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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters coming out from a [[VanInBlack black van]], are kidnapped, brought back to the U.S. and then thrown out in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters coming out from a [[VanInBlack black van]], are The trio is kidnapped, brought back to the U.S. and then thrown out in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters coming out from a [[VanInBlack black van]], are kidnapped and then thrown out in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters coming out from a [[VanInBlack black van]], are kidnapped kidnapped, brought back to the U.S. and then thrown out in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters in a [[VanInBlack black van]], are kidnapped and then thrown out in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters in coming out from a [[VanInBlack black van]], are kidnapped and then thrown out in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters in a [[VanInBlack black van]], are kidnapped and then dropped back in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters in a [[VanInBlack black van]], are kidnapped and then dropped back thrown out in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a [[VanInBlack black van]] used by the show's screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back in front of the show's main office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by the show's screenwriters in a [[VanInBlack black van]] used by the show's screenwriters, van]], are kidnapped and then dropped back in front of the show's main office building setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a [[VanInBlack black van]] used by the show's screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back on the show's main office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a [[VanInBlack black van]] used by the show's screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back on in front of the show's main office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a black van used by the show's screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back on the show's main office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a [[VanInBlack black van van]] used by the show's screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back on the show's main office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing birth father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a black van with network executives and screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back on the show's main office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing birth biological father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a black van with network executives and used by the show's screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back on the show's main office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing birth father in a foreign country, but then a group of network executives and[=/=]or screenwriters appear in a van, kidnap the trio and drive them back to the show's main building.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing birth father in a foreign country, but then they get ambushed by a group of black van with network executives and[=/=]or screenwriters appear in a van, kidnap the trio and drive them screenwriters, are kidnapped and then dropped back to on the show's main building.office setting.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing birth father in a foreign country, but then a group of network executives and[=/=]or screenwriters appear, kidnap the trio and drive them back to the show's main building.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice, Bob and Kevin are searching for the latter's missing birth father in a foreign country, but then a group of network executives and[=/=]or screenwriters appear, appear in a van, kidnap the trio and drive them back to the show's main building.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father and how he would like to meet him, he gets attacked by a group of network executives and/or screenwriters.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Alice, Bob and Kevin mention his are searching for the latter's missing birth father and how he would like to meet him, he gets attacked by in a foreign country, but then a group of network executives and/or screenwriters.and[=/=]or screenwriters appear, kidnap the trio and drive them back to the show's main building.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father and how he would like to meet him, he gets attacked by a group of network executives and/or guionists.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father and how he would like to meet him, he gets attacked by a group of network executives and/or guionists.screenwriters.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father and how he would like to meet him, he gets attacked by a group of network executives.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father and how he would like to meet him, he gets attacked by a group of network executives.executives and/or guionists.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father, he gets attacked by a group of network executives.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father, father and how he would like to meet him, he gets attacked by a group of network executives.
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* '''Justified''': All the characters in "The Alice and Bob Show" have very busy, crazy lives, so it's not a wonder that potential storylines get forgotten every now and then.
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* '''Justified''': All the characters in "The Alice and Bob Show" have very busy, crazy lives, so it's not a wonder that potential storylines get forgotten they forget some of their goals every now and then.
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* '''Justified''':
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
** ''The Alice and Bob Show'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many different plotlines, so it's easy to lose track of them.
** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whether that be a fall-out with the producers, scheduling conflicts with another show, or illness. Therefore, the storyline couldn't be completed.
** The writers didn't have any inspiration to finish the storyline.
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
** ''The Alice and Bob Show'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many different plotlines, so it's easy to lose track of them.
** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whether that be a fall-out with the producers, scheduling conflicts with another show, or illness. Therefore, the storyline couldn't be completed.
** The writers didn't have any inspiration to finish the storyline.
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* '''Justified''':
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
** ''The'''Justified''': All the characters in "The Alice and Bob Show'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many different plotlines, Show" have very busy, crazy lives, so it's easy to lose track of them.
** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whethernot a wonder that be a fall-out with the producers, scheduling conflicts with another show, or illness. Therefore, the storyline couldn't be completed.
** The writers didn't have any inspiration to finish the storyline.potential storylines get forgotten every now and then.
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
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** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whether
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* '''Enforced''': "The manga just revealed something that directly contradicts our planned ending for this anime's FillerArc! Kill it quickly and fill the rest of the time with something else."
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* '''Enforced''': "The manga just revealed something '''Enforced''':
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
** ''The Alice and Bob Show'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many different plotlines, so it's easy to lose track of them.
** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whether thatdirectly contradicts our planned ending for this anime's FillerArc! Kill it quickly and fill the rest of the time be a fall-out with something else."the producers, scheduling conflicts with another show, or illness. Therefore, the storyline couldn't be completed.
** The writers didn't have any inspiration to finish the storyline.
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
** ''The Alice and Bob Show'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many different plotlines, so it's easy to lose track of them.
** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whether that
** The writers didn't have any inspiration to finish the storyline.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father, he gets attacked by a group of TV Executives.
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* '''Parodied''': Whenever Kevin mention his missing birth father, he gets attacked by a group of TV Executives.network executives.
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* '''Parodied''': In the middle of an episode, a [[ExecutiveMeddling TV Executive]] approaches Kevin and [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells him that his birth father search storyline is not popular with the fans]], so he asks Kevin to forget the whole thing and move on.
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* '''Parodied''': In the middle of an episode, a [[ExecutiveMeddling TV Executive]] approaches Whenever Kevin and [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells him that mention his missing birth father search storyline is not popular with the fans]], so father, he asks Kevin to forget the whole thing and move on.gets attacked by a group of TV Executives.
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* '''Parodied''': In the middle of an episode, a [[ExecutiveMeddling TV Executive]] approaches Kevin and tells him that his birth father search storyline is not popular with the fans, so he asks Kevin to forget the whole thing and move on.
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* '''Parodied''': In the middle of an episode, a [[ExecutiveMeddling TV Executive]] approaches Kevin and [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells him that his birth father search storyline is not popular with the fans, fans]], so he asks Kevin to forget the whole thing and move on.
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* '''Parodied''': In the middle of an episode, a TV Executive approaches Kevin and tells him that his birth father search storyline is not popular with the fans, so he asks Kevin to forget the whole thing and move on.
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* '''Parodied''': In the middle of an episode, a [[ExecutiveMeddling TV Executive Executive]] approaches Kevin and tells him that his birth father search storyline is not popular with the fans, so he asks Kevin to forget the whole thing and move on.
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* '''Parodied''': ???In the middle of an episode, a TV Executive approaches Kevin and tells him that his birth father search storyline is not popular with the fans, so he asks Kevin to forget the whole thing and move on.
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* '''Parodied''': There's an entire episode dedicated to concluding all the unresolved plotlines in the series, and it intentionally does that in the most half-assed and confusing way possible, essentially making the whole thing a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
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* '''Parodied''': There's an entire episode dedicated to concluding all the unresolved plotlines in the series, and it intentionally does that in the most half-assed and confusing way possible, essentially making the whole thing a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.???
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* '''Parodied''': ???There's an entire episode dedicated to concluding all the unresolved plotlines in the series, and it intentionally does that in the most half-assed and confusing way possible, essentially making the whole thing a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
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* '''Subverted''': In ''The Alice and Bob Show'', Kevin starts trying to find his [[DisappearedDad birth father]], who he never knew. We don't here much about this for three seasons, but then the results of his search turn out to be the centerpiece of season 4.
* '''Double Subverted''': We here Kevin briefly mention his ongoing search once or twice a season. Then he finds his father! Then we never hear anything else about it or meet the man.
* '''Double Subverted''': We here Kevin briefly mention his ongoing search once or twice a season. Then he finds his father! Then we never hear anything else about it or meet the man.
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* '''Subverted''': In ''The Alice and Bob Show'', Kevin starts trying to find his [[DisappearedDad birth father]], who he never knew. We don't here hear much about this for three seasons, but then the results of his search turn out to be the centerpiece of season 4.
* '''Double Subverted''': Wehere hear Kevin briefly mention his ongoing search once or twice a season. Then he finds his father! Then we never hear anything else about it or meet the man.
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* '''Invoked''': ???Kevin would like to find his birth father, but he doesn't treat it as a priority over his friends and work, which is what the show revolves around.
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* '''Defied''': ???Both Alice and Bob drag Kevin into travelling out of state to find his father, and they don't plan to return until they find him.
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In ''The Alice and Bob Show'', Kevin starts trying to find his [[DisappearedDad birth father]], who he never knew. We don't here much about this for three seasons, but then the results of his search turn out to be the centerpiece of season 4.
* '''Double Subverted''':???We here Kevin briefly mention his ongoing search once or twice a season. Then he finds his father! Then we never hear anything else about it or meet the man.
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"The manga just revealed something that directly contradicts our planned ending for this anime's FillerArc! Kill it quickly and fill the rest of the time with something else."
* '''Lampshaded''':???"Wait, wasn't Kevin all about finding his father? Is he still searching or did he give up or what?"
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'''Basic Trope''': an An ongoing storyline is abruptly abandoned.
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'''Basic Trope''': an ongoing storyline is abruptly abandoned.
* '''Straight''': In ''The Alice and Bob Show'', Kevin starts trying to find his [[DisappearedDad birth father]], who he never knew. The plotline is never resolved, and isn't even mentioned again.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire premise of the show was originally about Kevin trying to find his absent father, but by season two the show became a comedy about Alice, Bob, and Kevin running a pizza restaurant together.
* '''Downplayed''': Kevin mentions that he'd like to find his birth father one day. The subject isn't brought up again.
* '''Justified''':
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
** ''The Alice and Bob Show'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many different plotlines, so it's easy to lose track of them.
** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whether that be a fall-out with the producers, scheduling conflicts with another show, or illness. Therefore, the storyline couldn't be completed.
** The writers didn't have any inspiration to finish the storyline.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The storyline with Kevin finding his biological father is resolved.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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* '''Straight''': In ''The Alice and Bob Show'', Kevin starts trying to find his [[DisappearedDad birth father]], who he never knew. The plotline is never resolved, and isn't even mentioned again.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire premise of the show was originally about Kevin trying to find his absent father, but by season two the show became a comedy about Alice, Bob, and Kevin running a pizza restaurant together.
* '''Downplayed''': Kevin mentions that he'd like to find his birth father one day. The subject isn't brought up again.
* '''Justified''':
** The plotline was deemed to be boring by fans and critics.
** ''The Alice and Bob Show'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with many different plotlines, so it's easy to lose track of them.
** The actor who played Kevin couldn't return to the show for whatever reason, whether that be a fall-out with the producers, scheduling conflicts with another show, or illness. Therefore, the storyline couldn't be completed.
** The writers didn't have any inspiration to finish the storyline.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The storyline with Kevin finding his biological father is resolved.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
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