Older Than the Web

The Internet was first developed in the 1960s with projects such as ARPANET. While the exact history of the internet is complex and questionable, rules for this had to be put in place.

For the purpose, this will only focus on when the Internet was release for commercial reasons. That means Tropes first documented in the era when television was becoming common media (1940s) and before the emergence of commercial usage of the Internet by civilians (1990s).

Tropes that created or named during this time period:

Getting Crap Past the Radar: Potentially-lewd information being missed by the censors. The name of the term came from Mork and Mindy (1978).
I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Where a hero doesn’t know about an injury until it’s seen. Name for a line in Predator (1987).
With This Herring: A character must embark poorly equipped.
- Only a Flesh Wound: A character functioning well despite a serious injury. Name for a scene in Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975).
You Are Already Dead: Death is delayed after a fatal injured in sustained. Coined by Kenshiro thanks to his ability to go after pressure points to cause a fatal injury (1985).
You Meddling Kids: Someone who was able to foil a villain’s plans just when the plan almost went through. Coined by several of criminals stopped by Mystery, Inc. (1969).