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* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' has the equivalent for kids; kissing pets. The boys tries to discredit Gretchen (who's running against Vince for [[SeriousBusiness class president]] on a platform of "Girls for Gretchen", although she genuinely wants to do a good job) by having her asked to kiss a pet lizard. She gets out of it by claiming to have a cold.

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* An Bowser does this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' has the equivalent for kids; kissing pets. The boys tries ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3''. He's only able to discredit Gretchen (who's running against Vince for [[SeriousBusiness class president]] on go through with it thanks to a platform "Nice Guy Potion" cooked up by Cheatsy and Kooky.
* An example occurs in ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'', when Julien[[note]]Who likes to move it, move it! [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Who likes to...]][[RealSongThemeTune move it!]][[/note]] decides one
of "Girls for Gretchen", although she genuinely wants to do these would be a good job) by having her asked way to kiss boost his approval rating, which initially works well but things go awry when Mort uses his small stature to pass himself off as a pet lizard. She gets out of baby to get a kiss.
-->'''Mort''': Everything I imagined
it by claiming to have would be...\\
'''Julien''': Mort, I am busy winning everyone's approval!\\
-->'''Mort''': Well, you got my vote, Mr. President!
-->''[[RunningGag (Julien kicks Mort away)]]''
-->'''Mort''': I'll never wash this forehead again!
-->'''Lemur''': The king just kicked
a cold.baby!



* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "Impeach Fuzz", while the Mayor of Townsville is running for his re-election, he mentions that this trope is one of his favorite parts. Then we get to see him kiss babies as if they were on a conveyor belt.
* Done in ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' cartoon. Of course, when the Mask himself ran for the mayor, he kissed bab'''es''' instead.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', [[TheSnarkKnight Gorgonzola]] [[InvokedTrope advises the titular character to do this]] when he runs for the president of the apprentices' club. They attempt this by [[ComicallyMissingThePoint sneaking into a hospital]], and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidentally inciting the babies to riot]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' ''WesternAnimation/COPS1988'' episode "Impeach Fuzz", "The Case of the Sinister Spa", Big Boss orchestrates a plot where the mayor of Empire City is hypnotized into making Berserko deputy mayor. One scene has Berserko as deputy mayor kissing a baby, who reacts by crying.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Detention}}'' episode "Too Good To Be Truant" Gug kisses babies
while the Mayor of Townsville is running for his re-election, he mentions in a school election. Emmit pranks him by replacing the last baby with a pig that this trope is one licks Gug's face.
* In an episode
of ''WesternAnimation/DogCity'', Dogfather Bugsy Vile rigs a mayoral election and wins with just five votes. Among his favorite parts. Then we get to see him kiss duties are kissing babies as if they were on and christening a conveyor belt.
* Done in ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' cartoon. Of course,
ship with champagne bottle. Hilarity ensues when he gets the Mask two just a little mixed up....
* The ''WesternAnimation/DrZitbagsTransylvaniaPetShop'' episode "Horrorlection Fever" has Dr. Zitbag run for mayor. At one point, he has several clones of
himself ran sent out to convince the denizens of Transylvania to vote for him. One of the mayor, he kissed bab'''es''' instead.clones is seen kissing a baby, who responds by beating him up.



* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', specifically the Orson's Farm/U.S. Acres segment, Roy Rooster kisses ''eggs'' when running for the title of "leader of the barnyard", since [[DontExplainTheJoke he is a male chicken, and chickens lay eggs.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' episode "A Goof of the People", Goofy is instructed on how to be a politician and is informed by the How-To Narrator that he can earn more voters by shaking people's hands and kissing babies. Humorously, Goofy mixes it up by shaking a baby's hand and kissing a big guy who ends up punching him.
* The ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh'' episode "Save Our School" involves Vinnie Stoker (a vampire), Elephant Boy (a humanoid elephant wearing a bag over his head as a VisualPun on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Merrick Joseph Merrick]]) and Suey (a humanoid pig girl) running for class president. Suey at one point hands Max Schneider a campaign poster that depicts her kissing a piglet.



* Done in ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' cartoon. Of course, when the Mask himself ran for the mayor, he kissed bab'''es''' instead.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' episode "We the People", where Mike chooses to run for Governor of Albonquetine during Wendel's reelection, features a variant involving baby animals. Mike helps her approval rating by kissing a piglet, with Wendel failing to do the same when he attempts to kiss a baby porcupine.
* When the Flim Flam brothers appear in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' one of their acts during their VillainSong is to pick up Applebloom and kiss her.



* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', specifically the Orson's Farm/U.S. Acres segment, Roy Rooster kisses ''eggs'' when running for the title of "leader of the barnyard", since [[DontExplainTheJoke he is a male chicken, and chickens lay eggs.]]
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Mr. Burns running for governor, and there's a scene where he mentions that he needs to go off and do this.

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* In an the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', specifically "Impeach Fuzz", while the Orson's Farm/U.S. Acres segment, Roy Rooster kisses ''eggs'' when Mayor of Townsville is running for the title of "leader of the barnyard", since [[DontExplainTheJoke he is a male chicken, and chickens lay eggs.]]
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Mr. Burns running for governor, and there's a scene where
his re-election, he mentions that he needs this trope is one of his favorite parts. Then we get to go off and see him kiss babies as if they were on a conveyor belt.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' has the equivalent for kids; kissing pets. The boys tries to discredit Gretchen (who's running against Vince for [[SeriousBusiness class president]] on a platform of "Girls for Gretchen", although she genuinely wants to
do this.a good job) by having her asked to kiss a pet lizard. She gets out of it by claiming to have a cold.



* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DogCity'', Dogfather Bugsy Vile rigs a mayoral election and wins with just five votes. Among his duties are kissing babies and christening a ship with champagne bottle. Hilarity ensues when he gets the two just a little mixed up....
* When the Flim Flam brothers appear in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' one of their acts during their VillainSong is to pick up Applebloom and kiss her.
* Bowser does this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3''. He's only able to go through with it thanks to a "Nice Guy Potion" cooked up by Cheatsy and Kooky.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', [[TheSnarkKnight Gorgonzola]] [[InvokedTrope advises the titular character to do this]] when he runs for the president of the apprentices' club. They attempt this by [[ComicallyMissingThePoint sneaking into a hospital]], and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidentally inciting the babies to riot]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'': In an "[[Recap/RugratsS6E20ShareAndShareASpikeTommyForMayor Tommy For Mayor]]", Tommy and Phil, respectively backed by Susie and Angelica, compete to be the leader in their group of friends. To get Phil on the voters' good side, Angelica tells him to kiss babies (keep in mind that Phil himself is a baby). Chuckie and Lil are not amused. When Tommy asks Susie if he should do this, Susie tells him it's not necessary.
* The ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' episode "The Wool of the People" has General Specific and Sheep run for mayor. At one point, they get into a chase and briefly stop so they can both kiss a baby. Lady Richington, who was General Specific's campaign manager, is also handed the baby, but she doesn't want to kiss the child, so she has her butler do it.
* An
episode of ''WesternAnimation/DogCity'', Dogfather Bugsy Vile rigs a mayoral election ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Mr. Burns running for governor, and wins there's a scene where he mentions that he needs to go off and do this.
* The ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' episode "Mr. President" has Mr. Frog throwing his hat in the ring
with just five votes. Among his duties are kissing babies and christening a ship campaign ad. During part of it, a mother gave him her baby with champagne bottle. Hilarity ensues that in mind, before she quickly became horrified when he gets the two just a little mixed up....
* When the Flim Flam brothers appear in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' one of their acts during their VillainSong is
starts to pick up Applebloom open his mouth and kiss her.
* Bowser does this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3''. He's only able to go through with it thanks to a "Nice Guy Potion" cooked up by Cheatsy and Kooky.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', [[TheSnarkKnight Gorgonzola]] [[InvokedTrope advises the titular character to do this]] when he runs for the president of the apprentices' club. They
attempt this by [[ComicallyMissingThePoint sneaking into a hospital]], and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidentally inciting to [[EatsBabies eat the babies baby]], before it abruptly cuts to riot]].a different scene.



* An example occurs in ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'', when Julien[[note]]Who likes to move it, move it! [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Who likes to...]][[RealSongThemeTune move it!]][[/note]] decides one of these would be a good way to boost his approval rating, which initially works well but things go awry when Mort uses his small stature to pass himself off as a baby to get a kiss.
-->'''Mort''': Everything I imagined it would be...\\
'''Julien''': Mort, I am busy winning everyone's approval!\\
-->'''Mort''': Well, you got my vote, Mr. President!
-->''[[RunningGag (Julien kicks Mort away)]]''
-->'''Mort''': I'll never wash this forehead again!
-->'''Lemur''': The king just kicked a baby!
* The ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' episode "The Wool of the People" has General Specific and Sheep run for mayor. At one point, they get into a chase and briefly stop so they can both kiss a baby. Lady Richington, who was General Specific's campaign manager, is also handed the baby, but she doesn't want to kiss the child, so she has her butler do it.
* The ''WesternAnimation/DrZitbagsTransylvaniaPetShop'' episode "Horrorlection Fever" has Dr. Zitbag run for mayor. At one point, he has several clones of himself sent out to convince the denizens of Transylvania to vote for him. One of the clones is seen kissing a baby, who responds by beating him up.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' episode "A Goof of the People", Goofy is instructed on how to be a politician and is informed by the How-To Narrator that he can earn more voters by shaking people's hands and kissing babies. Humorously, Goofy mixes it up by shaking a baby's hand and kissing a big guy who ends up punching him.

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* An example occurs in ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'', when Julien[[note]]Who likes to move it, move it! [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Who likes to...]][[RealSongThemeTune move it!]][[/note]] decides one of these would be a good way to boost his approval rating, which initially works well but things go awry when Mort uses his small stature to pass himself off as a baby to get a kiss.
-->'''Mort''': Everything I imagined it would be...\\
'''Julien''': Mort, I am busy winning everyone's approval!\\
-->'''Mort''': Well, you got my vote, Mr. President!
-->''[[RunningGag (Julien kicks Mort away)]]''
-->'''Mort''': I'll never wash this forehead again!
-->'''Lemur''': The king just kicked a baby!
* The ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' episode ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheGooseLady'' short "The Wool of the People" Egg Who Would Be King" has General Specific and Sheep run for mayor. At one point, they get into a chase and briefly stop so they can both Humpty Dumpty kiss a baby. Lady Richington, who was General Specific's an infant during his campaign manager, is also handed the baby, but she doesn't want to kiss the child, so she has her butler do it.
* The ''WesternAnimation/DrZitbagsTransylvaniaPetShop'' episode "Horrorlection Fever" has Dr. Zitbag run for mayor. At one point, he has several clones
become King of himself sent out to convince the denizens of Transylvania to vote for him. One of the clones is seen kissing a baby, who responds by beating him up.
Fairy Tale Land.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "A Goof of "Money Grandma", a time-displaced George Washington tries to kiss a baby while [[ItMakesSenseInContext running against Robin for Teen Titans team leader]], only for Robin to bump into him and make him cause the People", Goofy is instructed on how baby to be a politician and is informed cry by accidentally hurting the How-To Narrator that he can earn more voters by shaking people's hands and kissing babies. Humorously, Goofy mixes it up by shaking a baby's hand and kissing a big guy who ends up punching him.infant with his wooden dentures.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/COPS1988'' episode "The Case of the Sinister Spa", Big Boss orchestrates a plot where the mayor of Empire City is hypnotized into making Berserko deputy mayor. One scene has Berserko as deputy mayor kissing a baby, who reacts by crying.
* The ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh'' episode "Save Our School" involves Vinnie Stoker (a vampire), Elephant Boy (a humanoid elephant wearing a bag over his head as a VisualPun on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Merrick Joseph Merrick]]) and Suey (a humanoid pig girl) running for class president. Suey at one point hands Max Schneider a campaign poster that depicts her kissing a piglet.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' episode "We the People", where Mike chooses to run for Governor of Albonquetine during Wendel's reelection, features a variant involving baby animals. Mike helps her approval rating by kissing a piglet, with Wendel failing to do the same when he attempts to kiss a baby porcupine.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheGooseLady'' short "The Egg Who Would Be King" has Humpty Dumpty kiss an infant during his campaign to become King of Fairy Tale Land.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Detention}}'' episode "Too Good To Be Truant" Gug kisses babies while running in a school election. Emmit pranks him by replacing the last baby with a pig that licks Gug's face.
* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'': In "[[Recap/RugratsS6E20ShareAndShareASpikeTommyForMayor Tommy For Mayor]]", Tommy and Phil, respectively backed by Susie and Angelica, compete to be the leader in their group of friends. To get Phil on the voters' good side, Angelica tells him to kiss babies (keep in mind that Phil himself is a baby). Chuckie and Lil are not amused. When Tommy asks Susie if he should do this, Susie tells him it's not necessary.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "Money Grandma", a time-displaced George Washington tries to kiss a baby while [[ItMakesSenseInContext running against Robin for Teen Titans team leader]], only for Robin to bump into him and make him cause the baby to cry by accidentally hurting the infant with his wooden dentures.
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[-[[caption-width-right:350: When you're in charge of the most [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany infamous dictatorship dictatorship]] of the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 20th century, century]], it's important to set aside plenty of time for PR.]]-]
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* In Creator/PeterMilligan's run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan'', the Angel triplets mention that they found out [[PresidentEvil President Eaglehton]] is a murderous ChildHater by reading his thoughts when he kissed a baby and seeing that he secretly wished he could get away with killing all children.

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* In Creator/PeterMilligan's run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan'', the Angel triplets mention that they found out [[PresidentEvil President Eaglehton]] Eagleton]] is a murderous ChildHater by reading his thoughts when he kissed a baby and seeing that he secretly wished he could get away with killing all children.
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* In Creator/PeterMilligan's run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan'', the Angel triplets mention that they found out [[PresidentEvil President Eaglehart]] is a murderous ChildHater by reading his thoughts when he kissed a baby and seeing that he secretly wished he could get away with killing all children.

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* In Creator/PeterMilligan's run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan'', the Angel triplets mention that they found out [[PresidentEvil President Eaglehart]] Eaglehton]] is a murderous ChildHater by reading his thoughts when he kissed a baby and seeing that he secretly wished he could get away with killing all children.
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* In Creator/PeterMilligan's run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan'', the Angel triplets mention that they found out [[PresidentEvil President Eaglehart]] is a murderous ChildHater by reading his thoughts when he kissed a baby and seeing that he secretly wished he could get away with killing all children.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'': In "[[Recap/RugratsS6E20ShareAndShareASpikeTommyForMayor Tommy For Mayor]]", Tommy and Phil, respectively backed by Susie and Angelica, compete to be the leader in their group of friends. To get Phil on the voters' good side, Angelica tells him to kiss babies (keep in mind that Phil himself is a baby). Chuckie and Lil are not amused. When Tommy asks Susie if he should do this, Susie tells him it's not necessary.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/Detention'' episode "Too Good To Be Truant" Gug kisses babies while running in a school election. Emmit pranks him by replacing the last baby with a pig that licks Gug's face.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/Detention'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Detention}}'' episode "Too Good To Be Truant" Gug kisses babies while running in a school election. Emmit pranks him by replacing the last baby with a pig that licks Gug's face.
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* On the cover of Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendsForeverIssue15, Mayor Mare is depicted kissing the forehead of one of the Cake twins.

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* On the cover of Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendsForeverIssue15, Mayor Mare is depicted kissing the forehead of one of the Cake twins. She is a middle-aged female politician, and the twins are infants who do not resemble either of their parents.
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* A ''[[ComicBook/TheBeano The Bash Street Kids]]'' strip has the teacher tell the class that they will be electing a head boy by democratic vote. Plug references the trope saying that politicians get votes by kissing babies, so he goes to kiss some at a nursery. But because Plug's ugly, the babies scream and he gets thrown out without a kiss.

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* A ''[[ComicBook/TheBeano The Bash Street Kids]]'' strip has the teacher tell the class that they will be electing a head boy by democratic vote. Plug references the trope trope, by saying that politicians get votes by kissing babies, so babies. So he goes to kiss some at a nursery. But because Plug's Plug is ugly, the babies scream and he gets thrown out without a kiss.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', episode [[Recap/FuturamaS2E3AHeadInThePolls "A Head In The Polls"]]: when [[BrainInAJar the head of]] UsefulNotes/RichardNixon runs for President of Earth wearing Bender's body, he pulls a baby out of the chest cavity and kisses it.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
** In the
episode [[Recap/FuturamaS2E3AHeadInThePolls "A Head In The Polls"]]: Polls"]], when [[BrainInAJar the head of]] UsefulNotes/RichardNixon runs for President of Earth wearing Bender's body, he pulls a baby out of the chest cavity and kisses it.


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** "Attack of the Killer App" has Mayor Poopenmeyer kiss a baby robot before tossing it into a dumpster with the rest of the city's e-waste.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "Impeach Fuzz", while the Mayor of Townsville is running for his re-election, he mentions that this is one of his favorite parts. Then we get to see him kiss babies as if they were on a conveyor belt.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "Impeach Fuzz", while the Mayor of Townsville is running for his re-election, he mentions that this trope is one of his favorite parts. Then we get to see him kiss babies as if they were on a conveyor belt.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "Impeach Fuzz", while the Mayor of Townsville is running for his re-election, he mentions that this was one of his favorite parts. Then we get to see him kiss babies as if they were on a conveyor belt.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' episode "Impeach Fuzz", while the Mayor of Townsville is running for his re-election, he mentions that this was is one of his favorite parts. Then we get to see him kiss babies as if they were on a conveyor belt.
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