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1	'''Basic Trope''': Content which is not appropriate for a work's age rating makes it in anyway.
2	* '''Straight''': The ratings board gives ''The Adventures of Bob'' a G rating despite a couple of allusions to sex.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': RefugeInAudacity.
4	* '''Downplayed''': The ratings board gives ''The Adventures of Bob'' a rating commensurate with its content. However, the show has some veiled references to things the censors don't care about, but the {{executive\| veto}}s always order cut because it offends the {{moral guardians}}.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Bob is being subtle about innuendo because of in-universe censorship.
7	** The show airs on a channel whose censorship standards are notoriously flimsy or non-existent (e.g., NBC, Creator/CartoonNetwork, Nickelodeon, FOX, Teletoon, Creator/ComedyCentral, etc.).
8	* '''Inverted''': ''The Adventures of Bob'' is an allegedly adult show with little to no risque content.
9	* '''Subverted''': ExecutiveMeddling in the form of catching the raunchy jokes before they go on air.
10	* '''Double Subverted''': The censored joke is [[CensorDecoy replaced by another inappropriate joke that doesn't get caught]].
11	* '''Parodied''': ''The Adventures of Bob'' features an episode where [[HypocriticalHumor Bob starts an anti-indecency brigade against a kids' show that's notorious for its racy content]].
12	* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
13	* '''Averted''':
14	** The show's content is actually age-appropriate.
15	** None of the writers try to go too far with risque content.
16	* '''Enforced''': See Justified point 2.
17	* '''Lampshaded''': "It's a good thing the network censors don't care what we say or do -- within reason. Any other channel would have canceled us by now."
18	* '''Invoked''':
19	** The creators of ''The Adventures of Bob'' believe in DefyingTheCensors and use many tricks to get the producers to let risque content through.
20	** The producers want ''The Adventures of Bob'' to have a PeripheryDemographic (read: appeal to older viewers as well as younger ones), and they find that the best way to do this is to use this trope.
21	* '''Exploited''': [[NoFourthWall What? The censors are asleep?]] ''[[BigYes Oh, hell yes!]]''
22	* '''Defied''': See Subverted.
23	* '''Discussed''': "Why does every cartoon these days feel the need to push the envelope? Not every cartoon needs to be like ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Then again, if it weren't for overgrown cartoon fans and stoners, this show wouldn't have a fanbase at all."
24	* '''Conversed''': "Wow. The things they're getting away with on kids' shows these days. I counted ten sex jokes, five counts of HoYay, a FamilyUnfriendlyDeath, a possible reference to marijuana smoking, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a joke about dogs using trees as bathrooms]]."
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30	%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
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32	%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
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