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Not to be confused with [[Does Not Like Spam]]. Neither with [[Large Ham]].
Not to be confused with [[Does Not Like Spam]]. Neither with [[Large Ham]].


By the way, don't eat eggs and ham which are literally green. [[Broken Aesop|You'll probably get food poisoning]].
By the way, don't eat eggs and ham which are literally green. [[Broken Aesop|You'll probably get food poisoning]].
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* An episode of ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' has Vanessa dismissing blues as "whiny music" until she actually goes with the family to a concert given by the episode's [[Special Guest]].
* An episode of ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' has Vanessa dismissing blues as "whiny music" until she actually goes with the family to a concert given by the episode's [[Special Guest]].
* Happened to Dick Solomon of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' with American football in "Fourth and Dick".
* Happened to Dick Solomon of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' with American football in "Fourth and Dick".
* Happened to Red Forman of ''[[That 70s Show]]'', when he is made to watch ''[[Star Wars]]'' and is impressed against his will by the first big explosion.
* Happened to Red Forman of ''[[That '70s Show]]'', when he is made to watch ''[[Star Wars]]'' and is impressed against his will by the first big explosion.
* One episode of ''[[Taxi]]'' had a subplot where Reverend Jim was shocked that Alex hadn't seen ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' yet. Alex sees it to get Jim to quit pestering him, and afterward admits he liked it.
* One episode of ''[[Taxi]]'' had a subplot where Reverend Jim was shocked that Alex hadn't seen ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' yet. Alex sees it to get Jim to quit pestering him, and afterward admits he liked it.
* In ''[[Sports Night]]'' Dana gets tickets to see ''The Lion King'' on Broadway with her young nephew. She thinks it's going to be silly but returns and raves about how awesome it was.
* In ''[[Sports Night]]'' Dana gets tickets to see ''The Lion King'' on Broadway with her young nephew. She thinks it's going to be silly but returns and raves about how awesome it was.
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* Happens twice in ''[[Doug]]'': in one episode his Grandma Opal convinces him to try sushi—he's horrified of the idea of eating raw fish—after reminding him of how as a baby he initially resisted ice cream only to love it, and he does indeed like the sushi; another episode finds him pressured into eating, and discovering he likes, the infamous dish of liver and onions.
* Happens twice in ''[[Doug]]'': in one episode his Grandma Opal convinces him to try sushi—he's horrified of the idea of eating raw fish—after reminding him of how as a baby he initially resisted ice cream only to love it, and he does indeed like the sushi; another episode finds him pressured into eating, and discovering he likes, the infamous dish of liver and onions.
* Traditionally, and indeed as expressed in the opening theme song, Arnold would lament the necessity of the day's field trip in most, if not all episodes of ''[[The Magic School Bus]]''.
* Traditionally, and indeed as expressed in the opening theme song, Arnold would lament the necessity of the day's field trip in most, if not all episodes of ''[[The Magic School Bus]]''.
** Ironically, the one he missed (where they went through his digestive track) made him wish he'd gone with and swear to never miss another fieldtrip again...starting after the next one, when he found it was going to deal with dinosaurs.
** Ironically, the one he missed (where they went through his digestive track) made him wish he'd gone with and swear to never miss another fieldtrip again...starting after the next one, when he found it was going to deal with dinosaurs.
* ''Green Eggs and Ham'' is parodied in part of an episode of ''[[Histeria!]]'' in which Loud Kiddington tries to persuade former President George H.W. Bush to [http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_do_not_like_broccoli-and_i_haven-t_liked_it/150717.html eat some broccoli]. He does, and, contrary to the trope, he hates it. (It turns out, though, that Loud just wanted him to verify his distaste for it, because it provides an excuse for him and his friends to not eat it themselves.)
* ''Green Eggs and Ham'' is parodied in part of an episode of ''[[Histeria!]]'' in which Loud Kiddington tries to persuade former President George H.W. Bush to [http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_do_not_like_broccoli-and_i_haven-t_liked_it/150717.html eat some broccoli]. He does, and, contrary to the trope, he hates it. (It turns out, though, that Loud just wanted him to verify his distaste for it, because it provides an excuse for him and his friends to not eat it themselves.)
* The ''[[Animaniacs]]'' short "The Warners and the Beanstalk" not only parodies the classic fairy-tale ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', but also ''Green Eggs and Ham'' with the Warners trying to get the giant to try gold eggs and meat. It ends with the memorable exchange "Gold eggs and meat I do not hate!" "But now the cloud can't hold your weight", followed by the giant plummeting to Earth like a stone.
* The ''[[Animaniacs]]'' short "The Warners and the Beanstalk" not only parodies the classic fairy-tale ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', but also ''Green Eggs and Ham'' with the Warners trying to get the giant to try gold eggs and meat. It ends with the memorable exchange "Gold eggs and meat I do not hate!" "But now the cloud can't hold your weight", followed by the giant plummeting to Earth like a stone.
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* In ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'', rapper Ta'Quil becomes instantly hooked to NASCAR after watching his first race, sporting a racing jacket afterwards.
* In ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'', rapper Ta'Quil becomes instantly hooked to NASCAR after watching his first race, sporting a racing jacket afterwards.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has the episode "Read it and Weep", where [[Jerk Jock|Rainbow Dash]] realizes to her horror that she loves reading the [[Two-Fisted Tales|Daring Do book]] Twilight gave her, especially after her earlier outburst about how books are only for eggheads. She then tries to hide her newfound obssession from her friends, which is quite hard to do when she experiences Just One More Page syndrome. Naturally, the Aesop of the episode was "I shouldn't knock something until I've tried it".
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has the episode "Read it and Weep", where [[Jerk Jock|Rainbow Dash]] realizes to her horror that she loves reading the [[Two-Fisted Tales|Daring Do book]] Twilight gave her, especially after her earlier outburst about how books are only for eggheads. She then tries to hide her newfound obssession from her friends, which is quite hard to do when she experiences Just One More Page syndrome. Naturally, the Aesop of the episode was "I shouldn't knock something until I've tried it".
* A mild example in one of the ''[[Jimmy Neutron]]'' shorts (before it became a full-blown series): Jimmy is very reluctant to try cream corn for supper, despite his mother reassuring him that it's good. So he scoops it into his [[Bag of Holding|Hypercube]] while his parents are busy talking. This backfires when his dad spots the cube, mistakes it for a brainteaser puzzle, and starts fiddling with it the until cream corn it was storing explodes all over the room. Some gets in his mouth and he comments in an offhand, pleasantly surprised tone, "Oh. That ''is'' good."
* A mild example in one of the ''[[Jimmy Neutron]]'' shorts (before it became a full-blown series): Jimmy is very reluctant to try cream corn for supper, despite his mother reassuring him that it's good. So he scoops it into his [[Bag of Holding|Hypercube]] while his parents are busy talking. This backfires when his dad spots the cube, mistakes it for a brainteaser puzzle, and starts fiddling with it the until cream corn it was storing explodes all over the room. Some gets in his mouth and he comments in an offhand, pleasantly surprised tone, "Oh. That ''is'' good."


== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* Inversion: Quite a few members of ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'''s [[Hatedom]] are former fans. [[Fridge Logic|Presumably, they switched on the way to the fridge.]]
* Inversion: Quite a few members of ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'''s [[Hatedom]] are former fans. [[Fridge Logic|Presumably, they switched on the way to the fridge.]]
** Same with ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]''.
** Same with ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]''.
* Mary Whitehouse, one of the earliest critics of ''[[Knightmare]]'' had the show described to her in very unfavorable terms by journalists intent on causing her embarrassment. She [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|objected to the show based on that description]]: it was too violent, but a nice concept. After seeing it, she was impressed and dropped all charges against it.
* Mary Whitehouse, one of the earliest critics of ''[[Knightmare]]'' had the show described to her in very unfavorable terms by journalists intent on causing her embarrassment. She [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|objected to the show based on that description]]: it was too violent, but a nice concept. After seeing it, she was impressed and dropped all charges against it.
* [http://www.11points.com/Food-Drink/11_Strange,_and_Often_Wrong,_Colored_Foods_and_Drinks 11 Strange, and Often Wrong, Colored Foods and Drinks]... Humorously, it was the white mint chocolate chip ice cream, and not the [[Palette-Swapped Alien Food|Green Eggs]] (sans ham).
* [http://www.11points.com/Food-Drink/11_Strange,_and_Often_Wrong,_Colored_Foods_and_Drinks 11 Strange, and Often Wrong, Colored Foods and Drinks]... Humorously, it was the white mint chocolate chip ice cream, and not the [[Palette-Swapped Alien Food|Green Eggs]] (sans ham).
* [[NASCAR]] tends to have this effect on people once they attend a race in person.
* [[NASCAR]] tends to have this effect on people once they attend a race in person.
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