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* '''Implied''': Dr. Woodley says that this type of mistake happens a lot, but she doesn't elaborate.

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Dr. Woodley says that this type of mistake happens a lot, but she doesn't elaborate.elaborate.
** Bob suddenly goes from being demanding to submissive to Dr. Woodley, implying he discovered she was not someone he could bark orders at.
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** Alice mistakes Bob a middle aged well-dressed man for Dr. Woodley, and then thinks the younger also well-dressed woman beside him must be Dr. Woodley. The real Dr. Woodley is the seemingly ditzy teenager.

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** Alice mistakes Bob Bob, a middle aged well-dressed man man, for Dr. Woodley, and then thinks the younger also well-dressed woman beside him must be Dr. Woodley. The real Dr. Woodley is the seemingly ditzy teenager.
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** Dr. Woodley does not speak Alice's language, and Bob is translating her words verbatim, including introducing himself by her name.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single person who comes looking for Dr. Woodley always mistake Bob as "him", to the real professor's annoyance.

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Every single person who comes looking for Dr. Woodley always mistake Bob as "him", to the real professor's annoyance.annoyance.
** Alice mistakes Bob a middle aged well-dressed man for Dr. Woodley, and then thinks the younger also well-dressed woman beside him must be Dr. Woodley. The real Dr. Woodley is the seemingly ditzy teenager.



* '''Justified''': Dr. Woodley [[OlderThanTheyLook looks about fifteen and too young to be a professor]], while Bob is in uniform.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Dr. Woodley [[OlderThanTheyLook looks about fifteen and too young to be a professor]], while Bob is in uniform.uniform.
** Dr. Woodley is a BunnyEarsLawyer, and needs a more official appearing assistant to be at her side.



* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley, but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three-year-old boy!

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley, but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three-year-old boy!boy.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice is looking for Dr. Woodley, head of the lab, and assumes that it is Bob. Bob is Dr. Bob Woodley, but he tells her his sister, Dr. Carol Woodley, is the head of the lab. Still, Bob happens to be qualified to address Alice's problem as well and does so.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice is looking for Dr. Woodley, head of the lab, and assumes that it is Bob. Bob is Dr. Bob Woodley, but he tells her that his sister, Dr. Carol Woodley, is the head of the lab. Still, Bob happens to be qualified to address Alice's problem as well and does so.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice mistakes everyone in the building for each other.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice mistakes everyone in Every single person who comes looking for Dr. Woodley always mistake Bob as "him", to the building for each other.real professor's annoyance.



* '''Subverted''': The young lady was just joking.
* '''Double Subverted''': The lady with the crazy hair is Dr. Woodley.

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* '''Subverted''': The young lady was just joking.
joking, she's not actually Dr. Woodley.
* '''Double Subverted''': The ''other'' lady with the crazy hair is Dr. Woodley.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Dr. Woodley is mad that people don't recognize her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Dr. Woodley calms herself down before saying anything.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Dr. Woodley is mad finds it grating that people don't recognize her.
her; it infuriates her that people make such assumptions on appearance. This ends poorly for poor Bob.
* '''Reconstructed''': Dr. Woodley calms herself down is initially annoyed that people assume the more official-looking Bob is the doctor of the two, but eventually decides it's a good SecretTestOfCharacter. If they haven't done their research before saying anything.coming to her, and don't even think to ask, she knows she's dealing with someone likely to give her problems later on.

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* '''Straight''': Alice sees a well-dressed man and thinks she's found a famous professor called Dr. Woodley but it turns out that the young lady next to the man she saw was Dr. Woodley, and the man is just her assistant Bob.

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* '''Straight''': Alice sees a well-dressed man and thinks she's found a famous professor called Dr. Woodley but it Woodley. It turns out that the young lady next to the man she saw was Dr. Woodley, and the man is just her assistant Bob.



* '''Justified''': Dr. Woodley looks about fifteen and too young to be a professor, while Bob is in uniform.

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* '''Justified''': Dr. Woodley [[OlderThanTheyLook looks about fifteen and too young to be a professor, professor]], while Bob is in uniform.



* '''Parodied''': A ''bunny'' is Dr. Woodley.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is looking for Dr. Woodley, head of the lab, and assumes that it is Bob. Bob actually is Dr. Bob Woodley, but he tells her his brother, Dr. Charles Woodley, is the head of the lab. Still, Bob happens to be qualified to address Alice's problem as well and does so.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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A ''bunny'' is Dr. Woodley.
** Alice got a comprehensive physical description of Dr. Woodley before she went to meet her. [[TheDitz Yet, somehow, she mistakes every other tenant and visitor for Dr. Woodley.]]
* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice is looking for Dr. Woodley, head of the lab, and assumes that it is Bob. Bob actually is Dr. Bob Woodley, but he tells her his brother, sister, Dr. Charles Carol Woodley, is the head of the lab. Still, Bob happens to be qualified to address Alice's problem as well and does so.



* '''Discussed''': "And when I saw Bob I thought he was Dr. Woodley but Dr. Woodley was actually this 15-year-old girl!"
* '''Conversed''': "Characters should not judge people by their appearance-anyone could be the doctor in this show's universe-even a kid!"
* '''Implied''': Dr. Woodley says that this type of mistake tends to happen a lot, but she doesn't elaborate.

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* '''Discussed''': "And when I saw Bob I thought he was Dr. Woodley but Dr. Woodley was actually this 15-year-old fifteen-year-old girl!"
* '''Conversed''': "Characters should not judge people by their appearance-anyone appearance. Anyone could be the doctor in this show's universe-even universe -- even a kid!"
* '''Implied''': Dr. Woodley says that this type of mistake tends to happen happens a lot, but she doesn't elaborate.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!
* '''Played For Drama''': Dr. Woodley keeps being mistaken for the assistant as she's a woman whom constantly has to deal with sexism.

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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley Woodley, but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old three-year-old boy!
* '''Played For for Drama''': Dr. Woodley keeps being mistaken for the assistant as she's a woman whom who must constantly has to deal with sexism.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!
* '''Played For Drama''': Dr. Woodley keeps being mistaken for the assistant as she's a woman and needs to fight sexism.


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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!
* '''Played For Drama''': Dr. Woodley keeps being mistaken for the assistant as she's a woman whom constantly has to deal with sexism.

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* '''Straight''': Alice sees a well-dressed man and thinks she's found a famous professor called Dr. Woodley but it turns out that the young lady next to the man she saw was Dr. Woodley and the man is just her assistant Bob.

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* '''Straight''': Alice sees a well-dressed man and thinks she's found a famous professor called Dr. Woodley but it turns out that the young lady next to the man she saw was Dr. Woodley Woodley, and the man is just her assistant Bob.



* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not sure which one is Dr.Woodley and so she asks, while looking at Bob.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not sure which one is Dr. Woodley and so she asks, while looking at Bob.



* '''Invoked''': Bob puts on Dr.Woodley's uniform.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob puts on Dr. Woodley's uniform.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!.boy!



* '''Implied''': Dr. Woodley says that this type of mistake tends to happen a lot, but she doesn't elaborate.
* '''Deconstructed''': Dr. Woodley is mad that people don't recognize her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Dr. Woodley calms herself down before saying anything.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice is looking for Dr. Woodley, head of the lab, and assumes that it is Bob. Bob actually is Dr. Bob Woodley, but he tells her his brother, Dr. Charles Woodley, is the head of the lab. Still, Bob happens to be qualified to address Alice's problem as well and does so.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Alice sees someone matching Dr. Woodley's description but asks someone nearby to confirm who it is before approaching him.

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* '''Implied''':???
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!.
* '''Played for Drama''': Dr. Woodley keeps being mistaken for the assistant as she's a woman and needs to fight sexism.
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* '''Implied''':???
* '''Played for For Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!.
* '''Played for For Drama''': Dr. Woodley keeps being mistaken for the assistant as she's a woman and needs to fight sexism.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone mistakes a related person for the person they were looking for.
* '''Straight''': Alice sees a well-dressed man and thinks she's found a famous professor called Dr. Woodley but it turns out that the young lady next to the man she saw was Dr. Woodley and the man is just her assistant Bob.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice mistakes everyone in the building for each other.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is not sure which one is Dr.Woodley and so she asks, while looking at Bob.
* '''Justified''': Dr. Woodley looks about fifteen and too young to be a professor, while Bob is in uniform.
* '''Inverted''': Alice mistakes Dr. Woodley for the assistant.
* '''Subverted''': The young lady was just joking.
* '''Double Subverted''': The lady with the crazy hair is Dr. Woodley.
* '''Parodied''': A ''bunny'' is Dr. Woodley.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't mistake Bob for Dr. Woodley.
* '''Enforced''': To set up AnAesop about how you should not judge people by their appearances.
* '''Invoked''': Bob puts on Dr.Woodley's uniform.
* '''Exploited''': Dr. Woodley can go incognito as all attention is on Bob.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': "And when I saw Bob I thought he was Dr. Woodley but Dr. Woodley was actually this 15-year-old girl!"
* '''Conversed''': "Characters should not judge people by their appearance-anyone could be the doctor in this show's universe-even a kid!"
* '''Implied''':???
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice thinks everyone in the building is Dr. Woodley but it turns out Dr. Woodley is a three year old boy!.
* '''Played for Drama''': Dr. Woodley keeps being mistaken for the assistant as she's a woman and needs to fight sexism.
* '''Deconstructed/Reconstructed''':???
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