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{{quote|''I hear the secrets that you keep
''When you're talkin' in your sleep
|'''The Romantics''', "Talkin' In Your Sleep"}}
Dreams, occurring in REM (no, not that [[REM]]) are the subconscious mind's way of rooting through thoughts and concepts the brain is trying to process while the owner of the brain is sleeping. When a sleeper is dreaming, they sometimes also talk. In [[Real Life]], these verbal fragments are seldom coherent, let alone
In fiction and media, anything spoken whilst dreaming is intelligible and (usually) deeply meaningful, offering up insights into the hidden life of our heroes. [[The Bully]] may reveal himself as a [[Bruiser
If it isn't one of the above, most likely there will be crucial information imparted. Even if the sleeper knows all the secrets in the story, the one piece of information the listener needs will be what is murmured between nonsensical babbles. If something delicate is revealed there's a good chance that the listener will misunderstand it and causes [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity to ensue]].
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A common variation involves the 'sleeper' [[Invoked Trope|pretending to talk in his sleep]] to misdirect eavesdroppers.
Supernatural intrusion into dreams is a method of justifying the dreamer speaking in lucid sentences. Nor is this trope restricted to natural
Sleep talking can be accompanied by [[Sleepwalking]] and [[Fever Dream Episode|Fever Dreams]] as well. [[Truth in Television]] as there are many people who talk in their sleep in [[Real Life]].
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Probably related to the fictional idea that dreams are generally coherent experiences that consist of the dreamer reliving past experiences, instead of surreal flashes of (seemingly) unrelated things.
Not to be confused with the half-awake babble someone makes when awakened abruptly by the phone in the dead of night.
Not to be confused with [[Talking in Your Dreams]], where two or more dreaming characters are communicating with one another.
See also: [[Dream Sequence]]. Compare with [[Non Sequitur Thud]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[
* Nori in ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' mentions this line in her sleep:
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* Chamo in a [[Mahou Sensei Negima]] mumbles "Lady, there's no way. I can't smoke that..." Keeping in mind Chamo is an ''ermine.''
* Cruelly played straight in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. During the ninth episode, when Asuka sleep walks (or debatably consciously walks) into Shinji's futon, Shinji leans in for a kiss, but stops when he hears Asuka mumbling "Mama" in her sleep. This would foreshadow later on when we learn that {{spoiler|Asuka's mother killed herself}}.
** In the manga adaptation of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', Asuka even ''attempts to strangle'' Shinji while in a ''coma''. Notably, that's what happens instead of a certain infamous [[Dude, She's Like, in
* In one of the side-stories of ''[[Pluto]]'', a composer with writer's block ''sings'' in his sleep, the melody which is the key to his unfinished work.
* Akane Tendo from ''[[Ranma
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"Ranma..."
"What're you doing?! No. No, don't! I wanted that there!" }}
* In episode 23 of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'', Keroro sneaks into Fuyuki's room at night in order to steal the Kero Ball out of its hiding place in Fuyuki's desk drawer. He panics when he hears Fuyuki shout "Sergeant, don't do that!", but it turns out Fuyuki is just talking in his sleep. He follows it up with "The sponge cake comes first, then the telephone..." and goes back to sleep.
* Milly Thompson of Trigun talks in her sleep. Her words become more amusing when she's [[Happy Drunk|asleep due to drink]].
* Van of ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' murmurs the name of his dead fiancee when fevered. It has some plot significance because this is the first that his traveling companion has heard of Elena, and it leads her to learn more about Van's backstory.
* In a few ''[[
* In [[K-On!]]'s first training camp with Azusa, Ritsu abruptly sits up in her sleep and shouts, "CABBAGE!"
* [[Big Brother Mentor|England]] from [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] does it in one strip, revealing that [[Boisterous Bruiser|America]] used to wet his bed while he was a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]].
* When [[Inuyasha]] visits Kagome's room, he finds that she is sleeping.
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'''WHAM'''
'''Inuyasha:''' Damn you...what are you dreaming about! }}
* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', Rey is shown to not only talk in his sleep, but be clingy and demanding about it.
* In the first episode of ''[[
* In an episode of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', Manjyome is saved from drowning by [[Mysterious Backer| a guy with a mask]] {{spoiler| later revealed to be the chancellor of North Academy}} who learns about his rivalry with Judai this way.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* [[Deadpool]] says WEIIIRD things in his sleep sometimes. Which is not entirely different from what he says when he's awake.
* In ''[[Kyon
▲== [[Fan Fiction]] ==
▲* In ''[[Kyon Big Damn Hero (Fanfic)|Kyon Big Damn Hero]]'', the first time Yuki teleports Kyon, Mikuru, and Kanae into her apartment Kanae sleeps through it and starts talking in her sleep.
▲{{quote| "Mmm, Sempai," Kanae murmured in her sleep with a quiet giggle. }}
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', Dory talks in her sleep.
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** In the outtakes, she instead says: "[[Press Your Luck|Big money! No whammies!]]"
** Another outtake: "Klaus, the pinata is drooping..."
* The [[
* In the ''
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'''Harry:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|You tell those spiders, Ron]]. }}
* ''[[Indiana Jones and
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'''Jones, Sr.:''' She talks in her sleep. }}
* The last conversation between Malcolm and Anna Crowe in ''[[
* ''[[Toy Story (
** The gag was later repeated word-for-word in the videogame adaptation of ''[[The Warriors (
* In ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]'', Charlie is awakened by Harriet shouting "RALPH!" in her sleep.
* In ''The President's Analyst'', the title character's job stress takes a turn for the worse when returning home one day, he finds the head of the No Federal Agencies Were Harmed "FBR" informs him they removed his live-in girlfriend, citing national security as he talked in his sleep. Needless to say, he's quite upset that they know that fact.
* In ''[[The Neverending Story (
* In ''[[Little Nicky]]'' Nicky has fallen asleep in the parking lot and is roaring and talking gibberish in a demonic voice with a crowd gathered around him, he ends with saying "I will eat your heart!" which causes the crowd to run away.
* ''[[Atlantis:
* In the ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four
* ''[[Twilight (
* ''[[Dirk
* In ''[[The Shining]]'', Jack starts talking in his sleep, as he's slowly going insane.
* High fever + some pretty hefty meds = [[Dragonriders of Pern|Lord Jaxom]] blabbing everything about the queen egg rescue.
* In ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Diplomatic Immunity]]'', we're told that Ekaterin doesn't just have a top secret clearance due to her part in foiling a terrorist plot; it's also due to Miles' tendency to babble about state secrets in his sleep.
* [[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]- The first time Percy ever sees Annabeth, she's feeding him ambrosia (which to him tastes like popcorn-flavored pudding) and muttering something. When he can talk and asks how she even knew his name and what happened to him, she just smirks and says, "You talk in your sleep"
* In ''[[Harry Potter and
** Specifically, he kept saying "He's at Hogwarts," with "he" being {{spoiler|Wormtail}}.
* Several characters do this in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', including Frodo, Eowyn, Merry and Faramir.
* [[Dr. Seuss]] takes it [[Up to Eleven]] in ''The Sleep Book'':
{{quote|''Do you talk in your sleep? It's a wonderful sport.
''And I have some news of this sport to report.
''The World-Champion Sleep-Talkers, Mo and Jo Redd-Zoff,
''Have just gone to sleep and they're talking their heads off!
''For fifty-five years now, each chattering brother
''Has babbled and gabbled all night to each other.
''They've talked about laws and they've talked about gauze
''They've talked about paws and they've talked about flaws
''They've talked quite a bit about old [[Santa Claus]].
''And the reason I'm telling you this is because
''You should take up the sport, [[Overly Long Gag| it's just fine for the jaws]].}}
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Common with many police officers who sleep on the job, it would seem.
* ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' did fake it as a trick variation, with Ricky pretending to talk in his sleep.
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* In a ''
* Some examples from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'':
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'''Spike''': I'm drownin' in footwear! (from the series finale, "Chosen") }}
* Done a few times on [[Scrubs]], such as J.D. reliving the first season's finale in his dream and Turk's Dating Game dream (which, hinted at by Carla, is a recurring one).
== [[Music]] ==
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* The Cars' "Just What I Needed" mentions "I don't mind you hangin' out / and talkin' in your sleep".
* Crystal Gayle's "You've Been Talkin' in Your Sleep," about a woman who fears her lover is having an affair. There's a remake by Martine McCutcheon.
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''With some sweet lover.
''Holding on so tight, loving her the way
''You used to love me. }}
* [[
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''And it talks in my sleep }}
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* A ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip has Linus doing this while dreaming about his teacher, Miss Othmar.
== [[Oral Tradition]] ==
* An old joke:
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'''Doctor:''' That's not really a bad thing. You shouldn't worry about it.
'''Mother:''' Yes, but everyone in school is laughing about him! }}
== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
== [[Theater]] ==
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* ''[[Macbeth]]'': Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking soliloquy.
* Characters learn important information while another character talks in her sleep in [[The Yeomen of the Guard]].
* There's a rather sad version in [[Miss Saigon]] in the song "I Still Believe". As Chris sleeps, he shouts "Kim!", to the dismay of his wife Ellen, who has never learned of Chris' first love.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Thief
* ''[[Fable]]'' has a few, from the method to get the bordello deed to the kid in Bowerstone, sleeping and "tripping" on something, and spilling "pearls" like this:
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* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 3: Snake Eater''. During the game's final stealth sequence, you can tranquilize EVA. If you do so, she mumbles fairly dirty things in her sleep about you, The Boss and her dog, Fido.
** If you watch Snake in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'', he would mumble in his sleep and then yell out, "Liquid!"
* Mario mumbles about Italian food if left asleep long enough in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
* Norma Beatty from ''[[
** In ''[[
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Yo-Jin-Bo]]'', part of {{spoiler|Yo and Ittosai's}} [[Bad Dreams]] sequences include said guys talking in their sleep, mistaking Sayori for a character in the dream. {{spoiler|In Yo's case, it's his injured mom. For Ittosai, his [[Complete Monster]] of a father.}}
* In ''[[Magical Diary: Horse Hall]]'', one of your roommates talks in her sleep. However, what she says is completely nonsensical (and randomised between plays). The only consistent thing is that it has something to do with [[Big Brother Attraction|her older brother]].
* In ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1923/ This] ''[[Cyanide
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''{{'}}s ''On the Origins of the PCs'', there is a guard on the diamond Haley steals, who is asleep and talking.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Blue Yonder]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20121225081745/http://www.blueyondercomic.net/comics/1304240/blue-yonder-chapter-1-page-29/ Lena's father calls her mother's name, having drunk himself to sleep].
* In ''[[Daisy Owl]]'', Daisy's father does this [https://web.archive.org/web/20130205143036/http://www.daisyowl.com/comic/2008-07-12 while being purchased] at his place of employment.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Subverted in ''[[The Secret Life of Dolls]]''; Cleo wonders if the Littlest Bella's talking in her sleep will provide important emotional information, as it originally did in ''[[Twilight (
* ''[[Homestar Runner
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Flintstones]]'': Wilma Flintstone had a sequence of nightmares where she'd wake up screaming for help. Fred would come running thinking she was attacked.
* ''[[The Fairly
* In the ''[[
* Misery in ''[[Ruby Gloom]]'' is a sleep-''singer''. When she's awake, her singing voice is shrill enough to break glass, but when she's asleep she has a terrific voice.
* In one episode of ''[[South Park]]'', Cartman rants about hippies in his sleep.
* One episode of ''[[Kidd Video]]'' centering around dreams turning to nightmares and then manifesting to attack the heroes used this method of helpfully letting the characters know what was about to attack them when one or another of them invariably fell asleep.
* A ''[[
** In another Squidward says "Thanks for the cookies Grandma" in his sleep.
* ''[[Futurama
* In a ''[[Word Girl]]'' episode Dr. Two Brains dreams of various cheeses in his sleep.
* An episode of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' showed a cop nodding off on late-night duty, muttering "Hands in the air" in his sleep.
* Egon of ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' talks in his sleep, usually about science experiments gone wrong. He has said things like "Sorry I burned down the garage, Mom." and "Don't worry, your hair will grow back."
* ''[[
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* On ''[[Total Drama World Tour]],'' [[Dogged Nice Guy|Cody]] mutters something about him getting together with [[Perky Goth|Gwen]], which is fine, since [[Stalker
* In ''[[My Little Pony:
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Truth in Television]]: Some people have been known to talk in their sleep. This only happens whenever dreams
* When appearing as a guest/interviewee on [[Ellen
▲* Some people have been known to talk in their sleep. This only happens whenever dreams ocurr outside of an REM phase (Yes that is possible), as during those phases the body is paralyzed.
* There's a blog called [http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/ Sleep Talkin' Man]
* The recorded sleep speech of [
* In ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'', Richard Rhodes mentions a (real
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