a>, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrickJoke' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrickJoke' data-format='QnJpY2tKb2tl'>Brick Joke</a>, and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RunningGag' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RunningGag' data-format='UnVubmluZ0dhZw=='>Running Gag</a>. </p><p><h2>Examples of this trope contain spoilers by necessity. Read at your own risk.</h2> <hr data-format='——' /> <h2>Example subpages:</h2> <div class="quoteright" style="width:300px;" ><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ShaunOfTheDead' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ShaunOfTheDead' data-format='W1tGaWxtL1NoYXVuT2ZUaGVEZWFkIGh0dHBzOi8vc3RhdGljLnR2dHJvcGVzLm9yZy9wbXdpa2kvcHViL2ltYWdlcy9TaGF1bldpbmNoZXN0ZXJCcmlnaHQyXzY1MDcucG5nXV0='><img src='https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ShaunWinchesterBright2_6507.png' class='embeddedimage' border='0' alt='https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ShaunWinchesterBright2_6507.png' /></a></div> <div class="acaptionright" style="width:300px;" >That's not the <em>only</em> reason, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZombieApocalypse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZombieApocalypse' data-format='W1tab21iaWVBcG9jYWx5cHNlIHRob3VnaC4uLl1d'>though...</a></div> <!—index—> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/AnimeAndManga' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/AnimeAndManga' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vQW5pbWVBbmRNYW5nYQ=='>Anime & Manga</a> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/OnePiece' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/OnePiece' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vT25lUGllY2U='>One Piece</a></em> </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/PokemonAdventures' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/PokemonAdventures' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vUG9rZW1vbkFkdmVudHVyZXM='>Pokémon Adventures</a></em> </li></ul></li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/ComicBooks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/ComicBooks' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vQ29taWNCb29rcw=='>Comic Books</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/FanWorks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/FanWorks' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vRmFuV29ya3M='>Fan Works</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/AnimatedFilms' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/AnimatedFilms' data-format='W1tDaGVraG92c0d1bi9BbmltYXRlZEZpbG1zIEZpbG1zIOKAlCBBbmltYXRpb25dXQ=='>Films — Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilms' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilms' data-format='W1tDaGVraG92c0d1bi9MaXZlQWN0aW9uRmlsbXMgRmlsbXMg4oCUIExpdmUtQWN0aW9uXV0='>Films — Live-Action</a> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsAToF' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsAToF' data-format='W1tDaGVraG92c0d1bi9MaXZlQWN0aW9uRmlsbXNBVG9GIEEgdG8gRl1d'>A to F</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsGToL' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsGToL' data-format='W1tDaGVraG92c0d1bi9MaXZlQWN0aW9uRmlsbXNHVG9MIEcgdG8gTF1d'>G to L</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsMToR' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsMToR' data-format='W1tDaGVraG92c0d1bi9MaXZlQWN0aW9uRmlsbXNNVG9SIE0gdG8gUl1d'>M to R</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsSToZ' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionFilmsSToZ' data-format='W1tDaGVraG92c0d1bi9MaXZlQWN0aW9uRmlsbXNTVG9aIFMgdG8gWl1d'>S to Z</a> </li></ul></li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/Literature' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/Literature' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4ve3tMaXRlcmF0dXJlfX0='>Literature</a> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/HarryPotter' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/HarryPotter' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vSGFycnlQb3R0ZXI='>Harry Potter</a></em> </li></ul></li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionTV' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/LiveActionTV' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vTGl2ZUFjdGlvblRW'>Live-Action TV</a> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/DoctorWho' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/DoctorWho' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vRG9jdG9yV2hv'>Doctor Who</a></em> </li></ul></li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/Theatre' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/Theatre' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4ve3tUaGVhdHJlfX0='>Theatre</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/VideoGames' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/VideoGames' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vVmlkZW9HYW1lcw=='>Video Games</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/VisualNovels' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/VisualNovels' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vVmlzdWFsTm92ZWxz'>Visual Novels</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/WebAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/WebAnimation' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vV2ViQW5pbWF0aW9u'>Web Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/Webcomics' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/Webcomics' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4ve3tXZWJjb21pY3N9fQ=='>Webcomics</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/WebOriginal' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/WebOriginal' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vV2ViT3JpZ2luYWw='>Web Original</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/WesternAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/WesternAnimation' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vV2VzdGVybkFuaW1hdGlvbg=='>Western Animation</a> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/AvatarTheLastAirbender' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ChekhovsGun/AvatarTheLastAirbender' data-format='Q2hla2hvdnNHdW4vQXZhdGFyVGhlTGFzdEFpcmJlbmRlcg=='>Avatar: The Last Airbender</a></em> </li></ul></li></ul><!—/index—> </p><p><h2>Other Examples:</h2> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="toggleAllFolders();">    open/close all folders  </div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder0');">    Asian Animation </div><div id="folder0" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Animation/Lamput' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Animation/Lamput' data-format='QW5pbWF0aW9uL3t7TGFtcHV0fX0='>Lamput</a></em>: <ul ><li> In "Dr. Lamput", the bucket with the mop in it shows up with minimal plot relevance when Lamput ends up dodging it a couple times, but becomes plot important when he runs into it by accident, causing the water from it to wash his gray color off and expose him as Lamput. </li><li> In "Lamput & the Elephant", the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PitTrap' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PitTrap' data-format='W1tQaXRUcmFwIHBpdGZhbGwgdHJhcF1d'>pitfall trap</a> the docs set up for Lamput never catches him, but becomes important later since it catches someone else relevant to the episode plot - the elephant's mother. </li><li> In "Tuzki the Intern", Lamput asks if Tuzki wants to go on a roller coaster, but he declines for the moment. They do get to ride it later, in a plot-critical moment where the docs end up taking their van onto the roller coaster to chase Lamput. </li></ul></li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder1');">    Audio Plays </div><div id="folder1" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho' data-format='QXVkaW9QbGF5L0JpZ0ZpbmlzaERvY3Rvcldobw=='>Big Finish Doctor Who</a></em> audio play <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho195Mistfall' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho195Mistfall' data-format='W1tSZWNhcC9CaWdGaW5pc2hEb2N0b3JXaG8xOTVNaXN0ZmFsbCBNaXN0ZmFsbF1d'>Mistfall</a></em>, the cobweb filled tunnel in the cave that the Doctor and the New Alzarians do not take plays a major role in the story's resolution. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder2');">    Comic Strips </div><div id="folder2" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> The Transmogrifier Gun in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes' data-format='Q29taWNTdHJpcC9DYWx2aW5BbmRIb2JiZXM='>Calvin and Hobbes</a></em>. It was first used for a story arc where Calvin introduces it and wants Hobbes to turn him into a Pterodactyl. He turns him into a <em>tiny</em> one, and a massive transmogrifying fight ensues. In a later arc, Calvin is falling down to earth because a balloon that lifted him in the sky popped. He roots for some chewing gum in his pocket, in the hopes he can blow a big bubble and use it as a parachute, when he finds the gun, transforms himself into a light particle, and zips back home. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder3');">    Gamebooks </div><div id="folder3" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> Many of the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/FightingFantasy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/FightingFantasy' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9GaWdodGluZ0ZhbnRhc3k='>Fighting Fantasy</a></em> gamebooks published in the United Kingdom have the reader collect all sorts of strange odds and ends, most of which seem to have no possible justification for the adventurer taking them along. Naturally, those seemingly useless items end up being just what the reader needs to get him- or herself out of trouble, or otherwise make an enemy easier to defeat. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/LoneWolf' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/LoneWolf' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9Mb25lV29sZg=='>Lone Wolf</a></em>: <ul ><li> As a staple of Gamebooks, any item found by the protagonist (even seemingly useless trinkets) can prove surprisingly useful later in the book — or sometimes, one or two books further in the series. However, there are also plenty of random items that serve no purpose but to take up space in the backpack, and thus you must choose wisely what you keep. Also, it is quite possible to miss the specific path were any item happens to be used. </li><li> For the evil side, the Orb of Death that Zakhan Kimah demands in exchange for his allegiance to the Darklords, and receives in <em>Shadow on the Sand</em>. A savvy enough player could guess it'd show up again, since major villains are rarely left unpunished in the series; sure enough, Zakhan Kimah, armed with the artifact, is the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinalBoss' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinalBoss' data-format='RmluYWxCb3Nz'>Final Boss</a> of <em>The Cauldron of Fear</em>. </li></ul></li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder4');">    Mythology & Religion </div><div id="folder4" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Myth/ClassicalMythology' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Myth/ClassicalMythology' data-format='TXl0aC9DbGFzc2ljYWxNeXRob2xvZ3k='>Classical Mythology</a>: <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OlderThanFeudalism' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OlderThanFeudalism' data-format='T2xkZXJUaGFuRmV1ZGFsaXNt'>Older Than Feudalism</a>: Perseus, prior to his fight against Medusa, gets a number of gifts from the Gods. Every one of them turns out to be critically useful. </li><li> And that note, Medusa's head. While he was meant to simply retrieve it, Perseus ended up using it to kill Cetus and save Andromeda. </li></ul></li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder5');">    Music </div><div id="folder5" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> The Russian folk band <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/OtavaYo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/OtavaYo' data-format='TXVzaWMvT3RhdmFZbw=='>Otava Yo</a></em> has a variation with Chekhov's Kazoo: <a class='urllink' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr6Gg2mcxLg&t=696s'>If a kazoo is on a musician's neck during a concert, it must be played.<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder6');">    Music Videos </div><div id="folder6" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> The music video for <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Nickelback' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Nickelback' data-format='TXVzaWMve3tOaWNrZWxiYWNrfX0='>Nickelback</a>'s song <a class='urllink' href='https://youtu.be/_JQiEs32SqQ'>"Savin' Me"<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> shows the protagonist walking behind a statue being lifted by a crane at about the halfway point of the video. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > At the end of the song, it crashes down on the car of the woman the protagonist saves, because he can see her timer running out.</span> </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder7');">    Podcasts </div><div id="folder7" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> The <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Firefly' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Firefly' data-format='U2VyaWVzL3t7RmlyZWZseX19'>Firefly</a></em> game of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/CoolKidsTable' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/CoolKidsTable' data-format='UG9kY2FzdC9Db29sS2lkc1RhYmxl'>Cool Kids Table</a></em> has this, or rather, Chekhovs missiles. Kimmi outfitted the shuttle with them just in case. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > Subverted in that they don't advance the plot, Kimmi just fires them to destroy the ships at the end and because she really wanted to fire them</span>. </li><li> This trope was featured in Episode 3 of the TV Tropes podcast <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/OnTheTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/OnTheTropes' data-format='UG9kY2FzdC9PblRoZVRyb3Blcw=='>On the Tropes</a></em>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale' data-format='UG9kY2FzdC9XZWxjb21lVG9OaWdodFZhbGU='>Welcome to Night Vale</a></em>: <ul ><li> Taking pictures of the floating cats is deadly. Established over a year before firing in episode 48. </li><li> Also the list of seemingly random items that was given out by the Secret Police for summary memorization to grant protection from something. Fired over 2 years later in Episode 57, aptly titled "The List". <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >It was just a drill, fortunately for everyone that forgot it.</span> </li><li> Cecil's being auctioned off in Episode 37. The gun doesn't fire until over a year later in Episode 63 when Cecil, <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >after having saved Dana's life several times without his remembering doing so,</span> wonders if <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >Dana was the one who bought him</span>. </li></ul></li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder8');">    Pro Wrestling </div><div id="folder8" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> This trope is the entire idea behind WWE's "<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL01vbmV5SW5UaGVCYW5r'>Money in the Bank</a>" matches, which give their winner the opportunity to exercise the right to a world title match anytime they like within the coming year—usually at a theoretically unexpected and dramatically opportune moment, like <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CombatPragmatist' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CombatPragmatist' data-format='W1tDb21iYXRQcmFnbWF0aXN0IHJpZ2h0IGFmdGVyIHRoZSBjdXJyZW50IGNoYW1waW9uIGhhcyBqdXN0IGJlZW4gdGhvcm91Z2hseSBiZWF0ZW4gdXAgYnkgc29tZW9uZSBlbHNlXV0='>right after the current champion has just been thoroughly beaten up by someone else</a> <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >or at an event where they have better moral support, like <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/RobVanDam' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/RobVanDam' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1JvYlZhbkRhbQ=='>Rob Van Dam</a> at One Night Stand 2006, who is the only person to successfully cash in his shot after announcing it beforehand</span>. </li><li> In their classic <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/WrestleMania' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/WrestleMania' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1dyZXN0bGVNYW5pYQ=='>WrestleMania</a> 13</em> submission match, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/BretHart' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/BretHart' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0JyZXRIYXJ0'>Bret Hart</a> grabbed the timekeeper's bell from ringside midway through the match and set it on the apron without ever getting a chance to use it. Later, as <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1N0b25lQ29sZFN0ZXZlQXVzdGlu'>"Stone Cold" Steve Austin</a> attempted to strangle him with an extension cord by hanging him off the apron, Hart grabbed the bell and smashed Austin in the face with it, allowing him to escape, recompose himself, and lock Austin in the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinishingMove' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinishingMove' data-format='W1tGaW5pc2hpbmdNb3ZlIFNoYXJwc2hvb3Rlcl1d'>Sharpshooter</a> to win the match. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MickFoley' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MickFoley' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL01pY2tGb2xleQ=='>Mick Foley</a> brought a chair with him to the ring for his confrontation with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/Ryback' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/Ryback' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL3t7UnliYWNrfX0='>Ryback</a> on the April 22, 2013 <em>Raw.</em> Mick left before the chair could be used. Then <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/TheShield' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/TheShield' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1RoZVNoaWVsZA=='>The Shield</a> showed up and looked to be targeting <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>Ryback</span>. <a class='urllink' href='http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html'>WWE Champion<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/JohnCena' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/JohnCena' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0pvaG5DZW5h'>John Cena</a> walked out and it looked like he was going to simply stand back and let the Shield beat up on Ryback in retaliation for Ryback having done the same thing the week before. Instead, Cena grabbed the chair and used it on the Shield. </li><li> Averted during <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/JerryLawler' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/JerryLawler' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0plcnJ5TGF3bGVy'>Jerry Lawler</a>'s first-ever WWE Championship Match against <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/TheMiz' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/TheMiz' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1RoZU1peg=='>The Miz</a> on the November 29, 2010 <em>Raw.</em> The Miz had set up a table outside the ring for him to slam Jerry Lawler through. During the last minutes of the match, <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > after having already disposed of Alex Riley</span>, Lawler managed to push The Miz off the top turnbuckle and through that exact table The Miz set up for him earlier. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > Averted as Lawler still lost the match due to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MichaelCole' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MichaelCole' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL01pY2hhZWxDb2xl'>Michael Cole</a> interfering on The Miz's behalf</span>. </li><li> Subverted during the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/DeanAmbrose' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/DeanAmbrose' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0RlYW5BbWJyb3Nl'>Dean Ambrose</a>–<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/BrockLesnar' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/BrockLesnar' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0Jyb2NrTGVzbmFy'>Brock Lesnar</a> match at <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/WrestleMania' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/WrestleMania' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1dyZXN0bGVNYW5pYQ=='>WrestleMania</a> 32 in 2016. According to <a class='urllink' href='http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/15132979/the-highs-lows-wrestlemania-32'>this review<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> by an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ESPN' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ESPN' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci97e0VTUE59fQ=='>ESPN</a> writer, "It was the match that finally put the lie to the Chekhov's Gun principle — they introduced a sea of weapons and managed to use approximately two." </li><li> The counter to <a class='createlink' rel='nofollow' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL01pa2VRdWFja2VuYnVzaA=='>Mike Quackenbush</a>'s <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinishingMove' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinishingMove' data-format='RmluaXNoaW5nTW92ZQ=='>Finishing Move</a> The <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/CHIKARA' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/CHIKARA' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL3t7Q0hJS0FSQX19'>CHIKARA</a> Special, since the only reason anyone would insist on coming up with a counter to his own finisher is because it would be important to the story later, which is exactly what happened.<span class="notelabel" onclick="togglenote('note03k9o');"><sup>note </sup></span><span id="note03k9o" class="inlinefolder" isnote="true" onclick="togglenote('note03k9o');" style="cursor:pointer;font-size:smaller;display:none;">At <em>The Sordid Perils of Everyday Existence</em> on November 17, 2007, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ChrisHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ChrisHero' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0NocmlzSGVybw=='>Chris Hero</a> defeated Equinox in a Mask vs. Hair match by breaking the CHIKARA Special by kicking Equinox in the head and locking Equinox in the hold instead. Earlier that same night, Hydra, a member of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/UltraMantisBlack' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/UltraMantisBlack' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL3t7VWx0cmFNYW50aXMgQmxhY2t9fQ=='>UltraMantis Black</a>'s The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, essentially sacrificed himself to end <a class='createlink' rel='nofollow' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ShaneStorm' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ShaneStorm' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1NoYW5lU3Rvcm0='>Shane Storm</a>'s losing streak. It would slowly be revealed that Storm had sold out the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Face' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Face' data-format='W1t7e0ZhY2V9fSB0ZWNuaWNvc11d'>tecnicos</a></em> by giving the counter to Mantis who gave it to Hero. Equinox unmasked and wrestled for the rest of his career as <a class='createlink' rel='nofollow' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/VinGerard' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/VinGerard' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL1ZpbkdlcmFyZA=='>Vin Gerard</a>. At <em>Style and Substance</em> on September 7, 2008, Storm officially turned <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Heel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Heel' data-format='W1t7e0hlZWx9fSBydWRvXV0='>rudo</a></em> and became STIGMA, forming The <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>UnStable</span> with Gerard, later adding the returning Colin Delaney. It turned out that Mantis and CHIKARA Commissioner <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/BobSaget' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/BobSaget' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9Cb2JTYWdldA=='>Bob Saget</a> (yes, Bob Saget) had made a deal to send Hero to wrestle for Dr. Cube, the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad' data-format='QmlnQmFk'>Big Bad</a> of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0thaWp1QmlnQmF0dGVs'>Kaiju Big Battel</a>, in exchange for Cube giving Mantis The Eye of Tyr, a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Myth/NorseMythology' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Myth/NorseMythology' data-format='TXl0aC97e05vcnNlIE15dGhvbG9nfHl9fWljYWw='>Norse Mythological</a> artifact that can be used to control minds. This ultimately led to the debut of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0RpZUJydWRlcnNjaGFmdERlc0tyZXV6ZXM='>Die Bruderschaft des Kreuzes</a> at the end of the 2009 <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeasonFinale' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeasonFinale' data-format='U2Vhc29uRmluYWxl'>Season Finale</a> <em><span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>Three-Fisted Tales</span></em> on November 22, 2009, which was the night that Mantis' two years of machinations completely blew up in his face.</span> </li><li> Averted at <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/RingOfHonor' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/RingOfHonor' data-format='W1tXcmVzdGxpbmcvUmluZ09mSG9ub3IgUk9IIEZpZ2h0IG9mIHRoZSBDZW50dXJ5XV0='>ROH Fight of the Century</a></em>, August 5, 2006. <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0NsYXVkaW9DYXN0YWdub2xp'>Claudio Castagnoli</a> brought a briefcase with him to the four-corner survival match against winner <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL3t7TmlnZWwgTWNHdWlubmVzc319'>Nigel McGuinness</a>, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0NocmlzdG9waGVyRGFuaWVscw=='>Christopher Daniels</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/JayLethal' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/JayLethal' data-format='V3Jlc3RsaW5nL0pheUxldGhhbA=='>Jay Lethal</a> that never came into play. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder9');">    Radio </div><div id="folder9" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In an episode of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radio/Gunsmoke1952' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radio/Gunsmoke1952' data-format='UmFkaW8vR3Vuc21va2UxOTUy'>Gunsmoke (1952)</a></em> titled "Last Fling", specific mention is made of a woman's big, fancy hatpin. Later in the story, <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >her estranged husband attacks her and she stabs him to death with it</span>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radio/IntergalacticalMagicalRadio' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radio/IntergalacticalMagicalRadio' data-format='W1tSYWRpby9JbnRlcmdhbGFjdGljYWxNYWdpY2FsUmFkaW8gVGhlIFdhY2t5IE11c2ljYWwgQWR2ZW50dXJlcyBvZiBSb25hbGQgTWNEb25hbGQ6IEludGVyZ2FsYWN0aWNhbCBNYWdpY2FsIFJhZGlvXV0='>The Wacky Musical Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Intergalactical Magical Radio</a></em> has Ronald and friends at one point obtain some cubic zirconia, which comes in handy when they turn out to be the fuel required for the spaceship of the aliens they arrive to rescue. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder10');">    Roleplay </div><div id="folder10" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder' data-format='Um9sZXBsYXkvRGVzdHJveVRoZUdvZG1vZGRlcg=='>Destroy the Godmodder</a></em>: <ul ><li> Slightly more notable that these are often times accidental examples, as their use as a Chekhov's Gun wasn't intended up until becoming such. </li><li> The Anti-Chuck Norris Turret in both games. It originally popped up a few times in the beginning of the first game, just as a counter to all Chuck Norris attacks, and was forgotten for a while. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > However, it reappeared later on, in an upgraded form, as the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinalBoss' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinalBoss' data-format='RmluYWxCb3Nz'>Final Boss</a> of the game. It was so powerful that only the intervention of the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigGood' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigGood' data-format='W1tCaWdHb29kIFNlY3JldCBvZiB0aGUgVm9pZF1d'>Secret of the Void</a> were the players able to defeat it.</span> It later reappeared in <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>DTG2</span>, resuming its original role of the Godmodder's counter to Chuck Norris-based attacks, until <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > Trial 6, when the Godmodder used it to break through the Bedrock underneath the Nether and freeing the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' data-format='W1tFbGRyaXRjaEFib21pbmF0aW9uIFJlZCBEcmFnb25dXQ=='>Red Dragon</a></span>. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG' data-format='Um9sZXBsYXkvRGlub0F0dGFja1JQRw=='>Dino Attack RPG</a></em>: <ul ><li> The T-1 Typhoon that was left in the desert after Zenna and George were attacked by <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>TumTum</span> Tribesmen ended up having a brief but important role in driving an invading army of Mutant Dinosaurs out of the Dino Attack Team's camp on Adventurers' Island. </li><li> Shortly before the Goo Caverns mission, it was established that Dino Attack Team began developing a weapon powerful enough to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InstantWinCondition' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InstantWinCondition' data-format='W1tJbnN0YW50V2luQ29uZGl0aW9uIGRlc3Ryb3kgYW4gZW50aXJlIGFybXldXQ=='>destroy an entire army</a> without leveling a city. Think this is going to be important sometime in the future? </li><li> Hotwire's PDA malfunctioned after Kat's death. Turns out that's what happens when a human consciousness stores itself in a pocket-sized communication device. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/TheMurderverse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/TheMurderverse' data-format='Um9sZXBsYXkvVGhlTXVyZGVydmVyc2U='>The Murderverse</a></em>: Early in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/AGameOfMafia' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/AGameOfMafia' data-format='Um9sZXBsYXkvQUdhbWVPZk1hZmlh'>A Game of Mafia</a> 2</em>, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne' data-format='W1tWaWRlb0dhbWUvU2hpbk1lZ2FtaVRlbnNlaUlJSU5vY3R1cm5lIHRoZSBEZW1pLWZpZW5kXV0='>the Demi-fiend</a> takes a cheap shot at Timeline Master Awe with an agility-reducing debuff skill, which goes entirely unnoticed and unmentioned by the other characters. Much, much later, <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > during the climax, the agility reduction results in him <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotSoInvincibleAfterAll' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotSoInvincibleAfterAll' data-format='W1tOb3RTb0ludmluY2libGVBZnRlckFsbCB0YWtpbmcgdmlzaWJsZSBkYW1hZ2UgZm9yIHRoZSBmaXJzdCB0aW1lIGluIHRoZSBlbnRpcmUgc2VyaWVzXV0='>taking visible damage for the first time in the entire series</a>.</span> </li><li> Subverted in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/NanQuest' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/NanQuest' data-format='Um9sZXBsYXkvTmFuUXVlc3Q='>Nan Quest</a></em>. After Nan's memories start to fade, the paycheck she receives at the start of the story allows her to remember she was an electrician... but the paper is an ominous note rather than a paycheck, which just throws Nan's state of mind even more into question. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder11');">    Tabletop Games </div><div id="folder11" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/DragonlanceShadowOfTheDragonQueen' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/DragonlanceShadowOfTheDragonQueen' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL0RyYWdvbmxhbmNlU2hhZG93T2ZUaGVEcmFnb25RdWVlbg=='>Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen</a></em>, the players can obtain a rusty spearhead from the sarcophagus of a disgraced Knight of Solamnia. This spearhead is all that remains of a corrupted dragonlance, which can be purified and restored to its former glory much later in the campaign. Should the party restore it, they can then use the dragonlance to disrupt the villains' ritual. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Exalted' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Exalted' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL3t7RXhhbHRlZH19'>Exalted</a></em>: <ul ><li> It mentions in the first edition that one of the daughters of the Scarlet Empress had followed her into the Imperial Manse one night and simply disappeared. It would only be deep into Second Edition when Lillun returned. <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BodyHorror' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BodyHorror' data-format='W1tCb2R5SG9ycm9yIFVuZm9ydHVuYXRlbHkuXV0='>Unfortunately.</a> </li><li> Also worth mentioning was the AI "Eyem," named for the first thing it said to those who discovered it, a throwaway mention of a wonder of the First Age, or at least the Shogunate. Again, fast forward to the second edition, where the First Age version of the internet is a sentient network known as I AM. </li></ul></li><li> In a game module in the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/StarWarsRoleplayingGame' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/StarWarsRoleplayingGame' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL1N0YXJXYXJzUm9sZXBsYXlpbmdHYW1l'>Star Wars: Roleplaying Game</a></em>, a couple of Squib merchants arguing with another group of merchants near the entrance to a ruined Jedi Academy have a burned out lightsaber for sale. This lightsaber allows you to interact with an important NPC later on, finding out some key info. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder12');">    Theme Parks </div><div id="folder12" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie4DANewAdventure' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie4DANewAdventure' data-format='V2VzdGVybkFuaW1hdGlvbi9UaGVMZWdvTW92aWU0REFOZXdBZHZlbnR1cmU='>The LEGO Movie: 4D — A New Adventure</a></em> at <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Ride/Legoland' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Ride/Legoland' data-format='UmlkZS97e0xlZ29sYW5kfX0='>LEGOLAND</a>, Risky Business's Micro Manager replica sprays lemon water, which he mentions is only harmful to electronic devices. Emmet and Wyldstyle later get the idea to use it to short-circuit the mind control devices brainwashing their friends. </li><li> In the now-closed <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge' data-format='W1tSaWRlL1N0YXJXYXJzR2FsYXh5c0VkZ2UgU3RhciBXYXJzIEdhbGFjdGljIFN0YXIgQ3J1aXNlcl1d'>Star Wars Galactic Star Cruiser</a></em>, there is a video at the entrance that explains the difference between the alarms that play during an actual emergency versus an in-universe "emergency" that is part of the immersive storyline. Knowing this fictional alarm exists means it's going to go off some time during the cruise... </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder13');">    Web Videos </div><div id="folder13" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vQXRvcFRoZUZvdXJ0aFdhbGw='>Atop the Fourth Wall</a></em>: <ul ><li> Linkara's Magic Gun, which he's been wielding since the beginning, turns out to be rather important in the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Comicbook/SilentHill' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Comicbook/SilentHill' data-format='Q29taWNib29rL1NpbGVudEhpbGw='>Silent Hill</a>: Dead/Alive</em> review, going from prop to plot point and <em>character</em>. </li><li> In his review of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/WorldOfWarcraftComic' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/WorldOfWarcraftComic' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL1dvcmxkT2ZXYXJjcmFmdENvbWlj'>World of Warcraft (Comic)</a></em>, Linkara finds a working pokeball. He later uses it to capture a pyramid head </li></ul></li><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheCartoonMan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheCartoonMan' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vVGhlQ2FydG9vbk1hbg=='>The Cartoon Man</a></em>, Roy and Karen find a number of random objects in a hollowed-out tree, including a pen, a feather, and a glove. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >The pen turns out to be a "transponder" that opens a portal to an <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternateTooniverse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternateTooniverse' data-format='QWx0ZXJuYXRlVG9vbml2ZXJzZQ=='>Alternate Tooniverse</a>, and in the sequel, the feather magically turns a man into a talking piece of paper.</span> </li><li> In <a class='urllink' href='http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1944834/'>this episode<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/CollegeHumor' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/CollegeHumor' data-format='V2Vic2l0ZS9Db2xsZWdlSHVtb3I='>CollegeHumor</a>'s <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/HardlyWorking' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/HardlyWorking' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vSGFyZGx5V29ya2luZw=='>Hardly Working</a></em>, David casually references a book that <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >Sam</span> borrowed, and never returned. This is largely ignored until the end of the episode, when David realizes that <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >Sam was trying to kill him so he wouldn't have to return the book.</span> He even goes so far as to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakTheFourthWall' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakTheFourthWall' data-format='QnJlYWtUaGVGb3VydGhXYWxs'>Break the Fourth Wall</a> by looking at the camera and saying "Remember? From the beginning?" </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vRHJIb3JyaWJsZXNTaW5nQWxvbmdCbG9n'>Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog</a></em> has the Freeze Ray, mentioned throughout Act I and II as something of a joke, comes back with a vengeance in Act III. <ul ><li> Penny sings, "So keep your head up Billy buddy" to Dr. Horrible in Act II. Later, when Dr. Horrible gate-crashes the Captain Hammer statue unveiling at the end of Act III, he pep-talks himself into killing Hammer, singing, "head up Billy buddy," thus cluing in Penny that her friend Billy is the villain. </li></ul></li><li> The web series <em><a class='urllink' href='http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/archive/cHustle/date/desc'>commodoreHustle<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a></em> (by the guys at <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/LoadingReadyRun' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/LoadingReadyRun' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vTG9hZGluZ1JlYWR5UnVu'>LoadingReadyRun</a></em>) introduced Mr. Ballsmatron in episode 7, and other than a few cameos, it never played a role until the season finale, with an ultimate ball kick and its destruction. Making it possibly the first appearance of a Chekhov's Ball-kicking robot. </li><li> Mocked in <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vVGhlTm9zdGFsZ2lhQ2hpY2s='>The Nostalgia Chick</a>'s review of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Showgirls' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Showgirls' data-format='RmlsbS97e1Nob3dnaXJsc319'>Showgirls</a></em>. During Nella's song at the end, she mentions the Chekhov's Stairs (that the lead pushed someone down at the climax of the film) that have been there since Act One. </li><li> In <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vSW1BTWFydmVsQW5kSW1BREM='>I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC</a></em>, Spider-Man telling Batman that he thinks he might have been married once would help Batman realize how Spiderman was immune to the Joker's brainwashing. </li><li> Both subverted and parodied in <a class='urllink' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G19jSMFtURI'>one episode<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/StuartAshen' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/StuartAshen' data-format='W1tXZWJWaWRlby9TdHVhcnRBc2hlbiBBc2hlbiYjMDM5O3MgVGVjaCBEdW1wXV0='>Ashen's Tech Dump</a> when, after showing off a highly toxic action figure sealed in a glass case with a biohazard sticker on it, he blatantly sticks it so that it's balancing precariously on the front of the desk and continues with the episode. When the case spends the whole episode without falling off, he finally just reaches out and pushes it off the desk himself. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LetsPlay/Mahu' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/LetsPlay/Mahu' data-format='TGV0c1BsYXkve3tNYWh1fX0='>Mahu</a></em>, in this case uses a "Chekhov's Game Bug". During his narrative let's play of "The Crownless Eagle", for some odd reason Istanbul makes the game turns go at a snail's pace. In his next series, "Second Chance", it is discovered the reason for this: The hidden portal which will allow humanity to flee their doomed planet. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TVTrash' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TVTrash' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vVFZUcmFzaA=='>TV Trash</a></em>: <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheMightyDucks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheMightyDucks' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVNaWdodHlEdWNrcw=='>The Mighty Ducks</a></em> review begins with Hewy Toonmore (from <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/HewysAnimatedMovieReviews' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/HewysAnimatedMovieReviews' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vSGV3eXNBbmltYXRlZE1vdmllUmV2aWV3cw=='>Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews</a></em>) breaking into Chris's show by using a remote, mentioning that all online reviewers have this. This is used as a chekov's gun twice. Chris would later obtain a remote, and used it to team up with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheCartoonHero' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheCartoonHero' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vVGhlQ2FydG9vbkhlcm8='>The Cartoon Hero</a> to review the animated adaptation of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/CtrlAltDel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/CtrlAltDel' data-format='V2ViY29taWMvQ3RybEFsdERlbA=='>Ctrl+Alt+Del</a></em>. On a much more serious note, <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad' data-format='W1tCaWdCYWQgTWFsaWNpYV1d'>Malicia</a> was able to track down the remote's frequency to find Chris and attack him after his review of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/MaskedRider' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/MaskedRider' data-format='U2VyaWVzL01hc2tlZFJpZGVy'>Masked Rider</a></em></span>. </li><li> Inverted and played for laughs in the 15th <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/FiveSecondFilms' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/FiveSecondFilms' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vRml2ZVNlY29uZEZpbG1z'>5 Second Films</a>}</em> Kickstarter sketch. </li><li> During the 2012 campaign of <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/D20Live' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/D20Live' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8vRDIwTGl2ZQ=='>D20 Live</a></em>, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment' data-format='W1tXZWJWaWRlby9UaGVTcG9vbnlFeHBlcmltZW50IFNwb29ueV1d'>Spoony</a> makes sure to have his character, Tandem, put a piece of glassware in a small sack and crush it to chunks. Later on in the game, when the party encounters a mutated man-giant, Tandem's first action is to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyeScream' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyeScream' data-format='W1tFeWVTY3JlYW0gdGhyb3cgdGhlIGNydXNoZWQgZ2xhc3MgaW4gaGlzIGZhY2VdXQ=='>throw the crushed glass in his face</a>. </li><li> <a class='urllink' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqKAzGadmYo'>Boat Comedy<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> did a sketch where people at an antiques show <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtisticLicenseGunSafety' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtisticLicenseGunSafety' data-format='W1tBcnRpc3RpY0xpY2Vuc2VHdW5TYWZldHkgZ3Jvc3NseSBtaXNoYW5kbGVdXQ=='>grossly mishandle</a> a fancy loaded flintlock pistol "owned by <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AntonChekhov' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AntonChekhov' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9BbnRvbkNoZWtob3Y='>Anton Chekhov</a>" with various gunshot-like noises happening over and over again as incidental events. It plays on the trope by deliberately averting it again and again. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >The gun <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedHerring' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedHerring' data-format='W1tSZWRIZXJyaW5nIG5ldmVyIGZpcmVzXV0='>never fires</a></span>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/Petscop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/Petscop' data-format='V2ViVmlkZW8ve3tQZXRzY29wfX0='>Petscop</a></em>: In Petscop 1, Paul follows some introductions telling him to "walk downstairs and, in the bottom, turn right instead of proceeding to become a shadow monster man" (actually, access the menu and press Down several times, then Right). This allows him to enter the Newmaker Plane. Much later, in Petscop 9, Paul follows the same instructions, this time more literally, and becomes temporarily a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LivingShadow' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LivingShadow' data-format='TGl2aW5nU2hhZG93'>Living Shadow</a>, something that gives him access to the windmill. </li></ul></div> <hr data-format='——' /> <div class='indent'>"<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/Rifftrax' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/Rifftrax' data-format='W1tQb2RjYXN0L3t7UmlmZnRyYXh9fSBBcyBDaGVraG92IHNhaWQsIGlmIHlvdSBzaG93IGNvbmRpbWVudHMgb24gdGhlIHRhYmxlIGluIHRoZSBmaXJzdCBhY3QsIHRoZXkgbXVzdCBiZSBzbGF0aGVyZWQgb24gY2hpcHMgaW4gdGhlIHRoaXJkLl1d'>As Chekhov said, if you show condiments on the table in the first act, they must be slathered on chips in the third.</a>" </div></p><p><hr data-format='——' /> </p></div> <div class="lazy-video-script"> <a id="VideoExamples"></a> <div> </div> <div class="video-examples has-thumbnails"> <div class="video-examples-header"> <a href="#feedback" class="font-s float-right text-blue" data-modal-target="login" >Feedback</a> <h3 class="bold">Video Example(s):</h3> </div> <div class="video-examples-featured"> <div class="example_video_box"> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="4nsngm" data-video-descrip="Near the start of Allan's adventure, the elderly sales clerk at the run-down store mentions that the paperclips are really good for tinkering with machines when bent in a certain shape. 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Later, SpongeBob remembers he never returned the bathroom key, which saves him from his Disney Death in the tar pits." data-video-title="The bathroom key" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/iol5l9_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/iol5l9.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/iol5l9.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/iol5l9.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Main/DisneyDeath,Main/PottyEmergency,Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS6E14DearVikingsDitchin,WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants,Main/QuicksandSucks" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/iol5l9.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The bathroom key</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="hljqp5" data-video-descrip="The &quot;Let's Watch Food Rot&quot; 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These things would later help them out when smugglers take over Beef's boat." data-video-title="Important Party Stuff" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/ozx0qu_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/ozx0qu.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/ozx0qu.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tgn_2x09_important_party_stuff.png" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Recap/TheGreatNorthS2E09FromTuskTilDawnAdventure,WesternAnimation/TheGreatNorth" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tgn_2x09_important_party_stuff.png"> <p><span class="bold">Important Party...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="lmpgmm" data-video-descrip="The leftover shard of the Moonstone from Rapunzel's battle with Cassandra gives her just enough power to take down Zhan Tiri." data-video-title="The Moonstone Shard" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/lmpgmm_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/lmpgmm.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/lmpgmm.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/lmpgmm.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries,Recap/TangledTheSeriesS3E17PlusEstEnVous" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/lmpgmm.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The Moonstone S...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="761xl4" data-video-descrip="The friendship medallion Jack gave Kyle at the beginning of the episode is what protects Kyle from the burglar's gun-shot, being made of bullet-proof lead." data-video-title="Friendship Medallion" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/761xl4_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/761xl4.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/761xl4.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/761xl4.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Recap/TenaciousDS1E1TheSearchForInspiradoAngelInDisgui,Series/TenaciousD" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/761xl4.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Friendship Meda...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="f4kpnf" data-video-descrip="The seashell, or &quot;best friend rock&quot;, that Arlo shares with Bertie as a friendship present, is what allows her to find him later on when he undergoes a Heroic BSOD." data-video-title="Arlo's "Best Friend Rock"" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/f4kpnf_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/f4kpnf.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/f4kpnf.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/f4kpnf.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/f4kpnf.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Arlo's "Best Fr...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="hvo32d" data-video-descrip="Qwark shows off the Groovitron when he, Ratchet, and Clank go to the weapons vault. Later, Ratchet uses it to subdue the attacking pizza toppings and Nefarious' minions." data-video-title="The Groovitron" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/hvo32d_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/hvo32d.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/hvo32d.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hvo32d.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClankLifeOfPie" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hvo32d.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The Groovitron</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="fnatvk" data-video-descrip="All of the gifts given to the Mane Six minus Twilight over the course of the season are revealed to be the keys to the crystal chest." data-video-title="The first five keys" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/fnatvk_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/fnatvk.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/fnatvk.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/fnatvk.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1,WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/fnatvk.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The first five ...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="2o8g6c" data-video-descrip="Remember the fish that Fly examined at the beginning of the movie? Well, it manages Aunt Anna stepped on it by accident." data-video-title="Californian Flyfish" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/2o8g6c_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/2o8g6c.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/2o8g6c.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/2o8g6c.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/2o8g6c.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Californian Fly...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="rx7nbz" data-video-descrip="Aeon's Ring is established as the only thing capable of defeating Malachite. it is later revealed to be Ma-Ti's Heart Ring." data-video-title="Aeon's Ring" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/rx7nbz_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/rx7nbz.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/rx7nbz.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/rx7nbz.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="WebVideo/SuburbanKnights" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/rx7nbz.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Aeon's Ring</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="srnwwv" data-video-descrip="While a hotel staff brings Paige and Molly to their room, the staff explains what a dumbwaiter. Later on when Anya runs away from her wedding, Molly walks past the dumbwaiter and hears Anya calling out for help when she gets stuck inside and Molly frees her." data-video-title="Important Dumbwaiter" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/srnwwv_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/srnwwv.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/srnwwv.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/cp_important_dumbwaiter.png" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Recap/CentralParkS1E6RivalBusker,WesternAnimation/CentralPark" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/cp_important_dumbwaiter.png"> <p><span class="bold">Important Dumbw...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="135tjg" data-video-descrip="Cole takes a sausage from his father's plate, and Birdie tells the audience to follow the sausage because it's a link to something." data-video-title="Follow the Sausage" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/135tjg_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/135tjg.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/135tjg.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/135tjg.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Recap/CentralParkS1E1EpisodeOne,WesternAnimation/CentralPark" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/135tjg.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Follow the Sausage</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="e8tnsa" data-video-descrip="Both lampshaded and parodied throughout Season 3. Mr. Peanutbutter buys several boxes filled with spaghetti strainers, for a show, he never makes. Despite this, and the strainers taking up space all over his house, he keeps them around, for a huge payoff he knows will happen eventually. 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Near the end, Allan bends one paperclip in that exact shape so that he can disable Mr. Landlord's explosive vest, which lead to him to commit Seppuku." data-video-title="Paperclip Tinkering" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/4nsngm_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/4nsngm.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/4nsngm.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/control_v_2_738.png" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="13" data-video-media-sources="Main/DraggedOffToHell,Main/DrivenToSuicide,Main/Seppuku,Recap/SmilingFriendsS2E3AAllanAdventure,WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/control_v_2_738.png"> <p><span class="bold">Paperclip Tinke...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="s93vkx" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Caramel Arrow Cookie, No!!!" data-video-title="Jelly Bees" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/s93vkx_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/s93vkx.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/s93vkx.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/s93vkx.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="2" data-video-media-sources="Main/BigNo,Main/BreakThemByTalking,Main/EvilLaugh,Main/ManipulativeBastard,Main/OhCrap,VideoGame/CookieRunKingdom,WebAnimation/CookieRunKingdomLastCookieStanding" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/s93vkx.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Jelly Bees</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="dev2gy" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Matthew gives a gold-plated derringer to Mickey, who gives it to his wife Ros, who uses it against Dry-Eye's henchmen. 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Those milk churns later come in handy when the bakery needs butter to make their party cakes." data-video-title="Thomas' Milkshake Muddle" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/vg4yzn_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/vg4yzn.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/vg4yzn.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/vg4yzn.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="2.50" data-video-rating-count="4" data-video-media-sources="Main/EurekaMoment,Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS9E4ThomasMilkshakeMuddle,WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/vg4yzn.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Thomas' Milksha...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="ae3ghg" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="At the beginning of Roger van der Weide's Sonic Heroes parody, Tails and Knuckles jump off the Tornado 2 as it spirals out of control, with Knuckles assuring that it'll land fine and is mostly forgotten about for the rest of the animation, until it comes back in the climax and hits one of Metal Overlord's eyes, proving Knuckles right in the end." data-video-title="Heroes in Minutes: Tornado 2" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/ae3ghg_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/ae3ghg.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/ae3ghg.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/ae3ghg.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/BrickJoke" data-video-tropename="Brick Joke" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="4" data-video-media-sources="Main/ChekhovsGun,VideoGame/SonicHeroes,WebAnimation/SonicInXMinutes" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/ae3ghg.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Heroes in Minut...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="q7x37b" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Locarno threatens to use the Genesis Device as a weapon to make sure the other galactic powers don't attack his nascent organization. " data-video-title="Ferengi Genesis Device" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/q7x37b_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/q7x37b.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/q7x37b.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stld_s4e10_ferengi_genesis_device.png" data-video-trope="Main/DoomsdayDevice" data-video-tropename="Doomsday Device" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.88" data-video-rating-count="16" data-video-media-sources="Main/CashGate,Main/ChekhovsGun,Main/FailsafeFailure,Main/HoistByHisOwnPetard,Main/KilledMidSentence,Main/NoMacGuffinNoWinner,Main/SaveTheVillain,Main/TeleportationRescue,Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS4E10OldFriendsNewPlanets,WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stld_s4e10_ferengi_genesis_device.png"> <p><span class="bold">Ferengi Genesis...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="xfy41z" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Janet tells her friend Steve that she's reduced her boyfriend standards from a list of positive traits to just one; a guy who will &quot;bless&quot; her when she sneezes. When her current boyfriend Cliff fails to do so, she breaks up with him and resists his efforts to win her back. When he &quot;blesses&quot; her at the end she realizes that he has changed, and they get back together." data-video-title="Chekhov's Sneeze" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/xfy41z_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/xfy41z.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/xfy41z.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/singles_checkovs_gun_moment.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="4" data-video-media-sources="Film/Singles,Main/LoveEpiphany" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/singles_checkovs_gun_moment.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Chekhov's Sneeze</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="37wpmc" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="JGSDF forces pursue, ambush, and destroy a tank Labor that went berserk during testing and was headed towards a populated area while the opening credits roll on Patlabor: The Movie. The tank turns out to be empty, setting up the core mystery of the film." data-video-title="The JGSDF Fights the Tank" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/37wpmc_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/37wpmc.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/37wpmc.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/37wpmc.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ActionPrologue" data-video-tropename="Action Prologue" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="5" data-video-media-sources="Anime/PatlaborTheMovie,Main/ChekhovsGun,Main/MoreDakka,Main/SpiderTank" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/37wpmc.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The JGSDF Fight...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="sa9dh1" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Kevin accidentally steps on Liam's SwordStorm figurine and warns him to stop leaving his sharp figurines on the floor. His sharp figurines comes in handy when the Tall Poppy accidentally steps on a larger version of the figurine which hurts his foot and he falls over." data-video-title="SwordStorm Figurine" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/sa9dh1_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/sa9dh1.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/sa9dh1.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/sa9dh1.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="4" data-video-media-sources="Recap/KoalaManS1E01BinDay,WesternAnimation/KoalaMan,Main/AgonyOfTheFeet" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/sa9dh1.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">SwordStorm Figu...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="l64gii" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="While fighting O'Malley, Donut throws a grenade, which apparently goes wide. A couple minutes later, it turns out he'd tossed it so that he could later intercept it with a time portal, bringing it back into the fight." data-video-title="Donut didn't miss" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/l64gii_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/l64gii.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/l64gii.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/l64gii.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ExactlyWhatIAimedAt" data-video-tropename="Exactly What I Aimed At" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="13" data-video-media-sources="Main/ChekhovsGun,Main/TeleportGun,Main/WeaponizedTeleportation,Recap/RedVsBlueS16E15Paradox,WebAnimation/RedVsBlue,WebAnimation/RedVsBlueTheShisnoTrilogy" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/l64gii.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Donut didn't miss</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="e7o2ou" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Silver Fist is shown playing around with his magnetic fishing game during his investigation. He would later find the Cat's hideout by tying one of the fish to his tail in order to track him." data-video-title="Silver Fist Going Fishing" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/e7o2ou_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/e7o2ou.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/e7o2ou.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cotc_4x25_silver_fist_goes_fishing.png" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="7" data-video-media-sources="Recap/CraigOfTheCreekS4E25SilverFistReturns,WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cotc_4x25_silver_fist_goes_fishing.png"> <p><span class="bold">Silver Fist Goi...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="iol5l9" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Prior to ditching class, Mrs. Puff hands SpongeBob a bathroom key which he must return once he comes back. Later, SpongeBob remembers he never returned the bathroom key, which saves him from his Disney Death in the tar pits." data-video-title="The bathroom key" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/iol5l9_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/iol5l9.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/iol5l9.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/iol5l9.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.80" data-video-rating-count="10" data-video-media-sources="Main/DisneyDeath,Main/PottyEmergency,Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS6E14DearVikingsDitchin,WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants,Main/QuicksandSucks" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/iol5l9.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The bathroom key</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="hljqp5" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="The &quot;Let's Watch Food Rot&quot; segment on iCarly becomes an important plot point when Gibby is about to fight Freddie; the camera used to record the rotting sandwich also recorded Tasha tripping and plowing Freddie to the ground, and Freddie uses this footage to prove to Gibby that he's innocent." data-video-title="Rotting Sandwich Cam" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/hljqp5_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/hljqp5.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/hljqp5.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hljqp5.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.83" data-video-rating-count="6" data-video-media-sources="Series/ICarly,Main/JerkassRealization,Main/WhamLine,Main/EurekaMoment,Main/CaughtOnTape" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hljqp5.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Rotting Sandwic...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="v4w7ke" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Paige is willing to offer Helen her jowl tightener to give to Bitsy if she lets her look through Bitsy phone for incriminating evidences, but despite Bitsy's being awful to her and is more than happy to get back at her, Helen sacrificed too much happiness to risk losing Bitsy's trust in her and getting a chance to be in her will." data-video-title="Paige Meets Helen" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/v4w7ke_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/v4w7ke.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/v4w7ke.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cp_s2e13_paige_meets_helen.png" data-video-trope="Main/MyMasterRightOrWrong" data-video-tropename="My Master, Right or Wrong" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="4" data-video-media-sources="Main/ChekhovsGun,Recap/CentralParkS2E13CelesteWeForget,WesternAnimation/CentralPark" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cp_s2e13_paige_meets_helen.png"> <p><span class="bold">Paige Meets Helen</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="kypry6" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="After thoroughly thrashing Tai Lung, Po defeats the leopard with the legendary Wuxi Finger Hold." data-video-title="I'm THE Big Fat Panda" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/kypry6_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/kypry6.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/kypry6.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/kypry6.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/FingerPokeOfDoom" data-video-tropename="Finger Poke of Doom" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.83" data-video-rating-count="47" data-video-media-sources="Main/ChekhovsGun,Main/DistantReactionShot,Main/IAmWhatIAm,Main/InsultBackfire,Main/SpellMyNameWithAThe,Main/ThisCannotBe,WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1,Main/TouchOfDeath" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/kypry6.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">I'm THE Big Fat...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="ozx0qu" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Among the things Wolf has at Tusk's bachelor party include a cake that Ham baked with a special surprise inside for Tusk, an inflatable bouncy slide for Moon, and laser light dubstep show for the finale. These things would later help them out when smugglers take over Beef's boat." data-video-title="Important Party Stuff" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/ozx0qu_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/ozx0qu.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/ozx0qu.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tgn_2x09_important_party_stuff.png" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="Recap/TheGreatNorthS2E09FromTuskTilDawnAdventure,WesternAnimation/TheGreatNorth" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://mediaproxy.tvtropes.org/width/250/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tgn_2x09_important_party_stuff.png"> <p><span class="bold">Important Party...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="lmpgmm" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="The leftover shard of the Moonstone from Rapunzel's battle with Cassandra gives her just enough power to take down Zhan Tiri." data-video-title="The Moonstone Shard" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/lmpgmm_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/lmpgmm.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/lmpgmm.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/lmpgmm.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="5" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries,Recap/TangledTheSeriesS3E17PlusEstEnVous" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/lmpgmm.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The Moonstone S...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="761xl4" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="The friendship medallion Jack gave Kyle at the beginning of the episode is what protects Kyle from the burglar's gun-shot, being made of bullet-proof lead." data-video-title="Friendship Medallion" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/761xl4_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/761xl4.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/761xl4.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/761xl4.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="1" data-video-media-sources="Recap/TenaciousDS1E1TheSearchForInspiradoAngelInDisgui,Series/TenaciousD" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/761xl4.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Friendship Meda...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="f4kpnf" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="The seashell, or &quot;best friend rock&quot;, that Arlo shares with Bertie as a friendship present, is what allows her to find him later on when he undergoes a Heroic BSOD." data-video-title="Arlo's "Best Friend Rock"" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/f4kpnf_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/f4kpnf.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/f4kpnf.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/f4kpnf.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="" data-video-rating-count="" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/f4kpnf.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Arlo's "Best Fr...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="hvo32d" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Qwark shows off the Groovitron when he, Ratchet, and Clank go to the weapons vault. Later, Ratchet uses it to subdue the attacking pizza toppings and Nefarious' minions." data-video-title="The Groovitron" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/hvo32d_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/hvo32d.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/hvo32d.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hvo32d.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="9" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClankLifeOfPie" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/hvo32d.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The Groovitron</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="fnatvk" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="All of the gifts given to the Mane Six minus Twilight over the course of the season are revealed to be the keys to the crystal chest." data-video-title="The first five keys" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/fnatvk_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/fnatvk.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/fnatvk.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/fnatvk.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.00" data-video-rating-count="14" data-video-media-sources="Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1,WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/fnatvk.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The first five ...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="2o8g6c" data-vimeo-id="" data-video-descrip="Remember the fish that Fly examined at the beginning of the movie? Well, it manages Aunt Anna stepped on it by accident." data-video-title="Californian Flyfish" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/2o8g6c_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/2o8g6c.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/2o8g6c.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/2o8g6c.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="4" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/2o8g6c.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Californian Fly...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="rx7nbz" data-vimeo-id="483229704" data-video-descrip="Aeon's Ring is established as the only thing capable of defeating Malachite. it is later revealed to be Ma-Ti's Heart Ring." data-video-title="Aeon's Ring" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/rx7nbz_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/rx7nbz.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/rx7nbz.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/rx7nbz.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.27" data-video-rating-count="11" data-video-media-sources="WebVideo/SuburbanKnights" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/rx7nbz.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Aeon's Ring</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="srnwwv" data-vimeo-id="443128909" data-video-descrip="While a hotel staff brings Paige and Molly to their room, the staff explains what a dumbwaiter. Later on when Anya runs away from her wedding, Molly walks past the dumbwaiter and hears Anya calling out for help when she gets stuck inside and Molly frees her." data-video-title="Important Dumbwaiter" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/srnwwv_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/srnwwv.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/srnwwv.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/cp_important_dumbwaiter.png" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="4.00" data-video-rating-count="3" data-video-media-sources="Recap/CentralParkS1E6RivalBusker,WesternAnimation/CentralPark" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/cp_important_dumbwaiter.png"> <p><span class="bold">Important Dumbw...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="135tjg" data-vimeo-id="429092557" data-video-descrip="Cole takes a sausage from his father's plate, and Birdie tells the audience to follow the sausage because it's a link to something." data-video-title="Follow the Sausage" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/135tjg_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/135tjg.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/135tjg.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/135tjg.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="2" data-video-media-sources="Recap/CentralParkS1E1EpisodeOne,WesternAnimation/CentralPark" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/135tjg.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">Follow the Sausage</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="e8tnsa" data-vimeo-id="416299961" data-video-descrip="Both lampshaded and parodied throughout Season 3. Mr. Peanutbutter buys several boxes filled with spaghetti strainers, for a show, he never makes. Despite this, and the strainers taking up space all over his house, he keeps them around, for a huge payoff he knows will happen eventually. Sure enough, when Pacific Ocean City, is about to be destroyed by tons of spaghetti, guess what ends up saving the day?" data-video-title="The Spaghetti Strainers" data-video-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/qvbr/e8tnsa_640x360p_qvbr.mp4" data-mpd-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/dash/e8tnsa.mpd" data-hls-url="https://d1w6li7s85ibls.cloudfront.net/hls/e8tnsa.m3u8" data-video-thumbnail="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/e8tnsa.jpg" data-video-trope="Main/ChekhovsGun" data-video-tropename="Chekhov's Gun" data-video-approval="APPROVED" data-video-troper-rating="" data-video-average-rating="5.00" data-video-rating-count="6" data-video-media-sources="WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman" class="video-launch-link video-overlay-link video-background-image lazy-image" data-src="https://static.tvtropes.org/trope_videos_transcoded/images/sd/e8tnsa.jpg"> <p><span class="bold">The Spaghetti S...</span></p> </a> <a href="#video-link" data-video-id="g4mvtc" data-vimeo-id="405516522" data-video-descrip="Lampshaded &amp; subverted. 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