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* WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouseMovie deals with the louds discovering that their Scotland royalty with the movie ending with the louds fighting their family's castle's caretaker who is descendant of the evil sorceress who killed their ancestors and the FRICKING DRAGON that she summoned using a magic amulet with help from their dead ancestors ghosts.
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** WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouseMovie deals with the louds discovering that their Scotland royalty with the movie ending with the louds fighting their family's castle's caretaker who is descendant of the evil sorceress who killed their ancestors and the FRICKING DRAGON that she summoned using a magic amulet with help from their dead ancestorsghosts. ghosts.
** WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandesMovie, the movie to the Loud House's spinoff wasn't any better. It had the family go down to Mexico where Ronnie Anne accidently releases a demigod who sought out to become a full god, terraforming the town into her own dance party but end up awakening a God of the Underworld. Movie ends with the family having a big action sequence against lava monsters.
** WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouseMovie deals with the louds discovering that their Scotland royalty with the movie ending with the louds fighting their family's castle's caretaker who is descendant of the evil sorceress who killed their ancestors and the FRICKING DRAGON that she summoned using a magic amulet with help from their dead ancestors
** WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandesMovie, the movie to the Loud House's spinoff wasn't any better. It had the family go down to Mexico where Ronnie Anne accidently releases a demigod who sought out to become a full god, terraforming the town into her own dance party but end up awakening a God of the Underworld. Movie ends with the family having a big action sequence against lava monsters.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatDefenderOfFun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus Maximus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' is set to have one in 2022 tentatively called The Amazing World of Gumball The Movie! Normal show? The satirical and wacky misadventures of a 12 year old cat and his best friend goldfish as they explore their messed up world. The Movie? One of the show's [[AscendedFanboy biggest fans]] discovers the lost final episode to the series and upon watching it accidentally opens a gateway to Elmore. Gumball Darwin Anais Nicole and Richard must team up with the fan to prevent [[EldritchLocation The Void]] from erasing Elmore while unintentionally unleashing another threat that seeks to end all of existence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' is set to have one in 2022 tentatively called The Amazing World of Gumball The Movie! Normal show? The satirical and wacky misadventures of a 12 year old cat and his best friend goldfish as they explore their messed up world. The Movie? One of the show's [[AscendedFanboy biggest fans]] discovers the lost final episode to the series and upon watching it accidentally opens a gateway to Elmore. Gumball Darwin Anais Nicole and Richard must team up with the fan to prevent [[EldritchLocation The Void]] from erasing Elmore while unintentionally unleashing another threat that seeks to end all of existence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' has the main characters trying to save their city from an evil exercise machine. [[spoiler:They [[strike:fail]] [[SurrealHumor get sidetracked.sidetracked]].]]
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* 1993’s ''[[http://www.atlasfilm.com/product/by-genre/family---children/the-ottifants.html The Ottifants]]'' were Germany’s failed attempt at creating their own animated sitcom à la WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons. Most episodes of its only season had fairly mundane {{Random Events Plot}}s that were adapted from the newspaper comic it was based on. Then, in 2001, eight years after the show aired, a just as obscure movie was released, in which Paul, Grampa, and Baby Bruno go on an epic quest to find Störtebeker's treasure to replace the donations Paul accidentally lost betting on pigs in order to save his job and the hospital the donations were for, all the while being hunted by gangsters who want to find the treasure first.
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* 1993’s ''[[http://www.atlasfilm.com/product/by-genre/family---children/the-ottifants.html The Ottifants]]'' were Germany’s failed attempt at creating their own animated sitcom à la WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons. Most episodes of its only season had fairly mundane {{Random Events Plot}}s that were adapted from the newspaper comic it was based on. Then, in 2001, eight years after the show aired, a just as obscure movie was released, in which Paul, Grampa, and Baby Bruno go on an epic quest to find Störtebeker's treasure to replace the donations Paul accidentally lost betting on pigs in order to save his job and the hospital the donations were for, all the while being hunted by gangsters who want to find the treasurefirst.
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* 1993’s ''[[http://www.atlasfilm.com/product/by-genre/family---children/the-ottifants.html The Ottifants]]'' were Germany’s failed attempt at creating their own animated sitcom à la WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons. Most episodes of its only season had fairly mundane {{Random Events Plot}}s that were adapted from the newspaper comic it was based on. Then, in 2001, eight years after the show aired, a just as obscure movie was released, in which Paul, Grampa, and Baby Bruno go on an epic quest to find Störtebeker's treasure to replace the donations Paul accidentally lost betting on pigs in order to save his job and the hospital the donations were for, all the while being hunted by gangsters who want to find the treasure
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* ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'': ''Hey There It's Yogi Bear!'' sees Yogi and Boo-Boo moved to the San Diego Zoo and Cindy getting kidnapped by the circus. The film reaches its climax at a construction site. The live-action ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' adaptation also falls into this, as Yogi and Boo Boo will have to team up with Ranger Smith to prevent Jellystone Park from being closed for good.
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* ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'': ''Hey There It's Yogi Bear!'' sees Yogi and Boo-Boo moved to the San Diego Zoo and Cindy getting kidnapped by the circus. The film reaches its climax at a construction site. The live-action ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' adaptation also falls into this, as Yogi and Boo Boo will have to team up with Ranger Smith to prevent Jellystone Park from being closed for good.good.
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* While a few ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes threaten to destroy the universe (For instance, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'") the movies usually have more at stake.
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* ''Jungle Beat'' is a series of humorous short vignettes focused on animals that live in jungles and savannas. ''Jungle Beat: The Movie'' features several of those animals in a genuine adventure story, as they are greeted by a friendly alien that they must team up with in order to prevent his emperor father from conquering Earth.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha: The Return Of El Malefico'', Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea who are {{The Chosen One}} must prevent El Malefico from taking over the world.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* The 2014 ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' movie involves Pat retiring to pursue a singing career and having his duties carried out by robot copies of himself. [[AIIsACrapshoot No bonus points for guessing where this is going]].
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie'' is about the park workers ''saving the whole universe'' in a somewhat literal RaceAgainstTheClock, as Earth's history in time is seemingly being picked away at bit by bit. Granted, such a thing is par for the course for these characters, so the stakes are additionally raised by having Mordecai and Rigby's friendship put at risk.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
* Several of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies come to mind, with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' being the first and most notable example. Overall, while episodes of the various TV shows will generally stick to the enemies being [[ScoobyDooHoax bad guys in masks]] (with [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated some exceptions]]), the movies have the Mystery Inc. crew more likely to encounter actual supernatural threats.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' involves the family attempting to save Springfield from destruction, by the E.P.A. While many episodes have featured the characters saving something (greyhound puppies, Krusty, the Leftorium) and a few have involved even larger threats ("You Only Move Twice" has Hank Scorpio threatening the UN with a doomsday device, for example), the one in the movie is definitely above average.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' involves the family attempting to save Springfield from destruction, by the E.P.A. While many episodes have featured the characters saving something (greyhound puppies, Krusty, the Leftorium) and a few have involved even larger threats ("You Only Move Twice" has Hank Scorpio threatening the UN with a doomsday device, for example), the one in the movie is definitely above average.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' involves ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' parodies the family attempting franchise’s use of these when Mariner makes a holodeck movie of the crew in lieu of therapy.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to saveSpringfield Earth from destruction, by the E.P.A. While many episodes have featured the characters saving something (greyhound puppies, Krusty, the Leftorium) and a few have involved even larger threats ("You Only Move Twice" has Hank Scorpio threatening the UN with a doomsday device, for example), the one in the movie is definitely above average.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to save
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' ups the ante by having Eliza have to rescue a Cheetah cub from poachers. She is also sent away to boarding school when her grandmother disapproves of her [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talking with animals.]] That being said, Eliza had plenty of high scale adventures of her own in the main show -- so it's not too drastic a difference.
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* ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'': ''Hey There It's Yogi Bear!'' sees Yogi and Boo-Boo moved to the San Diego Zoo and Cindy getting kidnapped by the circus. The film reaches its climax at a construction site. The live-action ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' adaptation also falls into this, as Yogi and Boo Boo will have to team up with Ranger Smith to prevent Jellystone Park from being closed for good.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha: The Return Of El Malefico'', Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea who are {{The Chosen One}} must prevent El Malefico from taking over the world.
* Several of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies come to mind, with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' being the first and most notable example. Overall, while episodes of the various TV shows will generally stick to the enemies being [[ScoobyDooHoax bad guys in masks]] (with [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated some exceptions]]), the movies have the Mystery Inc. crew more likely to encounter actual supernatural threats.
* While a few ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes threaten to destroy the universe (For instance, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'") the movies usually have more at stake.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* The 2014 ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' movie involves Pat retiring to pursue a singing career and having his duties carried out by robot copies of himself. [[AIIsACrapshoot No bonus points for guessing where this is going]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie'' is about the park workers ''saving the whole universe'' in a somewhat literal RaceAgainstTheClock, as Earth's history in time is seemingly being picked away at bit by bit. Granted, such a thing is par for the course for these characters, so the stakes are additionally raised by having Mordecai and Rigby's friendship put at risk.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' ups the ante by having Eliza have to rescue a Cheetah cub from poachers. She is also sent away to boarding school when her grandmother disapproves of her [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talking with animals.]] That being said, Eliza had plenty of high scale adventures of her own in the main show -- so it's not too drastic a difference.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to save Earth from total destruction.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' parodies the franchise’s use of these when Mariner makes a holodeck movie of the crew in lieu of therapy.
* ''Jungle Beat'' is a series of humorous short vignettes focused on animals that live in jungles and savannas. ''Jungle Beat: The Movie'' features several of those animals in a genuine adventure story, as they are greeted by a friendly alien that they must team up with in order to prevent his emperor father from conquering Earth.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha: The Return Of El Malefico'', Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea who are {{The Chosen One}} must prevent El Malefico from taking over the world.
* Several of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies come to mind, with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' being the first and most notable example. Overall, while episodes of the various TV shows will generally stick to the enemies being [[ScoobyDooHoax bad guys in masks]] (with [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated some exceptions]]), the movies have the Mystery Inc. crew more likely to encounter actual supernatural threats.
* While a few ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes threaten to destroy the universe (For instance, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'") the movies usually have more at stake.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* The 2014 ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' movie involves Pat retiring to pursue a singing career and having his duties carried out by robot copies of himself. [[AIIsACrapshoot No bonus points for guessing where this is going]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie'' is about the park workers ''saving the whole universe'' in a somewhat literal RaceAgainstTheClock, as Earth's history in time is seemingly being picked away at bit by bit. Granted, such a thing is par for the course for these characters, so the stakes are additionally raised by having Mordecai and Rigby's friendship put at risk.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' ups the ante by having Eliza have to rescue a Cheetah cub from poachers. She is also sent away to boarding school when her grandmother disapproves of her [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talking with animals.]] That being said, Eliza had plenty of high scale adventures of her own in the main show -- so it's not too drastic a difference.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to save Earth from total destruction.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' parodies the franchise’s use of these when Mariner makes a holodeck movie of the crew in lieu of therapy.
* ''Jungle Beat'' is a series of humorous short vignettes focused on animals that live in jungles and savannas. ''Jungle Beat: The Movie'' features several of those animals in a genuine adventure story, as they are greeted by a friendly alien that they must team up with in order to prevent his emperor father from conquering Earth.
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* ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'': ''Hey There It's Yogi Bear!'' sees Yogi and Boo-Boo moved to the San Diego Zoo and Cindy getting kidnapped by the circus. The film reaches its climax at a construction site. The live-action ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' adaptation also falls into this, as Yogi and Boo Boo will have to team up with Ranger Smith to prevent Jellystone Park from being closed for good.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha: The Return Of El Malefico'', Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea who are {{The Chosen One}} must prevent El Malefico from taking over the world.
* Several of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies come to mind, with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' being the first and most notable example. Overall, while episodes of the various TV shows will generally stick to the enemies being [[ScoobyDooHoax bad guys in masks]] (with [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated some exceptions]]), the movies have the Mystery Inc. crew more likely to encounter actual supernatural threats.
* While a few ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes threaten to destroy the universe (For instance, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'") the movies usually have more at stake.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* The 2014 ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' movie involves Pat retiring to pursue a singing career and having his duties carried out by robot copies of himself. [[AIIsACrapshoot No bonus points for guessing where this is going]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie'' is about the park workers ''saving the whole universe'' in a somewhat literal RaceAgainstTheClock, as Earth's history in time is seemingly being picked away at bit by bit. Granted, such a thing is par for the course for these characters, so the stakes are additionally raised by having Mordecai and Rigby's friendship put at risk.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' ups the ante by having Eliza have to rescue a Cheetah cub from poachers. She is also sent away to boarding school when her grandmother disapproves of her [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talking with animals.]] That being said, Eliza had plenty of high scale adventures of her own in the main show -- so it's not too drastic a difference.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to save Earth from total destruction.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' parodies the franchise’s use of these when Mariner makes a holodeck movie of the crew in lieu of therapy.
* ''Jungle Beat'' is a series of humorous short vignettes focused on animals that live in jungles and savannas. ''Jungle Beat: The Movie'' features several of those animals in a genuine adventure story, as they are greeted by a friendly alien that they must team up with in order to prevent his emperor father from conquering Earth.good.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha: The Return Of El Malefico'', Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea who are {{The Chosen One}} must prevent El Malefico from taking over the world.
* Several of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies come to mind, with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' being the first and most notable example. Overall, while episodes of the various TV shows will generally stick to the enemies being [[ScoobyDooHoax bad guys in masks]] (with [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated some exceptions]]), the movies have the Mystery Inc. crew more likely to encounter actual supernatural threats.
* While a few ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes threaten to destroy the universe (For instance, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'") the movies usually have more at stake.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* The 2014 ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' movie involves Pat retiring to pursue a singing career and having his duties carried out by robot copies of himself. [[AIIsACrapshoot No bonus points for guessing where this is going]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie'' is about the park workers ''saving the whole universe'' in a somewhat literal RaceAgainstTheClock, as Earth's history in time is seemingly being picked away at bit by bit. Granted, such a thing is par for the course for these characters, so the stakes are additionally raised by having Mordecai and Rigby's friendship put at risk.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' ups the ante by having Eliza have to rescue a Cheetah cub from poachers. She is also sent away to boarding school when her grandmother disapproves of her [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talking with animals.]] That being said, Eliza had plenty of high scale adventures of her own in the main show -- so it's not too drastic a difference.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to save Earth from total destruction.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' parodies the franchise’s use of these when Mariner makes a holodeck movie of the crew in lieu of therapy.
* ''Jungle Beat'' is a series of humorous short vignettes focused on animals that live in jungles and savannas. ''Jungle Beat: The Movie'' features several of those animals in a genuine adventure story, as they are greeted by a friendly alien that they must team up with in order to prevent his emperor father from conquering Earth.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' planned but averted in the development of the TV episode "Something Big". As its title suggests, the episode was based around an attempt by a villain, which had been previously foreshadowed, to completely destroy the Candy Kingdom in some of the biggest and most serious battle scenes ever attempted in the show, which was originally intended as part of the plot for a 45 minute special. However, when the planned TV movie didn't work out, the opening of it was reused for a TV episode, to avoid leaving the plot threads hanging. Other plot elements from the cancelled TV movie were also used in the latter half of season 5, and season 6 (particularly in the episode "Orgalorg").
* The '80s ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' has ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure''. The Chipmunks and Chipettes compete in a ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''-style race, only to stumble into a diamond smuggling scheme.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' is set to have one in 2022 tentatively called The Amazing World of Gumball The Movie! Normal show? The satirical and wacky misadventures of a 12 year old cat and his best friend goldfish as they explore their messed up world. The Movie? One of the show's [[AscendedFanboy biggest fans]] discovers the lost final episode to the series and upon watching it accidentally opens a gateway to Elmore. Gumball Darwin Anais Nicole and Richard must team up with the fan to prevent [[EldritchLocation The Void]] from erasing Elmore while unintentionally unleashing another threat that seeks to end all of existence.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' has ''WesternAnimation/WakkosWish''. The movie itself isn't as "epic" as most Big Damn Movies, but it ''definitely'' qualifies for this trope by the standards of [[RuleOfFunny Animaniacs]]. It's a sort of {{Elseworlds}} set in an [[AnachronismStew indefinite vaguely European time period]], where the Warners are poor young orphans in a small village called Acme Falls; it's the only time all the show's normally segregated segments come together. Wakko accidentally wishes on the one star in the sky that grants wishes and it falls to Earth, leading to a massive race between the characters to reach the Wishing Star first.
* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' has the main characters trying to save their city from an evil exercise machine. [[spoiler:They [[strike:fail]] get sidetracked.]]
* {{Double subver|sion}}ted in ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica''. It starts off with a ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}}''-esque giant monster fight between the boys that turns out to be AllJustADream. The two then set out to try and find their stolen TV... and end up getting massively sidetracked into a plot involving a biological weapon that takes them all over America.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': While the series is all about the Tennyson's adventures on Earth, ''WesternAnimation/Ben10SecretOfTheOmnitrix'' is all on a galactic scale. Much like the ''Transformers'' example, saving the galaxy became a regular thing as well.
* The aptly-named ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' movie ''Clifford's Really Big Movie''. Set within the continuity of the PBS Kids TV show, the movie involves Clifford, T-Bone, and Cleo running away to join a traveling animal act after Clifford feels unappreciated by Emily Elizabeth and her parents. Things get serious when Clifford ends up being tricked into being signed into the ownership of a CorruptCorporateExecutive, leading the animals, as well as Emily Elizabeth, to set out to rescue Clifford and bring him back home.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' had "[[WesternAnimation/EgoTrip Ego Trip]]", where Dexter attempts to save the world from a BadFuture where Mandark takes over, teaming up with his various future selves along the way. The absence of Dee Dee for most of the plot and Mandark taking a level in evil (including ''traumatizing Dexter through whipping and mentally abusing him'') adds a darker tone to the movie than the series. It was also [[UnCancelled originally intended to be]] the GrandFinale.
* Downplayed by ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp''. Uncle Scrooge and the kids find a magic lamp with a genie in it, but that's barely impressive by the already outlandish standards of the TV show -- which, in addition to its famous "racecars, lasers, [and] aeroplanes", also treated viewers to battles with powerful witches and such. In fact, the show itself already had an episode revolving around a magic lamp and his genie. The movie did, however, feature a quest to save the Money Bin from a villain who stole it using the genie's powers.
* Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'': The trio don't become heroes, but it played like a standard episode on a grand scale--in a relative sense, as the show basically never left the usual neighborhood or expanded past its MinimalistCast. Again, one of the Eds' scams fails miserably. We [[NoodleIncident never learn what the scam was]], but we see that it injured the other kids greatly. This leads to the Eds having to [[SternChase escape the cul-de-sac via a car chase]]. Eventually, every character in the series is trekking the countryside, all with the destination of Eddy's Brother's house. And the fact that [[spoiler:we actually ''see'' his brother, who has been TheGhost all this time,]] makes the movie even bigger. This is lampshaded with a "In Case of Movie, Break Glass" case, containing a single peanut with a car key inside.
* Most of the ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' movies, in particular, ''WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishology}}''. ''WesternAnimation/AbraCatastrophe'' is this too, but only in the final act when things actually start going to hell.
* ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatTheMovie'' has [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat Felix]] traveling to AnotherDimension called Oriana. There he must help a [[GratuitousPrincess Princess]] reclaim her kingdom, escape a CircusOfFear and defeat an EvilOverlord with help from his friends and his [[MagicHat Magic]] [[AwesomeBackpack Bag]] [[BagOfHolding Of]] [[LoyalPhlebotinum Tricks]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'':
** The first live-action ''Flintstones'' film has ambition, loyalty, betrayal, corporate intrigue, and a climactic battle upon an elaborate makeshift DeathTrap. An average episode of the TV series is basically just [[HilarityEnsues Wacky Hijinks]].
** ''WesternAnimation/TheManCalledFlintstone'': The animated movie had Fred turn out to be the exact look-alike of a secret agent who was hung up in the hospital and thus couldn't go back to work. Fred is immediately made into a secret agent himself, and must stop the BigBad and two [[TheMole Moles]] from blowing up an entire city -- oh, ''and'' fix his relationship with Wilma. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And it was a musical]].
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' used to be the TropeNamer, with this trope being called "Why is Arnold Saving Something?" The show itself is an urban slice-of-life comedy with most episodes usually dealing with problems faced by individual characters. ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'', on the other hand, would feature Arnold saving his neighborhood by using spy gadgets and infiltrating corporate buildings, while also dealing with runaway buses, explosions, and a bulldozer army. Several years later, the show got a GrandFinale in the form of ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]'', which saw the characters get lost in a South American jungle and get caught up in a pirate crew's schemes to find a lost city held in an eternal slumber that Arnold's [[ParentalAbandonment missing parents]] also fell victim to.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZimEnterTheFlorpus'' features Zim going from VillainProtagonist to straight-up BigBad, enacting his greatest EvilPlan ever to conquer Earth [[spoiler: and briefly succeeding]]. In response, Dib becomes an actual [[TheHero Hero]], [[TookALevelInBadass taking levels in badass]] to face off with Zim in a [[FinalBattle truly massive action sequence]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'':
** ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' repurposes Mr. Spacely into a CorruptCorporateExecutive trying to [[GreenAesop mine an asteroid inhabited by cute aliens]]. He's given a mild redemption at the end, at least. There are also some '80s musical numbers.
** An earlier (made for TV) movie, ''Rocking with Judy Jetson'', had the family (primarily Judy, who is given musical aspirations) caught up in a scheme by an alien overlord to remove all music from the universe.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout'' the series: Five minutes of funny and mildly surreal dialogue. ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005''[[note]]released in North America under the more confusing title ''Doogal''[[/note]]: Zebadee's EvilTwin is released from [[SealedEvilInACan his prison under the Roundabout]], and the characters must prevent him from creating a new Ice Age.
* 1993’s ''[[http://www.atlasfilm.com/product/by-genre/family---children/the-ottifants.html The Ottifants]]'' were Germany’s failed attempt at creating their own animated sitcom à la WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons. Most episodes of its only season had fairly mundane {{Random Events Plot}}s that were adapted from the newspaper comic it was based on. Then, in 2001, eight years after the show aired, a just as obscure movie was released, in which Paul, Grampa, and Baby Bruno go on an epic quest to find Störtebeker's treasure to replace the donations Paul accidentally lost betting on pigs in order to save his job and the hospital the donations were for, all the while being hunted by gangsters who want to find the treasure first.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''
** ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'': Phineas and Ferb finally find out that Perry is a secret agent, and go into an AlternateUniverse where a more evil version of [[HarmlessVillain Dr. Doofenshmirtz]] rules. And there are lots of [[KillerRobot killer robots]]. All the characters have alternate selves who (except for the title characters) are part of LaResistance. In the TV show, they're usually enjoying the summer making cool contraptions in their backyard. However, this was ''definitely'' an example of Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, as the fandom rejoiced both before and after the film premiered.
** ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' sees Phineas and Ferb lead their friends, along with Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Agent P, on a rescue mission [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]] to save Candace from a group of aliens who believe her to be The Chosen One, culminating in the gang fending off both an alien invasion and an alien plant kaiju from wreaking havoc in Danville.
** The various hour-long specials fit this trope to various extents as their plots usually raise the stakes massively from usual episodes, from [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbSaveSummer the Earth being pulled out of orbit]] to [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbNightOfTheLivingPharmacists a zombie pharmacist apocalypse]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}'': The WeddingEpisode, where Pingu and his family attend a best friend's wedding. There is a lot of mischief and havoc in this, [[HappilyEverAfter but at least the ending is happy]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' was first conceived to have all the main villains on [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 the show]] battle over who would take over Townsville, but creator Creator/CraigMcCracken found it left little screentime for the girls. He eventually pitched the movie as an [[OriginsEpisode origin story]] for the girls, with the main plot of them having them unwittingly helping Mojo Jojo set the table in creating a race of supermonkeys. (The aforementioned "battle between villains" plot ironically ended up being reworked into the much shorter 10th Anniversary special.)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' movie (which also served as the GrandFinale) involved the titular family getting lured to an island by a MadScientist trying to steal Oscar's Proud Snacks recipe, peanut-shaped clones, and a [[DancePartyEnding concert at the end featuring Penny and her friends]]. The TV series did have some bizarre episodes, but nothing as extreme as saving the world from evil clones.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' is about a bunch of babies and everyday life through their perspective. ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' is about the same babies being stranded in the forest with a robot dinosaur car and their ringleader's new baby brother. Then they did it again with ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis'', which involves the babies hijacking a HumongousMecha to stop one kid's dad from marrying a manipulative BitchInSheepsClothing, and ''again'' with ''WesternAnimation/RugratsGoWild'', a CrossOver with ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' that sees the kids and their families stranded on an island.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'', where the main characters have to save Terrance and Phillip and, eventually, the world...with musical numbers! This is lampshaded in the trailer: "Damn, dude. I'm huge."
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'' was much more epic than the show. While most episodes of the show were (and still are) basically about anything and didn't take themselves very seriously at all, the movie involves [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick going on an adventure to retrieve King Neptune's stolen crown and, while generally lighthearted, still has some very dramatic moments and unconventional moments. Plankton finally stole the Krabby Patty recipe and the consequences of it were worse than merely driving the Krusty Krab out of business. It's justified because it was intended to be the GrandFinale, with all episodes produced afterwards chronologically occurring before the movie.
** ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' also counts. Bikini Bottom is turned into a hellish [[TheApunkalypse apunkalypse]], the BigBad is able to rewrite reality at his will, and the entire thing is generally played more seriously than a regular episode (though it's a lot more lighthearted than the first movie).
** ''Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical'' has [=SpongeBob=] having to save Bikini Bottom from being destroyed by a volcano.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' involves the family attempting to save Springfield from destruction, by the E.P.A. While many episodes have featured the characters saving something (greyhound puppies, Krusty, the Leftorium) and a few have involved even larger threats ("You Only Move Twice" has Hank Scorpio threatening the UN with a doomsday device, for example), the one in the movie is definitely above average.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'' was about a talking, thinking dog who disguised himself as a boy so he could go to school. The movie was about said dog and his owner having a summer adventure in Florida where Spot (the dog) sees about becoming a human permanently, though he ultimately decides he'd rather be a dog.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is a TV series about a group of talking steam engines. TheMovie, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', features a truly villanious diesel engine, who made a [[spoiler: magical]] steam engine crash ForTheEvulz, and a SaveBothWorlds plot. It was originally supposed to be even ''more'' epic, but ExecutiveMeddling changed all that.
* The ContinuityReboot, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriendsAllEnginesGo'' is even LighterAndSofter than its predecessor, [[JustTrainWrong with engines constantly defying the laws of physics]] much to the chagrin of fans of the original. However, the ''Race For The Sodor Cup'' movie undoes that by having Kenji chase after a nearly-derailing Kana (and derailing due to anything seemed impossible in this show) and [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome damaging his fender doing so]]... and Kana still derails in her practice run going around Cannonball Curve. The movie itself still heavily defies logic the way the TV show does, but these were steps towards this not being your ordinary episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' took a show where the villains would mostly steal energy sources in order to TakeOverTheWorld into a galaxy-spanning epic involving [[AnyoneCanDie the deaths of virtually the entire main cast of the previous series]] and the protagonists facing a powerful entity intent on wiping them out entirely. This has since rolled back into the franchise, and now "save the universe and everything in it" is a rather common ''Transformers'' series plot.
* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' wraps up the series as a whole, with the Bears being shunned by the community and getting chased by a nature-restoring agent, while also touching on how the Bears first established the brotherhood.
* ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'':
** ''WesternAnimation/PoohsGrandAdventure'' is the darkest and most mature Winnie the Pooh story ever made, which is helped by the fact that it is [[DarkerAndEdgier a lot more scary and intense]] than any movie of this particular franchise released before or since, and certainly darker than anything from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh.'' The stakes haven't really been matched by subsequent media and the characters go through a pretty powerful journey of self discovery. Could also be seen as justified if one gives credence to the idea that this was the GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' As it stands, it has become a SeriesFauxnale.
** The two Disney Animated Canon ''Pooh'' films count avert it however, being consistently light hearted SliceOfLife antics with Pooh and co, and lacking even the bigger adventures or emotional development of some episodes of ''New Adventures''. Interestingly it is only the {{B Team Sequel}}s by Disneytoon Studios that amp up the stakes and CharacterDevelopment, even if none get quite as intense as ''Pooh's Grand Adventure'' or ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie''.
* ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'': ''Hey There It's Yogi Bear!'' sees Yogi and Boo-Boo moved to the San Diego Zoo and Cindy getting kidnapped by the circus. The film reaches its climax at a construction site. The live-action ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' adaptation also falls into this, as Yogi and Boo Boo will have to team up with Ranger Smith to prevent Jellystone Park from being closed for good.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha: The Return Of El Malefico'', Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea who are {{The Chosen One}} must prevent El Malefico from taking over the world.
* Several of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies come to mind, with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' being the first and most notable example. Overall, while episodes of the various TV shows will generally stick to the enemies being [[ScoobyDooHoax bad guys in masks]] (with [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated some exceptions]]), the movies have the Mystery Inc. crew more likely to encounter actual supernatural threats.
* While a few ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes threaten to destroy the universe (For instance, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'") the movies usually have more at stake.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* The 2014 ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' movie involves Pat retiring to pursue a singing career and having his duties carried out by robot copies of himself. [[AIIsACrapshoot No bonus points for guessing where this is going]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie'' is about the park workers ''saving the whole universe'' in a somewhat literal RaceAgainstTheClock, as Earth's history in time is seemingly being picked away at bit by bit. Granted, such a thing is par for the course for these characters, so the stakes are additionally raised by having Mordecai and Rigby's friendship put at risk.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' ups the ante by having Eliza have to rescue a Cheetah cub from poachers. She is also sent away to boarding school when her grandmother disapproves of her [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talking with animals.]] That being said, Eliza had plenty of high scale adventures of her own in the main show -- so it's not too drastic a difference.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to save Earth from total destruction.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' parodies the franchise’s use of these when Mariner makes a holodeck movie of the crew in lieu of therapy.
* ''Jungle Beat'' is a series of humorous short vignettes focused on animals that live in jungles and savannas. ''Jungle Beat: The Movie'' features several of those animals in a genuine adventure story, as they are greeted by a friendly alien that they must team up with in order to prevent his emperor father from conquering Earth.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' planned but averted in the development of the TV episode "Something Big". As its title suggests, the episode was based around an attempt by a villain, which had been previously foreshadowed, to completely destroy the Candy Kingdom in some of the biggest and most serious battle scenes ever attempted in the show, which was originally intended as part of the plot for a 45 minute special. However, when the planned TV movie didn't work out, the opening of it was reused for a TV episode, to avoid leaving the plot threads hanging. Other plot elements from the cancelled TV movie were also used in the latter half of season 5, and season 6 (particularly in the episode "Orgalorg").
* The '80s ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' has ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure''. The Chipmunks and Chipettes compete in a ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''-style race, only to stumble into a diamond smuggling scheme.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' is set to have one in 2022 tentatively called The Amazing World of Gumball The Movie! Normal show? The satirical and wacky misadventures of a 12 year old cat and his best friend goldfish as they explore their messed up world. The Movie? One of the show's [[AscendedFanboy biggest fans]] discovers the lost final episode to the series and upon watching it accidentally opens a gateway to Elmore. Gumball Darwin Anais Nicole and Richard must team up with the fan to prevent [[EldritchLocation The Void]] from erasing Elmore while unintentionally unleashing another threat that seeks to end all of existence.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' has ''WesternAnimation/WakkosWish''. The movie itself isn't as "epic" as most Big Damn Movies, but it ''definitely'' qualifies for this trope by the standards of [[RuleOfFunny Animaniacs]]. It's a sort of {{Elseworlds}} set in an [[AnachronismStew indefinite vaguely European time period]], where the Warners are poor young orphans in a small village called Acme Falls; it's the only time all the show's normally segregated segments come together. Wakko accidentally wishes on the one star in the sky that grants wishes and it falls to Earth, leading to a massive race between the characters to reach the Wishing Star first.
* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' has the main characters trying to save their city from an evil exercise machine. [[spoiler:They [[strike:fail]] get sidetracked.]]
* {{Double subver|sion}}ted in ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica''. It starts off with a ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}}''-esque giant monster fight between the boys that turns out to be AllJustADream. The two then set out to try and find their stolen TV... and end up getting massively sidetracked into a plot involving a biological weapon that takes them all over America.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': While the series is all about the Tennyson's adventures on Earth, ''WesternAnimation/Ben10SecretOfTheOmnitrix'' is all on a galactic scale. Much like the ''Transformers'' example, saving the galaxy became a regular thing as well.
* The aptly-named ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' movie ''Clifford's Really Big Movie''. Set within the continuity of the PBS Kids TV show, the movie involves Clifford, T-Bone, and Cleo running away to join a traveling animal act after Clifford feels unappreciated by Emily Elizabeth and her parents. Things get serious when Clifford ends up being tricked into being signed into the ownership of a CorruptCorporateExecutive, leading the animals, as well as Emily Elizabeth, to set out to rescue Clifford and bring him back home.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' had "[[WesternAnimation/EgoTrip Ego Trip]]", where Dexter attempts to save the world from a BadFuture where Mandark takes over, teaming up with his various future selves along the way. The absence of Dee Dee for most of the plot and Mandark taking a level in evil (including ''traumatizing Dexter through whipping and mentally abusing him'') adds a darker tone to the movie than the series. It was also [[UnCancelled originally intended to be]] the GrandFinale.
* Downplayed by ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp''. Uncle Scrooge and the kids find a magic lamp with a genie in it, but that's barely impressive by the already outlandish standards of the TV show -- which, in addition to its famous "racecars, lasers, [and] aeroplanes", also treated viewers to battles with powerful witches and such. In fact, the show itself already had an episode revolving around a magic lamp and his genie. The movie did, however, feature a quest to save the Money Bin from a villain who stole it using the genie's powers.
* Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'': The trio don't become heroes, but it played like a standard episode on a grand scale--in a relative sense, as the show basically never left the usual neighborhood or expanded past its MinimalistCast. Again, one of the Eds' scams fails miserably. We [[NoodleIncident never learn what the scam was]], but we see that it injured the other kids greatly. This leads to the Eds having to [[SternChase escape the cul-de-sac via a car chase]]. Eventually, every character in the series is trekking the countryside, all with the destination of Eddy's Brother's house. And the fact that [[spoiler:we actually ''see'' his brother, who has been TheGhost all this time,]] makes the movie even bigger. This is lampshaded with a "In Case of Movie, Break Glass" case, containing a single peanut with a car key inside.
* Most of the ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' movies, in particular, ''WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishology}}''. ''WesternAnimation/AbraCatastrophe'' is this too, but only in the final act when things actually start going to hell.
* ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatTheMovie'' has [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat Felix]] traveling to AnotherDimension called Oriana. There he must help a [[GratuitousPrincess Princess]] reclaim her kingdom, escape a CircusOfFear and defeat an EvilOverlord with help from his friends and his [[MagicHat Magic]] [[AwesomeBackpack Bag]] [[BagOfHolding Of]] [[LoyalPhlebotinum Tricks]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'':
** The first live-action ''Flintstones'' film has ambition, loyalty, betrayal, corporate intrigue, and a climactic battle upon an elaborate makeshift DeathTrap. An average episode of the TV series is basically just [[HilarityEnsues Wacky Hijinks]].
** ''WesternAnimation/TheManCalledFlintstone'': The animated movie had Fred turn out to be the exact look-alike of a secret agent who was hung up in the hospital and thus couldn't go back to work. Fred is immediately made into a secret agent himself, and must stop the BigBad and two [[TheMole Moles]] from blowing up an entire city -- oh, ''and'' fix his relationship with Wilma. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And it was a musical]].
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' used to be the TropeNamer, with this trope being called "Why is Arnold Saving Something?" The show itself is an urban slice-of-life comedy with most episodes usually dealing with problems faced by individual characters. ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'', on the other hand, would feature Arnold saving his neighborhood by using spy gadgets and infiltrating corporate buildings, while also dealing with runaway buses, explosions, and a bulldozer army. Several years later, the show got a GrandFinale in the form of ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]'', which saw the characters get lost in a South American jungle and get caught up in a pirate crew's schemes to find a lost city held in an eternal slumber that Arnold's [[ParentalAbandonment missing parents]] also fell victim to.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZimEnterTheFlorpus'' features Zim going from VillainProtagonist to straight-up BigBad, enacting his greatest EvilPlan ever to conquer Earth [[spoiler: and briefly succeeding]]. In response, Dib becomes an actual [[TheHero Hero]], [[TookALevelInBadass taking levels in badass]] to face off with Zim in a [[FinalBattle truly massive action sequence]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'':
** ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' repurposes Mr. Spacely into a CorruptCorporateExecutive trying to [[GreenAesop mine an asteroid inhabited by cute aliens]]. He's given a mild redemption at the end, at least. There are also some '80s musical numbers.
** An earlier (made for TV) movie, ''Rocking with Judy Jetson'', had the family (primarily Judy, who is given musical aspirations) caught up in a scheme by an alien overlord to remove all music from the universe.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout'' the series: Five minutes of funny and mildly surreal dialogue. ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005''[[note]]released in North America under the more confusing title ''Doogal''[[/note]]: Zebadee's EvilTwin is released from [[SealedEvilInACan his prison under the Roundabout]], and the characters must prevent him from creating a new Ice Age.
* 1993’s ''[[http://www.atlasfilm.com/product/by-genre/family---children/the-ottifants.html The Ottifants]]'' were Germany’s failed attempt at creating their own animated sitcom à la WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons. Most episodes of its only season had fairly mundane {{Random Events Plot}}s that were adapted from the newspaper comic it was based on. Then, in 2001, eight years after the show aired, a just as obscure movie was released, in which Paul, Grampa, and Baby Bruno go on an epic quest to find Störtebeker's treasure to replace the donations Paul accidentally lost betting on pigs in order to save his job and the hospital the donations were for, all the while being hunted by gangsters who want to find the treasure first.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''
** ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'': Phineas and Ferb finally find out that Perry is a secret agent, and go into an AlternateUniverse where a more evil version of [[HarmlessVillain Dr. Doofenshmirtz]] rules. And there are lots of [[KillerRobot killer robots]]. All the characters have alternate selves who (except for the title characters) are part of LaResistance. In the TV show, they're usually enjoying the summer making cool contraptions in their backyard. However, this was ''definitely'' an example of Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, as the fandom rejoiced both before and after the film premiered.
** ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' sees Phineas and Ferb lead their friends, along with Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Agent P, on a rescue mission [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]] to save Candace from a group of aliens who believe her to be The Chosen One, culminating in the gang fending off both an alien invasion and an alien plant kaiju from wreaking havoc in Danville.
** The various hour-long specials fit this trope to various extents as their plots usually raise the stakes massively from usual episodes, from [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbSaveSummer the Earth being pulled out of orbit]] to [[Recap/PhineasAndFerbNightOfTheLivingPharmacists a zombie pharmacist apocalypse]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}'': The WeddingEpisode, where Pingu and his family attend a best friend's wedding. There is a lot of mischief and havoc in this, [[HappilyEverAfter but at least the ending is happy]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' was first conceived to have all the main villains on [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 the show]] battle over who would take over Townsville, but creator Creator/CraigMcCracken found it left little screentime for the girls. He eventually pitched the movie as an [[OriginsEpisode origin story]] for the girls, with the main plot of them having them unwittingly helping Mojo Jojo set the table in creating a race of supermonkeys. (The aforementioned "battle between villains" plot ironically ended up being reworked into the much shorter 10th Anniversary special.)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' movie (which also served as the GrandFinale) involved the titular family getting lured to an island by a MadScientist trying to steal Oscar's Proud Snacks recipe, peanut-shaped clones, and a [[DancePartyEnding concert at the end featuring Penny and her friends]]. The TV series did have some bizarre episodes, but nothing as extreme as saving the world from evil clones.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' is about a bunch of babies and everyday life through their perspective. ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' is about the same babies being stranded in the forest with a robot dinosaur car and their ringleader's new baby brother. Then they did it again with ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis'', which involves the babies hijacking a HumongousMecha to stop one kid's dad from marrying a manipulative BitchInSheepsClothing, and ''again'' with ''WesternAnimation/RugratsGoWild'', a CrossOver with ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' that sees the kids and their families stranded on an island.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'', where the main characters have to save Terrance and Phillip and, eventually, the world...with musical numbers! This is lampshaded in the trailer: "Damn, dude. I'm huge."
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'' was much more epic than the show. While most episodes of the show were (and still are) basically about anything and didn't take themselves very seriously at all, the movie involves [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick going on an adventure to retrieve King Neptune's stolen crown and, while generally lighthearted, still has some very dramatic moments and unconventional moments. Plankton finally stole the Krabby Patty recipe and the consequences of it were worse than merely driving the Krusty Krab out of business. It's justified because it was intended to be the GrandFinale, with all episodes produced afterwards chronologically occurring before the movie.
** ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' also counts. Bikini Bottom is turned into a hellish [[TheApunkalypse apunkalypse]], the BigBad is able to rewrite reality at his will, and the entire thing is generally played more seriously than a regular episode (though it's a lot more lighthearted than the first movie).
** ''Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical'' has [=SpongeBob=] having to save Bikini Bottom from being destroyed by a volcano.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' involves the family attempting to save Springfield from destruction, by the E.P.A. While many episodes have featured the characters saving something (greyhound puppies, Krusty, the Leftorium) and a few have involved even larger threats ("You Only Move Twice" has Hank Scorpio threatening the UN with a doomsday device, for example), the one in the movie is definitely above average.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'' was about a talking, thinking dog who disguised himself as a boy so he could go to school. The movie was about said dog and his owner having a summer adventure in Florida where Spot (the dog) sees about becoming a human permanently, though he ultimately decides he'd rather be a dog.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' is a TV series about a group of talking steam engines. TheMovie, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', features a truly villanious diesel engine, who made a [[spoiler: magical]] steam engine crash ForTheEvulz, and a SaveBothWorlds plot. It was originally supposed to be even ''more'' epic, but ExecutiveMeddling changed all that.
* The ContinuityReboot, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriendsAllEnginesGo'' is even LighterAndSofter than its predecessor, [[JustTrainWrong with engines constantly defying the laws of physics]] much to the chagrin of fans of the original. However, the ''Race For The Sodor Cup'' movie undoes that by having Kenji chase after a nearly-derailing Kana (and derailing due to anything seemed impossible in this show) and [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome damaging his fender doing so]]... and Kana still derails in her practice run going around Cannonball Curve. The movie itself still heavily defies logic the way the TV show does, but these were steps towards this not being your ordinary episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' took a show where the villains would mostly steal energy sources in order to TakeOverTheWorld into a galaxy-spanning epic involving [[AnyoneCanDie the deaths of virtually the entire main cast of the previous series]] and the protagonists facing a powerful entity intent on wiping them out entirely. This has since rolled back into the franchise, and now "save the universe and everything in it" is a rather common ''Transformers'' series plot.
* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' wraps up the series as a whole, with the Bears being shunned by the community and getting chased by a nature-restoring agent, while also touching on how the Bears first established the brotherhood.
* ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'':
** ''WesternAnimation/PoohsGrandAdventure'' is the darkest and most mature Winnie the Pooh story ever made, which is helped by the fact that it is [[DarkerAndEdgier a lot more scary and intense]] than any movie of this particular franchise released before or since, and certainly darker than anything from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh.'' The stakes haven't really been matched by subsequent media and the characters go through a pretty powerful journey of self discovery. Could also be seen as justified if one gives credence to the idea that this was the GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' As it stands, it has become a SeriesFauxnale.
** The two Disney Animated Canon ''Pooh'' films count avert it however, being consistently light hearted SliceOfLife antics with Pooh and co, and lacking even the bigger adventures or emotional development of some episodes of ''New Adventures''. Interestingly it is only the {{B Team Sequel}}s by Disneytoon Studios that amp up the stakes and CharacterDevelopment, even if none get quite as intense as ''Pooh's Grand Adventure'' or ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie''.
* ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'': ''Hey There It's Yogi Bear!'' sees Yogi and Boo-Boo moved to the San Diego Zoo and Cindy getting kidnapped by the circus. The film reaches its climax at a construction site. The live-action ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' adaptation also falls into this, as Yogi and Boo Boo will have to team up with Ranger Smith to prevent Jellystone Park from being closed for good.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama'', the original GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' could count as this as not only did the world come second closest to ending (this was overtaken by the events of the second finale), but it ended with a RelationshipUpgrade that a lot of fans had been wanting to see.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' movie ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'' had villains that wanted to take over the world rather than just control a pound of puppies.
* In the movie ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha: The Return Of El Malefico'', Rikochet, Buena Girl and The Flea who are {{The Chosen One}} must prevent El Malefico from taking over the world.
* Several of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' movies come to mind, with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' being the first and most notable example. Overall, while episodes of the various TV shows will generally stick to the enemies being [[ScoobyDooHoax bad guys in masks]] (with [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated some exceptions]]), the movies have the Mystery Inc. crew more likely to encounter actual supernatural threats.
* While a few ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episodes threaten to destroy the universe (For instance, "The Farnsworth Parabox" and "Time Keeps on Slippin'") the movies usually have more at stake.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Strangely enough, it was inverted by ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''. In a series that already regularly jumps between SliceOfLife hijinks and more high-stakes adventure episodes, having the first movie based on the series be chasing a jealous former student of Princess Celestia's into a HighSchoolAU ultimately came across to fans as an extended version of one of the show's more relaxed episodes. Even if said jealous former student transforms into a demon for the climax and brainwashes the school. Is a bit of a moot point now that ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' is a self-contained SpinOff series in its own right, with very entry more-or-less carrying this tone.
** Played straight by ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. After an AttackOfTheTownFestival, Twilight Sparkle and the crew are forced to leave show's setting of Equestria and go on a world-spanning friendship adventure to different nations in order to defeat the BigBad, while his [[TheDragon right-hand unicorn]] is consistently hunting them down. Right off the bat a much different and bigger scale of adventure and stakes compared to the usual stuff. What's more, Twilight's obsession to save Equestria [[AesopAmnesia conflicts with all she learned about friendship]] and nearly breaks her bond with her friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' has "Mumfie's Quest", where the characters try to save The Queen Of Night's island. Even though it first aired as separate episodes, [[CanonDiscontinuity the other episodes try to pretend it didn't happen at all.]]
* The 2014 ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' movie involves Pat retiring to pursue a singing career and having his duties carried out by robot copies of himself. [[AIIsACrapshoot No bonus points for guessing where this is going]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie'' is about the park workers ''saving the whole universe'' in a somewhat literal RaceAgainstTheClock, as Earth's history in time is seemingly being picked away at bit by bit. Granted, such a thing is par for the course for these characters, so the stakes are additionally raised by having Mordecai and Rigby's friendship put at risk.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' ups the ante by having Eliza have to rescue a Cheetah cub from poachers. She is also sent away to boarding school when her grandmother disapproves of her [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talking with animals.]] That being said, Eliza had plenty of high scale adventures of her own in the main show -- so it's not too drastic a difference.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' had the DTV movie ''The Great Defender Of Fun''. The movie's plot revolves around Olie and his family and friends teaming up with superhero Space Boy to stop villainous space pirate Gloomius Maxmimus from first ruining Zowie's birthday, then from trying to pull Olie's whole entire planet into a misery-filled galaxy, never to be seen again. While still remaining pretty silly in tone for the most part (in fact, ''literal weaponized'' silliness is what resolves the plot), it's a pretty far cry from the whimsical SliceOfLife plots the preschooler-aimed show is known for.
* ''The WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep Movie''. A typical episode of the TV show involved Shaun and the flock getting up to mild hijinks, and Blitzer trying to put a stop to it before the Farmer notices. In the movie, Shaun's hijinks lead to the Farmer ending up in the Big City with EasyAmnesia, and Blitzer and the flock have to go on a quest to retrieve him, falling afoul of a DiabolicalDogcatcher in the process.
** The sequel ''Farmageddon: A Shaun the Sheep Movie'', while LighterAndSofter in some respects, still features Shaun trying to help a stranded alien evade government agents while trying to fix her ship and get home.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8RvTmJdumoa PSA for the Will Rogers Institute]]. The movie has an alien invasion, Bobby becoming a giant, Dale becoming invisible, the destruction of Washington DC, a genie, and Bill being played by Ned Beatty. The cast watching the movie overall thinks that the only good thing to result of this was the Will Rogers combo packs they got at the concession stand.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' follows up on the season five finale (itself a major WhamEpisode) by introducing a massive status quo change, a TimeSkip, and a KnightOfCerebus who’s far more dangerous than most of the show’s previous villains. The plot is also significantly more high-stakes than usual, with the Crystal Gems in a RaceAgainstTheClock to save Earth from total destruction.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' parodies the franchise’s use of these when Mariner makes a holodeck movie of the crew in lieu of therapy.
* ''Jungle Beat'' is a series of humorous short vignettes focused on animals that live in jungles and savannas. ''Jungle Beat: The Movie'' features several of those animals in a genuine adventure story, as they are greeted by a friendly alien that they must team up with in order to prevent his emperor father from conquering Earth.
