Anvil
Anvil noun - A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering.
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According to Smith it was meant to subvert this trope (and slapstick cartoons in general), saying that if an anvil falls on his character, he will die and the person who dropped it will feel remorse.
Source: Anvil on Head -
Empty. According to Smith, it was a meant to be a rebuttal to all those Anvil on Head cartoons, saying that his character will die if one falls on them.
Source: Neck Snap - The first really big anvil came in the episode "Abysinnia, Henry": Anyone Can Die.
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