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* '''Exaggerated''': Mary and Spencer spend a week waiting for their friend Logan to return from his vacation overseas.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Mary and Spencer spend a week waiting for their friend Logan Ethan to return from his vacation overseas.
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'''Basic Trope''': A plot revolves around the characters waiting for something.
* '''Straight''': An episode of ''[[NameAndName Mary and Spencer]]'' revolves around Mary and Spencer waiting outside for a package to arrive.
* '''Exaggerated''': Mary and Spencer spend a week waiting for their friend Logan to return from his vacation overseas.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Mary and Spencer waiting is only a small portion at the start of the episode; the rest of it revolves around what their package is.
** While Mary and Spencer are waiting for something, they simply set a timer and go off to do other stuff until it's arrived.
* '''Justified''': Spencer has ordered something embarrassing that he doesn't want Mary to know about. Thus, he wants to get it (and hide it) as soon as he can.
* '''Inverted''': An episode revolves around Mary and Spencer having the power to get anything they want instantly.
* '''Subverted''': Spencer is waiting outside for a package, and we think this is what the episode will be about. Then, Mary invites him to [[BowlingForRatings go bowling]] to pass the time.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Spencer declines and wants to keep waiting on his own.
** After they go bowling, Spencer waits a few more hours for the package.
* '''Parodied''': Mary and Spencer are [[NoFourthWall waiting for the episode to end]], and there's a big countdown timer on the screen.
%%* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Nobody waits for anything.
** Spencer's package has already arrived when the episode starts.
* '''Enforced''': The producers needed a cheap BottleEpisode, with minimal movement.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I've got to stay here and wait for my package!"
* '''Invoked''': [[SitcomArchNemesis Logan]] suggests that the mailman could pass them by if they aren't there to see him arrive.
* '''Exploited''': With Mary and Spencer busy waiting outside, [[SitcomArchNemesis Logan]] can enjoy his peace and quiet.
* '''Defied''': Spencer orders same-day delivery so he doesn't have to wait that long.
* '''Discussed''': "You're not going to be waiting there all day, are you?"
* '''Conversed''': "Is this episode just going to be about the characters waiting?"
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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