diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 7dd347327f3cc..0f331f969a718 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
 
     MSG='Partially validate docstrings (EX01)' ;  echo $MSG
     $BASE_DIR/scripts/validate_docstrings.py --format=actions --errors=EX01 --ignore_functions \
-        pandas.Series.backfill \
-        pandas.Series.pad \
-        pandas.Series.hist \
         pandas.errors.AccessorRegistrationWarning \
         pandas.errors.AttributeConflictWarning \
         pandas.errors.DataError \
@@ -138,8 +135,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
         pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.ndim \
         pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.shape \
         pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.tolist \
-        pandas.DataFrame.pad \
-        pandas.DataFrame.plot \
         pandas.DataFrame.to_gbq \
         pandas.DataFrame.__dataframe__
     RET=$(($RET + $?)) ; echo $MSG "DONE"
diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index bbc6e7a56febf..f5a9557b9be98 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -7385,6 +7385,10 @@ def pad(
         -------
         {klass} or None
             Object with missing values filled or None if ``inplace=True``.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        Please see examples for :meth:`DataFrame.ffill` or :meth:`Series.ffill`.
         """
         warnings.warn(
             "DataFrame.pad/Series.pad is deprecated. Use "
@@ -7521,7 +7525,7 @@ def backfill(
 
         Examples
         --------
-        Please see examples for :meth:`DataFrame.bfill`.
+        Please see examples for :meth:`DataFrame.bfill` or :meth:`Series.bfill`.
         """
         warnings.warn(
             "DataFrame.backfill/Series.backfill is deprecated. Use "
diff --git a/pandas/plotting/_core.py b/pandas/plotting/_core.py
index 97492c4d5843e..07c77ec4f3e0a 100644
--- a/pandas/plotting/_core.py
+++ b/pandas/plotting/_core.py
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ def hist_series(
 
     Examples
     --------
+    For Series:
+
+    .. plot::
+        :context: close-figs
+
+        >>> lst = ['a', 'a', 'a', 'b', 'b', 'b']
+        >>> ser = pd.Series([1, 2, 2, 4, 6, 6], index=lst)
+        >>> hist = ser.hist()
+
+    For Groupby:
 
     .. plot::
         :context: close-figs
@@ -790,7 +800,7 @@ class PlotAccessor(PandasObject):
 
     Examples
     --------
-    For SeriesGroupBy:
+    For Series:
 
     .. plot::
         :context: close-figs
@@ -798,7 +808,7 @@ class PlotAccessor(PandasObject):
         >>> ser = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 3])
         >>> plot = ser.plot(kind='hist', title="My plot")
 
-    For DataFrameGroupBy:
+    For DataFrame:
 
     .. plot::
         :context: close-figs
@@ -806,7 +816,25 @@ class PlotAccessor(PandasObject):
         >>> df = pd.DataFrame({'length': [1.5, 0.5, 1.2, 0.9, 3],
         ...                   'width': [0.7, 0.2, 0.15, 0.2, 1.1]},
         ...                   index=['pig', 'rabbit', 'duck', 'chicken', 'horse'])
-        >>> plot = df.plot()
+        >>> plot = df.plot(title="DataFrame Plot")
+
+    For SeriesGroupBy:
+
+    .. plot::
+        :context: close-figs
+
+        >>> lst = [-1, -2, -3, 1, 2, 3]
+        >>> ser = pd.Series([1, 2, 2, 4, 6, 6], index=lst)
+        >>> plot = ser.groupby(lambda x: x > 0).plot(title="SeriesGroupBy Plot")
+
+    For DataFrameGroupBy:
+
+    .. plot::
+        :context: close-figs
+
+        >>> df = pd.DataFrame({"col1" : [1, 2, 3, 4],
+        ...                   "col2" : ["A", "B", "A", "B"]})
+        >>> plot = df.groupby("col2").plot(kind="bar", title="DataFrameGroupBy Plot")
     """
 
     _common_kinds = ("line", "bar", "barh", "kde", "density", "area", "hist", "box")