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* '''Downplayed''': They let a few abnormalities start, but disapprove of anything too goofy.
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* '''Downplayed''': They let a few abnormalities start, slide, but disapprove of anything too goofy.
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** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as "normal" (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 times before they answer and barking at cars while [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext walking their hamsters]]) are seen as completely ''abnormal'' according to the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as "normal" changes depending on [[ValuesDissonance where and when they live]]. As such, they are constantly and radically changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever is considered normal according to the time period and country/region they're living in.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as "normal" changes depending on [[ValuesDissonance where and when they live]]. As such, they are constantly and radically changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever is considered normal according to the time period and country/region they're living in.
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** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as "normal" (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 34 and a half times before they answer they'll answer, and barking meowing at cars while [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext walking their hamsters]]) feral refrigerators) are seen as completely ''abnormal'' according to by the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are well aware that what counts as "normal" changesdepending depends on [[ValuesDissonance where and when they live]]. As such, they are constantly and radically changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever is considered normal according to the time period and country/region they're living in.
** Alice and Bob are well aware that what counts as "normal" changes
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** Alice and Bob simply choose to ignore them. Simply choosing to view themselves as normal people and the neighborhood as the odd ones.
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** Alice and Bob simply choose to ignore them. Simply choosing to [[IRejectYourReality view themselves as normal people people]] and the neighborhood as the odd ones.
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by their neighborhood ([[EveryoneHasStandards even by the aforementioned Quirky Neighbours]]) as [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis a bunch of freaky weirdos]] [[{{Irony}} because of it]].
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by their neighborhood ([[EveryoneHasStandards even by the aforementioned Quirky Neighbours]]) quirky neighbours]]) as [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis a bunch of freaky weirdos]] [[{{Irony}} because of it]].
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** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as "normal" changes depending on [[ValuesDissonance time where and place when they live]]. As such, they will are constantly and radically change changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever is considered normal according to the time period and country/region they live they're living in.
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** They have their own set of quirks that they're deeply ashamed of and are desperately trying to hide it from the rest of world.
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** ''Everyone'' in the society Alice and Bob live is obsessed with being normal.
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** ''Everyone'' in the society Alice and Bob live in is obsessed with being normal.
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town neighborhood ([[EveryoneHasStandards even by the aforementioned Quirky Neighbors]]) Neighbours]]) as [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis a bunch of freaky weirdos]] [[{{Irony}} because of it]].
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** ''Everyone'' in the society Alice and Bob live is obsessed with being normal.
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** They have had a pretty bad experience regarding abnormality. It's a bit harder to accept quirky and friendly rednecks living next door after (barely) surviving a remake of ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes''.
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** They have [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes a genuinely and pathological fear]] of abnormality.
** They have their own set of quirks that they're deeply ashamed of and are desperately trying to hide it from the rest of world.
** They have had a pretty bad experience regarding abnormality. It's a bit harder to accept quirky and friendly rednecks living next door after (barely) surviving aremake retread of ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes''.
** They have their own set of quirks that they're deeply ashamed of and are desperately trying to hide it from the rest of world.
** They have had a pretty bad experience regarding abnormality. It's a bit harder to accept quirky and friendly rednecks living next door after (barely) surviving a
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** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as “normal” (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 times before they answer and barking at cars while walking their hamsters) are completely ''abnormal'' according to the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” changes with the passing of time; as such they’re constantly and radically changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current zeitgeist’s idea of what normality is.
** Bob has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFuture of ''Film/DemolitionMan'' sound like a ClusterFBomb.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” changes with the passing of time; as such they’re constantly and radically changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current zeitgeist’s idea of what normality is.
** Bob has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFuture of ''Film/DemolitionMan'' sound like a ClusterFBomb.
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** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as “normal” "normal" (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 times before they answer and barking at cars while [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext walking their hamsters) hamsters]]) are seen as completely ''abnormal'' according to the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as“normal” "normal" changes with the passing of time; as such they’re depending on [[ValuesDissonance time and place they live]]. As such, they will constantly and radically changing change their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever is considered normal according to the current zeitgeist’s idea of what normality is.
time period and country/region they live in.
** Bob has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in such a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFutureof in ''Film/DemolitionMan'' sound like a ClusterFBomb.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as
** Bob has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in such a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFuture
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town, [[EveryoneHasStandards even by their Quirky Neighbors]], as a bunch of freaky weirdos.
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town, [[EveryoneHasStandards town ([[EveryoneHasStandards even by their the aforementioned Quirky Neighbors]], Neighbors]]) as [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis a bunch of freaky weirdos.weirdos]] [[{{Irony}} because of it]].
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** Alice and Bob simply choose to ignore them. Continuing to view themselves as normal and the rest of society as the weird ones.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Alice and Bob murder people because they don't like whatever quirks these other people have. That is SerialKiller or SpreeKiller crap, and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters not "normal" by any means of the imagination]].
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* '''Played for Horror''': Alice and Bob murder people because they don't like whatever quirks these other people have. That is They ignore the fact that being a SerialKiller or SpreeKiller crap, and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters is [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis not "normal" by any means of the imagination]].
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town, [[EveryoneHasStandard even by their Quirky Neighbors]], as a bunch of freaky weirdos.
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town, [[EveryoneHasStandard [[EveryoneHasStandards even by their Quirky Neighbors]], as a bunch of freaky weirdos.
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town (even by their Quirky Neighbors) as a bunch of freaky weirdos.
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** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town (even town, [[EveryoneHasStandard even by their Quirky Neighbors) Neighbors]], as a bunch of freaky weirdos.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie and Diana's creativity is stifled.
* '''Reconstructed''': They are {{determinator}}s and still keep their creativity regardless of what their parents say.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Charlie and Diana's creativity is stifled.
** Alice and Bob are so obsessed with being normal that they’re viewed by the rest of their town (even by their Quirky Neighbors) as a bunch of freaky weirdos.
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** They are {{determinator}}s and still keep their creativity regardless of what their parentssay.say.
** Alice and Bob simply choose to ignore them. Continuing to view themselves as normal and the rest of society as the weird ones.
** Charlie and Diana's creativity is stifled.
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** They are {{determinator}}s and still keep their creativity regardless of what their parents
** Alice and Bob simply choose to ignore them. Continuing to view themselves as normal and the rest of society as the weird ones.
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** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as “normal” (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 times before they answer, naming their kids “One”, “Two”, and “Three”, and barking at cars while walking their hamster) they completely and utterly ''abnormal'' according to the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” changes with the passing of time; as such they’re constantly changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current concept of normality is.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” changes with the passing of time; as such they’re constantly changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current concept of normality is.
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** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as “normal” (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 times before they answer, naming their kids “One”, “Two”, and “Three”, answer and barking at cars while walking their hamster) they hamsters) are completely and utterly ''abnormal'' according to the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” changes with the passing of time; as such they’re constantly and radically changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the currentconcept zeitgeist’s idea of what normality is.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” changes with the passing of time; as such they’re constantly and radically changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current
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** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” [[SocietyMarchesOn changes with the passing of time]]; as such they’re constantly changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current concept of normality is.
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** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” [[SocietyMarchesOn changes with the passing of time]]; time; as such they’re constantly changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current concept of normality is.
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* '''Parodied''': The "obsessively normal" man has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFuture of ''Film/DemolitionMan'' sound like a ClusterFBomb.
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* '''Parodied''': The "obsessively normal" man '''Parodied''':
** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as “normal” (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 times before they answer, naming their kids “One”, “Two”, and “Three”, and barking at cars while walking their hamster) they completely and utterly ''abnormal'' according to the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” [[SocietyMarchesOn changes with the passing of time]]; as such they’re constantly changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current concept of normality is.
** Bob has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFuture of ''Film/DemolitionMan'' sound like a ClusterFBomb.
** Alice and Bob are obsessed with being normal but their ideas of what constitutes as “normal” (e.g. demanding guests knock on a door ''precisely'' 30 times before they answer, naming their kids “One”, “Two”, and “Three”, and barking at cars while walking their hamster) they completely and utterly ''abnormal'' according to the rest of society.
** Alice and Bob are aware that what counts as “normal” [[SocietyMarchesOn changes with the passing of time]]; as such they’re constantly changing their worldviews and lifestyle habits in order to conform to whatever the current concept of normality is.
** Bob has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFuture of ''Film/DemolitionMan'' sound like a ClusterFBomb.
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** Alice and Bob have [[DealWithTheDevil sold their souls to "normalcy" demons]] who have given them the power to manufacture [[MagicallyBindingContract "codes of conduct" contracts]] that have [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse astonishingly brutal punishments if broken]]. The other characters will point out that this is [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocritical as hell]], but Alice and Bob, if they are actually not too far gone to care, will just label it as "[[HeWhoFightsMonsters fighting fire with fire]]".
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* '''Subverted''': Alice yells at Diana for wanting an iguana for a pet as "NormalPeople don't keep iguanas as pets", but it turns out that she was possessed, .
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* '''Subverted''': Alice yells at Diana for wanting an iguana for a pet as "NormalPeople don't keep iguanas as pets", but it turns out that she was possessed, .possessed.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Alice and Bob murder people because they don't like whatever quirks these other people have. That is SerialKiller or SpreeKiller crap, and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters not "normal" by any means of the imagination]].
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** They have had a pretty bad experience regarding abnormality. It's a bit harder to accept quirky and friendly rednecks living next door after (barely) surviving a remake of ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes''.
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* '''Parodied''': ???The "obsessively normal" man has gone to such funny lengths as changing his name to "MrSmith", wear gray all the time, and talk in a non-threatening fashion that makes even the natives of the BadFuture of ''Film/DemolitionMan'' sound like a ClusterFBomb.
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* '''Enforced''': ???''AliceAndBob: TheSeries'' has the titular couple, which during several seasons has stopped being an example of TheEveryman and are full of crazy quirks because they embraced their neighbors'. ExecutiveMeddling wants a Foil for them, a LogicalLatecomer that hates their guts, so why not have him be one that wants to remain "normal" even if that means waving a shotgun in Alice and Bob's faces while screaming that he doesn't wants anything to do with the ZanyScheme of the week?
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* '''Exploited''': ???Evulz wants Alice and Bob dead... so he sells them that house over on the StepfordSuburbia where the last owners were massacred by some guy (who was never caught) that apparently (from the bloody RoomFullOfCrazy he left behind) absolutely '''hated''' them leaving the little flag on the mailbox half-raised.
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** The FantasyForbiddingFather of the KidsWildernessEpic hears that his child survived being lost in the woods for a week (and learnt some valuable life lessons) because of benevolent elves and gets his hands on a shotgun, because how ''dare ''''they''''' '''they''''' get close to his child and fill his head with nonsense (even if they are the ''only'' reason the kid survived and it's stuff like "next time leave a note telling where are you going to go")? The third act then involves the kid trying to prevent HumansAreTheRealMonsters from becoming manifest.
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** The FantasyForbiddingFather of the KidsWildernessEpic hears that his child survived being lost in the woods for a week (and learnt some valuable life lessons) because of benevolent elves and gets his hands on a shotgun, because how ''dare they'' ''''they''''' get close to his child and fill his head with nonsense (even if they are the ''only'' reason the kid survived and it's stuff like "next time leave a note telling where are you going to go")? The third act then involves the kid trying to prevent HumansAreTheRealMonsters from becoming manifest.
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** The FantasyForbiddingFather of the KidWildernessEpic KidsWildernessEpic hears that his child survived being lost in the woods for a week (and learnt some valuable life lessons) because of benevolent elves and gets his hands on a shotgun, because how ''dare they'' get close to his child and fill his head with nonsense (even if they are the ''only'' reason the kid survived)? survived and it's stuff like "next time leave a note telling where are you going to go")? The third act then involves the kid trying to prevent HumansAreTheRealMonsters from becoming manifest.
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* '''Played for Drama''': The children don't want to be normal, but the parents do, making them a DysfunctionalFamily.
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** The FantasyForbiddingFather of the KidWildernessEpic hears that his child survived being lost in the woods for a week because of benevolent elves and gets his hands on a shotgun, because how ''dare they'' get close to his child (even if they are the ''only'' reason the kid survived)? The third act then involves the kid trying to prevent HumansAreTheRealMonsters from becoming manifest.
** The children don't want to be normal, but the parents do, making them a
** The FantasyForbiddingFather of the KidWildernessEpic hears that his child survived being lost in the woods for a week because of benevolent elves and gets his hands on a shotgun, because how ''dare they'' get close to his child (even if they are the ''only'' reason the kid survived)? The third act then involves the kid trying to prevent HumansAreTheRealMonsters from becoming manifest.
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'''Basic Trope''': One or more characters who are obsessed with normality and think everything normal is good, while everything abnormal is bad.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are a married couple who live in a house with a white picket fence and a neat lawn that has no decorations or noteworthy aspects to think of with their three children: Charlie, Diana, and baby Edwin, and a dog named Fido. They also are obsessed with "normalcy" and always take Charlie or Diana to a therapist and Fido to the vet when one of them does something even remotely strange. They also hate the QuirkyHousehold of neighbours who live opposite them.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice and Bob go so far as to ''kill'' (or attempt to kill/consider killing) people who are even remotely abnormal.
** Even Fido and baby Edwin are obsessively normal.
* '''Downplayed''': They let a few abnormalities start, but disapprove of anything too goofy.
* '''Justified''':
** Both of them were raised like this.
** They have [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes a fear]] of abnormality.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob ''hate'' normality and try to be as abnormal as possible.
* '''Subverted''': Alice yells at Diana for wanting an iguana for a pet as "NormalPeople don't keep iguanas as pets", but it turns out that she was possessed, .
* '''Double Subverted''': When she's not possessed, she's still as obsessed with normalcy, she just doesn't yell.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice and Bob sometimes are obsessed with being normal and sometimes they don't mind abnormality.
* '''Averted''': Nobody is obsessively normal.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''':
--> '''Charlie''': "Normalcy doesn't really exist, so how can Mom and Dad be so obsessed with it"
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Bob try to raise Charlie, Diana and Edwin to be obsessively normal too.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob refuse to obsess over normality.
* '''Discussed''':
---> '''One of the Quirky Neighbours''': "The neighbours are so obsessed with being normal, but what is normal?"
* '''Conversed''': "Why do those characters try so hard to be normal?"
* '''Implied''': Bob is seen giving the quirky neighbours the stink eye for no obvious reason other than they are acting funny.
* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie and Diana's creativity is stifled.
* '''Reconstructed''': They are {{determinator}}s and still keep their creativity regardless of what their parents say.
* '''Played for Laughs''': A {{sitcom}} about a rivalry between Alice and Bob and the quirky neighbours, with Charlie and Diana sometimes being on one side, sometimes on another, and sometimes not taking sides. Of course, Fido is a dog and Edwin is too young, so they don't take sides, but sometimes Alice and Bob act as if they do (i.e. "Even Fido knows normal people are not like that")
* '''Played for Drama''': The children don't want to be normal, but the parents do, making them a DysfunctionalFamily.
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* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob are a married couple who live in a house with a white picket fence and a neat lawn that has no decorations or noteworthy aspects to think of with their three children: Charlie, Diana, and baby Edwin, and a dog named Fido. They also are obsessed with "normalcy" and always take Charlie or Diana to a therapist and Fido to the vet when one of them does something even remotely strange. They also hate the QuirkyHousehold of neighbours who live opposite them.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice and Bob go so far as to ''kill'' (or attempt to kill/consider killing) people who are even remotely abnormal.
** Even Fido and baby Edwin are obsessively normal.
* '''Downplayed''': They let a few abnormalities start, but disapprove of anything too goofy.
* '''Justified''':
** Both of them were raised like this.
** They have [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes a fear]] of abnormality.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob ''hate'' normality and try to be as abnormal as possible.
* '''Subverted''': Alice yells at Diana for wanting an iguana for a pet as "NormalPeople don't keep iguanas as pets", but it turns out that she was possessed, .
* '''Double Subverted''': When she's not possessed, she's still as obsessed with normalcy, she just doesn't yell.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice and Bob sometimes are obsessed with being normal and sometimes they don't mind abnormality.
* '''Averted''': Nobody is obsessively normal.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''':
--> '''Charlie''': "Normalcy doesn't really exist, so how can Mom and Dad be so obsessed with it"
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Bob try to raise Charlie, Diana and Edwin to be obsessively normal too.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob refuse to obsess over normality.
* '''Discussed''':
---> '''One of the Quirky Neighbours''': "The neighbours are so obsessed with being normal, but what is normal?"
* '''Conversed''': "Why do those characters try so hard to be normal?"
* '''Implied''': Bob is seen giving the quirky neighbours the stink eye for no obvious reason other than they are acting funny.
* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie and Diana's creativity is stifled.
* '''Reconstructed''': They are {{determinator}}s and still keep their creativity regardless of what their parents say.
* '''Played for Laughs''': A {{sitcom}} about a rivalry between Alice and Bob and the quirky neighbours, with Charlie and Diana sometimes being on one side, sometimes on another, and sometimes not taking sides. Of course, Fido is a dog and Edwin is too young, so they don't take sides, but sometimes Alice and Bob act as if they do (i.e. "Even Fido knows normal people are not like that")
* '''Played for Drama''': The children don't want to be normal, but the parents do, making them a DysfunctionalFamily.
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