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Author: Kartoonkid95

Sep 13th 2017 at 8:45:35 PM

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* ''[[WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie An Extremely Goofy Movie]]'': One of the events that kicks off the plot is Goofy, distracted by his son's departure for college, causing a huge accident at his toy factory job and getting fired. Since he can't get a better job without a college degree, he has to go BackToSchool.

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* ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'': In [[VerySpecialEpisode "Profiles in Courage"]], George is tasked with firing a Muslim factory worker after his bosses find out he went to flight school (the fact that the factory is up for a government contract not helping matters).

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* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': The first episode has Peter getting fired from his toy factory job after he falls asleep due to a hangover and inadvertently allows dangerous "toys" to slip into the market. Not wanting Lois to find out and [[NeverMyFault blame him]], he decides to sign up for welfare and keep her in the dark about it.
* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'': In "Gone Goofy", the club goes overbudget and requires one person to be fired, and it has to be someone who is lazy and unproductive. Goofy naturally fits the mold, but the others, barring Donald, don't have the heart to fire their friend. As Donald tries to give Goofy a (literal) pink slip, Mickey decides to fire himself and make Goofy the new host.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "Homer's Odyssey", Homer gets fired from the power plant and, after failing to find another job, his life goes into a downward spiral. After [[DrivenToSuicide attempting suicide]], he soon decides to become a safety advocate,
** The 100th episode deals with Bart's antics causing Principal Skinner to get fired.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** In "Karate Choppers", [=SpongeBob=] is told not to do karate at work or risk getting fired. He is then attacked by Sandy, who refuses to believe his pleas to stop, only for Mr. Krabs to appear and make good on his threat. This causes [=SpongeBob=] to [[InelegantBlubbering cry]] [[OcularGushers a river]], but Sandy, realizing her friend wasn't kidding, convinces Mr. Krabs to give him another chance.
** In "Bossy Boots", Pearl gets a summer job at the Krusty Krab and makes radical changes to the theming and decor. Mr. Krabs disapproves of the changes, but he can't bring himself to fire his daughter, so he has [=SpongeBob=] do it instead. It turns out Pearl actually ''wants'' to be fired, so the two stage a dramatic "firing" for Krabs to hear.
** In [=SpongeBob=], You're Fired", [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin SpongeBob gets fired]] from the Krusty Krab as a cost-cutting measure. After a falling into a rut, he attempts to find jobs at other restaurants, but he is fired from them just as quickly because all he can make is krabby patties.