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** Bob's usually-upright hair suddenly droops downwards to serve as a visual metaphor for TheLoinsSleepTonight.

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* '''Justified:''' Bob is [[DoAndroidsDream a robot that cannot display emotions like humans do]]; his idiot hair serves this function.

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Bob is [[DoAndroidsDream a robot that cannot display emotions like humans do]]; his idiot hair serves this function.function.
** Bob's hair is [[PrehensileHair prehensile]], and it also reacts to his current emotions... including sexual arousal.


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* '''Exploited''':
** Alice uses the reaction of Bob's hair to gauge how sexy she is.
** In the case of the "flower bloom" erection, Bob uses his arousal to populate an entire garden.

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* '''Inverted:''' Bob sees [[{{Gonk}} Alice]] and is so repulsed his idiot hair forms a zig-zagging pattern.

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Bob sees [[{{Gonk}} Alice]] and is so repulsed his idiot hair forms a zig-zagging pattern.pattern.
** Footage of arousal is shown as a metaphor of curly hair turning straight.
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* '''Exaggerated:''' Bob is [[HoYay sexually attracted]] to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].

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* '''Exaggerated:''' Bob is [[HoYay sexually attracted]] attracted to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] Alice, and when he sees him, her, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower Leaning Tower of Pisa stands back upright upright, and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].



* '''Justified:''' Bob is [[DoAndroidsDream a robot that cannot display emotions like humans do]] - his idiot hair serves this function.

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* '''Justified:''' Bob is [[DoAndroidsDream a robot that cannot display emotions like humans do]] - do]]; his idiot hair serves this function.



* '''Subverted:''' Bob sees Charlie, his idiot hair stands upright... And then we see a boner in his pants.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Bob reaches for his trousers and [[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe pulls out a]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext cucumber he's been hiding there for later consumption]].
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' But the boner remains... And then his idiot hair changes shape, revealing that it was just the wind that made it conveniently stand upright in this situation, leaving only the boner. But then Bob reaches for his trousers again and pulls out a banana, leaving his pants normal-looking afterwards. But then he sees Alice, and his wild hair stands upright on its own again when there's no wind...

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* '''Subverted:''' Bob sees Charlie, Alice, his idiot hair stands upright... And then we see a boner in but it's just the wind making his pants.
hair stand up.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Bob reaches for his trousers and [[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe pulls out a]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext cucumber he's been hiding there for later consumption]].
Then a flower blooms next to him.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' But the boner remains... And then his idiot hair changes shape, revealing that it was just the wind that made it conveniently stand upright in this situation, leaving only the boner. But then Bob reaches for his trousers again and pulls out a banana, leaving his pants normal-looking afterwards. But then he sees Alice, and his wild hair stands upright on its own again when there's no wind...???




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* '''[[AccidentalInnuendo Straight]]:''' Bob is sexually attracted to [[MsFanservice Alice]], and when he sees her, his usually curly IdiotHair stands upright.
* '''Exaggerated:''': Bob is [[HoYay sexually attracted]] to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].

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* '''[[AccidentalInnuendo Straight]]:''' '''Straight:''' Bob is sexually attracted to [[MsFanservice Alice]], and when he sees her, his usually curly IdiotHair stands upright.
* '''Exaggerated:''': '''Exaggerated:''' Bob is [[HoYay sexually attracted]] to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].
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* '''Exaggerated:''': Bob is sexually attracted to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].

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* '''Exaggerated:''': Bob is [[HoYay sexually attracted attracted]] to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].

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* '''Parodied:''' PinocchioNose, but reacting to sexual arousal instead.

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PinocchioNose, but reacting to sexual arousal instead.instead.
** Bob's IdiotHair randomly stands straight up in an [[RagingStiffie inappropriate moment]].
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Dewicking Bi The Way per the Trope Repair Shop thread.


* '''Exaggerated:''': [[BiTheWay Bob]] is sexually attracted to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].

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* '''Exaggerated:''': [[BiTheWay Bob]] Bob is sexually attracted to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].
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* '''Double Subverted:''' Bob reaches for his trousers and [[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe pulls out a cucumber he's been hiding there for later consumption]].

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* '''Double Subverted:''' Bob reaches for his trousers and [[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe pulls out a a]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext cucumber he's been hiding there for later consumption]].
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'''Basic Trope:''' Visual metaphor for arousal.

* '''[[AccidentalInnuendo Straight]]:''' Bob is sexually attracted to [[MsFanservice Alice]], and when he sees her, his usually curly IdiotHair stands upright.
* '''Exaggerated:''': [[BiTheWay Bob]] is sexually attracted to [[MrFanservice Charlie]] and when he sees him, not only his idiot hair stands up, but a volcano erupts in the background, the leaning tower of Pisa stands back upright and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a flower suddenly blooms next to him]].
* '''Downplayed:''' Bob is sexually attracted to Alice. When he sees her, his smile turns into a full-blown grin.
* '''Justified:''' Bob is [[DoAndroidsDream a robot that cannot display emotions like humans do]] - his idiot hair serves this function.
* '''Inverted:''' Bob sees [[{{Gonk}} Alice]] and is so repulsed his idiot hair forms a zig-zagging pattern.
* '''Parodied:''' PinocchioNose, but reacting to sexual arousal instead.
* '''Subverted:''' Bob sees Charlie, his idiot hair stands upright... And then we see a boner in his pants.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Bob reaches for his trousers and [[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe pulls out a cucumber he's been hiding there for later consumption]].
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' But the boner remains... And then his idiot hair changes shape, revealing that it was just the wind that made it conveniently stand upright in this situation, leaving only the boner. But then Bob reaches for his trousers again and pulls out a banana, leaving his pants normal-looking afterwards. But then he sees Alice, and his wild hair stands upright on its own again when there's no wind...
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Wow, Bob, is your hair some sort of desire sensor or what?"
* '''Averted:'''
** Bob sees the sexually-attractive Alice, and he sprouts a boner in his pants.
** NoHuggingNoKissing
* '''Enforced:''' "It's a kid's show, but we want to appeal to a wider audience - that trick will definitely be a good ParentalBonus !"
* '''Invoked:''' An evil witch curses Bob's erectile functions to migrate to his idiot hair.
* '''Discussed:''' "Ooh, here comes Alice - now watch intently Bob's hair and how it's gonna react!"
* '''Conversed:''' "Well, I guess that's a way to convey sexual arousal in a safe for work manner..."
* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob has erectile dysfunction, and this is the only way he found to convey sexual arousal.
* '''Reconstructed:''' It's soon recognized as an uncanny talent, and Bob becomes famous for it.

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