Basic Trope: A baby says their first word/s.
- Straight: Alice and Bob go to wake up their baby daughter Carol, who has never spoken before. She says, "Mama."
- Exaggerated: Carol, who has never spoken before, suddenly says, "Good morning, mother and father. May I have some breakfast, please?"
- Downplayed: Alice and Bob are taking a walk with Carol, when a cat walks by. Carol says, "Diddy dat", obviously meaning "Kitty cat".
- Justified: Carol is not deaf or mute and she's at the age where babies learn to talk.
- Inverted: Carol is an old woman dying and says her last words.
- Subverted: Alice thinks Carol is saying, "Mama" until the doctor reveals that Carol is just babbling.
- Double Subverted: Then, she says, "Dada" while clearly pointing at Bob.
- Parodied: Alice and Bob mistake Carol's actual first word for gibberish and vice versa.
- Zig-Zagged: Carol frequently says what sounds like "Mama" in the episode, but no one can agree on whether she's actually talking about Alice or if she's just babbling.
- Averted:
- There are no babies.
- Carol has already said her first word before the events of the series.
- Carol never speaks.
- Enforced:
- "We haven't given baby Carol much screen time lately. How about we have her do something cute to make up for it?"
- The baby playing Carol spoke, so the producers decided to Throw It In!
- Lampshaded: "Bob, she's talking!"
- Invoked: Alice and Bob talk to Carol a lot, hoping she'll learn to speak. Baby See, Baby Do, right?
- Exploited:
- Defied: Dr. Evilson removes Carol's vocal chords.
- Discussed: "What do you think Carol's first word will be?"
- Conversed: "Will Carol talk in an upcoming episode?"
- Implied: Alice and Bob are seen very excited when Carol says, "Mama."
- Deconstructed:
- Reconstructed:
- Played for Laughs:
- Alice, Bob, and Carol are talking together, and...Alice: What if Carol is actually a genius?Bob: Don't get your hopes up.Carol: Antidisestablishmentarianism!
- Alice and Bob argue over the course of the episode about whether Carol's first word will be "Mommy" or "Daddy". She then points at David, the next-door neighbour, and says, "David!"
- Carol's first word is a cuss word.
- Carol tells a joke or other funny statement as her first words.
- Alice, Bob, and Carol are talking together, and...
- Played for Drama: Carol says, "Mama" for the first time after being taken away from Alice by Dr. Evilson.
- Played for Horror: Carol is possessed, and her first words end up being "Prepare to die!"
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