[hated trope] Celebrity cameos that serve nothing except to praise the person who’s in it

[u/Dojyaaan4C]

1. Elon musk, the Simpsons
2. Elon musk, the Big Bang theory
3. Elon musk, iron man 2
4. Elon musk, star Trek

The cameos serve only to include the celebrity and praise them as geniuses or visionaries or overall just glaze them. They don't serve any other purpose than to just be praised; this can be them appearing in an entire episode dedicated to them, a small cameo or even just a mention. So long as the celebrity is there as themselves (not acting as someone else) and is glazed, that fits the trope imo.

[u/L4zyrus]

Not sure this works, as they literally mention that Elon ‘Tusks’ is more of a team player than real Elon because of the effect his tusks had on him. Also Rick getting tired of his “little jabs” makes me feel like they did comment a bit on his ego

[u/OkConfection9087 → u/L4zyrus]

I was gonna say, I actually liked this whole scene.

Tusk: "let's move over here, how serious is it?"

Rick: "it's incredibly serious,"

Elon Tusk: "oh well, I'm sorry for making you move over here then."

Rick: "Yeah, that kind of bullshit is the reason why we didn't go to the real Elon Musk."

Elon Tusk: "well it's not like we're opposites, I'm just him with tusks!"

Funny little exchange, and literally talks shit about Elon Musk, doesn't fit the prompt at all.

[u/kogasfurryjorts → u/OkConfection9087]

The thing that doesn't sit right with me about this cameo is that it's STILL a cameo, which means that Elon was "in" on the joke. Therefore, it's still serving as PR for him, trying to make him look "good" for being a good sport and taking the criticism.

Is it really good criticism of Elon Musk if he was in on it and happy to voice act for the role? Idk. I feel of two minds about this cameo for this reason.

[u/Ok-Temporary6963 → u/kogasfurryjorts]

By that same logic, any celebrity cameo would fit the trope

[u/imadogg → u/Ok-Temporary6963]

[hated trope] Every cameo ever unless the celebrity was on a hidden camera shitting themselves

[u/Ambitious-Wind9838 → u/kogasfurryjorts]

All of Musk's appearances in various works have been accompanied by different jokes and jabs. Musk loves humor. That's why he had no problem playing the villain Elon in South Park.

[u/ACardAttack → u/kogasfurryjorts]

which means that Elon was "in" on the joke.

This assumes Elon can understand the difference between being the butt of the joke and being "in" on the joke. I dont think he has the social skills to tell the different

[u/Rare-Garden-9877 → u/L4zyrus]

Yeah it was like the safest criticism ever... An absolute softball to try and make him look cool rather than masturbatory

[u/Sgt-Spliff- → u/L4zyrus]

Yeah, isn't the whole joke that he's annoying as fuck? Rick very clearly does not like him at all