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* HandWave: In order to make the MisterSeahorse premise a little more palatable, one character who pulls Dr. Hesse's (unlabeled) file notes that he's being given massive doses of various female hormones, the kind and quantity one would usually see given to someone preparing for a sex-change operation. In RealLife, [[ShownTheirWork something like this probably would be necessary]], though so far the preliminary research and experimentation to figure all of this out hasn't been done, for lack of both sufficiently motivated researchers and volunteers to bear the unknown risks.

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* CatapultNightmare: Alexander wakes up this way from a nightmare in which his baby has ''his adult face'', though he doesn't scream.
* DartboardOfHate: Larry throws darts at a poster of Music/{{Aerosmith}} when he is told that one of the band members got his ex-wife pregnant.
* DigitalHeadSwap: Used for intentional UncannyValley effect in the NightmareSequence.
* HandWave: In order to make the MisterSeahorse premise a little more palatable, one character who pulls Dr. Hesse's (unlabeled) file notes that he's being given massive doses of various female hormones, the kind and quantity one would usually see given to someone preparing for a sex-change operation. In RealLife, [[ShownTheirWork something like this probably would be necessary]], though so far far, the preliminary research and experimentation to figure all of this out hasn't been done, for lack of both sufficiently motivated researchers and volunteers to bear the unknown risks.



* MisterSeahorse: TheMovie.

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* MisterSeahorse: TheMovie.TheMovie of this trope, as Alexander is willing to get pregnant for research purposes. The movie is a comedy, but the pregnancy is played surprisingly seriously, leading to some emotional development for Alexander.



* MorningSickness: Alexander suffers from morning sickness as part of his pregnancy.



* ProfessorGuineaPig: Yep... although in this case, it's a mutual partnership deal with two professors.

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* ProfessorGuineaPig: Yep... Dr. Hesse tests an experimental drug for reducing miscarriages on himself due to being unable to get funding and test subjects, although in this case, it's a mutual partnership deal with two professors.professors.
* ToiletPaperTrail: This happens to Diana as part of her CuteClumsyGirl schtick.
* UncannyValley: The hideous baby with Alexander's face, which causes him to have a CatapultNightmare.
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* HotScientist: Diana. Overlaps with CuteClumsyGirl. Diana sees Alex as a male version of this.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/Twins1988''. It would also receive one in the form of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', directed by Ivan Reitman's son Creator/{{Jason|Reitman}}.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/{{Twins}}''. It would also receive one in the form of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', directed by Ivan Reitman's son [[Creator/JasonReitman Jason]].

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/{{Twins}}''. ''Film/Twins1988''. It would also receive one in the form of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', directed by Ivan Reitman's son [[Creator/JasonReitman Jason]].Creator/{{Jason|Reitman}}.
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[[caption-width-right:292:Take that, [[Film/ThePrincessBride Vizzini]]!]]
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...Wait, ''[[DoubleTake what]]''!?

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...Wait, ''[[DoubleTake what]]''!?
what]]''''!?''
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* BabiesEverAfter: Two live births and counting by the end.

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* BabiesEverAfter: Two live births and counting by the end. The epilogue shows Diana heavily pregnant by Hesse adding another child to their family.
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* NightmareSequence: Alexander has two...
** The first one is right at the start, when Alexander is at the library and finds urinating babies everywhere.
** The second and most infamous one is after Alexander is impregnated, where he dreams that his baby has ''his own face''. No wonder he wakes up in a CatapultNightmare fashion.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/{{Twins}}''.
** The film would get one of its own in the form of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', directed by Ivan Reitman's son.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/{{Twins}}''.
** The film
''Film/{{Twins}}''. It would get also receive one of its own in the form of ''Film/{{Juno}}'', directed by Ivan Reitman's son.son [[Creator/JasonReitman Jason]].
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* HandWave: In order to make the MrSeahorse premise a little more palatable, one character who pulls Dr. Hesse's (unlabeled) file notes that he's being given massive doses of various female hormones, the kind and quantity one would usually see given to someone preparing for a sex-change operation. In RealLife, [[ShownTheirWork something like this probably would be necessary]], though so far the preliminary research and experimentation to figure all of this out hasn't been done, for lack of both sufficiently motivated researchers and volunteers to bear the unknown risks.

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* HandWave: In order to make the MrSeahorse MisterSeahorse premise a little more palatable, one character who pulls Dr. Hesse's (unlabeled) file notes that he's being given massive doses of various female hormones, the kind and quantity one would usually see given to someone preparing for a sex-change operation. In RealLife, [[ShownTheirWork something like this probably would be necessary]], though so far the preliminary research and experimentation to figure all of this out hasn't been done, for lack of both sufficiently motivated researchers and volunteers to bear the unknown risks.
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A 1994 film directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger as a scientist who gets [[MisterSeahorse pregnant]].

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A 1994 film directed by Ivan Reitman, Creator/IvanReitman, starring Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger as a scientist who gets [[MisterSeahorse pregnant]].
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* MoonSwinger: Due to being pregnant, Alexander starts experiencing this. Notably, he cries while watching a romance.

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* MoonSwinger: MoodSwinger: Due to being pregnant, Alexander starts experiencing this. Notably, he cries while watching a romance.
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* MoonSwinger: Due to being pregnant, Alexander starts experiencing this. Notably, he cries while watching a romance.
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* HereWeGoAgain: [[spoiler:In the epilogue, when Angela (Larry's wife) thinks of having another baby but doesn't want to go through all the pregnancy again and Alexander says she doesn't have to. Then they all stare at Larry, [[OhCrap who catches on]] and says "oh no." And runs off with Alexander chasing after him to tell him it won't be that bad.]]

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* HereWeGoAgain: [[spoiler:In the epilogue, when Angela (Larry's wife) thinks of having another baby but doesn't want to go through all the pregnancy again and Alexander says she doesn't have to. Then they all stare at Larry, [[OhCrap who catches on]] and says "oh no." And runs off with Alexander chasing after him to tell him saying it won't be that bad.]]
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** The film would get one of it's own in the form of ''{{Juno}}'', directed by Ivan Reitman's son.

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** The film would get one of it's its own in the form of ''{{Juno}}'', ''Film/{{Juno}}'', directed by Ivan Reitman's son.

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