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These are the "Mad-Libs" tropes. Each of these tropes is a basic concept + one element that changes (represented by "X" or a similar placeholder). For Title Tropes, such as Character Name and the Noun Phrase, this is simply a matter of filling in the blank(s). For Stock Phrases, this becomes [structure of the phrase] + X, where X = [any word]. In a way, these are quintessential tropes, as easy storytelling devices. Fill in the blank, and BAM! instant recognition. Compare Snowclones, the trope-naming equivalent of these Stock Phrases. Not to be confused with "X" Makes Anything Cool or Let X Be the Unknown. |
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| A Boy and His X |
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| A Dog Named "Dog" |
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| A Lizard Named "Liz" |
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| A Pig Named "Porkchop" |
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| A Villain Named "Z__rg" |
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| Adjective Animal Alehouse |
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| Advanced Tech 2000 |
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| Age of Titles |
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| American Title |
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| And This Is for... |
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| Artist and the Band |
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| Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever |
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| Ballad of X |
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| Captain Colorbeard |
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| Captain Superhero |
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| Character Name and the Noun Phrase |
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| Crunchtastic |
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| Descriptiveville |
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| Egopolis |
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| Enter Eponymous |
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| Episode Finishes the Title |
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| Foo Fu |
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| Franken-X |
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| Gonna Need More X |
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| Haven't You Seen X Before? |
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| Heh Heh, You Said "X" |
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| Hello, [Insert Name Here] |
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| Hit You So Hard, Your X Will Feel It! |
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| How the Character Stole Christmas |
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| I Am the Noun |
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| I Am X, Son of Y |
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| I Like My X Like I Like My Y |
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| I Love the Smell of X in the Morning |
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| iProduct |
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| I Will Show You X! |
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| If I Wanted X, I Would Y |
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| I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder |
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| I'm Mr. [Future Pop Culture Reference] |
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| In Case of X, Break Glass |
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| I've Got an X, and I'm Not Afraid to Use It! |
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| Ladyella |
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| Luke Nounverber |
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| Mad Libs Catchphrase |
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| Madame Fortune |
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| Made in Country X |
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| "Metaphor" Is My Middle Name |
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| "Miss X" Pun |
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| Mister Descriptor |
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| My Verbin' Noun |
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| My X Is a Y |
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| Name and Name |
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| Name McAdjective |
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| Name-Tron |
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| Namedworld and Namedland |
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| New Neo City |
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| No True Scotsman |
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| Not Your Daddy's X |
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| Noun Verber |
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| Operation: [Blank] |
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| Parodies for Dummies |
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| Plot Magnet |
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| Promise Me You Won't X |
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| Protagonist and Friends |
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| Scandalgate |
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| Sesquipedalian Smith |
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| Sir Verb-a-Lot |
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| So Was X |
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| Some of My Best Friends Are X |
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| Something Blues |
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| Something-Nauts |
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| Something Person |
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| Somethingitis |
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| Space "X" |
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| Spell My Name with a "The" |
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| Spoofs "R" Us |
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| Start X to Stop X |
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| That's What I Call |
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| The Adjectival Man |
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| The Adjectival Superhero |
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| The Case of... |
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| The Crime Job |
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| The Eponymous Show |
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| The Fantastic Trope of Wonderous Titles |
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| The Full Name Adventures |
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| The Great Whodini |
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| The Joy of X |
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| The Last Title |
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| The Legend of X |
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| The Magnificent |
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| The Notable Numeral |
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| The Noun and the Noun |
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| The Noun Who Verbed |
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| The Something Force |
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| The Something Song |
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| The Talk Show with Host Name |
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| The Three Certainties in Life |
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| The Title Saga |
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| The Titling |
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| The Trope Formerly Known as X |
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| The Trope Kid |
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| The Von Trope Family |
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| The X of Y |
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| Theatre Phantom |
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| Throne Made of X |
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| Today, X. Tomorrow, the World! |
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| Together We Are X |
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| Trust Me, I'm an X |
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| [Verb] This! |
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| Versus Title |
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| Weapon of X-Slaying |
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| Went to the Great X in the Sky |
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| What Did You Expect When You Named It ____? |
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| What Is This, X? |
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| What Would X Do? |
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| Whatevermancy |
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| What's an X Like You Doing in a Y Like This? |
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| Where Is Your X Now? |
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| Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? |
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| X Called; They Want Their Y Back |
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| X Must Not Win |
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| X on a Stick |
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| You Called Me "X"; It Must Be Serious |
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| You Know What They Say About X... |
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| You Put the "X" in "XY" |
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| You Remind Me of X |
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| You Watch Too Much X |
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