| rdfs:comment | - A lot of comedy comes from switching around expectations. This trope is about a specific kind, where roles are reversed. But unlike Freaky Friday Flip, Prince and Pauper, and Swapped Roles, no explanation or justification is given, and it's as though this situation was always this way. The comedy is more about the absurdity of it all, than what happens to the characters. Occasionally used for drama, where the situation is meant to be thought-provoking instead of funny. Named for You Can't Do That on Television, which would use that line as a Catch Phrase to start a series of such sketches.
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| abstract | - A lot of comedy comes from switching around expectations. This trope is about a specific kind, where roles are reversed. But unlike Freaky Friday Flip, Prince and Pauper, and Swapped Roles, no explanation or justification is given, and it's as though this situation was always this way. The comedy is more about the absurdity of it all, than what happens to the characters. Let's say hypothetically, a Princess, wearing with Pimped-Out Dress, tiara and ermine cape, walks down a hallway one way, while her servant, in a French maid outfit, walks the other way, carrying some food. The princess bumps into the maid, causing the food to fall on the maid. The princess begs for forgiveness and tries to wipe off the maid's dress, while the maid hysterically snaps at the princess for being clumsy, and complains about how much her dress cost. Occasionally used for drama, where the situation is meant to be thought-provoking instead of funny. Named for You Can't Do That on Television, which would use that line as a Catch Phrase to start a series of such sketches. Compare Opposite Day, Persecution Flip. Super-Trope of Gender Flip. Examples of Just the Introduction to The Opposites include:
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