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See also [[Getting Smilies Painted On Your Soul]], where people actually ''do'' become happy whether they like it or not, such as by [[Government Drug Enforcement]].
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== Comics ==
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* In one [[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe|Mickey Mouse]] story, Mickey and Goofy meet a deranged monarch who has taken this [[Up to Eleven]]. He explains that he has no unhappy subjects, because if they are unhappy they are imprisoned. ''Then'', to demonstrate, he asks a random peasant whether he is happy. The peasant grins maniacally and seemingly sincerely and says that he is happy... and the king promptly orders him thrown into jail.
{{quote| Mickey: But he ''was'' happy!<br />
King: Yes, but he is sad ''now'' - and [[
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* ''[[Its a Good Life]]''
* In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'', Lily Weatherwax is an evil fairy godmother that turns Genua into an [[Expy]] of Disney Land, where everyone is happy and laughing... because the ones that aren't, disappear.
* In ''[[Nineteen Eighty
* In ''[[Slave World]]'', this is used as an addition to [[Getting Smilies Painted On Your Soul]]: The slaves are biochemically altered for certain kinds of happiness, and they get punished if they try to resist the effect.
* Inverted in Mr. Men/Little Miss story ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (not the movie about the infant beauty contest), the titular character visits Miseryland, where the inhabitants are kept miserable simply because of a sign stating the laws: "No smiling, no laughing, no chuckling. Giggling forbidden by order of the king." Naturally, Miss Sunshine is able to turn the kingdom around by simply changing the wording of the sign.
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