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-->-- '''[[FanFic/MyImmortal Tara Gilesbie]]''', explaining in the author's note [[Literature/HarryPotter Albus Dumbledore's]] OutOfCharacterMoment

---> "'''''SEE'' WHY I'M IN SUCH A BAD MOOD?!'''"

** Another time had a irritable Calvin try to bully Hobbes and shove him out of his way. He gets picked up and tossed into a huge mud pit for his trouble.

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* ''WebAnimation/TheLebrons'' episode "Misunderstood" has Kid in this mood because [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin nobody understands him at all]] after he lost his basketball game. His attitude is especially directed at his friends Condor, Erik and Li. WordOfGod says this is based on [=LeBron=] James' attitude after he missed ''his'' game.

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* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': At one point Mike's girlfriend treats him him like dirt during a period of wild {{Mood Swing}}s (semi-justified in that she's pregnant, but other characters call her out on it).

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* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' often makes use of this. On example is Brian ranting at a crying baby in a restaurant. When confronted about this he claims he was irritated because his meal was undercooked.

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* In the FanFic/FirstTrySeries, Naruto already depressed from being left behind from his teammates, Sakura tries to punch him for "faking being a ninja." He stops her punch and in a bout of TranquilFury, he [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech rips Sakura a new one.]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' Farnsworth and Hermes are beaten mercilessly by a slime alien after their sons break one of the windows in his house in their paper round. Later on he comes to their hospital to apologize, explaining he was frustrated by some problems at work but that doesn't excuse his behavior and he's sorry.

-->'''Edd:''' A ''pebble''? Ed's bad moon was because he had a ''pebble'' in his shoe?!

* Taken to extreme in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' where Ed gains a rather uncharacteristic bad mood, becoming aloof, violent and outright intimidating to everyone, even his usually overbearing sister. This is stopped when Johnny pulls off his shoe, revealing a pebble inside. Ed immediately becomes blissful again to the complete disbelief of Edd and Eddy.

* ''SomethingPositive'': At one point Mike's girlfriend treats him him like dirt during a period of wild {{Mood Swing}}s (semi-justified in that she's pregnant, but other characters call her out on it).

Let's say Bob is really cranky for some reason or another. Maybe someone's [[Film/NapoleonDynamite ruining his life and eating all his steak]] and it's really getting to him. If he just grumbled and steamed about it, we would be able to just conclude that Bob is in a bad mood. However, Bob has just done something nasty to someone else. Maybe he's yelled at his best friend Alice, or else he's smacked Charlie in the face. In extreme cases, [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark he killed Kenny]]. Whatever Bob has done, his bad mood was a factor in it and he uses it as an excuse for his actions.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' nemesis Mojo Jojo, in the episode, "A Very Specail Blossom", once made a destructive rampage in Townsville out of annoyance he couldn't find a ship in a bottle he wanted in a store.

-->'''Mojo Jojo:''' ''*defensive*'' It's a hobby of mine!

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* The series of misunderstandings issued towards Dave in ''AngerManagement'' are revealed to have all been an act, except for the Air Marshall that tazered him on the airplane, who was just in a bad mood from his seating choice.

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* One gets the impression from the message programed into the robotic dummy of President Vinzer Deling in ''VideoGames/FinalFantasyVIII'' that the real Deling makes use of this a lot, given how convincing the dummy is.

* Larxene in ''VideoGames/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' to Naminé when she begs her to leave off attacking Sora and company.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' Farnsworth and Hermes are beaten mercilessly by a slime alien after their sons break one of the windows in his house in their paper round. Later on he comes to their hospital to apologize, explaining he was frustrated by some problems at work.