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** Bob strips Alice, invites all his friends over and forces her to dance naked in front of all of them as take pictures of her, which they then [[CandidsForSale sell to]] Alice’s classmates.

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** Bob strips Alice, invites all his friends over and forces her to dance naked in front takes photos of all of them Alice as take pictures of her, she showers, which they then he [[CandidsForSale sell sells to]] Alice’s classmates.
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** Alice hates taking care of Bob, but the high pay she gets from doing it is the only thing keeping her financially afloat. The job starts cutting into her personal life and relationships, causing her no small amount of stress.

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** Alice hates taking care of Bob, but the high pay she gets from doing it is the only thing keeping her financially afloat. The job starts cutting into her personal life and relationships, causing her no small amount of stress. It's getting really hard for her to not take it out on Bob himself...
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* '''Inverted''': Bob is a perfectly well-behaved child who gets stuck with Alice the BabysitterFromHell.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob is a perfectly well-behaved sweet child who gets stuck with Alice the BabysitterFromHell.
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** The trope title is literal: Bob not only terrorizes babysitters, he hunts them down in their dreams [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-style to get rid of them.

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** The trope title is literal: Bob not only terrorizes babysitters, he hunts them down in their dreams [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-style to get rid of them.
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** Bob's mayhem is [[RageBreakingPoint the stressor]] that makes Alice decide [[MaddenedIntoMisanthropy the human race is better off dead]] and [[SpreeKiller she quickly gets to work about that]]… maybe [[WouldHurtAChild beginning with Bob]].

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* '''Played for Laughs''': The second Alice enters the house, the door swings closed behind her, the lights turn off and six-year-old Bob stands at the top of the stairs, rubbing his hands together evilly and saying, "I've been waiting for you..."

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Laughs''':
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The second Alice enters the house, the door swings closed behind her, the lights turn off and six-year-old Bob stands at the top of the stairs, rubbing his hands together evilly and saying, "I've been waiting for you...""
** "The Babysitter's Nightmare" is a ShowWithinAShow film series featuring Bob, the ten-year-old Dennis the Menace rip-off [[FauxHorrific who is otherwise treated like a slasher villain]].

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* '''Played for Horror''': Several teenage girls in the neighborhood mysteriously vanish after being hired to babysit Bob. Turns out his parents are [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]] and are luring them into the house under pretenses of a babysitting job so he can practice on them in the basement.

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* '''Played for Horror''': Horror''':
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Several teenage girls in the neighborhood mysteriously vanish after being hired to babysit Bob. Turns out his parents are [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]] and are luring them into the house under pretenses of a babysitting job so he can practice on them in the basement.
** Bob is a murderous EnfanteTerrible and his parents are accidentally giving him easy access to prey.
** The trope title is literal: Bob not only terrorizes babysitters, he hunts them down in their dreams [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]-style to get rid of them.
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* '''Inverted''': Bob, a perfectly well-behaved child, gets stuck with Alice the BabysitterFromHell.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob, Bob is a perfectly well-behaved child, child who gets stuck with Alice the BabysitterFromHell.

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* '''Defied''': Bob sees a bratty kid on a TV show and is determined not to be like that kid in any way.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob sees a bratty kid on a TV show and is determined not to be like that kid in any way. way.
** Bob is bratty, but Alice establishes in the first two seconds she is alone with him [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou who is the bigger, meaner dog in this fight]]. Bob [[KnowWhenToFoldThem decides to wait for easier prey]].
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** Bob accidentally kills Alice with a DeadlyPrank, and his parents have to cover up the murder.

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** Bob accidentally kills ''kills'' Alice with a DeadlyPrank, and his parents have to cover up the murder.
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** Bob strips Alice naked, invites all his friends over and forces her to dance naked in front of all of them as take pictures of her, which they then [[CandidsForSale sell to]] Alice’s classmates.

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** Bob strips Alice naked, Alice, invites all his friends over and forces her to dance naked in front of all of them as take pictures of her, which they then [[CandidsForSale sell to]] Alice’s classmates.

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** Bob strips Alice naked, ties her up and invites all his friends over so that they could take pictures of her.
** Dylan steals college student Alice’s clothes and forces her to dance naked in front of him to get them back. He secretly records the footage and then [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube uploads it online.]]

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** Bob strips Alice naked, ties her up and invites all his friends over so that they could take pictures of her.
** Dylan steals college student Alice’s clothes
and forces her to dance naked in front of him to get all of them back. He secretly records the footage and as take pictures of her, which they then [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube uploads it online.]][[CandidsForSale sell to]] Alice’s classmates.



** As she agrees to take the job, Alice gives a speech about the sweet, innocent nature of children and how Bob must be misunderstood. GilliganCut to Alice standing naked in front of a concert crowd as Bob laughs at her.

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** As she agrees to take the job, Alice gives a speech about the sweet, innocent nature of children and how Bob must be misunderstood. GilliganCut to Bob and a naked Alice standing naked in front of a concert crowd as Bob (and everyone else) points and laughs at her.


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** Bob accidentally kills Alice with a DeadlyPrank, and his parents have to cover up the murder.

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** Brittany gives a speech about

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** Brittany As she agrees to take the job, Alice gives a speech about the sweet, innocent nature of children and how Bob must be misunderstood. GilliganCut to Alice standing naked in front of a concert crowd as Bob laughs at her.


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** Alice lashes out and beats Bob, accidentally killing him.

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** Dylan steals college student Alice’s clothes and forces her to dance naked in front of him to get them back. He secretly records the footage and then [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube uploads it online.]]



* '''Parodied''': The local babysitters' agency has a framed photo of Bob on their office wall listing him as "Public Enemy #1".

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The local babysitters' agency has a framed photo of Bob on their office wall listing him as "Public Enemy #1".

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so rambunctious that he sends several of his babysitters to the hospital.

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Bob is so rambunctious that he sends several of his babysitters to the hospital. hospital.
** Bob strips Alice naked, ties her up and invites all his friends over so that they could take pictures of her.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob refuses to get along with some of his babysitters, but behaves in front of others, depending on his mood.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob refuses to get along with some of his babysitters, but behaves in front of others, depending on his mood.mood and how they treat him.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Several teenage girls in the neighborhood mysteriously vanish after being asked to babysit Bob. Turns out his parents are [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]] and are luring them into the house under pretenses of a babysitting job so he can practice on them in the basement.

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* '''Played for Horror''': Several teenage girls in the neighborhood mysteriously vanish after being asked hired to babysit Bob. Turns out his parents are [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]] and are luring them into the house under pretenses of a babysitting job so he can practice on them in the basement.
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** Bob seriously injures Alice with a DeadlyPrank, and she sues the family over it.

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** Bob seriously injures Alice with a DeadlyPrank, and she sues the family his parents over it. it.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice hates taking care of Bob, but the high pay she gets from doing it is the only thing keeping her financially afloat. The job starts cutting into her personal life and relationships, causing her no small amount of stress.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Drama''':
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Alice hates taking care of Bob, but the high pay she gets from doing it is the only thing keeping her financially afloat. The job starts cutting into her personal life and relationships, causing her no small amount of stress.
** Bob seriously injures Alice with a DeadlyPrank, and she sues the family over it.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob turns out to be a LonelyRichKid who acts out all the time because his parents never pay any attention to him and leave him to be raised by nannies and babysitters. Misbehaving is the only way he can get any attention from his parents at all.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob turns out to be a LonelyRichKid who acts out all the time because his parents never pay any attention to him and leave him to be raised by nannies and babysitters. Misbehaving is the only way he can get any attention from his parents at all.
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Oh, that babysitter's not going to have a good time."



* '''Played for Horror''': Several teenage girls in the neighborhood mysteriously vanish after being asked to babysit Bob. Turns out his parents are SerialKillers and are bringing them home so he can practice on them in the basement.

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* '''Played for Horror''': Several teenage girls in the neighborhood mysteriously vanish after being asked to babysit Bob. Turns out his parents are SerialKillers [[SerialKiller Serial Killers]] and are bringing luring them home into the house under pretenses of a babysitting job so he can practice on them in the basement.

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* '''Enforced''': Bob's older brother tells him that well-behaved kids are wimps and teacher's pets.

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* '''Enforced''': Bob's older brother tells him The writers decide that well-behaved kids are wimps and teacher's pets.having Bob be a good kid all the time would be too boring.



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???"Don't give in to everything the kid wants on the first night, or he'll walk all over you."



* '''Played for Laughs''': The second Alice enters the house, the door swings closed behind her, the lights turn off and six-year-old Bob stands at the top of the stairs, rubbing his hands together evilly and saying, "I've been waiting for you..."
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice hates taking care of Bob, but the high pay she gets from doing it is the only thing keeping her financially afloat. The job starts cutting into her personal life and relationships, causing her no small amount of stress.
* '''Played for Horror''': Several teenage girls in the neighborhood mysteriously vanish after being asked to babysit Bob. Turns out his parents are SerialKillers and are bringing them home so he can practice on them in the basement.



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'''Basic Trope''': A bratty kid who drives away anyone their parents hire to babysit them.
* '''Straight''': Bob torments his babysitter, Alice, by refusing to do his homework and go to bed on time.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is so rambunctious that he sends several of his babysitters to the hospital.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a mildly difficult child who Alice would rather not babysit unless she's being paid well.
* '''Justified''': Bob's overly indulgent parents refuse to discipline him, so he's turned into a brat.
* '''Inverted''': Bob, a perfectly well-behaved child, gets stuck with Alice the BabysitterFromHell.
* '''Subverted''': After throwing his toys all over the floor, Bob apologizes to Alice and picks them up.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...and then, when she gets up, throws a handful of Legos in front of her so she trips and falls, while laughing maniacally.
* '''Parodied''': The local babysitters' agency has a framed photo of Bob on their office wall listing him as "Public Enemy #1".
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob refuses to get along with some of his babysitters, but behaves in front of others, depending on his mood.
* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't misbehave in front of his babysitter.
* '''Enforced''': Bob's older brother tells him that well-behaved kids are wimps and teacher's pets.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Kids always turn into terrors when their parents aren't around."
* '''Invoked''': Charlie, one of Bob's classmates, tells him to be on his worst behavior in front of a babysitter so she won't want to come over anymore.
* '''Exploited''': Bob's parents are divorced and his father hears that his mother is leaving him with a babysitter. He tells Bob there are no rules and he can do whatever he wants for the night, so his ex-wife will look like a bad parent in front of the babysitter.
* '''Defied''': Bob sees a bratty kid on a TV show and is determined not to be like that kid in any way.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': When Alice tells her friend Dana that she's going to babysit Bob, Dana says, "I don't think that's such a good idea..."
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob turns out to be a LonelyRichKid who acts out all the time because his parents never pay any attention to him and leave him to be raised by nannies and babysitters. Misbehaving is the only way he can get any attention from his parents at all.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice tells Bob's parents why he's been misbehaving and helps them understand that they need to spend more time with him. They do, and he becomes much happier and better behaved.
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