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* In ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' (2011) episode 117, the narrator explicitly states that Knuckle doesn't have his priorities straight.
* ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' had some fun with this one.
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:* Of course, that may have just been his snarky way of saying "Yes."
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* In the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' fanfic ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', the Computer Society President finds it strange that Haruhi's biggest priority on Kyon's first "encounter" with Yamane (which ended with {{spoiler|an attempt to kill Tsuruya followed by Kyon dangling Yamane outside a window in the third floor}}) is Kyon's record, and preventing it getting back to Kyon's mother.
* In [[X-Men]] fanfic ''[[Mutatis Mutandis]]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2359030/Artemiss_Liege Artemis's Liege],teenagers Rogue, Anole, and Northstar are trapped on the edge of a battlefield during the [[Marvel Civil War]], facing an armed [[The Punisher|Punisher]]. Rather than help explain the misunderstanding, Jean-Paul begins texting on his cell phone, not for help, but for entertainment, as a gun is held to his face.
* The [[DeviantART]] entry shown [https://web.archive.org/web/20200123001810/https://www.deviantart.com/monsterchef/art/The-problem-with-Cooking-Teens--716207760 here] (warning, slightly NSFW) shows a teenager about to be cooked by a witch, and having the need to snap a selfie first; the witch actually seems kind of annoyed by the delay.
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* ''[[The Incredibles]]'':
{{quote|'''Violet:''' Mom and dad's lives could be in danger! Or worse, their ''marriage''.}}
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* Played with in ''[[Lord of War]]'': Andre Baptiste Sr., a dictator, shoots one of his own men with a gun that Yuri, an [[Arms Dealer]], is showing to him. Yuri shouts "Why'd you do that!?", then follows up by explaining that Baptiste will now have to buy the gun since he can't sell it used. It's not a straight example because Yuri doesn't actually feel that way - he genuinely reacted to the man's death, then realized doing so was a mistake and made it into a joke to keep on Baptiste's good side.
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* Hermione Granger in the first ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' book and [[Harry Potter (film)|film]], who was typically more concerned with expulsion over death.
** Lampshaded and [[Don't Explain the Joke|explained]] in the film version:
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* Played with in one of the ''[[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]'' stories; a character trying to violate his world's laws and contact the Federation for help is chased down, and the police plead with him to surrender so they don't have to shoot - which might damage the building he's in. The character actually feels pride and hope that they consider the building's health more important than his, reflecting that "perhaps there's hope for my people after all".
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* From the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "The Prom":
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' You guys are going to have a prom. The kind of prom that everyone should have. I'm going to give you all a nice, fun, normal evening if I have to kill every single person on the face of the earth to do it.
'''Xander:''' Yay? }}
** In the first two seasons, this was Cordelia's main character note: no matter what danger anyone was in, she would always bring up some completely irrelevant detail (usually of the self-centered variety) that she deemed far more important. She got better.
*** Amusingly inverted in
* ''[[Firefly]]'': Simon [[What the Hell, Hero?|lampshades his parents' skewed priorities.]]
{{quote|'''Simon:'''"[[Sarcasm Mode|I would never have tried to save my sister if I had known there was a DINNER PARTY at risk...]]"}}
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* In ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', it's a running gag that the Cat cares more about clothing than about his safety. For example, when he and Lister are captured by Nazis, Lister suggests stealing a guard's uniform to escape execution, and his reaction is: "Are you insane? Wear grey out of season? I'd rather hang!"
** In another episode he was more worried that a simulant holding him at gunpoint would notice he was wearing the same outfit from the last time they met than being killed.
* Used [[Rule of Three|three times]] in ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S2/E06 Epidemiology|Epidemiology]]". First, right before zombies swarm the study room, Jeff asks if anyone managed to turn off the Dean's ABBA playlist. The second time is with the [[Cat Scare]], where they abandon their plans of escape to resolve the cat issue. Then, when Jeff is about to
* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', Leslie's priorities are a bit out of whack.
{{quote|'''Leslie''': We need to remember what's important in life. Friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter. But work is third.}}
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* In ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' Sabrina's [[Evil Twin]] causes a bit of drama that Sabrina gets blamed for. Morgan says she'll forgive her for kissing her boyfriend but it'll take a long time to forgive what was said about her outfit.
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* In [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Beyoncé]]'s video for "Telephone", Gaga is ''killing'' her boyfriend while Beyonce watches him die. After that, Beyonce's acting all upset about using the word "motherfucker", which was [[Sound Effect Bleep|beeped out]] while she's [[Finger on Lips|putting her finger on her lips]].
* Jim Steinman's monologue "Love and Death and an American Guitar", released on the [[Meat Loaf]] album ''Back Into Hell'' as "Wasted Youth": the narrator beats people to death with his guitar, and is about to do the same to his parents "when my father woke up screaming 'Stop! Wait a minute! Stop it, boy! ''{{spoiler|That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!'}}''"
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* In a classic [[Jack Benny]] bit, in response to a robber saying "Your money or your life," Benny replies "[[I'm Thinking It Over]]"
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* [[Rowan Atkinson]]'s "Fatal Beatings" sketch, wherein he (as headmaster of a school) is describing the way he beat a parent's son to death.
{{quote|I find this morbid fascination with your son's death quite disturbing. What I am talking about is his ''attitude''.}}
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* ''[[In the 1st Degree]]'': James Tobin admits to shooting his business partner Zachary Barnes. He also admits to shooting himself in the leg to convince people that it was self-defense. If you make the right moves in the game, you will get to see the prosecutor Sterling Granger beautifully call out Tobin on this, pointing out that "As your partner lay bleeding to death at your feet, your first thought was to protect yourself?"
* In the original ''[[Duke Nukem]]'', the reason Duke decides to go out and beat the hell out of aliens is because he's angry about ''[[Oprah]]'' being interrupted to broadcast the invasion. [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|No, really.]] Duke himself says so.
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* ''[[Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion 3]]''; Morty - the ghostly movie director on the 8th floor - is sobbing and calling himself a failure, all because he lost his big red megaphone, feeling he can't direct without it. Of course, this means that Luigi has to go through the puzzle-like level to find it and get Morty out of his funk; when he does, Morty forgets about it completely, as he now sees Luigi as his new inspiration.
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* [[Mad Scientist]]s in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' understand exactly [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090706 how important Christmas is and isn't].
** They all seem to work this way:
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* ''[[The Non-Adventures of Wonderella]]'' has a [http://nonadventures.com/2009/11/14/the-cheese-stands-atoned/ cheesy case].
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' cast usually remembers the two top priorities are "stay alive long enough to get paid" and "get paid" respetively, but there are strange cases. Captain Gasca (an uplifted orangutan) was established to have self-preservation instinct in working order, but then decided to [//www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-05-22 test whether Elf learned to restrain her temper] and [//www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-09-08 stay longer than necessary] on an object that received imminent relativistic collision warning. [[For Science!]]
* From ''[[League
* "[//www.mrlovenstein.com/comic/1126 Killer View]" on ''Mr. Lovenstein''.
* From ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]''; while the producer [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-02-12 in this strip] does acknowledge the obvious reason why a movie portraying Hitler as a hero is a bad idea, his reason for rejecting the screenplay is because it isn't based on a pre-existing franchise.
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* "[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/19/bofh_2011_episode_12/ Beer, shinies, death by fire, rats IN THAT ORDER]" episode of ''[[Bastard Operator From Hell]]'' explores middle management's inability to prioritise..
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* Happens numerous times in ''[[Gravity Falls]]''. For example, in the episode Little Dipper, Dipper and Mable (probably more so with dipper) care about him being shorter when they should be caring about things like safety. {{spoiler|Even sibling bickering between Stan and Ford is apparently more important than the fate of the world}}.
* Also happens frequently in ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', due to Rick's [[Orange and Blue Morality| obtuse view of reality]]. The worst probably comes in "Pickle Rick" where he turns himself into a pickle simply to avoid family therapy. Quickly becomes a case of [[Didn't Think This Through]] that goes [[From Bad to Worse]].
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** In the same clip, Harley's [[Evil Plan]] seems to be blackmailing Gotham into naming a highway after her; not exactly the most grandiose of plans. {{spoiler|But amazingly enough, ''[[The Bad Guy Wins|she succeeds]]''}}
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* Many, many [[Darwin Awards]] are subject to this trope.
* "[http://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/08/16/darwin-award-candidates-tv-viewers-complain-about-missing-bachelor-in-paradise-due-to-tornado-warning/ Darwin Award Candidates]: TV viewers complain about missing “Bachelor in Paradise” due to Tornado Warning". With screenshots:
{{quote|There's a tornado warning so I'm missing #BachelorInParadise. Rethink your priorities, @rtv6! }}
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