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Glurge Addicts are surprisingly positive people (even if they happen to be SmugSnake villains), even if they aren't nice they're [[StepfordSmiler always smiling]] and encouraging others to do the same. This incessant optimism is sure to quickly get on other people's nerves. If it's a strong enough addiction, it also serves as a possible FlawExploitation for these characters in the form of a KitschCollection that [[InterrogationByVandalism can be broken]] or added to as a threat or bribe, respectively.

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** Her boyfriend/eventual husband, Overton, has these moments as well - usually when he's in close proximity to Synclaire.

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-->Just Hang In There, Marge. Just Hang In There.

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* Many of the "fauxtographers" on [[http://youarenotaphotographer.com/ You Are Not a Photographer]]

* Synclaire from ''Series/LivingSingle''. She's generally extremely optimistic, emotional, and sunny (as well as sensitive and a bit immature), to the point where her friends are surprised to hear her say "I'm mad as [[Hell H]]!" She particularly loves Troll dolls, and owns a gigantic Troll doll named "Crispus Attucks" that her friends find particularly unnerving.

* Synclaire from ''LivingSingle''. She's generally extremely optimistic, emotional, and sunny (as well as sensitive and a bit immature), to the point where her friends are surprised to hear her say "I'm mad as [[Hell H]]!" She particularly loves Troll dolls, and owns a gigantic Troll doll named "Crispus Attucks" that her friends find particularly unnerving.

* ''The Boss of it All''. Ravn in the opening quote had the Glurge precipitate a nervous breakdown because was going to cheat his employees out of money and a job by selling to Finur.

* Synclaire from Living Single. She's generally extremely optimistic, emotional, and sunny (as well as sensitive and a bit immature), to the point where her friends are surprised to hear her say "I'm mad as [[Hell H]]!" She particularly loves Troll dolls, and owns a gigantic Troll doll named "Crispus Attucks" that her friends find particularly unnerving.

* DNAmy from ''KimPossible.'' While she may be a maniacal rogue geneticist, her devotion to her Cuddle Buddies [[spoiler: and creating real-life versions thereof]] is definitely Glurgey.

** To some extent, Ned Flanders is one of these, as well. This was tested when he moved to the disgustingly cute town of Humbel, which was a parody of the above Hummel figurines. It was too oppressive even for Ned, and it actually demonstrates the difference between a sympathetic and unsympathetic Glurge Addict; Ned loves {{glurge}}, but is capable of accepting people for their faults. The townsfolk of Humbel [[{{Understatement}} weren't]].

* [[LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey]]. She has a stuffed puppy on her bed, and other cute decorations around her room.

* [[{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]] is a Liberace loving, ceramic penguin owning, romance novel addict who doesn't like it when people swear.

* [[{{Starslip}} Vanderbeam's]] discovery that his crush Jovia had a "Hang in there" kitten poster led him careening down a path of desperate speculation as he tried to figure out if she was genuinely one of these, or if she had some ironic, intellectual interest in it. Her explanation that she just thought it was cute and felt she should be allowed to turn off her brain now and again didn't satisfy him.

* [[KingOfTheHill Hank Hill's]] mom is addicted to Hummel figurines.

* [[TheSimpsons Marge Simpson's]] Glurge Addict status is her love of kitten motivational posters.

* Becky, from TheLifeAndTimesOfTim, for whom greeting cards are SeriousBusiness.

** To some extent, Ned Flanders is one of these, as well. This was tested when he moved to the disgustingly cute town of Humbel, which was a parody of the above Hummel figurines. It was too oppressive even for Ned.
*** That actually demonstrates the difference between a sympathetic and unsympathetic Glurge Addict; Ned loves {{glurge}}, but is capable of accepting people for their faults. The townsfolk of Humbel [[{{Understatement}} weren't]].

* ''HarryPotter'': SmugSnake Dolores Umbridge is a [[TyrantTakesTheHelm villainous]] variant. She wears only pink, has an office full of kitten plates, and seems to want to shelter children from frightening things. She's also a SadistTeacher and part of an ill-advised government coverup. Glurge addicts don't have to be ''good''.

* [[TheUmbridge Dolores Umbridge]] of ''HarryPotter'' possibly qualifies, as the SmugSnake [[TyrantTakesTheHelm villain]] variant. She wears only pink, has an office full of kitten plates, and seems to want to shelter children from frightening things. She's also a SadistTeacher and part of an ill-advised government coverup. Glurge addicts don't have to be ''good''.

* [[Characters/HarryPotter Dolores Umbridge]] of ''HarryPotter'' possibly qualifies, as the SmugSnake [[TyrantTakesTheHelm villain]] variant. She wears only pink, has an office full of kitten plates, and seems to want to shelter children from frightening things. She's also a SadistTeacher and part of an ill-advised government coverup. Glurge addicts don't have to be ''good''.

* Becky, from TheLifeAndTimesOfTim, who treats greeting cards as SeriousBusiness.

* Becky, from TheLifeAndTimesOfTim.

* Becky, from LifeAndTimesOfTim.

* Dolores Umbridge of ''Harry Potter'' possibly qualifies, as the SmugSnake [[TyrantTakesTheHelm villain]] variant. She wears only pink, has an office full of kitten plates, and seems to want to shelter children from frightening things. She's also a SadistTeacher and part of an ill-advised government coverup. Glurge addicts don't have to be ''good''.

* Joyce from ''{{Roomies}}/ItsWalky'' is possibly the only being in the Galaxy to not see an endless loop of TheSoundOfMusic as torture.

* While being the TropeNamer for TheUmbridge, Dolores Umbridge of ''Harry Potter'' possibly qualifies, as the SmugSnake villain variant. She wears only pink, has an office full of kitten plates, and seems to want to shelter children from frightening things. She's also a SadistTeacher and part of an ill-advised government coverup. Glurge addicts don't have to be ''good''.