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** Depending on who's writing, the titular character goes from being [[TheFool sweet and stupid]] to being [[{{Jerkass}} aggressive and possibly violently insane]]. He also can go from being very stupid and somewhat childish but with some common sense to being [[{{Keet}} worse than a hyperactive five-year-old on a sugar rush]].
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** Depending on who's writing, the titular character goes from being [[TheFool sweet and stupid]] to being [[{{Jerkass}} aggressive and possibly violently insane]]. He also can go from being very stupid and somewhat childish but with some common sense sense, to being fairly normal and intelligent, if a bit eccentric, to being [[{{Keet}} worse than a hyperactive five-year-old on a sugar rush]].
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*** In some episodes Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph respect Bart as a fellow delinquent and get along with him, while in others they bully him and beat him up like they would to any other kid at Springfield Elementary.
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*** In some episodes Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph respect Bart as a fellow delinquent and get along with him, while in others they bully him and beat him up like they do any other kid at Springfield Elementary.
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* As another result of the show’s inconsistent writing, Pinkie’s friends alternate between enjoying her company and trying to get away from her, both [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E12FlutterBrutter ignoring her when she tries to talk to them]] but doing things with her such as [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E1628PranksLater pulling pranks]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E19BuckballSeason playing buckball]]. All in the same season by the same characters.
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** Kit can range between something of an OnlySaneMan and jarringly mature and perceptive for his age, or a naive BrattyHalfPint (usually when neither Baloo or Rebecca are holding the IdiotBall).
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* As another result of the show’s inconsistent writing, Pinkie’s friends alternate between enjoying her company and trying to get away from her, both [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E5FlutterBrutter [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E12FlutterBrutter ignoring her when she tries to talk to them]] but doing things with her such as [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E1528PranksLater [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E1628PranksLater pulling pranks]] or [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E18BuckballSeason [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E19BuckballSeason playing buckball]].buckball]]. All in the same season by the same characters.
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** Jerry can range from being a true BenevolentBoss, to a goofy DitzyGenius, to acting like an exasperated {{Jerkass}} (the worst case offender being in "Starstruck").
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** Lapis Lazuli suffers this trope quite nastily, with her infrequent appearances making it hard to tell if the character is just well-rounded or... well, this trope. Lapis can jump around from being horribly traumatized/depressed by her past and her actions, be completely indifferent to everything around her, or just be an awful jerk to everyone around her except [[MoralityPet Steven]].
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** Lapis Lazuli suffers this trope quite nastily, with her infrequent appearances making it hard to tell if the character is just well-rounded or... well, this trope. Lapis can jump around from being horribly traumatized/depressed by her past and her actions, be completely indifferent to everything around her, or just be an awful jerk bitch to everyone around her except [[MoralityPet Steven]].
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** How religious is Homer? This can range from just disliking going to church to being an atheist.
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* Done quite irritatingly in the sixth season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', which has the nerve to go back and forth not just on personality traits, but from Fry and Leela being an established couple to Fry and Leela having no hint of being a couple at all (even though they had declared their love for each other at the end of the fourth BigDamnMovie). Possibly the most {{egregious}} example — in "The Late Phillip J. Fry", they're blatantly a couple, dating, in love, and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming adorably]] [[TearJerker committed]] to their relationship. In the very next episode, "That Darn Katz", Leela says perfectly seriously (with ''intentional'' pathetic-ness) "Well, I may not have a man, but at least Nibbler loves me."
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* Done quite irritatingly in the sixth season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', which has the nerve to go back and forth not just on personality traits, but from Fry and Leela being an established couple to Fry and Leela having no hint of being a couple at all (even though they had declared their love for each other at the end of the fourth BigDamnMovie). Possibly the most {{egregious}} JustForFun/{{egregious}} example — in "The Late Phillip J. Fry", they're blatantly a couple, dating, in love, and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming adorably]] [[TearJerker committed]] to their relationship. In the very next episode, "That Darn Katz", Leela says perfectly seriously (with ''intentional'' pathetic-ness) "Well, I may not have a man, but at least Nibbler loves me."
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'', the intelligence, competence, and hormone levels of the three protagonists tends to vary.
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** Sometimes Alex is a pure {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, other times she's the OnlySaneWoman between Clover and Sam. Sam can range from being the no-nonsense OnlySaneWoman to being just as ditzy and boy-crazy as Clover.
** Jerry can range from being a true BenevolentBoss, to a goofy DitzyGenius, to acting like an exasperated {{Jerkass}} (the worst case offender being in "Starstruck").
** [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness In the first two seasons of the show]], Mandy was more likely to come off as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold--she's still sometimes portrayed as that in the later seasons, but not as much as she was early in the series.
** Sometimes Alex is a pure {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, other times she's the OnlySaneWoman between Clover and Sam. Sam can range from being the no-nonsense OnlySaneWoman to being just as ditzy and boy-crazy as Clover.
** Jerry can range from being a true BenevolentBoss, to a goofy DitzyGenius, to acting like an exasperated {{Jerkass}} (the worst case offender being in "Starstruck").
** [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness In the first two seasons of the show]], Mandy was more likely to come off as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold--she's still sometimes portrayed as that in the later seasons, but not as much as she was early in the series.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug,'' whether or not [[BetaBitch Sabrina]] has a nasty streak of her own or simply goes along with [[AlphaBitch Chloe]]'s schemes because she's an ExtremeDoormat.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'':
** In some episodes, Mitchell can be a quiet yet obedient spy and in other episodes, he can be cold and anti-social.
** Jet is either a naive alien, or completely stupid.
** In some episodes, Mitchell can be a quiet yet obedient spy and in other episodes, he can be cold and anti-social.
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**Then there's how the neighbourhood kids interact with each other. Are Sarah and Jimmy almost completely separate as "little kids" or part of the whole? Nazz can be the stunning beauty of the neighbourhood able to make every boy fawn over her presence, or just another one of the kids. One of the biggest instances of this is the Urban Rangers, the characters of Rolf, Johnny and Jimmy are rarely seen interacting or if they are they seem to only be annoyed by each other. However whenever they're shown as the Urban Rangers they're always a tight and cohesive unit and never seem to disagree about anything.
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* Depending on who's writing, the titular character of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' goes from being [[TheFool sweet and stupid]] to being [[{{Jerkass}} aggressive and possibly violently insane]]. He also can go from being very stupid and somewhat childish but with some common sense to being [[{{Keet}} worse than a hyperactive five-year-old on a sugar rush]]. Just as often, his [[PlatonicLifePartners friend]] Sandy goes from being a genius obviously in her right mind, but somewhat crazy, to being such an idiot she must have invented all her fabulous machines by accident. She can also either be a scientist or a jock.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** Depending on who's writing, the titular characterof ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' goes from being [[TheFool sweet and stupid]] to being [[{{Jerkass}} aggressive and possibly violently insane]]. He also can go from being very stupid and somewhat childish but with some common sense to being [[{{Keet}} worse than a hyperactive five-year-old on a sugar rush]]. Just as often, rush]].
*** [=SpongeBob=]'s popularity in town varies depending on the episode. In some, he's beloved by everyone for his[[PlatonicLifePartners friend]] NiceGuy attitude and helpful nature, while in others he's hated to the point where the town actively tries to avoid him due to how obnoxious he is. In others, nobody has any idea who he is.
** Sandy goes from being a genius obviously in her right mind, but somewhat crazy, to being such an idiot she must have invented all her fabulous machines by accident. She can also either be a scientist or a jock.
** Depending on who's writing, the titular character
*** [=SpongeBob=]'s popularity in town varies depending on the episode. In some, he's beloved by everyone for his
** Sandy goes from being a genius obviously in her right mind, but somewhat crazy, to being such an idiot she must have invented all her fabulous machines by accident. She can also either be a scientist or a jock.
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** His personality can range anywhere from easygoing, KindheartedSimpleton to short-tempered JerkAss.
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** Exactly how Da Rules works or what's really legit. There are those - usually, again - permanent rules (no interfering with true love, no revealing your faeries to anyone and the like) but others seem conveniently flexible. In one episode, a kid feared that Timmy would wish he was richer than him, when an earlier episode established that poofing up money counts as counterfeiting. Glaringly, an early episode implies that a rule can be ignored if you simply tear the page out.
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** Exactly how Da Rules works or what's really legit. There are those - -- usually, again - -- permanent rules (no interfering with true love, no revealing your faeries to anyone and the like) but others seem conveniently flexible. In one episode, a kid feared that Timmy would wish he was richer than him, when an earlier episode established that poofing up money counts as counterfeiting. Glaringly, an early episode implies that a rule can be ignored if you simply tear the page out.
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** Roger's JerkAss attitude can shift anywhere between a JerkWithAHeartOfGold that ultimately cares about his adoptive family or an FauxAffablyEvil PsychopathicManchild that CrossesTheLineTwice repeatedly [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' mostly does a good job of averting this, but still includes a few cases: for example, whether the Warners will drive people crazy just for fun or have a moral code against picking on anyone who doesn't provoke them, whether Rita is tough yet sweet or a {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}, and Skippy Squirrel's PingPongNaivete (though since most of his more naive episodes are from earlier in the series, this could also be a case of {{Character Development}}).
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' mostly does a good job of averting this, but still includes a few cases: for example, whether the Warners will drive people crazy just for fun or have a moral code against picking on anyone who doesn't provoke them, whether Hello Nurse is a {{Dumb Blonde}} or a smart woman whose [[MsFanservice looks]] distract everyone from her brain, whether Rita is tough yet sweet or a {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}, and Skippy Squirrel's PingPongNaivete (though since most of his more naive episodes are from earlier in the series, this could also be a case of {{Character Development}}).
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* Candace from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. Her obsession for busting the titular brothers varies wildly. She's either a strict disciplinarian who is capable of showing restraint, a {{Jerkass}} killjoy who is doing it out of spite, or because she has a psychological need to mess with her brother's projects. Her relationship with them varies between loving them deep down to acting like she hates their guts.
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* Candace from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. Her obsession for busting the titular brothers varies wildly. She's either a strict disciplinarian who is capable of showing restraint, a {{Jerkass}} killjoy who is doing it out of spite, or because she has a psychological need to mess with her brother's projects.do so. Her relationship with them varies between loving them deep down to acting like she hates their guts.
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* Candace from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. Her obsession for busting the titular brothers varies wildly. She's either a strict disciplinarian who is capable of showing restraint, a {{Jerkass}} killjoy who is doing it out of spite, or because she has a psychological need to mess with her brother's projects. Her relationship with them varies between loving them deep down to acting like she hates their guts.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' mostly does a good job of averting this, but still includes a few cases: for example, whether the Warners will drive people crazy just for fun or have a moral code against picking on anyone who doesn't provoke them, whether Rita is tough yet sweet or a {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}, and Skippy Squirrel's {{Ping Pong {{Ping-Pong Naïveté}} (though since his more naive episodes are all earlier, this could also be a case of {{Character Development}}).
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' mostly does a good job of averting this, but still includes a few cases: for example, whether the Warners will drive people crazy just for fun or have a moral code against picking on anyone who doesn't provoke them, whether Rita is tough yet sweet or a {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}, and Skippy Squirrel's {{Ping-Pong {{Ping Pong Naiveté}} (though since his more naive episodes are all earlier, this could also be a case of {{Character Development}}).
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** Lapis Lazuli suffers this trope quite nastily, with her infrequent appearances making it hard to tell if the character is just well-rounded or...well, this trope. Lapis can jump around from being horribly traumatized/depressed by her past and her actions, be completely indifferent to everything around her, or just be an awful jerk to everyone around her except [[MoralityPet Steven]].
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** Lapis Lazuli suffers this trope quite nastily, with her infrequent appearances making it hard to tell if the character is just well-rounded or... well, this trope. Lapis can jump around from being horribly traumatized/depressed by her past and her actions, be completely indifferent to everything around her, or just be an awful jerk to everyone around her except [[MoralityPet Steven]].
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** Lapis Lazuli suffers this trope quite nastily, with her infrequent appearances making it hard to tell if the character is just well-rounded or...well, this trope. Lapis can jump around from being horribly traumatized/depressed by her past and her actions, be completely indifferent to everything around her, or just be an awful jerk to everyone around her except [[MoralityPet Steven]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'':
** Sometimes Dee Dee is insufferable and TheScrappy who causes nothing but deliberate pain for Dexter, while other times she's a sweet girl who cares for her brother and either helps him or is innocently unaware of the trouble she causes him.
** Mandark can either be a hammy and morally ambiguous rival to Dexter, or genuinely villainous.
** Dexter can go from being woobie to an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist, sometimes even within the same episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' being such a long-running comedy show, it naturally has loads of examples.
** Bart can be the most popular kid in school by a huge margin, have Milhouse as his only friend or anywhere in between depending on what best suits the story, though one episode did show that [[HandWave popularity can change rapidly]] as he went from the former to the latter after crying when hit with some mud. Also, he can range anywhere from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who's more talented than people give him credit for, a hyperactive idiot, or a sociopathic troublemaker, and everywhere in between.
*** In some episodes Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph respect Bart as a fellow delinquent and get along with him, while in others they bully him and beat him up like they do any other kid at Springfield Elementary.
** Though she is never popular, just how unpopular Lisa is varies from episode to episode. In some episodes, she hangs out with Janey Powell and some of the other girls but in other episodes she says she has no friends with even Janey teasing her.
*** Her intelligence as well. It can range from her being a ChildProdigy, having above average intelligence for her age group, to only getting good grades because Springfield Elementary is a SuckySchool with low standards.
*** Similarly, while they eventually settled on her being Buddhist, there was a time when Lisa could switch between a hard-nosed skeptic, Flanders v2.0, or a New Ager at the whim of the writing staff.
** Homer's character varies with the plot's demands. He has been a well-meaning moron with selective common sense, so bored with life that he embraces any crazy idea he hears, and deliberately self-centered because he feels the rest of the world owes him. He's even lampshaded this:
--> "Because that's the kind of guy I am this week!"
** His physical prowess is another aspect of his character that varies. In some episodes, he's so weak that his punches can't kill a fly, and leave him completely exhausted. In other episodes, he's strong enough to use a motorcycle ''[[RuleOfFunny like a sword]]'' without breaking a sweat.
** His personality can range anywhere from easygoing, KindheartedSimpleton to short-tempered JerkAss.
** Nelson Muntz varies in character over a very broad spectrum. In some episodes, he's an insidious bully to Bart and the other kids at the school and he has no real friends. In other episodes, he is Bart's second best friend. Sometimes he is friends with Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph. In most episodes, he's just the brat who goes, "Haw haw!"
*** His friendship with Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph also varies. In some episodes it seems like he's close friends with them, while others make it seem like he's only loosely affiliated with them. Either way though you'd think they would've at least attended his birthday party.
** Professor Frink can either be a legitimate, well-respected scientist who's just a bit quirky or a crackpot nobody listens to. He also ranges from dangerously crazy to the OnlySaneMan.
** Discounting [[{{Flanderization}} the trope he's named for]], Ned Flanders can be a perfectly nice but boring guy in one episode, someone who can be pretty fun in another (he's been shown drinking and brewing beer, hosting BBQ parties, and even plays billiards in his house), or an obnoxious [[TheFundamentalist religious fundamentalist]].
*** Homer's relationship with him can range from SitcomArchNemesis to VitriolicBestBuds to outright wishing him dead.
** Mister Burns can be a senile old man who can't do anything on his own and still thinks it's the early 1900s, or an extremely conniving CorruptCorporateExecutive (often he's both). He can also be AffablyEvil, FauxAffablyEvil (more commonly) and even (albeit very rarely) a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
** The competence of the rest of the Power Plant (especially Lenny) can range between functioning fairly normally considering it's conditions or so imbecilic they almost make Homer look intelligent.
** Rev. Lovejoy has run the gamut: He has been outright apathetic towards Christianity, a fire-and-brimstone preacher, a reasonable but boring minister, and an engaging preacher. On rare occasions, he has even been something of a BadassPreacher, such as [[ItMakesSenseInContext rescuing Flanders from baboons]].
** Depending on what the situation requires, Chief Wiggum can be motivated but incompetent, competent but villainous, lazy/apathetic, or brutally harsh.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'':
** Hank hill veers between the OnlySaneMan standing up to obnoxious twig boys and bureaucrats, and a hopelessly outdated man completely adrift dealing with the modern world, almost between episodes. In fairness, the writers seem aware of this and often try to find a middle ground.
** Depending on the episode, the trailer park is either Shady Pines or Shiny Pines.
** The circumstances surrounding Bill's divorce seem to change details - this could be chalked up to UnreliableNarrator.
** Boomhauer. Whenever Dale and Bill are doing something stupid, Boomhauer is either the OnlySaneMan (When Hank isn't around), LockedOutOfTheLoop, or is going along with it. It's rather notable in a few episodes - one in which Dale and Bill get stuck in a hole for almost an entire day whereas Boomhauer is nowhere near, and another wherein Boomhauer is shown to be just as [[TooDumbToLive almost life-threateningly stupid]] as Dale and Bill. (Removing the propeller for ''no apparent reason'')
* All the characters on ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}''.
** Kaeloo can be a NiceGirl or a ManipulativeBitch. Her intelligence varies between episodes as well, ranging from extremely stupid and naïve to somewhat intelligent.
** Stumpy is either a complete JerkAss or is friendly but not very bright.
** Quack Quack is either a genius or a complete idiot. Also, whether or not he forgives Mr. Cat for constantly abusing him depends largely on the episode they're in.
** Mr. Cat can be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, or a JerkassWoobie.
** Pretty is either [[AlphaBitch making fun of Kaeloo and insulting her]] or being nice to her and treating her like her best friend.
* In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', General Grievous was written as a [[DastardlyWhiplash mustache-twirling coward]]. However, when developing ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'', the writers were only given Grievous' concept design and a basic outline of his character as the "machine general", and they ended up writing him as a terrifying HeroKiller and a legitimate threat. Needless to say, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation one version is more popular than the other]]; comparing the two is like comparing [[WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight Snidely Whiplash]] and the ''[[Film/{{Predator}} Predator]]''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', Sissi went from being an AlphaBitch in the first season (albeit with a handful of PetTheDog moments that got undone by the ResetButton) to being a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold sympathetic and nice character]] in Season 2, getting CharacterDevelopment to the point where many speculated she'd become the sixth Lyoko warrior. Enter Season 3 and she's just as much of a bitch as she was in Season 1. In Season 4, she barely shows up and fluctuates between the AlphaBitch and JerkWithAHeartOfGold whenever she does show up. She only becomes fully nice at the very end when the characters offer their hands in friendship (at which point she's a bitch to [[ThoseTwoGuys Nicolas and Hervé]]).
** The Season 4 fluctuation is justified in that XANA has become such a big threat that the heroes' actions in fighting it have made them seem more suspicious than ever before to Sissi, and given the nature of her character, she can't just let that go even if she's striving to be a nicer person. No explanation for the Season 3 writing though, other than SeasonalRot.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' characters were shared between various writers and directors: WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck under Creator/BobClampett and Creator/TexAvery were manic antagonists. As portrayed by Creator/ChuckJones' writer Michael Maltese, they were almost platonic opposites, Bugs being the cool winner to Daffy's jealous loser. Warren Foster, writer for directors Creator/BobMcKimson and Creator/FrizFreleng, portrayed Bugs as a more proactive version of the Jones-Maltese model and Daffy as a toned down [[ScrewySquirrel screwball]].
** The Daffy Duck example caused some problems during the making of ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. Creator/RobertZemeckis wanted to do the Bob Clampett version of Daffy, but he was working with Creator/ChuckJones. Jones wanted to do his version of Daffy and had very personally disliked Clampett. Zemeckis had his way and this was one of the main factors in Jones' CreatorBacklash against the film.
** Tweetie Pie can be either be a completely innocent bird just trying to protect himself and only hurting Sylvester by accident or he can be a sadist torturing Sylvester intentionally.
* Depending on who's writing, the titular character of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' goes from being [[TheFool sweet and stupid]] to being [[{{Jerkass}} aggressive and possibly violently insane]]. He also can go from being very stupid and somewhat childish but with some common sense to being [[{{Keet}} worse than a hyperactive five-year-old on a sugar rush]]. Just as often, his [[PlatonicLifePartners friend]] Sandy goes from being a genius obviously in her right mind, but somewhat crazy, to being such an idiot she must have invented all her fabulous machines by accident. She can also either be a scientist or a jock.
** This is even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in one episode, regarding Patrick's stupidity.
--> '''Squidward:''' Patrick, just how dumb are you?\\
'''Patrick:''' It varies.
** The Krusty Krab is either highly successful or always on the brink of bankruptcy. The former is convenient for episodes with Plankton while the latter is convenient for episodes dealing with Mr. Krabs' greed.
** Another notable example of Patrick lampshading his own stupidity.
--> '''Patrick:''' You can't just expect my usual brand of stupidity. I like to mix it up. Keeps you on your toes.
** Mr. Krabs can, in any given episode, be a true BenevolentBoss, a money-obsessed CorruptCorporateExecutive, and anything in between the two. For example, in the episode "Pickles", Mr. Krabs orders [=SpongeBob=] to take some time off to get his act together after a humiliating encounter with a critical customer. Krabs even goes to help [=SpongeBob=] rehabilitate himself, showing great compassion for his employee's plight. Yet, in "Born Again Krabs", Mr. Krabs does not hesitate when he sells [=SpongeBob=] to the Flying Dutchman for sixty-two cents, an act that even Squidward openly finds shocking and detestable.
*** Then there's the Flying Dutchman himself, who can be a morally neutral [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper]] figure (as in the above episode), a sadist who enjoys scaring people and stealing their souls ForTheEvulz, or a scary-but-benevolent ghost.
** Squidward has been a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, a complete narcissist, a plain old Jerkass, TheWoobie, a JerkassWoobie, and a ButtMonkey, sometimes more than one in a single episode. However, this can be blamed on {{Flanderization}} of the show's characters.
*** His clarinet playing has also ranged from being abysmal to...actually pretty good.
** How evil Plankton is seems to very from episode to episode. In some, he's a pretty effective villain (not to mention, a LargeHam one at that). In others, though, he's [[HarmlessVillain practically incapable of]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain succeeding in anything evil]]. Look at his debut episode ''Plankton'' and then ''The Krusty Krab Training Video'' to see what we mean.
** Pearl can either have a PrecociousCrush on Spongebob or hate his guts and find him annoying depending on the episode.
* Similar to Squidward, ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'''s Benson can be a {{Jerkass}}, a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, or a JerkassWoobie.
** Rigby is sometimes written as more childish than usual for RuleOfFunny. Examples include "Meat Your Maker" and "Wall Buddy".
** Mordecai can range from being the OnlySaneMan to being just as stupid and immature as Rigby.
* Every character in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}} 6teen]]'' changes depending on the writer. In one episode, they'll make witty pop culture references and act their age, if not older, and then act like eight-years-olds the next episode, complete with five straight minutes of fart jokes.
* Stan's attitude towards his family in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' varies from "A {{Jerkass}} because he doesn't understand what he's doing wrong, and tries to fix it when he finds out" to "ManipulativeBastard who's so callous that he'll often put them through some horrible EvilPlan for some incredibly trivial/stupid reason".
--> "Lying is wrong! I'd know that [[AesopAmnesia if I'd paid any attention to anything that has happened to me before!]]"
** His attitude towards his family is dependent on who he's interacting with at the time: Hayley is either daddy's wayward grownup daughter who he tries to keep on the right (his) path, or the displaced trouble child he simply gives up on because they have nothing in common. Steve is both his school-stud son who has hidden geek qualities (in his mind's eye), and simply a shake of the head as to where he went wrong raising that boy. Francine is possibly his air-headed housewife who is slightly clueless as to what goes on in front of her, or his air-headed housewife whose rager past is contained by the suburban shell around her.
** Stan's competence also varies from episode to episode. In some episodes he is something of a BunnyEarsLawyer, and despite his shortcomings is a somewhat competent agent whose stunts ultimately prove his worth, or a completely hopeless excess of a human being who is actually far less capable of surviving than his family.
** Roger's JerkAss attitude can shift anywhere between a JerkWithAHeartOfGold that ultimately cares about his adoptive family or an FauxAffablyEvil PsychopathicManchild that CrossesTheLineTwice repeatedly [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]].
** Francine can either be a woman of average intelligence (if she sleeps at least eight hours, according to herself), or a full blown DumbBlonde. She also shifts between a genuinely loving family woman [[BewareTheNiceOnes who can scare Stan himself if she's pushed beyond ethical limits]], or a psychotic BitchInSheepsClothing (however, not quite as erratically as [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois Griffin]]). In the episode "Live and Let It Fry", she was insane.
*** Her attitude towards her children (especially Steve) also varies from loving to downright resentful, sometimes bordering on hateful.
** Hayley's SoapboxSadie tendancies can switch between being genuinely passionate and well intentioned, or [[HypocriticalHumor completely hypocritical]] and implied to be nothing more than a facade to irritate her father. Similar to Francine, she can switch between [[WomenAreWiser the most level headed of the family]] or as much a self-righteous JerkAss as Stan.
** Steve is usually laidback but can act like a spoiled brat on occasions. The episode Son Of Stan revolves around this trope.
** In most episodes where the topic of religion comes up Stan is depicted as deeply and sincerely religious (albeit often with a comedic level of ignorance about his own faith) and the entire plot of "Dope and Faith" revolves around his fears that his atheist friend will go to Hell due to his lack of belief. In "May the Best Stan Win" on the other hand Stan appears to have no belief in any sort of spiritual afterlife, planning to be cryogenically frozen after death.
* Peter's {{Jerkass}} nature and Meg's ButtMonkey status vary from episode to episode on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Sometimes she merely suffers due to other characters' inadvertent bumbling or carelessness. On others she is such a target for misfortune that even [[StraightMan Straight Men]] like Lois and Brian [[BewareTheNiceOnes feel the need to directly make her life hell]].
** Stewie also varies. In some, he seems effeminate but heterosexual, bisexual, and flat out gay. (Occasionally a zoophile considering his obvious crush on Brian, though the status of any of the many people who've considered having sex with Brian is never really established.) WordOfGod has stated that Stewie's sexuality is entirely and utterly subject to RuleOfFunny for any particular episode. Similarly, his tastes range from the childish to the sophisticated, and how capable a fighter he is varies from beating grown men to death to getting his ass kicked by a baby girl younger than him wielding a Barbie doll.
** Brian and Lois can play genuine StraightMan roles and be [[TokenGoodTeammate much more compassionate and saner than Peter]], or shallow, self serving {{jerkass}}es whose [[BitchInSheepsClothing "nice guy" images are merely a facade for their own sociopathic tendencies]]. Granted this combined with the extreme randomness and ComedicSociopathy of the show's humor makes the depictions less Depending on the Writer and more Depending on the Gag.
** Quagmire can be either a [[LovableSexManiac sex-crazed pervert]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with a heart of gold]], or a [[BlackComedyRape date rapist]] who [[KavorkaMan inexplicably gets the ladies]]. Or even a bit of both.
** Carter Pewterschmidt can be an out and out CardCarryingVillain whose main reason for living is to inflict misery on Peter/and or the poor, a mere ObnoxiousInLaws or even a fairly benign old man who is simply woefully behind the times.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'', the plot seems to dictate whether some characters will use their {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed personalities or their original personalities. Depending on the story, Crocker can be a competent fairy hunter (Formula for Disaster) or a delusional fool (Bad Heir Day), Tootie can be a sweet girl with a crush (Birthday Wish) or a StalkerWithACrush (Dread & Breakfast), Trixie Tang can be a pleasant and sweet girl (For Emergencies Only) or an [[RichBitch arrogant]] SpoiledBrat (Movie Magic), Timmy's parents can simply be overworked (Momnipresent, Add-A-Dad) or the most [[ParentalNeglect neglectful parents]] in the world (Fly Boy, Birthday Bashed), Cosmo can either realize a wish might be potentially dangerous and attempt to talk Timmy out of it, or actively encourage absurd wishes and needlessly absurd ways to handle the fallout. Wanda can be either the OnlySaneMan who puts out Timmy's and Cosmo's fires, or a doting godparent who doesn't think twice about the consequences.
** Exactly how Da Rules works or what's really legit. There are those - usually, again - permanent rules (no interfering with true love, no revealing your faeries to anyone and the like) but others seem conveniently flexible. In one episode, a kid feared that Timmy would wish he was richer than him, when an earlier episode established that poofing up money counts as counterfeiting. Glaringly, an early episode implies that a rule can be ignored if you simply tear the page out.
* In most episodes of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Kevin acts as a sort of HeroAntagonist towards the Eds, and merely mistrusts/dislikes them by default and will only actually start beating them up when he discovers them doing some sort of scam. However, in occasional episodes, he acts as a smug [[TheBully Bully]] to the Eds (and sometimes other kids in the cul-de-sac) and tends to just enjoy causing despair for them, [[ItAmusedMe whether they deserve it or not]].
** He sometimes seems to just really detest Eddy. At one point he just asked Double D the time of day, and that led to a cheerful and apparently-friendly conversation between the two of them. In others however, he seems to have a "one's as bad as the other" approach and punishes them all no matter which Ed opposed him. One episode however seems to hint to Kevin gaining KnightTemplar traits, with him becoming outright paranoid and deluded upon their disappearance.
** The majority of the cul-de-sac's behavior varies this way, either being benevolent characters who only despise the Eds upon provocation or being obnoxious bullies that generally abuse them for the sheer fun of it, provoked or not. Their treatment of each other also varies, particularly with [[ButtMonkey Jimmy]].
** Sometimes Johnny is shown to be almost as unpopular as the Eds to the other kids, while other episodes have him interacting with the others without any sort of problem.
** How strong certain characters like Ed, Rolf, and Sarah are tend to vary from episode to episode. Some episodes show them struggling to lift things that a normal person would logically have trouble with, while other episodes tend to give them SuperStrength for RuleOfFunny, with one example being Ed ''lifting an entire house'' with ease.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} and the Holograms'' is made of this.
** The rules of hologram projection change between almost every episode. A common one is whether the holograms can be touched or not. On a Jem mailing list, head writer Christy Marx bemoans this. She finally became sick of it and became story editor in the third season to avoid inconsistencies.
** How popular are The Misfits and The Holograms? Many episodes imply both are international sensations while others have them as only really popular in America.
** The closeness of The Misfits sways with every episode. Jetta and Roxy always loathe each other but whether the others are honest friends or are only together because they're a band changes often.
** Stormer is the TokenGoodTeammate of The Misfits and how bad she can be differs often.
** Are Rio and Jerrica dating or not? In several episodes they seem to have been a couple for years however others have them in a [[WillTheyOrWontThey pre-dating stage.]]
** Eric's willingness to hurt or kill others. He has been fine with incidents that almost murder Holograms but in others [[EvenEvilHasStandards he's against them]].
* Batman himself from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' can be anything from a gritty, gothic, never-smiling character to a Spider-Man-esque wise-cracker depending on the episode's writer.
** Robin can either be the DeusExMachina for Batman or the DesignatedVictim who does little else but get taken out of action by the villain in the first act. Batman is also more likely to be the never-smiling character described above when Robin's around to provide the sarcasm.
* The characterizations of ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' are somewhat erratic, particularly the extent of Baloo and Rebecca's NotSoDifferent aspects. Baloo can switch anywhere between a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold slovenly but well intentioned]] AcePilot or a [[TooDumbToLive brainless]] [[SmallNameBigEgo egotist]]. Rebecca can be a plausible StraightMan with subtle NotSoAboveItAll tendacies or [[CloudCuckooLander even ditzier than Baloo]], she can also switch anywhere between a BenevolentBoss and a MeanBoss.
** Rebecca is usually a fairly no-nonsense business woman, while Baloo is willing to cut corners due to impatience or laziness. Sometimes though, to facilitate the plot Rebecca will suddenly latch onto some hair brained get rich quick scheme, with Baloo trying to talk her out of it the whole time.
*** Additionally, the two may be equal forces that refuse to back down to each other or there may be a visible dominant side (even this is inconsistant, as sometimes Rebecca may be recessive to Baloo impudence and exploitation, naively holding onto the belief he will eventually take to her routine, or she will take no nonsense from him whatsoever, with Baloo acting as something of a surrogate HenpeckedHusband that caves in or outright cowers before her overbearing attitude).
** Kit can range between something of an OnlySaneMan and jarringly mature and perceptive for his age, or a naive BrattyHalfPint (usually when neither Baloo or Rebecca are holding the IdiotBall).
** Shere Khan is mostly a AffablyEvil AntiVillain interested in gaining wealth and power, but is a NobleDemon who won't cross the line and is a FriendlyEnemy to Baloo. In other episodes he's a AmbiguouslyEvil AntiHero who teams up with Baloo, but usually for his own gain. In one episode he's a FauxAffablyEvil villain largely responsible for the troubles.
* Shego's capacity for evil in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' varies widely between episodes. She's chastised Dr. Drakken for wanting to steal Felix Renton's wheelchair in one episode, and was worried about the fish in a lake he wanted to drain in another. Her helping out in [[GrandFinale Graduation]]. On the other end of the spectrum, in that very same episode regarding Felix, she was more than happy to try and blow him to bits later on. We also have the episode Car Alarm, in which she and Motor Ed stole a rocket car. Ed wanted to simply cruise around with her, while Shego effectively wanted to [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy the planet]] with it. And while it had a ResetButton ending, A Sitch In Time shows us [[EvilOverlord what she's really capable of]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has some rather wild personality swings amongst the cast, often completely reversing opinions and personality between different episodes. In "Hostage Crisis" (written by Eoghan Mahony), Anakin makes a large speech about how Padme is the single most important thing in his life, whereas she seems preoccupied by the duties and responsibilities of her office and their obligations to the Republic. However, in "Senate Spy" (written by Melinda Hsu), their positions are diametrically reversed, and Padme becomes upset when Anakin lectures her on the nature of responsibility and the duties they have that supersede their personal desires. Neither seems to recall that they were ever on opposite sides of the debate.
* Many episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' have this. [[TheChick Wendy]], for example, can be the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Girl]] or a ClingyJealousGirl of epic proportions based on the plot. Likewise Cartman's level of evil can range from JerkWithAHeartOfGold (rarely) to Jerkass (more common), while Kyle can either be naively convinced of some good in him ''deep'' down, or [[KnightTemplar outright overzealous that the world be rid of him]]. Additionally he and Stan can be [[OnlySaneMan genuinely good natured and saner]] than [[CloudCuckooLand the rest of South Park]] or {{jerkass}}es [[DesignatedHero only toned down compared to]] [[TokenEvilTeammate Cartman]] and perfectly fine [[KickTheDog tormenting anyone lower on the chain than themselves]] (eg. [[ButtMonkey Butters, Pip, Kenny]]).
** Also, Craig can either be a callous {{Jerkass}} who bullies others and serve as an [[SmallNameBigEgo egotistical]] [[TheRival rival]] for the boys with his own gang ("South Park Is Gay"), an ordinary kid who hangs out with the boys along with the other kids and goes through crazy things with them ("Marjorine"), or a DeadpanSnarker who doesn't want to get involved in the ridiculous situations the boys go through ("Pandemic").
** For more minor examples: recent episodes have the Mayor oscillating from [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] to just as stupid as all the other adults. Priest Maxi, meanwhile, can be TheFundamentalist StrawHypocrite ("Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?"), an extreme progressive fighting against {{Pedophile Priest}}s ("Red Hot Catholic Love") or just a normal voice for religious opinion, sincere even if he's portrayed as misguided ("Cartman Sucks").
* Done quite irritatingly in the sixth season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', which has the nerve to go back and forth not just on personality traits, but from Fry and Leela being an established couple to Fry and Leela having no hint of being a couple at all (even though they had declared their love for each other at the end of the fourth BigDamnMovie). Possibly the most {{egregious}} example — in "The Late Phillip J. Fry", they're blatantly a couple, dating, in love, and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming adorably]] [[TearJerker committed]] to their relationship. In the very next episode, "That Darn Katz", Leela says perfectly seriously (with ''intentional'' pathetic-ness) "Well, I may not have a man, but at least Nibbler loves me."
** Leela ''still'' can be portrayed as being either the opposing poles of the token boring, buttoned-down, extremely unimpulsive character or the single most reckless, hot-tempered, and impulsive character in the show. The swings favored the latter more and more as the show went on, but trying to label it [[TropesAreNotBad positive]] {{Flanderization}} would be misleading.
*** Speaking of Flanderization, Fry. People often accuse the show of Flanderizing an average joe into a near-Ralph Wiggum, but Fry was acting like a reckless idiot as early as episode two. If an episode references Fry's backstory (such as the [[ChekhovsBoomerang Delta Brain Wave]]), Fry will be elevated to a more witty, intelligent characterization.
*** And rounding out the PowerTrio, there's Bender, who can flip-flop between uncaring JerkWithAHeartOfJerk who's more than willing to go so far as to kill people in his way if it means getting what he wants to JerkWithAHeartOfGold who still shows some [[EvenEvilHasStandards signs of guilt or remorse]] with occasional PetTheDog moments.
* Are Rufus and Amberley of ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'' [[{{Keet}} rambunctious]] {{Kid Hero}}es who get in near equally on the story ([[ComedicHero and its slapstick]]) as the Urpneys, or are they [[TastesLikeDiabetes heavily whitewashed]] {{Hero Antagonist}}s? Can they also either [[CurbStompBattle curb stomp the Urpneys]] [[InvincibleHero with ease]] or are they actually ''[[FailureHero even more incompetent]]'' than them and [[TheFool succeed solely on sheer luck]]? They also range from more easy going {{Pragmatic Hero}}es to self righteous {{Unscrupulous Hero}}es from episode to episode.
** Out of the main cast, Rufus went through the most erratic shifts in characterisation. In some episodes Rufus could be a standard Adorkable hero; shy, clumsy and a bit of a goofball, but more cunning and capable than the others make out. In others he's TooDumbToLive, often arrogant and hot headed and taking on whatever flaw was needed to get a plot moving. Out of the heroes' immunity to slapstick, he went through the greatest extremes, being BornLucky one era and an IronButtMonkey the next.
** The Urpneys were usually in a static level of ineffectiveness, though it could stem from them being [[TooDumbToLive brainless laughing stocks]] or {{Cosmic Plaything}}s who, is not for contrived bad luck, could actually act out plans rather efficiently.
** Odd personality traits such as Amberley's temperament, Urpgor's insanity and Sgt. Blob's DrillSergeantNasty tendencies also came at different levels from episode to episode.
* [[ArchEnemy Mojo Jojo]] from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' can be an ingenious, manipulative criminal mastermind who can come within an inch of defeating the girls, a complete joke who's too stupid to see the gaping flaws in his plans, or anything in between.
** Similarly, [[SatanicArchetype HIM]] ranges from somewhat-effective but still buffoonish FlamingDevil to full-on terrifying EldritchAbomination, though, in his case, it also depends on whether he's the episode's main villain.
** Leaning between this and SeriesContinuityError, Bubbles is sometimes depicted as vegetarian despite very often eating meat without issue.
** The Powerpuff Girls themselves can range in skill level from being developing rookies to being in par with the world's greatest superheroes. This often depends on how relevant their skill level is to the current scene, with the girls appearing more powerful when it's deliberately brought into the spotlight.
** The Powerpuff Girls can also range in intelligence, from being more like normal five year olds and having limited common sense to being able to solve complex riddles in less than a minute.
** How dumb or smart Bubbles is seems to depend on the writer. Some episodes she's a complete moron, some episodes she's of average intelligence, and some episodes have her a GeniusDitz with ObfuscatingStupidity.
** How much people respect Buttercup. Certain episodes have her [[DudeWheresMyRespect with much less respect than her sisters,]] while other episodes have her with just as much respect as them.
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''. The different ways in which these two were written is amazing. Most of the time, they're antagonistic towards each other, but sometimes they're best buddies, and sometimes, [[FriendlyEnemy they enjoy their chase]]. Sometimes [[CatsAreMean Tom is a sadistic jerk]], sometimes he's [[DesignatedVillain painted as the villain for doing a cat's job]], and sometimes he's a hapless victim. Sometimes Jerry is just fighting for his survival, sometimes [[PetTheDog he helps out others Tom is torturing]], and sometimes he just [[ForTheLulz torments Tom for fun]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': Bugs can either a smug DeadpanSnarker (with some shades of TheAce) or the OnlySaneMan and TheWoobie.
** Daffy is either a malicious, sociopathic JerkAss or a TooDumbToLive {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who, while self-centered, doesn't seem to mean anyone any harm.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The characters and their various interactions with other characters vary from writer to writer. Pinkie Pie can either be an insane stalker-like lunatic or a hidden genius, Fluttershy can ranged from being mildly socially awkward to a nervous wreck, and Spike's crush on Rarity can be almost complete devotion to her, simply non-existent or anything in between. Even Scootaloo's idolization of Rainbow Dash can range from FanGirl to not treating her any differently from other adults.
** The depiction of the cast often depends on who is in the main limelight, and thus most likely to have AnAesop concerning their defining flaws. For Twilight Sparkle for example, her bookworm ethics are usually tamed to make her down to earth and come in handy acting as an OnlySaneMan when someone else is acting up, when she is in the main role however, she will be much more neurotic and arrogant, [[FlatEarthAtheist refusing obsessively to accept anyone else's opinion over her scientific logic]]. She and almost every other pony can also range between [[HumbleHero perfectly humble]] to [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism completely full of themselves]] depending on what the situation needs. And despite characterizations shifts between writers, they all seem to have a steady stream of consistent CharacterDevelopment between them.
** Princess Luna is easily the worst offender, she will go from LargeHam with NoIndoorVoice to stern stoic to ShrinkingViolet whatever the writers want, might be as a result as being the OCStandIn for much of Season 1's fanworks. On the other hand, many fans embraced these discrepancies, considering Luna a princess of paradox, full of inner conflicts and dualities - sweet and friendly, but easy to anger, covering social awkwardness with brash behavior, seeking escape from dark thoughts in common joys and being painfully naive about many common matters while possessing ageless wisdom.
* Like the above page quote, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy's]] vegetarianism varies from adaption to adaption. He definitely wasn't one in the early show, but became one after Casey Kasem did. He's one if Kasem is playing him, but if he's not, he usually won't be (specifically in ''WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue'', where one of his favorite foods was "hot dog tacos"). In a ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' episode, Shaggy is actually disgusted at the idea of tofu burgers.
** In [[Film/ScoobyDoo the first live action movie]], his vegetarianism is forgotten ''halfway through the story''. This may be a symptom of having three writers on board.
* Some characters have bouts of this in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'', especially in the first season which had multiple writers at the helm. Sally for example can range anywhere between a patient TeamMom with a subtle [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic wit]] to a [[WellExcuseMePrincess stuck up brat]] who chastises Sonic over ''anything'' outside regulations. Antoine can also range anywhere between a comedic but somewhat [[LovableCoward relatably cowardly individual]] who has at least some nobilities, to a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} completely insane]] DirtyCoward with [[{{Jerkass}} no real redeeming aspects whatsoever]]. Sonic himself can be somewhat egotistical and dizzy, but otherwise kind and thoroughly competent, or he can be a brainless JerkJock that constantly looks down on his friends and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero endangers them in his arrogant blundering]].
* Some of the engines' personalities waver in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', particularly due to alterations made from their counterparts in ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' novels. James in particular, since his very first appearances, can range anywhere from being friendly and reliable if slightly boisterous and arrogant, to a narcissistic JerkAss who is rude to everyone and objects constantly to work of any kind.
* In the Creator/FleischerStudios ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' cartoons, Bluto's character can vary judging by who's the head animator. At times he can be mean and ruthless under Willard Bowsky ("Be Kind to Aminals" and "Dizzy Divers"), while he's more comical and bumbling under Seymour Kneitel ("The Hyp-Nut-Tist" and "For Better or Worser"). Dave Tendlar was usually somewhere in the middle.
** Speaking of Fleischer Studios, if Myron Waldman is the head animator, expect it to be more cute and sentimental (like many of the later WesternAnimation/BettyBoop cartoons or the more subtle ''WesternAnimation/ColorClassics'').
** There's also a lot of disagreement as to how strong Bluto is compared to Popeye. Sometimes, Popeye is no match for him without spinach, while other times, Popeye can put up a good fight against him even without it. Still other times, Bluto has a terrible glass jaw, and even Olive Oyl can knock him out.
* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': Frylock is either a) protective of Meatwad from Shake's pranks; or b) not really much better than Shake by trying to coax Meatwad into risky investigations just to save himself. Speaking of Meatwad, he can be a) TooDumbToLive; b) actually pretty smart by seeing right through Shake's pranks or figuring stuff out that even Frylock had trouble with; or c) anywhere in between. And Carl will either a) hate the food items' guts and not want anything to do with them; or b) act as if he's great friends with them, sometimes even going along with their schemes (although sometimes, this one is him just using them for his own gain).
* In ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'', the intelligence, competence, and hormone levels of the three protagonists tends to vary.
* Whether Miranda genuinely likes Courtney depends on the ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' episode. Sometimes she's depicted as simply hanging around her in order to become popular however occasionally she [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther shows signs of caring]] for Courtney. The former seems to be her default though [[spoiler:and come high school Miranda has abandoned Courtney]].
* This happens mostly in the later episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' . Norbert is either portrayed as being a laid back older brother and the voice of reason or he is portrayed as being a smug {{Jerkass}} who enjoys [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating Daggett]]. Daggett on the other hand, is either portrayed as being irrational and having a hot temper or he is portrayed as being TooDumbToLive and is TheWoobie.
* In ''Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood'', the Sheriff will often switch between being the CorruptCop[=/=]EvilDebtCollector he is depicted as in most adaptations and being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who is JustFollowingOrders.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016''
** How much Bubbles and Buttercup respect Blossom depends on the writer. Sometimes, they don't listen to her at all, and other episodes they seem to be fine with obeying her.
** All three Girls tend to go from being ridiculously weak to everything or of average strength.
** Blossom often goes from being a NeatFreak [[SuperOCD with OCD]] that's just as susceptible to stupid decisions as her sisters, or the [[OnlySaneMan only sane person of the trio.]]
** Depending on the episode, Bubbles can be a sweet-natured girl, a [[CuteAndPsycho cute-but-psychotic child]], [[TheDitz an idiot,]] or being a GeniusDitz.
** Buttercup is either a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold troublemaker with a soft side]] or [[{{Jerkass}} a complete asshat without redeeming qualities.]]
** Depending on the writer, Buttercup is either [[HairTriggerTemper a hot-tempered kid who will overreact at everything]] or be overly chill and laid back about things.
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''
** Lumpy Space Princess is a character used for humor, and different writers use her as such.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
** Lapis Lazuli suffers this trope quite nastily, with her infrequent appearances making it hard to tell if the character is just well-rounded or...well, this trope. Lapis can jump around from being horribly traumatized/depressed by her past and her actions, be completely indifferent to everything around her, or just be an awful jerk to everyone around her except [[MoralityPet Steven]].
** Sometimes Dee Dee is insufferable and TheScrappy who causes nothing but deliberate pain for Dexter, while other times she's a sweet girl who cares for her brother and either helps him or is innocently unaware of the trouble she causes him.
** Mandark can either be a hammy and morally ambiguous rival to Dexter, or genuinely villainous.
** Dexter can go from being woobie to an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist, sometimes even within the same episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' being such a long-running comedy show, it naturally has loads of examples.
** Bart can be the most popular kid in school by a huge margin, have Milhouse as his only friend or anywhere in between depending on what best suits the story, though one episode did show that [[HandWave popularity can change rapidly]] as he went from the former to the latter after crying when hit with some mud. Also, he can range anywhere from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who's more talented than people give him credit for, a hyperactive idiot, or a sociopathic troublemaker, and everywhere in between.
*** In some episodes Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph respect Bart as a fellow delinquent and get along with him, while in others they bully him and beat him up like they do any other kid at Springfield Elementary.
** Though she is never popular, just how unpopular Lisa is varies from episode to episode. In some episodes, she hangs out with Janey Powell and some of the other girls but in other episodes she says she has no friends with even Janey teasing her.
*** Her intelligence as well. It can range from her being a ChildProdigy, having above average intelligence for her age group, to only getting good grades because Springfield Elementary is a SuckySchool with low standards.
*** Similarly, while they eventually settled on her being Buddhist, there was a time when Lisa could switch between a hard-nosed skeptic, Flanders v2.0, or a New Ager at the whim of the writing staff.
** Homer's character varies with the plot's demands. He has been a well-meaning moron with selective common sense, so bored with life that he embraces any crazy idea he hears, and deliberately self-centered because he feels the rest of the world owes him. He's even lampshaded this:
--> "Because that's the kind of guy I am this week!"
** His physical prowess is another aspect of his character that varies. In some episodes, he's so weak that his punches can't kill a fly, and leave him completely exhausted. In other episodes, he's strong enough to use a motorcycle ''[[RuleOfFunny like a sword]]'' without breaking a sweat.
** His personality can range anywhere from easygoing, KindheartedSimpleton to short-tempered JerkAss.
** Nelson Muntz varies in character over a very broad spectrum. In some episodes, he's an insidious bully to Bart and the other kids at the school and he has no real friends. In other episodes, he is Bart's second best friend. Sometimes he is friends with Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph. In most episodes, he's just the brat who goes, "Haw haw!"
*** His friendship with Jimbo, Kearney, and Dolph also varies. In some episodes it seems like he's close friends with them, while others make it seem like he's only loosely affiliated with them. Either way though you'd think they would've at least attended his birthday party.
** Professor Frink can either be a legitimate, well-respected scientist who's just a bit quirky or a crackpot nobody listens to. He also ranges from dangerously crazy to the OnlySaneMan.
** Discounting [[{{Flanderization}} the trope he's named for]], Ned Flanders can be a perfectly nice but boring guy in one episode, someone who can be pretty fun in another (he's been shown drinking and brewing beer, hosting BBQ parties, and even plays billiards in his house), or an obnoxious [[TheFundamentalist religious fundamentalist]].
*** Homer's relationship with him can range from SitcomArchNemesis to VitriolicBestBuds to outright wishing him dead.
** Mister Burns can be a senile old man who can't do anything on his own and still thinks it's the early 1900s, or an extremely conniving CorruptCorporateExecutive (often he's both). He can also be AffablyEvil, FauxAffablyEvil (more commonly) and even (albeit very rarely) a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
** The competence of the rest of the Power Plant (especially Lenny) can range between functioning fairly normally considering it's conditions or so imbecilic they almost make Homer look intelligent.
** Rev. Lovejoy has run the gamut: He has been outright apathetic towards Christianity, a fire-and-brimstone preacher, a reasonable but boring minister, and an engaging preacher. On rare occasions, he has even been something of a BadassPreacher, such as [[ItMakesSenseInContext rescuing Flanders from baboons]].
** Depending on what the situation requires, Chief Wiggum can be motivated but incompetent, competent but villainous, lazy/apathetic, or brutally harsh.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'':
** Hank hill veers between the OnlySaneMan standing up to obnoxious twig boys and bureaucrats, and a hopelessly outdated man completely adrift dealing with the modern world, almost between episodes. In fairness, the writers seem aware of this and often try to find a middle ground.
** Depending on the episode, the trailer park is either Shady Pines or Shiny Pines.
** The circumstances surrounding Bill's divorce seem to change details - this could be chalked up to UnreliableNarrator.
** Boomhauer. Whenever Dale and Bill are doing something stupid, Boomhauer is either the OnlySaneMan (When Hank isn't around), LockedOutOfTheLoop, or is going along with it. It's rather notable in a few episodes - one in which Dale and Bill get stuck in a hole for almost an entire day whereas Boomhauer is nowhere near, and another wherein Boomhauer is shown to be just as [[TooDumbToLive almost life-threateningly stupid]] as Dale and Bill. (Removing the propeller for ''no apparent reason'')
* All the characters on ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}''.
** Kaeloo can be a NiceGirl or a ManipulativeBitch. Her intelligence varies between episodes as well, ranging from extremely stupid and naïve to somewhat intelligent.
** Stumpy is either a complete JerkAss or is friendly but not very bright.
** Quack Quack is either a genius or a complete idiot. Also, whether or not he forgives Mr. Cat for constantly abusing him depends largely on the episode they're in.
** Mr. Cat can be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, or a JerkassWoobie.
** Pretty is either [[AlphaBitch making fun of Kaeloo and insulting her]] or being nice to her and treating her like her best friend.
* In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', General Grievous was written as a [[DastardlyWhiplash mustache-twirling coward]]. However, when developing ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'', the writers were only given Grievous' concept design and a basic outline of his character as the "machine general", and they ended up writing him as a terrifying HeroKiller and a legitimate threat. Needless to say, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation one version is more popular than the other]]; comparing the two is like comparing [[WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight Snidely Whiplash]] and the ''[[Film/{{Predator}} Predator]]''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', Sissi went from being an AlphaBitch in the first season (albeit with a handful of PetTheDog moments that got undone by the ResetButton) to being a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold sympathetic and nice character]] in Season 2, getting CharacterDevelopment to the point where many speculated she'd become the sixth Lyoko warrior. Enter Season 3 and she's just as much of a bitch as she was in Season 1. In Season 4, she barely shows up and fluctuates between the AlphaBitch and JerkWithAHeartOfGold whenever she does show up. She only becomes fully nice at the very end when the characters offer their hands in friendship (at which point she's a bitch to [[ThoseTwoGuys Nicolas and Hervé]]).
** The Season 4 fluctuation is justified in that XANA has become such a big threat that the heroes' actions in fighting it have made them seem more suspicious than ever before to Sissi, and given the nature of her character, she can't just let that go even if she's striving to be a nicer person. No explanation for the Season 3 writing though, other than SeasonalRot.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' characters were shared between various writers and directors: WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck under Creator/BobClampett and Creator/TexAvery were manic antagonists. As portrayed by Creator/ChuckJones' writer Michael Maltese, they were almost platonic opposites, Bugs being the cool winner to Daffy's jealous loser. Warren Foster, writer for directors Creator/BobMcKimson and Creator/FrizFreleng, portrayed Bugs as a more proactive version of the Jones-Maltese model and Daffy as a toned down [[ScrewySquirrel screwball]].
** The Daffy Duck example caused some problems during the making of ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. Creator/RobertZemeckis wanted to do the Bob Clampett version of Daffy, but he was working with Creator/ChuckJones. Jones wanted to do his version of Daffy and had very personally disliked Clampett. Zemeckis had his way and this was one of the main factors in Jones' CreatorBacklash against the film.
** Tweetie Pie can be either be a completely innocent bird just trying to protect himself and only hurting Sylvester by accident or he can be a sadist torturing Sylvester intentionally.
* Depending on who's writing, the titular character of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' goes from being [[TheFool sweet and stupid]] to being [[{{Jerkass}} aggressive and possibly violently insane]]. He also can go from being very stupid and somewhat childish but with some common sense to being [[{{Keet}} worse than a hyperactive five-year-old on a sugar rush]]. Just as often, his [[PlatonicLifePartners friend]] Sandy goes from being a genius obviously in her right mind, but somewhat crazy, to being such an idiot she must have invented all her fabulous machines by accident. She can also either be a scientist or a jock.
** This is even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in one episode, regarding Patrick's stupidity.
--> '''Squidward:''' Patrick, just how dumb are you?\\
'''Patrick:''' It varies.
** The Krusty Krab is either highly successful or always on the brink of bankruptcy. The former is convenient for episodes with Plankton while the latter is convenient for episodes dealing with Mr. Krabs' greed.
** Another notable example of Patrick lampshading his own stupidity.
--> '''Patrick:''' You can't just expect my usual brand of stupidity. I like to mix it up. Keeps you on your toes.
** Mr. Krabs can, in any given episode, be a true BenevolentBoss, a money-obsessed CorruptCorporateExecutive, and anything in between the two. For example, in the episode "Pickles", Mr. Krabs orders [=SpongeBob=] to take some time off to get his act together after a humiliating encounter with a critical customer. Krabs even goes to help [=SpongeBob=] rehabilitate himself, showing great compassion for his employee's plight. Yet, in "Born Again Krabs", Mr. Krabs does not hesitate when he sells [=SpongeBob=] to the Flying Dutchman for sixty-two cents, an act that even Squidward openly finds shocking and detestable.
*** Then there's the Flying Dutchman himself, who can be a morally neutral [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper]] figure (as in the above episode), a sadist who enjoys scaring people and stealing their souls ForTheEvulz, or a scary-but-benevolent ghost.
** Squidward has been a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, a complete narcissist, a plain old Jerkass, TheWoobie, a JerkassWoobie, and a ButtMonkey, sometimes more than one in a single episode. However, this can be blamed on {{Flanderization}} of the show's characters.
*** His clarinet playing has also ranged from being abysmal to...actually pretty good.
** How evil Plankton is seems to very from episode to episode. In some, he's a pretty effective villain (not to mention, a LargeHam one at that). In others, though, he's [[HarmlessVillain practically incapable of]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain succeeding in anything evil]]. Look at his debut episode ''Plankton'' and then ''The Krusty Krab Training Video'' to see what we mean.
** Pearl can either have a PrecociousCrush on Spongebob or hate his guts and find him annoying depending on the episode.
* Similar to Squidward, ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'''s Benson can be a {{Jerkass}}, a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, or a JerkassWoobie.
** Rigby is sometimes written as more childish than usual for RuleOfFunny. Examples include "Meat Your Maker" and "Wall Buddy".
** Mordecai can range from being the OnlySaneMan to being just as stupid and immature as Rigby.
* Every character in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}} 6teen]]'' changes depending on the writer. In one episode, they'll make witty pop culture references and act their age, if not older, and then act like eight-years-olds the next episode, complete with five straight minutes of fart jokes.
* Stan's attitude towards his family in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' varies from "A {{Jerkass}} because he doesn't understand what he's doing wrong, and tries to fix it when he finds out" to "ManipulativeBastard who's so callous that he'll often put them through some horrible EvilPlan for some incredibly trivial/stupid reason".
--> "Lying is wrong! I'd know that [[AesopAmnesia if I'd paid any attention to anything that has happened to me before!]]"
** His attitude towards his family is dependent on who he's interacting with at the time: Hayley is either daddy's wayward grownup daughter who he tries to keep on the right (his) path, or the displaced trouble child he simply gives up on because they have nothing in common. Steve is both his school-stud son who has hidden geek qualities (in his mind's eye), and simply a shake of the head as to where he went wrong raising that boy. Francine is possibly his air-headed housewife who is slightly clueless as to what goes on in front of her, or his air-headed housewife whose rager past is contained by the suburban shell around her.
** Stan's competence also varies from episode to episode. In some episodes he is something of a BunnyEarsLawyer, and despite his shortcomings is a somewhat competent agent whose stunts ultimately prove his worth, or a completely hopeless excess of a human being who is actually far less capable of surviving than his family.
** Roger's JerkAss attitude can shift anywhere between a JerkWithAHeartOfGold that ultimately cares about his adoptive family or an FauxAffablyEvil PsychopathicManchild that CrossesTheLineTwice repeatedly [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]].
** Francine can either be a woman of average intelligence (if she sleeps at least eight hours, according to herself), or a full blown DumbBlonde. She also shifts between a genuinely loving family woman [[BewareTheNiceOnes who can scare Stan himself if she's pushed beyond ethical limits]], or a psychotic BitchInSheepsClothing (however, not quite as erratically as [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois Griffin]]). In the episode "Live and Let It Fry", she was insane.
*** Her attitude towards her children (especially Steve) also varies from loving to downright resentful, sometimes bordering on hateful.
** Hayley's SoapboxSadie tendancies can switch between being genuinely passionate and well intentioned, or [[HypocriticalHumor completely hypocritical]] and implied to be nothing more than a facade to irritate her father. Similar to Francine, she can switch between [[WomenAreWiser the most level headed of the family]] or as much a self-righteous JerkAss as Stan.
** Steve is usually laidback but can act like a spoiled brat on occasions. The episode Son Of Stan revolves around this trope.
** In most episodes where the topic of religion comes up Stan is depicted as deeply and sincerely religious (albeit often with a comedic level of ignorance about his own faith) and the entire plot of "Dope and Faith" revolves around his fears that his atheist friend will go to Hell due to his lack of belief. In "May the Best Stan Win" on the other hand Stan appears to have no belief in any sort of spiritual afterlife, planning to be cryogenically frozen after death.
* Peter's {{Jerkass}} nature and Meg's ButtMonkey status vary from episode to episode on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Sometimes she merely suffers due to other characters' inadvertent bumbling or carelessness. On others she is such a target for misfortune that even [[StraightMan Straight Men]] like Lois and Brian [[BewareTheNiceOnes feel the need to directly make her life hell]].
** Stewie also varies. In some, he seems effeminate but heterosexual, bisexual, and flat out gay. (Occasionally a zoophile considering his obvious crush on Brian, though the status of any of the many people who've considered having sex with Brian is never really established.) WordOfGod has stated that Stewie's sexuality is entirely and utterly subject to RuleOfFunny for any particular episode. Similarly, his tastes range from the childish to the sophisticated, and how capable a fighter he is varies from beating grown men to death to getting his ass kicked by a baby girl younger than him wielding a Barbie doll.
** Brian and Lois can play genuine StraightMan roles and be [[TokenGoodTeammate much more compassionate and saner than Peter]], or shallow, self serving {{jerkass}}es whose [[BitchInSheepsClothing "nice guy" images are merely a facade for their own sociopathic tendencies]]. Granted this combined with the extreme randomness and ComedicSociopathy of the show's humor makes the depictions less Depending on the Writer and more Depending on the Gag.
** Quagmire can be either a [[LovableSexManiac sex-crazed pervert]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with a heart of gold]], or a [[BlackComedyRape date rapist]] who [[KavorkaMan inexplicably gets the ladies]]. Or even a bit of both.
** Carter Pewterschmidt can be an out and out CardCarryingVillain whose main reason for living is to inflict misery on Peter/and or the poor, a mere ObnoxiousInLaws or even a fairly benign old man who is simply woefully behind the times.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'', the plot seems to dictate whether some characters will use their {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed personalities or their original personalities. Depending on the story, Crocker can be a competent fairy hunter (Formula for Disaster) or a delusional fool (Bad Heir Day), Tootie can be a sweet girl with a crush (Birthday Wish) or a StalkerWithACrush (Dread & Breakfast), Trixie Tang can be a pleasant and sweet girl (For Emergencies Only) or an [[RichBitch arrogant]] SpoiledBrat (Movie Magic), Timmy's parents can simply be overworked (Momnipresent, Add-A-Dad) or the most [[ParentalNeglect neglectful parents]] in the world (Fly Boy, Birthday Bashed), Cosmo can either realize a wish might be potentially dangerous and attempt to talk Timmy out of it, or actively encourage absurd wishes and needlessly absurd ways to handle the fallout. Wanda can be either the OnlySaneMan who puts out Timmy's and Cosmo's fires, or a doting godparent who doesn't think twice about the consequences.
** Exactly how Da Rules works or what's really legit. There are those - usually, again - permanent rules (no interfering with true love, no revealing your faeries to anyone and the like) but others seem conveniently flexible. In one episode, a kid feared that Timmy would wish he was richer than him, when an earlier episode established that poofing up money counts as counterfeiting. Glaringly, an early episode implies that a rule can be ignored if you simply tear the page out.
* In most episodes of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Kevin acts as a sort of HeroAntagonist towards the Eds, and merely mistrusts/dislikes them by default and will only actually start beating them up when he discovers them doing some sort of scam. However, in occasional episodes, he acts as a smug [[TheBully Bully]] to the Eds (and sometimes other kids in the cul-de-sac) and tends to just enjoy causing despair for them, [[ItAmusedMe whether they deserve it or not]].
** He sometimes seems to just really detest Eddy. At one point he just asked Double D the time of day, and that led to a cheerful and apparently-friendly conversation between the two of them. In others however, he seems to have a "one's as bad as the other" approach and punishes them all no matter which Ed opposed him. One episode however seems to hint to Kevin gaining KnightTemplar traits, with him becoming outright paranoid and deluded upon their disappearance.
** The majority of the cul-de-sac's behavior varies this way, either being benevolent characters who only despise the Eds upon provocation or being obnoxious bullies that generally abuse them for the sheer fun of it, provoked or not. Their treatment of each other also varies, particularly with [[ButtMonkey Jimmy]].
** Sometimes Johnny is shown to be almost as unpopular as the Eds to the other kids, while other episodes have him interacting with the others without any sort of problem.
** How strong certain characters like Ed, Rolf, and Sarah are tend to vary from episode to episode. Some episodes show them struggling to lift things that a normal person would logically have trouble with, while other episodes tend to give them SuperStrength for RuleOfFunny, with one example being Ed ''lifting an entire house'' with ease.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} and the Holograms'' is made of this.
** The rules of hologram projection change between almost every episode. A common one is whether the holograms can be touched or not. On a Jem mailing list, head writer Christy Marx bemoans this. She finally became sick of it and became story editor in the third season to avoid inconsistencies.
** How popular are The Misfits and The Holograms? Many episodes imply both are international sensations while others have them as only really popular in America.
** The closeness of The Misfits sways with every episode. Jetta and Roxy always loathe each other but whether the others are honest friends or are only together because they're a band changes often.
** Stormer is the TokenGoodTeammate of The Misfits and how bad she can be differs often.
** Are Rio and Jerrica dating or not? In several episodes they seem to have been a couple for years however others have them in a [[WillTheyOrWontThey pre-dating stage.]]
** Eric's willingness to hurt or kill others. He has been fine with incidents that almost murder Holograms but in others [[EvenEvilHasStandards he's against them]].
* Batman himself from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' can be anything from a gritty, gothic, never-smiling character to a Spider-Man-esque wise-cracker depending on the episode's writer.
** Robin can either be the DeusExMachina for Batman or the DesignatedVictim who does little else but get taken out of action by the villain in the first act. Batman is also more likely to be the never-smiling character described above when Robin's around to provide the sarcasm.
* The characterizations of ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' are somewhat erratic, particularly the extent of Baloo and Rebecca's NotSoDifferent aspects. Baloo can switch anywhere between a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold slovenly but well intentioned]] AcePilot or a [[TooDumbToLive brainless]] [[SmallNameBigEgo egotist]]. Rebecca can be a plausible StraightMan with subtle NotSoAboveItAll tendacies or [[CloudCuckooLander even ditzier than Baloo]], she can also switch anywhere between a BenevolentBoss and a MeanBoss.
** Rebecca is usually a fairly no-nonsense business woman, while Baloo is willing to cut corners due to impatience or laziness. Sometimes though, to facilitate the plot Rebecca will suddenly latch onto some hair brained get rich quick scheme, with Baloo trying to talk her out of it the whole time.
*** Additionally, the two may be equal forces that refuse to back down to each other or there may be a visible dominant side (even this is inconsistant, as sometimes Rebecca may be recessive to Baloo impudence and exploitation, naively holding onto the belief he will eventually take to her routine, or she will take no nonsense from him whatsoever, with Baloo acting as something of a surrogate HenpeckedHusband that caves in or outright cowers before her overbearing attitude).
** Kit can range between something of an OnlySaneMan and jarringly mature and perceptive for his age, or a naive BrattyHalfPint (usually when neither Baloo or Rebecca are holding the IdiotBall).
** Shere Khan is mostly a AffablyEvil AntiVillain interested in gaining wealth and power, but is a NobleDemon who won't cross the line and is a FriendlyEnemy to Baloo. In other episodes he's a AmbiguouslyEvil AntiHero who teams up with Baloo, but usually for his own gain. In one episode he's a FauxAffablyEvil villain largely responsible for the troubles.
* Shego's capacity for evil in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' varies widely between episodes. She's chastised Dr. Drakken for wanting to steal Felix Renton's wheelchair in one episode, and was worried about the fish in a lake he wanted to drain in another. Her helping out in [[GrandFinale Graduation]]. On the other end of the spectrum, in that very same episode regarding Felix, she was more than happy to try and blow him to bits later on. We also have the episode Car Alarm, in which she and Motor Ed stole a rocket car. Ed wanted to simply cruise around with her, while Shego effectively wanted to [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy the planet]] with it. And while it had a ResetButton ending, A Sitch In Time shows us [[EvilOverlord what she's really capable of]].
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' has some rather wild personality swings amongst the cast, often completely reversing opinions and personality between different episodes. In "Hostage Crisis" (written by Eoghan Mahony), Anakin makes a large speech about how Padme is the single most important thing in his life, whereas she seems preoccupied by the duties and responsibilities of her office and their obligations to the Republic. However, in "Senate Spy" (written by Melinda Hsu), their positions are diametrically reversed, and Padme becomes upset when Anakin lectures her on the nature of responsibility and the duties they have that supersede their personal desires. Neither seems to recall that they were ever on opposite sides of the debate.
* Many episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' have this. [[TheChick Wendy]], for example, can be the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Girl]] or a ClingyJealousGirl of epic proportions based on the plot. Likewise Cartman's level of evil can range from JerkWithAHeartOfGold (rarely) to Jerkass (more common), while Kyle can either be naively convinced of some good in him ''deep'' down, or [[KnightTemplar outright overzealous that the world be rid of him]]. Additionally he and Stan can be [[OnlySaneMan genuinely good natured and saner]] than [[CloudCuckooLand the rest of South Park]] or {{jerkass}}es [[DesignatedHero only toned down compared to]] [[TokenEvilTeammate Cartman]] and perfectly fine [[KickTheDog tormenting anyone lower on the chain than themselves]] (eg. [[ButtMonkey Butters, Pip, Kenny]]).
** Also, Craig can either be a callous {{Jerkass}} who bullies others and serve as an [[SmallNameBigEgo egotistical]] [[TheRival rival]] for the boys with his own gang ("South Park Is Gay"), an ordinary kid who hangs out with the boys along with the other kids and goes through crazy things with them ("Marjorine"), or a DeadpanSnarker who doesn't want to get involved in the ridiculous situations the boys go through ("Pandemic").
** For more minor examples: recent episodes have the Mayor oscillating from [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] to just as stupid as all the other adults. Priest Maxi, meanwhile, can be TheFundamentalist StrawHypocrite ("Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?"), an extreme progressive fighting against {{Pedophile Priest}}s ("Red Hot Catholic Love") or just a normal voice for religious opinion, sincere even if he's portrayed as misguided ("Cartman Sucks").
* Done quite irritatingly in the sixth season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', which has the nerve to go back and forth not just on personality traits, but from Fry and Leela being an established couple to Fry and Leela having no hint of being a couple at all (even though they had declared their love for each other at the end of the fourth BigDamnMovie). Possibly the most {{egregious}} example — in "The Late Phillip J. Fry", they're blatantly a couple, dating, in love, and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming adorably]] [[TearJerker committed]] to their relationship. In the very next episode, "That Darn Katz", Leela says perfectly seriously (with ''intentional'' pathetic-ness) "Well, I may not have a man, but at least Nibbler loves me."
** Leela ''still'' can be portrayed as being either the opposing poles of the token boring, buttoned-down, extremely unimpulsive character or the single most reckless, hot-tempered, and impulsive character in the show. The swings favored the latter more and more as the show went on, but trying to label it [[TropesAreNotBad positive]] {{Flanderization}} would be misleading.
*** Speaking of Flanderization, Fry. People often accuse the show of Flanderizing an average joe into a near-Ralph Wiggum, but Fry was acting like a reckless idiot as early as episode two. If an episode references Fry's backstory (such as the [[ChekhovsBoomerang Delta Brain Wave]]), Fry will be elevated to a more witty, intelligent characterization.
*** And rounding out the PowerTrio, there's Bender, who can flip-flop between uncaring JerkWithAHeartOfJerk who's more than willing to go so far as to kill people in his way if it means getting what he wants to JerkWithAHeartOfGold who still shows some [[EvenEvilHasStandards signs of guilt or remorse]] with occasional PetTheDog moments.
* Are Rufus and Amberley of ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'' [[{{Keet}} rambunctious]] {{Kid Hero}}es who get in near equally on the story ([[ComedicHero and its slapstick]]) as the Urpneys, or are they [[TastesLikeDiabetes heavily whitewashed]] {{Hero Antagonist}}s? Can they also either [[CurbStompBattle curb stomp the Urpneys]] [[InvincibleHero with ease]] or are they actually ''[[FailureHero even more incompetent]]'' than them and [[TheFool succeed solely on sheer luck]]? They also range from more easy going {{Pragmatic Hero}}es to self righteous {{Unscrupulous Hero}}es from episode to episode.
** Out of the main cast, Rufus went through the most erratic shifts in characterisation. In some episodes Rufus could be a standard Adorkable hero; shy, clumsy and a bit of a goofball, but more cunning and capable than the others make out. In others he's TooDumbToLive, often arrogant and hot headed and taking on whatever flaw was needed to get a plot moving. Out of the heroes' immunity to slapstick, he went through the greatest extremes, being BornLucky one era and an IronButtMonkey the next.
** The Urpneys were usually in a static level of ineffectiveness, though it could stem from them being [[TooDumbToLive brainless laughing stocks]] or {{Cosmic Plaything}}s who, is not for contrived bad luck, could actually act out plans rather efficiently.
** Odd personality traits such as Amberley's temperament, Urpgor's insanity and Sgt. Blob's DrillSergeantNasty tendencies also came at different levels from episode to episode.
* [[ArchEnemy Mojo Jojo]] from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' can be an ingenious, manipulative criminal mastermind who can come within an inch of defeating the girls, a complete joke who's too stupid to see the gaping flaws in his plans, or anything in between.
** Similarly, [[SatanicArchetype HIM]] ranges from somewhat-effective but still buffoonish FlamingDevil to full-on terrifying EldritchAbomination, though, in his case, it also depends on whether he's the episode's main villain.
** Leaning between this and SeriesContinuityError, Bubbles is sometimes depicted as vegetarian despite very often eating meat without issue.
** The Powerpuff Girls themselves can range in skill level from being developing rookies to being in par with the world's greatest superheroes. This often depends on how relevant their skill level is to the current scene, with the girls appearing more powerful when it's deliberately brought into the spotlight.
** The Powerpuff Girls can also range in intelligence, from being more like normal five year olds and having limited common sense to being able to solve complex riddles in less than a minute.
** How dumb or smart Bubbles is seems to depend on the writer. Some episodes she's a complete moron, some episodes she's of average intelligence, and some episodes have her a GeniusDitz with ObfuscatingStupidity.
** How much people respect Buttercup. Certain episodes have her [[DudeWheresMyRespect with much less respect than her sisters,]] while other episodes have her with just as much respect as them.
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''. The different ways in which these two were written is amazing. Most of the time, they're antagonistic towards each other, but sometimes they're best buddies, and sometimes, [[FriendlyEnemy they enjoy their chase]]. Sometimes [[CatsAreMean Tom is a sadistic jerk]], sometimes he's [[DesignatedVillain painted as the villain for doing a cat's job]], and sometimes he's a hapless victim. Sometimes Jerry is just fighting for his survival, sometimes [[PetTheDog he helps out others Tom is torturing]], and sometimes he just [[ForTheLulz torments Tom for fun]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': Bugs can either a smug DeadpanSnarker (with some shades of TheAce) or the OnlySaneMan and TheWoobie.
** Daffy is either a malicious, sociopathic JerkAss or a TooDumbToLive {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who, while self-centered, doesn't seem to mean anyone any harm.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The characters and their various interactions with other characters vary from writer to writer. Pinkie Pie can either be an insane stalker-like lunatic or a hidden genius, Fluttershy can ranged from being mildly socially awkward to a nervous wreck, and Spike's crush on Rarity can be almost complete devotion to her, simply non-existent or anything in between. Even Scootaloo's idolization of Rainbow Dash can range from FanGirl to not treating her any differently from other adults.
** The depiction of the cast often depends on who is in the main limelight, and thus most likely to have AnAesop concerning their defining flaws. For Twilight Sparkle for example, her bookworm ethics are usually tamed to make her down to earth and come in handy acting as an OnlySaneMan when someone else is acting up, when she is in the main role however, she will be much more neurotic and arrogant, [[FlatEarthAtheist refusing obsessively to accept anyone else's opinion over her scientific logic]]. She and almost every other pony can also range between [[HumbleHero perfectly humble]] to [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism completely full of themselves]] depending on what the situation needs. And despite characterizations shifts between writers, they all seem to have a steady stream of consistent CharacterDevelopment between them.
** Princess Luna is easily the worst offender, she will go from LargeHam with NoIndoorVoice to stern stoic to ShrinkingViolet whatever the writers want, might be as a result as being the OCStandIn for much of Season 1's fanworks. On the other hand, many fans embraced these discrepancies, considering Luna a princess of paradox, full of inner conflicts and dualities - sweet and friendly, but easy to anger, covering social awkwardness with brash behavior, seeking escape from dark thoughts in common joys and being painfully naive about many common matters while possessing ageless wisdom.
* Like the above page quote, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy's]] vegetarianism varies from adaption to adaption. He definitely wasn't one in the early show, but became one after Casey Kasem did. He's one if Kasem is playing him, but if he's not, he usually won't be (specifically in ''WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue'', where one of his favorite foods was "hot dog tacos"). In a ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' episode, Shaggy is actually disgusted at the idea of tofu burgers.
** In [[Film/ScoobyDoo the first live action movie]], his vegetarianism is forgotten ''halfway through the story''. This may be a symptom of having three writers on board.
* Some characters have bouts of this in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'', especially in the first season which had multiple writers at the helm. Sally for example can range anywhere between a patient TeamMom with a subtle [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic wit]] to a [[WellExcuseMePrincess stuck up brat]] who chastises Sonic over ''anything'' outside regulations. Antoine can also range anywhere between a comedic but somewhat [[LovableCoward relatably cowardly individual]] who has at least some nobilities, to a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} completely insane]] DirtyCoward with [[{{Jerkass}} no real redeeming aspects whatsoever]]. Sonic himself can be somewhat egotistical and dizzy, but otherwise kind and thoroughly competent, or he can be a brainless JerkJock that constantly looks down on his friends and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero endangers them in his arrogant blundering]].
* Some of the engines' personalities waver in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', particularly due to alterations made from their counterparts in ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' novels. James in particular, since his very first appearances, can range anywhere from being friendly and reliable if slightly boisterous and arrogant, to a narcissistic JerkAss who is rude to everyone and objects constantly to work of any kind.
* In the Creator/FleischerStudios ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' cartoons, Bluto's character can vary judging by who's the head animator. At times he can be mean and ruthless under Willard Bowsky ("Be Kind to Aminals" and "Dizzy Divers"), while he's more comical and bumbling under Seymour Kneitel ("The Hyp-Nut-Tist" and "For Better or Worser"). Dave Tendlar was usually somewhere in the middle.
** Speaking of Fleischer Studios, if Myron Waldman is the head animator, expect it to be more cute and sentimental (like many of the later WesternAnimation/BettyBoop cartoons or the more subtle ''WesternAnimation/ColorClassics'').
** There's also a lot of disagreement as to how strong Bluto is compared to Popeye. Sometimes, Popeye is no match for him without spinach, while other times, Popeye can put up a good fight against him even without it. Still other times, Bluto has a terrible glass jaw, and even Olive Oyl can knock him out.
* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': Frylock is either a) protective of Meatwad from Shake's pranks; or b) not really much better than Shake by trying to coax Meatwad into risky investigations just to save himself. Speaking of Meatwad, he can be a) TooDumbToLive; b) actually pretty smart by seeing right through Shake's pranks or figuring stuff out that even Frylock had trouble with; or c) anywhere in between. And Carl will either a) hate the food items' guts and not want anything to do with them; or b) act as if he's great friends with them, sometimes even going along with their schemes (although sometimes, this one is him just using them for his own gain).
* In ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'', the intelligence, competence, and hormone levels of the three protagonists tends to vary.
* Whether Miranda genuinely likes Courtney depends on the ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' episode. Sometimes she's depicted as simply hanging around her in order to become popular however occasionally she [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther shows signs of caring]] for Courtney. The former seems to be her default though [[spoiler:and come high school Miranda has abandoned Courtney]].
* This happens mostly in the later episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' . Norbert is either portrayed as being a laid back older brother and the voice of reason or he is portrayed as being a smug {{Jerkass}} who enjoys [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating Daggett]]. Daggett on the other hand, is either portrayed as being irrational and having a hot temper or he is portrayed as being TooDumbToLive and is TheWoobie.
* In ''Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood'', the Sheriff will often switch between being the CorruptCop[=/=]EvilDebtCollector he is depicted as in most adaptations and being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who is JustFollowingOrders.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016''
** How much Bubbles and Buttercup respect Blossom depends on the writer. Sometimes, they don't listen to her at all, and other episodes they seem to be fine with obeying her.
** All three Girls tend to go from being ridiculously weak to everything or of average strength.
** Blossom often goes from being a NeatFreak [[SuperOCD with OCD]] that's just as susceptible to stupid decisions as her sisters, or the [[OnlySaneMan only sane person of the trio.]]
** Depending on the episode, Bubbles can be a sweet-natured girl, a [[CuteAndPsycho cute-but-psychotic child]], [[TheDitz an idiot,]] or being a GeniusDitz.
** Buttercup is either a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold troublemaker with a soft side]] or [[{{Jerkass}} a complete asshat without redeeming qualities.]]
** Depending on the writer, Buttercup is either [[HairTriggerTemper a hot-tempered kid who will overreact at everything]] or be overly chill and laid back about things.
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''
** Lumpy Space Princess is a character used for humor, and different writers use her as such.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
** Lapis Lazuli suffers this trope quite nastily, with her infrequent appearances making it hard to tell if the character is just well-rounded or...well, this trope. Lapis can jump around from being horribly traumatized/depressed by her past and her actions, be completely indifferent to everything around her, or just be an awful jerk to everyone around her except [[MoralityPet Steven]].
