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In most sitcoms there is always [[TheReliableOne the one character who is responsible and trustworthy]]. They are structured, neat and orderly and would never think of doing anything reckless or illegal. They might be a ControlFreak but they don't have to be.
If this character exists in the series then 9 times out of 10 there's going to be an episode where one of the other characters tells them they need to "lighten up" or "cut loose". Our responsible character will start to worry that they are too boring and so will eventually get wild and spontaneous.
It's almost a given that they will go overboard and something akin to an inverse WeWantOurJerkBack happens where the rest of the characters realise they do need some order and discipline in their lives, which the responsible one provided. They'll be back to being responsible by the end of the episode and they'll either reveal how much they hated being spontaneous or resolve to be a bit more fun without going overboard.
If it's the latter then expect [[AesopAmnesia this to be forgotten by the next episode]]. This will almost always happen to a female character but male examples aren't unheard of as well.
If this character exists in the series then 9 times out of 10 there's going to be an episode where one of the other characters tells them they need to "lighten up" or "cut loose". Our responsible character will start to worry that they are too boring and so will eventually get wild and spontaneous.
It's almost a given that they will go overboard and something akin to an inverse WeWantOurJerkBack happens where the rest of the characters realise they do need some order and discipline in their lives, which the responsible one provided. They'll be back to being responsible by the end of the episode and they'll either reveal how much they hated being spontaneous or resolve to be a bit more fun without going overboard.
If it's the latter then expect [[AesopAmnesia this to be forgotten by the next episode]]. This will almost always happen to a female character but male examples aren't unheard of as well.
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In most sitcoms sitcoms, there is always [[TheReliableOne the one character who is responsible and trustworthy]]. They are structured, neat and orderly orderly, and would never think of doing anything reckless or illegal. They might be a ControlFreak ControlFreak, but they don't have to be.
If this character exists in theseries series, then 9 times out of 10 10, there's going to be an episode where one of the other characters tells them they need to "lighten up" or "cut loose". Our responsible character will start to worry that they are too boring boring, and so will eventually get wild and spontaneous.
It's almost a given that they will gooverboard overboard, and something akin to an inverse WeWantOurJerkBack happens where the rest of the characters realise they do need some order and discipline in their lives, which the responsible one provided. They'll be back to being responsible by the end of the episode episode, and they'll either reveal how much they hated being spontaneous or resolve to be a bit more fun without going overboard.
If it's thelatter latter, then expect [[AesopAmnesia this to be forgotten by the next episode]]. This will almost always happen to a female character character, but male examples aren't unheard of as well.
If this character exists in the
It's almost a given that they will go
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* PlayedForDrama--and even a bit of in-universe NightmareFuel--in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Never Fear." [[IKnowWhatYouFear Scarecrow]] departs from his usual m.o. of [[YourWorstNightmare bringing people's phobias to life]] and instead develops a new toxin that ''removes'' all fear from its targets. Unfortunately, this includes the basic fears in the human brain that fuel things like self-preservation, making victims become suicidally overconfident and willing to take horrible risks. When [[TheStoic Batman himself]] is sprayed, he gets more reckless and violent with his opponents and nearly becomes the murderous VigilanteMan he's always desperately kept at bay within himself, forcing Robin to look for an antidote from Scarecrow.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', the "Anthology of Interest" episodes allow the characters to indulge in out-of-character behavior without affecting the [[StatusQuoIsGod status quo]], via hypothetical scenarios from the What-If machine. In one, Leela asks to be more impulsive, and the machine shows her eventually going on a killing spree and murdering the rest of the crew. In another, it shows Bender becoming human, and he takes his already-hedonistic lifestyle to the extreme until it literally kills him.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', the "Anthology of Interest" episodes allow the characters to indulge in out-of-character behavior without affecting the [[StatusQuoIsGod status quo]], via hypothetical scenarios from the What-If machine. In one, Leela asks to be more impulsive, and the machine shows her eventually going on a killing spree and murdering the rest of the crew. In another, it shows Bender becoming human, and he takes his already-hedonistic lifestyle to the extreme until it literally kills him.
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* PlayedForDrama--and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': PlayedForDrama -- and even a bit of in-universe NightmareFuel--in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode NightmareFuel -- in "Never Fear." [[IKnowWhatYouFear Scarecrow]] departs from his usual m.o. of [[YourWorstNightmare [[NightmareWeaver bringing people's phobias to life]] and instead develops a new toxin that ''removes'' all fear from its targets. Unfortunately, this includes the basic fears in the human brain that fuel things like self-preservation, making victims become suicidally overconfident and willing to take horrible risks. When [[TheStoic Batman himself]] is sprayed, he gets more reckless and violent with his opponents and nearly becomes the murderous VigilanteMan he's always desperately kept at bay within himself, forcing Robin to look for an antidote from Scarecrow.
*In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The "Anthology of Interest" episodes allow the characters to indulge in out-of-character behavior without affecting the [[StatusQuoIsGod status quo]], via hypothetical scenarios from the What-If machine. In one, Leela asks to be more impulsive, and the machine shows her eventually going on a killing spree and murdering the rest of the crew. In another, it shows Bender becoming human, and he takes his already-hedonistic lifestyle to the extreme until it literally kills him.
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