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[[File:Yogi-1.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Yogi Bear|It's nicer than the average hat!]] ]]
* King Julien's [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100130204741/penguinsofmadagascar/images/thumb/9/9d/KingJulien-01.jpg/284px-KingJulien-01.jpg crown] from ''[[Madagascar]]'' and ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''.
* The hat in the ''Sorcerer's Apprentice'' sequence of ''[[Fantasia]]''.
* Aang wears a ''very'' nice hat to attend the theatre in [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Avatar's]] "Ember Island Players", which is the same as another character wore [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals|while pretending to be one of three people]]. Also, the earthbending soldier's hat Toph wore in the invasion.
** Sokka at one point picks up a hat shaped like a wolf's head.
** Even though she was a background character appearing only once with one line of dialogue, [http://dvdscreenshots.avatarspiritmedia.net/204/017.jpg this woman]{{Dead link}} clearly knows how to accessorize.
** Sokka's detective hat from "Avatar Day".
* Fievel of ''[[An American Tail]]'' has a Nice Hat, though it becomes nicer in the sequel, ''Fievel Goes West'' when it gains the ability to turn into a cowboy hat when flipped inside out.
* In ''[[Dragon Hunters]]'', Gwizdo is usually shown wearing his aviator's cap, complete with goggles.
* Dr. Facilier had a nice hat in ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', being modelled on the dapper [[wikipedia:Loa|voodoo gods]] Papa Legba aka Baron Samedi. He also had nice Hat Hair.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' has a real nice hat, though most of the residents of St. Canard disagree. And of course his [[Evil Counterpart]] Negaduck has the same hat.
** An episode or two had an alien race of nice hats. Although, considering they were trying to take over the world as mind-control parasites, I'm not so sure "nice" really applies.
** The ''evil'' aliens were set on [[Grand Theft Me]]. The ''good'' aliens were '''very''' nice hats, and their leader, Klattuu-tu, is a hat on par with the Pope's hat.
* [[Donald Duck]] loves his sailor hat; anyone taking it from him, or damaging it ''in the slightest'' will soon be suffering [[Unstoppable Rage]] from Don.
* ''[[Chowder]]'' has a frickin' nice hat (or "vacation home" as it is known by recurring character Chestnut).
* The 1960 Paramount cartoon ''Top Cat'' (by Famous, the studio that produced [[Casper the Friendly Ghost|Casper]] and such) features a cat who sings about the paramount importance of wearing the right kind of hat. As he demonstrates, if you want to succeed in life, all else pales to unimportance.
** No relation to [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s ''[[Top Cat]]'', who sports a jaunty little straw boater.
* And while we're on the subject of Hanna-Barbera and straw hats, ''[[Huckleberry Hound]]''.
** There's also [[Hokey Wolf]] and his sidekick Ding-A-Ling.
* An episode of ''[[Duck Dodgers]]'' had nearly the entire cast mistake a brain probe on the main character's head for an awesome hat. Even the enemies who planted the probe on him mistook it for a cool hat. I.Q. High - who himself has a Nice Hat - actually seems jealous of it. 
* ''[[Adventure Time]]'' has Finn's hat/hood. His [[Memetic Mutation|hat is AWESOME!]]
* The magic portal hat(s) in the [[Pixar Shorts|Pixar short]] "Presto!" Not one awesome hat, but two!
* All of the main four characters of ''[[South Park]]'' wear hats (though one would be hard pressed to consider them particularly "nice"). The episode, "Follow That Egg", however, has the following exchange:
{{quote|'''Kyle:''' Do you really think my hat is stupid?
'''Stan:''' As a matter of fact... I think it is the nicest hat I have ever known. }}
** Animals Close-Up With A Wide-Angle Lens Wearing Hats
* Like [[Professor Layton]], Edd from ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' is never seen without his black stocking cap with two white stripes going down it. Fans are very curious about what's under it.
** Although, Edd's hat has come out a few times, and Edd has sometimes wore other things on his head (sometimes not removing his cap), with the most noble example being {{spoiler|[[The Movie]]}}. Fans believed that they would finally see what would be under Edd's hat, but Ed's big fat head blocked the scene.
** Kevin may fit this trope better than [[Professor Layton]] or Edd. In the first few seasons of the show, Kevin never, ever removed his hat. Even to take a bath.
* The Mayor from ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' has a very nice hat, and woe be unto he who steals it from him.
{{quote|'''Buttercup''': "But we don't get to fight crime anymore!"
'''Mayor''': "I don't care."
'''Bubbles''': "He's turned your office into a pig stye! Literally!"
'''Mayor''': "I don't care."
'''Blossom''': "He's tarnishing the image of what it means to be mayor!"
'''Mayor''': "I don't care."
'''Ms. Bellum''': "[[Berserk Button|He's wearing your hat.]]"<br />
'''Mayor''': "[[This Means War|...!!!!!]]" }}
* Lampshaded somewhat during the "Kamp Krusty" episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' when Bart is listing the atrocities that were suffered at the camp.
{{quote|'''Bart:''' And one of the kids was eaten by a bear!
'''Krusty:''' OH MY GOD! ''(sobs uncontrollably)''
'''Bart:''' Well, it really only ate his hat.
'''Krusty:''' Was it a [[Nice Hat]]?
'''Bart:''' Oh yeah.
'''Krusty:''' OH MY GOD! ''(sobs uncontrollably)'' }}
** Homer [http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/188/undercoverhomer4it.jpg has] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160731050648/http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2009/6/5/16/homers-been-there-done-10775-1244234468-3.jpg worn] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140903194352/http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs20/f/2007/232/6/f/Rasta_Homer_by_LightBeam.jpg several] [http://download.lardlad.com/framegrabs/index.php?op=5&path=3G04&file=059.jpg nice] [http://fatgirlgetsdressed.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/homersnitch.png hats].
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijitus Hijitus], a cartoon series very popular in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay and emitted in Argentina between 1967 and 1974 and credited as the first serialized Latin-American cartoon, starred the eponymous character, a homeless boy with an unraveled top hat (his "sombreritus") which allowed him to transform into "Super Hijitus".
* Doug Dimmadome (owner of the Dimmesdale Dimmadome) of ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' has a hat so nice, it can't always been seen in full; some episodes have it extend past the top of the screen regardless of how far away from the camera he is.
** Of course, there's Timmy's hat, and the floaty crowny things.
** It is worth noting that, midway through [[A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!|the live-action movie]], Timmy loses his hat during his date with Tootie, but she gets him a pink fedora to replace it.
* Numbuh 5 (a.k.a Abigal Lincoln or just "Abby"} from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' rarely takes off her red cap (due to the fact it was a present from her older sister before her [[Face Heel Turn]].) The only time she does is mostly to use it as weapon.
** There is also the KND Supreme Leader, Numbuh 362, and her colander-helmet of power. Any headgear that include scimitars must fall under this trope.
* The Shredder's elite guard from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'' have nice hats.
{{quote|'''Raphael:''' Nice hats!
'''Michaelangelo:''' Yeah, we thought so, too.
'''Donatello:''' Say what you will about the Foot, but they do not skimp on the headgear. }}
* Twister in ''[[Rocket Power]]''. He's barely recognizable without his hat and had a whole episode when he lost it.
* Dale Gribble refuses to take off his hat in ''[[King of the Hill]]''. He was hatless in one episode when he's working at an adhesives company when he can't exterminate anymore.
** Hank's pimp hat in "Ho Yeah!"
* ''[[Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' Wherever she is, she's wearing a kicking fedora.
* Fondue's chef hat in ''[[KaBlam!]]''.
* ''[[Cybersix]]'', whose costume includes both a very nice hat and [[Badass Cape|a very nice cape]].
* Yugo of ''[[Wakfu]]'' has a most excellent hat.
* Male humans not named "Spike" or "Daniel" in the original [[Transformers]] cartoon wear hard hats. ''Period''.
* Mickey in ''[[Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers]]'' has one given to him by the original [[The Three Musketeers (novel)|Three Musketeers]].
* Ezekiel in ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' may be a [[Base Breaker]] and a [[Flat Character]], but ''damn'', that toque is cool. There's also Geoff's cowboy hat and DJ's white skullcap.
* An episode of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' has [[Satan|Lucius]] making a big deal out of his new hat. Naturally, Jimmy destroys it moments later.
** [[The Artful Dodger|Peep]] wears one naturally.
* Anne and Flip sport some rather cool hats in ''[[The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan]]''. And of course, Mr. Chan himself.
* ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' introduces the elite Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane, in the running for the position of the biggest badass introduced in the show. Naturally, this comes complete with a [[Badass Longcoat]] and a sweet wide-brimmed cowboy hat.
** After evading capture by the jedi, he sets out his accomplices to find guns and a ship while he finds... yeah, a [[Serious Business|cool hat replacement.]] One of his accomplices tells him off for attracting attention, but he's clearly too cool to care.
*** [[Serious Business]] indeed. In a recent episode, he ''kills another bounty hunter'' because he wore a hat identical to his old one (and then took it for himself, of course). Cad Bane clearly thinks it's a ''really'' [[Nice Hat]].
* [[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]] and his merry men all wear [http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6-wgjs5Pp-4/0.jpg nice hats].
* [[Secret Squirrel]] has a pretty nice hat himself--and he's the only one who can see through it. Penny wears one herself on the occasion when she goes on her own missions.
* ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'': Sandy Claws' red hat. Not awesome, you say? Consider that out of all the things blown up by the anti-aircraft shells, '''the hat was the only thing to remain intact'''. That is one [[Badass]] hat.
* In ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'', the Joker celebrates becoming omnipotent by creating a crown with a giant whoopee cushion in the middle.
** His counterpart on ''[[The Batman]]'' wore a number of hats too, often as part of a costume. He was visibly upset in a season 5 episode when his sea captain hat is blown off during a getaway. Later in the episode he dressed as a miner with matching hat.
* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', Perry the Platypus wears a fedora on his missions. It always signifies when he crosses over from mindless domesticated pet to heroic [[Harmless Villain|crime]]-fighter and vice versa. It's a [[Running Gag]] that Dr. Doofenshmirtz is incapable of recognizing Agent P ''without'' the [[Nice Hat]].
* In ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', Arnold makes a big deal of losing his hat which was blown away by the wind, this being because this is the only thing his parents gave him before they disappeared, and recovered by Helga who can now complete her gum sculpture of Arnold. He gets it back at the end.
* T.J. from ''[[Recess]]'' is hardly ever seen without his red baseball hat. And for the sake of all that is holy, [[Berserk Button|don't make him take it off against his will]].
** Dr. Slicer made him take it off simply by telling him to. T.J does so at once.
* The ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' arc "Missouri Mish Mash" centers around Boris Badenov's quest to locate the Kirword Derby, a hat that makes its wearer the smartest person in the world.
* The Mad Hatter from The ''[[Care Bears]]'' Adventure in Wonderland leaves the Bears a series of personalty changing hats that leads them to him. Once they do find him he sings them a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFnNOseN4IY& song] about the wonder of hats.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''; 
** Applejack's cowboy hat; it goes well with her Texan accent and tomboyish personality. So nice, it's the only article of clothing consistently worn by ''any'' of the mane characters. [[The Fashionista|Rarity]] has designed a few of her own, but not for everyday use, and she even incorporates the cowboy hat hat into Applejack's dress for the Grand Galloping Gala. As for minor characters, [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Ensemble Darkpony]] Trixie wouldn't have been nearly so memorable without her pointy hat and [[Large Ham|ham acting]].
** Pinkie Pie breaks out a rainbow-colored umbrella hat a couple of times, and later wears a hat shaped like a bowl of chocolate pudding as part of her costume in "Hearth's Warming Eve." Some of the hats from her any costumes include a cake-hat, a basket hat, a working firework-hat and a classy tophat.
** The Mysterious Mare Do Well sports a Darkwing-style purple fedora, and Spike gets a white one from Cheerilee for his birthday.
** Daring Do has a fairly-impressive safari hat. In from "Read It and Weep" she even uses it to escape a [[Death Trap]].
** Canterlot ponies almost always have a [[Nice Hat]].
** Friendship is Magic is all about [[Memetic Mutation|GIANT HATS]].
* The [[Looney Tunes]] cartoon ''Bugs Bonnets'' explores the psychological theory that people's personalities can be affected by the way they dress, by littering a forest where Elmer Fudd is hunting [[Bugs Bunny]] with various hats. As Bugs and Elmer don each hat, their personalities change accordingly.
* In one ''[[Veggie Tales|Silly Songs With Larry]]'' Larry sings about his "High Silk Hat" {{spoiler|that gets squashed}}.
{{quote|"I won't feel grand if I take off my hat!"}}
* ''[[The Owl House]]'', 
** Eda has worn a couple Nice Hats. In "Convention", she wears a hoodie-like headdress that matches her robes. In "Adventures in the Elements", she wears a pillbox-style hat with three eye symbols on the front. 
** Principal Bump's hat - or hood, or cowl, whatever it's called - is in fact his [[Familiar|Palisman]], Frewin, meaning his Nice Hat is ''alive''. 
* [[Frosty the Snowman]]'s hat, which is what gives him life; described as an "old silk hat". 
* Sir Topham Hatt from ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'' has ''such'' a nice hat, he's named after it!
* In ''[[The Venture Bros]]'', Dr. Girlfriend originally wore a Jackie Kennedy Onassis ensemble with a matching pillbox hat, despite not knowing who she was. In later seasons she ditched it for a [[Cool Crown]].
* In ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', most characters prefer [[Cool Helmet]]s, but a few well-known characters have Nice Hats. Some notable examples are Flint's Green Beret style hat (even worn while off-duty in one episode while not wearing the rest of his uniform) and Wild Bill's cowboy hat. Sergeant Slaughter seems awfully fond of his drill sergeant hat; in one episode, a Cobra grunt hits him over the head with a crowbar, making him upset... Not because it hurt him, but because it dented the hat. Slaughter then knocks the grunt out with a head-butt before putting it back on. 
* [[Samurai Jack]] sometimes has a conical straw hat, a [[Simple Yet Awesome]] example. 
* ''[[Beetlejuice (animation)|Beetlejuice]]''; the title character's neighbor, the Monster Across the Street, has a ''huge'' ten-gallon hat that goes very well with his Texan accent. 
* ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'':
** [https://hazbin-hotel-and-helluva-boss-rp.fandom.com/wiki/Zestial_Morde Zestial] from ; everything about this character just screams [[Evil Is Cool]], ''especially'' the top hat.
** [https://hazbinhotel.fandom.com/wiki/Rosie Rosie's] stylish Victorian-era bonnet. 
** And of course, [https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Lucifer_Morningstar_(Hazbin_Hotel) Lucifer himself] with his [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory| Willy Wonka]]-style top hat.
* [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Hat_(Villainous) Black Hat] from ''[[Villainous (Western Animation)|Villainous]]''; again, he's got ''such'' a neat hat, he's named after it.
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