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openWorry lines (around the eyes) Western Animation
Just wondering about this one: "Worry lines" that appear around the eyes, that look like parentheses. Charlie Brown and the other Peanuts characters have them when they're stressed out, shocked, worried etc. They are used in Ed, Edd n Eddy a bit too, in much the same way. I've also seen a couple of pictures of the comic strip character Cathy with them.
Is there a trope for this?
Also, just in case there isn't a page for it and somebody wants to start one... if you need a source for the name "worry lines", it's used in issue 3 of the Kaboom Peanuts comic books, the one where they show you how to draw Lucy. The term is used in a comment about how Linus, Lucy and Rerun are drawn with these lines at all times, not just when worried. "Character with permanent worry lines" could be a trope of its own, as Edd from EENE has the same thing, and Eddy has a variant of them with three little lines instead of one... but Peanuts and EENE are the only things I can think of which have character designs like that, so maybe not
Edited by mlaopenFull Crushed Western Animation
A character calls their crush by their full name.
Example: Bob calls Alice by Alice Addams.
openWrong End Of The Broom Western Animation
When a character holds a mop/broom on the wrong end, and does the job with the stick while the “brush” is up in the air. This is usually meant to show that the character is either stupid or doesn’t understand how human society works, perhaps because they’re non-human or have amnesia. A good example is when Patrick Star tries sweeping with a broom using the wrong end. Peridot also tried mopping with the stick instead of the brush. Is there a trope for this? Thank you!
openIt's okay if you cheat on me Western Animation
Is there a trope when a spouse is okay with their partner cheating on them? They may even actively encourage their significant other to cheat on them. It's actually happened on Family Guy a couple of times, like when there is a Cutaway Gag where Bonnie cheats on Joe with Peter, and Joe is right there approving it. There's one episode where Angela sexually pursues Peter, and Lois actually wants him to sleep with her.
Edited by cwallace135openWhen someone refers to someone by their last name. Western Animation
Is there a trope where a character manly refers to another character by their last name, even though other characters when referring to that character don't?
openLensman Arms Race compressed into a single Chase Scene Western Animation
Is there a trope for when enemies chase each other back and forth across the screen because the pursuee grabbed a bigger stick offscreen and became the pursuer each time the chase reached the edge of the screen?
openThe Wumblers Western Animation
The Wumblers is an American-Canadian television series created by Laura J Wellington and the Giddy Gander Company LLC.
It premiered in September 2007, ran for 25 episodes, and it was one of the most forgotten Smile of a Child shows to ever exist.
openIncorrect Subtitle leads to confusion among fans Western Animation
A character talking about a global conspiracy references the Bilderberg Group, but the official DVD subtitles incorrectly read Build-A-Bear Group. (The character in question being a Cigar Chomper who talks through gritted teeth making it difficult to understand the audio doesn't help.) This leads to a misconception in the fandom that the Build-A-Bear company is actually a The Conspiracy group.
What do we have for this? Fun with Subtitles and Even the Subtitler Is Stumped don't seem to apply as they're specifically for intentional humor/gags regarding subtitles. This is an actual mistake. For the same reason, I don't think it's Mondegreen Gag either. I also don't think it's "Blind Idiot" Translation, as it's not a translation from another language.
TIA!
Edited by BeerBaronresolved Those who can't do, brag Western Animation
A vainglorious character will boast about skills and deeds, then is revealed to have been lying all along. Meanwhile, the character who doesn't brag at all ends up being the superior one. i.e., there's an inverse relation between bragging and doing. There are lots of reasons the competent character doesn't brag: First, he doesn't need to, cause he can just show people his skills. Second, he doesn't need the thrill of telling people he did something because he had the actual thrill of doing it. Third, he might get in trouble if someone finds out he did something wrong (a liar can pretend he committed all sorts of crimes, but when there's no evidence he won't be in trouble. An actual criminal will keep his lips sealed). Fourth, developing the skills led him to be modest about them. Fifth, he might be conflicted about his own morality (a guy who fakes his military service will brag about all the people he "killed", while an actual veteran won't talk about it out of guilt or respect).
openRegretful avenger Western Animation
This trope is where B have done something bad to A and A planned something petty to revenge B. When A is waiting for the plan to come through, B reveals to him that he has tried to fix his mistake. A realizes his pettiness too late only for the revengen to still happens and alienate B.
openDrawing with food Western Animation
What it says on the tin. Is there a trope for drawing with food/condiments?
openDrawing with food Western Animation
What it says on the tin. Is there a trope for drawing with food/condiments?
openCaught between Family vs. Boyfriend Western Animation
Basically, I'm wondering if there's a trope that's similar to Friend Versus Lover, except the dilemma forces Alice to have to side with either her family (usually her overprotective dad), or her boyfriend. The specific example I need it for is explained as follows (spoilers ahead):
My Adventures with Superman: Lois is ultimately forced to stand between her dad and her boyfriend, Clark, during the climax of the season 1 finale. General Lane tearfully asks Lois to stand aside so he can complete his mission, but she refuses and pleads with her dad to not kill Clark by pointing out he'd be committing murder. Especially after Clark had just sacrificed himself to save the planet.
Do we have a trope that specifically covers the family vs. boyfriend dilemma, aside from Go Through Me?
Edited by MiinUopenLGBTQ-Phobic Agenda-Based Editing Western Animation
Ry Rodrigo deleted LGBT Fanbase from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse without an edit reason twice, including after someone restored it with a note telling them to provide an edit reason for it. This is an unambiguous edit war.
They have also gotten in trouble here for deleting LGBT-related entries without an edit reason so they are definitely troping with an agenda.
Do I have permission to restore the entry?
openMalfunctioning Machinery Western Animation
Is there a specific or known trope for malfunctioning machinery, whether they are malfunctioning, overloading, breaking down, choking, etc.
The specifics of this exaggeration or trope is when the machine itself undergoes visual change, such as bulging, bloating, expanding, inflating, etc.
A perfect example of this would be the Toy Factory scene from "An Extremely Goofy Movie," where Goofy accidentally gets sucked into the pipes and straight into the main machine, causing it to immediately malfunction and expand, puffing up until it physically cannot expand further before finally exploding.
resolved Hyde in the Mirror Western Animation
A character with Multiple Personalities or a Superpowered Evil Side will see and have conversations with his other self in a mirror or reflective surface. The other self is often portrayed as being "trapped" in the mirror, banging on it as if it was a glass window, trying to get out.
openRational person in a strange world Western Animation
What would you call it when a rational person ends up in a zany world. They react to it like any normal person would, as they are completely baffled by it. In the end, this world is just too much for them to handle, and they snap in the end. For example, in The Simpsons episode, "Homer's Enemy, where Frank Grimes, a rational man, ends up in Springfield, and cannot comprehend how Homer is able to swing through life with little effort, and has trouble comprehending the wackiness of Springfield. Another example would be in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler where the titular Strangler poses as SpongeBob's bodyguard, but in the process, his stupidity becomes too much for the Strangler to handle, which ends up making him snap in the end.
The hero sings a song to try to turn the bad guy good.
Example: Steven Universe the Movie