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'''Basic Trope''': Character is so poor as to [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|actually munch on dog food]].
'''Basic Trope''': Character is so poor as to [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|actually munch on dog food]].
* '''Straight''': Jeffery is so poor he can only afford dog food.
* '''Straight''': Jeffrey is so poor he can only afford dog food.
* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Jeffery never could afford anything better than dog food.
** Jeffery never could afford anything better than dog food.
** Alternatively, Jeffery can't afford dishes, either, and eats out of a dog food bowl. And he can't even afford the canned stuff... He subsists entirely on water and kibble. And maybe some Beggin' Strips or Snausages, but only if it's a special occasion.
** Alternatively, Jeffrey can't afford dishes, either, and eats out of a dog food bowl. And he can't even afford the canned stuff... He subsists entirely on water and kibble. And maybe some Beggin' Strips or Snausages, but only if it's a special occasion.
* '''Justified''':
* '''Justified''':
** Someone provides Jeffery with only dog food to eat.
** Someone provides Jeffrey with only dog food to eat.
** Jeffery is a werewolf, so eating dog food is common.
** Jeffrey is a werewolf, so eating dog food is common.
** Jeffery is a dog.
** Jeffrey is a dog.
* '''Inverted''':
* '''Inverted''':
** [[Improbable Food Budget|A food budget so improbable]] even Jeffery's dog is on a diet of steaks.
** [[Improbable Food Budget|A food budget so improbable]] even Jeffrey's dog is on a diet of steaks.
** Jeffrey actually ''likes'' the taste of dog food, but he can't afford it because it's more expensive than other food.
** Jeffrey actually ''likes'' the taste of dog food, but he can't afford it because it's more expensive than other food.
** Rich people are shown eating dog food thanks to clever marketing and [[Upper Class Twit|and gullibility]].
** Rich people are shown eating dog food thanks to clever marketing and [[Upper Class Twit|and gullibility]].
* '''Subverted''':
* '''Subverted''':
** Jeffery [[Humanity Ensues|was a dog]] not too long ago.
** Jeffrey [[Humanity Ensues|was a dog]] not too long ago.
** Alternatively, Jefferey is seen eying a can of dog food out of desperation. However, in the next shot, he's shown to be [[Eat the Dog|eating a suspicious looking plate of meat]], with the camera panning to show Fido's collar lying on the floor, and the can of dog food lying in the garbage.
** Alternatively, Jefferey is seen eying a can of dog food out of desperation. However, in the next shot, he's shown to be [[Eat the Dog|eating a suspicious looking plate of meat]], with the camera panning to show Fido's collar lying on the floor, and the can of dog food lying in the garbage.
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Double Subverted''':
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** ...But then the camera pans back, and Fido jumps up onto the table: it turns out the plate of meat was a free steak Jefferey had won, and he wants to share it with his dog, instead of making him eat crappy dog food
** ...But then the camera pans back, and Fido jumps up onto the table: it turns out the plate of meat was a free steak Jefferey had won, and he wants to share it with his dog, instead of making him eat crappy dog food
** Alternatively, Jeffrey expresses his digust at the idea when someone jokingly mentions it, and insists that he could never be so poor that he'd eat dog food... And then it's revealed that he eats ''cat'' food.
** Alternatively, Jeffrey expresses his digust at the idea when someone jokingly mentions it, and insists that he could never be so poor that he'd eat dog food... And then it's revealed that he eats ''cat'' food.
* '''Parodied''': Jeffery is a [[Funny Animal]], and so is the rest of a cast, but eating dog food [[Furry Confusion|is still considered pathetic by everyone]].
* '''Parodied''': Jeffrey is a [[Funny Animal]], and so is the rest of a cast, but eating dog food [[Furry Confusion|is still considered pathetic by everyone]].
* '''Deconstructed''': A diet of sub-par products surely cannot be healthy for Jeffery.
* '''Deconstructed''': A diet of sub-par products surely cannot be healthy for Jeffrey.
* '''Reconstructed''': He adapts to it over time, though.
* '''Reconstructed''': He adapts to it over time, though.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Jeffery gets richer, but still keeps eating dog food, because he is a dog turned into human (and that is why he was poor in the first place). Even after discovering that human food is much more tasty, he still opens a can of dog food once in a while - force of habit.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Jeffrey gets richer, but still keeps eating dog food, because he is a dog turned into human (and that is why he was poor in the first place). Even after discovering that human food is much more tasty, he still opens a can of dog food once in a while - force of habit.
* '''Averted''': Despite the fact that Jeffery is poor, he can still afford normal food.
* '''Averted''': Despite the fact that Jeffrey is poor, he can still afford normal food.
* '''Enforced''': "We have poor character, but he is still not tragic enough." "How about getting him on a diet of dog food then?"
* '''Enforced''': "We have poor character, but he is still not tragic enough." "How about getting him on a diet of dog food then?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "I am lowered to eating dog food. Great. What's next, [[Gallows Humor|living in a kennel and chasing mailmen]]?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "I am lowered to eating dog food. Great. What's next, [[Gallows Humor|living in a kennel and chasing mailmen]]?"
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* '''Discussed''': "Dog food? Dude, that's pathetic." "'''[[Stoic Woobie|I know it is]].''' Shut up."
* '''Discussed''': "Dog food? Dude, that's pathetic." "'''[[Stoic Woobie|I know it is]].''' Shut up."
* '''Conversed''': "In TV shows, you can always tell who is really poor, and who just looks poor." "And how exactly?" "Truly poor characters subsist on dog food."
* '''Conversed''': "In TV shows, you can always tell who is really poor, and who just looks poor." "And how exactly?" "Truly poor characters subsist on dog food."
* '''Played For Drama''': Jeffery's entire life [[World Half Empty|sucks so very, very badly]] you can't help but [[Tear Jerker|feel sorry for the poor fellow]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Jeffrey's entire life [[World Half Empty|sucks so very, very badly]] you can't help but [[Tear Jerker|feel sorry for the poor fellow]].
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[[Downer Ending|And here I hoped life was getting better]]. Back to [[Dog Food Diet]] then.
[[Downer Ending|And here I hoped life was getting better]]. Back to [[Dog Food Diet]] then.
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