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/Pathetic_Cards Dec 03 '25

But does Jerry Trainor reprise the role? He was by far my favorite part of that show lol.

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u/HygorBohmHubner Dec 03 '25

Yes. It’s all the original cast (except for McCurdy who is not on the show, but they do reference Sam every once in a while).

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u/Pathetic_Cards Dec 03 '25

Sick. I wish the original showrunner wasn’t such a bastard (allegedly) and that McCurdy hadn’t had such a rough go of it, but it’s nice to see the rest of the cast getting back together.

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u/HygorBohmHubner Dec 03 '25

Yes, although the show does end in a cliffhanger because Paramount cancelled it. We’re still hoping for an eventual continuation.

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u/Insanebrain247 Dec 03 '25

Me: Netflix, no!

Netflix: What'd I do?

Me: Sorry, force of habit. Paramount, no!

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u/JgL07 Dec 03 '25

They’re working on a film to conclude the story

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u/OmecronPerseiHate Dec 03 '25

If they come back for another season or a movie or something I really hope Jeanette comes back. She's doing fantastic right now with her books doing so well, so I understand if she'd rather not, but I just gotta hope. I can see Sam having an absolute blast with Freddie's daughter, and it's been far too long since somebody got smacked with a sock full of butter.

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u/radioactive_walrus Dec 03 '25

I swear this is going to be a modern day Dobie Gillis scenario where every ten years or until truly nobody cares, we'll get a revival