Nepotism: Difference between revisions

 

The opposite of this trope is [[Coattail-Riding Relative]]. See also [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]] Also note that the word Nepotism comes from the word "nephew" but has nothing to do with [[Nephewism]].

 

* Ren's old teammates in ''[[Ookiku Furikabutte]]'' feel that he's in the pitcher position only because he's related to the school board director, and that he is incompetent. He's actually a good pitcher, but the team just doesn't co-operate with him.

* In at least one incarnation of ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo]]'', Mihoshi's grandfather is the Grand Marshal of the Galaxy Police. Given that Mihoshi tends be either a [[Genius Ditz]], [[The Fool]], or a [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]], and in any case causes massive headaches for the Galaxy Police, one theory amongst fans is that the only reason she was allowed to join, never mind stay employed, is because of this family tie. It doesn't prevent them, in the original [[OAV]]s, from sending her to patrol a sector of the galaxy considered a boring backwater... but that ends up [[Reassignment Backfire|blowing up in their faces]].

* In a few episodes of ''[[The George Lopez Show]]'', his boss's son works there and doesn't do much of anything. George also gets Max a temporary job there to show him the meaning of hard work.

* Seemingly played straight but actually averted on [[Battleground]] with Jordan who is the son of the canidate's wife. While he believes that he is in a position of importance, he actually doesn't do anything and merely is given an office to keep him out of the way.

 

== Puppet Shows ==

* One of the less blatant examples is Scooter from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', whose uncle owns the theater. He's only a gofer, but still portrayed as fairly naive and incompetent, and still gets his way when he drops his uncle's name. By the second season, he's mostly over it.

 

== Theater ==

* In The Musical ''A New Brain'', while Gordon is in the hospital, his boss keeps threatening to replace him with the boss's son.

* In ''[[City of Angels (musical)|City of Angels]]'', Buddy employs his nephew as a gofer.

 

== Video Games ==

* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'': General Lee Oliver supposedly got his position through nepotism. Naturally, he is an [[General Failure|inept commander]] who is [[Glory Hound|more concerned with his own reputation than the lives of his men.]]

* As mentioned in the page quote, General Knoxx of ''[[Borderlands]]'' works for "Admiral Mikey", who takes this trope to the logical extreme by being a literal toddler. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

 

== Web Comics ==

'''Breya:''' Your non-sequitur looks more like a subtle accusation of nepotism.

'''Jaksmouth:''' He's very qualified management material, for sure. }}

 

== Web Original ==

* Featured in ''[[Grandmaster of Theft]]'' with regards to protagonist and established as one of the ways in which the Elites work. Cassidy dislikes the thought that this as the only reason she'll one day run the [[Family Business]] and chooses to work hard to prove that she deserves the position based upon her own talents, not family.

* ''[[Auto Tune the News]]'': STRICTLY disallowed in [[The Big Easy|New Orleans.]] Except for family members. And sexy turtles.

 

== Western Animation ==