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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
* Colonel Felme of ''[[Zoids]] Genesis'' (pictured above) has been in this situation where she is taking a bubble bath in a bathtub that is on a table in the middle of a throne room while talking to someone.
* Colonel Felme of ''[[Zoids]] Genesis'' (pictured above) has been in this situation where she is taking a bubble bath in a bathtub that is on a table in the middle of a throne room while talking to someone.
* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]''
* ''[[One Piece]]''
** In the second movie, the Honey Queen is bathing in a bathtub that is on the top of her pirate ship that she looks down from.
** In the second movie, the Honey Queen is bathing in a bathtub that is on the top of her pirate ship that she looks down from.
** Kalifa's room also has a bathtub as the center piece. She has the powers to make bubbles, so this would make sense had she not just gotten those bubble powers earlier in the same day.
** Kalifa's room also has a bathtub as the center piece. She has the powers to make bubbles, so this would make sense had she not just gotten those bubble powers earlier in the same day.
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* The Second episode of ''[[Basquash]]'' has Sela D. Miranda bathing in a bathtub on the roof of a building while talking on a phone.
* The Second episode of ''[[Basquash]]'' has Sela D. Miranda bathing in a bathtub on the roof of a building while talking on a phone.
* Inaho Hitomebore takes a milk bath in a tub that's on the top of a moving boat in the 11th episode of ''[[Master Of Mosquiton 99]]''.
* Inaho Hitomebore takes a milk bath in a tub that's on the top of a moving boat in the 11th episode of ''[[Master Of Mosquiton 99]]''.
* In the 34th chapter of the manga ''[[Six Six Six Satan]]'', Cross criticizes Ponzu because she is bathing in a bathtub that is in the command room.
* In the 34th chapter of the manga ''[[666 Satan]]'', Cross criticizes Ponzu because she is bathing in a bathtub that is in the command room.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has Asuka find one in what appears to be a wrecked building. The tub is actually outside when we find her.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has Asuka find one in what appears to be a wrecked building. The tub is actually outside when we find her.
* In the [[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|second season]] of [[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]], the female member of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] Duo takes a bath in one of these, of the "On A Cliff" variety. Though as this is a kid's show, she's just soaking fully clothed. {{spoiler|But she's a Digimon disguised as a woman, so that oddly makes some sense. The bathing clothed part.}}
* In the [[Digimon Adventure 02|second season]] of [[Digimon]], the female member of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] Duo takes a bath in one of these, of the "On A Cliff" variety. Though as this is a kid's show, she's just soaking fully clothed. {{spoiler|But she's a Digimon disguised as a woman, so that oddly makes some sense. The bathing clothed part.}}
* In ''[[Banana no Nana]]'', [[Making a Splash|Mizukami Haruko]] goes around in a bathtub with wheels, pushed by servants. Justified in that she [[Conditional Powers|must spend twenty hours a day soaking in water to keep her powers.]]
* In ''[[Banana no Nana]]'', [[Making a Splash|Mizukami Haruko]] goes around in a bathtub with wheels, pushed by servants. Justified in that she [[Conditional Powers|must spend twenty hours a day soaking in water to keep her powers.]]


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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* The captain of the Golgafrincham B Ark in ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy|The Restaurant at the End of the Universe]]'' has his bathtub in the middle of the bridge, and hasn't left it in several years.
* The captain of the Golgafrincham B Ark in ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Restaurant at the End of the Universe]]'' has his bathtub in the middle of the bridge, and hasn't left it in several years.
* ''[[Discworld]]'' does it in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' by accident. Ridicully was bathing in a tub up in his room when a storm blows it out of the window into the courtyard where he continues to bathe for a bit while half of the city watch are running about the campus.
* ''[[Discworld]]'' does it in ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' by accident. Ridicully was bathing in a tub up in his room when a storm blows it out of the window into the courtyard where he continues to bathe for a bit while half of the city watch are running about the campus.
* An inversion in the children's book "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub and He Won't Get Out!", in which the bathtub is in a perfectly reasonable place, but the activities taking place ''in'' the bathtub (such as a military exercise, a fox hunt, a banquet, and a masquerade ball) are entirely unreasonable. (The rest of the court is trying to come up with good reasons why King Bidgood needs to stop bathing, and he always responds by dragging the protestor into the tub with him.)
* An inversion in the children's book "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub and He Won't Get Out!", in which the bathtub is in a perfectly reasonable place, but the activities taking place ''in'' the bathtub (such as a military exercise, a fox hunt, a banquet, and a masquerade ball) are entirely unreasonable. (The rest of the court is trying to come up with good reasons why King Bidgood needs to stop bathing, and he always responds by dragging the protestor into the tub with him.)
* The god of knowledge in the [[Perdido Street Station|Bas-Lag]] Verse is worshiped equally by humans and the aquatic vodyanoi, so is traditionally depicted as a fat man or skinny vodyanoi lying in a bathtub regardless of circumstances.
* The god of knowledge in the [[Perdido Street Station|Bas-Lag]] Verse is worshiped equally by humans and the aquatic vodyanoi, so is traditionally depicted as a fat man or skinny vodyanoi lying in a bathtub regardless of circumstances.
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== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* Umeko the Pink Ranger of ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]'' pulls this off in the last episode where she finds a way to distract the villain. A garage opens and the only thing in it is her naked in a bathtub washing herself and singing. The villain is puzzled why and how she was able to pull it off.
* Umeko the Pink Ranger of ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]'' pulls this off in the last episode where she finds a way to distract the villain. A garage opens and the only thing in it is her naked in a bathtub washing herself and singing. The villain is puzzled why and how she was able to pull it off.
* In the [[Andrew Davies]] adaptation of ''[[Northanger Abbey (Literature)|Northanger Abbey]]'', one of Cathy Morland's fantasies involves her bathtub being out of doors in the middle of a [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|fertile grove]]. With added Henry Tilney.
* In the [[Andrew Davies]] adaptation of ''[[Northanger Abbey]]'', one of Cathy Morland's fantasies involves her bathtub being out of doors in the middle of a [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|fertile grove]]. With added Henry Tilney.
* When Amanda in ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' moves in with Betty, one of the first things she does is move the bathtub in the middle of the kitchen. It doesn't stay there for long, though.
* When Amanda in ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' moves in with Betty, one of the first things she does is move the bathtub in the middle of the kitchen. It doesn't stay there for long, though.
* An episode of ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' featured a bona-fide [[Cloudcuckoolander]] that Earl and Randy once crashed with, who (among other things) allowed a bougainvillea plant to creep into the house, and placed his bathtub in his living room, just because he could. "The news isn't so depressing when you're surrounded by bubbles!"
* An episode of ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' featured a bona-fide [[Cloudcuckoolander]] that Earl and Randy once crashed with, who (among other things) allowed a bougainvillea plant to creep into the house, and placed his bathtub in his living room, just because he could. "The news isn't so depressing when you're surrounded by bubbles!"
* As mentioned above in the Literature section, the Captain of the Golgafrincham B Ark in ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' never leaves his bathtub, which is on the bridge of the space ship. In the TV series, he remains in his bath even after the crash, from which he chairs (rocks) planning meetings.
* As mentioned above in the Literature section, the Captain of the Golgafrincham B Ark in ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' never leaves his bathtub, which is on the bridge of the space ship. In the TV series, he remains in his bath even after the crash, from which he chairs (rocks) planning meetings.
* Colt Seavers of ''[[The Fall Guy (TV)|The Fall Guy]]'' has a bathtub in front of his house. Then again, his house is well outside Hollywood so he doesn't have any neighbors, it's warm enough in Southern California to take a bath outside, and he obviously can't afford a pool or a jacuzzi if he needs two jobs to pay his truck, so a standard bathtub has to make do.
* Colt Seavers of ''[[The Fall Guy (TV series)|The Fall Guy]]'' has a bathtub in front of his house. Then again, his house is well outside Hollywood so he doesn't have any neighbors, it's warm enough in Southern California to take a bath outside, and he obviously can't afford a pool or a jacuzzi if he needs two jobs to pay his truck, so a standard bathtub has to make do.
* In one episode of ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', Junior moves into a studio apartment where the bathtub doubles as a bed and couch.
* In one episode of ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', Junior moves into a studio apartment where the bathtub doubles as a bed and couch.
* Happens to Lily Aldrin of ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'' when she breaks up with Marshall and moves out of the appartment she shared with Marshall and Ted into a tiny, filthy appartment.
* Happens to Lily Aldrin of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' when she breaks up with Marshall and moves out of the appartment she shared with Marshall and Ted into a tiny, filthy appartment.
* ''[[Father Ted]]'' has a semi-aversion. The bath in the Craggy Island parochial house is, logically enough, in the bathroom - except that it's right next to the toilet, which proves inconvenient for Ted when the visiting Father Stone needs to take a dump while Ted is in the bath.
* ''[[Father Ted]]'' has a semi-aversion. The bath in the Craggy Island parochial house is, logically enough, in the bathroom - except that it's right next to the toilet, which proves inconvenient for Ted when the visiting Father Stone needs to take a dump while Ted is in the bath.


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== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* Muriel from ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog (Animation)|Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' does this at the end of an episode where the bathtub is in the living room in front of the TV.
* Muriel from ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]'' does this at the end of an episode where the bathtub is in the living room in front of the TV.
* ''[[The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'': The episode, "Zoobotnick" had Dr. Robotnik's tub in his palace room.
* ''[[The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'': The episode, "Zoobotnick" had Dr. Robotnik's tub in his palace room.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'' episode "Bright Lights, Dean City" depicts Dean's apartment in Manhattan as having a bathtub right in the middle of the living quarters. [[Red Herring|Goes completely unmentioned through the entire episode, save for one instance where Dean tries to catch some sleep in it during his father's visit.]] Possibly a reference to the urban legend discussed below in Real Life.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' episode "Bright Lights, Dean City" depicts Dean's apartment in Manhattan as having a bathtub right in the middle of the living quarters. [[Red Herring|Goes completely unmentioned through the entire episode, save for one instance where Dean tries to catch some sleep in it during his father's visit.]] Possibly a reference to the urban legend discussed below in Real Life.




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