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* The whole concept gets parodied in a [[Running Gag]] on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''. Every episode ends with the "What Did We Learn on the Show Tonight, Craig?" segment, which ranges from a [[Spoof Aesop]] to a complete non sequitur with no relation to morals or lessons whatsoever. On at least one occasion, the "lesson" learned was a ''Spanish vocabulary word''.
* ''[[Sister, Sister]]'' was full of these, ranging from the typical (such as stranger danger and the value of wise spending) to the more complex (such as Lisa dealing with her fear that she cannot compare to Ray's dead wife).
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* ''[[Home Improvement]]'' frequently had these, and they were usually delivered by the character Wilson, who would dispense advice to help the other characters with the issue of the episode.
* One episode of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' played with the notion of the Aesop: Mister Feeny assigns Corey, Topanga, and Shawn a seemingly impossible task. After trying and failing, the [[Genre Savvy]] kids come to the conclusion that Mister Feeney was giving them a [[Secret Test of Character]] to teach them a lesson about teamwork. Unfortunately they were wrong: Mister Feeney was actually trying to teach them a lesson about never giving up, and ''wants'' them to complete their seemingly-impossible task, and so he sends them back out again.
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* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has one of these about friendship at the end of each episode, given in the form of a letter from Twilight Sparkle to Princess Celestia.
** Averted in episodes 1 and 2 (since they're two-parters).
** While most shows would treat these as throwaway morals, these actually are ''a plot point'' in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2
** The aesop becomes a [[MacGuffin]] in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2
** Subverted in ''The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000''. The usual "letter to the princess" aesop-delivery is set up... and then Applejack points out that she knew the aesop already, and didn't need to learn a thing.
* ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]'' had a valuable virtue in every episode—two children have typical problems involving other kids, so they visit four [[Talking Animal]]s to have their problems solved with stories from the Book of Virtues.
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