History PlayingWith / FantasyHelmetEnforcement

** Billy and Sally wear helmets for anything that they think might even be slightly dangerous. About to do some cooking? Put on a helmet. Going out to get the mail in the snow? Put on a helmet. [[CrazyPrepared You can never be too prepared.]]

** Billy and Sally are children and their [[OverprotectiveDad parents]] [[MyBelovedSmother are overprotective]] or at the very least just plain protective.

* '''Fridge Logic''': Billy and Sally take the time to put on a helmet, despite the fact that the BigBad is right on their heels.

'''Basic Trope''': Any instance where a character goes on a bike, skateboard, etc. He or she will have safety gear on. Always.

* '''Inverted''': They wear helmets all the time, except when they're riding bikes.

** Billy and Sally survived falling off a skyscraper in the first episode completely unharmed due to their powers protecting them from non-magical damage but still wear helmets while biking, flying under their own power, and riding in a car. They do it because of the censors.
** Every time Billy or Sandy hop on a skateboard, a helmet magically appears on their head out of nowhere, whether they like it or not. [[LampshadeHanging They point this out whenever convenient]].

* '''Averted''': Billy and Sally never wear a helmet when biking.

* '''Lampshaded''': Everyone is wearing their helmets today! How safe are we!

** Sam doesn't wear his helmet, despite pleas to. Guess what happens.

** Billy and Sally [[GenreSavvy are aware]] that they CantGetAwayWithNuthin and always make sure to err on the side of caution.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Played For Laughs''': Billy and Sally both have NighInvulnerability; while they're biking down the street wearing helmets, Billy has a sudden realization and asks Sally what they're even wearing helmets for anyway. [[MediumAwareness "Because this is a children's cartoon, of course!"]]

* '''Downplayed''': ???

** Sam doesn't wear his helmet, despite pleas too. Guess what happens.

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

** Or alternatively, Billy and Sally have had bike accidents before and would rather avoid getting hurt.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Billy's friend Sam doesn't wear a helmet, and gets hurt because of it. Especially if he falls off his bike.
** Alternatively, Sam does wear a helmet, but act foolish, thinking that he is invincible because of it, resulting in an injury to the rest of his body. But, hey, at least your head's safe!
* '''Reconstructed''': The safety benefits of wearing a helmet outweigh any social ramifications from it.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Billy and Sally wear not only a helmet, but knee and elbow pads too, and they are only riding down the street.

* '''Justified''': Billy and Sally are [=BMXing=], the law demands it, or are riding motorcycles.

* '''Parodied''': Billy and Sally are two nerdy kids; while the rest of the "cool kids" ride without gear, they are wrapped up in bubble wrap.

* '''Deconstructed''': Billy's friend Sam doesn't wear a helmet, and gets hurt because of it. Especially if he falls off his bike.

* '''Invoked''': Sam doesn't wear his helmet, despite pleas too. Guess what happens.

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* '''Inverted''': The bike wears a helmet?
** They wear helmets all the time, except when they're riding bikes.

* '''Conversed''': Helmets! So we can be safe!

** Billy and Sally wear helmets for anything that they think might even be slightly dangerous. About to do some cooking? Put on a helmet? Going out to get the mail in the snow? Put on a helmet. [[CrazyPrepared You can never be too prepared.]]

* '''Subverted''': It doesn't look like Billy and Sally are wearing a helmet, but their hats double as helmets.
* '''Double Subverted''': Their helmet hats just look like helmets; they don't function as one.

** In one instance in ''PhineasAndFerb'' it looks like P&F aren't wearing helmets, but they are: they have helmets that look exactly like the top of their heads.

* '''Deconstructed''': Billy's friend Sam doesn't wear a helmet, and gets hurt because of it.