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* The ''{{Thundercats 2011}}'' short "Butterfly Blues" is about Snarf watching Lion-O, until he gets distracted by a butterfly, leading to Snarf trying to get him back home.

* ''IceAge'' is this in a nutshell.

* In ''{{Asterix}} and Son'', the titular DoorstopBaby, once tanked up on Magic Potion, becomes more than a match for any would-be babysitter, tossing people around like rattlers. When a Roman legionary disguised as a rattler pedlar offers to watch the baby...

* Very averted in ''CalvinAndHobbes'', where Rosayln comes close to a BabysitterFromHell at times, being one of the few people Calvin is truly afraid of. First, every time the parents hire Rosalyn to watch over Calvin, he's always the one to get lectured (at the very least) for the pranks he pulls on her. He once tried to run away, and didn't get very far before she brought him back. Rosalyn can generally take what he dishes out and come down hard on him for it. Second, she commands ''princely'' sums (even getting advances) as she's the only one who will put up with Calvin. Third, the parents are all too aware of Calvin's antics themselves, so Rosalyn never has to worry about [[CassandraTruth not being believed]]. Lastly, in Rosalyn's final appearance, she and Calvin make peace with each other after bonding over a game of {{Calvinball}}.

* In the SuperMarioBrosSuperShow episode 'Two Plumbers and a Baby', King Koopa uses the FountainOfYouth to turn Princess Toadstool into a baby, and the Marios wear themselves out trying to keep the infant royal under control until they find a way to age her back to normal.

* On the [[Series/{{SouthPark}}]] episode "Tssst!", Cartman takes down two reality-show nannies. One ends up in a straitjacket.

* Happens to DetectiveConan in a filler episode, when he's stuck taking care of a two-year-old boy named Santa whose mother Shigeko is one of Kogoro's clients. [[spoiler: And then Shigeko is kidnapped...]] [[spoiler: And in the end, it turns out that Santa's real name is Haruka... [[GenderReveal and that she's a little girl]].]]

* ''MarriedWithChildren'': Desperate for concert ticket money, Bud rents Kelly out as a babysitter. During the evening, she's tied to a chair, peed on, and threatened with scalping.

* Very averted in ''CalvinAndHobbes''. First, every time the parents hire Rosalyn to watch over Calvin, he's always the one to get lectured (at the very least) for the pranks he pulls on her. He once tried to run away, and didn't get very far before she brought him back. Rosalyn can generally take what he dishes out and come down hard on him for it. Second, she commands ''princely'' sums (even getting advances) as she's the only one who will put up with Calvin. Third, the parents are all too aware of Calvin's antics themselves, so Rosalyn never has to worry about [[CassandraTruth not being believed]]. Lastly, in Rosalyn's final appearance, she and Calvin make peace with each other after bonding over a game of {{Calvinball}}.

Compare NoSympathy, EscortMission. BabysitterFromHell is the inversion of this trope.

* An episode of ''LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' had most of the characters, including Lilo's older sister, turn into babies, forcing Lilo to baby-sit.

->''Now listen, honey, Mommy has to [[LampshadeHanging go to a better parenting conference]]. You stay right here and play.''

Note that [[TropesAreFlexible the "babysitter" need not be an actual babysitter, nor the "infant" an actual infant]]. This trope works any time a supposedly responsible individual is left in charge of an innocent, and ends up paying for it physically.

* In ''Disney/TheLionKing 2'', Simba entrusts Timon and Pumbaa to watch Kiara -- something they don't know the first thing about. Considering that their attempt to raise Simba as shown in ''Disney/TheLionKing 1 ½'' wasn't any better, either.

One of the classic comedy plots, most often seen in cartoons. A babysitter is left in charge of an infant (who, despite being so young, turns out to be [[StrayingBaby incredibly mobile]]). As soon as the infant's parents are off-stage, the babysitter begins a [[HumiliationConga gauntlet of pain and anguish]] of which, somehow, the infant is the ultimate cause.

* In ''[[FanFic/NewLookSeries Trunk's New Look]]'' the titular character takes on this role when babysitting Goten and his younger self. This eventually results in him ending up in his mother's PlayboyBunny outfit.

* In ''[[NewLookSeries Trunk's New Look]]'' the titular character takes on this role when babysitting Goten and his younger self. This eventually results in him ending up in his mother's PlayboyBunny outfit.

* The title image is from a short on ''TheIncredibles'' DVD, showing the beleagured babysitter for the superpowered parents' "normal" baby Jack-Jack (or so they believed). Unfortunately for the babysitter, Jack-Jack won the SuperpowerLottery. The babysitter quickly learns how to keep the baby roughly "under control", dousing his flaming body, using a mirror to reflect his eye beams, etc.

One of the classic comedy plots, most often seen in cartoons. A babysitter is left in charge of an infant (who, despite being so young, turns out to be incredibly mobile). As soon as the infant's parents are off-stage, the babysitter begins a [[HumiliationConga gauntlet of pain and anguish]] of which, somehow, the infant is the ultimate cause.

* The ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011'' short "Butterfly Blues" is about Snarf watching Lion-O, until he gets distracted by a butterfly, leading to Snarf trying to get him back home.

* A very dark version in the novel ''Let's Go Play At the Adams'' by Mendal Johnson. A young woman babysits a family of teenagers. They tie her to a bed and ItGetsWorse. Some elements are based on the Sylvia Likens case.

* ''MarriedWithChildren'': Desperate for concert ticket money, Bud rents Kelly out as a babysitter. During the evening, she's tied to a chair, peed on, and threatened with scalping.