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const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); const childDivs = modalBox.querySelectorAll(':scope > div'); // Check if there are more than one child divs in the modal box, indicating a modal is already there if (childDivs.length > 1) { kill_modal(); } // Show the modal and the loading graphic modalBox.classList.add('active'); let alert = ''; if (typeof message === 'object' && message !== null) { Object.keys(message).forEach(function(key) { alert += '&' + key + '=' + encodeURIComponent(message[key]); }); } else { alert = '&message=' + encodeURIComponent(message); } // Construct the URL with parameters const url = '/design/parts/component-modalBox.php?window=' + type + alert + (confirmation_url ? '&curl=' + encodeURIComponent(confirmation_url) : "") + (oauth_finalize ? '&oauth_finalize=' + encodeURIComponent(oauth_finalize) : "") + (groupname ? '&groupname=' + groupname : "") + (video_id ? '&video_id=' + encodeURIComponent(video_id) : ""); fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(html => { modalBox.innerHTML = html; // Find and execute scripts const scripts = modalBox.querySelectorAll('script'); scripts.forEach(script => { const newScript = document.createElement('script'); newScript.type = 'text/javascript'; if (script.src) { newScript.src = script.src; // Wait for Dropzone.js to load before adding the imguploader.js if(newScript.src.includes('/design/js/dropzone.js')) { newScript.onload = function() { // Now load the imguploader.js script const img_uploader_script = document.createElement('script'); img_uploader_script.type = 'text/javascript'; img_uploader_script.src = "/design/js/imguploader.js"; img_uploader_script.onload = function (){ myAwesomeDropzone = new Dropzone("#myAwesomeDropzone", { url: "/ajax/uploadImg.php" }); } document.body.appendChild(img_uploader_script); } } } else { newScript.textContent = script.textContent; } // Remove the old script and add the new one script.parentNode.removeChild(script); modalBox.appendChild(newScript); }); if(call_back) { call_back(); } }); if(show_modal_loaded == false){ // Kill modal if blackout is clicked modalBox.addEventListener('click', function(e) { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) { kill_modal(); } }); } show_modal_loaded = true; } // Modal kill function function kill_modal() { console.log("killing modal"); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.remove('active'); // Replace the content directly with the new loading graphic modalBox.innerHTML = '<div class="modal-loading-graphic"></div>'; } // Modal "loading" mode, without killing function pause_modal() { var modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal'); if(!modal) modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box'); modal.classList.add('hidden'); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.add('paused'); const loadingGraphic = document.createElement('div'); loadingGraphic.className = 'modal-loading-graphic'; modalBox.appendChild(loadingGraphic); } function unpause_modal() { const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.remove('paused'); var modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal'); if(!modal) modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box'); modal.classList.remove('hidden'); const loadingGraphic = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal-loading-graphic'); if (loadingGraphic) { modalBox.removeChild(loadingGraphic); } } // COMPONENT: LOAD GRAPHIC function show_loader() { console.log("Displaying loading graphic"); kill_modal(); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.add('active'); const loadingGraphic = document.createElement('div'); loadingGraphic.className = 'modal-loading-graphic'; modalBox.appendChild(loadingGraphic); } // TOGGLE NOTES function togglenote(id){ var ele=object(id); var state = ele.style.display; if(state=='none') ele.style.display='inline'; if(state=='inline')ele.style.display='none'; } // Toggle more menu function toggle_more_menu(position){ var more_menu = document.getElementById(position+"_more_list"); more_menu.classList.toggle("hidden_more_list"); more_menu.classList.toggle("display"); var menu_button = document.getElementById(position+"_more_button"); menu_button.classList.toggle("is-open"); } // scroll to top of page function scroll_to_top(duration) { var start = window.pageYOffset; var start_time = performance.now(); if ('requestAnimationFrame' in window === false) { window.scrollTo(0, 0); return; } function scroll() { var current_time = performance.now(); var elapsed_time = current_time - start_time; var progress = elapsed_time / duration; var ease_in_out_quad = progress < 0.5 ? 2 * progress * progress : -1 + (4 - 2 * progress) * progress; window.scrollTo(0, start * (1 - ease_in_out_quad)); if (elapsed_time < duration) { requestAnimationFrame(scroll); } else { window.scrollTo(0, 0); } } scroll(); } // FOLDER BUTTONS (unused) - declared to prevent console errors. function toggleAllFolders() {} function togglefolder(id) {} var device_type = get_device_type(); const mobile_menu_button = document.querySelector('.mobile-menu-toggle-button'); if (mobile_menu_button) { mobile_menu_button.addEventListener('click', function(e) { e.preventDefault(); const header = document.querySelector('header#main-header-bar'); if (header.classList.contains('mobile-menu-active')) { header.classList.remove('mobile-menu-active'); } else { header.classList.add('mobile-menu-active'); } }); } // tracking height for multiple folders to insert ads var global_pHeight = 0; // MODAL - FOLDER - SPOILER BUTTONS document.body.addEventListener('click', function(e) { // WATCH / FOLLOW BUTTONS const target = e.target.closest('.watch-button'); const loggedInElement = document.getElementById('logged_in'); const loggedIn = loggedInElement ? loggedInElement.value : null; //special code for the desktop-on-mobile-toggle cookie link if (e.target.closest('#desktop-on-mobile-toggle > a')) { e.preventDefault(); var body_class = "desktop-on-mobile"; var userPrefs = document.getElementById('user-prefs'); if (userPrefs.classList.contains(body_class)) { cookies.remove(body_class); } else { cookies.create(body_class, 'true', 300, '/'); } location.reload(); } // Display toggle buttons for user preferences if (e.target.closest('.display-toggles > li')) { var toggle = e.target; if(toggle.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'li') toggle = toggle.children[0]; var body_class = ''; var pref = ''; var val = 0; // SIDEBAR AND MOBILE MENU OPTIONS if (toggle.classList.contains('wide-load')) { body_class = "wide-load"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('sticky-header')) { body_class = "sticky-header"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('night-vision')) { body_class = "night-vision"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('show-spoilers')) { body_class = "show-spoilers"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('tvtropes-editor-on')) { body_class = "tvtropes-editor-on"; } // PROFILE PAGE OPTIONS else if (toggle.classList.contains('folders-open')) { body_class = "folders-open"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('wysiwyg-toggle')) { body_class = "wysiwyg-toggle"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('mono-font')) { body_class = "mono-font"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('lefthand-sidebar')) { body_class = "lefthand-sidebar"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('highlight-links')) { body_class = "highlight-links"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('forum-gingerbread')) { body_class = "forum-gingerbread"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('shared-avatars')) { body_class = "shared-avatars"; pref = 'accept_share'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 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'drop' : 'add'; handleWatchItem(addOrDrop, data[0], data[1], target); // Discussion page } else if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-discussion-info')) { var data = target.dataset.watchDiscussionInfo.split(','); if (!data.length) return; var addOrDrop = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? 'drop' : 'add'; var pageType = 'Discussion'; handleWatchItem(addOrDrop, data[0], data[1], target, pageType); // Forum thread } else if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-thread-id')) { var threadId = target.getAttribute('data-watch-thread-id'); var url = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? '/pmwiki/thread_watch_drop.php?thread=' : '/pmwiki/setthreadwatch.php?d_id='; url += threadId; handleWatchThread(url, target); } } // Check for kill modal button click if (e.target.classList.contains('kill-modal-button')) { e.preventDefault(); kill_modal(); } // Check for data-click-toggle without data-click-toggle-target const targetWithoutToggleTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-click-toggle]:not([data-click-toggle-target])'); if (targetWithoutToggleTarget) { e.preventDefault(); const toggleClass = targetWithoutToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle'); targetWithoutToggleTarget.classList.toggle(toggleClass); } // Check for data-click-toggle with data-click-toggle-target const targetWithToggleTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-click-toggle][data-click-toggle-target]:not(#signup-form-toggles a)'); if (targetWithToggleTarget) { e.preventDefault(); // Check if the target contains fetch_articles in the onclick attribute const hasFetchArticles = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('onclick') && targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('onclick').includes('fetch_articles'); // If fetch_articles is not in the onclick attribute, stop propagation if (!hasFetchArticles) { e.stopPropagation(); } const toggleTargetId = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle-target'); const toggleClass = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle'); const isExclusive = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle-exclusive') === 'true'; if (isExclusive) { // Exclusive mode: toggle target and clear siblings const toggleTarget = document.getElementById(toggleTargetId); if (toggleTarget) { // Remove the toggle class from all siblings const siblings = Array.from(toggleTarget.parentNode.children); for (let sibling of siblings) { if (sibling !== toggleTarget) { sibling.classList.remove(toggleClass); } } // Add the toggle class to the target element toggleTarget.classList.add(toggleClass); } } else { // Non-exclusive mode: toggle targets normally if (toggleTargetId.indexOf(',') > -1) { const targets = toggleTargetId.split(","); targets.forEach(t => { document.querySelectorAll('#' + t).forEach(el => { el.classList.toggle(toggleClass); }); }); } else { document.querySelectorAll('#' + toggleTargetId).forEach(el => { el.classList.toggle(toggleClass); }); } } } // initiate all modals const modalTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-modal-target]'); if(modalTarget) { if (!modalTarget) { return; // Skip, if no target found with the specified attribute } // Get modal details let modal = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-target'); let msg = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-vars') ? modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-vars') : modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-confirmation-message'); let url = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-confirmation-url'); // convert to json if possible try { var obj = JSON.parse(msg); if (obj && typeof obj === "object") { msg = obj; } } catch (e) { } // Skip modal and go straight to the link if (modal === "allow") return; // Don't allow link since we are showing a modal instead e.preventDefault(); // Add support for alert tags if (modal.substring(0, 6) === "alert-") { // Message array const msgArr = { "alert-banned": "Your permissions for this area have been suspended. 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--> <div class='indent'><em>"Damn the illusion of movement! <strong>Damn the illusion of movement to hell!"</strong></em> <div class='indent'>— <strong><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DonHertzfeldt' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DonHertzfeldt' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9Eb25IZXJ0emZlbGR0'>Don Hertzfeldt</a></strong>'s intro for <em>The Animation Show</em> </div></div></p><p>Tropes which are exclusive to Animation as a medium, due to the unique freedom inherent in all <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GraphicalTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GraphicalTropes' data-format='R3JhcGhpY2FsVHJvcGVz'>Graphical Tropes</a> combined with the ability to portray action. Thanks to the rise of CGI, animation can occur within and sometime barely distinguishable from live action, allowing a medium within a medium. </p><p>See Also: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapaneseAnimationTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapaneseAnimationTropes' data-format='SmFwYW5lc2VBbmltYXRpb25Ucm9wZXM='>Japanese Animation Tropes</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationGenres' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationGenres' data-format='QW5pbWF0aW9uR2VucmVz'>Animation Genres</a>. Do not confuse with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GraphicalTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GraphicalTropes' data-format='R3JhcGhpY2FsVHJvcGVz'>Graphical Tropes</a>, its super-index. <hr data-format='——' /> <h2>Tropes:</h2> <!—index—> <div class="floatboxright"> Categories: <ul ><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllCGICartoon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllCGICartoon' data-format='QWxsQ0dJQ2FydG9vbg=='>All-CGI Cartoon</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CartoonCharacters' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CartoonCharacters' data-format='Q2FydG9vbkNoYXJhY3RlcnM='>Cartoon Characters</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HistoryOfAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HistoryOfAnimation' data-format='SGlzdG9yeU9mQW5pbWF0aW9u'>History of Animation</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/EarlyAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/EarlyAnimation' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9FYXJseUFuaW1hdGlvbg=='>Early Animation</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheSilentAgeOfAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheSilentAgeOfAnimation' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9UaGVTaWxlbnRBZ2VPZkFuaW1hdGlvbg=='>The Silent Age of Animation</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9UaGVHb2xkZW5BZ2VPZkFuaW1hdGlvbg=='>The Golden Age of Animation</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9UaGVEYXJrQWdlT2ZBbmltYXRpb24='>The Dark Age of Animation</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9UaGVSZW5haXNzYW5jZUFnZU9mQW5pbWF0aW9u'>The Renaissance Age of Animation</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9UaGVNaWxsZW5uaXVtQWdlT2ZBbmltYXRpb24='>The Millennium Age of Animation</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapaneseAnimationTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapaneseAnimationTropes' data-format='SmFwYW5lc2VBbmltYXRpb25Ucm9wZXM='>Japanese Animation Tropes</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockVisualMetaphors' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockVisualMetaphors' data-format='U3RvY2tWaXN1YWxNZXRhcGhvcnM='>Stock Visual Metaphors</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoiceActingTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoiceActingTropes' data-format='Vm9pY2VBY3RpbmdUcm9wZXM='>Voice Acting Tropes</a> </li><li class='plus'> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoiceAndVocalTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoiceAndVocalTropes' data-format='Vm9pY2VBbmRWb2NhbFRyb3Blcw=='>Voice and Vocal Tropes</a> </li></ul></div> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects' data-format='VHdvRFZpc3VhbHNUaHJlZURFZmZlY3Rz'>2D Visuals, 3D Effects</a>: A traditionally animated cartoon has elements that are made using 3D computer animation. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbsurdlyBrightLight' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbsurdlyBrightLight' data-format='QWJzdXJkbHlCcmlnaHRMaWdodA=='>Absurdly Bright Light</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade' data-format='QWJzdXJkbHlJbmVmZmVjdGl2ZUJhcnJpY2FkZQ=='>Absurdly Ineffective Barricade</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AccordionMan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AccordionMan' data-format='QWNjb3JkaW9uTWFu'>Accordion Man</a>: Someone becomes flattened and folded into an accordion-like shape after being crushed by something. Actual accordion music playing when this happens is optional. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcmeProducts' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcmeProducts' data-format='QWNtZVByb2R1Y3Rz'>Acme Products</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActingForTwo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActingForTwo' data-format='QWN0aW5nRm9yVHdv'>Acting for Two</a>: It's common in animation for two or more characters to interact with each other who have the same voice actor. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHoggingOpening' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHoggingOpening' data-format='QWN0aW9uSG9nZ2luZ09wZW5pbmc='>Action-Hogging Opening</a>: The opening sequence is more action-oriented than the actual cartoon. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlertnessBlink' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlertnessBlink' data-format='QWxlcnRuZXNzQmxpbms='>Alertness Blink</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllAnimationIsDisney' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllAnimationIsDisney' data-format='QWxsQW5pbWF0aW9uSXNEaXNuZXk='>All Animation Is Disney</a>: The misconception that all noteworthy animated works were made by <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Disney' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Disney' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci97e0Rpc25leX19'>Disney</a>. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternateTooniverse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternateTooniverse' data-format='QWx0ZXJuYXRlVG9vbml2ZXJzZQ=='>Alternate Tooniverse</a>: An alternate reality where everything's a cartoon. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmusingInjuries' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmusingInjuries' data-format='QW11c2luZ0luanVyaWVz'>Amusing Injuries</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimalStereotypes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimalStereotypes' data-format='QW5pbWFsU3RlcmVvdHlwZXM='>Animal Stereotypes</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedActors' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedActors' data-format='QW5pbWF0ZWRBY3RvcnM='>Animated Actors</a>: Fictional characters are portrayed as being actors on their show in-universe. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedEpisode' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedEpisode' data-format='QW5pbWF0ZWRFcGlzb2Rl'>Animated Episode</a>: An episode of a normally live-action series is animated. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedMusicVideo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedMusicVideo' data-format='QW5pbWF0ZWRNdXNpY1ZpZGVv'>Animated Music Video</a>: An animated video accompanied by a song. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedOuttakes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimatedOuttakes' data-format='QW5pbWF0ZWRPdXR0YWtlcw=='>Animated Outtakes</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationBump' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationBump' data-format='QW5pbWF0aW9uQnVtcA=='>Animation Bump</a>: Periods where the animation shifts to a better quality. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationEvolution' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimationEvolution' data-format='QW5pbWF0aW9uRXZvbHV0aW9u'>Animation Evolution</a>: When the animation gets better or worse permanently. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArternateUniverse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArternateUniverse' data-format='QXJ0ZXJuYXRlVW5pdmVyc2U='>Art-ernate Universe</a>: An <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtShift' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtShift' data-format='QXJ0U2hpZnQ='>Art Shift</a> between worlds. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AshFace' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AshFace' data-format='QXNoRmFjZQ=='>Ash Face</a>: A character survives an explosion and ends up with a face covered in soot. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BananaPeel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BananaPeel' data-format='QmFuYW5hUGVlbA=='>Banana Peel</a>: Someone slips after stepping on a banana peel </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BehindAStick' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BehindAStick' data-format='QmVoaW5kQVN0aWNr'>Behind a Stick</a>: Someone manages to hide behind an object that's slimmer than they are. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBallOfViolence' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBallOfViolence' data-format='QmlnQmFsbE9mVmlvbGVuY2U='>Big Ball of Violence</a>: Characters who get into a quarrel become a ball of smoke with fists and feet repeatedly poking out. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BodyWipe' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BodyWipe' data-format='Qm9keVdpcGU='>Body Wipe</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BornInTheTheatre' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BornInTheTheatre' data-format='Qm9ybkluVGhlVGhlYXRyZQ=='>Born in the Theatre</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BulletSeed' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BulletSeed' data-format='QnVsbGV0U2VlZA=='>Bullet Seed</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCameo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCameo' data-format='VGhlQ2FtZW8='>The Cameo</a>: A character or real life person makes a brief appearance. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CartoonBugSprayer' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CartoonBugSprayer' data-format='Q2FydG9vbkJ1Z1NwcmF5ZXI='>Cartoon Bug-Sprayer</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CartoonJuggling' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CartoonJuggling' data-format='Q2FydG9vbkp1Z2dsaW5n'>Cartoon Juggling</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelebrityToons' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelebrityToons' data-format='Q2VsZWJyaXR5VG9vbnM='>Celebrity Toons</a>: A cartoon starring a real life person who is either played by the real person or is merely a fictional representation of them. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClipArtAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClipArtAnimation' data-format='Q2xpcEFydEFuaW1hdGlvbg=='>Clip-Art Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClothespinNosePlug' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClothespinNosePlug' data-format='Q2xvdGhlc3Bpbk5vc2VQbHVn'>Clothespin Nose Plug</a>: Comically oversized ones are typically used in cartoons. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComedicSpanking' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComedicSpanking' data-format='Q29tZWRpY1NwYW5raW5n'>Comedic Spanking</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookAdaptation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookAdaptation' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rQWRhcHRhdGlvbg=='>Comic-Book Adaptation</a>: Animated works have a tendency to be adapted into <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SequentialArt' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SequentialArt' data-format='U2VxdWVudGlhbEFydA=='>Sequential Art</a> or <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Comics' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Comics' data-format='e3tDb21pY3xzfX0='>Comic</a> media. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookLimbo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookLimbo' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rTGltYm8='>Comic-Book Limbo</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookTime' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookTime' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rVGltZQ=='>Comic-Book Time</a>: The amount of time that passes in-universe is much shorter than the time it takes for the series to continue in real life. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspicuouslyLightPatch' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspicuouslyLightPatch' data-format='Q29uc3BpY3VvdXNseUxpZ2h0UGF0Y2g='>Conspicuously Light Patch</a>: A traditionally animated cartoon has the objects the characters interact with easily distinguishable from the parts of the background that remain stationary. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CraniumCompartment' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CraniumCompartment' data-format='Q3Jhbml1bUNvbXBhcnRtZW50'>Cranium Compartment</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreatorCameo' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreatorCameo' data-format='Q3JlYXRvckNhbWVv'>Creator Cameo</a>: The work features an appearance by the creator or a character voiced by the creator. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrushFilter' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrushFilter' data-format='Q3J1c2hGaWx0ZXI='>Crush Filter</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrushParade' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrushParade' data-format='Q3J1c2hQYXJhZGU='>Crush Parade</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DerangedAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DerangedAnimation' data-format='RGVyYW5nZWRBbmltYXRpb24='>Deranged Animation</a>: Animation that is weird and unsettling. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DetailHoggingCover' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DetailHoggingCover' data-format='RGV0YWlsSG9nZ2luZ0NvdmVy'>Detail-Hogging Cover</a>: The cover of an animated work has more detail on the characters than the actual animation shows. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisneySchoolOfActingAndMime' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisneySchoolOfActingAndMime' data-format='RGlzbmV5U2Nob29sT2ZBY3RpbmdBbmRNaW1l'>Disney School of Acting and Mime</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDoorSlamsYou' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDoorSlamsYou' data-format='VGhlRG9vclNsYW1zWW91'>The Door Slams You</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoubleTake' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoubleTake' data-format='RG91YmxlVGFrZQ=='>Double Take</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DramaticDrop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DramaticDrop' data-format='RHJhbWF0aWNEcm9w'>Dramatic Drop</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DroolDeluge' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DroolDeluge' data-format='RHJvb2xEZWx1Z2U='>Drool Deluge</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EatTheCamera' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EatTheCamera' data-format='RWF0VGhlQ2FtZXJh'>Eat the Camera</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElongatingArmGag' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElongatingArmGag' data-format='RWxvbmdhdGluZ0FybUdhZw=='>Elongating Arm Gag</a>: Character's body part extends a ridiculous distance for the purpose of a joke. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop' data-format='RXZlcnlib2R5RG9UaGVFbmRsZXNzTG9vcA=='>Everybody Do the Endless Loop</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EverythingDances' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EverythingDances' data-format='RXZlcnl0aGluZ0RhbmNlcw=='>Everything Dances</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilLivingFlames' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilLivingFlames' data-format='RXZpbExpdmluZ0ZsYW1lcw=='>Evil Living Flames</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExplosiveCigar' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExplosiveCigar' data-format='RXhwbG9zaXZlQ2lnYXI='>Explosive Cigar</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExpressiveUvula' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExpressiveUvula' data-format='RXhwcmVzc2l2ZVV2dWxh'>Expressive Uvula</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyePop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyePop' data-format='RXllUG9w'>Eye Pop</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FaceFault' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FaceFault' data-format='RmFjZUZhdWx0'>Face Fault</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FacelessMasses' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FacelessMasses' data-format='RmFjZWxlc3NNYXNzZXM='>Faceless Masses</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FadeAroundTheEyes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FadeAroundTheEyes' data-format='RmFkZUFyb3VuZFRoZUV5ZXM='>Fade Around the Eyes</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FalseTeethTomfoolery' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FalseTeethTomfoolery' data-format='RmFsc2VUZWV0aFRvbWZvb2xlcnk='>False Teeth Tomfoolery</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FarSideIsland' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FarSideIsland' data-format='RmFyU2lkZUlzbGFuZA=='>"Far Side" Island</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FatFlex' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FatFlex' data-format='RmF0RmxleA=='>Fat Flex</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FightUnscene' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FightUnscene' data-format='RmlnaHRVbnNjZW5l'>Fight Unscene</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FishbowlHelmet' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FishbowlHelmet' data-format='RmlzaGJvd2xIZWxtZXQ='>Fishbowl Helmet</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlappingCheeks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlappingCheeks' data-format='RmxhcHBpbmdDaGVla3M='>Flapping Cheeks</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FloatingClocks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FloatingClocks' data-format='RmxvYXRpbmdDbG9ja3M='>Floating Clocks</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FootBathTreatment' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FootBathTreatment' data-format='Rm9vdEJhdGhUcmVhdG1lbnQ='>Foot Bath Treatment</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForciblyFormedPhysique' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForciblyFormedPhysique' data-format='Rm9yY2libHlGb3JtZWRQaHlzaXF1ZQ=='>Forcibly Formed Physique</a>: Sheer force causes a toon's body to change shape in some way. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunnyAnimalAnatomy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunnyAnimalAnatomy' data-format='RnVubnlBbmltYWxBbmF0b215'>Funny Animal Anatomy</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hammerspace' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hammerspace' data-format='e3tIYW1tZXJzcGFjZX19'>Hammerspace</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HarmlessElectrocution' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HarmlessElectrocution' data-format='SGFybWxlc3NFbGVjdHJvY3V0aW9u'>Harmless Electrocution</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HarmlessFreezing' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HarmlessFreezing' data-format='SGFybWxlc3NGcmVlemluZw=='>Harmless Freezing</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HarmlessLiquefaction' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HarmlessLiquefaction' data-format='SGFybWxlc3NMaXF1ZWZhY3Rpb24='>Harmless Liquefaction</a>: A character goes from being a solid to a liquid. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeavyVoice' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeavyVoice' data-format='SGVhdnlWb2ljZQ=='>Heavy Voice</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitFlash' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitFlash' data-format='SGl0Rmxhc2g='>Hit Flash</a>: The screen flashes during fight scenes to avoid actually depicting punches and such. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitSpark' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitSpark' data-format='SGl0U3Bhcms='>Hit Spark</a>: When said punches aren't being covered up by the above trope, appears when they hit something. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HurtFootHop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HurtFootHop' data-format='SHVydEZvb3RIb3A='>Hurt Foot Hop</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdeaBulb' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdeaBulb' data-format='SWRlYUJ1bGI='>Idea Bulb</a>: A lightbulb appears over a person's head to signify that they've come up with an idea. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImprobableHairstyleSequence' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImprobableHairstyleSequence' data-format='SW1wcm9iYWJsZUhhaXJzdHlsZVNlcXVlbmNl'>Improbable Hairstyle Sequence</a>: A sequence where a character is shown with practically impossible hairstyles. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InfectiousEnthusiasm' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InfectiousEnthusiasm' data-format='SW5mZWN0aW91c0VudGh1c2lhc20='>Infectious Enthusiasm</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InkblotCartoonStyle' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InkblotCartoonStyle' data-format='SW5rYmxvdENhcnRvb25TdHlsZQ=='>Inkblot Cartoon Style</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InkSuitActor' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InkSuitActor' data-format='SW5rU3VpdEFjdG9y'>Ink-Suit Actor</a>: An animated character who resembles their voice actor. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InOneEarOutTheOther' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InOneEarOutTheOther' data-format='SW5PbmVFYXJPdXRUaGVPdGhlcg=='>In One Ear, Out The Other</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LanternJawOfJustice' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LanternJawOfJustice' data-format='TGFudGVybkphd09mSnVzdGljZQ=='>Lantern Jaw of Justice</a>: Good guys have huge chins. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LimitedAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LimitedAnimation' data-format='TGltaXRlZEFuaW1hdGlvbg=='>Limited Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LimitedWardrobe' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LimitedWardrobe' data-format='TGltaXRlZFdhcmRyb2Jl'>Limited Wardrobe</a>: Cartoon characters are always depicted wearing the same clothes. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LiveActionAdaptation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LiveActionAdaptation' data-format='TGl2ZUFjdGlvbkFkYXB0YXRpb24='>Live-Action Adaptation</a>: A cartoon is adapted to live-action media. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LivingDrawing' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LivingDrawing' data-format='TGl2aW5nRHJhd2luZw=='>Living Drawing</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LustfulMelt' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LustfulMelt' data-format='THVzdGZ1bE1lbHQ='>Lustful Melt</a>: Someone melts into a puddle after falling for someone else. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MediumBlending' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MediumBlending' data-format='TWVkaXVtQmxlbmRpbmc='>Medium Blending</a>: A cartoon that makes use of more than one type of animation. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MediumShiftGag' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MediumShiftGag' data-format='TWVkaXVtU2hpZnRHYWc='>Medium-Shift Gag</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MetaphoricMetamorphosis' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MetaphoricMetamorphosis' data-format='TWV0YXBob3JpY01ldGFtb3JwaG9zaXM='>Metaphoric Metamorphosis</a>: A <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VisualPun' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VisualPun' data-format='VmlzdWFsUHVu'>Visual Pun</a> in which a character transforms into something alluding to their current situation. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon' data-format='TWltZUFuZE11c2ljT25seUNhcnRvb24='>Mime and Music-Only Cartoon</a>: A cartoon with no sound aside from background music. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MismatchedAtomicExpressionism' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MismatchedAtomicExpressionism' data-format='TWlzbWF0Y2hlZEF0b21pY0V4cHJlc3Npb25pc20='>Mismatched Atomic Expressionism</a>: An art and animation style associated with the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by cheaply-made geometric stylization. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionComic' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionComic' data-format='TW90aW9uQ29taWM='>Motion Comic</a>: Digital, voiced comics with looping animations of some elements. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionParallax' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionParallax' data-format='TW90aW9uUGFyYWxsYXg='>Motion Parallax</a>: Emulating the distance/perception of movement dichotomy (farther=slower) through layers. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionlessChin' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionlessChin' data-format='TW90aW9ubGVzc0NoaW4='>Motionless Chin</a>: An animated character's mouth moves independently of their chin. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NationalStereotypes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NationalStereotypes' data-format='TmF0aW9uYWxTdGVyZW90eXBlcw=='>National Stereotypes</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NarrativeShapeshifting' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NarrativeShapeshifting' data-format='TmFycmF0aXZlU2hhcGVzaGlmdGluZw=='>Narrative Shapeshifting</a>: A character changes their appearance when trying to describe something. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoFlowInCGI' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoFlowInCGI' data-format='Tm9GbG93SW5DR0k='>No Flow in CGI</a>: CGI works avoid using flowing objects such as long hair or capes whenever possible because of such things being difficult to animate. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotQuiteStarring' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotQuiteStarring' data-format='Tm90UXVpdGVTdGFycmluZw=='>Not Quite Starring</a>: A work is billed as starring a celebrity, but the person in question is really an impersonator. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OcularGushers' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OcularGushers' data-format='T2N1bGFyR3VzaGVycw=='>Ocular Gushers</a>: Crying floods of tears. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffLikeAShot' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffLikeAShot' data-format='T2ZmTGlrZUFTaG90'>Off Like a Shot</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffModel' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OffModel' data-format='T2ZmTW9kZWw='>Off-Model</a>: Moments in a cartoon where a character has mistakes or inconsistencies in their physical appearance </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PacingATrench' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PacingATrench' data-format='UGFjaW5nQVRyZW5jaA=='>Pacing a Trench</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaintedCGI' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaintedCGI' data-format='UGFpbnRlZENHSQ=='>Painted CGI</a>: 3D animation made to look like traditional animation. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaintingTheMedium' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PaintingTheMedium' data-format='UGFpbnRpbmdUaGVNZWRpdW0='>Painting the Medium</a>: Font, interface changes, or camera or editing tricks convey things about the story. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PastelChalkedFreezeFrame' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PastelChalkedFreezeFrame' data-format='UGFzdGVsQ2hhbGtlZEZyZWV6ZUZyYW1l'>Pastel-Chalked Freeze Frame</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PianoKeyWave' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PianoKeyWave' data-format='UGlhbm9LZXlXYXZl'>Piano Key Wave</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PictureDrama' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PictureDrama' data-format='UGljdHVyZURyYW1h'>Picture Drama</a>: Animations compounded by shots of still images. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PintsizedKid' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PintsizedKid' data-format='UGludHNpemVkS2lk'>Pintsized Kid</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PolkaDotPaint' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PolkaDotPaint' data-format='UG9sa2FEb3RQYWludA=='>Polka-Dot Paint</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RecycledAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RecycledAnimation' data-format='UmVjeWNsZWRBbmltYXRpb24='>Recycled Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RogerRabbitEffect' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RogerRabbitEffect' data-format='Um9nZXJSYWJiaXRFZmZlY3Q='>Roger Rabbit Effect</a>: Animated characters interacting with live-action people. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfAnimationConservation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfAnimationConservation' data-format='UnVsZU9mQW5pbWF0aW9uQ29uc2VydmF0aW9u'>Rule of Animation Conservation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RunningGag' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RunningGag' data-format='UnVubmluZ0dhZw=='>Running Gag</a>: A joke that repeats throughout the series or even through the course of a single episode. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RunningOnTheSpot' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RunningOnTheSpot' data-format='UnVubmluZ09uVGhlU3BvdA=='>Running on the Spot</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScoobyStack' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScoobyStack' data-format='U2Nvb2J5U3RhY2s='>Scooby Stack</a>: A group of people look from behind a wall and their heads are somehow in a column. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScreechingStop' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScreechingStop' data-format='U2NyZWVjaGluZ1N0b3A='>Screeching Stop</a>: Old car brakes effect when a cartoon character suddenly stops. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShadesOfSuffocation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShadesOfSuffocation' data-format='U2hhZGVzT2ZTdWZmb2NhdGlvbg=='>Shades of Suffocation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShadowOfImpendingDoom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShadowOfImpendingDoom' data-format='U2hhZG93T2ZJbXBlbmRpbmdEb29t'>Shadow of Impending Doom</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShiftedToCGI' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShiftedToCGI' data-format='U2hpZnRlZFRvQ0dJ'>Shifted to CGI</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShrunkInTheWash' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShrunkInTheWash' data-format='U2hydW5rSW5UaGVXYXNo'>Shrunk in the Wash</a>: Washing something too much makes it shrink. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SimpletonVoice' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SimpletonVoice' data-format='U2ltcGxldG9uVm9pY2U='>Simpleton Voice</a>: A dumb character has a deep and silly-sounding voice to underscore their lack of intelligence. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SolidCartoonFacialStubble' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SolidCartoonFacialStubble' data-format='U29saWRDYXJ0b29uRmFjaWFsU3R1YmJsZQ=='>Solid Cartoon Facial Stubble</a>: Stubble is illustrated as a solid color. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpeedEchoes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpeedEchoes' data-format='U3BlZWRFY2hvZXM='>Speed Echoes</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StewedAlive' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StewedAlive' data-format='U3Rld2VkQWxpdmU='>Stewed Alive</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StuffBlowingUp' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StuffBlowingUp' data-format='U3R1ZmZCbG93aW5nVXA='>Stuff Blowing Up</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats' data-format='VGVlbmFnZU11dGFudFNhbXVyYWlXb21iYXRz'>Teenage Mutant Samurai Wombats</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TelephoneTeleport' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TelephoneTeleport' data-format='VGVsZXBob25lVGVsZXBvcnQ='>Telephone Teleport</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TemporaryBulkChange' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TemporaryBulkChange' data-format='VGVtcG9yYXJ5QnVsa0NoYW5nZQ=='>Temporary Bulk Change</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TertiarySexualCharacteristics' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TertiarySexualCharacteristics' data-format='VGVydGlhcnlTZXh1YWxDaGFyYWN0ZXJpc3RpY3M='>Tertiary Sexual Characteristics</a>: Females are distinguished from males by having eyelashes and wearing lipstick and/or bows. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThickLineAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThickLineAnimation' data-format='VGhpY2tMaW5lQW5pbWF0aW9u'>Thick-Line Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThinLineAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThinLineAnimation' data-format='VGhpbkxpbmVBbmltYXRpb24='>Thin-Line Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TooGruesomeForCartoonPhysics' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TooGruesomeForCartoonPhysics' data-format='VG9vR3J1ZXNvbWVGb3JDYXJ0b29uUGh5c2ljcw=='>Too Gruesome for Cartoon Physics</a>: Sometimes <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmusingInjuries' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmusingInjuries' data-format='QW11c2luZ0luanVyaWVz'>Amusing Injuries</a> go too far. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToonTown' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToonTown' data-format='VG9vblRvd24='>Toon Town</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToonTransformation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToonTransformation' data-format='VG9vblRyYW5zZm9ybWF0aW9u'>Toon Transformation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TypewriterEating' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TypewriterEating' data-format='VHlwZXdyaXRlckVhdGluZw=='>Typewriter Eating</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UvulaEscapeRoute' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UvulaEscapeRoute' data-format='VXZ1bGFFc2NhcGVSb3V0ZQ=='>Uvula Escape Route</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VacuumMouth' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VacuumMouth' data-format='VmFjdXVtTW91dGg='>Vacuum Mouth</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VocalEvolution' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VocalEvolution' data-format='Vm9jYWxFdm9sdXRpb24='>Vocal Evolution</a>: A character's voice changes in spite of still being voiced by the same actor. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoicesAreMental' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoicesAreMental' data-format='Vm9pY2VzQXJlTWVudGFs'>Voices Are Mental</a>: Characters who switch minds also exchange voices. <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoicesAreNotMental' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoicesAreNotMental' data-format='Vm9pY2VzQXJlTm90TWVudGFs'>Voices Are Not Mental</a>: Characters who switch minds retain the voices of whoever's body their minds are in. </li></ul></li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoicesInOneRoom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VoicesInOneRoom' data-format='Vm9pY2VzSW5PbmVSb29t'>Voices in One Room</a>: All the voice actors record their dialogue in the same room and at the same time. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Wackyland' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Wackyland' data-format='e3tXYWNreWxhbmR9fQ=='>Wackyland</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WheelOfDecisions' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WheelOfDecisions' data-format='V2hlZWxPZkRlY2lzaW9ucw=='>Wheel of Decisions</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WheelOFeet' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WheelOFeet' data-format='V2hlZWxPRmVldA=='>Wheel o' Feet</a> </li></ul></p><p><h2>Technical terms:</h2> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/AdobeFlash' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/AdobeFlash' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9BZG9iZUZsYXNo'>Adobe Flash</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelAnimation' data-format='Q2VsQW5pbWF0aW9u'>Cel Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelShading' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CelShading' data-format='Q2VsU2hhZGluZw=='>Cel Shading</a>: 3D computer animation that is colored and shaded to look two-dimensional. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LineBoil' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LineBoil' data-format='TGluZUJvaWw='>Line Boil</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionCapture' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MotionCapture' data-format='TW90aW9uQ2FwdHVyZQ=='>Motion Capture</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MouthFlaps' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MouthFlaps' data-format='TW91dGhGbGFwcw=='>Mouth Flaps</a> <ul ><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LipLock' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LipLock' data-format='TGlwTG9jaw=='>Lip Lock</a> </li></ul></li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ProductionLeadTime' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ProductionLeadTime' data-format='UHJvZHVjdGlvbkxlYWRUaW1l'>Production Lead Time</a>: Production often gets finished a long time before it actually airs. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Rotoscoping' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Rotoscoping' data-format='e3tSb3Rvc2NvcGluZ319'>Rotoscoping</a>: Animation achieved by painting over frames of live-action footage. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SquiggleVision' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SquiggleVision' data-format='U3F1aWdnbGVWaXNpb24='>Squiggle Vision</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StickFigureAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StickFigureAnimation' data-format='U3RpY2tGaWd1cmVBbmltYXRpb24='>Stick Figure Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StopMotion' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StopMotion' data-format='U3RvcE1vdGlvbg=='>Stop Motion</a>: Animation achieved by photographing three-dimensional objects and puppets while gradually moving them a little in each frame. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SynchroVox' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SynchroVox' data-format='U3luY2hyb1ZveA=='>Synchro-Vox</a>: A cartoon has live-action lips edited onto a character when they speak. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThreeShorts' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThreeShorts' data-format='VGhyZWVTaG9ydHM='>Three Shorts</a>: A cartoon where every episode consists of three segments. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheTwelvePrinciplesOfAnimation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheTwelvePrinciplesOfAnimation' data-format='VGhlVHdlbHZlUHJpbmNpcGxlc09mQW5pbWF0aW9u'>The Twelve Principles of Animation</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Toon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Toon' data-format='e3tUb29ufX0='>Toon</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/ToonBoom' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/ToonBoom' data-format='TWVkaWFOb3Rlcy9Ub29uQm9vbQ=='>Toon Boom</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToonPhysics' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ToonPhysics' data-format='VG9vblBoeXNpY3M='>Toon Physics</a> </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Underlighting' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Underlighting' data-format='e3tVbmRlcmxpZ2h0aW5nfX0='>Underlighting</a> </li></ul><!—/index—> <hr data-format='——' /> </p></div> <div class="alt-titles section section-fact"> <h3> <strong>Alternative Title(s):</strong> <span>Animated Tropes</span>, <span>Animated Trope</span> </h3> </div> <div class="section-links" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement"> <div class="titles"> <div><h3 class="text-center 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