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** Alice and her friends go from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles to [[FlyoverCountry the rural Midwest]], which has a different culture from city life even though it's in the same country.

** After the events of the first movie, the government revokes Alice's passport so that she can't go anywhere outside the U.S.

** Alice and her friends go from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, just across the Detroit River and culturally similar enough to avoid too much CultureShock.

* '''Justified''': There is a mystery going on in Tokyo, and nothing in the U.S. So if they don't investigate, who will?

** Alice and her friends go from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, just across the Detroit River.

* '''Parodied''': ???

** They are sent back in time to ''UsefulNotes/{{Feudal|Japan}}'' Japan.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice and her friends stay in America in the first movie, then go to Japan for the second one, return home for the third, go to Egypt for the fourth, come home again for the fifth…

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** ''2'' sends the heroes from Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, just across the Detroit River.

** Alice and her friends [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]]. They visit a variety of places from UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}, to Seoul, to UsefulNotes/{{Moscow}}, to Budapest, to UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}, to UsefulNotes/{{London}}, to Rio De Janeiro.

** ''2'' is set in Canada.

* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz, Alice's rival, sics TheYakuza on her.

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "No, we aren't going to Japan! We'd stick out like a sore thumb!"

* '''Enforced''': "We need something to make the sequel different from the original for appeal. Set the story in Tokyo!"

** Alice and her friends [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]]. They visit a variety of places from UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}, to UsefulNotes/{{Seoul}}, to UsefulNotes/{{Moscow}}, to UsefulNotes/{{Budapest}}, to UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}, to UsefulNotes/{{London}}, to UsefulNotes/RioDeJaneiro.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...until her CoolDad, Bob, shows up [[JustInTime at the last minute]] to accompany them. ''Then'' they fly to Japan for an adventure.

* '''Straight''': In ''Alice The Teenage Troper 2'', Alice and her friends leave the US to go on an adventure in Tokyo, Japan.

** They are sent back in time to ''[[UsefulNotes/FeudalJapan Feudal]]'' Japan.

** Alice and her friends [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]]. They visit a variety of places from Tokyo, to Seoul, to Moscow, to Budapest, to Paris, to London, to Rio de Janeiro.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice and her friends go from Los Angeles to the rural Midwest, which has a different culture from city life even though it's in the same country.

* '''Justified''': There is a mystery going on in Tokyo, and nothing in the US. So if they don't investigate, who will?
* '''Inverted''': ''Alice The Teenage Troper'' is set in Tokyo, Japan while ''2'' is set back home in the US.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and her friends are about to fly to Tokyo, but they are prevented from going due to not having an adult accompanying them. They are saddened, and the characters remain in the US.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...until her dad shows up at the last minute to accompany them. ''Then'' they fly to Japan for an adventure.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ''Alice The Teenage Troper 2'' takes place in the US, just like the original.

* '''Lampshaded''': "We're seriously going to Tokyo? It's almost like one of those movie sequels where the main characters go to an exotic country."
* '''Invoked''': "Guys, lets go to Tokyo! We get to go an adventure and a vacation to somewhere foreign! That's too birds with one stone!"

* '''Reconstructed''': ... That is until they meet someone nice who knows the language. He helps them out, and they have an awesome adventure.

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