Basic Trope: A new person joins a close-knit social group with limited or no introduction and assimilates well no matter the circumstances of his joining.
- Straight: Alice, Bob, Dan, Eric and Francine are introduced to Lee, who gets along with all of them equally well almost immediately afterward.
- Exaggerated: The gang and Lee act like they've been friends for years, despite only having known each other for five minutes.
- Downplayed: The gang is a bit cold to Lee, but warms up more quickly than expected.
- Justified: Lee is naturally outgoing, cheerful, and easily able to make new friends, which goes a long way toward getting people to like him.
- Inverted: The gang hates Lee on sight without even getting to know his name.
- Subverted: The gang seems to like Lee at first, until his flaws start coming to the fore. His many, many flaws.
- Double Subverted: The gang still likes him in spite of his flaws.
- Parodied: Lee wears a nametag so the others can remember his name more easily, and treats his initial time with the group like a networking opportunity.
- Zig Zagged: Lee is able to get Alice, Dan and Eric to like him, but Bob and Francine hold out.
- Averted: The gang doesn't warm up to Lee quickly, if at all.
- Enforced: The gang and Lee are being overseen by Mrs. Gerta Long, who has ordered them to work together on their class project.
- Lampshaded: "I have a feeling Lee is going to be sticking around for a while. Let's do our best to make him feel welcome."
- Invoked: Lee grooms and wears his best clothes when coming to meet the group, in the hopes that it will help things go more smoothly.
- Exploited: Lee is seeking to betray the gang, and uses their goodwill to ingratiate himself as quickly as possible to find out their weaknesses.
- Defied: The gang shows a fair amount of trepidation toward Lee before he is able to win them over.
- Discussed: The gang has a brief huddle over whether or not to include Lee in their activities.
- Conversed: "Lee seems like the kind of guy who wants to make friends a little too easily."
- Implied: Lee is part of the gang, but is either left out of or doesn't catch on to most of the gang's in-jokes.
- Deconstructed:
- Lee might be easy to work with, but he hasn't experienced the same tribulations as the rest of the gang, putting him at an emotional distance. Eventually, he and the group amiably part ways.
- Lee is found to have a checkered background, which puts unwanted pressure on the gang for choosing to associate with him.
- Reconstructed: Lee provides an important attribute the group lacks, allowing him to forge his own identity within the social circle.
- Played for Laughs: Lee is a walk-on guest star whom everyone treats like an old friend, despite him never having been on the show before.
- Played for Drama: Lee's ambiguous nature divides the gang on how to deal with him. Some want to befriend him while others just want to kick him out.
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