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* ''Series/{{Dexter}}''
** [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
*** Gets a new blood slide box at the end of Season 2 even though law enforcement now knows the Bay Harbor Butcher collects them and as Season 7 reveals, never made this knowledge public, clueing [=LaGuerta=] into trying to clear Doakes's name.
*** Despite Rita's death resulting from sabotaging the Trinity Killer case to have Trinity all to himself, he continues to sabotage active investigations so he can have the killers on his table. Doing this with the Doomsday Killer case [[spoiler:leads to Debra finding out he's the Bay Harbor Butcher, which begins a chain of events leading to her death in the series finale.]]
** [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
*** Gets a new blood slide box at the end of Season 2 even though law enforcement now knows the Bay Harbor Butcher collects them and as Season 7 reveals, never made this knowledge public, clueing [=LaGuerta=] into trying to clear Doakes's name.
*** Despite Rita's death resulting from sabotaging the Trinity Killer case to have Trinity all to himself, he continues to sabotage active investigations so he can have the killers on his table. Doing this with the Doomsday Killer case [[spoiler:leads to Debra finding out he's the Bay Harbor Butcher, which begins a chain of events leading to her death in the series finale.]]
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* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'':
** To an extent. Pembleton tells Bayliss that he's to embrace his vices and get to know them in order to be virtuous, because virtue isn't real virtue if it hasn't been tested. Because the context was a discussion of exploration of sexuality, Bayliss takes this to heart and learns to embrace the darker side of his sexuality, eventually identifying as bisexual. However, Pembleton's advice had a clear, non-sexual, element to it that Bayliss totally missed. As a result, he does not apply Pembleton's advice in dealing with his cases and [[spoiler: Bayliss eventually snaps and executes Luke Ryland when he is freed on a technicality]]
** [[spoiler: In the episode where Felton is found murdered]] Howard mentions that Felton spoke to her about getting back together with his wife. This is in spite of the fact that Felton previously stated that he and his wife probably '''shouldn't''' be together.
** To an extent. Pembleton tells Bayliss that he's to embrace his vices and get to know them in order to be virtuous, because virtue isn't real virtue if it hasn't been tested. Because the context was a discussion of exploration of sexuality, Bayliss takes this to heart and learns to embrace the darker side of his sexuality, eventually identifying as bisexual. However, Pembleton's advice had a clear, non-sexual, element to it that Bayliss totally missed. As a result, he does not apply Pembleton's advice in dealing with his cases and [[spoiler: Bayliss eventually snaps and executes Luke Ryland when he is freed on a technicality]]
** [[spoiler: In the episode where Felton is found murdered]] Howard mentions that Felton spoke to her about getting back together with his wife. This is in spite of the fact that Felton previously stated that he and his wife probably '''shouldn't''' be together.
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* In''Series/ResidentAlien'', Harry Vanderspeigle is a HughMann alien whose species abandons their children to the "ice wind desert." In "[[Recap/ResidentAlienS2E4RadioHarry Radio Harry]]," he assists with a human birth and tells Asta Twelvetrees, who knows his secret, that he finally understands her guilt for giving up her daughter Jay for adoption and thinks to himself that human children learn everything from the humans around them and become lost without nurturing parents to guide them. Despite this, his first reaction in "[[Recap/ResidentAlienS2E5FamilyDay Family Day]]" to seeing Liza, the daughter of the human Harry Vanderspeigle whom he killed and took on his identity, is to want nothing to do with her, telling Sheriff Mike Thompson to toss her in jail.
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* In''Series/ResidentAlien'', In ''Series/ResidentAlien'', Harry Vanderspeigle is a HughMann alien whose species abandons their children to the "ice wind desert." In "[[Recap/ResidentAlienS2E4RadioHarry Radio Harry]]," he assists with a human birth and tells Asta Twelvetrees, who knows his secret, that he finally understands her guilt for giving up her daughter Jay for adoption and thinks to himself that human children learn everything from the humans around them and become lost without nurturing parents to guide them. Despite this, his first reaction in "[[Recap/ResidentAlienS2E5FamilyDay Family Day]]" to seeing Liza, the daughter of the human Harry Vanderspeigle whom he killed and took on his identity, is to want nothing to do with her, telling Sheriff Mike Thompson to toss her in jail.
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* ''Series/OddSquad'':
** There are quite a few instances of characters forgetting mathematical or STEM lessons that they have learned in previous episodes and then relearning them again, often due to the fact that there are only so many math and STEM lessons one can teach and the show doesn't branch out into more advanced topics like algebra and calculus. Otto is a frequent offender of this -- one example from "Captain Fun" has him learning about the concept of voting when he was well and fine voting in "O is Not For Old" after having Polly Graph teach him.
** "Moustache Confidential" is a notable aversion on Otto's end, as he retains his knowledge of tally marks from "Undercover Olive" and teaches Obfusco about them alongside his partner.
** Up until the second half of Season 3, Orla would often forget the lesson she learned in "Portalandia" from the beginning of the season, which dealt with her LeeroyJenkins nature and made her realize that she needed to take the time to think things through (before it became a BrokenAesop only a few seconds later).
** There are quite a few instances of characters forgetting mathematical or STEM lessons that they have learned in previous episodes and then relearning them again, often due to the fact that there are only so many math and STEM lessons one can teach and the show doesn't branch out into more advanced topics like algebra and calculus. Otto is a frequent offender of this -- one example from "Captain Fun" has him learning about the concept of voting when he was well and fine voting in "O is Not For Old" after having Polly Graph teach him.
** "Moustache Confidential" is a notable aversion on Otto's end, as he retains his knowledge of tally marks from "Undercover Olive" and teaches Obfusco about them alongside his partner.
** Up until the second half of Season 3, Orla would often forget the lesson she learned in "Portalandia" from the beginning of the season, which dealt with her LeeroyJenkins nature and made her realize that she needed to take the time to think things through (before it became a BrokenAesop only a few seconds later).
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* On ''Series/{{Amen}}'', every time Thelma realized that she didn't need the Reverend to make her life complete, or that she could make her own way in the world without depending on him or her father, she went right back to chasing Reverend Gregory and/or being a whiny DaddysGirl by the next episode. Even worse was her father, Ernie. He would learn to be honest, kind, and to share with others. Then he would go right back to being his old lying, cheating, greedy self. Sometimes this happened in the ''same episode''!
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* On ''Series/{{Amen}}'', every time Thelma realized that she didn't need the Reverend to make her life complete, or that she could make her own way in the world without depending on him or her father, she went right back to chasing Reverend Gregory and/or being a whiny DaddysGirl by the next episode. This is especially bad in the story arc where she joined the Army after being jilted at the altar by him and explicitly states "The Army taught me that I didn't have to be somebody's daughter or somebody's wife to feel good about myself", only to throw it all away the minute he gets his act together and tells her that he's finally ready to get married. Even worse was her father, Ernie. He would learn to be honest, kind, and to share with others. Then he would go right back to being his old lying, cheating, greedy self. Sometimes this happened in the ''same episode''!
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* Everytime ''Series/StrongMedicine'''s Dr. Lu Delgado would learn that not all rich people and/or men weren't evil, she'd go right back to hating them in the next episode.
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** Most episodes would have at least one character (usually either Carl or Laura) learning to be nicer to [[ExtravertedNerd Steve Urkel]], then promptly forget it the very next episode.
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** Many Niles episodes dealing with his fracturing relationship with his wife Marris would end with him realizing that their marriage was miserable, Marris will never respect him, he’s done with her for good and they’d separate. An episode or two later they’d inevitably be back together, Marris would emasculate him in some way, and he’d have the epiphany all over again. It wasn’t until the end of season 5 that their separation stuck.
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** A lampshaded example for the title characters in the ElectionDayEpisode: they find themselves on opposite sides because Will supports the gay candidate and Grace supports the female one. Then it turns out ''both'' candidates are horrible racists. The pair realise their mistake in basing their decision purely on demographics rather than finding out what the candidates actually stand for ... then decide they ''should'' have supported "the black guy".
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** Monica's not great herself, having to learn over and over not to be a SuperOCD ControlFreak. She never actually does, thanks to {{flanderization}}.
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* ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' is one of the archetypal examples here. Of particular note is the last episode, which has themes of how fast the children are growing up, counterpointed by hints that they're still as childish as ever, with what may be a clever {{subver|tedTrope}}sion of the whole deal: It's a ClipShow, allowing them to run through the events of about half a dozen episodes in a row, touching on several morals at once and then ending the series before anybody can forget them again. It was even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in a TV Land commercial for the show. It explained that the moral of the episode would enter one ear, float around his skull without making contact his brain, [[InOneEarOutTheOther and then exit through the other ear]].
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* ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' is one of the archetypal examples here. Of particular note is the last episode, which has themes of how fast the children are growing up, counterpointed by hints that they're still as childish as ever, with what may be a clever {{subver|tedTrope}}sion of the whole deal: It's a ClipShow, allowing them to run through the events of about half a dozen episodes in a row, touching on several morals at once and then ending the series before anybody can forget them again. It was even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in a TV Land commercial for the show. It explained that the moral of the episode would enter one ear, float around his skull without making contact with his brain, [[InOneEarOutTheOther and then exit through the other ear]].
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** Throughout the series, Laura would constantly date these no good {{jerkass}}es who were clearly taking advantage of her. The corresponding episodes would always end with her learning a lesson about being more discerning of men, only for her to promptly forget it soon after.
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** Donna Noble experienced a rather literal example of this at one point.
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** Donna Noble experienced a rather literal example of this at one point.this; to stop her from dying of MySkullRunnethOver, the Doctor is forced to wipe her memories of all their adventures. She reverts back to the shallow {{Jerkass}} she was introduced as, which is treated as a heart-breaking tragedy.
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* ''Series/DeusSalveORei'': Rodolfo's [[ReallyGetsAround promiscuity]] keeps getting him into trouble like nearly getting [[ATasteOfTheLash lashed]] for adultery by a law he himself approved or inviting a mysterious woman into his palace who turned out to be a [[HornyDevils succubus]] trying to steal his life-force. Despite all of these things, he hasn't learned his lesson and still seduces any woman that catches his fancy, even after marrying someone else.
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* ''Series/DeusSalveORei'': Rodolfo's [[ReallyGetsAround promiscuity]] keeps getting him into trouble like nearly getting [[ATasteOfTheLash lashed]] for adultery by a law he himself approved or inviting a mysterious woman into his palace who turned out to be a [[HornyDevils [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] trying to steal his life-force. Despite all of these things, he hasn't learned his lesson and still seduces any woman that catches his fancy, even after marrying someone else.
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* ''Series/YoungSheldon'':
** At the end of [[Recap/YoungSheldonS2E01AHighPitchedBuzzAndTrainingWheels "A High-Pitched Buzz and Training Wheels"]], Sheldon vows that, no matter what he's been going through, he'd never be irritating or abusive to his friends and loved ones. Anyone who's watched ''The Big Bang Theory'' knows how well this stuck.
** Something similar happens in "An Entrepreneurialist and a Swat on the Bottom", where Sheldon learns that he's being selfish by putting his wants and needs above everyone else's and apologizes for doing so. Again, anyone who has seen ''The Big Bang Theory'' knows that this lesson also didn't stick.
** Mary learns that Missy feels ignored since all of the attention goes to Sheldon, and makes an effort to focus on her more. Obviously, it does not stick as well.
** [[Recap/YoungSheldonS1E07ABrisketVoodooAndCannonballRun "A Brisket, Voodoo and Cannonball Run"]] has George and Connie putting their differences aside, but in subsequent episodes, they still engage in SnarkToSnarkCombat and Connie still sees him as a disappointing son-in-law.
** At the end of [[Recap/YoungSheldonS2E01AHighPitchedBuzzAndTrainingWheels "A High-Pitched Buzz and Training Wheels"]], Sheldon vows that, no matter what he's been going through, he'd never be irritating or abusive to his friends and loved ones. Anyone who's watched ''The Big Bang Theory'' knows how well this stuck.
** Something similar happens in "An Entrepreneurialist and a Swat on the Bottom", where Sheldon learns that he's being selfish by putting his wants and needs above everyone else's and apologizes for doing so. Again, anyone who has seen ''The Big Bang Theory'' knows that this lesson also didn't stick.
** Mary learns that Missy feels ignored since all of the attention goes to Sheldon, and makes an effort to focus on her more. Obviously, it does not stick as well.
** [[Recap/YoungSheldonS1E07ABrisketVoodooAndCannonballRun "A Brisket, Voodoo and Cannonball Run"]] has George and Connie putting their differences aside, but in subsequent episodes, they still engage in SnarkToSnarkCombat and Connie still sees him as a disappointing son-in-law.
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* ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'': As part of the development that finally wins him Melani, Bambang learns to not get carried away by jealousy and insecurity. Then, nearing the end of the series, too much WhatDoesSheSeeInHim causes Bambang to regress and have to learn the same thing again. It even happens within the latter storyline; Bambang seemingly learns from Melani to just trust her at the end of episode 61 and the very next episode has Bambang being overly jealous over Melani wearing a shirt with Alexi's face.
