History PlayingWith / ShoddyKnockoffProduct

** When sold through legitimate stores like ''www.Cinewares.Com'', which [[HonestJohnDealership John's phone shop]] is not.

* '''[[SubvertedTrope Bluffed Idiom]]''': The product is, in fact, a legitimate FollowTheLeader attempt to compete with the iPhone, including its own library of apps and its own interface, similar to but distinguishable from the iPhone's.

* '''[[EnforcedTrope Required Idiom]]''': The director wants to deliver a stealth PSA about these kinds of devices.

* '''[[DoubleSubversion Doubly Bluffed Idiom]]''': Of course, it kicks off its own wave of crummy imitators.

* '''[[StraightTrope Unchanged Idiom]]''': Bob is trying to buy an iPhone but buys a yPhone by mistake. He discovers that the yPhone can only make normal telephone calls, having none of the iPhone's additional capabilities.

* '''Unchanged Idiom''': Bob is trying to buy an iPhone but buys a yPhone by mistake. He discovers that the yPhone can only make normal telephone calls, having none of the iPhone's additional capabilities.

* '''[[LampshadeHanging Covered-up Idiom]]''': "Oh, Bob, you didn't buy another fake again, did you?"

* '''[[{{Reconstruction}} Upgraded Idiom]]''': Of course, Bob doesn't really need these electronic devices much anyway. They're entertainment. Plus, he eventually learns to recognize the real deal and doesn't get fooled anymore.

* '''[[LampshadedTrope Covered-up Idiom]]''': "Oh, Bob, you didn't buy another fake again, did you?"

* '''[[ReconstructedTrope Upgraded Idiom]]''': Of course, Bob doesn't really need these electronic devices much anyway. They're entertainment. Plus, he eventually learns to recognize the real deal and doesn't get fooled anymore.

* '''[[DoubleSubversion Doubly Bluffed Idiom]]''': Of course, it kicks off its own wave of imitators.

** We get a glimpse of Bob's house, and it's filled with similar products: Somy television, Macrosoft Windews operating system on a Dull computer. Clearly, Bob can't tell the difference between the real thing and a shoddy fake.

* '''[[DownplayedTrope Underchanged Idiom]]:''' Bob buys an lPhone, which lacks the iPhone's "smart" capabilities but is a decent device in its own right.

* '''Unchanged Idiom''': Bob buys a yPhone in his attempts to buy an iPhone. He discovers that the yPhone has none of the iPhone's functionality, and only makes normal telephone calls.

* '''[[DownplayedTrope Underchanged Idiom]]:''' Bob buys an lPhone, which despite lacking the iPhone's capabilities, is a decent device in it's own right.

** We get a glimpse of Bob's house, and it's filled with similar products: Somy television, Macrosoft Windews operating system on a Dull computer, Bob clearly can't tell the difference between the real thing and a shoddy fake.

* '''[[InvokedTrope Deliberate Idiom]]''': "I need to make money, but how... Oooh, I know! I'll make counterfeit versions of real electronic devices and fool people with them!"
* '''[[ExploitedTrope Hijacked Idiom]]''': After accidentally buying a yPhone, Bob replaces Alice's iPhone with it because she'll notice it immediately if he just steals her iPhone, but replacing it with a fake gives him time to get away. Alice, being TheDitz, might never notice the difference at all anyway.

* '''[[ConversedTrope Out-of-Universe Idiom]]''': "Ugh, in this episode Bob buys a yPhone. More like yPhony, am I right?" "Lame {{pun}}, and [[YoYoPlotPoint they do this plot way too often]]. It's like the director has a {{fetish}} for crappy fakes."

* '''[[ReconstructedTrope Upgraded Idiom]]''': Of course, Bob doesn't really need these electronic devices much anyway. They're entertainment. Plus, he eventually learns to recognize the real deal, and doesn't get fooled anymore.

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** The yPhone is more expensive than an iPhone and can do everything an iPhone can, but it can also function as a universal remote control, has a Swiss Army Knife's worth of tools built into it, can do Bob's driving for him, [[SupernaturalPhone can read the minds of people around him, can call the deceased, can accurately predict the future]], and can [[RockOfLimitlessWater instantly dispense hot coffee of any kind he wants]].

* '''[[DefiedTrope Prevented Idiom]]''': "Oh, Hell no. I won't be fooled by this crap. I know a fake when I see it."

* '''[[ConversedTrope Out-of-Universe Idiom]]''': "Ugh, this episode Bob buys a yPhone. More like yPhony, am I right?" "Lame {{pun}}, and [[YoYoPlotPoint they do this plot way too often]]. It's like the director has a {{Fetish}} for crappy fakes."

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* '''[[DownplayedTrope Underchanged Idiom]]:''' Bob buys an lPhone, which, while ''very'' close to the iPhone, is missing an app or two.

* '''[[InvertedTrope Reversed Idiom]]''': A real product designed based on a simpler, cheaper alternative.

* '''Unchanged Idiom''': Bob buys a [=yPhone=] in his attempts to buy an iPhone. He discovers that the [=yPhone=] has none of the [=iPhone's=] functionality, and only makes normal telephone calls.
* '''[[ExaggeratedTrope Overchanged Idiom]]''': Bob buys a [=jPhone=], which looks exactly like an [=iPhone=] but is hollow inside and doesn't work at all.
* '''[[DownplayedTrope Underchanged Idiom]]:''' Bob buys an [=lPhone=], which, while ''very'' close to the [=iPhone=] is missing an app or two.
* '''[[JustifiedTrope Rationalized Idiom]]''':

* '''[[SubvertedTrope Bluffed Idiom]]''': The product is, in fact, a legitimate FollowTheLeader attempt to compete with the [=iPhone=], including its own library of apps and its own interface, similar to but distinguishable from the iPhone's.
* '''[[DoubleSubverted Doubled Bluffed Idiom]]''': Of course, it kicks off its own wave of imitators.

** Bob tests Alice's [=iPhone=] and decides that he wants one. He accidentally buys a [=jPhone=], only to discover that it's hollow inside and doesn't work at all. Despite this, he's convinced that the [=jPhone=] is the real deal and the [=iPhone=] is a shoddy knockoff.
* '''[[ZigZagged Back and Forth Idiom]]''': Bob buys a [=yPhone=], but it turns out to be a legitimate attempt at competition with the [=iPhone=]. His grandmother, however, doesn't know he bought one and buys him a [=jPhone=], which hardly works. Bob then gets rid of both and learns to spot fakes, but the counterfeiters learn to produce better fakes and Bob ends up buying a Somy television...
* '''[[AvertedTrope Avoided Idiom]]''': There's no fakes or knockoffs.

* '''[[LampshadedTrope Covered Up Idiom]]''': "Oh, Bob, you didn't buy another fake again, did you?"

* '''[[ExploitedTrope Hijacked Idiom]]''': After accidentally buying the [=yPhone=], he replaces Alice's [=iPhone=] with it because she'll notice it immediately if he just steals her [=iPhone=], but replacing it with a fake gives Bob time to get away. Alice, being TheDitz, might never notice the difference at all anyway.
* '''[[DefiedTrope Prevented Idiom]]''': "Oh, Hell no. I ain't getting fooled by this crap. I know a fake when I see it."
* '''[[DiscussedTrope Talked About Idiom]]''': "Bob's always buying fake devices like that [=yPhone.=] Should I talk to him about it?"
* '''[[ConversedTrope Out-Of-Universe Idiom]]''': "Ugh, this episode Bob buys a [=yPhone=]. More like [=yPhony=], am I right?" "Lame pun, and they do this plotline way too often. It's like the director has a {{Fetish}} for crappy fakes."
* '''[[DeconstructedTrope Analysed Idiom]]''': Bob never actually gets what he needs out of things: his computer hardly works, and what it does it doesn't do well. His TV has bad picture quality and only gets three channels. His [=yPhone=] doesn't do the things he wanted an [=iPhone=] to do, or even send text messages (which causes problems, because his friends do a lot of texting). The counterfeit producers are taking his money and hiding behind Chinese sovereignty to keep away from the wrath of Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and the like.

* '''[[PlayedForLaughs Done For Fun]]''': Bob tries to "fix" his [=yPhone=] to make it work like an [=iPhone=]
* '''[[PlayedForDrama Done For Crisis]]''': Bob tries to buy an [=iPhone=] for his girlfriend Alice, but accidentally buys her an [=yPhone=]. Alice is offended and believes Bob did it on purpose because he doesn't love her.

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* '''[[ParodiedTrope Joke Idiom]]''': We get a glimpse of Bob's house, and it's filled with similar products: Somy television, Macrosoft Windews operating system on a Dull computer, Bob clearly can't tell the difference between the real thing and a shoddy fake.

* '''[[ExploitedTrope Hijacked Idiom]]''': After accidentally buying the [=yPhone=], he replaces Alice's [=iPhone=] with it because she'll notice it immediately if he just steals her [=iPhone=], but replacing it with a fake gives Bob time to get away.

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''[[ExploitedTrope Hijacked Idiom]]''': ???

* '''Overchanged Idiom''': Bob buys a [=jPhone=], which looks exactly like an [=iPhone=] but is hollow inside and doesn't work at all.

* '''[[DoubleSubverted Doubled Bluffed Trope]]''': Of course, it kicks off its own wave of imitators.

'''Basic Trope''': A poor-quality, cheaply made object made to resemble another, more expensive thing in an attempt to fool potential consumers.
* '''Straight''': Bob buys a [=yPhone=] in his attempts to buy an iPhone. He discovers that the [=yPhone=] has none of the [=iPhone's=] functionality, and only makes normal telephone calls.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob buys a [=jPhone=], which looks exactly like an [=iPhone=] but is hollow inside and doesn't work at all.
* '''Downplayed:''' Bob buys an [=lPhone=], which, while ''very'' close to the [=iPhone=] is missing an app or two.
* '''Justified''':

* '''Inverted''': A real product designed based on a simpler, cheaper alternative.
* '''Subverted''': The product is, in fact, a legitimate FollowTheLeader attempt to compete with the [=iPhone=], including its own library of apps and its own interface, similar to but distinguishable from the iPhone's.
* '''Double Subverted''': Of course, it kicks off its own wave of imitators.
* '''Parodied''': We get a glimpse of Bob's house, and it's filled with similar products: Somy television, Macrosoft Windews operating system on a Dull computer, Bob clearly can't tell the difference between the real thing and a shoddy fake.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob buys a [=yPhone=], but it turns out to be a legitimate attempt at competition with the [=iPhone=]. His grandmother, however, doesn't know he bought one and buys him a [=jPhone=], which hardly works. Bob then gets rid of both and learns to spot fakes, but the counterfeiters learn to produce better fakes and Bob ends up buying a Somy television...
* '''Averted''': There's no fakes or knockoffs.
* '''Enforced''': The director wants to deliver a stealth PSA about these kinds of devices.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, Bob, you didn't buy another fake again, did you?"
* '''Invoked''': "I need to make money, but how... Oooh, I know! I'll make counterfeit versions of real electronic devices and fool people with them!"
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Oh, Hell no. I ain't getting fooled by this crap. I know a fake when I see it."
* '''Discussed''': "Bob's always buying fake devices like that [=yPhone.=] Should I talk to him about it?"
* '''Conversed''': "Ugh, this episode Bob buys a [=yPhone=]. More like [=yPhony=], am I right?" "Lame pun, and they do this plotline way too often. It's like the director has a {{Fetish}} for crappy fakes."
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob never actually gets what he needs out of things: his computer hardly works, and what it does it doesn't do well. His TV has bad picture quality and only gets three channels. His [=yPhone=] doesn't do the things he wanted an [=iPhone=] to do, or even send text messages (which causes problems, because his friends do a lot of texting). The counterfeit producers are taking his money and hiding behind Chinese sovereignty to keep away from the wrath of Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and the like.
* '''Reconstructed''': Of course, Bob doesn't really need these electronic devices much anyway. They're entertainment. Plus, he eventually learns to recognize the real deal, and doesn't get fooled anymore.

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a cheapskate, so instead of looking in official outlets for an iPhone, he looks at flea markets and shady retailers.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob never actually gets what he needs out of things: his computer hardly works, and what it does it doesn't do well. His TV has bad picture quality and only gets three channels. His [=yPhone=] doesn't do the things he wanted an [=iPhone=] to do, or even send text messages (which causes problems, because his friends do a lot of texting). The counterfeit producers are taking his money and hiding behind Chinese sovereignty to keep away from the wrath of Sony, Microsoft, Apple, and the like.
* '''Reconstructed''': Of course, Bob doesn't really need these electronic devices much anyway. They're entertainment. Plus, he eventually learns to recognize the real deal, and doesn't get fooled anymore.

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