6/3/2023 0 Comments Light bulb aha moment gif![]() Parodied in The World God Only Knows: when Elsee gets an idea, a different image pops up each time - firefly!Elsee, traveller!Elsee sighting a star, Elsee powering a lightbulb with a bicycle, etc.When Tamaki's bulb turns on, it then zooms out to show a whole wall of bulbs lighting up to form the kanji for "female". The first bulb to turn on is Kyouya, and the last is Tamaki. Not quite the same thing, but the first episode of Ouran High School Host Club uses a set of light bulbs turning on to indicate the members of the Host Club realizing Haruhi is really a girl.In one episode of Rozen Maiden: Traumend, a cell phone signal icon with three bars appears over Suiseiseki's head.(Or it could just be the concept of enlightenment. The lightbulb? No, he didn't actually invent that one. what was it again? note Oh yes! The phonograph. Thomas Edison having a great idea about something. Often used as part of a Rebus Bubble.Īlso, this trope may have been invented in reference to a Mr. Nearly every example here is a parody or subversion. Characters Genre Savvy enough will sometimes put an actual lightbulb above their head or someone else's in an effort to give them an idea. In shows with a weak fourth wall, characters may even grab the lightbulb off of their head and utilize it in their plan, or may happen to be standing under an actual lightbulb that is turned on by another character. Most common subversions are the appearances of a broken light bulb to signify someone is thinking of a bad idea candles, torches, or other sources of light appearing over the heads of characters who pre-date the lightbulb and a character getting the bulb, but turning it off, indicating they had second thoughts and decided it wasn't a good idea after all. This trope has been subverted for decades - it became a cliche almost as soon as it was invented (in the 1920s, for the black and white Felix the Cat cartoons). Often with character pointing one index fingers upwards. ![]() then, suddenly, has a bright idea! A light bulb turns itself on directly above the character's head. Epic Meal Time, Breakfast Pizza (another good idea)Ī character thinks and thinks.
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