History PlayingWith / ValleyGirl

* '''Reconstructed''': Alice develops her smarts as well as keeping up her looks (and may put those to use in a field that welcomes both smarts and fashion-savviness, such as fashion design). She becomes very respected and successful.

** {{Chickification}} combined with SoCalization

* '''Invoked''': Alice goes to a new school where [[AlphaBitch these girls are the highest up the popularity daisy chain and get all the boys]]. Alice decides to act like this to fit in better...[[BecomingTheMask then it takes on a life of its own]].

* '''Discussed''': "I hate how Alice, like, always, totally, talks like this!"

* '''Straight''': Alice is a very fashion-conscious and [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]] DumbBlonde, who, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], always, like, totally talks like this.

* '''Straight''': Alice is a very fashion-conscious and spoiled DumbBlonde, who, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], always, like, totally talks like this.

* '''Straight''': Alice is a very fashion-conscious and spoiled DumbBlonde, who, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], always, like, totally talks like this.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice is such a BrainlessBeauty as to go beyond merely being TheDitz and being TooDumbToLive.
** Alternatively, Alice is not so much SpoiledSweet as the AlphaBitch.
** Every girl in the series is like this.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice dresses fashionably and is not very interested in schoolwork but otherwise no dumber than any other student even if she [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], uses like more than average.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice was taught to be this way by her mother, the media, etc. who encourage this sort of behavior in young girls.
** Alice is an {{Idiot Hero|idiot hero}}ine.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice doesn't really care about fashion (indeed, may be something a {{Tomboy}} or {{Shorttank}}), and speaks articulately.
** Bob is, like, totally a gnarly SurferDude.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice overuses like but is smart.
** Alternatively, Alice appears to be pretty smart.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But she sees a love interest, and becomes like this either because LoveMakesYouStupid, or she is ObfuscatingStupidity to avoid intimidating him with her brains.
** But [[BookDumb not book smart]].
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice's mother is an aging porn star who behaves like this... [[LikeFatherLikeSon As is Alice]].
** Alice like, so acts like this like, all the time, including when it's so inappropriate to do so. Even when like, things are totally about to get serious.
** Alice's slang is so gnarly that it includes words that are like, totally (intentionally) ridiculous.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice is smart and not afraid to show it, and while she does make an effort to look nice and presentable, she is not fashion-obsessed.
* '''Enforced''':
** {{Chickification}} combined with SoCalization
** We need to show that this character is a BrainlessBeauty and a BrattyTeenageDaughter.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, my God, I, like, totally-" "Alice, stop talking like a stupid bitch, will you?"
* '''Invoked''': Alice goes to a new school where [[AlphaBitch these girls are the highest up the popularity daisy chain and get all the boys]]. Alice decides to act like this to fit in better...[[BecomingTheMask then it takes on a life of its own]].
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice decides that she'll get further in the long run if she remains [[BeYourself true to herself]] and doesn't hide her intelligence. And she does: her good grades get her further, and she finds a guy with a GeekyTurnOn who is far more appreciative of her than those JerkJock guys the popular girls are dating.
* '''Discussed''': "I hate how Alice, like, always, totally, talks like this!"
* '''Conversed''': "It's annoying when smart girls act stupid to get popular."
* '''Deconstructed''': Looks will only get you so far in life, and most everyone thinks that someone who, like, [[BuffySpeak talks this way]] is totally a moron.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice develops her smarts as well as keeping up her looks (and may put those to use in a field that welcomes both smarts and fashion-savviness, such as fashion design). She becomes very respected and successful.
* '''Played For Drama''': A young girl learns the hard way that this doesn't fly in real life and needs to develop her smarts and personality.

* '''Straight''': Alice is a very fashion-conscious and spoiled DumbBlonde, who, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], always, like, totally talks like this.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice is such a BrainlessBeauty as to go beyond merely being TheDitz and being TooDumbToLive.
** Alternatively, Alice is not so much SpoiledSweet as the AlphaBitch.
** Every girl in the series is like this.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice dresses fashionably and is not very interested in schoolwork but otherwise no dumber than any other student even if she [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], uses like more than average.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice was taught to be this way by her mother, the media, etc. who encourage this sort of behavior in young girls.
** Alice is an {{Idiot Hero}}ine.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice doesn't really care about fashion (indeed, may be something a {{Tomboy}} or {{Shorttank}}), and speaks articulately.
** Bob is, like, totally a gnarly SurferDude.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice overuses like but is smart.
** Alternatively, Alice appears to be pretty smart.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But she sees a love interest, and becomes like this either because LoveMakesYouStupid, or she is ObfuscatingStupidity to avoid intimidating him with her brains.
** But [[BookDumb not book smart]].
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice's mother is an aging porn star who behaves like this... [[LikeFatherLikeSon As is Alice]].
** Alice like, so acts like this like, all the time, including when it's so inappropriate to do so. Even when like, things are totally about to get serious.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice is smart and not afraid to show it, and while she does make an effort to look nice and presentable, she is not fashion-obsessed.
* '''Enforced''':
** {{Chickification}} combined with SoCalization
** We need to show that this character is a BrainlessBeauty and a BrattyTeenageDaughter.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, my God, I, like, totally-" "Alice, stop talking like a stupid bitch, will you?"
* '''Invoked''': Alice goes to a new school where [[AlphaBitch these girls are the highest up the popularity daisy chain and get all the boys]]. Alice decides to act like this to fit in better...[[BecomingTheMask then it takes on a life of its own]].
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice decides that she'll get further in the long run if she remains [[BeYourself true to herself]] and doesn't hide her intelligence. And she does: her good grades get her further, and she finds a guy with a GeekyTurnOn who is far more appreciative of her than those JerkJock guys the popular girls are dating.
* '''Discussed''': "I hate how Alice, like, always, totally, talks like this!"
* '''Conversed''': "It's annoying when smart girls act stupid to get popular."
* '''Deconstructed''': Looks will only get you so far in life, and most everyone thinks that someone who, like, [[BuffySpeak talks this way]] is totally a moron.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice develops her smarts as well as keeping up her looks (and may put those to use in a field that welcomes both smarts and fashion-savviness, such as fashion design). She becomes very respected and successful.
* '''Played For Drama''': A young girl learns the hard way that this doesn't fly in real life and needs to develop her smarts and personality.

** But she sees a love interest, and becomes like this either because LoveMakesYouStupid, or she is ObfuscatingStupidity [[UnfortunateImplications to avoid intimidating him with her brains]].

** Alice's slang is so gnarly that it includes words that are like, totally ridiculous.

** Alice like, so acts like this like, all the time, even when it's so inappropriate to do so. Even when like, things are totally about to get serious.

** Alice like, so acts like this like, all the time, even when it's like, so inappropriate to do so. Even when like, things are totally about to get serious.

** Every girl in the series is like this.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, my God, I, like, totally-" "Alice, stop talking like a bitch, will you?"

** Alice is an [[IdiotHero Idiot Heroine]].

** Alice is an {{Idiot Hero}}ine

** Bob is, like, totally a gnarly SurferDude

** Alice overuses like but is smart

Back to ValleyGirl

* '''Basic Trope''': A girl or woman (usually [[BrattyTeenageDaughter a teenage girl]]) who is more concerned with fashion than smarts.
* '''Played Straight''': Alice is a very fashion-conscious and spoiled DumbBlonde, who, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], always, like, totally talks like this.

* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice dresses fashionably and is not very interested in schoolwork but otherwise no dumber than any other student even if she [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], uses like more than average.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice doesn't really care about fashion (indeed, may be something a {{Tomboy}} or {{Shorttank}}), and speaks articulately.
** Bob is, like, totally a gnarly SurferDude

* '''Deconstructed''': Looks will only get you so far in life, and most everyone thinks that someone who, like, [[BuffySpeak talks this way]] is totally a moron.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice develops her smarts as well as keeping up her looks (and may put those to use in a field that welcomes both smarts and fashion-savviness, such as fashion design). She becomes very respected and successful.

** Alice's mother is an aging porn star who behaves like this...[[LikeFatherLikeSon as is Alice]]

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, my God, I, like, totally-" "Alice, stop talking like a bitch, will you?"

* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always, like totally, is.
* '''Played For Drama''': A young girl learns the hard way that this doesn't fly in real life and needs to develop her smarts and personality.

** Alternatively, Alice is not so much SpoiledSweet as the AlphaBitch.

** Alice is such a BrainlessBeauty as to go beyond merely being TheDitz and being TheDitz.

** Alice is [[BrainyBrunette a book-smart brunette]] who doesn't ''normally'' overuse like or care too much about her looks.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is such a BrainlessBeauty as to go beyond merely being TheDitz and being TheDitz.

* '''Inverted''': Alice doesn't really care about fashion (indeed, may be something a {{Tomboy}} or {{Shorttank}}), and speaks articulately.

* '''Justified''': Alice was taught to be this way by her mother, the media, etc. who encourage this sort of behavior in young girls.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is [[BrainyBrunette a book-smart brunette]] who doesn't ''normally'' overuse like or care too much about her looks.

* '''Double Subverted''': But she sees a love interest, and becomes like this either because LoveMakesYouStupid, or she is ObfuscatingStupidity [[UnfortunateImplications to avoid intimidating him with her brains]].

* '''Parodied''': Alice's mother is an aging porn star who behaves like this...[[LikeFatherLikeSon as is Alice]]

* '''Enforced''': {{Chickification}} combined with SoCalization

* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, my God, I, like, totally..."

** "Alice, stop talking like a bitch, will you?"

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is such a BrainlessBeauty as to go beyond merely being TheDitz and being TheRalphWiggum.

* '''Invoked''': Alice goes to a new school where [[TheLibby these girls are the highest up the popularity daisy chain and get all the boys]]. Alice decides to act like this to fit in better...[[BecomingTheMask then it takes on a life of its own]].

** Alternatively, Alice is not so much SpoiledSweet as TheLibby.