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** The characters live in a small outer suburb of a much larger city that they frequently visit.

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** The characters live in [[{{Suburbia}} a small outer suburb suburb]] of a much larger city that they frequently visit.
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** The characters live in a small outer suburb of a much larger city that they frequently visit.

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** The town's population is only in the double digits.



* '''Justified''': America is a big place and has a lot of small towns.

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* '''Justified''': [[TruthInTelevision America is a big place and has a lot of small towns.]]

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* '''Subverted''': The town eventually develops more unique characteristics.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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The town eventually develops more unique characteristics.


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** While you may be excused for thinking they are saying that the village lies in America they are actually saying that the village is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America,_Netherlands America, Limburg, Netherlands]]. Place names can be sneaky like that.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The characters never leave this town, even when they [[VacationEpisode go on vacation]].

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The characters never leave this town, even when they [[VacationEpisode go on vacation]].vacation]].
** [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield The town is so generic it isn't even known what state it is in!]]
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* The town is ''on the US-Canada border.''

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* ** The town is ''on the US-Canada border.''
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* The town is ''on the US-Canada border.''
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
The residents get depressed about how they're all so generic.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
They differentiate themselves from one another and cheer up.
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???They're so generic, they all look the same, and they all [[WelcomeToCorneria say the same things, all the time.]]
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** The show takes place in a very unique American town.\

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** The show takes place in a very unique American town.\

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** The show takes place in a very unique American town.
** The show takes place in New York (the largest city in America by population) or Sitka (the largest American city by area).

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** The show takes place in a very unique American town.
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** The show takes place in New York (the largest city in America by population) or Sitka (the largest American city by area).



* '''Implied''': ???

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* '''Implied''': ???Despite little being revealed about the town, many of the backgrounds and dialogue imply that it's nothing interesting.
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* '''Straight''': ''The AliceAndBob Show'' takes place in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica in a relatively small town with no notable features.

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* '''Straight''': ''The AliceAndBob Show'' takes place in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates in a relatively small town with no notable features.
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* '''Exploited''':

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* '''Exploited''':'''Exploited''': ???



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* '''Played for Drama''':

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'''Basic Trope''': A generic American town.
* '''Straight''': ''The AliceAndBob Show'' takes place in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica in a relatively small town with no notable features.
* '''Exaggerated''': The characters never leave this town, even when they [[VacationEpisode go on vacation]].
* '''Downplayed''':
** It ''is'' a small American town, but [[QuirkyTown it's got a few unique features]] that stop it from being too generic.
** The main characters live in a small American town but they travel a lot.
* '''Justified''': America is a big place and has a lot of small towns.
* '''Inverted''':
** The show involves small, generic towns in every country ''but'' America.
** The show takes place in a very unique American town.
** The show takes place in New York (the largest city in America by population) or Sitka (the largest American city by area).
* '''Subverted''': The town eventually develops more unique characteristics.
* '''Double Subverted''': Characters try to liven up the town but it goes back to being generic.
* '''Parodied''': The town's name is "Plainville" and is famous for being "The Most Generic Town in America".
* '''Zigzagged''':
** Everybody has a different accent, so [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield it's unclear what country the show is set in]].
** Sometimes the town seems more or less generic than other times, DependingOnTheWriter.
* '''Averted''':
** The show is not set in America.
** The show is set in America, but not in a generic town.
* '''Enforced''': "All our actors are American, so we need to set this show in America so that nobody will think their accents sound weird." "Where in America?" "I dunno, just a generic town."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Welcome to Boringtown, USA!"
* '''Invoked''': The citizens decide to refrain from making their town too notable.
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* '''Defied''': The citizens try to make their town stand out.
* '''Discussed''': "Before I moved to New York, I used to live in this nondescript town in Idaho."
* '''Conversed''': "So the show's set in America, in this generic town..."
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* '''Played for Drama''':
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