...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

Accidental Theft

92 statements
17 feature instances
6 referencing feature instances

Accidental Theft	type	FeatureClass
Accidental Theft	label	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft	page	AccidentalTheft
Accidental Theft	comment	One of the most basic forms of crime is theft - taking something that isn't yours. It's a common petty crime among bullies, stealing lunch money or food from other students, or robbing video stores and what have you. But sometimes, theft can be a completely accidental thing. Perhaps one has found something they'd long been looking for and puts it into their pocket so as not to lose it, then forgets to pay when leaving the store. Or if they're working in retail, they stick a misplaced item in their apron and accidentally leave without re-shelving it. Whatever the case, the character has accidentally committed theft, and the consequences vary depending on the situation. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Can sometimes lead to a Cassandra Truth when the character didn't intentionally steal the item, but no one believes them. Compare Mistaken for Thief when a character is mistakenly thought to be a thief. See also Accidental Kidnapping for when what accidentally gets stolen is a person.
Accidental Theft	fetched	2021-11-06T14:55:05Z
Accidental Theft	parsed	2021-11-06T14:55:05Z
Accidental Theft	isPartOf	DBTropes
Accidental Theft / int_1b7f57d	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_1b7f57d	comment	Good Luck Charlie had the episode "Charlie Did It!" where baby Charlie grabbed a pair of sunglasses from a rack right as Teddy and Gave were leaving the store, triggering the alarms. The manager has a grudge against Gabe, so he calls the cops and detains Teddy and Gabe in his office.
Accidental Theft / int_1b7f57d	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_1b7f57d	featureConfidence	1.0
Good Luck Charlie	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_1b7f57d
Accidental Theft / int_261c8d3f	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_261c8d3f	comment	In the The Simpsons fourth season episode "Marge in Chains", Marge is arrested for accidentally stealing a bottle of bourbon, and her time in prison sends the town into chaos.
Accidental Theft / int_261c8d3f	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_261c8d3f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Simpsons	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_261c8d3f
Accidental Theft / int_278b4381	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_278b4381	comment	One episode of Clarissa Explains It All sees Clarissa accidentally walking out of a store in a bustier after trying it on and forgetting to remove it afterwards. She spends the whole episode debating how to return the bustier without getting accused of shoplifting.
Accidental Theft / int_278b4381	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_278b4381	featureConfidence	1.0
Clarissa Explains It All	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_278b4381
Accidental Theft / int_2858b08a	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_2858b08a	comment	Full House: DJ gets a royal blue sweater from Danny that she really loves. After it accidentally gets destroyed, Stephanie goes to the store and finds another sweater and takes it, under the guise of "Buy now, pay later". Stephanie is unaware that this only applies to credit card purchases — and she actually shoplifted when she gives it to DJ.
Accidental Theft / int_2858b08a	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_2858b08a	featureConfidence	1.0
Full House	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_2858b08a
Accidental Theft / int_455e3038	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_455e3038	comment	In the King of the Hill episode "Cops and Robert," Hank bumps into a meek man named Barry Rollins. Hank thinks the man is trying to pickpocket him and demands Barry give him what Hank thinks is his wallet. After Barry runs off, Hank looks more closely and realizes he has inadvertently mugged Barry and taken his wallet. Later on, Hank tries to clear up the misunderstanding and return it to Barry — but Barry, feeling victimized all these years, snaps and goes after Hank with a baseball bat.
Accidental Theft / int_455e3038	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_455e3038	featureConfidence	1.0
King of the Hill	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_455e3038
Accidental Theft / int_52eecc0c	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_52eecc0c	comment	Fanboy and Chum Chum: In "Dollar Day'', Fanboy and Chum Chum go to the Frosty Mart to buy Frosty Freezy Freeze for one dollar, but Chum Chum spends their last dollar on an arcade machine right as they are supposed to make their payment. The duo are horrified by the thought of becoming "stealers" and spend the episode trying to find a way to pay. Luckily for them, a robot from the future that Fanboy mentioned wanting to build earlier in the episode arrives with a dollar to pay for the Frosty Freezy Freeze.
Accidental Theft / int_52eecc0c	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_52eecc0c	featureConfidence	1.0
Fanboy and Chum Chum	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_52eecc0c
Accidental Theft / int_6ab76f31	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_6ab76f31	comment	My Cousin Vinny: In a convenience store, Stan and Bill take a tuna can and forget to pay for it. Right after they leave, the clerk is murdered and Bill and Stan are taken to the police station, convicted of shooting the clerk. They think it's for shoplifting the tuna can, and comment on how excessive the punishment is.
Accidental Theft / int_6ab76f31	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_6ab76f31	featureConfidence	1.0
My Cousin Vinny	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_6ab76f31
Accidental Theft / int_746814ae	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_746814ae	comment	Arthur Sort of in the season five segment "Nerves of Steal." Buster wants to get one of the new Cybertoys but they are too expensive, so he resorts to stealing one by placing it in Arthur's backpack, making the theft unintentional on Arthur's part (since he's the one who left the store with it) but intentional on Buster's. In the season six segment "D.W.'s Backpack Mishap," when the kids flee the pool due to rain, D.W. mistakenly steals one of the Tibble Twins' backpacks (and vice versa).
Accidental Theft / int_746814ae	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_746814ae	featureConfidence	1.0
Arthur	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_746814ae
Accidental Theft / int_7c038c18	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_7c038c18	comment	Phineas and Ferb: In "Flop Starz", Candace drags Linda out of a store to show her a building with a poster for Phineas and Ferb's new band (the building gets destroyed before Linda can see it). Linda was trying on one of the store's jackets when she was dragged out, so a security guard chases after them and tells Linda that she has to pay for the jacket she's wearing.
Accidental Theft / int_7c038c18	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_7c038c18	featureConfidence	1.0
Phineas and Ferb	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_7c038c18
Accidental Theft / int_90b916ba	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_90b916ba	comment	In the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Harley's Holiday", Harley Quinn, freshly released from prison and intent on leaving her criminal life behind, decides to go clothes shopping. Unfortunately, she hurries off with her new dress right after purchasing it, not waiting for the clerk to remove the anti-shoplifting tag. A guard tries to get her attention, but this scares her and she starts running, setting off the store alarm. At the end of the episode, after she's sent back to Arkham, Batman gives her the dress because she did pay for it.
Accidental Theft / int_90b916ba	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_90b916ba	featureConfidence	1.0
Batman: The Animated Series	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_90b916ba
Accidental Theft / int_9a152d5d	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_9a152d5d	comment	Subverted in an episode of Cow and Chicken. After a theft detector goes off indicating Cow apparently stole something unknowingly, she and Chicken are chased throughout the episode by the red guy. When she goes through the detector again, it doesn't go off on her but does for the red guy, leading to the latter's arrest. It turns out the detector had been broken for years.
Accidental Theft / int_9a152d5d	featureApplicability	-0.3
Accidental Theft / int_9a152d5d	featureConfidence	1.0
Cow and Chicken	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_9a152d5d
Accidental Theft / int_9b530c26	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_9b530c26	comment	In an issue of Archie Comics, Jughead gets some money from his bank account, but then belatedly realises that the ATM was glitching out and giving him too much money. He fears that the money is someone else's.
Accidental Theft / int_9b530c26	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_9b530c26	featureConfidence	1.0
Archie Comics (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_9b530c26
Accidental Theft / int_b05d40f	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_b05d40f	comment	In an episode of Sister, Sister, during a field trip to the museum, Roger accidentally takes the statue of an Ancient Egyptian love goddess. He decides to hold on to it when he discovers it makes girls fall for him, but decides to ask the neighbors, Tia, Tamara, Lisa, and Ray, to help him give it back when the police release his sketch on the news.
Accidental Theft / int_b05d40f	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_b05d40f	featureConfidence	1.0
Sister, Sister	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_b05d40f
Accidental Theft / int_d26874b6	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_d26874b6	comment	In the Diary of a Wimpy Kid installment "Double Down", Greg and Maddox can't find a tiny LEGO brick that belongs to the latter. Just when Greg is about to go home, Maddox notices the brick stuck to Greg's elbow and accuses him of stealing it, not willing to believe that it was an accident.
Accidental Theft / int_d26874b6	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_d26874b6	featureConfidence	1.0
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_d26874b6
Accidental Theft / int_ddf46a82	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_ddf46a82	comment	In Home Alone, Kevin goes to buy a toothbrush at the pharmacy. While there he runs into old man Marley. Kevin backs away in fear, then runs away while still holding the toothbrush, leading to one of the employees calling him a shoplifter.
Accidental Theft / int_ddf46a82	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_ddf46a82	featureConfidence	1.0
Home Alone	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_ddf46a82
Accidental Theft / int_ee61ac1f	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_ee61ac1f	comment	3Below: When the trio of aliens have just arrived in Arcadia and try to pass as humans, they don't understand the concept of Earth money yet. When Krel is in a music store and sees a record he likes, he simply takes it and walks out. Though he gets accused of shoplifting, the agent that comes to the scene simply makes him return the record and lets him get off with a warning.
Accidental Theft / int_ee61ac1f	featureApplicability	1.0
Accidental Theft / int_ee61ac1f	featureConfidence	1.0
3Below	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_ee61ac1f
Accidental Theft / int_fa00b130	type	Accidental Theft
Accidental Theft / int_fa00b130	comment	In an episode of Spongebob Squarepants, SpongeBob and Patrick borrow a balloon without asking but have the intention of returning it. However, when it pops and they can't fix it, they realise that they can't return it and thus it is no longer borrowed, but stolen. Subverted when it turns out that the merchants were giving away the balloons for free anyway.
Accidental Theft / int_fa00b130	featureApplicability	-0.3
Accidental Theft / int_fa00b130	featureConfidence	1.0
SpongeBob SquarePants	hasFeature	Accidental Theft / int_fa00b130

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Accidental Theft	processingCategory2	Crime and Punishment Tropes
Home Alone / int_e77ff220	type	Accidental Theft
In the Navy / int_e77ff220	type	Accidental Theft
My Cousin Vinny / int_e77ff220	type	Accidental Theft
Wonka / int_e77ff220	type	Accidental Theft
W817 / int_e77ff220	type	Accidental Theft

Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.