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Obviously [[Truth in Television]] for anyone who tried that. In real life, however, it usually results in a nosebleed or, if bad enough, a trip to the emergency room - [[Looney Tunes]] jokes notwithstanding. And if an actual rake ''fails'' to rise and smack you, it may instead [[Agony of the Feet|hurt your foot]]. |
Obviously [[Truth in Television]] for anyone who tried that. In real life, however, it usually results in a nosebleed or, if bad enough, a trip to the emergency room - [[Looney Tunes]] jokes notwithstanding. And if an actual rake ''fails'' to rise and smack you, it may instead [[Agony of the Feet|hurt your foot]]. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* A variation happens in ''[[ |
* A variation happens in ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'', when Clark keeps stepping on loose floorboards in the attic. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* A humorous aside in the ''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'' novel ''The Traitor's Hand'' notes a group of monks injuring themselves stepping on discarded gardening tools while fleeing from an unexpectedly-landing shuttlecraft. Seems even in [[Warhammer |
* A humorous aside in the ''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'' novel ''The Traitor's Hand'' notes a group of monks injuring themselves stepping on discarded gardening tools while fleeing from an unexpectedly-landing shuttlecraft. Seems even in [[Warhammer 40,000|the 41st millennium]], this joke still happens. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* Happens to the Skipper on the ''[[ |
* Happens to the Skipper on the ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' episode "Waiting for Watubi"; the "rake" was made of bamboo and coconuts. |
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* Happens to Jack a couple of times on ''[[ |
* Happens to Jack a couple of times on ''[[Three's Company]]''. |
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* On ''[[ |
* On ''[[1000 Ways to Die|One Thousand Ways to Die]]'', one young woman who gardened as a hobby died of suffocation by stepping on a rake with a zucchini in her mouth as she prepared for a date. |
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* In ''The Late Show with [[David Letterman]]'''s Top Ten List of the most dangerous toys (from November 1997), Number 8 was "'Ouch!' The Step-On-A-Rake Game". |
* In ''The Late Show with [[David Letterman]]'''s Top Ten List of the most dangerous toys (from November 1997), Number 8 was "'Ouch!' The Step-On-A-Rake Game". |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time]]'' has loose planks on the pirate ship level that smack the player character whenever they step on them. It's the same gag. |
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* This happens to Guybrush in ''[[Monkey Island 2 |
* This happens to Guybrush in ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge|Monkey Island 2 Le Chucks Revenge]]''. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'' allows you to buy a rake for your lawn that kills the first zombie that it encounters; it lasts three levels, after which you can buy a new one. |
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* A rare level hazard in the ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' game for the [[Sega Genesis]]. In some levels, enemies can attack you while the rake has incapacitated you. |
* A rare level hazard in the ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' game for the [[Sega Genesis]]. In some levels, enemies can attack you while the rake has incapacitated you. |
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* One of the rake-type traps is present in ''[[ |
* One of the rake-type traps is present in ''[[RuneScape]]'' in Isafdar forest. However, this trap has something else than just a stick at the end of rake. |
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* This can happen to Pac-Man in ''[[ |
* This can happen to Pac-Man in ''[[Pac-Man|Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures]]'' at the farm. |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': |
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Torg''' (thinking): ''Alone, surrounded by vampires. My only hope is to dive for the rake by my feet, breaking the shaft into a wooden stake. But how am I going to find it in this mist?'' |
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*WAP!* }} |
*WAP!* }} |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* Tom the cat gets it frequently in ''[[ |
* Tom the cat gets it frequently in ''[[Tom and Jerry]]''. |
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* This happens to Sideshow Bob a lot in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', particularly in the "Cape Feare" story where he [[Overly Long Gag|repeatedly stepped on a bunch of rakes in a row]]. Hanging onto the bottom on a car after it went through a bunch of cacti apparently left him too out of it even notice how they were all there completely littering the ground. |
* This happens to Sideshow Bob a lot in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', particularly in the "Cape Feare" story where he [[Overly Long Gag|repeatedly stepped on a bunch of rakes in a row]]. Hanging onto the bottom on a car after it went through a bunch of cacti apparently left him too out of it even notice how they were all there completely littering the ground. |
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** In the DVD commentary, the creators admit they were [[Filler|filling for time]]. |
** In the DVD commentary, the creators admit they were [[Filler|filling for time]]. |
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** It becomes a [[Running Gag]] or possibly even a [[Brick Joke]] in later episodes. |
** It becomes a [[Running Gag]] or possibly even a [[Brick Joke]] in later episodes. |
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{{quote|'''Sideshow Bob:''' Rakes! My old arch enemy... |
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'''Bart:''' I thought I was your arch enemy? |
'''Bart:''' I thought I was your arch enemy? |
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''' Sideshow Bob:''' I have a life outside of you, you know. }} |
''' Sideshow Bob:''' I have a life outside of you, you know. }} |
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:* In "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" (an [[Alternate Ending]] to "Cape Feare" where Bob succeeded in killing Bart) makes this horrifically true, as it is what ultimately dooms Bob; the adult Lisa has become a cruel [[Serial Killer]] gunning for revenge, and a rake is what hinders his attempt to flee from her. |
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* In ''[[Ice Age]]'', Sid the sloth walks on ''something'' in the abandoned human camp and gets whacked in the face. |
* In ''[[Ice Age]]'', Sid the sloth walks on ''something'' in the abandoned human camp and gets whacked in the face. |
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* ''[[Monster Allergy]]'' has it with Bombo in the opening theme of season 1. |
* ''[[Monster Allergy]]'' has it with Bombo in the opening theme of season 1. |
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 10 December 2023
Common in cartoons, an innocuous-looking rake (or hoe, or shovel...) is lying on the ground. A character steps on it the wrong way and gets a face full of the stick part. Ouch.
Obviously Truth in Television for anyone who tried that. In real life, however, it usually results in a nosebleed or, if bad enough, a trip to the emergency room - Looney Tunes jokes notwithstanding. And if an actual rake fails to rise and smack you, it may instead hurt your foot.
Film
- A variation happens in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, when Clark keeps stepping on loose floorboards in the attic.
Literature
- A humorous aside in the Ciaphas Cain novel The Traitor's Hand notes a group of monks injuring themselves stepping on discarded gardening tools while fleeing from an unexpectedly-landing shuttlecraft. Seems even in the 41st millennium, this joke still happens.
Live Action TV
- Happens to the Skipper on the Gilligan's Island episode "Waiting for Watubi"; the "rake" was made of bamboo and coconuts.
- Happens to Jack a couple of times on Three's Company.
- On One Thousand Ways to Die, one young woman who gardened as a hobby died of suffocation by stepping on a rake with a zucchini in her mouth as she prepared for a date.
- In The Late Show with David Letterman's Top Ten List of the most dangerous toys (from November 1997), Number 8 was "'Ouch!' The Step-On-A-Rake Game".
Newspaper Comics
- The Far Side has the African Rakesnake.
Other
Video Games
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time has loose planks on the pirate ship level that smack the player character whenever they step on them. It's the same gag.
- This happens to Guybrush in Monkey Island 2 Le Chucks Revenge.
- Plants vs. Zombies allows you to buy a rake for your lawn that kills the first zombie that it encounters; it lasts three levels, after which you can buy a new one.
- A rare level hazard in the Tiny Toon Adventures game for the Sega Genesis. In some levels, enemies can attack you while the rake has incapacitated you.
- One of the rake-type traps is present in RuneScape in Isafdar forest. However, this trap has something else than just a stick at the end of rake.
- This can happen to Pac-Man in Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures at the farm.
Web Comics
Torg (thinking): Alone, surrounded by vampires. My only hope is to dive for the rake by my feet, breaking the shaft into a wooden stake. But how am I going to find it in this mist?
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Western Animation
- Tom the cat gets it frequently in Tom and Jerry.
- This happens to Sideshow Bob a lot in The Simpsons, particularly in the "Cape Feare" story where he repeatedly stepped on a bunch of rakes in a row. Hanging onto the bottom on a car after it went through a bunch of cacti apparently left him too out of it even notice how they were all there completely littering the ground.
- In the DVD commentary, the creators admit they were filling for time.
- It becomes a Running Gag or possibly even a Brick Joke in later episodes.
Sideshow Bob: Rakes! My old arch enemy... |
- In "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" (an Alternate Ending to "Cape Feare" where Bob succeeded in killing Bart) makes this horrifically true, as it is what ultimately dooms Bob; the adult Lisa has become a cruel Serial Killer gunning for revenge, and a rake is what hinders his attempt to flee from her.
- In Ice Age, Sid the sloth walks on something in the abandoned human camp and gets whacked in the face.
- Monster Allergy has it with Bombo in the opening theme of season 1.