Tropescilloscope: Aluminum Christmas Trees

Sounds fictional, but does (or at least did) actually exist. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Accidental Misnaming Not So Stoic Plot Hole Parental Substitute Genre Shift Death of a Child No Ending Auto Erotica Black and Gray Morality A Date with Rosie Palms Country Matters Made of Explodium Romantic Comedy Stepford Smiler Wham Line All There in the Manual Beta Couple Morality Pet Martial Arts Movie Deconstruction Slasher Movie Heroic BSoD Action Girl Gorn Even Evil Has Standards Drill Sergeant Nasty Logo Joke Early Installment Weirdness Alpha Bitch Jump Scare Friend to All Children Unspoken Plan Guarantee Throwing Your Sword Always Works Gainax Ending Punny Name As Himself Expository Hairstyle Change Married to the Job Catch-Phrase Red Herring The Stinger Not So Different Knight Templar Ghost Fiction Meaningful Background Event Insult Backfire MacGuffin Undying Loyalty Does Not Like Shoes Time Skip Heroic Sacrifice Crucified Hero Shot Children Are Innocent Double Entendre What Happened to the Mouse? 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