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** "Sir, may I remind you that the carpet cleaners moved your desk?"
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** Vick cut a few corners too many in regard to maintaining the trap door.
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** Vick pushes a button...but the trap door is several feet away.


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** The trap door is off by a bit, but it's close enough for Bob to lose his balance, albeit briefly.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Vick pushes a button, causing the floor to drop out entirely, except for where Bob is sitting.
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* '''Subverted''': The trap door takes Bob without a hitch...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...then shoots him back out into the room from a different hole after a few seconds.

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* '''Subverted''': The trap door takes opens a few feet away from Bob without a hitch...
and he doesn't fall in, so Vick pushes him into the trap.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... which then shoots him back out into the room from a different hole after a few seconds.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Vick pushes the button and the trap door opens...underneath him.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Vick pushes the button and the trap door opens... [[HoistByHisOwnPetard underneath him.him]].



* '''Justified''': Vick hired contractors who were either half-dead, blind, or both.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Vick hired contractors who were either half-dead, blind, or both.both.
** The trap door works fine...but Bob can levitate.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Vick pushes a button, plunging Bob into a trap door with the apparent intention of killing him. Bob merely breaks his wrist.



* '''Enforced''': "This is the villains' lair. We can't just have the heroes walk through unapposed! Throw in a trap door or two, that'll ratchet up the tension, then we'll drop the tension by making them not work."

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* '''Enforced''': "This is the villains' lair. We can't just have the heroes walk through unapposed! unopposed! Throw in a trap door or two, that'll ratchet up the tension, then we'll drop the tension by making them not work."

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* '''Straight''': Vick Villain pushes a button, plunging the conviently located Bob into a trap door. Unfortunately for Vick, the opening was too small, and Bob only gets his leg trapped.

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* '''Straight''': Vick Villain pushes a button, plunging the conviently conveniently located Bob into a trap door. Unfortunately for Vick, the opening was too small, and Bob only gets his leg trapped.



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



* '''Deconstructed''': Vick pushes the button for the trap door. It opens next to Bob, who is charging towards Vick with his sword. Bob avoids the trap, and stabs Vick through the shoulder.
* '''Reconstructed''': Vick kicks Bob backwards, and Bob falls into the trap door.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Vick pushes the button for the trap door. It opens next to Bob, who is charging towards Vick with his sword. Bob avoids the trap, and stabs Vick through the shoulder.
* '''Reconstructed''': Vick kicks Bob backwards, and Bob falls into the trap door.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Vick's lair...suprised we haven't fell in any trap doors yet...although they wouldn't really work anyways knowing him."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Vick's lair...suprised I'm surprised we haven't fell in any trap doors yet...although yet... Although they wouldn't really work anyways knowing him."



* '''Conversed''': "This comedy show is great! Everytime the villain tries to drop the hero in a trap door, it backfires miserably!"

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* '''Conversed''': "This comedy show is great! Everytime Every time the villain tries to drop the hero in a trap door, it backfires miserably!"miserably!"
* '''Deconstructed''': Vick pushes the button for the trap door. It opens next to Bob, who is charging towards Vick with his sword. Bob avoids the trap, and stabs Vick through the shoulder.
* '''Reconstructed''': Vick kicks Bob backwards, and Bob falls into the trap door.




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

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