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== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* [[Double Subverted]] in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' with Roland Daggett when he had Batgirl and Catwoman at his mercy. When Batgirl taunted him with the suggestion that he leave them trussed up over one of his vats of deadly chemicals with acid burning through the rope, he pointed out how often this method had failed him before, and announced he was just going to [[Stating the Simple Solution|have his men shoot them and toss their bodies into those vats instead.]] In the end, however, his stopping to tell them this gave them just enough time to get loose and take him down anyway.
* [[Double Subverted]] in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' with Roland Daggett when he had Batgirl and Catwoman at his mercy. When Batgirl taunted him with the suggestion that he leave them trussed up over one of his vats of deadly chemicals with acid burning through the rope, he pointed out how often this method had failed him before, and announced he was just going to [[Stating the Simple Solution|have his men shoot them and toss their bodies into those vats instead.]] In the end, however, his stopping to tell them this gave them just enough time to get loose and take him down anyway.
* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'', this trope is literally part of the Tradition.
* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'', this trope is literally part of the Tradition, at least according to Senior Senior Sr. Truth be told, this is only one of many villainous flaws he has that he insists are "tradition".
** Averted and lampshaded in the episode "Best In Show".
** Averted and lampshaded in the episode "Best In Show".
{{quote|'''Kim Possible:''' "Um... Aren't you going to leave now?"
{{quote|'''Kim Possible:''' "Um... Aren't you going to leave now?"