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** ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' has the toys cringe when Buzz reminds them how Woody didn't give up after they tossed him out of the moving van in the first movie. Mr. Potato Head even asks why he had to bring it up again.
* ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''
** Deconstructed as the inciting incident for the plot. It's revealed that in this arcade at least, bad guys are [[Punch Clock Villain]]s, even ones like Eggman. Ralph when off the clock is a [[Nice Guy]], using the Bad Guys Support group to express depression about his thirtieth anniversary approaching and how he never even gets a ''bit'' of appreciation for doing his job. The Nicelanders all view him as the Bad Guy that wrecks things, deliberately exclude him from the anniversary party where Pac-Man and Sonic are attending, and don't understand why he would be upset about not receiving an invitation. Ralph even asserts angrily that he's just doing his job and isn't always a Bad Guy. Cue the next day where they get [[Be Careful What You Wish For|exactly what they want]]: Ralph ''not'' destroying their homes after a girl tries to play the arcade cabinet, because he's vanished (to fulfill a bet with Gene the building owner). With no Bad Guy, Fix-It-Felix has no purpose, the game becomes unplayable, and the Nicelanders all panic onscreen. {{spoiler|While Gene remains a jerk to Ralph in the end, the other Nicelanders treat him better in the ending, Felix included, with him receiving a new anniversary cake that shows him on top with the others.}}
** Vannelope can't quite escape her nickname as "The Glitch" and King Candy uses it to justify why he never lets her enter the races; if she glitches during a session, the players will think she's broken and the arcade owner will unplug the game. Vanellope would then die, since her glitch wouldn't let her escape with the other players, and she's actually calm about that possibility. {{spoiler|He's lying; if Vanellope crossed the finish line, the game would reset and she'd regain her true identity. Also, her glitching becomes a form of teleportation, which players adore once Vanellope resumes her rightful position as head gamer.}}
** Becomes a [[Chekhov's Gun]] with the phrase "Going Turbo" refers to a character leaving their game and hijacking someone else's. Felix explains to Calhoun, whose cabinet is new to the arcade: Turbo was a 2D racing character who got jealous on seeing a new racing cabinet getting attention. So he hopped games and tried to appear in the more popular one, which led to both cabinets getting "Out of Order" signs because the arcade owner naturally thought they were glitching. And if those games get unplugged forever? The characters become homeless if they manage to escape being erased. {{spoiler|Turns out Turbo got smarter about it with his second attempt; he went into Sugar Rush, corrupted the code to erase Vanellope, and installed himself as King Candy, with improved graphics to hide his 3D nature. Quite fittingly, it is Vanellope's acquired glitching powers thanks to this corruption that expose Turbo's true form during the climax.}}
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