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* '''Exaggerated''': PintSizedKid extends into teen years, but suddenly spikes well above 5'11" the moment the character hits 20.

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* '''Exaggerated''': PintSizedKid extends into teen years, but suddenly spikes well above 5'11" 6'3" the moment the character hits 20.

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5'10" isn't really all that tall.


* '''Straight''': Seventeen-year-old Bob is 5'1". His father, Charles, is 5'10".
* '''Exaggerated''': PintSizedKid extends into teen years.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob is 5'7".
** Charles is 5'4".

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* '''Straight''': Seventeen-year-old Bob is 5'1". His 40 year old father, Charles, is 5'10".
6'4".
* '''Exaggerated''': PintSizedKid extends into teen years.
years, but suddenly spikes well above 5'11" the moment the character hits 20.
* '''Downplayed''':
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'''Downplayed''': Bob is 5'7".
** Charles
5'7", while his father is 5'4".6'2".



* '''Double Subverted''': When he meets his real family, the patriarch, Dan, is 5'7".

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* '''Double Subverted''': When he meets his real family, the patriarch, Dan, is 5'7".6'6".



** Bob's father is 40 and is 5'10" while Bob is 19 and is 5'1". The exact day that Bob turns 20, he becomes 5'10", just like his father.

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** Bob's father is 40 and is 5'10" 6'7" while Bob is 19 and is 5'1". The exact day that Bob turns 20, he becomes 5'10", 6'7", just like his father.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob and Charles insist that they are the same height.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** When we see Bob as a 10-year old kid in flashback, he's 5'7, suggesting he shrunk in pubrty.
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Bob and Charles insist that they are the same height.
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** Bob's father is 40 and is 5'10" while Bob is 19 and is 5'1". The exact day that Bob turns 20, he becomes 5'10", just like his father.
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** Bob takes after his also short mother.
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* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???
The show uses DawsonCasting and this is the only way to distinguish teens from adults.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???"When am I gonna hit my growth spurt?"

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* Straight: Seventeen-year-old Bob is 5'1". His father, Charles, is 5'10".
* Exaggerated: PintSizedKid extends into teen years.
* Downplayed:

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'''Basic Trope''': Teenagers are depicted as being short to make them look younger than adults.
* Straight: '''Straight''': Seventeen-year-old Bob is 5'1". His father, Charles, is 5'10".
* Exaggerated: '''Exaggerated''': PintSizedKid extends into teen years.
* Downplayed:'''Downplayed''':



* Justified:

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* Justified:'''Justified''':



* Inverted:

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* Inverted:'''Inverted''':



* Subverted: Bob learns that he was adopted, and he comes from a family of short people.
* Double Subverted: When he meets his real family, the patriarch, Dan, is 5'7".
* Parodied: Bob and Charles insist that they are the same height.
* Zig-Zagged: Bob's real mother, Alice, explains that the reason why she gave Bob up for adoption is because of his illegitimacy. His real father, Edgar, is 4'10".
* Averted: Bob and Charles are both 5'10".

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* Subverted: '''Subverted''': Bob learns that he was adopted, and he comes from a family of short people.
* Double Subverted: '''Double Subverted''': When he meets his real family, the patriarch, Dan, is 5'7".
* Parodied: '''Parodied''': Bob and Charles insist that they are the same height.
* Zig-Zagged: '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's real mother, Alice, explains that the reason why she gave Bob up for adoption is because of his illegitimacy. His real father, Edgar, is 4'10".
* Averted: '''Averted''': Bob and Charles are both 5'10".5'10".
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* Straight: Seventeen-year-old Bob is 5'1". His father, Charles, is 5'10".
* Exaggerated: PintSizedKid extends into teen years.
* Downplayed:
** Bob is 5'7".
** Charles is 5'4".
* Justified:
** Bob has dwarfism.
** Bob is a late bloomer.
* Inverted:
** Charles is 5'10", but Bob is 6'7".
** MiniatureSeniorCitizens
* Subverted: Bob learns that he was adopted, and he comes from a family of short people.
* Double Subverted: When he meets his real family, the patriarch, Dan, is 5'7".
* Parodied: Bob and Charles insist that they are the same height.
* Zig-Zagged: Bob's real mother, Alice, explains that the reason why she gave Bob up for adoption is because of his illegitimacy. His real father, Edgar, is 4'10".
* Averted: Bob and Charles are both 5'10".

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