>something expectingly unexpected happens >character looks

*whipcrack*

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>character(s) pull of a stunt that leaves them hurt or injured or should've pissed someone off
>that
>was
>AWESOME

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>Character gets ass whooped and his house explodes and he is left a miserable mess covered in blood and ash and shit
>quips, "okay I *probably* deserved that

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>Makes 4th wall joke
>Points out 4th wall break

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>>91253125
>At least it couldn't get any worse!
>It starts raining

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>You know they say about hitting rock bottom; the only way to go from here is UP!

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>it's another FUCKING trope thread

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>>91259711

>>91256352
>stupid overused trope happens
>"Wow, I can't believe THAT actually happened! What is this, a cartoon?"

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>last minute of the movie before credits
>dance party/reward ceremony/wedding
>quirky sidekick character and girl lock eyes
>she shares some physical traits/clearly share some interests
>she bats her eyes
>SHE WILL NEVER NOT BAT HER EYES
>they kiss/embrace/dance together to imply he won't be alone in life like the rest of us

>>91261894
That always grinds my gears too.

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>are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Gumball does a good job making fun of this

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>>91263111
>"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
>*complete non-sequitur*

This shit's gotten so ubiquitous and predictable that I want them to start playing it straight again

>>91256184
>Daredevil biker/motorcycler jumps over an obstacle that should've killed him but he manages to pull it off
>Daredevil foolishly drives back up to the top of the ramp, loses his balance, and ends up falling down into the deathtrap anyway

WHY would you do this???

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>Cops up mere minutes after the crime is committed
>Arrest the hero despite knowing he'd never do something like this

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>>91253125
>Tomboy/bookworm is considered "one of the guys"
>Shows up to the dance/prom in a dress
>"OMG ______ is a girl?!?"

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>toon uses moderately long word
>English please

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>>91253125
>Lol I'm so random XD

>>91266173
>they use a simpler word
>he still doesn't know what it means

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>Female character shows kindness and friendliness to male character

>Male character acts like a dick because males can't share emotions

>>91260962
I can never escape this. It's in every cartoon, every anime, every game.

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>Heroes get the thing they were trying to get
>"It was almost... TOO easy..."
>suddenly 35 Russian soldiers bust into the room and point their guns at the heroes
>"Hey, hey! Easy guys. Surely we can talk about this?"

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>don't do the awfully specific circumstances or we will get in trouble
>cuts to character doing just that
>whoops

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>writer shamelessly puts his liberal views into the story and expects his readers to agree

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>>91268369
Fucking hate that
>I AM NOT DOING THAT THING
>THERES NO WAY I'M DOING THAT THING AND THERES NOTHING YOU CAN SAY OR DO THAT'LL MAKE ME DO THAT THING
>character is doing that thing in the next scene

>animated movie trailer
>something bad happens
>"Guys, I'M REALLY FREAKIN' OUT!"

why

>>91269270
>Character falls down a pit screaming
>Camera pans out and they're just on the ground screaming

>>91269317
>Character falls down a pit screaming
>"WE'RE STILL FALLING"

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>character is injured
>"Oh, that's gonna leave a mark!"

>bad guy is literally unbeatable
>gets beaten by the most innocuous, mundane way possible
Like punching the knife wound sustained as a baby, or saying their name backwards, or friendship.

>>91253125
Fuck off frogposter

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>>91270821
How unkind!

>>91270660
>Character gets thrown into a wall
>"Ow."
>Object hanging on the wall falls on them.
>"Ow."
>Shelf of objects fall on them.
>"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow."

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>we must stop the bag guy from getting the mcguffin or he'll be unstoppable

>they fail
>he's stoppable.

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>>91268385
>writer shamelessly puts his fetish into the story and expects his readers to not notice

>>91271780
>>91268385

zootopia

>character's tear drops on dead love interest and they miraculously come back to life

Give a me a single more overused trope

>>91271820

the power of friendship. duh.

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>old sage prophesies the villain's defeat
>villain dismisses it as fiction
>he's right

>>91270962
Fuck off frogposter

>"At least it's not raining"
>Gets stabbed

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>>91271940
Such incivility is not called for.

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>character falls
>fart noise

>>91269317
Alternatively

>Character falls into something shallow
>Their screams echo and fade like they fall into a deep pit

Though honestly I can't think of an example other than Billy & Mandy.