Scooby Doo Effect

When you can tell which objects in an animated film or video game are supposed to be picked up or manipulated by a character because they "pop out" from the rest of the scene. The effect is achieved by: (a.) making the stand-out object brighter,

(b.) making it a different shade of color than similar surrounding objects, or (c.) in the case of video games, making the object shiny or pulsing with light (intentional scooby doo effect).

The original effect was an unintended side-effect of cel animation. Animators would use the same slides over and over for static backgrounds and place the animation slides over them (e.g. the same picture of a room will be used for several hundred frames because the room never moves, but the characters have to be redrawn each frame with new slides).

The inconsistency of color and brightness between the new painted slides and the original background slide causes the animated object to stand out from the background. The Scooby Doo cartoon was a particularly noteworthy example of this effect in practice.

(playing a video game) "There's some major scooby doo effect on that door. I'm pretty sure you can open it."

by Boondiggle August 14, 2020

Family Guy effect

When a TV show is good at first but then it goes downhill and people start to hate it.

Examples of the Family Guy effect
Family Guy of course
The Simpsons (after season 9)
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (after season 5)
Sword Art Online (after episode 1)
Fairly OddParents (after season 9)

by Boyei October 23, 2020

Luke Murphy Effect

The "Luke Murphy Effect", is simply overstating and/or overusing a word, persons name, or saying, repetitively to the point it becomes stale.

Would you stop talking about Kanye West, you're using the Luke Murphy Effect.

by AnchorUp October 6, 2020

Madam butterfly effect

The theory that hurricanes are caused by the acceptance of transgendered people.

Kirk Cameron believes that hurricane Irma was caused by the Madam Butterfly effect.

by Yonatan the Grey April 19, 2018

the Michael bay effect

When movies Have explosions for random reasons and timings

Character eats a cake
*EXPLOSIONS, NUKES, DESTRUCTION,WORLD WAR 3
Character: What!?!?!.......WHY
Michael Bay: IT'S THE MICHAEL BAY EFFECT MOTHA FOCKA

by lifehater678 May 29, 2017

Erin Quinn Effect

When you poop so hard it ricochets off the bowl and hits the underside of the toilet seat.

There was evidence of the Erin Quinn Effect all over back bath.

by Ookie69 June 25, 2017

Whoopie cushion effect

When you sit on something too long and then it goes *fart noise... Long*

My shares have had the whoopie cushion effect

by Twicksy February 28, 2018