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Parental Sexuality Squick - TV Tropes
**Peter Quill:**
I don't need to hear how my parents...
**Drax:**
Why? My father would tell the story of impregnating my mother every winter solstice.
**Peter:**
That's disgusting.
**Drax:** *[offended]*
It was
*beautiful!*
You Earthers have hang-ups!
Do you have parents? Are your... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalSexualitySquick |
Parent-Preferred Suitor - TV Tropes
Regard the classic Love Triangle, where someone has to choose between two prospective suitors. This is a difficult decision to make under the best of circumstances... but it gets a lot trickier when the parents take a vested interest in who their offspring ends up with.
In these sit... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentPreferredSuitor |
Parental Substitute - TV Tropes
*"Watching John with the machine, it was suddenly so clear. The Terminator would never stop. It would never leave him, and it would never hurt him, never shout at him, or get drunk and hit him, or say it was too busy to spend time with him. It would always be there. And it would die to ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalSubstitute |
Parents Are Wrong - TV Tropes
A character is in conflict with one or both of their parents, where the parents represent Tradition and the kid represents Change. Eventually the plot proves that the kid was right and the parents were wrong. Usually the parents admit that they were wrong and they promise to be more flexi... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsAreWrong |
Pardon My Klingon - TV Tropes
*"Get your krutacking hands off me, you Rigellian nuthole!"*
The Science Fiction cousin of the Unusual Euphemism. Much like the frelling Foreign Cuss Word, even though everything else aliens say is translated perfectly, krutzing profanity will remain in the speaker's native language. Silf... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PardonMyKlingon |
Parental Marriage Veto - TV Tropes
No wonder why his father-in-law refuses the blessing for them, although he manages to do the Pose of Supplication
.
*"Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life? *
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know.
You say I'll never get your blessing till the day I die.
'Tough luck my f... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalMarriageVeto |
Motherly Scientist - TV Tropes
**Dr. Sarah Kinney:**
There's no reason to subject X-23
to the bonding process until she's X-gene active and fully matured!
*[...]* **Zander Rice:** *"No reason"?*
Are you sure you just don't want to see your little pet go under the knife?
**Sarah:**
Don't be stupid.
**Zander:**
Well, yo... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentlyScientist |
Parental Fashion Veto - TV Tropes
*"Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wear!"*
*No child of mine is Describing Parental Fashion Veto Here in a shirt like that!*
A kid, often a Bratty Teenage Daughter, wants to go out with her friends, out on a date, or out to a party, but the way she's dre... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalOutfitVeto |
Parents as People - TV Tropes
"I hate it when they look at me that way."
*"We're all flawed people, Emily. Being a parent doesn't change any of that."*
Unlike the all-powerful but undercharacterised Parent ex Machina, the reader/viewer knows about The Protagonist's parents. They have friends outside the home, hobbies ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsAsPeople |
Parents for a Day - TV Tropes
The canonical equivalent of a Kid Fic, in a way. In this trope, a baby or something like it is raised, who leaves by the end of the episode. It can happen when one character raises a child for an episode. This allows for a little Character Development in letting a character show his or he... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsForADay |
Parents Know Their Children - TV Tropes
**Valka:**
C-Could it be? After all these years... How is this possible?
**Hiccup:**
Eh, should I... Should I
*know*
you?
**Valka:**
No. You were only a babe...
*But a mother never forgets.*
A parent-child bond is strong enough that even in situations where the child is in disgu... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsKnowTheirChildren |
Ron the Death Eater - TV Tropes
If it works for you, it works for me...
note : Not visible in the picture on right: The snake tongue, and (filed-off) red-horn-like growths above his ears *"*Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory * is a well-loved movie based on the wonderful book *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory *. Par... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaintTheHeroBlack |
Parental Title Characterization - TV Tropes
*"He may have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy."*
In fiction, how you refer to your parents is a sign of your relationship with them. "Mom"/"Mum" and "Dad" (or the languages counterparts) are the most neutral and "normal" terms that most characters use. Other ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalTitleCharacterisation |
Parent-Induced Extended Childhood - TV Tropes
**Olivia:** Do you remember when Steve and Shirl were this little?
**Hugh:** Yeah. They grow up, that's for sure.
**Olivia:** Pretty soon, they won't be caught dead like this.
**Hugh:** Oh, they'll go full Theo on you. You can't prevent it.
**Olivia:**
Well, you know
*that... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentInducedExtendedChildhood |
Pariah Prisoner - TV Tropes
*"In prison, there is no creature lower than a sex offender. Even snitches get a pass before these guys. S-O's, chomos, pedophiles; the nicknames all mean the same thing, and they help average convicts differentiate themselves from those they like to believe are the real monsters."*
Mainstr... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PariahPrisoner |
Parent with New Paramour - TV Tropes
A fairly common plot in modern shows and sitcoms that due to divorce, widowhood, or some other situation that results in a single parent dating again and the child trying to accept a parent's new love interest.
Generally, this goes one of three ways:
- The kid and the new person ge... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentWithNewParamour |
Parenting the Husband - TV Tropes
*"If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it's yours. If it doesn't come back, it was never yours to begin with. But if it just sits on your couch, eats your food, watches your TV, and uses your phone, and doesn't seem to realize or care that you set it free, you either ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentingTheHusband |
Parenthood - TV Tropes
Parenthood may refer to:
If an internal link led you here, please change it to point to the specific article. Thanks! | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Parenthood |
The Parent-Produced Project - TV Tropes
When a child needs a school project done, sometimes the parents (usually the mother) would do it for them. Often the parent is doing the project for their lazy son the night before the project is due.
In some cases the kids don't
*want* this much help with the project, it's the ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentProducedProject |
Parking Garage - TV Tropes
In any given movie or TV show, anytime there is a scene set in a parking garage, something bad is about to happen or has happened. Indeed, Nothing Good (or at least nothing wholesome) Ever Happens in a Parking Garage.
The reasons for this are many. A Real Life parking garage is an inherently... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParkingGarage |
Parent-Child Team - TV Tropes
And the kid's also his clone, to boot!
Occurs when a parent and child team up as equals, especially with a common goal in mind. Beating up bad guys together, or something of the like, often comes in tow. In this scenario, the parent is very often single, and almost always very close to th... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentChildTeam |
Parent Never Came Back from the Store - TV Tropes
*"My mom already left for the diner and dad went to the 7-Eleven to get scratchers. I guess he won, 'cause that was six years ago."*
A form of Parental Abandonment that is often Played for Laughs but can also be Played for Drama.
When a parent decides to leave their fa... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentNeverCameBackFromTheStore |
Parental Incest - TV Tropes
Oedipus
gets a bad rap; Freud should've named it a Jocasta Complex.
*Women, listen to your mothers *
Don't just succumb to the wishes of your brothers
Take a step back, take a look at one another
You need to know the difference between a father and a lover.
Something often depicted in media... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentChildIncest |
Paris Is Burning - TV Tropes
"Is Paris Burning?" and "Paris Is Burning" can refer to several things, you may be looking for:
If an internal link led you here, please change it to point to the specific article. Thanks! | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParisIsBurning |
Parking Payback - TV Tropes
**Evelyn:** *[to girls who stole her parking space]*
Excuse me, I was waiting for that space.
**Girl 1:**
Yeah? Tough!
**Girl 2:**
Face it, lady, we're younger and faster.
**Evelyn:** *[does slow burn, puts car in gear]*
Towanda!
*[slams car into back of the girls' Volkswagen three times, l... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParkingPayback |
Parental Love Song - TV Tropes
*You will come of age with our young nation* *We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you* *If we lay a strong enough foundation* *We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you, and you'll blow us all away.*
Some love songs are between romantic partners or spousees.... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalLoveSong |
Parents Suck at Matchmaking - TV Tropes
In the world of fiction, if there's one thing parents suck at, it's picking an ideal spouse for their kids.
For some reason, fictional parents are inclined to believe that anyone their kid picks for themselves is the sort of person they should stay far away from. And anyone they... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsSuckAtMatchmaking |
Parents Walk In at the Worst Time - TV Tropes
Now is
*not* a good time, Mother. **Mrs. Pinderhughes:**
What was that noise, dear?
**Mr. Pinderhughes:**
Oh nothing, honey. Just our son Duncan making it with some sexy babe in his room. Boy was she
*stacked*
! I'm just so proud of him.
Some youngster over the age of unde... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime |
Parodies for Dummies - TV Tropes
**Harmony:**
I'm not gonna make the same mistakes you did. I've been doing my homework, reading books and stuff.
**Spike:**
What,
*Evil for Dummies?*
The
*For Dummies* series of books is a popular way of learning just about anything, from C++ programming to Divorce Law to African-Ameri... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodiesForDummies |
Parody - TV Tropes
*"In case you haven't realized it by now, this is a* Highlander *parody."*
A parody is a twisted imitation of another artistic work. An intentional mockery, though often a loving one, it imitates the style of the original in order to puncture its mistakes and point out its flaws. Some aspects may be... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Parody |
Parody - TV Tropes
*"In case you haven't realized it by now, this is a* Highlander *parody."*
A parody is a twisted imitation of another artistic work. An intentional mockery, though often a loving one, it imitates the style of the original in order to puncture its mistakes and point out its flaws. Some aspects may be... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Parodies |
Parking Problems - TV Tropes
I get that parallel parking can be tough, but
*perpendicular*?
"
*Wow, nice parking job.*
"
—
**Asami Sato**
to Korra (after finding her car smashed into a lamppost with a pile of tickets on the windshield),
*The Legend of Korra*
, "Turning the Tides"
Sometimes, Rockstar Parking is unavail... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParkingProblems |
Parental Neglect - TV Tropes
*"Mommy just wants to have a little fun, and all you can think about are your empty little stomachs!"*
In fiction, we have parents who are nice and kindly to their kids. Then we have those who are downright bastards to the kids. Sometimes, they're not there at all. Or they have no clue wha... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalNeglect |
Parents in Distress - TV Tropes
Kids have this tendency to get themselves in trouble, often requiring their parental figures to bail them out. Sometimes this goes to the point of violence or physical feats, where Mama Bear and Papa Wolf step up to the plate.
On the other hand, sometimes it's the
*parents* that get the... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentsInDistress |
Parody Displacement - TV Tropes
Above: A YouTube
upload of the song "Jeopardy". Below: Weird Al's
parody. Notice how the parody has almost four times the views.
*"Spoof films used to be so good that they'd eclipse the movies they spoofed."*
When a parody has become more popular than the property that it's a parody of,... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyDisplacement |
Parodies of Fire - TV Tropes
*Have you seen this movie?* *Our guess would be no* *But this famous theme song* *You probably know* *We'll show you how this song is used* *In movies and shows (all your favorite shows)* *The character's always in a race* *Running in slow-mo*
A Stock Parody where a character is in a rush ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodiesOfFire |
Parity Product Paradox - TV Tropes
According to US government regulations, certain products are considered commodity items (in technical jargon,
*parity products*), with no noticeable variation in quality from manufacturer to manufacturer. As far as the government is concerned, there is no functional difference betwee... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParityProductParadox |
Parody Magic Spell - TV Tropes
*"Loquentia, Imbruglia, Precipitous, Saraleecheesecakea, Denouement!"*
When a magical spell is invoked in a cartoon, comedy show or during a comedy sketch, the words needed to be spoken are often in-jokes, brand names, or famous surnames. Pig Latin and Canis Latinicus are also commonly u... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyMagicSpell |
Parlor Games - TV Tropes
Before Board Games, Card Games, Tabletop Games, Video Games, and Web Games came along, people just had their own persons to play games with guests. These are known as Parlor Games. In the past, these were used in fiction for the same purpose as Board Games are these days. Nowadays, it's either... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParlorGames |
Parodic Table of the Elements - TV Tropes
**Mrs. Krabappel:**
Who can tell me the atomic weight of bolognium?
**Martin:**
Ooh! Delicious?
**Mrs. Krabappel:**
Correct. I would also accept "snacktacular
".
The periodic table of the elements is one of those mysterious things that everyone sees in science class and almost... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodicTableOfTheElements |
Le Parkour - TV Tropes
Parkour (and its similar offshoot free-running) is a physical discipline originating in France, more specifically, a suburb of Paris called Évry (although it's worth noting that the inventor's father/teacher was born in French-controlled Vietnam). It can be summed up as either acrobatics meets a... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Parkour |
Parasite Zombie - TV Tropes
The Parasite Zombie is a subtrope of the Plague Zombie and of Parasitic Horror. These zombies are created specifically via exposure to a form of parasitic lifeform, be it the only stage or part of a series of life stages. Good for video games, as the advanced forms allow for advanced enemie... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParasiteZombie |
Pariah - TV Tropes
Pariah can refer to:
If an internal link led you here, please change it to point to the specific article. Thanks! | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Pariah |
Parody Assistance - TV Tropes
*"When is Weird Al gonna do 'Like a Surgeon'?"*
A great honor for anyone working on a parody is when the creator or anyone else involved with the original goes beyond granting the parodist permission (and even
*enjoying* said work) and instead actually helps them out with their parody. Th... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyAssistance |
Kent Brockman News - TV Tropes
To be fair, it is a pretty awesome graphic.
*"Ladies and gentlemen, we've just lost the picture, but
what we've seen
speaks for itself. The Corvair spacecraft has apparently been taken over 'conquered' if you will by a master race of giant space ants. It's difficult to tell from this van... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyNews |
Satire/Parody/Pastiche - TV Tropes
There seems to be confusion here, elsewhere on the internet and in the wider world about what
*satire* actually is.
To help make things a little less complicated, here's a handy-dandy breakdown of three useful words for you to cut out and keep.
**Parody** (also "Spoof")
Parody is the... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodySatirePastiche |
Parodied Trope - TV Tropes
Sometimes it's just fun to make fun of a trope. It's fun to screw around with it or find the humor in those tropes. Thus we have the Parodied Trope.
Writers can even spoof their own tropes as a form of Self-Deprecation.
Sometimes this comes in the form of an Exaggerated Trope, or even a Down... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodiedTrope |
Parodied Trope - TV Tropes
Sometimes it's just fun to make fun of a trope. It's fun to screw around with it or find the humor in those tropes. Thus we have the Parodied Trope.
Writers can even spoof their own tropes as a form of Self-Deprecation.
Sometimes this comes in the form of an Exaggerated Trope, or even a Down... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Parodied |
Parody Tropes - TV Tropes
Parodies, also called spoofs, imitate the mannerisms, style or appearance of a work in a silly way for comic effect.
Of course, there's more than "pun" type of comedy...
See also Meta Trope Intro for a comparison with many other ways that a trope can be used.
**Categories:** | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyTropes |
Parody Commercial - TV Tropes
*"FUCK YOU, BALTIMORE! If youre dumb enough to buy a new car this weekend, youre a big enough schmuck to come to Big Bill Hells Cars!*
This comedy trope is a kissing cousin of both the Show Within a Show and the Commercial Switcheroo. Typically placed immediately at the end of a segment, ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyCommercial |
Courier - TV Tropes
*"A courier came to the battle once bloody and loud *
And found only skin and bones where he once left a crowd"
—
**Remember the Alamo**
You need something delivered to or across a barren Polluted Wasteland, deadly jungle, or simply a dangerous urban environment. The Internet or phone isn't going t... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParKourier |
Parent Service - TV Tropes
**Frollo:** "Look at that disgusting display!" **Phoebus:** "Yes, sir!" *"It's a show that the kids can enjoy because of the cartoony action, and Dad can enjoy because he's a big ol' pervert!"*
Parent Service is a G-rated form of fanservice, where an all-ages work throws in a bit of mild sex... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentService |
Murder in the Family - TV Tropes
Familicide, or the killing of one's own family members, especially your spouse, progeny, or parents, has always been viewed poorly in most societies, though in some cases there were exceptions.
For instance, in Ancient Greece and Rome the practice of leaving a newborn child to die of e... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Parricide |
Parody Product Placement - TV Tropes
**Bugs Bunny:**
Is this [Wal-Mart] a mirage? Or just product placement?
**Daffy Duck:**
Hey, who cares? With shopping convenience at such low prices!
Product Placement is a fixture in media, for good or ill. Like any pervasive concept, especially one that is criticized so often, wr... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyProductPlacement |
Parody Religion - TV Tropes
Touched By His Noodly Appendage.
I am a Ronald Reagan-Carl Sagan-San Diegan-Pagan.
Every other Tuesday though, I worship Israels Begin.
My sect is quite a singular one, my feelings are devout.
I want my group known round the school, I want to have some clout.
— A Filk Song
named Ronald Reag... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyReligion |
Parody of Evolution - TV Tropes
And it took you thousands of years to notice?
Being something of a hot topic, evolution has been a popular target for satire and parody.
The easiest way to do this is to take Rudolph Zallinger's illustration: March of Progress and draw something else over it. Instant Parody!
The other w... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyOfEvolution |
Redundant Parody - TV Tropes
*"This is one of those moments where I think, 'Oh, is my stock joke about one of the strips I cover really accurate?' and then realize 'Yes, its more horribly accurate than I could ever have wanted it to be.'"*
Parodies are hard to write if you're unfamiliar with the original work. Sometim... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyFailure |
Parrot Pet Position - TV Tropes
Ash's shoulder should be killing him by now.
*"She flaunts it on her shoulder, like... like an exotic bird! By tonight, *
all of Paris
* will be *
wanting one!
*"*
A Loyal Animal Companion who rides on its human companion's shoulder. Though it can hitch a ride on its human companion's h... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParrotPetPosition |
Parody Names - TV Tropes
Who knows how the idea got started that, when making The Parody, it is innately funny to replace each character's original name with a silly one that rhymes or sounds similar. But get started it did.
This does make sense from a certain vantage point. After all, if — for copyright and/or tradem... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyNames |
Parody Sue - TV Tropes
The Mary Sue trope is the butt of a lot of jokes, and it's not hard to see why: it's
*fun* to make fun of. Who doesn't love to pick apart these indulgent, immortal and blessed Author Avatars? But wouldn't it be even *more* fun to create an intentional Sue and play it for comedy?
A Parody Sue int... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodySue |
Partial Nudity Tropes - TV Tropes
See how much skin is shown, and how much is not shown.
Basically, tropes that have one purpose: how much skin can clothing show before it's considered indecent.
Of course the amount will vary among cultures, yet any degree is still appealing, which is one of the main reasons these tro... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PartialNudityTropes |
Partially-Concealed-Label Gag - TV Tropes
A comedy device where a character misjudges the meaning of a sign or banner because part of it is concealed. This leads to them making a wrong decision which they soon have to regret with hilarious results.
Compare Signs of Disrepair, where certain letters of the sign are miss... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PartiallyConcealedLabelGag |
Parody Retcon - TV Tropes
Lesson learned: Don't sleep with your Literature professor.
*"I contend that making a film that's only part satire is hedging your bet, in a sense saying 'if you like it and think it's good, then it's a good movie. If you think it stinks, then I meant it to be funny.' It's the coward's way to... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyRetcon |
Semi-Divine - TV Tropes
*"Open your eyes, let's begin. *
Yes, it's really me, it's Maui: breathe it in!
I know it's a lot: the hair, the
**bod!**
When you're staring at a demigod!"
A character that's not a fully supernatural being (such as a god, angel, demon, spirit in general, abomination, etc.), but has a touch of ... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PartAbomination |
Parody Episode - TV Tropes
A form of Formula-Breaking Episode. When a show, usually a comedy, abandons its usual format and spends most of the episode as a parody of another show, book, television show, movie, or genre. Popular, timeless, children's fantasy films are always the most targeted for this format, as they'r... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyEpisode |
Parrot Expo-WHAT? - TV Tropes
Like Parrot Exposition, but the expositor can't even finish the word. Even if it is easy to remember. Also used when someone says a big word, like Palaeo-whatisit. Sometimes used out of spite, and sometimes used out of disbelief. A common form of verbal Oh, Crap!. Often used in Advertisin... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParrotExpoWhat |
Parody Displacement - TV Tropes
Above: A YouTube
upload of the song "Jeopardy". Below: Weird Al's
parody. Notice how the parody has almost four times the views.
*"Spoof films used to be so good that they'd eclipse the movies they spoofed."*
When a parody has become more popular than the property that it's a parody of,... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodiedUp |
Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Death - TV Tropes
*All morning, before the tornado, it had rained. The day was dark and gloomy. The air was heavy. There was no wind. Then the drizzle increased. The heavens seemed to open, pouring down a flood. The day grew black
*
—
**Article from the **
*St. Louis Post-Dispatch* descr... | https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PartlyCloudyWithAChanceOfDeath |
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