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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Spike the erstwhile evil vampire tries to impress Buffy by helping people injured in a roof collapse, and especially wants credit for not drinking their blood.
* In the ''[[
{{quote| '''Blon:''' I spared her life.<br />
'''Doctor:''' You let one of them go, but that's nothing new. Every now and then, a little victim's spared... because she smiled, cos he's got freckles, cos they begged. And that's how you live with yourself, that's how you slaughter millions, because once in a while, on a whim, if the wind's in the right direction, you happen to be kind. }}
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'''Toph:''' I'm just saying that considering his messed up family and how he was raised, he could have turned out a lot worse.<br />
'''Katara:''' You're right, Toph. Let's go find him and give him a medal. The "Not-As-Much-Of-A-Jerk-As-You-Could-Have-Been Award"! }}
* In ''[[X
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' had a plot similar to that, where Homer and some of his friends become firefighters and get so many thank-you gifts that they come to expect it. They steal from [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Mr. Burns]] when he refuses to reward them, then just start robbing places as a matter of course.
** Similar to the above, Homer once saved Mr Burns' life by allowing Bart to be a donor during a blood transfusion, only to send Burns an abusive letter when the only reward the family got was a thank you note.
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