History CrapsackWorld / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': The town of Langley Falls in Virginia is inhabited by jerks, psychopaths, idiots, drug lords, sex offenders, etc. The mere fact that [[AliensAreBastards Roger]] is in this world ''really'' says it all.

[[caption-width-right:350: When [[CreepyChild Vendetta]] took over, this town went from happy to crappy.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The titular town is the archetypal comedic example of this trope, being filled with racism, violence, jerks, idiots, murder, etc. Characters often get sick with terminal life-threatening diseases, leading to a borderline "Life After People" atmosphere, with inept hospital staff to boot. Mormonism is the only true faith that leads to a boring Heaven, although non-Mormons are eventually allowed in Heaven because of a lack of manpower compared to Hell. To top it off, the adults' lack of common sense makes living in South Park hell.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Quahog, Rhode Island is a town filled with morons, perverts, {{jerkass}}es, racists, abusers, the greedy, the violent, the mentally ill, and the morally corrupt. Special mention to Peter, an abusive PsychopathicManchild who constantly [[KarmaHoudini evades the law]] and instigates disharmony, and Mayor Adam West, a corrupt lunatic who has gotten away with killing people in public.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The town of Springfield is ''plagued'' by poverty, corruption, pollution, and radiation, among other things. [[SuckySchool The school system is underfunded and poorly managed]]; [[PoliceAreUseless the police force is corrupt and incompetent]]; [[MayorPain the mayor is heavily corrupt]]; and [[NoOSHACompliance the nuclear power plant has zero safety due to the multi-billionaire owner's corruption]]. The town is culturally, socially, and politically backward, with its citizens being moronic, uncultured, and rude. They form angry mobs, ostracize those who challenge their beliefs, and discourage others from thinking for themselves or hoping for the future. This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in "The Boys of Bummer", where Springfield is even ''[[InsultBackfire proudly considered]]'' to be "the meanest town in America" -- [[CardCarryingJerkass with billboards and everything, no less]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The town of Springfield is ''plagued'' by poverty, corruption, pollution, and radiation, among other things. The school is underfunded and poorly managed, the police force is corrupt and incompetent, the mayor is heavily corrupt, and the nuclear power plant has zero safety due to the multi-billionaire owner's corruption. The town is culturally, socially, and politically backward, with its citizens being moronic, uncultured, and rude. They form angry mobs, ostracize those who challenge their beliefs, and discourage others from thinking for themselves or hoping for the future.

!!Shows with their own pages:

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* ''CrapsackWorld/TheSimpsons''
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* ''CrapsackWorld/FamilyGuy''

** The world has been enduring war for a century, with the person given the duty to stop the war having been missing for the same amount of time (and when he comes back to the world, is a 12 year old boy). What isn't colonized by the Fire Nation has been severely depleted of their population and benders (with the Avatar being [[TitleDrop the last of the Airbenders after the Fire Nation killed them all]]) or a [[spoiler:[[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans brainwashed utopia]]]], a 15 year old male with no bending capability is placed in the role of being the sole guardian of the Southern Water Tribe, and we see multiple lives and families ruined by the war, on both sides. Thankfully, [[EarnYourHappyEnding the story chronicles Aang's journey to restore balance to the world]]. [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra At least for the moment]].
** The world in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is less crapsacky, as peace has been restored, but Republic City resembles Depression America, or perhaps even Germany, with poverty being rampant and radical politics and popular unrest widespread. The [[SuperpowerfulGenetics benders]] abused their power, and that caused the Equalist Revolution, which is pretty much a '''terrorist''' movement lead by a highly manipulative KnightTemplar and that manages to conquer Republic City. Afterwards, Amon is defeated and the Equalist movement is seemingly losing power, but the next season features [[EldritchAbomination evil spirits]] running rampant.