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