History MundaneUtility / WesternAnimation

*** During the course of the original series, we see a special technique for each of the types of bending. Fire is lightning, Water is bloodbending, and Earth is metalbending. What's the special new air technique, you ask? It's the Air Scooter. The one Aang uses just to get around all the time.

* In an episode of the 90's ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' cartoon, Wolverine uses his claws [[http://tsuidark.tumblr.com/post/10009997262/x to slice cold cuts for his sandwich.]]

* In [[WesternAnimation/DanVs "Dan Vs Parents"]] Elise uses her sword-fighting skills to chop lettuce.

** Using the Avatar state as a "booster rocket". Granted, that was a gross misuse of power.

** In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Lightningbending (something that only three characters in the original series were ever shown doing) has become so commonplace that it is now used to run power plants.
** Fire bending is mentioned to be used in the making of car engines.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Spectacular Spider-Man}},'' [[DishingOutDirt Sandman]] used his powers to [[PetTheDog build a magnificent sand castle]] for a little girl.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'': Hordak once turned his arm into a vacuum cleaner.

* Coop from ''MegasXLR'' abused his mecha's abilities at every possible opportunity, usually just for rather mundane things. And that's not counting all the times he's just showing off because he's bored.
** It's also continually subverted. Even though he's in a giant mech with enough firepower to destroy planets and can ''fly at interstellar speeds'', he still has to deal with things like traffic and annoying drivers. In one episode, [[BeyondTheImpossible Megas got ''towed'']]. Coop had to jump through all the hoops, including retaking the driver's exam, to get back a giant robot that could smite the world with the press of a button.

** It's also continually subverted. Even though he's in a giant mech with enough firepower to destroy planets and can ''fly at interstellar speeds'', he still has to deal with things like traffic and annoying drivers. In one episode, Megas got ''towed''. Coop had to jump through all the hoops, including retaking the driver's exam, to get back a giant robot that could smite the world with the press of a button.

* Every episode that is now created by ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' is done with incredibly advanced computer technology. Lampshaded by the creators of the show when they said: "It's like building a sandcastle with a bulldozer.

* The eponymous character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' uses his VoluntaryShapeshifting powers courtesy of ImportedAlienPhlebotinum for this almost as much as he uses them for superheroism, mostly to pull pranks on his cousin Gwen. Of course, as a large part of the series consists of Ben [[HowDoIShotWeb failing to use his powers properly]], this rarely works the way he wants. Other examples include using Grey Matter's SuperIntelligence to win a game, Xlr8's SuperSpeed to put away stuff in his grandfather's rustbucket and repare said rustbucket, Fourarm's stature and Super strenghts to run a catch tournament, and even once several alien forms to handle multiple tasks in a farm.

** Waterbending makes sailing a breeze. Surfing, too. [[spoiler:And makes submarines possible hundreds of years before their time.]]

** When he's not solving mighty math problems, Geo is making food or toys out of shapes.

** Inside the show itself, we get this:

* In an episode of the 90's ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' cartoon, Wolverine uses his claws to slice cold cuts for his sandwich.

** Another instance, he has heat vision that can melt any form of metal, which he uses to shave.
*** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] though, as his hair is probably stronger than any Earth metal (''that's'' why he's always so well coiffed).

*** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] though, as his hair is probably stronger than any earth metal (''that's'' why he's always so well coiffed).

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic,'' all unicorns can use their magic for simple telekinesis which effectively gives them an extra pair of hands. This is especially useful since ponies don't ''have'' hands. This makes tasks like turning pages, writing letters, and eating sandwiches much easier for them than they are for other ponies. Twilight Sparkle in particular [[RedMage can learn any magical spell]], and of course being the universe this is, a lot of what she has learned is mundane utility spells. That doesn't stop her from being a one-pony magical arsenal of destruction as well, though.
** Pegasi can also use their wings to be able to hold light things underarm. Rainbow Dash once held a ball with her wing this way.
** Spike's magic breath essentially makes him a living fax machine. Oh, and he can bake cupcakes too.
** Not to mention that as of "Lesson Zero", Rainbow Dash [[spoiler: has apparently managed to master the Sonic Rainboom to the point of using it in [[NukeEm demolition]].]]
** Scootaloo, a pegasus too young to fly properly, uses her wings to give herself extra speed when on her scooter, rather like a propeller. She also uses it to get some sweet air to pull off tricks.
** Fluttershy's [[DeathGlare stare]], which seems to break the will of anyone on the recieving end of it, up to and including dragons, has been used to round up disobedient chickens, and get her pet bunny, [[SpoiledBrat Angel]], to eat his vegetables.

* A crossover episode between ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'' and ''TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' featured a group of KND operatives using a laser to cut bratwurst. Mandy, who wanted the laser for her giant robot, was not amused.

* In ''LiloAndStitch: The Series'', Lilo attempts to get ''all'' of Jumba's experiments to use their powers like this. For example, an experiment with freezing breath makes snow cones, an experiment that can melt solid objects is sent to a recycling plant, etc.

** Whens he's not solving mighty math problems, Geo is making food or toys out of shapes.

* In ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan,'' [[DishingOutDirt Sandman]] used his powers to [[PetTheDog build a magnificent sand castle]] for a little girl.

* In [[DanVs "Dan Vs Parents"]] Elise uses her sword-fighting skills to chop lettuce.
* TeamUmizoomi could be considered ''living'' versions of this with things like delivering mail, making milk, or grocery shopping.

* In an episode of the 90's WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon, Wolverine uses his claws to slice cold cuts for his sandwich.