Gasoline Alley might fit this trope, having been running since 1918 and with many of the characters wearing outfits that haven't changed that much over the decades. Also Popeye's sailor uniform, which likewise hasn't changed in decades, along with the other characters' clothing (Wimpy for ex. has worn his bowler hat for decades as well.)
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Whoever deleted this was missing the point, I think. I'm not reinstating - flame war potential - but the point here is that Fifties themed pop acts that were big in the seventies became so BECAUSE people then in their forties and fifties were nostalgic for their youth - therefore a valid interpretation of "two decades behind". For the same reason the 1990's saw a resurgence of late 1960's-themed music, with acts that would have charted twenty-odd years previously. Hell, sometime about then the "Summer Of Love" thing form the late sixties was revived.
this belongs, I think.
- As noted above, the tendency of the "dominant" generation, once in their forties and fifties, to drive "nostalgia booms" where a musical genre from their youth is resurrected. The punk rock era of the middle-late 1970's also saw a resurgence in 1950's rock'n'roll styled artistes, who could appear on the same Top of the Pops billing as the punk rockers. Acts like Darts and Showaddywaddy, in DA quiffs and the full teddy-boy rigs performing Fifties-themed songs, looked oddly anachronistic next to The Clash and Buzzcocks.
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. Definition is the same, some material moved to a new Analysis page.
I'd like to know if this would count as an example: "In the UK, there are many advertisements for toys to do with robotic insects often feature pre-teen boys as being rebellious and mature, while girls almost always feminine, hang out with one friend, and flip out at the near sight of the toys. While the gender roles of the advertisement have now changed, these advertisements still air as late as the 2010s."
Conservatives: 1980's are the new 50's
Liberals: 1990's are the new 60's
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Under "the Simpsons," someone wrote, "It's also guilty of trying to "modernize" problems and situations that nobody actually faces anymore." Having not watched the show recently (so I shouldn't talk about it directly), I really think there should be some examples.
Is the Casino Royale example really this trope? It seems like it's only on this page because the drink was discontinued in the 80's. It's just a small anachronism; the rest of the film is in no way two decades behind.
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How come nobody but me has posted in the Troper Tales section of this trope?
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