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* A variant of this is what provides the conflict for the plot of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Woody is stolen by a greedy toy collector named Al, discovering that he was once the main character of a popular 1950s western-puppet TV series called ''Woody's Roundup'', and Al plans on selling him and the rest of the collection of dolls based on the main characters (Jessie the cowgirl, Stinky Pete the prospector, and Bullseye the horse) to a famous toy museum in Tokyo, Japan for a huge profit. Woody originally wishes to escape back to Andy immediately, but the only problem is that the museum is only willing to buy the collection if he, the main character and most valuable piece, is in it. Therefore if Woody leaves, not only will the other pieces of the collection not be able to get into the museum, but also will be returned into storage, likely forever. Woody finally comes up with an alternative, [[spoiler:bringing Jessie and Bullseye home with him, while Stinky Pete ends up in a different home, finding himself to be much happier now that he's being loved and played with]].
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* A variant of this is what provides the conflict for the plot of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''. Woody is stolen by a greedy toy collector named Al, discovering that he was once the main character of a popular 1950s western-puppet TV series called ''Woody's Roundup'', and Al plans on selling him and the rest of the collection of dolls based on the main characters (Jessie the cowgirl, Stinky Pete the prospector, and Bullseye the horse) to a famous toy museum in Tokyo, Japan for a huge profit. Woody originally wishes to escape back to Andy immediately, but the only problem is that the museum is only willing to buy the collection if he, the main character and most valuable piece, is in it. Therefore if Woody leaves, not only will the other pieces of the collection not be able to get into the museum, but also will be returned into storage, likely forever. Woody finally comes up with an alternative, [[spoiler:bringing Jessie and Bullseye home with him, while Stinky Pete (who serves as one of the antagonists of the movie - he was left on the store shelf after Western toys fell out of vogue in the 1960's, replaced by Science-Fiction, and tries to force Woody, Jessie and Bullseye to go to the toy museum which he sees as his "reward" for decades of loneliness) ends up in a different home, finding himself to be much happier now that he's being loved and played with]].
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* ''Film/TheChangeling1980'': PlayedForHorror in the backstory - in the early 1900's, John Carmichael became the main benefactor of his grandfathers fortune after his mother giving birth to him, with his father Richard left in charge of managing it until John's 21st birthday. However, the will stated that the money would ONLY go to John, and if he never reached adulthood, the fortune would be given to charity, with Richard getting nothing, and due John being a sickly child confined to a wheelchair, chances were strong that's exactly what would happen. Desperate to keep the wealth, Richard murdered his son by drowning him in the manor house bathroom, hid the body in a well, then adopted a healthy orphan boy of the same age who he brought to Switzerland shortly before World War 1 broke out. Riding out the war in safety, Richard returned to America years later, claiming that his son had been cured with experimental European treatments, and renamed him John, replacing his real son. [[KarmaHoudini It worked perfectly and Richards crimes weren't exposed until decades after his death.]]
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* ''Film/CominRoundTheMountain'': Wilbert is ultimately told he can only learn the location of the family treasure if he's married. Chaos ensues, as he's hesitant to get married at all, and the one woman he likes is into another man, while another girl in the clan (who's too young for his tastes) is interested in ''him'' and ultimately only gives him the map if he agrees to marry her; he runs off with the map instead.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' subverted the "spending a night in the haunted house" version. The whole thing is set up in the first scene, but the night passes by in a single scene transition, with the family exiting the manor after "the best night's sleep I've had in years". Doubly subverted as the inheritance proves to be not that great to begin with.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' subverted the "spending a night in the haunted house" version. The whole thing is set up in the first scene, but the night passes by in a single scene transition, with the family exiting the manor after "the best night's sleep I've had in years". years" (Lisa even mentions that the tap water at the manor was better than at the Simpson home). Doubly subverted as the inheritance proves to be not that great to begin with.with; $100 for each Simpson except Maggie, the rest going to a previously unmentioned relative. The lawyer states that he sometimes keeps reading the will after everyone present has left, though considering he laughs afterwards, it's more likely he just likes messing with people.
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** "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" has Bart [[PrinceAndPauper switching places with an identical rich boy]] named Simon, and it turns out that his step-siblings are planning to kill him to get his inheritance. Lampshaded by Mr. Burns, who tells "Simon" that he had many siblings, but since they all died of different causes, he inherited the family fortune, clueing Bart in on the fact that he's being targeted.
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** "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" has Bart [[PrinceAndPauper switching places with an identical rich boy]] named Simon, and it turns out that his step-siblings are planning to kill him to get his inheritance. Lampshaded by Mr. Burns, who tells "Simon" that he had many siblings, but since they all died of different causes, causes (mostly by poisoned potatoes), he inherited the family fortune, clueing Bart in on the fact that he's being targeted.
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* ''Fanfic/ScatteredToTheWinds'': After learning that Louie is related to Scrooge, who [[ForWantOfANail went missing alongside Donald and Della years before]], Glomgold offers to make him his heir, provided that Louie spends a year bonding with him first. Rather than intending to [[RevengeByCorruption corrupt the kid]], Glomgold hopes to ensure that at least ''one person'' will miss him after he's gone, having realized how much of his life he wasted competing with Scrooge.
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* ''Fanfic/ScatteredToTheWinds'': After learning that Louie is related to Scrooge, who [[ForWantOfANail [[AlternateUniverseFic went missing alongside Donald and Della years before]], Glomgold offers to make him his heir, provided that Louie spends a year bonding with him first. Rather than intending to [[RevengeByCorruption corrupt the kid]], Glomgold hopes to ensure that at least ''one person'' will miss him after he's gone, having realized how much of his life he wasted competing with Scrooge.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TopCatAndTheBeverlyHillsCats'': With the disappearance of Mrs. Vandergelt's niece Amy Vandergelt, Benny is the next in line for the inheritance (Mrs. Vandergelt had other relatives but [[PassedOverInheritance despised them all]] for unspecified reasons). Provided that Amy didn't return and nothing bad happened to Benny in the next 48 hours, he'd get the inheritance. If something happened to him, the butler would get the money (and naturally spends the rest of the film trying to bump Benny off, or at least ensure he won't be at the estate at the proper time). In this case, Benny never feels comfortable with his newfound potential wealth because he knows Amy was ahead of him to inherit, and when he and the gang find her by sheer chance, he immediately gives up his inheritance to her. (Of course, then it turns out Mrs. Vandergelt isn't really dead.)
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TopCat and the Beverly Hills Cats'', Mrs. Vandergelt left her fortune to her niece Amy. Because of her disappearance, Benny was the next in line. If anything happened to him within the next 48 hours, the butler would get the fortune.
-->'''Top Cat:''' Ah, Beverly Hills. When they try to kill ya, they do it with class.
-->'''Top Cat:''' Ah, Beverly Hills. When they try to kill ya, they do it with class.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoon "The Million-Dollar Cat" had Tom inheriting a sizeable fortune on the condition he not harm another animal, not even a mouse. Jerry pesters him until he can't take anymore, and the cartoon closes with Tom remarking "Gee...I'm throwing away a million dollars... [[WorthIt but I'm HAPPY!]]" while trying to clobber Jerry with a broken board.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' ''Franchise/TomAndJerry'' cartoon "The Million-Dollar Cat" had Tom inheriting a sizeable fortune on the condition he not harm another animal, not even a mouse. Jerry pesters him until he can't take anymore, and the cartoon closes with Tom remarking "Gee...I'm throwing away a million dollars... [[WorthIt but I'm HAPPY!]]" while trying to clobber Jerry with a broken board.
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** The episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E145TheMasks The Masks]]" has a dying millionaire inviting his greedy relatives to [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans a Mardi Gras party]] and stipulating that in order to inherit his money, each will have to don a hideously grotesque mask revealing his or her true character. Despite some moaning and groaning, the family makes it through the night. [[spoiler:Only to discover that the masks have warped their faces to be perfect replicas of the masks, leaving them very rich but having to live in shadow for the rest of their lives.]]
** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E128UncleSimon Uncle Simon]]" was even more vicious. The titular character is looked after by his niece, who comes to resent his gruffness toward her and eventually kills him by making him fall down the stairs. Uncle Simon, apparently aware that she was interested only in his money, names the young woman the sole beneficiary of his large estate -- with the condition that she look after his last project: a robot. As time passes, the robot takes on more and more of Uncle Simon's old habits, prompting the niece to try to destroy it... only to discover that it can't be done. She realizes that she's now stuck with a functionally immortal (24/7, in fact) version of her uncle -- and if she doesn't want to forfeit to his alma mater, she'll have to stay with him forever. As far as she's concerned, it's well WorthIt.
** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E128UncleSimon Uncle Simon]]" was even more vicious. The titular character is looked after by his niece, who comes to resent his gruffness toward her and eventually kills him by making him fall down the stairs. Uncle Simon, apparently aware that she was interested only in his money, names the young woman the sole beneficiary of his large estate -- with the condition that she look after his last project: a robot. As time passes, the robot takes on more and more of Uncle Simon's old habits, prompting the niece to try to destroy it... only to discover that it can't be done. She realizes that she's now stuck with a functionally immortal (24/7, in fact) version of her uncle -- and if she doesn't want to forfeit to his alma mater, she'll have to stay with him forever. As far as she's concerned, it's well WorthIt.
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** The episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E145TheMasks "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E25TheMasks The Masks]]" has a dying millionaire inviting his greedy relatives to [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans a Mardi Gras party]] and stipulating that in order to inherit his money, each will have to don a hideously grotesque mask revealing his or her true character. Despite some moaning and groaning, the family makes it through the night. [[spoiler:Only to discover that the masks have warped their faces to be perfect replicas of the masks, leaving them very rich but having to live in shadow for the rest of their lives.]]
**"[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E128UncleSimon "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E8UncleSimon Uncle Simon]]" was even more vicious. The titular character is looked after by his niece, who comes to resent his gruffness toward her and eventually kills him by making him fall down the stairs. Uncle Simon, apparently aware that she was interested only in his money, names the young woman the sole beneficiary of his large estate -- with the condition that she look after his last project: a robot. As time passes, the robot takes on more and more of Uncle Simon's old habits, prompting the niece to try to destroy it... only to discover that it can't be done. She realizes that she's now stuck with a functionally immortal (24/7, in fact) version of her uncle -- and if she doesn't want to forfeit to his alma mater, she'll have to stay with him forever. As far as she's concerned, it's well WorthIt.
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* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'': In ''The Berenstain Bear Scouts Scream Their Heads Off'', the Bear Scouts are told they'll inherit Widow Bearkin's old house on Spook Hill, but only if they take possession at midnight on the next new moon (and are later told that they ''also'' have to go into every room at least once, to prove the place isn't haunted, and stay in the house until dawn). If not, it'll go to the county to do with as they please. While they technically violate the terms by leaving before sunrise, the law firm still awards them the property for meeting the terms in spirit, by proving (albeit by different means than intended) that the place ''isn't'' haunted. In the end, they have it thoroughly renovated and turned into a Community Center for Beartown, with the grounds becoming a park and playground.
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* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'': In the 1985 series' episode "The Spooky Old Mansion", the Bear family is told they'll inherit "a gift of great worth" from Widder Grizzly, but only if they go to her house on Spook Hill at the stroke of midnight. Things are complicated by the fact that the house is full of owls, spiders, bats and frogs who are determined to scare them away, thinking the Bears will want to get rid of them. In the end, the "gift" turns out to be the courage they demonstrated by coming in... and the house itself, which goes to all citizens of creatures of Bear Country to share. The Bears end up having the place renovated and turned into the Bear Country Library and Community Center.
