History Main / FlushingToiletScreamingShower

TruthInTelevision as most shower valves mix hot and cold water to achieve the desired temperature so anything that diverts either hot or cold water will result in a sharp temperature shift in the opposite direction. Note that this was always a regional trope as it depends upon the central water heater practice common in non-tropical Western plumbing design but not always found in other cultures. Rapidly becoming a bit of a DiscreditedTrope in RealLife since [[TechnonlogyMarchesOM the introduction of pressure-balanced shower valves specifically designed to prevent this from happening]]. Such "anti-scald" shower valves are even required by law in some places, especially in commercial buildings like apartments, hotels, and dormitories. Nevertheless, if you have the (mis)fortune of being in a house or building with old plumbing, this trope is still doable.

TruthInTelevision as most shower valves mix hot and cold water to achieve the desired temperature so anything that diverts either hot or cold water will result in a sharp temperature shift in the opposite direction. Note that this was always a regional trope as it depends upon the central water heater practice common in non-tropical Western plumbing design but not always found in other cultures. Rapidly becoming a bit of a DiscreditedTrope in RealLife since the introduction of pressure-balanced shower valves specifically designed to prevent this from happening. Such "anti-scald" shower valves are even required by law in some places, especially in commercial buildings like apartments, hotels, and dormitories. Nevertheless, if you have the (mis)fortune of being in a house or building with old plumbing, this trope is still doable.

* In ''Film/{{Garfield}}'' Garfield does this to John early in the film after he decided that he's "clean enough now" after he's spent a long time in the shower.

* On Cleveldn's ''Big Chuck & Li'l John Show'' there is a skit where the wife of a man named Stanley gets a phone call for him. After looking around the house she decided to flush the toilet. Stanley can be heard screaming in the shower to which she tells the caller "He's in the shower. He'll call you back."

* Gina Davis' character in ''Film/TheFly1986''. Her {{Jerkass}} publisher/ex-boyfriend breaks into her house and takes a shower while waiting for her.

* Episode 16 of NeonGenesisEvangelion has Asuka berate Shinji for this when he starts preparing dinner.

* Max (of "[[WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam &]]" fame) blindly reaches for a towel while singing in the shower and accidentally hits the lever on the office toilet, burning the hell out of himself while also inadvertently flushing a tiny assailant down the crapper.
* Grandpa's hated, visiting sister does this to him in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''

* ''Series/NashBridges'': In "Sacraments", when the officer on SIU team Evan is having a romantic shower with Nash's daughter Cassidy, Nash's partner Joe drops by with info on SIU current primary investigation. Try as the pair might to keep their relationship secret for a while more, Joe has to flush a tissue of his allergy snot down the toilet. Cassidy yelps, jumps from behind Evan and rips a curtain off. All that's left is for her and Joe say "Hi" to each other.

* In ''VideoGame/TheSims 2'', if one Sim flushes the toilet while another is in the shower, the second Sim will jump out of the shower, run over to the first Sim and yell at them in Simlish. Of course, someone made [[http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=491141 a mod]] to disable this. Although sometimes the Sim in the shower will jump out and yell simply because another Sim has entered the bathroom, even if they don't flush or even get to ''use'' the toilet. Sims have to have a very close relationship to share the bathroom; generally only lovers will do it.

** The episode is for the strip "Doctor Feelgood". [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/4/12/ Strip.]] [[http://feeds.penny-arcade.com/~r/padlc/~5/COBxp5O0c40/Doctor%20Feelgood.mp3 Podcast.]] Story starts at about 17:10, but they whole thing is really funny.

* Gina Davis' HotScoop character in ''Film/TheFly1986''. Her {{Jerkass}} publisher/ex-boyfriend breaks into her house and takes a shower while waiting for her.

* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} does it to Jon to show Odie how the pipes in the house are all connected.
-->'''Garfield:''' Isn't science fun?

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* The ''WebAnimation/SimonsCat'' video "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApN73TUVMEU Hot Water]]".

* ''Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion'' had the poem "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-eVa5aLQIc The Old Shower Stall]]".

** He'd done it [[http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2012/MGG-2012-09-30.gif just a year earlier, too, though quite by accident]].

* A [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrqSCn0sBPw video game commercial]] for ''VideoGame/AlienVsPredatorExtinction'' shows Predator doing this to the Alien, complete with the latter's trademark hiss.

* A [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrqSCn0sBPw video game commercial]] for ''AlienVsPredator: Extinction'' shows Predator doing this to the Alien, complete with the latter's trademark hiss.

* Played with in the sketch "Anthropomorphic Shower" from ''ThatMitchellAndWebbSound''.