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openFailed a spot check and another person suffers for it Web Original
From Tony Yorkie Silky 1991's Pinnie The Whoo YTP series:
- Rabbit: Piglet, read this book to my cousins![Rabbit hands Piglet a book, completely unaware that the book in question is "The Erotic Adventures with the Elderly Farm Couple". Piglet, however, notices this.]Piglet: But isn't this you—-Rabbit: No Buts about it! [Closes door on Piglet and Rabbit's cousins]Piglet: Well, If I have to read this book, then I'll read this book.
- Piglet: [Speaks a Cluster *Bleep*-Bomb as he reads the book.]Cousins: [collectively emit an ungodly screech in distress]Rabbit: PIGLET! Did I just hear you read "The Erotic Adventures with the Elderly Farm Couple!?Piglet: But Rabbit, I tried to tell you—-Rabbit: Get the fuck out of my house, all of you!
openBackstory Fanfic Web Original
Sorry if this isn’t a trope or poorly described, but is there a trope for a fanfic that explores the backstory of one specific character or group of characters?
openUnrelated gameplay footage. Web Original
A new media trope. When there is a video a video essay or a discussion about events, a footage of a game being played plays in the background. The game itself has nothing to do with the stuff talked about in a video.
For an example, this video talks about political situation in Africa while footage of Fortnite plays in the background.
openFade to red Web Original
It's mainly a new media trope, found in web videos. Has variations:
- Narrator says "raaaargh" with the screen fading to red fast, accompanied by screen shaking. Often with zoom-in.
- Narrator goes on an angry rant while the screen slowly fades to red.
- Camera slowly zooms in to a character and the screen fades to red. Meanwhile the narrator says things like "Don't you stare me with those eyes! I know you're evil!"
openPronounciation gag Web Original
Noticed this coming up in Internet videos. Usually reviews, video essays etc.
It goes like this:
1. Someone is talking until a hard-to-pronounce word comes up.
2. (music may cut off here)
3. The person makes 3 or more attempts to pronounce that word.
4. The video (and background music) resumes.
openeBay Web Original
I remember being on a trope page (i forgor what's the name of it) and i found an information about ebay sellers calling stuffed toys "teddies". What trope had the info?
openAI helped the art Web Original
Is there a trope for when creators use AI or a random number generator to help conceptualize the work?
openA macguffin inside of a mundane object, like a plushie or a food Web Original
Not like Sealed Evil in a Teddy Bear, I mean when a character or multiple are looking for a MacGuffin, only to find out it was inside of a more mundane object completely under their noses.
openAlternate universe trope Web Original
Basically, the events of a certain game occur, but with characters from a different franchise than in canon. For example, the events of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) happens, but with Super Mario Bros. characters.
openProduct made in response for other products Web Original
Sorry for the messy title; It’s a little hard for me to word what I mean without going in depth The show I’m trying to use this for is Smiling Friends. In several behind the scenes streams and videos, Zach has mentioned that several aspects of the show were done due to how badly they were handled in other adult animated shows, or because other shows carried messages he disagreed with. For example, he has criticised family guy for having incredibly generic backgrounds and set pieces, so Smiling Friends has very detailed backgrounds with many hidden jokes. The show’s theme of spreading happiness also seems to be an intentional criticism of nihilistic themes that are prevalent in other adult animations such as Rick and Morty
open"The creator is problematic so I'm no longer a fan" Web Original
Is there a YMMV trope for when a content creator, or youtube channel, alienates some of their watchers due to their personal biases and prejudices bleeding into their work?
Edited by Avenger09openWhich trope for this animation error? Web Original
Is there a trope that best fits an animation error where the character is absent/out of frame for a split-second? (Perhaps not as precise to this description, but of this sort of error.) I initially considered Special Effects Failure, but it seems specific to special effects. Off-Model on the other hand is about animation errors but I can't make out if this instance is due to budget constraints since it's a web-animated series.
The series in particular is Pink Corruption (sandbox) and here's the context and episode clip
, the instance is a second into the timestamp provided (might need a slight eagle eye but it happens):
- In episode 4, where Cube, Cyan, Iris and Orange are about to encounter Lycanthropy, the former two are missing from the frame for a split second at the start of the scene.
openUser Inserted Time Skip. Web Original
Does Anti-Frustration Features apply for user created content? Like if You Tuber fast forwards a really long part of a video for their audience is that an example of this? If not, what does this sort of convenience qualify as?
Edited by DariusAngelopenDon't skip the sponsors! Web Original
Is there a trope for when a youtube series or podcast features personalized sponsor segments which include material from the show - for instance, a comedy podcast will feature original jokes during the sponsor segments, so listeners won't skip them?
openOblivious to Recent Events gag? Web Original
Is there a trope for a joke where someone will praise something (it could be a person or a group) without knowing later/recent events, not realising how horrible they are? I've been looking for tropes for the Todd & Aaron videos Mega64 have made, and there's a gag where either one or both of them will praise something (like, say, Harvey Weinstein or ISIS) and have to be told the horrible things they've done.
openTrying to remember Web Original
This is a trope I've been wanting to know the name of. It's when a character is being badly mentioned by someone else, not realizing that same character they're poking fun at or blaming for a crime is among the crowd. An example I can point to is in the Helluva Boss episode "Ozzie's", where Fizzarolli mentions he wants to meet the guy who was dumb enough to set Loo Loo Land on fire, without realizing Blitzo is in the audience until much later.
open"ThisIsGonnaSuck," but with lesser stakes Web Original
Is there a trope like This Is Gonna Suck, where a character has a resigned reaction towards a situation, but unlike the trope I'm comparing it to, the stakes are not as high?
One particular example that I had in mind involves Crystelle of Dr. Crafty. Due to helming a QnA panel for cash, she's often forced to answer questions about someone that she dislikes. In some cases, she grows to expect that she'll invoke their presence as soon as she starts talking about them. Episodes like "Atop the 4th Door" introduce her hatred of Disgustilda, who barges in a couple times after Crystelle receives a question about her. She is also such a perplexing subject to be asked about that even the all-knowing Crystelle is left scratching her head for answers.
Edited by Notsofriendly

Would "Roger Rabbit's Resort for Bustling Bunnies]]" and "Primo, The Primate Prime Minister of Parties" count as Added Alliterative Appeal?
Also, would "Gaffes in the Garden" count as an Alliterative Title?