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** In a week-long series, Jason gets into a heated argument with diehard ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fan Eileen, claiming ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'' is a better movie than ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheSorcerersStone'', although Eileen can't for the life of her understand why he thinks its a competition. (Jason turns ''everything'' with her into a competition.) As the last strip shows, however, Jason is secretly a fan.

** In a week-long series, Jason gets into a heated argument with diehard ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fan Eileen, claiming ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRings'' is a better movie than ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheSorcerersStone'', although Eileen can't for the life of her understand why he thinks its a competition. (Jason turns ''everything'' with her into a competition.) As the last strip shows, however, Jason is secretly a fan.

** Subtlety subverted in "The Ticket Master". Spike is allegedly disgusted by the idea of going to the Grand Galloping Gala, but is excited to get his own ticket at the end of the episode. However, this trope is subverted in that it's actually a case of sour grapes: Spike had initially been excited to go, and had figured the tickets were for him and Twilight, which indeed is probably what Princess Celestia had intended. He only claimed that he didn't want to go to the gala ''anyway'' when Twilight began debating which of her new friends she'd take to the Gala, thus upsetting Spike by snubbing him.

** Wendy is not a fan of most modern music, viewing it as soulless corporate creations, and laughs at Sev'ral Timez for being a boy band that appeared too late. [[VideoGame/GravityFallsLegendOfTheGnomeGemulets The video game]] reveals she actually likes some of their songs when you find a CD of theirs belonging to her.

** ''[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E20ACabinInTheKelpTheHankering The Hankering]]'' centers around Mr. Krabs' surprising taste for chum which worried the customers and Spongebob in the progress. While the Krusty Krab restaurant is closed, Mr. Krabs admitted this to Spongebob after the Slop Pail become permanently closed. While it makes sense Mr. Krabs has trouble with staying away from the Chum Bucket, he had to give up and blurt it out to Plankton, leading to him having trouble with retrieving the [[Main/SecretIngredient secret Krabby Patty formula]] until Spongebob encouraged him to eat the chum inside of the giant bucket at the cost of [[EatenAlive Plankton getting accidentally eaten]]. Yikes.

** Miles Edgeworth would never admit that he's a big fan of the Steel Samurai, even though he keeps an expensive miniature of the show's hero next to his tea set.

** ''[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E3TheBullyJustOneBite Just One Bite]]'' is centered on Squidward's unexpected liking of Krabby Patties. He tells Spongebob that they're disgusting and even goes as far as burying one, complete with a full headstone. Granted, the previous bit was done to dissuade Spongebob he liked it (since he tried it seconds beforehand). The moment Spongebob leaves, he ''unburies'' it and eats it ravenously. The guilty comes from the fact that he spent a good part of the episode denying he liked it and making a big deal out of it, thus Squidward assuming that Spongebob would never let him live it down. [=SpongeBob=] does catch Squidward sneaking in for more patties and after smugly asking Squidward rhetorically if he likes them, Squidward proceeds to lock himself in the vault and gorge on Krabby Patties while admitting it... before going overboard and eating until he blows up (though not before it goes to his thighs.)
** ''[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E20ACabinInTheKelpTheHankering The Hankering]]'' centers around Mr. Krabs' surprising taste for chum which worried the customers and Spongebob in the progress. While the Krusty Krab resturant is closed, Mr. Krabs admitted this to Spongebob after the Slop Pail become permanently closed. While it makes sense Mr. Krabs has trouble with staying away from the Chum Bucket, he had to give up and blurt it out to Plankton, leading to him having trouble with retrieving the Krabby Patty formula until Spongebob encouraged him to eat the chum bucket at the cost of [[EatenAlive Plankton being eaten]]. Yikes.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': One episode is centered on Squidward's unexpected liking of Krabby Patties. He tells Spongebob that they're disgusting and even goes as far as burying one (with a full headstone.) Granted, the previous bit was done to dissuade Spongebob he liked it (since he tried it seconds beforehand). The moment Spongebob leaves, he ''unburies'' it and eats it ravenously. The guilty comes from the fact that he spent a good part of the episode denying he liked it and making a big deal out of it, thus Squidward assuming that Spongebob would never let him live it down. [=SpongeBob=] does catch Squidward sneaking in for more patties and after smugly asking Squidward rhetorically if he likes them, Squidward proceeds to lock himself in the vault and gorge on Krabby Patties while admitting it... before going overboard and eating until he blows up (though not before it goes to his thighs.)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': Arthur is secretly a fan of "Love Ducks". He keeps it a secret because (per the title of the episode) "That's a Baby Show". By the end all of his friends are into it.

** Wendy is not a fan of most modern music, viewing it as soulless corporate creations and laughs at Sev'ral Timez for being a boy band that appeared too late. The video game reveals she actually likes some of their songs when you find a CD of theirs belonging to her.

** Subtlety subverted in "The Ticket Master". A sub-bit is on Spike's supposed disgust on going to the Grand Galloping Gala but excited to get his own ticket. However the subversion comes in if one notices that Spike was actually excited to go (since he figured the other ticket was for him and Celestia likely intended that to be the case) and only said that so he didn't want to go to the gala ''anyway'' when Twilight begins debating which of her new friends to take and thus upsetting Spike by snubbing him.
** In "A Rock Solid Friendship" Starlight Glimmer has this bombshell to drop to her new friend Maud Pie:

** In a week-long series, Jason gets into a heated argument with diehard ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fan Eileen, claiming ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings TheFellowshipOfTheRings]]'' is a better movie than ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheSorcerersStone'', although Eileen can't for the life of her understand why he thinks its a competition. (Jason turns ''everything'' with her into a competition.) As the last strip shows, however, Jason is secretly a fan.

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick'' enjoys ''Film/TheFifthElement'', Music/LadyGaga, ''Film/TheRoom'', ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', ''Film/{{Transformers}}'', ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', ''Film/MoulinRouge'', ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'', ''Film/{{Showgirls}}'', ''Film/IndependenceDay'', ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'', "every Creator/MegRyan movie (1993-2001)", ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', ''Bollywood/OmShantiOm'', ''Film/AVPAlienVsPredator'' and ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (2000) in this manner.

There are shows or products that many people are ashamed to watch/use. That doesn't mean a character won't enjoy it and continue to consume it anyway, regardless of what's going on. In real life a person with such a condition usually shares some [[SlobsVersusSnobs elitist point of views]], and acceptance of their guilty pleasures can help them change their point of view.

Compare DamnedByAFoolsPraise, when it's the people who like something that make it embarrassing for more discerning consumers, and ItsPopularNowItSucks, when someone doesn't want to be seen appreciating something the common masses enjoy.

* A RunningGag brought up every so often in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' is Georgie's denial of watching a girls show called ''"Princess Heiressz"'', but it's his guilty pleasure and favorite show to watch.

* ''Manga/HenZemi'': [[OnlySaneMan Nanako]] seems quite non-perverted when compared to the rest of the cast, but as the series progresses she begins to like and admit some of her odder preferences, such as enjoying the smell of her flatulence in the bathtub, or beginning to strip at a party when the lights went out.

* ''Series/AllInTheFamily''; Archie's usual leisure time is spent drinking beer watching football, like the typical blue-collar worker he is; but he also reads ''ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace|US}}'' comic books when nobody is around, and may have a whole trunk full of them.
* ''Series/BigTimeRush'': One episode in which the guys have a photo shoot for a Tween girls mag. Only one of them is familiar with the magazine and the others shockingly look at him, almost in disgust, and one even asks him is that Katie's. He replies that those"...magazines have great articles for guys too." Seconds later, as they are mocking him, another guy in the band reads a headline about heartthrob coverboy and becomes interested in what the interview with said hearthrob says. The guys get into an argument about what their opinions and the hearthrob's about what to bring to a desert island. So in mere seconds they go from mocking it, to liking it.

** In episode "About a Boy" Dean was slightly distressed to admit to Sam that he heard a Taylor Swift song and liked it. At the end of the episode, Dean left "Shake It Off" on while driving away in the Impala, despite [[spoiler:no longer being a teenager]] meaning that it actually IS a guilty pleasure, and not just [[spoiler:a side effect of his temporary age]].

-->Yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr Natural\\

* In ''Webcomic/{{Consolers}}'', Nintendo and Sony are shown to like [[http://consolers.webcomic.ws/comics/pl/411469 some of each other's games]], but feel embarassed about it and obviously wouldn't want anyone to know.
* ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'': Lucas purchases a copy of The Sims [[http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20040925 here]] while trying to be as discrete as possible. The clerk sees Lucas' copy, and begins to heckle him for buying a "girly game", until Lucas threatens him with physical violence.

-->You should really be EMBARRASSED for liking this DREADFUL CINEMA, but for some reason you are not.

** Also, Seymour has to look all doors before reading his gulty pleasure: [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4559 Jesus Slash Fiction.]]

** Subtlety subverted in "The Ticket Master". A sub-bit is on Spike's supposed disgust on going to the Grand Galloping Gala, but excited to get his own ticket. However the subversion comes in if one notices that Spike was actually excited to go (since he figured the other ticket was for him and Celestia likely intended that to be the case) and only said that to he didn't want to go to the gala ''anyway'' when Twilight begins debating which of her new friends to take and thus upsetting Spike by snubbing him.

-->'''Barack Obama:''' I'm going to spend my final monents on this Earth with my loved ones... watching a Tyler Perry movie. I know, it's embarrassing. But I simply can't help myself.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': One episode is centered on Squidward's unexpected liking of Krabby Patties. He tells Spongebob that they're disgusting and even goes as far as burying one (with a full headstone.) Granted, the previous bit was done to dissaude Spongebob he liked it (since he tried it seconds beforehand). The moment Spongebob leaves, he ''unburies'' it and eats it ravenously. The guilty comes from the fact that he spent a good part of the episode denying he liked it and making a big deal out of it, thus Squidward assuming that Spongebob would never let him live it down. Sponegebob does catch Squidward sneaking in for more patties and after smugly asking Squidward rhetorically if he likes them, Squidward proceeds to lock himself in the vault and gorge on Krabby Patties while admitting it... before going overboard and eating until he blows up (though not before it goes to his thighs.)

* In his ''Hilariocity'' review, Creator/ChrisStuckmann admits that he enjoys watching ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' despite acknowledging how stupid the story and characters can be.

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* A RunningGag brought up every so often in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' is Georgie's denial of watching a girls show called ''"Princess Heiressz"'', but it's his guilty pleasure and favorite show to watch.
* Kiyoshi from Manga/PrisonSchool likes sumo wrestling but doesn't want his crush, Chiyo, finding out because he thinks she'll think he's weird. She does find out though and it turns out that she's a sumo wrestling fan as well.

[[folder:FanWorks]]
* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Japan's guity pleasure is intense yaoi mangas.
* In ''FanFic/ToHellAndBackArrowverse'', Laurel had a secret love for ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' back during college.

* ''Film/{{RED}}'' Sara Ross likes to read trashy romance novels which she tells Frank Moses are terrible but so addictive. Incidentally, we later see Moses himself reading those same novels (though whether he genuinely enjoys them or is only doing it for research (or "research") is left unstated).

* In the ''Literature/MsWiz'' books, Jack Beddows apparently carries around a few Creator/BeatrixPotter books and when asked about them he says they're for his sister. Then when the characters get released from the books (long story) he's in near tears when Peter Rabbit appears to have been run over by a bus.
* Josh Newman from ''Literature/TheSecretsOfTheImmortalNicholasFlamel'' is described as loving ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' but would "die before admitting it to his friends".
* When [[Literature/DoraWilkSeries Dora Wilk]] finds herself in Baal's bedroom while DreamingOfThingsToCome (incorporeally), there's Baal with another girl with it (''very'' corporeally). Dora knows that she shouldn't really watch it, but she just can't keep her eyes off it.
* The East German novel ''Die Aula'' by Hermann Kant has a high party functionary who ''claims'' the [[Literature/{{Winnetou}} Karl May]] novel in the back of his fancy car belongs to his chauffeur.
* In ''Literature/FirebirdLackey'', Ilya is a little pleased to see [[spoiler:Pietor]] among the Katschei's statuary. He's really, ''really'' pleased to be able to rub his brother's face (and his father's, by proxy) in his eventual, overwhelming success. He's also very pleased to [[spoiler:leave his brother and his cheating bride to their dismal fate together.]]

* ''Literature/TheMakoSaga'': Mac is a metal fiend who is derisive towards SouthernRock ("Mullet rock for hillbillies in pickups"), but Lee once caught her rocking out to "Please Call Home" by Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand. (She says it's bluesier than their other songs.) [[spoiler:Her RelationshipUpgrade with Lee comes when he puts it on the jukebox on the ''Praetorian''.]]

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
** In the episode "Changing Channels", Sam earlier caught Dean watching a hospital show called "Dr. Sexy, M.D.", but Dean claims he isn't a fan of the show. Later on, "Dr. Sexy" actually appears.
--->'''Dean Winchester:''' [notices the doctor's footwear, slams him against the wall] You're not Dr. Sexy.\\
'''Dr. Sexy:''' You're crazy.\\
'''Dean Winchester:''' Really? Because I swore part of what makes Dr. Sexy sexy, is the fact that he wears cowboy boots. Not tennis shoes!\\
'''Sam Winchester:''' Yeah, you're not a fan...\\
'''Dean Winchester:''' It's a guilty pleasure!
** In episode "About a Boy" Dean was slightly distressed to admit to Sam that he heard a Taylor Swift song and liked it.
*** At the end of the episode, Dean left "Shake It Off" on while driving away in the Impala, despite [[spoiler:no longer being a teenager]] meaning that it actually IS a guilty pleasure, and not just [[spoiler:a side effect of his temporary age]].

-->'''Ryan:''' A deep-fried Twinkie?\\

-->'''Castle:''' That's just so delightfully not you!
* Series/{{Glee}} had an entire episode, appropriately titled "Guilty Pleasures", revolving around the kids' guilty musical pleasures. Music/SpiceGirls, Barry Manilow, and Wham! ensued.
* ''{{Series/Eureka}}'': Jo. "Sassy pumps for fall."
* ''Series/TheSingOff'' includes a OnceASeason "Guilty Pleasures" round of the contest, allowing the vocal groups to perform songs full of NarmCharm (such as pop hits from TheEighties).
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' have guys like Spike and Giles who watch ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' and ''Series/{{Passions}}'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' who likes to sing Barry Manilow. Joyce also admits to watching ''Passions''.
* ''Series/BigTimeRush'': One episode in which the guys have a photo shoot for a Tween girls mag. Only one of them is familiar with the magazine and the others shockingly look at him, almost in disgust, and one even asks him is that Katie's. He replies that those"...magazines have great articles for guys too." Seconds later, as they are mocking him, another guy in the band reads a headline about heartthrob coverboy and becomes interested in what the interview with said hearthrob says. The guys get into an argument about what their opinions and the hearthrob's about what to bring to a desert island. So in mere seconds they go from mocking it, to liking it.

[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* ''Adam@Home'': [[http://www.gocomics.com/adamathome/2011/02/22 this]] strip for 2-22-11, Adam and his wife discuss theirs.
* Clyde, the closest thing that ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'' has to a stereotypical black male, is often found selling these. On one occasion he used a similar approach to sell something highly secret--the main character thought it was drugs, but it turned out to be videos that were Guilty Pleasures.
* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot''
** In one strip, Paige catches Jason watching ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' - as she goes off mockingly chanting "Jason likes Buffy!" he calls out "I like the ''vampires'', okay? I'm not a weirdo!"
** In a week-long series, Jason gets into a heated argument with diehard ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fan Eileen, claiming ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings TheFellowshipOfTheRings]]'' is a better movie than ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheSorcerersStone'', although Eileen can't for the life of her understand why he thinks its a competition. (Jason turns ''everything'' with her into a competition.) As the last strip shows, however, Jason is secretly a fan.

* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'''s [[Radio/GTARadio Non Stop Pop FM]] features comments that hint at the station being your guilty pleasure.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}} Portable'', Ken's social link for the female main character has him regard his love of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Phoenix Ranger Featherman R]]'' as a guilty pleasure that he wants to grow out of, because he feels it makes him immature to like a {{Sentai}} show. You can respond with dismissal of the show, open enthusiasm for it, or a similar confession that it's a personal guilty pleasure too.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': LadyOfWar Cassandra Pentaghast is a huge fan of Varric's stories, particularly his smutty romance serial, "Swords and Shields", which Varric himself considers the absolute worst thing that he's ever written. When the Inquisitor finds her reading it, she tries to use every excuse that she can to hide it.

* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'': In the FourthWallMailslot [[http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44781 thread]], Florence admits to romance novels being a guilty pleasure for her.
* In ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'', Monica watches a TV show called Sugarbear, which she considers a guilty pleasure.

* ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'': [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=2099 Lucy and Ken]] claim to hate Disney Eurobeat, then admit that they both have every track.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Consolers}}'', Nintendo and Sony are shown to like [[http://consolers.webcomic.ws/comics/pl/411469 some of each other's games]], but feel embarassed about it and obviously wouldn't want anyone to know.

* [[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia Mr. Plinkett]] calls ''Film/StarTrek2009'' this in his review and compares the film to his [[IncestIsRelative granddaughter.]]
* In his Hilariocity review, Creator/ChrisStuckmann admits that he enjoys watching ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' despite acknowledging how stupid the story and characters can be.
* Asked in one of the ''WebVideo/MovieFights'' questions: "What's a widely mocked movie that you secretly love?" Hal picked ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'', Brett picked ''Film/HudsonHawk'', while Adam chose ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious''.
* [[WebVideo/TheDomReviews The Dom]] loves ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'' in spite of fully acknowledging its cheesiness.
* In ''WebAnimation/BrainDump'', ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' is this to the host, Max. While Max denies liking the film, [[TheGadfly Goofball]] only has to sing one line from "No Girl's Toy" before Max enthusiastically starts singing along in perfect unison.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': The episode "Nerds of a Feather" featured Candace going to a convention dressed as Ducky Mo-Mo; she liked the character since she was little, but was too embarrassed to admit she still did.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Dr. Marvin Monroe admits that one of his "guilty little pleasures" is grabbing a bucket of popcorn and watching "Itchy and Scratchy".
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The episode "Funnybot" reveals that Creator/TylerPerry seemingly has this effect on all African-Americans, who inexplicably enjoy his movies even if they are ashamed of that fact. Even [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama President Obama]] is shown to be a victim of this:
-->'''Barack Obama:''' I'm going to spend my final monents on this Earth with my loved ones... watching a Tyler Perry movie. I know, it's embarrassing. But I simply can't help myself.

--> '''Starlight Glimmer:''' ''[glances nervously around]'' I like kites. \\

[later while flying a kite] \\
'''Starlight:''' The trick with an S.L.K. is not to make the spars too heavy. But if they're too light, you've got no ballast and then good luck tacking against the A.O.I.! ''[beat]'' I really like kites.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', Dipper would never admit that he's a big fan of girly Icelandic pop sensation [[BlandNameProduct BABBA]].
** Wendy is not a fan of most modern music, viewing it as soulless corporate creations and laughs at Sev'ral Timez for being a boy band that appeared too late. The video game reveals she actually likes some of their songs when you find a CD of theirs belonging to her.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'''s "The Girls In The Band", Nikki is revealed to be a closet [=DawgToys=] fan. Caitlin forces her to admit it after Nikki's backpack rips open and causes her secret stash of BoyBand merch to fall out in the Khaki Barn.

** In a week-long series, Jason gets into a heated argument with diehard ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fan Eileen, claiming ''Film/TheFellowshipOfTheRings'' is a better movie than ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheSorcerersStone'', although Eileen can't for the life of her understand why he thinks its a competition. (Jason turns ''everything'' with her into a competition.) As the last strip shows, however, Jason is secretly a fan.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': One episode is centered on Squidward's unexpected liking of Krabby Patties. He tells Spongebob that they're disgusting and even goes as far as burying one (with a full headstone.) Granted, the previous bit was done to dissaude Spongebob he liked it (since he tried it seconds beforehand). The moment Spongebob leaves, he ''unburies'' it and eats it. At the end of the episode, Squidward explodes from all the patties he ate.

** Wendy is not a fan of most modern music for their corporate views, and laughs at Sev'ral Timez for being a boy band that appeared too late. The video game reveals she actually likes some of their songs when you find a CD of theirs belonging to her.

** In "The Ticket Master", Spike feels the Grand Galloping Gala is way too girly, but winds up getting excited after getting his own ticket to go. Possibly subverted since he initially seemed excited to go, but only begin to dismiss it when Twilight began talking about who to invite (the implications being that Celestia sent the two tickets for her and ''Spike'', something which Twilight failed to consider and that Spike's behavior was to hide being upset over being snubbed.)

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': Edgeworth would never admit that he's a big fan of the Steel Samurai, even though he keeps an expensive miniature of the show's hero next to his tea set.
** In ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'', Princess Rayfa adamantly denies that she watches the Plumed Punisher (as per her {{Tsundere}} routine), despite all her fangirling whenever she sees limited edition Punisher merchandise.

** episode "Changing Channels", Sam earlier caught Dean watching a hospital show called "Dr. Sexy, M.D.", but Dean claims he isn't a fan of the show. Later on, "Dr. Sexy" actually appears.