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* ''VideoGame/TheSims''

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* Idle snakebirds in 'VideoGame/{{Snakebird}}'' emit letter Zs.

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* Idle snakebirds in 'VideoGame/{{Snakebird}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Snakebird}}'' emit letter Zs.
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* In the mid-2000's, Virgin Megastores in the UK had an ad campaign with various "Megastores vs..." slogans that presented Virgin Megastores as the "cool" answer to "boring" things like "Apathy", "Silence" and "Blandness". One of the slogans was "Megastores vs. Zzzzzzzzzz".
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* The ''VideoGame/CardCityNights'' series:
** ''VideoGame/CardCityNights1'': From multiple characters, and on some cards:

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* The ''VideoGame/CardCityNights'' series:
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** ''VideoGame/CardCityNights1'': From multiple characters, and on some cards:cards, in the first game:



----> Zzz... talking in my sleep... not faking it... zzznrk... honestly...

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----> Zzz...---->Zzz... talking in my sleep... not faking it... zzznrk... honestly...



----> (Wait, was she playing in her sleep? No wonder I won...)
** ''VideoGame/CardCityNights2'': In a possible panel of the Ittle Dew Comic Generator, Tippsie is lying on grass, with Zs coming from her mouth, while she's holding a HealthPotion and the following panels are encased in a cloud-shaped {{Speech Bubble|s}}.

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----> (Wait, ---->(Wait, was she playing in her sleep? No wonder I won...)
** ''VideoGame/CardCityNights2'': In the second game, in a possible panel of the Ittle Dew Comic Generator, Tippsie is lying on grass, with Zs coming from her mouth, while she's holding a HealthPotion and the following panels are encased in a cloud-shaped {{Speech Bubble|s}}.
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A StockVisualMetaphor trope used widely in comics and animated media. When a character sleeps, sometimes a lot of "Z's" are shown near the character, either in the form of a stream of z's coming from the character's mouth or head, or a group of "Zzz's" contained in a SpeechBubble. This trope used to be shown specifically for people who snore in their sleep. While snoring is rather tricky to represent (sometimes it's represented as a log being sawed inside a speech bubble), the onomatopoeia "Z" was chosen as an approximation of what it sounds like.

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A StockVisualMetaphor trope used widely in comics and animated media. When a character sleeps, sometimes a lot of "Z's" are shown near the character, either in the form of a stream of z's coming from the character's mouth or head, or a group of "Zzz's" contained in a SpeechBubble.{{speech bubble|s}}. This trope used to be shown specifically for people who snore in their sleep. While snoring is rather tricky to represent (sometimes it's represented as a log being sawed inside a speech bubble), the onomatopoeia "Z" was chosen as an approximation of what it sounds like.
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* Advertising/SilentnightBeds: Referenced near the end of the "My First Bed" advert, in which baby Henry was shown arranging three letter Z magnets on his bedframe over where he sleeps.

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* Advertising/SilentnightBeds: Referenced near the end of the "My First Bed" advert, in which baby Henry was shown [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=COrJttiJ9go&t=21 arranging three letter Z magnets on his bedframe bedframe]] over where he sleeps.



** In one strip, he stirred in his sleep and pondered that he was wasting his life and needed to add some variety. He achieved this by going back to sleep with a fancy, stylised Z.

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** In one strip, he stirred in his sleep and pondered that he was wasting his life and needed to add some variety. He achieved this by going back to sleep with a fancy, stylised Z. He did the same thing [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/05/07 after seeing "amateurs" Jon and Odie sleep with normal Zs]]. In another strip, Jon [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2015/11/09 tried to push away Garfield's giant Z speech bubble to wake him up]].



* ''ComicStrip/TheKatzenjammerKids'' did it [[OlderThanTelevision before Charles Schulz was even born]].

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* ''ComicStrip/TheKatzenjammerKids'' did it [[OlderThanTelevision before Charles Schulz was even born]].born]], as shown [[https://fathertheo.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/katzenjammer-2.jpg here]].



* A 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch had a sleeping Herry Monster. A trail of Z's was shown as he snored.

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* A 1970's ''Series/SesameStreet'' sketch had a sleeping Herry Monster. [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RqWVT0ToP1Y A trail of Z's was shown as he snored.snored]].



** The cover of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'' shows Luigi with some Zs for Western releases. The Japanese cover uses a SnotBubble instead.

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** [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/a/a3/Box_NA_-_Mario_%26_Luigi_Dream_Team.png The cover cover]] of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'' shows Luigi with some Zs for Western releases. [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/5/57/Box_JP_-_M%26LRPG4.png The Japanese cover cover]] uses a SnotBubble instead.



* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' had Homer Simpson buy a [[Franchise/LeapFrog Phonics Frog]] toy, and at one point he is sleeping with the toy, constantly pressing the Z button. "Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z..."

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* [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E13SmartAndSmarter One episode episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' had Homer Simpson buy a [[Franchise/LeapFrog Phonics Frog]] toy, and at one point he is [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LNuuez929UA&t=89 sleeping with the toy, constantly pressing the Z button. "Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z...""]]
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** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'': In the original version, when Princess Peach is put to sleep, she'll have some Z's around her.
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* Aversion: In ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'', Dagwood's snoring is written as "Skn-x-x-x!"

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* Aversion: In ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'', ''ComicStrip/Blondie1930'': Averted -- Dagwood's snoring is written as "Skn-x-x-x!"
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* Discussed and deconstructed on Game Grumps, specifically the episode they play "Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun"

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* Discussed and deconstructed on Game Grumps, WebVideo/GameGrumps, specifically the episode they play "Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun"
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* ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': The Sleep Skill's animation involves Zz-s appearing and disappearing on the screen.
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* ''VideoGame/TitanQuest'': The ''Immortal Throne'' DownloadableContent's Dream Mastery's icon for the Sands of Sleep skill has two Z-s in it.
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* ''VideoGame/OkikuStarApprentice'': The Sammiya Pub has some who just says "ZZZ" in a PictorialSpeechBubble when they're interacted with.

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* ''VideoGame/WorkshopInTheIronwoodGrove'': Copper Dolls' Hypno Dances emit Zs from the target as their animation, and the Sleep condition that NonDamagingStatusInflictionAttack inflicts has the afflicted emit Zs repeatedly.

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* ''VideoGame/WorkshopInTheIronwoodGrove'': Copper Dolls' Hypno Dances emit Zs from the target as their animation, and ForcedSleep NonDamagingStatusInflictionAttack-s cause this, since the Sleep condition that NonDamagingStatusInflictionAttack inflicts has the afflicted emit Zs repeatedly.repeatedly.
** Copper Dolls' Hypno Dances emit Zs from the target as their animation.
** The final boss's Befouled Air inflicts Sleep and Mute.
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* ''VideoGame/PaqueretteDownTheBunburrows'': If a bunny [[spoiler:gets stuck in a loop of reentering the same tunnel]] it will fall asleep and show Z signs.

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