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** In the "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul Bart Sells His Soul]]" episode, Moe renovates his tavern into a family-friendly restaurant. However, he's too cheap to hire extra staff, and it soon fails when the stress of running the restaurant by himself and the incessant demands of child customers eventually cause Moe to react with his characteristic surliness.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': In "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbChezPlatypus Chez Platypus]]", the boys open a restaurant called, well, Chez Platypus. As typical of the show, they become the most popular restaurant in town as soon as it's created, with almost the entire town lining up outside and both Doofenshmirtz and Candace going on dates there.

* ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' episode "Recipe For Learning" has the kids try to open their own pretend Mexican restaurant called The Shipwrecked Inn behind the restaurant. But since they lack experience with cooking Mexican food, it doesn't turn out as planned. Aunt Agatha offers to help by serving upside down cake to the customers instead.

* A 2005 Ohio State study found that 60% of restaurants fail in the first year, and 80% do so in the first five years. An often given reason is an inexperienced or hands-off owner.

* By some accounts, 60% of restaurants fail in the first year, and 80% do so in the first five years. An often given reason is an inexperienced or hands-off owner.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode, "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS3E26Cooked Cooked!]]", the Loud family acquire an abandoned seafood restaurant and turn it into a family restaurant called Lynn's Table. On the day of the grand opening, a printing error leads to the kids coming up with their own promotions, but their lack of teamwork and crazy promos lead to an ultimate nightmare in the kitchen for Lynn Sr. [[EarnYourHappyEnding The restaurant still survives, though]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Stan's Food Restaurant" revolves around Stan wanting to start a restaurant centered around fun comfort foods, but Stan hits a snag when the bank denies him a loan. He turns to Roger, who gets a loan for the restaurant and is legally the owner but wants to start a traditional Thai restaurant instead. Roger eventually tries to compete with Stan's successful restaurant by starting his own right next door. Roger's restaurant goes under, and Roger burns it to the ground for the insurance money. Stan's first instinct is to beat up Roger in a fit of rage, but he pulls a gun and nervously tells him to calm down and just let the fire do its thing. Then the episode ends.

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* On ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', Frasier's and Niles's attempt to open up an exclusive high-end eatery meets with typically disastrous results. Many episodes later, when Frasier and Niles tries to write a book together, Martin is about to say that this is the stupidest idea they've ever had, but after thinking about it for few seconds, concludes that [[NeverLiveItDown the restaurant idea was even stupider]].

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS21E2BartGetsAZ Bart Gets a Z]]", Bart manages to get Krabappel fired from Springfield Elementary by spiking her coffee with liquor and, feeling sorry for her, gives her a self-help book that makes Krabappel decide to open a cupcake store. When Bart goes to visit her in the third act, Krabappel is more depressed than before because a lot of competition boomed in between visits and now she's almost flat broke. This, and mentioning to Bart that her dream had always been to be a teacher (no matter [[TakeThat what the self-help book]] (a CaptainErsatz of "The Question") says), makes Bart decide to come clean and get her re-hired.

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS21E2BartGetsAZ Bart Gets AZ]]", Bart manages to get Krabappel fired from Springfield Elementary by spiking her coffee with liquor and, feeling sorry for her, gives her a self-help book that makes Krabappel decide to open a cupcake store. When Bart goes to visit her in the third act, Krabappel is more depressed than before because a lot of competition boomed in between visits and now she's almost flat broke. This, and mentioning to Bart that her dream had always been to be a teacher (no matter [[TakeThat what the self-help book]] (a CaptainErzatz of "The Question") says), makes Bart decide to come clean and get her re-hired.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "The Itis" involves [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Ed Wuncler I]] converting a vegetarian restaurant he already owns it into a soul food restaurant managed by [[GrumpyOldMan Robert Freeman]]. The restaurant, now renamed as [[TitleDrop The Itis]], serves [[NutritionalNightmare ridiculously unhealthy, highly fattening]] African-American cuisine that causes obesity and poverty to skyrocket in the surrounding neighborhood. It turns out that this was all part of Wuncler's EvilPlan to [[RealEstateScam devalue the neighborhood so much that he could afford to purchase a nearby public park at a significantly reduced price]].

* In season three of ''Series/PunkyBrewster'', Henry sells his photography studio and opens a little restaurant he names "Punky's Place."

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Chez Amy", Amy is tired of Dave the Intern frequently getting her order wrong at Meh Burger, so she turns her house into a restaurant called Chez Amy, and hires Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Sticks as employees. This causes a rivalry with Meh Burger, and Dr. Eggman decides to help Amy win by destroying Meh Burger. This later leads Amy to hire Dave to work at Chez Amy, and thanks to Dave's lackluster service towards Eggman, Eggman destroying Chez Amy.

* n the ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'' episode, "Won't Stick to Most Dental Work", Henry leaves the show [[FeudEpisode after a feud with June]], and opens his own restaurant called Henry's House of [=KaBoom=]!. The restaurant is a massive success, but without a replacement co-host, June's career on ''[=KaBlam!=]'' begins to plummet. When June shows Henry [[GoodTimesMontage a montage of the good times they had together]], the two realize how much they miss each other, and Henry returns to the show.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "The Itis" involves [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Ed Wuncler I]] converting a vegetarian restaurant he already owns, turning it into a soul food restaurant managed by [[GrumpyOldMan Robert Freeman]]. The restaurant, now renamed as [[TitleDrop The Itis]], serves [[NutritionalNightmare ridiculously unhealthy, highly fattening]] African-American cuisine that causes obesity and poverty to skyrocket in the surrounding neighborhood. It turns out that this was all part of Wuncler's EvilPlan to [[ItMakesSenseInContext devalue the neighborhood so much that he could afford to purchase a nearby public park at a significantly reduced price]].

-->-- Creator/NoraEphron, "My Life as a Meat Loaf", ''I Remember Nothing:''

-->--Creator/NoraEphron, "My Life as a Meat Loaf", ''I Remember Nothing:''

* In season three of''Series/PunkyBrewster'', Henry sells his photography studio and opens a little restaurant he names "Punky's Place."

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