History Main / DisproportionateCelebration

* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' strip after Peppermint Patty's "Z grade" has gone from one bizarre example of BrokeTheRatingScale to the grade she ''routinely'' gets, she excitedly tells Marcie that she got an N, which would ''still'' be many letters below a normal failing grade, but which she claims to be the highest grade she's ever got. And then Marcie tells her she's holding the paper sideways.

Hooray! He's finally done it! Look at him jump! Look at him yell! Look at his victory dance! At long last, he's finally... won fourth place in a tic-tac-toe tournament?

* PlayedForDrama in the manga version of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', where a [[ArcVillain minor antagonist]] celebrates when he manages to inflict [[JustAFleshWound a negligible wound]] on [[MasterSwordsman Kenshin]]. Based on this Kenshin concludes that all the guy's tough talk about how ARealManIsAKiller and the antagonist's claims of being an experienced swordsman who has slain many people are all false. As Kenshin explains, someone with such a background would actually be disappointed in only managing to inflict such a minor injury instead of celebrating that he managed to wound his opponent at all. Soon afterwards Kenshin is proven right, and his opponent descends into a VillainousBreakdown.

* In ''[[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Asterix the Gaul]]'', Getafix and Asterix are captured by Crismus Bonus and are forced to brew their legendary [[SuperStrength Super Strength-inducing magic potion]] for him. Instead, they brew a dud potion. Deciding to test if the potion worked, he tries to lift up a fallen tree, only to fail. Thinking he set his sights too high, he tries and fails to lift successively smaller and smaller objects until he finally lifts a small rock with his natural strength, then begins to cheer, thinking he's obtained super strength.

** In another strip, he sees the first robin of spring and excitedly tells his mom to call the paper while running around in circles, expecting a front page write up, a civic ceremony, and enough prize money for a trust fund. Unfortunately, not only does his mom tell him that it doesn't work that way, it turns out [[CrossesTheLineTwice Hobbes already saw a robin the previous day!]]

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* In ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'', when Nerine got upgraded from LethalChef to OneNoteCook, her father wanted to make it a holiday for his people.

* ''Creator/The1491s'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDVD0Ogk0pE Honor Song]]" pokes fun at the Dakota reputation for performing honor songs for very small actions, such as picking up litter and lending a friend a single dollar.

SubTrope of ComicalOverreacting. Compare SmallNameBigEgo and WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency. Often crosses over with UnsportsmanlikeGloating if said achievement was winning at a competition. A common response to receiving a MundaneLuxury.

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[[caption-width-right:350:And this is after he tried, and failed, to lift the two larger rocks on the left.]]

* In ''Literature/TheFourGospels'', in a parable about repentance, there is one about a woman who lost a coin. When she found it after hours of searching and cleaning, she tells her neighbors about it, and they celebrate with her.

SubTrope of ComicalOverreacting. Compare SmallNameBigEgo and WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency. Often crosses over with UnsportsmanlikeGloating if said achievement was winning at a competition.

* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode "Big Pink Loser" has Patrick trying to open a jar, and idiotically failing to do so, but Spongebob is there to help him. Spongebob suggests Patrick that he do exactly what he does, and when Patrick opens the jar, both him and Spongebob celebrate for it.

* Providing the page image: In ''[[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Asterix the Gaul]]'', Getafix and Asterix are captured by Crismus Bonus and are forced to brew their legendary [[SuperStrength Super Strength-inducing magic potion]] for him. Instead, they brew a dud potion. Deciding to test if the potion worked, he tries to lift up a fallen tree, only to fail. Thinking he set his sights too high, he tries and fails to lift successively smaller and smaller objects until he finally lifts a small rock with his natural strength, then begins to cheer, thinking he's obtained super strength.

* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': In one comic, Calvin gets an A on an assignment. He pictures the entire city celebrating his achievement with a parade, with the mayor even presenting the key to the city to him. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as Calvin usually performs horribly in school in subjects other than writing.

---> '''The Grinch: [[LargeHam "I'M NUMBER ONE! NO CHILD CAN BEAT THE GRINCH!!!"]]'''

* In the manga version of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', a [[ArcVillain minor antagonist]] celebrates when he manages to inflict [[JustAFleshWound a negligible wound]] on [[MasterSwordsman Kenshin]]. Based on this Kenshin concludes that all the guy's tough talk about how ARealManIsAKiller and the antagonist's claims of being an experienced swordsman who has slain many people are all false. As Kenshin explains, someone with such a background would actually be disappointed in only managing to inflict such a minor injury instead of celebrating that he managed to wound his opponent at all. Soon afterwards Kenshin is proven right, and his opponent descends into a VillainousBreakdown.

Hooray! He's finally done it! Look at him jump! Look at him yell! Look at his victory dance! At long last, he's finally... won fourth place in a checkers tournament?

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