Basic Trope: A person likes media that's intended for people below their age group.
- Straight: Danny is 17 and likes to watch the Show Within a Show The Adventures of Alice and Bob, which is intended for preschool-aged children.
- Exaggerated: Danny is a very old (or even immortal) man that only watches shows intended for infants.
- Downplayed:
- Danny is 17 and enjoys watching The Adventures of Alice and Bob, which is a show intended for children, but it also has a high Periphery Demographic.
- Danny is a 17-year-old high school senior and enjoys watching a show about freshman students.
- Justified:
- Danny is a Kiddie Kid or Manchild.
- The show Danny watches is originally intended for children, but has a Periphery Demographic, and many moments that younger kids wouldn't understand as much.
- Everything aimed at Danny's demographic sucks.
- The show is a means to connect with his six-year-old brother Bobbie.
- Danny loved the show The Adventures of Alice and Bob as a kid and still enjoys it because of the nostalgia.
- Danny likes watching The Adventures of Alice and Bob because it has a lot of Sweet Dreams Fuel, Heartwarming Moments, and/or Funny Moments that make him feel better when he's upset.
- Inverted: Entertainment Above Their Age - Danny is a younger kid who likes to watch things that are intended for people older than him.
- Subverted:
- Danny mentions liking the show The Adventures of Alice and Bob, which only looks like a kids' show. It's actually completely inappropriate for young children.
- Danny seems to be a 17-year-old watching preschool shows, but he turns out to be Younger Than They Look.
- Danny is seen watching a kids' show, but it's because he's with his younger siblings.
- Double Subverted:
- But Danny also likes Kandy the Kangaroo, an actual kids' show.
- Danny may be younger than he looks, but he's still actually 12.
- However, Danny himself likes the show as well.
- Danny's younger siblings are also too old to be watching the show.
- Parodied: ???
- Zig-Zagged: Danny has a wide range of shows and movies he enjoys. Some of them are for younger audiences, some are for older audiences, and some are appropriate for his age.
- Averted: There are no mentions of people watching things they're too old to be watching.
- Enforced:
- To set up An Aesop as to why it's okay for people to watch kids' shows.
- The producers demand there be Product Placement for the real-life show The Adventures of Alice and Bob even though the show doesn't have any young children in it.
- Danny is from a kids' show with a large Periphery Demographic, so the producers throw in a joke about Danny enjoying a kids' show as a reference to the teen/adult fanbase.
- Lampshaded: "Does Danny know that's a kids show?"
- Invoked: Danny is very turned off by the amount of violence in media aimed at teenagers, so someone suggests he watch a kids show instead.
- Exploited: Danny's love of kids shows makes him an excellent babysitter, as he is able to talk to the kids about their favorite shows like an expert.
- Defied: Danny only watches shows which are aimed at adults.
- Discussed: "Yeah, this show may be for kids, but I like it too!"
- Conversed: "I think the reason why they're including jokes about teens/adults liking kids' shows is because they know that this show has a Periphery Demographic."
- Implied:
- Danny has a Vague Age, but is shown liking shows aimed at kids.
- The actual target demographic of the Show Within a Show The Adventures of Alice and Bob is unknown, but there are several kids who are mentioned to enjoy it, while Danny is the only teen/adult who seems to watch it.
Back to Entertainment Below Their Age, where you can watch Sesame Street with an 11-year-old.
