History Main / TeenHater

* ObstructiveBureaucrat Superintendent [=McClellan=] in ''Series/MonsterWarriors''. This paper-pusher is a real stickler for policy and procedure. He’s Mayor Mel’s right-hand-guy, but he’s no Warrior ally--in fact quite the opposite! When something goes wrong in Capital City, teenagers are blamed--namely the Monster Warriors. And [[TyrantTakesTheHelm when he becomes mayor]], his fact is to build a detention centre for teenagers.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat Superintendent [=McClellan=] in ''Series/MonsterWarriors''. This paper-pusher is a real stickler for policy and procedure. He’s Mayor Mel’s right-hand-guy, but he’s no Warrior ally—-in fact quite the opposite! When something goes wrong in Capital City, teenagers are blamed--namely the Monster Warriors. And [[TyrantTakesTheHelm when he becomes mayor]], his fact is to build a detention centre for teenagers.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', series host Chris [=McLean=] has stated that he hates teenagers. Seeing that he spends pretty much every episode [[LackOfEmpathy putting the teenage contestants through hell for the sake of ratings]], it's easy to believe.

* Phineas Nigellus Black of the Literature/HarryPotter series loathed his students who would be from ages 11 to 18. He thought of them as tedious, self-absorbed know-it-alls. The feeling was probably mutual.

** PlayedWith. Grunkle Stan is no fan of teenagers, openly dreading the annual outdoor music festival that attracts them to the town. That is, until Soos points out he can make lots of money if he can attract their business. Although he does get along with Wendy pretty well and Soos spent his entire teenage years working for Stan.

* Clarisse McClellan in ''Literature/Fahrenheit451'' is seventeen herself, but is scared of kids her age who, in this TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture [[{{Dystopia}} Dystopian America]], tend to be violent and reckless enough to regularly get each other killed. "I'm afraid of them and they don't like me because I'm afraid."

** "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E5TheInconveniencing The Inconveniencing]]" features an abandoned convenience store haunted by the ghosts of its former owners, who absolutely ''loathe'' teens due to how they treated the owners in their old lives, leading them to die. Naturally, Wendy and her idiotic friends decide this would be an excellent place to party. One by one, they each fall victim to the ghosts, only for Dipper to save them by placating the ghosts with a rendition of the "Lamby Dance."

* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', series host Chris McLean has stated that he hates teenagers. Seeing that he spends pretty much every episode [[LackOfEmpathy putting the teenage contestants through hell for the sake of ratings]], it's easy to believe.

** "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E5TheInconveniencing The Inconveniencing]]" features an abandoned convenience store haunted by its former owners, who absolutely loathe teens due to how teens treated them in life. Naturally, Wendy and her idiotic friends decide this would be an excellent place to party. One by one they each fall victim to the ghosts, only for Dipper to save them by placating the ghosts with a rendition of the "Lamby Dance."

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': PlayedWith. Grunkle Stan is no fan of teenagers, openly dreading the annual outdoor music festival that attracts them to the town. That is, until Soos points out he can make lots of money if he can attract their business. Although he does get along with Wendy pretty well and Soos spent his entire teenage years working for Stan.
** "The Inconveniencing" featured an abandoned convenience store haunted by its former owners who absolutely loathed teens due to how teens treated them in life. Naturally, Wendy and her idiot friends decide this would be an excellent place to party. One by one they each fall victim to the ghosts, only for Dipper to save them by placating the ghosts with a rendition of the "Lamby Dance." Then again, the teenagers in the flashback aren’t doing anything too extreme to the couple.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', the host of the series [[DepravedKidsShowHost Chris McLean]] has stated that he hates teenagers and seeing that he spends pretty much every episode [[LackOfEmpathy putting the teenage contestants through hell for the sake of ratings,]] [[{{Jerkass}} it's easy to believe.]]

->''"Teenagers...they make me sick!"''

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-->-- '''Nigel "Numbuh One" Uno''', ''WesternAnimation/CodeNameKidsNextDoor'', "Operation P.O.I.N.T."

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--> '''Fireman #1:''' Teenagers again.
--> '''Fireman #2:''' I hate Halloween.

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--> '''Stiles:''' Do you realize how suicidally crazy that was? What were you thinking, going after them?
--> '''Cora:''' I did it for Boyd! None of you were doing anything.
--> '''Scott:''' [sadly] We're trying.
--> '''Cora:''' And you're failing. You're just a bunch of stupid teenagers running around, thinking you can stop people from getting killed. But all you do is show up late. All you really do is find the bodies.

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Whether it's because they see teens as {{delinquent}}s up to no good, [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager sex fiends]], or just [[AlphaBitch plain]] [[JerkJock bullies]], some characters just have it out for teenagers. Adults, especially the elderly, parents and middle/high school teachers, tend to despise teenagers for rebelling against their authority and being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter sassy]] [[DumbassTeenageSon little]] [[PhoneaholicTeenager runts]], while children hold a grudge against them for being [[TheBully bullies]] and having more freedom, which they're very much jealous of. Even [[BoomerangBigot teenagers themselves]] are susceptible to self-loathing due to negative experiences with their age group. It should be noted that adults who don't hate both children ''and'' teenagers may actually favor the former more for [[ChildrenAreInnocent being more innocent]], and parents who fall to this trope may feel nostalgia over when their rebellious teen UsedToBeASweetKid. Conversely, kids who don't also hate adults may actually be on the latter's side for attempting to discourage teens' misbehavior (albeit unsuccessfully of course).

Whether it's because they see teens as {{delinquent}}s up to no good, [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager sex fiends]], or just [[AlphaBitch plain]] [[JerkJock bullies]], some characters just have it out for teenagers. Adults, especially parents and middle/high school teachers, tend to despise teenagers for rebelling against their authority and being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter sassy]] [[DumbassTeenageSon little]] [[PhoneaholicTeenager runts]], while children hold a grudge against them for being [[TheBully bullies]] and having more freedom, which they're very much jealous of. Even [[BoomerangBigot teenagers themselves]] are susceptible to self-loathing due to negative experiences with their age group. It should be noted that adults who don't hate both children ''and'' teenagers may actually favor the former more for [[ChildrenAreInnocent being more innocent]], and parents who fall to this trope may feel nostalgia over when their rebellious teen UsedToBeASweetKid. Conversely, kids who don't also hate adults may actually be on the latter's side for attempting to discourage teens' misbehavior (albeit unsuccessfully of course).

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': All of the KND ''despise'' teenagers as a result of the show exaggerating the stereotype of [[ChildrenAreInnocent kids being kids]]. This was best shown in "Operation P.O.I.N.T.", where the group is shown eavesdropping on teens outside of "The Point" and plotting revenge against them, a MakeOutPoint where teenagers are described to make the transition into full-grown adults upon admission. Their hatred is so exaggerated to the point where any member of the organization is kicked out once they reach their 13th birthday, regardless of their dedication to the group.

* In WesternAnimation/TotalDrama, the host of the series [[DepravedKidsShowHost Chris McLean]] has stated that he hates teenagers and seeing that he spends pretty much every episode [[LackOfEmpathy putting the teenage contestants through hell for the sake of ratings,]] [[{{Jerkass}} it's easy to believe.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': In the episode "The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg", Hank, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer are outmatched by a group of cruel teenage boys in a game of paintball, the boys previously having ambushed Bobby and Joseph. The boys capture and "execute" Hank and the guys, leading him to have nightmares of being shot. During his rematch with the boys, Hank and the guys begin taking observational notes on teenagers. In the aftermath, Hank agrees with Bill's previous statement that "teenagers are cruel".
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Old Money", when Grampa first meets Beatrice Simmons, he remarks that they're staring at each other like a "bunch of stupid punk teenagers", due to Beatrice's lazy eye.

->''"Teenagers...they make me'' sick!"
->- ''Nigel "Numbuh One" Uno'', ''WesternAnimation/CodeNameKidsNextDoor''

Whether it's because they see teens as {{delinquent}}s up to no good, [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager sex fiends]], or just [[AlphaBitch plain]] [[JerkJock bullies]], some characters just have it out for teenagers. Adults, especially parents and middle/high school teachers, tend to despise teenagers for rebelling against their authority and being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter sassy]] [[DumbassTeenageSon little]] [[PhoneaholicTeenager runts]], while children hold a grudge against them for being [[TheBully bullies]] and having more freedom, which they're very much jealous of. Even [[BoomerangBigot teenagers themselves]] are susceptible to self-loathing due to negative experiences with their age group. It should be noted that adults who don't hate both children ''and'' teenagers may actually favor the former more for [[ChildrenAreInnocent being more innocent]], and parents who fall to this trope may feel nostalgia over when their rebellious teen UsedToBeASweetKid. Conversely, kids who don't hate also adults may actually be on the latter's side for attempting to discourage teens' misbehavior (albeit unsuccessfully of course).

Much of the fuel for this trope comes with the stigma centered around teenagers. Recklessness, cringe, and immaturity are commonly associated with the age group, even though that [[WiseBeyondTheirYears isn't always]] [[TeenGenius the case]].

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* The Inventor of ''ComicBook/MsMarvel2014'' fame is this in ''spades''. The rationale behind his plan is basically every anti-millennial screed you've ever heard turned Up to Eleven. It's ambiguous how much of it he actually believes, and how much is just him taking advantage, but he's ''absolutely'' encouraging teenagers to internalize self-hatred.

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* ''WebAnimation/TheOdd1sOut'': In "Movies I Thought were Weird", James mentions that part of the reason he hated ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' as a kid was because he hated teenagers, because some teens were mean to him in the past.

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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': All of the KND ''despise'' teenagers as a result of the show exaggerating the stereotype of [[ChildrenAreInnocent kids being kids]]. This was best shown in "Operation P.O.I.N.T.", where the group are shown eavesdropping on teens outside of "The Point" and plotting revenge against them, a MakeOutPoint where teenagers are described to make the transition into full-grown adults upon admission. Their hatred is so exaggerated to the point where any member of the organization is kicked out once they reach their 13th birthday, regardless of their dedication to the group.

** "The Inconveniencing" featured an abandoned convenience store haunted by its former owners who absolutely loathed teens due to how teens treated them in life. Naturally Wendy and her idiot friends decide this would be an excellent place to party. One by one they each fall victim to the ghosts, only for Dipper to save them by placating the ghosts with a rendition of the "Lamby Dance." Then again, the teenagers in the flashback aren’t doing anything too extreme to the couple.
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': In the episode "The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg", Hank, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer are outmatched by a group of cruel teenage boys in a game of paintball, the boys previously having ambushed Bobby and Joseph. The boys capture and "execute" Hank and the guys, leading him to have nightmares of being shot. During his rematch with the boys, Hank and the guys begin taking observational notes on teenagers. In the aftermath, Hank concludes an agreement with Bill's previous statement that "teenagers are cruel".

* In ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'', Frank Heffley, Greg's father, ''loathes'' teenagers due to their tendency to vandalize and [[ToiletPaperPrank TP]] his house on Halloween, a holiday which he very much fears the upcoming of. He becomes armed with buckets of water to drop onto them once they come onto his property to trick-or-treat. He even considered sending Greg off to military school when the latter had turned 13.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Grunkle Stan is no fan of teenagers, openly dreading the annual outdoor music festival that attracts them to the town. That is, until Soos points out he can make lots of money if he can attract their business.
** "The Inconveniencing" featured an abandoned convenience store haunted by its former owners who absolutely loathed teens due to how teens treated them in life. Naturally Wendy and her idiot friends decide this would be an excellent place to party. One by one they each fall victim to the ghosts, only for Dipper to save them by placating the ghosts with a rendition of the "Lamby Dance."

-->'''Mr. Mackey''':Think my life doesn't matter!? I show you what matters. ''[packing up his books]'' Counselors matter. That's what matters. Let's just see how your God damn school functions without a God damn counselor! ''[the sound of a motorcycle is heard outside]'' Oh, God dammit. ''[walks up to the window]'' Hey! Hey, you damn old people! ''[an elderly man is making drifts with his motorcycle in the school's parking lot, while an old woman looks at him]'' Stop doing donuts in the school parking lot!