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** It can give the ''[[PublicServiceAnnouncement Do Not Be Deceived PSA]]'' the oomph it needs to make the message stick

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* '''Inverted''': Not applicable, as any mismatch of art style and tone of the work would be an example of this trope.

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* '''Inverted''': Not applicable, as any mismatch of The art style and tone of is [[SoOkItsAverage extremely generic]] for the work would be an example genre. There is nothing subversive or even new inside the show itself. It is a ClicheStorm that you'd know the entire plot of this trope.just by looking at the cover.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, this is a little dark for a cartoon, isn't it?"
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** The creator uses the series to explore the effects of childhood trauma.
** The protagonist is an edgelord who lives in an utopia.
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"Wow, this is a little dark for a cartoon, isn't it?"
** "Why is the cartel locking away their [[EvilPlan classified documents]] inside of [[EduTainment safes with their passwords corresponding to addition questions?"]]
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** [[AttentionWhore Kyle]] kill Alice and Bob live on camera so that the now scarred children have Kyle's [[WesternTerrorists political message]] burned into their brains [[HarmfulToMinors forever]].
** Samantha makes her world a more pleasant place to live in. After years, she resolved the issues that made her world initially merciless.
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** The EldritchAbomination lures victims to its realm by masking as [[KillerRabbit a cartoon bunny]].



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???" This place looks [[SweetnessAversion too happy go lucky]] to not be a trap. I don't trust places with masquerades.



* '''Implied''': A [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter puppy]] covered in [[BloodSplatteredInnocents blood]].
* '''Played for Laughs''':
** Alice and Bob CrossesTheLineTwice.
** The show is built on SlapStick despite having realistic models.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice and Bob are in a [[EldritchLocation circus hellscape]] but need to hide the horrors to protect the sanity of the audience
* '''Played for Horror''': Alice and Bob try to live a normal life but have to deal with flashbacks and night terrors caused by the massacre.



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** "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" appears to [[{{TastesLikeDiabetes}} Taste Like Diabetes]], but is actually an AnimatedShockComedy loaded with gore, swearing, sex, drug usage, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bad role models for children]].

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** "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" appears to [[{{TastesLikeDiabetes}} Taste Like Diabetes]], be [[SweetnessAversion sickeningly sweet]], but is actually an AnimatedShockComedy loaded with gore, swearing, sex, drug usage, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bad role models for children]].

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** The dissonance is intentional; for example, the FantasticRacism between FunnyAnimals is meant to represent a real-world religious conflict.
** The writer has little experience with drawing and while their art is passable, it does seem somewhat too cartoonish for the subject matter explored in the work. ArtEvolution may or may not change the art style after a while.



* '''Parodied''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" has a humorous RRatedOpening featuring the characters angrily dismissing the viewers if they thought they were just going to see a cute cartoon.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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"The Adventures of Alice and Bob" has a humorous RRatedOpening featuring the characters angrily dismissing the viewers if they thought they were just going to see a cute cartoon.cartoon.
** A group of HeteronormativeCrusaders releases an AuthorTract comic where every male character is ''meant'' to be straight, but are accidentally drawn to look ''extremely'' gay with lots of unintentional HoYay between them.
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** The titular duo in “Charles and Diane” are children who are obsessed with a very shallow idea of maturity, but are otherwise normal kids. [[UnreliableNarrator The story is told from their perspectives.]]

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* '''Exaggerated''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" appears to [[{{TastesLikeDiabetes}} Taste Like Diabetes]], but is actually an AnimatedShockComedy loaded with gore, swearing, sex, drug usage, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bad role models for children]].
* '''Downplayed''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is G-rated, but still has a few surprisingly dramatic moments for a cartoon with such a cute art style.
** Alternatively, it has a semi-realistic artstyle and a Y7 rating, and it only has artsyle dissonance on the darker spots, like Bob's HeroicSacrifice sending him into a coma in the Season 2 finale.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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"The Adventures of Alice and Bob" appears to [[{{TastesLikeDiabetes}} Taste Like Diabetes]], but is actually an AnimatedShockComedy loaded with gore, swearing, sex, drug usage, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bad role models for children]].
** "Charles and Diane" has an art style not unlike gritty, M17+ rated games, but is a very kid-friendly EdutainmentShow.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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"The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is G-rated, but still has a few surprisingly dramatic moments for a cartoon with such a cute art style.
** Alternatively, it has a semi-realistic artstyle and a Y7 rating, and it only has artsyle art style dissonance on the darker spots, like Bob's HeroicSacrifice sending him into a coma in the Season 2 finale.finale.
** "Charles and Diane" has a fairly realistic art style and is an adult comedy-drama, though its funnier moments can make its art style a bit dissonant on occasion.


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** "Charles and Diane" takes place in a world where things are actually better than what they seem to be.

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** “The Adventures of Alice and Bob” is a sugary sweet SliceOfLife show drawn in a gritty, RealIsBrown style.

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** “The Adventures of Alice "Charles and Bob” Diane" has a [[RealIsBrown gritty, realistic]] art style, but is a sugary sweet zany, sugary-sweet SliceOfLife show drawn in a gritty, RealIsBrown style. comedy.



* '''Inverted''': "Charles and Diane" has a gritty, realistic art style, but is a zany comedy.

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* '''Inverted''': "Charles Not applicable, as any mismatch of art style and Diane" has a gritty, realistic art style, but is a zany comedy.tone of the work would be an example of this trope.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???"The Adventures of Alice and Bob" has a humorous RRatedOpening featuring the characters angrily dismissing the viewers if they thought they were just going to see a cute cartoon.



* '''Enforced''': The creator of the series wants to [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of shows such as WesternAnimation/SouthPark.

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The creator of the series wants to [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of shows such as WesternAnimation/SouthPark.WesternAnimation/SouthPark.
** It's just [[RuleOfFunny funnier]] (or sometimes [[RuleOfCool more interesting]]) when the tone of the work doesn't match its art style.

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* '''Straight''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is a cartoon drawn in a cute, cartoony art style. However, the actual show is a hardcore drama with many sad and disturbing themes.

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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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"The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is a cartoon drawn in a cute, cartoony art style. However, the actual show is a hardcore drama with many sad and disturbing themes.themes.
** “The Adventures of Alice and Bob” is a sugary sweet SliceOfLife show drawn in a gritty, RealIsBrown style.
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** Alternatively, it has a semi-realistic artstyle and a Y7 rating, and it only has artsyle dissonance on the darker spots, like Bob's HeroicSacrifice sending him into a coma in the Season 2 finale.

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* '''Downplayed''':
** "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is G-rated, but still has a few surprisingly dramatic moments for a cartoon with such a cute art style.
* '''Justified''': Well, the art style doesn't necessarily say anything about the work.

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'''Downplayed''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is G-rated, but still has a few surprisingly dramatic moments for a cartoon with such a cute art style.
* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Well, the art style doesn't necessarily say anything about the work.work.
** "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" takes place in a CrapsaccharineWorld.



* '''Enforced''': The creator of the series wants to [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of shows such as [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark]].

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* '''Enforced''': The creator of the series wants to [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of shows such as [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark]].WesternAnimation/SouthPark.
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* '''Exaggerated''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" appears to TasteLikeDiabetes, but is actually an AnimatedShockComedy loaded with gore, swearing, sex, drug usage, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bad role models for children]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" appears to TasteLikeDiabetes, [[{{TastesLikeDiabetes}} Taste Like Diabetes]], but is actually an AnimatedShockComedy loaded with gore, swearing, sex, drug usage, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bad role models for children]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A work's art style doesn't match the tone of the series.
* '''Straight''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is a cartoon drawn in a cute, cartoony art style. However, the actual show is a hardcore drama with many sad and disturbing themes.
* '''Exaggerated''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" appears to TasteLikeDiabetes, but is actually an AnimatedShockComedy loaded with gore, swearing, sex, drug usage, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bad role models for children]].
* '''Downplayed''':
** "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is G-rated, but still has a few surprisingly dramatic moments for a cartoon with such a cute art style.
* '''Justified''': Well, the art style doesn't necessarily say anything about the work.
* '''Inverted''': "Charles and Diane" has a gritty, realistic art style, but is a zany comedy.
* '''Subverted''': "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" just had some EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, where the show was a lot more adult than its art style would suggest.
* '''Double Subverted''': Then it returns to having a more adult tone.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes the tone of the work fits its art style, but sometimes it doesn't.
* '''Averted''':
** "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" is a cartoon with a cute art style, and is a cute and family-friendly cartoon.
** "Charles and Diane" has a gritty, realistic art style and is a show for adults.
* '''Enforced''': The creator of the series wants to [[FollowTheLeader cash in on the popularity]] of shows such as [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark]].
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, this is a little dark for a cartoon, isn't it?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The titular characters of "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" decide not to get too dramatic.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why do some shows have tones so much different than their art style?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Because "The Adventures of Alice and Bob" looks like a kids' show, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids parents assume it's appropriate for their young children]] and show it to them anyway.
* '''Reconstructed''': The creator of the show takes notice of this and explicitly clarifies that it isn't a show for young children.
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