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Basic Trope: A character, creature, etc. that acts as the face of a show.

  • Straight: From The Adventures Of Alice And Bob, Bob's pet monkey Freddie has become what people think of when they think of Alice and Bob.
  • Exaggerated: Freddie gets all the limelight. Every commercial and merchandising product for Alice And Bob MUST have Freddie on it.
  • Downplayed: Although Freddie is what some people think of when they hear Alice And Bob, he gets as much spotlight as the others.
  • Justified:
    • Freddie is just really cute.
    • He's a Harpo that has pretty much defined the show's style of comedy.
  • Inverted: The Adventures Of Alice And Bob is what people think about Freddie.
  • Subverted: ???
  • Double Subverted: ???
  • Parodied: ???
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: Freddie is not more popular nor prominent than any other character.
  • Enforced: "We need a character that will be really popular, so we can sell merchandise."
  • Lampshaded: "Freddie, why are you so popular?"
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: As the series runs, Freddie becomes less popular and is Demoted to Extra.
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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