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* [[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]] arguably subverts this in Dog Of Death. When Burns gets a hold of Bart's friendly, gentle pet dog, he [[A Clockwork Orange (film)|straps the dog to a chair, sets up a machine that holds the dog's eyes open, and forces the dog to watch several images of animal abuse]] to, as Burns himself put it, turn the dog into "a vicious, soulless killer." However, when Burns sends said dog after Bart, the dog's memories of good times with Bart prompt him to lick Bart's face instead of attacking him. When the other dogs come after Bart, said pet dog [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|growls at the other dogs and scares them off]], only to proceed to lick Bart's face AGAIN. Burns' attempt at breaking the dog's spirit yields, if any change in the dog at all, a result of the dog [[Took a Level In Badass|taking a level in badass]] while no longer being on Burns' side in the long run.

** Played straight with Ralph when he takes Lisa out to Krusty's anniversary special, only for her to dump him ''on live TV''.

** One of the usually playful and rambunctious Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets, Anoop, becomes this in the alternate future of the episode "Future-Drama". When Bart works part-time at the Kwik-E-Mart, he (along with the other Octuplets) is very bossy and sadistic to him, going as far as to kick him in the head (while wearing a hover pack).

Anoop: I'm Anoop, you racist cracker! (kicks Bart in the head) }}

* [[Family Guy]] usually plays with this as most of the characters go through some of the most horrible incidents that someone can go through. But it's played straight with Lois during the [[Christmas Episode]] in the earlier seasons. All the presents given to another family? Hey, another family benefits from the charity. House burn down? At least everyones safe. Your turkey is ruined? We can work something out. [[Wafer-Thin Mint|Out of paper-towels]]? Oh, snap.