History Main / LifeOfTheParty

* Implied: Paramount's two-reeler ''Abner The Baseball'' (1963), derived from the Eddie Lawrence record of the same name, has the titular baseball narrating his life as a baseball leading up to Mickey Mantle hitting him for the longest distance a baseball had been hit for a home run. During the game, some fans chime in:

'''3rd Fan:''' Tear da over off dat ball!\\

This character will [[LampshadeWearing don lampshades]] (no, not ''[[LampshadeHanging that]]'' kind), dance on tables, swing from the chandelier and generally party harder and wilder than anybody else. Sometimes this is done to signify just how awesome a party is, other times it can be to show that the character is immature or is acting inappropriately - say, by drinking excessively at a fancy, upper class tuxedo party and hitting on the mayor's daughter.

* ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'': Mrs. Ichinose, Akemi and Yotsuya are always looking for excuses to throw a party, drink heavily and sing loudly, no matter how much they are annoying their neighbors.

* Ted on ''Series/SchittsCreek'' shows up at Patrick's SlumberParty themed housewarming having consumed all of Alexis's fruity alcohol coolers and cheerfully ready to party. He strips down to his boxers and tank top, to the admiration of pretty much everyone and enthusiastically joins the party games. His drunken kiss with David during SpinTheBottle prompts jealous irritation from Alexis and Patrick.

** A one-shot character used to be a party girl, and is now married and pregnant. She actually considers her party years her GloryDays.

* Pinkie Pie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' will try to be this if it's not a party she set up. If it is one she made, she will try to make it as lively as possible. She even has a party cannon -- a cannon that shoots out ready made party supplies. Even if, at times, she does things that could kill the party for others who are trying to enjoy themselves -- such as making a band play unfitting music for the event, ravenously devouring all the sweets and snacks set out for everyone and leaving nothing for anyone else to eat (going so far as to stuff her face with a plate of cupcakes PRINCESS CELESTIA HERSELF was about to eat right in front of her) and doing things that, while usually funny to watch happen to someone else, would drive you absolutely up a wall or make you incredibly upset if you were there yourself.

For whatever reason, there is a party. Whilst a party is normally going to be a fairly festive affair in its own right, sometimes it just needs spicing up -- this is where Life Of The Party comes into play.

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* Briar Beauty from ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' can turn a freaking ''study party'' into a blast and still have ''everyone pass a notoriously unfair exam.'' Girl is brilliant, but would rather "Live It Up" more than anything else.

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Rick has the tendency to become this sometimes.

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* ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
** Fun Bobby, who wasn't fun anymore once he sobered up.
** [[TheGhost Gandalf the Party Wizard]] from "The One Where They're Going to Party!"
* ''Series/HappyDays'': Arthur Fonzerelli, even after he jumped the shark.
* Meredith from ''Series/TheOfficeUS''. Until her hair gets set on fire at the Morrocan Christmas Party.
* One ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch has a man looking to be more attractive to people via motivational tapes, and the salesman offers a few until settling on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l4g5QWEgVI "Life and soul of the party".]]
-->'''Cleese:''' What's that like?\\
'''Chapman:''' Well it's a sort of ah... 'Ello squire! 'Aven't seen you for a bit, 'aven't seen you for a bit either, Beryl! Hahah! Two pints of wallop, please, love still driving the Jensen, then? Cheer up Jack it may ''never'' 'appen what's your poison then?
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'': Jack grudgingly accompanies Liz to her high school reunion, where he's mistaken for the class popular guy - he doesn't correct the crowd, and enjoys his star status.
* Ted on ''Series/SchittsCreek'' shows up at Patrick's SlumberParty themed housewarming having consumed all of Alexis's fruity alcohol coolers and cheerfully ready to party. He strips down to his boxers and tank top, to the admiration of pretty much everyone and enthusiastically joins the party games. His drunken kiss with David during SpinTheBottle prompts jealous irritation from Alexis and Patrick.

* Eve 6's "Victoria" is a lament about being romantically involved with one -- namely, that she'd rather stay out all night and party than come home to the narrator.
* Inverted: ''Music/TheBeatles''' "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party."

* Zeala of ''VideoGame/JinniZeala,'' a genie who parties with his {{Bedlah Babe}}s in a Flying Harem.

* In ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'', the player character is this... or was, or used to try to be. Most people around him understand that his partying is just a euphemism for his [[AddledAddict irresponsible and destructive drinking and drug use]], and it's clear that it hasn't made him happier, but there are definitely aspects of his lifestyle that have a kind of purity to them. Particularly, when the [[CompanionCube Horrific Necktie]] (who represents his party lifestyle) reminisces about how they met, the player can choose that trying the tie on made him feel happy, or young again, or that it didn't make him happy 'but at least I have a funny tie'.

* WebVideo/HeroHouse has Thor, who can get even a Wake pumping enough to have Gamera downing shots.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Slurms [=McKenzie=] is the most absolutely pathetic deconstruction of this trope possible. He is contractually obligated to be an icon of partying long past being sick of it personally, and his only escape from partying is ''[[HeroicSacrifice death.]]''
* Pinkie Pie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' will try to be this if it's not a party she set up. If it is one she made, she will try to make it as lively as possible. She even has a party cannon -- a cannon that shoots out ready made party supplies. Even if, at times, she does things that could kill the party for others who are trying to enjoy themselves -- such as making a band play unfitting music for the event, ravenously devouring all the sweets and snacks set out for everyone and leaving nothing for anyone else to eat (going so far as to stuff her face with a plate of cupcakes PRINCESS CELESTIA HERSELF was about to eat right in front of her) and doing things that, while usually funny to watch happen to someone else, would drive you absolutely up a wall or make you incredibly upset if you were there yourself.
* Emperor Awesome from ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''. Noted for throwing parties so wild that they ''destroy planets.'' Then moving right on to the next planet.

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* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Elliot's [[SuperGenderBender Superheroine]] spell has a alter ego form that makes him dress and act like [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-06-06 the female embodiment of this trope]] even if he's nowhere near a party.

* The neighbors on ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku''.

* In ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'', the player character is this... or was, or used to try to be. Most people around him understand that his partying is just a euphemism for his [[AddledAddict irresponsible and destructive drinking and drug use]].

This character will [[LampshadeWearing don lampshades]] ([[LampshadeHanging no not necessarily that kind]]), dance on tables, swing from the chandelier and generally party harder and wilder than anybody else. Sometimes this is done to signify just how awesome a party is, other times it can be to show that the character is immature or is acting inappropriately - say, by drinking excessively at a fancy, upper class tuxedo party and hitting on the mayor's daughter.

* Literature/LordPeterWimsey in the novel ''Murder Must Advertise''.

For whatever reason, there is a party. Whilst a party is normally going to be a fairly festive affair in its own right, sometimes it just needs spicing up -- this is where LifeOfTheParty comes into play.

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* ''VideoGame/PowerGigRiseOfTheSixString'' has the Riffriders: a clan that feels life is a non-stop party and that nothing should break your stride. Their clan home is an abandoned mall they converted into a multi-floor arcade/theme park with live bands playing every night.

* Long Duk Dong, in ''Film/SixteenCandles''.

* Music/{{Prince}}'s "Partyman" is about this type of person. Used as part of the 1989 film ''Film/{{Batman}}'' during the scene where the Joker enters the Gotham City museum and starts wrecking the place with his artistic vandalism of various works.

* Briar Beauty from ''Franchise/EverAfterHigh'' can turn a freaking ''study party'' into a blast and still have ''everyone pass a notoriously unfair exam.'' Girl is brilliant, but would rather "Live It Up" more than anything else.

* "Twice Shy" by Music/FlandersAndSwann.

* Music/{{Prince}}'s "Partyman" is about this type of person. Used as part of the 1989 film ''Film/{{Batman}}'' during the scene where the Joker enters the Gotham City museum and starts wrecking the place.

* [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick]] has the tendency to become this sometimes.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Slurms [=McKenzie=] is the most absolutely pathetic deconstruction of this trope possible. His only escape from partying is ''[[HeroicSacrifice death.]]''

* Implied: Paramount's two-reeler ''Abner The Baseball'' (1963), derived from the Eddie Lawrence record of the same name, has the titular baseball narrating his life as a baseball leading up to Mickey Mantle hitting him for the longest distance a baseball had been it. During the game, some fans chime in:

For whatever reason, there is a party. Whilst a party is normally going to be a fairly festive affair in its own right, sometimes it just needs spicing up - this is where LifeOfTheParty comes into play.

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* [[LordPeterWimsey Lord Peter Wimsey]] in the novel ''Murder Must Advertise''.

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* A one-shot character in ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' used to be a party girl, and is now married and pregnant. She actually considers her party years her GloryDays.
** Another[[note]]played by the strident blonde from ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun''[[/note]] was the LifeOfTheParty, somewhat gone to seed. She [[spoiler:falls out of a skyscraper window midway through the episode]]...
* Once in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Odo got [[LockedInARoom stuck in an elevator]] with Lwaxana Troi, and he talks about how he tried to fit in years before, including trying to use his shapeshifting to impress people at parties. He doesn't like parties anymore.

** [[TheGhost Gandalf the Party Wizard]] from "The One Where They're Going To Party!".
* [[Series/HappyDays Arthur Fonzerelli]], even after he jumped the shark.

* One Series/MontyPython sketch has a man looking to be more attractive to people via motivational tapes, and the salesman offers a few until settling on [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l4g5QWEgVI "Life and soul of the party".]]
-->'''Cleese:''' What's that like?
-->'''Chapman:''' Well it's a sort of ah... 'Ello squire! 'Aven't seen you for a bit, 'aven't seen you for a bit either, Beryl! Hahah! Two pints of wallop, please, love still driving the Jensen, then? Cheer up Jack it may ''never'' 'appen what's your poison then?
* ''Series/ThirtyRock'' - Jack grudgingly accompanies Liz to her high school reunion, where he's mistaken for the class popular guy - he doesn't correct the crowd, and enjoys his star status.

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--> ''But now you just don't remember all the things you said''
--> ''And you're not sure that you want to know''
--> ''I'll give you one hint, honey:''
--> ''You sure did put on a show''

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* PowerGigRiseOfTheSixString has the Riffriders: a clan that feels life is a non-stop party and that nothing should break your stride. Their clan home is an abandoned mall they converted into a multi-floor arcade/theme park with live bands playing every night.

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* Pinkie Pie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' will try to be this if it's not a party she set up. If it is one she made, she will try to make it as lively as possible. She even has a party cannon - a cannon that shoots out ready made party supplies.
** Even if, at times, she does things that could kill the party for others who are trying to enjoy themselves - such as making a band play unfitting music for the event, ravenously devouring all the sweets and snacks set out for everyone and leaving nothing for anyone else to eat (going so far as to stuff her face with a plate of cupcakes PRINCESS CELESTIA HERSELF was about to eat right in front of her) and doing things that, while usually funny to watch happen to someone else, would drive you absolutely up a wall or make you incredibly upset if you were there yourself.
** FridgeBrilliance here. Growing up, all of Pinkie's 'friends' were inanimate objects. So she has never learned how to act appropriately in various social situations. Her first exposure to a social gathering was a fun filled party that made every pony there happy, so that is what she always uses.

-> ''But now you just don't remember all the things you said''
-> ''And you're not sure that you want to know''
-> ''I'll give you one hint, honey:''
-> ''You sure did put on a show''

* The neighbors on ''MaisonIkkoku''.