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** Special mention goes to Sabrina, which the artist has done nothing erotic of, even on his adult art site. The closest thing he ever did of naughty Sabrina art was an ''oil painting'' of her in a pose out of a well known Victorian-era nude painting. In fact, he rather vehemently goes after risque Sabrina fan-art on the web, for all the good that does.
* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]: Zig Zag [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline595.GIF complains] of her lack of friends to hang out with:
{{quote| With the others it's about business, or sex... or sexy business.}}
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Special strips for holidays - most especially April Fools - will be completely and utterly medium-aware. The main storyline has [http://sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline306.GIF some] [http://sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline477.GIF moments] of this as well.
{{quote| '''Amy:''' Must be tough waiting so long to get a car. ''[points out to the viewer]'' To them, too.<br />
'''Timothy:''' ''[Waves 'Hi']'' }}
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Fairly early on, Sabrina gently but firmly tells her mom to back the hell off.
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* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: Doesn't actually happen by trope in the comic, but the phrase itself (word for word) is on [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline566.GIF one guy's shirt] in a recent strip... {{spoiler|before he gets curb-stomped by a '''VERY PISSED-OFF''' Zig Zag.}}
* [[Cutaway Gag]]: Lampshaded and crossed with a [[Shout-Out]].
{{quote| '''Sabrina''': It's tough keeping up with Tabitha, isn't it?<br />
'''Zig-Zag''': You're telling me! It's harder than picking camera angles for a scene with an elephant!<br />
''[Cutaway to a camera's eye view: only the top of Zig's face is visible, with an elephant flooding the background]''<br />
'''Zig-Zag''': Can you see anything?<br />
'''Cameraman''': Maybe if I backed all the way out of the room...<br />
''[Cut back to Zig and Sabrina, the latter looking very confused]''<br />
'''Sabrina''': What the hell was THAT!? <br />
'''Zig-Zag''': Hey, we work in media! We should have more power to set up random cutaways than [[Family Guy|some fat New England guy]]! }}
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Zig Zag.
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* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]]: [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline559.GIF Here's an example.]
** Or, for a slightly earlier one:
{{quote| [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline556.GIF "I'd pay you fifty bucks to watch you do something suggestive with a banana."]}}
* [[He Who Fights Monsters|She Who Fights Monsters]] When Zig Zag discovers her name is a [[Berserk Button]] on [[Image Boards]].
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Richard's first appearances were as "RC", Sabrina's unseen online "friend".
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*** The "anonymity" part has been [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline563.GIF subverted] and Zig [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline564.GIF got] [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline565.GIF her] [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline566.GIF revenge]
* [[Informed Ability]]: Before going into porn, Zig Zag was aiming to be a professional actress. Subverted when said abilities were shown during a visit to Sabrina's family, leading to a subtle [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]...
{{quote| '''Endora:''' I don't see how someone can be taken seriously with a name like that.<br />
'''Zig Zag:''' *in cheerful tone* Why? Am I supposed to be taken seriously? }}
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Subverted and lampshaded; [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline57.GIF during Amy's pregnancy, she borrows a pair of Sabrina's pants, which gives her skunk colored legs]. Sabrina [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|breaks the fourth wall]] to accuse the readers of thinking she was walking around half naked the entire time. (Of course, since she's drawn before, during, and after that as being essentially pants-less, well...)
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** Sabrina's Optimus Prime toy, which went on a rampage beating up the Decepticon figurines until [[Enfant Terrible|Timothy intervened]].
*** To be precise, it's a [[Transformers Film Series|Movie Optimus]] toy, which explains his [[Ax Crazy|Ax-craziness]]. Also:
{{quote| : "Decepticon... [[Transformers/Memes|GIVE ME YOUR FACE!]]"}}
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Zig Zag is basically able to do whatever she wants whenever she wants to whoever she wants with little to no consequence, up to and including stalking, sexual harassment, and physical assault.
** Having a talented lawyer takes care of the [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SO_sm569.GIF remaining lawsuits. ]
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* [[Mix-and-Match Critters]]: Zig Zag is three quarters skunk, one quarter white tiger.
** Timothy is a quarter fox, a quarter wolf and half squirrel.
{{quote| '''Thomas:''' Zoologically speaking, [[Lampshade Hanging|shouldn't this also be impossible]]?<br />
'''Amy:''' Well, that's why we have [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|comic strips]]. }}
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Zig Zag, obviously. Sheila and Amy also qualify.
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** Happens again [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline580.GIF here], albeit unintentionally on Schwartz's part. See also She Who Fights Monsters above.
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Invoked: Zig Zag deliberately makes a lunchtime invitation to Richard look like a proposition for sex, much to his bewilderment.
{{quote| Play along. Sabrina and I are taking you out to lunch.}}
* [[Notable References to TV Tropes]]: [http://sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline618.JPG Right here].
* [[Nude-Colored Clothes]]: Sabrina's pants.
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** Strip [http://sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline49.GIF 49] has Sabrina meet Schwartz's [[Author Avatar]] and call him a "loser" behind his back.
** Strips [http://sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline602.GIF 602] and [http://sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline603.GIF 603] show Sabrina explaining her ideas for a comic project of hers (including a schedule and an art style mirroring those of ''[[Sabrina Online]]'' itself), only to have Amy criticize her choices as ridiculous.
{{quote| '''Amy''': ([[Breaking the Fourth Wall|looks straight at the reader]]) So, '''you''' buying any of this?}}
* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: Sabrina wears skunk-print pants.
* [[Shout-Out]]: So many, they have [[Sabrina Online/Shout Out|their own page]].
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* [[Surprise Pregnancy]]: [[Dramatic Irony|Only a surprise to the characters]]...[http://rigby-jones.net/es/sabrina/art/SabOnline14.gif since Eric was so kind as to show the audience Timmy's conception].
* [[Terrible Interviewees Montage]]: Implied to have happened before Sabrina got her first job.
{{quote| '''Secretary''': [http://www.sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline61.GIF Remember that one guy who looked confused whenever we said "Computer"?]}}
* [[There Are No Girls on the Internet]]: Discussed and eventually subverted. [http://sabrina-online.com/strips/SabOnline571.GIF One strip even is titled almost exactly that.]
* [[There Is Only One Bed]]: Intentionally set up by Zig Zag.