History HeelFaceRevolvingDoor / WesternAnimation

* This is the very premise of ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'', with titular character being unable to choose what path to follow thanks to the influences of his heroic father, a villainous grandfather, and whatever his best friend Frida feels like that day. Manny's moral compass is always spinning, and this is most evident when put in the herometer, a device that tells whether or not its subject is a hero. The readout flip-flopped between good and evil so much that it quickly exploded.

* WesternAnimation/CountDuckula started out as a hammy, arrogant antagonist on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'', even teaming up with Silas Greenback on a few occasions. Then in his SpinOff he was reduced to a cowardly goof so completely ineffectual he couldn't even keep his own servants in line (canonically due to a resurrection ritual that went wrong because Nanny used ketchup instead of blood). In the 2015 reboot of ''Danger Mouse'' he's back to his old ways.

* Wes Weasley from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' dislikes Dr. Robotnik, especially when he bullies and cheats him, but whenever he is a potential customer, he is always right as far as Wes is concerned. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Sonic in "Hero of the Year":

* Man Ray from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' is a villain the first time we meet him. However, he's been fitted with [[MoralityChain a tickle belt]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that tickles him whenever he does something bad.]] He finally tricks [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick into taking it off him before going on a rampage. However, whenever he's about to do something evil he feels the tickle of the belt, eventually prompting him to become a good citizen. It seems though that the belt's influence wears off after a while because in his next appearance, he's become a villain again, although this was probably just NegativeContinuity.

** Sideshow Bob. First he was just a part of Krusty's show, then he framed Krusty for armed robbery and became a criminal for his next few appearances, then changed his ways and helped Bart take down his brother who was the true villain of the episode, then planned to have a hypnotized Bart blow up Krusty but realized he was wrong and tried to stop it before the episode ended, then helped the Simpsons family to find a criminal before promptly making another attempt on Bart's life, then changed his mind and deciding to leave town instead...[[OverusedRunningGag you get the picture]].

** Sideshow Bob. First he was just a part of Krusty's show, then he frames Krusty for armed robbery and became a criminal for his next few appearances, then there was a time he actually changed his ways and helped Bart take down his brother who was the true villain of the episode [[StatusQuoIsGod but that only lasted for an episode]], then another episode he planned to have a hypnotized Bart blow up Krusty but realized he was wrong and tried to stop it before the episode ended and another episode he helped the Simpsons family to find a criminal.

** DependingOnTheWriter, Nelson Muntz's role in relation to Bart can be anything from a bully who constantly beats him up to his second best friend after Milhouse.

** DependingOnTheWriter, Nelson Muntz's role in relation to Bart can be anything from a BrutalBully who constantly beats him up to his second best friend after Milhouse.

* Sideshow Bob from WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons. First he was just a part of Krusty's show, then he frames Krusty for armed robbery and became a criminal for his next few appearances, then there was a time he actually changed his ways and helped Bart take down his brother who was the true villain of the episode [[StatusQuoIsGod but that only lasted for an episode]], then another episode he planned to have a hypnotized Bart blow up Krusty but realized he was wrong and tried to stop it before the episode ended and another episode he helped the Simpsons family to find a criminal.

** Nebula was once a good fairy in the past, but her imprisonment by the Wizards of the Black Circle left her bitter to humans. She was one of the strongest advocators of [[KillEmAll committing genocide on them]]. When Bloom beats her she reluctantly stops trying to kill humans and is willing to forgive the wizards that sealed her. Then the wizards betray them, and she launches a coup on her queen in order to hunt the wizards down without resistance, planning to later resume eliminating the humans. Once the wizards are defeated, she regrets her actions and is forgiven, placing her permanently on the good side.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E23Bulgy Bulgy]]", the titular double-decker bus hated railways and wanted to have them ripped up. He became a henhouse after he got stuck under a bridge, but when Sir Topham Hatt gave him a second chance in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E19BulgyRidesAgain Bulgy Rides Again]]", Bulgy became a lot friendlier and was turned into a mobile vegetable stand. Years later in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS21E10UnscheduledStops Unscheduled Stops]]", Bulgy is not only back to his original job as a double-decker bus, but is also back to his old anti-rail ways.

* A common character type in kids cartoon shows, especially in the 80s, was the one [[{{Jerkass}} obnoxious]] member of the regular cast who could be counted upon to do something stupid, selfish, and/or rude and act contrary to the interests of the group whenever the plot focused on their everyday lives, but was considered just one of the gang when the plot focused on the world outside the main characters. They'll be trying to get the other characters expelled from school just to win an essay contest one week, then heading to the amusement park with the gang like nothing happened the next. Examples include Junior on ''WesternAnimation/TheSnorks'', Brainy on ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', Bianca on ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'', Eric on ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'', and Reggie on ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow.'' Modern versions on non-kids shows would include Cartman on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and Stewie on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy.''

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E23Bulgy Bulgy]]", the titular double-decker bus hated railways and wanted to have them ripped up. He became a henhouse after he got stuck under a bridge, but when Sir Topham Hatt gave him a second chance in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E19BulgyRidesAgain Bulgy Rides Again]]", Bulgy became a lot friendlier and was turned into a mobile vegetable stand. Years later in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS21E10UnscheduledStops Unscheduled Stops]]", Bulgy is not only back to his original job as a double-decker bus, but is also back to his old anti-rail ways.

* Evil-Lyn and Beast Man from ''WesternAnimation/MastersOfTheUniverseRevelation'' are very straightforward examples of this trope. At the beginning of the series, [[spoiler:He-Man and Skeletor are both killed]], their battle having destroyed Eternia's source of magic within Castle Grayskull, which leaves the entire universe in a dying state. After a time skip, [[spoiler:the now-masterless]] Evil-Lyn and Beast Man soon join our heroes in their quest to restore magic to the realm, and together they prove to be a very formidable team. However, [[spoiler:after Skeletor's shocking resurrection]], Evil-Lyn and Beast Man [[spoiler:immediately betray their new allies and return to Skeletor's side]].

* The Professor in the Joe Oriolo WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat cartoons. Due to how hastily written the Trans-Lux episodes were (they were [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants given mere hours to write the scripts for each episode]]) and [[BroadStrokes the series' rather loose continuity]], the Professor's relationship with Felix is constantly in flux. One episode, he's just after the Magic Bag for his own ends, with Felix just being an annoying obstacle to that goal. In episodes like "The Vacation Mirage", he is portrayed as downright sadistic and goes out of his way to torment Felix, even after he's separated from his Magic Bag. And yet in other episodes, he willingly hires Felix (who always seems to be willing to give Professor the benefit of the doubt) as a babysitter to watch over Poindexter, or hires him as a lab assistant, where he just acts grouchy at worst to Felix.

* In the "Muscular Beaver" episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'', Norbert's alter ego switched between good and evil every time he was featured. Originally known as "Baron Bad Beaver," he incorporated his side switches into his name, so in his third appearance he was "Baron Once Bad Then Good Now Bad Again Beaver." It eventually culminated with "Once Bad Then Good Then Bad Again and now something thats Neither."
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' has had a few such characters. In particular, it's hard to remember whether ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Armada]]'' Starscream was working for or against Megatron when he died.
** Dinobot in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' betrayed the Predacons in the PilotEpisode when he realizes that Megatron did not bring them to Earth. However, in season 2, when he realizes that Megatron DID bring them to Earth, realizing that Megatron is smart after all and could win the Beast Wars, he flips back to the Predacons, only to come back to the Maximals at the end of the same episode when Megatron tries to force him [[ShootYourMate to kill Rattrap]].
** The beast Era had a couple based on this: Blackarachnia and Silverbolt. Both were originally maximal protoforms who were found by Predacons. Silverbolt betrayed the Predacons and joined the Maximals after finding out who were the good guys. Then he convinced Blackarachnia to join them. In ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' they go to Cybertron after the Beast Wars are over, Silverbolt is captured by Megatron and turned into the Vehicon general Jetstorm and Blackarachnia has to free him and brings him back. Then in the comics they are captured by Unicron and Blackarachnia gets infected by a virus which makes her evil again. Then after the universe war Silverbolt brings her back to their home dimension to turn her back again.
** Wreck-Gar of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' switches from neutral to criminal to Autobot to good for only one thing - GARBAGE! to Decepticon. This is as a result of him being basically a newborn baby who has yet to develop an understanding of the world around him or personality of his own, which meant that he basically did whatever somebody else suggested him to do. At the end of the episode, Ratchet advises him to simply be who he wants to be, at which he promptly announces "I am Wreck-Gar! I am a hero!", and sticks with it.
*** The Constructicons don't really seem to understand the fact that the Autobots and Decepticons are opposing sides of a WAR THAT WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF AN ENTIRE PLANET, so they have a tendancy to flip between the two sides without a second thought. After jumping from Autobot to Decepticon for the first time, they still address the Autobots as friends and casually explain their reasoning, expecting the Autobots to understand (they did it because Megatron's oil tasted better than theirs). They flip sides about 7 times over the course of the series.

* In ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'', there were three mischievous imps called the Tooth Scaries, who ''really'' couldn't make their minds up; as one henchman to the BigBad told them in one episode, "You don't know whether you want to be good or bad!"
* Pyrrah from ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Zuko found himself constantly switching sides due to his confused feelings and lack of resolve. Halfway through the third season, he finally made up his mind, but even before that he was trying to save Aang half the time, mostly for his own selfish purposes. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in one episode when no one takes his HeelFaceTurn seriously, and he accidentally burns Toph (the one hero who DID take it seriously).
--> '''Zuko''': Why am I so bad at being good?!
* Wes Weasley from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' dislikes Dr. Robotnik, especially when he bullies and cheats him, but whenever he is a potential customer, he is always right as far as Wes is concerned. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Sonic in "Hero of the Year":
-->"Don't tell me you're switching sides again!"
* Terra, from the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. She started off good, but after a HannibalLecture from [[ManipulativeBastard Slade]] in her first outing with the team, mingled with her own paranoia, she mistakenly believed Beast Boy had gone behind her back and told Robin about her PowerIncontinence, so she ran away from the Titans. Off-screen, she hooked up with Slade, [[FaceHeelTurn agreeing to become his agent in exchange for his help in honing and controlling her powers, going so far as to become a spy inside the Titans after he was done training her]]. During her time as TheMole, she fell for Beast Boy and tried to manipulate events so he wouldn't be captured/killed by Slade when she finally betrayed the team, but Slade appeared before them when they were on their date and revealed to Beast Boy that Terra was his double agent. Beast Boy angrily telling Terra that she didn't have or deserve any friends [[HeelFaceDoorSlam made Terra push aside any guilt and throw herself wholeheartedly into being Slade's minion]]. As a result, she fought and seemingly killed the Titans, but they escaped, rallied and attacked her. The combination of nearly losing to them, [[YouHaveFailedMe Slade's abusive treatment for failing]], and a KirkSummation from Beast Boy all pushed her to make a final HeelFaceTurn and resulted in a HeroicSacrifice.

* Jack Spicer in ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' has teamed up with the Monks more than once, usually as a matter of them mutually benefiting in taking down a common enemy, but once as a genuine attempt to join the side of good. However, in the end, he betrayed them once again and returned to evil... because he was afraid he'd be even ''worse'' at being a good guy than he was at being [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain a villain]].
** Raimundo has had his share of this, though he only earnestly switched sides once, when he felt unappreciated by both Master Fung and his friends. He once got possessed by an evil entity, and he later faked another FaceHeelTurn as part of [[BatmanGambit an elaborate plan]].
** The Yin-Yang World switches the alignment of anyone who leaves it without both the Yin Yo-Yo and the Yang Yo-Yo. Due to this mechanic, ''anyone'' can be a Heel Face Revolving Door.
* A common character type in kids cartoon shows, especially in the 80s, was the one [[{{Jerkass}} obnoxious]] member of the regular cast who could be counted upon to do something stupid, selfish, and/or rude and act contrary to the interests of the group whenever the plot focused on their everyday lives, but was considered just one of the gang when the plot focused on the world outside the main characters. They'll be trying to get the other characters expelled from school just to win an essay contest one week, then heading to the amusement park with the gang like nothing happened the next. Examples include Junior on ''WesternAnimation/TheSnorks'', Brainy on ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', Bianca on ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'', Eric on ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'', and Reggie on ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow.'' Modern versions on non-kids shows would include Cartman on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and Stewie on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy.''
* Kevin Levin. Evil in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'', good in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Alien Force]]'', evil again for a few episodes in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'', good again in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Omniverse]]'' then pretends to be evil for one arc in season 4.
** Ditto Charmcaster. At first, she was evil. Then she [[HeelFaceTurn changed her ways.]] Then she [[FaceHeelTurn was even more evil than before]], then ended up [[BrokenBird emotionally broken]], and then square on the line between good and evil, able to work for whichever purpose. In her last appearances in both ''Ultimate Alien'' and ''Omniverse'', it's [[HazyFeelTurn unclear what her current alignment is.]]

** Diaspro was never a nice person, and even good might be stretching it, but at first she was merely a jerk in the wrong place and ended up victimized. Come season 3 and she brainwashes Sky into loving her, resulting in her banishment. She returns in season 5 apparently reformed, and while she tries to break up Bloom and Sky she does nothing evil and is ultimately looking out for Sky's safety. Then in season 6 she teams up with the Trix in an attempt to assassinate Bloom, putting her squarely on the evil side once again.

* The Grinch does this; how often depends on how the continuity of the specials are interpreted. In ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', he's a bad guy who reforms. In ''WesternAnimation/HalloweenIsGrinchNight'', which is either a sequel or prequel to the first special, he's not only a bad guy, he's much worse. In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrinchGrinchesTheCatInTheHat'', he starts out good, turns bad, and then ends good. (Most likely scenario, the second special is a prequel, giving the Grinch two {{Heel Face Turn}}s and one FaceHeelTurn.)
* This is the very premise of ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'', with titular character being unable to choose what path to follow thanks to the influences of his heroic father, a villainous grandfather, and whatever his best friend Frida feels like that day. Manny's moral compass is always spinning, and this is most evident when put in the herometer, a device that tells whether or not its subject is a hero. The readout flip-flopped between good and evil so much that it quickly exploded.
* Shere Khan from ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'' is a {{Deconstruction}} of AmbitionIsEvil, and as such shows that while a desire for only money and power (his self-proclaimed motive) is not necessarily a good thing, neither does it just make you a bad guy all the time. This means that in some episodes he's ruthlessly conspiring with sky pirates to create a fuel shortage and a monopoly, while in others he saves the day at the end by shutting down his corrupt underlings in their scheming plans, not because they were corrupt, but because they were holding the IdiotBall a little too much and that's bad for business. He's very nearly a prototypical [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} David Xanatos]], with more of an emphasis on money rather than power.
* Bender from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' embodies this far too often to list every instance, so here's two examples: In an episode where he lost use of his body, he became a musician and inspired thousands of broken robots, only to turn it into a scam when he recovered (and didn't tell anyone). In another episode, he and Fry join the military just so they can get military discounts, but when an actual war happens, Bender ends up throwing himself on top of an explosive to protect his fellows without a second thought, knowing full well that the blast will probably kill him. Generally speaking he's a MagnificentBastard, but he's occasionally shown that there are some things he actually cares about more than his own selfish ends.
* Butters from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' oftentimes seems to end up working with Cartman on whatever his latest scheme is. Given [[ThePollyanna Butters]] personality, however, it's more likely he just doesn't understand what he's doing.
** Cartman himself has been through the door a few times. While usually a villain of some sort, there are times when he's treated as no more than just a jerk, rather than a person capable of mass murder. There are also times when his goals are almost selfless or his goals align with the 'heroes' of the episode enough that he's effectively the {{Big Damn Hero|es}}.
* Zeke from ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', in some episodes he is TheBully or a borderline delinquent, while in others he is good friends with the Belchers.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'', the inventor villain Taotie does a Heel Face Heel Face Heel Turn during the course of a single episode.
* [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds The Ice King]] on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. He's genuinely a nice guy (the main characters now consider him a friend), and he has good intentions, but his mind is too warped by the [[ArtifactOfDoom Ice Crown]] to [[ObliviouslyEvil realize when his actions are hurting people]], meaning that Finn and Jake still have to defeat him from time to time.
* The Duke of Detroit on ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''. He's a bit of a FriendlyEnemy or AntiVillain, who's usually not as much of a threat to the Burners as Kane, but still opposes Mike Chilton at times. He's just more about having fun. [[spoiler:He teams up with Kane in the first part of the finale, but is back to help the Burners in the second part, carrying out this trope]].
* Discord of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. His premiere had him as a full heel. He turned partially face in season 3 thanks to Fluttershy, turned heel again at the end of season 4, but turned full face at the end of that episode.
* A rare intersection of this trope and TheProtagonist: Gumball and Darwin of ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' become TemporarilyAVillain so often that it sometimes feels like they're just relatively likeable {{Villain Protagonist}}s.
* WesternAnimation/CountDuckula started out as a hammy, arrogant antagonist on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'', even teaming up with Silas Greenback on a few occasions. Then in his SpinOff he was reduced to a cowardly goof so completely ineffectual he couldn't even keep his own servants in line (canonically due to a resurrection ritual that went wrong because Nanny used ketchup instead of blood). In the 2015 reboot of ''Danger Mouse'' he's back to his old ways.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and its sequel/SpiritualSuccessor, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', Hondo Ohnaka is on nobody's side except his own. He aids or hinders the heroes as it suits him.
* Throughout ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'', Kronk contently switches between Yzma's lackey and Kuzco's friend. Although in the SeriesFinale, he has a HeelFaceTurn.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E23Bulgy Bulgy]]", the titular double-decker bus hated railways and wanted to have them ripped up. He became a henhouse after he got stuck under a bridge, but when Sir Topham Hatt gave him a second chance in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E19BulgyRidesAgain Bulgy Rides Again]]", Bulgy became a lot friendlier and was turned into a mobile vegetable stand. Years later in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS21E10UnscheduledStops Unscheduled Stops]]", Bulgy is not only back to his original job as a double-decker bus, but is also back to his old anti-rail ways.
* Doug Dimmadome of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' wants something different every time he shows up. Sometimes his goals line up with Timmy's, sometimes they don't. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in one movie special, where Timmy's parents request his aid, and he spends a long time debating whether or not to by recounting all his individual appearances up to that point and tallying how many times Timmy helped or hindered him.
* WesternAnimation/HeckleAndJeckle were mainly portrayed as mischief makers but there were some cartoons that had them as jailbound reprobates ("A Merry Chase," "In Again, Out Again") and others that had them as heroes ("Sno' Fun," "Hair Cut-Ups").
* Sideshow Bob from WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons. First he was just a part of Krusty's show, then he frames Krusty for armed robbery and became a criminal for his next few appearances, then there was a time he actually changed his ways and helped Bart take down his brother who was the true villain of the episode [[StatusQuoIsGod but that only lasted for an episode]], then another episode he planned to have a hypnotized Bart blow up Krusty but realized he was wrong and tried to stop it before the episode ended and another episode he helped the Simpsons family to find a criminal.

* Sideshow Bob from WesternAnimations/TheSimpsons. First he was just a part of Krusty's show, then he frames Krusty for armed robbery and became a criminal for his next few appearances, then there was a time he actually changed his ways and helped Bart take down his brother who was the true villain of the episode [[StatusQuoIsGod but that only lasted for an episode]], then another episode he planned to have a hypnotized Bart blow up Krusty but realized he was wrong and tried to stop it before the episode ended and another episode he helped the Simpsons family to find a criminal.

* Doug Dimmadome of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' wants something different every time he shows up. Sometimes his goals line up with Timmy's, sometimes they don't. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in one movie special, where Timmy's parents request his aid, and he spends along time debating whether or not to by recounting all his individual appearances up to that point and tallying how many times Timmy helped or hindered him.

** Wreck-Gar of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' switches from neutral to criminal to Autobot to good for only one thing - GARBAGE! to Decepticon. This is as a result of his decisively screwed-up mind, which meant that he basically did whatever somebody else suggested him to do. At the end of the episode, Ratchet advises him to simply be who he wants to be, at which he promptly announces "I am Wreck-Gar! I am a hero!", and sticks with it.

* Discord of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. His premier had him as a full heel. He turned partially face in season 3 thanks to Fluttershy, turned heel again at the end of season 4, but turned full face at the end of that episode.

* WesternAnimation/ElTigre suffers from this. Due to the influence of having a heroic father and a villainous grandfather, Manny's moral compass is always spinning. This is most evident when put in the herometer, a device that tells whether or not its subject is a hero. The readout flip-flopped between good and evil so much that it quickly exploded.

* [[WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown Jack Spicer]] teamed up with the Monks more than once, sometimes as a matter of mutual benefits in taking down a common enemy, but once even as a genuine attempt to join the side of good. However, in the end he betrayed them once again and returned to evil, because he was afraid he'd be even worse at being a good guy than he was at being a villain.

** Raimundo as well- he had one instance of switching because he wasn't appreciated enough, one instance of being possessed after doing something stupid, and another instance of switching because he wasn't appreciated enough, though this turns out to be subterfuge.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E23Bulgy Bulgy]]", the titular double-decker bus hated railways and wanted to have them ripped up. He became a henhouse after he got stuck under a bridge, but when Sir Topham Hatt gave him a second chance in "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E19BulgyRidesAgain Bulgy Rides Again]]", Bulgy became a lot friendlier and was turned into a mobile vegetable stand. Years later in "Unscheduled Stops", Bulgy is not only back to his original job as a double-decker bus, but is also back to his old anti-rail ways.

* Man Ray from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' is a villain the first time we meet him. However, he's been fitted with [[MoralityChain a tickle belt]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin that tickles him whenever he does something bad.]] He finally tricks [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick into taking it off him before going on a rampage. However, whenever he's about to do something evil he feels the tickle of the belt, eventually prompting him to become a good citizen. It seems though that the belt's influence wears off after a while because in his next appearance, he's become a villain again.

* Wes Weasley from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. "Don't tell me you're switching sides again!"