RPGs at the movies

[Kai Lord]

As I remember, it was in a hallway, and the kid should have kicked Freddy's butt with his imagination.

But Freddy just made the kid 'flinch' and then stabbed him in the chest with his razors.

Oh yeah, now I kind of remember it. This happened right after the kid blew up the spike-filled wheelchair with a lightning bolt spell.

 

[Kai Lord]

First Season of Charles in Charge, one of the kids he watched played D&D. Yes I used to watch WAAAYYYY to much TV.

Ha, gotcha beat. In an episode of Diff'rent Strokes, Arnold goes into a comic book shop and behind him on the wall is the DMG (1st edition of course.) I have absolutely no idea why I'm able to remember that.

 

[Richards]

There was a D&D boxed set in the background of Charles and Mamba’s room in at least one episode of Duckman.

Johnathan

 

[Klaatu B. Nikto]

Oh yeah! In the Newspaper Comic Strip "Foxtrot" Jason Fox and his friend often play D&D.
(as an aside, my wife e-mailed the author, once, and he said the only reason he doesn't, now, is a lack of time)

IIRC, there was also a week long (maybe 2 weeks) storyline where Jason finally persuaded his sister into playing. They spent hours making up a character but she died at the cave entrance when it collapsed.

There's also the D and DeeDee episode of Dexter's Laboratory. His friends played a ranger (forgot the name), a wizard (Macabros) and a paladin (Valarian). When DeeDee takes over as dungeonmaster, Dexter attempts to play Gygax, 10 level fighter mage with a soul sucking sword but tends up with a hobbit-like character (Burrowing +6!). After walking through the dungeon forest, the group ends up killing a dragon by cutting off its head so candy spews out (SURPRISE! It's a pinata!). Nah. I haven't seen that episode much.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Hmmm, I believe that one of the South Park episodes released within the last few seasons contains a lot of D&D and LotR jokes.

 

[Bloodstone Mage]

Cruel Doubt and Honor Thy Mother made some rather negative references to D&D...

 

[diaglo]

E.T. the game was actually Tunnels & Trolls. the child actors played D&D off set but in the movie they used Tunnels & Trolls. go rent or buy the 20th anniversary DVD.




Salt Lake City Punk...flashback scene in a basement.

 

[CarlZog]

E.T. the game was actually Tunnels & Trolls. the child actors played D&D off set but in the movie they used Tunnels & Trolls. go rent or buy the 20th anniversary DVD.

T&T! That was such a fun game. GREAT for solo play.

TSR was being a militant jerk about D&D copyright protection at the time. I wonder if that had anything to do with T&T being chosen for E.T.

 

[CarlZog]

Quote from an X-files episode: "I didn't spend all that time playing Dungeons & Dragons without learning something about courage."

What a great quote! Who said that?

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Well, if we're going by references from the whole of pop culture, then my personal fave is the song "In the Garage" by Weezer.