Tropescilloscope: Adults Are Useless
Older characters aren't much help for the younger characters in this show. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Wretched Hive
Domestic Abuse
Adult Fear
Bond One-Liner
Decoy Protagonist
Conspicuous CG
Retcon
How We Got Here
Shirtless Scene
Mad Scientist
Evil Counterpart
Jerkass Has a Point
Bolivian Army Ending
Romantic False Lead
Daylight Horror
Anti-Hero
Genre Shift
The Smurfette Principle
Hope Spot
Say My Name
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Bottomless Magazines
Jump Scare
Camera Abuse
As the Good Book Says...
Refuge in Audacity
Flipping the Bird
FaceHeel Turn
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Only Sane Man
Adapted Out
Central Theme
You Have Failed Me
Dark and Troubled Past
Spiritual Successor
The Power of Love
True Companions
Rule of Funny
The Mafia
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Parental Neglect
Mr. Exposition
Riddle for the Ages
Loads and Loads of Characters
Villainous Breakdown
Shown Their Work
Sanity Slippage
Disguised in Drag
Token Minority
Running Gag
Together in Death
Ironic Echo
The '70s
Empathic Environment
Genre Throwback
Police Brutality
Race Lift
Pragmatic Adaptation
Bad "Bad Acting"
Red Herring
The Bad Guy Wins
Let's Get Dangerous!
Anguished Declaration of Love
Alpha Bitch
Bowdlerise
Death by Sex
The Ghost
My Beloved Smother
Hero of Another Story
Eldritch Abomination
"Awesome McCool" Name
The Faceless
Villain with Good Publicity
Beard of Evil
Half the Man He Used to Be
Casting Gag
Motor Mouth
Fanservice Extra
Big Applesauce
Dogged Nice Guy
Important Haircut
Pretty in Mink
Not Quite Dead
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Mugging the Monster
Action Genre
Black Comedy
Sole Survivor
Dumb Blonde
Even Evil Has Standards
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Manipulative Bastard
Accidental Murder
Papa Wolf
Put on a Bus
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
The Dreaded
Humans Are Bastards
The Lancer
Pimped-Out Dress
All Men Are Perverts
Poor Communication Kills
Black Dude Dies First
Pretty Little Headshots
Continuity Nod
Vomit Discretion Shot
Guile Hero
Chewing the Scenery
Killed Mid-Sentence
Hollywood Darkness
Adaptation Name Change
The Lost Lenore
'80s Hair
Insult Backfire
Informed Ability
Actually Pretty Funny
Chekhov's Skill
Brainless Beauty
Expository Hairstyle Change
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The Load
Light Is Not Good
Vitriolic Best Buds
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Malevolent Masked Men
Cruel and Unusual Death
Posthumous Character
Undying Loyalty
Actor Allusion
Call-Forward
Demonic Possession
Drill Sergeant Nasty
The Remake
Your Cheating Heart
A Minor Kidroduction
Asshole Victim
Storming the Castle
Death Seeker
Tap on the Head
What You Are in the Dark
Eiffel Tower Effect
Fanservice
Small Name, Big Ego
Covers Always Lie
Made of Iron
Amusing Injuries
Back from the Dead
And I Must Scream
Camp Gay
NO INDOOR VOICE
Shower Scene
Training Montage
Kill It with Fire
Big Bad
Only a Flesh Wound
Hero Antagonist
Deliberately Monochrome
Narrator
Gratuitous English
Evil vs. Evil
Sexy Discretion Shot
Department of Redundancy Department
The Cameo
Implacable Man
Our Zombies Are Different
Henpecked Husband
Karmic Death
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Artistic License Geography
Book-Ends
The Voiceless
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Black Comedy Rape
Really Gets Around
Black Best Friend
The Musical
The Casanova
Male Gaze
Author Appeal
Stuff Blowing Up
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Historical Villain Upgrade
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Star-Crossed Lovers
Slasher Movie
An Aesop
Italian Films
Hair-Trigger Temper
Bad Boss
Fake Shemp
Setting Update
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Twist Ending
Creative Closing Credits
French Films
Rule of Symbolism
Early-Bird Cameo
It's Personal
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Better to Die than Be Killed
Gilligan Cut
Here We Go Again!
Crazy Jealous Guy
Reckless Gun Usage
Depraved Bisexual
Only Known by Their Nickname
A Father to His Men
Plucky Comic Relief
Major Injury Underreaction
Adaptational Villainy
Mercy Kill
Rule of Cool
Black and Gray Morality
Crapsack World
Mundane Made Awesome
Never My Fault
Rated M for Manly
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Hell Is That Noise
Artistic License Military
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
The Smart Guy
Canadian Movies
Tranquil Fury
Broken Bird
Scary Black Man
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Chase Scene
Didn't Think This Through
20 Minutes into the Future
Lock and Load Montage
Brick Joke
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Berserk Button
Psycho for Hire
Hollywood Law
Laser-Guided Karma
The Chessmaster
Fan Disservice
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Overprotective Dad
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Bland-Name Product
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Super Strength
Cool Guns
One Steve Limit
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Wham Line
Boom, Headshot!
Fate Worse than Death
Would Hit a Girl
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Television Movie Index
Based on a True Story
Index of Film Westerns
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Mood Whiplash
Evil Laugh
War Is Hell
Dual Wielding
British Films
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
World of Ham
Dwindling Party
Not So Stoic
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
The Bully
One-Word Title
Evil Brit
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Chekhov's Gun
Reality Is Unrealistic
Drowning My Sorrows
Daddy's Girl
Bound and Gagged
Leave the Camera Running
Fatal Family Photo
Those Wacky Nazis
Honor Before Reason
Funny Background Event
Ms. Fanservice
Sadistic Choice
Chiaroscuro
Deadpan Snarker
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Make It Look Like an Accident
Jerkass
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Combat Pragmatist
Recycled IN SPACE!
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Age Lift
Shipper on Deck
Hate Sink
Disney Death
Fourth Date Marriage
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Film Noir
Darker and Edgier
Not So Above It All
Bloodless Carnage
Immune to Bullets
Ambiguously Gay
Adorkable
Cain and Abel
Bavarian Fire Drill
Anti-Villain
Slashed Throat
Final Girl
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Mama Bear
B-Movie
Call-Back
Parental Substitute
More Dakka
Fun with Acronyms
Determinator
Reasonable Authority Figure
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Toplessness from the Back
Shout-Out
Drives Like Crazy
Evil-Detecting Dog
Badass Longcoat
The Starscream
Coming-of-Age Story
Idiot Ball
Early Installment Weirdness
The '80s
Show Within a Show
Jerk Jock
Russian Films
No Antagonist
Adaptational Badass
Bittersweet Ending
Author Avatar
Card-Carrying Villain
Punny Name
Taking You with Me
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Developing Doomed Characters
Christmas Movies Index
Freeze-Frame Bonus
And Starring
Soft Glass
Rich Bitch
Credits Gag
Bare Your Midriff
Cool Old Guy
He Who Fights Monsters
Downer Ending
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Authority Equals Asskicking
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Historical In-Joke
Famous Last Words
Annoying Younger Sibling
Cool Old Lady
Gold Digger
Dark Action Girl
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Auto Erotica
Gorn
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Sacrificial Lion
The Place
Australian Movies
Adults Are Useless
Sci-Fi Horror
Heroic BSoD
Big Brother Instinct
Fiery Redhead
No Ending
Cat Scare
BFG
Big Damn Heroes
Mind Screw
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Pet the Dog
Every Car Is a Pinto
Defrosting Ice Queen
Mythology Gag
Celebrity Paradox
Mighty Whitey
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Anyone Can Die
Gainax Ending
Grievous Bottley Harm
Stylistic Suck
Flashback
Hoist by His Own Petard
Only in It for the Money
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Break the Haughty
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Anachronic Order
For the Evulz
Word of God
Brutal Honesty
For Want of a Nail
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Anachronism Stew
What Happened to the Mouse?
Catapult Nightmare
Parental Incest
Aside Glance
Match Cut
Smoking Is Cool
Took a Level in Jerkass
Comically Missing the Point
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Dissonant Serenity
Precision F-Strike
Big "NO!"
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Smug Snake
All Just a Dream
Man on Fire
Improbable Aiming Skills
Woman in White
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
The Chick
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Grey and Gray Morality
Guns Akimbo
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Artistic License Physics
Oh, Crap!
Artistic License Gun Safety
Pragmatic Villainy
Psychological Thriller
Dramatic Irony
Insane Troll Logic
Love at First Sight
Same Language Dub
The '60s
Take a Third Option
Curb-Stomp Battle
Wrong Genre Savvy
Frame-Up
Darkest Hour
Fat Bastard
Big Fancy House
Mystery and Detective Films
Blatant Lies
The Quiet One
Foregone Conclusion
Horror Films
Bury Your Gays
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Deconstruction
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Cat Fight
She Cleans Up Nicely
Children Are Innocent
Death Glare
Race Against the Clock
Gone Horribly Right
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
The Stoic
Cluster F-Bomb
Up to Eleven
Air-Vent Passageway
Works Set in World War II
The Alcoholic
Crucified Hero Shot
Slasher Smile
Death of a Child
Blackmail
Fantasy Films
Playing Gertrude
BrotherSister Incest
Alliterative Name
Adaptational Heroism
Award-Bait Song
Spiteful Spit
Too Dumb to Live
Cool Car
Taking the Bullet
Mistaken for Gay
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Dirty Cop
Villain Protagonist
Romantic Comedy
Take That!
Affably Evil
Adaptational Attractiveness
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Protagonist Title
The Ace
In Medias Res
Double Entendre
Bait-and-Switch
HeelFace Turn
The Film of the Book
Batman Gambit
Pyrrhic Victory
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Broken Pedestal
Logo Joke
Non-Indicative Name
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
All There in the Script
Not Using the "Z" Word
My God, What Have I Done?
Ominous Latin Chanting
Creepy Child
No-Sell
In the Back
Extremely Short Timespan
She's Got Legs
Closed Circle
MayDecember Romance
Knife Nut
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Dressing as the Enemy
Naked People Are Funny
Action Survivor
Off with His Head!
Visual Pun
Bond Villain Stupidity
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Jitter Cam
Epic Movie
Green-Eyed Monster
Room Full of Crazy
Funny Foreigner
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Big Eater
Defiant to the End
Film Series
After the End
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Manly Tears
Failed a Spot Check
Diabolus ex Machina
The Stinger
The Brute
Heroic Sacrifice
Fatal Flaw
Intrepid Reporter
Dark Is Not Evil
Ax-Crazy
Sports Stories
A God Am I
Antagonist Title
Heroes Want Redheads
Humiliation Conga
Bilingual Bonus
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Truth in Television
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Betty and Veronica
Stock Footage
Woman Scorned
Knight Templar
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Due to the Dead
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Face Death with Dignity
Only One Name
Video Credits
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Red Right Hand
Lampshade Hanging
Driven to Suicide
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Hong Kong Films
Genre Savvy
Re-Cut
Novelization
Totally Radical
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
From Nobody to Nightmare
Ambiguous Disorder
Evil Plan
Badass Bookworm
Fainting
Vampire Fiction
Redshirt Army
Rewatch Bonus
Kubrick Stare
Sequel Hook
Eye Scream
Disney Villain Death
Affectionate Parody
Those Two Bad Guys
Would Hurt a Child
Demoted to Extra
Captain Obvious
Composite Character
Music Stories
Have a Gay Old Time
German Films
Animal Motifs
The Cavalry
The Dragon
Canon Foreigner
Line-of-Sight Name
Eyepatch of Power
Break the Cutie
Intergenerational Friendship
Meet Cute
Soundtrack Dissonance
Whole Plot Reference
Abhorrent Admirer
My Greatest Failure
It Will Never Catch On
Badass Grandpa
Ascended Extra
Cold-Blooded Torture
Stalker with a Crush
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Madness Mantra
Evil Sounds Deep
Obviously Evil
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Made of Explodium
Random Events Plot
Bar Brawl
Ripped from the Headlines
The Sociopath
A Date with Rosie Palms
Action Prologue
Plot Hole
Deal with the Devil
Last-Name Basis
Sassy Black Woman
I Did What I Had to Do
Married to the Job
Imagine Spot
Does Not Like Shoes
Beta Couple
Dramatic Gun Cock
Greater-Scope Villain
Pay Evil unto Evil
Disappeared Dad
Corpsing
Red Shirt
Male Frontal Nudity
Insistent Terminology
Once More, with Clarity!
Accidental Misnaming
The Hero Dies
Science Fiction Films
Psychopathic Manchild
From Bad to Worse
Neck Lift
Properly Paranoid
Friend to All Children
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Real Life Writes the Plot
No OSHA Compliance
Reality Has No Subtitles
Bald of Evil
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Facial Horror
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Leitmotif
Tagline
Yandere
Country Matters
Title Drop
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Evil Is Hammy
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Manchild
Dies Wide Open
Damsel in Distress
Nice Hat
Destination Defenestration
Real Life
Those Two Guys
Artistic License Law
Bullying a Dragon
Beware the Nice Ones
Biopic
Moment Killer
The Oner
Love Triangle
Outrun the Fireball
Spanner in the Works
Freudian Excuse
Car Fu
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Creator Cameo
Body Horror
Animal Title Index
Eagleland
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Took a Level in Badass
Femme Fatale
Cowboy Cop
Artistic License History
The Ditz
Ghost Fiction
Extreme Doormat
Documentary
Irony
He Knows Too Much
Blood from the Mouth
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Dutch Angle
Worthy Opponent
Dramedy
Adaptation Distillation
I'm a Humanitarian
Heel Realization
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Handicapped Badass
Straight Gay
Blood Knight
Villain Ball
Thriller
Japanese Films
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Arch-Enemy
Fire-Forged Friends
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Historical-Domain Character
Serial Killer
The '50s
N-Word Privileges
Badass Boast
Parental Abandonment
Fish out of Water
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Karma Houdini
Big Bad Duumvirate
You Killed My Father
In Name Only
Large Ham
The Dog Bites Back
Cloudcuckoolander
The Great Depression
Ungrateful Bastard
Spared by the Adaptation
The Reveal
It Can Think
Villain Song
Dark Reprise
Mexican Standoff
Earn Your Happy Ending
Naïve Newcomer
Interrupted Suicide
Military and Warfare Films
Adaptation Expansion
Paper-Thin Disguise
Market-Based Title
Skewed Priorities
Framing Device
Agony of the Feet
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Overly Long Gag
Death by Adaptation
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
The X of Y
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Horror Comedy
Butt-Monkey
Trailers Always Spoil
Costume Porn
Broken Aesop
Everyone Has Standards
Unreliable Narrator
And the Adventure Continues
As You Know
Scenery Porn
Our Vampires Are Different
Serious Business
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Stepford Smiler
Maybe Ever After
Mooks
Laughing Mad
Punch-Clock Villain
Scenery Gorn
An Arm and a Leg
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Double-Meaning Title
Translation Convention
Missing Mom
Character Development
Loophole Abuse
All for Nothing
Evil Is Petty
Captain Ersatz
Mr. Fanservice
Alas, Poor Villain
The Hero
Happily Married
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Calling the Old Man Out
La Résistance
I Need a Freaking Drink
Never Found the Body
Death by Irony
Zombie Stories
Neck Snap
The Big Guy
Instant Death Bullet
Rule of Three
Older Than They Look
Dirty Old Man
Eureka Moment
This Is Gonna Suck
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Police are Useless
Distracted by the Sexy
Establishing Character Moment
Groin Attack
Time Skip
Cool Shades
Morality Pet
Dying Moment of Awesome
Improbable Weapon User
Meaningful Background Event
Foil
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Offscreen Teleportation
Almost Kiss
Meaningful Name
Foreshadowing
Stealth Hi/Bye
What the Hell, Hero?
Self-Deprecation
Noodle Incident
One-Man Army
Never Trust a Trailer
Good Is Not Nice
No Name Given
Bloodier and Gorier
Silent Movie
Tempting Fate
Retired Badass
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Get Out!
Gender Flip
Armor-Piercing Question
The '90s
Abusive Parents
Obfuscating Stupidity
Kick the Dog
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Unusual Euphemism
Curse Cut Short
Did Not Get the Girl
Spell My Name with an "S"
Retirony
I Have Your Wife
Enemy Mine
Rape as Drama
Becoming the Mask
Bloody Hilarious
Expy
As Himself
Reality Ensues
Stealth Pun
Arranged Marriage
The End... Or Is It?
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Hypocrite
Kids Are Cruel
Sir Swears-a-Lot
MacGuffin
Bring My Brown Pants
All There in the Manual
Villain Opening Scene
Product Placement
The Stoner
Revenge
Disproportionate Retribution
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Attempted Rape
Ship Tease
Fingore
Faking the Dead
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Badass in a Nice Suit
Drugs Are Bad
Big-Bad Ensemble
Be Careful What You Wish For
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Not So Different
Improvised Weapon
Deus ex Machina
Gory Discretion Shot
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Superhero
Monumental Damage
Kill 'em All
Contrived Coincidence
Meaningful Echo
The Vamp
Action Girl
Animated Credits Opening
Artistic License Biology
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Your Head A-Splode
Rousing Speech
Cassandra Truth
Not What It Looks Like
Babies Ever After
It's All About Me
Five-Man Band
An Axe to Grind
Catch-Phrase
Nothing Is Scarier
Faux Affably Evil
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Epic Fail
Crazy-Prepared
Amoral Attorney
Public Domain Feature Films
Redemption Equals Death
Left the Background Music On
The Mole
Nice Guy
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Politically Incorrect Villain
Historical Hero Upgrade
Homage
Dirty Coward
Awesome, but Impractical
Advertised Extra
Scare Chord
Hidden Depths
Sequel Escalation
Despair Event Horizon
Martial Arts Movie
Sinister Minister
Dull Surprise
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
The Alleged Car
Film Noir Index
Apocalypse How
Vacation Films
Badass Normal
Silence Is Golden
Easily Forgiven
Exact Words
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Ambiguous Ending
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Chekhov's Gunman
Wham Shot
Ass Shove
Sealed Evil in a Can
Fantastic Racism
Rasputinian Death
Bi the Way
The Atoner
Wicked Cultured
Lighter and Softer
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
The Un-Reveal
Adaptation Dye-Job
Arc Words
Hypocritical Humor