History Main / HumblePie

* In ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Kuzco is quite the KarmaHoudini until he dismisses and insults Pacha (okay, that happens quite a few times, but this time he means it), only to find out that Pacha was in fact looking out for him, and now he's all alone.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls2013'', AlphaBitch Sunset Shimmer is given such a helping of humble pie that in the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks sequel]] her FatalFlaw is that she doesn't feel it's her place to call out her friends even when their petty arguing dooms their band.

** In "Homer vs. Patty and Selma", [[ObnoxiousInLaws Patty and Selma]] act high and mighty to Homer when he forced to borrow money from them to keep his house. When Homer, despite all the ridicule he suffers, saves them from being fired for smoking, they are quick to apologize.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode, "The Richest Duck in the World!", this is how one is meant to defeat Bombie the Zombie.

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-->'''Megamind:''' I need your help...
-->'''Roxanne:''' ''(irritated)'' Why do you need '''''MY''''' help?
-->'''Megamind:''' ''(Sighs.)'' Because you're the smartest person I know.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', there have been two examples.

*** Twilight serves her another slice at the end of "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]". This time, she accepts it and becomes Twilight's friend.
** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite Sweet And Elite]]", [[UpperClassTwit Jet Set and Uppercrust]] get this thanks to [[UnclePennybags Fancypants]] on two occasions. First by him taking Rarity into his reserved balcony seat at the races, right in front of them, and second, [[spoiler:when he endorses Rarity and her friends, who'd they'd just spoke down to, forcing them to suck it up and praise her.]]

* This exchange between Bart and Lisa in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Krusty Gets Busted":
-->'''Bart:''' I know Krusty's innocent, and I think I can prove it, but... I need your help.\\

** In Homer Vs. Patty and Selma, [[ObnoxiousInLaws Patty and Selma]] act high and mighty to Homer when he forced to borrow money from them to keep his house. When Homer, despite all the ridicule he suffers, saves them from fired for smoking, they are quick to apologize.

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* OlderThanSteam: The expression derives from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_pie 'umble pie']], which was a pie filled with liver, heart, and other offal. It was popular among British commoners in the 15th and 16th century. Something of a subversion, as umble pie can actually be quite delicious (assuming you like offal); however, it was considered humiliating for someone who could previously afford "real" meat (e.g. a nobleman) to have to eat the stuff.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' episode,"Oh Brother", Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert (on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually gives Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' episode, ‘’Oh Brother’’, Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert (on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually gives Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' episode, “Oh Brother”, Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert (on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually gives Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' episode, Oh Brother, Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert (on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually gives Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}'', Valiente [[spoilers:loses his right horn in a scuffle with Ferdinand and, as a result, is sent to the slaughterhouse.]] This sends him a step closer to the DespairEventHorizon, shatters all of his preconceptions and deals a heavy blow on his ego. It took him a while to recover and [[spoiler:pull a HeelFaceTurn]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/Ferdinand'', Valiente [[spoilers:loses his right horn in a scuffle with Ferdinand and, as a result, is sent to the slaughterhouse.]] This sends him a step closer to the DespairEventHorizon, shatters all of his preconceptions and deals a heavy blow on his ego. It took him a while to recover and [[spoiler:pull a HeelFaceTurn]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/Ferdinand2017'', Valiente [[spoilers:loses his right horn in a scuffle with Ferdinand and, as a result, is sent to the slaughterhouse.]] This sends him a step closer to the DespairEventHorizon, shatters all of his preconceptions and deals a heavy blow on his ego. It took him a while to recover and [[spoiler:pull a HeelFaceTurn]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' episode, Oh Brother, Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert (on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually show Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' episode, Oh Brother Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert (on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually show Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

* In ‘’WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers episode, Oh Brother Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert (on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually show Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

* In ‘’WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers episode, Oh Brother Norbert all but disowns Daggett after learning he might have been switched at birth and sets off to find his real brother. Then said brother, Byron, shows up and quickly proves to be an even bigger pretentious asshole than Norbert(on top of being AlwaysSomeoneBetter). After being subjected to the same treatment he usually show Dag, Norbert is forced to admit he was wrong and accepts Dag as his real brother.

** The lead-up to the match was engineered to maximise hype and generate public interest, with Riggs adopting a misogynistic jerkass persona to get the crowds worked up and eager to see him lose. {{Kayfabe}} isn't just for pro-wrestling, y'know.

* Hoo boy, Katsuki Bakugo of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is a doozy. Showered with constant praise about his wits, quirk and prowess in battle, it came to no surprise that he developed a nasty superiority complex. This attitude came back to bite him in several ways. He gets beaten in a mock battle by the kid he bullied since elementary and middle school, is forced to come to terms that he's no longer the BigManOnCampus as there are others who have greater quirks than him (and nicer to boot), he gets ignored by TheAce of the class who believes said bully victim is TheRival that he must overcome, and to add the icing on the cake [[DistressedDude he gets kidnapped by villains and needed to be rescued]]. The final straw is when he learns that he was one of the only two members of his class (and, as later revealed, ''year'') to fail the Provisional License Exam[[note]]the other being the aforementioned Ace, Todoroki Shouto, who actually would have passed had he not gotten into an argument with another examinee at the worst possible moment[[/note]]. He finally accepts that his ego is holding him back and that he needs to improve, and undergoes some major CharacterDevelopment to compensate.

* Hoo boy, Bakugou Katsuki of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is a doozy. Showered with constant praise about his wits, quirk and prowess in battle, it came to no surprise that he developed a nasty superiority complex. This attitude came back to bite him in several ways. He gets beaten in a mock battle by the kid he bullied since elementary and middle school, is forced to come to terms that he's no longer the BigManOnCampus as there are others who have greater quirks than him (and nicer to boot), he gets ignored by TheAce of the class who believes said bully victim is TheRival that he must overcome, and to add the icing on the cake [[DistressedDude he gets kidnapped by villains and needed to be rescued]]. The final straw is when he learns that he was one of the only two members of his class (and, as later revealed, ''year'') to fail the Provisional License Exam[[note]]the other being the aforementioned Ace, Todoroki Shouto, who actually would have passed had he not gotten into an argument with another examinee at the worst possible moment[[/note]]. He finally accepts that his ego is holding him back and that he needs to improve, and undergoes some major CharacterDevelopment to compensate.

* Hoo boy, Bakugou Katsuki of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is a doozy. Showered with constant praise about his wits, quirk and prowess in battle, it came to no surprise that he developed a nasty superiority complex. This attitude came back to bite him in several ways. He gets beaten in a mock battle by the kid he bullied since elementary and middle school, is forced to come to terms that he's no longer the Big Man on Campus as there are others who have greater quirks than him, he gets ignored by TheAce of the class who believes said bully victim is TheRival that he must overcome, and to add the icing on the cake [[spoiler:[[DistressedDude he gets kidnapped by villains and needed to be rescued]]]].

* This happens to Raimundo in an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' when he loses a battle to Tubbimura, who uses the Sword of Storm to defeat him. (It had been Raimundo's fault, because he had ignored the lecture on the Sword's powers. Even worse, the Sword of Storm was a Wind Shen Gong Wu, Wind being Raimundo's element, which made it ''really'' humiliating.) Raimundo spends much of the rest of the episode studying, and was able to pull a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA]] in a rematch with Tubbimura at the end.

-->'''Bart:''' I know Krusty's innocent, and I think I can prove it, but... I need your help.
-->'''Lisa:''' You do? Why?
-->'''Bart:''' Oh, come on, you know why.
-->'''Lisa:''' No, why?
-->'''Bart:''' I'll never forgive you for making me say this, but... you're smarter than me.
-->'''Lisa:''' ''[smug chuckle]''

* Hoo boy, Bakugou Katsuki of ''BokuNoHeroAcademia'' is a doozy. Showered with constant praise about his wits, quirk and prowess in battle, it came to no surprise that he developed a nasty superiority complex. This attitude came back to bite him in several ways. He gets beaten in a mock battle by the kid he bullied since elementary and middle school, is forced to come to terms that he's no longer the Big Man on Campus as there are others who have greater quirks than him, he gets ignored by TheAce of the class who believes said bully victim is TheRival that he must overcome, and to add the icing on the cake [[spoiler:[[DistressedDude he gets kidnapped by villains and needed to be rescued]]]].

* Hoo boy, Bakugou Katsuki of ''BokuNoHeroAcademia'' is a doozy. Showered with constant praise about his wits, quirk and prowess in battle, it came to no surprise that he developed a nasty superiority complex. This attitude came back to bite him in several ways. He gets beaten in a mock battle by the kid he bullied since elementary and middle school, is forced to come to terms that he's no longer the Big Man on Campus as there are others who greater quirks than him, he gets ignored by TheAce of the class who believes said bully victim is TheRival that he must overcome, and to add the icing on the cake [[spoiler:[[DistressedDude he gets kidnapped by villains and needed to be rescued]]]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', AlphaBitch Sunset Shimmer is given such a helping of humble pie that in the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks sequel]] her FatalFlaw is that she doesn't feel it's her place to call out her friends even when their petty arguing dooms their band.

* The protagonist Ange in ''Anime/CrossAnge'' was a Norma-hating FallenPrincess who thinks she should not be at the no-man's prison island because she's a princess and that she claims that she's not one of them. Then she inadvertently caused the death of three of her squad mates including the captain and wishes that she would die because she feels powerless. After finally activating a rusty and old machine and bringing it back to its pristine condition and killing her first DRAGON[[note]][[FunWithAcronyms short for Dimensional Rift Attuned Gargantuan Organic Neototypes]][[/note]] she finally gets her ImportantHaircut and hardens her character thanks to circumstances who is willing to do anything to survive.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', AlphaBitch Sunset Shimmer is given such a helping of humble pie that in the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks sequel]] her FatalFlaw is that she doesn't feel its her place to call our her friends even when their petty arguing dooms their band.