Line #28 VillainsOutShopping/WesternAnimation


1	[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knd_father_shopping2.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Hey, you can't commit villainy on an empty stomach.]]
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4	->''"Look, Perry the Platypus, just because ''I'm'' evil doesn't mean everything I ''do'' is evil."''
5	--> '''Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz''', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''
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7	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
8	** "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE41JokersWild Joker's Wild]]" opens with the Joker and Poison Ivy... in Arkham bickering over the TV remote. Ivy wants to watch a gardening show, but Mr. J switches to something similar to ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos''. An annoyed guard comes by and changes the channel again, announcing that they're both going to watch the news and like it. (Especially funny because Ivy and Joker [[{{Manchild}} act like a bratty young sister and brother throughout the exchange]]).
9	--->'''Poison Ivy:''' ''[peevishly crosses her arms]'' ''Fine'', I don't care!\
10	'''The Joker:''' ''[cheerful salutes the guard]'' Jawohl!
11	** "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE46AlmostGotIm Almost Got 'Im]]" mostly consists of the villains hanging out playing poker, drinking tea, and swapping DeathTrap stories without being up to any evil schemes ([[spoiler:except for the Joker...]]).
12	** Viewers are privy to humorous shades of domesticity in the relationship between the Joker and Harley Quinn. For example, after he kicks her out of the gang in "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE56HarleyAndIvy Harley and Ivy]]", he is unable to find his socks and forgets to feed their pet hyenas.
13	** In "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE16HarleysHoliday Harley's Holiday]]", a "reformed" Harley actually ''does'' go shopping -- [[FluffyTamer and takes her pet hyenas for a walk]]. When she buys a dress at a clothing store, she leaves with the dress before the cashier can remove the theft alarm from it. The shoplifter alarm starts ringing and the security guard comes over to try to explain that the cashier needs to remove the tag for her, but Harley sort of... freaks out, thinking she was going to be arrested again.
14	--->'''Harley:''' I'm havin' a bad day! I'm sick of people trying to shoot me, ride over me and blow me up! ...I didn't get to keep my new dress, and I '''actually''' ''paid for it!''
15	** Then there's "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE1HolidayKnights Holiday Knights]]", in which Harley and Poison Ivy kidnap Bruce Wayne and brainwash him to pay for all their Christmas shopping. After he snaps out of it, Batman is not amused.
16	** In the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' crossover episode "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE20GirlsNightOut Girls' Night Out]]", Harley and Ivy team up with [[PsychoElectro Livewire]] and hit the mall. Harley and Ivy get a lot of these; they're like some kind of bizarre sitcom.
17	** An amusing subversion: "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE23BewareTheCreeper Beware the Creeper]]" has the Creeper tearing through a series of outfits in a shop while [[SuperStoicShopkeeper the bored woman at the till]] looks on. You thoroughly expect him to abscond with the clothes ''sans'' payment... except Batman traces his identity because he used his former self's credit card.
18	** "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE23BewareTheCreeper Beware the Creeper]]" later shows what the Joker's henchmen do when their boss (or in this case, Harley) gives them the night off: go to a bar down by the docks and [[BadGuysPlayPool shoot pool]]. Oddly, however, they don't take off their [[EnemyMime mime makeup]] to do this.
19	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': After several days of boring road trip activities in "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure!", Aquaman thinks he may have an excuse to act on his ChronicHeroSyndrome when the supervillan Sportsmaster pulls up next to his RV. Then he sees Sportsmaster's daughter (who looks just as bored as Aquaman's son) and wife are in the car, as is a big stack of suitcases, and realizes Sportsmaster is on a family vacation just like Aquaman is.
20	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': In "A Matter of Family", the strongman Zucco brother seems to be enjoying the Graysons' trapeze act for a moment before realizing that Tony sabotaged the rigging.
21	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
22	** In the episode "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheWaterbendingScroll The Waterbending Scroll]]", the villains (well, Iroh, who isn't exactly a villain) ''do'' go shopping. It's later shown that the Lotus tile he was seeking to buy is really [[spoiler:a secret password for the Lotus Society -- thus, he was actually trying to make contact with local operatives for his secret society]].
23	** Though we don't get to see it in action, the [[EliteMooks Rough Rhinos]] are not only a team of elite weapon users each with their own unique specialty but are also, according to Iroh, a very capable singing group. None of the members deny it.
24	---> '''Colonel Monkge:''' We're not here to give a concert! We're here to apprehend fugitives!
25	** Many of Iroh and Zuko's subplots in season two (e.g., Iroh starting up his own tea shop) could count as this depending on whether or not you regard them as villains at that point. The best example is "Tales of Ba Sing Se", in which Iroh shops for a picnic basket and Zuko goes out on a date with an Earth Kingdom girl.
26	** An important sub-plot during the third season when the Gaang infiltrated the Fire Nation was that the Fire Nation citizens were perfectly normal people. Aang went to school in one episode, and other than an unhealthy personality cult over [[BigBad their leader]] ("Here is a picture of Fire Lord Ozai. And here is one I made out of noodles!) and them being taught a falsified version of history (The Air Nomads had an army?) it was filled with the same cliques of nerds, jocks and bullies as any other school. Oh, and unruly students were sent to reform school -- by which they meant the coal mines.
27	** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBeach The Beach]]" features Zuko, Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee hanging around at a Fire Nation beach resort acting like normal kids (well, as normal as a QuirkyMinibossSquad, one brooding AntiVillain, and one megalomaniacal PsychoForHire can act), with the show's heroes only briefly appearing in a B-plot featuring them being chased around by "[[HavingABlast Combustion Man]]".
28	** Zuko infiltrates a high-security prison trying to free Sokka's dad and the rest of his tribe. He tries to get over some information.
29	--->'''Male Guard:''' Hey, newbie! I know it is regulation, but you can take off your helmet in the Lounge. \
30	'''Zuko:''' ''[thinking quickly]'' But what if there is an incident? If I'm not prepared someone could sneak up on me and bash me over the head.\
31	''[[[PunchClockVillain The male and female guard]] laughs their asses off.]''\
32	'''Female Guard:''' Give him a week; he'll loosen up. \
33	'''Zuko:''' Can the new guy ask the veterans a few questions about the prison? \
34	'''Female Guard:''' ''No'', you can't date the female guards. \
35	'''Male Guard:''' Trust me, you don't want to! \
36	''[The Female Guard throws her cup at him, causing a third guard at the table to laugh up a storm.]''
37	** A scene in the GrandFinale has some Fire Nation soldiers making small talk and discussing someone's birthday, when just minutes before, they were getting ready to launch a campaign of genocide.
38	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' opened with the Baroness just minding her own business at a spa. ([[HeroesGoneFishing Flint and Lady Jay had the day off too]]; unfortunately for all three of them and Cobra Commander, a third-party villain named the Gamemaster had other ideas...)
39	* The ''{{WesternAnimation/MASK}}'' episode "Peril Under Paris" has Miles Mayhem and Sly Rax playing cards during a lull in their latest plan. (Rax cheats.)
40	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', Buzz reacts to a string of mysterious disappearances by calling Emperor Zurg via videophone. Apparently, he was in a business meeting with every other recurring villain/henchman on the show, conveniently clearing them all. However, he adds that he DOES have some great plans lined up for the next fiscal year.
41	* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
42	** Operation: M.U.N.C.H.I.E.S. has a literal example of this, where the heroes and villains are fighting over a box of breakfast cereal in the supermarket! (Making it even more bizarre, the supermarket is an exclusive place that caters only to villains.)
43	** There also seems to be [[BadGuyBar a coffee shop]] where all the villains of the series hang out, that was seen in Operation: F.L.U.S.H. The barista even wears a supervillain-style mask.
44	** And in one episode, the Kids Next Door accuse Chad/Numbuh 274 for destroying a bunch of bikes. However, he was just doing a part-time job of being a pizza delivery man.
45	** ''And'' Operation: A.F.L.O.A.T. started with the villains having a barbecue, and the only reason any trouble started was because Sector V decided to crash it.
46	** Operation: R.E.P.O.R.T. is about the team trying to keep something from the Delightful Children; turns out the "object" is just a pizza, which is actually ''theirs'' (someone obviously got the orders mixed up).
47	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'', Kootie Pie tries on some clothes in Paris while the Mario Bros. try to escape from the Bastille.
48	* Norm the Genie from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' did this after becoming a fairy godparent, except it wasn't literal shopping. It was car racing, Hawaii, wish-granting, flirting, restaurants, etc. Probably because now that he was a Fairy, he had to follow their rules and laws, or risk losing his new status and freedom and going back to the lamp as a Genie.
49	** The Thanksgiving storybook does this with Vicky, though it's technically her family (who we know she terrorizes on the show) doing the shopping. In this book, Timmy finds that Vicky is alone on Thanksgiving because her family went out to get cranberry sauce and their car broke down, and, [[OutOfCharacterMoment for once, Vicky is actually worried for them]].
50	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', the titular hero has encountered The Lobe at least twice while the latter was shopping. He expresses amazement at this, saying "Lobe? I thought you were terrorizing [name of place] with some kind of [silly sounding weapon]!"
51	** The Lobe decides he needs a break from villainy and goes to a restaurant, where everybody knows him by name, and he's their favorite guest. He does cut this short to help out Freakazoid, but demands a chase scene before he does so.
52	** Queen Cobra is also shown having decorated her villainous lair with Chinese Lanterns, as per Freakazoid's suggestion, off camera, sadly.
53	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': This trope is utilized in the episode "[[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpjaay Her Brother's Keeper]]" where Elisa Maza shadows David Xanatos from the air while the villain is driving in order to get something incriminating on him. Unfortunately, Xanatos is well aware that Maza is following him and casually notes "Let's go shopping" as a completely innocuous activity in order to frustrate her. As it turns out, he was specifically shopping for diamonds as the first step of his XanatosGambit to win over Elisa's brother.
54	* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero:'' When the Master of Games kidnaps several heroes and villains, he abducts the Baroness while she's relaxing in a tanning salon.
55	* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' has at least two such events. In "Mortos De Soulstealer", Dib summons the titular demon to eat Zim's soul, but in order to regain enough power to do this, Mortos must prepare...by eating fast food, getting new pants, petting puppies, ''and'' hitting on a goth chick at the fair.
56	** The whole episode "Zim Eats Waffles" is about this and Dib's [[NotSoImaginaryFriend inability to catch Zim being evil]]. Dib has a [[SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands hidden spy camera]] in Zim's house, but rather than doing evil things, Zim...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin eats waffles]] and putters around like it's a lazy Saturday. ''His'' lazy Saturdays just happen to involve rampaging cyber-zombies and flesh-eating robot demon squids.
57	** The [[ComicBook/InvaderZimOni revival comics]] continue this: the first issue at one point has Zim taking a week-long break from his latest evil plan to binge watch a show with GIR (a concept repeated with the entirety of Issue 20), and Issue 6 starts with him trying to get a bank loan (admittedly to fund another plan, but still).
58	* ''WesternAnimation/JadeArmor'': Will is usually seen either reading Red Rogue comics, doing tai chi in the park, jamming out to music or doing another kind of hobby rather than actively looking for the Shards of the armor of his boss, BigBad the Crimson Lord.
59	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
60	** The beginning of "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS2E6DoubleDate Double Date]]" opens on a conversation between two {{Mooks}} named Cecil and Tony:
61	--->'''Cecil:''' How come when I make the scones, they don't got that good flavor like yours, Tony?\
62	'''Tony:''' Do I have to tell you again how you gotta add the orange zest, Cecil? You gonna make me give you the recipe ''again'', huh? You're killing me here, Cecil, killing me!
63	** "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E5FlashAndSubstance Flash and Substance]]" opens with a conversation between various minor villains in a [[BadGuyBar bar frequented by other minor villains]]. They chat and drink (''[[FrothyMugsOfWater milk]]''-- Captain Cold has ulcers) and welcome a fellow [[RuleofThree minor villain]] heartily when he shows up, newly released from jail. Later in the same episode, it turns out that Flash knows all about their little "hole-in-the-wall on Fourth Street".
64	* A common plot has ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' outright attacking a shopping villain for a crime they didn't commit. It doesn't matter if said villain should be in [[CardboardPrison jail]] right now for what they ''did'' do [[NegativeContinuity in previous episodes]].
65	* Used repeatedly on ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' with Perry the Platypus and Dr. Doofenshmirtz (expected, as the two exist to parody every action and spy movie trope in existence).
66	** In "Unfair Science Fair Redux", Perry and Doofenshmirtz [[FriendlyEnemy go out shopping together]] to get supplies for Doof's latest EvilPlan--in the store, they encounter Perry's boss Major Monogram and his intern Karl, also out shopping. They stare at each other awkwardly and back away without saying anything.
67	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'':
68	** "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS1E6TelephoniesToughLove Telephonies]]" has the Gangreen Gang using the Powerpuff Hotline and sending the girls after other villains. They arrive to find (in turn) Mojo Jojo taking a nap after reading the morning paper, Fuzzy Lumpkins having a bath, and Him doing aerobics. After calling the mayor's office to complain, the three villains find out what happened and beat the crud out of the Gangreen Gang.
69	** In "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS1E11JustAnotherManicMojoMimeForAChange Just Another Manic Mojo]]", Mojo Jojo spends the first half of the episode going out to buy some eggs for his breakfast. When he leaves the house without his wallet, he even resorts to...going back inside to get it. As opposed to stealing the eggs as a how typical villain might.
70	** In "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS2E7AVerySpecialBlossomDaylightSavings A Very Special Blossom]]", Mojo is seen in his home building a ship in a bottle.
71	** In "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E12MoralDecayMeetTheBeatAlls Meet the Beat-Alls]]", Mojo, Moko, Fuzzy, Princess, and Him are shown in a grocery store buying items that are all white.
72	** In "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS4EP3 Get Back Jojo]]", Mojo is first seen carrying some groceries, before accidentally stumbling upon the professor showing his time-travel portal to the girls' class.
73	** "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS4EP4 Him Diddle Riddle]]" has Him working at a pancake restaurant.
74	* Practically every episode of ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo.'' It's almost never [[PunnyName Red Herring.]] He's usually revealed to be on a paper route, and never happy to be interrupted.
75	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
76	** At the beach, Chief Wiggum is told by his son to relax, since he's on vacation, to which he dramatically replies, "Crime doesn't take a vacation." WhipPan to the Springfield Mafia throwing a beach ball around; one mobster plaintively cries "Careful, you'll pop it!"
77	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E16BrotherFromAnotherSeries Brother from Another Series]]", Bart laments his inability to know what his nemesis Sideshow Bob is thinking. Cut to Sideshow Bob, wondering whether they still make that shampoo he likes. Cue [[ScareChord jarring chord]]. At the end of the same episode, when Bob is sent to jail with his brother Cecil, Chief Wiggum says "who knows what diabolical schemes they might concoct?" Cut to Bob and Cecil having a WimpFight over the top bunk. After losing, Cecil asks where the menus are.
78	** A literal example in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E21TheOldManAndTheLisa The Old Man and Lisa]]" where after losing his fortune, Mr. Burns has to shop for himself.
79	--->'''Store employee:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2-1basQhX8 He's, uh, talking to the ketchup now.]]
80	** Another episode has Mr. Burns, during a lull in his evil scheme, casually asking Lisa what she thinks of popular music. She responds by saying she views it as a distraction from more important things, causing him to irritatedly remark that she ''never'' switches off, does she?!
81	** In the ShowWithinAShow "Chief Wiggum, P.I." of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E24TheSimpsonsSpinOffShowcase The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]", Wiggum tracks down New Orleans crime boss Big Daddy. He proclaims that he has interests in the city and not just stamp collecting, which he finds extremely interesting.
82	* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' features Marvin the Martian on his day off, playing golf, and not having the best of luck. (This is also a VillainEpisode, as Dodgers only appears when Marvin envisions the ball as him.)
83	* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'':
84	** Megatron tends to do a lot of this. At one point, we find him taking a nap in his command chair, but more notable and frequent is his habit of relaxing in a hot tub while he schemes. He even has a ''rubber ducky''. As Megatron is both a MagnificentBastard and a LargeHam, the [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rubber_Ducky rubber ducky]] itself has become something of an icon among the fans.
85	** The episode ''Changing of the Guard'' had Inferno deliver a report to Megatron while it was obvious Megatron had interrupted a game of cards between him, Waspinator, and Quickstrike.
86	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'':
87	** Shredder may be the BigBad and plot to TakeOverTheWorld, but he is shown to collect antique ceramics as a hobby.
88	** [[BumblingHenchmenDuo Bebop and Rocksteady]] are shown to spend most of their downtime playing video games, reading comic books, and watching cartoons when not carrying out Shredder's plans.
89	** Shredder manages to combine an actual scheme with this, deciding to hide out in a luxuriant apartment. And how did he pay for it?:
90	-->'''Shredder''': Those wretched reptiles will never find me! I've changed my image. Look, while those turtles are searching abandoned warehouses and roach-infested tenements, I'll be luxuriating here!\
91	'''Krang:''' And just how are you paying for all this?\
92	'''Shredder:''' I borrowed your Alien Express card. I never leave the Technodrome without it!
93	** While Krang chews Shredder out, he is not averse to such moment himself. One time has him ignoring Shredder's troubles, and watching a soap opera instead.
94	* ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' had a variation when, while fighting another villain, the heroine encounters recurring nemesis Dr. Two-Brains making his way home after a trip to buy crackers (which he will put stolen cheese on).
95	** Another episode has Becky go shopping with her mother, only to find Tobey out shopping with ''his'' mother as well. Although in this case, he had an evil plan going at the same time. (Actually, Tobey's plans ''often'' grow out of him doing innocuous activities like this trope and just letting his temper get the best of him in the middle of doing it.)
96	** Two-Brains pretended to be out shopping in "Rat Trap", but only because [=WordGirl=] had shown up before he could commit any of the planned crimes.
97	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' adores this trope; among their most popular skits are "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Villains in Traffic]]" and "Darth Vader Calls".
98	* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' is particularly fond of this trope, since it often focuses on the after-hours activities of super-scientists and super-villains.
99	** Most of the supervillains in the Guild of Calamitous Intent live in a gated community called Malice.
100	** The leader of the Guild of Calamitous Intent is [[spoiler: David Bowie.]]
101	** "Hate Floats" has Phantom Limb and Dr. Girlfriend shopping for cutlery at the mall.
102	** In "Tag Sale, You're It!", Dr. Venture has a yard sale, and every villain he's ever faced shows up. Granted, they ''are'' shopping for mad-science weapons and it's only a matter of time before a fight breaks out.
103	** "Now Museum - Now You Don't" features the old Team Venture gang and their former archvillains getting together at the titular island for Jonas Venture Jr.'s inauguration of the Jonas Venture Sr. museum. Team Venture is miffed that the villains seem to be making more table money selling autographs than ''they'' are.
104	** When Rusty gets out of being arched for his group therapy night, Dean, Hank, Sergeant Hatred and the entire Monarch mook contingent go see a movie ''at the same theater.'' This a group that was attempting to murder each other mere moments earlier. The mooks even give Hank and Dean a ride home when Hatred leaves them there.
105	** In "Showdown at Cremation Creek", The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend invite a huge contingent of supervillains to their wedding. They all remain civilized, even after The Phantom Limb storms the cocoon with his death squads to steal Dr. Girlfriend back; most of the supervillains flee the scene.
106	*** The same episode features the Monarch's henchman celebrating their boss's engagement by bar crawling and drunkenly deciding to get tattoos at the same tattoo parlor that servicing Brock Samson.
107	* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', The Guys in White were briefly seen shopping in the mall before their sensors alerted them to Danny.
108	-->"Why do they call it a White Sale when none of the clothes are white?"
109	** It's also been confirmed that Vlad Plasmius is a huge Green Bay Packers fan and presumably interrupts his evil scheming whenever there's a game on television. One of his [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]] is the fact that, despite being a billionaire, he can't buy the team because it's owned by the city of Green Bay and they refuse to sell it to him.
110	* Done in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' episode "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure." After promising Mera and Arthur Jr. that he'll stop [[BusmansHoliday running off on heroics during their family vacation]], Aquaman sees Sportsmaster on the road next to him. Initially excited that the opportunity to fight something dropped into his lap, he then realizes that Sportsmaster's family is in the car and he's on vacation too.
111	* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': Tigress [[spoiler: a disguised Artemis]] temporarily swaps her guarding position with a mook, telling the boss she needs some coffee. She goes into another room, where an unmasked [[FacelessGoons faceless goon]], nonchalantly offers her a "fresh pot."
112	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': The gang ask Jimmy how to get in touch with the Forever Knights, he simply opens up a web-chat with one, who he plays a ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' {{Expy}} with. The Knight greets him, and seems friendly, but the lair collapses on him at that point.
113	** A literal example in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse''. In "Bengeance Is Mine", Psyphon is seen shopping in Undertown before he overhears Ben and Rook talking about Vilgax's return.
114	** Also in ''Omniverse'', [[BountyHunter SevenSeven]] is seen enjoying a car show with his baby sister in "OTTO Motives".
115	** In the rebooted version of the original series, Ben sees a still-villainous Kevin at a laser tag arena, and keeps demanding to know what his evil scheme is this time. Turns out Kevin is there to... play laser tag.
116	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': The Hive 5 get an episode around them, showing that they're incredibly immature, at one point almost all the members go off to build a pillow fort. Eventually they split up and go on a crime spree across the city. Kid Flash foils their robbery attempts one by one, and it eventually cuts to Mammoth exiting a convenience store with a candy bar. There's a blur of light as Kid Flash swipes the candy bar, followed by Mammoth angrily exclaiming, "I paid for that!"
117	* Happens ''all the time'' with Rex and the Duke of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gawayn}}''
118	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'':
119	** In different episodes, Plankton is shown doing such activities as going on vacation ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV"), watching TV ("The Inside Job") and [[SmartPeoplePlayChess playing chess]] [[GoKartingWithBowser with Sandy]] ("Mimic Madness") when not plotting to steal the Krabby Patty formula.
120	** Additionally, most of the villains to Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy are, like the heroes themselves, long since retired. Man-Ray in particular is frequently seen out buying groceries, and no one thinks anything of it. We actually see in multiple episodes that, being long retired, the heroes and villains have relatively casual and friendly relationships. One villain, the Atomic Flounder, is introduced waiting for the bus.
121	* The opening of "XCIII" of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' is just BigBad Aku going through his morning routine -- he hits the alarm clock to shut it off, puts on his flaming eyebrows, does his stretches, meets a delegation of mud people (and complains about them messing up his carpet), and finally has a [[ItMakesSenseInContext therapy session with himself]].
122	* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Chef Goes Nanners", Jimbo and Ned infiltrate a Ku Klux Klan meeting, where they see the Klansmen go over last week's minutes, raffle off a cake, and play a game of "who's got the silliest thing on under their robe".
123	* Twice while spying on the Rebels in two separate episodes of [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessofPower She-Ra: Princess of Power]], the Horde Spy Imp expounded on his love of the fairs that were being held at the time. He actually sounded like a giddy little kid when he listed what he loved about them in "The Red Knight" and even lamented being on the job spying for Hordak and thus unable to go enjoy himself in "Friends Are Where You Find Them."
124	* In the ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' episode "Quest Buy", Star and Marco go to an inter-dimensional mall called Quest Buy, but run into Ludo and his minions who are shopping there too. They end up fighting, but Star and Marco manage to escape and stick Ludo with the bill for the items they took and the damage to the mall.
125	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
126	** In "Slice of Life", a Changeling attends Cranky and Matilda's wedding. Though the other guests back away from it in fear, it just sits and behaves itself. According to WordOfGod "Kevin", as he is known, was invited because he's friends with Matilda.
127	** In "Amending Fences", Starlight Glimmer is shown in a restaurant. None of the main characters notice her because she has her head buried in a menu. This may or may not be a subversion, depending on whether she was there to explicitly spy on Twilight--it's never explicitly stated.
128	* After knocking WesternAnimation/MightyMouse into the moon, the Grand Ruler and his stooge Derling (Bakshi episode "This Island Mouseville") buys himself a parcel of land to set up base camp for his spaceship and calls out for pizza.
129	* ''WesternAnimation/TheDavincibles'': when they are not actively doing anything evil, the Society of Very Bad Villains runs their own Pizza Parlour.
130	* The ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "The Helper" sees Wander boldly attempting to stop Lord Hater and his army in the act of…picking up fast food.
131	--> '''Wander:''' But he's gonna take over your town! And I'm here to help!
132	--> '''Restaurant owner:''' "Take over"? He's here to take out his lunch.
133	--> '''Wander:''' ''(gobsmacked)'' His ''lunch?'' That's not possible.
134	--> '''Hater:''' Of ''course'' it's possible! These guys have the best triple-pickle pies ''in the universe!''
135	** "The Night Out" depicts a disguised [[BigBad Lord Dominator]] landing in a big city to have fun while her ship is undergoing maintenance.
136	* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'':
137	** Despite being a notable villain, Eggman can be seen ordering hamburgers, complaining about mail service, and leisurely passing through the village in-between his attempts to destroy it.
138	** The episode "Can an Evil Genius Crash on Your Couch for a Few Days?" plays with this. It opens with Eggman showing up on Sonic's doorstep in the middle of a rainy night, explaining that his island fortress has been destroyed and he needs a place to stay until it's repaired. Sonic reluctantly allows him to stay, and the rest of the first half or so of the episode shows Eggman, Sonic and Tails hanging out, playing board games, watching TV together, and Eggman even helps with the chores and helps Tails with his work. [[spoiler:Then it's subverted when Eggman reveals that his fortress wasn't destroyed after all, and him staying over at Sonic and Tails's was part of his plan to keep them from getting any sleep, meaning they'll be too tired to stop his latest evil scheme]].
139	* The ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' episode "Time and Punishment" opens with villains Megavolt and Quackerjack preparing to take a trip in the latter's TimeMachine. However, when they gush about going to the future, they don't mention any plans to commit crimes, only how much they can't wait to see all the new developments and technology they expect to find. While stealing the city's electricity to power it probably broke several laws, there's no indication they were doing or planning anything evil, just having fun (which would have hurt no one if Gosalyn hadn't gotten involved).
140	** Despite noted crime syndicate FOWL being less than ideal employers for any potential agent, they definitely do allow their underlings some private time (space not so much since they install giant screens in their hideouts to reach them at any moment) to spend to their liking, if Steelbeak's chat with his mistress is any indication. They also seemed to approve of two of their agents having a relationship outside their work-place.
141	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'':
142	** One episode sees two Kraang casually chatting about a gluten free diet making one of their member thinner.
143	** In his debut, Vingrath Dregg is just shopping at a random market minding his own business before the Turtles bump into him, accidentally destroying his product. This is when [[DisproportionateRetribution he becomes their archenemy]].
144	** In "The Super Shredder," Chris Bradford/Rahzar is shown watching an old cartoon he starred in, ''Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Krew'', and even eating popcorn, an activity he mentions often indulging in. When Stockman informs him that Shredder wants him during the show, he's not happy:
145	--->'''Rahzar''': Awww, right at the good part!
146	* Corvax from WesternAnimation/MuzzyInGondoland has at least one slot machine game installed on his computer. His cat is seen playing it during a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
147	* How does Quellor, Supreme Oppressor of [[NebulousEvilOrganization M.A.V.O.]] and series BigBad of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin'' begin his day? With coffee and the morning paper, just like anyone else. He's apparently also required to take mandatory "Fun Breaks" according to Bognostriclum, who even quotes the rule about it, though when this is brought up he's uninterested.
148	** More minor BigBadWannabe Tweeg spends his time between firing his cannon at Gimmick's house and attempting to join M.A.V.O. trying to perfect his buttermilk-to-gold formula. He apparently has a pretty solid donut recipe now.
149	* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' features this trope a lot, between Joker having to talk work with contractors to rebuild his secret lair, Bane, Scarecrow, and Two-Face attending the Penguin's nephew's Bar Mitzvah, to Harley and Ivy excitedly watching a Morning Talk Show.
150	* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego'' show that the [[BigBadDuumvirate V.I.L.E. faculty]] happily celebrate Halloween, going so far as to wear costumes, carve Jack-O-Lanterns, and bob for apples (though Professor Maelstrom swaps the apples out for haggis).
151	* The ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' episode "Normal Day" has a scene where Fanboy and Chum Chum harass Man-Arctica's enemy the Global Warmer when he's only trying to take his laundry to the laundromat.
152	* This trope occurs a plethora of times in ''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy'', where the villains of Skylands, ranging from the [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain laughable]] like Kaos to the feared like the Doom Raiders, engages in public activities without getting into trouble.

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