History Main / IronicEpisodeTitle

* Inverted in Saint Motel's "Cold Cold Man", where the singer assures his partner that although [[TheStoic he seems cold because he doesn't show much emotion]], he's still head over heels in love with her.

* The concept of the ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch "The Dull Life of a City Stockbroker".

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/Arthur'' is titled "Vomitrocious" which is Muffy's catchphrase...but the episode is about Francine.

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* The last chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' is titled "The Beginning", referring to [[CliffHanger the start of Voldemort's new reign of terror]]. This was made all the more ironic by the fact that this was the last chapter of the published ''Potter'' canon for a good three years.

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* From ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''; the three-part season finale episode of season four was called "The End". However, even though it dealt with [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of the world]], it actually ended with the Earth being restored, and the show continued for another season. One of Raven's lines in the end of the episode is "I guess, in the end, there really is no end. Just new beginnings."

* From ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': The episode in which [[spoiler: Zaheer kills the Earth Queen]] is titled "Long Live the Queen". [[spoiler:However, there is context behind this; the title itself is taken from the traditional proclamation: "The King/Queen Is Dead, Long Live The King/Queen", making it a meaningful, SpoilerTitle because it's usually announced after a monarch's death, but also ironic because in this case, no one has succeeded immediately after]].

* As ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End Of Evangelion]]'' is an alternate Episode 25 and 26, it has its own episode titles. The second half of the movie [[spoiler: where [[KillEmAll everyone]] [[MindScrew basically]] [[KillEmAll dies]]]] was titled "My Purest Heart for You (Sincerely Yours)". One gets the feeling that Creator/HideakiAnno was feeling [[CreatorBreakdown especially nasty at the time]].

* From ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': The episode in which [[spoiler: Zaheer kills the Earth Queen]] is titled "Long Live the Queen". [[spoiler:However, there is context behind this; the title itself is taken from the traditional proclamation: "The King/Queen Is Dead, Long Live The King/Queen", making it meaningful because it's usually announced after a monarch's death, but also ironic because in this case, no one has succeeded immediately after]].

* From ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': The episode in which [[spoiler: Zaheer kills the Earth Queen]] is titled "Long Live the Queen". [[spoiler:However, it's worth noting that the title itself is taken from a traditional proclamation: "The King/Queen Is Dead, Long Live The King/Queen", making it meaningful because it's said after a monarch's death, but also ironic because no one has succeeded immediately after]].

* UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan is a time for people to share time and joy with the people they love. So what's a better title for the ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' episode where [[spoiler:the innocent IllGirl watches her entire adopted family [[BreakTheCutie massacred right before her eyes]]]] than "Christmas Eve"?

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* ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' can fall into this at times when a title of a thread sounds more cheerful and optimistic than it actually is, such as one where a character is getting killed. Sometimes it isn't intentional, and the handlers had no idea what exactly was going to happen in the thread. In other cases, it's intentional. One example in v4 pre-game is titled "Happily Ever Afters (Below The Waist)", which has JJ Sturn KickTheDog by breaking up with Rosa Fiametta after sleeping with her and then hitting her. In v4 proper, another example was titled "Thank You For Being A Friend" in which Reiko Ishida crosses the MoralEventHorizon by [[spoiler:strangling her only living friend to death in a fit of rage]].
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* Music/DemiLovato's "I Love Me" is about being HerOwnWorstEnemy: "I'm a black belt when I'm beating up on myself" and "I always got my finger on the self destruct."

A title that implies something optimistic, happy, and generally positive... for an episode that's not. Favorites include traditionally joyous holidays ([[TwistedChristmas Christmas]], Valentine's Day), emotions on the positive side of the spectrum (Love, Joy), and generally optimistic words (Beautiful, Wonderful).

* Yasmin Levy's "La alegria" (Spanish for "joy") is a bitter, sorrowful song about lost love in which she says she will never be happy again.

** "Time is on my side" given it comes an episode before Dean's contract is due.

* To many people who played the original ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland''... ''Poochy Ain't Stupid''. Considering the level is LethalLavaLand, involves a dog who has limited control of the direction he's going and is so NintendoHard as to be infuriating.