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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob find themselves in this situation so often that they can't make it to their regular jobs.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice and Bob find themselves in this situation so often that they can't make it to their regularjobs.jobs.
** Alice and Bob are not qualified to comptently wash dishes in a manner consistent with workplace safety and local health laws, and end up making even more of a mess in the kitchen and headache for restaurant management. It would have been less costly to just kick them out and ban them from the restaurant.
** Alice and Bob find themselves in this situation so often that they can't make it to their regular
** Alice and Bob are not qualified to comptently wash dishes in a manner consistent with workplace safety and local health laws, and end up making even more of a mess in the kitchen and headache for restaurant management. It would have been less costly to just kick them out and ban them from the restaurant.
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* '''Downplayed''': Charlie, the owner of Chez Troper, agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about the restaurant.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Charlie, the owner of Chez Troper, agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about therestaurant.restaurant.
** Charlie lets Alice and Bob pay for the meal the next time they come in.
** Charlie, the owner of Chez Troper, agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about the
** Charlie lets Alice and Bob pay for the meal the next time they come in.
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** The bill comes back even higher.
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** The Bob had enough cash to cover what he thought was the correct bill, but he did the math wrong: the bill comes back even higher.
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* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob can't afford their bill at [[ChezRestaurant Chez Troper]], so they have to wash dishes until they've paid it off.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob can't afford ''anything'', they have to work off anything they buy. They even have to pump gas to afford the gas they buy.
* '''Downplayed''': The owner of Chez Troper agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about the restaurant.
* '''Justified''':
** The owner of the restaurant is a fair person, and they don't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customer arrested.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob can't afford ''anything'', they have to work off anything they buy. They even have to pump gas to afford the gas they buy.
* '''Downplayed''': The owner of Chez Troper agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about the restaurant.
* '''Justified''':
** The owner of the restaurant is a fair person, and they don't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customer arrested.
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* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob AliceAndBob can't afford their bill at [[ChezRestaurant Chez Troper]], so they have to wash dishes until they've paid it off.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob can't afford''anything'', ''anything''; they have to work off anything they buy. They even have to pump gas to afford the gas they buy.
* '''Downplayed''':The Charlie, the owner of Chez Troper Troper, agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about the restaurant.
*'''Justified''':
'''Justified''':
**The owner of the restaurant Charlie is a fair person, fair-minded and they don't doesn't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customer arrested.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob can't afford
* '''Downplayed''':
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob are overcharged at Chez Troper, so the owner comes and cleans their house to make up the difference.
* '''Subverted''':
* '''Subverted''':
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob are overcharged at Chez Troper, so the owner Charlie comes and cleans their house to make up the difference.
*'''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
*
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** Bob snuck out so he could run back to his house and get his toolbox - he saw some fixtures at Chez Troper that needed repair.
* '''Parodied''':
** Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even the owner]].
** Bob can’t pay, so he gleefully bounds toward the kitchen over the owner’s objections. Several plates are immediately heard breaking.
* '''Parodied''':
** Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even the owner]].
** Bob can’t pay, so he gleefully bounds toward the kitchen over the owner’s objections. Several plates are immediately heard breaking.
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** Bob snuck out so he could run back to his house and get his toolbox - -- he saw some fixtures at Chez Troper that needed repair.
*'''Parodied''':
'''Parodied''':
** Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, eventhe owner]].
Charlie.]]
** Bob can’t pay, so he gleefully bounds toward the kitchen overthe owner’s Charlie’s objections. Several plates are immediately heard breaking.
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** Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even
** Bob can’t pay, so he gleefully bounds toward the kitchen over
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** Alice stays at the restaurant while Bob goes to grab a different credit card.
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** Alice stays at the restaurant while Bob goes to grab a different credit card.card, or vice versa.
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* '''Enforced''': ???
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* '''Enforced''': ???The episode is BasedOnATrueStory about Amy's and Ben's experience working off their debt from a restaurant meal.
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** Alice and Bob can’t pay, so they offer to wash dishes. The owner says they have enough dishwashers, but he has [[RapeAsDrama another task]] in mind for Alice…
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob mention they can't pay, and offer to wash dishes to make up the difference. The owner refuses and kicks them out.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob mention they can't pay, and offer to wash dishes to make up the difference. The owner refuses and kicks them out.
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** Alice and Bob can’t pay, so they offer to wash dishes. The owner Charlie says they have enough dishwashers, but he has [[RapeAsDrama another task]] in mind for Alice…
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob mention they can't pay, and offer to wash dishes to make up the difference.The owner Charlie refuses and kicks them out.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob mention they can't pay, and offer to wash dishes to make up the difference.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Bob and Alice can’t pay, so the owner suggests they help out with tomorrow’s dinner service…by which he means [[ImAHumanitarian they’ll be the main course]].
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* '''Played for Horror''': Bob and Alice can’t pay, so the owner Charlie suggests they help out with tomorrow’s dinner service…by service … by which he means [[ImAHumanitarian they’ll be the main course]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Bob find themselves in this situation so often that they can't make it to their regular jobs.
* '''Reconstructed''': They find that they actually like working at Chez Troper more, so they quit and go to work for Charlie full-time.
* '''Reconstructed''': They find that they actually like working at Chez Troper more, so they quit and go to work for Charlie full-time.
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* '''Parodied''': Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even the owner]].
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even theowner]].owner]].
** Bob can’t pay, so he gleefully bounds toward the kitchen over the owner’s objections. Several plates are immediately heard breaking.
** Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even the
** Bob can’t pay, so he gleefully bounds toward the kitchen over the owner’s objections. Several plates are immediately heard breaking.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Bob injures himself while working in the kitchen to pay off the debt, saddling him with something much worse than an unpaid dinner bill.
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** Bob looks over the bill, smiles, and tells the owner that while he doesn’t have the money, he’d gladly do some work around the restaurant if the owner would call it square. While the owner is looking for something for him to do, he sneaks out.
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** Bob snuck out so he could run back to his house and get his toolbox - he saw some fixtures at Chez Troper that needed repair.
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* '''Averted''': Alice stays at the restaurant while Bob goes to grab a different credit card.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Alice stays at the restaurant while Bob goes to grab a different creditcard.card.
** They have enough money, either by cash or credit.
** Alice stays at the restaurant while Bob goes to grab a different credit
** They have enough money, either by cash or credit.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???“I see you’re sweating at the price of your dinner. Would you like to borrow some dishwashing gloves, or did you bring your own?”
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** The coupon that Bob was banking on using to afford the meal has expired, and he didn’t realize until he went to pay.
** Bob and Alice don’t have their credit cards or any cash on them, and their house is too far away for them to go get it.
** Bob and Alice don’t have their credit cards or any cash on them, and their house is too far away for them to go get it.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob say they can't pay, and they expectantly look at the pile of dishes in the kitchen...but they're instead arrested.
* '''Double Subverted''': After being processed, they're put on a work release...washing dishes in Chez Troper's kitchen.
* '''Double Subverted''': After being processed, they're put on a work release...washing dishes in Chez Troper's kitchen.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Alice and Bob say they can't pay, and they expectantly look at the pile of dishes in the kitchen...but they're instead arrested.
** Bob looks over the receipt and realizes that he’s been charged incorrectly. He has enough cash for the correct bill.
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** After being processed, they're put on a work release...washing dishes in Chez Troper'skitchen.kitchen.
** The bill comes back even higher.
** Alice and Bob say they can't pay, and they expectantly look at the pile of dishes in the kitchen...but they're instead arrested.
** Bob looks over the receipt and realizes that he’s been charged incorrectly. He has enough cash for the correct bill.
* '''Double
** After being processed, they're put on a work release...washing dishes in Chez Troper's
** The bill comes back even higher.
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* '''Played for Horror''': Bob and Alice can’t pay, so the owner suggests they help out with tomorrow’s dinner service…by which he means [[ImAHumanitarian they’ll be the main course]].
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* '''Invoked''': ???
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* '''Invoked''': ???Chez Troper has a confusing menu with unclear pricing.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob have a bad experience at Chez Troper, so the owner comes and cleans their house by way of apology.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob have a bad experience are overcharged at Chez Troper, so the owner comes and cleans their house by way of apology.to make up the difference.
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* '''Exploited''': Chez Troper intentionally advertises to lower-income customers so they'll essentially always have a cheap workforce at the ready.
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** Chez Troper intentionally advertises to lower-income customers so they'll essentially always have a cheap workforce at theready.ready.
** Alice and Bob can’t pay, so they offer to wash dishes. The owner says they have enough dishwashers, but he has [[RapeAsDrama another task]] in mind for Alice…
** Chez Troper intentionally advertises to lower-income customers so they'll essentially always have a cheap workforce at the
** Alice and Bob can’t pay, so they offer to wash dishes. The owner says they have enough dishwashers, but he has [[RapeAsDrama another task]] in mind for Alice…
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice and Bob dine at Chez Troper and are unable to pay so often that everyone in the kitchen knows them by name. Bob is even Employee of the Month.
* '''Implied''': Bob and Alice walk into Chez Troper. Several hours later they walk out, sweaty, wearing aprons and rubber gloves. Alice tells Bob to remember the credit card next time.
* '''Implied''': Bob and Alice walk into Chez Troper. Several hours later they walk out, sweaty, wearing aprons and rubber gloves. Alice tells Bob to remember the credit card next time.
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* '''Justified''': The owner of the restaurant is a fair person, and they don't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customer arrested.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** The owner of the restaurant is a fair person, and they don't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customerarrested.arrested.
** The restaurant specifically bills itself as one where you can wash dishes in exchange for a meal.
** The owner of the restaurant is a fair person, and they don't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customer
** The restaurant specifically bills itself as one where you can wash dishes in exchange for a meal.
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* '''Conversed''': ???“That’s so unrealistic.” “Yeah, but it would sorta kill the mood if they got put in jail.”
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'''Basic Trope''': One or more characters runs up a check they can't pay, so they have to work to pay it off.
* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob can't afford their bill at [[ChezRestaurant Chez Troper]], so they have to wash dishes until they've paid it off.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob can't afford ''anything'', they have to work off anything they buy. They even have to pump gas to afford the gas they buy.
* '''Downplayed''': The owner of Chez Troper agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about the restaurant.
* '''Justified''': The owner of the restaurant is a fair person, and they don't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customer arrested.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob have a bad experience at Chez Troper, so the owner comes and cleans their house by way of apology.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob say they can't pay, and they expectantly look at the pile of dishes in the kitchen...but they're instead arrested.
* '''Double Subverted''': After being processed, they're put on a work release...washing dishes in Chez Troper's kitchen.
* '''Parodied''': Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even the owner]].
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice and Bob are arrested for nonpayment, where they're put on a work release in Chez Troper's kitchen. But it's made clear that the work release is unrelated to the nonpayment.
* '''Averted''': Alice stays at the restaurant while Bob goes to grab a different credit card.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Chez Troper intentionally advertises to lower-income customers so they'll essentially always have a cheap workforce at the ready.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob mention they can't pay, and offer to wash dishes to make up the difference. The owner refuses and kicks them out.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Straight''': Alice and Bob can't afford their bill at [[ChezRestaurant Chez Troper]], so they have to wash dishes until they've paid it off.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Bob can't afford ''anything'', they have to work off anything they buy. They even have to pump gas to afford the gas they buy.
* '''Downplayed''': The owner of Chez Troper agrees to settle with Alice and Bob if they agree to tell several friends about the restaurant.
* '''Justified''': The owner of the restaurant is a fair person, and they don't want to deal with the potential fallout of having a customer arrested.
* '''Inverted''': Alice and Bob have a bad experience at Chez Troper, so the owner comes and cleans their house by way of apology.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob say they can't pay, and they expectantly look at the pile of dishes in the kitchen...but they're instead arrested.
* '''Double Subverted''': After being processed, they're put on a work release...washing dishes in Chez Troper's kitchen.
* '''Parodied''': Everyone at Chez Troper is only working there because they couldn't pay their bill. [[MindScrew Yes, even the owner]].
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice and Bob are arrested for nonpayment, where they're put on a work release in Chez Troper's kitchen. But it's made clear that the work release is unrelated to the nonpayment.
* '''Averted''': Alice stays at the restaurant while Bob goes to grab a different credit card.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Chez Troper intentionally advertises to lower-income customers so they'll essentially always have a cheap workforce at the ready.
* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob mention they can't pay, and offer to wash dishes to make up the difference. The owner refuses and kicks them out.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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