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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In [[Recap/CommunityS4E13AdvancedIntroductionToFinality the finale]] of Season 4, Jeff Winger graduates from Greendale and promises to complete his HeelFaceTurn by becoming a CrusadingLawyer. Unfortunately, between seasons NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished, and "[[Recap/CommunityS5E01Repilot Repilot]]" shows how completely his legal practice has failed: debt collectors are stripping everything out of his office as Jeff is DrowningHisSorrows. His weaselly former colleague Alan appears to tempt Jeff back into his AmoralAttorney ways. With a drink in his hand, Jeff is ready to refuse the offer with his dignity intact. Then one of the repo men ruins it.
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In [[Recap/CommunityS4E13AdvancedIntroductionToFinality the finale]] of Season 4, Jeff Winger graduates from Greendale and promises to complete his HeelFaceTurn by becoming a CrusadingLawyer. Unfortunately, between seasons NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished, and "[[Recap/CommunityS5E01Repilot Repilot]]" shows opens by showing how completely his legal practice Jeff Winger's attempt to become a CrusadingLawyer has failed: debt failed. Debt collectors are stripping everything out of his office as Jeff is DrowningHisSorrows. His weaselly former colleague Alan appears to tempt Jeff back into his AmoralAttorney ways. With ways, but with a drink in his hand, hand Jeff is ready to refuse the offer with his dignity intact. Then one of the repo men ruins it.
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* Creator/GeorgeOrwell noted, in his books on poverty in Britain in TheThirties, that there was an absolute legally-enshrined limit beyond which no creditor could go. A household in direst poverty was still legally entitled to a table to eat at, a bed to sleep in, chairs to sit on, and a bureaucratically defined, and very minimal, list of essential clothing and linen. In ''The Road to Wigan Pier'', Orwell also drily noted that if a household had an ''excess'' of goods above this statutory minimum, it was expected to sell or pawn them for money before they could apply for any welfare payments.
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This trope has some heavy overlap with the EvilDebtCollector, MorallyBankruptBanker and other financial tropes. ImpossibleTheft is when the items (usually the same type as that trope) are stolen.
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This trope has some heavy overlap with the EvilDebtCollector, MorallyBankruptBanker MorallyBankruptBanker, IntimidatingRevenueService and other financial tropes. ImpossibleTheft is when the items (usually the same type as that trope) are stolen.
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-->-- '''Remy''', ''Film/RepoMen''.
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-->-- '''Remy''', ''Film/RepoMen''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The Money," repo men take the Wattersons' entire house off the ground after they go broke. When that's gone, one of them snatches the front yard turf from under their feet like a tablecloth.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'':
** In "The Money," repo men take the Wattersons' entire house off the ground after they go broke. When that's gone, one of them snatches the front yard turf from under their feet like a tablecloth.
** In "The Money," repo men take the Wattersons' entire house off the ground after they go broke. When that's gone, one of them snatches the front yard turf from under their feet like a tablecloth.
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This is when the repo men go above and beyond what the audience would consider "the call of duty", safety, [[HollywoodLaw legality]], [[KickTheDog morality]] or even [[BeyondTheImpossible sanity]], and repossess items that are either:
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This is when the repo men go above and beyond what the audience would consider "the call of duty", safety, [[HollywoodLaw legality]], [[KickTheDog morality]] morality]], safety or even [[BeyondTheImpossible sanity]], and repossess items that are either:
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# Not covered under the original contract (read: unless it's something extreme like bankruptcy -- and sometimes not even then -- repo men are normally only allowed to take the stuff you bought with your expired credit card like your Ferrari, not your family heirlooms, dog and [[BankruptcyBarrel the literal clothes off your back]]), or
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# [[ImpossibleTheft Absurd to remove to begin with]], such as [[MonumentalTheft entire buildings]] or [[IntangibleTheft a person's thoughts]] or [[UnPerson identity/existence]],
# Not covered under the original contract (read: unless it's something extreme like bankruptcy -- and sometimes not even then -- repo men are normally only allowed to take the stuff you bought with your expired credit card like your Ferrari, not your family heirlooms, dog and [[BankruptcyBarrel the literal clothes off yourback]]), or back]]),
# Not covered under the original contract (read: unless it's something extreme like bankruptcy -- and sometimes not even then -- repo men are normally only allowed to take the stuff you bought with your expired credit card like your Ferrari, not your family heirlooms, dog and [[BankruptcyBarrel the literal clothes off your
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* ''Film/{{Popeye}}'': The Taxman of Sweethaven takes literally ''everything'' from the Oyl home on trumped-up tax charges, [[TheDragon because Bluto ordered him to]].
-->'''The Taxman of Sweethaven''': [''after taking everything else in the house and being annoyed by the Oyl family, notices that the only thing left in the house is a sunflower''] And one sunflower, [[EvilisPetty "embarrass the taxman" tax!]] [''takes the sunflower, leaves'']
-->'''The Taxman of Sweethaven''': [''after taking everything else in the house and being annoyed by the Oyl family, notices that the only thing left in the house is a sunflower''] And one sunflower, [[EvilisPetty "embarrass the taxman" tax!]] [''takes the sunflower, leaves'']
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* Franklin and Lamar in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' work as repo men for Simeon Yeterian's [[HonestJohnsDealership Premium Deluxe Motorsport]], reposessing vehicles sold with dodgy loans, and a reposession of a motorcycle from a Vagos gang member turns deadly. Later, Franklin is sent to reposses an SUV bought by Jimmy De Santa, and once held at gunpoint by his father, Michael, it becomes clear Simeon sent for the repo before Jimmy even had a chance to miss a payment.
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* ''WebVideo/Dimension20: A Starstruck Odyssey'': The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Repo Reapers]] are a roving band of glorified mercenaries who violently repossess the assets of people they're hired to target, up to and including the cybernetic augments wired into them. When Gunnie's debt worsens he begins to attract their attention, but once he finally manages to pay all his debt off near the end of the campaign they immediately stop pursuing him, as they're OnlyInItForTheMoney.
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* ''WebVideo/Dimension20: A Starstruck Odyssey'': The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Repo Reapers]] are a roving band of glorified mercenaries who violently repossess the assets of people they're hired to target, up to and including the cybernetic augments wired into them. When Gunnie's debt worsens he begins to attract their attention, but once he finally manages to pay all his debt off near the end of the campaign they immediately stop pursuing him, as they're OnlyInItForTheMoney.
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* ''Film/SmileyFace'': After Jane fails to pay her dealer on time, he shows up with some friends and takes her and her roommate Steve's furniture, including Jane's beloved expensive mattress.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Cyberpunk2077}}'' has an interesting take. In the world of advanced cybernetics it is entirely possible to repo bionics and artificial organs as ubiquitous Bionics have made it so that your expensive 200,000 dollar Cyberarm with built in weapons, powerful muscles, and customized light up skin patterns can be replaced by a cheap 2,000 dollar model that's basically a bunch of tubes with some motors installed.
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* ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'': The first page of "Spirou à New York" illustrates how fast fortunes can change in the world of stock trading, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spirou_in_ny_repo.png with the repo men (instantaneously) seizing not only the newly-impoverished man's luxurious surroundings and replacing them with cheap furnishings (a chandelier with a dangling lightbulb, a massive desk with wooden boards on trestles...),]] but also [[DrivenToSuicide his revolver]] and all his clothes except for an undershirt and GoofyPrintUnderwear.
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* ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'': The first page of "Spirou à New York" illustrates how fast fortunes can change in the world of stock trading, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spirou_in_ny_repo.png with the repo men (instantaneously) seizing not only the newly-impoverished man's luxurious surroundings and replacing them with cheap furnishings (a chandelier with a dangling lightbulb, a massive desk with wooden boards on trestles...),]] but also [[DrivenToSuicide his revolver]] and all his clothes except for an undershirt and GoofyPrintUnderwear. The butler (who's just learned ''his'' stocks have earned him a fortune) proposes a solution, which is him hiring the former millionaire as butler. Naturally, he's soon ruined, but the butler has a solution...
-->Alas, sir, it has just been seized. But thanks to my modest savings, I was able to purchase this revolver, which I will gladly lend to sir.
-->Alas, sir, it has just been seized. But thanks to my modest savings, I was able to purchase this revolver, which I will gladly lend to sir.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'': In "Viva Lost Wages", Bet-a-Billion Bill steals Felix's magic bag so he can use it to win bets and become rich again. Right after Felix recovers the magic bag, Bill receives a phone call from the bank informing him that his investments failed, his oil wells dried up, and his lottery tickets awarded him no prizes, making him bankrupt again; and a repo man shows up to repossess his limousine, his yacht, his girl, his mansion (a giant crane removed it from the area) and his suit.
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In [[Recap/CommunityS4E13AdvancedIntroductionToFinality the finale]] of Season 4, Jeff Winger graduates from Greendale and promises to complete his HeelFaceTurn by becoming a CrusadingLawyer. Unfortunately, NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished, and "[[Recap/CommunityS5E01Repilot Repilot]]" shows the unfortunate results of his failure: debt collectors are stripping everything out of his office as Jeff is DrowningHisSorrows. His weaselly former colleague Alan appears to tempt Jeff back into his AmoralAttorney ways. With a drink in his hand, Jeff is ready to refuse the offer with his dignity intact. Then one of the repo men ruins it.
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In [[Recap/CommunityS4E13AdvancedIntroductionToFinality the finale]] of Season 4, Jeff Winger graduates from Greendale and promises to complete his HeelFaceTurn by becoming a CrusadingLawyer. Unfortunately, between seasons NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished, and "[[Recap/CommunityS5E01Repilot Repilot]]" shows the unfortunate results of how completely his failure: legal practice has failed: debt collectors are stripping everything out of his office as Jeff is DrowningHisSorrows. His weaselly former colleague Alan appears to tempt Jeff back into his AmoralAttorney ways. With a drink in his hand, Jeff is ready to refuse the offer with his dignity intact. Then one of the repo men ruins it.
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* The main premise of ''Series/OperationRepo''. The series pretends to be a "reality" show, but is actually more like a repo version of ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''. The crew gets into a serious of outrageously staged altercations that would quickly put a legitimate recovery company out of business due to liability.
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* The main premise of ''Series/OperationRepo''. ''Series/OperationRepo'' is all about this. The series pretends to be a "reality" reality show, but is actually more like a repo version of ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''. The crew gets into a serious of outrageously staged altercations that would quickly put a legitimate recovery company out of business due to liability.
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In [[Recap/CommunityS4E13AdvancedIntroductionToFinality the finale]] of Season 4, Jeff Winger graduates from Greendale and promises to complete his HeelFaceTurn by becoming a CrusadingLawyer. Unfortunately, NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished, and "[[Recap/CommunityS5E01Repilot Repilot]]" shows the unfortunate results of his failure: debt collectors are stripping everything out of his office as Jeff is DrowningHisSorrows. His weaselly former colleague Alan appears to tempt Jeff back into his AmoralAttorney ways. With a drink still in his hand, Jeff is ready to refuse the offer with his dignity intact. Then one of the repo men ruins it.
--> '''Jeff:''' Look, I might be [[TooDesperateToBePicky broke, desperate, and nearly homeless]], but I still got one thing deep inside that gives me power- \\
''[a man snatches the alcohol out of his hand]'' \\
'''Jeff:''' ''[defeated]'' That was it. [[INeedAFreakingDrink That was all I had]].
--> '''Jeff:''' Look, I might be [[TooDesperateToBePicky broke, desperate, and nearly homeless]], but I still got one thing deep inside that gives me power- \\
''[a man snatches the alcohol out of his hand]'' \\
'''Jeff:''' ''[defeated]'' That was it. [[INeedAFreakingDrink That was all I had]].
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In [[Recap/CommunityS4E13AdvancedIntroductionToFinality the finale]] of Season 4, Jeff Winger graduates from Greendale and promises to complete his HeelFaceTurn by becoming a CrusadingLawyer. Unfortunately, NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished, and "[[Recap/CommunityS5E01Repilot Repilot]]" shows the unfortunate results of his failure: debt collectors are stripping everything out of his office as Jeff is DrowningHisSorrows. His weaselly former colleague Alan appears to tempt Jeff back into his AmoralAttorney ways. With a drink still in his hand, Jeff is ready to refuse the offer with his dignity intact. Then one of the repo men ruins it.
--> '''Jeff:''' Look, I might be [[TooDesperateToBePicky broke, desperate, and nearly homeless]], but I still got one thing deep inside that gives mepower- \\
power. ''[a man snatches the alcohol glass out of his hand]'' \\
'''Jeff:''' ''[defeated]''That was it. [[INeedAFreakingDrink That was all I had]].
--> '''Jeff:''' Look, I might be [[TooDesperateToBePicky broke, desperate, and nearly homeless]], but I still got one thing deep inside that gives me
'''Jeff:''' ''[defeated]''
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In [[Recap/CommunityS4E13AdvancedIntroductionToFinality the finale]] of Season 4, Jeff Winger graduates from Greendale and promises to complete his HeelFaceTurn by becoming a CrusadingLawyer. Unfortunately, NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished, and "[[Recap/CommunityS5E01Repilot Repilot]]" shows the unfortunate results of his failure: debt collectors are stripping everything out of his office as Jeff is DrowningHisSorrows. His weaselly former colleague Alan appears to tempt Jeff back into his AmoralAttorney ways. With a drink still in his hand, Jeff is ready to refuse the offer with his dignity intact. Then one of the repo men ruins it.
--> '''Jeff:''' Look, I might be [[TooDesperateToBePicky broke, desperate, and nearly homeless]], but I still got one thing deep inside that gives me power- \\
''[a man snatches the alcohol out of his hand]'' \\
'''Jeff:''' ''[defeated]'' That was it. [[INeedAFreakingDrink That was all I had]].
--> '''Jeff:''' Look, I might be [[TooDesperateToBePicky broke, desperate, and nearly homeless]], but I still got one thing deep inside that gives me power- \\
''[a man snatches the alcohol out of his hand]'' \\
'''Jeff:''' ''[defeated]'' That was it. [[INeedAFreakingDrink That was all I had]].
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* In ''ComicBook/TheDandy'', in a ''Fiddle O'Diddle'' cartoon, Muldoon becomes wealthy but ends up losing all his money. Bailiffs come in and take everything, even all the potatos he was growing in his garden!
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* In ''ComicBook/TheDandy'', in a ''Fiddle O'Diddle'' cartoon, Muldoon becomes wealthy finds a pot of gold and goes on a spending spree, but ends up losing all his it turns out the gold was just chocolate money. Bailiffs come in and take everything, even all the potatos he was growing in his garden!
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* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsons:'' When Bart accidentally wracks up debt by ordering several crates of Armenian seeds, repo men come to repossess the Simpsons house... by cutting it to pieces.
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* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': In one of the ''Dragon'' magazine comics a debt collector for a temple where Belkar previously received healing repossesses his health, with a sword, and a dagger for interest. Then a mind flayer shows up to talk to Roy about his student loans.
