I'm trying to find TV shows (or films) that contain a particular trope that I noticed while watching some old 1980's shows lately. Namely shows where the main character provides a sort of running narration throughout. [more inside]
posted by katyggls on May 6, 2013 - 25 answers

Percussive maintenance is hitting an electronic or mechanical device to get it to work. I'd love to hear about any movies, tv shows, games or commercials where you've seen a character do this (not necessarily successfully). TV Tropes of course covers this pretty well but the more examples I can get, the better. It's for a supercut project. [more inside]
posted by dunk on Feb 20, 2013 - 21 answers

How did "fire alarm goes off" → "sprinkler gets activated" become a TV trope? Have there ever been systems in wide use that act like this? [more inside]
posted by dmd on Nov 5, 2012 - 11 answers

What are the reference points for the final scene of the Office (US) Season 2 Episode 21, "Conflict Resolution?" [more inside]
posted by holdkris99 on Jun 2, 2011 - 9 answers

Movies and specific episodes of TV series where the sidekick surpasses the hero? [more inside]
posted by jsturgill on Mar 5, 2011 - 26 answers

I'm looking for movie (and other media) quotes that follow a similar model: Character 1 asks a question. Character 2 answers with the name of the movie. [more inside]
posted by 2bucksplus on Aug 9, 2010 - 33 answers

Character googles her paranormal boyfriend. Fake wikipedia article reading ensues. Is there a TVtropes article for this cliché, or, alternatively, what are some examples? [more inside]
posted by PhoBWanKenobi on Aug 9, 2010 - 23 answers