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** The lead characters of the series are explicitly stated to me more rude than everyone around them.

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** The lead characters of the series are explicitly stated to me be more rude than everyone around them.

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* '''Justified''': The lead characters of the series [[SirSwearsALot are very crude]].

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The lead characters of the series [[SirSwearsALot are very crude]].explicitly stated to me more rude than everyone around them.
** The show's setting is a world where BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad. Excessive swearing is considered polite, and being crude is normal, or even encouraged.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, that was a little rude, wasn't it?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, that was a little rude, wasn't it?""Why does every day of our lives involve us dealing with rude assholes?"
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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single moment in "Alice and Bob: The Series" is downright shocking, to the point in which [[Squick viewers may walk away feeling as though they need a shower]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single moment in "Alice and Bob: The Series" is downright shocking, to the point in which [[Squick [[{{Squick}} viewers may walk away feeling as though they need a shower]].
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Brain Bleach is when a character is disgusted by something In Universe. Squick is when the audience is disgusted by something.


* '''Exaggerated''': Every single moment in "Alice and Bob: The Series" is downright shocking, to the point in which [[BrainBleach viewers may walk away feeling as though they need a shower]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single moment in "Alice and Bob: The Series" is downright shocking, to the point in which [[BrainBleach [[Squick viewers may walk away feeling as though they need a shower]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': The series deconstructs common tropes associated with the genre, such as UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Alice and Bob are unlikable characters, and as such, nobody cares about them.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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The series deconstructs common tropes associated with the genre, such as UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Alice and Bob are unlikable characters, and as such, nobody cares about them.them.
** ''[[ShowWithinAShow Alice and Bob: The Series]]'' has two equally-disruptive potential problems by using shocking moments as comedy: either anything controversial enough to warrant viewing [[ItsBeenDone has been done already]], or it's ''too'' shocking and controversial and the MoralGuardians drop on the show like a flock of vultures riding a Texas-sized meteor and the show gets CutShort.
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* '''Defied''':
** "We're not going to be like WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy here."
* '''Discussed''': "And you said cartoons were for kids."

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'''Defied''': "We're not going to be like WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy here."
* '''Discussed''': '''Discussed''':
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"And you said cartoons were for kids."

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* '''Defied''': "We're not going to be like WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy here."

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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"We're not going to be like WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy here."


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** Someone actually thought the euphemism "adult situations" meant [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes "stuff like doing your taxes"]] and made a dead-serious adult cartoon

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* '''Conversed''': "Why do so many adult animated shows try to be as outrageous as possible?"

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"Why do so many adult animated shows try to be as outrageous as possible?"possible?"
** "The ironic thing about these shows is that they're rated NC-17, but only a 12-year-old could appreciate the [[ToiletHumor poop jokes]], swearing, and excessive violence."
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** SadistShow
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* '''Inverted''': "Alice and Bob: The Series" is a live-action show rated TV-Y, and it TastesLikeDiabetes.

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* '''Inverted''': "Alice and Bob: The Series" is a an adorable live-action show rated TV-Y, and it TastesLikeDiabetes.TV-Y.

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** "Alice and Bob: The Series" is more of an Animated Shock {{Dramedy}}.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"Well, that was a little rude, wasn't it?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
Alice and Bob hear that [[AnimationAgeGhetto cartoons are considered "kiddy"]], so they decide to act as crudely as possible to challenge that belief.
* '''Exploited''': ???Because of the series' high age rating, the characters realize how much they can get away with saying and doing.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"And you said cartoons were for kids."

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* '''Deconstructed''':
** The series deconstructs common tropes associated with the genre, such as UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Alice and Bob are unlikable characters, and as such, nobody cares about them.
** On a meta level: The show has difficulty finding its audience due to the sheer amount of crude content.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** But it also reconstructs some - the show is also about Alice and Bob learning to be better people.
** On a meta level: The creators of the show listen to the complaints, and begin to dial back some of the crude content to allow for different jokes to occur.

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* '''Deconstructed''':
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'''Deconstructed''': The series deconstructs common tropes associated with the genre, such as UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Alice and Bob are unlikable characters, and as such, nobody cares about them.
** On a meta level: The show has difficulty finding its audience due to the sheer amount of crude content.
* '''Reconstructed''':
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'''Reconstructed''': But it also reconstructs some - the show is also about Alice and Bob learning to be better people.
** On a meta level: The creators of the show listen to the complaints, and begin to dial back some of the crude content to allow for different jokes to occur.
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** To [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of works such as WesternAnimation/South Park and WesternAnimation/Family Guy.

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** To [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of works such as WesternAnimation/South Park WesternAnimation/SouthPark and WesternAnimation/Family Guy.WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy.
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'''Basic Trope''': An animated work for adults that revolves around lots of crude content as comedy, and occasionally contains some social satire as well.
* '''Straight''': "Alice and Bob: The Series" is a TV-MA cartoon that has lots of swearing, constant usage of CrossesTheLineTwice, and an [[DerangedAnimation ugly art style]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Every single moment in "Alice and Bob: The Series" is downright shocking, to the point in which [[BrainBleach viewers may walk away feeling as though they need a shower]].
* '''Downplayed''':
** There's a fair amount of crude content in the series, but the show can still be enjoyable to fans who aren't too big on crude humor due to it having a consistent plot and good characters.
** "Alice and Bob: The Series" only has enough crude moments to get a TV-14 or even a high TV-PG rating.
** GrossoutShow
* '''Justified''': The lead characters of the series [[SirSwearsALot are very crude]].
* '''Inverted''': "Alice and Bob: The Series" is a live-action show rated TV-Y, and it TastesLikeDiabetes.
* '''Subverted''': "Alice and Bob: The Series" revolves around shock comedy in its first few episodes, but this was just a case of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
* '''Double Subverted''': Which later comes back.
* '''Parodied''': [[RRatedOpening The first few moments]] of "Alice and Bob: The Series" are the lead characters asking the viewer if they expected a tame animated series, before cussing them out and telling them to watch something else if that answer is yes.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some episodes of "Alice and Bob: The Series" take on a more crude tone, while some avoid having this tone.
* '''Averted''':
** "Alice and Bob: The Series" is a work for children.
** "Alice and Bob: The Series" is an adult series that avoids putting in too much crude content.
* '''Enforced''':
** To [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of works such as WesternAnimation/South Park and WesternAnimation/Family Guy.
** The creators of "Alice and Bob: The Series" was worried that people would [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids mistake it for a children's series]] [[AnimationAgeGhetto due to it being animated]], so they decided to make it as crude as possible to let people know early on that it's not for kids.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "We're not going to be like WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy here."
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why do so many adult animated shows try to be as outrageous as possible?"
* '''Deconstructed''':
** The series deconstructs common tropes associated with the genre, such as UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Alice and Bob are unlikable characters, and as such, nobody cares about them.
** On a meta level: The show has difficulty finding its audience due to the sheer amount of crude content.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** But it also reconstructs some - the show is also about Alice and Bob learning to be better people.
** On a meta level: The creators of the show listen to the complaints, and begin to dial back some of the crude content to allow for different jokes to occur.
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%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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