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* '''Parodied''': When danger comes the adults cry for their kids to save them.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** When danger comes the adults cry for their kids to savethem.them.
** The second someone turns 18, they receive an IdiotBall for their birthday.
** When danger comes the adults cry for their kids to save
** The second someone turns 18, they receive an IdiotBall for their birthday.
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** The producers are working with a CompetenceZone limited to the average age of the target audience, and anyone not aged 7-15 is useless to the plot.
** The second someone turns 16, they receive an IdiotBall for their birthday.
** The producers are working with a CompetenceZone limited to the average age of the target audience, and anyone not aged 7-15 is useless to the plot.
** The second someone turns 16, they receive an IdiotBall for their birthday.
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* '''Enforced''':
**'''Enforced''': The producers are working with a CompetenceZone limited to the average age of the target audience, and anyone not aged 7-15 is useless to the plot.
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** The second someone turns 16, they receive an IdiotBall for their birthday.
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* '''Exploited''': ???Bullies and villains are able to psychologically torture the KidHero with the knowledge that his parents and teachers cannot or will not help him.
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* '''Implied''': Although the children are seen going past various places that have adults in them, they never think to ask them for help, instead focusing on what they can do. The viewer will note that they could ask them for help, despite them seemingly placing more confidence in their own abilities.
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* '''Conversed''': "I don't understand these shows. Adults have the experience and dedication but when they're needed, they're never around! Why's that?"
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* '''Conversed''': "I don't understand these shows. Adults have the experience and dedication but when they're needed, they're never around! Why's that?"Why is that?"
* '''Implied''': Although the children are seen going past various places that have adults in them, they never think to ask them for help, instead focusing on what they can do. The viewer will note that they could ask them for help, despite them seemingly placing more confidence in their own abilities.
* '''Implied''': Although the children are seen going past various places that have adults in them, they never think to ask them for help, instead focusing on what they can do. The viewer will note that they could ask them for help, despite them seemingly placing more confidence in their own abilities.
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* '''Downplayed''': ??? Most adults don't seem to be clueless or incompetent and some of them help the young protagonists, although more often than not it falls to the kids to save the day.
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** The adults secretly know what the kids are doing. They could be intentionally be "Worthless" to teach their kids to fight their own battles, or only step in when it's obvious the kids are over their heads.
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** The adults secretly know what the kids are doing. They could be intentionally be "Worthless" to teach their kids to fight their own battles, or only step in when it's obvious the kids are in over their heads.
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[CityOfAdventure When Adamsville is attacked by monsters]] the adults and military are helpless to fight them, while all the kids are superheroes who secretly fly off to save the day. Makes you wonder why the teachers don't notice their classrooms are vacant all of sudden.
* '''UpToEleven''': Every single adult is in a vegetative state and thus unable to do anything. Or are incapacitated in other ways.
* '''UpToEleven''': Every single adult is in a vegetative state and thus unable to do anything. Or are incapacitated in other ways.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** [[CityOfAdventure When Adamsville is attacked by monsters]] the adults and military are helpless to fight them, while all the kids are superheroes who secretly fly off to save the day. Makes you wonder why the teachers don't notice their classrooms are vacant all of sudden.
* '''UpToEleven''': ** Every single adult is in a vegetative state and thus unable to do anything. Or are incapacitated in other ways. ways.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
** [[CityOfAdventure When Adamsville is attacked by monsters]] the adults and military are helpless to fight them, while all the kids are superheroes who secretly fly off to save the day. Makes you wonder why the teachers don't notice their classrooms are vacant all of sudden.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Kesha becomes tired of the other adults' neglect, so she calls social services.
** The adults are useless but when they see their kids nearly die protecting them, they feel remorse. Bonus points if this happens [[FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen only after their children are dead]].
** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.)
** Adults ''encourage'' the bullying wither directly or with their own inaction.
** Turns out the adults are the villains, meaning they're far from worthless.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The foster parents are even worse than their real parents.
** After the adults become responsible and involved in their children's lives, the kids worry that this will mean the end of their adventures. As a result an IdiotBall is handed to the adults.
** The adults solve the surface problem, only to lead to NiceJobBreakingItHero. Turns out that the BigBad had a gambit in play just in case the adults tried to butt in.
** Kesha becomes tired of the other adults' neglect, so she calls social services.
** The adults are useless but when they see their kids nearly die protecting them, they feel remorse. Bonus points if this happens [[FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen only after their children are dead]].
** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.)
** Adults ''encourage'' the bullying wither directly or with their own inaction.
** Turns out the adults are the villains, meaning they're far from worthless.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The foster parents are even worse than their real parents.
** After the adults become responsible and involved in their children's lives, the kids worry that this will mean the end of their adventures. As a result an IdiotBall is handed to the adults.
** The adults solve the surface problem, only to lead to NiceJobBreakingItHero. Turns out that the BigBad had a gambit in play just in case the adults tried to butt in.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Kesha becomes tired of the other adults' neglect, so she calls social services.
** The adults are useless but when they see their kids nearly die protecting them, they feel remorse. Bonus points if this happens [[FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen only after their children are dead]].
** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.)
** Adults ''encourage'' the bullying wither directly or with their own inaction.
** Turns out the adults are the villains, meaning they're far from worthless.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The foster parents are even worse than their real parents.
** After the adults become responsible and involved in their children's lives, the kids worry that this will mean the end of their adventures. As a result an IdiotBall is handed to the adults.
** The adults solve the surface problem, only to lead to NiceJobBreakingItHero. Turns out that the BigBad had a gambit in play just in case the adults tried to butt in.
** Kesha becomes tired of the other adults' neglect, so she calls social services.
** The adults are useless but when they see their kids nearly die protecting them, they feel remorse. Bonus points if this happens [[FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen only after their children are dead]].
** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.)
** Adults ''encourage'' the bullying wither directly or with their own inaction.
** Turns out the adults are the villains, meaning they're far from worthless.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The foster parents are even worse than their real parents.
** After the adults become responsible and involved in their children's lives, the kids worry that this will mean the end of their adventures. As a result an IdiotBall is handed to the adults.
** The adults solve the surface problem, only to lead to NiceJobBreakingItHero. Turns out that the BigBad had a gambit in play just in case the adults tried to butt in.
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* '''Implied''': Although the children are seen going past various places that have adults in them, they never think to ask them for help, instead focusing on what they can do. The viewer will note that they could ask them for help, despite them seemingly placing more confidence in their own abilities.
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* '''Straight''': In the small town of Adamsville, parents have no idea of the life-threatening situtations their kids go through. For example, teenagers Alice, Bob, and Charlie fight off the supernatural on a daily basis, but no one notices provided they get to school on time and are home for supper.
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** In the small town of Adamsville, parents have no idea of the life-threatening situtations their kids go through. For example, teenagers Alice, Bob, and Charlie fight off the supernatural on a daily basis, but no one notices provided they get to school on time and are home for supper.
** In the small town of Adamsville, parents have no idea of the life-threatening situtations their kids go through. For example, teenagers Alice, Bob, and Charlie fight off the supernatural on a daily basis, but no one notices provided they get to school on time and are home for supper.
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* '''Justified''': The kids are good at keeping their parents in the dark.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** The kids are good at keeping their parents in the dark.
** The kids are good at keeping their parents in the dark.
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* '''Inverted''': The children are useless while the adults battle monsters and mafia.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** The children are useless while the adults battle monsters and mafia.
** The children are useless while the adults battle monsters and mafia.
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* '''Subverted''': Most parents have no idea what their kids are doing, but Kesha, a young adult, notices the children and gives the adults a shot at CharacterDevelopment
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Most parents have no idea what their kids are doing, but Kesha, a young adult, notices the children and gives the adults a shot at CharacterDevelopment
** Most parents have no idea what their kids are doing, but Kesha, a young adult, notices the children and gives the adults a shot at CharacterDevelopment
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* '''Double Subverted''': Though it turns out she's the only one who cares for the kids, becoming the only useful adult.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
** Though it turns out she's the only one who cares for the kids, becoming the only useful adult.
** Though it turns out she's the only one who cares for the kids, becoming the only useful adult.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Kesha becomes tired of the other adults' neglect, so she calls social services.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Kesha becomes tired of the other adults' neglect, so she calls social services.
** Kesha becomes tired of the other adults' neglect, so she calls social services.
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* '''Reconstructed''': The foster parents are even worse than their real parents.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** The foster parents are even worse than their real parents.
** The foster parents are even worse than their real parents.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The kids are losing and the adults are helpless because they see their children suffering terrible deaths they cannot explain. The concerned adults discover that their children are fighting a war against supernatural creatures the adults cannot see. Character development for adults and children leads to a successful coalition against the invisible supernatural adversaries. With the change in the tide of the war the adults become the new targets, but then even older adults, formerly considered useless by the parents, provide vital skills and discipline in coordinating the joint effort of the children and younger adults.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
** The kids are losing and the adults are helpless because they see their children suffering terrible deaths they cannot explain. The concerned adults discover that their children are fighting a war against supernatural creatures the adults cannot see. Character development for adults and children leads to a successful coalition against the invisible supernatural adversaries. With the change in the tide of the war the adults become the new targets, but then even older adults, formerly considered useless by the parents, provide vital skills and discipline in coordinating the joint effort of the children and younger adults.
** The kids are losing and the adults are helpless because they see their children suffering terrible deaths they cannot explain. The concerned adults discover that their children are fighting a war against supernatural creatures the adults cannot see. Character development for adults and children leads to a successful coalition against the invisible supernatural adversaries. With the change in the tide of the war the adults become the new targets, but then even older adults, formerly considered useless by the parents, provide vital skills and discipline in coordinating the joint effort of the children and younger adults.
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* '''Averted''': The adults have the proportionate amount of skill and authority the average adult carries in the presence of children.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** The adults have the proportionate amount of skill and authority the average adult carries in the presence of children.
** The adults have the proportionate amount of skill and authority the average adult carries in the presence of children.
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* '''Enforced''': The producers are working with a CompetenceZone limited to the average age of the target audience, and anyone not aged 7-15 is useless to the plot.
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** The producers are working with a CompetenceZone limited to the average age of the target audience, and anyone not aged 7-15 is useless to the plot.
** The producers are working with a CompetenceZone limited to the average age of the target audience, and anyone not aged 7-15 is useless to the plot.
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* '''Discussed''': "Do your parents even care that we are missing?" "Sadly, Kesha, no."
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* '''Discussed''': '''Discussed''':
** "Do your parents even care that we are missing?" "Sadly, Kesha, no."
** "Do your parents even care that we are missing?" "Sadly, Kesha, no."
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** The adults are useless but when they see their kids nearly die protecting them, they feel remorse. Bonus points if this happens only after their children are dead.
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** The adults are useless but when they see their kids nearly die protecting them, they feel remorse. Bonus points if this happens [[FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen only after their children are dead.dead]].
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* '''Played For Drama:''' The adults are drug addicts or are otherwise incompetent to raise children. Teachers and other reasonable authority figures are either astonished at the depths of the parents' neglect or they are just as bad. Or, they don't believe it or are apatehtic.
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* '''Played For Drama:''' The adults are drug addicts or are otherwise incompetent to raise children. Teachers and other reasonable authority figures are either astonished at the depths of the parents' neglect or they are just as bad. Or, they don't believe it or are apatehtic.apathetic.
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* '''BeyondTheImpossible''': ThereAreNoAdults. Never were, never will be. The kids inexplicably popped out of thin air.
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* '''UpToEleven''': Every single adult is in a vegetative state and thus unable to do anything.
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* '''UpToEleven''': Every single adult is in a vegetative state and thus unable to do anything. Or are incapacitated in other ways.
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** A more horrifying take would be the adults are ''killed'' by the monsters.
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** A more horrifying take would be the adults are ''killed'' by the monsters. The adults may have been killed to ''weaken'' the children.
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** The adults secretly know what the kids are doing.
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** The adults secretly know what the kids are doing. They could be intentionally be "Worthless" to teach their kids to fight their own battles, or only step in when it's obvious the kids are over their heads.
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** Turns out the adults are the villains.villains, meaning they're far from worthless.
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* '''BeyondTheImpossible''': ThereAreNoAdults. Never were, never will be. The kids inexplicably popped out of thin air.
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* '''Inverted''': The adults are more powerful than the child protagonists.
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* '''Inverted''': The children are useless while the adults are more powerful than the child protagonists.battle monsters and mafia.
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** The adults sometimes do nothing to help the kids being beat up at school...but when they tell another adult, they step in and do something about it.
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** The adults sometimes do nothing to help the kids being Alice and Bob beat up at school...but when Charlie regularly. Dan tells a couple adults and they don't help. Dan and Charlie go tell another adult, they step in and do something about it. ''another'' adult who steps in.
** Only ''some'' adults are useless -
** Only ''some'' adults are useless -
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** The adults solve the surface problem, only to lead to NiceJobBreakingItHero. Turns out that the BigBad had a XanatosGambit in play just in case the adults tried to butt in.
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** The adults solve the surface problem, only to lead to NiceJobBreakingItHero. Turns out that the BigBad had a XanatosGambit gambit in play just in case the adults tried to butt in.
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** The adults sometimes do nothing to help the kids being beat up at school...but when they tell another adult, they step in and do something about it.
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** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.) [[AwfulTruth too often]] TruthInTelevision.
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** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.) [[AwfulTruth too often]] TruthInTelevision. )
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** It ''looks'' this way, but when the adults finally step in, ''really'' start to get things done.
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* '''Played For Drama:''' The adults are drug addicts or are otherwise incompetent to raise children. Teachers and other reasonable authority figures are either astonished at the depths of the parents' neglect or they are just as bad.
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** The adults are ApatheticCitizens. What do you expect?
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* '''BeyondTheImpossible''': ThereAreNoAdultsThereAreNoAdults. Never were, never will be.
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** Turns out the adults are the villains.
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** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.)
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** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.) [[AwfulTruth too often]] TruthInTelevision.
** Adults ''encourage'' the bullying wither directly or with their own inaction.
** Adults ''encourage'' the bullying wither directly or with their own inaction.
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** The second someone turns 16, they receive an IdiotBall for their birthday.
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**The adults secretly knew what their kids were doing, and didn't get involved because they're even more secretly the villians.
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**The adults secretly know what the kids are doing... but don't interfere because it's good training for when they become adults and get to join in the even more awesome superheroics the ''adults'' are keeping secret.
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[CityOfAdventure When Adamsville is attacked by monsters]] the adults and miltary are helpless to fight them, while all the kids are superheroes who secretly fly off to save the day. Makes you wonder why the teachers don't notice their classrooms are vacant all of sudden.
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** Alice and Bob bully up Charlie and other students on a daily basis. Charlie tells adults what's going on, but they refuse to do anything about it.
* '''Exaggerated''': [[CityOfAdventure When Adamsville is attacked by monsters]] the adults andmiltary military are helpless to fight them, while all the kids are superheroes who secretly fly off to save the day. Makes you wonder why the teachers don't notice their classrooms are vacant all of sudden.
* '''Exaggerated''': [[CityOfAdventure When Adamsville is attacked by monsters]] the adults and
** The adults are actually far more competent than the kids are.
** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.)
** The adults actually ''do'' step in because they notice something was wrong. Especially authority figures such as teachers and police.
** "Is ''every'' adult a moron?!"
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** Or rather,some adults are while some adults aren't.
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** All the adults present on the film suffer from varying degrees of retardation.retardation and personality disorders like paedophobia.
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** I'm pretty sure that's playing it straight.
