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* Part of the reason why Kaguya takes a shine to Kei in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaWaKokurasetai'' is out of her long standing desire for a little sister (that, and she thinks it would get her closer to [[LoveInterest Shirogane]]).

* In ''Theater/{{Hamilton}}'' Little Philip tells his father in a poem he wrote "I have a little sister but I want a little brother." The real life Philip Hamilton would have 5 younger brothers, one named after him [[spoiler]]after he died in a duel.[[/spoiler]]

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/Arthur'' sees Sue Ellen expressing a desire for a sibling after she realizes she's the only one out of her friends who's an only child. She tries pretending her friends are siblings, but gives up after an attempt to babysit DW goes [[BadlyBatteredBabysitter horribly wrong]]. Her parents later cheer her up by signing up to sponsor a Tibetan boy, whom Sue Ellen can view as a little brother.

* Many of the "rival children" in ''HarvestMoon: Animal Parade'' express a desire for younger siblings, but the two who fit the trope most closely are Lucy and Dakota. Lucy asked her parents, and they agreed, but never have any luck having a second because StatusQuoIsGod. Dakota, meanwhile, went ''[[PluckyGirl all the way to the]] [[{{God}} Harvest King]]'' to ask for a little sister, but he told her there was nothing he could do unless [[NoAccountingForTaste her parents started getting along first]].

* At the end of the remake of ''MiracleOn34thStreet'', Susan remarks to her mother that her Christmas wishes were a house (instead of their trendy apartment), a dad, and a baby brother. [[spoiler:Since her mother marries her longtime boyfriend on Christmas Eve, and Christmas morning finds them moving into Susan's dream home, it's heavily implied that the mother is pregnant.]]

* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaTheMovieFirst'', it is revealed that Alicia Testarossa always wanted a little sister (which is exactly what Fate is to her), as Presea remembers [[spoiler:only while plummeting to her death]].

* HomeAlone has a scene where Kevin is watching [[TheLateShow Johnny Carson]] read kid's letters to Santa. One reads "Dear Santa, last year I asked for a baby brother and I got one. This year, I just want Play-Do."

* On AmericasFunniestHomeVideos, one clip of a couple telling their 7-year-old son that he soon would have a little brother, the kid exclaimed "Way to go, '''dad'''!" and gave his dad a high-five.

* In ''{{Drowtales}}'', it's considered good luck to have twins or a similar - age sibling. As a result, the Sharen clan has the practice of a "protector twin" (adopting - or buying - a child, usually from a servant family) to give their own children a chance to have a same - age sibling. Unfortunately, this often results in sibling rivalry, ending with the death of the protector twin at the hands of the former child, or (less often) vice versa.
* In ''SomethingPositive,'' [[BrattyHalfPint Rory]] decides he wants a little sister; his mom doesn't seem interested, but when his ParentalSubstitute [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Davan]] gets engaged he immediately starts suggests he get his fiancée, [[TokenWholesome Vanessa]], pregnant. Vanessa, who doesn't want kids, agrees as long as Rory is present at all her births--[[ScareEmStraight then shows him a video]] of what [[{{Squick}} the birthing process looks like]].

* In ''TheDresdenFiles'' short story ''It's My Birthday Too'', Harry reveals that he wished for a brother when he was a child in the orphanage after his father's death. Ironically (and heartwarmingly), the person he's telling this story to is [[spoiler:his long-lost and recently found older brother Thomas]].
* One adventure of Literature/TheBabySittersClub has Mary Anne and Dawn wanting their parents to have a baby so they'll be able to baby-sit it. They come to their senses by the end of the book.

* Littlefoot in at least one of the ''TheLandBeforeTime'' sequels has shown interest in wanting a sibling. It doesn't help that he's one of the only main characters in the entire series (except for Chomper) to be an only child. He DID get a stepbrother when his long-absent father Bron returned in the tenth film, and at Littlefoot's urging, adopted Shorty, a brachiosaurus who had come to view Bron as a father.

* ZigZagged in the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Emission Impossible": First, it's inverted when Stewie hears his parents decide that they want to have another kid, and tries sabotaging any and all attempts to conceive another child. But after meeting one of his possible future siblings inside Peter's testicles ([[ItMakesSenseInContext long story]]), Stewie starts embracing the idea of having a younger sibling. But at the very end of the episode, he changes his mind again.

-->"My parents won't buy me a dog."\\

* ''ChocottoSister'' is about a boy who always wanted to be an older brother, but who never got a younger sibling... until one day, in his college years, SantaClaus gives him a little sister for Christmas.

* From Webcomic/KillLaKillAU, Nui wanted another little sister and she got one, making that played straight. However, this is justifiably averted with Satsuki, having to live with Ryuuko and Nui.

* In ''Series/TheMunsters" episode "Eddie's Brother", Eddie, suffering from OnlyChildSyndrome, tells his parents he wants a little brother. Herman and Lily ''both faint''.

* One episode of ''{{Rugrats}}'' involved Tommy really wanting a little brother. [[ItMakesSenseInContext He then thinks that a bird's egg is his little brother Milton.]] The egg was just a baby bird, but he ''did'' get a real little brother named Dil after TheRevival.

* The OhYeahCartoons short ''Zoey's Zoo'' involves a little girl who keeps tons of animals in her own personal "zoo," because her parents (or at least her mother, whom we only ever see) never caved in to her desire for a little brother. Doesn't stop her from asking about it incessantly, though.

* Once on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Bart, upset about being the OutNumberedSibling, tries to trick his parents into having another baby. Eventually Marge confronts him about what's going on and, while she does feel sorry for Bart, explains that she and Homer are fine with just three kids, and adds that even if she and Homer ''did'' end up having another baby, it could end up being another girl instead of a boy (which leads to Bart having a fantasy about having three sisters). Bart winds up going to the orphanage and temporarily adopting a brother instead.
* ZigZagged in the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Emission Impossible": first is inverted when Stewie hears that Peter and Lois want another kid, and he tries to sabotage any of their attempt at having sex. After meeting one of his possible future siblings inside Peter's testicles ([[ItMakesSenseInContext long story]]), he's eager to have a younger sibling. However, he later changed his mind again.

* On AmericasFunniestHomeVideos, one clip of a couple telling their 7-year-old son that he soon would have a little brother, exclaimed "Way to go, '''dad'''!" and gave his dad a high-five.

* In ''NanohaTheMovieFirst'', it is revealed that Alicia Testarossa always wanted a little sister (which is exactly what Fate is to her), as Presea remembers [[spoiler:only while plummeting to her death]].

* Once on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Bart, upset about being the OutNumberedSibling, tries to trick his parents into having another baby. Eventually Marge confronts him about what's going on and explains that she and Homer only wanted 3 kids, and even if they ''did'' have another baby, it might be a girl. Bart winds up going to the orphanage and temporarily adopting a brother instead.

* ChakonaSpace has examples of Chakat cubs asking their parents to get busy giving them a little sister.

* Once on ''TheSimpsons'' Bart, upset about being the OutNumberedSibling, tries to trick his parents into having another baby. Eventually Marge confronts him about what's going on and explains that she and Homer only wanted 3 kids, and even if they ''did'' have another baby, it might be a girl. Bart winds up going to the orphanage and temporarily adopting a brother instead.
* ZigZagged in the ''FamilyGuy'' episode "Emission Impossible": first is inverted when Stewie hears that Peter and Lois want another kid, and he tries to sabotage any of their attempt at having sex. After meeting one of his possible future siblings inside Peter's testicles ([[ItMakesSenseInContext long story]]), he's eager to have a younger sibling. However, he later changed his mind again.