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* The closet doors from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' allow a monster to hide in children's closets, scare them, and get away without being found, all from the comfort of the Monsters, Inc. factory.

* The closet doors from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.

* In the ''Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator'' crossover, Franchise/{{Superman}}'s Fortress of Solitude is the size of a 5m diameter ball on the outside that houses another universe he can build up on the inside, giving him pretty much infinite space.

* ComicBook/{{Superman}} has his Fortress of Solitude, In the ''Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator'' crossover his fortress is the size of a 5m diameter ball on the outside that houses another universe he can build up on the inside giving him pretty much infinite space.

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* The short 2020 film ''Film/TheBoxAssassin'' is about a hitman who can conceal himself in a box of any size. He uses this for the DeadlyDelivery and YouGotMurder tropes, but at the climax of the movie uses VillainTeleportation to appear in the glovebox of the fleeing target's car.
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* ''Anime/KiddyGrade'': Armbrust's Black Box has extradimensional capabilities and can change shape to allow larger things in and out; several times, this has included people.

* ComicBook/ScottPilgrim can fit inside Ramona's shoulder purse, because it [[BagOfHolding contains a gate to Hyperspace]].

* Superman has his Fortress of Solitude, In the Aliens vs Predator vs Batman and Superman crossover his fortress is the size of a 5m diameter ball on the outside that houses another universe he can build up on the inside giving him pretty much infinite space.

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* The short 2020 film ''The Box Assassin'' is about a hitman who can conceal himself in a box of any size. He uses this for the DeadlyDelivery and YouGotMurder tropes, but at the climax of the movie uses VillainTeleportation to appear in the glovebox of the fleeing target's car.

* [[spoiler: The real Mad-Eye Moody]] in ''Literature/HarryPotter and the Goblet of Fire'' is stored in one of these.

* Not the most extreme example, but in the first book of ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety'' trilogy, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to squeeze into a very small crate to hide from Mr. Curtain. The illustration does not at all look comfy.
* The ''Literature/{{Fablehaven}}'' series has the transdimensional backpack with a storage room inside.
* The wizards of Unseen University in the ''Discworld'' have been trying to study and define Hammer space.Only they don't call it that; they deal with the Cabinet of Curiosities and have frequently witnessed the impossible and potentially limitless space represented by the Luggage. In both cases, Professor Ponder Stibbons is the man tasked with finding a scientific, or at least a plausibly pseudoscientific, reason why.

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* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'': Alex invoked this to sneak Harper onto the [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody S.S. Tipton]] by hiding her away in her suitcase. Justified in that the suitcase is [[AWizardDidIt magic]].

* ''Series/Danger5'' reveals Stalin's moustache is one of these. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e7z9X1YfGU Seen here]]. The gag is later repeated with the DodgyToupee of the President of the World.
* Oscar's trash can on ''Series/SesameStreet'' is clearly BiggerOnTheInside; various episodes show it contains a garden, swimming pool, ice-rink, bowling alley, a piano, Oscar's pet elephant, and of course, lots of trash. Despite this, the trash can still be picked up and carried, usually by his friend Bruno the Trashman.

* Several types of TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} have access to Charms that allow them to store objects Elsewhere. Lunars, however, can actually learn Charms that allow them to create tiny little dens in Elsewhere, safe places they can escape to on a moment's notice.

* In Episode 2 of ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'', Graham and one of the villagers run into a dragon and he hides them inside his [[BagOfHolding Cloak of Holding]]. When he tells his friend [[ARareSentence "Get in my cape!"]], Amaya and Bramble will both react as if it's the dumbest thing they've ever heard, but Chester Hobblepot loves the idea.

* In ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', on at least two occasions Kevin (one of the largest regular characters in the strip) stuffs himself completely into an ordinary sofa. On one such occasion, he hauls Kell in with him for, shall we say, rather energetic reasons.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': One episode had Patrick's head come out of a hat box, which was itself in a television box.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': WesternAnimation/BugsBunny is known for stuffing some of his foes into rather tight spaces. For example, in "[[WesternAnimation/BugsAndThugs Bugs and Thugs]]", Bugs stuffed two fully grown gangsters into a rather small oven...twice!
** Another gag is the folding box. put someone in it, fold it like cardboard, then fold it again... and again...

* [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy "Peter, get out of the fridge!"]]
* WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom uses this plenty. One wonders how [[ItMakesSenseInContext a soup can can hold an unlimited amount of ghosts.]] It's even lampshaded at one point:
--> '''Danny:''' How on earth did they cram [[RoguesGallery all of you]] into the Spectre Speeder?
--> '''Ember:''' You ever been stuck inside your stupid Thermos? Compared to that, it was the Taj Mahal in there!
* In ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' Orko has been seen rolling himself up inside his own hat.

* On ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the alien superhero Comet Guy has a spaceship that's small enough for him [[CoolHelmet to wear as a helmet]], and he can somehow fit himself and a passenger inside it.

* In ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', according to a flashback, the title character met Filburt the turtle as a kid when he helped him hide from a bully in his shell, which had a relatively spacious interior size that did not follow from the outside.

* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Rabbit Team takes it UpToEleven by hidding a ''M3 Lee medium tank'' behind a streetsign's post (from the rival team: [[RuleOfFunny the viewer can see them plainly]]).
* In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', Kaede's Artefact is a cloak (essentially a flat piece of tattered cloth) that can hide several people inside... it does have a fully furnished house in there after all.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', due to eating the Castle-Castle fruit, Capone Bege has the ability to miniaturize things to fit within his body (the inside of which is an actual castle).
* In ''Anime/KiddyGrade'', Armbrust's Black Box has extradimensional capabilities and can change shape to allow larger things in and out; several times, this has included people.

* The closet doors from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.

* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', Kaede's Artefact is a cloak (essentially a flat piece of tattered cloth) that can hide several people inside... it does have a fully furnished house in there after all.

* ''Series/{{Danger 5}}'' reveals Stalin's moustache is one of these. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e7z9X1YfGU Seen here]]. The gag is later repeated with the DodgyToupee of the President of the World.

* In Webcomic/ThePrincessPlanet, Roger at one point disguises himself as a magical tiara. Normal sized, and complete with actually being put on.
* In Webcomic/{{xkcd}}, one of the many neat things about Black Hat Guy's hat is that [[http://xkcd.com/412/ he can fit himself entirely inside it]].

* In the WebAnimation/HomestarRunner cartoons [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Cheat]] lives in TheKingOfTown's grill, which apparently contains a full-sized house.

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