History ThePollyanna / WesternAnimation

* Aang early on in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. In the first episode, when presented with the knowledge that he has been frozen for a hundred years, a world war had broken out during his absence, and everyone he ever knew or loved is dead, he comes to the conclusion that meeting his crush more than makes up for it. His blissfully carefree nature [[CharacterDevelopment gradually wears down over time]], culminating in mid-second season where Appa is kidnapped, he has a FreakOut and spends the next couple of episodes trying to find ways to cope. One way is him hostile and overly violent, the next episode has him trying to be completely emotionless.

** Uncle Iroh also counts. His son was killed in a battle he lost, his reputation was destroyed, he lost his rightful place on the throne and was banished from his home, his beloved nephew treats him like dirt, and yet he not only remains patient and cheerful but is eventually able to help his nephew solve many of his personal problems without even breaking a sweat.

** Arnold himself is one. It was even lampshaded by Gerald in the [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie Movie]].

* 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.)
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' can also come off as this. He tends to be very positive and optimistic about most things such as the beginning of summer, his job at the Krusty Krab (he even begged Squidward not to quit in one episode where Mr. Krabs accused the latter of stealing his dime, because "What could be better than serving up smilies?", Squidward replying "[[TheCynic Being DEAD or anything else]]!") Most things in life don't bring down his mood unless it's extreme such as when Nematodes eat up his house or he failed his boating exam 38 times.

* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'': Scrappy is rarely seen without a happy-go-lucky demeanor, no matter what odd job their doing or how creepy the place is (or ''especially'' how [[ThrillSeeker creepy]] the place is). Even when he's looking to fight, [[BoisterousBruiser he's almost always bounding with energy and raring to go.]] He's rarely down, but when he is...expect something to be very, very, wrong.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has the first of the titular characters exemplifying this trope most of the time. Phineas is extremely hard to make angry. In fact, the only episodes in which he tends to be angry are special two-parter ones.
** Lampshaded in one episode
-->'''Buford:''' This must be a special episode. He's yelling at his sister again.

* ''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 fellow judge Margot, who is, well, a [[TheKilljoy Killjoy]].

%% * Willie Wombat from ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''. [[{{LampshadeHanging}} He even points out that being unremittingly cheerful is his only character trait]].
* The character, Daria, is like this in ''WesternAnimation/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.
%% * Ned Flanders from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Though he did snap in one episode.

%% * Like the above comic example Miss Martian as seen in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', only here she is supposedly Martian Manhunter's niece.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' has the eponymous Milo, who usually stays optimistic and cheerful despite being TheJinx and BornUnlucky. It helps that whatever disaster strikes him and his friends, he's CrazyPrepared and quick-witted enough to deal with it.
* Disney's WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} as a character is ready to acknowledge that he is a klutz, he knows he's not the sharpest card in the deck, and even knows that people sometimes take advantage of him, but he ''simply doesn't care'' what other people think. His most consistent goal in life is nothing more than to love and be loved, and he becomes one of Walt Disney's most beloved characters as a direct result.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Kaeloo always tries to be happy and see the positive side of things (although this sometimes leads to her [[DissonantSerenity being unaware of the chaos around her]]). For example, when she gets TrappedInAnotherWorld with bizarro versions of the people she knows, instead of panicking about not being able to go home, Kaeloo celebrates the chance to spend time with her "new friends".
* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'': Scrappy is rarely seen without a happy-go-lucky demeanor, no matter what odd job their doing or how creepy the place is (or ''especially'' how [[ThrillSeeker creepy]] the place is). Even when he's looking to fight, [[BoisterousBruiser he's almost always bounding with energy and raring to go.]] He's rarely down, but when he is...expect something to be very, very, wrong.
* Jet Propulsion from ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', who is perpetually optimistic and cheerful, and always finds a solution to the problems the kids face.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'':
** Perfuma starts out like this, insisting that she's sure the Horde poisoning her lands is going to be fine because the universe will restore balance sooner or later. After Adora fails to solve the problem with She-Ra's power and instead takes a more direct approach, Perfuma realises that hoping it'll all work out isn't going to help, and leads her people into battle, vowing to rebalance this part of the universe herself.
** Scorpia is a [[StepfordSmiler more tragic]] version. When she relays her backstory to [[spoiler:Emily]], it's a shaky structure laden with tissue-thin rationalisations: it's for the best that her people gave away everything to the Horde of their own free will and got back [[AllTakeAndNoGive she doesn't know, something, she guesses]]; her grandfather must have known, when she was an infant, that she'd be happier as a soldier; the Horde are the only people who would accept her anyway; and [[JerkassWoobie Catra]] is the best friend she could possibly have and [[ICanChangeMyBeloved will no doubt recognise Scorpia's merits and start being a better person any day now]]. [[spoiler:When Emily directly challenges the last one with a hologram of her genuine friendship with Entrapta, the whole thing comes crashing down, and Scorpia becomes a wiser person...and, after finding friendship and acceptance with the Rebellion after her HeelFaceTurn, a genuinely happier one too.]]

* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'': Scrappy is rarely seen without a happy-go-lucky demeanor, no matter what odd job their doing or how creepy the place is. (Or ''especially'' how [[ThrillSeeker creepy]] the place is. Even when he's looking to fight, [[BoisterousBruiser he's almost always bounding with energy and raring to go.]] He's rarely down, but when he is...expect something to be very, very, wrong.

* ''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 fellow judge Margot, who is, well, a GrumpyBear.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs'' -- Living in denial, played for all the black humor the writers can get out of it. Bob Oblong, the limb-less husband and father is the straightest example of the trope.
* [[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]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Kaeloo always tries to be happy and see the positive side of things (although this sometimes leads to her [[DissonantSerenity being unaware of the chaos around her]]).

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.:

* Brandon Higsby on ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger''. This often makes him the butt of Carl and Hoodsey's jokes.

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

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

* Ned Flanders from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Though he did snap in one episode.

* Like the above comic example Miss Martian as seen in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', only here she is supposedly Martian Manhunter's niece.

* Aang early on in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. In the first episode, when presented with the knowledge that he has been frozen for a hundred years, a world war had broken out during his absence, and everyone he ever knew or loved is dead, he comes to the conclusion that meeting his crush more than makes up for it. His blissfully carefree nature [[CharacterDevelopment gradually wears down over time]], culimating in mid-second season where Appa is kidnapped, he has a FreakOut and spends the next couple of episodes trying to find ways to cope. One way is him hostile and overly violent, the next episode has him trying to be completely emotionless.

** Uncle Iroh also counts. His son was killed in a battle he lost, his reputation was destroyed, he lost his rightful place on the throne and was banished from his home, his beloved nephew treats him like dirt, and yet he not only remains patient and cheerful, but is eventually able to help his nephew solve many of his personal problems without even breaking a sweat.
*** Its implied that the first four experiences had a huge impact on him becoming the wise, collected uncle he is when the show starts. That doesn't change the fact his cheerful demeanor helps numerous characters, his nephew especially, over the course of the show.

* Lila from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''. Don't agree? Go watch the episode where we learn about her home life... just... watch... However, WordOfGod she is a StepfordSmiler, so it's likely she's just trying to seem optimistic and happy.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has the first of the titular characters exemplifying this trope most of the time. Phineas is extremely hard to make angry. In fact the only episodes in which he tends to be angry are special two-parter ones.

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

* The character, Daria, is like this in ''WesternAnimation/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.

** Almost to the point of ObfuscatingStupidity at times. There was one instance where he was confronted with a vampire, and, without changing his expression or even blinking in surprise, simply withdrew from his pack a jar of his family's special pasta with extra garlic, gulped it down in one gulp, diliberately gave the vampire a huge dose of his now horrendously garlicky breath (Hhhhhhhhhey, there. Hhhhhhhhhhave a nice daaaaaaaaay?), then just happily went on his merry way as the vampire fell over, defeated.

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

* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'': Jimmy is this in the town of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Miseryville]], which is pretty much ''[[FireAndBrimstoneHell Hell]]'' by another name - and it would have been explicitly Hell if ExecutiveMeddling hadn't kicked in.

* In some instances, ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' himself.

* Lila from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''. Don't agree? Go watch the episode where we learn about her home life... just... watch...
** WordOfGod she is a StepfordSmiler, so it's likely she's just trying to seem optimistic and happy.

* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'': Jimmy 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.)

* ''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.

* 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.

* Brandon Higsby on ''AsToldByGinger''. This often makes him the butt of Carl and Hoodsey's jokes.

* Disney's {{Goofy}} as a character is ready to acknowledge that he is a klutz, he knows he's not the sharpest card in the deck, and even knows that people sometimes take advantage of him, but he ''simply doesn't care'' what other people think. His most consistent goal in life is nothing more than to love and be loved, and he becomes one of Walt Disney's most beloved characters as a direct result.

* Disney's {{Goofy}} as a character is ready to acknowledge that he is a klutz, he knows he's not the sharpest card in the deck, and even knows that people sometimes take advantage of him, but he ''simply doesn't care'' what other people think. His goal in life is nothing more than to love and be loved, and he becomes one of Walt Disney's most beloved characters as a direct result.

* ''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 fellow Margot, who is, well, a GrumpyBear.

* ''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.