>"Please tell me you didn't do X!"
>"Okay! I didn't do X."
>*Shows X being done*
>One/all but one of the characters run off at the first sign of trouble.
>They're not seen or mentioned again until the next episode.
>>90112292
>Character goes on a crazy rant
>The shot starts to slowly shift/distant instruments, such as beating drums or bagpipes, start to grow louder
>soothing classical music to emphasize the tragedy of the slow-motion shot of something being accidentally destroyed
>>90112292
>Underdog hero has an unorthodox skillset, allowing them to take on much stronger enemies as they can't predict the strategy
>Hero seems to be about to shoot villain, instead shoots object behind them to bring down their entire plan
>Hero incorporates goofy quirks into strategy or fighting style
>Characters imitate each other, bonus points if it's to trick villain
>Normal character has a past full of serious legal issues
>Plays it cool while their friends get creeped out by that
>>90112292
>someone does something fantastical in public
>nobody pays much attention
something i find hilarious about it
>>90112292
>the heroes go to a parallel dimension where good guys and bad guys are reversed
>>90114354
>character's meet the evil versions of themselves
>someone does something completely mundane in slow-mo and accompanied by bombastic music
>Fat character, "I'm not that fat!"
>Friends throw some stuff at him and the stuff starts to orbit around him
>>90113833
>>Hero seems to be about to shoot villain, instead shoots object behind them to bring down their entire plan
>"You missed."
>"Did I?
>>90114966
>>90113833
I like that, but I prefer
>"Get out of the way"
>Metaphors used unexpectedly in a literal sense
>>90115356
>"The business hit a wall, went up in smoke, and then went under."
>"Why are you talking in metaphors?"
>"I'm not. I crashed the van into a wall, it burst into flames, and then I had to drive it into a river."
>>90112292
>X and Y get in a situation or place where they can fuck.
>this is most conceivable if there a time skip ignoring them for a while.
>>90114923
Family Guy tier
>>90112292
>scene starts with characters watching TV
>something funny happens on the TV
>>90112292
Remember to cite your sources people!
>>90112292
>Character has horrible parent
>Character finds our parent is dying
>Despite themselves Charcter goes to visit parent
>Parent admits they are a fuck up and asks for Character's forgiveness
>Charcter forgives them moments before Parent dieI'm a sucker for melodrama
"Okay, I don't like you, and you don't like me."
"I like you."
>character mentions how annoying a trait is from a new character
>said character gets called out on actually living by that same trait
>everyone else agrees
>character gets mad but cannot deny it
bonus points if its a girl
>Cat and dog wage war against each other
>>90118007
>Character calls out abusive parent/guardian
>You'll be dead soon, and I won't miss you
Fuckin Butters.
>It's a multiverse/time travel episode where the characters see all sorts of crazy what-if scenarios/alternate versions of themselves
>>90114923
>Fat character gets [TRIGGERED] if anyone calls him fat and his allies use that to push the villains to call him fat to his face and send him into full berserk mode
>>90118216
I love this one
>>90114354
>Bonus points
>show has an douchebag character
>show does this plot
>parallel version of douchebag is the nicest guy ever to the point where the characters prefer parallel douchebag to own universe's douchebag
>douchebag has to trick them into keeping him
>>90117133
>it's a parody of an actual TV show
>the parody show is used as a running gag through the series
>Character is getting nervous
>Other character shuts them up with a kiss
>when a show subverts a trope you don't like in a way that isn't in your face and is actually subtly funny
Character looks directly at camera and breaks forth wall
>Character takes the shot
>Seems to miss
>'Target" gets smug as fuck
>They were really aiming for some item in the background and the smug guy is immediately BTFO.
>>90121144
>Think show's heading toward predictable cliche/going to take the easy way out
>It doesn't
>>90115051
End of Time is groovy as fuck.
>>90121214
>Character takes the shot
>Seems to miss
>'Target" gets smug as fuck
>BOOMERANGS, BITCH!
>>90112292
>Both protagonist and antagonist fight not because they want to stop the other but because they enjoy fighting as equals
>It's a tournament arc
>Character gives a grand, impassioned speech
>shot pans to reveal he hasn't been talking to anyone
>>90112458
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE0YKFVdzd0
>When a show makes a female character do something wrong unintentionally which sets off plot and people on /co/ get triggered when she doesn't grovel for forgiveness on-screen and bitch about her endlessly.
>>90123308
Nice try Mabes.
>>90123308
Causing the apocalypse, even unintentionally, is something that definitely fucking warrants groveling for forgiveness for.
>>90123308
Hi Alex
>Entire episode is from the point of view of/focuses on the villain instead of the protagonists
Always the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5T1W0CWmfc
>>90123413
Those are fun
>>90121242
Oh man is that great. Star vs did that to me recently(ish)
>watching show
>think it's going to do 'super predictable trope conclusion'
>think "I wish they'd do x y z instead but it's way too dark for this sort of show"
>show subverts trope and goes in the exact direction you wanted
>>90112458
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fFHtj2ut4Y
not /co/ but still the best
>"Everybody act natural!"
>>90125391
>one guy starts eating grass and mooing
>character doing something hysterical
>bgm and/or starts to play
>character shush the one who turns out to be source of the sound
Meta tropes like this always gets me
>>90126018
>and/or sfx
my bad
>>90112292
Ah, my favorite trope is when the asshole who is depressed is treated like an asshole by everyone around them. I mean, it's why I can't stand any of Rick and Morty's 'depressed Rick' stuff while I could easily watch Moral Orel and Bojack Horseman stuff for hours.
>comedy of errors/evil twin episode
>alter personality is just the main character with a shitty beard, or a sash, or something
>MC insists he doesn't know what's going on
>shit escalates, but they come to terms at end
>at the last second, alter ego/evil twin shows up
>"Oh hey guys. What'd I miss?"
>conflict culminating in seemingly-impossible checkmate scenario
>end episode abruptly
>next episode doesn't pick up on it
>event becomes an in-joke shoved in as many future episodes as possible without explaining how they got out of it
too bad I can't name a single one
>>90126277
TTG sort of did something like that. They announced Slade would be going to be in an episode. Come that episode they build up Slade and then skip to the Titans celebrating.
>For whatever reason character starts careening off of things
>The things they bounce off of light up like pinball bumpers even if there is no way for them to be able to do that
>protagonists disguise as each other doing dialect impressions and all to confuse the villains
>>90129344
>protagonists need to disguise themselves
>one protag's disguise is laughably poor, like with a groucho marx fake moustache and shit
>the villain sees through every disguise but his, and invites him into his confidence, thoroughly convinced by the terrible disguise
>>90123308
So... you like this?
>>90123413
>>90124648
10x better when they make a special villain themed intro
>>90128793
With a top down view making the entire scene looking like a pinball table.
>>90121726
>It's shonen shit
>Character falls
>The fall lasts way longer than it logically should
>It's a everyone thinks the apocalypse's coming episode
>>90131895
fuckin' this
>God strikes a blasphemer with lightning
>>90112670
>Guy and girl always at each other's throats throughout the series.
>Guy saves girl from trouble/certain death because either he has to or because he could
>Girl develops a crush but keeps it hidden
>Girl starts to act differently around guy; activly trying to piss him off or get in his business so she can interact with him more
>Something serious happens and girl finally admits liking the guy
>Guy and girl start to become a couple
I liked Jimmy and Cindy's relationship near the last few seasons because of this trope
Also
>MC and Main antagonist are always fighting
>New antagonist is after MC and is a bigger threat than old antagonist was.
>MC is about to lose to New antagonist when old antagonist shows up
>"If anyone is going to kill you, it will be me. Besides, I have this guy more than i hate you"
>MC and old villain team up to fight big bad
>>90132516
>something amazing is happening
>a character observes in awe
>"Lord don't strike me blind now"
>lightning strikes him
>when the flash is over he's left with black glasses and white cane
>Secondary villain takes down good guy from the back while he's fighting main antagonist
>Main antagonist is fucking pissed and saves the good guy by stopping backstabbing villain from dealing the finishing blow because I was fighting him you faggot
>>90133661
>>90118007Parent was faking death the whole timeParent leaves character out of their willParent takes character with them in the end
>character wears a poorly made disguise
>totally fools everyone around them, even the characters who typically see through their ploys.
>Bodyswap episode
>Their voices swap too
>>90114354
>the heroes go to a parallel dimension where good guys and bad guys are reversed
>one of the evil/good counterparts is literally the same as the normal character but with a goatee
>>90125423
>One guy pretends to be a tree to avoid being spotted
>He just picks up two twigs and stands still with arms outstretched
>It works
>Characters have to hide quickly
>They contort their bodies to perfectly match the form of random objects in the room and hide behind them
>>90134478
>Character needs to hide
>Jumps inside a painting and becomes a part of it
>Bonus points if he/she replaces a key figure in the painting
>character says/does something completely messed up
>"haha nice one. whats the real plan?"
>"oh...uh...yeah"
>underdog does amazing thing
>girl who cucked him wants him back
>tells her to fuck off
>characters who dont get along come to an understanding
>bonus if hero and villain
and the best
>broken burd learns to find joy again
>>90113833
Joseph Joestar?
>>90113833
You a One Piece fan by chance?
>villain is a mundane human
>pisses off the normally calm and in control metahuman protagonist to the point of getting a superpowered beatdown
I need more of this
>Final episode starts without intro
>Intro theme plays either during the final battle or good ending
>MC is in a compromising situation/accused of something terrible/is lied about in some way
>friends, family and love interests dont believe them
>MC suffers
>truth comes out
>regret and suffering for all!
I love this trope so much, and i dont know why
>Character lies about something and it looks like everyone's fallen for it for the entire episode
>At the end of the episode it turns out everyone knew he was lying but were just humoring him
One of my favorite gag is when something is happening in the background while other characters don't notice it.
https://youtu.be/kcmfXfAx0Fo
>>90137159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMxPwLl8JQ
>"No shut up, I'm not doing the thing"
>cut
>"I did the thing"
>It's a side character episode of what happens when the main characters are gone
>It's a food episode
>character is portrayed as dumb/lazy but is actually quite intelligent when the circumstances are right
>does this on purpose because its more fun than being practical
>weak character with useless powers turns out to be very powerful and a legitimate threat
>>90137560
>It's backstory episode on why the plot happened in the previous episode
>>90138475
>Tiny old man/woman that looks a bajillion years old and about to keel over and die at the slightest breeze is actually a badass martials arts expert that swiftly kicks anyone's butt if they disrespect them
>>90136036
That happens to be my least favourite trope. I prefer if every episode except maybe the first or recap eps begins with the intro and finishes with the outro + next ep preview.
>>90138499
>It's a lore episode where they reveal how the universe came to be
>It goes full meta and implies the real life show creators/artists/writers are the Gods of the universe
>>90138475
>Seemingly OP powers are weak
>Mundane abilities are God tier
>the villain finally pushes the hero over the edge
>the hero gets pissed and starts wrecking the shit out of the villain's minions
>the villain actually gets scared of the hero after seeing what they're capable of
>the villain stands over the massacre they've committed and stares at the main villain with fire in their eyes
>"your'e next"
I legit cum at the line "your'e next" in any context.
>>90138475
>weak character who keeps jobbing gets the hottest girl in the series
>>90138875
Besides Krillin, who?
>>90138780
One of the best. Extra points if the character with the weak abilities became powerful precisely to make up for said weakness.
>>90120944
honorable mention for country mac
>>90133637
>>90132516
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zopk5af9_yg
>Hah! Nice try, jackass! Next time, give it your A-game!
>the goofy/dumb character is actually intelligent and depressed
>>90139296
>No Special Girl Friend
>Girl Friend
Subtle
>>90139296
hero academia pulled this rather recently, it's appropriately great.
>>90112292
>Second season introduces a villain far more threatening than the first season's villain
>They beat up both the heroes and the season 1 villain when they show up
>Now both the heroes and the season 1 villain are intimidated by the new guy
Bonus points if the original villain establishes an ineffectual rivalry with the new one.
>It's a female villain that seduces the male portags episode
>The female villains are usually overpowered and can't be stop normally even by other females
>Audible inane background chatter from other characters while one is talking
>protagonists constantly shittalking and bullying eachother
>everyone is a petty asshole to eachother
>>90140110
>the only one to see through it is the cynical depressed lonely asshole that you would think would be the most vulnerable to it
>>90114913
>parody another genre, like film noir or anime
>actually get it spot on and fill it full of homages
>Subtle comfy character throughout show
>Hints at ability throughout series
>First time SHOWING his strength, cum buckets.
Pic very much related
>Character makes movie references all the time until they run into the one guy who catches them and calls him out on it
>>90114966
>"Yes, you did."
>Hero looks behind villain
>He did miss
>>90123413
>Entire episode is from the point of view of/focuses on the villain instead of the protagonists
>find out the villain is actually a nice guy and does good things for his community/family
Doctor Doom is the best version of this and who made me love this trope.
>>90140347
>character is supposed to be a fan of something
>they actually express patrician-tier taste and knowledge regarding it
>Villain starts off threatening
>With time they become goofier and funnier
>One episode comes in which the villain has gone back to being 100% threatening
>>90140110
>Female seducing male episode
>The large loud fat guy is immune because he hates their voices and has a wife who he loves more
>>90141134
I think any show which has someone be immune to villainous seduction because of a pre-existing love interest is pretty cool.
>intention is to seduce and manipulate character
>character ends up being completely oblivious/disinterested/asexual
>>90141134How do you feel about him being killed off in Episode 3 of Season 5?
>>90140347
Duck Dodger's paorody of Samurai Jack was fucking great
>>90141339
You better not be pulling my string anon
If this is the case I just hope they make it worthwhile
>character on a bike skids to a stop doing the slide from Akira
>>90141339
I'm glad he's in it at allIs he the "human Jack kills" that they tease? I don't want him gone on a bad note
>>90141134
>>90141220
We need more of this
Being immune because you love someone else and care for that relationship
Nothing makes me more pissed than seeing episodes that only exist to break relationships
>>90141766TURTLES COUNT 'EM OFF!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKNbR41mX8
>>90141766
>character gets behind the wheel
>goes full initial d
seductress falling head over heels for an oblivious character.
>Character seemingly dies
>Next episode they come back and kick the villains ass
>>90142079
Reverse seduction is the best pairing
>Joke villain actually grows competent over time and becomes a legit threat
>"What could go wrong?"
>Title card: Everything goes wrong
>>90112292
>It's a Wacky Races parody episode
>scumbag protagonist fighting honorabru villain
>>90142645
ah, another Always Sunny fan.
>>90141991steven universe gets a lot of shit around /co/ but it does has its moments
>>90142841
Literally the only good part of the shithole that is Johnny test
Getting all the characters including villains to do some mundane race
They did it like 3 times
MC dies
>Big strong wife
>Meek small husband
I like extreme opposite couples
>It's a fetish episode
>It's YOUR fetish
Better yet
>This episode created your fetish
>Villain steals somebody else's work/plan
>The pay off was that it was actually shit and they get blamed for it
>>90145495
>>90139972
>Partial intangibility allowing someone to move their arms at incredible speeds with almost perfect control
I could see it. Hitting someone with a super-powered punch and becoming totally physical at the moment before the impact, but right as the contact occurs, your powers instinctively make you intangible to prevent taking the force of the blow. The world would explode for a second around you, and you would return to your normal state when the impact wore off and you were safe. Would probably have a stupid name like 'Ghost Hammer'.
>>90112398
>>One/all but one of the characters run off at the first sign of trouble.
This reminds me so much of the preview scene of Three Mouseketeers
Mickey: We'll save the princess or die trying!
[mick and goof run off, leaving donald]
Donald: ........die?
>>90114923
>literally posting a joke only family guy has done
k
>>90145914
source?
>>90146663
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
>>90146710
oh shit ive been meaning to give it a go
thanks senpai
>>90115356
THE best
>>90145495
>The Fairly Odd Parents episode where Timmy wishes every meal was Dessert
>>90121214
>>Character takes the shot
>>Seems to miss
>>'Target" gets smug as fuck
>"Look again, idiot!"
>target looks back, looking for where the arrow/ w/e went
>character starts frantically reloading the next shot
>>90145464
>talking animal cartoon
>cat x mouse or some other large predator/small prey
see >>90145914
>>90123308
Oh i know this one. Gravitifalls. I got it. I know this one
>"No one has ever talked to me like that!"
>Falls in love with who talked to them like that.
But when I do it, I'm a dick.And ugly.
>show uses subtitles when a foreign character speaks
>foreigner says something really long>subtitles: hi
>>90149680
>Foreigner says something in plain English
>Subtitles say something completely different than what he said
>Villain accosts random civilian
>said civilian is ridiculously casual about somebody popping into existence in front of him
Smooth move, Joey boy.
>See, I'm not like those weaker villians
>You can't distract me by tricking me into monologue-ing
>Villian proceeds to 150% distract themselves
>Bonus points if the hero's free themselves, check the time and do mundane things in the background before interrupting and leaving
>>90150323
>heroes raid the villain's fridge
>the /fit/ guy carefully tiptoeing offscreen with 3 cartons of eggs and two gallons of whole milk
>>90132063
I know where this pic is form. I'm kind of surprised I picked it up immediately
>episode has no dialogue
>story is told through expressions and music
Bojack Horseman
Reddit and memey
And Samurai Jack are the ones on top of my head
>>90151294
Which Rick and Morty episode was that?
>MotW show
>One MotW comes out of nowhere, is weird as fuck, and is never dwell upon or brought up again.
>>90151427
It wasn't a FULL episode. But at the end of the Unity episode when Ricktried to off himself.
>>90151612
Oh, ok. I thought I was blanking on an episode or something.
>>90146229
drawn together did it too
>"i was a jerk because you're better than me"
>"what?? I always thought YOU were better than ME"
Bonus points if the second person didn't even try to be better
>It's drag episode
>Male MC or friend has to dress up to cover for female character
>Bully/villain falls in love with MC because they like strong girls
or
>MC has to compete in a beauty pageant to win the grand prize
>MC wants to quit because bitchy girls
>Starts to get pump up because the main bitch insults him enough
>He and main bitch are in the finale
>He wins
>Pushes main bitch out of the way
>Has running mascara and crying like a girl
Not even into crossdressing but this type of episodes are always fun for me.
>Character 1: Are you ready?
>Character 2: No!
>Character 1 goes ahead and does the thing anyway.
>It's a locker scene
>Villain appears to have won
>They've dedicated so much of their life to defeating their nemesis they don't actually know what to do next
>Secretly glad when the hero turns out to be alive after all
>Character gives speech while zoomed in so we can't see who he's talking to
>He's in front of a mirror, seemingly by himself
>He turns to face off camera, revealing the intended audience was actually there
>>90154993
>>90154993
>Hero apparently dies
>Villain just settles down and opens a humble store
>Hero apparently comes back to life
>Villain kills everyone in the immediate vicinity, gets their costume back and goes straight back to trying to fucking kill the hero
I'm just saying black manta is great.
>>90155832
knew who you were talking about two lines in, love that autistic fuck
>>90155996
Is there anyone else with that kind of autistic level of hate other than this guy? Something about such pure hatred is magical.
>>90156127
Well, there's Reverse "I go back in time to push you downstairs, make you miss baseballs and erase your best friend from existence just because I hate you" Flash.
>>90156215
Oh yeah he's fantastic. Those "IT WAS ME BARRY! IT WAS ALL ME!" threads were hilarious.
>>90151294
pretty sure Spongebob has done this in 1-2 early episodes
>>90156486
The one episode with the paper. Spongebob was trying to get it off his lawn and ended up making a mess. Thats the only one i think
Good example
>>90140279
Ussop?
>>90150067
>>90149680
>foreigner has an accent but is otherwise completely understandable but still has subtitles
or:
>character speaks English but peppers in bits of foreign language for character thats perfectly understandable due to context
>every foreign word has subtitles
>>90123308
what happens if you tweet alex about this? do you get blocked, or does he type a funny face
>>90123339
>Causing the apocalypse, even unintentionally
>even unintentionally
Nah it doesn't.
>>90112670
That right there is my favorite.
>>90113833
>Usopp vs Perona
Fuck that was great.
>>90138475
>Strongest motherfucker in the universe
>Just sleeps all day, is a general slouch and is very passive
>>90123413
PPG did this so much I think S2 or 3 ended up having more villain episodes than hero ones.
>>90140110
>female villain must seduce/befriend male character
>male character is completely oblivious to her motives, but otherwise acts friendly
>villain ends up being too charmed by him to betray him at end of episode>BONUS
>she ends up joining party, no status quo resolution
>Aliens don't speak English
>Second rate villain continues to taunt protagonist
>Protag finally fucking snaps and starts beating the shit out of villian
>Villain is completely shocked at protags power
>Protag roughs him up so bad that the villain starts crying and pleading
>Protag only stops because someone hadd to snap him out of his berserk mode
>incredibly dangerous villain is introduced
>flashback shows they were just an average joe like everyone else
>you see them slowly progress into the threatening being they now are
>Character loses a fight easily, dissapears
>Said character comes back
>Gets taunted by the person who defeated him by using the same moved that thrashed him
>Uses a flashy move to wipe it out instantly
>>90157063
>Dios Mio Papi
>Protagonist and antagonist are both legitimately good people and would probably be great friends
>They fight because of an irreconcilable difference
JLU was so close to doing that with the Cadmus arc, but ultimately made Cadmus legit bad guys. I'm not sure I've ever actually seen this trope executed properly, it seems like they always cave and make one side the bad guys.
>music kicks in
>it's actually a character making the sound
>edited portion happens (ex:spinning newspaper)
>it's actually a character doing it
>>90149680
LAS CUCARACHAS PUEDEN ENTRAR, PERO NO PUEDEN SALIR.No sir, he doesn't like it.
>Fight with a concert in the background.
>Bonus points for unfitting music
>Bonus points for classical music/opera
>>90157195
Yah it does
>>90157195
being a cunt in general does. I think you can relate.
>>90114966
>>90158783
>>90141476
>Not with a Y7 rating you won't