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* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS8E7SupersizeMe Supersize Me]]", both Beavis and Butt-Head binge on Burger World food for 30 straight days, becoming morbidly obese in the process. They did this so they could get famous like Morgan Spurlock of ''Film/SuperSizeMe'', albeit without knowing the ''actual'' message of the documentary.

* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': In "Fast Foodie", a Burger Clown opens next door to the Greens' house and Cricket wants to eat there every day for every meal; after making a wager with Bill that he and Tilly will do so without any problems, constant fast food causes Cricket to become extremely gluttonous and weighty, but this does not stop him from eating the food despite Bill's objections. After getting stuck in a slide and asked by Bill if he really wants to spend his whole life there, Cricket realizes his mistake and apologizes, learning his lesson that too much fast food isn't good for him.

* The ''{{WesternAnimation/Doug}}'' short "Doug Tips the Scales," after a weekend trip to his grandmother's house, Doug realizes he put on a few pounds and has been invited to Beebe's pool party. Doug is too embarrassed to be seen in a swimsuit, so he decides to work the extra weight off before the party using [[TheAhnold Ronald "Prepare to Suffer" Weisenheimer's]] videos. However, it turns out he's not the only one [[AppearanceAngst who's insecure about his body]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'' episode, "Bad Influences", both Brendan and Jason end gaining weight and are both placed on diets (well, as Jason put it, he was already fat to begin with, and just got bigger). Paula gained some weight as well, so she signs herself and Brendan up for gym memberships. Brendan and Jason end up cheating on their diets only to realize they only eat junk food around each other. So they decide to end their friendship. In the end, despite being the one who said they should lose weight in the first place, Melissa gets them back together because she missed making movies with the two of them. All three of them end up really fat by the episode's end.

* The 1937 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "Porky's Romance" has Porky Pig attempt to woo Petunia Pig, but she rejects him. Despondent, Porky attempts suicide by hanging, but bungles the attempt. In his delirium, he envisions being married to a bloated, indolent sow, while tending to all the housework, plus parenting a dozen piglets. When Petunia shows up to accept his courtship, Porky flees from her.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/SixTeen}}'': In "[[Recap/SixteenS2E26GirlieBoys Girlie Boys]]"' B-plot, Caitlin works at a chocolate store to earn extra money towards a new pair of jeans. She eats upwards of six pounds of chocolate a day, and by the time she's ready to buy the jeans, ends up looking heavily pregnant, completely oblivious to her weight gain until she's unable to fasten the jeans around her belly. She's horrified at the result and by the end of the episode, loses the weight at a fitness center.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': The episode "[[Recap/ScoobyDooMysteryIncS2E19TheDevouring TheDevouring]]", pushes the already gluttonous Scooby and Shaggy to their limits. When a big Gluten Demon terrorizes the town, the duo have to eat as much gluten-retaining food as they can in order to lure the demon out of hiding. As a result the two are turned giant and morbidly obese, which helps them defeat the monster. While we never see them lose the weight, it's all gone by the next episode.

* ''Animation/HarryAndBunnie'': In one episode, Bunnie ended up turning into a giant tub of lard, causing his girlfriend to put him on a diet and excercise to get him back to normal. He spends much of the episode in that physique being made to work out while his girlfriend eats all of his snacks. He eventually gains his old slim size back at the end of the episode, and we see his girlfriend gained all the weight that he lost.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarryAndBunnie'': In one episode, Bunnie ended up turning into a giant tub of lard, causing his girlfriend to put him on a diet and excercise to get him back to normal. He spends much of the episode in that physique being made to work out while his girlfriend eats all of his snacks. He eventually gains his old slim size back at the end of the episode, and we see his girlfriend gained all the weight that he lost.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In the episode "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS8E7SupersizeMe Supersize Me]]", both Beavis and Butt-Head binge on Burger World food for 30 straight days, becoming morbidly obese in the process. They did this so they could get famous like Morgan Spurlock of ''Film/SuperSizeMe'', albeit without knowing the ''actual'' message of the documentary.

-->'''Butt-Head:''' We ate a lot of Burger World food... and now we're fat.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': In the episode "[[Recap/BeavisAndButtheadS8E7SupersizeMe Supersize Me]]", both Beavis and Butt-Head binge on Burger World food for 30 straight days, becoming morbidly obese in the process. They did this so they could get famous like Morgan Spurlock from ''Film/SuperSizeMe'', albeit without knowing the ''actual'' message of the documentary.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': The episode Recap/ScoobyDooMysteryIncS2E19TheDevouring, pushes the already gluttonous Scooby & Shaggy to their limits. When a big Gluten Demon terrorizes the town, the duo have to eat as much gluten-retaining food as they can in order to lure the demon out of hiding. As a result the two are turned giant and morbidly obese, which helps them defeat the monster. While we never see them lose the weight, it's all gone by the next episode.

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* ''Fanfic/FamilyGuyFanon'':

* ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'': In ''Literature/SayCheeseAndDieAgain'': Greg attempts to bring the cursed carnera to his teacher Mr. Sour to prove that it's real, only for him get a picture of himself getting fat. Cue Greg getting fatter every day, forcing him to find a way to reverse the effect before he explodes.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': Inverted in the episode "[[Recap/TheProudFamilyS2E19WeddingBellBlues Wedding Bell Blues]]". Suga Mama goes through a crash diet and a rigorous exercise program to get in shape for a wedding. After the wedding gets called off, she has a bite of the cake and immediately plumps back to her former frame.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': Inverted in the episode "[[Recap/TheProudFamilyS2E19WeddingBellBlues Wedding Bell Blues]]". Suga Mama goes through a crash diet and a rigorous exercise program to prepare for a wedding. After the wedding gets called off, she has a bite of the cake and immediately turns back into her former frame.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': Inverted in the episode "[[Recap/TheProudFamilyS2E19WeddingBellBlues Wedding Bell Blues". Suga Mama goes through a crash diet and a rigorous exercise program to prepare for a wedding. After the wedding gets called off, she has a bite of the cake and immediately turns back into her former frame.

* ''Fanfic/FamilyGuyFanon'': In "[[https://familyguyfanon.fandom.com/wiki/A_Star_is_Born..._Kind_Of A Star is Born... Kind Of]]", the B-Plot involves Peter's father Francis accidently falling into a vat of lard during a factory tour at the Quahog Lard Factory, resulting in him becoming as obese as Peter. Which gets him subject to mockery by the Griffins (though its mostly as they find it funny he [[KarmicTransformation became what he called his son. A Fat Stinkin' Drunk]]). Peter later however, takes pity on his father and shows him all the joys of being fat, which sells Francis accepting his new body more as they bond over their shared love of food. This ends up backfiring [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome as it takes a toll on Francis' health. As Thelma points out Francis has recently been having shortness of breath, fatigue and high blood pressure because of his increased weight]]. And around the end of the episode, the two [[HelpImStuck both get stuck in a booth at one of the restaurants they stop at due to their huge weight they gained]], and need to be hoisted out by a cranes. This, alongside the cranes breaking from their weight and getting injured, gets them to call it off and get some liposuction, restoring both to their original size.[[/folder]]

* ''Series/TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps'': In the aptly named episode "Fat", Gaz is revealed to have become obese in the months after his break-up with Donna. He manages to lose the excess weight by the end of the episode (through an [[ADateWithRosiePalms unusual]] workout regimen).

* ''Fanfic/FamilyGuyFanon'': In "[[https://familyguyfanon.fandom.com/wiki/A_Star_is_Born..._Kind_Of A Star is Born... Kind Of]]", the B-Plot involves Peter's father Francis accidently falling into a vat of lard during a factory tour at the Quahog Lard Factory, resulting in him becoming as obese as Peter. Which gets him subject to mockery by the Griffins (though its mostly as they find it funny he [[KarmicTransformation became what he called his son. A Fat Stinkin' Drunk]]).
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* ''Manga/HighSchoolGirls'': Eriko and Yuma participate in a ramen noodle eating contest, resulting in the latter getting a BalloonBelly when she wins. It comes at a cost as when Yuma [[WeightWoe reports for her weigh-in]].

The Fat Episode is when part of or an entire episode's plot leans heavily on sudden weight gain. This is most often done in cartoons, but it's sometimes been done in live action using a FatSuit that makes the actor appear much larger than they really are. It's even done in video games with entire levels revolving around being fattened. Even if there is some dramatic consequence, such as a hero becoming unable to do their hero thing due to weight, it's almost always something PlayedForLaughs. Sometimes involves [[SumoWrestling sumo]]. They usually SnapBack by the end or the next episode.

It can also be argued that certain significant portions of a longer work, such as a video game, can have a Fat Episode--if you can chop up the plot into chapters and one revolves around fat, that qualifies.

* ''Series/{{Reba}}'': The episode "Hide Your Cake" focuses on Barbra Jean's weight gain (like the ''Frasier'' example above, this was done to hide Creator/MelissaPeterman's pregnancy.) and has her attempt to lose the weight. After her diet and exercise attempts fail, a pep talk from Reba would convince Barbra Jean to accept her new weight, though she would slim down considerably in the following season.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarryAndBunnie'': In one episode, Bunnie ended up turning into a giant tub of lard, causing his girlfriend to put him on a diet and excersize to get him back to normal. He spends much of the episode in that physique being made to work out while his girlfriend eats all of his snacks. He eventually gains his old slim size back at the end of the episode, and we see his girlfriend gained all the weight that he lost.

* In ''Fanfic/DisneyVillainIsland'', whilst the [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney Villains]] are staying at [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Camp Wawanakwa]], one of their daily tasks is for each of them to spend a day with a ParodySue. [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Hades]] gets to interact with a Sue who is a SupremeChef, and she ends up giving him enough food that he ends up comically overweight and has to be wheeled into the forum. For the next chapter, Hades is the subject of constant fat jokes from both [[{{Jerkass}} Chris McClean]] and his friend [[WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective Professor Ratigan]], though not from [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid 1989 Ursula]], who is FatAndProud. It all comes to a head when he ends up getting himself stuck in a doorway and provokes Ratigan into a YourMom-style exchange of VolleyingInsults, before they remember that they're friends and should not be insulting one another... and then Hades sucks in his stomach and frees himself only to end up running into the bathroom and chipping a tooth on the sink. By the next chapter, Hades finally sheds all his excess weight, though [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he's not as quick as he used to be earlier]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': As a series infamous for [[BestKnownForTheFanservice appealing to a ridiculous variety of...particular interests]], this was bound to happen. "Passion Patties" revolves around the eponymous [[ScoutOut Happy Girl Scout cookies]], which are delicious, addicting, and hugely fattening. In fact, it's part of a plot by the cookie's creator to take over the world, and every employee but her is overweight. Clover and Jerry become addicted to the stuff and grow fatter throughout the episode. It's reversed by the end, but not after they both grow to resemble a thick barrel.
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** A 1982 story arc had Sally doing to Bean Bag Camp, where all kids do is sit in their bean bags watching TV and eating junk food, and came back fat. After 4 strips with fat Sally she was suddenly back to her normal self.