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{{quote|'''Willy Wonka:''' But, Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted.
'''Charlie:''' What's that?
'''Willy Wonka:''' He lived happily ever after.|''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]''}}
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** "But where will they live," Sam wonders under his breath {{spoiler|in his case and Bilbo and Frodo's Eressea - at least for a while.}}
* [[The Last Battle]]:
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** At least, that's [[Esoteric Happy Ending|how it was intended]], but even {{spoiler|the afterlife}} being super-awesome isn't enough to make {{spoiler|a [[Kill'Em All]] ending}} happy for most. And [[It Gets Worse]] for the {{spoiler|one survivor.}} Once you realize the [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Aslan=Jesus metaphor]] {{spoiler|is no metaphor, Susan}} being "not a friend of Narnia" for reasons that [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|aren't that heinous]] can only mean [[Fire and Brimstone Hell|one fate lies in store]]. You thought your life sucked just 'cause you {{spoiler|lost your parents ''and'' brothers ''and'' sister in a horrible train wreck}}? You ain't seen nothin' yet!
* The [[Left Behind]] book series ends this way for the believers. Everyone else goes to Hell.
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* ''[[Into the Woods]]'' has a similar setup to ''The Fantasticks'': Act One concludes with a classic Happy Ending, but then there's Act Two...
* ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' plays this as a [[Foregone Conclusion]].
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And there's a happy ending, of course! }}
* Parodied in ''The Stoned Guest'' by P.D.Q. Bach. This "half-act opera" would end with a [[Kill'Em All]], except then the entire cast inexplicably rises again to sing a final chorus. It even ends on the words, "Happy ending!"
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* Played straight in one ending of [[The Bard's Tale]]. {{spoiler|It's the ''evil'' ending. The good ending requires sacrificing wealth, power, and the hottest body in the world to save the world, with [[What You Are in the Dark|no reward or even recognition for doing so]].}}
* You get to joke about the possibility with Liara in [[Mass Effect 2]] (end of Lair of the Shadow Broker if romanced in first game), but we don't know whether it is a possibility yet.
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'''Shepard:''' [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|I don't know. Marriage, old age, and a lot of little blue children.]] }}
* The ending of [[Neverwinter Nights 2]] Mask of the Betrayer, in which you can end up going back home after a few more adventures and settling down with Safiya/Gann.
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