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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' has several:
** "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" and "The Shelter" offer the same HumansAreTheRealMonsters message. "Monsters" features a strange power outage gradually turn into a witch hunt to discover a supposed alien hidden among the residents of a friendly neighborhood. By the episode's end, mob rule descends on Maple Street and the citizens tear each other apart--while the ''real'' aliens watch from a hill nearby, remarking that all they had to do was turn the lights on and off for humanity's [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves natural tendencies toward violence and paranoia]] do their work for them. "The Shelter" is even more effective as it removes the supernatural element--a group of neighbors gathered for a birthday party hear news of a nuclear attack on the radio. Their host has built a bomb shelter big enough for just himself and his family, and soon everyone in the place is fighting tooth and nail to take a spot in the shelter, throwing horrible insults at one another and desperately trying to ram the door down. It's then revealed that the supposed attack was a false alarm, but it's clear that the friendship and love between the neighbors is gone for good. The ending narrations spell out the Aesop: when life, property, and safety on the line, people ''do'' tend to become vicious and manic in their attempts to keep themselves and their children safe, and the veneer of civilization is quick to fall away when danger arises.
** "A Game of Pool" spells out ThePerilsOfBeingTheBest: if you want to be the top of any field, it means constantly defending your title from challengers and never getting to rest on your laurels. Similarly, while gaining notoriety and fame for a particular skill is all well and good, you have to make time for other hobbies and relationships, or you'll have nothing ''but'' that skill, which makes for a lonely and bitter life; being a {{Determinator}} can be just as bad as being unmotivated.
** "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" and "The Shelter" offer the same HumansAreTheRealMonsters message. "Monsters" features a strange power outage gradually turn into a witch hunt to discover a supposed alien hidden among the residents of a friendly neighborhood. By the episode's end, mob rule descends on Maple Street and the citizens tear each other apart--while the ''real'' aliens watch from a hill nearby, remarking that all they had to do was turn the lights on and off for humanity's [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves natural tendencies toward violence and paranoia]] do their work for them. "The Shelter" is even more effective as it removes the supernatural element--a group of neighbors gathered for a birthday party hear news of a nuclear attack on the radio. Their host has built a bomb shelter big enough for just himself and his family, and soon everyone in the place is fighting tooth and nail to take a spot in the shelter, throwing horrible insults at one another and desperately trying to ram the door down. It's then revealed that the supposed attack was a false alarm, but it's clear that the friendship and love between the neighbors is gone for good. The ending narrations spell out the Aesop: when life, property, and safety on the line, people ''do'' tend to become vicious and manic in their attempts to keep themselves and their children safe, and the veneer of civilization is quick to fall away when danger arises.
** "A Game of Pool" spells out ThePerilsOfBeingTheBest: if you want to be the top of any field, it means constantly defending your title from challengers and never getting to rest on your laurels. Similarly, while gaining notoriety and fame for a particular skill is all well and good, you have to make time for other hobbies and relationships, or you'll have nothing ''but'' that skill, which makes for a lonely and bitter life; being a {{Determinator}} can be just as bad as being unmotivated.
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* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': During the episode ''[[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS04E13 Bowling for Votes]]'', Leslie, who is running for city council, watches a focus group and hears [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond one of the members say he doesn't like her. Despite going out her way to impress him, he doesn't relent on not liking her, even calling her a bitch when she gets angry with him]]. This leads to her boyfriend Ben explaining the Aesop, that being that there will always be people who don't like you, so don't get to obsessed with one person not liking you or proving that one person wrong, especially if it doesn't really effect you otherwise.
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** During the episode ''[[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS04E13 Bowling for Votes]]'', Leslie, who is running for city council, watches a focus group and hears [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond one of the members say he doesn't like her. Despite going out her way to impress him, he doesn't relent on not liking her, even calling her a bitch when she gets angry with him]]. This leads to her boyfriend Ben explaining the Aesop, that being that there will always be people who don't like you, so don't get to obsessed with one person not liking you or proving that one person wrong, especially if it doesn't really effect youotherwise.otherwise.
** Ron's nonstop {{memetic|mutation}} quotes, when they manage to be actually good advice, tend to be these. One episode for example has Leslie complaining that she gets no credit for her hard work and Ron comforts her in the only way he knows how:
---> '''Ron:''' You choose a thankless job: you can't be upset when nobody thanks you. Don't start chasing applause and acclaim. That way lies madness.
** Ron also believes, quite harshly but quite accurately, that the only three ways to motivate people are with money, food, and fear.
** During the episode ''[[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS04E13 Bowling for Votes]]'', Leslie, who is running for city council, watches a focus group and hears [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond one of the members say he doesn't like her. Despite going out her way to impress him, he doesn't relent on not liking her, even calling her a bitch when she gets angry with him]]. This leads to her boyfriend Ben explaining the Aesop, that being that there will always be people who don't like you, so don't get to obsessed with one person not liking you or proving that one person wrong, especially if it doesn't really effect you
** Ron's nonstop {{memetic|mutation}} quotes, when they manage to be actually good advice, tend to be these. One episode for example has Leslie complaining that she gets no credit for her hard work and Ron comforts her in the only way he knows how:
---> '''Ron:''' You choose a thankless job: you can't be upset when nobody thanks you. Don't start chasing applause and acclaim. That way lies madness.
** Ron also believes, quite harshly but quite accurately, that the only three ways to motivate people are with money, food, and fear.
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** In "The Shower", Veronica, a friend of Denise who's getting married, admits to Denise at her bridal shower that she got pregnant on purpose, as she and her boyfriend Jim reckoned it was the only way they'd get their parents' permission to marry before they had finished college. They had planned to still go to classes and get part-time jobs during Veronica's pregnancy, but everything's gone wrong: they had to drop out to look for work, but they can't get decent jobs without college degrees and they've had to move in with her parents. There are several hard truths to be had here: while you might plan extensively for something, it's never guaranteed that things will go as you planned. Pregnancy and preparing for/raising a baby often comes at the expense of your education, social and professional life, even if you have the support of your family. ''Deliberately'' having a child when you know that you can't afford to is irresponsible at best; especially since (as Clair points out after learning the details) Veronica and Jim have made this ''her parents' '' problem as well and now, just when they believed they were done with raising their children, they're having to support their adult daughter, son-in-law and grandchild. Finally, Clair tells Denise that she has to learn to care for people without taking on all their problems; while she can show her love and support, Veronica created this situation for herself and ''she'' has to deal with it, not Denise.
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** In "The Shower", Veronica, a friend of Denise who's getting married, admits to Denise at her bridal shower that she got pregnant on purpose, as she and her boyfriend Jim reckoned it was the only way they'd get their parents' permission to marry before they had finished college. They had planned to still go to classes and get part-time jobs during Veronica's pregnancy, but everything's gone wrong: they had to drop out to look for work, but they can't get decent jobs without college degrees and they've had to move in with her parents. There are several hard truths to be had here: while you might plan extensively for something, it's there's never guaranteed a guarantee that things will go as you planned. anticipated. Pregnancy and preparing for/raising a baby often comes at the expense of your education, social and professional life, even if you do have the support of your family. ''Deliberately'' having a child when you know that you can't afford to is irresponsible at best; especially since (as Clair points out after learning the details) Veronica and Jim have made this ''her parents' '' problem as well and now, just when they believed they were done with raising their children, they're having to support their adult daughter, son-in-law and grandchild. Finally, Clair tells Denise that she has to learn to care for people without taking on all their problems; while she can show her love and support, Veronica created this situation for herself and ''she'' has to deal with it, not Denise.
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* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' had one early on in the episode "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E5GirlInTheFlowerDress Girl In The Flower Dress]]." Basically, Daisy's (then known as Skye) prolific hack-tivist partner and boyfriend Miles hacks into S.H.I.E.L.D. and exposes very delicate information regarding a powered person's whereabouts (which leads to him getting kidnapped by an shadowy organization), and a later mission to retrieve him gets an agent killed. At first, Miles uses the excuse that all information should be free and that he's fighting against secretive government agencies and Skye vouches for him due to her trying to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. herself. But then it's found out that he was paid one million dollars by said shadowy organization to hack S.H.I.E.L.D. for that information. Daisy is crushed by Miles's actions, willingly submits to her punishment, which in turn starts her on the path joining S.H.I.E.L.D. Mind you, this episode premiered during the Edward Snowden revelations and still presents the message that government agencies gather information and keep secrets for a ''reason'', and that hack-tivists are not paragons of virtue and can be used for nefarious purposes.
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* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' had one early on in the episode "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E5GirlInTheFlowerDress Girl In The Flower Dress]]." Basically, Daisy's (then known as Skye) prolific hack-tivist partner and boyfriend Miles hacks into S.H.I.E.L.D. and exposes very delicate information regarding a powered person's whereabouts (which leads to him getting kidnapped by an a shadowy organization), and a later mission to retrieve him gets an agent killed. At first, Miles uses the excuse that all information should be free and that he's fighting against secretive government agencies and Skye vouches for him due to her trying to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. herself. But then it's found out that he was paid one million dollars by said shadowy organization to hack S.H.I.E.L.D. for that information. Daisy is crushed by Miles's actions, willingly submits to her punishment, which in turn starts her on the path joining S.H.I.E.L.D. Mind you, this episode premiered during the Edward Snowden revelations and still presents the message that government agencies gather information and keep secrets for a ''reason'', and that hack-tivists are not paragons of virtue and can be used for nefarious purposes.
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** One episode shows the negative elements of the WhatYouAreInTheDark trope for a Hard Truth Aesop. Donny, Daphne's ex-fiance, is suing her and Niles after the fallout of Daphne running out on the wedding. Frasier is called to testify and knows that he'll be questioned as to whether or not he knew about Niles's feelings for Daphne before they eloped. He's thus faced with a terrible decision: if he tells the truth, he'll destroy his brother and sister-in-law, but if he lies, he'll be not only committing perjury but deliberately choosing to break the law. Martin argues that he should protect Niles because they're family, but Frasier counters that ''Martin himself'' taught him that "Ethics are what we do when no one is looking!" The problem is ultimately resolved when Frasier doesn't have to testify after all, but the message is still clear: while sticking to your morals is easy in theory, it's ''extremely'' hard in practice--especially when the people you love are involved--and doing the right thing for the right reasons can still be extremely damaging.
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** In "The Shower", Veronica, a friend of Denise who's getting married, admits to Denise at her bridal shower that she got pregnant on purpose, as she and her boyfriend Jim reckoned it was the only way they'd get their parents' permission to marry before they had finished college. They had planned to still go to classes and get part-time jobs during Veronica's pregnancy, but everything's gone wrong: they had to drop out to look for work, but they can't get decent jobs without college degrees and they've had to move in with her parents. There are several hard truths to be had here: while you might plan extensively for something, it's never guaranteed that things will go as you anticipated. Pregnancy and preparing for/raising a baby often comes at the expense of your education, social and professional life, even if you have the support of your family. ''Deliberately'' having a child when you know that you can't afford to is irresponsible at best; especially since (as Clair points out after learning the details) Veronica and Jim have made this ''her parents' '' problem as well and now, just when they believed they were done with raising their children, they're having to support their adult daughter, son-in-law and grandchild. Finally, Clair tells Denise that she has to learn to care for people without taking on all their problems; while she can show her love and support, Veronica created this situation for herself and ''she'' has to deal with it, not Denise.
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** In "The Shower", Veronica, a friend of Denise who's getting married, admits to Denise at her bridal shower that she got pregnant on purpose, as she and her boyfriend Jim reckoned it was the only way they'd get their parents' permission to marry before they had finished college. They had planned to still go to classes and get part-time jobs during Veronica's pregnancy, but everything's gone wrong: they had to drop out to look for work, but they can't get decent jobs without college degrees and they've had to move in with her parents. There are several hard truths to be had here: while you might plan extensively for something, it's never guaranteed that things will go as you anticipated.planned. Pregnancy and preparing for/raising a baby often comes at the expense of your education, social and professional life, even if you have the support of your family. ''Deliberately'' having a child when you know that you can't afford to is irresponsible at best; especially since (as Clair points out after learning the details) Veronica and Jim have made this ''her parents' '' problem as well and now, just when they believed they were done with raising their children, they're having to support their adult daughter, son-in-law and grandchild. Finally, Clair tells Denise that she has to learn to care for people without taking on all their problems; while she can show her love and support, Veronica created this situation for herself and ''she'' has to deal with it, not Denise.
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** In "The Shower", Veronica, a friend of Denise who's getting married, admits to Denise at her bridal shower that she got pregnant on purpose, as she and her boyfriend Jim reckoned it was the only way they'd get their parents' permission to marry before they had finished college. They had planned to still go to school and get part-time jobs during Veronica's pregnancy, but everything's gone wrong: they had to drop out to look for work, but they can't get decent jobs without college degrees and they've had to move in with her parents. There are several hard truths to be had here: while you might plan extensively for something, you have no way to guarantee that things will go as you anticipated. Pregnancy and preparing for/raising a baby often comes at the expense of your education, social and professional life, even if you have the support of your family. ''Deliberately'' having a child when you know that you can't afford to is irresponsible at best; especially since (as Clair points out after learning the details) Veronica and Jim have made this ''her parents' '' problem as well and now, just when they believed they were done with raising their children, they're having to support their adult daughter, son-in-law and grandchild. Finally, Clair tells Denise that she has to learn to care for people without taking on all their problems; while she can show her love and support, Veronica created this situation for herself and ''she'' has to deal with it, not Denise.
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** In "The Shower", Veronica, a friend of Denise who's getting married, admits to Denise at her bridal shower that she got pregnant on purpose, as she and her boyfriend Jim reckoned it was the only way they'd get their parents' permission to marry before they had finished college. They had planned to still go to school classes and get part-time jobs during Veronica's pregnancy, but everything's gone wrong: they had to drop out to look for work, but they can't get decent jobs without college degrees and they've had to move in with her parents. There are several hard truths to be had here: while you might plan extensively for something, you have no way to guarantee it's never guaranteed that things will go as you anticipated. Pregnancy and preparing for/raising a baby often comes at the expense of your education, social and professional life, even if you have the support of your family. ''Deliberately'' having a child when you know that you can't afford to is irresponsible at best; especially since (as Clair points out after learning the details) Veronica and Jim have made this ''her parents' '' problem as well and now, just when they believed they were done with raising their children, they're having to support their adult daughter, son-in-law and grandchild. Finally, Clair tells Denise that she has to learn to care for people without taking on all their problems; while she can show her love and support, Veronica created this situation for herself and ''she'' has to deal with it, not Denise.
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': The Season 1 episode "Beginner Pottery" is all about learning the uncomfortable lesson that you won't necessarily be the best at whatever you put your mind at in RealLife, but it ''does'' also note that with determination and perseverance (along with a fair bit of luck), you can actually improve going forward (as shown by Pierce's {{Determinator}} standpoint towards the sailing class) along with taking solace in what you're naturally talented at (as shown with Jeff at the end coming to terms with the fact that he's terrible at pottery, but he was/still is a ''damn'' good AmoralAttorney).
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': ''Series/{{Community}}'':
** The Season 1 episode "Beginner Pottery" is all about learning the uncomfortable lesson that you won't necessarily be the best at whatever you put your mind at in RealLife, but it ''does'' also note that with determination and perseverance (along with a fair bit of luck), you can actually improve going forward (as shown by Pierce's {{Determinator}} standpoint towards the sailing class) along with taking solace in what you're naturally talented at (as shown with Jeff at the end coming to terms with the fact that he's terrible at pottery, but he was/still is a ''damn'' goodAmoralAttorney).AmoralAttorney).
** "English as a Second Language" touches on the idea that friendships often form due to random circumstance, and can easily fall apart when circumstances change. The episode's plot is kicked off when Annie realizes that the Study Group probably won't remain friends if they're not all taking a class together, and becomes so terrified of that possibility that she deliberately plans to get their Spanish 102 grade declared invalid so they'll have no choice but to repeat the class. When she gets caught, the episode also teaches the lesson that forgiveness is never guaranteed, and should never be taken for granted.
--->'''Annie:''' I said I was sorry!\\
'''Jeff:''' Who cares if you're sorry? We're still screwed! Be sorry about this stuff ''before'' you do it! Then ''don't do it''! It's called growing up!
** The Season 1 episode "Beginner Pottery" is all about learning the uncomfortable lesson that you won't necessarily be the best at whatever you put your mind at in RealLife, but it ''does'' also note that with determination and perseverance (along with a fair bit of luck), you can actually improve going forward (as shown by Pierce's {{Determinator}} standpoint towards the sailing class) along with taking solace in what you're naturally talented at (as shown with Jeff at the end coming to terms with the fact that he's terrible at pottery, but he was/still is a ''damn'' good
** "English as a Second Language" touches on the idea that friendships often form due to random circumstance, and can easily fall apart when circumstances change. The episode's plot is kicked off when Annie realizes that the Study Group probably won't remain friends if they're not all taking a class together, and becomes so terrified of that possibility that she deliberately plans to get their Spanish 102 grade declared invalid so they'll have no choice but to repeat the class. When she gets caught, the episode also teaches the lesson that forgiveness is never guaranteed, and should never be taken for granted.
--->'''Annie:''' I said I was sorry!\\
'''Jeff:''' Who cares if you're sorry? We're still screwed! Be sorry about this stuff ''before'' you do it! Then ''don't do it''! It's called growing up!
