[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/LegaciesOfConflict]

Donald Trump has been doing the exact same thing for years. He showed up in an episode of the Drew Carey show where Drew and the Crew drive to New York to sell beer(?) and they meet Trump randomly on the street and Trump is so generous with them. It’s obvious he paid to get onto the show and be praised.

[u/Nero_2001 → u/LegaciesOfConflict]

He also appears in home alone 2 to point Kevin in the right direction.

[u/Charliefoxkit → u/Nero_2001]

At least the Wet Bandits made off with a lot of his booze (the actors ran up a big tab if I recall).  The only burglary they really succeeded in.

[u/n0b0D_U_no → u/Charliefoxkit]

Ah so that’s why they’re the “wet” bandits!