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* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBearsBigChapterBooks'': Variant in ''The Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes'' -- rather than rigging a bucket over a door, Too-Tall removes one of the ceiling tiles in the classroom and hides a bucket of water up there with a string attached, pulling on it to dump the water on Ms. Barr at the same time as Great Grizzly Falls appears on screen in the movie they're watching, causing her to fall to the ground. He intends this prank to "break" her, and indeed it seems he's broken her spirit in doing so.
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* Franchise/{{Superman}}:
** As seen in the above picture, the Practical Joker once did this to Superman by rigging the bucket ''over a wall'', correctly predicting that Superman would burst through it, [[ThereWasADoor à la Kool-Aid Man]].

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* Franchise/{{Superman}}:
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** As seen in the above picture, in volume 1, issue #95, the Practical Joker once did does this to Superman by rigging the bucket ''over a wall'', correctly predicting that Superman would burst through it, [[ThereWasADoor à la Kool-Aid Man]].
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-->'''Doc:''' [[ThisMeansWar Shimmelfinney! I'll get him for this.]]
* On ''Series/SesameStreet'', Harvey Kneeslapper once had a bucket of confetti triggered by a rope. A series of subversions followed.

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-->'''Doc:''' [[SuppressedRage Shimmelfinney!]] [[ThisMeansWar Shimmelfinney! I'll get him for this.]]
* On ''Series/SesameStreet'', Harvey Kneeslapper once had sets a bucket of confetti confetti, triggered by a rope, above a door, then waits for someone to walk through the door and pull the rope. A series of subversions followed.His prank backfires when a girl peeks around the door (which isn't connected to a wall) and pulls the rope, dumping the confetti on Harvey.
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-->'''Doc:''' [[SuppressedRage Shimmelfinney! I'll get him for this.]]

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-->'''Doc:''' [[SuppressedRage [[ThisMeansWar Shimmelfinney! I'll get him for this.]]
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* ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "Scared Silly", Doc has forgotten the key to the workshop. He asks Sprocket to go in through the doggy door and open the main door from inside so he won't have to ask Shimmelfinney for the extra key. When Sprocket gets inside, he sees a bucket above the door and makes frantic noises warning Doc not to enter. Doc enters anyway, causing the bucket to dump confetti on him.

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* ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "Scared Silly", Doc has forgotten the key to the workshop. He asks Sprocket to go in through the doggy door and open the main door from inside so he won't have to ask Shimmelfinney for the extra key. When Sprocket gets inside, he sees a bucket above the door door. He gives Doc the key and makes frantic noises warning Doc him not to enter. When Doc enters anyway, doesn't understand, Sprocket goes back in the workshop, then throws himself against the door, trying to hold it shut. After a moment's struggle, Doc manages to push the door open, causing the bucket to dump confetti on him.
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* ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "Scared Silly", Doc has forgotten the key to the workshop. He asks Sprocket to go in through the doggy door and open the main door from inside so he won't have to ask Shimmelfinney for the extra key. When Sprocket gets inside, he sees a bucket above the door and makes frantic noises warning Doc not to enter. Doc enters anyway, causing the bucket to dump confetti on him.
-->'''Doc:''' [[SuppressedRage Shimmelfinney! I'll get him for this.]]

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1318020/15/Faith Faith]]'' Harry puts a bucket of muddy water and [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes dead spiders]] over Ron's door as partial retaliation for Ron's playing equally nasty pranks and claiming that Harry's evil and in league with Voldemort.



* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9585244/18/Master-Crimson Master Crimson]]'' David uses a shield charm to avoid a bucket of soapy water Sirius put over David's door, then magically balls up all the water and throws it at Sirius.



* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1318020/15/Faith Faith]]'' Harry puts a bucket of muddy water and [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes dead spiders]] over Ron's door as partial retaliation for Ron's playing equally nasty pranks and claiming that Harry's evil and in league with Voldemort.
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* An episode of ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' had it as well.

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* An episode of ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' had it as well. Diane, having gone into a paranoid frenzy about the others getting back at her for using them as a psychological test bed, is sent into Sam's office to lie down... at which point Carla springs the trap. However, Diane's actually touched, seeing this as proof the gang thinks of her as one of them.
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* ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' has the titular protagonist getting a bucket of pig blood dumped on her head after she is named prom queen. [[BewareTheNiceOnes It does]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge not end well]].

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* ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' ''Film/{{Carrie|1976}}'' has the titular protagonist getting a bucket of pig blood dumped on her head after she is named prom queen. [[BewareTheNiceOnes It does]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge not end well]].
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* ''Literature/GoblinsInTheCastle'': The morning after the goblins are freed, William and Karl make their way down to the laundry room to find Hulda, and also the Baron. When the Baron announces it's time to take a break and have breakfast, he opens a door... and a bucket of water promptly falls on his head.
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* In ''The Naughtiest Girl in the School'', Elizabeth plays a non-bucket version of this prank. At one point, she places a wet sponge on the door to the music room, knowing Harry will shortly be entering the room to fetch some sheet music. The trap works, but she makes the mistake of hanging around to see the outcome. And Harry, needless to say, is ''not'' pleased.

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* In ''The Naughtiest Girl in the School'', ''Literature/TheNaughtiestGirl''. The first book has Elizabeth plays play a non-bucket version of this prank. At one point, she places a wet sponge on the door to the music room, knowing Harry will shortly be entering the room to fetch some sheet music. The trap works, but she makes the mistake of hanging around to see the outcome. And Harry, needless to say, is ''not'' pleased.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': Subverted in the ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' episode, "Goody Go Round"; Roy sets this trap for Orson, who comes to his coop to borrow [[ChainOfDeals a skateboard so Booker can catch the Worm with it and he will give him his record player to give to Bo]]. When Orson opens the door, the bucket stays intact, much to Roy's bewilderment. After Orson leaves to get a pie for Roy, he closes the door, and the bucket falls on Roy.

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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': Subverted in the ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' episode, "Goody Go Round"; Roy sets this trap for Orson, who comes to rigs his coop to borrow [[ChainOfDeals a skateboard so Booker can catch the Worm door with it and he a bucket so that when Orson walks through the door, "the bucket will give fall, and WHAMMO! Drenched porker." He also intends to follow up with super-hot tabasco-flavored gum, which will come back to bite him his record player to give to Bo]]. When later, but for now, Orson opens the door, the bucket stays intact, much to Roy's bewilderment. After Orson leaves to get a pie for Roy, he closes the door, and the bucket ''doesn't'' fall, despite its precarious motion. Roy offers the gum; Orson accepts but doesn't chew it. After a discussion involving adding a link to the goody-go-round, Orson closes the door. The rule of comedic timing in full effect, the bucket falls on Roy.while Roy ponders the failure of his two tricks, not soaking him until he's trying to remember what the second one was.



* In an episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends U.S. Acres/Orson's Farm]]'', Roy rigs his coop door with a bucket so that when Orson walks through the door, "the bucket will fall, and WHAMMO! Drenched porker." He also intends to follow up with super-hot tabasco-flavored gum, which will come back to bite him later, but for now, Orson opens the door, and the bucket ''doesn't'' fall, despite its precarious motion. Roy offers the gum; Orson accepts but doesn't chew it. After a discussion involving adding a link to the goody-go-round, Orson closes the door. The rule of comedic timing in full effect, the bucket falls while Roy ponders the failure of his two tricks, not soaking him until he's trying to remember what the second one was.

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* In an episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends U.S. Acres/Orson's Farm]]'', Roy rigs his coop door with a bucket so that when Orson walks through the door, "the bucket will fall, and WHAMMO! Drenched porker." He also intends to follow up with super-hot tabasco-flavored gum, which will come back to bite him later, but for now, Orson opens the door, and the bucket ''doesn't'' fall, despite its precarious motion. Roy offers the gum; Orson accepts but doesn't chew it. After a discussion involving adding a link to the goody-go-round, Orson closes the door. The rule of comedic timing in full effect, the bucket falls while Roy ponders the failure of his two tricks, not soaking him until he's trying to remember what the second one was.
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* VideoGame/YandereSimulator: One can be set up with the school's washbasins, filled with either water, gasoline, or blood. All options will lead to the victim running off to shower and change clothes, which can be exploited in quite a few ways, such as isolating an intended murder victim, temporarily throwing a potential witness off their routine, stealing phones or jewelry from the shower's locker room, or in the case of gasoline, setting them up to burn with a candle.
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* ''Literature/ATwistOfTheKnife'': A deadly serious one, in the backstory. Stephen Longhurst and his friend Wayne Howard, boys of 10 and 11 respectively, rigged up a bust of Cicero atop the door of their school's headmaster, Philip Alden. It fell on his head, cracked his skull, and killed him.
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* Used very much for harm in [[spoiler:prologue]] trial of ''VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden''. The killer was hoping to disarm [[spoiler:Cara]] of [[spoiler:her]] assault rifle. In order to do so, they filled a bucket in a janitor's closet with bleach and positioned it over the door. Once they lured [[spoiler:Cara]] inside, the bleach ended up blinding [[spoiler:her]].

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* Used very much for harm in the [[spoiler:prologue]] trial of ''VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden''. The killer was hoping to disarm [[spoiler:Cara]] of [[spoiler:her]] assault rifle. In order to do so, they filled a bucket in a janitor's closet with bleach and positioned it over the door. Once they lured [[spoiler:Cara]] inside, the bleach ended up blinding [[spoiler:her]].
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* Used very much for harm in [[spoiler:prologue]] trial of VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden. The killer was hoping to disarm [[spoiler:Cara]] of [[spoiler:her]] assault rifle. In order to do so, they filled a bucket in a janitor's closet with bleach and positioned it over the door. Once they lured [[spoiler:Cara]] inside, the bleach ended up blinding [[spoiler:her]].

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* Used very much for harm in [[spoiler:prologue]] trial of VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden.''VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden''. The killer was hoping to disarm [[spoiler:Cara]] of [[spoiler:her]] assault rifle. In order to do so, they filled a bucket in a janitor's closet with bleach and positioned it over the door. Once they lured [[spoiler:Cara]] inside, the bleach ended up blinding [[spoiler:her]].
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* Used very much for harm in [[spoiler:prologue]] trial of [[VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden]]. The killer was hoping to disarm [[spoiler:Cara]] of [[spoiler:her]] assault rifle. In order to do so, they filled a bucket in a janitor's closet with bleach and positioned it over the door. Once they lured [[spoiler:Cara]] inside, the bleach ended up blinding [[spoiler:her]].

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* Used very much for harm in [[spoiler:prologue]] trial of [[VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden]].VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden. The killer was hoping to disarm [[spoiler:Cara]] of [[spoiler:her]] assault rifle. In order to do so, they filled a bucket in a janitor's closet with bleach and positioned it over the door. Once they lured [[spoiler:Cara]] inside, the bleach ended up blinding [[spoiler:her]].
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* Used very much for harm in [[spoiler:prologue]] trial of [[VisualNovel/ProjectEdensGarden]]. The killer was hoping to disarm [[spoiler:Cara]] of [[spoiler:her]] assault rifle. In order to do so, they filled a bucket in a janitor's closet with bleach and positioned it over the door. Once they lured [[spoiler:Cara]] inside, the bleach ended up blinding [[spoiler:her]].
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