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* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'', the titular team are a tightly-knit group of heroes; mess with one, mess with them all. As TheLeader Zachary Foxx says, "The day we don't trust one another is the day the Galaxy Rangers are finished."

* Jose Carioca, Panchito Pistoles, and Donald Duck from ''Disney/SaludosAmigos'' and ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'' Panchito and Jose ''adore'' Donald - Jose [[KnightsWhoSaySquee glomps]] Donald upon learning who he is and Panchito pulls them both into a bone-crushing hug upon meeting them. Donald returns this affection and is always excited to learn of his friends' respective cultures. While Panchito and Jose do play tricks on Donald throughout the second movie, it is mostly out of playfulness and not actual cruelty.
** This is expanded upon in two comics by Don Rosa, where both Panchito and Jose speak very highly of Donald and constantly shower him with praise throughout the whole comics.

* Mystery Inc. from ''ScoobyDoo'' - the characters travel together solving mysteries with little mention of contact with other friends or family. This becomes a main theme in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''.

*** This is taken even further in the Season 3 finale. Five members of [[FanNickname the mane six]] have their memories and destinies altered thanks to a botched spell. Despite having lost their original talents, they more than happily try to perform those skills once their friends inform them that one of their number is in trouble, and doing so can help. This is simply because they still know, despite everything, who their true friends are; even if they don't think they can help, it doesn't stop them from doing whatever they can. The song that plays during this sequence of events, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tCPxXW_9qI A True, True Friend,"]] is basically [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming this trope in a nutshell]]. It was that same power of friendship that allowed Twilight to finish Starswirl the Bearded's unfinished spell, thus becoming a new alicorn princess. For her to become a leader, she had to bond with her friends and accept their help to become what she was being developed by Princess Celestia to be.

* The main cast of WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}} [[note]] Kaeloo, Stumpy, Quack Quack and Mister Cat [[/note]] are definitely this, although they don't show it that often.

** Subverted in the spin-off, ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. The Titans are this at times, but for the most part, they'll take any and all opportunity to throw each other under the bus for their selfish wants or out of pure spite. This is one of the reasons why the series is widely-hated. Fortunately, though, we have [[TokenGoodTeammate Starfire]] to balance it out.

-->'''Kaeloo [rapping]''': Eternity isn't long when you bring friends along!

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The Crystal Gems, who outright call themselves "a space family". There's also Centipeetle and her crew.

* Lampshaded in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS6E14TheDeathCampOfTolerance The Death Camp of Tolerance]]", when Chef tells Stan and Kyle that Cartman is their friend whether they like him or not. This trope becomes more apparent in later seasons, once their WeirdnessMagnet status has begun to wear old; the boys fall victim to AllOfTheOtherReindeer more often, making it evident that, while their classmates may tolerate them, they don't really have any friends outside of one another. As much as they would hate to admit it, they're a textbook example of this trope.

* Lampshaded in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "The Biggest Douche in the Universe," when Chef tells Stan and Kyle that Cartman is their friend whether they like him or not. This trope becomes more apparent in later seasons, once their WeirdnessMagnet status has begun to wear old; the boys fall victim to AllOfTheOtherReindeer more often, making it evident that, while their classmates may tolerate them, they don't really have any friends outside of one another. As much as they would hate to admit it, they're a textbook example of this trope.

** Zoidberg and Farnsworth are revealed to be this in "The Tip of the Zoidberg". [[spoiler:Zoidberg's PerpetualPoverty is because he chose to work with his friend out of loyalty when he could have a high-paying job under [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Mom]]. Farnsworth keeps him around because he (thought he) had contracted a deadly illness that could kick in at any time and killed its victims very slowly and painfully, so he asked Zoidberg to MercyKill him when it came around.]]

* WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy has Brian and Stewie Griffin, who started out as rivals but became best friends over the course the series, most notably in the various 'Road To' episodes. They've saved each other's lives, confessed their platonic love for each other (going as far as to say they give each other's lives meaning), and, considering the fact that most of the cast has [[TookALevelInJerkass taken a level in jerkass,]] possess what very well be the only strong and genuine relationship left on the show.

* ''ThundarrTheBarbarian'', Princess Ariel, and Ookla the Mok were completely inseparable and each was absolutely loyal to the other two. It's too bad the makers of the cartoon never told the story of how they all met each other.

** The Maximals in ''BeastWars'' were often this, but usually not everyone on the team had membership in the inner circle. Optimus, Rattrap, Rhinox and Cheetor were the core four with other members of the team (Dinobot, Depth Charge, Airazor, Blackarachnia, Silverbolt on occasion, and Tigatron of his own accord) being treated more as outsiders and generally not trusted with the same responsibilities and inside information.

* ''XiaolinShowdown'' went to some decent pains to develop this among the four main character [[TheChosenOne Chosen Ones]]. While they have the makings in place early on with Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay, it takes [[CharacterDevelopment well past Season 1]] to turn them from [[TeethClenchedTeamwork a slapdash group of kids]] with elemental powers into [[TheTeam a legitimate team]] who care about and understand each other.

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'': Ohana means family, and family means that no one gets left behind...or forgotten.

*** This is taken even further in the Season 3 finale. Five members of [[FanNickname the mane six]] have their memories and destinies altered thanks to a botched spell. Despite having lost their original talents, they more than happily try to perform those skills once their friends inform them that one of their number is in trouble, and doing so can help. This is simply because they still know, despite everything, who their true friends are; even if they don't think they can help, it doesn't stop them from doing whatever they can. The song that plays during this sequence of events, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tCPxXW_9qI A True, True Friend,"]] is basically [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming this trope in a nutshell]]. It was that same power of friendship that allowed Twilight to finish Starswirl the Bearded's unfinished spell, [[spoiler:thus becoming a new alicorn princess. For her to become a leader]], she had to bond with her friends and accept their help to become what she was being developed by Princess Celestia to be.

** Subverted in the spin-off, ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. The Titans are this at times, but for the most part, they'll take any and all opportunity to throw each other under the bus for their selfish wants or out of pure spite. This is one of the reasons why the series is widely-hated.
*** Fortunately, though, we have [[TokenGoodTeammate Starfire]] to balance it out.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' gives us the people of the Mystery Shack, consisting of Dipper and Mabel Pines along with their Grunkle Stan and his employees, Soos and Wendy. The twins' arrival helps the group grow closer, even when things are complicated by [[spoiler: the return fo Stanley's brother, Ford a.k.a. the Author.]] Nonetheless, they along with various others [[spoiler: work together to stop Weirdmageddon and defeat Bill Cipher, with Grunkle Stan performing a HeroicSacrifice.]]

* Mystery Inc. from ''ScoobyDoo'' - the characters travel together solving mysteries with little mention of contact with other friends or family. This becomes a main theme in ''ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''.

--->'''Fry''': Do you wanna be like us, or do you wanna be like Adelai... with no severe mental or social problems whatsoever?