History ParanoiaFuel / WesternAnimation

* In the Simpsons episode "Mountain of Madness" Homer and Mr. Burns get stuck inside a cabin from avalanches and are giving each other paranoid stares, that scene was so creepy!

** Bill Cipher is watching you. He's always watching you. He knows exactly what you're doing, when you're doing it, and why. And if it doesn't fit his plans, he'll find a way to interfere. He can also possess people, and it's not always immediately obvious as to whether a person is possessed or not [[spoiler:(especially if they wear glasses)]]. He can enter pretty much anyone's mind at any time, and can even destroy a person's mind from the inside out. [[spoiler:And he wants to cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.]]

* The akuma in Miraculous Ladybug. It doesn't matter who you are, what your age is, or what your morals are. If you have one moment of weakness, you can be turned into a super villain at any time or place. And they're often capable of making thralls of everyone, up to and including [[TheLancer Chat Noir]].

* The Gamesmaster from the ''GIJoe'' episode of the same name. A ten-foot tall PsychopathicManChild who effortlessly kidnaps Flint, Lady Jaye, Baroness, and Cobra Commander to use as playthings for his amusement. It's insane that such a creepy guy has so many ''resources''. The Joes and Cobra already have SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands, but he takes it to the next level as he spies inside Cobra's base, ''Lady Jaye changing her clothes in a mall's fitting room'', and ''Baroness taking a bath''. He kidnaps Flint by using a helicopter to ''pull the elevator he was using out of the building''.

* The ''RockosModernLife'' episode where the gang goes fishing, only to discover that the fish are fishing for them using ever more elaborate bait, including the life jackets and ending with Rocko's house being reeled in.

The akuma in Miraculous Ladybug. It doesn't matter who you are, what your age is, or what your morals are. If you have one moment of weakness, you can be turned into a super villain at any time or place. And they're often capable of making thralls of everyone, up to and including [[TheLancer Chat Noir]].

The akuma in Miraculous Ladybug. It doesn't matter who you are, what your age is, or what your morals are. If you have one moment of weakness, you can be turned into a super villain at any time or place. And they're often capable of making thralls of everyone, up to and including [[The Lancer Chat Noir]].

** The ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' version of Soundwave is eerie. Design-wise, he's [[TheBlank faceless]] and [[LeanAndMean disproportionately slender]]. The other Decepticons are intimidated by him; with [[TheStarscream Starscream]] having to go to great lengths to get him to agree with his schemes, due to Soundwave's loyalty to Megatron. He rarely says anything; and if he does, it was usually not in his own voice, but rather a [[IronicEcho distorted recording]] of another character. Add on to the fact that he can monitor all Earth telecommunications at will. Then, recall the fact that [[BewareTheQuietOnes he's one of the most dangerous fighters among the Decepticons, too]].

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': The end of the Halloween episode featured Dib getting dragged out of his class, thrown into the back of a padded truck and taken to "the Crazy House for Boys." Think about it. They just decided Dib was insane, with no input from him at all, then picked him up and took him, never to be heard from again.
** Actually, that wasn't the end, that was around the middle or so and he escaped.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcWzVLbBDwc The Hide Behind]], its so good at hiding behind your back that you'll never know whether or not its really there. Thankfully, it doesn't seem to be malicious at all.
** Bill Cipher is watching you. He's always watching you. He knows exactly what you're doing, when you're doing it, and why. And if it doesn't fit his plans, he'll find a way to interfere.

* ''FiremanSam''. He sounds more like a potential axe murderer than a friendly hero next door. And ''Postman Pat'' who sounds more like a Grim Reaper incarnate than a mailman.

* ''TheRealGhostbusters'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' had the Grundel, a ghoul that came to kids' bedroom windows late at night and said "Come out and play..." over and over again in a ''really'' creepy voice, until the kid was mesmerized into obeying. And it only targets children. And if they're not freed from his influence, they eventually turn into a Grundel themselves. Sweet dreams, kiddies...
** DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?
* ''TheBraveLittleToaster'' introduces the concept that every appliance, electronic, or mechanical object is alive, sentient, and watching you. Sure, they ''are'' mostly benevolent, but to think that something is always watching what you do, even when you think you're alone...

** There's also the junkyard. Think about it, you can't move, and somebody is going to pick your helpless body u

** If, at any time, you see something supernatural in Gravity Falls, [[spoiler:the Society of the Blind Eye will take you and wipe your memory of it, leading to brain damage and, as seen in Old Man [=McGucket=], [[SanitySlippage insanity]].]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcWzVLbBDwc The Hide Behind]], its so good at hiding behind your back that you'll never know whether or not its really there.

* ''InvaderZim'': The end of the Halloween episode featured Dib getting dragged out of his class, thrown into the back of a padded truck and taken to "the Crazy House for Boys." Think about it. They just decided Dib was insane, with no input from him at all, then picked him up and took him, never to be heard from again.

* An episode of ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'' had Lucius waking up with Jimmy next to his bed. "[[HoYay Best friends watch each other sleep!]]"

** Bill Cipher is watching you. He's always watching you. He knows exactly what you're doing, when you're doing it, and why. And if it doesn't fit his plans, he'll find a way to interfere.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcWzVLbBDwc The Hide Behind]], its so good at hiding behind your back that you'll never know whether or not its really there.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' has Ragdoll, a creepy contortionist that can stretch and bend in ways that aren't even imaginable. He once hid in Penguin's ''hat'' without being noticed, which indicates he could be hiding in ''any'' nook and cranny ''anywhere''.

** The Ice King's backstory as well. [[spoiler: Basically, he was just a normal guy until he jokingly put on a normal-looking antique crown that he had bought. The [[ArtifactOfDoom crown]] then caused him to drive away his beloved fiancee, destroyed his [[SanitySlippage mind]] and [[LossOfIdentity identity]] slowly [[AndIMustScream over a period of years]], and all-around ruined his entire life.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcWzVLbBDwc The Hide Behind]], its so good at hiding behind your back that you'll never know weather or not its really there.

-->'''Batman:''' How much is a good nights sleep worth? Now ''there's'' a riddle.

-->'''Batman:''' How much is a good nights sleep worth? Not ''there's'' a riddle.
* ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''. In this world, [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]] have invaded ''every living thing''. It just so happens that when a particular thing gets [[PhlebotinumOverload overloaded with nanites]], [[BodyHorror it causes the body to mutate]] in very squicky ways, eventually causing it to grow into a giant monster thriving to destroy anything in its' way. Which means that a) for example, your cat, the grass in your backyard or one of your symbiotic bacteria could turn into a rampant beast at any moment and kill you, b) ''your'' body could start mutating any second, undoubtedly causing much pain if the agony-filled screams of things that got overloaded with nanites are anything to go by.

** The [=PSAs=] for the 1985 ''GIJoe'' series can be Paranoia Fuel when you think about it. There are AWOL soldiers (and military personnel) who randomly appear out of nowhere to give advice to stupid kids. Then there is one where two boys are swimming and a lightning storm is about to come their way. One of the boys stays behind, but is forced out by Deep Six (an underwater operative in a bathyoscopic suit) who, apparently, has been underwater this whole time for no reason other than to spy on little boys in their swimming trunks.