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* '''Zig Zagged''':Zagged''': It keeps going back and forth between whether Alice and Bob are actually saying swear words, or simply sounding as if they are.



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** [[NotInFrontOfTheKid Characters avoid swearing in front of Alice and Bob]].
** Alice and Bob's parents don't really put a lot of focus on their kids swearing.
* '''Discussed''': "Alice and Bob learned a swear word... what do we do?"
* '''Conversed''': "I feel like a lot of kids' shows have that one episode where someone learns a swear word. Only, they can't ''actually'' swear, so they tend to [[SoundEffectBleep censor it out]] or use [[InformedObscenity a made up word]] instead."


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** The parents tell the kids that profanity is inappropriate in certain circumstances, but there are some contexts where swearing may be allowed.

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* '''Straight''' : On an episode of "Alice and Bob", the titular characters learn a swear word and begin teaching it to almost everyone they know. Eventually, they say the word around their parents, which causes them to get in trouble and learn about why swearing can be inappropriate.
* '''Exaggerated''' : "Alice and Bob" is a children's show, but an actual swear word is used in this episode.
* '''Downplayed''' : The swear word is something minor, such as "stupid", or is a [[InformedObscenity fictional equivalent of a swear word]].

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* '''Straight''' : '''Straight''': On an episode of "Alice and Bob", the titular characters learn a swear word and begin teaching it to almost everyone they know. Eventually, they say the word around their parents, which causes them to get in trouble and learn about why swearing can be inappropriate.
* '''Exaggerated''' : '''Exaggerated''': "Alice and Bob" is a children's show, but an actual swear word is used in this episode.
* '''Downplayed''' : '''Downplayed''': The swear word is something minor, such as "stupid", or is a [[InformedObscenity fictional equivalent of a swear word]].



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'''Parodied''': The word in question is actually a perfectly polite word that the parents have deluded themselves into thinking is inappropriate.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Ultimately, the parents are overreacting to relatively minor profanity. When the kids ask why those specific words are banned, they can come up with no response.
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** Profanity tends to invoke topics that make others uncomfortable and makes the speaker sound like a barbarian.
** While words like "damn" and "ass" aren't really that bad, racist and homophobic slurs are introduced that are absolutely vile enough to warrant a moral lesson.

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* '''Downplayed''' : The swear word is something minor, such as "stupid", or is a fictional equivalent of a swear word.

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\n* '''Downplayed''' : The swear word is something minor, such as "stupid", or is a [[InformedObscenity fictional equivalent of a swear word.
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** Alice and Bob's parents teach them that swear words are cool and they ''should'' say them.
** Alice and Bob's parents get mad when they say normal words that ''aren't'' swears.



















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* '''Invoked''': {{Badbutt}} Charlie teaches Alice and Bob swear words.
















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* '''Basic Trope''' : An episode that involves swearing as a plot, often as AnAesop.

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* '''Basic Trope''' : An episode that involves swearing as a plot, often as AnAesop.
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Basic Trope: An episode that involves swearing as a plot, often as AnAesop.

Straight: On an episode of "Alice and Bob", the titular characters learn a swear word and begin teaching it to almost everyone they know. Eventually, they say the word around their parents, which causes them to get in trouble and learn about why swearing can be inappropriate.

Exaggerated: "Alice and Bob" is a children's show, but an actual swear word is used in this episode.

Downplayed: The swear word is something minor, such as "stupid", or is a fictional equivalent of a swear word.

Justified: The titular characters of "Alice and Bob" are children, and as a result, they're likely to be curious about what swear words are.

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Subverted: It turns out that Alice and Bob were mispronouncing something as a swear word.

Double Subverted: ...Until they say the swear word for real at the end of the episode.

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Averted: There is no episode about swearing.

Enforced: "Alice and Bob" is a children's show that often teaches lessons, so the writers want to teach kids about why swearing can be inappropriate.

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Basic Trope: *'''Basic Trope''' : An episode that involves swearing as a plot, often as AnAesop.

Straight: *'''Straight''' : On an episode of "Alice and Bob", the titular characters learn a swear word and begin teaching it to almost everyone they know. Eventually, they say the word around their parents, which causes them to get in trouble and learn about why swearing can be inappropriate.

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inappropriate.
*'''Exaggerated''' :
"Alice and Bob" is a children's show, but an actual swear word is used in this episode.

Downplayed: *'''Downplayed''' : The swear word is something minor, such as "stupid", or is a fictional equivalent of a swear word.

Justified: *'''Justified''': The titular characters of "Alice and Bob" are children, and as a result, they're likely to be curious about what swear words are.

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It turns out that Alice and Bob were mispronouncing something as a swear word.

Double Subverted: ...*'''Double Subverted''' : ...Until they say the swear word for real at the end of the episode.

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There is no episode about swearing.

Enforced: *'''Enforced''': "Alice and Bob" is a children's show that often teaches lessons, so the writers want to teach kids about why swearing can be inappropriate.
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Basic Trope: An episode that involves swearing as a plot, often as AnAesop.

Straight: On an episode of "Alice and Bob", the titular characters learn a swear word and begin teaching it to almost everyone they know. Eventually, they say the word around their parents, which causes them to get in trouble and learn about why swearing can be inappropriate.

Exaggerated: "Alice and Bob" is a children's show, but an actual swear word is used in this episode.

Downplayed: The swear word is something minor, such as "stupid", or is a fictional equivalent of a swear word.

Justified: The titular characters of "Alice and Bob" are children, and as a result, they're likely to be curious about what swear words are.

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Subverted: It turns out that Alice and Bob were mispronouncing something as a swear word.

Double Subverted: ...Until they say the swear word for real at the end of the episode.

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Averted: There is no episode about swearing.

Enforced: "Alice and Bob" is a children's show that often teaches lessons, so the writers want to teach kids about why swearing can be inappropriate.

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