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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.

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).

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== [[Web Animation]] ==

* ''[[The Lebrons (~~Web~~ ~~Animation~~)|The Lebrons]]'' episode "Misunderstood" has Kid in this mood because [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|nobody understands him at all]] after he lost his basketball game. His attitude is especially directed at his friends Condor, Erik and Li. [[Word of God]] says this is based on LeBron James' attitude after he missed ''his'' game.

* ''[[The Lebrons (web animation)|The Lebrons]]'' episode "Misunderstood" has Kid in this mood because [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|nobody understands him at all]] after he lost his basketball game. His attitude is especially directed at his friends Condor, Erik and Li. [[Word of God]] says this is based on LeBron James' attitude after he missed ''his'' game.

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== [[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 (Animation)|~~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.

* 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.

** Used again in "Pulling Double Booty" where Hayley apparently goes into terrifying [[Unstoppable Rage|Unstoppable Rages]] every time she is rejected by a boy, violently taking it out on anyone around her, provoked or not.

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* 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.

* Taken to extreme in ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' where Ed gains a rather uncharacteristic bad mood, becoming aloof, violent and outright intimidating to everyone, even his usually overbearing sister. This is stopped when Johnny pulls off his shoe, revealing a pebble inside. Ed immediately becomes blissful again to the complete disbelief of Edd and Eddy.

* Taken to extreme in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' where Ed gains a rather uncharacteristic bad mood, becoming aloof, violent and outright intimidating to everyone, even his usually overbearing sister. This is stopped when Johnny pulls off his shoe, revealing a pebble inside. Ed immediately becomes blissful again to the complete disbelief of Edd and Eddy.