Basic Trope: A babysitter and kid see each other as pals and look forward to time together.
- Straight: Alice watches Bob while his parents are on dates. The two of them have a downplayed Intergenerational Friendship and enjoy playing games and talking while Bob's parents are away.
- Exaggerated: Bob is an abused kid whose Only Friend is his babysitter, Alice.
- Downplayed: Alice watches Bob while his parents are on dates. The two of them get along fairly well and have peaceful evenings together, but they're not especially close either.
- Justified:
- Alice is a Friend to All Children.
- Bob already knows Alice somehow (such as by her being the older sister of one of his friends), and they get along well.
- Inverted:
- Bob's parents invite Alice, an older family friend, over to babysit Bob.
- Babysitter from Hell
- Subverted: Alice walks in with a smile, carrying a pizza box and a set of games and calling cheerfully for Bob. Bob walks into the room with a frown on his face.
- Double Subverted:...But he smiles and hugs her once the door closes; he didn't want his parents (who are somewhat jealous of other beloved figures in their kids' lives) to know.
- Zig-Zagged: Bob is friends with some of his babysitters, but not all of them.
- Averted: All characters in the story are too old for babysitters.
- Enforced: The show is for children and wants to have An Aesop on how being babysat can be fun.
- Lampshaded:Bob: Alice is the best! It's like a sleepover, not being babysat.
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: "It's nice that this character gets along so well with his babysitter."
Now, just let set me this stuff down and we can watch Babysitter Friendship or play Legends of Troperia!
