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* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': It has been revealed over time that executive producer Chris Sonnenburg considers Cassandra to be his favorite character in the series. It became especially apparent in season 3 when she drives the main plot of that season. Some people speculate that it may have also been the reason Chris has an equally cool reception to Varian when [[EnsembleDarkhorse he became increasingly popular]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' has Jessica, Craig's little sister. She is clearly a favorite of the writers, Jessica is more focused than any other supporting character on the show and everyone InUniverse loves or praises her for the most meaningless things she does, as well as being included in various subplots that have nothing to do with her. However, several viewers can't stand her and see her as nothing more than an annoying kid who has no growth other than to complicate the plot of her focus episodes while [[{{Deuteragonist}} Kelsey and J.P.]] are pushed to the side, with Craig TookALevelInJerkass to make her look better. It also doesn't help that more [[EnsembleDarkhorse interesting members of the Williams Family or Kids of the Creek]] are overshadowed to give Jessica more focus.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Somebody at Warner Bros. really liked Elmyra Duff (some say it was Creator/StevenSpielberg himself) since she [[SpotlightStealingSquad took up a lot of screentime]], to the point they tried to get a spinoff series off the ground with [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot two pilot episodes]] about her and her family. That wasn't enough, though. She went on to make cameo appearances, as well as a guest-star appearance, in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' sister show, ''{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}}''. Even ''that'' wasn't enough. The spinoff series of ''Animaniacs'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', received a [[{{Transplant}} unneeded]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain revamp]] after its third season, where the duo have become Elmyra's pets. Retrospective reactions toward her were vocal enough that she was originally intended to be AdaptedOut of the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonsLooniversity'' reboot ([[AlasPoorScrappy though many started to feel it wouldn't be right to leave her out thus leading her returning to Looniversity after all]]), and she was given a TakeThat in ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'', the first episode of which [[CanonDiscontinuity retconned]] ''[[CanonDiscontinuity PE&tB]]'' [[CanonDiscontinuity out of existence]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Chloe Carmichael was introduced in [[LongRunners season 10]] and was meant to be the second lead character alongside [[TheHero Timmy]]. However, she was unanimously hated amongst the fandom for being a pointless addition to an already bloated cast, with many people demanding that she get completely removed like [[TheScrappy Sparky.]] Despite this, throughout the entirety of season 10, Chloe would continue being a major focus of the show, sometimes even overshadowing Timmy himself. The show was [[SeasonalRot already on its last legs]] even before her introduction, so considering that season 10 was the show’s last season, it’s clear that Chloe’s introduction was the final nail in the coffin.

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** On top of that, the episode also had a human character which mirrored Poochie's arc and personality in Roy, who adopted the Simpsons out of nowhere, and vanished just as perfunctorily.

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Somebody at Warner Bros. really liked Elmyra Duff (some say it was Creator/StevenSpielberg himself) since she [[SpotlightStealingSquad took up a lot of screentime]], to the point they tried to get a spinoff series off the ground with [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot two pilot episodes]] about her and her family. That wasn't enough, though. She went on to make cameo appearances, as well as a guest-star appearance, in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' sister show, ''{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}}''. Even ''that'' wasn't enough. The spinoff series of ''Animaniacs'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', received a [[{{Transplant}} unneeded]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain revamp]] after its third season, where the duo have become Elmyra's pets. Retrospective reactions toward her were vocal enough that she was originally intended to be AdaptedOut of the ''Tiny Toons Looniversity'' reboot ([[AlasPoorScrappy though many started to feel it wouldn't be right to leave her out thus leading her returning to Looniversity after all]]), and she was given a TakeThat in ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'', the first episode of which [[CanonDiscontinuity retconned]] ''[[CanonDiscontinuity PE&tB]]'' [[CanonDiscontinuity out of existence]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Somebody at Warner Bros. really liked Elmyra Duff (some say it was Creator/StevenSpielberg himself) since she [[SpotlightStealingSquad took up a lot of screentime]], to the point they tried to get a spinoff series off the ground with [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot two pilot episodes]] about her and her family. That wasn't enough, though. She went on to make cameo appearances, as well as a guest-star appearance, in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' sister show, ''{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}}''. Even ''that'' wasn't enough. The spinoff series of ''Animaniacs'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', received a [[{{Transplant}} unneeded]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain revamp]] after its third season, where the duo have become Elmyra's pets. Retrospective reactions toward her were vocal enough that she was originally intended to be AdaptedOut of the ''Tiny Toons Looniversity'' reboot ([[AlasPoorScrappy though many felt it wouldn't be wright to leave her out after awhile which led to her returning to Looniversity after all]]), and she was given a TakeThat in ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'', the first episode of which [[CanonDiscontinuity retconned]] ''[[CanonDiscontinuity PE&tB]]'' [[CanonDiscontinuity out of existence]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Somebody at Warner Bros. really liked Elmyra Duff (some say it was Creator/StevenSpielberg himself) since she [[SpotlightStealingSquad took up a lot of screentime]], to the point they tried to get a spinoff series off the ground with [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot two pilot episodes]] about her and her family. That wasn't enough, though. She went on to make cameo appearances, as well as a guest-star appearance, in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' sister show, ''{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}}''. Even ''that'' wasn't enough. The spinoff series of ''Animaniacs'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', received a [[{{Transplant}} unneeded]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain revamp]] after its third season, where the duo have become Elmyra's pets. Retrospective reactions toward her were vocal enough that she is AdaptedOut of the ''Tiny Toons Looniversity'' reboot, and she was given a TakeThat in ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'', the first episode of which [[CanonDiscontinuity retconned]] ''[[CanonDiscontinuity PE&tB]]'' [[CanonDiscontinuity out of existence]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' has Jessica, Craig's little sister. She is clearly a favorite of the writers, Jessica is more focused than any other supporting character on the show and everyone InUniverse loves or praises her for even the smallest things she does, as well as being included in various subplots that have nothing to do with her. However, several viewers can't stand her and see her as nothing more than an annoying kid who has no growth other than to complicate the plot of her focus episodes while [[{{Deuteragonist}} Kelsey and J.P.]] are pushed to the side, with Craig looking like a jerk to make her look better. It also doesn't help that more interesting members of the Williams Family or Kids of the Creek are overshadowed to give Jessica more focus.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'':
** Philip had several episodes to himself, especially compared to other new characters, who often faded into the background after a few episodes.

** Ma Vreedle and the Incurseans also got some accusations of being this. Derrick Wyatt contributed to create both, and both were introduced in ''Alien Force'' and ''Ultimate Alien'' as minor, mostly comedic villains. And now that Wyatt is in charge, suddenly the Incurseans are [[AscendedExtra upgraded to Big Bad rank for an entire arc]], making them the first major baddies in the whole franchise to not be [[KnightOfCerebus Knights of Cerebus]], while Ma Vreedle made ''[[ArchEnemy Vilgax]]'' cry. To add insult to injury, Vilgax got DemotedToExtra, with his first episode being a filler in the Incursean story arc.

* Midway through season 2, and especially into season 3, ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' essentially became ''The Captain Hero Show''. Almost every episode focuses on him or features him heavily, to the point that fans of other characters became sick to death of him. By season 3, even many fans of Captain Hero agreed with fans of other characters and felt he was far too overused. The writers admitted that they liked to give him stories, with their justification being that the guy was TheDitz and [[HeroicComedicSociopath had no morals or sense of restraint]] so they could make him do anything at all (an important factor in a show where 95% of the jokes are CringeComedy) and it would never be out of character for him.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark:'' As the series progressed, Randy became more and more of a ManChild and a SpotlightStealingSquad; the fanbase was [[BaseBreakingCharacter split]] about this at first, but as time went on his number of supporters dwindled. Season 23 was where it got particularly bad. By this point, he had moved the family out to the Tegridy Farms marijuana plantation, and for the first half of the season, "Randy tries to sell weed" was an A- or B-plot in ''every single episode''. The best that one can say is that he usually didn't get any CharacterShilling, as his family in particular openly hate him... but even then, episodes like "Christmas Snow" focus on how much people love his weed and demand more plotlines around it, to the frustrated screams of the viewers. Also, while early Randy-centric plots showed that he cared about his family (often he got involved in the story because Stan was in trouble), at some point he [[ItsAllAboutMe stopped caring about anyone but himself]]. Unlike Cartman, who can be a [[ManipulativeBastard clever]] VillainProtagonist and pays for his actions about half of the time, Randy usually succeeds [[KarmaHoudini with no consequences]] because other characters just pick up the IdiotBall.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Chloe Carmichael. She was introduced in [[LongRunners season 10]] and was meant to be the second lead character alongside [[TheHero Timmy]]. However, she was unanimously hated amongst the fandom for being a pointless addition to an already bloated cast as well as being a textbook example of a MarySue, with many people demanding that she get completely removed like [[TheScrappy Sparky.]] Despite this, throughout the entirety of season 10, Chloe would continue being a major focus of the show, sometimes even overshadowing Timmy himself. The show was [[SeasonalRot already on its last legs]] even before her introduction, so considering that season 10 was the show’s last season, it’s clear that Chloe’s introduction was the final nail in the coffin.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark:'' Over the years, Randy has become more of a ManChild and a SpotlightStealingSquad; the fanbase was [[BaseBreakingCharacter split]] about this at first, but as time goes on his number of supporters dwindles. Season 23 was where it got particularly bad. By this point, he had moved the family out to a marijuana farm, and for the first half of the season, "Randy tries to sell weed" was an A- or B-plot in literally ever episode. The best that one can say is that he usually doesn't get CharacterShilling, as his family in particular openly hate him...but even then, episodes like "Christmas Snow" focus on how much people love his weed and demand more plotlines around it, to the frustrated screams of the viewers. Also, while early Randy-centric plots showed that he cared about his family (often he got involved in the story because Stan was in trouble), at some point he [[ItsAllAboutMe stopped caring about anyone but himself]]. Unlike Cartman, who can be a [[ManipulativeBastard clever]] VillainProtagonist and pays for his actions about half of the time, Randy usually succeeds [[KarmaHoudini with no consequences]] because other characters will just pick up the IdiotBall.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' gives us Princess Pony Head, Star's [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]], ValleyGirl best friend, who outright tries to kill Marco in her first appearance. What's odd is that she does start to slowly grow into a nicer character over the first few seasons, only for her CharacterDevelopment to [[AesopAmnesia suddenly snap back]], just leaving a [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]] diva who never learns a lesson. To the show's credit, around this point even Star starts to voice annoyance with her flaws, and we learn that the rest of her family consider her the BlackSheep.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Chloe Carmichael. She was introduced in [[LongRunners season 10]] and was meant to be the second lead character alongside [[TheHero Timmy]]. However, she was unanimously hated amongst the fandom for being a MarySue, with many people demanding that she get completely removed like [[TheScrappy Sparky.]] Despite this, throughout the entirety of season 10, Chloe would continue being a major focus of the show, sometimes even overshadowing Timmy himself. The show was [[SeasonalRot already on its last legs]] even before her introduction, so considering that season 10 was the show’s last season, it’s clear that Chloe’s introduction was the final nail in the coffin.