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** He's a [[HarpoDoesSomethingFunny Harpo]] that has pretty much defined the show's style of comedy.
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* '''Inverted''': ???''The Adventures Of Alice And Bob'' is what people think about Freddie.

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Basic Trope: A character of a show is the face of that show.

* Straight: From "The Adventures Of Alice And Bob," Bob's pet monkey Freddie has become what people think of when they think of Alice and Bob.

* Exaggerated: Freddie gets all the limelight. Every commercial and merchandising product for Alice and Bob MUST have Freddie on it.

* Justified: Freddie is just really cute.

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Basic Trope: '''Basic Trope''': A character of a show is character, creature, etc. that acts as the face of that show.

a show.
* Straight: '''Straight''': From "The ''The Adventures Of Alice And Bob," Bob'', Bob's pet monkey Freddie has become what people think of when they think of Alice and Bob.

Bob.
* Exaggerated: '''Exaggerated''': Freddie gets all the limelight. Every commercial and merchandising product for Alice and Bob ''Alice And Bob'' MUST have Freddie on it.

it.
* Justified: '''Downplayed''': Although Freddie is what some people think of when they hear ''Alice And Bob'', he gets as much spotlight as the others.
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Freddie is just really cute.




* Downplayed: Although Freddie is what some people think of when they hear "Alice and Bob," he gets as much spotlight as the others.

* Inverted: TheScrappy

* Averted: Freddie is not more popular than any other character.

* Subverted: Freddie appears to be the most popular character and therefore is expected to be a mascot; howevver, Bob is the mascot instead.

* DoubleSubverted: Until Season 2, when Freddie got more popular. And therefore the mascot.

* ZigZagged: In season 1 it appears that Freddie is the mascot, in season 2 Bob appears to be the most popular, until Freddie becomes popular again in S3, but Alice is the mascot in S4, etc.

* Enforced: "We need a character that will be really popular, so we can sell merchandise."

* Lampshaded: "Freddie, why are you so popular?"

* Invoked: ???

* Exploited: Tropes Inc. (the creator of Alice and Bob) uses Freddie to gain lots of money in merchandise.

* Defied: As the series runs, Freddie becomes less popular and is DemotedToExtra

* Discussed: "Freddie shouldn't be this popular.

* Conversed: "That monkey sure is popular with kids."

* PlayedForLaughs: Freddie nags at everyone who doesn't follow him. The results? Some epic verbal fighting, complete with screeches going super fast.

* Parodied: Everyone in the show becomes Freddie's servant because he is so cute.

* PlayedForDrama: The other characters commit suicide because Freddie is the most popular, so the others are neglected.

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\n* Downplayed: Although Freddie is what some people think of when they hear "Alice and Bob," he gets as much spotlight as the others.

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* Inverted: TheScrappy

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Freddie is not more popular nor prominent than any other character.

character.
* Subverted: Freddie appears to be the most popular character and therefore is expected to be a mascot; howevver, Bob is the mascot instead.

* DoubleSubverted: Until Season 2, when Freddie got more popular. And therefore the mascot.

* ZigZagged: In season 1 it appears that Freddie is the mascot, in season 2 Bob appears to be the most popular, until Freddie becomes popular again in S3, but Alice is the mascot in S4, etc.

* Enforced:
'''Enforced''': "We need a character that will be really popular, so we can sell merchandise."

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* Lampshaded: '''Lampshaded''': "Freddie, why are you so popular?"

popular?"
* Invoked: ???

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* Exploited: Tropes Inc. (the creator of Alice and Bob) uses Freddie to gain lots of money in merchandise.

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* Defied: '''Defied''': As the series runs, Freddie becomes less popular and is DemotedToExtra

DemotedToExtra.
* Discussed: "Freddie shouldn't be this popular.

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* Conversed: "That monkey sure is popular with kids."

* PlayedForLaughs: Freddie nags
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at everyone who doesn't follow him. The results? Some epic verbal fighting, complete with screeches going super fast.

* Parodied: Everyone in the show becomes Freddie's servant because he is so cute.

* PlayedForDrama: The other characters commit suicide because Freddie is the most popular, so the others are neglected.
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A character of a show is the face of that show.

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Basic Trope: A character of a show is the face of that show.




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* ZigZagged: In season 1 it appears that Freddie is the mascot, in season 2 Bob appears to be the most popular, until Freddie becomes popular again in S3, but Alice is the mascot in S4, etc.

* Enforced: "We need a character that will be really popular, so we can sell merchandise."

* Lampshaded: "Freddie, why are you so popular?"

* Invoked: ???

* Exploited: Tropes Inc. (the creator of Alice and Bob) uses Freddie to gain lots of money in merchandise.

* Defied: As the series runs, Freddie becomes less popular and is DemotedToExtra

* Discussed: "Freddie shouldn't be this popular.

* Conversed: "That monkey sure is popular with kids."

* PlayedForLaughs: Freddie nags at everyone who doesn't follow him. The results? Some epic verbal fighting, complete with screeches going super fast.
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A character of a show is the face of that show.

* Straight: From "The Adventures Of Alice And Bob," Bob's pet monkey Freddie has become what people think of when they think of Alice and Bob.

* Exaggerated: Freddie gets all the limelight. Every commercial and merchandising product for Alice and Bob MUST have Freddie on it.

* Justified: Freddie is just really cute.

* Downplayed: Although Freddie is what some people think of when they hear "Alice and Bob," he gets as much spotlight as the others.

* Inverted: TheScrappy

* Averted: Freddie is not more popular than any other character.

* Subverted: Freddie appears to be the most popular character and therefore is expected to be a mascot; howevver, Bob is the mascot instead.

* DoubleSubverted: Until Season 2, when Freddie got more popular. And therefore the mascot.

* Parodied: Everyone in the show becomes Freddie's servant because he is so cute.

* PlayedForDrama: The other characters commit suicide because Freddie is the most popular, so the others are neglected.

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