Bad Mood As an Excuse: Difference between revisions

{{trope}}

 

Let's say Bob is really cranky for some reason or another. Maybe someone's [[Napoleon Dynamite|ruining his life and eating all his steak]] and it's really getting to him. If he just grumbled and steamed about it, we would be able to just conclude that [[People Sit on Chairs|Bob is in a bad mood]]. However, Bob has just done something nasty to someone else. Maybe he's yelled at his best friend Alice, or else he's smacked Charlie in the face. In extreme cases, [[South Park|he killed Kenny]]. Whatever Bob has done, his bad mood was a factor in it and he uses it as an excuse for his actions.

Also often connected with a [[Bad Boss]] or [[Troubled Abuser]], whose first instinct towards a bad mood is usually to lash it out on someone below them. Almost always linked to either [[Disproportionate Retribution]] or [[Misplaced Retribution]] (or both).

 

{{examples}}

== [[Film]] ==

* The series of misunderstandings issued towards Dave in ''[[Anger Management]]'' are revealed to have all been an act, except for the Air Marshall that tazered him on the airplane, who was just in a bad mood from his seating choice.

 

== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

 

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

* Used in excess with heel characters. Whenever they are having a losing streak, a plan has failed, or they're just feeling a little under the weather, expect them to administer a nasty verbal or physical onslaught on some other wrestler, starting a long time feud. It isn't rare for some heels to suddenly insist on ''completely destroying the lives'' of another simply because they were at the same place that their snit fit was provoked and thus vaguely connected to their misery. After all [[Evil Is Petty]].

 

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[Family Guy]]'' often makes use of this. On example is Brian ranting at a crying baby in a restaurant. When confronted about this he claims he was irritated because his meal was undercooked.

* While [[Comedic Sociopath|Roger]] of ''[[American Dad]]'' is always finding reasons to lash out on people, he takes it to a juvenile extreme in "One Little Word" when after being ignored in favor of Bullock's son, he reverts to a child persona and begins throwing destructive tantrums around the house, usually directed at Steve.

* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' nemesis Mojo Jojo once made a destructive rampage in Townsville out of annoyance he couldn't find a ship in a bottle he wanted in a store.

'''Mojo Jojo:''' ''*defensive*'' It's a hobby of mine! }}

* In an episode of ''[[Futurama]]'' Farnsworth and Hermes are beaten mercilessly by a slime alien after their sons break one of the windows in his house in their paper round. Later on he comes to their hospital to apologize, explaining he was frustrated by some problems at work.

[[Category:Anger Tropes]]

[[Category:You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry]]

[[Category:Example as a Thesis]]

[[Category:No Real Life Examples, Please]]