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** Bobby asks Alice if she wants to play doctor. She agrees and one GilliganCut later, he is dressed in a lab coat, explaining to her that she has a tumor.

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** Bobby asks Alice if she wants to play doctor. She agrees and one GilliganCut SmashCut later, he is dressed in a lab coat, explaining to her that she has a tumor.
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* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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* '''Played for Drama''': ???This "playing doctor" is a sign of a severe psychological problem with Bobby.

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* '''Invoked''': Bobby is not as innocent as he pretends to be and is simply using an excuse to see Alice naked.

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* '''Invoked''': [[DirtyKid Bobby is not as innocent as he pretends to be and is simply using an excuse to see Alice naked.]]


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* '''Implied''': Bobby asks Alice to play doctor. Alice agrees and lifts up her skirt, but before she pulls her underwear down, we see Charles, the babysitter, looking shocked.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bobby's parents worry that he is doing something bad.
* '''Reconstructed''': They go to the pediatrician, who explains that it's normal.
* '''Played for Laughs''': They play doctor during a FancyDinner, resulting in a SpitTake and lots of CringeComedy.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': In a setting where children were always naked, little Bobby wonder what Alice looks like with clothes on. He asked her if she wants to play fashion designer.

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* '''Inverted''': In a setting where children were are always naked, little Bobby wonder wonders what Alice looks like with clothes on. He asked on so he asks her if she wants to play fashion designer.



** They're playing dentist, eye doctor, or some other specialty.

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** They're playing dentist, eye doctor, or some other specialty.speciality.



* '''Double Subverted''': Bobby refers Alice to Matt, a classmate who plays gynecologist.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Bobby refers Alice to Matt, a classmate who plays gynecologist.gynaecologist.
** But then they get curious about what each other looks like without clothes.
** But then she asks Bobby what's under ''his'' clothes.



* '''Averted''': Bobby once saw his dad's PornStash under his bed so he knows exactly what a naked girl looks like so he never asks Alice ot play doctor.

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* '''Averted''': Bobby once saw his dad's PornStash under his bed so he knows exactly what a naked girl looks like so he never asks doesn't ask Alice ot to play doctor.



* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to play doctor or show him anything.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Alice refuses to play doctor or show him anything.anything.
** Bobby doesn't ask Alice to play doctor in case it's rude.
** Bobby once saw his dad's PornStash under his bed so he knows exactly what a naked girl looks like so he never asks Alice to play doctor.
** Alternatively, he knows what a naked girl looks like from seeing a naked statue of a woman, walking in on his mother in the bath, or being there when his baby sister was born or seeing his mom change her diaper.
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** What Alice has under her clothes [[BizarreAlienBiology isn't what you'd expect]].
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* '''Conversed''': "Aw, they're playing doctor now. Isn't that cute?"

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* '''Conversed''': "Aw, they're playing doctor now. Isn't Of course, it'll be interrupted or cut away from somehow, since you can't show that cute?"on television."

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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bobby and Alice's parents know about them playing doctor and let it happen, believing it to be educational for them.
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* '''Inverted''': In a setting where children were always naked, little Bobby wonder what Alice looks like with clothes on.

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* '''Inverted''': In a setting where children were always naked, little Bobby wonder what Alice looks like with clothes on. He asked her if she wants to play fashion designer.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice asks Bobby to play doctor.

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* '''Inverted''': In a setting where children were always naked, little Bobby wonder what Alice asks Bobby to play doctor.looks like with clothes on.

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* '''Parodied''': Bobby asks Alice if she wants to play doctor. She agrees and one GilliganCut later, he is dressed in a lab coat, explaining to her that she has a tumor.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bobby asks Alice if she wants to play doctor. She agrees and one GilliganCut later, he is dressed in a lab coat, explaining to her that she has a tumor.
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** Bobby asks Alice if she wants to play doctor. Alice refuses, because [[Series/DoctorWho Bobby made her be a Dalek last time.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bobby then has Alice lay in an x-ray machine and discovers how different that are onj the inside as well.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bobby then has Alice lay in an x-ray machine and discovers how different that are onj on the inside as well.

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* '''Straight''': ???
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Straight''': ???
Little Bobby asks Alice if she wants to play doctor, which leads to both of them learning the difference between boys and girls.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Bobby then has Alice lay in an x-ray machine and discovers how different that are onj the inside as well.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
Bobby curiously asks Alice what she has "down there". She tells him without showing him. Satisfied, he leaves.
* '''Justified''': ???
Bobby is simply curious to know what girls look like without clothes and means no harm by it.
* '''Inverted''': ???Alice asks Bobby to play doctor.



** Bob gives Tilda a checkup while both remain fully clothed.

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** Bob Bobby gives Tilda Alice a checkup while both remain fully clothed.



* '''Double Subverted''': Bob refers Tilda to Matt, a classmate who plays gynecologist.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Double Subverted''': Bob Bobby refers Tilda Alice to Matt, a classmate who plays gynecologist.
* '''Parodied''': ???
Bobby asks Alice if she wants to play doctor. She agrees and one GilliganCut later, he is dressed in a lab coat, explaining to her that she has a tumor.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
Alice refuses to play doctor with Bobby so he cuts right to the chase by telling her "I'll show you mine if you show me yours". She agrees and asks him to go first. He shows her but she ends up backing down when it comes to her turn.
* '''Averted''': ???
Bobby once saw his dad's PornStash under his bed so he knows exactly what a naked girl looks like so he never asks Alice ot play doctor.
* '''Enforced''': ???
The writers want a scene showing childhood innocence and curiosity about the opposite sex in a funny way.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"It was so much easier to get a girl naked when I was a kid. I just had to ask her to play doctor."
* '''Invoked''': ???Bobby is not as innocent as he pretends to be and is simply using an excuse to see Alice naked.



* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???
Alice refuses to play doctor or show him anything.
* '''Discussed''': ???
Alice talks to little Susie about playing doctor with Bobby, only to find out she wasn't his only "patient".
* '''Conversed''': ???"Aw, they're playing doctor now. Isn't that cute?"
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'''Basic Trope''': Young children looking at each other's genitals, often role-playing a health care scenario as an excuse.
* '''Straight''': ???
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob gives Tilda a checkup while both remain fully clothed.
** They're playing dentist, eye doctor, or some other specialty.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob refers Tilda to Matt, a classmate who plays gynecologist.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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