List of Tropes in Cheesecake, Jr.

This is a list of television tropes (narrative tactics / mistakes) in the Cheesecake, Jr. series. The tropes are from TV Tropes, a site all about tropes.

Tropes About the Comic Itself

 * Everything's Better with Dinosaurs: Basically, the whole plot and concept of the series from the very beginning.
 * Somewhere, a Palaeontologist Is Crying: Non-dinosaurs appear in Dinosaur City, and ever since Cheesecake, Sr. was introduced, they all live in modern times.

Tropes About the Setting

 * Present Day: Most of the time.
 * High School: CJ goes to a high school, Dino City High.
 * Lost World: In a way. Dinosaur City has is not on maps, and humans have not been there in centuries.
 * Small Secluded World: The characters rarely leave the city.
 * Big Applesauce: For a short amount of time, the main cast lived in New York City.
 * Small Town Rivalry: In a way, Dinosaur City citizens have trouble with the nearby city of Wheeling.

Tropes About Other Characters

 * Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Before Ron Hinkleton, CJ's best friend was a guy named Tex. His face was never shown, just his eyes. He only appeared in one comic strip, and he never appeared again.
 * Similarly, Nick's family has been obscured, too, even Nick himself. Also, Mike has not appeared since the second book.
 * Bob, Ron, Irk, etc. haven't appeared in a while. Even Catherine seems to be disappearing.
 * Identical Grandson: Many members of CJ's family, all the way from prehistoric times, have a resemblence to Cheesecake, Jr., Cheesecake, Sr., and/or Catherine. They also have similar names, such as Kigku Junku or Charles II. Even CJ's geat-grandfather looks similar to CJ.