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* Happens twice in ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': in one episode his Grandma Opal tries to convinces him to eat sushi. He's reluctant to do so as he horrified of the idea of eating raw fish. After being reminded of how as a baby, he initially resisted ice cream only to love it, Doug eats some sushi and discovers that he indeed likes it. In another, Patti invites Doug to a party's she hosting where the guests will be served liver and onions. Doug ''despises'' that dish (to the point where he once gave a presentation to the class on how much he hates it!), and so has to "train" for eating it at the party. When he finally starts liking it (or at least builds up a tolerance to it) and goes to Patti's house, she reveals that [[ShaggyDogStory it was all a joke]] based on the aforementioned presentation Doug gave, and they're actually having something else. Way to go, Patti.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'' episode "Customer Service", Bugs's cable gets switched to the soap opera network and Speedy comes in to see a Spanish soap opera on TV. Speedy reprimands Bugs for watching "this garbage", but the moments Bugs leaves and Speedy watches a few seconds of the show, he becomes completely invested in it to the point where he blows off his job at Pizzariba so he can stay home and watch it.

** The series has the episode "Read it and Weep", where [[ClosetGeek Rainbow Dash]] realizes to her horror that she loves reading the ''JustForFun/DaringDo'' [[TwoFistedTales book]] Twilight gave her, especially after her earlier outburst about how books are only for eggheads. She then tries to hide her newfound obsession from her friends, which is quite hard to do when she experiences Just One More Page syndrome. Naturally, the Aesop of the episode was "I shouldn't knock something until I've tried it".

* In ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'', there was one episode titled "Yoko" which had the students (except Timothy) icking on Yoko for having her lunch being sushi. The only student who actually tries it and ends up enjoying it is Timothy.

* In an incredibly rare turn of events, both Shaggy and Scooby (well established as {{Big Eater}}s with a taste for all manner of bizarre foods) are shown absolutely refusing to try an Irish dish of crubeens (batter-fried pig's trotters, sometimes deboned and stuffed with mashed potato) and farl (pan-cooked soda bread) in the ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'' episode "Giant Problems", despite the hounding of a chef determined to make them eat the dish. The usual Aesop is subverted at the episode's end; whilst they are forced to eat the dish, they still proclaim it tastes disgusting, in a HardTruthAesop that sometimes first judgments are correct.

* ''Green Eggs and Ham'' is parodied in part of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' in which Loud Kiddington tries to persuade former President George H.W. Bush to [[http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_do_not_like_broccoli-and_i_haven-t_liked_it/150717.html eat some broccoli]]. He does, and, contrary to the trope, he hates it (it turns out, though, that Loud just wanted him to verify his distaste for it, because it provides an excuse for him and his friends to not eat it themselves).
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Kim, in order to buy a new jacket, applied for a job at the Bueno Nacho. Her partner in crimefighting, Ron, only gets dragged into the same job by accident and complains that he'll hate it when he realizes he's been roped in. Later, he ''almost'' leaves the crime-fighting to become a manager at the Bueno Nacho.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewMrPeabodyAndShermanShow'', Mr. Peabody and Sherman travel back in time to see Marco Polo discover Chinese noodles to bring them back to Italy to give birth to Italian pasta, only to find that he refuses to even try noodles. Peabody even remarks that there was a specific story he always used to tell Sherman whenever he refused to try something new, but since he doesn't have the right to tell that exact story on the show, he has to make up his own version to tell Marco Polo.
* Traditionally, and indeed as expressed in the opening theme song, Arnold would lament the necessity of the day's field trip in most, if not all episodes of ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus''. Ironically, the one he missed, where they went through his digestive tract, made him wish he'd gone with and swear to never miss another field trip again. This started after the next one, when he found it was going to deal with dinosaurs.

* Double subverted in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. Squidward vehemently refuses to try a Krabby Patty, and when pressed by [=SpongeBob=], theatrically declares how disgusted he is with the sandwich and goes so far as bury it in the sand. The double subversion comes when [=SpongeBob=] dejectedly leaves and Squidward frantically digs the Patty back up and devours it with gusto, revealing that he was immediately hooked on them, but pretends to hate them as a face-saving strategy and tries to keep his addiction a secret. He eventually learns that too many Krabby Patties at one time can have some very unfortunate side effects:

* A minor version occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'' episode "The Yam Yakkers." Tako insists he isn't excited about Vince Face, the actor who plays [[ShowWithinAShow Aquabot-boy]], showing up for the new movie's premiere, as he's a fan of the character only. Yet when face-to-face with Vince, he can't help asking for an autograph, and Maguro is quick to remind him of what he said earlier.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'', there was one episode titled "Yoko" which had the students, except Timothy), icking on Yoko for having her lunch being sushi. The only student who actually tries it and ends up enjoying it is Timothy.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'' episode ''Customer Service'', Bugs's cable gets switched to the soap opera network and Speedy comes in to see a Spanish soap opera on TV. Speedy reprimands Bugs for watching "this garbage", but the moments Bugs leaves and Speedy watches a few seconds of the show, he becomes completely invested in it to the point where he blows off his job at Pizzariba so he can stay home and watch it.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short “Fin n’ Catty”, there’s a cat that wants to eat a goldfish, but acts ''deathly'' allergic to water. That is, until he accidentally locks himself in a shower stall full of water. The goldfish points out that the cat is fully submerged; at first, the cat panics, but eventually realizes he loves water so much that takes the goldfish’s bowl for himself.

* Being that it's an animated adaptation based on the TropeNamer itself, it's obvious that ''WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019'' is this with Guy Am I.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'', Sam & Max go after a guy named [[PunnyName Kent Standit]], who has banned their favorite snack, [=Glazed McGuffins=]. Following several [[TheCatCameBack contrived]] [[ConveyorBeltODoom misadventures]], they manage to force feed it to him by literally throwing it down his throat. Shortly after he declares his fondness for [=McGuffins=] (and [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this trope), he tells Sam & Max that he will be going after another snack that the duo happen to love. Big mistake.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had the characters going to the "Reptar on Ice" spectacular. Grandpa Lou was vehemently opposed to going. Once the show began, however, he was enthralled, and by the end, could only offer up this stunned observation:
-->"Brilliance... sheer brilliance."
* Double subverted in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. Squidward vehemently refuses to try a Krabby Patty, and when pressed by [=SpongeBob=], theatrically declares how disgusted he is with the sandwich and goes so far as bury it in the sand. The double subversion comes when [=SpongeBob=] dejectedly leaves and Squidward frantically digs the Patty back up and devours it with gusto, revealing that he was immediately hooked on them, but pretends to hate them as a face-saving strategy and tries to keep his addiction a secret. He eventually learns that too many Krabby Patties at one time can have some very unfortunate side effects:
-->"They'll go right to your thighs! ...And ''then'' you'll blow up!"
* Happens twice in ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': in one episode his Grandma Opal tries to convinces him to eat sushi. He's reluctant to do so as he horrified of the idea of eating raw fish. After being reminded of how as a baby, he initially resisted ice cream only to love it, Doug eats some sushi and discovers that he indeed likes it. In another, Patti invites Doug to a party's she hosting where the guests will be served liver and onions. Doug ''despises'' that dish (to the point where he once gave a presentation to the class on how much he hates it!), and so has to "train" for eating it at the party. When he finally starts liking it (or at least builds up a tolerance to it) and goes to Patti's house, she reveals that [[ShaggyDogStory it was all a joke]] based on the aforementioned presentation Doug gave, and they're actually having something else. Way to go, Patti.
* Traditionally, and indeed as expressed in the opening theme song, Arnold would lament the necessity of the day's field trip in most, if not all episodes of ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus''. Ironically, the one he missed, where they went through his digestive tract, made him wish he'd gone with and swear to never miss another field trip again. This started after the next one, when he found it was going to deal with dinosaurs.
* ''Green Eggs and Ham'' is parodied in part of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' in which Loud Kiddington tries to persuade former President George H.W. Bush to [[http://thinkexist.com/quotation/i_do_not_like_broccoli-and_i_haven-t_liked_it/150717.html eat some broccoli]]. He does, and, contrary to the trope, he hates it (it turns out, though, that Loud just wanted him to verify his distaste for it, because it provides an excuse for him and his friends to not eat it themselves).

* A minor version occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'' episode "The Yam Yakkers." Tako insists he isn't excited about Vince Face, the actor who plays [[ShowWithinAShow Aquabot-boy]], showing up for the new movie's premiere, as he's a fan of the character only. Yet when face-to-face with Vince, he can't help asking for an autograph, and Maguro is quick to remind him of what he said earlier.
* In ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo'', rapper Ta'Quil becomes instantly hooked to UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} after watching his first race, sporting a racing jacket afterwards. This is TruthInTelevision: NASCAR tends to have that effect once people actually give it a chance.

* A mild example in one of the ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' shorts (before it became a full-blown series): Jimmy is very reluctant to try cream corn for supper, despite his mother reassuring him that it's good. So he scoops it into his [[BagOfHolding Hypercube]] while his parents are busy talking. This backfires when his dad spots the cube, mistakes it for a brainteaser puzzle, and starts fiddling with it the until cream corn it was storing explodes all over the room. Some gets in his mouth and he comments in an offhand, pleasantly surprised tone, "Oh. That ''is'' good."
* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': In "Bad Tina", Bob is dragged against his will by Linda to the theater, which is playing "CAKE", a troupe of "Stomp"-like dancers doing high-energy "Patty Cake". Bob gets completely absorbed to the point of obsession, driving friends to tears making them "cake" with him.
** The same thing happens to Louise in the episode "Boyz 4 Now," when Tina drags her to a concert by the titular boy band. Louise develops a crush on one of the band members, and being Louise, is sure the only way to break his spell over her is to slap him in the face.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': "Sister's Got a Brand New Bag" has Dexter spend most of the cartoon trying to get away from Dee Dee, who is insistent on showing him her new dance. He goes to such extremes like heading to the bottom of the ocean and outer space. In the end, he finally gives up and watches. This is Dexter's response to Dee Dee afterwards:
--> "Hey, that was pretty good."
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'':
** The episode "D.W. The Picky Eater" (adapted from a short story of the same name), where D.W. at first hates spinach, but after trying it in a pie served at a restaurant, she likes it. The original book ended with her looking horrified after learning she enjoyed spinach, while the animated version had her go on to proudly declare a love for the vegetable and saying [[HypocriticalHumor she never had a problem with it.]]
** In another episode, Muffy is invited to see her first opera with her dad, but doesn't want to go because she's worried she'll get bored and end up embarrassing them both. After some encouragement from her mom, who felt the same way about opera at first, she goes anyway and ends up really enjoying herself.
** In "The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club", the local kids all love the "Scare-Your-Pants-Off" books, a horror series for young readers (and thus an {{Expy}} of ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}''). Problems begin when Mr. and Mrs. Crosswire, Muffy's parents, begin a campaign to ban the books after Muffy claims she had nightmares from reading them. Thankfully, it turns out the author lives in Elwood City, and she challenges Mr. Crosswire to look at the books before making a snap judgment. He ends up enjoying them so much that he rescinds his efforts (especially after Muffy reveals that her nightmares actually came from eating too much ice cream).
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', Timmy wishes that his mom was a great chef so he wouldn't have to eat her nasty looking food. She ends up losing this gift after entering a cooking competition (the Fairy rulebook forbids magic being used to win competitions because it counts as cheating) and cooks up a disgusting looking meal. Not wanting his mother to be humiliated on national television, Timmy volunteers to eat it...only to find that the meal is ''absolutely delicious'', so much so that it ends up ''winning her the competition!'' At the end of the episode, Mom cooks some of it for dinner and places a plate of it in front of a very enthusiastic looking Timmy.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' episode "Beach Beavers A Go-Go" has Daggett insisting that he and Norbert go to the beach, despite the latter's reluctance. Once they get there, lots of bad things happen to Dag, and Norb ends up having a good time.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Kim, in order to buy a new jacket, applied for a job at the Bueno Nacho. Her partner in crimefighting, Ron, only gets dragged into the same job by accident and complains that he'll hate it when he realizes he's been roped in. Later, he ''almost'' leaves the crime-fighting to become a manager at the Bueno Nacho.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'', there was one episode titled "Yoko" which had the students, except Timothy), icking on Yoko for having her lunch being sushi. The only student who actually tries it and ends up enjoying it is Timothy.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewMrPeabodyAndShermanShow'', Mr. Peabody and Sherman travel back in time to see Marco Polo discover Chinese noodles to bring them back to Italy to give birth to Italian pasta, only to find that he refuses to even try noodles. Peabody even remarks that there was a specific story he always used to tell Sherman whenever he refused to try something new, but since he doesn't have the right to tell that exact story on the show, he has to make up his own version to tell Marco Polo.
* In the animated special ''The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town'', the Bunny actually has a song that explains this Trope, which he uses to convince two city guards who are doubtful of trying anything new. (With a ShoutOut to [[http://www.cabot.net/buttons/he.php Johnathan Swift]] which [[ParentalBonus the target audience likely didn't get.]]). See it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTzLNJqgBvQ&t=90s here]] at the 16:00 mark.
* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pelswick}}''. Hot new boy band N'Talented becomes the new favorite group of all the girls in town and the scorn of all the boys, including Pelswick. But after giving their music a try, he's shocked to discover that he actually ''likes'' them! [[spoiler:Though that's only because they turn out to be lip-syncing to a washed-up (and much more talented) rock band from the '80s.]]
* In an incredibly rare turn of events, both Shaggy and Scooby (well established as {{Big Eater}}s with a taste for all manner of bizarre foods) are shown absolutely refusing to try an Irish dish of crubeens (batter-fried pig's trotters, sometimes deboned and stuffed with mashed potato) and farl (pan-cooked soda bread) in the ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'' episode "Giant Problems", despite the hounding of a chef determined to make them eat the dish. The usual Aesop is subverted at the episode's end; whilst they are forced to eat the dish, they still proclaim it tastes disgusting, in a HardTruthAesop that sometimes first judgments are correct.
* The premise of the ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' episode "Cow's Pie" has Cow create her own pie - [[{{Toilet Humour}} Cow's Pie]] - and trying to get Chicken to try it. Not trusting what is in the pie, he refuses, but Cow insists he tries it, trying and failing to trick him into it. Such methods include: impersonating their Mom and Dad, hiding in the shower-spout, hiding in his locker, getting his attention from out the window (getting him in trouble), and replacing the football he was playing with the pie during recess. It is not until she empties out the entirety of their food stock does he finally concedes, discovering that it is actually pretty good. When he asks what is in it, she says that it is best that he didn't know.
* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' is usually disgusted by the sight of honeydew melon. In the final episode, he tries it and quite likes it.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Marge is charmed by Ralph's mannerisms and pushes a reluctant Bart the next day to go play with him. Sure enough, Bart starts to enjoy being at his house, but not in and of itself; actually, he's thrilled mostly to have access to Chief Wiggum's master key that can open any door in Springfield.

* One episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' has Rose starting to attend a positive thinking seminar group. She invites the other girls to come along, and [[TheScully Dorothy]] is entirely dismissive, thinking it's all a bunch of new-age hooey. Needless to say, she ends up believing in the power of positive thinking and talks about it nonstop, much to her roommates' chagrin. The end of the episode [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] the trope, though, as thinking positively stops working for Dorothy, and she feels like a fool for falling for it. In a show of solidarity, Rose decides to stop going to the meetings, leaving Dorothy genuinely touched and happy; the [[AnAesop aesop]] is thus "Supporting your friends is more important than the latest fad."

* Late in ''Please Stop Laughing At Me'', author Jodee Blanco recalls meeting with a group of kids in preparation for college, who all shared similar experiences to hers of abuse they endured. One of them was instead a bully himself, and expressed originally wanting nothing to do with the "nerds and outcasts", but not only does he [[JerkassRealization realize what a bunch of jerks he and his own friends all were]] after hearing things from fellow victims' perspective to his, but he also appreciates the opportunity to be true to himself instead of trying to be "cool" like his former friends.

* This is actually an extremely common story for [[PeripheryDemographic bronies]]: More than half of all bronies resisted watching ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' for varying lengths of time, certain it was too childish and/or girly for them, only to discover upon watching it that they actually enjoyed it.

* Zig-Zagged in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''. Riley was fed broccoli as a baby and before being given it, was grossed out by it, but when she was fed she liked it, so now she likes broccoli...but not on pizza....and she's subconsciously afraid of giant broccoli.

Can happen in RealLife; see HypeAversion and AudienceAlienatingPremise. Then again, it can more often lead to HypeBacklash or a LostAesop where the "don't form an opinion about something you haven't tried" moral comes out as TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong. Often leads to VindicatedByHistory et al when dealing with real-life attitudes towards a work.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has an interesting variation in [[MetaGuy Chisame]], who goes to extraordinary lengths not to accept the existence of magic, despite all the other characters telling her about how awesome it is. When she finally ''does'' get away from the madness, she realizes that her life is too boring, so she heads right back. And promptly starts complaining about it again.

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* In the first episode of ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'', after [[JustifiedTrope already seeing so much wrong with the eponymous park]], Seiya initially turns down some croquettes that Isuzu offers him as he's about to leave. After being prodded a bit, he's actually impressed for the first time all day, and asks her if she made them, and she offers to introduce him to the actual chef, Queen Latifah Fullanza.

* In the first episode of ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'', after already seeing so much wrong with the eponymous park, Seiya initially turns down some croquettes that Isuzu offers him as he's about to leave. After being prodded a bit, he's actually impressed for the first time all day, and asks her if she made them, and she offers to introduce him to the actual chef, Queen Latifah Fullanza.

** In one arc, Peppermint Patty was dragged to a classical concert expecting to hate it, [[ClassicalMusicIsCool only to find it beautiful.]] Then she turns to apologize to Marcie, who dragged her there...[[ClassicalMusicIsBoring only to find that Marcie has fallen asleep.]]

* Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Addicted to Spuds".

* An old ''Series/SesameStreet'' skit has Ernie trying to play a rhythm game with Bert, who initially refuses...but then gets caught up in it, to the point where he wants to continue even after Ernie gets bored with it.

* UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} tends to have this effect on critics once they attend their fi

* In ''Series/SportsNight'', Dana gets tickets to see ''The Lion King'' on Broadway with her young nephew. She thinks it's going to be silly but returns and raves about how awesome it was. Of course, since ABC is owned by Disney, this could also count as a blatant example of ProductPlacement.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Kim, in order to buy a new jacket, applied for a job at the Bueno Nacho. Her partner in crimefighting, Ron, only gets dragged into the same job by accident, and complains that he'll hate it when he realizes he's been roped in. Later, he ''almost'' leaves the crime fighting to become a manager at the Bueno Nacho.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'', there was one episode titled "Yoko" which had the students, except Timothy), icking on Yoko for having her lunch being sushi. The only student who actually tries it and end up enjoying it is Timothy.
* In a episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewMrPeabodyAndShermanShow'', Mr. Peabody and Sherman travel back in time to see Marco Polo discover Chinese noodles to bring them back to Italy to give birth to Italian pasta, only to find that he refuses to even try noodles. Peabody even remarks that there was a specific story he always used to tell Sherman whenever he refused to try something new, but since he doesn't have the rights to tell that exact story on the show, he has to make up his own version to tell Marco Polo.

* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pelswick}}''. Hot new boy band N'Talented becomes the new favorite group of all the girls in town and the scorn of all the boys, including Pelswick. But after giving their music a try, he's shocked to discover that he actually ''likes'' them! [[spoiler:Though that's only because they turn out to be lip syncing to a washed up (and much more talented) rock band from the '80s.]]

* The premise of the ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' episode "Cow's Pie" has Cow create her own pie - [[{{Toilet Humour}} Cow's Pie]] - and trying to get Chicken to try it. Not trusting what is in the pie, he refuses, but Cow insists he tries it, trying and failing to trick him into it. Such methods include: impersonating their Mom and Dad, hiding in the shower-spout, hiding in his locker, getting his attention from out the window (getting him in trouble) and replacing the football he was playing with with the pie during recess. It is not until she empties out the entirety of their food stock does he finally concedes, discovering that it is actually pretty good. When he asks what is in it, she says that it is best that he didn't know.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Marge is charmed by Ralph's mannerisms, and pushes a reluctant Bart the next day to go play with him. Sure enough, Bart starts to enjoy being at his house, but not in and of itself; actually, he's thrilled mostly to have access to Chief Wiggum's master key that can open any door in Springfield.

* Creator/AnneRice was livid when she learned that Creator/TomCruise had been cast as the lead Lestat in ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'', the film adaptation of her novel, calling it, "[[WTHCastingAgency so bizarre]]; it's almost impossible to imagine how it's going to work" and "the worst crime in the name of casting since ''Bonfire of the Vanities''." Rice had no involvement in the production of the film and didn't attend its premiere. She finally watched it after one of the producers, on a whim, mailed her a VHS copy, and to her surprise she ''loved'' it. She was so impressed with Cruise's performance she wrote him a letter of apology, and took out a two-page ad in ''Variety'' [[CreatorPreferredAdaptation praising him and the film]].

* Creator/MichaelBay initially turned down directing ''{{Film/Transformers}}'', thinking it would just be a two hour toy commercial. Then Creator/StevenSpielberg convinced him to go to {{Creator/Hasbro}}'s World Headquarters to learn more about the series (what they call "Transformers School"). This made him so much of a fan that he agreed to direct the film and the sequels.

** Alternatively ... "vanilla" is famously used as a synonym for "plain" or "run-of-the-mill". Who in their right mind would want vanilla when they could have some other flavor? Well, as it turns out, lots of people. Vanilla is actually the top selling ice cream flavor in the US, and many other flavors include vanilla as an ingredient (chocolate, for example, often contains vanilla also, because it pairs well with the flavor of cacao).
* UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} tends to have this effect on critics once they attend their first race in person.
* Like NASCAR, many strong and even staunch anti-gun critics seem to completely change their viewpoint the first time they go to a gun range.
** Simply reading enough about them can sometimes have the same effect, as what happened with ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' lead designer Joshua Sawyer -- before working on the game, he was anti-gun, but after release he'd become something of a gun nut just from all the research he'd performed to get them right.

However, there's one character who thinks -- no, ''knows'' -- that they are just going to absolutely hate it, despite -- or perhaps [[HypeBacklash because of]] -- everyone else's enthusiasm. Nevertheless, they're dragged to the event anyway, and lo and behold, they love it! In fact, most of the time, they'll become the biggest fan of whatever it is that they didn't want to see. Bonus points if the other characters, the ones so enthusiastic to see it in the first place, end up hating it.

However, there's one character who thinks -- no, ''knows'' -- that they are just going to absolutely hate it. Nevertheless, they're dragged to the event anyway, and lo and behold, they love it! In fact, most of the time, they'll become the biggest fan of whatever it is that they didn't want to see. Bonus points if the other characters, the ones so enthusiastic to see it in the first place, end up hating it.

* [[https://youtu.be/V2D2MlLKnbM One of the]] ''WebVideo/BonAppetit'' videos has two kids along with [[Series/SesameStreet Cookie Monster]] trying a variety of popular cookies from the past 100 years. When they get to the '60s with Nutter Butters, both kids are reluctant, claiming they don't like peanut butter. Cookie Monster encourages them both to try it. The girl gives it a lick and says, "I tried it." But then the boy takes a bite and says it was better than he expected. The girl, now curious, takes a bite herself, and then eagerly starts eating the rest of it.\\
--> '''Cookie Monster:''' [[AccidentalInnuendo She's going to town on that Nutter Butter!]]

* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] to hell and back in the ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia episode "Gun Fever Too: Still Hot." Frank goes on the news after an attempted mugging and credits his guns for saving his life. He then urges the people of Philly to buy firearms at Gunther's Guns, a local shop, to protect themselves. The rest of the Gang is divided on the issue: Dennis and Dee claim that guns are terrible and should be banned from the streets; Charlie thinks guns are amazing; and Mac argues that swords are cooler than guns. After countless hijinks, all of the group (and indeed, most of the city) is swept up in Frank's fervor and think that gun ownership is awesome...and that's when Frank casually reveals that he doesn't care at all about firearms. He deliberately worked everyone in Philadelphia into a frenzy about their Second Amendment rights so they'd buy weapons at Gunther's Guns--which he recently invested in. He's now made a fortune, and decides that he's going to hawk water filters to capture more left-leaning, environmentally conscious customers.

* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] to hell and back in the ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia episode "Gun Fever Too: Still Hot." Frank goes on the news after an attempted mugging and credits his guns for saving his life. He then urges the people of Philly to buy firearms at Gunther's Guns, a local shop, to protect themselves. The rest of the Gang is divided on the issue: Dennis and Dee claim that guns are terrible and should be banned from the streets; Charlie thinks guns are amazing; and Mac thinks swords are cooler than guns. After countless hijinks, all of the group (and indeed, most of the city) is swept up in Frank's fervor and think that gun ownership is awesome...and that's when Frank casually reveals that he doesn't care at all about guns. He deliberately worked everyone in Philadelphia into a frenzy about their rights so they'd buy weapons at Gunther's Guns--which he recently invested in. He's now made a fortune, and decides that he's going to hawk water filters to capture more left-leaning, environmentally conscious customers.

* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] to hell and back in the ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia]] episode "Gun Fever Too: Still Hot." Frank goes on the news after an attempted mugging and credits his guns for saving his life. He then urges the people of Philly to buy firearms at Gunther's Guns, a local shop, to protect themselves. The rest of the Gang is divided on the issue: Dennis and Dee claim that guns are terrible and should be banned from the streets; Charlie thinks guns are amazing; and Mac thinks swords are cooler than guns. After countless hijinks, all of the group (and indeed, most of the city) is swept up in Frank's fervor and think that gun ownership is awesome...and that's when Frank casually reveals that he doesn't care at all about guns. He deliberately worked everyone in Philadelphia into a frenzy about their rights so they'd buy weapons at Gunther's Guns--which he recently invested in. He's now made a fortune, and decides that he's going to hawk water filters to capture more left-leaning, environmentally conscious customers.

* In ''Film/PitchPerfect'', the protagonist dislikes movies in general and has never seen one the whole way through, apparently finding them too boring and predictable. Her LoveInterest is shocked by this and tries to get her to watch ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' but she refuses. After the pair fall out, she eventually ''does'' watch it and is visibly brought to tears by it.

** In "The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club", the local kids all love E.A. de Poe's "Scare-Your-Pants-Off" books, a horror series for young readers (and thus an {{Expy}} of ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}]]. Problems begin when Mr. and Mrs. Crosswire, Muffy's parents, begin a campaign to ban the books after Muffy claims she had nightmares from reading them. The kids circulate a petition and stage a protest to save the stories, but Mr. Crosswire ignores them. A middle-aged woman in the crowd, who Arthur had met earlier and invited to come along, then asks him if he's ever ''read'' the books, and he proudly declares that he refuses to do so. Said woman then reveals herself as E.A. de Poe herself (and, as it happens, Mr. Crosswire's former grade school English teacher!), who scolds him for his stubbornness. When Muffy eagerly asks for de Poe's autograph, the Crosswires realize that she lied about the source of her nightmares (she actually ate ice cream without permission and needed a scapegoat), and the author generously offers to read a book aloud so that Mr. Crosswire can get a full picture before he makes his decision. He ends up enjoying the stories so much that he asks her to read another.