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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' TV movie, "The League of Villains", during a KangarooCourt, T is upset that he has to be the court's bailiff instead of being on the jury with the rest of the villains. When he asks why he can't be on the jury, the villains tell him that they already voted on it. He asks why he didn't get to vote, to which the response is, "Because you're not on the jury."
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* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'': In "Days of Blunder" Johnny decides to enter a race called the Dandy 500.
-->'''Johnny:''' But first I need a car. I know, I'll enter the Dandy 500, win it and use the prize money to buy a car to race in the Dandy 500! Only one problem, I don't have a car.
-->'''Johnny:''' But first I need a car. I know, I'll enter the Dandy 500, win it and use the prize money to buy a car to race in the Dandy 500! Only one problem, I don't have a car.
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* UnstableEquilibrium: A subtrope where a losing character needs more resources to adequately match their opponents, but the only way to get those resources is to take them from opponents...whom they can't match with their current level of resources, and are the very reason they need more resources.
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* UnstableEquilibrium: A subtrope where a losing character needs more resources to adequately match their opponents, but the only way to get those resources is to take them from opponents... whom they can't match with their current level of resources, and are the very reason they need more resources.
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* SAG/AFTRA (the Screen Actor's Guild) employs an infamous Catch-22 in its membership requirements. You can't appear on screen in a movie with union actors as any more than an extra unless you're a member. But in order to qualify to become a member, you have to have appeared on screen in a movie with union actors! The solution is for the movie producers to cast you anyway and then pay the fine to SAG/AFTRA for using a non-union actor in a union production. Given that the goal of SAG/AFTRA was explicitly to limit the supply of movie actors (SAG was formed because stage actors feared that, since movie acting doesn't require doing the same perfect performance over and over, film-makers could just recruit completely random people as actors for next to nothing and give them multiple takes), it makes a certain amount of sense, but it still stinks for anyone trying to break into the field.
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* SAG/AFTRA (the Screen Actor's Guild) employs an infamous Catch-22 in its membership requirements. You can't appear on screen in a movie with union actors as any more than an extra unless you're a member. But in order to qualify to become a member, you have to have appeared on screen in a movie with union actors! The solution is for the movie producers to cast you anyway and then pay the fine to SAG/AFTRA for using a non-union actor in a union production. Given that the goal of SAG/AFTRA was explicitly to limit the supply of movie actors (SAG was formed because stage actors feared that, since movie acting doesn't require doing the same perfect performance over and over, film-makers could just recruit completely random people as actors for next to nothing and give them multiple takes), takes[[labelnote:note]]and early B-movie directors often did exactly that, sometimes offering parts to literally anyone in a town who was prepared to act for free[[/labelnote]]), it makes a certain amount of sense, but it still stinks for anyone trying to break into the field.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Alicorn}}'' has a played for laughs example. [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal Princess]] Rainbow Dash has a pair of guards assigned to her who insist on checking any building she's about to enter first. However, it's raining outside, and they're using their wings to shield her from the rain, so if one of them enters to do a security sweep, the princess might get wet. Rainbow nearly pops a vein before yelling at them to just get on with it.
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* ''Fanfic/TheMorrigan'' references this by name. The Dawn of Fold can't take on the CAUL's fleet without big guns. The best way to get these guns are by stealing them from CAUL battleships, which they can't fight without big guns. Nika solves the issue by sending a small group of engineers to sabotage a ship from the inside.
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* One that's all too common is [[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140811235043-203184238-how-to-overcome-the-permission-paradox-you-can-t-get-the-job-without-the-experience-but-you-can-t-get-the-experience-without-the-job "The Permission Paradox,"]] where businesses offer starting-level jobs, but require that the person hired already have a certain level of experience. You can't get a job without having experience, but you can't get the experience without having a job. (Though it's not a true paradox as lot of these are 'soft' requirements, and not having the experience isn't a death sentence on your application.) This inspired the following book title: ''Want a Job? Get Some Experience. Want Experience? Get a Job.'' Countless fresh graduates, people who have earned degrees or higher but don't have job experience due to being in school, found themselves on the employment line for months, if not ''years'', because of this. This was usually because those companies wouldn't hire a fresh out of college newbie, but they would hire those graduates who had worked internships with them during their college years. That way, they gain "experience" before graduating. Universities with cooperative education programs in fact require students to spend a semester every year working as an intern for a company, so that they graduate with work experience. In many instances, the paradox is actually because the company already has a candidate in mind for the position but company policy requires them to seek applicants from outside, so they deliberately set up contradictory qualifications to cut down on the number of people who will try to apply for it.
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* One that's all too common is [[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140811235043-203184238-how-to-overcome-the-permission-paradox-you-can-t-get-the-job-without-the-experience-but-you-can-t-get-the-experience-without-the-job "The Permission Paradox,"]] Paradox"]] is where businesses offer starting-level jobs, but require that the person hired prospective employee already have a certain level of experience. You So you can't get a the job without having experience, but you can't get the experience without having a job. (Though it's not a true paradox as lot of these are 'soft' requirements, and not having the experience isn't a death sentence on your application.) This inspired the following book title: ''Want a Job? Get Some Experience. Want Experience? Get a Job.'' job. Countless fresh graduates, graduates -- people who have earned degrees or higher degrees, but don't have job experience due to being in school, school -- have found themselves on the employment line for months, if not ''years'', very long stretches of time because of this. This was usually because those companies wouldn't hire a fresh out of college newbie, but they would hire those graduates who had worked internships with them during their college years. That way, they gain "experience" before graduating. Universities with cooperative education programs in fact require students to spend a semester every year working as an intern for a company, so that they graduate with work experience.this. In many instances, the paradox is actually because the company already has a candidate in mind for the position but company policy requires them to seek applicants from outside, so they deliberately set up contradictory qualifications to cut down on the number of people who will try to apply for it. All that said, the Permission Paradox is not a true paradox, as lots of the requirements for job applications are flexible. You may not have all the necessary years of experience, But if you're talented enough, happen to know the right people, or catch a prospective employer on a good day, you might still get the job. It's why entry-level workers are encouraged to apply to jobs they're not qualified for -- you never know when you might get lucky.
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** This problem was far more pronounced in earlier centuries, where debt of any kind could land one in prison and prisons not only prevented an income, but charged for room, board, and such pleasantries as not being tortured (I.E. the "easing of irons.") The prisoner's only hope was to beg, get help from friends, family, and accomplices, or otherwise cut deals. This was naturally easier for members of the upper class, as they usually had a support network flush with cash to help them out, and it looked bad for one of their peers to be forced to mingle with "the common rabble."
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** This problem was far more pronounced in earlier centuries, where debt of any kind could land one in prison and prisons not only prevented an income, but charged for room, board, and such pleasantries as not being tortured (I.E. the "easing of irons.") The prisoner's only hope was to beg, get help from friends, family, and accomplices, or otherwise cut deals. This was naturally easier for members of the upper class, as they usually had a support network flush with cash to help them out, and it looked bad for one of their peers to be forced to mingle with "the common rabble."" Meanwhile, the families of said rabble usually lost their main breadwinners in a world where their class lived hand-to-mouth at the best of times.
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** This problem was far more pronounced in earlier centuries, where debt of any kind could land one in prison and prisons not only prevented an income, but charged for room, board, and such pleasantries as not being tortured (I.E. the "easing of irons.") The prisoner's only hope was to beg, get help from friends, family, and accomplices, or otherwise cut deals.
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** This problem was far more pronounced in earlier centuries, where debt of any kind could land one in prison and prisons not only prevented an income, but charged for room, board, and such pleasantries as not being tortured (I.E. the "easing of irons.") The prisoner's only hope was to beg, get help from friends, family, and accomplices, or otherwise cut deals. This was naturally easier for members of the upper class, as they usually had a support network flush with cash to help them out, and it looked bad for one of their peers to be forced to mingle with "the common rabble."
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Often, the solution lies in [[TakeAThirdOption taking a third choice]] or CuttingTheKnot. In games, finding the DungeonBypass the designer or [=GM=] overlooked is also an option. When time travel is possible, you can sometimes pull this off with a StableTimeLoop.
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Often, the solution lies in [[TakeAThirdOption taking a third choice]] choice]], CuttingTheKnot, or CuttingTheKnot. simply going for RefugeInAudacity.[[labelnote:*]]The lesser-known flip side to Catch-22 as formulated in the original book is essentially "If you can get away with it, you obviously must have been permitted to do it in the first place."[[/labelnote]] In games, finding the DungeonBypass the designer or [=GM=] overlooked is also an option. When time travel is possible, you can sometimes pull this off with a StableTimeLoop.
