Basic Trope: Somebody becomes pregnant without intending it. Emotional consequences ensue.
- Straight: Leslie suddenly discovers she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend Logan.
- Exaggerated: Leslie gets pregnant every time she has sex with Logan, no matter how much protection she uses.
- Downplayed: Leslie had gone off her birth control, accepting the possibility of getting pregnant without actively trying for a baby.
- Justified:
- They forgot to use a condom.
- Logan and Leslie are "Mr. and Mrs. Conception".
- Inverted:
- The unborn baby is surprised to have been conceived.
- Leslie and Logan try for years to have a baby, but nothing comes of it.
- Subverted: Leslie has a Pregnancy Scare that turns out to be a false alarm.
- Double Subverted: ...except Leslie's second test was a false negative — she is pregnant.
- Parodied:
- Logan becomes pregnant after having sex with Leslie — which neither of them ever expected.
- Leslie gets pregnant after having sex with Kate.
- Zig-Zagged:
- Logan and Leslie have twenty children. Every other pregnancy was planned.
- Every other mother planned to have her depicted child (or children).
- Averted:
- Leslie never gets pregnant, despite having frequent sex.
- Leslie and Logan have a planned pregnancy instead.
- Enforced:
- The writers want to incorporate relationship drama between Leslie and Logan.
- Ariel, Leslie's actress, is pregnant, so her pregnancy is written into the script despite Leslie never planning to become pregnant before.
- Lampshaded: "You're pregnant?! Well, that's gonna throw us for a loop!"
- Invoked: Alice and Bob tamper with Leslie's and/or Logan's birth control.
- Exploited: Alice and Bob have had trouble getting rid of their baby things, so when they find out Leslie and Logan are expecting, they have an easy place to donate them; it's a win-win situation.
- Defied: Leslie takes strict birth control procedures in order to avoid pregnancy.
- Discussed: "If Leslie and Logan aren't careful during their hookups, they're gonna pay for it in nine months."
- Conversed: "Another character on this soap opera is pregnant?! What a plot twist!"
- Implied: Leslie goes to the doctor and receives some shocking news. Nine months later, we cut to Leslie holding her newborn baby.
- Deconstructed:
- Leslie and Logan's plans screech to a halt so they can instead prepare for a new baby, costing a lot of time and money and taking a massive toll on their relationship. When the baby finally arrives, they resent it for all the stress the pregnancy brought them.
- Leslie and Logan decide to keep the baby, but it later turns out that they simply weren't ready to be parents; despite their best efforts, the child ends up with serious issues due to their poor parenting.
- Reconstructed: Leslie and Logan deal with the stress of suddenly having a new baby in their lives, but work through it together in a healthy manner in order to have a happy family.
- Played for Laughs: Leslie and Logan are so surprised by the news of pregnancy, they freak out in a comically over-the-top manner.
- Played for Drama: Leslie discovers that she's pregnant — but she doesn't remember ever having sex. It turns out that Logan roofied and raped her.
- Played for Horror: Leslie discovers that she's pregnant — and the father is Satan. Her baby is the Antichrist.
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