- Basic Trope: Otters are depicted as fun and joyful.
- Straight: Otto the otter loves swimming and sliding down the river bank.
- Exaggerated: Otto is "all play and no work", shirking his responsibilities just to goof around.
- Downplayed Otto is strict, but likes to have fun every now and then.
- Justified: Otto was once held in captivity with little entertainment and now wants to relish every moment in the wild.
- Inverted: Otto is a very boring creature.
- Subverted: Otto prepares to take a dip in the water, but after feeling how cold it is, he walks away.
- Double Subverted: Seconds later, he returns to jump into the water make a cannonball splash.
- Parodied: Otto has an All Work vs. All Play rivalry with Beavis the Beaver.
- Zig-Zagged: Otto likes having fun, but is still responsible enough to get work done.
- Averted:
- Otters appearing in a work show no specific behavior.
- Otters don't appear at all.
- Enforced: The executives decided to have Otto be more fun and lovable for children.
- Lampshaded: "Getting around must be fun when you can slide like an otter."
- Invoked: The zoo brought its otters a plastic slide and kiddie pool because they well aware of the playful nature of these animals.
- Exploited: They also charge extra for people to watch the adorable creatures play around.
- Defied: Otto would rather search for clams to eat than ride the surf.
- Discussed: "That snow bank looks like it'd be pretty fun to slide down, doesn't it?"
- Conversed: "Otters may seem cute and fun, but they're dangerous if provoked."
- Implied: After a lovely swim, the otters head back to shore.
- Deconstructed: Otters are cute and friendly, but at their core they're animals. When Alice tries to pet one it tries to bite her.
- Reconstructed: But after Alice trains the otter, they become best pals
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