1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character from another country is a source of humor. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Alfonz, living in America with the FiveManBand, hails from {{Ruritania}}. He speaks in a thick accent, is often shown snacking on ForeignQueasine, recites backstories from his homeland, and behaves rather buffoonish and eccentric. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': The customs in Alfonz’s homeland are so bizarre that they border on BlueAndOrangeMorality. The FiveManBand wonder if he is actually from another galaxy. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': |
5 | ** Alfonz’s behavior comes off as slightly out-of-place compared to his American friends. |
6 | ** Alfonz is a half-Ruritanian, half-American CloudCuckooLander. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Society is not very advanced in Ruritania, so the citizens there tend to be more ignorant. |
9 | ** Ruritania is cut off from the rest of the world resulting in vastly different customs. |
10 | ** Alfonz’s family are overly patriotic and forbid Alfonz from adopting American customs during his stay in the U.S. out of fear he’ll lose his roots. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': In a US-created show which takes place in Europe, Alex is an American living in Europe and acts [[{{Eagleland}} stereotypically American]], making him stand out. |
12 | * '''Subverted''': Alfonz’s persona is [[{{Fauxreigner}} just a ruse]]. |
13 | * '''Double Subverted''': He’s actually Canadian. |
14 | * '''Parodied''': Alfonz is from Clownsvania. |
15 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alfonz is treated as walking comedic relief, sometimes his struggles as an immigrant are treated with a lot of drama. |
16 | * '''Averted''': Alfonz, despite being from another country, doesn’t stand out from any other character. |
17 | * '''Enforced''': Want comedy? Just add a character with a funny accent! |
18 | * '''Lampshaded''': |
19 | -->'''Bob''': Is anyone else getting offended just listening to Alfonz here? |
20 | * '''Invoked''': Alfonz deliberately invokes his country’s stereotypes [[AttentionWhore for attention]]. |
21 | * '''Exploited''': Alfonz has lived in America for a long time, but will act as if he just moved there whenever it would aid in his schemes. (He just happens to be a ConMan.) |
22 | * '''Defied''': Alfonz doesn’t want to look like an idiot, so he does his best to research American customs before moving there. |
23 | * '''Discussed''': "Is everyone in Ruritania ''really'' like that or is it just Alfonz?" |
24 | * '''Conversed''': "Oh, great, another exaggerated caricature of our culture in foreign film." "Hey, at least he's not a real villain." |
25 | * '''Deconstructed''': Alfonz [[ADayInTheLimelight becomes the POV character for an episode]]. It turns out that he is EloquentInMyNativeTongue and getting increasingly frustrated by how nobody in America is taking him seriously. |
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