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10	->You would not ''believe'' what I've been through ''tonight''!
11	-->-- '''Mr. Potato Head''', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' [[note]]after having used a tortilla for a temporary body, having this tortilla get ripped apart by a pigeon, and having to attach himself to a cucumber body, before finding his potato body.[[/note]]
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13	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Iago. "When in doubt, hurt the bird" was the actual mantra of the writing and animation teams. Though given that he's a jerk and a willing participant and ''contributor'' to [[TakeOverTheCity Jafar's plots]], and even after his HeelFaceTurn he keeps [[TokenEvilTeammate doing selfish things]] that backfire, he's also a KarmicButtMonkey.
14	* ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'': Alice, throughout the entire movie. She's trolled by nearly everything Wonderland can throw at her.
15	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'': Edgar. He's the typical HarmlessVillain who suffers comical abuse and HumiliationConga in many scenes, especially in the climax. Napoleon and Lafayette's primary purpose in the film seems to be assaulting him.
16	* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'':
17	** Maurice, Belle's father. His inventions misfire, he gets lost in the woods, he gets captured by a beast, his daughter takes his place, when he tries to get Gaston and the villagers to help him, they throw him out in the snow and later they even try to lock him up in the nuthouse.
18	** Cogsworth regularly suffers comic incidents. This is especially evident in the UpdatedRerelease, where his entire role in the added musical number seems to consist of nothing but him being picked on.
19	** Gaston's [[BumblingSidekick loyal sidekick]] Lefou. Gaston uses him as a punching bag ever so often. Lefou even means "the daft," "the crazy", "the demented" or "the fool", so it's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].
20	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', Creeper is always getting abused by the other henchmen, stepped on, strangled by the Horned King, and things tend to fall on his head.
21	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'': The title character is one of the saddest and cruelest examples of this trope, due to being mocked, ostracized, relegated to clown, etc.—all because of his large ears. This is PlayedForDrama and the story revolves around finding his HappyEnding.
22	* Anna becomes this in ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'', building on her previous TraumaCongaLine from the first film. It's initially {{played for laughs}}, but becomes increasingly {{deconstructed}}. She is subject to {{Slapstick}}, ''constantly'' reminded by the other characters of her abusive ex in ways which either [[BlamingTheVictim blame her for it]] or remind her of the rejection she experienced. People she loves keep leaving her, usually in ways that end poorly for everyone, and implying that she's not important or competent. This affects her self-esteem and ability to recognize her own importance. She thinks her boyfriend is trying to break up with her when he actually wants to propose[[note]]This is not helped by the fact that he's a [[DefrostingIceKing former misanthrope]] who's still not used to expressing ''positive'' feelings toward other humans and so keeps saying things that end up making her feel worse.[[/note]] and she keeps risking her life unnecessarily just to help her sister. In the end, she learns to recognize her own worth outside of being her sister's helper and as [[spoiler: a leader]] in her own right.
23	* ''WesternAnimation/HowToCatchACold'': Zigzagged. The man is sick, and he claims he's been having a lot of bad luck in general, though Common Sense thinks he just has bad judgement, and it's not revealed who's right.
24	* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'':
25	** Sid. The majority of his problems are self-imposed, either through not being properly careful, or through having delusions of grandeur.
26	** Scrat. Nothing ever goes the poor guy's way. He exists only for the purpose of being a butt-monkey -- er, squirrel. Thing. Butt-Saber-Toothed-Squirrel.
27	** Louis isn't given a lot of respect by the Herd.
28	* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'':
29	** Kaa. Especially in the [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook2 sequel]] where every time he tries to eat Mowgli he suffers countless AmusingInjuries. Later on, he's brutally beaten up again when he tries to eat Shanti and his last appearance has him being threatened by Shere Khan.
30	** Bagheera has his fair share of AmusingInjuries. Over the course of the movie, he's hypnotised by Kaa, stumbles backwards into a stream and hits his head on a fallen tree when he tries to raise his head, is bellowed at by both Hathi and Baloo, [[TheDoorSlamsYou is crushed by the door when Baloo opens it]], is hit on the head by Baloo by accident and had a large rock fall on his tail.
31	* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'': [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructs this trope]]. For most of the film, Po is always getting slapped around by fate and other characters. And sure, it's funny, but since he's the protagonist, we get to see what it's like form his point of view, even before he says this: "I stayed because every time you threw a brick at my head, or said I smelled, it hurt -- but it could never hurt more than every day of my life just being ''me''!" Then it's {{subverted}} in the sense that fate has actually been guiding him just in the right direction.
32	* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': Ice Cream Man. Doesn't possess the luck to get through his ice cream without losing it.
33	* ''The Lion King'' movies:
34	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'':
35	*** Banzai, who gets claw-marks and thorns in his butt.
36	*** [[Creator/RowanAtkinson Zazu]] who starts out as Mufasa's PR guy and constantly finds himself at the butt of Simba's antics. After Scar takes over, he is reduced to being in a cage and is almost eaten by the hyenas on several occasions.
37	*** Timon and Pumbaa ain't slouches on this department, either, surviving humiliation and pain for a quite significant amount of their screen-time.
38	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride:'' Nuka is a {{deconstructed}} example. Scrawny, neurotic, and high-strung, with barely any mane on his neck, he's TheUnfavorite of Zira's children. As a result, he is subject to constant abuse from his mother, both physical and emotional, and his siblings make no effort to stand up for him. He constantly tries to gain his mother's approval, [[spoiler: and it ends up killing him.]]
39	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'': Timon due to all the AmusingInjuries he suffers throughout his misadventures. Pumbaa is also this to a slightly lesser extent.
40	* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'': Cruella often treats Horace and Jasper this way. Also, Jasper treats Horace like this, too.
41	* ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'':
42	** Wendy. She almost falls to death after being shot by the Lost Boys, she's hated by Tinker Bell, picked on and insulted by the mermaids, forced to work at Tiger Lily's party (while watching Peter and Tiger Lily flirting), and captured by Hook who also tries to kill her.
43	** Captain Hook regularly suffers AmusingInjuries, especially in his combat against the crocodile.
44	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'':
45	** Percy the pug. He's quite frequently tripping, falling from high heights, or smashing into things, all because he happens to be the [[DesignatedVillain villain's dog]] [[spoiler: at least before he switches owners]]. However, no one likes torturing him more than Meeko the raccoon. Whenever Percy has the chance to eat something, Meeko is always there to snatch it away from him. On one occasion, after he hordes a pile of bones intended for the two of them to share, Meeko [[ThrowTheDogABone offers a single bone to Percy.]] Then he breaks it and offers him a ''smaller'' piece, before finally [[YankTheDogsChain eating it just as Percy was about to grab it]].
46	** Flit, who despite his caution and practical edge. He is often comically abused by Meeko, almost ''drowns'', and John Smith later catches him in a cookie, which was virtually inescapable for him.
47	** Thomas throughout 3/4 of the movie -- he nearly drowns, is clumsy, can't shoot and is manipulated by Ratcliffe. Even when he thinks he's doing right by [[spoiler:shooting Kocoum to save John's life]], he only manages to make things worse.
48	* ''WesternAnimation/RoverDangerfield''. He says so himself: "[[{{Catchphrase}} I get no respect. No respect at all]]." It's even the tagline of the movie poster: "The dog who gets no respect."
49	* ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'': Sir Hiss is always the target of Prince John's temper tantrums.
50	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'': [[TheKlutz Jeremy]] Even sweet Mrs Brisby wants a restraining order from him.
51	* ''Animation/TheSnowQueen2012'': Orm is this. When he tries to reject his duty to the Snow Queen and save Gerda, she calls him a coward.
52	* ''Animation/SonOfTheWhiteHorse'': If someone's to be humiliated, it'll be Kőmorzsoló.
53	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'':
54	** As a BrokenAce, Junior receives several hilarious injuries and hi jinx. It starts from injuring his wing when attempting to turn off the baby-manufacturing machine. He also gets whacked on the head several times, runs smack into many sheets of glass (which birds can’t see), and gets captured by Hunter when falling into his trap.
55	** Tulip, although a victim to this trope to a lesser extent than Junior, is a clumsy girl whose inventions always backfire. She's also nicknamed "Orphan Tulip," a constant reminder from other people that her family hasn't been found.
56	* ''[[WesternAnimation/WallE WALL•E]]'':
57	** WALL•E gets blasted at, crashed into, broken, and tossed into walls regularly.
58	** BURN-E. He's just trying to do his job and fix the ship, but the events of the film keep causing chaos for him.
59	** M-O's job is to keep the ship spotless, but once WALL•E comes aboard, he's left with a near-endless trail of "foreign contaminant" to clean up, which, naturally, taxes his sanity.
60	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'': The slightly oddball koala Nigel (voiced by Creator/EddieIzzard). Nigel never gets any respect and gets made fun by some of the animals at the zoo because he's a cute, furry koala bear. This is mainly because of a doll of him that is sold in the zoo shop and says "I'm so cuddly I like you!" when someone pulls his string.

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