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openChorus Thing Western Animation
What’s the trope where someone sings, for example, “Laaaaaa”, then someone else sings “Laaaaaa”, then a third person sings “Laaaaaaaaa”, then a fourth person sings “Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”?
resolved Is there a bubble power trope? Western Animation
Sasha in Mermaid Magic has an unusual power, she creates streams of bubbles to fight. Not as cute as that sounds, it's basically like a stream of compressed air pockets and the kinetic force is enough to pancake an adversary into the wall.
I could not find this superpower trope, so does the page exist?
openthe 3d gag thing Western Animation
The gag where some characters are watching a movie with old 3d glasses and the main protagonist (usually getting persued.) crashes through the film screen thingy. Then the person wearing said 3d glasses would say something like "Woah this 3d is so realistic."
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resolved Main characters's friend group gets a new friend who's also a main character Western Animation
Ummmmmmmm is there any specific trope were the main character group gets a new addition?
I have no idea how to explain this, so, here's some examples:
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!:Daizy (idk how to write her name) debuted in season 2, and is in the main cast.
The Lion Guard:Anga turns into a main character and part of the Lion Guard in season 3
Edited by MaferYetopenYour Photo Over Rival Photo Western Animation
A character has a photo of their crush with their boyfriend, but the boyfriend is covered by your picture.
Example: Carl has a picture of Jimmy's Mom with her husband, but Hugh is covered by Carl's photo.
resolved Eat Something, Become That Shape Western Animation
Is there a trope in which someone, usually a cartoon animal, eats something in one bite and you can see the outline of the food in their throat/stomach? An example would be that one picture of Jerry from Tom & Jerry where he looks like a triangle.
openAccidentally muted myself Western Animation
What is the trope for when a character talking to another character accidentally hits the mute button without realizing it, causing the person on the receiving end to realize that they have hit the button?
Examples:
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants - In "Captain Underpants and the Taxing Trauma of the Treacherous Tattle Trials, Part 1", Melvinborg accidentally presses the mute button on his phone while communicating to Melvin about how the Nanobots work. Melvin tries to communicate that he pressed the mute button, but nothing happens.
- The Loud House & Casagrandes Hangin' at Home Special - Lincoln accidentally hits the mute button on his computer while discussing what has been happening at his house. Ronnie Anne quickly points this out, and he promptly unmutes himself before retelling his story.
openDialogue added in a foreign dub Western Animation
What is the trope for when a silent character receives dialogue in a foreign dub?
Example: In The Loud House Movie, Flip has no dialogue in the original version. However, in the Italian dub, he is given dialogue (voiced by Walter Rivetti) when he shoos Lincoln away from his store.
openUplifted Animal changes art style Western Animation
So I've noticed this a few times, namely in Secret of Nihm and We're Back! A Dinosaur Tale.
But essentially, when an otherwise normal animal becomes Uplifted, their art style changes. Now this is close to Anthropomorphic Transformation, except not every case is left with a *physically* anthropomorphic design. Sometimes they become more cartoony than their normal brethren, but otherwise remain quadrupedal.
So I was wondering if there was a trope for this thing I've seen a few times now that isn't just Anthropomorphic Transformation, more dealing with a change in style than a full change in form?
openMoments where a character or characters are trapped in a giant hand / giant glove Western Animation
i'm talking characters who get their entire body enveloped sans for their head by a giant hand or giant glove and is held closed fist?
openExtreme Rule-Following Western Animation
A character who, because of naivitè, dullness or anxiety, takes the obediance of rules and cultural norms to a comical extreme - for instance, the character seen in the Mattress-Tag Gag who refuses to remove the tag, and becomes anxious if he accidentally does so.
resolved Happens while someone's explaining it Western Animation
So there's an episode of Western Animation/Chowder where Chowder eats a really sour puckerberry while Mung is telling him not to. And while Mung is explaining the symptoms of what happens if you do eat one (puckered lips, watering eyes, uncontrollable flatulence), Chowder goes through them in that exact order.
Would that count as Tempting Fate, Now You Tell Me?, or something else?
Edited by MrEintheMorningopenWizard with a gun Western Animation
I just watched WIZARDS! from 1977 and I just wonder. How old is the "Wizard with a gun" trope and what´s the name for it?
openOne side of crossover outlives other Western Animation
When you have a work with a crossover, and one of the works involved in the crossover outlives the other work. Do we have a trope for examples where the surviving work is a Long Runner and the other work was a Short-Runner?
openSpring Lamb Western Animation
1. Shaun tries riding his aunt like a horse to attempt to catch Timmy in a net, but catches two ducks instead
2. Timmy springs in and out of the bathroom where Bitzer is showering and bounces on Pidsley getting his head stuck in his saucer of milk
3. The episode begins when Timmy playing with his teddy bear in the mud and the Farmer's smells the stink, but thinks it's Bitzer and tell hims to take a shower.
openMovies are Predictable Western Animation
Example: Brain predicts a horror movie in Arthur
resolved I can still hear them... Western Animation
A character is presumed dead, but is alive and in danger nearby. The character will yell to a mourner, to which the mourner will say that they can still hear the character, before finally realizing what the person is saying and going off to help. Usually "I can still hear them now" or similar phrases are said.
Edited by DrOlsonopenDepower Superpower Bluff Western Animation
Where a character with superpowers is Brought Down to Normal through a De-power and is forced to act through various means and methods as if they never lost their powers, even going so far as to use their reputation to force villains to submit.
Similar examples I can think of are Hiding the Handicap (except the handicap in this instance is their lack of superpower) and El Cid Ploy (except the character is just stripped of their powers, not dead.)
Edited by PandaXclone2openCartoon closing with a black circle Western Animation
When a cartoon closes with a black circle and it covers everything but their characters' face, where they will look/wink/smile/etc. at each other or the camera.

What would be a good trope to describe when a network holds a large premiere date for one of its most popular IPs, but it ultimately ends up not being a success, no matter what they put into it?
Example: December 11, 2021 marked a hefty premiere date for The Loud House franchise. It started off with Nickelodeon airing a rerun of A Loud House Christmas at 7:00 PM EST, which was accompanied by the premiere of a tie-in standalone TV special called A Loud House Christmas Holiday Party. After that came the premiere of another stand-alone TV special, Lincoln Loud's Holly Jolly Gift Guide, at 8:38 PM EST, and the premiere event ended with a new episode of the main series, "How the Best Was Won", at 8:53 PM EST. Despite the heavy back-to-back premieres, the event was ultimately a flop. The event had been advertised
, but the main focus was put on A Loud House Christmas Holiday Party, with only a vague mention of "a brand-new Loud House episode" (referring to the new episode of the main series) and no mention of Lincoln Loud's Holly Jolly Gift Guide. "How the Best Was Won" ended up accumulating the lowest view count of the entire event, at 0.25 million viewers; this view count would also consequently become the lowest view count in the entire season, remaining unbroken by the time of the season's end (for reference of how hard it flopped, the next-lowest-viewed episode of the season attained 0.33 million viewers, a total difference of .08 million viewers). It did not help that the episode had already been accidentally leaked by Sky Go, a VOD service, about two and a half months prior, and this factor also potentially misled viewers into thinking the "brand-new Loud House episode" advertised in the promo was Lincoln Loud's Holly Jolly Gift Guide, despite its content making it clear that it's actually another stand-alone special. This effectively gave the stand-alone special a slightly higher view count of 0.27 million viewers. Many fans who already knew about "How the Best Was Won" before the event likewise skipped out on it, which caused Lincoln Loud's Holly Jolly Gift Guide to slip into obscurity among the fandom, although Nick still recognizes it and treats it like all the show's other stand-alone specials. To top it all off, A Loud House Christmas Holiday Party got the worst treatment out of the bunch, despite being the main focus of the promos; it was never broadcast again, and likewise neither released on Paramount+ nor even aired in foreign countries. (It also doesn't help that the film currently has no releases on physical media, which would present an opportunity to include the special on a DVD or Blu-Ray release.) No viewership information is available for this special, as it was directly attached to a film that was rerunning on the network, which has caused it to slip the farthest into obscurity among the fandom.
I’ve been thinking about Screwed by the Network, but I doubt that would fit this case very well because of a few factors like the advertising.
Edited by BlankBlankness