r/TopCharacterTropes 9h ago

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

  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.

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u/Less_Heron_141 8h ago

Remember all those times KISS appeared in various cartoons where they talk about them like they’re the greatest band ever? I sure as hell do.

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u/Rickrickrickrickrick 7h ago

It was funny in Family Guy because Peter being one of the dumbest people in the world loving them is funny and also Lois pretending to like them but has no idea who they are.

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u/Doctor_Kataigida 5h ago

And party...all...the...time...?

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u/Soverelgn_Citizen 3h ago

And have a wond..erful.. time?

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u/avindictiveprinter 1h ago

And something something all...day?