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* Clark in ''Fanfic/TheLastSon'' has a tendency to forget celebrating his birthday. Partially justified because [[DoesNotKnowTheirOwnBirthday he doesn't know his exact date of birth]], but since the Kents found him when his ship landed on Smallville (April 27th), they figured they could use that as a birthday date for him.

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* Clark in ''Fanfic/TheLastSon'' has a tendency to forget celebrating his birthday. Partially justified because [[DoesNotKnowTheirOwnBirthday [[DoesntKnowTheirOwnBirthday he doesn't know his exact date of birth]], but since the Kents found him when his ship landed on Smallville (April 27th), they figured they could use that as a birthday date for him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'': Fred organizes a Mystery Inc. reunion as a birthday surprise for Daphne. After the gang greets her, she admits that she got so caught up in her work, that she didn't realize her birthday had arrived.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'': Fred organizes a Mystery Inc. reunion as a birthday surprise for Daphne. After the gang greets her, she admits Daphne has been working so hard on her new show ''Coast to Coast with Daphne Blake'' that she got so caught up in her work, that she didn't realize forgets it's her birthday until Velma, Shaggy and Scooby - whom she hasn't seen in some time - burst out of the Mystery Machine to wish her a happy birthday; Fred had arrived.arranged for them to travel with him and Daphne on their trip to surprise her. Daphne, who had been missing her friends greatly, declares it's the best birthday ever.



* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'': Daphne has been working so hard on her new show ''Coast to Coast with Daphne Blake'' that she forgets it's her birthday until Velma, Shaggy and Scooby - whom she hasn't seen in some time - burst out of the Mystery Machine to wish her a happy birthday; Fred had arranged for them to travel with him and Daphne on their trip to surprise her. Daphne, who had been missing her friends greatly, declares it's the best birthday ever.
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* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'': In a throwaway joke, London reveals that she suffers from this. Given her status as TheDitz, it's unsurprising. Bailey sums it up perfectly.

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* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'': In a throwaway joke, London reveals that she suffers from this. Given her status as TheDitz, it's unsurprising. Bailey sums it up perfectly.It certainly explains one episode of the [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody preceding series]], where she celebrates her birthday on a completely arbitrary day of the year that happens to overlap with ''Maddie's'' birthday.
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* Clark in ''Fanfic/TheLastSon'' has a tendency to forget celebrating his birthday. Partially justified because [[DoesNotKnowTheirOwnBirthday he doesn't know his exact date of birth]], but since the Kents found him when his ship landed on Smallville (April 27th), they figured they could use that as a birthday date for him.
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* In the ''Comicbook/{{Justice League|International}} Quarterly'' story "Take My Wife ... Please!" in which Comicbook/ElongatedMan is surprisingly unconcerned that Sue has been kidnapped, because he knows she always plans an elaborate mystery on his birthday and counts on him forgetting, but this year he didn't. DoubleSubverted when the Flash tells him he's got the day wrong. ''Triple'' subverted when it turns out he hasn't and Flash was in on it.
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Compare DoesntKnowTheirOwnBirthday, where the character never knew when their birthday was in the first place and never celebrated it before. Main/OnePersonBirthdayParty could be mixed in. Contrast BirthdayHater for someone who would ''rather'' forget about it.

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Compare DoesntKnowTheirOwnBirthday, where the character never knew when their birthday was in the first place and never celebrated it before. Main/OnePersonBirthdayParty could be mixed in. Contrast BirthdayHater for someone who would ''rather'' forget about it. If the character forgets it's their birthday because there's too much other stuff happening, it's ABirthdayNotABreak.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13528716/1/Up-to-Something Up to Something]]'' when Harry goes home for lunch on his 24th birthday and is presented with some of his favorite foods, he asks Kingsley what the special occasion is.
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* A more rarer example involves the side characters throwing a [[Main/SurpriseParty surprise birthday party]] for this character. And when it happens we all find out that the birthday person didn't even know it was their birthday until now.

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* A more rarer rare example involves the side characters throwing a [[Main/SurpriseParty surprise birthday party]] for this character. And when it happens we all find out that the birthday person didn't even know it was their birthday until now.









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-->'''Mom''': We ''never'' forget your birthday, [[AccidentalMisnaming Tommy]]!

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* ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'': In one ''Donald Duck'' comic, Daisy Duck forgot her own birthday.

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* ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'': In one ''Donald Duck'' comic, "Forget-Me-Not", Daisy Duck forgot her own birthday.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy", D.W. is trying to find a way to get an additional accessory for her unicorn toy, we get this:
-->'''D.W.:''' My birthday!\\
'''Mrs. Read:''' ..was ''last'' month.\\
'''D.W.:''' Awwwww!
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->'''Timmy''': Don't worry about forgetting that my birthday was today, Mom and Dad. It's OK.\\
'''Dad''': What?! Forgot your birthday?\\
'''Mom''': We'd never forget your birthday, [[AccidentalMisnaming Tommy]]!\\
'''Dad''': Your birthday isn't 'til ''tomorrow!''\\
'''Timmy''': WHAT?!\\
'''Mom and Dad''': Happy almost-birthday, Timmy!
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->'''Timmy''': ->'''Timmy:''' Don't worry about forgetting that my birthday was today, Mom and Dad. It's OK.\\
'''Dad''': '''Dad:''' What?! Forgot your birthday?\\
'''Mom''': '''Mom:''' We'd never forget your birthday, [[AccidentalMisnaming Tommy]]!\\
'''Dad''': '''Dad:''' Your birthday isn't 'til ''tomorrow!''\\
'''Timmy''': '''Timmy:''' WHAT?!\\
'''Mom and Dad''': Dad:''' Happy almost-birthday, Timmy!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents''
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