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APPR3NTIC3 Since: Nov, 2024
#1: Nov 30th 2024 at 2:29:42 PM

I'm looking for something that may come off as "very particular" but bear with me. I'm looking for the trope that has to do with when New Yorkers come across a strange thing and shrug it off as "normal New York weirdness". An example would be from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles where Raphael rolls over the hood of a Taxi for the driver to just state that they saw a giant turtle in a trench coat... and then proceeds to ask where the passenger is going.

I notice this trope was more prominent back in the say 80's and 90's and was probably riding the news about the crime and such climbing in New York during the 80's and 90's. I also realize that removing the "New York" from this will probably fit another trope of an "unfazable everyman" or something of the like, but I felt several movies might have cemented a good reason for it's own trope, or maybe an "honorable mention" in such a generalized trope entry.

FSharp Resisting a rest Since: Jan, 2019 Relationship Status: I wanna know what love is
#2: Nov 30th 2024 at 6:22:06 PM

Big Applesauce is probably the closest we have.

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#3: Nov 30th 2024 at 10:23:39 PM

[up]There's also The Big Rotten Apple, but it's also not an ideal match.

Regardless, this trope the OP proposes looks unique enough to warrant discussion. Perhaps a supertrope specifically about fictional depictions of New York City that can include Big Applesauce, The Big Rotten Apple, and other similar tropes.

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FSharp Resisting a rest Since: Jan, 2019 Relationship Status: I wanna know what love is
#4: Nov 30th 2024 at 11:46:37 PM

A supertrope? That just sounds like "People live in New York City," which is chairs.

Edited by FSharp on Nov 30th 2024 at 2:47:13 PM

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MorganWick (Elder Troper)
#5: Dec 1st 2024 at 2:41:53 AM

Regarding the "removing New York from this" part, that sounds like Unfazed Everyman or Unusually Uninteresting Sight. Some Nutty Publicity Stunt might be a more specific version of this as well.

(Generally questions like this go in Trope Finder if you're looking for an existing trope or the Trope Idea Sounding Board if you're proposing a new one.)

Edited by MorganWick on Dec 1st 2024 at 2:43:59 AM

Nen_desharu Nintendo Fanatic Extraordinaire from Greater Smash Bros. Universe or Toronto Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#6: Dec 2nd 2024 at 6:36:10 PM

Please lock this thread. Trope Finder exists for a reason.

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