Forgotten Birthday: Difference between revisions

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This trope can be a subtrope of [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]].

== Anime & Manga ==

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* In ''[[That 70s Show]]'', Red and Eric really did forget Kitty's birthday, and then tried to pretend like they were planning to invoke this trope all along by giving her some cheap presents they'd bought at the gas station at 11:40 P.M. She sees right through it, leading to:

{{quote| '''Red:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Well, Kitty, marking the calendar is your responsibility!]]<br />

'''Eric:''' [[No Just No Reaction|Dad: No!]] }}

'''Eric:''' [["No. Just... No" Reaction|Dad: No!]] }}

* ''[[Malcolm in The Middle]]'': Hal does this to Lois, his programmed watch didn't go off.

** Happens to Dewey, of all people. He is the youngest child in the family, but he doesn't complain. Then, his parents decide to induce Lois's labour (she is pregnant at the time) so his new brother will get born on the same day. Spending the whole day trying to clue Hal to the fact that it is his birthday who is oblivious to it. Poor Dewey...

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'''Lisa:'''[gasps] Oh, Santa's Little Helper! It's your birthday?! We have to do something special! Yes we do!<br />

'''Homer:'''[muttering] Stupid lovable mutt. }}

* ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Played with in "Party of One," Pinkie briefly loses it when the others have excuses not to attend her spur-of-the-moment party. It's only at the end that Pinkie realizes ''it's her own birthday'', and the others had made plans to throw her a surprise party well in advance.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Played with in "Party of One," Pinkie briefly loses it when the others have excuses not to attend her spur-of-the-moment party. It's only at the end that Pinkie realizes ''it's her own birthday'', and the others had made plans to throw her a surprise party well in advance.

* ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'' had an episode called "1600 Candles" in which Roger anticipates his 1600th birthday only to have it preempted by Steve's shenanigans. Of course it has the obligatory 16 Candles scene.

** Of course, [[~~Its~~ All About Me|as usual]], Roger was being a complete [[Jerkass]] about it, effectively telling Stan and Francine that they should give up on Steve completely just so they can throw him exactly the kind of party he wants.

** Of course, [[It's All About Me|as usual]], Roger was being a complete [[Jerkass]] about it, effectively telling Stan and Francine that they should give up on Steve completely just so they can throw him exactly the kind of party he wants.

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'': After being freaked out and then downright terrified by [[The Dragon|Shego's]] [[Emotion Bomb|moodulator-induced]] mood swings from giddiness to weeping to fury, Drakken works up the nerve to ask "Did I forget your birthday? Is that what this is about?"

* In an episode of ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', Pooh (sticky with honey) accidentally pulls several pages off Rabbit's calendar, leading Rabbit to mistakenly believe it's his birthday and misinterpret his friends' activities as preparations for a surprise party. Angst ensues when he concludes they've forgotten, but fortunately there's a party on his actual birthday the next week.