- High school ugly duckling getting made over because of a bet, only to have the initially arrogant and somewhat insensitive bet-maker eventually fall in love with them
- Precocious children reuniting their ambivalent but divorced parents through non-offensive trickery and adorably poignant expressions of love
- People with very little law training but big hearts making stirring courtroom addresses that end in standing ovations and everyone hugging
- Some sort of deity or angel appearing to those in desperate need or with a selfless wish and guiding them into being a central catalyst for seeing their change come about
- Batman dispensing dark justice at night, with the role having been fulfilled by multiple actors through our history
- Time slowing down in situations of great adrenaline or stress
- Sports teams with no realistic chance at the beginning of a season somehow managing to win the championship in the season when their beloved coach/star/manager is retiring or dying
- All large-scale bank or casino robberies being well-planned by a relatively large group of witty friends, each with their own specialties and – in the grand view – somehow justified
- Dogs sensing an evil person’s intentions and barking only at villains
- Everyone having really nice skin
- Jaded individuals with cynical views on the world being reformed and turned optimistic simply by staying for a short time in an environment that is the polar opposite of what they are used to
- Toys coming to life when not being watched
- Ian McKellan being a benevolent wizard
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