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* LiveOnStage: A show, usually based on a children's franchise, that is temporary and is usually produced on [[NoBudget a limited budget]].
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* SwearWordPlot: A child character accidentally learns a swear word, only to learn that it's not nice to swear.
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* FriendshipSong: The characters sing a song about friends.
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* SesameStreetCred

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* SesameStreetCredSesameStreetCred: A celebrity has a guest role on a children's television show.



* WrapUpSong

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* WrapUpSongWrapUpSong: The show closes each episode with a particular song.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: The villain dies in the most subtle way possible.

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* DisneyVillainDeath: The villain dies in the most subtle way possible.by falling from a height.
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* DemographicallyInappropriateHumour: A joke that is inappropriate for a children's audience.
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* AsinineAlternateActivity: Sets up a conflict between what the kid wants to do and what they're allowed to do.
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* InjectionPlot: A child needs to get a shot.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: When children's media contains questionable content that some people may find inappropriate for its target audience.
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A list of tropes that are unique to children's shows, that tend not to occur (or occur rarely, or for ironic reasons) in adult shows.

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A list of tropes that are unique to children's shows, that tend not to occur (or occur rarely, or for ironic reasons) in adult shows.
shows. Compare SaturdayMorningCartoon and SaturdayMorningKidsShow.
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* GettingReadyForBedPlot: A story about a character's bedtime routine.
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* LivingDustBunies: Dust bunnies are depicted as animals.

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* LivingDustBunies: LivingDustBunnies: Dust bunnies are depicted as animals.
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The dust bunny trope often occurs in children's shows, so I added it here.

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* LivingDustBunies: Dust bunnies are depicted as animals.
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* FoodBasedSuperpowers: A character has weird superpowers centered around food.
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per Trope Repair Shop, Jerkass Facade is being cut in favor of Hidden Heart Of Gold / Jerk With A Heart Of Gold.

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* TheDinnermobile: Food-shaped cars appear quite a bit throughout children's media.
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* MonikerAsEnticement: A child is forced to do a certain task by being told that they'll be given a special title if they do it correctly.
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* PrincessProtagonist: Not exclusive to kids shows, but ubiquitous in stories aimed at little girls.
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* SlowAndSteadyWinsTheRace
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* WrapUpSong
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There are many adult shows that use these tropes


* AdultsAreUseless: Adults are portrayed as bumbling idiots who hardly know better than children and as such remain unhelpful to them.



* ChildrenAreInnocent: Children are devoid of malice intent and unaffected by the world's cruelty.



* KidsAreCruel: Kids are bullying monsters to the less superior.
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* EverybodyLaughsEnding
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* DisneyDeath: A character appears to die, but it is quickly revealed that they have actually survived.

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* DisneyDeath: A character appears to die, but it is quickly then revealed that they have actually survived.
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* DisneyDeath: A death that is devoid of graphic depictions in order to not traumatize the audience.

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* DisneyDeath: A death character appears to die, but it is quickly revealed that is devoid of graphic depictions in order to not traumatize the audience.they have actually survived.
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** [[SesameStreetCred/SesameStreet the trope naming show's own page]]

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** [[SesameStreetCred/SesameStreet the The trope naming show's own page]]
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** SesameStreetCred/Sesame Street (the trope naming show's own page)

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** SesameStreetCred/Sesame Street (the [[SesameStreetCred/SesameStreet the trope naming show's own page)page]]
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** SesameStreetCred/Sesame Street (the trope naming show's own page)

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* AdultsAreUseless

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* AdultsAreUselessAdultsAreUseless: Adults are portrayed as bumbling idiots who hardly know better than children and as such remain unhelpful to them.



* AmusingInjuries
* AnAesop
** CaptainObviousAesop

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* AmusingInjuries
AmusingInjuries: Injuries that are PlayedForLaughs.
* AnAesop
AnAesop: A lesson delivered at the end of an episode, typically meant to encourage the audience.
** CaptainObviousAesopCaptainObviousAesop: A lesson that was incredibly obvious that it didn't even have to be pointed out.



* BalloonBurstingBird
* BathsAreFun
* ChildrenAreInnocent
* CompetenceZone
* DeliberatelyCuteChild

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* BalloonBurstingBird
BalloonBurstingBird: Birds' peckers pop balloons.
* BathsAreFun
BathsAreFun: Bathing is considered fun due to bubble baths and bath toys.
* ChildrenAreInnocent
BigStupidDoodooHead: Character makes childish insults because anything beyond would be considered offensive.
* CompetenceZone
BreakingTheFourthWall: Character speaks to the audience.
* DeliberatelyCuteChildChildrenAreInnocent: Children are devoid of malice intent and unaffected by the world's cruelty.
* ChildrenAreSpecial: Children have feats that are exclusive to them.
* CompetenceZone: A certain age range is portrayed as competent while others are useless.
* CurseCutShort: Swear words are cut off midway through.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: A child uses their endearing nature as a manipulation tactic.
* DisneyDeath: A death that is devoid of graphic depictions in order to not traumatize the audience.
* DisneyVillainDeath: The villain dies in the most subtle way possible.



* FourthWallGreeting
* FreePrizeAtTheBottom
* GirlsHaveCooties
* GoToYourRoom

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* FourthWallGreeting
FourthWallGreeting: A character breaks the fourth wall by greeting the audience.
* FreePrizeAtTheBottom
FreePrizeAtTheBottom: Cereal boxes contain free prizes.
* GirlsHaveCooties
GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Because, the more mature the media, the more they can get away with.
* GoToYourRoomGirlsHaveCooties: Girls and boys are portrayed in separate social circles on account of the former carrying a virus.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Euphemisms are used in place of foul language.
* GoToYourRoom: A parent punishes their child by sending them to their room.



* GreenEyedMonster
* GroundedForever

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* GreenEyedMonster
GreenEyedMonster: Envy is relative to evil.
* GroundedForeverGroundedForever: A character is grounded for an obstructive time period.



* KidDetective
* KidHero
* KidsAreCruel

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* KidDetective
KidDetective: Children who are detectives.
* KidHero
KidHero: Children and teenagers who are portrayed as heroic.
* KidsAreCruelKidsAreCruel: Kids are bullying monsters to the less superior.



* LittleProfessorDialog

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* LittleProfessorDialogLittleProfessorDialog: Child speaks in very adult vocabulary.



* NeverSayDie
* NobodyCanDie

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* NeverSayDie
NeverSayDie: "Die" is such a strong word that it is in need of a euphemism.
* NobodyCanDieNobodyCanDie: Death is portrayed as impossible or incomprehensible to make a work more family-friendly.



* PuppyLove: Prepubescent children who fall in love.



* SiblingYinYang
* SimplemindedWisdom

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* SiblingYinYang
SiblingYinYang: Siblings' whose personalities contrast one another.
* SimplemindedWisdomSimplemindedWisdom: Wise words come from naive mouths.



* WrapUpSong
* YouAreGrounded

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* WrapUpSong
* YouAreGrounded
YouAreGrounded: Grounding as a form of punishment.
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* WrapUpSong
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majority of examples on trope page are from kid-oriented media

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* TheTonsillitisEpisode
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* KidsPlayMatchmaker

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