Line #13 PlayingWith/CartoonyTail

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1	'''Basic Trope''': An animal is drawn with an unrealistic tail.
2	* '''Straight''': A platypus in a cartoon has a flat, hairless, beaver-like tail.[[note]]Platypi are often stated to have a "beaver tail", but in reality, they have round, fur-covered tails.[[/note]]
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** None of the animals' tails look the way they're supposed to.
5	** The platypus has a cat's tail, for some reason.
6	* '''Downplayed''': A wolf's tail is notably more bushy than it should be.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** This particular platypus is a [[MixAndMatchCritters beaver-platypus hybrid]].
9	** Alternatively, it was involved in an incident that resulted in its tail being squished flat and shaved.
10	* '''Inverted''': The platypus is InexplicablyTailless.
11	* '''Subverted''': The platypus was actually wearing the tail part of a beaver costume.
12	* '''Double Subverted''': But upon taking it off, his tail is revealed to still be abnormal looking.
13	* '''Parodied''':
14	** This platypus turns out to be a [[AssInALionSkin beaver wearing a duck bill]].
15	** A squirrel shaves its tail to blend in with a group of rats.
16	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some animals have cartoony tails and others have realistic tails.
17	* '''Averted''': All animals have realistic tails.
18	* '''Enforced''':
19	** The animal in question just looks better with this sort of tail.
20	** The producers already have six stock tails for the animators to use and don't want to spend a dime on yet another one.
21	* '''Lampshaded''': "I don't think platypi have tails like that."
22	* '''Invoked''': The animal had its original tail surgically replaced with another animal's, likely by a MadScientist trying to create an army of MixAndMatchCritters.
23	* '''Exploited''': The platypus uses TailSlap on an opponent.
24	* '''Defied''': The animators decided to just give the platypus a normal tail for realistic accuracy.
25	* '''Discussed''': "I sure hope that creature doesn't trip over its ridiculously long tail."
26	* '''Conversed''': "Have they even seen what those creatures' tails actually look like?"
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31	%% * '''Implied''': ???
32	%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
33	%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
34	%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
35	%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???

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