r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ObberGobb • 12d ago

miscellaneous Someone asks for something extremely specific/unusual, and are immediate given it likes it the most common thing in the world

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The Simpsons: Barney's Yoko Ono-esque girlfriend asks for "a single plum, floating in perfume, served in a man's hat." Moe immediately pulls it out from behind the counter, somehow having it right on hand.

The Simpsons again: Homer asks for the phonebook to Hokkaido, Japan at the library. The librarian immediately pulls it out without searching for it, despite the phonebook for Hokkaido, Japan probably not being a common request at small town public libraries.

The Muppets Movie: Fozzie Bear asks the ice cream guy for honey ice cream for himself, and a dragonfly ripple for Kermit, and gets it no questions asked.

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u/RabbitStewAndStout 12d ago

Or when someone then asks for something completely normal, and it's out of stock or treated like a ridiculous request.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wBt6NhOHOiA

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u/MisterBarten 12d ago

Or an example of both happening at the same time. The only one I can think of is the store having a Bort license plate, but no Bart.

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u/FutureBoy2099 11d ago

My son is ALSO named Bort.

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u/Pristine_Poem7623 12d ago

"How about a little Red Leicester?"

"I'm afraid we're fresh out of Red Leicester sir"

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u/GeneralStormfox 11d ago

A variant of that is in Order of the Stick with the polearm store that sells no polearms.

https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html

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u/ThePhyseter 11d ago

"Do you have any cheese at all?"