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* AsideGlance: A {{take}} of a fictional character looking at the FourthWall.
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* AsideGlance: A {{take}} [[TheTake Take]] of a fictional character looking at the FourthWall.
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* GoldenMoment: A moment where AnAesop is delivered in a Sitcom, with {{Glurge}}.
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* LessonOfTheDaySpeech: A moment where AnAesop is delivered, possibly with {{Glurge}}.
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* RelationshipLabelingProblems: Characters have some sort of romantic/sexual relationship going on, but can't figure out what to call it.
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* CaughtUpInARobbery: A character is unexpectedly caught in the middle of a robbery.
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* {{Hellistics}}: Unrelated events turn out to be connected with each other just to screw over the character(s).
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* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople
TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: {{Living prop}}s who appear in party/dance scenes.
*AnnoyingYoungerSibling
AnnoyingYoungerSibling: A younger sibling who annoys their older sibling(s).
*BrattyTeenageDaughter
BrattyTeenageDaughter: A selfish, whiny teenaged daughter.
*BumblingDad
BumblingDad: This family man is kind of a moron.
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CousinOliver: A young character brought in to liven up an aging cast.
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* SitcomCharacterArchetypes
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* DropInLandlord
DropInLandlord: Landlord as a device to insert a wacky older character into a younger ensemble cast.
*DumbassTeenageSon
DumbassTeenageSon: A [[TheDitz stupid]] teenage son.
*DysfunctionalFamily
DysfunctionalFamily: This family only shares blood and mutual enmity.
*FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife
FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: In married couples, WomenAreWiser and MenAreChildish.
*HenpeckedHusband
HenpeckedHusband: The woman in the relationship calls the shots.
*ObnoxiousInLaws
ObnoxiousInLaws: The In-Laws are not friendly people.
*PointyHairedBoss
PointyHairedBoss: The boss is incompetent and irrational.
*SitcomArchNemesis
SitcomArchNemesis: A MainCharacter dislikes and constantly squabbles with another person.
*SitcomCharacterArchetypes
SitcomCharacterArchetypes: A list of stock character archetypes found in sitcoms.
*TokenBlackFriend
TokenBlackFriend: The TokenBlack friend of TheHero.
*TokenWhite
TokenWhite: Predominantly diverse cast has a mandatory white person.
*UglyGuyHotWife
UglyGuyHotWife: Gorgeous woman is married to an unattractive man.
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WeaselCoWorker: An unreliable coworker avoids punishment because they are eloquent.
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* AwfulWeddedLife
AwfulWeddedLife: A miserable marriage full of bickering and passive-aggression.
*TheCouch
TheCouch: The main cast often sits together in a large coach.
*FriendsRentControl
FriendsRentControl: The cast's housing space is implausibly large for their financial means.
*PotteryBarnPoor
PotteryBarnPoor: Even poor households have fancy interior design.
*StandardOfficeSetting
StandardOfficeSetting: Stock white-collar workplace with stationery and various employees laboring in the same room.
*StandardizedSitcomHousing
StandardizedSitcomHousing: Stock open-plan, two-story house.
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WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: A work's setting is never pinned down, and may change as the plot sees fit.
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* EstablishingShot
EstablishingShot: Wide shots of scenery meant to provide context.
*ExpositoryThemeTune
ExpositoryThemeTune: A theme song whose lyrics describe the show.
*HalfHourComedy
HalfHourComedy: Comedy show airs in a half-hour format.
*LaughTrack
LaughTrack: Synthesized laughter used to denote the parts the creators think you should laugh at.
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SocialSemiCircle: Characters always face the camera when sitting around a table.
*StrictlyFormula
StrictlyFormula: Main plotline of every episode is basically the same.
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StudioAudience: Audience present while filming a show.
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ThreeCameras: A show is shot with three simultaneous cameras. StudioAudience optional.
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* DeadPetSketch: Someone is asked to take care of a pet. Pet dies. Said someone gets a GoldFishReplacement to cover up. It fails.
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* DeadPetSketch: Someone is asked to take care of a pet. Pet dies. Said someone gets a GoldFishReplacement ReplacementGoldfish to cover up. It fails.
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* AbuseOfReturnPolicy
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* NotReallyMarriedPlot
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* AbuseOfReturnPolicy
AbuseOfReturnPolicy: Purchased item is returned to the store after using it to avoid payment.
*AesopAmnesia
AesopAmnesia: Characters learn an important lesson, and then forget it to [[StatusQuoIsGod maintain the status quo]].
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BrokenTreasure: A character breaks someone else's treasured possession and then tries to fix it before the other person notices.
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CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Any form of rule-breaking is TemptingFate.
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CaughtComingHomeLate: A character is caught upon return after sneaking out at night.
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ContinuityCreep: A series with [[NegativeContinuity no continuity]] gradually gets one.
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CounterZany: Retaliating from a ZanyScheme with another zany scheme.
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DeadPetSketch: Someone is asked to take care of a pet. Pet dies. Said someone gets a GoldFishReplacement to cover up. It fails.
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DinnerAndAShow: Sitcom family gets together for dinner. HilarityEnsues.
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DinnerWithTheBoss: The boss comes over for dinner.
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DoomedAutographedItem: Autographed items are prone to being lost or destroyed.
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EscalatingWar: CycleOfRevenge but PlayedForLaughs and with {{Disproportionate Retribution}}s.
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FawltyTowersPlot: A lie gets held up by more lies and eventually implodes.
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ForgotToPayTheBill: A utility or other service is shut off because payment has not been received.
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GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: No job security whatsoever; you can get fired for any (or no) reason at all.
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JustOneExtraTicket: A character has one extra ticket for an event, so they must choose who to invite.
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NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Frequent job changes by a character to fill a plot purpose.
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NotReallyMarriedPlot: A married couple finds out that due to technicalities, they are not legally married.
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OneHourWorkWeek: A character supposedly has a full-time job. [[InformedAbility We rarely ever see them actually go to it.]]
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OfficeSports: People in a StandardOfficeSetting engage in horseplay utilizing nearby items.
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ShowerOfAwkward: A character awkwardly walks in on another character in the shower. [[CringeComedy Cringe]] HilarityEnsues.
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ASimplePlan: Plans never go as smoothly as you ''thought'' they would.
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SnapBack: Events return to the status quo between episodes, without any explanation as to why.
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* SoulCrushingDeskJob
SoulCrushingDeskJob: A character has a menial job that pays well enough, but loathes it very much.
*StatusQuoIsGod
StatusQuoIsGod: Almost everything stays the same about the series, no matter what.
*SwivelChairAntics
SwivelChairAntics: Chairs that swivel are fun to mess around with.
*TwoTimerDate
TwoTimerDate: A character runs back and forth from one date to another.
*VerySpecialEpisode
VerySpecialEpisode: An unusual episode in a light-entertainment series that suddenly tackles a serious issue.
*WeWantOurIdiotBack
WeWantOurIdiotBack: The characters want the idiot among their group to be back.
*WeWantOurJerkBack
WeWantOurJerkBack: The cast liked someone more when they were a {{jerk}}.
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WildTeenParty: With their parent(s) away, teenagers arrange a secret party which typically gets out of hand.
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YourDoorWasOpen: No one questions someone who just walks into a stranger's house.
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ZanyScheme: The character(s) go through with a [[AdverblyAdjectiveNoun ridiculously convoluted plan]].
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* AsideGlance
AsideGlance: A {{take}} of a fictional character looking at the FourthWall.
*EverybodyLaughsEnding
EverybodyLaughsEnding: An episode ends with everyone laughing.
*GoldenMoment
GoldenMoment: A moment where AnAesop is delivered in a Sitcom, with {{Glurge}}.
*FunnyFlashbackHaircut
FunnyFlashbackHaircut: A {{flashback}} shows that a character had silly-looking hair.
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SeinfeldianConversation: A detailed conversation about mundane things.
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SubvertedSitcom: A work uses the wholesome classic sitcom aesthetic before revealing dark or surreal material.
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The {{Sitcom}} is a staple of English-language TV, so much so that it has a distinctive body of tropes associated with it. Subgenres can be found on the Sitcom page itself. See also {{Episodes}} for other tropes that can happen in sitcoms.
Subindex of ComedyTropes.
!!Tropes commonly found in sitcoms:
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[[AC: Stock Characters]]
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* BumblingDad
* CousinOliver
* DropInCharacter
* DropInLandlord
* DumbassTeenageSon
* DysfunctionalFamily
* HenpeckedHusband
* ObnoxiousInLaws
* PointyHairedBoss
* SitcomArchNemesis
* SitcomCharacterArchetypes
* TokenBlackFriend
* TokenWhite
* UglyGuyHotWife
* WeaselCoWorker
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* AwfulWeddedLife
* TheCouch
* FriendsRentControl
* PotteryBarnPoor
* StandardOfficeSetting
* StandardizedSitcomHousing
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield
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* EstablishingShot
* ExpositoryThemeTune
* HalfHourComedy
* LaughTrack
* SocialSemiCircle
* StrictlyFormula
* StudioAudience
* ThreeCameras
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* AesopAmnesia
* ASimplePlan
* BrokenTreasure
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin
* CaughtComingHomeLate
* ContinuityCreep
* CounterZany
* DeadPetSketch
* DinnerAndAShow
* DinnerWithTheBoss
* DoomedAutographedItem
* EscalatingWar
* FawltyTowersPlot
* ForgotToPayTheBill
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity
* JustOneExtraTicket
* NewJobsAsThePlotDemands
* NotReallyMarriedPlot
* OneHourWorkWeek
* OfficeSports
* ShowerOfAwkward
* SnapBack
* StockSitcomGrandFinale
* SoulCrushingDeskJob
* StatusQuoIsGod
* SwivelChairAntics
* TwoTimerDate
* VerySpecialEpisode
* WeWantOurJerkBack
* WildTeenParty
* YourDoorWasOpen
* ZanyScheme
* ZanySchemeChicken
[[AC: Other]]
* AsideGlance
* EverybodyLaughsEnding
* GoldenMoment
* SeinfeldianConversation
* TwoLinesNoWaiting
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Subindex of ComedyTropes.
!!Tropes commonly found in sitcoms:
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[[AC: Stock Characters]]
* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* BumblingDad
* CousinOliver
* DropInCharacter
* DropInLandlord
* DumbassTeenageSon
* DysfunctionalFamily
* HenpeckedHusband
* ObnoxiousInLaws
* PointyHairedBoss
* SitcomArchNemesis
* SitcomCharacterArchetypes
* TokenBlackFriend
* TokenWhite
* UglyGuyHotWife
* WeaselCoWorker
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* AwfulWeddedLife
* TheCouch
* FriendsRentControl
* PotteryBarnPoor
* StandardOfficeSetting
* StandardizedSitcomHousing
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield
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* EstablishingShot
* ExpositoryThemeTune
* HalfHourComedy
* LaughTrack
* SocialSemiCircle
* StrictlyFormula
* StudioAudience
* ThreeCameras
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* AesopAmnesia
* ASimplePlan
* BrokenTreasure
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin
* CaughtComingHomeLate
* ContinuityCreep
* CounterZany
* DeadPetSketch
* DinnerAndAShow
* DinnerWithTheBoss
* DoomedAutographedItem
* EscalatingWar
* FawltyTowersPlot
* ForgotToPayTheBill
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity
* JustOneExtraTicket
* NewJobsAsThePlotDemands
* NotReallyMarriedPlot
* OneHourWorkWeek
* OfficeSports
* ShowerOfAwkward
* SnapBack
* StockSitcomGrandFinale
* SoulCrushingDeskJob
* StatusQuoIsGod
* SwivelChairAntics
* TwoTimerDate
* VerySpecialEpisode
* WeWantOurJerkBack
* WildTeenParty
* YourDoorWasOpen
* ZanyScheme
* ZanySchemeChicken
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* AsideGlance
* EverybodyLaughsEnding
* GoldenMoment
* SeinfeldianConversation
* TwoLinesNoWaiting
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