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* In the [[Franchise/DisneyFairies TinkerBell]] movie, ''[=TinkerBell=] and the Lost Treasure'':
-->'''Terence:''' Who's your best friend who always delivers?
-->'''Tink:''' Hm... Iridessa?
-->'''Terence:''' Nope. Try again.
-->'''Tink:''' Um, Fawn?
-->'''Terence:''' Me!
-->'''Tink:''' Just kidding.

* A plot point in ''WesternAnimation/EightCrazyNights''.

# Alice and Bob have just pulled off some sort of caper or big project, and Alice is congratulating herself on a job well done. Bob, wanting to be acknowledged, asks her if she isn't forgetting someone. Alice answers, "Of course, how could I forget Chris!"

* In the Bible, making this OlderThanFeudalism where King Xerxes asks Haman how he should honour somebody who's done a great service to him. Being the king's (arrogant) right-hand man, Haman thinks Xerxes means him. So he goes nuts describing all the great things that should happen to this 'unnamed hero'. Then he finds out that the honour is meant for his greatest enemy, Mordecai.

* In the recent [[Franchise/DisneyFairies TinkerBell]] movie, ''[=TinkerBell=] and the Lost Treasure'':

* In ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'', when a science project of Jimmy's goes haywire, Cindy gives directions to his friends to help stop the robot. When it's stopped, the science fair trophy is split between Carl, Sheen, and Libby while Cindy unfairly gets nothing. However, Jimmy tries to assure her that good leadership is its own reward, only to have an ungrateful Cindy cover his head with a sweater.

* In the 1960's Cheerios commercials, Cheerios Kid doubled as both hero and butt monkey. For instance, after he defeats a bully in a tree-chopping contest:
-->'''Cheerios Sue:''' (''puckering for a kiss'') Kid, aren't you forgetting something?
-->'''Kid:''' The Big "G" stands for goodness?
-->'''Sue:''' (''miffed; pulls Kid's cap over his head'') Hmph. Strong as an oak and twice as thick!

* This is the essential premise of ''The Thank You Book'' from the ''Literature/ElephantAndPiggie'' series. Piggie is thanking as many people as possible, but Gerald is convinced that there's someone she's forgetting to thank.

* Kathy Griffin averted this trope (and caused some controversy) when receiving an Emmy for her performance on "My Life on the D-List" by mentioning how many people thank Jesus for their awards and specifically saying that 'no one had less to do with this award than Jesus."

-->"How can you talk about all this IT stuff without mentioning...the toliet cleaners. They said we couldn't do it!!"

<spoiler> As it turns out, this is a huge subversion, as the person Gerald was referring to was the reader all along. </spoiler>

* ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'': In "Barnstormers," Zilly is written off as "a casualty of love" as the rest of the Vulture Squadron is taking off in a BambooTechnology plane Klunk built. Zilly is running behind and offers Muttley his medal if he rescues him. Muttley runs over, plucks the medal and runs back to the fuselage. Zilly: "He, Muttley! Aren't you forgetting something?" It takes Muttley a moment or two to remember to pull Zilly in.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'' had an opening sequence where Daffy raises a big stink about his never being acknowledged on the show, threatening legal action. Bugs calms him down and addresses the audience, making a big show of "righting a big wrong" and introducing an integral member, playing it up big as Daffy prepares to take a bow, then lovingly finishing with..."our sponsor." Daffy is stunned.

Subtrope of SnubByOmission.

* From ''StrawberryShortcake: Housewarming Surprise'':

* In ''Film/WhenDarknessFalls'', one storyline involves the journalist Carina who wins an award for one of her documentaries. Her husband Håkan was the cameraman and she forgets to mention him in her acceptance speech. Back at home, Håkan [[DomesticAbuse beats her up for this]].

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* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': An old friend of Frasier's (from his ''{{Cheers}}'' days, although we never saw this friend in Cheers itself...) has written a book based on Frasier's first love. The credits mention everyone from the author's kindergarten teacher to the man who designed the [[UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} typeface]], but not Frasier.

* Subverted in ''MusicAndLyrics'' when [[spoiler: Alex and Cora are giving their concert, they don't thank Sophie for writing the lyrics (she had wanted her name taken off of it anyway because they changed the content without her approval), but then Alex dedicates his newest song (which he secretly wrote all by himself) to Sophie.]]

* One episode of ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow'' ends with Creator/GeorgeBurns calling up a guest star playing a General in the episode. The guest star drops character, saying about what an honor it is to appear on the show and goes on to say how professional everyone is, naming each person one by one ... except for George.

* ''MarriedWithChildren'': Sitting on the couch with Bud/Kelly, Peg speaks of splitting a possible Lotto payout three ways. When Bud asks if she isn't forgetting someone, she apologizes and assures Buck the dog he'll get his share.

* Hilary Swank, upon winning the Best Actress Oscar for BoysDontCry, copiously thanked everyone she could think of. Unfortunately, she was so flustered, someone totally slipped her mind... her ''husband''. Apparently she made it up to him later.

* Subverted in an episode of ''{{Scrubs}}'', when JD and Turk were listing some of JD's old girlfriends in front of Elliot and Carla. Carla tries to remind them that he keeps skipping over Elliot, who is nearly in tears, but it turns out that he had already mentioned her. He just referred to her as "Mole-butt," which was a nickname referring to a mole [[ContinuityNod that had actually been mentioned both before and after that episode]].
* ''{{Frasier}}'': An old friend of Frasier's (from his ''{{Cheers}}'' days, although we never saw this friend in Cheers itself...) has written a book based on Frasier's first love. The credits mention everyone from the author's kindergarten teacher to the man who designed the [[UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} typeface]], but not Frasier.

* In one episode of ''SushiPack'', the eponymous Pack think that the announced statue of "Wharf City's Greatest Hero" will be one of them, but they find that it's actually Kato Platypus, who was a hero years before.

* On ''TheSimpsons'', the union contract stipulates that every worker must win the Worker of the Week award at least once; Homer figures he's a shoo-in this week since everyone else already got the award. The award goes to...an inanimate carbon rod. This spurs Homer to [[HalfwayPlotSwitch become an astronaut]]; when he's in space, Homer causes a chain of problems, which he eventually solves with... [[ChekhovsGun an inanimate carbon rod]]. The rod then gets its photo on the cover of ''Time'' magazine and its own ticker tape parade.
* A plot point in ''EightCrazyNights''.
* In ''JimmyNeutron'', when a science project of Jimmy's goes haywire, Cindy gives directions to his friends to help stop the robot. When it's stopped, the science fair trophy is split between Carl, Sheen, and Libby while Cindy unfairly gets nothing. However, Jimmy tries to assure her that good leadership is its own reward, only to have an ungrateful Cindy cover his head with a sweater.

* Edmund {{Blackadder}} does this frequently in order to pointedly snub Baldrick or Percy.

-->'''Sour Grapes:''' With the world's greatest cookbook, I'll be famous! I can see it now, "Sour Grapes on the [[PunnyName Merv Muffin]] Show!" Then, "[[TheHollywoodSquares Hollywood Pears]]..."

* ''TheBugsBunnyShow'' had an opening sequence where Daffy raises a big stink about his never being acknowledged on the show, threatening legal action. Bugs calms him down and addresses the audience, making a big show of "righting a big wrong" and introducing an integral member, playing it up big as Daffy prepares to take a bow, then lovingly finishing with..."our sponsor." Daffy is stunned.

* Variation used on ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': There was some dispute about jurisdiction with local forces; the local sheriff agreed to cooperate fully in return for all credit. At the end, she's on TV and mentions that there's another group she'd like to thank, then credits members of her own force.