Character thinks they've done something bad to another, played for laughs?

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Unicorndance Logic Girl Since: Jul, 2015

Logic Girl

3rd Apr, 2020 10:07:20 PM

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Character thinks they've done something bad to another, played for laughs?

I can think of four shows I've seen this in:

Happens twice in Spongebob Squarepants. In "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost", Spongebob and Patrick think they've accidentally killed Squidward and in "The Nasty Patty" when Spongebob and Mr. Krabbs think they've accidentally killed the health inspector.
Also happens twice in Rugrats: In "Dil Saver", Tommy thinks he's wished Dil into his dad's computer and in another episode, he thinks he's turned Angelica into stone.
In an episode of Little Princess, Princess thinks she's magically made her mother disappear.
In an episode of Sesame Street, Abby thinks she's turned Maria into a chicken.

Do we have a trope for this kind of situation?

MiinU Since: Jun, 2011

3rd Apr, 2020 10:51:12 PM

It's All My Fault (played for laughs)

Edited by MiinU I wouldn't mind failure so much, if I didn't fail so much.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012

4th Apr, 2020 02:51:07 AM

Sounds like this could be made into a trope or worked into Mistaken for Murderer as a variant.

Edited by eroock

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