Shower Scene: Difference between revisions

Line 6:

'''Harry:''' Oh, yeah! But then [[Comically Missing the Point|this naked girl got in and you could barely see the shower.]]|''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', "Indickscretion"}}

[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: A character (usually someone designated a [[Mr. Fanservice|Mr.]] or [[Ms. Fanservice|Ms.]] Fanservice -- either in-universe or according to the fandom -- but an [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] [or Guy] can be susceptible) takes a shower.

More often the person is female, but can also be done with men to appease the squealing fangirls (and gay fanboys).

Line 16:

If a waterfall is used in place of a shower for whatever reason (a character is out in the woods or the story takes place before indoor plumbing was common), then it's a [[Waterfall Shower]].

Almost always used in conjunction with [[Modesty Towel]], [[Censor Steam]], [[Censor Suds]] (though that's more common for [[Bathtub Scene|bath sceens]]), and [[Toplessness From the Back]].

Subtropes include:

** [[Shower of Angst]] (when a character showers to wash away shame, misery, or embarrassment by taking a shower -- either naked or clothed, depending on how messed-up the character is)

** [[Shower of Awkward]] (when [[Hilarity Ensues]] when one character walks in on another showering)

** [[Shower of Love]] (when two people make love while in the shower).

Compare [[Bathtub Scene]].

Line 66:

* In ''[[Death Note]]'', Halle Lidner has just had Mello, a wanted criminal, turn up on her doorstep and hold her at gunpoint. She then proceeds to willingly hide him in her bathroom, and take a shower in front of him. The scene is basically the entire foundation for the Mello/Lidner pairing- something that is helped by the downright alluring glances Halle keeps sending his way.

* Played straight in the anime series ''[[Initial D]]'', both Extra Stage 1 and 2 involve Mako in a shower scene.

* Happens in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' to Edward not long after he escapes from Gluttony's stomach, where he spent a fair amount of time ankle-deep in blood.

** We also see [[Good Looking Privates|Riza Hawkeye]] in the shower, along with a plot-relevant [[Toplessness From the Back]] shot.

* Andromeda Shun from ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' has a random one in the anime, while the bad guy Lizard Misty gets a similarly-framed "bathing in the ocean" scene. Throw in the fact that [[Gender Blender Name|Pisces Aphrodite]] takes a bath in one of the movies and you start to wonder if the animators weren't trying to [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|prove that they were male.]]

Line 78:

* In episode 9 of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', being the only time you see Yoko with more skin showing than in her usual clothing is during her own Shower Scene. But let's just say it's not really the best moment for the fans to be happy... Tears are shed.

** The manga version of this scene in chapter 16 gives us some nice detail of Yoko's body which we don't see in the anime's counterpart.

* Sha Gojyo of ''Saiyuki'' gets two shower scenes - one in the series, one in the movie (Requiem).

Line 93:

** For the ignorant, a Hollywood shower is a long, luxurious shower, where you let the water run for the whole shower. By contrast, a Navy shower consists of running the water, cold, long enough to get wet, turning it off and soaping up, and running the water, still cold, long enough to rinse the suds off. The water is on for no more than two minutes in total. For obvious reasons, Hollywood showers are used as rewards.

* ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' (co-ed!)

** Also notable in that, unlike most shower scenes, it showed full frontal nudity as opposed to just back shots.

* Apparently there were quite a few guests on set the day the shower scene in ''[[American Psycho]]'' was filmed.

* ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider|Lara Croft Tomb Raider]]'' has two, male ''and'' female. Leading to a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] when some teenage audiences started cheering for the second shower scene, only to awkwardly peter out once the camera revealed it wasn't [[Angelina Jolie]].

Line 106:

* Case in ''The Unborn'' gets a shower scene, but you mostly see only her back, and the side shots employ strategic camera angling to avoid the good bits, sadly.

* ''Screaming Mimi'', based on the Frederic Brown novel.

* ''The Seventh Victim''

* Harrison Ford's character in ''Witness'' walks in on his Amish hostess giving herself a sponge bath.

* ''[[Cruel Intentions]] 2'' has a shower scene with [[Twincest|twins]], which, incidentally, is the [[Everybody Remembers the Stripper|only thing people remember]] about the film.

Line 120:

* ''[[Porky's]]'' has a shower scene where the guys are watching the girls shower. One bold boy puts his penis through the hole only to have the female gym teacher grab it.

** "God damn it, would you move it, you lard-ass?"

* In ''Two Moon Junction'', April (Sherilyn Fenn) reverses the roles and watches the guys shower at the country club.

* In ''[[G.I. Jane]]'', the title character showers while the male senior chief talks to her.

* ''[[Carrie]]'' has a shower scene at the beginning of the movie with several girls, including Carrie, after gym class.

* ''[[Weird Science]]'' has a scene where Gary and Wyatt shower with Lisa. They're later mocked by mutant bikers because both boys wore their <s> shorts</s> jeans in the shower with Lisa being the only one naked.

* In ''[[Tank Girl]]'', Lori Petty has a waterless shower with some kind of white powder used to clean her body.

* The [[Final Girl]] in ''[[The Funhouse]]'' is introduced to us this way.

* Helen Hunt takes a shower in ''[[Twister]]''. Storm-chasing is no doubt dirty, gritty work with the high winds and all, but the scene itself is entirely gratuitous.

Line 157:

* ''[[Lexx]]'' had a few, sometimes including frontal nudity (depending on what country you were in).

** Thankfully, these were included on the DVD release. Some of these include:

*** A scene with Zev on the Lexx with Stanley watching.

*** A scene with Bunny getting some assistance from Kai.

*** A scene where Zev is taking a bath and some vampire girls intend to scare her by dangling a live rat over her face. The plan backfires when Zev eats the rat, tail and all.

Line 171:

* ''[[Glee]]'' has one with Finn singing loudly into a bar of soap as he showers.

** Several times with Sam, including a singing scene a la Finn.

* ''[[MASH|M* A* S* H]]'' has several shower scenes and even a few bathtub scenes.

* [[Queer as Folk]]: [[Not Safe for Work|So. Many.]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms429LgjQAI Showers.]

* A staple in a lot of [[Korean Series]], usually the male leads:

Line 214:

== Western Animation ==

* Several characters in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' at one time or another, but always with [[Censor Steam]] or careful frame cutting.

** At least three instances: Ulrich in "Routine", Milly in "Attack of the Zombies" and Aelita in "Fight to the Finish".

* ''[[Winx Club]]'' had three brief shower moments in season two: Tecna in episode five, Flora in episode seven, and Professor Avalon in episode nine. Flora's and Avalon's were the most fanservice-y; Flora's whole silhouette was shown in the shower, and Avalon was lounging in the steam with a towel wrapped around him for modesty.

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'': Bonnie goes to take a shower, which doubles as a tribute to ''[[Psycho]]'' when Kim deliberately uses all the hot water.

* Larry of ''[[Ka Blam!]]!'' got one of these in an early episode (shown from the waist up). How the fangirls went [[Squee]]!

Line 232:

[[Category:Fan Service]]

[[Category:Shower Scene]]

[[Category:Fanservice Scenes]]