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** The ZIP-car represents Data Compression.
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* '''Straight''': Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, and fifty other clowns soon follow.
* '''Exaggerated''': Jolly the Clown gets out of a tiny toy car and is followed by a thousand other clowns.
* '''Downplayed''': Jolly is driving a six-seater van, and eight clowns come out.

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* '''Straight''': Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, car and fifty other clowns soon follow.
* '''Exaggerated''': Jolly the Clown gets out of a tiny toy car and is followed by a thousand ''trillion'' other clowns.
* '''Downplayed''': Jolly is driving a six-seater van, van and eight clowns come out.



** Only for him to open the trunk, and the other clowns climb out of there.
** The manhole is locked.

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** Only for him to open the trunk, and the fifty other clowns climb out of there.
** The manhole is locked.was locked before Jolly's car drove over it.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???The number of clowns leaving Jolly's car constantly varies, from one to fifty to six.



* '''Discussed''': "How many clowns do you think are in that car?"
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': "How "That clown's driving a car. How many clowns do you think are in that car?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"I love when clowns get out of a car that's obviously too small for them to fit in."

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* '''Straight''': Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, and a dozen other clowns soon follow.
* '''Exaggerated''': Jolly the Clown gets out of a tiny toy car, and is followed by fifty other clowns.

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* '''Straight''': Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, and a dozen fifty other clowns soon follow.
* '''Exaggerated''': Jolly the Clown gets out of a tiny toy car, car and is followed by fifty a thousand other clowns.



** The car is parked above a manhole and lacks backseat flooring.

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** The car is parked above a manhole and lacks backseat flooring. The clowns climbed out of the manhole into the car and got out of it.



** The clowns are too thick too fit through the manhole.

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** The clowns are too thick too to fit through the manhole.



* '''Averted''': Jolly's never in the car.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Jolly does not own a car.
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Jolly's never in the car.car holds a realistic amount of clowns.



* '''Defied''': Jolly jumps into the car, and immediately locks the door and drives away, before any other clowns can follow him in.

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* '''Defied''': Jolly jumps into the car, and immediately locks the door door, and drives away, before any other clowns can follow him in.

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* '''Inverted''': Several cars are inside Jolly.

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* '''Inverted''': Several Somehow, several cars are inside Jolly.Jolly's body.



** The producers can't afford a bigger car because of budget cuts.
** RuleOfFunny.

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** The producers creators can't afford a bigger car because of budget cuts.
** RuleOfFunny.The creators are fans of circuses and want to include a circus-related gag in their work.



* '''Reconstructed''': Through exposure therapy, Jolly gets over his claustrophobia.



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%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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* '''Zig-Zagged''':

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???



* '''Conversed''':

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* '''Conversed''': ???



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** the car is BiggerOnTheInside

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** the The car is BiggerOnTheInsideBiggerOnTheInside.

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* '''Enforced''': The producers can't afford a bigger car because of budget cuts.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The producers can't afford a bigger car because of budget cuts.cuts.
** RuleOfFunny.

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* '''Subverted''': Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, but no other clowns follow.
* '''Double Subverted''': Only for him to open the trunk, and the other clowns climb out of there.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, but no other clowns follow.
** The car is parked above a manhole and lacks backseat flooring.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Only for him to open the trunk, and the other clowns climb out of there.there.
** The manhole is locked.
** The clowns are too thick too fit through the manhole.
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** the seats is BiggerOnTheInside

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** the seats car is BiggerOnTheInside

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* '''Justified''': The seats have been removed from the car, leaving enough room for the clowns.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The seats have been removed from the car, leaving enough room for the clowns.clowns.
** the seats is BiggerOnTheInside
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'''Basic Trope''': A vehicle holds more passengers than it appears to.
* '''Straight''': Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, and a dozen other clowns soon follow.
* '''Exaggerated''': Jolly the Clown gets out of a tiny toy car, and is followed by fifty other clowns.
* '''Downplayed''': Jolly is driving a six-seater van, and eight clowns come out.
* '''Justified''': The seats have been removed from the car, leaving enough room for the clowns.
* '''Inverted''': Several cars are inside Jolly.
* '''Subverted''': Jolly the Clown gets out of his car, but no other clowns follow.
* '''Double Subverted''': Only for him to open the trunk, and the other clowns climb out of there.
* '''Parodied''': Jolly the Clown also runs a bus company using his clown cars.
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
* '''Averted''': Jolly's never in the car.
* '''Enforced''': The producers can't afford a bigger car because of budget cuts.
* '''Lampshaded''': "How do they fit in there?"
* '''Invoked''': Jolly and his friends all become clowns because their car is too small to fit them all otherwise.
* '''Exploited''': Jolly is a bank robber. He baffles the police by driving a car that appears to be too small to fit all the other robbers.
* '''Defied''': Jolly jumps into the car, and immediately locks the door and drives away, before any other clowns can follow him in.
* '''Discussed''': "How many clowns do you think are in that car?"
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Implied''': Jolly drives his car into a nearby parking garage. Soon after, a procession of clowns walks out the exit.
* '''Deconstructed''': Jolly has to see a therapist about his claustrophobia after being crammed in so many cars.
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