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Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Not working as an index, started by nuclearneo577 on Aug 14th 2011 at 9:16:08 AM

Would American Kirby Is Hardcore be a partial credit example? The trope namer never used it until Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Do we want to index the partial-credit examples? Currently, only the first folder is getting indexed.

Don't Call Me "Sir"

Peppermint Patty isn't Marice's superior. Calling her "Sir" is just her being weird. (Thinking of putting this under "Partial Credit".)

• The Scrappy — Scrappy-Doo was hugely popular with kids when he was first introduced in 1979, and his introduction actually saved Scooby-Doo from cancellation when the show's popularity was waning. It was only in recent years (after the franchise was cancelled and revived) that the character became infamous for supposedly being hated by fans, largely thanks to a case of Vocal Minority.

Okay, I realize that The Scrappy is a rather subjective trope, and Scrappy-Doo has a reputation for being hated, but the actual trope page for The Scrappy specifically discusses the fact that he was originally beloved by children, and that his introduction saved the Scooby-Doo franchise from cancellation. I thought that was enough of an admission of his questionable Scrappy status to warrant The Scrappy being included on this page.

Because it was originally deleted from this page without a reason given, can we at least discuss it?

Would this be accurate?

• Gotta Catch 'Em All: The Pokémon tagline refers to a 100% Completion goal, not something required by the story.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Gear is obviously a pun about the name of So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish. Shall we add it here?

Insane Troll Logic

The trope is named after a responce to an instance of Sadistic Choice on Buffy, but the scene in question is not an example. Later on, the phrase is used by a character not understanding a leap of logic which then gets explained. Again, not an example. Are we adding this?

Zettai Ryouki -The term originates from Evangelion's 'Absolute Terror Field', but the work itself does not feature long socks.

Screw the Rules, I Have Money! and Screw the Money, I Have Rules! (Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series) Kaiba does not fit into either trope when he names them

Big Damn Movie

while Firefly never had a mundane plot to begin with. they were just thief and crooks trying to keep on flying. in the movie they decide to finally hurt the alliance. so how come it's in this index

Spirit Bomb (Trope Namer, Dragon Ball).

Actually, that trope only fits the description the two last times it's used, as those are the only times where Goku actually takes energy from people. The other six times it's used, he actually takes energy from the planet where he's fighting itself (which usually has been damaged very badly by the Monster of the Week), making it something more like Gaia's Vengeance.

Stairway to Heaven may be an edge case. While the stairway in the song clearly doesn't exist, the film A Matter Of Life And Death (1946), released in the US as Stairway to Heaven, featured a literal escalator from Earth to the Other World. It's clear which came first, but not which was in mind when the trope was named.