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* '''Exploited''': ???Christopher, Daphne, and Ellie use their family dynamic to their advantage. For example, they manipulate their parents into granting them special privileges or attention because they fulfill the traditional family structure.



* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is deconstructed to explore the potential challenges and dynamics within a family consisting of a son, a daughter, and a baby. It delves into the individual personalities, conflicts, and complexities that arise within such a family structure. The story may explore how societal expectations and stereotypes affect each family member and their relationships.
* '''Reconstructed''': After deconstructing the trope and examining its flaws, the story then reconstructs it in a way that highlights the positive aspects or finds a new way to embrace the traditional family dynamic. The characters may learn to appreciate and support each other despite their differences, and the narrative may emphasize the unique strengths that arise from having a son, a daughter, and a baby in the family.



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** When Daphne's actress leaves, Ellie is aged up and baby Franklin is born to Alice and Bob to keep the balance.



** Alice and Bob have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings 12 children]], 4 boys, 4 girls, and 4 babies.

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** Each family in the entire town has a son, a daughter, and a baby.
** Alice and Bob have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings 12 children]], 4 boys, 4 girls, and 4 the quadruplets babies.



** Alice and Bob both come from a culture where it is tradition for families to have at least 3 children, but they decide to stop at that number for financial reasons. Quite possibly, they already had the financial troubles at two children, explaining the age gap between the two older siblings and the younger one.

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** Alice and Bob both come from a culture where it is tradition for families to have at least 3 children, but they decide to stop at that number for financial reasons. Quite possibly, they already had the financial troubles at with two children, explaining the age gap between the two older siblings and the younger one.



** Alice and Bob’s children consist of 11 year old Ellie with twin babies Christopher and Daphne.

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** Alice and Bob’s children consist of 11 year old 11-year-old Ellie with twin babies Christopher and Daphne.



** When Christopher's actor leaves, Ellie is aged up and Franklin is born, leaving the show with two girls and a baby.
** Daphne comes out as transgender later in the show, leaving the family with two boys and a baby.

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** When Christopher's actor leaves, Christopher grows up and leaves the family, Ellie is aged up and Franklin is born, leaving the show with two girls and a baby.
** Daphne comes out as a transgender boy named Danny later in the show, leaving the family with two boys and a baby.



** Then Christopher comes out as transgender, leaving the family with a girl, a boy, and a baby again.
* '''Parodied''': When Alice and Bob find out that their second child is male as well, [[BlackComedy they abandon him in an orphanage and try for a girl again]].

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** Then Christopher comes out as transgender, a transgender girl named Christina, leaving the family with a girl, a boy, and a baby again.
* '''Parodied''': When Alice and Bob find out that their second child is male as well, [[BlackComedy they abandon him in an orphanage and try for a girl again]]. again]].
** Or they [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender raise him as a daughter instead.]]



* '''Lampshaded''': "Mom [[IWantGrandkids will be overjoyed]]: in nine months, there'll be the proper a boy, a girl and a baby family!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Mom [[IWantGrandkids will be overjoyed]]: in nine months, there'll be the a proper a boy, a girl girl, and a baby family!"



** Norma and Oscar have a son and a daughter, and are about to have a baby, but they decide on an abortion.

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** Norma and Oscar have a son and a daughter, Payton, and are about to have a baby, the next kids, but they decide on an abortion.



* '''Played for Drama''': A writer trying to create a biographical series about her early life has trouble getting a positive reception due to her family only having two girls. She has to struggle on deciding between accuracy and having a better chance of getting the show made.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Drama''':
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A writer trying to create a biographical series about her early life has trouble getting a positive reception due to her family only having two girls. She has to struggle on with deciding between accuracy and having a better chance of getting the show made.made.
** The story is set in a patriarchal country and is about a boy in the family who receives better conditions and treatment than his sisters, causing some level of insecurity or even the SiblingRivalry tension that tears them apart.
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* '''Discussed''': A character who is a sitcom writer laments about it feels to him that his show has to have this particular family structure for the show to be picked up.

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* '''Discussed''': A character who is a sitcom writer laments about that it feels to him that his show has to have this particular family structure for the show to be picked up.
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** Norma and Oscar have a son and a daughter, and is about to have a baby, but they decide on an abortion.

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** Norma and Oscar have a son and a daughter, and is are about to have a baby, but they decide on an abortion.
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** Alice and Bob have 12 children, 4 boys, 4 girls, and 4 babies.

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** Alice and Bob have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings 12 children, children]], 4 boys, 4 girls, and 4 babies.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Daphne leaves, Franklin is aged up, and baby Gretchen is born, restoring trope balance.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Daphne leaves, Franklin is aged up, and baby Gretchen is born, restoring trope balance.balance.
** Then Christopher comes out as transgender, leaving the family with a girl, a boy, and a baby again.

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* '''Enforced''': [[TruthInTelevision As with most of these examples,]] [[ExecutiveMeddling executives want to reach a wide range of audiences,]] and fear children [[GirlShowGhetto won't watch a show starring a character of the opposite gender.]]

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* '''Enforced''': [[TruthInTelevision '''Enforced''':
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As with most of these examples,]] [[ExecutiveMeddling executives want to reach a wide range of audiences,]] and fear children [[GirlShowGhetto won't watch a show starring a character of the opposite gender.]]]]
**WriteWhatYouKnow can be in effect if the author's family was like this, and the story is based on their experiences.

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**Alice and Bob have 12 children, 4 boys, 4 girls, and 4 babies.



* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob both come from a culture where it is tradition for families to have at least 3 children, but they decide to stop at that number for financial reasons. Quite possibly, they already had the financial troubles at two children, explaining the age gap between the two older siblings and the younger one.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves plus Alice's father Christopher, aunt Daphne and elderly aunt Ellie.

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* '''Justified''': Alice '''Justified''':
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and Bob both come from a culture where it is tradition for families to have at least 3 children, but they decide to stop at that number for financial reasons. Quite possibly, they already had the financial troubles at two children, explaining the age gap between the two older siblings and the younger one.
**It’s just how things turned out, you can’t pick your genes.
* '''Inverted''': Alice '''Inverted''':
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and Bob's family consists of themselves plus Alice's father Christopher, aunt Daphne and elderly aunt Ellie.Ellie.
**Alice and Bob’s children consist of 11 year old Ellie with twin babies Christopher and Daphne.
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* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob both come from a culture where it is tradition for families to have at least 3 children, but they decide to stop at that number for financial reasons.

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* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob both come from a culture where it is tradition for families to have at least 3 children, but they decide to stop at that number for financial reasons. Quite possibly, they already had the financial troubles at two children, explaining the age gap between the two older siblings and the younger one.

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Mom [[IWantGrandkids will be overjoyed]]: in nine months, there'll be the proper a boy, a girl and a baby family!"



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* '''Conversed''': ???"When they have kids, I'm betting for a son, a daughter, and a baby – the proper setting for fluffness".



* '''Played For Laughs''': You can ''only'' immigrate into the country if you have a son, a daughter, and a baby.



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* '''Subverted''': When Christopher's actor leaves, Ellie is aged up and Franklin is born, leaving the show with two girls and a baby.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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When Christopher's actor leaves, Ellie is aged up and Franklin is born, leaving the show with two girls and a baby.
** Daphne comes out as transgender later in the show, leaving the family with two boys and a
baby.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???A character who is a sitcom writer laments about it feels to him that his show has to have this particular family structure for the show to be picked up.


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* '''Played for Drama''': A writer trying to create a biographical series about her early life has trouble getting a positive reception due to her family only having two girls. She has to struggle on deciding between accuracy and having a better chance of getting the show made.
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** Harold and Inez have a son and a daughter, and is about to have a baby, but they decide on an abortion.

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** Harold Norma and Inez Oscar have a son and a daughter, and is about to have a baby, but they decide on an abortion.

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** Baby Ellie, being a baby, can't always go on Christopher and Daphne's adventures.

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** Baby Ellie, being a baby, can't always go Every family on Christopher Alice and Daphne's adventures.Bob's block has a son, a daughter, and a baby.



* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Alice and Bob both come from a culture where it is tradition for families to have at least 3 children, but they decide to stop at that number for financial reasons.



* '''Parodied''': Every family on Alice and Bob's block has a son, a daughter, and a baby.
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* '''Parodied''': Every family on When Alice and Bob's block has a son, a daughter, Bob find out that their second child is male as well, [[BlackComedy they abandon him in an orphanage and try for a baby.
girl again]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Baby Ellie, being a baby, can't always go on Christopher and Daphne's adventures.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves plus Alice's mother, uncle and elderly aunt.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves plus Alice's mother, uncle father Christopher, aunt Daphne and elderly aunt.aunt Ellie.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves as well as Alice's parents and elderly aunt.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves as well as plus Alice's parents mother, uncle and elderly aunt.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves as well as Alice's father plus Bob's mother and grandfather.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves as well as Alice's father plus Bob's mother parents and grandfather.elderly aunt.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves plus Alice's father and Bob's mother and grandfather.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves plus as well as Alice's father and plus Bob's mother and grandfather.

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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Alice and Bob's family consists of themselves plus Alice's father and Bob's mother and grandfather.

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* '''Exaggerated''': When Daphne's actress leaves, Ellie is aged up and baby Franklin is born to Alice and Bob to keep the balance.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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When Daphne's actress leaves, Ellie is aged up and baby Franklin is born to Alice and Bob to keep the balance.balance.
** Baby Ellie, being a baby, can't always go on Christopher and Daphne's adventures.



* '''Zig zagged''': Baby Ellie, being a baby, can't always go on Christopher and Daphne's adventures.

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* '''Zig zagged''': Baby Ellie, being a baby, can't always go on Christopher and Daphne's adventures.Zagged''':

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* '''Defied''': Harold and Inez's triplets have a wildly successful show.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Harold and Inez's triplets have a wildly successful show.show.
** Harold and Inez have a son and a daughter, and is about to have a baby, but they decide on an abortion.



* '''Implied''': A family with a boy and a girl is never seen with a baby, but is seen buying diapers.



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'''Basic Trope''': A fictional family consists of a son, a daughter, and a baby.
* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob's three children, 12-year-old Christopher, 10-year-old Daphne, and baby Ellie, go on adventures.
* '''Exaggerated''': When Daphne's actress leaves, Ellie is aged up and baby Franklin is born to Alice and Bob to keep the balance.
* '''Downplayed''': Christopher is 22, Daphne is 20, and Ellie is 10, but in flashback sequences where Ellie is a baby this trope is played straight.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': When Christopher's actor leaves, Ellie is aged up and Franklin is born, leaving the show with two girls and a baby.
* '''Double Subverted''': Daphne leaves, Franklin is aged up, and baby Gretchen is born, restoring trope balance.
* '''Parodied''': Every family on Alice and Bob's block has a son, a daughter, and a baby.
* '''Zig zagged''': Baby Ellie, being a baby, can't always go on Christopher and Daphne's adventures.
* '''Averted''': Harold and Inez's 12-year-old triplet girls Josie, Katharine, and Louise have a show.
* '''Enforced''': [[TruthInTelevision As with most of these examples,]] [[ExecutiveMeddling executives want to reach a wide range of audiences,]] and fear children [[GirlShowGhetto won't watch a show starring a character of the opposite gender.]]
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Older sister Mattie is pushed to the side in favor of Christopher, Daphne, and Ellie.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Harold and Inez's triplets have a wildly successful show.
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