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** And, as Dr. Horrible works on his Death Ray, he also stops meeting with Penny or Moist. |
** And, as Dr. Horrible works on his Death Ray, he also stops meeting with Penny or Moist. |
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* For some reason, a good portion of [[Survival of the Fittest]]'s version 4 are loners. Whether or not it is played straight, though, varies from character to character. |
* For some reason, a good portion of [[Survival of the Fittest]]'s version 4 are loners. Whether or not it is played straight, though, varies from character to character. |
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* Parodied in [http://www.theonion.com/video/potential-school-shooter-gunned-down-by-popular-jo,20877/ this] video of [[The Onion|Onion News]]. |
* Parodied in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130724165641/http://www.theonion.com/video/potential-school-shooter-gunned-down-by-popular-jo,20877/ this] video of [[The Onion|Onion News]]. |
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* [[The Nostalgia Chick]] has often admitted to being lonely, and her well-meaning but clueless friends believe her causticness is a result of her hating ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''. |
* [[The Nostalgia Chick]] has often admitted to being lonely, and her well-meaning but clueless friends believe her causticness is a result of her hating ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''. |
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* ''[[The Smurfs]]'' was sometimes accused of this, along with a number of children's shows accused of preaching conformity (ruthlessly parodied by the "Buddy Bears" on ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''). Smurfs often got in trouble for either working independently from the others or ignoring their informed warnings, depending on who you asked. This is a milder version of [[The Smurfs/WMG|where some people took it]]... |
* ''[[The Smurfs]]'' was sometimes accused of this, along with a number of children's shows accused of preaching conformity (ruthlessly parodied by the "Buddy Bears" on ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''). Smurfs often got in trouble for either working independently from the others or ignoring their informed warnings, depending on who you asked. This is a milder version of [[The Smurfs/WMG|where some people took it]]... |
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* One episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' had Spongebob trying to make friends with Plankton, to try to help him become a better person. It hilariously didn't work: "[[Evil Feels Good|Being evil is just too much fun]]!" |
* One episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' had Spongebob trying to make friends with Plankton, to try to help him become a better person. It hilariously didn't work: "[[Evil Feels Good|Being evil is just too much fun]]!" |
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* Eric, the loner in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' who always messed up, was included [[Executive Meddling|specifically]] to reinforce a [http://povonline.com/cols/COL145.htm "The group is always right"] [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong|mentality]] in the show. |
* Eric, the loner in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' who always messed up, was included [[Executive Meddling|specifically]] to reinforce a [https://web.archive.org/web/20120701184254/http://povonline.com/cols/COL145.htm "The group is always right"] [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong|mentality]] in the show. |
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* Prince Zuko in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. As he would [[Character Development|later]] say to Jet "I've realized lately that being on your own isn't always the best path." |
* Prince Zuko in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. As he would [[Character Development|later]] say to Jet "I've realized lately that being on your own isn't always the best path." |
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* The Ice King in ''[[Adventure Time]].'' He rules the Ice Kingdom, which is totally uninhabited (except for snow creatures he creates occasionally, and penguins.) He gets a LITTLE better once he becomes friendlier with Finn and Jake. |
* The Ice King in ''[[Adventure Time]].'' He rules the Ice Kingdom, which is totally uninhabited (except for snow creatures he creates occasionally, and penguins.) He gets a LITTLE better once he becomes friendlier with Finn and Jake. |
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