History Main / TheAllegedHouse

* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'': Egon Spengler describes the firehouse that becomes their headquarters as such (they still buy it, apparently at Ray's insistence [[RuleOfCool because he likes the fire pole]]):

* Many of the default houses in ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series are described this way. They generally come with the lowest tier items, which are prone to breakdowns and malfunctions. And it's entirely possible to create your own if you don't know what you're doing, or are [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential feeling a bit malevolent towards your sims]].

---> '''Lionel Hutz:''' There's "the truth" ''[shakes head]'' and "the truth." ''[smiles wide]'' Let me show you. ''[shows pictures of homes for sale]''\\

* Thanks to Creator/DrSeuss's art style, the house in ''WesternAnimation/PontoffelPockWhereAreYou'' [[Bizarrchitecture is an "alleged house" in multiple senses of the word]], with more floor space devoted to the winding staircases than rooms and a balcony with a basketball hoop and no railings. But it's also in severe disrepair; the shutters creak, termites are eating the stairs, and when Pontoffel tries using that basketball hoop, the ball [[ImpactSilhouette falls right through the floor]]. It's no wonder he wants to get away.

--> '''Lionel Hutz:''' There's "the truth" ''[shakes head]'' and "the truth." ''[smiles wide]'' Let me show you. ''[shows pictures of homes for sale]''\\

** When Marge gets a job as a real estate agent in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E9RealtyBites Realty Bites]]", she doesn't do well because her employer expects her to lie through her teeth to trick people into buy terrible homes.

* Several of the default houses in ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series are described this way. They generally come with the lowest tier items, which are prone to breakdowns and malfunctions. And it's entirely possible to create your own if you don't know what you're doing, or are [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential feeling a bit malevolent towards your sims]].

* Several of the default houses in ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series are described this way. They generally come with the lowest tier items, which are prone to breakdowns and malfunctions. And it's entirely possible to create your own if you don't know what you're doing, or are [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential feeling a bit malevolent against your sims]].

* ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'': Uncle Rob's townhouse is a dirty wreck, which is why it's being renovated. [[HomeAloneAntics This works out in Kevin's favor]].

[[OhCrap Uh oh]]. They've bought [[TitleDrop The Alleged House]]. Unfortunately, [[TruthInTelevision this trope is all too common in real life]]. May or may not also be an OldDarkHouse, and god help you if it's also [[HauntedHouse haunted]]. Compare TheAllegedCar and TheAllegedComputer for the automotive and computer equivalents. Contrast CoolHouse.

So, a character just bought a new house. Maybe it's a BigFancyHouse, or maybe it's something a bit more humble. Either way, [[TooGoodToBeTrue it seemed like a great deal]]. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong

But then they move in, and suddenly things take a turn for the worse. [[MindYourStep The stairs squeak, then collapse]]. You try to take a shower, but only end up CoveredInMud. The faucet in the master bathroom [[DrippingDisturbance won't stop dripping]]. The back door is being [[TermiteTrouble eaten by bugs]]. Both the oven and the grill in the garden char everything placed on them, and that's on the times when [[GrillingPyrothecnics they don't go off like an Improvised Incendiary Device]]. And it appears a [[SmellySkunk family of skunks]] is living in the attic.

But then they move in, and suddenly things take a turn for the worse. [[MindYourStep The stairs squeak, then collapse]]. You try to take a shower, but only end up CoveredInMud. The faucet in the master bathroom [[DrippingDisturbance won't stop dripping]]. The back door is being [[TermiteTrouble eaten by bugs]]. And it appears a [[SmellySkunk family of skunks]] is living in the attic.

But then they move in, and suddenly things take a turn for the worse. [[MindYourStep The stairs squeak, then collapse]]. You try to take a shower, but only end up CoveredInMud. The faucet in the master bathroom [[DrippingDisturbance won't stop dripping]]. The back door is being [[TermiteTrouble eaten by bugs]]. The oven chars everything around it, [[OvenLogic yet somehow leaves your food undercooked]]. And it appears a [[SmellySkunk family of skunks]] is living in the attic.

* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'': Egon Spengler describes the firehouse that becomes their headquarters as such (they still buy it, apparently at Ray's insistence because he likes the fire pole):

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* ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'': Egon Spengler describes the firehouse that becomes their headquarters as such (they still buy it, apparently at Ray's insistence because he likes the fire pole):
-->'''Egon''': I think this building should be condemned. There's serious metal fatigue in all the load-bearing members, the wiring is substandard, it's completely inadequate for our power needs, and the neighborhood is like a demilitarized zone.

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* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': There was a sketch where a lazy redneck was reciting a poem called "Life Sure Gets Tee-jus, Don't It?" Apparently unwilling or unable to work, he was poor to the point where he was out of food, had no presentable clothes, and his house was in terrible disrepair. In his own words: "Tin[[note]] the house on the set didn't actually have a tin roof at all, just a wooden one that looked like it was badly put together...make of that what you will[[/note]] roof leaks, chimney leans..." His house [[UpToEleven literally fell apart]] at the end of the sketch.

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* Several of the default houses in ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series are described this way. They generally come with the lowest tier items, which are prone to breakdowns and malfunctions. And it's entirely possible to create your own if you don't know what you're doing, or are [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential feeling a bit malevolent against your sims]].

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--> '''Lionel Hutz:''' There's "the truth" (shakes head) and "the truth." (smiles wide) Let me show you. (shows pictures of homes for sale)\\

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[[OhCrap Uh oh]]. They've bought [[TitleDrop The Alleged House]]. Unfortunately, [[TruthInTelevision this trope is all too common in real life]]. May or may not also be an OldDarkHouse, and god help you if it's also [[HauntedHouse haunted]]. Compare TheAllegedCar for the automotive equivalent. Contrast CoolHouse.

* The Mansion the brothers inherit in ''Film/MouseHunt'' is a rotting, seemingly worthless wreck that they only move into because they have no other option. It [[GrailInTheGarbageturns out to actually be incredibly valuable]], but nonetheless is falling apart.

* The Mansion the brothers inherit in ''Film/MouseHunt'' is a rotting, seemingly worthless wreck that they only move into because they have no other option. It turns out to actually be incredibly valuable, but nonetheless is falling apart.

Uh oh. They've bought [[TitleDrop The Alleged House]]. Unfortunately, [[TruthInTelevision this trope is all too common in real life]]. May or may not also be an OldDarkHouse, and god help you if it's also [[HauntedHouse haunted]]. Compare TheAllegedCar for the automotive equivalent. Contrast CoolHouse.

* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': The short "Mickey's Mechanical House" has Mickey Mouse putting up with things like clattering pipes and a creaky roof in his house, prompting him to move into a technologically-advanced abode.

** The Simpson household, either from lack of maintenance or poor construction, is often shown with such unpleasantries as thin walls and . This seemingly explains how the family can afford such a large house with Homer's paycheck.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': Although the house has been in the family since before the start of the series, the Loud family's house still fits this trope. The episode ''Homespun'' in particular makes it clear in how severe a state of disrepair it is.
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* Several of the default houses in ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series are described this way. They generally come with the lowest tier items, which are prone to breakdowns and malfunctions. And it's entirely possible to create your own if you don't know what you're doing, or are [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential feeling a bit malevolent against your sims]].

* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': There was a sketch where a lazy redneck was reciting a poem called "Life Sure Gets Tee-jus, Don't It?" Apparently unwilling or unable to work, he was poor to the point where he was out of food, had no presentable clothes, and his house was in terrible disrepair. In his own words: "Tin[[note]] the house on the set didn't actually have a tin roof at all, just a wooden one that looked like it was badly put together...make of that what you will[[/note]] roof leaks, chimney leans..." His house literally fell apart at the end of the sketch.

* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': There was a sketch where a lazy redneck was reciting a poem called "Life Sure Gets Tee-jus, Don't It?" Apparently unwilling or unable to work, he was poor to the point where he was out of food, had no presentable clothes, and his house was in terrible disrepair. In his own words: "Tin[[note: the house on the set didn't actually have a tin roof at all, just a wooden one that looked like it was badly put together...make of that what you will]] roof leaks, chimney leans..." His house literally fell apart at the end of the sketch.