History DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything / WesternAnimation

* Eda's curse in ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' is often used as a stand in for living with an incurable yet treatable disease. Several of the plotlines used include an unscrupulous shopkeeper price gouging her for the elixer that she needs to keep it under control, her mother getting tricked by scammers in her search for a non-existant cure, or the reveal that her ex broke up with her because she kept being secretive about her condition.

** The changelings behave almost ''exactly'' like [[HornyDevils succubi]], albeit gaining power by [[EmotionEater feeding off of love]] instead of sex. Moreover, their leader, [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen]] [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Chrysalis]], [[spoiler:impersonates the bride-to-be]] in order to "feed" off of Shining Armor, and even [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace gets touchy-feely with him]] during her [[EvilGloating villainous monologue]], as well as sounding borderline ''lustful'' in some lines of her VillainSong, most notably "be a very... lucky bride".

** In "Karate Choppers", Spongebob and Sandy's obsession with karate is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything played like a metaphor for sex addiction.]] It gets to the point where Spongebob can't focus at work because all he can think about is doing karate with Sandy. When the two try to do other activities, they start having withdrawals. Once they give in, Spongebob, laying back, sarcastically wonders if Mr. Krabs ever does karate.

** In "The Inconveniencing," Mabel discovers Smile Dip, a hallucinogenic candy that was banned in the United States. She quickly discovers why after downing the entire package, once the MushroomSamba sets in.

** "Moist Vessel" reveals that the universe is balanced on the back of a giant koala. This is reminiscent of the world turtle Akupāra from Myth/HinduMythology, where the Earth is supported by four big elephants standing on the back of a gigantic turtle.
** "Cupid’s Errant Arrow" has the B-plot dealing with the crew of two ships needing to implode a moon from crashing on a nearby planet being impeded by complaints over environmental problems, religious problems and even a conspiracy theory sounds awfully similar to certain political groups objecting to crises like climate change or COVID-19. There's also the last obstacle turning out to be a rich person selfishly equating an inconvenience to their luxury with the seriousness of people's lives being destroyed.
** Additionally, every time Rutherford downloads new updates for his cyborg implants in "Veritas", he has to "reboot" himself, causing him to lose consciousness at inopportune times. The way that it's shown is evocative of pretty much any modern real-world tech product (smart phone, computer, game console etc.) and inconvienent software updates.
** In the Season 1 finale "No Small Parts", when [[spoiler:[[AIIsACrapshoot Badgey]] is uploading the last of the virus to the Pakled ship, he's grunting as if pent-up and [[TheImmodestOrgasm then has a blissful release when finished]].]]
** In Season 2's "We'll Always Have Tom Paris", the B-plot has Tendi inducing a temporary skin color change in Mariner so she looks like an Orion. After the novelty of going undercover wears off, Mariner comments that it's a little uncomfortable and asks Tendi not to take any pictures. When it wears off at an inopportune moment, the locals form an angry mob, accusing her of wearing "false green". In essence, it's an alien version of {{Blackface}}.

* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'': In one episode, Rogue and Cyclops were fighting a Sentinel (a 20-foot high robot); Cyclops was knocked unconscious and stopped breathing; Rogue realised she would have to give him CPR even though she risked "absorbing" him and leaving him brain-dead; as she was blowing in his mouth and pumping his chest, at one point she screamed, "Come ON Scott! Make a girl HAPPY!" Almost as though they were having sex...

** The symbolic rapes continue for Korra in the next two seasons. The FinalBattle of Season 2 is preceded by [[spoiler:her uncle ripping part of her soul out of her body (via [[UpToEleven ''forcing a spirit tentacle down her throat'']]) and an almost incapacitated Korra unable to stop him as he severs her connections to her past lives one by one.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'':

** "Bulletin Board" has [=SpongeBob=] put up a bulletin board for Krusty Krab customers to write restaurant reviews, but one customer ([[spoiler:Patrick]]) uses an anonymous alias to write negative or mean reviews, which Mr. Krabs tries to censor. The anonymous customer even resorts to personally

*** Then there's the Thug Tug, where we see some drunk-looking patrons and bottles and mugs littered everywhere. This time, though, there isn't anything confirming that it's ''not'' alcohol.insulting other customers. The bulletin board is a clear metaphor for online message boards and review websites that often devolve into trolling and unconstructive criticism.

* The ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' episode "Closet Clowns" was confirmed to be an allegory for closeted homosexuals: It involves Ed Bighead having a closeted fascination with clowns. He sneaks a clown nose into his briefcase, then at work unwinds by locking the restroom door and "honking". His boss catches him, then reveals that he too is a secret clown, and welcomes Ed into the underground clown scene. His friends and family are surprised at his double life, but they accept him in the end... Until Rocko reveals he likes rainbows. Then his friends get out the torches and pitchforks.

** Stimpy has to overcome his TV addiction in one episode by quitting cold turkey. He eventually weans himself off... [[{{Metaphorgotten}} and goes into gambling]]

* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' featured an entire episode with Ed Bighead having a closeted fascination with clowns, which is treated like transvestitism; he sneaks a clown nose into his briefcase, then at work unwinds by locking the restroom door and "honking". His boss catches him, then reveals that he too is a secret clown, and welcomes Ed into the underground clown scene. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq0MdXnZem0 Rocko also has his own secret, to the dismay of the others.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhosbusters'' and the sequel ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters''

** When Jasper [[spoiler:fuses with a corrupted gem, only for the corruption to spread to her]]. If you take into account the fusion = sex metaphor, it could be compared to an STI spreading.

** The way [[spoiler:Blue Diamond]] used to treat [[spoiler:Pink Diamond]] is portrayed similarly to an abusive parent.

** "Figure Not Included" in Season 2 is basically reminiscent of arguments over fan fiction and which fandoms are best when The Major Glory Gang, [[InformedAttribute supposedly Dexter's friends]] but ([[OneShotCharacter who are never seen again after this episode]]), especially during the scene where they're arguing over which Major Glory figure has the best features. Then the next part where the friends argue about the toys being cheap junk seems reminiscent of arguments over Chinese products and quality control, and then the final scene with Major Glory taking Dexter to see his attorney over copyright is reminiscent of arguments over copyleft-vs-copyright and UsefulNotes/PublicDomain that came about in UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, something that has become particularly notorious as a FlameWar topic as much as politics has.
** "The Mock Side of the Moon" in Season 3 is effectively allegorical for xenophobia towards immigrants and not understanding language barriers and aid towards people from poorer countries, with Dexter mistaking the Martians' tooting as being a declaration of war, when they only needed winter clothing. [[EarnYourHappyEnding Fortunately, this has a happy ending when Dexter clears up the misunderstanding via]] a UniversalTranslatorMicrobe.

*** How the doll got that way [[AdultFear isn't much better]]: a disheveled, clearly-unstable Twilight Sparkle approached a group of fillies who are close friends playing in the park, offering them a doll, even "enchanting" it when they didn't go for it at first.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotomy}}'': The Sunshine class are a group of robots with faulty psycho-chips. They "get their own bus" and are exempt from taking standardized tests, making them a parallel to special-ed students. Then the end of the episode reveals that robots with faulty chips are disposed of via [[HurlItIntoTheSun a rocket into the sun]] because they "burden" society with their feelings.

** In “Weaning Tommy” Didi and Stu try to take Tommy off the bottle and have him drink out of a sippy-cup instead. In the middle of the episode, Phil and Lil are visiting and drinking out of their bottles, while Tommy is missing his bottle and has bags under his eyes. The first thing he says to them: “Phil, Lil...I need a drink.” He also offers whatever toys and books he has in his playpen just to share a bottle with one of them.

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** In the Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat scene, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick become [[DrunkOnMilk drunk off]] of [[GRatedDrug ice cream]]. These instances shown are:

** "Bulletin Board" has [=SpongeBob=] put up a bulletin board for Krusty Krab customers to write restaurant reviews, but one customer ([[spoiler:Patrick]]) uses an anonymous alias to write negative or mean reviews, which Mr. Krabs tries to censor. The anonymous customer even resorts to personally insulting other customers. The bulletin board is a clear metaphor for online message boards and review websites that often devolve into trolling and unconstructive criticism.

** Slade's partnership with Terra has so many BDSM overtones she might as well have been wearing a gimp mask, while his propositions to Robin to "join him" are equal parts [[TakeOverTheWorld "we can rule the world"]] and [[FoeYay "I have candy in my van"]]. Let's face it, [[MemeticMolester Slade]] is made of this trope.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'', the Floaty Heads tend to perform a ceremony to detach their heads from their bodies. After Victor gave encouragement to the Floaty Head Princess, she actively tries to "push" out her head while Victor cheers her on to "keep pushing", and once she succeeds with popping her head out, Victor happily says "It's a head!" which makes the whole scenario akin to a pregnancy birth.

** "Butters' Bottom Bitch", Butters being considered a man once he gets his first kiss is an obvious allusion to SexAsARiteOfPassage. Then Butters starts a "kissing company" where he recruits girls to make money by kissing boys. The sexual metaphor is then [[SubvertedTrope thrown away for literal sex]] when Butters recruits ''actual'' prostitutes to be part of his company and he's regarded as the best pimp out there.

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