History Webcomic / FreeSpirit

* UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest: The fact that Winnie and Jessie often have conversations about subjects other than boys means that this series passes the standard version of the test. It actually fails the Reverse Bechdel Test more quickly than it does the normal version-every conversation Gene and Robb have in [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=1&page=0 the Pilot]] concerns either a woman or a girl.

->''"... she's a magical character who -- whoda thunk -- actually makes stuff happen! Frequently! And it's not generic crap like fireballs or electricity (that makes you a bender, not a magician) -- it's geniunely unpredictable phemonena." ''

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Due to an update to Toon Zone's servers taking longer than expected to finish, Peter only got to post 1/3 of "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&seriesID=13 Love That Winnie]]" before Summer 2014 rolled around, leaving readers hanging on [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=8 page 8]].

** One of Winnie's {{Imagine Spot}}s in "Love That Winnie" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 quotes]] the sitcom's premiere episode, when Jessie argues with Robb over a rumor that she used to be a Siamese twin.[[note]]The "Dark TV Vault" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/darkvault/hallowinnie.html review]] of the TV show's Halloween special included this clip in a montage dedicated to the currently most famous cast member, Creator/AlysonHannigan.[[/note]] Another page reuses the plot of the last episode Creator/{{ABC}} aired, in which Winnie has to get out of [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=4&seriesID=13 marrying]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=5&seriesID=13 Dave Coulier]].

* BreakTheCutie: Winnie's superior, The Stranger, tries pulling this on Winnie in "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&pageType=index Love That Winnie]]", in order to convince her that witches and mortals can't stay friends. [[spoiler:Winnie grants Robb's wish for a new car, even though he doesn't have a license yet. The Stranger informs Winnie that now the Harper kids will die prematurely because of her. Fortunately, she manages to prevent their deaths.]]

* OpeningShoutOut: The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=31 ending]] of "Love That Winnie" evokes

* SadisticChoice: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&pageType=index&seriesID=13 Love That Winnie]]" poses one for Winnie: After she overhears the Harper kids boasting that they can use Winnie's magic to become {{Karma Houdini}}s, she feels compelled to choose between continuing to live with mortals who apparently love taking advantage of her, or completely erasing their relationship with her.

%%Tropes relating to the comic "Love That Winnie" have been commented out until the story once again becomes available to read.

%%* {{Cliffhanger}}: Due to an update to Toon Zone's servers taking longer than expected to finish, Peter only got to post 1/3 of "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&seriesID=13 Love That Winnie]]" before Summer 2014 rolled around, leaving readers hanging on [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=8 page 8]].

%%** One of Winnie's {{Imagine Spot}}s in "Love That Winnie" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 quotes]] the sitcom's premiere episode, when Jessie argues with Robb over a rumor that she used to be a Siamese twin.[[note]]The "Dark TV Vault" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/darkvault/hallowinnie.html review]] of the TV show's Halloween special included this clip in a montage dedicated to the currently most famous cast member, Creator/AlysonHannigan.[[/note]] Another page reuses the plot of the last episode Creator/{{ABC}} aired, in which Winnie has to get out of [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=4&seriesID=13 marrying]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=5&seriesID=13 Dave Coulier]].

%%* TimeMarchesOn: The original sitcom had an episode titled, "Love That Winnie", which contained some {{Imagine Spot}}s placing Winnie and the Harpers in a sitcom from TheFifties. The comic has a story with the same name, except Winnie [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 imagines]] herself and the Harpers in a show from TheEighties / TheNineties instead.

->''"... she's a magical character who -- whoda thunk -- actually makes stuff happen! Frequently! And it's not generic crap like fireballs or electricity (that makes you [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender a bender]], not a magician) -- it's geniunely unpredictable phemonena." ''

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Due to an update to Toon Zone's servers taking longer than expected to finish, Peter only got to post 1/3 of "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&seriesID=13 Love That Winnie]]" before Summer 2014 rolled around, leaving readers hanging on [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=10 page 10]].

** One of Winnie's {{Imagine Spot}}s in "Love That Winnie" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 quotes]] the sitcom's premiere episode, when Jessie argues with Robb over a rumor that she used to be a Siamese twin.[[note]]The "Dark TV Vault" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/darkvault/hallowinnie.html review]] of the TV show's Halloween special included this clip in a montage dedicated to the currently most famous cast member, Creator/AlysonHannigan.[[/note]] Another page reuses the plot of the last episode Creator/{{ABC}} aired, in which Winnie has to get out of [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=4&seriesID=13 marrying]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=5&seriesID=13 Dave Coulier]].

* TimeMarchesOn: The original sitcom had an episode titled, "Love That Winnie", which contained some {{Imagine Spot}}s placing Winnie and the Harpers in a sitcom from TheFifties. The comic has a story with the same name, except Winnie [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 imagines]] herself and the Harpers in a show from TheEighties / TheNineties instead.

** One of Winnie's {{Imagine Spot}}s in "Love That Winnie" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 quotes]] the sitcom's premiere episode, when Jessie argues with Robb over a rumor that she used to be a Siamese twin. Another page reuses the plot of the last episode Creator/{{ABC}} aired, in which Winnie has to get out of [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=4&seriesID=13 marrying]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=5&seriesID=13 Dave Coulier]].

* TimeMarchesOn: The original sitcom had an episode titled, "Love That Winnie", which contained some {{Imagine Spot}}s placing Winnie and the Harpers in a sitcom from TheFifties. The comic has a story with the same name, except Winnie [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 imagines]] herself and the Harpers in a show from TheEighties and TheNineties instead.

* TimeMarchesOn: The original sitcom had an episode titled, "Love That Winnie", which contained some {{Imagine Spot}}s placing Winnie and the Harpers in a sitcom from TheFifties. The comic has a story with the same name, except Winnie [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 imagines]] herself and the Harpers in a show from TheEighties instead.
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: In the pilot, [[spoiler:Winnie removes Lady Plastique's mask to reveal [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=1&page=21 she's actually a man]]. Robb then discovers that "she" isn't even a real singer.]]

* UsefulNotes: The fact that Winnie and Jessie often have conversations about subjects other than boys means that this series passes the standard version of the test. It actually fails the Reverse Bechdel Test more quickly than it does the normal version-every conversation Gene and Robb have in [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=1&page=0 the Pilot]] concerns either a woman or a girl.

** One of Winnie's {{Imagine Spot}}s in "Love That Winnie" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=3&seriesID=13 quotes]] the sitcom's premiere episode when Jessie argues with Robb over a rumor that she used to be a Siamese twin. Another page reuses the plot of the last episode Creator/{{ABC}} aired, in which Winnie has to get out of [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=4&seriesID=13 marrying]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=7&page=5&seriesID=13 Dave Coulier]].

* MythologyGag: "When The Stranger Calls" recycles some [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=2&page=10&seriesID=13 heartfelt dialogue]] from the sitcom's premiere episode:

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Peter draws these comics with pencil and paper, instead of the tablet PC he uses for his other comics.

* BrainyBrunette: Jessie.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In "Wish Gone Amiss", Winnie regrets allowing Gene to audition for a Disney Channel kid-com after watching TV news reports of {{Former Child Star}}s [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=5&page=13 leading lives]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=5&page=14 littered with]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/freespirit/index.php?issue=5&page=15 crime and scandals.]]