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openIn-Universe Version of Accidental Innuendo Western Animation
Is there a trope that describes the In-Universe version of Accidental Innuendo? Like, when someone says something that's meant to be innocent, but the other characters interpret it in other ways. I was thinking That Came Out Wrong, but that's when the character who said the statement acknowledges the dirty implications. What if they don't? Would it still be That Came Out Wrong? For example, in Gravity Falls, Mabel says that a statue that she made is made from her "blood, sweat, tears, and other fluids." The audience reacts in disgust, as "other fluids" could have multiple meanings. Mabel doesn't comment though. Is there a trope for this? Thank you!
resolved Shapeshifter tell Western Animation
Is there a trope for when a shapeshifter has a certain trait they cannot hide? Like in the new Kung Fu Panda 4 trailer, there is a Chameleon villainess who can transform into other characters, but her skin remains scaly in whatever form she takes.
openMagic Suitcase Western Animation
classic cartoon scene where a character opens a suitcase and pulls out luggage that is bigger than the suitcase itself (or even hides in the suitcase).
I know Toon Physics or Artistic License – Physics, but is there a more specific one?
openEncouraged to do it anyway Western Animation
When someone tells someone not to do something, but, in a twist of irony, it encourages them to do it anyway. For example, in one episode of South Park, there is an anti-smoking presentation, but it is incredibly cringy. The people delivering it tell the kids that if they avoid smoking, they will grow up to be just like them. Not wanting that, the four main boys immediately start to try smoking. Is there a trope for this? Thank you!
openFun With A Hospital Bed Western Animation
When someone plays with the buttons on a hospital bed, making the bed go up and down repeatedly. The bed will often malfunction and either launch the patient up in the air or fold together, crushing them. For example, Homer Simpson once played with the bed when he was in the hospital. Is there a trope for this? Thank you!
openCharacters Forced to Massage Gross Feet Western Animation
It's usually in an episode where a character is around their grandparents/old characters (at least that's where I found this trope as a child). It usually has a detailed close-up of a character's exaggeratedly gross feet while other characters react disgustedly to it, often cringing, but having to massage the feet anyways. Is there a name for this trope? It's been bugging me for years.
openFictional TV Show Plot Western Animation
The story is about fictional TV shows and involves the characters trying to watch it.
Example: Arthur "That's a Baby Show" Arthur wants to watch Dark Bunny, but ends up watching Love Ducks instead.
openWe Are Guilty As Well Western Animation
When a character is trying to keep a secret from their peers. They eventually find out, only to reveal that their peers also have similar secrets. For example, in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Shell of a Man," Mr. Krabs is meeting with some of his old navy buddies, but he doesn't want them to find out that he is not as tough as he used to be and that he has lost his shell. Eventually, it's revealed that his friends are also not as tough as they used to be and all reveal secrets about themselves. Another example is in The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The Fraud," where Principal Brown doesn't want the school to know that his diploma is fake. The school staff finds out, but it's revealed that all of them have also previously lied on their résumés.
Edited by cwallace135openAnimals think humans are the pets Western Animation
There is this thing where animals consider humans to be their pets rather than themselves. I believe the 101 Dalmatians movie is a good example of this. Is this a trope and what is it called?
openExact Same Face Western Animation
Is there a trope that describes it when a child has the exact same face as a parent, usually the father, in order to show that they are related. Often as a result of Bestiality Is Depraved. I was thinking it could be Strong Family Resemblance, but they are usually meant to be actual families. It's happened on Family Guy a couple of times, when Peter becomes a sperm donor and has a bunch of children who have his exact face. It's also happened with Quagmire, where he goes into a school that have several children with his face, or another time when a giraffe births a calf with his face. Is there a trope for this? Thank you!
openThe Two Identical Main Characters Western Animation
Is there a trope for when a work features two main characters whose design and/or personality are very similar?
I've seen it a few times, though it's rarer than it feels to me. In videogames, it's so two people can play and neither be at a disadvantange. In cartoons, it's so the characters can have a friend to use as a sounding board but not introduce more conflict in the plot.
openNo Title Western Animation
When a character is talking behind someone's back and suddenly realize that said person is right behind them
openPet side appearance Western Animation
When a character's pet (usually in a cartoon) only comes out rarely/occasionally, and never appears in their house unless the plot has them included.
opencartoon gag gagging? Western Animation
Basically this gag in cartoons with Funny Animals where somebody holds the muzzle/beak of the cartoon to shut them up or trap them or something.
openSnow White in the forest Western Animation
In Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Huntsman tells Snow White to run into the woods and never return. Upon entering the woods, her fear gets the best of her as she runs from the hallucinations. Eventually, it gets to the point where all Snow White can do is collapse and briefly burst into tears; fortunately, she befriends the nearby animals. Which trope or tropes fit this description?
Edited by gjjonesopenWhen there's more than one GrandFinale Western Animation
...because the series keeps going on or there's a very important event. ''Phineas and Ferb'x has one for the 4th season, but the show also has few otger epiaodes that count as this, like "Summer belongs to you" etc
Same with Western Animation/Futurama, where the show has about four of them!
Edited by Jet200openTrope for when something undermines/ruins the plot of an episode before it Western Animation
Essentially for Helluva Boss, there is an episode where Stolas, a powerful demon, is tortured and beaten to a inch of his life and had to be hospitalized.
But not two episodes later, the same character is up and at them, perfectlly fine, with the episode saying it has been a week since this incident.
What do you call a trope where there was a high-stakes episode where a character gets badly injured, only to have the character turn out to be a-ok in a small span of time, ruining any suspense or stake?
openRedemption Song Western Animation
The hero sings a song to try to turn the bad guy good.
Example: Steven Universe the Movie
openWorry lines (around the eyes) Western Animation
Just wondering about this one: "Worry lines" that appear around the eyes, that look like parentheses. Charlie Brown and the other Peanuts characters have them when they're stressed out, shocked, worried etc. They are used in Ed, Edd n Eddy a bit too, in much the same way. I've also seen a couple of pictures of the comic strip character Cathy with them.
Is there a trope for this?
Also, just in case there isn't a page for it and somebody wants to start one... if you need a source for the name "worry lines", it's used in issue 3 of the Kaboom Peanuts comic books, the one where they show you how to draw Lucy. The term is used in a comment about how Linus, Lucy and Rerun are drawn with these lines at all times, not just when worried. "Character with permanent worry lines" could be a trope of its own, as Edd from EENE has the same thing, and Eddy has a variant of them with three little lines instead of one... but Peanuts and EENE are the only things I can think of which have character designs like that, so maybe not
Edited by mla
I watched a lot of Christmas specials and most of them have the same Aesop: "The true meaning of Christmas is not gifts, it's family" or any of its variations. I have nothing against this Aesop but I see him in so many specials that it seems like a trope to a certain extent.