Line #3 PlayingWith/IdeaBulb


1	'''Basic Trope''': When someone gets an idea, a light bulb appears over character's head.
2	* '''Straight''': Albert got an idea to solve a problem he has. A bright light bulb appears over his head.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Albert gets multiple ideas for a problem. Multiple light bulbs appear over his head.
5	** Albert has a EurekaMoment. A giant Hollywood floodlight appears over his head.
6	** Albert's entire body transforms into a light bulb when he gets an idea.
7	* '''Downplayed''':
8	** Albert comes up with a small idea and a single Christmas light appears above his head.
9	** Albert has an idea while, by coincidence, [[VisualPun standing under a real lightbulb]].
10	* '''Justified''': One of Albert's superpowers is [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway summoning lightbulbs]] by thought.
11	* '''Inverted''':
12	** Albert can't think of any ideas. A darkened lamp appears over his head.
13	** Anytime Albert walks under a light bulb, it gives him an idea.
14	* '''Subverted''': Albert got an idea how to solve a problem. A light bulb appears over his head. However, Albert then thinks it's a bad idea so the light bulb fizzles out.
15	* '''Double Subverted''': He [[MediumAwareness replaces the bulb]] and goes ahead with it anyway.
16	* '''Parodied''':
17	** Bob, who lives in the middle ages, gets an idea, and a candle appears over his head (although this is also used for characters who are, ahem, "not very bright").
18	** Albert needs an idea. He holds a lightbulb over his head, clicks the switch, and promptly finds one.
19	** Albert needs a light bulb. He gets an idea, then grabs the Idea Bulb from above his head.
20	** A lightbulb falls Albert's head (with SoftGlass), which gives him an idea.
21	** The lightbulb tinks out, and we cut to the backstage crew rummaging for a non-faulty one.
22	* '''Zig Zagged''': Having an ImaginationBasedSuperpower and being a fan of cartoon, Albert just does it normally (as in Invoked), but Albert is aware of how this works and occasionally flashes a light bulb as a straight up bluff to buy some time to figure out a solution, or suppresses it when he has a great idea that needs some time to set up properly, both bluffs actually taking effort on his part compared to how his powers normally generate a lightbulb.
23	* '''Averted''': Albert gets an idea but no light bulbs appear.
24	* '''Enforced''': It's a cartoon with no dialogue, so they need an easy way to show when a character is thinking.
25	* '''Lampshaded''':
26	** "That's a big bulb! You must have gotten up with a great idea"
27	** Another character sees the bulb and hangs a literal lampshade on it.
28	* '''Invoked''':
29	** Albert is in a dark room and needs illumination. He tries to think of a random idea to cause a light bulb to appear over his head to illuminate the room.
30	** Albert has an ImaginationBasedSuperpower, so whenever he has a genius idea on how to solve his current problems, his powers generate a light bulb over his head since that's how it works in cartoons.
31	* '''Exploited''':
32	** Albert is in a dark area. Suddenly, he gets an idea which causes a light bulb appear over his head. Albert uses the light from a bulb to read a book.
33	** People start coming up with ideas so they don't need to buy light bulbs anymore to reduce electric bills.
34	* '''Defied''': Albert doesn't want a room to be illuminated so he tries to prevent any ideas popping up in his head.
35	* '''Discussed''': "Your idea is so great that if you were a cartoon character, a light bulb over your head would illuminate the whole city."
36	* '''Conversed''': "If a lightbulb really did appear over your head once you thought of an idea, wouldn't it just fall on your head."
37	* '''Deconstructed''':
38	** The hero comes up with an idea to sneak past the guards. The light gives away his position.
39	** The light bulb gives away that Albert just got a great idea...
40	* '''Reconstructed''':
41	** The guards try to attack him, but luckily, the Hero loses his idea and is able to sneak away in the dark, while the guards are in a tangled mess.
42	** But with some effort, he can flash it as a bluff to buy time ("What crazy idea that will save him has this guy just cooked up? Be careful and be ready for anything!") or suppress it if his ideas need time to set up.
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48	%%* '''Implied''': ???
49	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
50	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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