http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flanderization
I find this to be a very interesting concept that can be seen in many tv shows, cartoons and anime. Can you think of any characters that have been subjected to flanderization?
The act of taking a single (often minor) action or trait of a character within a work and exaggerating it more and more over time until it completely consumes the character. Most always, the trait/action becomes completely outlandish and it becomes their defining characteristic. Sitcoms and Sitcom characters are particularly susceptible to this, as are peripheral characters in shows with long runs.
The trope is named for one of the examples in The Simpsons, Ned Flanders.
I find this to be a very interesting concept that can be seen in many tv shows, cartoons and anime. Can you think of any characters that have been subjected to flanderization?