History Sandbox / MetropolisOSC

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!!70. We Follow (So Blindly) [Ladder 48]

well past midnight, the trail has gone cold, original soundtrack "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXjiwN3nAkI Save Me]]"
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* CityNoir: The first short in ''Metropolis'' to be one ...monochromatic setting, four detectives solving

* InfoDump: Radio rattled off, a massive amount of text

* PlantPerson: Sundew

* ContrastingSequelSetting: The festival's theme moves from nature to an urban cityscape, less likely to follow AnAesop, having a more cynical/nihilistic tone, with not one but two shorts where someone is having the [[FromBadToWorse worst day of their life]] where they ended up fired, dumped by their girlfriend and homeless.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Downplayed for Shakey since while she initially...

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Fedoric, Sunny

* ContrastingSequelSetting: nature, urban landscape, less likely to follow AnAesop, having a more cynical/nihilistic tone, with not one but two shorts where someone is having the [[FromBadToWorse worst day of their life]] where they ended up fired, dumped by their girlfriend and homeless.
* {{Intermission}}: The festival got creative for ''Metropolis'', [[AudienceSurrogate Filmy]], ElevatorButtonsMash, [[PublicDomainSoundtrack various Kelvin MacLeod tracks]] as elevator music

** "Opposites Attract": Cranberry and Tie, CrushBlush

* SoulCrushingDeskJob: Fedoric (A City Of Gray), Briefcase (Just Another Tuesday), Teana (Escape)

* UrbanRuins:

* TheComicallySerious: Cigar builds himself up as this stone-cold, brooding hard-boiled detective, smoking a cigarette, wears the outfit, when he's nothing more than [[CluelessDetective useless]] in actual police/detective work, says this as a matter-of-factly sells it
* CityNoir: The first short in ''Metropolis''

* StylisticSuck: The ImagineSpot everyone has except Cigar (Ironically), which gets increasingly worse

* EarnYourHappyEnding: toiling away at a thankless job, sit on the couch watching TV with his wife
* HappilyMarried: Sunny and Fedoric, they are the only straight couple

* RageBreakingPoint: Fedoric

* BittersweetEnding:
-->'''Closing Narration:''' "When times get tough... and you finally get that big reward, only for it to take away... Another person may benefit from what you lost"

* PointyHairedBoss: Zig-Zagged. Radio is quite incompetent and often makes bad decisions such as
** tasking an inexperienced intern to take care of such a huge responsibility without proper guidance, ...without notice, something which Glass Shard acknowledges how bad of a job Radio is doing by letting, understanding gloss over, the director's cut shows her to be more sympathetic but still

* FuneralCut: the ending, Dr. Peavil, gravestone dissing her

* OddFriendship:

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: banned Minecraft, that last one caused Mug to take action
* FunHatingVillain: the future mayor

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Cotton Candy, sleeping at the spot where their brother was abducted

* AnthropomorphicTypography: just the letter A

* DeathIsCheap: The city is installed with communal recovery centers
* LiterallyShatteredLives: flower vase, shattered on impact with the concrete ground

* StreetMusician: playing his banjo, mistake him as a busker, confused as to why objects were giving him money

* BlandNameProduct: Polystation and Polystation 2, Playstation

* SyntheticVoiceActor: Soda, [=text2speech.org=]

!!53. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQKfSI0Yec FRAGMENTS]]
Fishcake is worried sick his boyfriend Wrench would forget him while

!!54. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UbLu3XFzu4 Untitled (37)]]
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->'''Created by:''' Bread and Guinea
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* LimitedAnimation: The short has an interesting storyline about a heist gone wrong followed by an intense chase scene but it was let down by, close to the deadline, move to storyboards, later half, when they eventually got to that part

* XMarksTheHero: Lisa, right eye

* {{Expy}}: object parodies of the cast, starring Larry Signfeld as Jerry Seinfeld, Lily Aster as Elaine Bernes, Charles Nolastname as Cosmo Kramer

** "The Seedlings 2: Home Sweet Home": Acorn and Seedo underwent a RelationshipUpgrade, spending a lot of time with each other

* PlantPerson: Bush
* VitrolicBestBuds: The main trio

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->'''Created by:''' Shattered Waters, Corny, [=PillowPepper=] and [=TestTubeh=]
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* AllForNothing: Lemon Sandwich spent most of the short retrieving his ticket... train conductor to make them pay for a free ride on the roof

* ComingOfAgeStory: city life is a lot different than the countryside

A citywide blackout
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Byte, WordOfGod, supposed to be on the same side as Sparkles and Bolt, superheroes, but was turned into an antagonist in the final project

* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Poppy, on the run from the police, paid some cops, CorruptCop

* MorningRoutine: Toilet Paper starts the day waking up to their obnoxiously loud alarm clock, broke, unintentionally saves humanity from an AlienInvasion

* StylisticSuck: [[SelfDeprecation Yisan wasn't really proud of this]].

When Glass Shard, the only worker qualified to handle the Orb of laws, decides he wants a vacation, Radio decides to leave the most important job of Cosmic Nexus Corporation up to one of their newest interns, Sundew. Of course, they ended up messing things up within the same day. [Rephrase]
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* ColorCodedSpeech: The textboxes
* DirectorsCut: [=RainbowServal=] later uploaded a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u07IK1cAwQw remastered version]] which is the original storyboards with the audio. Notable changes include an extra scene of Sundew and Glass Shard ...taking the elevator... Radio is a bit more .... but not much

->'''Created by:''' Animatium
This {{Object Show|s}} is brought to you by [=ChatGPT=] because the creator entrusts bots to write a script due to lack of time and animated accordingly. It's quite bare bones to say the least... (Possible rephrase)
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* ExtremeCloseUp: several shots, focuses on the dot/bead eyes, sometimes with mouth

* LiterallyShatteredLives: Claire Wilson

* ArmlessBiped: Moss, inverted
* AlwaysSecondBest: Subverted.. after Oska, Nic and Raine...previous ''Lost and Found'' and ''WebAnimation/DandelionTheWorldBeginsWithYou'' receiving second place in the last, ... WILL was the one to break the trend and nabbed them first place, collaborating with strong contenders Olivia (Natural Bliss) and Daniel Adam Valle (''Sandbox/AFloristsFolly'')
* StickyFingers: Moss, also has a guitar/ukelele, tambourine and triangle in their possession, giant backpack too big for them presumably full of instruments

!!30. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nNBvr48LSk Bad Case of the Unknown]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=KinyACat=], Spaceysirens, [=TheDremCatcher=] and Tisrack

* StylisticSuck: slideshow-like animation, the Kinemaster watermark/logo but also the cursor controlling the slides onscreen (Which the chat pointed out and started [[CargoShip shipping them]] for some reason)
* TakeOurWordForIt: never explained how [...] managed to break free, the scene in-between was obviously missing

!!31. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1oeT4L-mM Disarray]]
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* DeadlineNews: abruptly cut off by the ceiling falling on top of them, unknown if they survived or not

* TokenTrio: The trio, limbless, {{Cyclops}} and {{Lilliputians}}

* ImprovisedWeapon: Mauve fights off the monster with a bent stop sign he found lying on the ground

* ManlyGay: Mauve, badass, EyepatchOfPower,

* AnthropomorphicFood: Three of the four characters in the short, Lime, Donut, Pretzel

* TheHeist: diamond
* DonutMessWithACop: ImAHumanitarian, rip a piece of them and shove it down their donut hole, went through them

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->'''Created by:''' Vince (exponentbracket)
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* CosmicMotifs: Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal, as earrings

* RelationshipUpgrade: Parfait and Posicle, kiss her on the cheek, coincidentally this is the second pink-blue sapphic pairing where the blue object kisses the pink object on the cheek to signify their upgrade/relationship

* BodyHorror: Lampy 93840, lying motionlessly but still talking, missing most of their face including their right eye and mouth, TalkingLightbulb

* BrickJoke: The grape nontuplets wanted a skateboard... after the ring took a ride on one

* ShoutOut: look like the objectsonas/object personifications of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]], The red and green toilet plungers with mustaches, one of whom says "Mama Mia"

* ExtremeCloseUp / GrossUpCloseUp: Sheriff Badge, toothy grin, stubble, gold tooth

-->'''Debra:''' ""

* ShakyPOVCam:

* LimitedAnimation: close to the deadline, move to storyboards, later half

* ShoutOut: orange scarf Kenny, ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''

* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: who even screen-checks them?

* {{Expy}}: parodies, Larry Signfeld as Jerry Seinfeld, Lily Aster as Elaine Bernes, Charles Nolastname as Cosmo Kramer

* WholePlotReference: To ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''

* ShowWithinAShow: In a case of LeaningOnTheFourthWall, a background character was watching the screening of ''Metropolis'' on their phone, "Screeningception" as the video's description lampshades

* LivingPolyhedron: populated with monochromatic circles

* TakeOurWordForIt: skipped over and replaced with the caption "Belly sang for them ;} (winking face emoticon)"

* PublicServiceAnnouncement: Jar's unseen father

It later spawn a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBclPRuXQnM sequel]], the first officially released spinoff from the festival

!!88. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K63TvmYdiw Watch Out]]
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->'''Created by:''' Wawa

* TheChase: Pitch chases down Bin across downtown
* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Watch Out" ...the main character's watch got stolen, warning about tripping over a rock

!!89. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0rxHlLNr60 Moonlight Memories]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=StrangelyUnknown=] , derpadon, puromisuu and Sacri

[Rephrase]
Jukebox is a worker at the Moonlight City Nightclub who's determined not to lose track of his future, even if it means missing out on opportunities in the present. However, a mysterious door in the club sends Jukebox to the familiar location on the very same night one century ago, and now must find a way to return back to the present, and more importantly, figure out why he was brought back to the past in the first place.
[Rephrase]
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When the city becomes more and more gray, the Colour Crew is here to save the day! Watch as Magenta, Yellow, and Cyan face off against Sharpener and Eraser Cap in this action-packed film made for this year's 48-Hour OSC Film Festival.

* CrocodileTears:

* CreepyUndertaker: Gravestone has an unhealthy obsession with death, that it's an addiction, his testimony/interview was let's just say disturbing, NightmareFetishist

* AllForNothing: train conductor to make them pay for a free ride on the roof

* ALizardNamedLiz: Chill (ice cube with CoolShades, {{Pun}} intended) and Time Stopper (pocketwatch)

* AlliterativeName: '''C'''otton '''C'''andy the '''S'''ugary '''S'''aviour ...{{Superhero}}, AnthropomorphicFood
* FuneralCut: Dr. Peavil, gravestone dissing her

* LimitedAnimation: In one scene, Dr. Peavil's body is not moving ...as the sentence briefly scrawled at the corner of the screen explains "I'm going to be honest, I forget to animate the body." from the animator.
* MonochromaticEyes: Briefcase
* KillItWithWater: Cotton Candy, dissolves, LogicalWeakness

* WeaksauceWeakness: water, allergic to latex

* DesecratingTheDead: constantly disrespects

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Tuts... mouth, open and close at the hatband, MonochromaticEyes, syringe has SphereEyes

* SphereEyes: The syringe, has a type 2, the better to cry streams and puddles with
* SuddenAnatomy: Ty is limbless except the instance where he slams his hands on the table, although cause a plot hole since there are supposed to be no fingerprints

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->'''Created by:''' Mew, Kalegend, Sebota and [=Typ0id=]

* {{Callback}}: to the tune of StandardSnippet/TheCancanSong, ''Sandbox/AFloristsFolly''
* CueTheRain:
* FromBadToWorse: Dollar... overslept, cold shower, stubs toe on a coffee table, rent's warning notice, splash by puddle, tripped over rock and miss train, super late to work, does bad presentation to the meeting board, got laid off and told to get out, drunk himself silly at the bar, girlfriend breaks up with him for missing their date... and get this, this is the ''second'' worst day anyone had in ''Metropolis''
* DrowningMySorrows:

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* FailureMontage: acts falling flat and imploding one-by-one

* DramaticCurtainToss: Lampy 47, paid to reveal inventions by pulling the cloth covering it, unveil the time machine
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Lampy mentions Large Incorporated's "two-year hiatus of radio silence" while working on a revolutionary project, not-so-subtly lampshading how Sacri missed the deadline with their team for ''Nature's Bliss'' ...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZsreJqQFlA video]], last seen in 2021's ''The Little Things''

* AccidentalProposal: At one point, the ring hits Magnifying Glass and falls to the floor which Picnic Basket bends over to pick up. The former turns around...gasp, flustered
* AnthropomorphicTypography:

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->'''Created by:''' Great Lakes Animator

* WholePlotReference: ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''

Fishcake
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As the short was a relative success, a four-episode, musical mini-series is in the works and TMOJ Official is currently [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXHi923payo looking for auditions]].

* ThePrankster: Evett Pood, wannabe

* WhosOnFirst: misunderstanding ...Flour, Flower

* DownerEnding: KilledOffscreen, his girlfriend is completely distraught

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Mark's girlfriend Bottle O'Ship, completely distraught, instead of supporting him, what he needed at the time, dumped and kicked him out of their apartment, in a fragile mental state

five applicants, vetted, the best candidate for this elusive job at Flamora, there's just one problem, all of them are idiots who somehow bypassed the screening process, who even screen-checks them? entirely... this is going to one heck of an interview process
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* CurseCutShort: Note was about to say a swear for not getting the job before Snotty
->'''Note:''' "What bullsh-"
->'''Snotty:''' "Dang it!"

* NoMouth: Harmonica and Latte, the former and the latter has their's wrapped with an orange scarf

* TerribleIntervieweesMontage:

* ArtInitiatesLife: Paint Can

* OhMyGods: "Oh my tree" upon seeing the full view of the city, Acorn

* RelationshipUpgrade: Acorn and Seedo, got together at some point during the {{Time Skip}}s

* TimeSkip: one year, several days, reflecting how one year has passed since the previous short in 2022

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: CJ, wears glasses/spectacles and purple boots

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* InformedAbility: beautiful voice, we never actually hear Belly sing, in spite of voice-acting, TakeOurWordForIt, The chat played along and pretended to be moved by her "song" and give it praise

* ShoutOut:
** The back of the seeds Tie bought has the silhouette of Bec's head from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', intended as a reference to one of the crewmembers' hyper fixations/obsessions, EasterEgg
** Tie's official pose is a reference to the ''Series/YoungSheldon'' pose.

* AudienceParticipation: The QR code that comes up during the intermissions takes you to the donation drive to vote for the best short while the chat comments on the events going on in the short.
* OneSteveLimit: There's only a finite number of objects that are recognizable and relatively easy to animate before they start repeating. As such, characters from different shorts end up with the same names as per {{Object Show|s}} tradition from being [[ADogNamedDog named according to their object]].
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* AudienceParticipation: QR code that takes you to the donation drive, chat, commenting on the events going on in the short

** "Little Pleasures in the Big City": Best friends Mike and Aaron ... the latter cheering up the former

** "On A Roll": Flower Vase and Umbrella, celebrate their anniversary, gifting him a wedding ring

* OneSteveLimit: There's only a finite number of objects that are recognizable and relatively easy to animate before ..., [[ADogNamedDog named accordingly]] as per {{Object Show|s}} tradition

** "On A Roll": Magnifying Glass and Picnic Basket, AccidentalProposal, the misunderstanding was cleared up but the incident... pique their interest, bashfully waving and smiling at one another

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Corn

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Cigar, trenchcoat, fedora
* TheComicallySerious: Cigar builds himself up as this stone-cold, hard-boiled detective, brooding, smoking a cigarette, wears the outfit, when he's nothing more than [[CluelessDetective useless]] in actual police/detective work, says this as a matter-of-factly sells it

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: black-and-white

* StylisticSuck: Everyone except Cigar (Ironically), ImagineSpot
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: gruesome crime scene, the murder victim's remains or rather toppings were scattered everywhere on the sidewalk, Burger was totally fine, fallen over, woke up from his nap

* BitchInSheepsClothing: downplayed, while she initially
* NaiveNewcomer: The short follows Star Ledger on her first of work in a big company, video diary, interviews with various people, reminded me of the

* ItsTheJourneyThatCounts: subverted in that no, they still had to paid for bus and train fare and waited several hours to get there, so they have no net gain, for a huge disappointment

* MeaningfulName: Sunny, ray of sunshine

-->'''Closing Narration:''' "When times gets tough... and you finally get that big reward, only for it to take away... Another person may benefit from what you lost"

->'''Created by:''' Airdot and Loonsaur
A postage stamp moves from the quiet countryside to the big city which they later recount in a letter about their experience and struggles to their sister.
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* LimitedAnimation: The short was animated in ten frames per second so

* BlandNameProduct: The shopkeeper is a box of "hockey sticks", [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocky Pocky Sticks]]
* DestructiveRomance: Poppy, just got out of it
* DownerEnding: wakes up, sighs and stares out the window, back in her toxic relationship with Peacock Feather

When Glass Shard, the only worker qualified to handle the Orb of laws, decides he wanted a vacation, Radio decides to leave the most important job of Cosmic Nexus Corporation up to one of their newest interns, Sundew. Of course, they ended up messing things up within the same day. [Rephrase]

* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: To access the Orb, Sundew must hop onto a {{Floating Platform|s}} stairwell which was spaced so far apart, it might as well be a parkour course. WordOfGod also confirms the stairwell, housing, employers, jobs in the company is important and needs to be constantly maintain

%%* ShoutOut: The musical sting...but also an unintentional reference to ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005''

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The quartet desperately wanted customers to come to their pizzeria, deal with the long line of police officers, for free, to make up for the vandalism stunt

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->'''Created by:''' [=BlueSky=], dominomomento, Prowler, [=TacoSTUDIOUS=]
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* {{Callback}}: I do not like nature, tumbleweed, to the previous OSC film Festival

* SilentProtagonist: Briefcase doesn't respond or engage with the shenanigans behind him, Dr. Peavil

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: As the title implies, Briefcase sees this superhero-villain showdown in the middle of his office/workspace as nothing more than a boring average day for him... nothing new, doesn't even turn around or respond to the hero and villain battle behind him, a recent divorcee and ensuring custody battle left him numb

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Tuts, CluelessDetective, he still is a detective, cracked the case by himself in just a day in spite of the little evidence and testimonies he has to work with

%%* ShoutOut: The musical sting...but also an unintentional reference to ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''

->'''Created by:''' Kramson, loonmoons, shimzo, chortle, Pirans and wishfixers

* SurroundedByIdiots: Shakey's true feelings about their colleagues
* WholePlotReference: ''WebAnimation/TheWaitingRoom''

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!Trivia
!!Rankings
Twenty-one of the ninety-two films had received a vote in their name comprising a total of $1,026 in donations:
# '''WILL''' - $391
# '''The Million Dollar Idea''' - $191
# '''FRAGMENTS''' - $100
# On A Roll - $70
# Justice Never Sleeps - $68
# The Runaway Ticket - $50
# Watch Out - $45
# The Big Finish - $25
# malaware.exe - $10 + Unknown amount[[note]]Between, listed below[[/note]]
# The Leftovers and Inorderly Law - $10 (Tied)
# Tale of Two Cities - $6
# Just Another Tuesday, Metromeet, City Of Cityplace, Say No to the City! and Opposites Attract - $5 (Tied)
# A Waste of Chase - $2
# A Million Problems - $1
# Troop 16, Critter Crusaders, City Folk and Colour Crew - Varying unknown amounts[[note]]A combined total of $[[/note]]

* CityNoir: Three films, "The Leftovers", "Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace" and "An Awakening Mystery", focuses on detectives solving a case.... were centered around the nitty-gritty side of the city... ...with the former two, DeliberatelyMonochrome

** "On A Roll": Magnifying Glass and Picnic Basket, AccidentalProposal, the misunderstanding was cleared up but the incident... peak their interest, bashfully waving and smiling at one another

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tU0PKD2XZU The Leftovers]]

!!Super Object Megacorporation

!![[https://youtu.be/isZigydoBNo The Silver City]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtJko09MPk A City of Gray]]

* MediumShiftGag: running away

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO73xSvytLc The Runaway Ticket]]

!!In the Metropolis

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_vQt9O5sQU The Electric Saga]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj-d5fEWKM0 Oh No.]]

!!Wild Dreams

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njCN3wjH0e0 Morning]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qM9X-k_UI0 Magical Malfunction]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUS-t-3QHSI Wheel on Out]]

!![[https://youtu.be/boQLnDrxC1I The Scourge of Metropolis]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhVwVSWzc7o Metropolitan Pizza]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKgkJmzg6mM City of Dreams]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BurdeyGQfQI Out of Bounds]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlGOS781sS4 Little Pleasures in the Big City]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqKRty6BOWQ Window Wipers]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x0wLWU3hsk Just Another Tuesday]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVkjCRACdZY Fixer Upper!]]

!!Urban Trouble

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMWK4St3rQ0 Metromeet]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwPUJFDXbOM A Waste of a Chase]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrUjkM_U0Ko Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiH99zQtce0 A Million Problems]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3aqs0MqQA WILL]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ajb1-YgJ7w Vania]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJM8T6HCciU City Life]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPexEWGp0F0 What's Important]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nNBvr48LSk Bad Case of the Unknown]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1oeT4L-mM Disarray]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnwV2YrMET0 2048]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkiU4mNfORo The Greatest Object Show On Earth]]

!![=StreEtSCAPE=]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjfkB-NgyiY Stop, Yield, Explore]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt_PCZFFVd4 A Failed Heist]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMYj09_SxYk Thé Delivery]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTy8qhSknMo Cityside Catastrophe]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v07B2ozY3r8 An Awakening Mystery]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFVgR8eRCco Metro Memoir]]

!!Soda's Project

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCyI-Am3KU Come & Go]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wwLF_q4kVY Moving Day]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIKg_HDYksI The Salubrious Day]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgJJzEnreT0 Troop 16, Critter Crusaders]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLTaVp0EUFM Large Inc - The Little Time]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huzNgfzWMfc The Metropolis Mayor]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlitWyNyFsY On A Roll]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzRjeMYdNk City Folk]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bowffmH6b4 The Poly Brothers: A Mission of a Lifetime]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVAZGzZMlzo The Whole World & Ladybugs]]
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->'''Created by:''' wahoo64, skittleshadowz, batbii, superxapple and twowuv

* TokenMinority: Potted Plant is the only wheelchair-bound object, the entire film festival[[note]]Not Wheelchair from "A Failed Heist" earlier on[[/note]]

!!Awesome Sauce

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQKfSI0Yec FRAGMENTS]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UbLu3XFzu4 Untitled (37)]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAc6VbipwuE Justice Never Sleeps]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi82kULFitE First Day]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ2qS3a-cbw A Closer Look]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R5BCcnKrRg Taxing]]

!!New Beginnings

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMpMqSYVjIQ A day in the life of Mark]]

!!Bank Breakers

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPvt7E98ywI Job Interview "Object Show"]]

* CurseCutShort:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdKpX9BSlNI The City That Sleeps]]

!![[https://youtu.be/G7nSHtZq6tw A Cup Of Change]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjNtKRX9r3c The Plant Protest]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vWXDpDXIsc The Big Finish!]]

!!Paint Can Peril

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnNxvcTVFJ8 malaware.exe]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPhmewLI0rs Signfeld]]

!!We Follow (So Blindly) [Ladder 48]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVweeMxrmo8 The Seedlings 2: Home Sweet Home]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFOIunGbxAc Tale of Two Cities]]

!!Lemonade Tycoon

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knWICBzZCgQ Metropolis Cave]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8sq8mM3dkc Positive Changes]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OemnkFAhNG4 Say No to the City!]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDOVuTl2M_E Opposites Attract]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFpZrS91rGw Your Fault Not Mine]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP5qyyW2Mvo The Archive]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYtwR8Y54Is Inorderly Law]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6VUhHvANPo Fools With Tools]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yezw0O4TI3g Brushstrokes of Change]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0TungwZC8o Big City Judgement]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-hFxTYDamc Archevilles Got Screws Loose]]

!!Escape

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcaRrIC3GPU Tie Family Metropolis Special]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDymLtLhNu0 My Own Two Eyes]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K63TvmYdiw Watch Out]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0rxHlLNr60 Moonlight Memories]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXgKBBfRes Inanimate NewsChannel]]

* {{Retraux}}: take place in the 80s

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwe2ChS_sk8 Million Dollar Idea]]

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQlh7YwSmks The Color Crew]]

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->'''Created by:''' skye, megasolar, [=LTWindowsMusic=], [=LogicalTex=] and paramilk

* ArmlessBiped: As common in the [[ObjectShows OSC]], Bag is a straight example while Banana is an inversion (Meaning they have arms but no legs) and scuttle around as a peel.
* TriangleShades: Martini wears a pair to look cool (In his dreams) and hides his [[EyelessFace lack of eyes]].
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* AnthropomorphicFood: Half the cast, Banana, Bubblegum, Martini and Orange

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->'''Created by:''' Lilac's Drawings, [=Ramblin64=], [=AintEvenChillin=] and Sttanish

* AerithAndBob: The short contains a mix of these with Ty and Claire Wilson as normal human names, Tuts and Waulk being more unique with [[ADogNamedDog Banana and Gravestone]] smack dab in the middle.
* ALizardNamedLiz: There are two objects who are named Ty Tie (A necktie) and Waulk (A walky-talky).
* ArmlessBiped: Ty is an armless variant (Though he [[SuddenAnatomy briefly gained arms]] in one scene) while Banana is an inverted example. The former of which becomes instrumental in solving the murder since there are no fingerprints that can be tied to the crime.
* BlackBeadEyes: Everyone has itty-bitty dots for eyes which became apparent with the multiple [[ExtremeCloseUp close-up shots]].
* BuryYourGays: Murder victim Claire Wilson has a now-widowed wife, making her the only confirmed LGBTQ character to [[KilledOffForReal permanently die]] in the film festival.
* DudeNotFunny: Waulk administered a DopeSlap on Tuts after he jokes about their boss getting arrested for accidental homicide with a stupid {{Pun}}.
* EveryoneHasStandards: [[LackOfEmpathy Tuts]] may not take Claire's murder or anything in general seriously and kept calling her corpse ugly but even he is creeped out at the {{Undertaker}}'s enjoyment of burying corpses and funerals.
* EveryoneLaughsEnding: After solving the mystery and arresting their boss, Ty, for the murder of Claire Wilson, Tuts attempts to end the film on a lighthearted note but Waulk is having none of it.
-->'''Tuts:''' [Pleased with himself] Well, I guess you can say this case is all ''[[{{Pun}} tied]]'' up. Ha, ha, ha!
-->[[[DopeSlap Waulk smacks Tuts upside the head]]]
* GenderBlenderName: Tuts' name is pronounced as "Toots" which is an old-fashioned term of endearment for addressing women even though Tuts himself is a guy.
* InelegantBlubbering: Claire Wilson's wife was too busy bawling tears and snot from mourning her beloved to be of any use in the case.
* MeaningfulName:
** Claire can mean "clear" in French which refers to her object as a transparent glass round-bottom flask.
** Tuts comes from the word "Tut" which is an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance. This is often the reaction Tuts get from his colleagues for his unserious and ignoramus attitude toward cases.
* NightmareFetishist: Gravestone may be enjoying his job a little too much so much that [[LackOfEmpathy Tuts]] [[EveryoneHasStandards is unnerved]] in their brief interview.
-->'''Gravestone:''' "God, I just really ''LOVE'' gravedigging so much. Like, seriously, whenever I read an obituary and see that someone died, it's just like, boom, instant rush of serotonin. Just such a rush!"
-->'''Tuts:''' [[{{Beat}} ...]] [Writes down "Gravedigging changes people"]
* MyNaymeIs: Tuts's name is "toots" but spelled with a "u" instead of two "o"s.
* NoNameGiven: The widowed wife of Claire Wilson is only referred to and listed in the credits as "Widowed Wife".
* RepetitiveName:
** The short is set in the '''City''' of '''City'''place.
** The chief detective and Tut's boss have a first name (Ty) that sounds similar to his [[SpeciesSurname last name]] (Tie), making him "Ty Tie".
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* QueerColors: Night Light has a non-binary sticker on their violin.

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->'''Created by:''' Paptrisha, Emik, Lime/Ren, Luna, [=PuppyRelp=] and Shpex

* ArmlessBiped: Poppy is an inversion, having arms and no legs but can move around with no problem since she's a helium balloon.
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* LiterallyShatteredLives: A glass cup proclaims it's the end of the world just before they are smashed to pieces by falling debris.
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->'''Created by:''' Shaontae Jr. ([=ShontaeTheWeirdo=]), Spcae Out CC, [=BKations=], [=StriveVA=], Crapz and [=ExpressoSugar=]

* NeverTrustATitle: "2048" suggest the short takes place exactly twenty-five years from 2023, the year ''Metropolis'' was released, when it's actually referring to the name of the abandoned building the gang decides to explore.

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->'''Created by:''' TBYT, Maxwell Martens (Ligreen), doodle, [=MKPsych=], Tomato Bread 12 and Delango/Fireyswingy

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-inverted. Mauve immediately went on the offense when the monster targeted Sen and proceeded to chase after and try to kill it despite already scaring it off.
->'''Mauve:''' "Hey! Nobody messes with my ''boyfriend''!" [Whacks the monster upside the head with a stop sign]
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->'''Created by:''' [=Bryin64=], Red Ball, Matatoes, Mationbomb and [=CrispyNugget=]

* ArmlessBiped: The thief duo Lime and Wheelchair as a straight and inverted example respectively with the latter being on wheels to get around.
* ForegoneConclusion: The title gives it away that Lime and Wheelchair's [[TheHeist diamond heist]] would not go accordingly to plan.
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->'''Created by:''' bounsterr, driftydrifter, theweirdestsalad, Ari Bunch, are jay and [=ExpiredJuly=]

* HidingBehindYourBangs: The barista Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry has melted chocolate covering one of their eyes to accentuate her character as an EmoTeen.
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->'''Created by:''' Sacri

* AnachronismStew: The Sheriff proclaims that technology shouldn't exist yet but if there isn't, how come he knows what to call it in the first place? Not to mention among the townsfolk was a LED TV, a keyboard cap and the sheriff himself being a smartphone.
* AscendedExtra: Lampy's clones who acted as {{Living Prop}}s from the previous short now have a slightly bigger role with their own feelings and [[CloningBlues thoughts about their current predicament]].
* CloningBlues: It turns out the multiple Lampys in ''[[Sandbox/TheLittleThingsOSC The Little Things]]'' were not special effects but actual clones with their own thoughts and personalities separate from the original Lampy. Collectively, they all feel incredibly miserable over the fact of having no purpose other than working at Large Incorporated, especially [[YouAreNumberSix Lampy 47]] who wants to live their own life as a dancer instead of a "[[DramaticCurtainToss cloth-remover]]". It's also implied that none of the clones can leave the building as seen by the numerous prison cells lining the walls, some of whom have gone stir-crazy from isolation.
* GivenNameReveal: The lamp who is the CEO of Large Incorporated had his name revealed as "[[ALizardNamedLiz Lampy]]" (How original).
* {{Hypocrite}}: The sheriff declares that Lampy and the time machine is unwanted here in TheWildWest as modern-day technology should not exist. This is in spite of the fact he's a living smartphone and a tv and keyboard cap are blatantly shown behind him while making the statement.
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->'''Created by:''' [=BradyLS=] and [=TylerLantz=]

* ShoutOut: Mug pulls a [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller]] by popping up after the credits to tell the viewers to go home but then realise they're probably at home already so he says bye instead.
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->'''Created by:''' [=GoofinandGaffin=], Dapper, daysduzkrak, Zombie [=Turtle17=], [=MsBonnieArt=]

* OhMyGods: Umbrella goes "Oh my raincloud!" upon seeing Flower Vase's anniversary gift.
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* AccidentalProposal: The ring hits Magnifying Glass and falls to the floor which Picnic Basket bends over to pick up

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->'''Created by:''' TMOJ Official

* TheBigDamnKiss: Fishcake and Wrench's long-awaited reunion is sealed with a kiss on the lips. As if on cue, the entire [[ShipperOnDeck livestream chat]] went absolutely nuts at finally getting what they wanted from the previous [[ChastityCouple couples]].
* {{Callback}}: The short has {{Recurring Element}}s from TMOJ Official's previous film "Object-Rama" such as [[Creator/BobRoss Rob Boss]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=335YyMRdeNM Ray William Johnson's cool transition]] sound effect and Boris from the ''Website/GoAnimate'' Calilou animations popping up out of nowhere and going "Owowowowowo!".
* CompanyCrossReferences: When Fish Cake jumps through the portal, he passes through the dimensions of TMOJ Official's other shows ''Object-Rama'' (The previous film entry from last year) and ''Object Requiem''.
* ConjoinedTwins: Or Conjoined Triplets in the case of the Dango Trio, having [[MultipleHeadCase three mochi heads]] vertically on [[TwoBeingsOneBody one armless chopstick body]].
* DarkHorseVictory: No one had expected ''FRAGMENTS'' to receive third place given that the fourth and fifth placers ''On a Roll'' and ''Justice Never Sleeps'' were better acclaimed and had more votes. This is because the one and only vote the short had to its name was a $100 donation which easily brought it up to the top three. TMOJ Official is especially surprised by this:
-->'''TMOJ Official:''' "I JUST GOT 3RD PLACE... WHAT THE HECK!?"
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Shell has one [[BlackBeadEyes black eye]] and one [[MonochromaticEyes white eye]].
* LookBehindYou: Shell tricks the Dango Trio out of their eldritch dimensional powder by telling them he spotted another of their kind out the room window. While easily distracted, he swipes the powder before they got the wiser.
* PhotoMontage: Fish Cake recalls his time in the competition and his attempts at challenges via the trope.[[note]]Including Fish Cake hanging off a cliff, fighting off Med-Kit while falling, Shell getting annoyed at him during a building challenge and two trying to find the Dango Trio in hide-and-seek[[/note]] This was later seen again in the credits but also shows pictures of him and Wrench together in-between.[[note]]Including Wrench saving Fish Cake from falling down the cliff in a hot-air balloon, Wrench charging at Fishcake, the two of them in a loving embrace and Wrench [[SweetieGraffiti carving his and Fish Cake's initials into a tree]][[/note]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: There was a black pawn, a magnifying glass, a flying orange square and a cobweb amongst the eliminated contestants that weren't alluded to at all but suddenly appear in the breakout scene alongside Med-Kit and the Dango Trio.
* ShoutOut:
** The elimination area is called "Teh Elimination Hotel" with the subtitle "no relation to OJ's hotel whatsoever" in reference to [[WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity Hotel OJ and Enanimat Ensanetay]].
** The Dango Brothers have a poster of Music/{{Jamiroquai}} with the outfit he wore for his "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkIs37a2JE Virtual Insanity]]" music video. Later, the middle Dango wanted to binge-watch [[Creator/BobRoss Rob Boss]].
** In a BlinkAndYouMissIt moment, the first dimension Fish Cake passes through are grass fields with the Announcer from ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland''. The collective [[DramaticGasp gasp]] and "Yeah!" sound effects iconic to the series are heard in the commercial and when the eliminated contestants escape respectively.
** The short's black-and-white silhouette thumbnail is reminiscent of ''WebAnimation/{{ONE}}'''s thumbnails.
** The standalone video description contains the lyrics to Music/RickAstley's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Never Gonna Give You Up]]" in [[CapsLock all caps]] to Justforfun/RickRoll anyone who read it.
* ShutUpKiss: Wrench gives one to reassure Fish Cake that he still loves him and to stop worrying about the little things.
* TheStinger: The host yells at the eliminated contestants they can leave since the competition is over, only to find the hotel empty after everyone escaped via the portal. They brushed it off and decided to play ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' instead.
* SweetieGraffiti: In the PhotoMontage, Wrench had craved a heart with his and Fish Cake's initials into a tree during a challenge, looking pleased with himself.
* SyntheticVoiceActor: The middle dango has one that he lampshades in his first line of how funny his voice sounds.
* ThinkingUpPortals: The eldritch dimensional powder allows one to draw a magic circle that would act as a gateway to anywhere of their choosing. Fishcake and Shell use it to escape Teh Elimination Hotel and meet the former's boyfriend Wrench but didn't take into account that the portal doesn't close so the rest of the eliminated contestants follow suit.
* TitleDrop: Not only this year but also the previous two film festivals get one at various points of the short:
-->'''Key:''' "Is is next to impossible to rely on ''[[Sandbox/TheLittleThingsOSC The Little Things]]'' in life?"
-->[Later On]
-->'''Fish Cake:''' "Welp, time for me to lie down and contemplate ''Sandbox/NaturesBliss'' to try to make me feel better..."
-->[Later, Later On]
-->'''Shell:''' "You know what, I guess someone meant to be together are pretty big after all. Maybe even bigger than a ''Metropolis'' of New York."
* TransparentCloset: Fish Cake reveals to Shell that Wrench is his boyfriend and is worried sick he might be over him while competing. Shell, however, is completely unsurprised by the revelation:
-->'''Shell:''' "Heh, I knew you would come out of the closet eventually..."
-->'''Fish Cake:''' "SHUT THE FRONT DOOR SHELL!!!"
* TheVoiceless: Wrench doesn't say a word during the short since he spent the only scene outside of photos he was in [[ShutUpKiss making out]] with Fish Cake once reunited.

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* MeaningfulName: Violet has a name that is the same colour as her object, a purple phone.
* MonochromaticEyes: Evett is the only one with white eyes in the short as opposed to everyone's BlackBeadEyes.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Evett is oblivious as to why Violet has been avoiding him nowadays because of their obnoxiously, loud behaviour and pranking escapades which almost put her in jail once. It's also implied that Violet moved to the city in an attempt to have a fresh start away from her since she also kept insisting they shouldn't move there as well. Of course, Evett doesn't listen and does exactly that which gave Violet a rather unwanted surprise when they unexpectedly showed up at her doorstep.
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->'''Created by:''' whale animation stuff, trinitots, gromzomb, scribbles, Ame Ame and emiliane

* ScarsAreForever: Joe wears a cup sleeve ever since the NoodleIncident where someone resisted arrest by poking a hole through his body with a comically oversized straw.
* ShoutOut: There's a news segment with Pie the helicopter traffic reporter about TheChase which is a direct homage to "Arnie Pye in the Sky" from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
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->'''Created by:''' Tiled_, Axinite, Stray, [=ToastyStrudel=], Moldy and [=TikTok=]

* {{Cyclops}}: Adam has a puncture of where his eye should be. It's never stated if he was born this way or lost it in a accident.
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->'''Created by:''' Decker Milk

* ALizardNamedLiz: Mark Markerton the marker, a name that can double as a legitimate human name.
* AlliterativeName: There's two with the main character '''M'''ark '''M'''arkertown and an anchorwoman called '''D'''ebra '''D'''ollar.
* ByStanderSyndrome: The unseen [[CameraFiend cameraperson]] does nothing but document Mark, despite being told by him to back off multiple times, as his life spirals down the drain. At one point, they silently record him sitting behind a dumpster in an alleyway homeless while it heavily rained down without lifting a finger to help. It's also implied they did nothing to stop Mark from robbing the bank which eventually led to him getting shot.
* FromBadToWorse: Mark was already annoyed by somebody filming him for an entire day but it just so happened to be the day when he was fired from his job, his girlfriend dumped and kicked to the street and is now homeless sitting behind an alleyway dumpster unprotected from the [[GrayRainOfDepression rain]]. Thinking he has nothing left to lose and desperate to turn his life around, Mark tried robbing the New Goiky Bank where he died during a shootout.
* RepetitiveName: Mark's full name as the news broadcast reveals is '''Mark''' '''Mark'''erton.
* ShoutOut: Mark attempted to robbed to the New Goiky Bank which is in reference to the location in ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIslandAgain''.
* SpeciesSurname: A marker named Mark has the surname of ''Marker''ton, doubling as a RepetitiveName.
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->'''Created by:''' [=RyrBreadRyan=], Stintocton and Blue Gelatin

* ClosestThingWeGot: After some careful consideration, Clipboard picks Harmonica to be a part of Flamora in spite of their [[ReformedCriminal criminal background]] and being quite proud of it. The only reason why so is because the five candidates are all unqualified idiots that would have been immediately rejected on the spot in any other company so Harmonica was just the best of the worst.
-->'''Clipboard:''' Note's [[SmallNameBigEgo annoying]], Latte is [[TheDitz incompetent]], Lamp has [[AmbitiousButLazy too many future plans]], Snotty is a [[GreenIsGross health violation]] and Harmonica's [[DamnedByFaintPraise our best option]].
* GreenIsGross: Snotty is made of green goo that is most likely mucus judging by their [[ALizardNamedLiz name]] and was rejected for being a walking "health violation".
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->'''Created by:''' [=1GAry/Randominations=], Soneta, [=KittyZone51=], snowybush, That Channel Called Sistube and [=viviancherry04=]
Heroic Hackers %%Comic Book, Flag, and Lemon who are all faced with the trouble of saving their friend, Laptop from danger

* AmbiguousGender: Flag, Lemon, Comic Book are not mentioned in the third person throughout the short although WordOfGod had disclosed everyone's pronouns[[note]]Flag and Xeluma are "She/Her", Lemon and The Pom Brothers are "He/Him" and Comic Book and Laptop are "[[NoHumanNonBinary They/Them]]"[[/note]]
* CatsAreMean: Xeluma and The Pom Brothers are feline-like entities and the antagonists of the film.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The short was animated in a limited palette with only [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1115625417110470666/1115628997200580738/image.png?width=685&height=60 three color schemes]].
* GenderEqualEnsemble: A near-perfect example with two females (Flag and Xeluma), two non-binaries (Comic Book and Laptop) and three males (Lemon and The Pom Brothers).
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Xeluma has a surgical scar across their [[EyeScream right eye]], adding to her character as the BigBad of the short.
* NonHumanNonBinary: Both Comic Book and Laptop go by "They/Them" pronouns and, as their [[ADogNamedDog name]] implies, are {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s.
* OddNameOut: Xeluma's name isn't remotely object-related in the slightest (The Pom Brothers could be derived from "pom-pom") although it's granted because she's a cat-like entity.
* StealthPun: Flag's signature weapon is a quarterstaff so in other words, she's wielding a ''flag pole''.
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->'''Created by:''' [=CraftedPin=], Jesoysauce, [=NateSark=] and stickynoob

* ALizardNamedLiz: Like Seedo, Toad is named after the first syllable of toadstool, his species.
* ImmediateSequel: "Seedlings 2" picks up an hour where ''Sandbox/NaturesBliss'' left off although it later {{Timeskip}}s to the current year of the ''Metropolis'' festival screening.
* MeaningfulAppearance: Toad is a toadstool which is poisonous and inedible in nature and otherwise unwanted like how Toad is by [[StalkerWithoutACrush stalking Acorn and Seedo]] [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave everywhere]] on the insistence they are friends which the two [[HurlItIntoTheSun reacted]] [[HollywoodRestrainingOrder accordingly]].
* QueerEstablishingMoment: At the end of the short, Acorn and Seedo have a heartwarming and intimate conversation to indicate their RelationshipUpgrade.[[note]]This was made more blatantly obvious in the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original ending]] where they [[TheBigDamnKiss kissed]][[/note]]
-->'''Acorn:''' We found our home but more importantly... [Closely moves in] We found each other.
-->[Seedo leans and rest peacefully on Acorn who also did the same]
* ShoutOut:
** When Acorn [[HurlItIntoTheSun kicks Toad into the sun]], there's text briefly stating "beautiful mornin" in reference to ''WebAnimation/TheDailyObjectShow'''s RunningGag.
** Toad's croaky voice is likely inspired by the iconic MushroomMan of the same name in ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''.
** The {{Timeskip}}s are accompanied by the ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' title cards and French narrator voiceover.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Toad [[StalkerWithoutACrush constantly follows]] the main duo around and keeps insisting they're friends in their gratingly annoying voice when it's evident their presence is clearly unwanted. Acorn even had to [[HurlItIntoTheSun kick Toad into the sun]] but that didn't stop them from coming back and [[MomentKiller interrupting an intimate moment]]:
-->[Toad barges in-between Seedo and Acorn]
-->'''Toad:''' "Hi folks! Sorry it took me so long--" [Acorn kicks him off the building] "NOT AGAIN~!!!"
-->'''Seedo:''' "We've got to file a [[HollywoodRestrainingOrder restraining order]] against the guy."
-->'''Acorn:''' "Agree."
* VocalEvolution: Seedo has a deeper, raspier voice compared to the first short due to their voice actor, Jesoysauce, reaching puberty.
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->'''Created by:''' [=Gamebuilder2000=]

CJ sets up a UsefulNotes/{{Lemonade Stand|s}} in hopes of garnering enough money to buy the toy model she wanted but business proved to be incredibly successful beyond xir wildest dreams.

* AllForNothing: The Object City model CJ wanted and went through all the effort to build her own lemonade empire to afford it had been bought out at the toy store. However, it's subverted when she bids for the model on [[BlandNameProduct [=vBay=]]] at a higher price instead which xe can afford anyway with her [[PooledFunds huge piles of cash lying around]].
* ChirpingCrickets: CJ gets annoyed when her lemonade stand is not having any business as seen in how deserted the area is with only a rolling tumbleweed. Subverted when the tumbleweed was actually sentient (and a {{Cowboy}} apparently) and became xir first customer.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: While a passer-by was [[ShowWithinAShow watching the 48-Hour OSC Film Festival]] on their phone with an ad about CJ's Lemonade, the top comment lampshades the absurdity of the short:
-->'''Top Comment:''' "Wait, xe's 9? I mean it makes sense in hindsight since xir primary goal is to buy a toy, but I'm wondering how this cartoon character is able to do things typically impossible in real life like run a business enterprise as a kid."
* MundaneUtility: One of CJ's first few customers was a pair of twin sisters who are [[PortalNetwork linked teleportation portals]] where anything goes through the purple portal comes out the pink portal. She hired the twins on the spot, making Purple attract potential customers further down the city and be used as fast travel to get to Pink at CJ's lemonade stand.
* OcularGushers: Upon finding out the Object City model was sold out, CJ cries tears streaming down her face like two waterfalls but considerably cheered up when xe realise she has more than enough money to buy the model online.
* OnlyKnownByInitials: CJ's full name is Cookie Jar but is not called that once during the short.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Again like last short, there's a royalty-free Kevin [=MacLeod=] song playing in the background but this time it's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEi2zAgUmMk Amazing Plan]]".
* QueerColors: CJ has a [[https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Demigirl Demigirl]] flag hung up at her lemonade stand and later on her office desk.
* RidiculouslyFastConstruction: The CJ's Enterprise building just spontaneously rose up from the ground to show how incredibly successful she became.
* ShoutOut:
** The short's title and plot could be a nod to either the ''Shockwave'' or ''VideoGame/{{Roblox}}'' videogame of the same name.[[note]]But since the OSC is usually filled with zoomers and few millennials nowadays, it's most likely the latter.[[/note]]
** The customers waiting in line at CJ's lemonade stand were various ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' characters, specifically Announcer, Flower, Spongy, Blocky, Woody, Pin, Needle and Teardrop.
* YoungEntrepreneur: CJ manages to turn xir UsefulNotes/{{Lemonade Stand|s}} into a multi-billion dollar enterprise complete with advertising buildings, billboards and blimps at the age of ''nine''. Just so she can afford to buy a city model xe wanted at the toy store.

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: CJ, wears glasses/spectacles and purple boots
* PooledFunds: office and bedroom
* ShowWithinAShow: In a case of LeaningOnTheFourthWall, a background character was watching the screening of ''Metropolis'' on their phone, "Screeningception" as the video's description lampshades
* WingDingEyes: starry-eyed

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knWICBzZCgQ Metropolis Cave]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=ChrisFattyTV=]

* ShoutOut: The short takes place in a BlankWhiteVoid with almost all of its denizens being black-and-white circles that have the same voice which immediately brings into mind of ''WebAnimation/BattleForCircle''.

* LivingPolyhedron: populated with monochromatic circles
* WithFriendsLikeThese:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8sq8mM3dkc Positive Changes]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=YellowSkittleTV=]

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: the mean girls
* InformedAbility: beautiful voice, we never actually hear Belly sing, in spite of voice-acting, TakeOurWordForIt, The chat played along and pretended to be moved by her "song" and give it praise
* NonMammalianHair:
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OemnkFAhNG4 Say No to the City!]]
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->'''Created by:''' TAFFYMARZI

* DisproportionateRetribution: Jar eliminates Toothbrush on the spot for merely suggesting the grass fields as an alternative setting to the city, what he was trying to oppose in the first place.
* NotQuiteDead: It turns out Jar's second cast didn't fall to their deaths in the sewers and are in fact [[DancePartyEnding dancing away during the credits]].

* DancePartyEnding: EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop
* FailureMontage:
* PublicServiceAnnouncement: Jar's unseen father
* ReplacementGoldfish: replace the cast for his {{Object Show|s}}
* ShoutOut: original challenge, balance beam, BFDI
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: doing an {{ObjectShow|s}} in the city, first time trying it out, didn't account for the dangers that come with it, heavy population, tested
* TheVoice: Jar's father acts as the TheNarrator

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDOVuTl2M_E Opposites Attract]]
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->'''Created by:''' peny, C, Prizi, pogdogbytes, Ori and Max

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Tie wears a bowtie while Cranberry has a straw hat to keep their [[NonMammalianHair leaves]] in place.
* CreatorInJoke: When Cranberry asks where Tie got their gift from, he replies "Girl World" and dismisses it as city talk. The reply isn't a reference to anything but something one of the group's members Max made up and was kept in since the group thought it's "[[RuleOfFunny funny for absolutely no reason]]"
* CrushBlush: When they finally meet for the first time in years, Cranberry and Tie could not stop blushing in each other's presence due to their [[ShipTease mutual attraction]].
* NonHumanNonBinary: Cranberry and Tie are confirmed by WordOfGay to be non-binary with their pronouns being They/He and They/It/She respectively.
* RuleOfFunny: The awkward placement of Staple's legs at the center of their body was solely because the group thought it was hilarious.
* ShipTease: ChildhoodFriends Cranberry and Tie have such strong chemistry that most viewers thought they were already a couple, especially the latter's eagerness to meet the former like they were on a first date and how both of them were [[CrushBlush perpetually blushing]] at their reunion. The animator who did the scene of their reunion intended to imply the two have feelings for each other which worked given that most of [[ShipperOnDeck the chat]] was begging them to kiss.

* {{Arcadia}}: shows how calm country life is compared to Tie's city life
* ChildhoodFriends: Tie and Cranberry
* TheCityVsTheCountry:
* FarmBoy: Cranberry, Tie used to be one until they moved into the city
* FlatWhat:
** from CB after tie references "girl world"
* MinimalistCast:
* NonMammalianHair: Cranberry's leaves
* OppositesAttract: not only just the title, Cranberry and Tie
* ShipperOnDeck: Aside from chat, Folder
* ShoutOut:
** The back of the seeds Tie bought has the silhouette of Bec's head from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', intended as a reference to one of the crewmembers' hyper fixations/obsessions, EasterEgg
** Tie's official pose is a reference to the ''Series/YoungSheldon'' pose.
* SynchronizedMorningRoutine:
* TwoferTokenMinority: Cranberry, [[NonHumanNonBinary non-binary]] and [[ArmlessBiped armless]]


!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFpZrS91rGw Your Fault Not Mine]]
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->'''Created by:''' Cylinder, Ender Eye, Borgus, PAHGIMATES, [=ExorcistGold=] and Boibolic

* TheUnintelligible: Whoever was in charge of the audio mixing did a rather poor job as many viewers complain about how inaudible the characters are and needed to crank up both the volume and volume booster. It was also present in the standalone short so this cannot be blamed on screening errors like [[Sandbox/TheLittleThingsOSC the last time]].

* ArmlessBiped:
* TheHeist:
* NeverMyFault:
* TitleDrop: After ... was sentenced to [...], Bandanna tries blaming the whole fiasco on Mushroom but they retorted this back in the closing lines:
-->'''Mushroom:''' "Hey don't blame me for getting your friend in jail. Besides, it's ''your fault, not mine''."

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP5qyyW2Mvo The Archive]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=ArtizPrd=]

* MediumBlending: 3D background

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYtwR8Y54Is Inorderly Law]]
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->'''Created by:''' bigcrosser, [=ChristineCrympet=], [=GreenGoopy=], [=Razpup=], Super Nate Party and carboncandybag

* TheBadGuyWins:
* ChekhovsGun: squirt water in extinguishes the match
* DramaticGasp: pitched up for every revelation
* LaughingMad:
* KarmaHoudini:
* RefugeInAudacity:
* SanitySlippage: kept incriminating himself
* SquirtingFlowerGag:
[[/folder]]


[[folder:[=#81-92=]]]
!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6VUhHvANPo Fools With Tools]]
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->'''Created by:''' Ghoulish Rat

* RhymingTitle: F'''ools''' with T'''ools'''.

* ConstructionCatcalls:
* {{Cyclops}}: The wrench
* {{Gonk}}:
* {{Hypocrite}}:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yezw0O4TI3g Brushstrokes of Change]]
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->'''Created by:''' Fadzter, Blobstep, [=OatmealBowl=], [=MaddenMations=], Pungezole and Skrello

* LaResistance:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0TungwZC8o Big City Judgement]]
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->'''Created by:''' Toon Fantastic

* AnthropomorphicFood:
* CynicIdealistDuo:
* LivingPolyhedron:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-hFxTYDamc Archevilles Got Screws Loose]]
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->'''Created by:''' lambda

* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title can either refer to the residents of Archevilles being [[{{Idiosyncrazy}} not right in the head]] over [[SeriousBusiness architecture]] or the unexpected deaths caused by falling infrastructure because its screws were not tight enough.

* {{Idiosyncrazy}}: Archeville, the Mechanism, architecture
* LivingPolyhedron: sentient shapes
* OnlySaneMan:
* SeriousBusiness:
* StylisticSuck:

!!Escape
->'''Created by:''' BOT Allen
a remastered version is in the works, Mother State City
----
* BoomHeadshot: As the fugitives were exiting the city, Minnie the getaway driver was suddenly shot through the head by the coffee cup train-goer, catching the chat off-guard as seen by their frantic responses, but he was luckily NotQuiteDead.
* IronicName: Minnie was specifically nicknamed that because he's the biggest in the crew, the opposite of what his name implies.
* LimitedAnimation: The climax wasn't animated at all since Bot Allen was reaching the festival's deadline and resorted to storyboards with narration.
* NotQuiteDead: Minnie, despite being [[BoomHeadshot shot clean through the head]], manages to survive with a fairly big crack running down his face and save the crew from the state police. This surprise the live chat as they thought there was no way he could make it.
----
* ALizardNamedLiz: Teana ({{Portmanteau}} of "Tea" and "Tina"), Minnie "has good timing", minutes on a clock (his object)
* {{Dystopia}}: unsubtly named Mother State City, built walls encompassing the city, thought
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Teana
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: left an empty space where her employee of the month picture of 21 years was
* LaResistance: Richard (Formerly "Dickie as nickname), AJ and Minnie
* MorningRoutine: Teana's is to show how her life is absolutely miserable....dead, wake up early, brush their teeth with a sponge, drink coffee while communing on the train as they stare dead-eyed at the Coffee drinking from a mug, punch in (slide card at the terminal for access), do paperwork
* SoulCrushingDeskJob: Teana, employee of the month, took a toll on her is an {{Understatement}}, 21 years straight
* {{Thoughtcrime}}: communication with wanted fugitive, evil dream machine
* YouAreNumberSix: Teena... Mug [=D35=], says "Object" as opposed to "Name" in her identity status, no individuality

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcaRrIC3GPU Tie Family Metropolis Special]]
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->'''Created by:''' aba, Basilbia, beesy_, Crab and Laddion

It later spawn a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBclPRuXQnM sequel]], the first officially released spinoff from the festival
----
* AudienceParticipation:
* CastOfExpies: supposed to represent a member of the Griffins
* {{Expy}}:
* WholePlotReference: ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDymLtLhNu0 My Own Two Eyes]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=1uciferin=], FORESTBIOME, [=IntersectingPlanes=], elliosaurus and thechromosomegod

depleted battery, will they make it?
----
* AllThereInTheManual: We only know the protagonist's name is Beepdoot from the credits as there's no dialogue spoken in the short itself.
* InJoke: The reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlbdHKrLOo Psycho Teddy]] was because some of the participants kept spamming the official discord chat with the video on the first day of the festival (To quote FORESTBIOME: "May 27th was a weird day...").
* ShoutOut: The [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/856448381106782229/1115495774659293205/image0.jpg?width=1047&height=586 posters]] adorning the walls of some abandoned buildings feature nods to the aforementioned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlbdHKrLOo Psycho Teddy]], Music/HatsuneMiku, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqI97zHMoQw Young Girl A]], VideoGame/{{Omori}}, TIOSC (The group's upcoming {{Object Show|s}} project) and ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''.
----
* {{Lilliputians}}: Beepdoot a lot smaller than... a foot for comparison
* UrbanRuins:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K63TvmYdiw Watch Out]]
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->'''Created by:''' Wawa
----
* TheChase: Pitch chases down Bin across downtown
* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Watch Out" ...the main character's watch got stolen, warning about tripping over a rock

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0rxHlLNr60 Moonlight Memories]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=StrangelyUnknown=] , derpadon, puromisuu and Sacri

[Rephrase]
Jukebox is a worker at the Moonlight City Nightclub who's determined not to lose track of his future, even if it means missing out on opportunities in the present. However, a mysterious door in the club sends Jukebox to the familiar location on the very same night one century ago, and now must find a way to return back to the present, and more importantly, figure out why he was brought back to the past in the first place.
[Rephrase]
----
* ArtShift:
* BrokenAesop:
* DeliberateMonochrome:
* GenreDeconstruction: was more or less confused and scared at what was going on, didn't learn a valuable lesson as their grandpa had intended
* NoEnding:
* TimeTravel: to the [=1920s=]
* StylisticSuck:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXgKBBfRes Inanimate NewsChannel]]
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->'''Created by:''' [=CubenRocks=]

NewsBroadcast
----
* {{Retraux}}: take place in the 80s

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwe2ChS_sk8 Million Dollar Idea]]
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->'''Created by:''' Zak, [=m1les0=], [=7finez=], [=p0tatomago=], SBB and Carter J. ([=StudioCRJ=])
----
* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: Pineapple
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
* SmallNameBigEgo:
* TakeThat: creating process of the show
* ZanyScheme:

!![[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQlh7YwSmks The Color Crew]]
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->'''Created by:''' frozenpetals, mandrinimates, Nate Bait, [=PastelLanding=], snailvine and [=SunbiCat=]
[[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLc81CZ6ba6ymGIstp8A6169-0ST1JRRB OST]]

[Rephrase]

When the city becomes more and more gray, the Colour Crew is here to save the day! Watch as Magenta, Yellow, and Cyan face off against Sharpener and Eraser Cap in this action-packed film made for this year's 48-Hour OSC Film Festival.

[Rephrase]
----
* AmbiguouslyGay: Sharpener specifies [[IHaveAFamily having a wife and kids]] while begging for her life. Although this was just one of the lies she told to garner sympathy, the wife part implies Sharpener has an interest in women at the very least.
----

!YMMV
* HarsherInHindsight: At one point, the chat ask where Clankybot (The creator of ''Webanimation/ObjectCringe'') was since all the big OSC creators were here at the screening. For those who are not into the OSC drama, Clanky had to leave the community years ago for grooming a minor and had recently come back.
* {{Fanon}}: Some viewers like to joke that the widowed wife of Claire Wilson in "Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace" is actually [[https://elijahtanimator.carrd.co/# Stabby]] (A semi-prolific OSC creator and composer) since their OC is a syringe just like the Widowed Wife.

!!In General
* TheDanza:
** The newscasters in "Oh No." are named Ace and Lynx like their respective voice actors (Though the former is credited as Corndni).
** In "Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace", Banana is voiced by Bana although they are credited as "[=AintEvenChillin=]" in the film festival.

* DeletedScene: There was an alternate scene in "Failed Heist" where Wheelchair couldn't cut open the display case with the saw since it was made of glass so Lime devise a new strategy of beating up the guards. When Wheelchair asked how they are gonna do that without weapons, Lime confidently says with their fists all the while raising up his leg as he [[ArmlessBiped doesn't have arms]]. He immediately tells a smirking Wheelchair to zip it due to realising the {{Irony}}.

* ShrugOfGod: When asked about [[{{Fanboy}} Filmy]], [=legotd61=] said he has no future plans for them but did play around with the idea that they could appear in subsequent screenings as a recurring {{Mascot}}.
-->'''Question:''' "How did you come up with Filmy and are they the official {{Mascot}} of the festival?"
-->'''[=legotd61=]:''' "Just kinda on the spot. No real special story lol. I don't really have a mascot in mind. They could be one in the future?"

* ThrowItIn: Folder's voice actor, pogdogbytes, did not intend for them to sound flirty but decided to stick with it, making Folder sound like they either had a crush on Tie or is a ShipperOnDeck for him and Cranberry.

* TyopOnTheCover: The screening misspelled "The Whole World & Ladybugs" as "''[=FThe=]'' Whole World & Ladybugs".

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** "In The Metropolis": The original story was about a team of five superheroes (Including Bolt, Sparkles and Byte) saving the city from a power outage but due to the sheer number of characters, it was cut down to the three aforementioned and [[AdaptationalVillainy turned Byte into the antagonist]]. However, the remaining two heroes will be featured in the sequel.
** "Magical Malfunction":
*** The group accidentally made an entirely different concept days before the theme was dropped and had to quickly came up with another one afterward. It was initially a {{pilot}}, later titled "[[WorkingTitle Aurora Polaris]]", about Polar the wrench living in a town called Frosthaven whose job is to occasionally check the barrier that keeps out all the winter in the world so grass fields will stay green forever for {{Object Show|s}} competitions.
*** Sundew's tendrils were supposed to be at the front but foxlias griffin thought it was better at the back, causing everyone to follow suit for consistency.
*** Originally, Sundew was going to have a pretty depressing line but it wasn't storyboarded then the audio editor forgot to put it in and thus there was no voice-acting for the line at all.
*** There was supposed to be a scene after the FadeToWhite where Glass Shard reassures Sundew about the whole mess isn't their fault before showing them the way down by elevator but it didn't make the cut due to time constraints.
** "Disarray": The [[SapientHouse building that comes alive]] at the end of the short had a scarier nightmare face as seen in the initial [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/854908828852158504/1115842323650191410/characters48HOUR_V_assets.jpg concept art]] but was made more family-friendly. This would probably explain why everyone was screaming and running in terror at the sight of it in the final cut.
** "malaware.exe": [[CoDragons The Pom Brothers]] were going transform in a puff of smoke to reveal a SuperMode best described as a [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1115625417110470666/1115636150711890040/IMG_0796.png kangaroo-fox hybrid]] but was cut for time.
** "The Seedlings 2: Home Sweet Home": Acorn and Seedo's RelationshipUpgrade was more blatant when they sealed it with a [[TheBigDamnKiss kiss]] at the end but was scrapped for another scene with Toad (Bad choice if you ask the viewers).
** "Tale of Two Cities": The [[https://twitter.com/waffiewitch/status/1665524395173896193?cxt=HHwWgoCzsZ7nkJ0uAAAA character concept art]] showed that Carrot was initially [[ArmlessBiped armless]] while Tomato has arms when it became the other way in the finalised short. Additionally, Tomato also had buck teeth.
** "Opposites Attract":
*** One of the initial pitches was a [[CityNoir detective story]] that was vetoed almost immediately and there wasn't anything much about the idea other than a character concept page.
*** Grandpa Fern had a leaf beard that was scrapped before the final cut.
** "My Own Two Eyes":
*** At first, Beepdoot had teal eyes which later switched out to light orange ones since "it looked ''awful''".
*** The music was supposed to be a major role in the short but was cut down to only a single track after the group's composer got sick.
*** Beepdoot's creator (Created by Basil) once played a role in the short before getting scrapped.
*** Speaking of the short having two characters, one of the plots had two objects on a subway.
** "Watch Out": The ending was envisioned for Pitch to scold and yell at Bin for stealing their watch before leaving and walking away from the colourful part of the city in the credits.
** "Inanimate [=NewsChannel=]": [=CubenRocks=], for some reason, promised to release a death metal album if the film was in the top three. He didn't receive any donation for his short and that album never saw the light of day.

* WordOfGay:
** In "Magical Malfunction", [=RainbowServal=] confirmed Sundew is [[NonHumanNonBinary non-binary]] while [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1115936679417626654/1122114317375000688/glass_shard_objectum_pride.png Glass Shard]] identifies as [[https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Objectum Objectum]] which the attraction to inanimate objects as opposed to {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s (Kind of [[FurryConfusion paradoxical]] to think about).
** TMOJ Official had stated that Wrench is pansexual in "FRAGMENTS".
** According to pogdogbytes, the two leads in "Opposites Attract" are both [[NonHumanNonBinary non-binary]] with Tie going by "They/He" pronouns and Cranberry with "They/It/She".

* WordOfGod:
** A sequel for "Magical Malfunction" was not planned but had it been made, it will be about Glass Shard's vacation of just sleeping for days on end. However, a director's cut of the short is underway with the raw audio and storyboards.
** Because of how well-received his short was as well as placing third in the film festival, TMOJ Official decided to make a series of "FRAGMENTS" where it had left off.
** In "My Own Two Eyes", the poster that blows into Beepdoot's face reads "TIOSC" which references the group's future project that hasn't been publicized yet.

* WorkingTitle:
** For "Magical Malfunction", the group scrambled to come up with names such as "Sundew's Disastrous First Day", "Cosmic Nexus Corporation" and "Magical Malfunction at Cosmic Nexus Corporation" before finally settling on the current title during the last few hours of the deadline.
** "My Own Two Eyes" was formerly called "Synthesia" but was changed due to not fitting with the plot.
** "Watch Out" used to go by "Thief!" until that was changed with how the ending went and for that DoubleMeaningTitle and [[PunBasedTitle pun]].

* WriteWhatYouKnow: In "Opposites Attract", pogdogbytes based Cranberry and Grandpa Fern off themself and their dad respectively while rosehip puree, Cranberry's gift, is something their dad makes for them.

# Troop 16, Critter Crusaders, City Folk and Colour Crew - Varying unknown amounts[[note]]between[[/note]]

!!Miscellaneous
* "Justice Never Sleep" has the most votes in the ''Metropolis'' film festival, receiving eleven donations in total to their name, but only placed fifth in the official rankings.
* In the official 48-Hour OSC Film Festival discord server, a total of 389 hours were spent in voice channels while the group who worked on "A Waste of a Chase" sent the most messages at 1,956 in their text channel
* [[LOL69 69%]] of the groups and individuals had submitted a finished film.

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''Metropolis'' is the third film festival of the annual ''Sandbox/FortyEightHourOSCFilmFestival'' which premiered live on 5th June 2023.

We now exit out of the tranquil, unkept beauty that was ''Sandbox/NaturesBliss'' and into the big city known as ''Metropolis'' (This year's theme). A bustling hub where you can either live out your wildest dreams imaginable or watch them get crushed beyond repair. Where this concrete jungle is seemingly alive with

%%crimes galore and CityNoir, love

The festival had a huge turnout with over a hundred groups, both individual and team effort, creating a total of 92 shorts and five hours and twenty-seven minutes of animation.

Their two-day window

It also introduces Filmy, a fan strip, the {{Mascot}} and an avid/die-hard fan of the film festival

At the end of the screening, the viewers ...all proceeds are donated to [[https://givebutter.com/48hourosc23 The Trevor Project]], $1,026

* The Winners:
** [[spoiler:WILL]] (1st)
** [[spoiler:The Million Dollar Idea]] (2nd)
** [[spoiler:FRAGMENTS]] (3rd)

Not be confused with the [[Film/{{Metropolis}} film]] or [[Anime/Metropolis2001 anime]] of the same name.

Preceded by ''Sandbox/NaturesBliss'' and followed up with [Fourth Film]

Check out the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH7hp35LMyg full screening]] alongside the [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNJcyjf65T8FQYcZvpZoIWyk7gAFy27lA individual shorts]].
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!Contains the following tropes:
!!In General
* AlliterativeName: Like the previous festival, ''Metropolis'' has thirteen film titles following the trope[[note]] '''B'''ank '''B'''reakers, The '''C'''olour '''C'''rew, A '''C'''up Of '''C'''hange, '''M'''agical '''M'''alfunction, '''M'''etro '''M'''emoir, The '''M'''etropolis '''M'''ayor, '''M'''oonlight '''M'''emories, '''P'''aint Can '''P'''eril, The '''P'''lant '''P'''rotest, '''T'''ale of '''T'''wo Cities, Troop 16, '''C'''ritter '''C'''rusaders and '''W'''indow '''W'''ipers[[/note]]
* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: There's a noticeable trend that the few straight couples in the festival are either broken up[[note]]Dollar in "A Million Problems" and Mark in "A Day in the Life of Mark" got dumped by their respective girlfriends while Briefcase's wife divorced him and took the kids in "Just Another Tuesday"[[/note]] or dysfunctional[[note]]In "Wild Dreams", Poppy was manipulated into getting back together with her toxic ex Peacock Feather via [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory wipe]][[/note]], with the only exception being [[HappilyMarried Sunny and Fedoric]] in "A City of Gray", whereas the abundance of LGBT couples are incredibly lovey-dovey and happy together.
* TheCameo:
** Waiting in the elevator alongside Filmy during intermission #6 was Dandy, the TitleCharacter of [[Sandbox/NaturesBliss last year]]'s second placer ''WebAnimation/DandelionTheWorldBeginsWithYou'', who the latter asks if [[YouLookFamiliar they had met before]].
** Corn from second-placer ''Reach For The Sky!'' of the [[Sandbox/TheLittleThings first film festival]] appears at the beginning where Filmy annoys the hell out of him with their fanboying and retaliated by pressing all the elevator buttons and stealing his movie snacks for good measure.
* ChastityCouple: The many couples in ''Metropolis'' usually just hug, hold hands and/or say they love each other but [[ShipperOnDeck the chat]] wants them to kiss as evidenced by the feverishly-typed abundance of comments saying they should.
* ElevatorButtonsMash: Exasperated by Filmy's excessive gushing over the film festival, Corn spites them by pressing all ninety-two buttons on the elevator as the screening is on the ninety-second floor. The segways and {{Intermission}}s are through the elevator stopping on each individual floor and Filmy waiting in-between.
* ElevatorFailure: Filmy spends the entire film festival stuck in an elevator with [[ElevatorButtonsMash all the buttons pressed]]. It also would occasionally stall at two-minute increments and at one point had a power outage for five minutes.[[note]]It would have been a whole day if the initial screening plans went through without incident.[[/note]]
* {{Mascot}}: Filmy the film strip who acts as the AudienceSurrogate by being an avid {{Fanboy}} excited for the screening and is seen during the {{Intermission}}s taking the elevator floor-by-floor. It's unknown if they are gonna be the official mascot of the 48-Hour OSC Film Festival onwards or just for ''Metropolis'' only since [=legotd61=] made up the character on the spot with no further plans.
* OfficialCouple: ''Metropolis'' has the most number of onscreen couples of all the film festivals, in part due to the screening having been released during Pride Month, featuring a total of thirteen pairs:
** "A City of Gray": Unlike the other straight couples listed, Sunny and Fedoric are HappilyMarried with the former being the only light in the latter's miserable life. The first thing Fedoric did after he quit his job was rush back home to his wife and watch tv together.
** "Wild Dreams": Poppy and Peacock Feather until the former acknowledges how toxic and dysfunctional they were. They recently broke up but Peacock Feather was so persistent in getting back together, he ''[[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory-wipes]]'' Poppy so she remains miserably trapped in their crapsack of a relationship.
** "Just Another Tuesday": Briefcase and his unnamed wife were one since the credits revealed they got divorced with the children taken away from him. This would explain his cynical and depressive state in the short proper.
** "Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace": Claire Wilson was revealed to have a wife who didn't take her death well at all and spends her only scene crying puddles over her lost beloved.
** "A Million Problems": Dollar Bill has an unnamed girlfriend until she had broken up with him over the phone, adding to his already [[FromBadToWorse horrendous day]].
** "A day in the life of Mark": Mark and his girlfriend Bottle O'Ship until she dumped then kicked him out of the house. She did regret this decision, however, as it led to Mark dying in a robbery shootout.
** "Moving Day": Popsicle and Parfait became one during a Timeskip, making them the second sapphic blue-and-pink pairing confirmed by the former kissing the latter on the cheek.
** "FRAGMENTS": Fish Cake spent the entire short finding a way back to his boyfriend Wrench after his elimination. They share the only kiss on the lips in ''Metropolis'', and the second in the ''48-Hour OSC Film Festival'' as a whole.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: As per tradition, Kevin [=MacLeod=] music was played during the {{Intermission}}s. The tracks in order are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJEPTk7FLmk Pamgaea]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgXYzF5-Yiw Local Forecast]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JPiBIBDBn0 Pinball Spring]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkKjv25xtEE The Complex]] with "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrlUkpvukeg Thief in the Night]]" for the film segways.
* ShipperOnDeck: The livestream was set to release during Pride month so there were a lot more LGBTQ+ couples and moments this time around. As such, the chat was in a particular frenzy chanting "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" whenever something romantic or intimate happens between characters. Including the chat modulators and big OSC creators.
** A very funny instance of this is when Dandy made a [[TheCameo cameo]] during one of the {{Intermission}}s waiting in the elevator with [[{{Mascot}} Filmy]]. After both briefly interacted for a few seconds, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight the chat does what it does best]]:
-->'''Commentor #1:''' dandelion????
-->'''Commentor #2:''' KISS
-->'''Commentor #3:''' KISSSSSSS
-->'''[=legotd61=]:''' NO CHAT
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* ArtShift: The {{Imagine Spot}}s of the characters are in different art styles which [[StylisticSuck progressively degrades]] with every reenactment.
* CluelessDetective: Cigar got the [[FedoraOfAsskicking detective]] [[BadassLongcoat attire]] and gruff PrivateEyeMonologue down to a T but other than that, he's an entirely incompetent moron who contributes nothing to the case and even hinders it with his InsaneTrollLogic. It's like he was hired for aesthetic purposes rather than actual detective work.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After spending the entirety of the short speculating and arguing over Burger's murder, Burger himself explains what really happened ([[MundaneSolution He tripped on a rock and was knocked unconscious]]) which left the detectives speechless and in utter disbelief. But Cigar is still convinced his [[InsaneTrollLogic theory]] is right and has this to say:
-->'''Cigar:''' "So you didn't have a friend that try to steal your pickles?"
-->[[[EnragedByIdiocy Fountain Pen]] socks Cigar so hard that he knocked him unconscious]
* DirtyCop: Downplayed. Fountain Pen is an affable detective determined to find the truth and bring the murderer to justice but he's not as straight-laced as he appears when revealing to have bought salt packets (The film's [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin equivalent to cocaine]]) from a dealer once in a while.
* DopeSlap: Fountain Pen,[[EnragedByIdiocy completely fed up]] by Cigar's [[InsaneTrollLogic nonsense]] and [[CluelessDetective uselessness]] towards the case, punches him out cold and straight into a wall.
* EnragedByIdiocy: Fountain Pen's reaction to Cigar's [[InsaneTrollLogic absolute idiotic nonsense]] is the most adverse out of his colleagues and later punches his lights out than hear another word from him.
* FlatWhat: Fountain Pen offhandedly mentions how he personally knew the [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin salt-packet]] dealer was because he was one of his customers despite how illegal the substance is and that he's a cop, eliciting the response from Handcuffs.
* ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin: According to Fountain Pen, salt can boost your confidence and is taken in by inhaling but will make you go crazy when overdosing (Sounding awfully similar to cocaine). He would know this because he occasionally buys some from a dealer for recreational purposes.
* ImagineSpot: The detectives must figure out an impossible murder case at the nightclub where the strewn body[[note]]It's less graphic than it sounds since the victim is a hamburger[[/note]] and a broken glass door are the only two pieces of evidence. Thus, all four had their own varying theories as to what went down complete with [[ArtShift unique illustrations]]:
** Binoculars knew a bit about the nightclub and how insane of a ruckus it causes but becomes way more intense on nights with Disco Ball, a popular DJ who also doubles as the nightclub's disco ball, working there to the point that he often falls off his stand and into the crowd. So Binoculars believe it was one of those crazier nights but Disco Ball had fallen right on top of Burger and in the ensuing chaos, the still-raving crowd scatter and toss his remains out the front door. His imagine spot was drawn in a looser, less-detailed art style.
** Handcuffs speculated Burger was in a fight with someone over flirting with the latter's girlfriend which then escalated into being punched out of the window. Either that or he saw a cool-looking blimp and jumped out the window to reach it but failed. Fountain Pen points out in both scenarios that the glass door should be broken instead but Handcuffs thinks the culprit is covering their tracks. The segment was animated more crudely than Binoculars'.
** Fountain Pen recognizes Burger as an infamous [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin salt-packet]] dealer, even admitting to buying his goods but that's another story, which means the murder could be a deal gone wrong when one of his customers overdosed, killed him and ran away with his supply. Handcuffs call it smart citing the lack of evidence as evidence but found upon closer examination that the body is not a cheeseburger the dealer was specified as. Fountain Pen's reenactment was [[MediumShiftGag shot in live-action]] on pencil and notebook paper with shaky camera SFX to emulate a LineBoil.
** Cigar has the most dramatic of the retellings, with lighter greyscale and well-detailed sketch art to boot, but the theory itself sounds like a nine-year-old who made it up on the spot. It goes as follows: Burger was with a friend named Soda Cup at the nightclub but while they partying it up, Soda got hungry so the most obvious and logical choice for them was to beat up Burger and ate his pickles. Realising what they had done, Soda ran away in tears not because they killed their best friend but because they were deadly allergic to pickles and needed to use the bathroom. His colleagues were so dumbfounded that they cut off Cigar's monologue to point out all the inconsistencies and absurdities like how did he know Burger had a friend or pickles, why said friend was stupid enough to do that and why is he so obsessed about them going to the bathroom but completely ignored the broken door which never came up in the story.
** While everyone was arguing over Cigar's [[InsaneTrollLogic idiotic theory]], Burger [[NotQuiteDead turns out to be alive]] as he wakes from his prolonged nap to vividly recall the night for them. In [[StylisticSuck poorly-drawn Microsoft paint art]], what really happened was Burger walked past the nightclub when he tripped over a rock and was merely knocked unconscious by the time the cops arrived, [[StatingTheSimpleSolution simple as that]] ([[TheUnreveal Although this doesn't explain why the club's glass door was shattered in the first place]]).
* InsaneTrollLogic: Cigar's theory on Burger's death was so outlandish and unfounded that it has to be seen to believe it:
-->'''Cigar:''' "It... was tragedy. The story of two friends. They came to the nightclub looking for fun but his... his friend was sooooo~ hungry, he stole his pickles and ''ate them''! He ran away but not because he murdered him but because he was allergic to pickles and went to the bathroom--"
-->[Cuts back to his colleagues' baffled and unamused faces]
-->'''Binoculars:''' Dude what? "
-->'''Cigar:''' "Hey, I didn't interrupt you guys did I? As I was saying--"
-->'''Fountain Pen:''' "Where did this guy come from? How did you know this guy had pickles? And why are we talking about him going to the bathroom?"
-->'''Cigar:''' "Let me finish please!"
-->'''Fountain Pen:''' Answer my questions first!
-->'''Binoculars:''' "Cigar, you're ''[[CluelessDetective actually useless]]''!"
* MediumShiftGag: The animated short switches to live-action for Fountain Pen's [[ImagineSpot segment]].
* MonochromaticEyes: Fountain Pen is the only object with white eyes given he has a darker coloring in the [[DeliberatelyMonochrome black-and-white]] CityNoir.
* NoMouth: Binoculars' face consists of an eye in each lens with no room for a mouth (But can still talk somehow).
* NotQuiteDead: Burger, the murder victim whom the detectives spent the entire plot figuring out how he died, was actually asleep the whole time in spite of his body being scattered everywhere. It turns out he just tripped over a rock and got knocked out from the fall.
* SmokingIsCool: Cigar smokes a cigarette (Even though he is one) to give off the impression of being a hard-boiled detective.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: The detectives had their fair share of speculating complicated murder ploys for Burger's death, leading to an all-out argument over Cigar's [[InsaneTrollLogic absolute mentalness]], until Burger himself woke up from the commotion to reveal the grandeur truth of... tripping over a rock. Cue FacePalm and disbelief-stricken expressions as the detectives tried to process what they just heard.
* TheUnreveal: The detectives suspect the broken glass door of the nightclub to be a major clue in the case, yet none of their {{Imagine Spot}}s can give a solid answer and in the end, it's never explained how the door was shattered in the first place even after Burger's flashback.
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* AllForNothing: The trio spent nearly two hours and quite a sum of fare money to get to the fabled Silver City, only for it to turn out to be a huge disappointment when it didn't meet their expectations at all. Strawberry tried subverting it by pointing out ItsTheJourneyThatCounts but Bucket shot that down immediately.
* AnthropomorphicFood: Strawberry, as their [[ADogNamedDog name]] implies, is a walking, talking fruit.
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->'''Created by:''' jelly, sweepybun, [=DangerBites=], [=MoKuZai=], [=ScoopOfButter=] and Bradkitt

* ALizardNamedLiz: Two of the objects in the short are a sunflower named "Sunny" and a fedora named "[[{{Portmanteau}} Fedoric]]".
* {{Portmanteau}}: Fedoric's name is a combination of the hat "fedora" and the human name "Fredrick".
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->'''Created by:''' Compital, [=IreneThePhoenix=], [=SunnyPeaches=] and [=ThatOneActor=]

* CallForward: The assets of Bolt and Sparkles both reference the film festival by featuring the number 48 and the upcoming sequel according to WordOfGod.
* FreezeFrameBonus: The fractured things when Bolt was taking a closer look at are actually remnants of an extremely worn-out plaque from many decades ago that commemorated the foundation of the new Electric Bunker to store the power crystal.
* ShoutOut: The beginning and ending narration used Albertus Nova font, the same font as the thumbnails for [[WebAnimation/BattleForBFDI BFB]] and [[WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIslandThePowerOfTwo TPOT]].
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->'''Created by:''' Corndni, Lynx/Grim, Olliewollie and Soph

* LimitedAnimation: Or rather the animation just abruptly stops for the last part since the group ran out of time. It skips straight to the credits with the remaining audio playing over.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Peacock Feather, unable to convince Poppy to get back together the normal way, pulls out a memory wiper underneath his eyepatch and in blinding light, Poppy forgets they have ever broken up in the first place.
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* AlienInvasion: Toilet Paper was going through their MorningRoutine when there was an alien attack out of nowhere, so they [[FoodSlap threw their torta]] at the invader and it went sailing out of orbit.
* FoodSlap: Having nothing else to fend themselves from the hostile invader, Toilet Paper threw the torta they were eating at it with enough force to send the alien flying back to space and unintentionally saving the Earth.
* OhCrap: When staring down the barrel of the alien's laser gun, Toilet Paper's [[WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises eyes became as wide as saucers]] and [[SayYourPrayers quickly made the sign of the cross]].
* SelfDeprecation: Yisan made it quite clear that they were not happy with the end results of the short.
-->'''Disclaimer:''' This is like the worst film of the festival, that's it. Anyways (don't) enjoy.
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->'''Created by:''' mossyhaven, [=<DevyCola>=], [=RainbowServal=], dawn, foxlias griffin and [=SamuDrummer=]

* AllThereInTheManual: While not mentioned in the short itself, the standalone video's description states that Sundew goes by "[[NonHumanNonBinary they/them]]" and CNC, the company Sundew works at, stands for "Cosmic Nexus Corporation" which keeps track of all the laws in the entire universe using the Orb.
* BigDamnHeroes: When all hope seems lost for Sundew and the company is about to undergo a magical nuclear meltdown that would engulf the entire metropolis, Glass Shard came back after cutting short his much-needed vacation from rightly worrying about Radio tasking someone vastly underqualified for his job. He swiftly breaks Sundew out of their HeroicBSOD and averted the crisis by teaching them how to diffuse the orb.
* CityWithNoName: Not a single city including where CNC resides was named in the short.
* FreezeFrameBonus: The letter Glass Shard left for Radio can be read out in its entirety when pausing the short.
-->'''Shard Glass' Letter:''' "Dear Radio, I have been working nonstop for these past 5 years, the last time I’ve had a break was 3 years ago and I think today is my breaking point. I’m too worn out to work for now, so I’m going to need a vacation to let me relax a little. Cheers, Glass Shard."
* InNameOnly: During production, mossyhaven only came up with the film's concept before they [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere straight-up ghosted]] and left all the hard work of actually creating it to the rest of their teammates like every school group project. In spite of this, they were still credited first for the short.
* MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: The main three characters of the short film consist of Radio (Female), Sundew ([[NonHumanNonBinary Non-Binary]]) and Glass Shard (Male).
* MotorMouth: Radio's [[InfoDump instructions]] for Sundew on how to properly manage the Orb was so complex and so fast that you need to [[FreezeFrameBonus pause every second]] to read [[InfoDump all the text]] flying past the screen.
-->'''Radio:''' The orb in question contains a massive amount of data pertaining to the laws of the universe. Damage done to the orb could cause catastrophic results and may be irreversible. The employee manual states multiple times to never interact directly with the orb unprepared. Orb monitoring is strictly only for short periods as [[{{Pun}} overexorbbture]] could cause illness though these illnesses don't usually cause death, they may break the fabric space. Never let orb data exceed 9223372036854775807 or else it would collapse-
-->'''Sundew:''' Um, miss? Can you uh--
-->'''Radio:''' [Without skipping a beat] -The orb may be volatile and decide to lash out at times. This may be just to spite you. Modifications to the orb to fit your own worldly ideals are illegal. You will be executed. The orb's data is similar to a computer's. If you have coding experience, it would be easier and [[{{Understatement}} that's all you have to do]].
* NonHumanNonBinary: According to WordOfGay, Sundew goes by "They/Them" pronouns and is a [[PlantPerson sticky carnivorous plant]] like their [[ADogNamedDog name]] implies.
* StickySituation: While climbing the stairs, Sundew falls on their face and couldn't get up because their tendrils became stuck to the floor. They started struggling since the Orb is undergoing a nuclear meltdown and almost broke down into a panic attack if it weren't for [[BigDamnHeroes Glass Shard]] helping them back up.
* SupportingProtagonist: Glass Shard is the {{Deuteragonist}} to Sundew's protagonist even though they only appeared in the last scene to help guide Sundew in stopping the orb's power meltdown.
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* ShoutOut: White Album is an obvious reference to Music/TheWhiteAlbum by ''Music/TheBeatles''.
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* AlliterativeName: '''F'''ake '''F'''lowers
* {{Cyclops}}: Radio and Time Stopper have only one eye in their designs with the former having their eye on their knob.
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->'''Created by:''' [=foolcrum57=]

* AllThereInTheManual: The mop brush and eraser are named Mike and Aaron respectively in the credits and are implied to be a couple as indicated by the two holding hands.
* MinimalistCast: Mike and Aaron appear as the only characters in the short.
* RelationshipReveal: It turns out Mike and Aaron are not just best friends but also a couple given the last scene implying that the two live together and share a bed and later hold hands in the credits. The live chat was especially pleased but also disappointed they didn't kiss.
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->'''Created by:''' Berry!
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* StickyFingers: Scroll and Spool are stuck doing community service because the latter got caught stealing snacks from a convenience store.
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->'''Created by:''' Krimpybob, latsyrk, [=cc25013=] and spaceblobz

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Dr. Peavil addresses her would-be victims as "'''p'''unny '''p'''athetic '''f'''ools".[[note]]Since "fools" is phonetically pronounced with "ph-" prefix[[/note]]
* LogicalWeakness: Cotton Candy is made entirely of spun sugar on a paper cone so [[WeaksauceWeakness ordinary lukewarm water]] is enough to [[ImMelting melt them into a sugary puddle]].
* ShoutOut: The supervillain of the short has the PunnyName of "[[Film/AustinPowers Dr. Peavil]]".
* UndignifiedDeath: Through exploiting their WeaksauceWeakness, Dr. Peavil defeats Cotton Candy using just a spray bottle filled with water who pathetically [[ImMelting melts]] ala [[Film/WizardOfOz The Wicked Witch of the West]] meets ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants''. Dr. Peavil herself similarly met a humiliating fate after Briefcase threw an eraser at her, initially shrugging it off before realising it was a ''latex'' eraser she's deathly allergic to. One FuneralCut later:
-->'''Gravestone:''' R.I.P Dr. Peavil - Died to office supplies like a loser, lol.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Peacock Feather pulls out a memory wiper underneath his eyepatch, in blinding light, Poppy

* BigDamnHeroes: Glass Shard couldn't shake off the bad feeling that Radio tasked someone vastly underqualified for his job so he cut his much-needed vacation short and head back. Lo and behold, the company is undergoing a magical nuclear meltdown that threatens the entire metropolis... He manages to save the day...
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: To access the Orb, Sundew must hop onto {{Floating Platform|s}} stairwell which were spaced so far apart, it might as well be a parkour course ....WordOfGod confirms the stairwell, housing, employers, jobs in the company is important and needs to be constantly maintain

* ShoutOut: One of the protagonists is Music/TheWhiteAlbum by ''Music/TheBeatles''.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: desperately wanted customers to come to their pizzeria, deal with the long line of police officers, for free, to make up for the vandalism

* TheCameo:
** Corn...from ''Reach For The Sky!'', SmallRoleBigImpact

* OneSteveLimit: There's only a finite number of objects that are recognizable and relatively easy to animate before ..., named accordingly as per {{Object Show|s}} tradition

all proceeds are donated to [[https://givebutter.com/48hourosc23 The Trevor Project]]

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: The detectives had their fair share of speculating complicated murder ploys for Burger's death, leading to an all-out argument over Cigar's, .... tripped over a rock and knocked unconscious, FacePalm and disbelief

* AllForNothing:

* CharacterNarrator:
* ComingOfAgeStory:

* AdaptationalVillainy: Byte, WordOfGod, supposed to be on the same side as Sparkles and Bolt, superheroes, turned into an antagonist

** "Little Pleasures in the Big City": Best friends Mike and Aaron ... cheer up

* OneSteveLimit: There's only a finite number of objects that are recognizable and relatively easy to animate..., named accordingly as per {{Object Show|s}} tradition

* QueerColors: pride flags

* TheComicallySerious: Cigar builds himself up as a stone-cold/dead serious, hard-boiled detective, brooding, smoking a cigarette, wears the outfit, CluelessDetective, says this as a matter-of-factly sells it

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: The detectives had their fair share of speculating complicated murder ploys for Burger's death, leading to an all-out argument over Cigar's, .... tripped over a rock and knocked unconscious