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