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** Dinosaurs are somehow brought back to life (such as through time travel, or some sort of Film/JurassicPark-styled cloning), and Charlie is able to recognize them and identify the ones that are dangerous and the ones that aren't.

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** Dinosaurs are somehow brought back to life (such as through time travel, or some sort of Film/JurassicPark-styled Franchise/JurassicPark-styled cloning), and Charlie is able to recognize them and identify the ones that are dangerous and the ones that aren't.

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** Charlie's parents are paleontologists, so it's understandable that their son would follow their interests.

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** Charlie's parents are paleontologists, father Bob is a paleontologist, so it's understandable that their his son would follow their his father's interests.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some kids are obsessed with dinosaurs, and some aren't.
* '''Averted''': There aren't any kids that find dinosaurs interesting.

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Some kids are obsessed with dinosaurs, and some aren't.
** Charlie loved dinosaurs but as he ages, he loses interest in dinosaurs and instead he falls in love with sports, video games and girls.
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There aren't any kids that find dinosaurs interesting.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Our son really loves dinosaurs."
* '''Invoked''': Charlie's aunt Debra decides to show him how interesting dinosaurs are.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Our "You know, our son Charlie really loves dinosaurs."
* '''Invoked''': '''Implied''': Charlie is seen playing with dinosaur toys and his bedroom is decorated with many dinosaur posters and drawings.
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Charlie's aunt Debra decides to show him how interesting dinosaurs are.are.
** Charlie's mother Alice works at a natural history museum and brings her son to work where there are dinosaurs on display.



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* '''Deconstructed''': Since the other kids at his school perceive dinosaurs to be a childish interest, they bully Charlie mercilessly.



* '''Deconstructed''': Since the other kids at his school perceive dinosaurs to be a childish interest, they bully Charlie mercilessly.



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** Charlie loves dinosaurs very much he even wants to be made into a dinosaur.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Since the other kids at his school perceive dinosaurs to be a childish interest, they bully Charlie mercilessly.

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* '''Parodied''': Charlie is a young FunnyAnimal dinosaur that [[FurryConfusion finds dinosaurs interesting]].

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Charlie is a young FunnyAnimal dinosaur that [[FurryConfusion finds dinosaurs interesting]].interesting]].
** A university class on paleontology is taught by a six-year-old.
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** Charlie is a dinosaur who loves children.
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* '''Parodied''': Charlie is a young FunnyAnimal dinosaur that finds dinosaurs interesting.

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* '''Parodied''': Charlie is a young FunnyAnimal dinosaur that [[FurryConfusion finds dinosaurs interesting.interesting]].
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'''Basic Trope''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Children think that dinosaurs are cool.]]
* '''Straight''': Charlie is a young child who loves dinosaurs.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Charlie is completely obsessed with dinosaurs.
** All of the children in the work love dinosaurs.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie thinks that dinosaurs are cool, but it's not a major part of him.
* '''Justified''':
** Charlie's parents are paleontologists, so it's understandable that their son would follow their interests.
** TruthInTelevision - a lot of children in real life love dinosaurs.
* '''Inverted''':
** Charlie doesn't care at all about dinosaurs.
** Charlie is an adult that loves dinosaurs.
* '''Subverted''': It seems like Charlie is obsessed with dinosaurs, but in reality he's mostly obsessed with dragons.
* '''Double Subverted''': He still thinks dinosaurs are cool, though.
* '''Parodied''': Charlie is a young FunnyAnimal dinosaur that finds dinosaurs interesting.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some kids are obsessed with dinosaurs, and some aren't.
* '''Averted''': There aren't any kids that find dinosaurs interesting.
* '''Enforced''':
** "We need Charlie to have a main interest." "He's a little kid, right? A lot of kids are obsessed with dinosaurs, let's go with that."
** Dinosaurs actually are important to the work in some way, so it would make sense for a kid to find them interesting.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Our son really loves dinosaurs."
* '''Invoked''': Charlie's aunt Debra decides to show him how interesting dinosaurs are.
* '''Exploited''':
** Dinosaurs are somehow brought back to life (such as through time travel, or some sort of Film/JurassicPark-styled cloning), and Charlie is able to recognize them and identify the ones that are dangerous and the ones that aren't.
** On a more mundane level, Charlie's parents use his obsession with dinosaurs to help him with various things he has difficulty with, such as using dinosaurs in math problems.
* '''Defied''': Charlie decides to have an interest in something else instead.
* '''Discussed''': [[WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines "Do you want to talk to me about dinosaurs?"]]
* '''Conversed''': "I wonder why children are often obsessed with dinosaurs in fiction." "What's not to enjoy?"
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