History Main / GuiltByAssociationGag

** In the episode "Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru", after the girl advice Lincoln gave the boys at his school backfires on them, his customers attempt to get revenge him ''and'' Clyde, despite the latter's involvement in Lincoln's scheme being minimal at best.

** In the episode "Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru", Lincoln's customers go after both him ''and'' Clyde, when the latter's involvement in Lincoln's scheme was minimal at best.

* In one episode of ''Series/SuperMarioBrothersSuperShow'', Mario and Luigi mention they used to play in their plumbing school's band before being thrown out for eating during a concert. Luigi clarifies that ''Mario'' was the one eating. Luigi was merely holding his salami sandwich while he turned his music page.

* In one episode of ''Series/SuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', Mario and Luigi mention they used to play in their plumbing school's band before being thrown out for eating during a concert. Luigi clarifies that ''Mario'' was the one eating. Luigi was merely holding his salami sandwich while he turned his music page.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', Mario and Luigi mention they used to play in their plumbing school's band before being thrown out for eating during a concert. Luigi clarifies that ''Mario'' was the one eating. Luigi was merely holding his salami sandwich while he turned his music page.

* On ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Edd is always beaten up along with the others when Eddy's schemes go south even though he's usually the voice of reason, trying to convince the other two that they should be doing something productive instead. This was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d on one occasion: after beating up the Eds, Sarah admits that Edd didn't deserve the beating but then she adds, "Give those cute ones an inch, and they'll take a mile!"

Compare: MyFriendsAndZoidberg, IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure, CantGetAwayWithNuthin, GoAmongMadPeople. If the character didn't do the listed thing, but DID do something else, it may become ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne. The opposite of this trope is IAmSpartacus, where people who aren't guilty deliberately associate themselves with the guilty party and AccompliceByInaction, where people who didn't do the act are considered guilty because they [[BystanderSyndrome didn't do anything to stop it.]] Jokes of this kind are a type of BlackComedy. See also MisplacedRetribution and KarmicMisfire, especially when the victim is the only one targeted for what their guilty association did. For people who are victimized by just being there, see GuiltByCoincidence.

* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': In the episode "And Then There Was Shawn", after Shawn interrupts the lesson too many times, Mr. Feeny threatens to give the class detention if there is "one more crazy interruption." Hilariously, the "crazy interruption" that Feeny decdes is the final straw is the janitor bursting into the classroom, giving a creepy stare, and then leaving. And he punishes Kenny too, even though all he did was ask for a pencil.

* In the ''Series/{{Batman}}'' episode "Dizzoner the Penguin", Batman and the Penguin are running for mayor of Gotham City. Penguin makes the [[InsaneTrollLogic argument]] that since Batman is often seen in contact with criminals while he himself is often surrounded by police, he is the more trustworthy character.