Basic Trope: A president, politician or major public figure in a piece of work is alluded to but never seen.
- Straight: Alice wins a trip to Washington DC, where we see her in the episode. We even see her go towards the Resolute Desk - but the President themself never appears onscreen.
- Exaggerated: When Alice goes towards the Resolute Desk, there is no President to be seen - they are invisible.
- Downplayed: We hear the President's voice, or see them in an obscured manner.
- Justified: The show doesn't want to become a product of its time.
- Inverted: Most of the President's body is obscured... but their face is revealed.
- Subverted: For much of her talk with the President they are never seen... until a closing shot where the President is revealed.
- Double Subverted: The President themself is invisible.
- Parodied: The closing shot has the President's head invisible.
- Averted:
- No politicians or public figures appear or are alluded to.
- All politicians or public figures appear unobscured.
- Enforced: The show took place around the time of elections.
- Lampshaded: "Did you think we would have the President on camera?"
- Invoked: ?
- Exploited: ?
- Discussed: "Isn't it funny how we never see the President in cartoons?"——
