History ThePollyanna / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfWinx'' has Cliff, one of the two judges of WOW, a reality talent show, is cheerful and supportive of the contestants . . . in marked contrast with Margot, who is, well a GrumpyBear.

** Lindsay is usually one of the more optimistic campers.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' has the eponymous Milo, who usually stays optimistic and cheerful despite being TheJinx and a WalkingDisasterArea. It helps that whatever disaster strikes him and his friends, he's CrazyPrepared and quick-witted enough to deal with it.

* From ''WesternAnimation/TheRenandStimpyShow'', Stimpy until his {{Break the Cutie}} moment in an Adult Party Cartoon episode. NegativeContinuity seems to get him back to his cheerful state though.

* Sara of the Oracle Twins from ''AmericanDragonJakeLong''. She is overly optimistic, [[BlessedWithSuck despite being granted the power to see all the negative events in people's lives]]. She justifies this when Jake lampshades this, saying that when you can only see bad events, even the smallest bit of good news is enough to make you happy.

* The titular character from Disney's ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''. She puts up with the demanding work her stepmother and stepsisters bullies her to do constantly, all with a cheerful smile and a pleasant attitude. It was only when they tore her dress and destroyed any hopes of her going to the ball that Cinderella [[BreakTheCutie broke down]].
* The titular character of ''EekTheCat'' never loses his optimistic outlook or his CatchPhrase "It never hurts to help". Even though every time he utters it, it inevitably hurts. A lot.
* Lila from ''HeyArnold''. Don't agree? Go watch the episode where we learn about her home life... just... watch...

* Mrs. Anybody from ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus''.
* The title character of ''ScaredySquirrel'' is pretty much this. It takes quite a bit to make him cry but when [[TheWoobie he does cry....]]

* Ilana in SymBionicTitan. Her home planet's in danger, but she still tries to make the best of living as an Earthling, even when her classmates aren't very nice to her.

* Binky on ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' is pretty cheery for someone who's pretty much the show's biggest ButtMonkey.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs'' -- Living in denial, played for all the black humor the writers can get out of it. Bob Obling, the limb-less husband and father is the straightest examples of the trope.

* Ned Flanders from ''TheSimpsons''. Though he did snap in one episode.
* In the AnimatedAdaptation of ''WheresWaldo'', Waldo would gleefully and knowingly walk into perilous adventure with the cheerful demeanor he always wears in the books.

* [[TheRenandStimpyShow Stimpy]], until his {{Break the Cutie}} moment in an Adult Party Cartoon episode. NegativeContinuity seems to get him back to his cheerful state though.
* On ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' Goofy ends up physically injured, screwed over by his neighbor, or unappreciated by his son on a regular basis, and has a disposition so sunny it can really only be compared with that of the remarkably fortunate [[CheerfulChild Pistol]]. However, he does occasionally have breaking points, especially in the movies.
* [[CheerfulChild Greg]] from ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall.'' No matter what dangers they face, he's always cheerful (or, occasionally, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]]). Even when [[AloofBigBrother Wirt]] convinces him that their troubles are all his fault, Greg doesn't dwell on it--he simply gets to work trying to fix everything. [[BigBad The Beast]] even seems to realize that he can't push Greg toward the DespairEventHorizon like he can with Wirt, [[spoiler:and tries to freeze him to death instead]].
* Ms. Frizzle, the teacher from ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus''. Even when the bus and her class are getting baked into bread, assaulted by predatory animals, or attacked by a robot while on their crazy field trips, she more often than not has a smile and cheerful demeanor as she deploys a quick, magical way to get them out of the situation.
* Anna from ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'' keeps a cheerful attitude throughout the movie. It's only when she is [[spoiler:on the brink of death and betrayed by the man she loved]] that she loses her sunny disposition.
* Joy, the mental personification of … well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin joy]], in the Pixar film ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''. All the more appropriate, since she's voiced by Amy Poehler, of ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' fame.

* Joy, the mental personification of … well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin joy]], in the Pixar film ''Film/InsideOut''. All the more appropriate, since she's voiced by Amy Poehler, of ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' fame.

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* Willie Wombat from ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''. [[{{Lampshaded}} He even points out that being unremittingly cheerful is his only character trait]].

* [[TheRenandStimpyShow Stimpy]], until his {{Break the Cutie}} moment in an Adult Party Cartoon episode.

* Binky on ''TheFairlyOddparents'' is pretty cheery for someone who's pretty much the show's biggest ButtMonkey.

* ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'' is this in the town of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Miseryville]].
** It gets better-- If ExecutiveMeddling hadn't kicked in, he would have been a Pollyanna in ''[[FireAndBrimstoneHell Hell]].''
*** He still pretty obviously ''is''. The ruler of the town is named [[{{Satan}} Lucius]], after all.

* [[CheerfulChild Greg]] from ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall.'' No matter what dangers they face, he's always cheerful (or, occasionally, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]]). Even when [[AloofBigBrother Wirt]] convinces him that their troubles are all his fault, Greg doesn't dwell on it--he simply gets to work trying to fix everything. [[BigBad The Beast]] even seems to realize that he can't push Greg toward the DespairEventHorizon like he can with Wirt, [[spoiler:and tries to freeze him to death instead]].

* [[CheerfulChild Greg]] from ''OverTheGardenWall.'' No matter what dangers they face, he's always cheerful (or, occasionally, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]]). Even when [[AloofBigBrother Wirt]] convinces him that their troubles are all his fault, Greg doesn't dwell on it--he simply gets to work trying to fix everything. [[BigBad The Beast]] even seems to realize that he can't push Greg toward the DespairEventHorizon like he can with Wirt, [[spoiler:and tries to freeze him to death instead]].

* ''TheOblongs'' -- Living in denial, played for all the black humor the writers can get out of it. Bob Obling, the limb-less husband and father is the straightest examples of the trope.

* [[TheRenandStimpyShow Stimpy]], until his BreaktheCutie moment in an Adult Party Cartoon episode.

* The character, Daria, is like this in ''Film/ThePrincessAndThePea''. She remains cheerful in spite of doing all the chores on the farm as well as taking care of her lazy, unloving step parents. This is very evident when she prays for what she's thankful for before going to sleep in the chicken coop she sleeps in every night.

* Sara of the Oracle Twins from ''AmericanDragonJakeLong''. She is overly optimistic, [[BlessedWithSuck despite being granted the power to see all the negative events in people's lives]].

* Ned Flanders from ''TheSimpsons''. Though he did snap in one episode.
* In some instances, ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' himself.

* ''TheOblongs'' -- Living in denial, played for all the black humor the writers can get out of it. Bob Obling, the limb-less husband and father is the straightest examples of the trope.
* Butters from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. This is actually mildly subverted in his "Very Own" Episode, which depicts his parent's anniversary and their annual trip to the restaurant Bennigan's. His mother asks him to tail the father to see what he is getting her, Butters finds out his dad is gay without realizing it himself (he describes what he saw and his mother puts it together), driving his mother mad, and prompting her to kill him and commit suicide. Both fail, but she doesn't know that the former did. The rest of the episode is the parents pretending that a stranger kidnapped their child, and when Butters shows up and everything is admitted, he is fine, saying "When I have a chipotle blu cheese bacon burger at Bennigan's, I'll forget all about my dad being queer and my mom trying to kill me." "Really?", he is asked by the other kids. "No, I'm lying." (His happy face barely cracks, though.)

* The titular character from Disney's ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''. She puts up with the demanding work her stepmother and stepsisters bullies her to do constantly, all with a cheerful smile and a pleasant attitude. It was only when they tore her dress and destroyed any hopes of her going to the ball that Cinderella [[BreakTheCutie broke down.]]
* The title character of ''ScaredySquirrel'' is pretty much this. It takes quite a bit to make him cry but when [[TheWoobie he does cry....]]
* The titular character of ''EekTheCat'' never loses his optimistic outlook or his CatchPhrase "It never hurts to help". Even though every time he utters it, it inevitably hurts. A lot.
* The character, Daria, is like this in ''Film/ThePrincessAndThePea''. She remains cheerful in spite of doing all the chores on the farm as well as taking care of her lazy, unloving step parents. This is very evident when she prays for what she's thankful for before going to sleep in the chicken coop she sleeps in every night.
* Willie Wombat from ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''. [[{{Lampshaded}} He even points out that being unremittingly cheerful is his only character trait]].
* Sara of the Oracle Twins from ''AmericanDragonJakeLong''. She is overly optimistic, [[BlessedWithSuck despite being granted the power to see all the negative events in people's lives]].
* Ilana in SymBionicTitan. Her home planet's in danger, but she still tries to make the best of living as an Earthling, even when her classmates aren't very nice to her.
* Mrs. Anybody from ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus''.