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openExact Same Face Western Animation
Is there a trope that describes it when a child has the exact same face as a parent, usually the father, in order to show that they are related. Often as a result of Bestiality Is Depraved. I was thinking it could be Strong Family Resemblance, but they are usually meant to be actual families. It's happened on Family Guy a couple of times, when Peter becomes a sperm donor and has a bunch of children who have his exact face. It's also happened with Quagmire, where he goes into a school that have several children with his face, or another time when a giraffe births a calf with his face. Is there a trope for this? Thank you!
openThe Two Identical Main Characters Western Animation
Is there a trope for when a work features two main characters whose design and/or personality are very similar?
I've seen it a few times, though it's rarer than it feels to me. In videogames, it's so two people can play and neither be at a disadvantange. In cartoons, it's so the characters can have a friend to use as a sounding board but not introduce more conflict in the plot.
openNo Title Western Animation
When a character is talking behind someone's back and suddenly realize that said person is right behind them
openPet side appearance Western Animation
When a character's pet (usually in a cartoon) only comes out rarely/occasionally, and never appears in their house unless the plot has them included.
opencartoon gag gagging? Western Animation
Basically this gag in cartoons with Funny Animals where somebody holds the muzzle/beak of the cartoon to shut them up or trap them or something.
openSnow White in the forest Western Animation
In Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Huntsman tells Snow White to run into the woods and never return. Upon entering the woods, her fear gets the best of her as she runs from the hallucinations. Eventually, it gets to the point where all Snow White can do is collapse and briefly burst into tears; fortunately, she befriends the nearby animals. Which trope or tropes fit this description?
Edited by gjjonesopenWhen there's more than one GrandFinale Western Animation
...because the series keeps going on or there's a very important event. ''Phineas and Ferb'x has one for the 4th season, but the show also has few otger epiaodes that count as this, like "Summer belongs to you" etc
Same with Western Animation/Futurama, where the show has about four of them!
Edited by Jet200openTrope for when something undermines/ruins the plot of an episode before it Western Animation
Essentially for Helluva Boss, there is an episode where Stolas, a powerful demon, is tortured and beaten to a inch of his life and had to be hospitalized.
But not two episodes later, the same character is up and at them, perfectlly fine, with the episode saying it has been a week since this incident.
What do you call a trope where there was a high-stakes episode where a character gets badly injured, only to have the character turn out to be a-ok in a small span of time, ruining any suspense or stake?
openRedemption Song Western Animation
The hero sings a song to try to turn the bad guy good.
Example: Steven Universe the Movie
openWorry lines (around the eyes) Western Animation
Just wondering about this one: "Worry lines" that appear around the eyes, that look like parentheses. Charlie Brown and the other Peanuts characters have them when they're stressed out, shocked, worried etc. They are used in Ed, Edd n Eddy a bit too, in much the same way. I've also seen a couple of pictures of the comic strip character Cathy with them.
Is there a trope for this?
Also, just in case there isn't a page for it and somebody wants to start one... if you need a source for the name "worry lines", it's used in issue 3 of the Kaboom Peanuts comic books, the one where they show you how to draw Lucy. The term is used in a comment about how Linus, Lucy and Rerun are drawn with these lines at all times, not just when worried. "Character with permanent worry lines" could be a trope of its own, as Edd from EENE has the same thing, and Eddy has a variant of them with three little lines instead of one... but Peanuts and EENE are the only things I can think of which have character designs like that, so maybe not
Edited by mlaopenFull Crushed Western Animation
A character calls their crush by their full name.
Example: Bob calls Alice by Alice Addams.
openWrong End Of The Broom Western Animation
When a character holds a mop/broom on the wrong end, and does the job with the stick while the “brush” is up in the air. This is usually meant to show that the character is either stupid or doesn’t understand how human society works, perhaps because they’re non-human or have amnesia. A good example is when Patrick Star tries sweeping with a broom using the wrong end. Peridot also tried mopping with the stick instead of the brush. Is there a trope for this? Thank you!
openIt's okay if you cheat on me Western Animation
Is there a trope when a spouse is okay with their partner cheating on them? They may even actively encourage their significant other to cheat on them. It's actually happened on Family Guy a couple of times, like when there is a Cutaway Gag where Bonnie cheats on Joe with Peter, and Joe is right there approving it. There's one episode where Angela sexually pursues Peter, and Lois actually wants him to sleep with her.
Edited by cwallace135openWhen someone refers to someone by their last name. Western Animation
Is there a trope where a character manly refers to another character by their last name, even though other characters when referring to that character don't?
openLensman Arms Race compressed into a single Chase Scene Western Animation
Is there a trope for when enemies chase each other back and forth across the screen because the pursuee grabbed a bigger stick offscreen and became the pursuer each time the chase reached the edge of the screen?
openThe Wumblers Western Animation
The Wumblers is an American-Canadian television series created by Laura J Wellington and the Giddy Gander Company LLC.
It premiered in September 2007, ran for 25 episodes, and it was one of the most forgotten Smile of a Child shows to ever exist.
openIncorrect Subtitle leads to confusion among fans Western Animation
A character talking about a global conspiracy references the Bilderberg Group, but the official DVD subtitles incorrectly read Build-A-Bear Group. (The character in question being a Cigar Chomper who talks through gritted teeth making it difficult to understand the audio doesn't help.) This leads to a misconception in the fandom that the Build-A-Bear company is actually a The Conspiracy group.
What do we have for this? Fun with Subtitles and Even the Subtitler Is Stumped don't seem to apply as they're specifically for intentional humor/gags regarding subtitles. This is an actual mistake. For the same reason, I don't think it's Mondegreen Gag either. I also don't think it's "Blind Idiot" Translation, as it's not a translation from another language.
TIA!
Edited by BeerBaronopenRegretful avenger Western Animation
This trope is where B have done something bad to A and A planned something petty to revenge B. When A is waiting for the plan to come through, B reveals to him that he has tried to fix his mistake. A realizes his pettiness too late only for the revengen to still happens and alienate B.
There is this thing where animals consider humans to be their pets rather than themselves. I believe the 101 Dalmatians movie is a good example of this. Is this a trope and what is it called?