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H
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal
- Half-Empty Two-Shot
- Half-Identical Twins
- Hammerspace
- Handguns
- Hand Wave
- Handy Remote Control
- Hannibal Lecture
- Happily Ever After
- Happy Birthday to You!
- Happy Place
- Hard Cut
- Hard Light
- Hate Plague
- Headbutt of Love
- Heal Thyself
- The Heartless
- Heel
- Heel–Face Turn
- He Knows About Timed Hits
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]
- Helping Hands
- Here We Go Again!
- Hermetic Magic
- Heroes Unlimited
- Heroic BSoD
- Heroic Fantasy
- Heroic Mime
- Heroic Resolve
- Heroic Sacrifice
- The Hero's Journey
- Hero-Worshipper
- He's Back!
- Heterosexual Life-Partners
- He Who Must Not Be Heard
- He Who Must Not Be Seen
- Hey, Wait!
- Hidden Agenda Villain
- Hidden Elf Village
- Hidden Eyes
- Hidden Wire
- Hide Your Children
- High-Pressure Blood
- High School
- High School AU
- High-Speed Missile Dodge
- Hilarious Outtakes
- Hilarity Sues
- Historical In-Joke
- Hitler Cam
- Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act
- Hit Me, Dammit!
- Hit Points
- Hobbits
- Hoist by His Own Petard
- Holding Back the Phlebotinum
- Hollywood Darkness
- Hollywood Dateless
- Hollywood Giftwrap
- Hollywood History
- Hollywood Homely
- Hollywood Prehistory
- Hollywood Spelling
- Honest Axe
- Hopeless Boss Fight
- Hope Spot
- Horse of a Different Color
- Hospital Paradiso
- Hostage Situation
- Hostage Spirit-Link
- Hostile Show Takeover
- Hot Librarian
- Hot Pursuit
- Hot Springs Episode
- Hourglass Plot
- House Amnesia
- House System
- How Did That Get in There?
- How Do I Shot Web?
- How Much Did You Hear?
- How Unscientific!
- How We Got Here
- Ho Yay
- Huge Schoolgirl
- Hugh Mann
- Human Aliens
- Human Popsicle
- Human-to-Werewolf Footprints
- Humongous Mecha
- Hurricane of Puns
- Hurt/Comfort Fic
- Hustler
- Hyperspace Arsenal
- Hyperspace Mallet
- Hypocritical Humor
I
- I Always Wanted to Say That
- I Am Not Left-Handed
- I Am Not Weasel
- I Am Spartacus
- I Can Explain
- I Cannot Self-Terminate
- I Coulda Been a Contender!
- Identical Grandson
- I Didn't Mean to Kill Him
- I Did What I Had to Do
- Idiosyncratic Wipes
- Idiot Ball
- Idiot Hair
- Idiot Hero
-
Idiot Plot - Idiot Savant
- Idol Singer
- If My Calculations Are Correct
- If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...
- If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him!
- I Hate You, Vampire Dad
- I Have a Family
- I Have Just One Thing to Say
- The Igor
- I Just Want to Be Normal
- I Know Karate
- I Know Mortal Kombat
- The Illegal
- Illogical Safe
- Ill-Timed Sneeze (as Sneeze Of Doom)
- Imagine Spot
- I'm a Humanitarian
- Immune to Bullets
- I'm Not a Doctor, but I Play One on TV
- The Imp
- Impeded Messenger
- Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
- Impersonating an Officer
- Implacable Man
- Implausible Fencing Powers
- Important Haircut
- Imported Alien Phlebotinum
- Impossible Mission
- Improbable Age
- Improbable Weapon User
- Improvised Weapon
- Incoming Ham
- Incredible Shrinking Man
- Incredibly Obvious Bomb
- Incredibly Obvious Bug
- Incurable Cough of Death
- Indulgent Fantasy Segue
- Ineffectual Loner
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain
- Inertial Dampening
- Infallible Babble
- Infinite Supplies
- Infinity +1 Sword
- Informed Ability
- Infrared Xray Camera
- Innocent Innuendo
- An Insert
- Insistent Terminology
- Inspector Javert
- Inspector Oblivious
- Inspirationally Disadvantaged
- Inspired by…
- Instant A.I.: Just Add Water!
- Instant Bandages
- Instant Cooldown
- Instant Expert
- Instant Fan Club
- Instant Runes
- Instant Sedation
- Insufferable Genius
- Insurmountable Waist-Height Fence
- Intellectual Animal
- Interactive Fiction
- In the Name of the Moon
- In the Past, Everyone Will Be Famous
- Intimate Healing
- Inverted Trope
- Invisible President
- Invisibility
- Invisible Holes
- Involuntary Shapeshifting
- Iris Out
- Ironic Echo Cut
- Ironic Hell
- Ironic Nursery Tune
- Irrelevant Importance
- Isn't It Ironic?
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
- I Take Offense to That Last One
- Item Crafting
- It Never Gets Any Easier
- It Only Works Once
- It Runs on Nonsensoleum
- It's All My Fault
- It's a Long Story
- It's Not You, It's Me
- It's the Only Way
- It's Personal
- It's Quiet… Too Quiet
- It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
- It's Up to You
- It Was His Sled
- It Was with You All Along
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
- I Want My Jetpack
- I Was Just Joking
- I Was Just Passing Through
- I Won't Say I'm Guilty
J
- Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
- Jackie Robinson Story
- Jammed Seatbelts
- Jargon Debate
- "Jaws" First-Person Perspective
- The Jeeves
- Jekyll & Hyde
- Jeopardy! Thinking Music
- Jerkass
- Jerk Jock
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Jesus Taboo
- Jitter Cam
- Jive Turkey
- Jobber
- Joke Character
- Joker Immunity
- Joshikousei
- Journey to Find Oneself
- Journey to the Center of the Mind
- Jumped at the Call
- Jumping Off the Slippery Slope
- Jumping the Shark
- "Jump Off a Bridge" Rebuttal
- Jungle Princess
- Just a Kid
- Just a Stupid Accent
- Just Between You and Me
- Just Eat Gilligan
- Just Fine Without You
- Just Friends
- Just in Time
- Justified Trope
K
- Kafka Komedy
- Kansai Regional Accent
- Karma Meter
- Karmic Death
- Kavorka Man
- Kawaiiko
- Kayfabe
- Keep Away
- Keet
- Keigo
- Kensington Gore
- Kent Brockman News
- Kewpie Doll Surprise
- Kick the Dog
- Kid Hero
- The Kid with the Remote Control
- Kill All Humans
- Killed Off for Real
- Killer App
- Killer Space Monkey
- Killer Yoyo
- Kill Him Already!
- Kill Sat
- Kimodameshi
- King of All Cosmos
- Kirby Dots
- Kirk's Rock
- Kirk Summation
- Kiss of Life
- Kleptomaniac Hero
- Klingon Promotion
- Knife Outline
- Knight in Shining Armor
- Knight Templar
- Knight Templar Parent
- Kryptonite Factor
- Kryptonite Ring
- Kung-Fu Sonic Boom
L
- Lamarck Was Right
- Lamaze Class
- Lampshade Hanging
- The Lancer
- Land Mine Goes "Click!"
- Large Ham
- Laser-Guided Amnesia
- Laser Sight
- The Last Dance
- Last Episode, New Character
- Last Kiss
- Last-Minute Hookup
- Last of His Kind
- Last-Second Word Swap
- Late for School
- Laugh Track
- Lava Pit
- The Law of Conservation of Detail
- Law of Disproportionate Response
- Law of Inverse Recoil
- Lawyer-Friendly Cameo
- Leave Him to Me!
- Leave Me Alone!
- Left Hanging
- Legacy Character
- Legion of Doom
- The Legions of Hell
- Leitmotif
- Lens Flare
- Lesbian Vampire
- Lethal Chef
- Let Me Get This Straight...
- Let's Meet the Meat
- Let's Split Up, Gang!
- Let's You and Him Fight
- Licked by the Dog
- Licking the Blade
- Lie Detector
- Life Energy
- The Lifestream
- Lifetime Movie of the Week
- Lightning Can Do Anything
- Like Brother and Sister
- Limit Break
- Limited Special Collector's Ultimate Edition
- Limited Wardrobe
- Limp and Livid
- Lipstick Lesbian
- Literal Genie
- Literary Agent Hypothesis
- Little Did I Know
- The Little Shop That Wasn't There Yesterday
- Live-Action Adaptation
- The Living Dead
- Living Lie Detector
- Living with the Villain
- Load-Bearing Boss
- Lock-and-Load Montage
- Locked Door
- Locked in a Freezer
- Locked in a Room
- Locked Out of the Loop
- Locking MacGyver in the Store Cupboard
- Logic Bomb
- Lonely at the Top
- Long Speech Tea Time
- A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
- Look Both Ways
- Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
- Look What I Can Do Now!
- Loony Fan
- Loser Leaves Town
- Lost in Imitation
- Lost in Translation
- Lost Technology
- Lost Wedding Ring
- Lost World
- Lotus-Eater Machine
- Loudspeaker Truck
- Lovable Sex Maniac
- Love at First Punch
- Love Bubbles
- Love Chart
- Lovecraft Country
- Love Dodecahedron
- Love Freak
- Love Hotels
- Love Interests
- Lovely Angels
- Love Letter Lunacy
- Love Makes You Crazy
- Love Makes You Dumb
- Love Potion
- Love Triangle
- Loving a Shadow
- Lower-Deck Episode
- Ludicrous Gibs
- Luke, I Am Your Father
M
- Macekre
- MacGuffin
- MacGyvering
- Macho Disaster Expedition
- Made of Iron
- The Mad Hatter
- Mad Libs Dialogue
- Mad Scientist
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
- The Mafia
- Mage Species
- Magi Babble
- Magic A Is Magic A
- Magical Computer
- Magical Girl
- Magical Girlfriend
- Magical Negro
- Magic Antidote
- Magic Countdown
- Magic Feather
- Magic Floppy Disk
- Magic from Technology
- Magic Pants
- Magic Plastic Surgery
- Magic Tool
- Magikarp Power
- Magitek
- Magnet Hands
- Magnetic Girlfriend
- Magnificent Bastard
- Maintain the Lie
- Making Use of the Twin
- Male Gaze
- Mall Santa
- Mana
- Mana Meter
- The Man Behind the Man
- Man-Eating Plant
- The Man Is Sticking It to the Man
- Man on Fire
- Market-Based Title
- Marshmallow Hell
- Mars Needs Women
- Marty Stu
- Mary Sue
- The Masochism Tango
- Masquerade
- Massive Multiplayer Crossover
- Match Cut
- Matte Shot
- Maximum Fun Chamber
- Mayfly–December Romance
- The Maze
- Media Scaremongering (as You Can Panic Now)
- Meaningful Name
- Meanwhile, Back at the…
- Meanwhile, in the Future…
- Mecha Show
- Media Watchdog
- Medieval European Fantasy
- Medieval Stasis
- Meganekko
- Megaton Punch
- Meido
- Memetic Mutation
- Mentor Archetype
- The Merch
- Merchandise-Driven
- Mercy Kill
- Mercy Lead
- Messianic Archetype
- Meta Game
- Meta Origin
- Metro-Specific Underworld
- Mexican Stand Off
- Mickey Mousing
- Middle-Management Mook
- Middle-of-Nowhere Street
- Mighty Glacier
- Mighty Whitey
- Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds
- Miko
- Million to One Chance
- The Millstone
- Mind Screw
- Minor Injury Overreaction
- Mirror Match
- Mirror Universe
- Misaimed Fandom
- Misplaced Wildlife
- Missing the Good Stuff
- Missing White Woman Syndrome
- Mission Control
- Mistaken for Cheating
- Mistaken for Dying
- Mistaken for Gay
- Mistaken for Murderer
- Mistaken for Pregnant
- Mistaken for Special Guest
- Mistaken for Spies
- Mistaken Message
- Modesty Bedsheet
- The Mole
- Money for Nothing
- Money Spider
- Monster Clown
- Monster of the Week
- Monster Town
- Monumental Battle
- Mood Dissonance
- Mood Lighting
- Mood Whiplash
- Mooks
- Most Common Super Power
- Most Writers Are Male
- Motion Parallax
- Moral Guardians
- Morally Ambiguous Doctorate
- Morality Pet
- Mordor
- More Expendable Than You
- More than Mind Control
- Most Gamers Are Male
- Motor Mouth
- Mouse World
- Mouth Cam
- The Movie
- Mr. Exposition
- Mr. Fixit
- MST
- MST3K Mantra
- Muggles
- Multiple Demographic Appeal
- Munchkin
- Mundane Dogmatic
- Muppet
- Mushroom Samba
- My Car Hates Me
- My Girl Is Not a Slut
- My God, What Have I Done?
- My Greatest Failure
- My Kung-Fu Is Stronger Than Yours
- My Local
- My Name Is Inigo Montoya
- My New Gift Is Lame
- My Significance Sense Is Tingling
- My Species Doth Protest Too Much
- Mysterious Past
- Mysterious Waif
- Mystery Meat
- Myth Arc
- Mythology Gag
N
- Naïve Newcomer
- Nanomachines
- The Napoleon
- Narm
- Narrator
- Narrowed It Down to the Guy I Recognize
- Nature Hero
- Near-Death Experience
- Near Misses
- Necro Cam: A Flashback-Montage Realization about how a character died.
- Negative Continuity
- The Neidermeyer
- Nerf Arm
- Network Decay
- Neutral Female
- Never Bring a Knife to a Fist Fight
- Never Found the Body
- Never Got to Say Goodbye
- Never One Murder
- Never Say "Die": The work avoids directly mentioning death.
- Never Trust a Trailer
- New Eden
- New Game Plus
- New Media Are Evil
- New Old Flame
- New Powers as the Plot Demands
- The New Rock & Roll
- News Monopoly
- Nigh-Invulnerability
- Nightmare Fuel
- Ninja
- Nintendo Hard
- Nitro Boost
- No Bisexuals
- Noble Demon
- Noble Savage
- Noblewoman's Laugh
- No Celebrities Were Harmed
- No Communities Were Harmed
- No-Damage Run
- No Ending
- No Fourth Wall
- No Guy Wants an Amazon
- No Hugging, No Kissing
- Noisy Guns
- Nominal Importance
- Non-Action Guy
- No Name Given
- Non-Human Sidekick
- Non-Linear Sequel
- Non Sequitur
- Non Sequitur, *Thud*
- Non-Standard Game Over
- Noodle Incident
- No One Could Survive That!
- No One Gets Left Behind
- No Ontological Inertia
- No OSHA Compliance
- No Party Given
- No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup
- No Recycling
- No-Respect Guy
- Nosebleed
- Nostalgia Filter
- No Swastikas
- Not a Date
- Not Allowed to Grow Up
- Not Blood Siblings
- Not Even Bothering with the Accent
- Not Himself
- Nothing Can Stop Us Now!
- Nothing Is the Same Anymore
- No Time to Explain
- Not in Front of the Parrot!
- Not My Driver
- Not My Lucky Day
- Not of This Earth
- Not Quite Dead
- Not Quite the Right Thing
- Not So Above It All
- Not So Invincible After All
- Not-So-Small Role
- Not That There's Anything Wrong with That
- Not What It Looks Like
- Not With the Safety On, You Won't
- Not Worth Killing
- Novelization
- No Water Proofing In The Future
- Now, Where Was I Going Again?
- The Nth Doctor
- A Nuclear Error
- Nuclear Family
- Nuclear Weapons Taboo
- Nuke 'em
- Number Two
- Nuns Are Mikos
- Nuns Are Spooky
- Nurse with Good Intentions
