#RUNNING GAG BIT TV#
By the third Austin Powers movie, the running gag of several witnesses likening a flying object to a naughty body part was called out by Ozzy Osbourne, watching it on tv with his family.Contrary to all expectations, not one of them gets stripped this time. When she reappears in the Magic World arc she forces several girls to wear it as well because it increases defense, so when attacking the Cosmo Entelechia stronghold you can see the only one who knows about that and has to wear it herself nearly in tears. In Mahou Sensei Negima there was a running gag throughout the Mahorafest arc of Takane always getting stripped, four times in total, largely because she used magical clothing that stopped working if she was knocked unconscious.Gintoki & Kagura picking their noses in Gintama, sometimes more than once an episode, and there are over 230 episodes.For Croagunk's bit, it's a minor Running Gag in of itself for Dawn to get caught completely surprised whenever Brock makes an instant recovery. It was funny the first three times, then it just became old. It's acknowledged in-universe by his companions (and even antagonists Team Rocket) occasionally getting annoyed at his antics. Brock flirting with any older female he sees in Pokémon, before being hauled away by Misty/Max ( by the ear), Bonsly (using Double-Edge) and Croagunk (getting Poison Jabbed in the ass).The third time this occurs, Okazaki remarks that that particular gag is getting old. In Clannad, Okazaki attempts to make Kotomi more social by bringing her to new people and telling her to introduce herself, at which point she always turns around and introduces herself to Okazaki.
#RUNNING GAG BIT SERIES#
In a meta example, Bakuman｡ featured the main characters working on a light-hearted comedy manga, but only a bit more than 10 chapters in, they're already making entire chapters based on the running gag of the main character saying "I dunno about that." This serves as one of the signs that this isn't the right sort of series for them."It's like something we do Once an Episode." " What's funny about that?" In Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei, during an episode explaining many of the series' jokes to newer audiences, the audience member asks about the background running gags.Do not use this trope to Complain About Running Gags You Don't Like.Įxamples of Acknowledged Overused Running Gags Anime and Manga Note: This is for In-Universe examples only. Okay, if it does that again, that audio equipment is gonna get a dose of C-4. That said, for any joke, good or bad, enough repetition can make people decide it's an Overused Running Gag.Ĭompare Discredited Meme, which this often leads to- to- to- to- to- *WHUMP* Commonly confused with Overly Long Gag, which is when a single gag is stretched out for an irritatingly long time. The inevitable fate of many a comedy Catch Phrase. They should be based on whether the writers have reacted to its overuse (lampshaded or used it less), rather than just a feeling that the gag has been used too much. Anyhow, for this to be a trope, examples should not be subjective.
Before we continue, let's get that audio equipment fixed. Once that wears thin, one can expect the bit to be dropped like a Christmas ham- ham- ham- ham- ham- *SMACK*
Then one can be sure to start seeing plenty of Lampshade Hanging and heavy subversion in the effort to keep the joke fresh, or tolerated. After a while, though, the writers will come to realize that the bit has started to peter out. Even if it isn't Once an Episode, it's still squeezed into the series wherever they see fit- fit- fit- fit- fit- *THUMP* But there are some jokes that the writers thought are just so funny that they should be used in another episode, and another, and another and another. Anyhow, the use of a Running Gag is generally constrained over the course of one episode. When the writers openly acknowledge that a Running Gag has run its due course, even as they are hauling it out again- gain- gain- gain- *WHACK*
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