History Main / ObsessedAreTheListMakers

* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye:'' A decidedly villainous, non-humorous version with the Functionist Council, who insisted on cataloguing every possible alternate mode via the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy, and then re-editing and re-cataloguing it all over again.

* In ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' we see that Mayor Wilkins is a checklist sort of guy, his reading that he needs to call a temp agency, get a haircut, become invincible, and has a meeting with the PTA

--->'''Spike:''' ''Triple''-check checklist to make sure we didn't miss anything when we double-checked the checklist!
** In "It's About Time", Twilight starts panicking when she realises that she scheduled her next month so thoroughly she left no room to schedule the month after that.

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* In the ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' animated series, the recurring villain [[GadgeteerGenius Mechanikles]] is found to have a checklist with items like "Do dishes, do laundry, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick destroy world]]". The heroes even comment: "Boy, is he [[SeriousBusiness serious]]". Later, he adds "Destroy Aladdin" to the list, and wonders to himself whether he should do the dishes ''before or after'' he destroys the world. Taking his obsession UpToEleven, he writes "Retreat" into his list before retreating.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', Dipper compiles a long list mapping out his twenty-step plan to ask Wendy to dance.

->'''Twilight:''' Here. Now do you see what's wrong?
->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Spike:]]''' We forgot to celebrate Arbor Day?
->'''Twilight:''' No, the problem is I just finished planning my schedule for the month, but I forgot to leave time to plan for next month! Don't you see? There's no time in my schedule to put together another schedule!

** "Lesson Zero" opens with Twilight creating a checklist of the things she needs to ''make'' a checklist. Then the first thing she puts on her "to do" list for the day is to ''make'' said "to do" list. The final item on the day's "to do" list.

* Bowler Hat Guy in ''MeetTheRobinsons'' loves checklists and is often seen ticking off items in his, such as "Steal time machine", "Ruin science fair", and "Get that [[[SymbolSwearing comic book swearing symbols]]] boy". [[spoiler:This leads to a rather tragic moment after his EvilPlan leads the world to be [[BadFuture taken over by evil bowler hats]] in one alternate future. After fixing it, Lewis find his checklist and he has crossed out all of the EvilPlan items and added a new one: "?" It shows that he literally ''had no life'' apart from his petty desire for revenge on Cornelius Robinson for a minor childhood event.]]

* Emma form ''Series/{{Glee}}'' has made a giant list of everything she needs for her upcoming wedding, including "purchase unmentionables" and "check for spotting on silverware". Interestingly enough it doesn't include anything about hiring wedding singers; it probably goes without saying that the glee club will fill that niche.

* In KevinAndKell, Candace is really strict about procedures. In one story arc, Candace and her husband adopt a child, whose morning rituals, such as getting out of bed, brushing teeth and getting dressed, become strictly listed and timed. There are even lines on the floor of the child's bedroom detailing where to go in fulfilling the tasks! Granted, the adoptive parents in question ''are'' border collies, thus strongly oriented toward herding (and the adopted child is a lamb, thus ''what'' they're strongly oriented towards herding).

* ''KimPossible'''s ArchEnemy Dr. Drakken dreams up a great plan to TakeOverTheWorld, but later forgets it. To avoid this happening again, he starts writing everything he plans to do on note-cards. This bites him when he forgets to write down a crucial step of his next plan and so misses it out, fatally endangering himself, his {{sidekick}} Shego, Kim and Ron. At this point, Shego [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bails out and leaves him to it.]]

* Pianist Richard Clayderman has admitted in an {{http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/pianos-prince-of-romance-returns-to-lift-hearts-20130203-2dsi5.html interview}} that he needs to write down his entire schedule for the day in a notebook, with a typical entry reading something like "Rise 5.30, breakfast 6.30, piano 8.30". He even ticks all the items off and makes a new list at the end of the day in a Twilight Sparkle-ish fashion.

* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'':
** Both Paris and Rory are sometimes seen writing excessive and very elaborate lists with carefully planned activities.

* Emma form ''{{Glee}}'' has made a giant list of everything she needs for her upcoming wedding, including "purchase unmentionables" and "check for spotting on silverware". Interestingly enough it doesn't include anything about hiring wedding singers; it probably goes without saying that the glee club will fill that niche.

* In KevinAndKell, Candace is really strict about procedures. In one story arc, Candace and her husband adopt a child, whose morning rituals, such as getting out of bed, brushing teeth and getting dressed, become strictly listed and timed. There are even lines on the floor of the child's bedroom detailing where to go in fulfilling the tasks! Granted, the adoptive parents in question ''are'' border collies, thus strongly oriented toward herding.

* The first ''Series/RedDwarf'' novel described Arnold Rimmer doing this repeatedly when he tried to take the officers' exams: he would meticulously create his study plan in such great detail that he ended up spending most of his time on it, then had to revise it for the time left, with the same effects until he had no time left for the actual studying. This is fleshed out from a gag in the third episode of the first season of the television show.

* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'': Both Paris and Rory are seen writing excessive and very elaborate lists with carefully planned activities.
** Rory is doing this before graduating from Chilton, planning specific times for signing year books, writing a speech, visiting her grandparents and most importantly, studying for her finals.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Winter Wrap-Up", there's Twilight Sparkle's checklist for preparing for Winter-Wrap Up:
-->Scarf, check! Saddle, check! Boots, check! [[CrazyPrepared Spike refusing to get up and going back to sleep]], check! It's a good thing I'm so organized.
** Shown to a greater degree in "Look Before You Sleep", where Twilight is determined to throw her first slumber party literally by the book. It gets to the point where she is completely sidetracked when a tree falls into her house, trying to find out whether that's supposed to happen.
--> We'll do everything by the book. And that will make my slumber party officially fun!
** "Lesson Zero" opens with Twilight creating a checklist of the things she needs to ''make'' a checklist. Then the first thing she puts on her "to do" list for the day is to ''make'' said "to do" list.
*** Not to mention the final item on the day's "to do" list.
-->'''Spike''': ''Triple''-check checklist to make sure we didn't miss anything when we double-checked the checklist!

->'''Spike:''' We forgot to celebrate Arbor Day?

* In KevinAndKell, Candace is really strict about procedures. In one story arc, Candace and her husband adopt a child, whose morning rituals, such as getting out of bed, brushing teeth and getting dressed, become strictly listed and timed. There are even lines on the floor of the child's bedroom detailing where to go in fulfilling the tasks!

* The first ''Series/RedDwarf'' novel described Arnold Rimmer doing this repeatedly when he tried to take the officers' exams: he would meticulously create his study plan in such great detail that he ended up spending most of his time on it, then had to revise it for the time left, with the same effects until he had no time left for the actual studying.

* In one of the ''FrogAndToad'' children's books by Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad make a list of everything they plan to do on a trip. Unfortunately, while on the trip, they lose it, and feel as if they literally couldn't do ''anything'' now because the list is gone. Just when night is falling, one of them suddenly remembers the last item on the list: "Go to sleep". So they write it on the ground, cross it out, and go to sleep right there.