Tradition? The only one I can think of is Dr. Strangelove.
7 posted on 11/18/2023 3:47:21 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts
(The Truth is like a lion. You don't need to defend it. Let it loose and it will defend itself.)
There was an episode of Get Smart in which the villain Leadside was in a wheelchair and rode around town in a garbage truck. Not hard to see what show was being parodied.