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* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': The kids enter a contest to win the money to replace an item they damaged.

** In "Hidden Talent", Ron signed Kim up for a school talent show without asking her. He ended up [[HoldTheFloor going onstage to stall]] while she escaped from Drakken's {{death trap}} and returned, after which she sang "[[ImageSong Say the Word]]"

* The ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode wherein Dr. Drakken introduced his brainwashing shampoo and cranium rinse, Ron did the Naked Mole Rap, and Kim sang "[[ImageSong Say the Word]]".

* The ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode wherein Dr. Drakken introduced his brainwashing shampoo and cranium rinse and Ron did the Naked Mole Rap. I think Kim sang at the end of the episode.

* ''OurGang'': Spanky tries to deliberately lose a talent contest and tells his friends to boo him, but when the circumstances change and now he must win, the gang are not aware of the change and heckle him furiously. Fortunately, his efforts to keep going prove hilarious to the audience and he wins in a walk.

* In ''SchoolOfRock'', the band is in such a contest, and they don't win, but the audience requests an encore from them instead of the winning band, and they end up learning [[AnAesop an important lesson]].

* Girls und Panzer: OVA 6 includes a talent show, with the teams competing for 100,000¥ worth of [[spoiler: dried sweet potatoes]]

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* Girls und Panzer: OVA 6 includes a talent show, with the teams competing for 100,000¥ worth of [[spoiler: dried sweet potatoes]]

* In the ''[[TheRedGreenShow Red Green]]'' [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''Duct Tape Forever'', the lodge has ten days to pay $10,000 in fines as part of a EvilPlan by a developer to buy the land out from under them. Harold finds an ad for a duct tape sculpture contest in Minnesota, with ''[[SecondPlaceIsForWinners a third-place prize]]'' of $10,000.

* The ''WesternAnimation/AngryBirdsToons'' episode, "Pig Talent", has the King Pig host a talent show in his palace. No matter how much the audience like performances, [[ChunkySalsaRule if King King isn't impressed, contestants get dropped down a trap door]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/AngryBirdsToons'' episode, "Pig Talent", has the King Pig host a talent show in his palace. No matter how much the audience like performances, if King King isn't impressed, contestants get dropped down a trap door.

* ''PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': The Rangers enter a talent show, but the plot's not so much about the competition as the fact that [[SecretChaser Cam's being secretive about his act and the others want to know what his talent is.]] (Incidentally, it's guitar playing, which lines up nicely with the InstrumentOfMurder weapon they receive that episode.) In the end, ''all'' the Rangers' acts wind up losing to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Marah and Kapri]].

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* ''BradyBunch'': The kids enter a contest to win the money to replace an item they damaged.
* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy, Willow, and Xander participate in a talent show, but only under duress.
* ''{{Scrubs}}'': "My Life in Three Cameras," spoofs {{sitcom}} tropes. A cafeteria employee (played by Clay Aiken) is in danger of being laid off due to budget cuts, and, in JD's imaginary sitcom, he wins the hospital talent contest and earns the money they need to keep him. When the episode cuts back to the real world, though, he actually does get laid off.
* ''PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': The Rangers enter a talent show, but the plot's not so much about the competition as the fact that [[SecretChaser Cam's being secretive about his act and the others want to know what his talent is.]] (Incidentally, it's guitar playing, which lines up nicely with the InstrumentOfMurder weapon they receive that episode.) In the end, ''all'' the Rangers' acts wind up losing to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Marah and Kapri]].

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* In ''TheBradyBunchMovie'', the Bradys are in danger of losing their house because they inexplicably owe $10,000 in back taxes. By a ContrivedCoincidence, there's a talent show at the kids' high school where the prize is that exact amount.

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* ''EmmetOttersJugBandChristmas''

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* ''AmericanDragonJakeLong'' had an episode where Jake had to try to beat his best friend Spud in a talent contest in order to secure the prize (a magical MacGuffin) despite it being Spud's lifelong dream to win the contest.
* The ''KimPossible'' episode wherein Dr. Drakken introduced his brainwashing shampoo and cranium rinse and Ron did the Naked Mole Rap. I think Kim sang at the end of the episode.
* ''SouthPark'': "Erection Day" follows Jimmy trying to get rid of his erection before the school talent show is over.

* In the ''[[TheRedGreenShow Red Green]]'' [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''Duct Tape Forever'', the lodge has ten days to pay $10,000 in fines as part of a XanatosGambit by a developer to buy the land out from under them. Harold finds an ad for a duct tape sculpture contest in Minnesota, with ''[[SecondPlaceIsForWinners a third-place prize]]'' of $10,000.

* In the ''[[TheRedGreenShow Red Green]]'' [[BigDamnMovie movie]], ''Duct Tape Forever'', the lodge has ten days to pay $10,000 in fines as part of a XanatosGambit by a developer to buy the land out from under them. Harold finds an ad for a duct tape sculpture contest in Minnesota, with a ''third''-place prize of $10,000.

The special thing with this plot that the heroes typically ''never'' win the contest, or at least win in circumstances they weren't expecting. When they do lose, they take the loss gracefully, but find they have earned something far better for their efforts such as a business owner wants them to be his establishment's house band or a record label agent wants to sign them on.

* In ''TheBradyBunchMovie'', the Bradys are in danger of losing their house because they inexplicably owe $10,000 in back taxes. By a ContrivedCoincidence, there's a talent show at the kids' high school where the prize is that exact amount.

* ''{{Scrubs}}'': "My Life in Three Cameras," spoofs {{sitcom}} tropes. A cafeteria employee (played by ClayAiken) is in danger of being laid off due to budget cuts, and, in JD's imaginary sitcom, he wins the hospital talent contest and earns the money they need to keep him. When the episode cuts back to the real world, though, he actually does get laid off.

* In SchoolOfRock, the band is in such a contest, and they don't win, but the audience requests an encore from them instead of the winning band, and they end up learning an important lesson.

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* ''SouthPark'': "Erection Day" follows Jimmy trying to get rid of his erection before the school talent show is over.

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