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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
'''Subverted''':
** After presumably thanking the audience, Bob's FBI agent is watching him in his office, where he responds, "You're welcome."
** We hear someone shouting "cut!", indicating that they were filming this in a show within a show.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''':
** The FBI agent then thanks you for joining him.
** Bob, now out of character, thanks the audience who watched them making it anyways.



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

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''':
** That FBI agent has someone else watching him, who thanks the viewer. The chain continues on.
** It was a show within a show within a show. And the FBI agent is watching it.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???Emperor Evulz seizes the moment where Bob is thanking the audience to put his plan into effect. After all, Bob's distracted, so who's gonna stop him?



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???"So why again are we thanking them for such a menial task? For all we know, it might not have even been their choice to watch this."



* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob goes so over the top when thanking the audience that he ends up out of breath.
* '''Played for Drama''': Afterwards, he lets loose about his struggles, and we see that Bob's character is far different than who he actually is.
* '''Played for Horror''': This is Bob's cue, now that he's become Emperor Evulz, to turn the camera off so that he can begin committing his evil acts once again.



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%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': "We need to show how much we love our fans, let's have the characters tell them."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"We need to show how much we love our fans, let's have the characters tell them.""
** "We have to have the cast thank the audience to encourage them to be ''ViewersLikeYou''.
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'''Basic Trope''': The work thanks the audience, often for viewing the work.
* '''Straight''': "The Adventures of Bob" has the titular character say "Thanks for watching my show!" as a SigningOffCatchphrase.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob is constantly thanking the viewers for watching his show.
** Bob has an entire speech dedicated to praising the viewers.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob briefly says "Thanks!" while waving goodbye to the audience.
* '''Justified''': The show has NoFourthWall and Bob is grateful that someone enjoys the show he's in.
* '''Inverted''': Bob [[TakeThatAudience criticizes the audience]] for watching his show.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': None of the characters thank the audience.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to show how much we love our fans, let's have the characters tell them."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "I always loved it when characters thanked me for watching the show when I was younger."
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[[ThankingTheViewer Thanks for reading this Playing With page!]]
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%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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