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The journey is usually treated as a major plotline, if not ''the'' main plot itself, and the secondary and tertiary locations and characters that our group encounters are at most a source of smaller subplots, which are usually resolved shortly before that location is left - after all, it's about the journey, not the destination. That said, if a specific subplot ''isn't'' resolved immediately, [[Chekhov's Gun|expect them to come up sometime down the]] [[Stealth Pun|road.]] |
The journey is usually treated as a major plotline, if not ''the'' main plot itself, and the secondary and tertiary locations and characters that our group encounters are at most a source of smaller subplots, which are usually resolved shortly before that location is left - after all, it's about the journey, not the destination. That said, if a specific subplot ''isn't'' resolved immediately, [[Chekhov's Gun|expect them to come up sometime down the]] [[Stealth Pun|road.]] |
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[[Christopher Booker]]'s ''[[The Seven Basic Plots]]'' calls this " |
[[Christopher Booker]]'s ''[[The Seven Basic Plots]]'' calls this "'''Voyage and Return'''". |
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This plotline is a key fixture of many works of [[Children's Literature]] and [[Coming of Age Stories]]. [[The Big Race]] is a frequent form of this, as is many a [[Vacation Episode|Vacation]] or [[Road Trip Episode]] ([[Road Movie|including the movies]]). Expect "[[Are We There Yet?]]" to be asked quite often. |
This plotline is a key fixture of many works of [[Children's Literature]] and [[Coming of Age Stories]]. [[The Big Race]] is a frequent form of this, as is many a [[Vacation Episode|Vacation]] or [[Road Trip Episode]] ([[Road Movie|including the movies]]). Expect "[[Are We There Yet?]]" to be asked quite often. |
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* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' does this [[Once an Episode]], with Map detailing the path Dora and Boots will take. The path always includes two primary landmarks prior to the destination itself, and at least a couple of subplots (often involving one of Dora's friends) occur that requires their assistance before they can continue. |
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' does this [[Once an Episode]], with Map detailing the path Dora and Boots will take. The path always includes two primary landmarks prior to the destination itself, and at least a couple of subplots (often involving one of Dora's friends) occur that requires their assistance before they can continue. |
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** The spinoff series ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'' operates much the same way, with Click acting as the guide, and Diego saves any endangered animals he meets along the way. |
** The spinoff series ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'' operates much the same way, with Click acting as the guide, and Diego saves any endangered animals he meets along the way. |
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* [[Teen Titans Go! (animation)|''Teen Titans Go!'']] episode "Road Trip" (which provides the page image) has Cyborg [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin| |
* [[Teen Titans Go! (animation)|''Teen Titans Go!'']] episode "Road Trip" (which provides the page image) has Cyborg [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|taking the other Titans on a]] [[Road Trip Episode|road trip]] to... wherever. After all, it's about the journey. {{spoiler|[[Subverted]] at the end of the episode - the "back" never happens, since the other Titans refuse to repeat the experience and instead build a new [[Brick Joke|B-shaped tower]] right at their destination.}} |
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