History TroubledFetalPosition / WesternAnimation

* [[KidHero Ezra Bridger]] from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' goes into this pose when he wakes up after tapping into TheDarkSide of TheForce for the first time.

** Thompson goes into this position a few times as well; once while [[ItMakesSenseInContext being attacked by a dance machine]] in "The Inconveniencing", and again while getting ready for another year of high school in "Dipper and Mabel vs. The Future".

** Bubbles adopted this position in "Shut The Pup Up" after being apparently insulted by Talking Dog, all the while doing the MadnessMantra of "I'm not a chubby crybaby, I'm not a chubby crybaby...."

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

* On the ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' episode "Home Front" Artemis, the least experienced member of the team, goes into this when the rest of her TrueCompanions have been captured and face imminent death.

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** In "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E18LabyrinthRunners]]", [[spoiler:Hunter is confronted by a few Coven scouts, who tell him Belos has been worried sick, and has sent out a search party to look for him. When Gus pulls him into another room to get him away from the scouts, Hunter -- who knows Belos wants to ''kill'' him -- starts having a panic attack and curls up in a ball while hyperventilating.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E5Covention Covention]]", Eda asks Luz how she would respond to a fireball coming at her. Luz responds by pulling up her hood and curling into a ball. Eda realizes she probably should have taught Luz more spells.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** Meg Griffin does this occasionally.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E5Covention Convention]]", Eda asks Luz how she would respond to a fireball coming at her. Luz responds by pulling up her hood and curling into a ball. Eda realizes she probably should have taught Luz more spells.

* [[PlayedForLaughs]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' when Tino has a fear of clowns. Whenever he’s confronted with one he curls up on his side in this position, and his friends are forced to roll him out of the situation. After this happens several times, Carver notices he’s getting better because he’s able to roll himself away.

** Played for laughs with Squidward in the episode "Band Geeks", after another screw-up by his slapdash marching band.

** In "Do Princesses Dream Of Magic Sheep?", Rainbow Dash gets hit again after the Tantabus turns her dream of [[NightmareFetishist beating up Changelings nonstop]] into [[TastesLikeDiabetes a cutesy field with a pink sky and lullaby-singing sunflowers.]]

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}'' when Huckleberry Hound calmly curls up into a ball and casually mentions that he's having a meltdown.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}'' when Huckleberry Hound casually curls up behind his podium in the middle of a speech, announcing that he's having a meltdown in the most deadpan voice he can muster.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}} when Huckleberry Hound casually curls up behind his podium in the middle of a speech, announcing that he's having a meltdown in the most deadpan voice he can muster.

* Pops up in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/XMen: The Animated Series''. Morph, who'd just returned to the team after a lengthy absence following a near-death experience, learns the [[KillerRobot Sentinels]], which were responsible for said near-death experience are back, and has a PTSD-like freak out. While talking with [[TeamDad Professor Xavier]] about it later, they're attacked by Sentinels intent on kidnapping Xavier. Morph attempts to fight them off but freezes in fear allowing them to take the Professor. When the other X-Men arrive [[OddFriendship Wolverine]] finds him like this, [[TheWoobie crying]].