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* '''Justified''': Alice has a bad reputation, so the drivers don't want to pick her up.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Alice has a bad reputation, so the drivers don't want to pick herup.up.
** Taxi's generally pick people up who make a request via phone. Picking up someone off to the side is the exception, not the rule.
** Taxis stopping on the side of the road is illegal. It's dangerous and disrupts traffic.
** Alice has a bad reputation, so the drivers don't want to pick her
** Taxi's generally pick people up who make a request via phone. Picking up someone off to the side is the exception, not the rule.
** Taxis stopping on the side of the road is illegal. It's dangerous and disrupts traffic.
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* '''Enforced''':'''Enforced''': Alice is from a ride share commercial. Can't have their competitors looking good.
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* '''Defied''': "I'm gonna go pick up that lady right now. Can't have her thinking I'm a mean cab driver."
* '''Defied''': "I'm gonna go pick up that lady right now. Can't have her thinking I'm a mean cab driver."
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* '''Exploited''':
'''Exploited''': After Alice complains about being unable to get a taxi, someone in the vicinity manages to sell her a bus pass.
*'''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** "I'm gonna go pick up that lady right now. Can't have her thinking I'm a mean cab driver."
** "That lady looks like she's in a hurry, better pick her up."
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** "I'm gonna go pick up that lady right now. Can't have her thinking I'm a mean cab driver."
** "That lady looks like she's in a hurry, better pick her up."
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* '''Implied''':'''Implied''': Alice sets out with the intent of catching a taxi. Next time we see her, she's settled for taking the bus.
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* '''Reconstructed''':'''Reconstructed''': However, after they implement a call-ahead system, the taxi service is more efficient than ever.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is a ghost and is invisible to living people, but doesn't realise it, and that's why she can't hail a cab.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is a ghost and is invisible to living people, but doesn't realise realize it, and that's why she can't hail a cab.
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* '''Exaggerated''':
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* '''Exaggerated''':
'''Exaggerated''': Dozens of taxis pass by Alice, and the drivers who pay her any attention are extremely rude to boot.
*'''Downplayed''':'''Downplayed''': Alice doesn't get a cab at first, but the eighth one she spots picks her up.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice shouts, "Taxi!", but the taxi drives right past her... then, drives back because it only left to get gas.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice shouts, "Taxi!", but the taxi drives right past her...her ... then, drives back because it only left to get gas.
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* '''Zigzagged''':'''Zig-Zagged''': Alice doesn't get a cab for nearly an hour, then she gets one. But she's taken in the opposite direction of where she's going, and [[NeverMyFault Bob, the driver, doesn't take kindly to it when Alice reminds him of this]]. He kicks her out and [[KickTheDog charges her for the trip]], and then she's on her own, and has no more success getting a taxi than before. But she got late for her appointment during her first wait anyway.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has trouble hailing a cab.
* '''Straight''': Alice needs a cab, but no matter how much she waves and shouts, "Taxi!", no taxis stop.
* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''': Alice has a bad reputation, so the drivers don't want to pick her up.
* '''Inverted''':
** Taxis keep trying to pick Alice up even if she doesn't want a lift.
** Alice is a taxi driver who has trouble finding customers.
* '''Subverted''': Alice shouts, "Taxi!", but the taxi drives right past her... then, drives back because it only left to get gas.
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Parodied''': Alice uses over-the-top methods to hail the taxi, like semaphore, a giant sign, balloons, etc.
* '''Zigzagged''':
* '''Averted''':
** Alice does not require a cab.
** Alice catches a cab just fine.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh man, I can never catch a taxi!"
* '''Invoked''':
** Bob the cabby deliberately doesn't pick up Alice.
** Charlie slanders Alice so that the drivers won't pick her up.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': "I'm gonna go pick up that lady right now. Can't have her thinking I'm a mean cab driver."
* '''Discussed''': "How do I catch a cab? I've been having trouble lately."
* '''Conversed''': "Why do the cabs in that movie never stop?"
* '''Implied''':
* '''Deconstructed''': The cab drivers don't make any money as the result of not stopping.
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice is [[CountryMouse a rural woman trying to adapt to life in the city]], and this is one of her many mishaps.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice is black, and the taxi drivers are racist.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is a ghost and is invisible to living people, but doesn't realise it, and that's why she can't hail a cab.
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* '''Straight''': Alice needs a cab, but no matter how much she waves and shouts, "Taxi!", no taxis stop.
* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''': Alice has a bad reputation, so the drivers don't want to pick her up.
* '''Inverted''':
** Taxis keep trying to pick Alice up even if she doesn't want a lift.
** Alice is a taxi driver who has trouble finding customers.
* '''Subverted''': Alice shouts, "Taxi!", but the taxi drives right past her... then, drives back because it only left to get gas.
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Parodied''': Alice uses over-the-top methods to hail the taxi, like semaphore, a giant sign, balloons, etc.
* '''Zigzagged''':
* '''Averted''':
** Alice does not require a cab.
** Alice catches a cab just fine.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh man, I can never catch a taxi!"
* '''Invoked''':
** Bob the cabby deliberately doesn't pick up Alice.
** Charlie slanders Alice so that the drivers won't pick her up.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': "I'm gonna go pick up that lady right now. Can't have her thinking I'm a mean cab driver."
* '''Discussed''': "How do I catch a cab? I've been having trouble lately."
* '''Conversed''': "Why do the cabs in that movie never stop?"
* '''Implied''':
* '''Deconstructed''': The cab drivers don't make any money as the result of not stopping.
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice is [[CountryMouse a rural woman trying to adapt to life in the city]], and this is one of her many mishaps.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice is black, and the taxi drivers are racist.
* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is a ghost and is invisible to living people, but doesn't realise it, and that's why she can't hail a cab.
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