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** adam falls in love with his X
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** adam falls in love with his X
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** Adam becomes friends with ''everything''.

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** Adam becomes friends with ''everything''.''[[FriendToAllLivingThings everything]]''.

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* '''Averted''':
** Adam has no "X".
** Adam doesn't consider his "X" a friend; he only likes it as a pet.

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* '''Averted''':
** Adam
'''Averted''': No one has no "X".
** Adam doesn't consider his "X" a friend; he only likes it as a pet.
an "X".



* '''Defied''': Adam refuses to like the new companion.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Adam doesn't consider his "X" a friend; he only likes it as a pet.
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Adam refuses to like the new companion.



** Bob wonders why a human-like behavior to non-alien friend causes a great affection compared to normal human/human friendship.
** "You know, you're really that kind of child who could use a non-human friend"

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** Bob wonders why a human-like behavior to non-alien friend causes a great affection compared to normal human/human friendship.
** "You know, you're really that kind of child who could use a non-human friend"friend."



** The family doesn't pay attention to Adam and his "X" is his only friend.
** Alternatively, once the parents discover that Adam has an X, they pay their attention to X only.
** The family exploits or seeks to end their relationship.



** Bob wonders why a human-like behavior to non-alien friend causes a great affection compared to normal human/human friendship.



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Not applicable. (This trope is always intentional.)
* '''Unparodied'''[[note]]Continued from "Parodied"[[/note]]: At first, Adam and his "X" look like aliens, but it turns out that they are in disguises.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Not applicable. (This trope is always intentional.)
* '''Unparodied'''[[note]]Continued from "Parodied"[[/note]]: At first,
** The family doesn't pay attention to Adam and his "X" look like aliens, but it turns out is his only friend.
** Once the parents discover
that Adam has an X, they are in disguises.pay their attention to X only.
** The family exploits or seeks to end their relationship.
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** Adam becomes friends with an EldritchAbomination
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** [[RockyAndBullwinkle A Harvard educated dog adopts a human boy]].

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** [[RockyAndBullwinkle [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle A Harvard educated dog adopts a human boy]].
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** [[RockyAndBullwinkle A Harvard educated dog adopts a human boy]].
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** Adam is friends with the [[LiteralMinded letter X.]]
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** In a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, [[FantasticRacism no one has any friends outside their own species]].



* '''Exploited''': The "X" hangs around Adam for the sake of getting treats.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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The "X" hangs around Adam for the sake of getting treats.treats.
** Adam is [[NaughtyIsGood naughty]] and uses his "X" as a scapegoat.



** Adam is the only human with a non-human sidekick and has to cope with it.



** Adam has a dog, and meets a girl with a cat. They become best friends, and [[InterspeciesFriendship so do their pets.]]



** A cat eats Adam's mouse. Adam ''adopts the cat as his new pet''.

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** A cat eats Adam's mouse. [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste Adam ''adopts adopts the cat as his new pet''.pet.]]



** Adam is the only human with a non-human sidekick and has to cope with it.

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** Adam really likes and is good with animals, aliens, or whatever the "X" is (if it's an inanimate object, he might have a collection or a deep interest)

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** Adam really likes and is good with animals, aliens, or whatever the "X" is (if is. If it's an inanimate object, he might have a collection or a deep interest)interest.



** Adam is the only human with non-human sidekick and has to cope with it.



** As time goes on, Adam and his "X" start to drift apart.



* '''Played For Laughs''': The companion is a hindrance to Adam, in comical ways.

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** Adam's bond with his "X" is strengthened after the "X" saves Adam's life.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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The companion "X" is a hindrance to Adam, Adam in comical ways. ways.
** A cat eats Adam's mouse. Adam ''adopts the cat as his new pet''.



** As time goes on, Adam and his "X" start to drift apart.

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** As time goes on, Adam is the only human with a non-human sidekick and his "X" start has to drift apart.cope with it.


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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Not applicable. (This trope is always intentional.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Not applicable. (This trope is always intentional.)
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** Adam, a 7-year old boy has a close animal friend.

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** Adam, a 7-year old boy 7-year-old boy, has a close animal friend.



** Adam and his anthropomorphic cat sidekick live in a [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals city of cats]].



** However, [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve thanks to the strength of Adam's imagination]], and either AppliedPhlebotinum or Magic's help, the creature manages to turn itself real.

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** However, [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve thanks to the strength of Adam's imagination]], and either AppliedPhlebotinum or Magic's magic's help, the creature manages to turn itself real.



* '''Enforced''': "We need a cute animal to capture female audiences."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Here's a new pet. You'll become best of friends, I bet!"

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* '''Enforced''': "We need a cute animal to capture female audiences. Let's give Adam a pet."
* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"Here's a new pet. You'll become best of friends, I bet!"bet!"
** "This is my best friend, Squeaky the mouse. He understands me, and unlike you, he loves me."



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Not applicable. (This trope is always intentional.
* '''Unparodied'''[[note]]Continued from "Parodied"[[/note]]: At first, Adam and his "X" look like aliens, but it turns out that they are in disguises.



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