History Main / InsignificantAnniversary

* The ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', who had to mortage the childhood home of their resident NiceGuy Ray to even afford the decrepit fire-station that housed their flegeling business, sadly toasted "to our first and '''only''' customer" in a month and imminent bankruptcy with takeout noodles and beer... and then the usually grumpy secretary downstairs ''happily'' shouted ''"WE GOT ONE!!"'' as the phone rang downstairs calling from a posh hotel plagued by a green ectoplasmic eating machine... and three heroes began their journey proper that night.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) regards his son's graduation (3rd to 4th grade) as a minor event and a way of showing how people are "finding new ways to celebrate mediocrity."

* The short ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34539268 Milestone]]'' is about the Stuarts celebrating the anniversary of their youngest child Alan recovering from a SoapOperaDisease. It is inspired by the author's experience with cancer.

* The short ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34539268 Milestone]]'' is about the Stuarts celebrating the anniversary of their youngest child Alan recovering from a SoapOperaDisease. It is inspired by the author's experience with cancer.

Anniversaries are usually a celebration held every year after a significant event. However, in this case, it's a bit... different. Maybe instead of a year after, it's just a week. Maybe instead of a significant event, it's something comparatively minor that no one would think to celebrate. In fiction, it's most commonly manifested by something like celebrating a week of a relationship, or something similar.

!!Examples

[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]

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* In an episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Quark needs to distract Odo, so he asks about Odo's plans for his one-month anniversary dating Kira. Odo is incredulous at this notion but is convinced to go through with it.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had a variation in the episode "The Secret Origin Of Denzel Crocker." In the episode, Mr Crocker, already a SadisticTeacher, is [[UpToEleven even meaner and nastier]] on March 15th, and Timmy finds out that it was because of a traumatic event that occurred on that date years before. When Timmy wishes to go back in time to the March 15th in question, he finds out that Crocker was a happy and well-adjusted boy who had Cosmo and Wanda as fairy godparents, and was on his way to the "Denzel Crocker Day" ceremony to celebrate his accomplishments and good deeds, performed with the help of Cosmo and Wanda. In the middle of the ceremony, Timmy accidentally reveals that Crocker had fairy godparents, which causes Jorgen to reassign Cosmo and Wanda, [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erase his and the towns peoples memories]], and [[TorchesAndPitchforks they then try to lynch Crocker]], believing that he had done something to anger them.

* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': PlayedForDrama in the episode "[[Recap/MonkS5E11MrMonkMakesAFriend Monk Makes a Friend]]". The VillainOfTheWeek hides a stolen artifact in a bottle of wine that he says he only wants to open for a special occasion, but his girlfriend decides to open it to celebrate their first week together. The villain then kills her so she can't tell anyone what she discovered.

# Indexes: probably in ASeriousIndex and/or WeddingAndEngagementTropes. - don't think these fit but commenting out instead of deleting in case I'm just wrong.

Indexes: probably in ASeriousIndex and/or WeddingAndEngagementTropes.

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* The ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', who had to mortage the childhood home of their resident NiceGuy Ray to even afford the decrepit fire-station that housed their flegeling business, sadly toasted "to our first and '''only''' customer" in a month and imminent bankruptcy with takeout noodles and beer... and then the usually grumpy secretary downstairs ''happily'' shouted ''"WE GOT ONE!!"'' as the phone rang downstairs calling from a posh hotel plagued by a green ectoplasmic eating machine... and three heroes began their journey proper that night.
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* The ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', who had to mortage the childhood home of their resident NiceGuy Ray to even afford the decrepit fire-station that housed their flegeling business, sadly toasted "to our first and '''only''' customer" in a month and imminent bankruptcy with takeout noodles and beer... and then the usually grumpy secretary downstairs shouted ''"WE GOT ONE!!"'' as the phone rang downstairs calling from a posh hotel plagued by a green ectoplasmic eating machine... and three heroes began their journey proper that night.

Indexes: HolidayTropes, CelebrationTropes, probably in ASeriousIndex and/or WeddingAndEngagementTropes.

* The ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', who had to mortage the childhood home of their resident NiceGuy Ray to even afford the decrepit fire-station that housed their flegeling business, celebrated their "to our first and '''only''' customer" in a month and imminent bankruptcy with takeout noodles... and then the usually grumpy secretary downstairs shouted ''"WE GOT ONE!!"'' as the phone rang downstairs calling from a posh hotel plagued by a green ectoplasmic eating machine... and three heroes began their journey proper that night.

[[folder:Fan Works]]
* The short ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34539268 Milestone]]'' is about the Stuarts celebrating the anniversary of their youngest child Alan recovering from a SoapOperaDisease. It is inspired by the author's experience with cancer.

* The ''Film/Ghostbusters'', who had to mortage the childhood home of their resident NiceGuy Ray to even afford the decrepit fire-station that housed their flegeling business, celebrated their first (and ''only'')customer in a month and imminent bankruptcy with takeout noodles... and then the usually grumpy secretary downstairs shouted ''"WE GOT ONE!!"'' as the phone rang downstairs calling from a posh hotel plagued by a green ectoplasmic eating machine... and three heroes began their journey proper that night.

Anniversaries are usually a celebration held every year after a significant event. However, in this case, it's a bit... different. Maybe instead of a year after, it's just a week. Maybe instead of a significant event, it's something comparatively minor that no one would think so celebrate. In fiction, it's most commonly manifested by something like celebrating a week of a relationship, or something similar.

There are several reasons for this. First of all, if it involves a romantic relationship, it shows at least the partner who initiates the celebration is ''very'' in love with their lover. Of course, if it's mutual, this can be used to show the couple is SickeninglySweethearts. On the other hand, past incidents that are significant to the character(s) may not appear to be significant to the viewer, and this trope helps establishing its importance.

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* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''. Jerry actually remembers the exact date of the last time he threw up: June 29, 1980. After stopping at a bakery to pick up a bobka for a dinner party, Jerry eats a large black-and-white cookie that doesn't agree with him, thus, breaking his fourteen-year streak of not throwing up.
* In an episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Quark needs to distract Odo, so he asks about Odo's plans for his one month anniversary dating Kira. Odo is incredulous at this notion, but is convinced to go through with it.

[[folder:WebComics]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had a variation in the episode "The Secret Origin Of Denzel Crocker." In the episode, Mr Crocker, already a SadisticTeacher, is [[UpToEleven even meaner and nastier]] on March-15th, and Timmy finds out that it was because of a traumatic event that occurred on that date years before. When Timmy wishes to go back in time to the March 15th in question, he finds out that Crocker was a happy and well adjusted boy who had Cosmo and Wanda as fairy godparents, and was on his way to the "Denzel Crocker Day" ceremony to celebrate his accomplishments and good deeds, performed with the help of Cosmo and Wanda. In the middle of the ceremony, Timmy accidentally reveals that Crocker had fairy godparents, which causes Jorgen to reassign Cosmo and Wanda, [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erase his and the towns peoples memories]], and [[TorchesAndPitchforks they then try to lynch Crocker]], believing that he had done something to anger them.
* '' WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': [[SickeninglySweethearts Lori and Bobby]] celebrates random anniversaries such as their six weeks anniversary, 88 days anniversary or the first time they ate pizza together.

** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E25PartyOfOne "Party of One"]], Pinkie Pie organizes a birthday party for her pet alligator, Gummy. The very next day, she invites all her friends to Gummy's ''after-birthday'' party--but they all make up excuses for why they can't attend. [[spoiler:The twist is that Pinkie is so caught up in celebrating Gummy's "after-birthday", she's forgotten that it's ''her own'' birthday. Her friends declined attending the party for Gummy because they're already organizing a surprise party for Pinkie.]]