Noodle Incident/Web Animation

• Homestar Runner drops these like toys on a kid's bedroom floor, an analogy chosen specifically because occasionally they pick it up again. They're usually a part of the series' infamous interrupted conversations.
  • For example, there was a successive run of Strong Bad e-mails where various references are made to "DNA evidence": "And that's when I tampered with the DNA evidence!", "And when I returned, the DNA evidence was gone!", etc.; the final one of these was an Easter egg where Homestar lays still on the couch for several seconds, sighs, and says "DNA evidence." All of this was a set up for the next big cartoon (you can guess the title).
• In Red vs. Blue, Grif mentions Simmons getting into an escape pod after saying, "I'm not going to the Vegas Quadrant." No explanation is further given on the subject, but it is based on something that Simmon's voice actor, Gustavo Sorola, did. In the commentary the cast explains how they had gotten together in Los Angeles (half the cast lived in Austin, Texas) and decided to Las Vegas. Drunk, he said the line above, got out of the van, and ran all the way back to the hotel. The group later found a note saying "See you back in Texas". Of course, no further explanation was given in the commentary either, leading to a double Noodle Incident.
  • In a more serious example, it's never explained exactly how York lost his eye, just that it involved Tex, Omega, and Wyoming, and that Tex's influence on Omega is the only reason the wound wasn't fatal. What happened is revealed in Season 9, during a training session with York, Wyoming and Maine versus Tex, Maine and Wyoming got serious and started to use live rounds in the pistols instead of the hardening paint. Maine threw a grenade at Tex, who dodged easily, but landed next to York, who was beaten down at the time. Tex used the paint guns to protect him from the grenade blast, but only managed to cover the right eye, leading to York's left eye getting blown out.
  • There's also the episode where they were discussing how the commandos were all named after states, except "Poor Florida." A moment of silence is then held before continuing the conversation.
  • And when Tex comes back as a ghost and reveals she's been watching them

Tucker: So, when you say you've been watching us, you mean all the time?
Tex: Yes, Tucker. And you should be very ashamed of yourself.
Tucker: It gets lonely out here.

• • • Heh heh. Noodle Incident.
  • Another serious example is the Freelancer break-in on Command. We're only told two details about it: Agent Texas was involved, and it was serious enough to make Command decide to transfer the Alpha to somewhere where it would never be found.
    • And because of her involvement, something happened or did not happen, ensuring the Alpha would not be rescued. This is because Tex is programmed, for lack of a better term, to always fail at any big endeavors she plans.
  • To quote Tucker telling a joke/"funny" story to Tex and Caboose: "And I said 'Read it? I already ruined it!" Nothing more is said on this except Tex calling it disgusting and Caboose not getting it.
• In Bowser's Kingdom episode 8, Bowser Jr. showed up on a airship, Hal asked where Bowser's 7 other children went. Jeff responds that they are not allowed to talk about it. Cue Cutaway Gag where the Koopa Kids are maimed in various ways.