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** A RunningGag is people mistaking Spencer for Mary's ''younger'' brother.
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** A RunningGag is people mistaking Spencer for Mary's ''younger'' brother. What might not help matters is if [[BigLittleBrother Mary is taller than him]].
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** Spencer and Mary are twins, and Spencer is older by just a few seconds/minutes, but the trope still plays out anyway.
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* '''Downplayed''': Spencer is a few years older than Mary, and tends to be something of a KiddieKid at times.
* '''Justified''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Spencer is a few years older than Mary, and tends to be something of a KiddieKid at times.
** Spencer mostly acts his age, but does have a few childish interests, such as enjoying [[EntertainmentBelowTheirAge entertainment aimed at younger audiences]], which Mary has less of.
* '''Justified''':???Spencer tends to interact with younger children a lot (such as due to being a babysitter) and that's affected his personality.
** Spencer is a few years older than Mary, and tends to be something of a KiddieKid at times.
** Spencer mostly acts his age, but does have a few childish interests, such as enjoying [[EntertainmentBelowTheirAge entertainment aimed at younger audiences]], which Mary has less of.
* '''Justified''':
** It turns out that Spencer actually being the younger child was just a joke.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': DependingOnTheWriter, Spencer may act more childish, or more mature.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''':
** DependingOnTheWriter, Spencer may act more childish, or moremature.mature.
** Spencer tends to act childish, but he also has a BigBrotherInstinct, and [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass drops his childish personality]] whenever Mary is in trouble.
** Spencer and Mary take turns being the FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling at times.
** DependingOnTheWriter, Spencer may act more childish, or more
** Spencer tends to act childish, but he also has a BigBrotherInstinct, and [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass drops his childish personality]] whenever Mary is in trouble.
** Spencer and Mary take turns being the FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling at times.
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* '''Enforced''': "We should add some SiblingYinYang. Let's make Mary's older brother more childish than she is."
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** "We should add some SiblingYinYang. Let's make Mary's older brother more childish than she is.""
** ''Spencer and Mary'' is a show aimed at kids who are around Mary's age, but Spencer is still very important to the plot, so the creators of the show have him act younger than he is in order to appeal more to the target audience.
** "We should add some SiblingYinYang. Let's make Mary's older brother more childish than she is.
** ''Spencer and Mary'' is a show aimed at kids who are around Mary's age, but Spencer is still very important to the plot, so the creators of the show have him act younger than he is in order to appeal more to the target audience.
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* '''Discussed''': ???"Why doesn't my older brother act his age?"
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Spencer is portrayed as TheDitz and/or a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, and is one of the main comic reliefs.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Laughs''':
** Spencer is portrayed as TheDitz and/or a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, and is one of the main comicreliefs.reliefs.
** A RunningGag is people mistaking Spencer for Mary's ''younger'' brother.
** Spencer is portrayed as TheDitz and/or a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, and is one of the main comic
** A RunningGag is people mistaking Spencer for Mary's ''younger'' brother.
* '''Played for Horror''': [[BigBrotherBully Spencer]] is also a PsychopathicManchild.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''':
** For the 2nd one, Spencer may have an actually mature behavior, but he's still secretly a manchild and likes collecting toys.
** For the 2nd one, Spencer may have an actually mature behavior, but he's still secretly a manchild and likes collecting toys.
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'''Basic Trope''': An older sibling is far more childish in comparison to their younger sibling(s).
* '''Straight''': Mary's older brother Spencer is an irresponsible, goofy {{manchild}}. Mary is WiseBeyondHerYears and [[MatureYoungerSibling tends to be his voice of reason]].
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Spencer literally acts like a young child despite being in his 20s.
** Mary is the youngest of [[MassivelyNumberedSiblings a large number of siblings]], and they're ''all'' extremely immature.
* '''Downplayed''': Spencer is a few years older than Mary, and tends to be something of a KiddieKid at times.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''':
** AnnoyingYoungerSibling
** MatureYoungerSibling
** Spencer is Mary's older brother, and is very mature for his age.
* '''Subverted''':
** Spencer is taller than his sister Mary, and acts childish. However, it actually turns out that Spencer is [[BigLittleBrother Mary's younger brother]].
** Spencer was only putting on the childish act.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': DependingOnTheWriter, Spencer may act more childish, or more mature.
* '''Averted''':
** Spencer does not act more childish than his younger sister.
** Mary doesn't have siblings.
* '''Enforced''': "We should add some SiblingYinYang. Let's make Mary's older brother more childish than she is."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Spencer tries to be OneOfTheKids.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Spencer learns to act more mature.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Spencer [[TheGhost is never shown onscreen]], but Mary mentions having an older brother who acts immaturely.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Spencer is portrayed as TheDitz and/or a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, and is one of the main comic reliefs.
* '''Played for Drama''': Spencer is bullied and/or underestimated for his immaturity.
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* '''Straight''': Mary's older brother Spencer is an irresponsible, goofy {{manchild}}. Mary is WiseBeyondHerYears and [[MatureYoungerSibling tends to be his voice of reason]].
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Spencer literally acts like a young child despite being in his 20s.
** Mary is the youngest of [[MassivelyNumberedSiblings a large number of siblings]], and they're ''all'' extremely immature.
* '''Downplayed''': Spencer is a few years older than Mary, and tends to be something of a KiddieKid at times.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''':
** AnnoyingYoungerSibling
** MatureYoungerSibling
** Spencer is Mary's older brother, and is very mature for his age.
* '''Subverted''':
** Spencer is taller than his sister Mary, and acts childish. However, it actually turns out that Spencer is [[BigLittleBrother Mary's younger brother]].
** Spencer was only putting on the childish act.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': DependingOnTheWriter, Spencer may act more childish, or more mature.
* '''Averted''':
** Spencer does not act more childish than his younger sister.
** Mary doesn't have siblings.
* '''Enforced''': "We should add some SiblingYinYang. Let's make Mary's older brother more childish than she is."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Spencer tries to be OneOfTheKids.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Spencer learns to act more mature.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Spencer [[TheGhost is never shown onscreen]], but Mary mentions having an older brother who acts immaturely.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Spencer is portrayed as TheDitz and/or a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, and is one of the main comic reliefs.
* '''Played for Drama''': Spencer is bullied and/or underestimated for his immaturity.
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