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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'': In the first episode, Mugen passes out while fighting Jin in a burning building. He wakes up to a bucket of water, and learns he's going to be tortured and executed for killing the Governor's son.
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'': In the first episode, Mugen passes out while fighting Jin in a burning building. He wakes up to a bucket of water, and learns he's going to be tortured and executed for killing the Governor's son.
* This has been done at least once in ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma One Half]]'' when Akane found Shampoo sleeping with an oblivious Ranma (she'd crawled into his futon sometime during the night), Akane woke him up with a bucket of cold water which, thanks to his curse, also turned him into a girl. Added hilarity came from the fact that Shampoo didn't know about the curse and was trying to kill "Girl-Type Ranma".
* This has been done at least once in ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' when Akane found Shampoo sleeping with an oblivious Ranma (she'd crawled into his futon sometime during the night), Akane woke him up with a bucket of cold water which, thanks to his curse, also turned him into a girl. Added hilarity came from the fact that Shampoo didn't know about the curse and was trying to kill "Girl-Type Ranma".




== Films -- Live-Action ==
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''
** The comedic version shows up in the first movie, as Captain Jack Sparrow and Will wake Gibbs this way. Then Will dumps a second bucket of water on Gibbs, and says "That was for the smell." To clarify, Gibbs was sleeping in a pigpen. After hearing Will's reason, he just looks surprised and nods.
** The comedic version shows up in the first movie, as Captain Jack Sparrow and Will wake Gibbs this way. Then Will dumps a second bucket of water on Gibbs, and says "That was for the smell." To clarify, Gibbs was sleeping in a pigpen. After hearing Will's reason, he just looks surprised and nods.
** Again in the sequel, when Jack finds Gibbs asleep on the end of the pier-a pier notably short a ship. Gibbs is also found clutching a stuffed animal, and takes a second to comprehend the followup question regarding the absence of the ''Pearl''.
** Again in the sequel, when Jack finds Gibbs asleep on the end of the pier-a pier notably short a ship. Gibbs is also found clutching a stuffed animal, and takes a second to comprehend the followup question regarding the absence of the ''Pearl''.
* In ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'', Bart and Jim do this to wake up the now-securely bound-with-chains Mongo. Mongo casually breaks loose while ''yawning''. (Fortunately, Mongo's in a good mood, considering.)
* In ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'', Bart and Jim do this to wake up the now-securely bound-with-chains Mongo. Mongo casually breaks loose while ''yawning''. (Fortunately, Mongo's in a good mood, considering.)
* In ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', Fezzick revives Inigo from a drunken stupor by shoving his head into buckets of cold and hot water.
* In ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', Fezzick revives Inigo from a drunken stupor by shoving his head into buckets of cold and hot water.
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* Happens to Nathaniel in book 2 of ''[[The Bartimaeus Trilogy]]''. Bartimaeus got bored.
* Happens to Nathaniel in book 2 of ''[[The Bartimaeus Trilogy]]''. Bartimaeus got bored.
* In [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Stand]]'', Randall Flagg uses this method to get the attention of a contact who has needed information, but is dying of the [[Apocalypse How|super-flu]].
* In [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Stand]]'', Randall Flagg uses this method to get the attention of a contact who has needed information, but is dying of the [[Apocalypse How|super-flu]].
* In [[Iain Banks]]' ''Whit'', after offers of coffee and threats of excommunication fail, Isis successfully wakes up her hungover half brother Zebediah by the graduated series of containers method. First the sleeper is drenched with a thimbleful of water, which is followed by the contents of an egg cup, a tea cup, a pint glass and finally a bucket.
* In [[Iain Banks]]' ''Whit'', after offers of coffee and threats of excommunication fail, Isis successfully wakes up her hungover half brother Zebediah by the graduated series of containers method. First the sleeper is drenched with a thimbleful of water, which is followed by the contents of an egg cup, a tea cup, a pint glass and finally a bucket.




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** Early on in Season 2, The [[Fetish Fuel|half-naked, bloodied, tied-to-a-chair]] Peter is awoken with a bucket of the wet stuff to the face by the Irish gangsters who are holding him captive.
** Early on in Season 2, The [[Fetish Fuel|half-naked, bloodied, tied-to-a-chair]] Peter is awoken with a bucket of the wet stuff to the face by the Irish gangsters who are holding him captive.
* ''[[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Band of Brothers]]''. Major Winters uses this to wake up his alcoholic friend Captain Nixon. Unfortunately it turns out that Nixon had used the "water" jug for toilet purposes during the night (yes, that did happen in [[Real Life]] as well).
* ''[[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Band of Brothers]]''. Major Winters uses this to wake up his alcoholic friend Captain Nixon. Unfortunately it turns out that Nixon had used the "water" jug for toilet purposes during the night (yes, that did happen in [[Real Life]] as well).
* In ''[[El Chavo Del Ocho]]'', each time the title character gets scared he immediately paralyzes -- after adopting an awkward pose nicknamed "la garrotera". The only way to snap off from this is by splashing water on him. Normally a small splash in his face works, but meaner-spirited characters often empty whole buckets on the poor kid.
* In ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'', each time the title character gets scared he immediately paralyzes -- after adopting an awkward pose nicknamed "la garrotera". The only way to snap off from this is by splashing water on him. Normally a small splash in his face works, but meaner-spirited characters often empty whole buckets on the poor kid.
* This happened to Fraser on ''[[Due South]]'' in the Season 2 episode "Red, White or Blue".
* This happened to Fraser on ''[[Due South]]'' in the Season 2 episode "Red, White or Blue".


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* On ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', Samy tries this on Heloise, but it only succeeds in causing her to dream about being a mermaid.
* On ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', Samy tries this on Heloise, but it only succeeds in causing her to dream about being a mermaid.
* Done in ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]: Do America'' when Muddy threw water at the two boys who passed out in the desert after the [[Disney Acid Sequence]].
* Done in ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]: Do America'' when Muddy threw water at the two boys who passed out in the desert after the [[Disney Acid Sequence]].
* Subverted at the end of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' where Esmeralda's [[Disney Death]] was brought forth by Quasimodo attempting to make her drink water with a spoon after she has passed out, but she does not drink it.
* Subverted at the end of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' where Esmeralda's [[Disney Death]] was brought forth by Quasimodo attempting to make her drink water with a spoon after she has passed out, but she does not drink it.
* In ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]'' episode "The Boardwalk Booby Trap", Pockets throws water on Snoozy when the latter is driving Chugga-Boom erratically.
* In ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]'' episode "The Boardwalk Booby Trap", Pockets throws water on Snoozy when the latter is driving Chugga-Boom erratically.


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