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* '''Played for Drama''': [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E137Number12LooksJustLikeYou In a dystopian future, all women, upon reaching a certain age, must undergo a procedure that gives them identical body shapes.]] One young woman is approaching that age and desperately fights the system to try to preserve her individuality.

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* '''Played for Drama''': [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E137Number12LooksJustLikeYou [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E17Number12LooksJustLikeYou In a dystopian future, all women, upon reaching a certain age, must undergo a procedure that gives them identical body shapes.]] One young woman is approaching that age and desperately fights the system to try to preserve her individuality.
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** The UnreliableNarrator is uncomfortable with girls and so generalizes their looks, while men get more distinct facial features to show how he more easily recognizes them.
** The work is set in DeepImmersionGaming or a virtual reality, and the designers cheaped out on implementing character models; there is quite literally only one female model available.
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** The only thing 'physically male' about principal C. Hardingson is [[TomboyishVoice her voice]].

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** The While it's easy to think that all females look like Alice with a different wig, the only thing 'physically male' about principal C. Hardingson is [[TomboyishVoice her voice]].

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* '''Subverted''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman Alice and PetitePride [[TomboyishName Bobby]] join the main cast.

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All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman Alice and PetitePride [[TomboyishName Bobby]] join the main cast.cast.
** The only thing 'physically male' about principal C. Hardingson is [[TomboyishVoice her voice]].
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** [[BizarreSexualDimorphism Both sexes only have one body type each.]]
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': All the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman Alice joins the cast. She soon after loses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then PetitePride Bobby joins the cast, but Bobby is actually a DudeLooksLikeALady who DisguisedInDrag. Then Claire, one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off. Then StatuesqueStunner Diane joins the cast, but later he comes out as a transgender man in the name of Danny....

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': All the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman Alice joins the cast. She soon after loses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then PetitePride Bobby joins the cast, but Bobby is actually a DudeLooksLikeALady who DisguisedInDrag. Then Claire, one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off. Then StatuesqueStunner Diane joins the cast, but later he comes out as a transgender man in the name of Danny....Danny. Then [[MostCommonSuperpower very busty]] Ellie joins the cast, but the fact is later reveals that she wears FakeBoobs and her breasts size are just the same as the rest of the cast...



* '''Implied''': Eddie, who is from a different town, country, or even an AlternateUniverse, comes to visit and later comments on how all the women he met had virtually identical body types.

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* '''Implied''': Eddie, Fred, who is from a different town, country, or even an AlternateUniverse, comes to visit and later comments on how all the women he met had virtually identical body types.
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** But then Alice loses a lot of weight, acquiring the same figure as the rest of the female characters, while Bobby is actually a WholesomeCrossdresser.

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** But then Alice loses a lot of weight, acquiring the same figure as the rest of the female characters, while Bobby is actually a WholesomeCrossdresser.DudeLooksLikeALady.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': All the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after loses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': All the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman Alice joins the cast. She soon after loses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another PetitePride Bobby joins the cast, but Bobby is actually a DudeLooksLikeALady who DisguisedInDrag. Then Claire, one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off.off. Then StatuesqueStunner Diane joins the cast, but later he comes out as a transgender man in the name of Danny....



* '''Implied''': Charlie, who is from a different town, country, or even an AlternateUniverse, comes to visit and later comments on how all the women he met had virtually identical body types.

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* '''Implied''': Charlie, Eddie, who is from a different town, country, or even an AlternateUniverse, comes to visit and later comments on how all the women he met had virtually identical body types.

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** The story is set in a place where it would be logical for all the female characters to have similar body types, such as in a war front, where realistically all of the characters would be to some degree thin and/or muscular.

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** The story is set in a place where it would be logical for all the female characters to have similar body types, such as in on a war front, where realistically all of the characters would be to some degree thin and/or muscular.muscular.
** The character in question is not a human but of a humanoid species whose females look similar while males look distinctive due to GenderEqualsBreed.



** CastOfSnowflakes applied to everyone. No one shares the same body type regardless of their relations.

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** CastOfSnowflakes applied to everyone. No one shares the same body type regardless of their relations.relatives.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': All the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after looses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off.

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** If a "woman" with a distinctive body shape exists in this world, everyone expects "her" to come out as a transgender man, or when an identical-looking "woman" comes out as a transgender man, his body shape suddenly morphs into a more distinctive one.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': All the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after looses loses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off.
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** CastOfSnowflakes applied to everyone. Everyone has varying body shapes.

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** CastOfSnowflakes applied to everyone. Everyone has varying No one shares the same body shapes.type regardless of their relations.



** Everyone in the show is {{Stick Figure|Comic}}, regardless of their gender.

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** Everyone in the show is a {{Stick Figure|Comic}}, regardless of their gender.



* '''Implied''': Bob, who is from a different town, country, or even an AlternateUniverse, comes to visit and later comments on how all the women he met had virtually identical body types.

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* '''Implied''': Bob, Charlie, who is from a different town, country, or even an AlternateUniverse, comes to visit and later comments on how all the women he met had virtually identical body types.
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** CastOfSnowflakes applied to everyone. Everyone has varying body shapes.

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** ... And then Alice loses a lot of weight, acquiring the same figure as the rest of the female characters.
** But Bobby is actually a WholesomeCrossdresser.

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** ... And ** But then Alice loses a lot of weight, acquiring the same figure as the rest of the female characters.
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characters, while Bobby is actually a WholesomeCrossdresser.



* '''Averted''': Both male and female body types in the show are varied and realistically so.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Both male and female body types in the show are varied and realistically so.so.
** Everyone in the show is {{Stick Figure|Comic}}, regardless of their gender.
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** See Downplayed, [[HollywoodPudgy Alice]] and Bobby's distinctive body shape isn't that obvious when compared to the male characters with completely unique body shapes.

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** See Downplayed, [[HollywoodPudgy Alice]] and Bobby's [[HollywoodThin Bobby]]'s distinctive body shape isn't that obvious when compared to the male characters with completely unique body shapes.

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** [[CastOfSnowflakes Each of the female characters has a completely unique body shape, with even tiny physical traits never being repeated]].
** All the male characters have the exact same tall, muscular body frame and square face.
* '''Subverted''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the main cast.
** Played straight, up until [[PetitePride McKayla]] joins the cast.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... And then loses a lot of weight, acquiring the same figure as the rest of the female characters.

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** [[CastOfSnowflakes Each of the female characters has a completely unique body shape, with even tiny physical traits never being repeated]].
** All
shape,]] while all the male characters have the exact same tall, muscular body frame and square face.
* '''Subverted''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins Alice and PetitePride [[TomboyishName Bobby]] join the main cast.
** Played straight, up until [[PetitePride McKayla]] joins the
cast.
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** ...
And then Alice loses a lot of weight, acquiring the same figure as the rest of the female characters.characters.
** But Bobby is actually a WholesomeCrossdresser.
** See Downplayed, [[HollywoodPudgy Alice]] and Bobby's distinctive body shape isn't that obvious when compared to the male characters with completely unique body shapes.


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** Only one actress portrays all female characters in the NoBudget show.
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** The only female characters in the show are newborn twin sisters.

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** The only female characters in the show are newborn twin sisters.



** Each of the female characters has a completely unique body shape, with even tiny physical traits never being repeated.

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** [[CastOfSnowflakes Each of the female characters has a completely unique body shape, with even tiny physical traits never being repeated.repeated]].

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* '''Downplayed''': All of the female characters are skinny, but the exact shapes and proportions of their bodies vary so their similarities aren't extremely obvious.

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* '''Downplayed''': All of the female characters are skinny, but the exact shapes and proportions of their bodies vary so their similarities aren't extremely obvious.



** The only female characters in the show are two twin babies.

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** The only female characters in the show are two newborn twin babies.sisters.



** All of the male characters have the exact same tall, muscular body frame and square face.

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** All of the male characters have the exact same tall, muscular body frame and square face.



* '''Zig Zagged''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after looses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after looses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape when she slacks off.



** The creators are afraid of making their female characters look too off-putting, so they use the same basic model for each one of then.
** The creators don't think anybody would be interested in the show if all of the female characters didn't have classically feminine bodies.

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** The creators are afraid of making their female characters look too off-putting, so they use the same basic model for each one of then.
them.
** The creators don't think anybody would be interested in the show if all of the female characters didn't have classically feminine bodies.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Every adult female character has the exact same build, but every male character swears they are totally different, pointing out minute differences a viewer would attribute to DependingOnTheArtist.
* '''Played For Drama''': [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E137Number12LooksJustLikeYou In a dystopian future, all women, upon reaching a certain age, must undergo a procedure that gives them identical body shapes.]] One young woman is approaching that age and desperately fights the system to try to preserve her individuality.

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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Every adult female character has the exact same build, but every male character swears they are totally different, pointing out minute differences a viewer would attribute to DependingOnTheArtist.
* '''Played For for Drama''': [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E137Number12LooksJustLikeYou In a dystopian future, all women, upon reaching a certain age, must undergo a procedure that gives them identical body shapes.]] One young woman is approaching that age and desperately fights the system to try to preserve her individuality.individuality.
* '''Implied''': Bob, who is from a different town, country, or even an AlternateUniverse, comes to visit and later comments on how all the women he met had virtually identical body types.



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* '''Exaggerated''': The female characters, regardless even of factors such as age and occupation, are all just {{Palette Swap}}s of each other.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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The female characters, regardless even of factors such as age and occupation, are all just {{Palette Swap}}s of each other.other.
** TheOneGuy ''also'' ends up using the same mold, just slightly stretched at the shoulders.
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** Played straight, up until [[PetitePride McKayla]] joins the cast.
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** A one-woman comedy sketch where the star plays multiple different characters specifically to mock this trope. Expect lots of LampshadeHanging.
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** Same game premise, more advanced system, but for budgetary constraints they could only hire the one (suitably gorgeous) model to base the character designs off. All the characters are the same woman wearing different costumes.
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** It's a video game for a retro system set in a WorldOfActionGirls. But memory constraints force all characters to be pallette-swaps of the same basic character sprites.
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* '''Parodied''': The female characters look identical...and they're all inhumanly grotesque.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The female characters look identical...and they're all inhumanly grotesque. grotesque.
** A teenage girl, her mother, and her grandmother share the same busty hourglass figure and challenge random men to correctly guess which one is which.
** A more normal-looking woman is transported to a world where this rule applies and is instantly labeled a hideous freak of nature as she doesn't look like what people of their world expect women to look like.
** A 17-year-old girl looks like a little girl, albeit unusually tall. As she blows out the candles on her 18th birthday, her body shape suddenly morphs into that of most of the other adult women in the story.


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* '''Played For Laughs''': Every adult female character has the exact same build, but every male character swears they are totally different, pointing out minute differences a viewer would attribute to DependingOnTheArtist.
* '''Played For Drama''': [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E137Number12LooksJustLikeYou In a dystopian future, all women, upon reaching a certain age, must undergo a procedure that gives them identical body shapes.]] One young woman is approaching that age and desperately fights the system to try to preserve her individuality.
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* '''Straight''': All of the female characters in a particular show have the same thin, hourglass body shape and identical facial features. The only things that set them apart are their styles, outfits, and color schemes.

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* '''Straight''': All of the female characters in a particular show have the same thin, hourglass body shape and identical facial features. The only things that set them apart are their styles, hairstyles, outfits, and color schemes.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after looses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape back when she slacks off.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after looses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape back when she slacks off.



* '''Defied''': Overweight Alice doesn't do anything to attain the same figure as the other female character, considering herself beautiful just the way she is.

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* '''Defied''': Overweight Alice doesn't do anything to attain the same figure as the other female character, characters, considering herself beautiful just the way she is.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The female characters, regardless even of factors such as age and occupation, are all just {{PaletteSwap}}s of each other.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The female characters, regardless even of factors such as age and occupation, are all just {{PaletteSwap}}s {{Palette Swap}}s of each other.



* '''Exploited''': Alice uses the fact that she looks so much like the other female characters to [PaperThinDisguise impersonate them].

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* '''Exploited''': Alice uses the fact that she looks so much like the other female characters to [PaperThinDisguise [[PaperThinDisguise impersonate them].them]].
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'''Basic Trope''': All the female characters have the same type of body, usually voluptuous.
* '''Straight''': All of the female characters in a particular show have the same thin, hourglass body shape and identical facial features. The only things that set them apart are their styles, outfits, and color schemes.
* '''Exaggerated''': The female characters, regardless even of factors such as age and occupation, are all just {{PaletteSwap}}s of each other.
* '''Downplayed''': All of the female characters are skinny, but the exact shapes and proportions of their bodies vary so their similarities aren't extremely obvious.
* '''Justified''':
** All the females are literal clones.
** The only female characters in the show are two twin babies.
** The story is set in a place where it would be logical for all the female characters to have similar body types, such as in a war front, where realistically all of the characters would be to some degree thin and/or muscular.
* '''Inverted''':
** Each of the female characters has a completely unique body shape, with even tiny physical traits never being repeated.
** All of the male characters have the exact same tall, muscular body frame and square face.
* '''Subverted''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the main cast.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... And then loses a lot of weight, acquiring the same figure as the rest of the female characters.
* '''Parodied''': The female characters look identical...and they're all inhumanly grotesque.
* '''Zig Zagged''': All of the female characters have identical body types, until a BigBeautifulWoman joins the cast. She soon after looses weight, gaining the same body shape as the rest of the cast. Then another one of the female characters becomes [[AmazonianBeauty more muscular]] after going through a rigorous exercise regime, but then regains her original body shape back when she slacks off.
* '''Averted''': Both male and female body types in the show are varied and realistically so.
* '''Enforced''':
** MostWritersAreMale
** The creators are afraid of making their female characters look too off-putting, so they use the same basic model for each one of then.
** The creators don't think anybody would be interested in the show if all of the female characters didn't have classically feminine bodies.
** The characters are for a girls' toy line, so their lack of variety in body type is to cut costs.
* '''Lampshaded''': "How do all of you girls look so much alike? With how different your lifestyles are, that should be impossible."
* '''Invoked''': The main female characters all decide to get surgery to give themselves identical body types.
* '''Exploited''': Alice uses the fact that she looks so much like the other female characters to [PaperThinDisguise impersonate them].
* '''Defied''': Overweight Alice doesn't do anything to attain the same figure as the other female character, considering herself beautiful just the way she is.
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