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12->''"Whoever invented Mondays should be drug out into the street and shot."''
13-->-- '''Garfield''', ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''
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15Characters can sometimes hate a certain day of the week, due to bad luck and misfortune that seem to only happen to them on that day. When they start hating it, they often start dreading the coming day on the day before.
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17As suggested by the trope name, Monday is one of, if not ''the most'' hated-on days, perhaps because it's the day that many people go back to work/school after the weekend, which not many people look forward to the ending of. Of course, this isn't universal, as some people work in facilities that have a different weekly business schedule (such as Wednesday through Sunday), or are open 7 days a week and therefore the days one has off may be different than the usual Saturday and Sunday, or even inconsistent from week to week, or they just love their job enough for the thought to never occur to them.
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19!!Examples:
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23[[folder:Arts]]
24* The sentiment is mocked by street artist Creator/{{Banksy}} [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/e8c5a56a74fd72f7ed96414b0c16f417/tumblr_myu9nix6ME1r4no8do1_1280.jpg here]]. The dull and dreaded beginning of the work week (and that hatred's commercialization) [[FirstWorldProblems has nothing on]] people whose lives are dreadful every other day.
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27[[folder:Comic Books]]
28* In ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'', Snake Eyes hates Tuesdays.
29-->'''Snake Eyes:''' I still wake up in a cold sweat on Tuesday mornings. Tuesdays was "debriding day" at the Army hospital burn unit where I recovered.
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32[[folder:Comic Strips]]
33* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': While Calvin never directly complains about Mondays ''per se'', he does say that he can never enjoy Sundays because, in the back of his mind, he knows he'd have to go to school the next day. "It's like trying to enjoy [[PrisonersLastMeal your last meal before execution]]."
34* In ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'', when investigating the murder of a butler at the [[TheButlerDidIt Butlers of the World convention]], the detective in charge of the investigation groans: "I hate to start a Monday with a case like this."
35* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' famously hates Mondays.
36** Originally, there was no real reason for this, since he's a cat who doesn't have to go to school or work, but later strips would make him a CosmicPlaything on Mondays specifically. For example, Garfield wakes up on a "beautiful Monday morning" with clear skies and no rain in sight -- [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/10/15 except over his house]], resulting in him getting rained on.
37** He also hates February -- he refers to it as the Monday of months. Much like how Monday is listed as the second day of the week on most calendars, February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian dating system.
38** He ''especially'' hates [[ThirteenIsUnlucky Monday the 13th.]] ''Especially'' if that Monday the 13th falls on a February.
39** Jim Davis, his creator, [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nell-minow/jim-davis-explains-why-ga_b_6094892.html later explained]] that, while Garfield doesn't work or study, Mondays are a reminder to him "that his life is the same old, [[GroundhogDayLoop same old cycling again]]". Thus, he hates them, and the universe uses Mondays to deliver some LaserGuidedKarma.
40** Averted [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness earlier in the comic run]], [[http://i.imgur.com/FmZJMSi.gif where Garfield actually loves Mondays]] -- because ''he'' doesn't have to go to work.
41* In ''ComicStrip/{{Mutts}}'', there's a strip where Sourpuss says he hates Mondays. Then it rains, leading him to say that Mondays hate him, too. Also a RunningGag.
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44[[folder:Fan Works]]
45* In ''FanFic/OhGodNotAgain'', when Neville faces the boggart, it takes on the form of alternate-Harry as Minister of Magic.
46-->'''Boggart Harry:''' You know, Monday is probably the most depressing day ever, let's cancel it. And what's this nonsense about not being able to own a dragon in Britain? ...
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49[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
50* The first two trailers for ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldMovie'' dropped on Mondays; the first premiered on Monday, November 13, 2023, for extra irony. Garfield's coffee mug in the promotional art also says "I Hate Mondays".
51* At one point in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', Puss in Boots somewhat randomly moans that he hates Mondays, likely a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} a certain other orange cat...]]
52* Inverted in a deleted scene from ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'' -- [=SpongeBob=] is so MarriedToTheJob that Monday is his favorite day of the week, even singing a whole song about it.
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55[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
56* In Polish comedy classic ''Nie lubię poniedziałku'' (I don't like Monday) the whole plot is about random citizens of Warsaw suffering unpleasantries and hilarious twists of fate on Monday, blaming that day for being unlucky. Titular words are used a lot, along with "Never start anything on Monday".
57* In ''Film/OfficeSpace'' the main character is told "somebody's got a bad case of the Mondays" by a coworker when he's kind of grumpy. He asks if anyone's said that, to his next-door neighbor (who works as a construction worker) who tells him "you'd get your ass kicked for something like that."
58* In the spy parody film ''Film/OSS117LostInRio'', Agent OSS 117 goes to the French secret service offices on a Monday morning, asks one secretary how she's doing, and she answers with a jaded "Like on a Monday...".
59* The Film ''Film/WhatHappenedToMonday'' [[spoiler:does this literally. The titular woman named Monday pulled a FaceHeelTurn and sold her sisters out to the authorities.]]
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62[[folder:Literature]]
63* ''Literature/AdrianMole'': Adrian moans about Sundays more than other days, because of shops being closed, occasionally being made to go to church by his grandmother, his parents doing nothing but read the Sunday papers, or there being no postal delivery.
64--> Does the clergy imagine that God gives a toss whether or not humans receive letters on a Sunday?
65* In ''Literature/RainbowMagic'', [[Literature/RainbowMagicMeganTheMondayFairy Megan the Monday Fairy]]'s job is to prevent people from being grumpy on Mondays. When her magic flag is stolen, this trope comes into play for everyone until she gets it back.
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68[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
69* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', the eponymous character knows that if Dawn is in trouble it must be Tuesday again. Which is a bit of LeaningOnTheFourthWall, since, at that time, ''Buffy'' aired on Tuesday.
70* One of the speeches on ''Series/DoctorWho'' that the Eleventh Doctor names several days as not very interesting. It also reveals he really like Saturdays, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall perhaps because]] a certain British sci-fi show airs on that day?
71-->'''The Doctor:''' Time isn't a straight line. It's all... [[TimeyWimeyBall bumpy-wumpy]]. There's loads of boring stuff. Like Sundays and Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons. But now and then there are Saturdays. Big temporal tipping points when anything's possible.
72** The Doctor would later change their tune on Sundays once the series started airing on Sundays as of 2018.
73* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'': When Mindy was promoted to assistant manager at the movie theater, she makes Crazy Steve works on a Monday. Helen and Josh freak out, because Monday is his "bad day". Steve goes on a rampage until Josh is able to calm him down.
74* Inverted in ''Series/JPod'', where a character talks about how Thursdays are the best day of the week.
75* The secretaries Kathy and Cathy from ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' discuss this in one episode. [[http://youtu.be/NubcKsQTuNQ Tanya the temp also hates them.]]
76-->'''Kathy:''' TBIM, huh?\
77'''Cathy:''' "TBIM?"\
78'''Kathy:''' "Too Bad It's Monday."
79* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' had an entire episode revolving around Ned trying to find a way to beat the Monday blues, only for all of his attempts to fail. Eventually he turns to Coconut Head and Lisa Zemo, who are always very chipper on Mondays, for help and they give him some ideas that work.
80* In the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E19InThePaleMoonlight In the Pale Moonlight]]", [[TheCaptain Captain Sisko]] starts to hate Fridays because that's when they post the weekly casualty lists from the Dominion War.
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83[[folder:Music]]
84* "Manic Monday", written by Music/{{Prince}}, sang by Music/TheBangles
85* As mentioned in the Real Life section, "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats.
86* Music/{{Carpenters}}, "Rainy Days and Mondays"
87* "It Sure Is Monday" by Music/MarkChesnutt. The narrator partied hard all weekend, but now it's Monday and he's paying a high price for it.
88* Music/{{The Cure|Band}} has "Friday I'm in Love", with little love for the other days.
89* Devo Spice has a song called [[http://thefump.com/fump.php?id=1311 "I Hate Mondays."]]
90* The opening lines of "Friday on My Mind" by Music/TheEasybeats:
91-->''Monday morning feels so bad\
92Everybody seems to nag me.''
93* "Lundi Méchant" by French-Rwandan singer Gaël Faye uses this as a metaphor to express the general bleakness of the world. The title literally means "Nasty Monday".
94* Music/TheMamasAndThePapas, "Monday Monday:"
95-->''Every other day, (every other day)\
96Every other day of the week is fine, yeah\
97But whenever Monday comes (But whenever Monday comes)\
98You can find me crying all of the time''
99* "Except for Monday" by Lorrie Morgan:
100-->''Didn't take too long 'til I got it together\
101And everyday I thank my lucky stars you set me free\
102Except for Monday, which was never good anyway\
103Tuesday, I get a little sideways\
104Wednesday, I feel better just for spite\
105Thursday and Friday take too long\
106Before I know it, Saturday's gone\
107But it's Sunday now and you can bet that I'm all right''
108* Music/HoneyWorks and Amatsuki's "[[Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee Monday's Melancholy]]" talks about a guy who originally felt depressed at the beginning of the work week, but has since gotten better now that he's found the weekly habit of attending idol concerts.
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111[[folder:Radio]]
112* In ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'', after being told that his friend is a space alien and the world is about to end, Arthur concludes that it must be Thursday because "I could never get the hang of Thursdays".
113* In a bit on ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'' riffing on the report that al-Qaeda had office interns, one of the panelists said "We hate America ... but we also hate Mondays."
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116[[folder:Theatre]]
117* Recurs in Stone's PrivateEyeMonologue in ''Theatre/CityOfAngels'':
118-->"Monday. What other day works so hard at reminding you not to get your hopes up 'cause it's gonna be coming around again real soon?"\
119"If there really is someplace called Hell, the calendar's nothing but Mondays."
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122[[folder:Video Games]]
123* In a twist of HolidayMode, creating a new character on a Monday in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'' results in them "feeling exhausted" and starting with less than their max HP. In rare circumstances, this can even outright kill them.
124* An advertisement in ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2'' references this trope.
125-->'''Igor''': "Do you hate Mondays like we do? Then come on down to the Battlesphere for ''Mayhem Monday''! Face down the awesome power of our Battlebot Brigade... and don't forget about out knuckle busting Battle Royale... where fighters from all over the globe duke it out for a chance to win the grand prize! Are YOU a bad enough dude to survive... the ''Battlesphere''?!"\
126'''Kalaw''': "If you are, you'll face me... Captain Kalaw!"\
127'''Disclaimer''': "Must be 13 years or older to apply. The Battlesphere is not responsible for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking death, dismemberment, injuries or hair loss]] of any kind. This advertisement is brought to you by Mayor Zao and Zaoland Entertainment Corporation. Grand Prizes are subject to change at the discretion of Mayor Zao at any time and are non-negotiable. All entrance fees are non-refundable."\
128'''Igor''': ''"ENTER NOW!!"''
129* In ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct 2013'', [[IncendiaryExponent Cinder]]'s arcade mode has a segment where he activates [[KillerRobot a group of Fulgores]] as "target practice"...only for his intense heat to cause them to short out and butcher Ultratech employees en masse. His response is simply "Mondays, right?" If [[https://killerinstinct.fandom.com/wiki/The_Third_Degree his backstory is any indication,]] blaming Mondays is his thing. Even when it's Tuesday.
130* The ''Garfield'' example is [[ShoutOut referenced]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', where the "Potion of the Field Gar" gives you bonus adventures for eating [[TrademarkFavoriteFood lasagna]] -- except on Mondays.
131* Francis in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' hates Mondays, among other things, but he will tolerate the day if it's Lasagna Mondays.
132* In ''VideoGame/ParadigmRebooot'', playing the song "SUTTA MONDAY" on a real-world Monday awards the title "I don't want to go to work!!!"
133* Towa from ''VisualNovel/SlowDamage'' isn't fond of the month of December, feeling an almost visceral discomfort when seeing decorated streets or even children Christmas shopping with their parent. [[spoiler:Given his own, very dysfunctional and abusive relationship with his mother, and the fact that her death occured in December, he's got bad memories with the month. Even if he repessed them.]]
134* In ''Videogame/Portal2'', there's an office where you can pick up a couple of coffee mugs. One mug has "I hate Mondays" on it.
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137[[folder:Webcomics]]
138* ''Webcomic/ChannelAte'' believes a sound beating is better than Mondays.
139* Tiger the dog in ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' is a Garfield parody who, for no explained reason, hates Thursdays.
140* In ''Webcomic/{{Kurami}}'', Zane the cat hates occasionally seen expressing his dislike of Mondays as a reference to ''Garfield''.
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143[[folder:Web Original]]
144* Wrestling/TheIronSheik peppers his Twitter feed with multiple "FUCK THE MONDAY" posts [[RunningGag every week]].
145* WebOriginal/{{LOLNEIN}}'s song "It's A Monday" is all about how miserable the singer is on Mondays, with an environment that's grim to comical proportions.
146* ''Website/NobodyHere'': In "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/world.here World]]", Jogchem's biggest concern about the Earth melting into the Sun billions of year into the future is that it might fall on a Monday.
147* In one ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' holiday special, Grif joins every religion in an attempt to get more days off. This includes six days of rest per week except for Monday. Grif takes that to mean it "sucks universally."
148* A common topic of [[WebAnimation/{{hololive}} Kaela Kovalskia's]] Pejuang Senin [[labelnote:translation]]Monday Warrior[[/labelnote]] free chat streams is her trying to convince those watching they should not dislike Mondays.
149* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUARMF9cf04 This]] FakeMovieRealTrailer by Paul Otaking for an anime Franchise/{{Alien}} movie called ''Alien: Monday'' has the tagline ''The worst day of the week''. No prizes for guessing [[FaceHugger what makes]] [[ChestBurster this Monday]] [[XenomorphXerox turn out so badly]].
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152[[folder:Western Animation]]
153* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The Joy" Gumball and Darwin wake up in a bad mood because it's Monday. In an inversion, [[SadistTeacher Miss Simian]] loves Monday because it's when kids are the most miserable.
154* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
155** Leela's former boss returns a poster to her (a monkey captioned with "I hate Mondays").
156--->'''Leela's Old Boss:''' I also kept your poster showing your dislike of Mondays!\
157'''Leela:''' Monday Monkey lives for the weekend, sir.
158** When Fry accidentally gets her career chip, said former boss asks if he hates Mondays. He says no, and the boss replies that he'll have to redecorate his entire office.
159** Fry makes the obligatory remark about hating Mondays in "The Tip of the Zoidberg" after contracting Garfield Syndrome, an ailment that makes him resemble Garfield.
160* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': In "Monday Misery", Garfield's hatred of Mondays gets to the point where he mails himself to Samoa in an attempt to avoid Monday. Unfortunately, thanks to crossing the International Date Line, Garfield arrives in Samoa to find [[HereWeGoAgain it's still Monday]]. This also gives an explanation of why he hates Mondays even though he doesn't go to work. It shows bad things happening to him for no reason other than that it's Monday.
161* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Of course included into their AffectionateParody of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''.
162-->'''Gazorpazorpfield:''' ''[yawns in bed]'' I hate Mumunmununsdays. And I ''really'' could go for some enchiladas.
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165[[folder:Real Life]]
166* As [[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4472389 reported on NPR,]] "In 1979, Brenda Spencer opened fire with a rifle at the Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, Calif., killing two adults and injuring nine children. She later explained her actions with the statement, 'I don't like Mondays.'" This was the subject of a song by the Boomtown Rats, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Like_Mondays I Don't Like Mondays]]".
167* Lampshaded with the charity thrift store chain Goodwill; one of their truck slogans is "Giving people the chance to hate Monday mornings." The joke being that since the proceeds from their stores go towards humanitarian work, they're helping homeless people get off the street and working again.
168* Retail workers usually hate ''Saturday and Sunday'' in particular:
169** In general, due to the increased activity and thus volume of stressful customer interactions as a result of people with traditional Monday-Friday jobs being off on those days and thus getting the chance to get shopping done. For people working in such industries, Monday is perhaps one of the ''least'' stressful days of the week to work.
170** For hotel workers, the weekend is when room rates are at their lowest, which consequently means the more unsavory kinds of customers may show up. During the weekdays when rates are higher (often two- or threefold compared to the weekend rates), most people coming to hotels are there on business rather than to party, do the naughty, or have little staycations.
171* Prisoners in British prisons often hate weekends, because there are fewer staff on duty, and so they have to spend more time locked in their cells.
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