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Since: May, 2014
8th Dec, 2017 01:39:54 AM
I've seen the cartoons, and it's not just you.
Synchronicity
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queenmabsrevenge
Since: Dec, 2017
5th Jan, 2018 04:58:22 AM
OK this is definitely exemplified by Buttons and Mindy from Animaniacs and Synchronicity hit the nail on the head. Badly Battered Babysitter it is!
Hi! I'm looking for a trope I remember from Looney Tunes or adjacent cartoons where a generally stressed protector figure has to repeatedly save an oblivious character in their charge from a parade of deadly obstacles? For some reason, in my mind the oblivious character is doing something like reading while walking, and the other character is doing things like putting planks of wood over bottomless pits, catching anvils, etc. as the oblivious character keeps walking into dangerous situations.
I'm torn between this being an actual thing, or some kind of childhood thing I dreamed up, but in any case, thanks for the help!