Never Lend to a Friend: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Frasier]]'': Frasier lends Roz some money to help her through single motherhood, but calls her spending into question when he sees luxury items in her shopping bag. Turns out they were all justified expenses (a gift from her mother, a store credit for a return, etc.) apart from one (a bottle of perfume) which she got to treat herself.

* Twisted in ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', where House asks Wilson to borrow money any time he makes a big purchase. He actually ''has'' the money, he's just trying to objectively measure the strength of their friendship.

* ''[[Sex and the City]]'' - Carrie needs to get a mortgage on her apartment, but has apparently managed to spend all her money on shoes (no, really) so she doesn't have it. Miranda and Samantha offer to loan her the cash (she refuses) but Charlotte doesn't, because of this trope. Carrie whines about it, and Charlotte eventually changes her mind and lends the money to Carrie, who promises to pay it back with interest. It's never mentioned or brought up again.

* On ''[[Cheers]]'', Diane borrows $500 from Sam to buy a first-edition Hemingway. Sam says he's not going to expect her to pay it back, but then Carla eggs him on by pointing out Diane's expensive clothes, lunches, etc. Finally Diane gives Sam the book as collateral; [[Broken Treasure|he drops it in the bathtub while reading it]]. A buyer offers Diane $1200 for the book, and Sam is forced to outbid him.