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* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy's Big Picture Show]]'' introduces the closest this series has to a [[Big Bad]] in the form of {{spoiler|Eddy's previously unseen older brother}}, who [[Small Role, Big Impact|changes most things of the entire series in their short-timed presence]]. {{spoiler|Previously seen as [[The Ace]], he's revealed to be instead a [[Big Brother Bully|repugnant excuse for a brother]] who has been [[Domestic Abuse|abusing Eddy]] all his life, making him the [[Broken Bird|messed-up kid]] he is, and revealing to have lied abut him and [[Jerkass Facade|himself]] in order to be accepted}}. What makes this character repulsive is {{spoiler|his [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|beatdown]] on Eddy and Edd is played [[Played for Drama|mostly seriously]], [[Sadist Show|unlike anything else in this show]], and everyone is [[Everyone Has Standards|absolutely repulsed]] by his actions.}} The reason why {{spoiler|he}} exists is {{spoiler|to [[Heel Face Turn|redeem]] Eddy and the rest of the kids for a [[Earn Your Happy Ending|well-deserved happy ending]].

* The [[Netflix]] animated series ''Bojack Horseman'' is all about showing how [[Horrible Hollywood]] can be, and as such, it has many characters worth the viewers' hatred and revulsion. That said, it provides a unique spin on this trope by making the Hate Sinks as three-dimensional as possible, either by showing some [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|redeeming qualities]] ([[Villainous Friendship|Vanessa Gecko and Rutabaga]]), [[Jerkass Woobie|genuine tragedies that made them the way they are even if their actions are still inexcusable]] ([[Abusive Parents|Beatrice and Butterscotch Horseman]]) or [[Deliberate Values Dissonance|simply following the standards of the era]] ({{spoiler|Beatrice's father Joseph Sugarman}}) The point is that, while they're horrible people whose actions can ''never'' be excused, they're still people whose role in the show isn't just commit horrible deeds [[For the Evulz|for the sake of it]], but rather to illustrate what kind of extreme [[Crapsack World]] would require to make them such Hate Sinks in the first place.

* ''[[Recess]]'' has Randall, ~~whose~~ hated by pretty much every student at Third Street Elementary School. The reason for that? He's a snitch who rats out students to Mrs. Finster. He also happens to be a coward. For this reason, he's one of the enemies of the Recess gang. "Randall's Friends" reveals that he doesn't have friends at school, and it's not hard to see why. Even the Ashleys dislike him. Inevitably, Prince Randall (in which he obtains power over the playground by King Bob, due to Randall blackmailing Bob) has him become [[The Caligula]].

* ''[[Recess]]'' has Randall, who’s hated by pretty much every student at Third Street Elementary School. The reason for that? He's a snitch who rats out students to Mrs. Finster. He also happens to be a coward. For this reason, he's one of the enemies of the Recess gang. "Randall's Friends" reveals that he doesn't have friends at school, and it's not hard to see why. Even the Ashleys dislike him. Inevitably, Prince Randall (in which he obtains power over the playground by King Bob, due to Randall blackmailing Bob) has him become [[The Caligula]].

** The aforementioned Ashleys represent the mean girl stereotype. Though her first name is also Ashley, Spinelli has no intention of joining their group, and it's not hard to see why. Their first appearance alone has them jinxing Gus, which is far from fun for him. Though having said that, they are legitimately friends with each other. One Ashley was kicked out of the group for wearing the opposite color on Purple Day (which represents the day that they all met and became friends), but they eventually reconciled.

** Lawson is basically a Spear Counterpart to the Ashleys. He's not the type of person that you would want to play sports with, as he is a very sore winner. One episode in particular had him stealing the fort the Recess Gang had worked so hard to build, and he and his gang of friends threw water balloons at them when they tried to take it back. It's not surprising he's Vince's rival when it comes to sports.

** Miss Finster herself zigzags the trope...while she's regularly portrayed as a sadist teacher, it is shown in ''Recess: School's Out'' that she was against Dr. Phillium Benedict's idea of abolishing Recess. And she legitimately considers Principal Prickly to be a friend of hers. It's also shown that she's a nice lady when she's off the clock. And she actually ''does'' sew the Recess Gangs's pants when they rip, as embarrassing as it for them.

**Dr. Benedict is a noticeable aversion. Principal Prickly doesn’t actually hate Benedict…but that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t find him to be insane.

* Burgermeister Meisterburger from ''[[Santa Claus is Comin' to Town]]'' is a lot goofier than most examples of this trope, but since he's a humorless adult obsessed with not letting the children of Sombertown have fun in a [[Christmas Special]], he still runs afoul of it. It's best exemplified when he gets so fed up with Kris sneaking toys to the children, that he has them all tossed into a roaring bonfire while the crying children are forced to watch. Being petty is one thing, but the Burgermeister definitely takes it to new heights.