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* The segments of ''[[Animaniacs]]'' featuring Buttons the dog chasing Mindy, the little daughter of his owner, always feature Buttons busting his butt trying to save Mindy from a different hazard every two seconds, and succeeding, but in the end he tends to be blamed for whatever Mindy was doing or otherwise punished. Thankfully, he finally [[Earn Your Happy Ending|earns his happy ending]] in "Wakko's Wish".

* One ''[[Pepper Ann]]'' episode had the title character stuck in a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] where [[Failure Is the Only Option|the only way to get out of it was to do everything wrong]].

* A [[Lighter and Softer]] example: the Cutie Mark Crusaders of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. All of their attempts to earn a cutie mark (by finding their special talent) [[Failure Is the Only Option|end in failure]]. [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E18 The Show Stoppers|In one episode]], they attempt to participate in a talent show, but act in roles outside of what they're actually good at, completely botching the performance. [[Throw the Dog a Bone|They do win an award]]... [[Subverted Trope|for]] [[Medal of Dishonor|best]] [[So Bad It's Good|comedy]] [[Stylistic Suck|act]].

* A [[Lighter and Softer]] example: the Cutie Mark Crusaders of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. All of their attempts to earn a cutie mark (by finding their special talent) [[Failure Is the Only Option|end in failure]]. [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E18 The Show Stoppers|In one episode]], they attempt to participate in a talent show, but act in roles outside of what they're actually good at, completely botching the performance. [[Throw the Dog a Bone|They do win an award]]... [[Subverted Trope|for]] [[Medal of Dishonor|best]] [[So Bad It's Good|comedy]] [[Stylistic Suck|act]].

* [[Doug]] fell victim to this trope when he and the rest of his class were doing volunteer work at a local nursing home. He tried to be nice to the lady he was working with, Mrs. Whackhammer, but she chewed him out on his first day there. The next day, at his mother's suggestion, he brought her milk and oatmeal cookies. She ended up chewing him out again. As it turned out, she couldn't have dairy and oatmeal made her queasy.

* Dib from ''[[Invader Zim]]'' is like a magnet for these stories, since he's basically the only person on Earth with no [[Weirdness Censor]]. Frequently falls victim to [[Selective Enforcement]], [[Cassandra Truth]], [[Properly Paranoid]], and [[You Have to Believe Me]]. His dad thinks he's crazy, his sister doesn't but still hates him, and he's frequently made a fool of in front of [[Agent Mulder|the few people who would believe him]].