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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Jimmy builds a robot to sell candy, which succeeds until the robot begins selling all of Jimmy's inventions. He ends up tying with Cindy and they have a horrible time sharing the reward. (a trip to Retroland)

* In the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' episode "Slick", where Lilo and Mertle take turns at stealing a salesman experiment off of each other in order to raise the most funds for the ''halau hula''.

--> '''Fish:''' [[MemeticMutation Chocolate? Did you say... chocolate?!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick decide to become door-to-door chocolate salespeople. HilarityEnsues. This is surprisingly the most often quoted episode, and regarded by some to be the ''best'', or at least most memorable, episode in the series.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' had several of these, especially the TropeNamer minus the "Episode" part in the title in which the protagonists go around houses for charity. HilarityEnsues, even more than ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.

* In one episode of ''Series/HannahMontana'' has Miley, Lily and Oliver participate in a fundraiser and try to beat their enemies Amber and Ashley. When their initial tactics fail they decide to utilize the Hannah Montana image to raise a lot of money but have [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging a change of heart when they learn how much work their fellow classmate [[GranolaGirl Sarah]] actually put into getting her money]]. In the end Amber and Ashley still win but Miley forces them to do some actually charity with the prize.

* Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide episode fittingly entitled "Guide to Fundraising". Ned and Cookie must find a way to make up the money for all the chocolate bars they ate while Moze struggles to sell all of her chocolate.

* "Buster's Sweet Success" from WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}. Buster struggles to sell his chocolate for a band fundraiser and eventually has to make his own, [[CordonBleughChef with disastrous results.]]

* In the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", from ''Series/{{Mash}}'', one of the charges brought against Henry is that he let Radar try to sell shoes to everyone. When Henry returns from his trial, he's welcomed by the camp -- with everyone wearing the wing-tipped shoes Radar was selling.

* "Buster's Sweet Success" from WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}. Buster struggles to sell his chocolate for a band fundraiser and eventually has to make his own, [[CordonBleughChef with disastrous results.]]

* ''Wester Animation/BeavisAndButthead'' had several of these, especially the TropeNamer minus the "Episode" part in the title in which the protagonists go around houses for charity. HilarityEnsues, even more than ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' had several of these, especially the TropeNamer minus the "Episode" part in the title in which the protagonists go around houses for charity. HilarityEnsues, even more than ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.

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* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': Bobby gets several cases of hair tonic to sell; Greg buys one bottle out of pity and it turns his hair orange.

-->I am a little sunflower / Sunny, brave, and true. / From tiny bud to blossom, / I do good deeds for you.
* Coconut Nut Clusters from ''Series/{{Reno 911}}''. Jones and Kimball end up pretty badly mangled. Everybody else has a pizza party without them.

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--> '''Doofenshmirtz:''' Aren't you a little old to be a Fireside Girl?
--> '''Candace''': [[RunningGag Yes, yes I am.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' had several of these, especially the TropeNamer minus the "Episode" part in the title in which the protagonists go around houses for charity. HilarityEnsues, even more than ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.

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* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "The Fundraiser", in which Riley exploits his school's chocolate fundraiser by turning it into a for-profit business in the style of illegal drug trafficking.

* ''WesternAnimation/HappyDays'': Fonzie gets a job as a door-to-door encyclopedia salesman; he doesn't last long.

--> '''Doofenshmirtz:''' "Aren't you a little old to be a Fireside Girl?"
--> '''Candace''': [[RunningGag "Yes, yes I am."]]

--> '''Fish:''' "[[MemeticMutation Chocolate? Did you say... chocolate?!]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': The TropeNamer minus the "Episode" in which the protagonists go around houses for charity. HilarityEnsues even more than WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants.

* These kinds of fundraisers, as well as regular door-to-door sales, are not unusual. However, these have become discouraged in recent years.