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== ''Ben 10'' ==
=== ''Ben 10'' ===
* In ''[[
** Everyone noticed it. The commentary for the episode notes "Sumo Slammer games must have ''really, really'' tight security!" Of course, it could be theorized that the police were there due to Kevin's presence and not because of the video game; who knows how long that little psycho had been causing trouble with his powers?
* The computer-that-wasn't-broken from "Ready To Rumble." What the Fuck, Gwen?
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** It was [[Fridge Brilliance]]: the person who was running the booth needed to ''keep'' taking the water to be immortal. Being dunked in the booth a few times a day would cover it. He just got hit with the [[Idiot Ball]] and caused other people to get hit with it.
=== ''Alien Force'' ===
* ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force
** They [[Retcon|decided]] in that episode that Gwen [[Doing
** Worse, Gwen is 1/4 Anodite. '''1/4'''. Yet somehow, she is able to transform into a full Anodite and use all the full powers of an Anodite as well! ''How the hell do those kind of genetics WORK?''
** Gwen's grandmother was [[Easily Forgiven]]. After she has already defeated Ben and Kevin and could have left, she attempts to kill them. Then Gwen appears and she realizes Gwen's her granddaughter and has alien powers. But she is more interested in Gwen's alien powers than in any familial
** Grandma Verdona reappears way, ''way'' later, and she's still as much of a bitch as ever, totally dismissing her other granddaughter, Sunny, while telling Gwen she's "her favorite granddaughter" ''right in front of Sunny''. Not only is this blatantly playing favorites, but it's extremely hypocritical. So Gwen, a goody-goody, mature, responsible girl, is her favorite over Sunny, a wild, out-of-control, hedonistic free spirit....even though the latter description is ''exactly what Verdona was...and in many ways still is?'' And she's [[Designated Hero|supposed to be one of the good guys?]]
* The [[Retcon
* Vilgax's [[Badass Decay|Badass]] and [[Villain Decay]] in the third and final season of ''Alien Force''.
* Related to the aforementioned [[Retcon
=== ''Ultimate Alien'' ===
* ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
* In the third episode, Kevin starts suggesting that they should kill villains that go after Ben's family. Now, this was probably done to make an overdue connection between post [[Heel Face Turn]] Kevin and pre [[Heel Face Turn]] Kevin, who was quite violent. The problem is that this isn't ''his'' family they're talking about! Kevin would be concerned for Ben's family, yes; but having ''him'' feel murderous anger toward the villains going after them when Ben and Gwen (who have reasons) don't? Killing his father's killer was one thing. Threatening to kill villains who aren't harming him on a personal level is another.
** In that same episode, Charmcaster is working for Zombozo as little more than a [[Mook]]. Given what we've seen of her before and especially given what we see of her later, this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
* Speaking of Kevin and killing, he went crazy. As a result, Ben decides that he needs to be "put down". OK, WHAT?! Firstly, since when does Ben actively try to kill his enemies? Secondly, two episodes prior, Ben had a heartwarming talk with Kevin about how he's like an older brother to him. But he shows practically no inner conflict about killing Kevin!
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** Also, the reason Kevin went crazy. It's not because of his past as a sociopath or his troubled youth or any temptation to cross over to the "dark side". Nope, it's because his species goes insane whenever they absorb energy. Nothing bad he did then or now is his fault at all. What? Really, writers, is that the ''best'' explanation you can come up with for a character pulling a [[Heel Face Turn]] '''AND''' [[Face Heel Turn]]?
* Then came the season finale. Not only are the Andromeda aliens killed by Aggregor inexplicably revived; not only is Darkstar [[Villain Decay|decayed as a threat]]; but also, after all that angst and [[Wangst]] concerning Kevin, Ben and Gwen fighting over what to do with him, Kevin committing atrocities, etc.... Kevin is restored to sanity, an apology and [[Easily Forgiven|instant forgiveness follows]], and everything is [[Status Quo Is God|back to normal with the team.]] '''Really?''' Kevin just apologizes, and Ben forgives him after wanting to kill him so much? Gwen forgives him for raping...er, draining her of her powers? Kevin forgives Ben for wanting to kill him? He forgives HIMSELF for all he's done? No-one wanted Kevin to die; but if you're writing an epic, serious storyline, then you have to have ''consequences''!
* Hey, wasn't it ''stated'' by the characters that the big thing to work on after the Aggregor (and then Kevin) situation was over with was finding a way back to the [[Magical Land]] to help [[Anti-Villain|Charmcaster?]] Why aren't we even getting a ''mention'' of that being worked on in Season 2?
** Oh, [[It Gets Worse]]. When they finally ''do'' get around to it, Charmcaster undergoes ungodly [[Character Derailment]]. Suddenly, [[Idiot Ball|wanting to bring her father back]] [[Motive Decay|is her life's motivation rather than freeing her world]], and is willing to [[Moral Event Horizon|commit mass genocide on her own world]] to do it! And all that progress she and Gwen made in their relationship? Charmcaster [[Snap Back|doesn't bring it up at all]]. In fact, she temporarily KILLS Gwen, the very thing she decided that she didn't want to do anymore in "Where The Magic Happens"! [[Status Quo Is God]], eh, Ben 10 writers?
** Also, Charmcaster's father Spellbinder (and it's a wallbanger in of itself that he, a single soul, has to be ressurected with 600,000) gives his daughter a [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speech when he learns what she did, which is well deserved....but it's ''also'' terribly, needlessly harsh and cruel without any sort of understanding shown on Spellbinder's part. "[[Moral Event Horizon|How could you do something so evil?]] [[Complete Monster|You're worse than Adwaitya ever was!]]" That's right, Spellbinder, just ignore all reasoning as to ''why'' your daughter did this. Ignore that she was left alone in the care of her [[Abusive Parents|abusive uncle]] throughout her life, that she was later stuck in this hellish realm for who knows how long, and that [[Evil Power Vacuum|everyone tried to kill each other (and likely her) in an attempt to claim power after Adwaitya was deposed.]] Never mind how traumatized Hope's going to be when you say all this and then go back to being dead ''immediately afterward'', with no words of encouragement for her to redeem herself, no reassurance that she's truly not as evil as the guy who killed you if she does so, or that things will get better for her even without you. But I guess [[True Art Is Angsty]], so just let your daughter suffer! [[Sarcasm Mode|What wonderful parenting!]]
* Bringing Elena Validus and her father from the live action movie into the TV show [[Back for
** Oops, looks like Elena's not dead, she's back as a complete [[Yandere]] villain now, ''still'' being used as an [[Evil Counterpart]] to Julie, and willing to kill her and Ben. They're even making it clear that this is ''Elena'' doing this, NOT just the Swarm Queen possesing her. There's no "possible case" about it now, this '''is''' [[Derailing Love Interests]].
* Pierce is killed by the Forever Knights, just so that they can be a bigger threat now. Such a casual throwing away of a character....it's a male version of [[Stuffed in The Fridge]]! Oh, and [[
* Ben's defeat of a monster made from the "trash island" in the Pacific Ocean, after it's moved to the coast of San Francisco to get more trash. Since it's a [[Blob Monster]] he can't beat it conventionally. Then he sees that the waves in the ocean are eroding it. This inspires him to do the only logical thing: use Way Big (a giant alien) to run in a circle around the monster fast enough to create a tornado that ''hurls it into space on course for the Sun''. This series has never been good with the laws of physics and tends to abuse [[New Powers
* Vilgax's [[Not So Different]] speech toward Ben in the series finale. ''Really''? Are we seriously supposed to believe that Ben is ''anything'' like Vilgax even though there's been no evidence of that at all before?
== ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' ==
* A REAL ''[[Codename
* An even bigger wallbanger? She acts like the biggest [[Spoiled Brat|completely spoiled]] [[Clingy Jealous Girl|whiny jealous kid]] throughout the entire series. Two particularly cranium-bashing examples are when the KND are trying to save recess and when Lizzie breaks up with Nigel. In the first one, Nigel gives a [[Rousing Speech]] about how kids should have the right to be able to go outside and be free to play and, well, be kids. Lizzie is moved to tears...because she thinks Nigel has decided to give up on his "silly" mission to have a "romantic dinner" with her. In the latter example, she breaks up with Nigel because he's not a "good enough" boyfriend for her because he's always off on missions (Oh, and we're supposed to feel sorry for her). No....just no. Numbah One is often risking his ''life'' for the sake of other kids, and yet we're supposed to feel bad for Lizzie just because he's ''not'' the boyfriend she wanted? Again, '''[[Big No|NO!]]''' If Lizzie wanted Nigel to stop being in the KND for his own safety, that would be one thing (As any boyfriend/girlfriend of someone with a very dangerous job can agree with that sentiment). But, being a whiny [[Jerkass]] towards him just because he's not dedicating his very being into being your "perfect boyfriend"? You don't deserve ''anyone'', much less Nigel Uno.
* The episode where Numbuh 4's family are sent to live on the {{spoiler|fake}} moon. Basically, in that episode it's revealed that the Apollo Moon Landing missions were faked because the KND can't let adults know about their Moon Base. Okay, this show does have a [[Conspiracy Kitchen Sink]], but there are two problems with this. One is that the evil adults already know about the existence of the Moon Base so all they're doing is preventing the progress of humanity, as benign adults are the ones interested in space travel, which would ''also benefit children'', and also, the more extreme problem is that it's explained that the Kids Next Door created a fake moon on Earth that they somehow managed not only to redirect all the rockets towards, but ''every single adult in both the American and Soviet space programs fell for it without question''. This is despite the fact that the astronauts' radio transmissions would have given the location away. Then, once Numbuh 4 wants to rejoin his friends, the higher-ups engineer an "alien invasion" consisting of broomsticks with buckets on top, [[Too Dumb to Live|which the adults mistake for real aliens]], so the adult space program decides to [[Deus Ex Nukina|nuke the moon]]. What happens next is possibly [[Dethroning Moment of Suck
** There's also the bit of [[Fridge Logic]] that suggests that since they don't want adults to know about the moon base, they must have no idea what a telescope does.
* The end of Heinrich's ongoing story was most likely slapped together because the series was ending. That's the only explanation for how lousy it was. The cause of the feud between Numbah 5 and Heinrich as revealed to be because Heinrich didn't listen to Abigail when she warned him about eating magic caramel. Only, the truth is really "her" and "Henrietta". They did this so abruptly to Heinrich, it couldn't not be this.
* The [[Crossover]] with ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
== ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' ==
'''IMPORTANT NOTE: It's not a wall banger because the Eds (or your favorite character) got beat up. Please only put if the punishment was disproportionate or for a rather low reason.'''
* [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'s crown example is "If It Smells Like an Ed." All fans should be aware of the episode...ALL. After Eddy (and Eddy ONLY) gave Jimmy a wedgie, everyone else laughs at him. To get revenge, Jimmy then ''targets all three Eds'' by framing them for stealing several neighborhood items. Unfortunately, the Eds are unable to clear their name and have to choose between getting beaten up by the other kids or [[Black Comedy Rape|getting attacked by the Kanker Sisters]]. They choose option A as the lesser of two evils, but end up getting both options because Jimmy [[Disproportionate Retribution|DIDN'T THINK THEY SUFFERED ENOUGH.]]
** Another thing in this episode: when the paintbrush disappears, Sarah immediately assumes Ed took it despite lack of proof, and everyone else just goes with her.
* The episode "To Sir With Ed" has Nazz treating Eddy like a baby and sending him to bed for something ''he didn't even do''. Nazz then has a party at Eddy's house without inviting him or asking permission from his parents...and she's supposed to be ''babysitting'' him.
** Nazz appears to be about the same age as Eddy, maybe a few months older. Getting a babysitter that's the same age as the person who she's watching is missing the point of babysitters. [[Early Installment Weirdness]], but it's a pity.
* "A Town Called Ed." Say what you may want to about the Eds; but in this story, they only wanted to watch a monster truck marathon with the others. They try to point out that they own Peach Creek and so should be allowed to join them, but they get brushed off. It doesn't help that it turns out that the missing last page reveals that Eddy's ancestor {{spoiler|bet it and lost to ''[[Oh Crap|Lord Kanker]]''}}.
* "Stop, Look, Ed": After deciding that rules are for fools, Eddy attempts to persuade everyone to break any rule whatsoever in order to have a good time. Naturally, Edd still wants to obey the rules. Near the end of the episode, Edd calls everyone's parents. After panicking, the kids imprison all 3 Eds in a net. Anyone else see what's wrong with that last sentence? That's right: Edd acted
** Eddy seemed to have taken a hit from the [[Idiot Ball]] at the last minute. Out of either panic or loyalty he tried to defend Edd by saying he "broke a rule, like us." Still doesn't change the fact that Ed got caged with them even though he was pretty much oblivious to Edd's treachery until after Edd announced it.
* The show is prone to these for comedy. Sometimes, they sabotage themselves for no good reason. Like with the episode they were making tacos. Why would it have been so expensive to just buy some actual materials to make tacos, if they don't already have things like cheese and vegetables laying around their kitchens anyway? Or in one flashback, they broke Jimmy's jaw with a creampuff that just randomly had a ''bowling pin'' in it. What was the point of inserting that? If they have the time and materials for so many poor replicas of scam components, why don't they simply acquire the actual thing and be done with it?
* The fact that Double D is usually punished with Ed and Eddy. It's usually almost never his fault.
* "Postcards from the Ed": In that one, both Ed AND Edd are punished for ''Eddy's'' (and ''Eddy's'' alone) scam killing Plank's parents. In fact, both of the former tried to stop the latter. However, once Johnny 2x4 has discovered the accidental "murder", ALL THREE are literally up a tree, surrounded by mugsters Plank knows. While Eddy ([[Jerkass|as usual]]) deserved it, and Ed being punished could be justified as "betraying" Johnny's trust, EDD did ''absolutely NOTHING'' to deserve this retribution. He even tried to STOP him, as said before. But of course, like said before, he receives an [[Disproportionate Retribution|unjustified]] [[Dude, Not Funny|punishing]].
* The Halloween episode. Ed went around kicking the kids' asses because he saw one too many horror movies; Edd and Eddy STILL GET HURT BY IT. Eddy didn't even have a scam that episode; he just wanted to go to Spook-E-Ville. Double D did nothing wrong, as usual.
** And worst of all they didn't attack Ed whom was responsible for their injuries in the first place.
== ''The Fairly Oddparents'' ==
* In the [[Reality Television]] parody episode of ''[[The Fairly
* {{spoiler|The [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]}} at the end of the Wishology, which hits the [[Reset Button]] on a good deal of [[Character Development]] for the secondary characters.
** Also in the Wishology, whenever Timmy drives a motorcycle, he falls off and the motorcycle zooms ahead; but he's able to ride the Time Scooter and his cheap bike just fine in earlier episodes. In part two, [[Idiot Plot|almost everyone who is smart enough to make rockets is also dumb enough to send them up without being inside]].
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* In Seasons 6 and 7, [[Character Derailment|Tootie was changed from a sympathetic character who suffered the same plight as Timmy to yet another annoyance/enemy that he has to face every day]].
* Mr. Crocker was unable to recognize Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof as real fairies in the episode "Take & Fake." Let's repeat that: '''[[Evil Teacher|Mr.]] [[The Cassandra|Crocker]]''' was unable to tell that '''FAIRY GODPARENTS!!!''' were floating right in front of him. Sure, they're at a costume party...but that's no excuse, considering that Crocker, of all people, should be able to recognize a fairy right away.
** Furthermore, he doesn't recognize Poof even though the episode takes place '''after''' "Bad Heir Day." Earth to Denzel, you know Denzel Jr. AKA DJ, aka Poof? That fairy whom you raised briefly as your own son and formed a loving bond with? [[Punctuated!
* In "Playdate of Doom", Foop escapes from Abracatraz and tricks Cosmo and Wanda into thinking that Jorgen authorized his release and that he's reformed and ready for a playdate with Poof. He then spends the episode tricking them into thinking Poof is misbehaving so they'll [[It Makes Sense in Context|put Poof in a playpen that will send him to a pocket dimension]]. That Cosmo and Wanda would trust Foop, who had previously tried to destroy two worlds and ''kill'' Poof, anywhere near their son based on the (nonexistent) word of ''Jorgen'' destroys their credibility as parents. They never once suspect that Foop might be behind everything. Timmy finds out quickly and tries to warn them. Newsflash, Wanda, you're the [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Being]] of this show, not Timmy!
* Crocker gets '''another''' one of these in the episode "Teacher's Pet". The episode itself was bad enough (seriously, what's with the mix-n-match critters instead of, ya know, [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|an episode about being Crocker's pet?]]); but the BIGGEST [[
** And since when does Crocker praise ANY of his students? The only logical explanation for Crocker's [[Out of Character]] behavior is '''[[Verbal Tic|FAIRY GODPARENTS!!!]]'''
*** [[Depending
* The [[It's a Wonderful Plot]] subversion episode, "It's A Wishful Life." Many fans were turned off by this cruel subversion done by Jorgen Von Strangle to Timmy. Among the many ridiculous claims it made: without Timmy, A.J. would have a full head of hair, Francis would not be a grey skinned bully, Chester would have a triple wide trailer on gold blocks, and the Chicago Cubs would win the World Series. A number of fans view this episode as a [[
** Timmy never considered asking to see what Tootie's life is like without him.
* "Spellementary School" aka "We hate Foop and we want you to know it". Poof is loved by everyone and ridiculous levels of Sue/Stuism, the running gag is - literally - "Foop, spelled backwards" in order to crush every possibility for Foop to feel better, inflicting Status Quo at the end for no good reason other than not having to write a better plot, and at the end, he gets beat up by Cosmo with a shovel.
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== ''Family Guy'' ==
'''BEFORE YOU EDIT THIS FOLDER'''- As ''[[
* Everything about "Not All Dogs Go To Heaven" (particularly the A-story where Meg becomes a born-again Christian after watching a religious show starring Kirk Cameron) has angered a lot of tropers. To list the specifics would take up too much time and space, so ''[[
* The episode "Stew-roids" had two wall bangers:
** First, Buff Stewie (what else can you call him?) has next to no development and was just an excuse for jokes. [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]].
** Second, why did ''Connie'' become popular again after Chris' downfall when it was ''Neil'' who orcheastrated it?
* [[Seth
** Hell, if a restaurant used meat that fresh, that would be the main focus of their advertising.
** However, all this was saved by [[Crowning Moment of Funny|the mustache sequence]]. Why couldn't the whole episode have just kept its focus on that?
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* "Big Man on Hippocampus", starting from when Peter is diagnosed with amnesia and continuing through the end of the episode. Peter forgetting who his family was is understandable; forgetting what a telephone is, less so.
** Also, Lois acts all hurt and tearful about the amnesiac Peter becoming a bachelor because he can't remember their commitment, saying that being married is supposed to mean "being faithful". Yeeeah, what about at the beginning of the episode, where LOIS, under NO amnesia and in front of Peter, kisses the host of "Family Feud" and tells him "I wanna be your wedding ring" in a sexual voice. [[Double Standard|So Lois can be unfaithful to Peter, but Peter can't be unfaithful to her afterward?]] Especially given that Peter has an ''excuse'', while Lois has none? That the episode is expecting us to feel sorry for Lois and ignore her [[Hypocrite|hypocrisy]] is a big Wallbanger.
* Much has been said about Quagmire's [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] to Brian on this wiki. It is related to the [[
** Note well: in the very same episode, when Quagmire's sister is getting beaten by her boyfriend, Quagmire runs outside to yell at Brian over his sister getting beaten. He's blaming Brian for something that isn't his fault without motivation, and chewing Brian out is more important to him than trying to rescue his own sister.
*** Wasn't the point Quagmire was making not that that Brian does all of those things, but that he acts intellectually and morally superior to everyone all the time in spite of them? That's one thing Quagmire himself ''doesn't'' do. The fact that he himself acknowledges his flaws and asks him "what gives you the right to judge anyone?" does seem to support this.
**** And he's not "a big alcoholic bore" either. Then again one could argue that having Quagmire lampshade the show's flaws has involved ironically diluting his personality and making him an [[Author Avatar]] too (his voice pitch even seems to convert more into Brian's throughout the speech amusingly enough). Also note the speech is about the one element in his resentment that isn't caused by [[Kafka Komedy]] (e.g. "Quagmire's Dad"). It's not really a justified [[Take That, Scrappy!]] if you're punishing a character for actions that aren't connected to their flaws or even their fault.
* The episode "Jungle Love". This episode extends Lois's abusive behavior to Chris. She spends a good minute trying to convince Chris to tolerate school and realize it's not all bad, and then baits him to Freshmen-targeting high schoolers the minute he sets foot on school grounds. Granted, Lois's character these days is inconsistent and dependent on [[Comedic Sociopathy]], but it's hard to take the Aesop the episode is handing us seriously after that. (Though, since this is ''[[
* The entire episode "Padre de Familia" (which was one of the episodes [[Seth
** Don't forget the [[Fridge Logic]] that Peter had to have shown that he was a citizen many years earlier for say, his driver's license, or something like that. Not the best thought out episode ever. Still, it had its funny points.
* There's a moment in the episode "Friends of Peter G." in which Brian said that people were fine without religion for years, followed by a cutaway in which people lived peacefully, but started slaughtering each other after the birth of Jesus was announced. This flashback has two Wall Bangers: first, that it implies that there was no religion before the birth of Jesus, and second, that religion is the cause of all evil. Seriously, no amount of [[Rule of Funny]] can't save such a massive [[Critical Research Failure]].
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** In the "Japan didn't quit" multiverse, why would everyone be stuck in the Edo era? Did nobody involved in production realize that Japan was only able to threaten the Pacific rim in [[World War II]] '''because''' they abandoned samurai and Westernized so rapidly? An American family enculturated by an invading Japan would bear more resemblance to a non-invaded American family of the same time than to a Japanese family from the pre-Meiji eras. And why would everyone end every sentence with "da yo"? It'd be roughly equivalent to shouting every sentence and ending it with "DUH!" or [[Totally Radical|"MAN, TOTALLY!"]] in English.
*** Just be glad they [[What Could Have Been|didn't]] choose the polite version. {{spoiler|[[Memetic Mutation|"Desu"]].}}
** [[Walt Disney]] was not outspokenly anti-Semitic, did not ally himself with the Nazis (and [http://antagonie.blogspot.com/2010/11/disney-sundries-film-that-won-war.html may have actually helped win World War II]), and employed Jews on his staff. Granted, his vision of America was steeped in a conservative and strongly Christian light, and according to [[Wikipedia
** Don't forget the "we'd be living in the Future right now if Christianity never existed." Uh, time out, here...
*** On the other hand, the Muslims preserved a lot of science and advanced scientifically while Europe didn't, and Muslim knowledge came back to Europe during the Crusades, which was what helped lead them out of the Dark Ages.
**** Your timeline is a bit off - the Dark Ages (remember that the term refers to the gap between the fall of Rome and the founding of the Holy Roman Empire), were already over for centuries by the time of the Crusades, likewise the al-Andalusian contributions to European scholarship. The primary authority leading Europe out of the Dark Ages was the aforementioned Holy Roman Empire, just as the primary scholastic revival was centered around the Catholic monasteries.
** In the "People/Dog role reversal universe", apparently what 'breed' of dog you are is completely random, regardless of the 'breed' of your parents. That would be like the coupling of a white man and black woman giving birth to a Japanese baby.
** Ok, in one gag of the episode, Brian and Stewie end up in a Flintstones-esque universe with Peter as Fred and Lois as Wilma. The joke? Nothing but "rock" puns. Um, the writers of the show do know that ''[[The Flintstones]]'' was essentially ''[[The Honeymooners]]'' [[Recycled in Space|with cavemen]], right? It wasn't just "Rock Puns".
*** Also, Stewie's and Brian's reaction of utter boredom and annoyance at the Flintstones-esqe universe. Uh, writer's of ''[[
* "Seahorse Seashell Party" had one of the most sadistic [[Yank the Dog's Chain]] in animation history. After finally standing up to her family and calling them all out for being terrible, sadistic, and downright abusing human beings, she looks back on the following breakdown and starts to show regret for ''saying exactly what they've needed to be told for a long time now''. Ultimately she comes to realize that [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|if your family's going to tear each other apart without you being the focus of their abuses, it's okay to not stand up for yourself.]] [[Punctuated!
* "The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz" has a scene that has Peter, Francis, and Brian sharing some common ground by stating how much they dislike Madonna. Now, disliking someone due to personal choices they've made in their lives, fine. A bit harsh, but, nothing too serious. But, the wall banger comes in when the group calls Madonna a "liar" just because ''La Isla Bonita'' isn't a real place (Peter stated he couldn't find it on a map). [[Sarcasm Mode|Yes, because no one has ever created a fictional location before.]] Oh, except for [[Harry Potter|Hogwarts]], [[Jurassic Park|Isla Nublar (Isla Sorna in later books/films)]], and, oh yeah, '''[[Family Guy|QUAHOG!]]'''
* "Stewie Loves Lois" - Lois finds Peter in the kitchen, and remarks that he looks awful before asking him what happened. He tells her he was raped...and she laughs! [[Dude, Not Funny|yeah]]. This would not be so bad if she had laughed after he explained everything and she realized he mistook his prostate exam for sexual molestation. Laughing right after the phrase "I was raped" is uttered by a clearly distraught Peter though makes it seem like she finds the notion of Peter getting raped funny, and that's just wrong.
== ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' ==
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
** The real complaint about this? Wilt's honesty (and longer time of residence) doesn't give him any immunity against Bendy's framejob.
** The episode never elaborated on what happened to Bendy afterwards. His absence in later episodes may hint that he got kicked out at some point. Bloo DID word his justification badly:
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"Yeah, but Bendy stole a cookie!" }}
** The episode was so widely hated that the ''writers'' of the show themselves apologized for it.
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== ''Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius'' ==
* [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
** Also, he's a huge dick about it to Carl and others who believe in Santa; Cindy and Libby try to get some justified revenge on him....and '''Santa gives them coal for it in the end.''' And Jimmy saves Christmas from what he [[Designated Hero|AS USUAL]] ''caused himself'', so he gets rewarded and [[Karma Houdini|excused for his behavior earlier.]]
* The episode where Jimmy builds a jetpack fueled by gold. That's
* [[Comically Missing the Point|You mean like a jetpack fueled by...oil?]]
* The episode "Science Fair Affair" has Jimmy managing to win the Nobel Prize after his father enters his oil substitute machine to the judge. This oil machine detects garbage and converts it into oil substitute. Then some random kid shows off his bomb of an experiment that sprays mud on the judges; then the machine sucks them up. After the other kids save them, the Nobel Prize judge takes away the prize from Jimmy, saying "I can't believe you're not in jail!". Oh right, reject a potential solution to Earth's oil crisis because of a near death experience that WASN'T THE INVENTOR'S FAULT, and ignore the real trial-and-error process behind inventing and that Jimmy didn't make the large-scale version of the machine.
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** What makes this episode even more of a Wallbanger is that, according to the show, [[Somewhere a Palaeontologist Is Crying|the Cretaceous period was 200 million years ago, and leptictidia lived during the Cretaceous]].
* The episode where Jimmy makes a bunch of clones of himself to do a bunch of chores while he goes to see an astronomical event that only happens every couple thousand years. At the end, he simply freezes them all so that he can "[[Deadly Euphemism|declone]]" them, except for the evil clone who got away.
** What's funny is that the entire ''[[
** When Evil Jimmy came back, he made an ''evil clone'' of Earth! When Jimmy is on Evil Earth, he runs to the clones of his parents for help. After all, "they may be evil, but they're still my parents, right?" Riiiight. Technically, they're his parents' offspring, his ''siblings,'' if anything. Oh, yeah, and they've never even seen him before. But they're still his parents!
** If the writers [[You Keep Using That Word|are using "clone" to mean "copy"]] in those two episodes - this program is, in theory, about a kid who loves science. The sound contradicts the sense here.
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** And after all ''that'' is over, Cindy says Australia is a continent, but Jimmy [[What an Idiot!|says otherwise]]. Everyone who's at least been through first grade knows that Australia is the only continent that's its own country. Sheesh, and here I thought Jimmy was the ''smart'' guy.
*** What? At first grade they told me that Australia is part of a continent named Oceania with New Zealand...
*** Australia is indeed its own continent and a country, while Oceania refers to the region Australia and New Zealand are in.
== ''Kim Possible'' ==
* One ''[[
** Not even [[Rule of Funny]]?
*** No, it's just that stupid.
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* The need to worship [[Status Quo Is God|the god of status quo]] also provides us with this one from "Ron Millionaire": {{spoiler|Ron carries around the whole $100m?}} Seriously?
** And since Bueno Nacho is still in business after that episode despite the bad publicity it must have received during the Li'l Diablo Incident in "So The Drama," {{spoiler|shouldn't Ron still be receiving royalties?}}
** Maybe after the incident in the episode, Wade might have set up some kind of account in-between Bueno Nacho and Ron... It could be possible, being a 10 year old supergenius.
* And then there's the show's finale. For some, it was a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. But when {{spoiler|Ron suddenly awakes his full Mystical Monkey Powers and starts beating the aliens all by himself,}} it just went from bad [[It Got Worse|to worse]]; and it keeps doing that ''even'' when it seemed impossible. It's ''[[Fan Service]]'' of {{spoiler|the most popular character}}, but it isn't [[Character Development]] and doesn't leave a good message. {{spoiler|Ron is suddenly told he's ready; he somehow agrees; and then, suddenly, he's the most kick-ass character of the show, leaving [[Chickification|Kim (and maybe Shego) as nothing but a damsel in distress in the final episode of the show with her own name!]] [[Unfortunate Implications|Almost as if to suggest women can't be good enough to be the real heroes of the story...]]}}
** Many people believe that the ending defines everything that came before it. This finale is about the culmination of Ron Stoppable's [[
*** The theme of the show was originally teamwork and [[The Power of Friendship]], like in ''[[The Movie|A Sitch in Time]]'', not "oooh look at Ron he's cool now!" There is an ongoing debate about whether this was a good idea.
== ''King of the Hill'' ==
* The ''[[King of the Hill]]'' episode "The Accidental Terrorist". Long story short, Hank protested a car dealer by putting up some fliers at night. But some rebellious "friends" had other ideas and blew up a bunch of cars. Guess who gets ALL the blame? Yup. And nothing gets
** It's worse than that. The dealer doesn't help Hank because he believes he's innocent (he doesn't); he helps Hank because Hank can drag the case out longer than the dealer can afford. There are worse reasons, but still...
* In the episode where Lucky tries to get his GED, Peggy decides to sabotage him because he's planning to ask Luanne to marry him after he passes the test. Lucky fails. Then it's revealed that Luanne is pregnant, making Peggy want them to get married. Lucky was clearly smart enough and on track to get his GED before Peggy sabotaged him; but in the rest of the episode, everyone acts as if it was Lucky's fault he failed. Peggy suffers no consequences beyond Hank being mad at her for about five seconds when she reveals what she did. The episode ends with Peggy kicking Lucky in the chest.
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** Maybe it's just me, but I assumed the point was that it WASN'T a good thing and that these people are fucked up. The whole time you're supposed to be on Bobby's side about the whole "running away from getting his ass beat" issue.
*** Unfortunately, the ending of the episode ruins that. Because when Bobby shows up and allows himself to be beaten by the other team's marching band, its treated as a ''good'' thing, complete with [[Abusive Parents|Hank and Peggy]] watching like proud parents as their son gets mauled, all for the sake of horrific "tradition".
*** What self-respecting school would allow a rival school to defile one of its hallowed symbols, anyway?
* I forget the name of the episode, but there's this episode where Bobby sees a magic show and Hank tries to get Peggy to tell him the explanations for all the tricks or something. Anyway, Bobby has to do a project for Sunday school, so he does a magic show called "The Amazing Jesus" to represent Jesus' miracles. And he's ''good'' at it, but after Sunday school Bobby is yelled at by Hank and Peggy for "making a mockery of Jesus." What? Bobby was just being CREATIVE, not making a mockery of Jesus! Heck, it's something you'd EXPECT out of a young boy at a Sunday school! The rest of the Sunday school class even LIKED it, but Hank and Peggy didn't even care how skilled his tricks were or how creative the show was! What the heck?
** Um, you do remember that the end of the scene was Bobby's setup of the crucifixion, right?
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*** He was going to burn a cross for the trick, which has [[Unfortunate Implications]] in multiple ways.
*** While Bobby managing to re-create Jesus's miracles via magic tricks actually is very creative and doubtlessly took a lot of preparation and practice, there are other implications that can be taken from this. Doing what Jesus did through simple tricks can be taken to mean that Jesus himself was nothing being a con artist (helped along by Bobby melodramatically saying "The Amazing Jesus" before every miracle, which can be taken to sound sarcastic). Although Bobby was totally innocent (and rather creative) in his project, Christians would naturally be offended by such a statement.
**** If Bobby was SMARTER at the time, instead of [[Too Dumb to Live]], he could have made the project about ''false messiahs'' that existed at the same time as Jesus, showing that while what Jesus did were actual miracles (Like how he didn't need to hide things to make water turn into wine or make a bunch of bread appear), the false messiahs were doing simple tricks that anyone could replicate. But of course, Bobby is a moron in the earlier seasons.
**** Maybe Bobby just didn't know how offensive it was. It's not like Hank and Peggy told him how offensively sarcastic he was being, or told him that there are people who could be offended by that; they just yell at him.
* ''Apres Hank, Le Deluge''- Hank had to save the entire city when the flooding was making the dam nearly break. When he comes to the shelter, Bill, who has gone mad with power, has become shelter leader and calls Hank 'the Arlen Flooder'. The entirety of the people in the shelter are [[Too Dumb to Live]], trusting Bill with their safety, and forgetting, if its not for Hank, ALL OF THEM WOULD BE DEAD. Finally, when the episode ends, Bill becomes a [[Karma Houdini]] and the people are still stupid.
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* Four Wave Intersection. One of the biggest Wall bangers in the series. Summary: Huge heat wave in Arlen, Bobby sees a commercial for a water park and gets a season pass. He wants to ride the Endless Wave but the guy in charge won't let him because he's not a "local". Then when they decide to go to a higher up he practically tells the guy "Do whatever you want to him." First off, not letting someone go on because of where they're from is discrimination, and from how the higher up acted, its not the first time someone's complained about this idiot. SO WHY IS HE STILL EMPLOYED THERE?!?!?! And with them throwing Bobby down the waterslide like that, he could've broken his neck. Know what would've happened then? Lawsuits, lawsuits and more lawsuits. So instead of firing someone who is not doing their job and performing illegal discrimination, they just let him stay there and hope no one gets hurt. The only thing that prevents this from becoming a DMOS is that the B plot is one of Bills better moments in the series.
* One episode deals with Bobby getting into Tarot cards. Hank, of course, is horrified. Bobby makes friends with a guy at a store who is into Tarot cards. Do we get an aesop about how people who try strange things can be normal? Nope, the guy turns out to be a loser who lives in his mom's basement, dresses up in wizard robes, tries to cast magic spells, and is friends with a bunch of other guys who seem to be just as pathetic as him. By the end of the episode, Bobby realizes how uncool they are and insults them with Hank. It doesn't help that when he left the group, they all tried to destroy him just by saying a spell that included the words "Destroyitcus Bobbyus". Yep, Hank is proven right again because as we all know, ''Hank is always right''.
** Another walbanger is that the LARP group actually believe in what they're doing going so far as to try and make Bobby drink dog's blood as a ritual. This goes beyond unbelievable and falls into [[Chick Tract]] and [[Mazes and Monsters]] levels of stupidity. Do the writers of KOTH even know what LARP groups or [[Dungeons
* ''Serpunt''. Let me sum it up as briefly as possible. Bobby gets a pet python from Lucky (Which, by the way, would've cost Lucky a pretty penny since pythons in general cost about $100). Bobby's python escapes. Two corrupt exterminators cause a city-wide panic about the snake in Texas (You know, where snakes including '''HIGHLY VENOMOUS''' rattlers are commonplace). Dale finds the snake, again Bobby's '''pet''', and brutally kills it rather than humanely capture it and return to its owner. The snake wasn't even being a threat to anyone. It never attacked anyone in the episode. Notice a problem?
== ''Peanuts'' ==
* In ''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'', Charlie Brown is in a football team during an important game as the place kicker, but Lucy is assigned to hold the ball for the kicks. Sure enough, she pulls the (in)famous and inevitable ball-pulling prank four times (or is that five?) -- twice on field goal attempts, which eventually leads to them losing the game by one point (that difference coming from Chuck "missing" the extra point after their first touchdown as a result of one of the pranks). It's clear that the writers never thought that Lucy pulling this prank in the open (especially under the circumstances shown the last time she does it) would get ''her'' humiliated. There must have been ''hundreds'' of witnesses who could see Lucy's interference. But the whole team angrily blames Charlie Brown instead, and he naturally doesn't bother to defend himself even when [[Never My Fault|Lucy rubs it in at a party later]]. It didn't matter in the grander scheme ([[Throw the Dog
** It can be argued that the kiss doesn't count because Chuck doesn't remember it the next morning.
** The other two times are on
** The backlash forced the writers into a minor [[Retcon]] in future showings. After the missed field goals, watch Peppermint Patty at the bottom of the pile. Her mouth moves, but her original dialogue, blaming things on Charlie Brown, has been [[Nightmare Fuel|backmasked]] and silenced.
* Similarly, in ''Happy New Year, Charlie Brown'', the script goes ''completely'' overboard to [[Deus Angst Machina|make Charlie Brown miserable]]. For instance, Charlie Brown is apparently given an assignment to do a book report on ''[[War and Peace]]'' over the Christmas holiday break. Considering that the book is famous for being over 1,000 pages, no sane elementary school teacher would impose such an impossible project on a child (although this ''is'' based on a storyline from the strips). Furthermore, when Charlie Brown attends Peppermint Patty's New Year's Eve party and takes some time outside to read the book, Patty complains that she can't find him for the countdown despite his being ''just outside the front door''.
** The idea of an elementary school class being forced to read ''War and Peace'' over winter break is absurdly funny in its own right, but [[Kafka Komedy|no one else in the class seems to have this assignment -- only Charlie Brown!]]
** Also in ''Happy New Year, Charlie Brown'': while Charlie Brown is sleeping, the Little Red-Haired Girl shows up, and Linus goes dancing with her. Keep in mind that Linus is supposed to be one of the few cast members of ''[[
*** A similar thing happens in ''Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown''.
** And to rub salt into the wound, Charlie Brown got a D- on the assignment because his teacher somehow thought he wasn't going to be able to read the damn book and write about it in such a short amount of time (when she presumably assigned it to him). And his next book to read is ''[[
*** ''[[War and Peace]]'' contains illegitimacy, seduction, attempted suicide, allegations of incest and abortion, gruesome battlefield injuries, and no-anaesthetic amputation. It's hard to believe that a teacher could get away with assigning it to a grade-school kid even for an ''all-year'' book report.
** It should be noted that this plot did play out in the comics, but the book in question here was ''[[
* Let's just make this general statement: The rules of the ''[[
* Another example is the summer camp and boat race in ''Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown.'' The gang split up between boys and girls, each with a boat, and went up against a trio of jerks and their [[Cats Are Mean|vicious, over-aggressive cat]]. Unfortunately, throwing all characterization to the wind, ''all'' the girls not only started behaving like [[The Load]] and [[The Millstone]] by not doing ''anything'' at all to help the gang win, but they also berated Charlie Brown every time things didn't go their way. It's in character for [[Annoying Younger Sibling|Sally]] or [[Jerkass|Lucy]] to behave like spoiled brats... but [[Shorttank|Peppermint Patty]]? Even kind, sweet [[Meganekko|Marcie]], possibly the most gentle female character in the ''Peanuts'' world, was [[Character Derailment|derailed]] into a jerk out of the blue just to make things miserable for Charlie.
** It could be a logical extension of Peppermint Patty's over-competitiveness and Marcie's tendency to be dominated by her friend's personalities... Also, since Charlie Brown gets appointed leader of the combined group and then immediately tells the girls to shut up, this is kind of awesome. Now, the guys letting the girls force them to sleep outside when it's ''snowing outside'' - in summer... go figure....
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== ''Scooby Doo'' ==
* ''[[Scooby
** The fact that there even ''is'' a walking sentient ''computer virus'' would count.
*** Hey, it worked on ''[[
** The sentient computer virus thing is mostly [[Rule of Cool]]. The problem I had with it was when Daphne said that every villain they ever faced was in the game. So... the gang only faced 7 or 8 villains throughout their entire career?
*** [[Fridge Brilliance|Maybe the game generates a set of villains randomly each playthrough?]]
** The gang was on their way there just to play the new game. The virus appearing the night before was a coincidence. And the gang was zapped into the game by the guy who made the virus.
* Following on the above, ''[[Scooby
** To be fair, the reason why the pirates care is probably less about them being against more innocents, but the fact that '''they''' were consumed. It's probably more of a case of revenge on the part of the pirates than any real altruistic feelings toward any other victims.
** Besides, 200 years [[Fate Worse Than Death|hanging on an island as zombies]] doesn't leave the pirates with much else to do besides reflecting on their own lives. Remember what [[Vandal Savage]] went through in "Hereafter" on ''[[Justice League (
** [[Did Not Do the Research|You're asking about the point of the random, suspicious, scary guy who hunts catfish?]] It's been a staple of pretty much ''every'' mystery story that there's someone who acts shady as a [[Red Herring]].
* [[What's New, Scooby
== ''The Secret of NIMH 2'' ==
* ''[[
* The colony of Thorn Valley, a major plot point in the first film, is finally shown. It's a foolishly massive construct complete with concentric irrigation rings and very tall buildings. If the rats were trying to craft a colony invisible to human eyes, then they failed miserably. The rats still make trips into the conveniently close city to steal garbage despite their setting up Thorn Valley to get rid of their dependence on humans.
* The directions to Thorn Valley are "South by south by south.", the directional equivalent of [[555]]. These directions don't make geographical sense, and that becomes painful when these directions become an important plot point.
* The escape of a Mouse of NIMH, who is the daughter of two Mice who failed to escape. (They figure out who she is when she gives her last name.) The survival of the Mice is explained (we should be used to animated filmmakers ignoring exhaust fans); but how this one escaped isn't... well, how she escaped her
** The explanation for the Mice not escaping NIMH was that they were forced to hide in the basement to recover from injuries falling down the vent. By the time they were able to leave, the scientists found them again. There's no explanation why only one of the mice tried to escape using the "South by South by South" directions though.
* Mr. Ages refers to the supposedly dead mice as "The Lost Six." But in the first movie, there were ''eleven'' mice, and all were sucked into the air shafts except ''two'', Jonathan Brisby and Mr. Ages. So, eleven minus two equals...'''''[[Writers Cannot Do Math|six]]'''''? Did the writers even watch the first movie?
** This almost
** The sequel makes other references to the novel not present in the original movie (eg. Brutus' [[Jerkass Facade]], Timmy journeying to Thorn Valley). It may make sense that they took references from the novel more than the original movie. Some of the new characters, while a contrast from the original cast, are Bluth-ish in design (eg. Cecil looks like a concept that would fit better in ''Thumbelina''). It seems the staff looked at almost all possible reference media ''except'' the original movie.
* The rats of Thorn Valley idolise Jonathan Brisby like a
** Furthermore, what happened to the amulet in the sequel?
* The plot twist that Timmy's brother Martin is the villain. Sure, the [[Cain and Abel]] trope is used many times in media but this one is worth mention. Why? Because, for one, it [[Ass Pull|came out of]] [[Shocking Swerve|the left field]] (he was captured and tested off screen outside), two, it totally derails the idea that Dr. Valentine was the bad guy (he now has the mind of a dog) and three, it makes the prophecy [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy|a self-fulfilling one.]] (Martin was jealous that Timmy was the [[Chosen One]] and Timmy didn't think he was up to the task, so Martin goes off to stop Dr. Valentine, gets himself captured, and well, this happens..) The only good thing to come out of it was the illogical result of Martin now being a British (voiced by Eric Idle) [[Large Ham]]. At least ''that'' was entertaining.
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== ''The Simpsons'' ==
* ''[[The Simpsons (
** Is there a trope for failing Constitutional law? This troper is an atheist, who nevertheless has actually READ the Constitution and noticed that the words "Separation of Church and State" exist NOWHERE in that document. In fact, they weren't even penned until 1789. Forbidding Congress from establishing a federal religion has ZERO connection to preventing a school from teaching Biblical studies. [[You Fail]].
*** Actually what it would violate is the establishment clause of the first amendment. The thing that creates "separation of church and state." [[You Fail]] at reading comprehension.
*** What the hell does being an atheist have to do with having read the Constitution?
*** There's a difference between Biblical Studies, which is the study of the Bible from a scholarly perspective, and teaching the Bible from a religious perspective like they were doing in the episode. The former is allowed in public schools, the latter is not.
** This troper suspects the writers ''knew'' all that, and figured hey, [[Rule of Funny]] (as far as the Constitution goes, this is the show where ''one town'' never repealed the Eighteenth Amendment). In fact rather than being unaware of the Scopes trial, the episode was an intentional homage to the case and ''[[
** Also, the precedent of the Monkey Trial does not in any way preclude a law like this being made. There is no Supreme Court Police that would lay the smack down on a town for passing this law, although it wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in Hell once it were eventually brought before the Supreme Court.
** For both this and the following "Bart the Murderer" posts, it's important to remember [[Rule of Funny|that this is Springfield, where they sacrifice goats to scare off eclipses and have rioting as an official hobby.]]
*** There's also a scene in season six's "A Star is Burns" (the infamous ''Simpsons''-''[[The Critic]]'' crossover that Matt Groening wanted no part of [hence, the removal of his name in the credits]) where the town tries to have Skinner burned at the stake for saying the Earth revolves around the Sun.
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* The ending of "Bart the Murderer." Long story short, Bart ends up becoming a bartender for the Springfield Mob. When Principal Skinner goes missing after punishing Bart in school, Bart is immediately accused of murdering him, resulting in his standing trial in court. Luckily, Skinner shows up and explains that he was accidentally trapped in his garage all week, clearing Bart of all the charges. Nothing wrong with that, right? WRONGO. During the trial, Fat Tony and the other gangsters claim that Bart is the leader of the Springfield Mob...and everyone in court ''believes'' them, completely ignoring the fact that Bart ''is a 10-year-old boy!'' I know the people of Springfield aren't exactly Einsteins, but come on! We're supposed to accept that they honestly believe a 10-year-old is capable of leading a group of thugs, robbers, blackmailers, and murderers?!
** To be fair to the writers, this was actually [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by ''Mr. Burns'', of all people. When Smithers notes that Bart is looking at 180 years in jail, Burns replies that he's thankful to live in a country so hysterical about crime that a ten year old child could be tried as an adult.
** The ''ending''-ending is even worse! After Principal Skinner appears in the courtroom, telling everyone what ''actually'' happened that day and where he's been (when Fat Tony and his men came to him at school, they simply wanted to talk with him, and left when Skinner told them to leave. Later, while he was at home, in the basement, he fell and knocked over a huge stack of newspapers, which pinned him down. The police searched his house for him for days, and ''never thought to check the basement, nor could they hear Skinner yelling "I'M DOWN HERE!"'' Despite the fact that apparently Skinner could hear them perfectly fine when they were talking at normal audio levels). After it's clear that Bart is innocent, however...the family goes home and sees a made-for-TV movie which paints Bart as a cold-blooded murderer of his principal, and the mob as a terrified group of adults who let a ten-year-old smack them around. Granted, Bart thought the movie was cool, but ''still! What the hell?!''
*** Then again, this ''is'' Chief Wiggum and his men we're talking about. They're not exactly the brightest bulbs in the box.
*** What about the idea that they could arrest, try, and convict anyone of a ''bodiless murder,'' commonly seen as one of the most difficult prosecution possible, within '''one week?'''
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* Marge's behavior during "Two Cars In Every Garage, Three Eyes On Every Fish" has [[It Just Bugs Me|always bugged the hell out of me]]. Granted, Monty Burns IS a terrible man and would have made an even worse governor, but her anger at Homer seems petty considering that Burns is his BOSS and thus Homer had no choice but to support his campaign (Homer even says as much during the episode). Particularly annoying was her refusal to snuggle because Homer wasn't letting her "express herself"...WTF does that even ''mean''? And Homer didn't exactly volunteer his home for the photo-op ([[Jerkass|although that probably wouldn't have been the case in later seasons]]), and his refusal (assuming he was even given the option) would undoubtedly have resulted in his immediate dismissal...or '''WORSE'''. And the ending, with Marge's condescending attempts to "comfort" Homer (after Burns threatens to make his dreams go unfulfilled) by basically implying that he's a fat loser and thus has no dreams to crush, irritates me even more. I understand what the writers were aiming for, but they only succeeded making Marge an annoying pain-in-the-ass (and a bit hypocritical, considering her actions in "Blood Feud" later that season).
* I know Lisa is supposed to be a "freaking" Buddhist, but in the new Christmas episode, she TAPED A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE CRIME SCENE TYPE OF TAPE. I know, she is not Christian, she doesn't really celebrate Christmas, BUT AREN'T BUDDHISTS SUPPOSED TO TOLERATE OTHER RELIGION'S BELIEFS? Instead, she claims its pagan. I had some respect for her with the Black History month episode (not much because she didn't know Eliza didn't save Virgil, but Mabel did), but this removed that respect immediately.
* "The Fat and the Furriest". Homer is attacked by a grizzly bear and, like any sane human being would do, he runs and hides and comes back alive. The incident is videotaped and aired on the news, where Kent Brockman, and subsequently the entire town, proceed to ''ridicule him as a coward'' for not attempting to fight the ursid with his bare hands. [[What the Hell, Townspeople?|What the hell, Springfield?]]
** You think that's bad? It's NOTHING compared to how horribly the town treated Bart in the "The Boy Of Bummer" (or as CBG says, "Worst episode ever!") [[Disproportionate Retribution|they relentlessly and cruelly tortured him JUST BECAUSE HE MISSED HITTING A HOME RUN IN A GODDAMN BASEBALL GAME!!!!!!]] They even yell at Bart when he ends up in the hospital after he JUMPS OFF A BUILDING!!! (though Chief Wiggum told him to jump off in the first place) That episode is without a doubt the absolute lowest point in the entire series.
*** True, but soon every person in the entire town apologizes after Marge scolds them for being so inhuman, and they actually decide to restage the game until Bart wins to make him feel better. They truly were jerks, but at least they tried to make up for being so uncaring.
* The "ending" to "Missionary Impossible". Was it REALLY that difficult for the writers to come up with an actual ending instead of a [[No Ending]] cop-out with a dig against ''[[
* "Homer's Night Out": Marge throws Homer out of the house because he danced with Princess Kashmir (the stripper) was seen as a bad influence to Bart. Homer didn't rape her or sexually harass her (like he mistakenly did to that babysitter on "Homer Badman") -- he ''danced'' with her. And Bart didn't begin treating the girls at school (or even his own sisters) like sex objects, so why would Marge cite that as her reason why she's angry with Homer over dancing with a stripper (unless she's one of those people who believes that a mere cheesecake photograph of a sexy woman is considered
** To be fair, there's probably not ''many'' wives or mothers who would be particularly impressed with their husband getting caught and photographed dancing with a stripper ''by their ten-year-old son''. Even with rape and overt sexual harassment out of the picture (and one would hope Marge would be ''more'' upset than she was with these involved), you don't have to be a hyper-repressed prude terrified of sexuality to wonder whether that's setting the best possible example you can for the boy with regards to the whole 'women-as-objects' thing. As for the bowling ball example, that's clearly established as being the tip of an iceberg of selfish behaviour on Homer's part, not least an ongoing tendency to both forget her birthday ''and'' then selfishly buy something for himself under the pretext of getting her something. She not contemplating cheating on Homer in that episode just because he bought her a bowling ball (although let's face it, that's still an incredibly selfish thing for him to do), she's doing so because ''she feels taken-for-granted and ignored by him''
* "So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show" pretty much is a display of what a [[Jerkass]] Homer is (and ''this was a season four episode'', well before [[Dork Age|the Mike Scully-run episodes]] of seasons 9, 10, 11, 12, and some leftover episodes that aired in season 13). He pulls tons of cruel April Fool's pranks on Bart (such as making him drink six-month old milk and putting duct tape over his eyes while he slept) and Bart tries to get back at him by giving him a can of beer that was shaken up by a paint shaker from a hardware store. When Homer went to open it, it caused an explosion and landed Homer in a coma (though Bart was blown back and he should have suffered some injuries from that as well). Bart, having not expected this to happen, sadly apologizes to Homer. Homer then proceeds to wake up....and begin strangling Bart. Pretty much all of this episode is one big [[Kick the Dog]] for Bart (and a [[Clip Show]] to pad out the running time as the writers at the time decided to do a clip show episode due to creative exhaustion).
* It seems that [[Patch Adams]] isn't the only one who forgot to watch the [[Discovery Channel]]. In the episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story", Lisa, of all people, tries a [[Friend to All Living Things]] routine on a bighorn sheep that's about to attack her; that is, she says "I didn't think you'd go after a fellow herbivore!" Lisa [[Critical Research Failure|doesn't know much about the very animals she loves so much, does she]]? Contrary to their popular portrayal, plenty of herbivorous animals can be just as fearsome and aggressive as their carnivorous adversaries (notable examples being the elephant and the rhinoceros, as well as some surprising ones like the white-tailed deer. [[Awesome Yet Practical|They don't just grow those antlers for fun, you know]].). Lisa has [[Continuity Nod|shown lapses in judgment before]], but this one seems a little reckless even for a little kid.
** In addition, Lisa, of all people, should know that contrary to popular usage, "vegetarian" and "herbivore" are ''not'' synonymous/interchangeable. Being a vegetarian is a personal choice (and in some cases a cultural one), whereas being a herbivore is a preset design by nature.
* "The Haw-Hawed Couple" (the one with Bart and Nelson being friends) really bugs me with Marge. Bart says he's not going to Nelson's birthday party, but then Marge whips right around in anger and tells him to go. Even worse, when he figures out the flaw in her logic, she doesn't back off and smacks him on the head with a wooden spoon. She even threatens to do it a second time. Why the hell is Marge forcing him to go when she's already told him in a previous episode (Bart the Mother) never to hang around with him again (especially since he's going to be walking into a death trap)?!
** Not only that, she's put him in a similar situation when he told him to give a group of
* This Troper got serious pissed during "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister" and "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?" both of which essentially show that even when Lisa isn't being a [[Soapbox Sadie]] [[Mary Sue]], she's perfectly capable of being a [[Jerkass]] to Bart in ways that he would never be to her. The end of "The Great Wife Hope" is an even more blatant example of fraternal [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male]]; even if they were having a fight, the fact is the writers assumed "girl punching out boy" would be hilarious, even though the last we saw of Bart was him [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|heroically defending Marge]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|from a larger, adult opponent]].
* Speaking of "On A Clear Day I Can't See My Sister", it's outrageous that Lisa gets away with a restraining order on Bart, [[Disproportionate Retribution|after he only made a fart prank and teased her a little bit]] when she was being an annoying [[Soapbox Sadie]] anyway. Then no, she doesn't stop there as she gets a stick with a philips head screw-driver and pokes it at him and forces him into horrible conditions. After that when Marge finally somewhat calls her out, Lisa responds by saying that she can't remember anything nice Bart has done, [[Sarcasm Mode|because clearly hugging her on the hockey field never happened]]. Then after Bart makes a huge idol,...everything is [[Status Quo Is God|suddenly just better]], without any [[Karma Houdini|consequences]].
* The ending to "The Old Man And Lisa" comes across as a big-time [[
** Take a closer look at all the creatures caught. There were not only fishes of all kinds and sizes but also crustaceans and even a ''freking whale''. That net is not "morally ambiguous" it's a [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]].
*** ... [[Analogy Backfire|but even weapons of mass destruction are morally ambiguous, depending on how one intends to use them]]. (See also [[Shoot the Dog|the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]].) Oh, and if you have to look closely at it to notice the whale, then, well, they probably could have been clearer about it than that. The point is, he used sea life, but it was going to be put to practical use. Lisa automatically treating this as indefensible comes across as closed-minded at best, especially when Burns calmly explains what it's being used for.
**** Okay, let's put all those arguments aside for a second and focus on something else. Burns ''didn't know'' he was doing something that could be (and is) seen as something evil. He genuinely believed it to be the next step in recycling. He didn't even think it was an "ends justify the means" situation, but rather, he wholeheartedly thought that the means were an act of good. Even if it ''is'' an evil act, that didn't make Burns himself evil in that situation. It made him misguided at worst. But no, the writers have to make it so that Lisa is a [[Soapbox Sadie]] [[Canon Sue]].
* In the first segment of ''Treehouse of Horror XI'', Homer has 24 hours to do one good deed. He ''does'' manage to do one where he saves a baby from getting run over by cars, but SAINT PETER DIDN'T SEE THAT? They're supposed to see everything, including ''that!'' To add insult, he then tells Homer that it was really Santa Claus who saw everything, but ''not them too?'' Then he sends Homer to hell just because ''he did not see that good deed, making it not count by default.''
* "That 90's Show" quickly became infamous for [[Retcon|utterly shattering]] ''decades of continuity'' just for the sake of a [[Whole-Episode Flashback]].
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== ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' ==
* In Season 2 of ''[[Star Wars:
▲* In Season 2 of ''[[Star Wars the Clone Wars (Animation)|Star Wars the Clone Wars]]'', Obi-wan, Anakin, and Mace Windu are trying to get information from {{spoiler|Cad Bane}}, who's not cooperating. After ruling out [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique|torture]] for not being "the Jedi way", the "heroes" combine their Jedi Mind Trick powers and essentially [[Mind Rape]] the victim into cooperation. The victim cooperates, not because the trick worked, but because ''[[What the Hell, Hero?|he didn't want them to do it again.]]'' Looks like someone's definition of "torture" is incomplete...
** This isn't entirely bad when Anakin at least has the decency to point out that the Jedi are acting like a military and as a result should report to Chancellor Palpatine.....who, of course, is [[The Chessmaster|Darth Sidious]], so it serves to bite them in the ass even if they don't realize it at all at that point. But torturing...yeah.
*** Well considering that the lives of two babies were on the line I'd say that in this case desperate times call for desperate measures.
*** It was out of concern for children's lives, yes, but it's also blatantly [[Hypocrisy|hypocritical]] to decide torturing someone would be wrong and then turn around and do it anyway. This is part of the [[Moral Myopia]] mentioned below.
** Don't forget that Jedi tend to contradict themselves a lot, act on [[Moral Myopia]] and just be outright hypocrites at times, especially on [[Expanded Universe]] and [[Knights of the Old Republic]]. Or has everyone forgotten the {{spoiler|brainwashing Revan}} in the first game?
* Another Clone Wars example: "Lightsaber Lost." The whole episode. She used the Force in multiple instances, including some, ah, ''enhanced interrogation'' on the thief, but never once thinks to just grab the actual lightsaber. Despite having several perfect opportunities to do so, including when she ''first noticed it had been stolen.''
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* There are multiple occasions in this series where a major problem can be solved by a Jedi using the Force, but for some inexplicable reason, they choose not to. Such as the episode where Cad Bane has Ahsoka trapped in an airlock and will vent her into space unless Anakin opens a holocron for him. [[Sarcasm Mode|Gosh, if only Anakin had the telekinetic ability to throw Bane into a wall before he had a chance to press the button.]]
*** Clincher is, Cad Bane sends her out the Airlock anyways! Apparently Anakin was fully capable of rescuing her from said airlock.
* One thing that sticks out, is that the series seems to constantly pass up opportunities to showcase Anakin's dark side. Now while it's great that we finally get to see more of Anakin behaving like the hero and friend that Obi-Wan described him to be in the original films, at this point in the series, it wouldn't hurt to have him flip out on some bad guys or acknowledge his mechanical arm at least once. It would also be good so that when kids who have been introduced to Star Wars via the series finally see the films, they wont be shocked as much when their hero suddenly goes on a killing spree.
* In season 3 Cad Bane manages to successfully fight off both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos ''by using one of their own lightsabers and directly engaging them with it.'' There's Badass then there's [[Villain Sue]]. Even Jango Fett was only able to stay alive against Obi Wan and Mace Windu as long as he kept them away from their lightsabers.
** To be fair, Bane got in a total of like three swings before Obi-Wan disarmed him, and Bane's true shining moment is in hand to hand. This itself is a wallbanger, though; see above with force powers. Even if Jedi don't do the neck choke, there are at least five ways that battle could have been ended quickly and Bane captured. As always, the Jedi have to hold the [[Idiot Ball]] so they're not strong enough to beat Bane.
* In the Mortis arc of ''[[Star Wars:
** And then, the Father, living embodiment of the Force As A Whole, brings him [[Heel Face Revolving Door|right straight back to the Light Side again]], [[Easy Amnesia|with no memory of what happened]]. My ''God'' that plot twist was pointless...
** From the same episode, only this time, the [[Idiot Ball]] has been handed to the Daughter, [[Rule of Three|living embodiment]] of the Light Side. Get this; her brother is about to stab her father, and instead of, y'know, ''using the Force'' to pull the knife away from her brother, she [[Takes the Bullet]]. And dies. Thus leaving the Force in the care of her father, who is dying, and her brother, who is as dumb as she is and evil on top of that. ...If ''these'' are the people who are basically running the universe at large, is it ''any'' wonder that the Chosen One is an idiot? I mean, come on...
== ''Super Mario'' Cartoons ==
* ''[[Super Mario Bros Super Show]]'' episode "Do You Princess Toadstool Take This Koopa...?" has Bowser agree to change the Mushroom people back from identical green stones (which was the game's justification for power-ups in blocks) if Princess Toadstool agrees to marry him (hence the title). Behind her back, he breaks his promise and changes the Mushroom folks to stones again. Somehow, Mario and Luigi are able to figure out just which of those stones is Toad, despite the stones all looking alike. Then they use Bowser's magic wand to restore Toad and transform into their Super forms, after which the wand overheats and disintegrates. They did ''not'' use it to save the other Mushroom people, which would have made sense because they would then have a whole army with which to crash the wedding. Are those poor Mushrooms stuck as rocks forever?
* There is also the episode "The Great Gladiator Gig", where Mario and Luigi are fighting Triclyde from ''[[Super Mario Bros
** A ''Triclyde'' had a ''sword''? ''How?'' Triclyde doesn't have arms!
*** Triclyde was holding it in one of his mouths.
* The ''[[Super Mario World (
* For those of you wondering about the other wallbanger mentioned in the previous example, it's when the Piranha Plant used to sabotage the project ran out of the school during the eruption and proceeded to eat Bowser and the twins. Yoshi then steps in and eats the Piranha Plant. Then... he complains about not feeling good and spits out, ''not'' the Piranha Plant, but the Koopas - a feat which would defy the laws of physics if they applied to cartoons and which serves primarily to preserve the [[Status Quo Is God]]. Okay, so our heroes would probably still have to deal with the other Koopalings even if Yoshi didn't spit them out, but still, it would have gotten three villains out of their hair for good...
** Wait, really? You want to have Yoshi [[Nightmare Fuel|eat/kill two]] ''[[Family-Unfriendly Death|kindergarten-aged]]'' [[Family-Unfriendly Death|children?]] Related to Bowser or not?
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== ''Transformers'' ==
* ''[[Transformers]] [[
** And then you get a ''bigger'' [[
*** Megatron isn't the only one who suffered from this as Rattrap, the same guy who prided himself on [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|fighting dirty]], actually proceeded to fulfill his end of the deal despite knowing that attacking Megatron at the time could win the Maximals the war. Worse, ''he'' was the one who realized that Megatron was weak in the first place. The [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Weak_Component Transformers Wiki] stated it best: "...either side could have potentially won the war right there, but the two characters with the least scruples suddenly became interested in fair play for no reason [[Just Eat Gilligan|(other than to keep the series from ending, obviously)]]."
** The biggest Wallbanger of all was that not ''only'' are the Maximals surprised, but they also ''attack'' Rattrap, an ''ally,'' for protecting Megatron, even though it was the most tactically stupid thing they could possibly do. If they had left well enough alone or given him five seconds to explain, then come sunrise, Rattrap would have walked back to the team with a mech-suit arsenal of super-weapons with which to pulverize Megatron's forces. Did they do that? No. They attacked Rattrap. Then they delivered [[An Aesop]] to him about not attacking your friends or defenseless people because ''he responded''.
** Commentaries explained Megatron's behavior. As the [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|supposed savior]] of Cybertron has placed himself in position where he would have to keep his word as part of his new beliefs. As for Rattrap, he admits he originally ''intended'' to double-cross Megatron, but thanks to Megatron's playing to Rattrap's bruised ego, kept him from killing him
* Speaking of ''Beast Machines'', the entire premise of the show is a sham; supposedly, the entire "technological perfection" vs "nature and free will" argument that the show's premise is based on was meant as a philosophical look into whether one can "live" in an increasingly technological society, and whether there can be a balance between industry and nature. Sweet, [[Anvilicious]] tripe, but here's the problem: by the time of ''Beast Wars'' continuity, Cybertron was ''already'' pursuing that balance, having developed technology to incorporate organic beast modes into their systems for leisurely exploration into other planets, and as [[The Scrappy|Nightscream]] explains in his intro, had all ''internalized'', in an off-screen upgrade. Rumor has it that [[Executive Meddling]] demanded continuity not be followed for the show, but Nightscream's statement remains in this show's own canon. So, to give [[An Aesop]] about technorganic balance, the show had to ignore the same technorganic balance the Transformers were ''already working toward''? Or was the Oracle just too impatient to wait for the planet's evolution to technorganics on its own, and decided to force the evolution to happen on its own timeclock?
** What'e even worse, is that, when you [[Fridge Logic|think about it]], this story could've been told far more competently and logically by ''keeping'' continuity with ''Beast Wars'' instead of disregarding it. Think about it; by the end of ''Beast Wars'', the survivors have been altered anatomically to the point where it's unknown how or even ''if'' they could be reverted back to their original forms (btw, just ''how'' did the virus in ''Beast Machines'' override the Vok enhancements in the Maximals, but let Megatron keep his Dragon form?), and they are now privy to forbidden knowledge, not just of the Great War (that, as established below, was meant to be classified), but of the dirty little secrets of both the Maximal and Predacon ruling councils. So, if the executives wanted a "[[Rage Against the Machine]], nature vs. technology" story, they could've used ''that'' as a basis, with the Maximals being hunted down by the general populace for their mutations (which, if the "Vok are the evolved Swarm" theory is used, could be contagious, fulfilling the "technorganic Cybertron" ending they were going for), and the government in order to shut them up and keep their knowledge from sparking a revolution. Just another example of how these [[Wall Banger
** One more on ''[[
* ''[[
** Perhaps many or all of the remaining G1 Transformers were, like Ravage, working for the same government(s) that were tightly controlling the records of the events of the events of G1?
*** The [[All There in the Manual|follow-up prequel/sequel comics explicitly show that this isn't the case]]. Most of the remaining G1 Transformers are ''doing nothing of importance'' on Cybertron.
** In ANOTHER comic series, three Generation One characters (Prowl, Ironhide, and Silverbolt <ref>
*** That takes place ''after'' the cartoons. And it's not like they did anything to stop any of the other Autobots ''or'' the Decepticons/Predacons from delving into the past aside from classifying federal records. When you consider both Dinobot and Blackarachnia knew far more about G1 history than most of the other Transformers did, it becomes apparent that the classification of information in the Beast Wars universe isn't equal, raising the question of why G1 history is considered mythical.
*** It's worse than that. Prowl and Ironhide ''died '''in the movie.''''' They can't be online to run the Maximal government.
*** Beast Wars wasn't fully based on either the cartoon or comic, but a blend of both. It was deliberately left vague with elements from both.
**** Hey, Optimus Prime came back to life (''twice''), so why can't Prowl and Ironhide?
** The biggest [[
*** There are two explanations for that, one [[In
**** They had them all take on the characteristics of Earth fauna and yet weren't sure this was Earth?
***** Speaking of, how were they able to get a hold of ''modern'' Earth fauna forms at a point in Earth's history that includes ''pre-hominids''? Shouldn't they have gotten stuff like Giant Sloths, smilodons and mammoths?
**** Though the [[In
***** Megatron seems to fall further and further into megalomania as the series progresses. Initially, all he seems to care about is getting Energon. It's only one failure after the next that his ambitions start growing. Seems like every defeat, he comes back with a greater and stronger ego. It's entirely possible that he did have the message from the original Megatron but didn't rightly care about it initially, and it's only after his growing psychosis that "KILL OPTIMUS PRIME, KILL THE UNIVERSE" started to sound like a good idea.
* The episode "Heavy Metal War" of the [[
** Speaking of "Heavy Metal War," note that it was the first appearance of the Constructicons, who are said to have just been built by Megatron. But in Season 2's "The Secret of Omega Supreme," the Constructicons are said to be old friends of Omega that were forcibly reprogrammed by Megatron. (The time of these events is before the ''Ark'' crashed on Earth.) And then a flashback in Season 3's "The Five Faces of Darkness" five-parter shows the Constructicons... building Megatron. *beat* The term "continuity nightmare" is often used to describe this.
* Also from the original series is "Megatron's Master Plan" which involves the most idiotic of all deceptions. It should have been blatantly obvious to someone of average intelligence that the "Autobots" in the tapes were impostors that were acting REALLY badly. Also add in that the humans have witnessed repeated Decepticon attacks and that the human going along with this is already known to be untrustworthy.
* Those aren't wall-bangers compared to this one from G1: B.O.T. The WORST. EPISODE. EVER. IN. THE. HISTORY. OF. TRANSFORMERS. The episode that made [[T Fwiki]] itself [[I Need a Freaking Drink|"Good]] ''[[I Need a Freaking Drink|god,]]'' [[I Need a Freaking Drink|I need a stiff drink."]]
** For one thing, they make a robot with the ability to outsmart all the Autobots and Decepticons... ''USING BRAWL'S BRAIN.'' <ref>In case you were wondering, Brawl's an idiot.</ref> For another, they have absolutely NO idea who the Autobots are. This is the last episode of the SECOND season, and it was established that there are frickin' ''holidays'' dedicated to the 'bots in a previous episode!
* ''[[Transformers:
** During the city transform, they showed oodles of [[BFG]]s being moved into place, to battle the Decepticons. A lot were set up against an air attack, since essentially all the 'Cons can fly in robot mode... Then in the wide view of the city battle, they were indeed flying, but NONE of the guns were firing. They only showed two of the smaller ones firing, at two different points in small angle. During the big angle, all the defense guns were silent.
** Second one, during the main of the attack. Their catapult/launcher to fire out one spot is a tracked vehicle. Presumably this is so it can turn to fire through three different firing slats. A tracked vehicle can be turned easily by running one track forward and the other backward, after all. During the movie, they PUSH IT SIDEWAYS AGAINST ITS TRACKS to put it into position, causing two people to strain, and only being done so two others could get there and they could poke a line in. GAH.
* ''[[
== Other ==
* ''[[
** The first, and main one, is the fact that Pi and Harvey were too stupid to realize that if the Greendale Library didn't have the books they wanted, they could have either asked the librarian if she could borrow the books from another library so Harvey and Pi could have them, used the school's library to get the books they needed (Pi even said his future of transportation project was for science class at Greendale Junior High), buy the books at a bookstore or through an online retailer, go to another library in another town, or forgo books and use the Internet for all their research needs.
** Secondly, Harvey's life going to hell because he flunked the entrance exam to his dream school and stupidly took his best friend's advice to go after something that falls into his lap is his own damn fault, not because of what Sabrina did. And even if Harvey did have the book he needed to get into Lawyer's Hospital University, there's no guarantee that he'll pass, as past episodes reveal that Harvey isn't exactly one of the brainy students (he's more of the jock/video game nerd/skater boy types).
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** Lastly, why would Sabrina be shocked that her Future Loser self sold off her magic? Considering that some episodes depict Sabrina as hating herself for being a witch, being a rich mortal seems to be the best thing that can happen to Sabrina. It would mean being a complete and utter kiss-ass to her rival, Gem, who now has her magic, but, hey, Sabrina knew what she was getting into when she sold off her magic, so who really cares? And, much like Harvey's future, there's really no guarantee that this future (of Sabrina selling out to Gem) will happen to Sabrina, whether she earns back the $300 to give to the library or not.
* [[Doug]]'s in the Money. Doug finds an envelope filled with almost $15,000 that an old lady carelessly dropped in a gutter. He turns it in to the police in spite of the criticism and mocking of his friends, his family, and even the police officers. That's fine. But after 30 days, no one claims it and the money legally becomes Doug's. A [[Coincidental Broadcast]] a MONTH after the money was first lost reveals the identity of the lady to Doug, motivating him out of nothing but the goodness of his heart to return the money to the old lady. For his troubles, he receives nothing but a pack of gum. [[Being Good Sucks|The writers railroaded Doug into doing the "right thing" under the shittiest conditions possible]].
** Doug on First. [[Adults Are Useless|Really, parents?]] Are you really so concerned about your kids having a chance at pitching for their baseball team that you'd have them switch pitchers for every batter on the biggest game of their year? Even though it's ''their'' team? Even though they didn't even care about that to begin with? Even though they know they would lose their game if they went with such a dumb idea?
* ''[[
** As of the end of S4, we ''still'' haven't been to Tecna's home-realm, and she's moved on from Enchantix to Believix.
** This is far from the only [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|complaint]] made about the third season. From that same season, we have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b9N3q7lF6Y this scene], in which Icy doesn't [[Playing
** Regarding Tecna's Enchantix, some people have argued that Tecna still did save an ''entire realm'' and so she does deserve her Enchantix. I've heard some fans even suggest that someone simply may have been visiting Layla's realm during that time to justify it.
* On an episode of ''[[
** ''[[
* ''[[
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** The first season of ''[[
** "The Man Who Would Be Bat". Detectives Bennett and Yin are pursuing The Batman and decide they can find him by following actual bats. These bats lead them to Wayne Enterprises, where the creepy Dr. Langstrom is using them to research a cure for deafness for his pink-clad little niece. Bruce decides to help by giving the little girl a hearing aid. Hearing aids do not work that way.... It turns out the girl can
*** Not to mention if Langstorm knew his employer (Which he should, he works for the guy) - he wouldn't have said it's for his deaf niece. Bruce Wayne is a famous philanthropist, of course he's going to help a little girl out.
** The biggest [[
* The episode "Tasumi Unmasked" of ''[[The Replacements (
** She was kicked out of her band by orangutans for having thumbs. [[You Fail Biology Forever|Orangutans also have thumbs]].
** Actually it's a case of [[Fridge Brilliance]] as there were hints in season one, such as the fact in the flashback the armor could be fixed by duct tape which and one of the buttons popping out a flower, all of which implies the armor is fake and she's lying. Not to mention we never seen ''any'' signs to the contrary, such as her parents.
*** But she also had working rocket boots and other gadgets that would seem to indicate the armor was
* Possibly one of the most infamous episodes from ''[[
** [[Unfortunate Implications|Doesn't this makes the girls]] [[Nightmare Fuel|a lot scarier?]] If you do evil because you are sick or possessed, the girls will still hold you responsible and come to beat the crap outta you...that's something to traumatize a little kid with.
** It seems that the writers themselves noticed the discrepancy with Rainbow the Clown. In a later episode, as a possible [[Author's Saving Throw]], he shows up as a healthy-and-free background character at the Girls' birthday party.
*** The original ending was happy, but they insisted on having them beat him down to give the episode a more PPG-like ending.
* Something happened on an episode of the (otherwise awesome) ''[[Wolverine and
** This version was based on [[Ultimate Marvel]]'s Nitro, not 616. Ultimate Nitro is a mutate who just wants to be normal, and that is probably the one used.
** The episode "Backlash" has the X-Men going off to battle Sentinels in an attempt to destroy Master Mold. Wolverine decides to leave someone behind to look after Tildie Soames, whom they had rescued in an earlier episode. He chooses to leave ''Shadowcat'' behind. Wouldn't you want someone on the team who can disrupt electrical systems when you're going to fight giant robots? The others failed to destroy Master Mold; that battle would probably have gone better if the rest of the X-Men had stayed behind and sent Shadowcat out alone.
** Another example is in the episode "eXcessive Force." During his quest to find Jean, Cyclops pulls Wolverine's loner shtick and delivers a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]-style beatdown to Mr. Sinister's Marauders. At the end, when he's overcome by sheer [[Me's a Crowd|force of numbers]] and [[Big Damn Heroes|saved by the team]], Logan delivers a speech about how [[Loners Are Freaks|Scott screwed up by going off on his own]]...conveniently forgetting that he has [[
* Ty Lee joining the Kyoshi warriors in ''[[
* ''[[
* The ''[[Skunk Fu!]]'' episode "The Art of Art." Panda makes Skunk sculpt statues as one of his many [[Wax On, Wax Off]] training regimens. Skunk manages to build them, but only by allowing the Ninja Monkeys to ambush him while he's near the marble, which somehow results in a flawless sculpture every time. The other animals are so impressed by Skunk's apparent skills that they ask him to make more sculptures, which he does in the same fashion. But the repeated battles and the injuries suffered therein soon take their toll on Skunk, nearly ''driving him insane.'' The clincher? Panda reveals at the end that he knew about the attacks all along. Way to go, Panda. Let your young student risk his life by allowing your mortal enemies to maul him on a regular basis.▼
▲* ''[[Danny Phantom (Animation)|Danny Phantom]]'': the [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] Danny induces at the end of "Reality Trip". All right, the use of the [[Reset Button]] was excusable, as was Danny destroying the reality Gauntlet; but ''mindwiping his parents'' was not. They had just made it clear that they love him regardless of his ghostly nature; Danny ''knew'' it would be this way if they ever found out; and they've tried to kill him once or twice without knowing he was their son. In short, there was ''no'' point in keeping his identity a secret from his family, and he knew it. But [[Status Quo Is God]]...
▲* The ''[[Skunk Fu]]'' episode "The Art of Art." Panda makes Skunk sculpt statues as one of his many [[Wax On, Wax Off]] training regimens. Skunk manages to build them, but only by allowing the Ninja Monkeys to ambush him while he's near the marble, which somehow results in a flawless sculpture every time. The other animals are so impressed by Skunk's apparent skills that they ask him to make more sculptures, which he does in the same fashion. But the repeated battles and the injuries suffered therein soon take their toll on Skunk, nearly ''driving him insane.'' The clincher? Panda reveals at the end that he knew about the attacks all along. Way to go, Panda. Let your young student risk his life by allowing your mortal enemies to maul him on a regular basis.
** [[Fridge Logic|There's a lesson there somewhere...]]
** What's an even '''worse''' wallbanger is the reason Dragon is a villain in the first place. Apparently, he once had power over water as well as fire. Long story short, the valley was in a drought, and Dragon asked if he could make it rain to help the animals in the valley. So, what do the Heavens do? They are silent! Anyway, Dragon goes ahead and uses his powers to end the drought; this angers the Heavens, and they punish Dragon by removing his water-powers, which results in his [[Start of Darkness]]. Anyone else see what's wrong with this picture? The Heavens NEVER said that Dragon couldn't use his powers to save the valley. They didn't say anything at all!
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*** The opening sequence even states that-"Dragon was punished for his arrogance." Arrogance? ''Arrogance?!''. HE stopped a drought that was plaguing an entire valley. How is '''that''' arrogant?
**** It depends. If Dragon simply ended the drought and saved the valley, then that's not arrogant. If Dragon ended the drought and saved the valley, and then pranced about haughtily for weeks demanding that all the inhabitants of the valley bow down to his heroic power, then that's arrogant.
**** [[Jade Empire
*** Which means that Rabbit is basically a walking [[Broken Aesop]]. Why? Well, Rabbit is a furry [[Small Name, Big Ego]] who has some clear [[Jerkass]] qualities to him...And yet, NO one in the show points out how arrogant he is because he's one of the good guys. So, um, [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|it's ok to be act like you're all that and a bag of chips and act like you're better than everyone else just because you're one of the good guys?]]
* The ending of ''[[Titanic:
** And the utterly ridiculous [[
* In one episode of ''[[Ozzy and Drix]]'', Ozzy goes through mitosis. The result is a mutated [[Evil Twin|clone]] (he has 4 arms), and after getting Ozzy out of the way, he steals the iodine that will allow Hector to grow. What's wrong with that? Well, remember I said the clone had 4 arms? During the hold-up, all 4 of his arms are visible (he previously had the 2 extras hidden)...and yet NOBODY-not the police, not Maria, not even Drix-notices that 'Ozzy' has 2 extra arms! They all automatically assume that Ozzy (the real one) is guilty! Hey, morons! Are you stupid or something?! YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S NOT THE REAL OZZY!
** In their defense, Ozzy is a fairly accomplished shape shifter. The extra-arms may be strange but not completely impossible for Ozzy to do.
* In ''[[Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
* In Shriek's second appearance in ''[[
** YMMV: this could be a [[Fridge Brilliance]] moment. You're the average Joe, there's this superhero you've probably never met who allegedly does some crime-fighting. There's this supervillain who can cause you a LOT of trouble, unless you get rid of the hero. What do you do? Say "hey, let's sacrifice our hero to the villain! Better him than us, amirite?"? Or rather try to convince yourself that you're not a bastard, and come up with a lame "um... Batman sucks! It's all his fault!" scapegoating? Additionally, Batman not being treated as a hero, but with a lot of suspicion has been used in various media before (including both live-action movies featuring the Joker, interestingly). The thing is, what the people of Gotham say is SUPPOSED to make no sense, they're just terrified for their lives. Plus, it makes Batman more of a hero. Not necessarily a [[
* An episode of ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'' has Toby having to inspect a dam for damage by crossing it on a railway track. Guess what was wrong with that last statement.
** ''James Works it Out'' has James ''pushing a train in a snowstorm without a brakevan'', acting like a complete [[Jerkass]] towards everyone who offers him help, and then finally using an industrial coal hopper ''as a snowplow to dislodge his uncoupled trucks from a snowdrift.'' Find the problems, fellow trainspotters!
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** The special ''Misty Island Rescue'' has a tonne of these, but the most [[Egregious]] one would have to be the Shake Shake Bridge, a ramshackle, decaying bridge that the three logging engines happily cross, despite it obviously creaking under their weight, losing planks, etc. Thomas says that the bridge is unsafe, and shouldn't be used, but is eventually coaxed into crossing to the other side, and then ''says that the bridge is perfectly safe''. Words cannot describe the insanity. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8qcmZdJqMY See for yourself.]
** Many steam locomotive enthusiasts who grew up watching the show could not resist connecting their heads to the metal cab walls when they found out in one episode, "Thomas' firebox was on fire." No. Really?! For a brief steam locomotive lesson, a firebox is where coal/oil burns to heat the boiler up and create steam, so it's SUPPOSED to be on fire. As stated above, even though it's made for children, the amount of reality is draining faster than a drip tank.
* The existence of the Quarrymen, a KKK-knockoff from ''[[
** It wouldn't have been so bad except for one incident where the Quarrymen set a trap for the Gargoyles by having one of their members pretend to be mugged in a dark alley-because they know the Gargoyles ''help and protect the people of New York.'' Bear in mind that a recruiting drive shown earlier in the series emphasized that gargoyles were evil creatures that attacked people and couldn't be trusted. The Quarrymen must recruit people for their swinging arms and not their brains.
* The ''[[Batman:
** Also, about mind controlling Mogo... how the hell can you mind-control A PLANET?! Mogo's core (read "mind") is a central power battery which draws from ALL THE WILLPOWER OF THE UNIVERSE! Control that mind, and you are controlling every mind in the universe!
*** "Influential Uncle?" Who the hell is this guy that can make the ''[[By-The-Book Cop|Guardians]] [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens|of Oa]]'' babysit his nephew, when they [[The Stoic|don't even break a sweat]] standing up to [[Sinestro]], [[Darkseid]], and [[
**** It was eventually revealed in the comics that G'Nort and his uncle were part of a fake GLC of morons designed to discredit the real Corps during a period when the Guardians were [[Put
* For ''[[
* ''[[Captain N:
* ''[[
▲* ''[[Captain N the Game Master (Animation)|Captain N the Game Master]]'', Kevin chooses to stay in the video-game world in the pilot as opposed to going home, NOT because they still need him, but because he ''hears his mother reminding him to get his homework done and take the trash out.''
▲* ''[[Exo Squad (Animation)|Exo Squad]]'' has one in the episode "Blitzkrieg." JT attempts to belay an order given by his superior that calls for the fastest ships in the Exo fleet to leave behind the slower ones to get to Earth as fast as possible. This plan cuts the fleet's strength in half and dooms the entire fleet AND, in their inevitable defeat, humanity as a whole. At JT's trial, despite the fact that it's clear that the order given would doom homo sapiens to enslavement, JT is sentenced to death. Why? Simply because he admitted to disobeying the order. Once he admits to disobeying it, no further debate is held.
** To be fair the guy behind the trial was a [[General Ripper]] clearly out to get JT (and everyone calls him out on it) and gets chewed out by the Admiral when he finds out, for both his stupid plan (which does almost gets everyone killed) and trying to kill one of the best pilots in the fleet.
* In this children's show ''[[Caillou]]'', the main protagonist Caillou is excited about going to the circus with his friends. When his little sister wants to come he tells her no. She starts crying and his father reprimands him saying his friends might not even take him to the circus and he's all like "BUT THEY PROMISED!" The episode then starts giving out [[An Aesop]] about keeping promises. WHAT. THE. HELL. His friends' parents DIDN'T EVEN CALL THE FUCKING HOUSE TO TELL THEM THAT THEY CHANGED PLANS! The main point is that Caillou was being disrespectful (as usual) to his sister and not that his friends blew him off (which they never did)!
** Oh, there's an even '''bigger''' [[
*** This was probably intended to be a more rational, less scare 'em straight alternative to the equally [[Wall Banger
* What happened to Baxter Stockman in [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987
** It's simple, in the episode where Baxter gets turned into his current form, the transformation is a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[
** Actually, if I remember correctly, Baxter took the gun specifically to use it on himself and jumped into the portal ''voluntarily'' to get away from the Turtles; they jumped in after him and only had enough time to get the gun from him and escape before the portal closed. The banging doesn't end there, though. They destroy the gun after restoring the city to normal, which makes you wonder why they wouldn't use it on ''Splinter'' beforehand - until you remember that Splinter had long ago accepted and preferred his fate. So how in the world was the gun back in perfect working condition when they use it on the mutant rats in "Wrath of the Rat King?"
* Gaia from ''[[Captain Planet and
** Pretty much every episode of ''Captain Planet'' contains at least one Wall Banger, but "The Numbers Game" takes the cake for taking [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]] [[Up to Eleven]]. First, it's an episode teaching [[Clueless Aesop|ten-year-old viewers about proper reproductive choices]]. [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|Not exactly friendly for any large families watching]], but let's move on. At the beginning, ''Wheeler'' is the one who believes this, and gets called out at the others for arguing that people shouldn't have more kids than they can afford, telling him children shouldn't "just be for the rich" or something. Then Wheeler falls asleep and dreams that he and Linka are married with [[Massive
*** Because Wheeler is the guy who everyone is supposed to lecture, cause he's American. [[Sarcasm Mode|And as you know, Americans are all loud, wasteful louts who need to be lead around by the hand or else they'd hurt themselves]]. Makes you wonder why [[Mother Earth|Gaia]] even gave him a ring to begin with.
**** The stereotyping looks even more ridiculous when you remember that Wheeler (like every other member of the group, save for Gi) hails from ''a poor, working-class family.'' His characterization might be understandable if he was middle or upper-class American, but as it was there was absolutely ''no reason'' for his wasteful behavior.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* In the classic [[Wartime Cartoon]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSvs_mHJ3so The Ducktators], one gag focuses on apologizing to "the nice ducks and geese who may be in the audience" for their depiction in the film. Then they [[Unfortunate Implications|make one into]] [[Values Dissonance|a blackface stereotype]]. Made even worse by the fact that they were [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|fighting an enemy based almost entirely in racial prejudice]].
** There is a blackface gag; in the lineup of white Nazi ducks going "Sieg heil!", one black duck yells in a very stereotypical blackface voice, "Sieg heil, boys, I'm from South Germany!" Though the joke can easily be less about blackface than making the gag that Nazi Germany sucks by lampshading that non-whites were not among Hitler's desired soldiers.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Men in Black (
** It's even worse than that. As the bodyguard will take too long to regenerate, the Men in Black decide to have an agent go undercover in an alien bodysuit to protect the diplomat. Fair enough, but you should already know who they give the assignment to. What follows is a J getting a cram session about the alien species' culture (habits, language, etc.) and then "comedic" pratfalls endured by the disguised agent while on the job. The Wallbanger becomes evident because K and virtually every other agent seen knew all about this species. Why waste valuable time getting the newest agent up to speed and go through all of this when anyone else could've done the job?
** Following Zed's retirement, a weakened Alpha crashes an alien ship and steals the body parts of the alien criminals inside. With his new powers and body made of [[Badass|Badass Incarnate]], he captures Agent J and uses a [[Mind Probe]] on him to learn Zed's location. After he leaves, Agent L rescues J and reveals Zed's not retired: every last one of J's fellow agents was pulling a [[Massive Multiplayer Scam|Massive Multiplayer]] [[Batman Gambit]] on J to trick Alpha into reading J's mind, with armed agents lying in wait at the "retirement" spot. In other words; the Men in Black knew Alpha would attack the alien ship and, rather than spring a trap at the ship against a weakened Alpha, they let him upgrade himself with the alien goodies that made him [[Nigh Invulnerable]] and planned to take him down afterwards. The plan falls apart spectacularly, as Alpha picked up on J not being entirely fooled by Zed's phony retirement.
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** While the third season was subject to quite a bit of [[Seasonal Rot]], one episode in particular stands out: They need J to go undercover at a high school to protect the son of an alien ruler. So, considering that Jay is an adult in his late 20s at least, do they send him in as a substitute teacher? Or maybe the janitor? No, they send him in as a student. Even in the show, no one buys it for a minute.
** You don't even have to look further than the pilot episode "The Long Goodbye Syndrome". To elaborate, K and J are sent to stop a Skraaldian multiplication in a sewer. Before going in, K hands J a special weapon ''without explaining him how to use it''. They find the Skraaldian (a bear-sized, bipedal, crab-like monster) which quickly overpowers K, and J, incapable of figuring how to use said weapon, decides to shoot the alien with his Noisy Cricket, killing it. Then, K nonchalantly explains that he really wasn’t in danger and now, J’s a wanted target for every other Skraaldian on their home planet Skraal. And since the Skraaldians have a hive mentality ''and'' are locked on to his DNA, it won't be easy for him to escape. From here, absolutely everybody treats J like a [[No Sympathy|dead man walking]] until the end, where K pulls a [[Batman Gambit]] to save J and end up like a hero, never mind the fact it was technically his fault this happened.
* [[Johnny Test]]: In the episode about the monster truck [[Exactly What It Says
* ''[[
* Even ''[[
** In the episode "Crack Baby Athletic Association" they juxtapose college athletes with slaves explaining that other people make money off them and in return they get nothing. Seriously? I'd say that a full scholarship, a free ride through college, and a gateway to the professional leagues is a little more than nothing!
** The ending to "Ass Burgers", which {{spoiler|tosses away any hope of a new start with an [[Ass Pull]] of [[Status Quo Is God|a reunion of Stan's parents]]}}.
* The [[
* In the ''[[
** Additionally, it seems that just because Fry and Leela are now in a relationship, Leela now has to act like a stereotypical [[
** How about the episode "That Darn Katz", where Nibbler is defeated by a bunch of housecats, despite previous episodes establishing that he can [[Just Eat Him|just eat]] a roomful of far bigger and fiercer creatures? Sure, they were sapient cats, but no bigger or stronger than ordinary ones.
** In the episode "Amazon Women in the Mood", nobody ever acknowledges the fact that the only reason Fry was on the planet in the first place was because he had come to rescue Leela. OK, so on a planet which runs on the idea that women who don't need men, this idea may seem a bit condescending, he did act like a pig once he was captured, and he wanted the punishment... but still, there should have been at least one line from Leela and/or Amy acknowledging that he had put himself at risk to help them. I just feel Fry was treated really unfairly in this episode.
* In the ''[[Jimmy Two
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution
** The entire [[Girls' Night Out Episode]] makes this troper smash his head into brick. Basically, Scot interferes in a training exercise being done by Amara, who's being watched over by Jean. When disaster strikes, and Scott saves them, Jean flies off the handle when Scott makes a [[
* An episode of ''[[
* The first episode of ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
* In ''[[
* One of the episodes from the 80s ''[[
* ''[[My Little Pony:
** The episode "Secret Of My Excess" has one. Ok, so first Spike gets greedy from people giving him so many gifts (something he's not used to...despite that you'd think that Celestia, Twilight Sparkle's parents, and other people who knew Spike before the series began would give him gifts as well). Odd, but fine. Then, Spike starts growing larger and more powerful as he hoards more things. That's stretching the [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] a bit...But, it's a cartoon, so we'll let that pass. It's then explained that Spike's growth is a result of his greed and that the more he wants/obtains, the bigger he gets and they must stop him from being greedy to return him to normal. An interesting metaphor, if a bit overused. But, fine. But, then...''then'' it's explained that this is a '''normal''' aspect of a dragon's growth. (beat) [[Big "What?"|WHAT!?!]] Not only has this ''never'' been established before with the other dragon characters shown in the series (Yes, they did hoard treasure, but they didn't mindlessly grab at any random object they could reach. And they certainly weren't reduced to [[Hulk Speak]] like Spike was), but it doesn't make sense at ''all'' regarding the lesson that the episode is trying to convey. [[Lost Aesop|Spike's greed is normal, but it's bad so we have to remind him to be generous with others by having him remember how good he felt when he gave Rarity that gem?]] Wouldn't a better lesson be "It's
** If you thought Pinkie got off easy for destroying Cranky's book, that's nothing compared to what her "friends" got away with in "Mmmystery on the Friendship Express." The former can at least be written off as an accident, the latter was completely selfish and slimy. Does it mean ''nothing'' to them that [[Butt Monkey|the Cakes]] poured their blood sweat and tears into the Mmm, while simultaneously taking care of two newborns? It doesn't matter how tasty it looked, it wasn't theirs to eat! The deus ex machina that took the heat off of them was such an [[Ass Pull]]. What really burns me up, is that we had episodes like ''Suited for Success'' where both sides of the conflict learn a lesson. Here however we see one of the most incredible [[Karma Houdini|Houdinis of the karma and lesson variety]]. Rather than ''"Dear Princess Celestia, today we learned that that we need to have better self-restraint, and that we should confess to our mistakes,"'' the lesson is some half-baked yarn about how Pinkie was in the wrong despite being practically the only person doing anything productive!
* Unfortunately, ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' had a small one at the end of "Lights, Camera, Candace". Phineas and Ferb's movie is finished and according to the director type, it's being shown to a crowd of teens in a theater. The teens love it...until Doof's Age Accelerator<ref>
** There's also a bigger one in ''Run Candace Run'', which revolves around Candace having to do three things-one for Jeremy, one for Mom, and one for Stacy[[What Happened to
* The ''[[
* [[Archer]] usually avoids this, since its nonsensical elements and the idiotic actions of its characters are usually played for laughs, but it unfortunately runs headlong into this at the end of "Skin Game." Archer's dead fiancee Katya is resurrected as a cyborg, and when she feels she can no longer find acceptance among humans, she runs off with the only other cyborg on the show: Barry. The same Barry who caused her death and forced her to become a cyborg in the first place. All this despite the two trying to kill each other less than a minute earlier, Archer protesting that he still loves her even though she's a cyborg, and the fact that she had spent her entire career fawning over Archer.
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