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'''Basic Trope''': LGBTQ people are [[PlayedForLaughs perceived as humorous]].
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'''Basic Trope''': LGBTQ people are [[PlayedForLaughs perceived as humorous]].inherently humorous.
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The trope is specifically about how gay people are inherently funny.
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* '''Straight''':
** Adam and Ben are a gay couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
** Cheryl and Diane are a lesbian couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** No one can stop laughing whenever they pass through Troperville's {{Gayborhood}}.
** Adam and Ben find [[HypocriticalHumor other gay couples]] funny.
* '''Downplayed''': Two of the major characters find Adam and Ben mildly amusing.
* '''Justified''': The {{Gayborhood}} only began recently, convincing most of Troperville's gays and lesbians to "come out of the closet". The main characters laugh at ''anything'' they're not used to.
* '''Inverted''':
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find straight people funny.
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane act as {{Straight M|an}}en[[note]]Excuse the ironic lame pun[[/note]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
** Adam and Ben are a gay couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
** Cheryl and Diane are a lesbian couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** No one can stop laughing whenever they pass through Troperville's {{Gayborhood}}.
** Adam and Ben find [[HypocriticalHumor other gay couples]] funny.
* '''Downplayed''': Two of the major characters find Adam and Ben mildly amusing.
* '''Justified''': The {{Gayborhood}} only began recently, convincing most of Troperville's gays and lesbians to "come out of the closet". The main characters laugh at ''anything'' they're not used to.
* '''Inverted''':
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find straight people funny.
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane act as {{Straight M|an}}en[[note]]Excuse the ironic lame pun[[/note]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
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* '''Straight''':
**'''Straight''': Adam and Ben are a gay couple, flirting with each other is PlayedForLaughs, while Charles and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
** Cheryl and Diane are a lesbian couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
Denise's relationship is more sincerely heartwarming.
*'''Exaggerated''':
** No one can stop laughing whenever they pass through Troperville's {{Gayborhood}}.
**'''Exaggerated''': Any time Adam and Ben find [[HypocriticalHumor other gay couples]] funny.
come onscreen or say anything, the whole show has to pause while a hysterical LaughTrack plays for an entire minute.
* '''Downplayed''':Two of the major characters find While Adam and Ben mildly amusing.
Ben's relationship is usually portrayed the same as the straight characters', one episode contains a gay joke at their expense.
* '''Justified''':The {{Gayborhood}} only began recently, convincing most Ben is a gay comedian who makes [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating jokes]] about his sexuality as part of Troperville's gays his act, which bleeds into his daily life.
* '''Inverted''':
** Charles andlesbians to "come out of Denise are the closet". The main characters laugh at ''anything'' they're not used to.
* '''Inverted''':
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane findtoken straight people funny.
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl,couple of the show, and Diane their love life is PlayedForLaughs much more often than the gay characters'.
** Adam and Ben act as {{Straight M|an}}en[[note]]Excuse the ironic lame pun[[/note]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
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** Cheryl and Diane are a lesbian couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
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** No one can stop laughing whenever they pass through Troperville's {{Gayborhood}}.
**
* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''':
** Charles and
* '''Inverted''':
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl,
** Adam and Ben act as {{Straight M|an}}en[[note]]Excuse the ironic lame pun[[/note]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
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* '''Subverted''': It turns out that the characters were laughing at Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane for some other reason.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, that was a lie to avoid getting called on any UnfortunateImplications.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, that was a lie to avoid getting called on any UnfortunateImplications.
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* '''Subverted''': It turns out A scene between Adam and Ben includes loads of {{Double Entendre}}s that the characters were laughing at Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane for some other reason.
all turn out to have a completely innocent meaning to them.
* '''Double Subverted''':However, that was a lie to avoid getting called on any UnfortunateImplications.The scene ends with an explicit gay joke.
* '''Double Subverted''':
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* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz sneaks into Troperville while the city's guards are laughing at Adam and Ben.
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* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz sneaks into Troperville while the city's guards are laughing at Adam and Ben.Ben use the fact that everyone finds them inherently funny to create a stand-up comedy act.
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** Adam, Ben, Cheryl and Diane are plenty funny because they are quirky and well-written, [[CaptainObvious as all comedy protagonists should be]]. Being Queer informs both the characters and humor, but defines neither.
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** Adam, Ben, Cheryl and Diane are plenty funny because they are quirky and well-written, [[CaptainObvious as all comedy protagonists should be]].be. Being Queer informs both the characters and humor, but defines neither.
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** The work views queerness as a tragic and unfunny thing (and must be no stranger to ValuesDissonance).
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* '''Double Subverted''': However that was a lie to avoid getting called on any UnfortunateImplications.
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* '''Double Subverted''': However However, that was a lie to avoid getting called on any UnfortunateImplications.
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane act as [[StraightMan Straight Men]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
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** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane act as [[StraightMan Straight Men]] {{Straight M|an}}en[[note]]Excuse the ironic lame pun[[/note]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
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* '''Inverted''': Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find straight people funny.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find straight peoplefunny.funny.
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane act as [[StraightMan Straight Men]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find straight people
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane act as [[StraightMan Straight Men]] to the quirky heterosexual characters.
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** Adam, Ben, Cheryl and Diane are plenty funny because they are quirky and well-written, [[CaptainObvious as all comedy protagonists should be]]. Being Queer informs both the characters and humor, but defines neither.
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* '''Parodied''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???Adam is a StraightGay who isn't particularly quirky nor [[TheStoic emotional]]... And yet, there's always an obnoxious and exaggerated LaughTrack which plays whenever he does even the most mundane and boring things, like eating a sandwich, painting his garage, doing his taxes...
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???However that was a lie to avoid getting called on any UnfortunateImplications.
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* '''Invoked''': ???
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* '''Invoked''': ???The area was previously very hostile to LGBTQ. Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane. Better that they are laughed at than lynched.
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'''Basic Trope''': LGBTQ people are [[PlayedForLaughs perceived as humorous]].
* '''Straight''':
** Adam and Ben are a gay couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
** Cheryl and Diane are a lesbian couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** No one can stop laughing whenever they pass through Troperville's {{Gayborhood}}.
** Adam and Ben find [[HypocriticalHumor other gay couples]] funny.
* '''Downplayed''': Two of the major characters find Adam and Ben mildly amusing.
* '''Justified''': The {{Gayborhood}} only began recently, convincing most of Troperville's gays and lesbians to "come out of the closet". The main characters laugh at ''anything'' they're not used to.
* '''Inverted''': Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find straight people funny.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out that the characters were laughing at Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane for some other reason.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': The characters laugh at Adam and Ben, but are grossed out by Cheryl and Diane.
* '''Averted''':
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane not perceived as humorous.
** There are no LGBTQ characters in the work.
* '''Enforced''': ValuesDissonance
* '''Lampshaded''': "What is it people find funny about gays?" "Ha, ha, ha! You said 'gays'!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz sneaks into Troperville while the city's guards are laughing at Adam and Ben.
* '''Defied''': The main characters do not want to be thought of as intolerant in any way, and agree that homosexuality is not amusing.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Everyone laughs at Adam and Ben just because they're gay? This show is sick!"
* '''Deconstructed''': The characters' jokes are perceived as intolerance.
* '''Reconstructed''': Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane understand that any jokes about them are just meant to be friendly.
* '''Played For Drama''': Ella laughs at Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane because she's a HeteronormativeCrusader, and is trying to [[AlphaBitch bully them]].
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Why does everyone laugh at Adam and Ben? Because QueerPeopleAreFunny, of course!
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Goof Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Straight''':
** Adam and Ben are a gay couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
** Cheryl and Diane are a lesbian couple, and everyone thinks that they are hilarious.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** No one can stop laughing whenever they pass through Troperville's {{Gayborhood}}.
** Adam and Ben find [[HypocriticalHumor other gay couples]] funny.
* '''Downplayed''': Two of the major characters find Adam and Ben mildly amusing.
* '''Justified''': The {{Gayborhood}} only began recently, convincing most of Troperville's gays and lesbians to "come out of the closet". The main characters laugh at ''anything'' they're not used to.
* '''Inverted''': Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane find straight people funny.
* '''Subverted''': It turns out that the characters were laughing at Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane for some other reason.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': The characters laugh at Adam and Ben, but are grossed out by Cheryl and Diane.
* '''Averted''':
** Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane not perceived as humorous.
** There are no LGBTQ characters in the work.
* '''Enforced''': ValuesDissonance
* '''Lampshaded''': "What is it people find funny about gays?" "Ha, ha, ha! You said 'gays'!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz sneaks into Troperville while the city's guards are laughing at Adam and Ben.
* '''Defied''': The main characters do not want to be thought of as intolerant in any way, and agree that homosexuality is not amusing.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Everyone laughs at Adam and Ben just because they're gay? This show is sick!"
* '''Deconstructed''': The characters' jokes are perceived as intolerance.
* '''Reconstructed''': Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane understand that any jokes about them are just meant to be friendly.
* '''Played For Drama''': Ella laughs at Adam, Ben, Cheryl, and Diane because she's a HeteronormativeCrusader, and is trying to [[AlphaBitch bully them]].
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Why does everyone laugh at Adam and Ben? Because QueerPeopleAreFunny, of course!
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