Basic Trope: A show's Theme Tune is shortened when it plays before an episode or after its Cold Open.
- Straight: The Tropeman Show's Theme Tune is normally about 45 seconds long. In some episodes, it is shortened to 20 seconds.
- Exaggerated: The song is 5 seconds long in every episode besides the pilot.
- Downplayed: The song is 35 seconds long in a few select episodes.
- Justified:
- The song needs to be shortened to fit the allotted episode airtime.
- The happy verses are too dissonant for the episode's mood.
- It irreverently reflects the length of the shorts that comprise the episode.
- Inverted: The song is normally played in 20-second shortened form, but some episodes play the full song.
