Poor Imitation
An artist creates a work of art based on a character that depicts them in an unflattering way.
Frasier
Appearances
- It's a Living: Season 3, episode 21, "America's Sweetheart" (1986). Dot dates a cartoonist who creates a character based on her named "Betty Spaghetti," who looks funny and is always screwing things up. Dot feels insulted by her portrayal, but everyone else loves the character.
- Newhart: Season 8, episode 9, "Attack of the Killer Aunt" (1989). Joanna's nutty aunt, who tried to kill Dick before their wedding, comes to visit and gives Joanna a portrait she painted of her and Dick that portrays Dick as a fat, old, bald man. Joanna loves it and wants to hang it up in the inn, but Dick hates it for obvious reasons.
- Dream On: Season 6, episode 4, "Significant Author" (1995). Toby starts dating famous author, Maddox March, and Martin is thrilled when Maddox agrees to let martin edit his next book. Then he reads the first draft and instantly realizes that the grotesque characters are based on Toby and her family. Knowing Maddox is a betting man, Martin challenges him to a game of checkers and wins, which means Maddox has to kill the book and leave Toby alone. Later, Toby reveals that she read the book, and she thinks the characters are unbelievable and annoying.
- Just Shoot Me!: Season 3, episode 7, "Puppetmaster" (1998). Maya dates a puppeteer and children's show host named Steven. After their first date, Steven creates a new puppet called Miss Panda, who Maya suspects is based on her, but Steven swears she isn't. Every time they go out, Miss Panda does something Maya did on the date, like show up late and eat the last slice of pizza, but in an exaggerated way that makes Maya look like a bitch.
- Frasier: Season 7, episode 21, "The Three Faces of Frasier" (2000). A restaurant known for hanging sketches of the celebrities who eat there unveils a sketch of Frasier with a giant, bulbous forehead. Frasier hates it and asks the restaurant owner to commission a new sketch, but the new one doesn't look anything like him.
- The Simpsons: Season 13, episode 18, "I Am Furious Yellow" (2002). Bart draws a comic based on Homer called "Angry Dad," and a website turns it into animated shorts that quickly become famous. When Homer sees it and realizes he's angry dad, he becomes...angry, but instead of killing Bart, he decides to work on his anger so Bart doesn't have anymore material.