History PlayingWith / ZebrasAreJustStripedHorses

* '''Inverted''': Harold is a Horse that acts too much like a Zebra and makes 'wah-wah' noises.

* '''Subverted''': Bob is going to attract some zebras, and neighing is heard, but those neighs simply come from Bob's audio recording, and the zebras make "wah-wah" sounds in reality.

* '''Double Subverted''': A zebra then approaches Bob and neighs at him.

** Being a zebra rider is seen as a sign of being an experienced equestrian.

* '''Exaggerated''': Zoe doesn't even have a single trait that would define her as a zebra, as she is even kept in a horse farm and is referred to as a 'horse'.

* '''Downplayed''': While Zoe the zebra does neigh every now and then, she still is a zebra for the most part and behaves and often sounds like one.

* '''Reconstructed''': Alice then tames Zoe with a carrot, and they become friends. She can still keep Zoe despite her aggression.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice then tames Zoe with a carrot, and they become friends. She can still keep Zoe despite her aggression.

* '''Enforced''': CriticalResearchFailure
** The show wanted to make Zoe more lovable, and they think that making her horse-like is cool and will add funny effect.

* '''Reconstructed''': Alice then tames Zoe with a carrot and they become friends. She can still keep Zoe despite her aggression.

* '''Implied:''': Bob introduces Sam to Alice and mentions she has cool pets, including a Zebra, but we never see the Zebra on screen.

* '''Enforced''': [[Critical Research Failure]]

Basic Trope: Zebras act very horse-like, whether it be neighing or letting people ride on their backs.

Straight: Zoe the Zebra makes neighing noises, lets Alice ride her back, and is very kind to people.
Exaggerated: Not a single trait of Zoe is Zebra-like, and all her actions are horse-like in every way. She is even considered one of the horses and is referred to as a 'horse'
Downplayed: Zoe does make a few neighing noises, but she's mostly a zebra behavior and sound-wise, and isn't that friendly to people.
Justified: Zoe was raised by horses.
Alice raised Zoe to be tame.
Zoe has the vocal cords and brain of a horse.
It's just how zebras are in this universe
Subverted: Some neighing can be heard as a herd of zebras run by, but in reality, Bob was using an audio recording in a failed attempt to attract some zebras.
Alice says "Horse!" and tries to climb onto Zoe's back, but Zoe kicks Alice's face and makes a "wah-wah" noise.
Double Subverted: A zebra then approaches Bob and neighs at him.
Zoe then was just playing and neighs at Alice while carrying her on her back.
Inverted: Zoe is a horse that acts too much like a zebra and often makes "wah-wah" noises.
Parodied: Alice brings Zoe to the horse show, but once she finds out she has a zebra, Alice and Zoe are kicked out of the show because zebras are not horses.
Averted: Zoe acts exactly like she should, doing everything in a zebra's way.
Defied: Zoe doesn't let Alice ride her back.
Zig-Zagged: Some Zebras act horse-like and neigh, while others act zebra-like and make "wah-wah" noises.
Enforced: The writers wanted to make Zoe more appealing.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CriticalResearchFailure.
Lampshaded: "Isn't Zoe supposed to say 'wah-wah' instead of Neigh?"
Discussed: "I know, she can't even act like a zebra most of the time."
Conversed: "This show does not know how Zebras act!"
Invoked: Scientists give Zoe the brain and vocal chords of a horse.
Exploited: Alice is aware of Zoe's horse like behavior, so she paints Zoe brown to disguise her as a normal horse to join the horse show.
Played for Laughs: ???
Played for Drama: ???
Played for Horror: ???
Implied: Bob introduces Sam to Alice who has many cool animals, including a zebra, but we don't see the zebra on screen.
Deconstructed: As Alice tries to tame a zebra, the zebra starts bucking and throws Alice off.
Reconstructed: Alice tries again, and tames the zebra with food.