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1[[WesternAnimation Western cartoons]] can often be silly, even when they're trying to be [[{{Narm}} dramatic]].
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5* ''Narm/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
6* ''Narm/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''
7* ''Narm/StarWarsRebels''
8* ''Narm/YoungJustice2010''
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11* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe'':
12** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie'' introduced an AncientConspiracy named Cobra-La, prompting the battle cry "Cobra-La-La-La-La-La" during the finale. (The writers have since claimed that Cobra-La was intended as a stand-in title for the AncientConspiracy in early drafts of the script, but they were later forced to keep it due to ExecutiveMeddling.)
13** The hamhanded delivery of Duke's last words after being bitten by one of Serpentor's snake staffs.
14---> "GO ... JOE ..."
15* The ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHigh'' episode "Fright On" seems to be a serious take on racism, with Van Hellscream and Crabgrass trying to start what amounts to a race war between vampires and werewolves to get the school shut down; just for good measure, they also try to murder several prominent characters in a rather unpleasant manner. This features several "Narm!" moments, including Frankie's realization that Crabgrass is imitating Bloodgood by watching her drink with her finger, which she only suspects after hearing Crabgrass-as-Bloodgood call Nightmare a "stupid animal"; funnily enough, she seems to ignore Crabgrass' terrible acting (calling Frankie "Francine", which Bloodgood never does), inability to duplicate abilities (Bloodgood almost never wears her head in her office, something Crabgrass literally cannot imitate) and just plain out of character acting (keeping Nightmare shackled to the wall).
16* Creator/RalphBakshi made an AnimatedAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings'' in 1978, a time when he was in love with the technique of {{rotoscoping}}. He filmed much of the movie in live-action and then traced over it, creating an odd-looking form of animation. The result of this process is, depending on your point of view, either a cavalcade of creepiness or a perfect storm of Narm:
17** Whoever played Gandalf in the reference footage must have been instructed to [[MilkingTheGiantCow overact as much as possible]]. He doesn't get through a single sentence in his monologues without flailing his arms about like a madman. Indeed, he looks like an extra in a [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Harold Zoid]] movie; and Frodo often looks like he wants to run away.
18** Near the end, there's a brief genuinely effective dramatic moment as Frodo wistfully looks forward to ending the quest, and wonders if he'll ever be able to have a normal life afterwards. Then Sam responds by walking off and whistling.
19** When Gandalf shows up at Frodo's doorstep earlier in the movie, Frodo starts jumping around and flailing his arms like some sort of fangirl at a concert.
20* This song from Rankin-Bass' take on ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnOfTheKing'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y ''Where There's a Whip, There's a Way'']]. It's catchy, though.
21** Merry's over-the-top reaction to Théoden's death is ''priceless''.
22** The Witch-King. The scene has good dialogue, but it is ruined because the Witch-King sounds like a robot.
23*** It's not just that he sounds like a robot, it's that he sounds like ''[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]].''
24*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWjt6LGhHsI Here is the clip in all its glory]]. Highlights include one of the hobbits carefully explaining why Éowyn was there, and the Witch-King's [[LargeHam overwrought pronunciation of the word "Me"]].
25*** Merry apparently [[PainToTheAss stabs the Witch-King in the ass]]. The video-game sound effects don't exactly help either.
26*** Also, Éowyn is animated as saying her last line in that scene quietly, but the voice actress ''[[LargeHam shouts]]'' it out.
27*** Speaking of shouting, [[NoIndoorVoice Sam can't seem to stop doing it in this version]].
28----> '''THE GARDENS OF MY DELIGHT!'''
29* Bakshi's ''WesternAnimation/{{Wizards}}'':
30** The battle scene was rotoscoped over the ice battle from ''Film/AlexanderNevsky'' -- which was a classic silent film. It's about as theatrical and overly expressive as you'd expect from a silent film.
31** Weehawk's furious cry of "SLUT!!" when he runs into [[spoiler:Elinore, who had betrayed them and killed Peace while under mind control]]. "Traitor" or "backstabber" probably would have been a lot more appropriate, but they also wouldn't have been as unintentionally funny.
32* In ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'', there's Fievel's absolutely bizarre facial expression when he sees the giant wave coming at him. He's supposed to be terrified, but it looks like he's having a seizure or a bad acid trip.
33** Fievel tries to sing "Somewhere Out There" and has trouble hitting that note on the word "pale" in the first verse. This can spoil other versions of the song.
34* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' has a few.
35** Creator/ChristopherDanielBarnes usually did a fine job as Peter/Spidey... [[https://youtu.be/sMk-HPBF6Mw until he needed to be serious and dramatic]]. Then he went from Spider-Man to [[LargeHam Spider-Ham]].
36--->'''Symbiote Spidey: '''GET BACK HERE, SHOCKER! ''SHOCKEEEEER!'' YOOOUUU CAN'T ESCAPE ''MEEEEE''! I'LL CHASEYOUTO''THE ENDS OF THE EAAAAARTH''!
37** The best ones are in "Enter The Green Goblin," starting when the Goblin starts holding a [[JokerJury mock trial]] and running like mad from there. Goblin's oddly high-pitched voice makes most dramatic things spoken by him funny by default, which is probably why they had Goblin do more malevolent baiting later and Osborn do most of the dramatics.
38---> "NOOOOOO... STTOP STAAAAAARING AT MEEEEEEEE! NEEEED MY... '''strength back'''... ''NEEEEED MYYYY''... '''strength'''..."
39** Then of course, there was ComicBook/{{Morbius}}.
40----> "''I NEED MORE PLASMA!''"
41*** This version of Morbius, it's worth noting, looked and sounded uncannily like Creator/TommyWiseau.
42** The 2nd part of "Hydro-Man Returns" has 'MY SUIT is torn!' No incorrect punctuation. That's how it came out.
43** In the second ''Insidious Six'' episode, there's a scene which has Shocker fall into a water tank after his suit rips, and so he has to get rid of it before it blows up. The next we hear of him is his ranting to Doctor Octopus on a walkie talkie:
44---> "My ''suit''! My beautiful ''suit''!"
45** How about this one from Alistair Smythe?
46---> "[[CargoShip Get away from MY BEAUTIFUL machine!]]"
47** Rhino would like you to know that he's lookin' for da Whizzer.
48*** From the same set of episodes, the Thunderer's strange moan-like "scream". It's a wonder how that's not a meme yet.
49* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula'', Bruce Wayne deduces {{Alucard}}'s true identity by writing his name on a tray with lipstick and holding it up to a mirror. Alfred gasps. Cue the [[ScareChord scary music.]] This was supposed to be dramatic and following the "show, don't tell" rule of storytelling; it ended up looking [[CaptainObvious childish and silly]] because the viewer ''already knows this''. And surely a full grown adult can [[SdrawkcabName reverse spell]] Alucard in his mind.
50** The Penguin feels the need to announce that he is bleeding when we can clearly see it (for once). Since blood hadn't shown up on this show before, the writers must have wanted to point out that they could do that now.
51** ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' also has "The Man Who Would Be Bat," in which Bennet is spit at with a sticky substance by Man-Bat. Astonished, he yells, "What is this?" And he asks it in a way that suggests he wants to know what got spit onto him.
52* One VerySpecialEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' is quite narmy. Richie was shot in the leg and cried, "It hurts, it hurts! It's not like on TV shows, it really ''hurts''!" It's sad because the rest of the episode was powerful. Except for the part at the end where [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle Static addresses the viewing audience.]]
53* ''WesternAnimation/ToddMcFarlanesSpawn'' has one when Chapel is boinking his girlfriend, suddenly remembers [[spoiler:killing Al]], and suddenly starts yelling out "I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" at a volume that puts both [[Film/ThreeHundred Leonidas]] and BRIANBLESSED [[LargeHam to shame.]]
54* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
55** Late in the episode "The Beach," the team of villains start bickering around a campfire - essentially swapping backgrounds and explaining why they're so maladjusted. This is hardly meant to be taken seriously. But Zuko decides to complain about why he can't worry about bad skin, points to his head, and shouts, "My father decided to teach me a permanent lesson... on my ''FACE''!" The camera goes into a bizarre close-up where Zuko's chin is somehow twice as large, and the entire moment almost seems like a non-sequitur.
56** 'The Blue Spirit' was meant to be a dramatic episode, but Aang keeps making [[http://dvdscreenshots.avatarspiritmedia.net/atla/113/617.jpg this]] [[http://dvdscreenshots.avatarspiritmedia.net/atla/113/620.jpg one]] [[http://dvdscreenshots.avatarspiritmedia.net/atla/113/701.jpg goofy]] [[http://dvdscreenshots.avatarspiritmedia.net/atla/113/702.jpg facial expression]] when he's screaming in fear that could kill the mood the episode was trying to create. It looks more like a [[WildTake comical take]] than being profoundly scared. This seems to happen to him a lot throughout the series.
57** Aang's pure emotional turmoil at the thought of "killing" a watermelon. It ''represented'' how he felt about his apparent need to go against his beliefs and kill the Fire Lord., and it's okay for him to feel conflicted about killing Ozai. But this was just a ''melon''.
58---> 'I just can't do it! I can't kill an innocent melon!'
59* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Unalaq tells Korra he needs her to open the Northern Spirit Portal. Then when she learns he's evil, he tells her that was just a lie to keep her in line. So far, it works pretty well. Then he tells Eska and Desna ''that'' was a lie, and he actually does need her. Approaching the line, but still salvagable. Then it officially crosses into silliness when he says that ''actually'' actually, he doesn't need her after all. Finally, he goes ahead and tries it, and it turns out actually ''actually'' ''ACTUALLY'', no takebacks we swear, he does need her. It's like watching an instance of ArmedWithCanon in real time.
60* ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'' is this in spades:
61** [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] keeps Captain Planet away. By ''[[EyeBeams staring at him]]''. The explanation is that Hitler's hatred is so pure and strong, it's like pollution, Captain Planet's {{kryptonite|Factor}}.
62** "AIDS is the best thing to come along since the Black Plague!" "No way! ''AIDS stinks!''"
63** Captain Planet gets mortally wounded just by getting splashed with a little dirty motor oil.
64** "If it's doomsday this must be Belfast": the episode that presented the Troubles as [[Theatre/WestSideStory the Jets vs the Sharks,]] complete with lines like this:
65--->"You beat each other up over your names?"\
66"Why not? 'Tis as good a reason as any".
67** The Israel/Palestine plotline from that episode is just as bad:
68--->"You Jewish oppressor!" \
69"You Arab terrorist!"
70** The entire plot of the AIDS episode, from how everyone in town has no understanding of HIV, and automatically assume that it's contagious, shunning the poor boy with the disease. It turns out that it was all Verminious Scum's plan, but still. The scene where Captain Planet and the kid's coach chew out the town is incredible as well:
71--->"He's been FEEDING YOU LIES." \
72"THAT'S RIGHT"
73%% The below needs context.
74%% ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'': "[[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong My shoes]]"?
75* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHojRrVEATE This]] episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'': in which the Koopas kidnap Music/MilliVanilli:
76** In the episode, Kootie Pie Koopa threatens to turn Rob and Fab into accountants (no, seriously) if they don't do a concert just for her ... which apparently involves transforming them into well-groomed men in business suits. In other words, Kootie Pie Koopa wants to ''force Milli Vanilli to get real jobs'', made funnier by Rob and Fab's hysterical reactions when the Koopa makes good on her threat. [[note]]Though considering what happened in RealLife [[HarsherInHindsight after Milli Vanilli was unmasked]], that likely would've been an excellent evil plan.[[/note]]
77--->"'''No.'''"\
78"Weh nuhds."\
79"Weh dweebs."\
80"This is tewwible."
81** [[DullSurprise Rob and Fab's attempts at voice acting]]. Without exaggeration, it sounds like they shoved them into a recording booth and gave them a single take to record their lines. The best part comes when they have to laugh and ''both'' of them end up flatly reading "ha ha ha ha" off the script.
82** In reruns and DVD releases of the Mario cartoons, copyrighted music had to be deleted and replaced with a generic tune. This applied to the Milli Vanilli episode; when they "sing" (those quotes work on so many levels), you see their lips moving but hear nothing but nondescript instrumental music.
83** The episode "Brooklyn Bound" has Mario and Luigi getting a chance to return to Brooklyn, but Mario begins having second thoughts. "Maybe we should stay and help the Princess," he tells his brother, saying it in a way that it sounds like he's saying they should "hump the Princess." It helps that Princess Peach responds by saying "No way, Mario!"
84** That the ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'' cartoon episode "Mama Luigi" is such a staple of YouTubePoop is in part due to Luigi's bizarre, wheeze-ridden voicing of lines like "Or is it the bagel?" and "Good thing I found a magic balloon!"
85* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' had a lot of odd moments; but the absolute winner in that category had to be a shirtless ComicBook/LexLuthor beating on (what turns out to be a clone of) Superman with Kryptonite gloves, screaming at him for "leaving" him, which ends in Luthor essentially mounting Superman and saying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IZfMWoQtg "Who's your daddy?"]] If this was supposed to be an intense beatdown, it was marred because Luthor's dialogue made him come off less like Superman's archnemesis and more like his whiny ex-boyfriend. It's so [[NoYay wrong,]] it's either funny or creepy.
86** Even funnier is Lex's line in that scene; 'red and green. The colours of Christmas. And YOU are ON the NAUGHTY LIST!'
87** Made worse with the Creator/CartoonNetwork version, in which they (inexplicably) removed most of the violence in the movie. Now, imagine the "Who's your daddy" scene without the entire beating scene to put it in context. Creator/CartoonNetwork had problems with the violence, but was perfectly fine with a sweaty, seemingly nude Lex who apparently mounted Superman and just finished raping him patting him on the cheek affectionately and asking "Who's your daddy?" Narm at its best.
88* The ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' cartoon has a scene of M. Bison watching Guile, Chun Li, and Blanka getting the crap knocked out of them by his mutants. He joyfully proclaims [[EvilTastesGood "This is DELICIOUS!"]] and then reacts to one of his mutants shoving Guile [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0j0lO7uQBo by squealing "Yes!" like a child on Christmas morning not once but twice]] while oddly heroic-sounding bagpipe music plays behind him. (This has consequently become a major piece to use in {{YouTube Poop}}s.)
89** The music in that scene (and many others in the series) is actually a remix of [[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach's]] "Music/ToccataAndFugueInDMinor".
90** Many, ''many'' other moments from the Street Fighter cartoon probably qualify, but an especially Narmy moment is [[SayMyName Guile yelling]] "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_1iwwR8sHU BISON!]]" [[StuffBlowingUp while spontaneously combusting]].
91%%, and Chun-Li's father's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSUGbntqjAk demise]]. (Gee, could that spinning kick be any ''slower''?)
92%%*** Look at Bison as Chun-li's dad is coming at him. He looks extremely unimpressed.
93---> '''Cammy''' (in the middle of her HeroicBSOD): [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWxW79mYQWQ EVERYTHING IS LIES, EVERYTHING IS LIES!!!!!!]]
94** Also Ryu and Ken being turned into the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK-58V_uxi8 Ambiguously Gay Duo]]. A few choice quotes...
95-->'''Ryu''': Oh, man. I just got slimed by Arnold ''the pig!'' That's it; I'm OUT OF HERE!
96-->'''Ken''': Oh, Guile! That colour ith tho, ''you!''
97** This exchange:
98-->'''Fei Long''': Look at you, you've ignored your training and you've turned against all of your friends!
99-->'''Ken''': And ''YOU''... you're a '''LOSER!!'''
100** For the opposite of Bison's "Yes!", check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_5LnKVfS5M this clip]] of Guile letting out a BigNo.
101** There's also a scene where Bison is knocked into the computer, and the computer looks like it is ''eating Bison alive''...
102*** There is a part when Zangief knocks out Dee jay, who falls over. We get a close up of Dee jay's face that's supposed to be dramatic. Instead, he has his jaw hanging down, and is staring into space.
103*** When Zangief proceeds to pick up Guile, Bison is floating in the background with his arms stretched out like he's being crucified.
104* [[spoiler: The brief DisneyDeath Danielle received]] in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom,'' because Danny sounds like he's in a middle school play. He sounded so fake and stilted, as if he was glad about what happened.
105** And of course "Eye for an Eye" which is a treasure trove of Narmy quotes ("I'm rubbing your nose in this mess you made, Daniel, doesn't it smell yummy?" and "You forgot to take your supplements, have a dose of vitamin-ME!" for example).
106* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'':
107** The lyric: "They're not like you and me, which means they must be evil!"
108** The European French equivalent of this line is rather childish too: "Since they aren't white, they have to be nasty."
109* ''WesternAnimation/PlanBee''
110** The climactic fight scene between the worker bees and the Queen's guard. While probably intended to seem dramatic, the fight in fact comes across as very narmy; the music is overly dramatic and martial, and much of the fighting seems to consist of headbutting the opponent. The disturbing moaning also sounds like... something else. Meanwhile the Queen just sits there and stares, bug-eyed, at her regime collapsing around her.
111** After standing up to the Queen, Bing is being banished, and Queen's guard encircle him. Bing floats upwards with a daze look on his face, and the guards continue to advance inwards. The whole scene feels very strange.
112* The early (pre-series) ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons Raccoons]]'' TV specials are chock-full of Narm:
113** In ''The Raccoons on Ice'', there's the entire scene where the Raccoons and Sophia Tutu sneak into Cyril Sneer's mansion to try to convince Cedric to play on their team against Cyril's. A particular highlight: When Cedric (who has a different, incredibly whiny voice in the specials) worries about getting into further trouble with his father, he whines, "I've already been grounded for a month... ''and no chocolate pudding!!!''" The Narm factor is upped by Sophia's response:
114---> "Cedric, this is ''bigger'' than ''chocolate pudding!''"
115*** At the end of that scene, when Cedric chickens out after being threatened by Cyril again, Sophia responds by apparently dumping him on the spot, exclaiming "Cedric Sneer, your heart is as cold and hard as a hockey puck!" and taking away the picture of her on Cedric's nightstand. The delivery of the line, and Cedric's whiny sobbing afterward, make it pure Narm.
116** In ''The Raccoons and the Lost Star'', any time Sophia Tutu opens her mouth is potential Narm. For example, whenever Sophia says something like "Oh no, how dreadful!" or "That's terrible!" in a moment meant to be sad...
117*** When Cyril Sneer ambushes Cedric and Sophia to kidnap Sophia's puppy Broo and get his hands on the lost star, Sophia believes that Cedric led her into the trap (which he didn't know about) and returns his gift of chocolates, saying in the Narmiest way imaginable, "I'll never be able to look at a chocolate again!"
118*** The scene where bad guys take Broo away from Sophia, and Cyril gets his hands on the star. Overly dramatic music plays; Sophia tearfully exclaims, "You leave Broo alone, you ''bullies!''"; we see a menacingly grinning bear henchman from Broo's P.O.V., reaching for him, his shadow cast over Broo; and finally, Cyril taking the star from around Broo's neck and exclaiming "My star! At last!" as the music reaches crescendo. The whole bit is overly (melo)dramatic and instant Narm.
119*** Sophia tells Cyril, "You're a [[ShapedLikeItself beastly, horrible... BEAST!"]]
120* ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'':
121** The female characters got ridiculously dramatic - especially Lilandra, Rogue, and ComicBook/{{Storm}}, who would go into a fit of "Aaaaarghhhhh" or "Noooooo!" at the slightest injury.
122** Some of the best unintentionally silly moments can be seen in [[https://youtu.be/t-K1D8y_Pxs these]] [[https://youtu.be/Y1esNZva90A montages]]. Highlights include Rogue having NoIndoorVoice, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} acting like a cranky old guy rather than a CoolOldGuy, and -uh- [[BlessedWithSuck Tableman]].
123** "I now bind the Phoenix with the power of [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail AAAAAAARRRRRGH!]]"
124** One of the narmiest moments in that series was the first appearance of Banshee, who sees the Professor falling into the sea, starts screaming and leaps off a cliff (which is how his powers work in the comics, but comes across as absurd when you can actually ''hear'' it).
125** Cable's classic "WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!".
126** One of Cable's soldiers screams "Apocalypse is too strong for us to fight!" at the top of her lungs. It sounds like a lazy teenager whining about not wanting to complete her chores.
127** Colossus grapples Omega red and implores Storm to freeze them both before the villain could break free. Colossus's delivery of his lines were so hammy and over the top that it's hard not to laugh.
128** [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong Bishop goes on a mission to kill the X-Men by shooting them with his gun.]] Except his gun was set on ''STUN'' during the attack.
129** One of the show's crowning moments of Narm comes from the cliffhanger ending of "One Man's Worth, Part 1," where the team fails to save Xavier from being assassinated, and in the last minute, everything inexplicably goes into slow-motion, making every character sound as if they're drunk, with unintentionally hilarious gold like Xavier's "WHAAAAAT INNNNN THEEEEE WORRRRRLD?" and Bishop's booming [[BigNo "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"]].
130** Master Mold's death scene, when he's stopped from escaping his base because his ''[[AchillesPowerCord power cord]] got pulled out of its socket''.
131** There is a scene where Xavier is suddenly hit with a MindRape ray coming from outside the building he resides in. The way he protests "You are driving me insane!", however, doesn't sound like he is experiencing immense pain. Instead, it sounds ''exasperated'', as though Xavier getting hit with a MindRape beam is just a PracticalJoke set up to annoy him.
132* In the ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'' movie, after Ch'rell finds out that there is more than one TMNT universe, he cries "Turtles, Karai! Ninja... Turtles!" in a way that sounds like he just had a bad dream.
133** And every time, thanks to the never say die rule, does Shredder always say "Perish" in at least one of his sentences every episode he appears in, it just gets ridiculous.
134* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
135** The BigBad of the last season was literally a BrainInAJar. After facing a demon lord with the power to destroy worlds, well... Also, his voice is either scary or Narm.
136*** And if his voice wasn't this, his scream when Robin blows up the communicator he's attached to definitely is. It's too funny when somebody who uses a Stephen Hawking-like robotic voice screams.
137** The dialogue in "Aftershock". Seeing people say so many [[NeverSayDie euphemisms for death]] in such a dark episode really puts off the mood.
138* The Shredder's trial scene in the third season finale of the second ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2003}}'' has two rather Narmy things going for it: First, when the Utroms declare that they find C'hrell guilty as charged, C'hrell gasps as if he is really surprised that they didn't clear him of his charges, despite the fact that the Utroms just finished providing foolproof evidence of C'hrell committing numerous crimes. Second, when the Utrom guards are escorting the handcuffed Karai and Dr. Chaplin away, Karai yells: ''"This is not what I wanted, Leonardo! This is NOT what I wanted!"''.
139* In ''WesternAnimation/KirikouAndTheSorceress'', there is that scene where Kirikou pulls the skunk/badger/whatever out of the squirrels' burrow to protect them. The image of a very tiny little boy pulling a badger by the tail out of a burrow is funny.
140* The intro to ''Widget the World Watcher''. "Nature called, we didn't care!" sounds like "Had to go to the bathroom, but we ignored it and peed in our pants!"
141* In the ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes'' cartoon, Brainiac 5 shouts 'Superman!'. Unfortunately, it sounds more like 'SOOUPERMAN!'
142* ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': "Jack has been blown to smithereens!" Even though the Mayor's understandably upset, ''he said that too hilariously''.
143** "THE KING OF HALLOWWEEEENNN HAS BEEEEENNN BLOOOOWN TO SMITHEREEEEENSSS!!!"
144** ''Anytime'' the Mayor is upset. He just can't do drama.
145** SKELETON JACK IS NOW A PILE OF DUST!
146** When Jack confronts Oogie Boogie, he's lying on a table in a pose that doesn't say badass and looked more like he's ReadyForLoveMaking. And this is just after the Mayor's bit.
147* ''WesternAnimation/{{Felidae}}'': In the English dub, the voice actor for Francis is obviously trying his hardest to sound angry and upset in one scene, but it's just so pathetically done that it's hilarious.
148** "YOU!? But Kong, why YOU!?" Francis is probably just humoring Kong, but he sounds like he's cooing to a three year old.
149*** "Youspoketoa MAN!?"
150*** Anytime English Francis groans or screams. Subverted in the German version, where he actually sounds like he's in peril, and it isn't overdone.
151* ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'' has an old man yelling at some kids to get off his property. He picks one of them up and threatens them with, "DO YOU WANT TO BE A DEAD PERSON?!"
152* The DirectToVideo ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}'' movies contain a few such moments:
153** The classic opening scenes with Turaga Vakama's narration explaining the basic backstories behind each movie, using colorful stones to represent the major players. The visuals and music score both add to the sense of epicness, but then you realize: these are just rocks doing stuff in a sandpit.
154** ''Mask of Light'' starts with a scenic image of the village of Ta-Koro as the camera pans over the area to focus on a lonely Ta-Matoran, Jaller. Over Nathan Furst's beautiful music score, the first bit of character dialog can be heard: Jaller repeatedly calling for Takua in his vaguely surfer-accented, teenage-toned voice. "Tuh-KOO-aaah! Tuh-KOO-aaah!" The tone set by the intro is shattered.
155** When Hahli brings the news that Mata Nui has to be awakened, the crowd of gathered Toa and Turaga starts murmuring, unsure of what to do. Vakama, after a long session of stroking his metal-beard, decides to set things into motion (since this would be the most important event of their lifetime, after all), but Onewa promptly reminds him that marching into the BigBad's lair might be dangerous (despite the fact that they have six immensely powerful heroes to aid them). Cut to the whole crowd suddenly murmuring again, with a confused Hahli looking over them. This was meant to be a serious scene.
156** The Skrall squad [[SpecialEffectFailure running in place]] at the beginning of the big battle in ''The Legend Reborn''.
157** Whenua's infamous "'Cause that's what friends do" line from the third movie. It's supposed to sound comforting and inspirational, but given that it's a huge OutOfCharacterMoment for Whenua, that he says it in response to the line "We'll find a way [to reverse our horrible mutations, fight off an army of {{Giant Spider}}s and rescue the imprisoned population of the city] together", his gruff voice in general, not to mention that the movie tried to be ''dark'', it comes off as plainly corny and out-of-place.
158** ''Anytime'' Vakama Wangst will become this eventually for any viewer. At first it's understandable as he is suddenly thrusted into becoming a hero and doubts himself but by the end of the movie, he sounds more like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]] than a Heroic Toa of Fire. His awkward voice doesn't help much. Some choice quotes
159-->''''I'm a Crosswired freak!''''
160-->''''I CAN'T JUST CHAAYYENGE!
161-->''''I'll never be a real Toa!''''
162-->''''I'm THROUGH making plans!!''''
163** According to the deleted scenes of the first movie, the demonic Rahkshi would have been revealed by just standing in the middle of the screen, one of them with its hands casually placed on its hips. The final cut wisely changed this a more dramatic, gradual reveal that only shows them in full when they're out attacking the heroes. Another deleted scene showed a Rahkshi stepping on a sports ball as a showcase of raw evilness.
164** "Da mighty Tuma!" from ''The Legend Reborn''. Tuma's [[BadassDecay entire]] [[AntiClimaxBoss portrayal]] [[AdaptationalWimp qualifies]], really, also the fact that other characters consider him a genuine threat. Likewise the Skrall soldier who runs by the screen, stops to make a comedic squawking noise with his eyes wide, then runs off.
165* In the episode of ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' where [[spoiler:Rogue smashes [[TakenForGranite stonified]] Mystique]], Kurt's ridiculous SlowNo basically ruins the entire scene.
166* At one point early in ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', Musa slaps Icy across the face in front of pretty much everyone from Cloud Tower. Icy is standing there, looking like she's either going to explode or scream, when Stormy leans in close, points at the handprint, and says something to the effect of "I can see her fingerprints on your face! Does it hurt?"; the line was actually supposed to show that Stormy has some empathy for her "sisters", but it comes off more as proof that she's the stupid one of the Trix. Note that this scene was changed when 4Kids translated the show, so it's not quite the same.
167** In the same episode (again, in markets other than America), Stella has a bug up her butt for some reason (she's under a curse in America). She starts lashing out at her roommates whenever they say, well, pretty much anything, but seems to have ''no idea'' that what she's saying might be offensive to other people. You'd think she would figure it out after Musa storms out on her, but she has the same shocked "What?" moment ''every single time''.
168** A lot of the speeches that Bloom makes. They're just so cliche, and sometimes so out of place, it's nearly impossible to take them seriously at all.
169* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
170** ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' had a definite Narm moment: the scene where Blackarachnia and Megatron were trying to one-up each other by reminding Silverbolt about what they gave him when they were trying to convince him to choose a side.
171** "I gave you X! I gave you X!" "We gave you X! We gave you X!" Sounds good enough for Broadway already, doesn't it?
172---> "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis You... gave... me...]] ''[[ChewingTheScenery NOTHING!]]''"
173** Also in the episode when the Maximals receive Spark boosts. Optimus goes to fight the Vehicons, and we get a slow-motion shot of him literally tearing through the Vehicons with the speed of light... and he makes these totally random, ridiculous-looking poses. Almost makes you wonder if the animators just got bored.
174** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' also has one- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRS6At3JDBw this video]] is supposed to promote Unicron, but after he says "I awaken" his shout... well, he honestly sounds like he stubbed his toe.
175** ''Every time, every continuity'' after the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie first movie]] literally ''every time'' [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus]] dies; the [[Website/TFWikiDotNet Transformers Wiki]] even acknowledges this.
176** In the French dub of [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Transformers G1]], it's hard to take Optimus Prime seriously because his voice is dubbed by the very same guy who does [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Brainy Smurf's voice]]. He has the very same annoying, obnoxious voice. And then, there's Bumblebee, also dubbed by the same voice actor, who has the same voice of Clumsy Smurf, stammering on every line like he did on ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs''. Really.
177** Part 1 of "The Return of Optimus Prime" in G1 has a HatePlague-infected Ultra Magnus chasing Rodimus Prime. It apparently not only increased his hatred but also his [[LargeHam haminess]], since he starts screaming as loudly as possible, "You CAN'T escape, RODIMUS! I CAN track your GAS FUMES ANYWHEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!"
178** The lyrics to the German intro of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. Apart from the clunky translation in general ("well masked robots" in place of "robots in disguise"), they had to insert a second "der" into the "Autobots kämpfen für den Sieg über... die bösen Kräfte der... der Decepticons!" verse to keep the tune, which rather makes it sound like the singer had to take a moment to remember the lyrics (in English, it would be akin to "Autobots wage their battle to defeat... the evil forces of the... of the Decepticons!").
179** In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', there's a scene in which Starscream gets his foot stuck between two armor plates as Autobot City transforms into combat mode. To avoid getting squished, he's forced to [[AgonyOfDeFeet shoot his own foot off]], then flies off screaming "Oww, my foot!" It stands out among the otherwise serious fight scene.
180* ''WesternAnimation/GalactikFootball'' had plenty, mostly due to some seriously LimitedAnimation (especially in the third season) and a pretty dodgy dub. There's a particularly hilarious scene in one of the last episodes when [[spoiler:Sinedd's long-lost parents finally find out their son is alive and his mother gets an expression that can only be described as a startled fish pout]]. Which completely ruins what should have been a very dramatic and moving scene.
181* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
182** One line of dialogue from "Keeping It Together", thanks to some awkward phrasing.
183-->'''Pearl:''' Garnet, we lost Peridot. [[DoubleEntendre Her fingers were]] [[LesYay too fast for us]].
184** In "Lars' Head", we get a pretty awful case of NeverSayDie:
185-->'''[[spoiler:Lars]]:''' You mean I was... away from life?
186** From the movie, [[spoiler:Steven and Greg's fusion]] is given the rather awkward name [[spoiler:Steg]]. Thankfully it's never actually said out loud, but it's still a pretty laughable name.
187* The "Doug's Brainy Buddy" episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' has him being jealous of his best friend, Skeeter, whom after taking an IQ test, ends up being a [[GeniusDitz genius.]] After the two of them get into an argument in which he throws a book at him and walks away, he then yells at Skeeter "Just take your super brain and go to college! See if I care!" This is supposed to be in the heat of the moment and showing him upset, yet the animation of his body language makes it this trope, since his silly hand waving looks like a combination of Doug cupping the air and the famous "BringIt" hand taunt by Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin.
188** The sound Beeyoouuu is narmful to the point of being MemeticMutation and plays in the background even during dramatic moments.
189* The ''Greatest Heroes And Legends Of The Bible'' presentation of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZGbHYckAAo the account of Samson and Delilah]] arguably takes the low quality reputation of Christian entertainment to a whole new level of absurdity. While the animation and voice acting aren't exactly up to par, the big offender is that it ''reeks'' of SoundtrackDissonance via one upbeat song which sounds [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong eerily similar]] to Music/ParachuteExpress' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGKmHf7jBhE "Doctor Looney's Remedy"]] and/or [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A9XtDyDUjIU Steve Goodman's "Go Cubs Go"]] spread out over several scenes no matter how bad the situation, making it not only hard to take seriously but also downright unhealthy for Christians to watch. You can catch WebVideo/TheCartoonHero and guest reviewer The Rosenhacker exposing its [[{{Narm}} Narm-ish]] qualities [[http://www.zippcast.com/video/92a13ccab013d580930 here]].
190* ''WesternAnimation/FoodFight'' has so many moments that it's hard to count all of them. One of them is the scene where Mr. Clipboard (voiced by Creator/ChristopherLloyd, who [[HamAndCheese clearly knew the movie was terrible]] and turned in the single most memorable performance in the entire film) stomps on a bag of potato chips and Leonard mourns over them as if a soldier has been gunned down. The dramatic music playing doesn't help.
191-->'''Mr. Clipboard:''' SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, LEONAAARRD!
192%% The below needs proper context for what makes it funny.
193%% [[Creator/{{Toonami}} TOM]]'s arm [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCaMawUtAiw being rendered useless]].
194* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' took itself much, much more seriously than its sister show ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. Despite this however, it wasn’t above some inadvertently silly moments.
195** In the two-parter ''Blast to the Past'', the catalyst which causes Sonic to bemoan the war against Robotnik is the loss of two freedom fighters. Specifically, [[RedShirt a generic horse and bear]]. It doesn’t help that these two characters only appear in this episode and are never seen or heard from again. Yet Sonic takes their loss exceedingly hard.
196** In ''Sonic Conversion'', Bunnie is de-roboticised, but abruptly changes back to her original form. When she does so, she inexplicably disappears in a cloud of green smoke, dramatic music plays, and Sally frantically calls her name. The next shot is of Bunnie sitting on the floor with a dissonantly deadpan expression. Upon realizing that she’s back to being a cyborg, Creator/ChristineCavanaugh gives out a small whine which sounds more like she dropped her ice cream.
197** ''The Doomsday Project'' makes it abundantly clear that all of the Freedom Fighters across Mobius will band together to fight Robotnik. Half of the main cast stay at home and all the other Freedom Fighters are instantly captured, ultimately leaving everything up to Sonic and Sally. For the umpteenth time.
198%% The below needs proper context.
199%% From ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', the end of "The Krabby Kronicle":
200* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' episode "Shreeka's Revenge" dips into pure, unadulterated Narm when the titular {{Big Bad}} has an [[LargeHam overly hammy]] [[VillainousBreakdown tantrum]] over her RingOfPower being destroyed. One moment she's wailing "[[NarratingTheObvious Oh, no! It's melting!]] My precious power ring! ''Gone forevah!''" in the cheesy delivery you'd expect from a villainess in a 80s Saturday morning cartoon, the next she's letting out a '''''larynx-shredding''''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bdHBoG2bLY screech of agony]] that sounds like WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck passing a kidney stone.
201-->'''[=YouTube=] commenter''': I like to think she screams like that because she's JUST realizing how much it hurts to have melting metal scald her hand.
202* [[BigBad Obake]] from ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' is quite a memorable villain due to being a ManipulativeBastard and his ability to [[XanatosGambit succeed even when his plans fail]]. However, TheReveal in the season finale that his villain codename is just his real name, [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Bob Aken]], with the first and last letters taken off comes off as laughable and clichéd.
203* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': InUniverse, Molly and Tooey consider [[ShowWithinAShow Mighty [=McMann=]]] using his powers to "defeat the snow" to be laughable.
204* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}}'': In the 1957 episode "The Magic Wand", Professor Hocus-Pocus accidentally leaves his magic wand at Gumby and Pokey's lemonade stand. When the wand goes crazy and accidentally knocks Mrs. Gumba's good pitcher off the stand, Pokey calmly says "Look out" right before it smashes to the ground. Only afterward does Pokey actually show any concern...
205--> '''Pokey:''' ''(looking nervous)'' "Uh-oh! [[BrokenTreasure Your mother's good pitcher.]]"
206* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'':
207** Smurfette can be considered this due to her girly girl beautician personality and occassional damsel in distress moments.
208*** An example is "Haunted Smurfs", where Smurfette cries that she can't go on while the others are departing from the village.
209** The other Smurfs also had their fair share of narm moments, such as Brainy Smurf crying about being doomed when Hefty and Dreamy broke off the steering wheel of the ship in "Smurfs at Sea".
210** In "Hats Off to Smurfs", Vanity and Gargamel's deformed faces are more mockery than gruesome. But it's understandable, as the faces couldn't be so ugly as to scare children.

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