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