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An older teenager, or young adolescent goes to his or her room with a friend of the opposite gender. At some point, his parent will find some reason to barge in.
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Related to [[Moment Killer]]. A subtrope of [[Interrupted Intimacy]]. For children walking in on their parents, see [[Primal Scene]].
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=== Type 1 ===▼
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* ''Web of [[Spider
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'''MJ''': Next time, could you knock?
'''Aunt May''': Knock? Oh dear! Oh my! I'm so sorry! I keep forgetting you two are married... [from behind the just-closed door] Oh dear!
=== [[Film]] ===
* In ''[[Mean Girls]]'', while Regina is getting hot and heavy with her new boyfriend, her mother (or rather stepmother, played by [[Amy Poehler]] as a nymphomaniac bimbo trophy wife) comes in asking them if they want anything, whether it's [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|snacks or condoms]].
=== [[Literature]] ===
* In the ''[[
=== [[Live
* In one episode of ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', Jill walks in on her son Brad and his girlfriend making out in his bedroom. This gets Brad in trouble because Brad wasn't allowed to have girls in his room.
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Questionable Content]]'', Faye's sister Mandy came out as lesbian to her mother because of this trope.
* In ''[[Red String]]'', Hanae's mother finds out her daughter is a lesbian this way. She doesn't take it well.
== Type 2 - They Weren't ==
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▲== [[Advertising]] ==
* On an advert for insurance (perhaps Norwich Union?). A teenager's grandmother approaches his room with a cup of tea and is greeted by cries of 'Yes! I love you!' from the room. Of course, he's actually just been informed how cheap his insurance quote is.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Rosario
* ''[[Narue no Sekai]]'' has a different variation. When Narue visits Kazuto (and visits his room, as is standard in a Japanese household), Kazuto's mother and older sister walk in repeatedly because they have trouble coming to grips with the idea Kazuto has a girlfriend.
=== [[
* [[
* One strip of [[Zits]] had Jeremy and his girlfriend studying in the kitchen, so of course Jeremy's parents come in every five minutes, getting "good, clear water!", taking out laundry, changing light bulbs, dusting the top of the fridge...▼
▲* [[Robin (Comic Book)|Robin]] (Tim Drake) from the [[Batman]] series had one particularly amusing experience. His girlfriend Arianna tried to seduce him in lingerie but he turned down the opportunity, saying that they weren't ready for it. They ended up talking all night but when her relatives walked in on them (with Arianna still in her lingerie), they got the wrong idea and chased out Tim in rage.
* In ''[[Transformers (
=== [[Live
* Played with in ''[[Dharma and Greg]]'': Dharma's ultra-hippy mother would bring a teenage Dharma and her various boyfriends post-coitus snacks and drinks.
** While Greg (Dharma's husband) was uncomfortable, she was delighted.
* Implied in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]. When Anya goes to Xander's house, we see the two of them quickly heading to the basement, Xander saying, "Thanks for the snacks, Mom!" [[Completely Missing the Point|Anya remarks that she enjoyed said snacks]].
=== [[
▲* One strip of [[Zits]] had Jeremy and his girlfriend studying in the kitchen, so of course Jeremy's parents come in every five minutes, getting "good, clear water!", taking out laundry, changing light bulbs, dusting the top of the fridge...
▲* [[Transformers (Film)|Transformers]], Sam Witwicky tries to find a small chip placed on his treasure glasses belonged to his grandfather, which he forgets where he left them in his room, and get Mikaela to help him. It gets too noisy that Sam's parents go up to check him out. His mother gets completely wrong ideas both before and after she finds the girl in his room.
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=== [[Advertising]] ===
* There is a series of commercials for Pocky that involve this trope.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* In the first ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
=== [[Live
* In a season two episode of ''[[Glee]]'', before [[Ho Yay|Kurt and Blaine]] [[Just Friends|get]] [[Relationship Upgrade|together]], Blaine is too drunk to drive after a party, so they bring him back to Kurt and Finn's house. In the morning, Kurt's dad walks in to find Blaine in Kurt's bed and is quite shocked, even though they are both fully dressed.
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