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TV Tropes is a wiki that collects and documents descriptions and examples of plot conventions and devices, which it refers to as tropes, within many creative works. [7] Since its establishment in 2004, the site has shifted focus from covering various tropes to those in general media, toys, writings, and their associated fandoms, as well as some non-media subjects such as history, geography ...
Suspended animation in fiction. Suspended animation in fiction refers to the temporary cessation of life processes experienced by fictional characters, followed by their subsequent revival. This process is commonly employed as a plot device in science fiction narratives. It is frequently utilized to transport a character from the past to the ...
The Marching Morons. "The Marching Morons" was originally published in the April 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. " The Marching Morons " is a science fiction story by American writer Cyril M. Kornbluth, originally published in Galaxy in April 1951. It was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two after being voted one of ...
The Long Morrow. " The Long Morrow " is episode 135 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on January 10, 1964 on CBS. In this episode, an astronaut falls in love on the eve of a 40-year-long space voyage. The story focuses on how he and his lover confront the problem that his 40 years in suspended ...
Comedy TV series about school where the headmaster often uses the cane, although usually takes place off-stage. Tom Brown's Schooldays: 1971 Two scenes of canings carried out by the school headmaster. Tommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin: 1971 A young Chaplin is birched during his time in a workhouse. Thursday's Child: 1972
The Rip Van Winkle Caper. " The Rip Van Winkle Caper " is episode 60 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, and is the 24th episode of the second season. It originally aired on April 21, 1961 on CBS, and was written by series creator and showrunner Rod Serling, and was directed by Justus Addiss.
ABC. Release. September 6, 1967. (1967-09-06) –. March 28, 1968. (1968-03-28) The Second Hundred Years is an American sitcom by Screen Gems starring Monte Markham, Arthur O'Connell, and Frank Maxwell, which aired on the ABC television network for one season from September 6, 1967, to September 19, 1968.
The animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures had an episode dedicated to it "Toon Physics", in which Orson Whales teaches how it differs from actual science. More recently, it has been explicitly described by some cartoon characters, including Roger Rabbit , Bonkers D. Bobcat , and Yakko, Wakko, and Dot , who say that toons are allowed ...