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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 16th 2023 at 5:37:57 PM
As for the Ocular Gushers section,
- [1]
- The Powerpuff Girls
- The episode "The City Of Frownsville" has Lou Gubrious (who sheds waterfall tears a lot anyway!) fire a ray on Townsville that makes whoever exposed to the ray do this, to the point where a flood nearly happens, and Lou changes his name to Hal Larious.
- Bubbles cries these frequently,
it comes with being a Fragile Flower.
- In "Cover Up", Buttercup of all people does this after her blanket goes missing.
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
- After Octi gets lost in "Little Octi Lost", Bubbles sheds these.
- Due to stage fright in "Tiara Trouble", Bubbles weeps waterfall tears.
- The Powerpuff Girls
- The Powerpuff Girls franchise
- The Powerpuff Girls
- The episode "The City Of Frownsville" has Lou Gubrious (who sheds waterfall tears a lot anyway!) fire a ray on Townsville that makes whoever exposed to the ray do this, to the point where a flood nearly happens, and Lou changes his name to Hal Larious.
- Bubbles cries these frequently
, it comes with being a Fragile Flower.
- In "Cover Up", Buttercup of all people does this after her blanket goes missing.
- Western Animation/The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
- After Octi gets lost in "Little Octi Lost", Bubbles sheds these.
- Due to stage fright in "Tiara Trouble", Bubbles weeps waterfall tears.
- The Powerpuff Girls
- The Powerpuff Girls franchise
- The Powerpuff Girls
- The episode "The City Of Frownsville" has Lou Gubrious (who sheds waterfall tears a lot anyway!) fire a ray on Townsville that makes whoever is exposed to the ray cry lightning-bolt shaped waterfall tears, to the point where a flood nearly happens, and Lou changes his name to Hal Larious.
- Bubbles cries massive gobs of tears frequently
, it comes with being a Fragile Flower.
- In "Cover Up", Buttercup of all people gets big streams of tears after her blanket goes missing.
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
- After Octi gets lost in "Little Octi Lost", Bubbles sobs gigantic tears.
- Due to stage fright in "Tiara Trouble", Bubbles weeps waterfall tears, as a possible Shout-Out to the "bawling emoji".
- The Powerpuff Girls
edited 27th Sep '16 3:30:37 PM by Segal991
Oh, I believe in yesterday
First: You can edit any post you have made by clicking on the pencil icon. On this page it's located in the upper left-hand part of your post, right next to your name. That way, you don't have to post separate corrected versions.
- makes whoever exposed to the ray -> makes whoever is exposed to the ray
- Bubbles cries these
- Buttercup of all people does this
- Bubbles sheds these.
- Saying "Cries these" or "does this" is considered a form of Word Cruft and makes the example a Zero Context Example. Instead, simply say what she does.
To create the link The Powerpuff Girls (2016) use this: ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016''.
edited 28th Sep '16 6:16:03 AM by Arivne
- Adapted Out: Mrs Mcgregor (Mr Mcgregor's wife) is never seen or mentioned in any Animated Adaptation to Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Most adaptations would only mention that Mr Mcgregor would bake the rabbits into a pie while in the original story (at least the older versions) mentioned that Mrs Mcgregor baked Peter's father into a pie. Mrs Mcgregor does show up in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends where she's mentioned in "The Tale Of Peter Rabbit" and seen in "The Tale Of Benjamin Bunny" and "The Tale Of The Flopsy Bunnies".
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In the HBO Family series "Storybook Musicals" animated musical of Peter Rabbit. Peter's mother has her opening song about telling her children where to go fetch some blackberries. However she briefly takes a break from singing and explains why they shouldn't go to Mr Mcgregor's garden and what happened to there father. She then sings in a somber and sad tone of the fate to her former husband. Most adaptations would rub off about there father being baked into a pie but the musical makes this a bit more serious.
edited 27th Sep '16 9:02:12 AM by brb1006
For the Needs More Love page for Western Animation.
- The HBO Family Original Special "The Sissy Duckling" from 1999 is a different take on the Hans Christian Anderson story The Ugly Duckling. The song "Time Take Time" is a heartwarming song about patience and being yourself.
- "Storybook Musicals" is an HBO Family original series that adapts various children's stories such as The Tale Of Peter Rabbit and Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel and turn them into a 25 or longer episode.
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- All cases of Mcgregor should be changed to McGregor. You'll need to put it inside null tags to make it display properly, like this: [=McGregor=] -> McGregor.
- All cases of Mr and Mrs should be changed to Mr. and Mrs. (yes, I know the The Tale Of Peter Rabbit
Wikipedia article said "Mr" and "Mrs". I have changed it.)
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit -> ''Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit'' -> The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends -> ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'' -> The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends.
- HBO is a Creator and should have the Creator namespace: Creator/{{HBO}} -> HBO.
- "Storybook Musicals" -> As a series (long work), this work name should be in italics (see above) instead of quotes, as per How to Write an Example - Emphasis For Work Names.
- However she briefly -> However, she briefly
- what happened to there father -> their father
- fate to her former husband. -> fate of her former husband.
- Most adaptations would rub off about -> Is this a British English phrase I'm not familiar with?
- about there father -> about their father
edited 28th Sep '16 6:18:03 AM by Arivne
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- As above, HBO -> Creator/{{HBO}} -> HBO
- Hans Christian Anderson -> Hans Christian Andersen
- Hans Christian Andersen -> Creator/HansChristianAndersen -> Hans Christian Andersen.
- The Tale Of Peter Rabbit, Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel
- The Tale Of Peter Rabbit -> ''Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit'' -> The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
- Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel -> ''Literature/MikeMulliganAndHisSteamShovel'' -> Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel.
Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel is a Red Link because we don't have a page for it yet. According to the Red Link page it's O.K. to do this because it will automatically change to a Blue Link once the page is created.
- turn them into a 25 or longer episode. -> 25 minute or longer (?)
edited 28th Sep '16 6:10:20 AM by Arivne
Triumphant Reprise: The HBO series Storybook Musicals contain two examples of this trope.
- The song "No one wants use anymore" from "Mike Mulligan and his Steaming Shovel" is first sang when Mike Mulligan is singing sadly about nobody in town wants to use a steam shovel anymore after the newer shovels were added in town. At the very end of the episode, Mike Mulligan sings "Someone wants use, someone needs use" which is a positive version of that song after he and Mary Ann decide to stay in the town hall as a janitor after the town loved the work he and Mary Ann did to dig a hole.
- "So Near And Yet So Far" from Peter Rabbit starts out as a lament song sang by Peter after he starts missing home since he can't find a way out of Mr Mcgregor's garden. After Peter finally escapes his garden and returns home. Peter is in bed with his mother giving him tea and medicine. After he gives an explanation for how he lost his shirt and shoes. Mrs. Rabbit tells Peter to not do it again and mentions that home is not far away. She sings a more uplifting version of the song but changes the lyrics and the song to "So Far And Yet So Near".
- Evil Is Sexy: Mc Mcgregor's white cat has a surprisingly seductive singing voice in the Storybook Musicals adaptation of Peter Rabbit as heard in the song "Decisions" about her deciding what to eat between a fish or any other animal.
edited 28th Sep '16 9:25:24 PM by brb1006
A proofreader's work is never done. :)
- "Storybook Musicals" -> Storybook Musicals (see How to Write an Example - Emphasis For Work Names and Red Link)
- "No one wants use anymore" -> "No One Wants Us Anymore"
- "Mike Mulligan and his Steaming Shovel" -> Steam Shovel
- is first sang when -> is first sung when
- about nobody in town -> about how nobody in town
- the newer shovels were added in town. -> the newer shovels came along.
- "Someone wants use, someone needs use" -> "Someone wants us, someone needs us",
- sang by Peter -> sung by Peter
- he starts missing home since -> he starts missing home, since
- Mr Mcgregor -> Mr. McGregor (write it as [=McGregor=])
- After Peter finally escapes his garden and returns home. -> Sentence fragment.
- After he gives an explanation for how he lost his shirt and shoes. -> Another sentence fragment.
- Mc Mcgregor's -> Mr. McGregor's
- "Storybook Musicals" -> Storybook Musicals (see How to Write an Example - Emphasis For Work Names and Red Link)
- as heard in the song "Decisions" about -> as heard in the song "Decisions", about
- deciding what to eat between a fish or any other animal. -> deciding whether to eat a fish or another animal. (?)
edited 2nd Oct '16 7:54:30 AM by Arivne
On page https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheLoudHouseS1E20RoughinItTheWaitingGame
I added
Big Sister Mentor: Lori, Leni, Luna and Lynn thought Lincoln things he later used to survive in wild.
Jack-of-All-Stats: Lincoln became one after learning various skills from his sisters.
Is this OK?
edited 30th Sep '16 12:19:48 PM by FirstDrellSpectre
- Big Sister Mentor: Lori, Leni, Luna and Lynn thought Lincoln things he later used to survive in wild.
- Jack-of-All-Stats: Lincoln became one after learning various skills from his sisters.
- Big Sister Mentor: Lori, Leni, Luna and Lynn taught Lincoln techniques he later used to survive in the wild.
- Jack of All Stats: Lincoln became one after learning various skills from his sisters.
"became one" is a form of Word Cruft and Zero-Context Example because it doesn't make it clear whether Lincoln actually fits the trope definition. Try to use language from the trope page that shows that Lincoln does fit.
- Lincoln becomes competent in living outdoors after learning various survival skills from his sisters.
If you can list some of the areas he's competent in, it would be even better.
edited 3rd Oct '16 3:55:57 AM by Arivne
I have a trope for Sentinels Of The Multiverse:
- Pstandard Psychic Pstance: The Visionary assumes this stance on her character card.
I don't see any problems with the English in your post.
However, I checked on the Pstandard Psychic Pstance page and there are three types of stances:
- One hand to face
- Both hands to temples
- Both hands to temples, quiver, and maybe Psychic Nosebleed.
So that your example doesn't look like a Zero Context Example, you might want to say specifically which type is used, e.g. "On her character card, The Visionary assumes the "puts both hands to her temples" stance."
edited 3rd Oct '16 11:21:42 PM by Arivne
Hmmm...well here is Visionary
◊. Her hands are near her head, not face or temples, but the concept is the same. Would this be okay?
- Pstandard Psychic Pstance: The Visionary assumes a 'both hands near head' stance on her character card.
edited 4th Oct '16 12:17:26 PM by Kingofsouls
I am a figment of your imaginationHere are a few edits I would like to add to Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
Buff Frog
- Multipurpose Tongue: Buff Frog, can extend his tongue quite a distance, as well as manipulate it to pick up objects or even pick locks.
Tom
- Demon Lords and Archdevils: As a Devil Prince, Tom possess an incredible amount of pull and power in the underworld, to the point he was able to dramatically alter the demons most beloved holiday in ways that aggravated the rest of them, just to impress Star. He likewise possesses incredible magical powers, able to alter reality, summon objects and teleport between realms.
- Friendless Background: Confesses in ‘Frenemies’ that he doesn’t have many friends, it’s implied his temper drives people away.
- Shadow Archetype: Tom fulfils this towards Star, they are both teenage royalty who possess great amounts of magical power, they are both charming and a lot of fun to hang out with, and who have serious problems with impulse control. However while with Star this usually manifests with her acting before thinking, Tom has problems controlling his temper and preventing himself from lashing out when mad. Tom’s displays of aggression are not so different from Star’s own extreme tactics and reactions. They likewise have habit of using their magic when emotionally charged to devastating consequences.
- Tame His Anger: Tom acknowledges that his Hair-Trigger Temper is a serious problem and sincerely wants to overcome it, however so far his attempts to get better have all ended in failure.
- Weak, but Skilled: Downplayed. Tom’s magic is seemingly weaker than Star’s, however he is still incredibly powerful. Nevertheless he is noticeably more skilled than Star is, his casual ability to perform feats of power contrasting with Star’s inexperience and manic attempts to control her wand.
Any errors?
edited 6th Oct '16 2:38:52 PM by MGD107
- Buff Frog, can extend his tongue quite a distance -> The comma is unnecessary.
- to the point he was able to -> to the point that he was able to
- the demons most beloved holiday -> the demons' most beloved holiday
- able to alter reality -> being able to alter reality
- Confesses in ‘Frenemies’ -> He confesses in ‘Frenemies’
- friends, it’s implied his temper drives people away. (run-on sentence) -> friends. It’s implied his temper drives people away.
- Tom fulfils this towards Star, they are (run-on sentence) -> Tom fulfils this towards Star. They are
- and who have -> and they have
- However while with Star -> However, while with Star
- They likewise have habit -> They likewise have the habit
- when emotionally charged to devastating consequences. -> when emotionally upset, with devastating consequences.
- Nevertheless he is noticeably -> Nevertheless, he is noticeably
edited 7th Oct '16 3:09:35 AM by Arivne
Thank you. Here it is again, anymore errors?
Buff Frog
- Multipurpose Tongue: Buff Frog can extend his tongue quite a distance, as well as manipulate it to pick up objects or even pick locks.
Tom
- Demon Lords and Archdevils: As a Devil Prince, Tom possess an incredible amount of pull and power in the underworld, to the point that he was able to dramatically alter the demons’ most beloved holiday in ways that aggravated the rest of them, just to impress Star. He likewise possesses incredible magical powers, being able to alter reality, summon objects and teleport between realms.
- Friendless Background: He confesses in ‘Frenemies’ that he doesn’t have many friends. It’s implied his temper drives people away.
- Shadow Archetype: Tom fulfils this towards Star. They are both teenage royalty who possess great amounts of magical power, they are both charming and a lot of fun to hang out with, and they have serious problems with impulse control. However, while with Star this usually manifests with her acting before thinking, Tom has problems controlling his temper and preventing himself from lashing out when mad. Tom’s displays of aggression are not so different from Star’s own extreme tactics and reactions. They likewise have the habit of using their magic when emotionally upset, with devastating consequences.
- Tame His Anger: Tom acknowledges that his Hair-Trigger Temper is a serious problem and sincerely wants to overcome it, however so far his attempts to get better have all ended in failure.
- Weak, but Skilled: Downplayed. Tom’s magic is seemingly weaker than Star’s, however he is still incredibly powerful. Nevertheless, he is noticeably more skilled than Star is, his casual ability to perform feats of power contrasting with Star’s inexperience and manic attempts to control her wand.

These examples violate Example Indentation. Could you please read that page?
When you have multiple examples of a trope from the same work, the first line has the work's name, and each example gets a sub-bullet below it, like this:
Also, it's Professor Utonium, not Untonium.
I would change this to:
edited 25th Sep '16 1:32:45 AM by Arivne