Badly-Battered Babysitter: Difference between revisions

** The overuse of this trope is [[Lampshaded]] in one cartoon where Mindy winds in a construction site, where [[Captain Ersatz|Captain Ersatzes]] of [[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]] are trying to save an unknown baby, and a [[Popeye]] [[Captain Ersatz]] is trying to save <s>Sweet Pea</s> Green Bean.

** In one episode, the Warners have met up with [[Tiny Toon Adventures (Animation)|Elmyra]] and are trying to get rid of her. They do so by convincing her to follow Mindy. After the Warners stop him from automatically trying to interfere on Mindy's behalf, Buttons ''really'' enjoys seeing someone other than himself taking all the pain for a change.

** Most of the shorts also tend to end with Buttons getting a big hug from Mindy, showing that while the girl's parents treat him like dirt, his torment isn't entirely without its rewards.

* Parodied to the extreme by ''[[TV Funhouse]]'' in its "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_kLSbKW2o The baby, the immigrant, and the guy on mushrooms]" sketches (where mom leaves the cat in charge of the titular baby, immigrant, and guy on mushrooms).

* An episode of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' had Jimmy and Beezy babysitting [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|Molotov's]] kids. His son Tori [[Kids Are Cruel|is an obnoxious brat]], while his infant daughter Blammo won't stop spewing.

* On ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', the penguins go after a lost baby when his carriage is knocked out of the zoo and into the streets. Kowalski even points out the inevitable construction site, although here it turns out to be a ''demolition'' site for a change.

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'':

** In the episode "Adventures in Rufus-Sitting", Kim watches Rufus while Ron and his parents go on vacation. Rufus ends up swallowing a microchip that is wanted by everyone, and three different villains come after him for it. After Rufus is kidnapped, Kim tracks him to France, where, ironically, Ron is vacationing, and has to save him from the hands of the Shego, Duff Killigan, and Monkey Fist, without letting Ron know.

** In the beginning of the episode "Oh No! Yono!", Ron has to babysit his little sister, Hana. Hana proceeds to crawl on the walls and ceiling, and destroy the house. Then a couple nights later, Ron and Kim both babysit Hana, and the same thing happens, with Hana even climbing on top of the refrigerator and jumping off. Luckily, Ron catches her.

* Father Nicholas from the short-lived ''Popetown''. The "kid" he takes care of is actually a [[Psychopathic Manchild]]... and ''[[The Pope]]''.

* Subverted in the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "Suddenly Suzy". When Candace has to take care of her boyfriend's evil and sadistic sister Suzy, she's sure she's in for this... only for Suzy to explain that if Jeremy isn't there, [[Punch Clock Villain|she's off the clock]]. They proceed to bond.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Fluttershy gets run ragged trying to look after the Cutie Mark Crusaders in "Stare Master", and Pinkie Pie struggles to keep up with the Cakes' newborn twins in "Baby Cakes". Spike spends some time as a Badly Battered ''Pet''sitter in "Dragonshy".

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