History Main / FoulBallPit

* WebVideo/ProJared reviews ''VideoGame/SpiderManAndTheXMenInArcadesRevenge''. The level featuring ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} as the PlayerCharacter takes place in a CircusOfFear, and ball pits are lethal obstacles.

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* In the "Snow Cones" episode of ''LetsPlay/AnalogControl'', Michael recalls he had a dream about a disgusting ball pit with a demon in it. He and Phoenix then riff on whether or not it would make a decent episode of ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}''.

* In ''VideoGame/MyHouse'', the Daycare area where the player fights a demonic Franchise/{{Shrek}} is entered through a tube slide into a ball pit, marked by a trail of balls in the main house.

* ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKid The Long Haul'': Greg lands in a ball pit at Corny's after going down a slide to catch Manny. He digs through the pit to look for Manny and finds that a diaper is stuck to his hand, so he starts screaming about it. [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube This goes viral.]]

* The ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' episode "Johnny Bravo Meets Donny Osmond" features Osmond as a [[AdamWesting fictionalized version of himself]] who Mama Bravo hires to babysit Johnny. At one point, Donny takes Johnny to the local SuckECheeses and tosses him into the ball pit. Though not dirty, it ''is'' incredibly deep and nearly impossible to escape; at one point, Johnny meets a boy who's been apparently been trapped inside for years.

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[[caption-width-right:350:This isn't even the worst thing you might find in one of these germ factories.]]

* ''VideoGame/MarioParty'': The minigame Mosh-Pit Playroom has all characters shrunken and encased within a miniature ball pit that is initially empty, until a Fly Guy appears to drop 200 color-coded bouncy balls: 50 red, 50 blue, 50 yellow and 50 green. Each character has to pick all 50 balls of their corresponding color (which is tied to their player order, not the character's features) to win the minigame. This being ''Mario Party'', each player can sabotage the others by stomping on them. If five minutes pass and no one managed to get all their balls yet, the minigame ends in a tie.

* Ball-pits can sometimes be found in nightclubs, raves and similar events aimed at adults. The appeal is understandable as events like these offer an environment where adults can act carefree as they like without worrying about being around kids. Unfortunately, the prevalence of drugs, alcohol and sweaty bodies will mean that this trope will almost certainly come into play by the end of the event. And even without the dirt and grime, it is pretty common for the bottoms of such pits to be lined with lost phones, keys, wallets and other junk.

* The entirety of the obscure, MindScrew-inducing horror game, ''VideoGame/TheBallPit''. Your character is an employee in a fast-food restaurant cleaning the ball pit, only to be sucked in and discover a mysterious world made of nothing but multi-colored balls. [[spoiler:And moments before you finally found an escape, you're devoured by a giant Ronald [=McDonald=] head on spider legs]]. It's... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RKxQi6FZ2Q as weird as it sounds]].

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* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'': After Big Rico's Pizza remodels they add a ball pit, a SnakePit, and a pit with some snakes and some balls. The snake pit turns out to be the safest of the three.

* The entirety of the obscure, MindScrew-inducing horror game, ''VideoGame/TheBallPit''. Your character is an employee in a fast-food restaurant cleaning the ball pit, only to be sucked in and discover a mysterious world made of nothing but milti-colored balls. [[spoiler:And moments before you finally found an escape, you're devoured by a giant Ronald [=McDonald=] head on spider legs]]. It's... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RKxQi6FZ2Q as weird as it sounds]].

* The entirety of the obscure, MindScrew-inducing game, ''VIdeoGame/TheBallPit''. Your character is an employee in an unnamed SuckECheeses cleaning the ball pit, only to be sucked in and discover a mysterious world made of nothing but milti-colored balls. It's... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RKxQi6FZ2Q as weird as it sounds]].

* Adult Film Star Adriana Chechik was seriously injured jumping into a foam block pit at Twitch Con 2022. She wasn't the only one to get hurt, but she broke her back in two places, the worst injury of all.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4403803/1/Baby-Gazzee Baby Gazzee]]'', Dib accidentally puts a spell on Gaz that turns her into a baby and makes everyone think she is one, while her mind remains the same. She gets babysat by [[BabysitterFromHell Tak]], who takes her to a fast food place and makes her stay in the ball pit where all the balls are covered in puke, drool, and snot.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4403803/1/Baby-Gazzee Baby Gazzee,]]'' Dib accidentally puts a spell on Gaz that turns her into a baby and makes everyone think she is one, while her mind remains the same. She gets babysat by [[BabysitterFromHell Tak]], who takes her to a fast food place and makes her stay in the ball pit where all the balls are covered in puke, drool and snot.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'':

* Adult Film Star Adriana Chechik was seriously injured jumping into a foam block pit at TwitchCon 2022. She wasn't the only one to get hurt, but she broke her back in two places, the worst injury of all.