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The Kids in the Hall
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Surreal, often transgressional Sketch Comedy show in the vein of Saturday Night Live and Monty Python's Flying Circus, two shows to which it is often compared. Initiated and produced by SNL mastermind Lorne Michaels, The Kids In The Hall is often credited with kick-starting the "alternative comedy" boom of the 90s.The five man roster consists of Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. Sketches revolved around a number of disparate topics but were just as likely to focus on the cast portraying themselves, albeit in odd situations. Monologues were given frequently. Guest stars were uncommon on the show and celebrities rarer still. The consistency of the sketches were quite variable and there was often a feel of being "in" on a jam session of talented comics in the process of finding out what worked and what didn't. For some, this enhanced the appeal of the show.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })The hallmark of the series was that it was never afraid to go over the line when it came to people's comfort levels. The cast not only appeared in drag regularly, they often did so without any attempt to make the crossdressing the point of the skit. It was often bemoaned by Dave Foley that he looked so much better dressed as a woman... something that would form the basis of an episode of his later hit NewsRadio.The series did air in the United States (on HBO, naturally) but it may surprise some to know that, as shocking as the series may have been to many, it was still sometimes heavily edited for content, particularly for religious topics.The KITH band ended their show in 1995, and afterwards produced a feature film, Brain Candy, in 1996 to mixed reviews. The gang of five disbanded soon after, but recently regrouped to do several tours and, most recently, a miniseries ("Death Comes to Town"). The series remains a popular and memorable viewing experience in reruns.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_1'); }) | |
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Fat and Proud | |
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Fat and Proud - One sketch had Bruce and Mark playing a pair of rednecks with massive beer bellies, and proud of them. | |
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Cannot Tell a Joke | |
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Cannot Tell a Joke: Green, the very literal-minded half of McGuillicutty and Green, who really doesn't seem to understand what his job entails. | |
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Madness Mantra | |
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Madness Mantra - "whole lotta milka..." "Sausages!" "Seven things on my list, seven things on my list..." | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? - Tammy's music video | |
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The Chick | |
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The Chick: Scott. | |
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Those Two Guys | |
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Those Two Guys: Mark and Bruce as two recurring Ontario Provincial Police officers who always seem to notice everything at the crime scene except the crime. | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: From the "Sh*tty Soup" sketch: "What an awful waiter." "What an awful actor." | |
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Vomiting Cop | |
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Vomiting Cop: Parodied in one sketch, as the cop vomits over not only a dead body, but mundane things at the same scene like an expired parking meter. | |
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I'm a Humanitarian | |
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I'm a Humanitarian: "I am not an experienced cannibal!" | |
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Black Comedy | |
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Black Comedy - Sometimes. | |
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TakeThatMe | |
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Take That Me: Member Scott Thompson has been openly gay for decades, but he still wrote and performed a lot of jokes that mercilessly ridicule gay culture — but from In-Joke issues that only gays would really chuckle at. | |
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Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant | |
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Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: The Chicken Lady, (natural) omelet-producing skills and all. | |
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Gender Bender | |
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Gender Bender: Bend? They pretty much broke it. The troupe would play roles regardless of gender, orientation, fetish, or species. This would extend to vigorous simulated sex with each other, rarely seen in other shows before then. In fact, they would only have real women portray a big part if it was deemed the part needed a level of attractiveness/style they couldn't hope to pull off, which only happened a few times. At least until they got a bigger budget for the last few seasons. | |
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The Topic of Cancer | |
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The Topic of Cancer: An early monologue by Bruce McCulloch had him apologizing to everyone for "causing all of that cancer". He says he did it because he "didn't realize it was such a horrifying disease" and he was "just on a roll". | |
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Suicide as Comedy | |
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Suicide as Comedy - A sketch had a hit man hired to kill himself. Another had an attempted suicide by a character Bruce played. His friends just skimmed his long and complicated suicide note. | |
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Magical Queer | |
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Magical Queer: Buddy Cole in some sketches, sometimes employing actual magic (or at least sparklers). | |
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Fashion Hurts | |
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Fashion Hurts - A fashion designer from the first season revels in this trope. | |
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Discriminate and Switch | |
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Discriminate and Switch | |
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Minion with an F in Evil | |
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Minion with an F in Evil: Manservant Hecubus. But it's okay, his master Sir Simon Milligan somehow managed to fail worse. | |
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The Smart Guy | |
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The Smart Guy: Kevin. | |
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Noodle Incident | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_3c0a4666 | comment |
Noodle Incident: One involving a beaver is mentioned during the "Trappers" sketch. "WHERE WERE OUR HEADS?!" Not really, since they're heavily implied to be French-Canadian voyageurs, and mention that they "must take care not to deplete the stock". | |
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Reminiscing About Your Victims | |
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Reminiscing About Your Victims: Played for laughs, naturally, in a scene where a bunch of buddies recall a dead friend. | |
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Blatant Lies | |
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Blatant Lies: They're lounge singers, not clearly insane people! | |
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Jesus: The Early Years | |
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Jesus: The Early Years: A skit showed examples of Jesus' carpentry work — it turns out he wasn't a particularly skilled one. | |
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Attractive Bent-Gender | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_4435aa66 | comment |
Attractive Bent-Gender: A lot of straight male fans have commented on how pretty David Foley is when playing female characters. He often commented that everyone on the crew was suddenly nicer to him whenever he was in drag. Mark doesn't usually fall under this trope (his characters tend to look strange on purpose), but he's absolutely stunning in the "Hotel La Rut" sketches. | |
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Transparent Closet | |
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Transparent Closet: Apparently, after Buddy bought a gay bar, he couldn't claim he was straight anymore. | |
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Butt-Monkey | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_47fea76b | comment |
Butt-Monkey: This role was passed around by the five regular cast members depending on the sketch, but Kevin had it most often — notably in sketches 'behind the scenes' or when he addresses the audience as 'himself.' | |
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Black Comedy Rape | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_4c851777 | comment |
Black Comedy Rape - "What if... we rape Kevin?" | |
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Wham Line | |
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Wham Line: "Oh, I almost forgot. We will be requiring that you turn in your security passes, your coffee mugs - oh, and your wigs!" | |
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Cannot Convey Sarcasm | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_4f978ecc | comment |
Cannot Convey Sarcasm: Inverted in a sketch where Dave's character has a speech impediment that makes everything he says sound sarcastic. | |
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The Big Guy | |
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The Big Guy: Bruce. | |
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Body Horror | |
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Body Horror:"The Beard" | |
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Affably Evil | |
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Affably Evil: The Axe Murderer. A pleasant smile and lovely manners even as he threatens to chop you up. See here, here and here for examples. | |
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It's All My Fault | |
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It's All My Fault: In the final episode, Cathy immediately assumes A.T. & Love is closing because she didn't work hard enough. Keep in mind, she's just part of the secretary pool. | |
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That's All, Folks! | |
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That's All, Folks!: | |
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Zombie Apocalypse | |
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Zombie Apocalypse - Brilliantly deconstructed in a sketch parodying zombie horror films, with an apathetic couple being chased by two bored-looking zombies who are easily killed by the female's ever-respawning shoes. What makes this even funnier? This was before the big boom of Zombie Apocalypse media that would flood the market in the 2000's | |
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The Lancer | |
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The Lancer: Mark. | |
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The Leader | |
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The Leader: Dave. | |
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Bigger Is Better in Bed | |
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Bigger Is Better in Bed: In one sketch Dave is an executive who learns that one of his underlings (Scott) is a former porn star and is also massively hung. He immediately fires the man... and rehires him to lead the company's new adult film venture. | |
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Umbrella Drink | |
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Umbrella Drink - The Girl Drink Drunk. | |
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Evil Phone | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_6841f7f5 | comment |
Evil Phone: Spoofed in one sketch. A guy refuses to answer the phone, reasoning it must be a wrong number. But as the phone keeps on ringing, it causes increasing hysteria in his friends. They convince themselves that something sinister about the call. | |
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Wimp Fight | |
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Wimp Fight - Dr. Cooper and Don Roritor's fight in Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy. Corrinda Gablechuck and Heather Weather's "bar brawl" in Death Comes to Town also qualifies. | |
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Hired for Their Looks | |
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Hired for Their Looks: A sketch had Dave as a business man unable to fire a French pyromaniac named Monique because she's beautiful, even as she's igniting things in his office. | |
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Those Wacky Nazis | |
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Those Wacky Nazis: The censored "Hitler [Blanks] A Donkey". | |
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Hilariously Abusive Childhood | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_69cc2a27 | comment |
Hilariously Abusive Childhood - Daddy Drank Which led to Kevin being stalked for a while. See below for the link with Stalker with a Crush. According to the Audio Commentary, the drinking dad was based on Kevin's actual father — some lines were real (others were made up). Call it catharsis. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_69cc2a27 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_6a6c1f35 | type |
The Power of Rock | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_6a6c1f35 | comment |
The Power of Rock - Satan and Bobby | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_6a6c1f35 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_6b35bdff | type |
Serious Business | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_6b35bdff | comment |
Serious Business - The game of squash to The Eradicator | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_6b35bdff | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_6b35bdff | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_722b3319 | type |
Camp Gay | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_722b3319 | comment |
Camp Gay: Buddy Cole. For example, when Buddy pinch hits for a batter on a lesbian softball team. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_722b3319 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_722b3319 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_743d2893 | type |
The Woobie | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_743d2893 | comment |
Another had an attempted suicide by a character Bruce played. His friends just skimmed his long and complicated suicide note. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_743d2893 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_743d2893 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_770c9008 | type |
Political Correctness Gone Mad | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_770c9008 | comment |
Political Correctness Gone Mad: The "Art Studio" sketch runs on this. It starts with the students getting angry that the model is a woman (thus exploited by the "patriarchy") and white (not being diverse enough). The teacher trying to reason with them only makes them angrier. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_770c9008 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_770c9008 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_7d78995d | type |
Blofeld Ploy | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_7d78995d | comment |
Blofeld Ploy: Parodied by the bank robber in "Things to Do" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_7d78995d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_7d78995d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_7d78995d | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8797239c | type |
Bait-and-Switch | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8797239c | comment |
Bait-and-Switch | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8797239c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8797239c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_8797239c | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_87d7e9fa | type |
Surreal Humor | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_87d7e9fa | comment |
Surreal Humor: The furthest they seem to have gone in this direction is "Aroomba", a deliberately nonsensical sketch produced as filler because the CBC wouldn't air "Dr. Seuss Bible". It includes, among other things, a waiter being amazed at all the money he keeps finding on tables and a doctor trying to diagnose his patient by cutting a steak, and abruptly ends with Kevin McDonald entering wearing Canadian flag underwear and singing while a stage hand carries a prop wall with a shower head attached behind him. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_87d7e9fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_87d7e9fa | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8ae7eb89 | type |
Real Song Theme Tune | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8ae7eb89 | comment |
Real Song Theme Tune: "Having an Average Weekend", by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, who also contributed other music to the show. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8ae7eb89 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8ae7eb89 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_8ae7eb89 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8b68d9a7 | type |
Stalker with a Crush | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8b68d9a7 | comment |
Stalker with a Crush - Kevin had his own—and she went so far as to send him a cassette full of stalker songs, most notably Every Breath You Take. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8b68d9a7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_8b68d9a7 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8bb316cf | type |
Video Inside, Film Outside | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8bb316cf | comment |
Video Inside, Film Outside | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8bb316cf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_8bb316cf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_8bb316cf | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_90dd217f | type |
Little Known Facts | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_90dd217f | comment |
Little Known Facts: "It's A Fact" girl | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_90dd217f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_90dd217f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_90dd217f | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_92587498 | type |
Five-Man Band | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_92587498 | comment |
Five-Man Band: The Leader: Dave. The Lancer: Mark. The Big Guy: Bruce. The Smart Guy: Kevin. The Chick: Scott. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_92587498 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_92587498 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_92587498 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_964163e9 | type |
Mistaken for Profound | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_964163e9 | comment |
Mistaken for Profound: Mark, Bruce, and Dave are sitting on a roof. Mark and Bruce take turns saying some things about the moon, Mark says something about romance, and Bruce says something like an angry beatnik poem. But when it's Dave's turn, he doesn't know what to say and just blurts out, "Gee, I wonder who owns that moon". Bruce and Mark act as though it's deep. Dave just shrugs and the skit ends. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_964163e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_964163e9 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_97f253c1 | type |
Egocentric Team Naming | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_97f253c1 | comment |
Egocentric Team Naming: in a sketch about the three-man garage band "Rod Torkelson's Armada Featuring Herman Menderchuk." | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_97f253c1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_97f253c1 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_985d3ad0 | type |
Cross-Cast Role | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_985d3ad0 | comment |
Crosscast Role | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_985d3ad0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_985d3ad0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_985d3ad0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_991af300 | type |
Poke the Poodle | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_991af300 | comment |
Poke the Poodle - The Pit of Ultimate Darkness | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_991af300 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_991af300 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_991af300 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9d838f1b | type |
Right on Queue | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9d838f1b | comment |
Right on Queue - Flying Pig | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9d838f1b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9d838f1b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_9d838f1b | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9dd2af4a | type |
Inspirationally Disadvantaged | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9dd2af4a | comment |
Inspirationally Disadvantaged: the Oscar Bait sketch; 3 of the 4 actors nominated have some sort of handicap, including one with a railroad spike through his head. The fourth actor played Hamlet. It ends up being a three-way tie, with the Hamlet actor being left out. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9dd2af4a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9dd2af4a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_9dd2af4a | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9edfdf1f | type |
Studio Audience | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9edfdf1f | comment |
Studio Audience - "Screw you, taxpayer!" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9edfdf1f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9edfdf1f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_9edfdf1f | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f80e1da | type |
Sarcasm Mode | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f80e1da | comment |
Sarcasm Mode - A sketch revolved around a man who is stuck in Sarcasm Mode. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f80e1da | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f80e1da | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_9f80e1da | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f8a12d7 | type |
Who's on First? | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f8a12d7 | comment |
Who's on First? | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f8a12d7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_9f8a12d7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_9f8a12d7 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a0789a91 | type |
Hyde Plays Jekyll | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a0789a91 | comment |
Hyde Plays Jekyll | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a0789a91 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a0789a91 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_a0789a91 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a188ac4b | type |
Overly Long Gag | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a188ac4b | comment |
Overly Long Gag: "I can't stop thinking about Tony", "I never saw The Fly", several others. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a188ac4b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a188ac4b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_a188ac4b | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a2cbad1 | type |
Half-Human Hybrid | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a2cbad1 | comment |
Half-Human Hybrid: The Chicken Lady | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a2cbad1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a2cbad1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_a2cbad1 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a3556278 | type |
Jail Bake | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a3556278 | comment |
Jail Bake: A skit made use of this trope, and adds dramatic tension with the guard asking if he can have a piece of cake, while the prisoner's friend sweats, hoping the guard's knife doesn't touch the saw inside. Of course the tension is then taken to ridiculous heights with the guard eating most of the cake without finding the saw, leaving an obvious saw-shaped piece of the middle of the cake. The guard looks full and is about to give the cake to the prisoner, but then he decides to have one more piece... * clink* And then the kicker: the prisoner was getting out later that day and just wanted to make sure he wouldn't be late for an appointment, so he gets released while his friend gets locked up. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a3556278 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a3556278 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_a3556278 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a58e5ad7 | type |
Naked People Are Funny | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a58e5ad7 | comment |
Naked People Are Funny: The heart of a few skits, like one where an employee at a meeting won't stop giggling while going over his report, leading to the revelation that he wrote the whole thing while naked, much to the disgust of everyone else there. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a58e5ad7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a58e5ad7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_a58e5ad7 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a7382a73 | type |
Imagine Spot | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a7382a73 | comment |
Imagine Spot: The "Disgruntled Customer" sketch features Dave as a waiter who has no lines, but stands on the other side of the room sniggering at the aforementioned customer. We see, through the magic of editing, that he's imagining the annoying customer wearing various ridiculous costumes, such as a French-maid outfit or a high school marching-band uniform. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a7382a73 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_a7382a73 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_a7382a73 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab1064b3 | type |
Modesty Towel | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab1064b3 | comment |
Modesty Towel: Writing staffer Paul Bellini often appeared in one as a Running Gag. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab1064b3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab1064b3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_ab1064b3 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab8462f7 | type |
The Backstage Sketch | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab8462f7 | comment |
The Backstage Sketch: The show often did sketches where they played themselves, addressing their status as a comedy troupe with a TV show. For example in one sketch, Kevin in his Butt-Monkey role frets that if his next contribution isn't good enough, the others will kick him out of the group. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab8462f7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ab8462f7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_ab8462f7 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ac0827be | type |
Private Eye Monologue | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ac0827be | comment |
Private Eye Monologue - "Man of Destiny" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ac0827be | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ac0827be | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_ac0827be | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ad641426 | type |
Trademark Favorite Food | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ad641426 | comment |
Trademark Favorite Food - SAUSAGES! | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ad641426 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ad641426 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_ad641426 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b034d333 | type |
Film Noir | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b034d333 | comment |
Film Noir - "Man of Destiny", which also features a Sexophone at one point. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b034d333 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b034d333 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_b034d333 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b1a7cd14 | type |
Tap on the Head | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b1a7cd14 | comment |
Tap on the Head: Deconstructed and parodied in the sketch "Hillbilly's Problem". A farmer gets his head kicked in by a cow while reaching for a penny, affecting his depth perception and leaving him mildly brain-damaged. His sons, seeing it as like a case of Easy Amnesia, attempt to replicate the accident to bring him back to normal. The blow just kills him instead, and they bury him in a shallow grave. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b1a7cd14 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b1a7cd14 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_b1a7cd14 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b58b4e3c | type |
Too Dumb to Live | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b58b4e3c | comment |
Too Dumb to Live: Dave plays a none-too-bright professional killer who is hired to assassinate...himself. He takes the job, but only on condition that he be paid in advance. He then has a life-or-death struggle with himself, flinging the gun out of his own hand and bashing his own face against the floor, then runs out of ammo, then pistol-whips himself, knocking himself out of an upstairs window and landing at the feet of the mob boss who hired him in the first place. The boss loses his temper with Dave and proceeds to kick the crap out of him, only to be spotted by a bystander who alerts the police, who arrest the mob boss for murder. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b58b4e3c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b58b4e3c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_b58b4e3c | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7616e39 | type |
Everything's Better with Cows | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7616e39 | comment |
Everything's Better with Cows - It was the night...The Night of the Cow! | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7616e39 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7616e39 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_b7616e39 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7bc7d28 | type |
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny! | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7bc7d28 | comment |
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: "Man of Destiny" - a sketch so expertly crafted it could have its own list of tropes. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7bc7d28 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b7bc7d28 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_b7bc7d28 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b9d276a | type |
JerkassWithAHeartOfGold | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b9d276a | comment |
Jerkass with a Heart of Gold: Dave Foley in the skit where he welcomes a new guy at his company by telling horrible lies about him to the boss. Every single one of those helps him to connect with the boss and other employees and be accepted as one of them, such as telling the boss that the new guy sacrifices people to Satan, the boss cheering that everyone at the company does that and inviting him to the weekend's ritualistic murder. At the end, he punches the new guy in the stomach... who doubles over in pain and finds a fifty dollar bill on the floor. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b9d276a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_b9d276a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_b9d276a | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bc74ef27 | type |
Berserk Button | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bc74ef27 | comment |
Berserk Button: Taken to an extreme in "Citizen Kane!", in which a man's inability to remember the name of said movie and refusal to accept his friend's suggestion of the correct title drives his friend into a homicidal rage. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bc74ef27 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bc74ef27 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_bc74ef27 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bd80925e | type |
Forced Perspective | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bd80925e | comment |
Forced Perspective: "I'm crushing your head! Crush! Crush!" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bd80925e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bd80925e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_bd80925e | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be06f8df | type |
Trope 2000 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be06f8df | comment |
Trope 2000: "Chalet 2000" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be06f8df | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be06f8df | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_be06f8df | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be85ff22 | type |
Contract on the Hitman | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be85ff22 | comment |
Contract on the Hitman - Parodied in a sketch, where a hitman is contracted to take himself out. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be85ff22 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_be85ff22 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_be85ff22 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bf64a255 | type |
Rock Me, Asmodeus! | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bf64a255 | comment |
Rock Me, Asmodeus! - Satan, a recurring character, once had a rock battle with a kid in a garage band. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bf64a255 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_bf64a255 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_bf64a255 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c1679e0c | type |
The Trope Kid | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c1679e0c | comment |
The Trope Kid - "The Toronto Kid" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c1679e0c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c1679e0c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_c1679e0c | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c335b9ec | type |
Irony | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c335b9ec | comment |
Irony: Scott Thompson is quite openly gay but aside from Buddy Cole and appearances "as himself" in a few sketches he often portrayed straight characters while the other cast members took the "gay' roles. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c335b9ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c335b9ec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_c335b9ec | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c5f0119c | type |
Insane Troll Logic | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c5f0119c | comment |
Insane Troll Logic: In one sketch, a guy has an argument with his wife and she locks him out of the house and refuses to let him back in. He wins the argument by declaring that from now on the inside of the house is the outside and the outside of the house is the inside, which makes her the one who's locked out. She protests, but he says that the house is in his name so he can do whatever he wants. So she actually goes along with this and starts demanding that he let her in. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_c5f0119c | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c83f40d8 | type |
Bystander Syndrome | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c83f40d8 | comment |
Bystander Syndrome: In one episode, Bruce reads "an open letter to the guy who stole his bike wheel," then reads another open letter to the people who saw this happen on a busy street in broad daylight and didn't do anything about it. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_c83f40d8 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c995ecb6 | type |
PerspectiveMagic | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c995ecb6 | comment |
Perspective Magic: "I'm crushing your head!" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_c995ecb6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_c995ecb6 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ca03acbc | type |
Freudian Slippery Slope | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ca03acbc | comment |
Freudian Slippery Slope - One skit has a businessman asking his secretary to write a letter for him. He is unable to speak five words without mentioning breasts in some way, and eventually forms a sentence almost entirely out of words for breasts. He can't dictate a letter to his next, male secretary without mentioning penises. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_ca03acbc | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ccb97ff2 | type |
Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ccb97ff2 | comment |
Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion - the "Dave's I Know" song | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ccb97ff2 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_ccb97ff2 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d0883f7e | type |
Broken Heel | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d0883f7e | comment |
Broken Heel: Parodied in the Zombie Apocalypse sketch to the point of Overly Long Gag | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d0883f7e | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d17eaa9f | type |
Postmodernism | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d17eaa9f | comment |
Postmodernism: The "Raise" sketch is pure, undiluted postmodernism at its best. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d17eaa9f | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d2aa7d09 | type |
Littlest Cancer Patient | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d2aa7d09 | comment |
Littlest Cancer Patient: "Hi, Doctor. I'm... Cancer Boy." | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d2aa7d09 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d429d0f6 | type |
Canada, Eh? | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d429d0f6 | comment |
Canada, Eh?: Dear God. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d429d0f6 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d46ddfa2 | type |
CloudCuckooLander | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d46ddfa2 | comment |
Cloud Cuckoolander: Frequent occurrences, but Mr. Vallane and his consulting firm, Creative Possibilities, are a notable example — especially since he deliberately invokes the trope at every opportunity. As he never tires of reminding you, he has an office in a submarine! | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d46ddfa2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_d46ddfa2 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d4e9de59 | type |
Dreadful Musician | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d4e9de59 | comment |
Dreadful Musician: One opening scene has Dave and Kevin doing a lounge act. They have no musical talent whatsoever. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d4e9de59 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d4e9de59 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d54f84cb | type |
Dream Within a Dream | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d54f84cb | comment |
Dream Within a Dream - the pear dream | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d54f84cb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d54f84cb | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d66b73ca | type |
Sketch Comedy | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d66b73ca | comment |
Sketch Comedy | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d66b73ca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d66b73ca | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d8ad2130 | type |
Anal Probing | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d8ad2130 | comment |
Anal Probing: One sketch hangs a lampshade on this trope, giving us the page quote on the trope page. The alien wonders if his Great Leader is just some kind of "ass freak". | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d8ad2130 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d8ad2130 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d91f1429 | type |
Rockers Smash Guitars | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d91f1429 | comment |
Rockers Smash Guitars - Dave after failing to prove folk was better than rock. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d91f1429 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_d91f1429 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d9ef7393 | type |
Nobody Loves the Bassist | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d9ef7393 | comment |
Nobody Loves the Bassist: Discussed in a segment where Kevin is talking about his admiration of Bruce's bass player character while simultaneously acknowledging their lack of respect. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_d9ef7393 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_d9ef7393 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_dfe57573 | type |
Historical In-Joke | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_dfe57573 | comment |
Historical In-Joke: Nietzsche referred to the philosophers of his time as "cabbage heads." | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_dfe57573 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_dfe57573 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e0904aa4 | type |
No Party Like a Donner Party | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e0904aa4 | comment |
No Party Like a Donner Party: Lampshaded in one sketch where Dave is on trial for eating 112 of his fellow passengers after getting stranded on a plane. He tries to convince the judge that he was starving and desperate to survive, but it turns out the situation was not as dire as he claimed. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e0904aa4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_e0904aa4 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e150c4c7 | type |
Manchild | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e150c4c7 | comment |
Manchild: Bruce tended to play these. His monologues tended to be grown men with overly naive and idealistic views and prone to flights of fancy. Notable examples are "If Elvis was my Landlord" and "Romeo and Juliet" | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_e150c4c7 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e17843dd | type |
Contemplating Your Hands | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e17843dd | comment |
Contemplating Your Hands - the stoned shoeshine boy | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e17843dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_e17843dd | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e3c20140 | type |
As Long as It Sounds Foreign | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e3c20140 | comment |
As Long as It Sounds Foreign: Feelyat! | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e3c20140 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_e3c20140 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e41a9801 | type |
All Women Are Lustful | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e41a9801 | comment |
All Women Are Lustful: Chicken Lady, who's "gotta get laid! Gotta get laid!" | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e41a9801 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_e41a9801 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e796ce97 | type |
Blackface | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e796ce97 | comment |
Blackface: The Season 1 sketch "Tony Comes to Dinner", in which Scott plays the titular boyfriend. The makeup itself is never played for comedy, but rather his very pretentious girlfriend assuming every welcoming gesture her parents make is bigoted. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_e796ce97 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_e796ce97 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ead0869d | type |
Acquitted Too Late | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ead0869d | comment |
Acquitted Too Late: A governor is calling a prison to order a stay of execution because of some new evidence, but he gets a wrong number. While the other man looks up the prison's phone number, the governor looks at the time and realizes it'd be too late now. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ead0869d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_ead0869d | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ebe4eb97 | type |
Cue the Flying Pigs | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ebe4eb97 | comment |
Cue the Flying Pigs - The Flying Pig sketches, in which the titular flying pig comes to entertain people stuck in a line. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ebe4eb97 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_ebe4eb97 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ee7a60e9 | type |
One-Steve Limit | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ee7a60e9 | comment |
One Steve Limit: Averted with the Geralds and Cathy & Kathy. Also "Thirty Helens Agree" and the song "These Are The Daves I Know." Several names tend to get reused throughout the show (Tony, Barry, Sandra). | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ee7a60e9 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_ee7a60e9 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_eef90616 | type |
Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_eef90616 | comment |
Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: A staple setup of several skits. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_eef90616 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_eef90616 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_f9f2c33 | type |
RunningGag | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag - So many. The show even ended its run on one, with a bit of a Lampshade Hanging. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_f9f2c33 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_f9f2c33 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_fabef10f | type |
Don't Explain the Joke | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_fabef10f | comment |
Don't Explain the Joke - Dave ruins a vaudeville performance of "Who's on First?" by figuring out the miscommunication and laboriously explaining it to his partner. That one's more of an inversion, due to the reaction of his partner who, after having had to deal with Foley ruining two previous jokes in similar ways, is bearing a very strained grin as he tries in vain to steer the skit back on course. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_fabef10f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_fabef10f | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_fc151e9d | type |
Department of Redundancy Department | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_fc151e9d | comment |
Department of Redundancy Department - Mark as the Chicken Lady in the "Chicken Lady Homecoming" sketch: | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_fc151e9d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Kids in the Hall | hasFeature |
The Kids in the Hall / int_fc151e9d | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ff75a56b | type |
Hunter Trapper | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ff75a56b | comment |
Hunter Trapper - parodied, on dry land with businessmen's expensive suits as the goal rather than animal skins. | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ff75a56b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_ff75a56b | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ff9e9596 | type |
DVD Commentary | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_ff9e9596 | comment |
DVD Commentary - Some of the greatest ever. Highlights include an improv game during the closing credits of one "greatest hits" episode. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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The Kids in the Hall / int_ff9e9596 | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_name | type |
ItemName | |
| The Kids in the Hall / int_name | comment |
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The Kids in the Hall |
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