r/TopCharacterTropes • u/MeepMan324 • 3d ago

Hated Tropes (Hated Trope) False advertising

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  1. The marketing makes it seem like the movie is about Austin (the unbreakable boy) who is autistic, but rather it's about his prick of a father who caused a drunk driving accident
  2. The talking kangaroo was included in all of the trailers and the main poster but was only a hallucination and was seen for like 30 seconds (Kangaroo Jack)
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u/UKS1977 3d ago

First broadcast: Sat 28th Dec 1985, 17:50 on BBC One London

First broadcast: Thu 31st Dec 1987, 17:35 on BBC Two England

But this is the best...

First broadcast: Tue 25th Dec 1990, 09:30 on BBC Two England!!!!!

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u/allanrob22 3d ago

The broadcast in 1990 is when I saw it, 7 year old me was traumatised, fond memories.

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u/Alternative_Buyer364 3d ago

Merry Christmas

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u/UKS1977 3d ago

ITV stuck it on in spring a few times in the nineties: Carlton
WatershipDown(1978)
5 Apr 1996, 10:35 am

Carlton
WatershipDown(1978)
28 Mar 1997, 10:30 am

Carlton
WatershipDown(1978)
31 Dec 1998, 12:50 pm