History Main / ForgottenAnniversary

--> ''(Guile shows up at home with a bouquet, but Jane's extremely pissed)''\\

* Invoked the ''Series/StudioC'' sketch, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqAHgny3lQA Celebirthsary]]" where the wife has deliberately decorated as ambiguously as possible so that her husband has to figure out what was special about the day. [[spoiler: In actuality, there was nothing to celebrate, since it was a test to see if the husband really did remember everything.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': In the premiere episode "Human Flesh", Bob forgets his and Linda's anniversary, and when Linda gets angry Bob protests that he's just not good with dates. A montage of flashbacks reveals he's also [[ForgottenBirthday forgotten Linda's birthday]] (while at her party), [[ForgotTheirOwnBirthday his own birthday]] (while at his own party), and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Linda's due date]] (''while holding their newborn'').

** Another episode reveals that Ricky [[CrazyPrepared keeps emergency gifts in the closet for just such an occasion.]] This also includes birthdays.

* There was an incident regarding this in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' - Danny had lost the gift and he had to go retrieve it in a ghost world. It's revealed that Jack has forgotten his and Maddie's anniversary ''eighteen years in a row'' because he's so obsessed with ghost hunting.

* It comes up in the ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' fifth season episode "[[Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS5E07PerilsOfPeekablue Perils of Peekablue]]". Netossa notices Spinarella's oddly distant behavior, remembers the date, concludes that her wife is upset over her blanking on their wedding anniversary, and resolves to make it up to her. Unfortunately, [[ManchurianAgent the situation is rather more dire]].[[/folder]]

* Subverted in the first episode of ''Series/WandaVision''. The eponymous couple sees a heart on the calendar but they can't remember what it means. Agnes visits Wanda and suggests that the heart signifies their wedding anniversary, while at work Vision learns that the heart actually meant that his boss, Mr. Hart, is coming over for dinner.
** Additionally, Agnes laments that her husband, Ralph, doesn't remember their own anniversary.

* One of them forgets, and is embarrassed in front of an old friend who was considerate enough to remember.

* One of them forgets and is forced to do stuff by the other's whim in order to "make up for it".

Oddly enough, in the one-person-actually-forgets scenario, it's usually the guy who forgets. Make of that what you will.

* A credit card commercial where a man at work is asked by his wife if he made any plans for their anniversary. Naturally he must scramble for an AssPull: "Uh, yeah...we're... " *glances at Chinese takeoutbox* "taking the Orient Express to..." *glances at stained tie* "a spot in...Thailand!" *glances out window, where a bird lands* "We're going birdwatching!" At the end of the commercial, on the trip that his credit card company was able to drum up on short notice, his wife remarks that "this is such a surprise", and he wholeheartedly agrees.

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* In the 1949 Milton Berle film ''Film/AlwaysLeaveThemLaughing,'' a guy buys a watch for his wife, and she has no idea what the occasion is. He lampshades the usual nature of the trope by saying something to the effect of, "Folks, you're witnessing a historical event. Usually, it's the ''man'' who forgets the first anniversary." His wife feels bad about it for a moment, but then gives him a kiss for always being so good to her.

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* In ''Series/ILoveLucy'', Lucy thinks Ricky gave her a [[PrettyInMink mink coat]], and says she thinks it's an anniversary gift. At the end, this is subverted when it turns out she lies about that, to the point of forgetting their real anniversary date, in order to get things from him.

* In the ''Series/{{Mash}}'' episode "[[Recap/MashS7E10PointOfView Point of View]]," Col. Potter is beating himself up for forgetting to call his wife, Mildred, on their anniversary because he was so busy with a rush of wounded. The situation is resolved with the featured patient of the story telling Hawkeye who get Radar to call Mrs. Potter to explain the situation. Apparently, she gave Radar instructions to bring her husband to the phone with her reassurances that she understands the weight of Sherman's responsibilities.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': In the premiere episode "Human Flesh", Bob forgets his and Linda's anniversary, and when Linda gets angry Bob protests that he's just not good with dates. A montage of flashbacks reveals he's also [[ForgottenBirthday forgotten Linda's birthday]] (while at her party), [[ForgotTheirOwnBirthday his own birthday]] (while at his own party), and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Linda's due date]] (''while holding their newborn''.)