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* In one episode of ''[[Sailor Moon]] S'' it's Usagi's birthday and when she drops an unsubtle hint about what she wants for a gift, Mamoru reveals that he didn't know it was her birthday so he gets a huge slap in the face from her. Turns out she never actually told him when her birthday was.
* ''[[School Rumble]]''. The class celebrates Tenma's birthday but they don't know Harima was born a day after. Yakumo is the only one who remembered and even gave him a present.
* Subverted in ''[[Rosario
* Inverted in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' anime. Kenshin believed he had forgotten Kaoru's birthday when she was actually expecting him to propose during a holiday that served for the purpose.
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== Comic Books ==
* This happens to [[Donald Duck]] in "The Duck that Never Was", a [[Don Rosa]] comic story celebrating the 60th anniversary of Donald's creation. Though the "forgotten birthday" plot is really only briefly touched upon and Donald, unlike most of the examples of the trope, ''does'' directly tell his nephews that it's his birthday when they pretend they've forgotten.
** Daisy Duck once forgot her own birthday.
* [http://www.comics.org/issue/221951/ This issue of Betty and Me] used the plot.
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*** In one episode, Lucy asks Ricky to not acknowledge her birthday, then complains and storms out when he does as she says.
*** In another episode it turns out Ricky has taken precautions against this, by always keeping a box of chocolates and a birthday card hidden in the closet, which he calls his "emergency present."
* In ''[[Sister, Sister]]'', the twins' depression over the forgotten birthday, combined with a well-placed message from a rich uncle (along with a bit of the wealth), results in them being stranded in Chicago during a snowstorm, having to use their [[Twin Switch|twin powers]] to make it home to Detroit on the back of one train ticket. And yes, they did start bawling like Lucy when the surprise was sprung.
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]'': In this case, Miley and Jackson actually ''did'' forget their father's birthday.
* ''Molloy'': Subverted. The titular character, who was about to turn thirteen, innocently thought that her father and stepmother were pretending not to remember the occasion because they were planning a surprise party, and took to bursting into different rooms in the house acting shocked and thrilled...only to find them empty. Turns out the entire family really ''did'' forget, and weren't even home because they were out taking a drive in the dad's new sports car.
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* Subverted by ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'': they actually do forget Screech's birthday, and they spend the episode making it up to him.
* In one episode of ''[[Full House]]'', everyone really did forget about Kimmy's birthday because D.J. was busy with the anniversary of her first date with Steve, which fell on the same day. Kimmy sees right through the others' attempt to do a birthday once D.J. realizes the mistake (it's a comment from Steve that tips Kimmy off), but they're forgiven.
* 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!]] }}
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** 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...
** Being the nice guy that he is, he makes sure it doesn't happen to his little brother. Spending all day (and Hal's credit card) to set up a birthday party just for Jamie.
* Happens to Pierce in the ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S2 E10 Mixology Certification|Mixology Certification]]". The rest of the group convinces him it happened otherwise. Or do they?
* In an episode of ''[[Married... with Children]]'', the family decides to make tomorrow [[Cousin Oliver|Seven's]] birthday since nothing his happening on that day. Turns out it is actually Al's birthday.
** In another episode, they forgotten Kelly's birthday until they were reminded by learning her plans to watch a movie with her date for the occasion. Al then devised a plan to have an excuse to always forget. They'd invite Kelly to watch a movie with them, she'd refuse in favor of her date, and the Bundys would use it as an excuse to forget her birthday in every year after that. The plan backfired because Kelly decided to cancel the date instead. Al and Peggy's only relief was that Bud didn't have friends to remind them of ''his'' birthday.
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