#2: May 25th 2021 at 1:00:16 AM
Opening.
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#3: May 25th 2021 at 1:08:37 AM
Couldn't this be expanded, to just a general dreaded or unwanted or unprompted "makeover" of something? I've never seen this car thing, but I have seen similar plots with home makeovers or similar.
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#4: May 25th 2021 at 1:11:01 AM
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I agree with an expansion. Maybe yard it or something.
Edited by Delibirda on May 25th 2021 at 10:12:46 AM
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#5: May 25th 2021 at 2:42:51 AM
Kind of a sister trope to Pet Dress-Up.
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#6: May 25th 2021 at 7:23:38 AM
I as well. An expansion may do.
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#7: May 25th 2021 at 11:01:03 AM
Expanding sounds good, similarly to what we're voting on now in the Hook-Handed Pianist thread.
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#8: May 25th 2021 at 12:29:04 PM
Agree with expanding, I feel like I've seen the concept a million times but can't think of any instances of a car makeover happening for any reason.
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#9: May 27th 2021 at 2:24:21 PM
Do we need a single-prop for this?
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#11: May 27th 2021 at 5:09:17 PM
Alright. I've actually made it Page Action in case anyone wants to add other options:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/PageAction/DreadedCarMakeover?open=all#p99svm2o
#12: May 28th 2021 at 1:28:29 AM
Attached it.
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#13: May 31st 2021 at 6:30:47 PM
Looks like we're expanding the definition. Calling.
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#14: May 31st 2021 at 6:40:03 PM
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Before we clean out the wicks, I'll archive the examples here, so whoever picks it up from the Trope Idea Salvage Yard can use them.
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Live Action TV
- In Lizzie McGuire, Matt was discovered to have artistic talent. The McGuires decide to not interfere with his gifts. Of course, by the end of the episode, they end up having to interfere after Matt ended up painting his dad's car with a lot of paint and other decorations, causing the parents (or rather, the mom, as the dad was too shocked and mortified at Matt's paint job of the car to even say much outside "That's my car...") to lecture Matt about limits as to what art he needs to express. The one plus side is that the paint job also obscured the dent when the dad accidentially smashed against a mailbox, although the dad's reaction indicated that he didn't care, and was still very upset with Matt for what happened to his car.
- In That's So Raven, Eddie buys a car so he can drive his friends around, saying they'll all have equal ownership of it and can vote on matters regarding it. This prompts the girls to paint the car bright pink and cover it in fake fruit. They outvote Eddie when he complains, and it stays that way for the rest of the episode.
Web Video
- In Kid History Episode 9, John sees some people sanding a car. John decides to do the same to his older brother, Mike's new car. Mike is not pleased.
- Weebl & Bob: In the second part of Joust, Bob's ride gets pimped for the joust. Bob doesn't like the outcome at all.
Western Animation
- In The Simpsons episode "Summer of 4 ft. 2", some hipster friends whom Lisa made in order to fit in decorated a car with seashells, some spelling out "Lisa Rules" to show they haven't given up on her, even when they did discover her more geeky nature. That car was the family car. Then Homer steps out of the summer house and sees what happened to his car, and is genuinely shocked and horrified at what happened to it:
Lisa: This is the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever—
(Homer opens the door to the summer home for some reason, the viewers see only his shadow)
Homer: Sweet merciful crap! My car!- The car is then attacked by various seabirds as the family leaves Little Pwagmattasquarmsettport, with Marge also complaining, citing that the least the other kids could have done was wash the shells off before gluing them to the car.
Other
- One promo for The Hub involves Dan from Dan Vs. coming outside to discover that his car has been "bedazzled" by Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Watch it here.
How sweet it is
#15: May 31st 2021 at 6:48:23 PM
Okay, yarding and wicks are done. Time to cut and close.
Edited by Berrenta on May 31st 2021 at 8:48:39 AM
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Has existed since 2012, but there are only 4 wicks. That means Starving on Wick, so it's not performing well enough. I vote cut.
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