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* In the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' episode "X", [[Mad Scientist|Professor Chang]]'s [[Mooks|minions]] actually defeat [[Superhero]] team leader Robin. But, not only do they not kill him, they don't even bother taking him prisoner! Instead they just pass on a message that Chang has kidnapped the rest of the Teen Titans and will kill them if Robin interferes Chang's plans. They might as well have been ''daring'' Robin to [[Big Damn Heroes|swoop in and save the day at the last minute]].

* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] and [[Averted Trope|Averted]] in the first season finale of ''[[Generator Rex]]''. When [[Big Bad|Van Kleiss]] gives the order {{spoiler|for [[The Dragon|Biowolf]] to dispose of a [[Brought Down to Normal|depowered]] Rex to be disposed of, Rex}} asks him if he'd rather lock him a cage or tie him to a slab and use a slow moving laser on him, {{spoiler|Biowolf simply says "No", and tosses him out the window of [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier|the Keep]]}}. Interestingly enough, this is played straight later in the episode by the {{spoiler|[[Big Good|Big]] [[Designated Hero|"Good"]]}} of all people, who {{spoiler|chooses not to turn his electromagnet defense system high enough to tear the nanites out of Biowolf's body, but simply to immobilize him for a good old fashioned beat down.}}

* Played straight in the ''[[Swat Kats]]'' episode "Night of the Dark Kat", where Dark Kat and Hard Drive have managed to capture the eponymous heroes, but instead of summarily executing them, set them on the end of a long [[Conveyor Belt O' Doom]] that leads to a rock crushing machine, a machine which is wired to blow up the warehouse if shut down, leading to predictable consequences. Dark Kat usually proves more [[Genre Savvy]] than that, too. Hard Drive even [[~~Lampshades~~]] it: "[[Stating the Simple Solution|I still say you should have let me fry those two!]]"

* Played straight in the ''[[Swat Kats]]'' episode "Night of the Dark Kat", where Dark Kat and Hard Drive have managed to capture the eponymous heroes, but instead of summarily executing them, set them on the end of a long [[Conveyor Belt O' Doom]] that leads to a rock crushing machine, a machine which is wired to blow up the warehouse if shut down, leading to predictable consequences. Dark Kat usually proves more [[Genre Savvy]] than that, too. Hard Drive even [[lampshade]]s it: "[[Stating the Simple Solution|I still say you should have let me fry those two!]]"

* [[Lampshaded]] with Dr. Gene Splicer in the ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' episode "Hare Raising Night".

* Played straight, and not quite [[Narm]], as it IS a kids show and [[Viewers are Morons|Kids are Stupid]], in almost every episode of ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' or it' follow-up ''[[Spies]]!'' Instead of actually spying as their occupations imply, it is always the sequence: get tiny bit of info, get captured, [[Big Bad|Villain]] explains evil plot, escape, foil.