History Main / FrightInducedBunkmate

* In ''{{Film/Ted}}'', both Ted and John still have a FearOfThunder, much to Lori's embarrassment. Early on as John in Lori are sleeping in bed at night together and thunder claps, John readily welcomes Ted on the bed when he scrambles into their room out of fear, [[{{Manchild}} with both reciting their "Thunder Buddies" song, much to Lori's annoyance]].

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': While getting ready for bed one night Willow discovers that [[BigBad Angelus]] has killed her goldfish and left them in an envelope on her desk, an implicit threat that he can enter her house and kill her while she sleeps. Willow immediately flees to Buffy's house and the two are show huddling in the Slayer's room holding stakes and surrounded by garlic to ward off vampires.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'', we see a montage of Simba waking up Timon and Pumbaa in the middle of the night for various reasons. At least once, he wakes them up because of a nightmare. [[DeathByOriginStory No points for guessing what that nightmare might have been]].

* ''Webcomic/RainingKnives'': A flashback depicts Jerry [[FrightInducedBunkmate going into his brother Dylan's room]] due to a storm.

** "Kamp Krustier" has Bart taking advantage of this when he's believed to be suffering from PTSD after his disastrous stint at [[SummerCampOfHorrors Kamp Krusty]], pleading BadDreams every night in order to sleep with Homer and Marge (even kicking Homer out at one point so he'll have more room) and unwittingly cutting off their sex life.

** The second ''Treehouse of Horror'' HalloweenEpisode had a small RunningGag in the wrap-around story to the shorts that, because all of the shorts were candy-induced nightmares, the person suffering it would wake up frightened and then go ask someone to bunk with them. In respective order: Lisa asked to bunk with Bart, then Bart and Lisa asked to bunk with Marge and Homer.
** The episode ''$pringfield'' had Lisa and Maggie waking Homer up in the middle of the night and asking to bunk with him because they were scared of the boogieman. Homer's response? Become scared of the Boogieman himself (believing he's already inside the house), wake up Bart, and by the time Marge came back from the casino and entered her home, the whole family had created a makeshift fort in the main bedroom and Homer was armed ''with a shotgun'' (which he had already shot a few times--once right through the front door).

In general, this is used to emphasize the bond the two characters share, either familial or [[FriendshipMoment friendly]], or (less commonly) to give an otherwise [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold abrasive or aloof]] character a PetTheDog moment. It will probably result in SleepCute.

* In ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'', Theodore does this with Dave a little into the chipmunks' stay at his house. While the scene itself is PlayedForLaughs, it genuinely does turn into heartwarming as Dave reluctantly allows Theodore in and doesn't disturb the chipmunk even when he curls up on top of him. This is later contrasted with Ian, who throws Theodore out of his room when he makes the same request (despite claiming that he sees the chipmunks as family).

In general, this is used to emphasize the bond the two characters share, either familial or [[FriendshipMoment friendly]], or (less commonly) to make an otherwise [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold abrasive or aloof]] character look sympathetic. It will probably result in SleepCute.

* The reason for InterruptedIntimacy in Music/PhilVassar's "Just Another Day in Paradise," all about the chaos and joy of young parenthood.