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openExtremely Exclusive Preschool Plot Live Action TV
A common sitcom plot where the parent(s) of a young child spend an episode stressing about getting their kid into a very exclusive and prestigious preschool, usually based on the notion that such a school will "set the course of the rest of the child's life." Off the top of my head I can recall it in episodes of 30 Rock, Brooklyn 99, Modern Family, and Full House. Usually the resolution is that the kid doesn't get in for some reason and the parents decide it's not as big of a deal as they thought.
I've only ever seen this idea on TV, so I genuinely don't know where it came from in real life. I'm sure there are rich and exclusive preschools but I doubt they have much actual impact on a child's lifetime development (that isn't already determined by them being rich).
Edited by KolbyJackresolved Overwhelming visions Live Action TV
In this scene from The Expanse, Holden unlocks the Ring Station archives for the Investigator. In the process, he is treated to incredible visions of what happened to precursors who created the protomolecule. These visions cause Sensory Overload.
Is there a trope for visions like this?
Edited by ginsengaddictopenWhat is this speech? Live Action TV
From Series.The Expanse
It could be Nostalgia Filter, but that seems wrong to me somehow.
openwhat watch mr wizard episode is this? Live Action TV
I remember reading about a Watch Mr. Wizard episode where Mr.Wizard asked a kid to read a sign that said "A dog is man's best fiend(sic)", and the kid kept misreading it as "friend", even after Mr.Wizard said there was an error in the sign. Does anyone know what this is?
Edited by BootlebatopenHissing sound of gas Live Action TV
I tried looking at Rule of Perception and The Coconut Effect but I can't find it.
Whenever there is a gas other than normal breathable air being introduced to the environment, there is a hissing sound. It can be a visible cloud of gas accompanied by hissing, or it can be only the sound to let the audience know something is happening. Often used for Knockout Gas being introduced to the environment. I have also seen this when air is being introduced to an environment without breathable air, as in Deep Rock Galactic.
I have seen this is television, animation, movies, and video games.
openThe One Getting Along Episode Live Action TV
In sitcoms I've noticed that when the guy in the endgame pairing is dating a girl who isn't a part of the endgame pairing the girl who is a part of the endgame pairing will hate her and be jealous of her for a lot of their relationship but then have about one episode where she realizes that that's wrong and works to get along with her better. It happens iirc with Robin and Victoria in How I Met Your Mother, Pam and Karen in The Office, Penny and Priya in The Big Bang Theory, and Rachel and Julie in Friends. After noticing this trend I got the impression that the writers do this to ward off accusations that they're playing into misogynistic tropes about women not being able to get along and fighting over men by adding one episode that can be pointed to to show that these characters don't always not get along.
openCrowds protecting something or someone Live Action TV
This might just fall under "Go Through Me", but it also seems distinctly different. I'm looking for where a crowd acts in unison and gets in between the thing being threatened and the ones doing the threatening.
resolved Back by popular demand Live Action TV
A character is originally going to leave for good, but is brought back due to being a fan favorite.
openFire him or I go away with my huge donation Live Action TV
A person donates millions of dollars to a hospital. Then, when one particular doctor is forced to give a speech regarding the donor's product (It Makes Sense in Context), the doctor makes a negative one. The donor then tells the hospital board that if they refuse to fire the doctor, he will go away with his money.
openHe reminds me too much of my dead child Live Action TV
A woman leaves her husband because he reminds her too much of their dead child.
openLoses conscienceness while driving Live Action TV
A pregnant woman is driving her drunk husband when suddenly she concienceness. Luckily, her husband is able to stop the car without an accident.
openChild takes medication without parents' knowledge Live Action TV
Because Kids Are Cruel, a clearly obese 10-year-old takes weight-loss medication without parental knowledge.
openIs There A Trope For Someone Using Outdated Expressions Live Action TV
Is there a trope for when someone uses outdated expressions or slang? An example would be an aging hippy still saying "far out," and "groovy."
openPunishing the whole group... Live Action TV
What's the trope for the dirty tactic of an authority figure punishing everyone (say, a classroom of students) when one kid is the problem, with the intent of forcing the troublemaker to conform due to the scorn of his peers?
resolved No one makes an appointment to see this important character Live Action TV
OK, I've only seen this twice done serially, usually it's one offs. Basically, an important character like Da Chief, the leader of a faction or even an antagonist very regularly has other characters angrily storm into their office making demands or accusations. To the point it seems they either have no secretary, security, door locks, or simply have an "open door policy" that lets everyone in, no questions asked.
I first noticed it in Smallville where Lex had just about everyone do this to him. But more recently in Land of the Lustrous where the hero at least twice storms into the office of the head antagonist / frenemy during their explicit off hours to discuss things.
openCreator Not Involved With Production (Or No Longer) Live Action TV
TV Tropes has a lot of tropes and trivia items regarding Creators, but is there one regarding when the creator of a show is actually not even involved with the actual production of their show for one reason or another, such as maybe (as was a common practice in the old days) they wrote just the pilot episode for the sake of having a creator credit and/or salary, but decide not to stay with it when it's picked up for a series; or the creator sticks around for a while, then either leaves for other projects, or gets fired by the studio, while the show continues without them?
openCharacter loses at poker game, is saved by other character who is expert at poker Live Action TV
One character is the sucker in a poker game and is tricked into losing. Another character gets the money back by going to the same game and posing as a sucker but turning out to be an expert at poker.
This is a recycled script I have seen in Sgt Bilko (the series), Happy Days and Black Books.
openLiking the allergen Live Action TV
What’s the trope for when somebody likes a food, plant, etc. even though they’re allergic to it?
Example: In The Really Loud House, we’re informed in the episode “What’s a Mother to Redo” that Rita’s favorite type of cake is strawberry cake. In the very next scene after the type of cake is revealed, however, it’s revealed that she is allergic to strawberries.

A character undergoes some trauma, like a near-death experience or the death of a loved one. Later, he'll develop some sort of obsession, that might start as an innocuous hobby.
There's some sort of psychological sense in that, after losing control over his life, the character will focus on something he can control, like the hobby, or turn into a Safety Freak, Neat Freak or Fitness Nut out of a fear of death.
Or the character might turn into a case of Arrested Development, regressing into childlike interests after the trauma, since they're a memory of a happier life before whatever happened.
The one example I had in mind, though I've seen it before, is Hank's focus on collecting rocks after he survived a bomb trap that killed several of his colleagues.