lesson in humility theme

Someone who was previously proud or arrogant is humbled and becomes more conscious of their own limitations.

51 total · 3 choice · 24 major · 24 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tng1x06 choice Kosinski :: Kosinski
tng3x13 choice Q :: Q living as a mere mortals
tz1959e3x20 choice The real Jesse James was compelled to take timeout from the afterlife to humble the "phony-baloney" Western actor Rance McGrew.
ahh1x01 major Chuck was riding his high horse when he was winning at the poker table, but Duke dramatically crushed him to drive home his point: gambling is bad.
ahp2x09 major The episode follows Mason as he tells the story of how he came to give up gambling after a harrowing night of no limit poker.
columbo1971e2x07 major Tomlin administered a sorely needed lesson in humility to the puffed up chess master Emmett, after gorging himself on escargot at a french restaurant.
ftt1982e4x07 major The point of the story was that the exceedingly vain emperor was taught a lesson of some sort or another.
futurama7x20 major Calculon was crushed to learn that he was a B level actor.
movie: Red Beard (1965) major Yasumoto had a series of such lessons: girl trying to kill him, old man dying, operation
nightgallery2x04a major Justus coldly rejected Elizabeth at his door, but then he went begging to her in his time of need.