Basic Trope: An episode that focuses on the birth or adoption of a baby.
- Straight: In the show "Bob's Life", there is an episode that focuses on the birth of the titular character's younger sister, Alice.
- Exaggerated:
- Bob's parents end up having twins (or more).
- Numerous characters end up having/adopting babies in the episode.
- Downplayed: The new baby is a major focus of the episode, but not the only plot point.
- Justified: Bob's mother was already shown pregnant several episodes prior.
- Inverted: Tonight, Someone Dies
- Subverted:
- Bob thinks that his mother is pregnant (or is going to adopt a baby), but she isn't.
- Bob's mother actually was pregnant, but had a miscarriage or it was stillborn.
- Double Subverted:
- Later on, Bob's mother actually does get pregnant or adopt.
- After coping with the loss, Bob's mother decides to adopt a baby instead.
- Parodied: Bob's father is the one having the baby.
- Zig Zagged: ???
- Averted: There is no new baby.
- Enforced:
- The creator of "Bob's Life" wants to write an episode based on his personal experiences: his parents had a baby when he was younger, and/or he's writing the episode for his kids to help them understand some things about their new baby sibling.
- The actor for Bob's mother went into labor during the shooting of the last scene for last episode. The writers decided to center this episode around the thrown in Surprise Pregnancy.
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Deconstructed: ???
- Reconstructed: ???
- Played for Laughs: ???
- Played for Drama: The family ends up being tired out by the demands of the new baby.
- Played for Horror: Alice ends up being an Enfant Terrible.
Back to New Baby Episode.
