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[[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series (Fanfic)/Tropes N-Z|The rest of the tropes are on this page.]]
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=== Tropes for ''[[Calvin and Hobbes The Series (Fanfic)|Calvin and Hobbes: The Series]]'', A - M: ===
 
 
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** The former example was lampshaded in one of the marathon framing segments:
{{quote| '''Socrates:''' In fact, we weren't even in the comic strip, so we probably shouldn't even be here.}}
* [[A Day in Thethe Limelight]]: "Confessions of a Prank-Loving Tiger" for Socrates, [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|"Hypercube"]] [[Captain Obvious|for the Hypercube,]] [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|"An MTM Episode"]] [[Captain Obvious|for the MTM]], and "Robot's Day Out" for Jack.
** And [[Valentine's Day Episodes|"Insanity is In The Air"]] and [[New Year Has Come|"New Year, New Disasters"]] for Andy.
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: At the ''very'' least, they're [[Weirdness Censor|really unobservant.]]
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{{quote| '''Calvin:''' MTM, initiate emergency protocol number 2235!<br />
'''MTM:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|I can't believe you can remember all these numbers.]] }}
* [[Author Appeal]]: Swing123 ''really'' likes ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
** And [[Nickelodeon]] cartoons in general.
* [[Badly-Battered Babysitter]]: The main cast takes on this role in "Two Loons and a Kid", climaxing [[It Makes Sense in Context|in a water park.]]
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* [[Big Eater]]: Sheila and her mother.
** And Socrates, if "That's MISTER Sherman to You!" is any indication.
* [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti]]: A Yeti attacks Socrates and Stupendous Man in "The Five Calvins".
* [[Big Red Button]]: One in Dr. Brainstorm's ship fires bombs in "SHEILA'S BACK!".
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The characters tend to become rather sarcastic versions of this trope.
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** [[Overly Long Gag|And yet another one]] from Hobbes and Socrates to Sherman in "Pharaoh Andrew".
** And from Socrates again during "Remember" when even ''he'' can't stand Hobbes and Sherman's arguing anymore.
* [[Bill, Bill, Junk, Bill]]: "Chains"
* [[Black Comedy Burst]]: From "Thunderstorm":
{{quote| '''Dr. Brainstorm:''' Now if you'll excuse me, I have an idiot to kill!<br />
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''WITH A CARDBOARD BOX WITH A TIME SEN-SOR? (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)''<br />
''[[Mr. Imagination|A VIVID IMAGINATION]] THAT'S A MAGNET FOR TROUBLE? (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)''<br />
''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants|GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE AND PRAISE THEM ON THE DOUBLE!]] (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)'' }}
* [[Brain In Aa Jar]]: {{spoiler|The true nature of [[My Future Self and Me|Future Calvin.]]}}
* [[Brainwashed]]: Several people in "The Alien Huntress": see [[Mass Hypnosis]] for more details.
** Calvin himself in "The Five Calvins".
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** And Jack's [[Pulling Themselves Together|auto-repair system]] in "Robot's Day Out".
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Jack's ability to memorize fingerprints on things to distinguish them from similar things {{spoiler|helps him put out a fire at Dr. Brainstorm's lab}} in "Robot's Day Out".
* [[Christmas Episode]]: [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|"A Calvin and Hobbes Christmas!"]]
* [[Circling Birdies]]: Hobbes witnesses the star variant (along with checkers) after [[It Makes Sense in Context|smashing Calvin's parents' cell open.]]
* [[Clear My Name]]: "The Case of the Rogue Water Balloon". The titular attack(s) was perpetuated by {{spoiler|Hobbes.}}
* [[Cloudcuckooland]]: Calvin's hometown has seen a [[Mad Scientist]] and [[Snarky Non -Human Sidekick|his robot]] exit their Yellowstone Park lair, had its citizens replaced by [[Creepy Monotone]] clones, attacked by a monster...
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Socrates, who listens to heavy metal music to get to sleep and can spend several days at a time [[The Prankster|planning his next prank.]]
* [[Cobweb of Disuse]]: In Thunderstorm's ice cave.
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** Something similar happens when Calvin's dad accuses him of [[Misery Builds Character|not having character.]]
** Upon [[OOC Is Serious Business|Jack abruptly standing up straight,]] Dr. Brainstorm asks him if [[Face Heel Turn|he's turned evil again.]]
* [[Conversational Troping]]: Lots of it in "Hypercube". Among the subjects discussed include some [[Fridge Logic]] about [[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation|the Borgs]], the origin of scotch tape's name, and a restaurant in Los Angeles advertising both doughnuts ''and'' chinese food in the same sentence.
* [[Cool Plane]]: Calvin's is a cardboard box.
* [[Cool Shades]]: Elliot wears his ''in his own house,'' which the narrator lampshades.
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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Miss Wormwood has ''every encyclopedia ever published'' just in case Calvin tries to cheat.
* [[Creepy Monotone]]: The clones in "Electronic Invasion".
* [[Crossover]]: [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|"Calvin's]] [[Batman]] [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Adventure"]]
** [[Doctor Who|A Dalek and some Cybermen]] show up in "The Five Calvins".
* [[Dark Horse Victory]]: {{spoiler|Elliot}} is elected class president in "CALVIN FOR PRESIDENT!"
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{{quote| '''Dr. Brainstorm:''' '''DOCTOR BRAINSTORM!''' WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE JUST CALL ME THAT?<br />
'''Calvin:''' Well, where's the humor in that? }}
* [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud]]: [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|"The Black Turning Funnel"]], "The Sky Is Falling", and takes a darker turn in "The Five Calvins".
* [[Donut Mess Withwith a Cop]]: Referenced in "The Genius Hamster":
{{quote| '''Klein:''' (in a standup act) Another car goes sliding into the ditch, "WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE DONUTS!"}}
* [[Double Meaning Title]]: "RIP Calvin". At first it appears that [[My Future Self and Me|Future Calvin]] is dead... {{spoiler|but he's alive, albeit as a [[Brain In Aa Jar]]. Then, later, their future selves start attacking them. Guess who's the first to die?}}
* [[Dramatic Shattering]]: Done with a cup of coffee when [[Killer Robot|Shadow]] is freed in "Thunderstorm".
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Mother Brainstorm. She commands Sheila to "give her 20" and berates her when she finishes in a mere 27 seconds.
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* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]: "That's MISTER Sherman to You!"
* [[Everyone Meets Everyone]]: "Birth of a Friendship" is a two-person variant.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys]]: One causes lots of trouble in "Monkey See, Monkey Maim".
* [[Everything's Worse Withwith Bears]]: "Have You Seen This Tiger?" and "Camp Blues".
* [[Evil Doll]]: Socrates tricks Calvin into believing this in "Home Un-Alone".
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Dr. Brainstorm, [[Mad Scientist|obviously.]]
** And [[Morality Dial|Evil Jack.]]
* [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]: A fair amount of episode names, [[Overly Long Gag|as this page will attest to.]]
* [[Excited Episode Title]]: "CALVIN FOR PRESIDENT!" and "SHEILA'S BACK!" [[Captain Obvious|being in all caps.]]
* [[Exorcist Head]]: Done by [[Morality Dial|Evil Jack]] shortly after fully [[Face Heel Turn|face heel turning]] in "62 Percent More Evil".
* [[Eye Scream]]: [[My Future Self and Me|Future Andy]] wears an eyepatch, implying this.
* [[Face Death Withwith Dignity]]: {{spoiler|Calvin manages to do this at the end of "Our Solemn Hour".}}
* [[The Faceless]]: Elliot.
* [[Face Palm]]: Hobbes in "62 Percent More Evil".
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{{quote| '''Socrates:''' ''(after finding out that two villains had teamed up)'' Who teamed up? Rupert Chill and Dr. Brainstorm?<br />
'''Calvin:''' No, [[Medium Awareness|we're saving that for next season.]] }}
* [[For Halloween I Am Going Asas Myself|For New Year's, I Am Going as Myself]]: "New Year, New Disasters":
{{quote| '''Calvin:''' Aren't people going to freak out when they see a robot here?<br />
'''Someone at the party:''' Hey dude! Great costume!<br />
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'''Hobbes:''' Nope. }}
** Something similar happens with the roller coaster operator in "The Genius Hamster".
* [[Get Back to Thethe Future]]: "Time Terror"
** [[Everything's Better Withwith Dinosaurs]]: Hobbes' destination.
** [[The Middle Ages]]: Andy's destination.
** [[The Wild West]]: Socrate's destination.
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'''Hobbes:''' Yeah, they found an old Cosmo magazine. They'll be busy. }}
* [[Gilligan Cut]]: From "Chains":
{{quote| '''Calvin:''' ''(trying to figure out if a [[Chain Letter|chain letter]] is true to its word) ''Oh man, my problems are solved! Precious hamster will definitely know what to do!<br />
'''Sherman:''' I don't know." }}
** And from "Pharaoh Andrew":
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** Dr. Brainstorm after his sister claims their mother loved her more.
* [[He Went That Way!]]: Andy tells Susie this in "The Genius Hamster" after Calvin soaks her.
* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: Socrates ends up falling into one of his own pranks in "An MTM Episode".
** Happens again when Calvin tricks him with the classic "Your shoelace is untied" gag, resulting in him getting done up in a net covered in peanut butter.
{{quote| '''Sherman:''' I can't believe he fell for that.<br />
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* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Hobbes dismisses the "scaredy cat" sterotype right before being startled by Jack's sudden appearance.
** Another instance is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]]:
{{quote| '''Sherman:''' (on ''[[Underdog (Filmfilm)|Underdog]]'') I'm just not in the mood to see another movie about talking animals.<br />
'''Socrates:''' Hypocrite. }}
* [[I Am Not Weasel]]: Dr. Brainstorm believes Hobbes and Socrates are robots.
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Hobbes glanced at Calvin, [[High-Pressure Emotion|who was beet red and steam was leaking from his nostrils.]]<br />
'''Hobbes:''' I think you did a little more than winding. I think you cranked him up. }}
* [[I Warned You]]: From [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|"An MTM Episode"]]:
{{quote| '''MTM:''' ''(referring to Sherman's project)'' Oh, don't do that. The box is too compacted. With the amount of energy you're pumping into it, it's going to burst at any second.<br />
'''Sherman:''' I think I know what I'm doing. And besides, I don't take advice from media players!<br />
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(''BLAM!'')<br />
'''MTM:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|I suppose this would be a bad 'I told you so' moment.]] }}
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: Calvin has fleeting instances where he is actually very empathic to others. His biggest example of this was when he came to the aide of his alien friends when their planet was invaded.
** Socrates is not totally without redemption either. He does come to the aid of his friends from time to time.
* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: A flashback in one episode shows that Calvin once drove his school psychologist mad.
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* [[Make Wrong What Once Went Right]]: Calvin's plot to eliminate turkeys from Thanksgiving in "Calvin, Hobbes, and the Pilgrims" {{spoiler|ends up killing most of the Pilgrims and making ''ducks'' the holiday's bird instead.}}
* [[Mass Hypnosis]]: Most anyone who is even ''lightly'' associated with Calvin is brainwashed by Sheila in "The Alien Huntress".
* [[Medium Awareness]]: [[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series (Fanfic)/Medium Awareness|Now has its own page!]] Also notable, as it's the first work to have one.
* [[Metaphorgotten]]: Socrates' sign for Calvin in "CALVIN FOR PRESIDENT!":
{{quote| SUSIE DERKINS: LOCAL STUDENT AND SPITTING CAMEL!<br />
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{{quote| '''Hobbes:''' ''(after mentioning [[The Bible]])'' And speaking of the bible-<br />
'''Calvin:''' Be careful. [[Medium Awareness|We've got censors.]] ''(gestures to the camera) '' }}
** And later, after [[Makes Just Asas Much Sense in Context|Calvin details how he thinks David killed Goliath by making him walk]]:
{{quote| "We probably ticked off ''so'' many people by saying that."}}
* [[Movie Making Mess]]: "Wild Movie"
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