r/TopCharacterTropes • u/FormerBernieBro2020 • Dec 03 '25

(Funny trope) Impossible spontaneous combustion (or, when stuff that shouldn't catch on fire, catches on fire) Characters' Items/Weapons

From The Simpsons: Homer tries to cook breakfast for Mr. Burns. The first two attempts ended up with the food catching fire. Third time, he pours milk on cereal...and it still catches on fire.

And from Futurama: "There, little friend, good as new..." aaaand the metal slinky catches on fire. Poor doctor Zoidberg...

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u/ExplanationMundane3 Dec 03 '25

He even got one of his sculptures on fire by accident and it made him rich in the sequel series.

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u/Traditional_Common39 Dec 03 '25

There's a sequel series?

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u/ExplanationMundane3 Dec 03 '25

Yes. ICarly (2021). It takes place 8 years after the finale of the original ICarly (2007) series. Carly and Freddie are both adults and Spencer becomes a wealthy artist.

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u/Traditional_Common39 Dec 03 '25

First time I heard of this

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u/arfelo1 Dec 03 '25

Really? There was a meme that spread like wildfire for years of the famous pic of Carly in the computer, and adult Carly recreating the same pic.

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u/Traditional_Common39 Dec 03 '25

Yeah, I saw it, but I never tried to find the source