History Main / IllnessBlanket

* In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheGriffin'', Getafix's first appearance in the story has him wrapped in a blanket after catching a cold.

* In the ''ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer'' story "Madame Adolphine", Benoit is wrapped in a blanket after catching a cold.
* In the ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]'' comic story "Captain Marvel and the Time He Didn't Show Up", Billy spends the first two pages of the story wrapped in a blanket after getting sick with a throat condition.
* In issue #13 of the ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' comic book, Dale is wrapped in a blanket and [[HotDrinkCure given a hot drink]] when he catches a cold after nearly drowning in a gutter.
* At the end of the ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' comic story "Duck Luck", Donald is wrapped in a blanket and given a FootBathTreatment after being pulled out of a raging river.
* On the cover of ''ComicBook/{{Futurama}}'' 11, a sick Fry is wrapped in a blanket and [[FootBathTreatment has his feet in a basin of hot water]]. Averted in the comic itself, however.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':

* In the ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' story "The Daltons Escape", the Daltons wrap themselves in blankets when they get sick from eating soup that Lucky Luke drugged.
* In ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'', Marigold gets a unicorn disease called "sparkle fever", and spends one strip lying on the sofa under a blanket.

* Near the end of the ''ComicBook/TheSimpsons'' comic "One Flu Over Springfield," after nearly the ''entire town'' comes down with influenza, a feverish Mr. Burns is shown [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/Da_Alh-aYk3idX7umBkhciW9OedX7c8KpHv5B47WUonz_ijUcnX0NEjnarQowhc-UO-DKCPUPHDR6Q=s1600 swaddled in a blanket]].

* In one ''ComicStrip/AdamAtHome'' strip, Clayton gets sick and wraps himself in a blanket and stuffs tissues up his nose.

* In one ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' comic strip, a sick Fred is shown wrapped in a hooded blanket and giving himself a FootBathTreatment.

* In one ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' strip, Ellie gets sick and lies on the coach wrapped in a blanket.
* In ''A ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} Guide to Safe Downloading'', a sick Nermal lies on the sofa under a blanket.
* In ''Literature/TheMoomins'' comic story "Moomin the Colonist", after throwing a bucket of water over the squabbling Council, Moominmamma wraps them in blankets and gives them [[HotDrinkCure hot coffee]] to stop them from catching cold.

* In one ''ComicStrip/RobotmanAndMonty'' strip, Sedgwick comes down with a cold, and has himself wheeled to the dining table in a wheelchair while wrapped in a blanket with an ice pack on top of his head.
* In one story arc of ''ComicStrip/StoneSoup'', Val, Alix and Holly all get stomach flu, and one strip depicts them sitting on the sofa wrapped in blankets.

!! Examples

* Near the end of the ''ComicBook/TheSimpsons'' comic "One Flu Over Springfield," after nearly the ''entire town'' comes down with influenza, a feverish Mr. Burns is shown [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/Da_Alh-aYk3idX7umBkhciW9OedX7c8KpHv5B47WUonz_ijUcnX0NEjnarQowhc-UO-DKCPUPHDR6Q=s1600 swaddled in a blanket]].
* In issue #13 of the ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' comic book, Dale is wrapped in a blanket and [[HotDrinkCure given a hot drink]] when he catches a cold after nearly drowning in a gutter.
* In "Wash Day Blues" (the first story of the third issue of the [=UK=] ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' comic), Chuckie starts the story wrapped in a blanket after having thrown up from eating crayons.
* In the ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' story "The Daltons Escape", the Daltons wrap themselves in blankets when they get sick from eating soup that Lucky Luke drugged.

* In one ''Uncle Wiggly'' comic story, Wiggly takes some [[SoupIsMedicine carrot soup]] to his sick friend Mr. Twistytail. When he arrives at Twistytail's house, Twistytail is sitting wrapped in a blanket with his feet in a FootBathTreatment.
* In one ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' comic story, WesternAnimation/BugsBunny is dropped off at the North Pole as part of an experiment to see how rabbits adapt to the cold. By the time WesternAnimation/PorkyPig comes to rescue him, he's so cold that he has to be wrapped in a blanket for the return trip.
* In ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'', Marigold gets a unicorn disease called "sparkle fever", and spends one strip lying on the sofa under a blanket.
* ''ComicBook/TheBeano'': At the end of one ''Bash Street Kids'' comic, Teacher catches a cold and is wrapped in a blanket while giving himself a FootBathTreatment.
* In the ''ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer'' story "Madame Adolphine", Benoit is wrapped in a blanket after catching a cold.

* In one ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]]'' comic story, [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad Mole and Rat]] give themselves a FootBathTreatment and wrap themselves in blankets after falling into the river. Jiminy joins them near the end of the comic.
* At the end of the ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' comic story "Duck Luck", Donald is wrapped in a blanket and given a FootBathTreatment after being pulled out of a raging river.
* In ''A ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} Guide to Safe Downloading'', a sick Nermal lies on the sofa under a blanket.
* In ''Recap/AsterixAndTheGriffin'', Getafix's first appearance in the story has him wrapped in a blanket after catching a cold.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' comic story "Devil With a Blue Dress On", Taz lies on the sofa under a blanket after getting sick with a cold.
* In the ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]'' comic story "Captain Marvel and the Time He Didn't Show Up", Billy spends the first two pages of the story wrapped in a blanket after getting sick with a throat condition.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' fanfiction ''[[https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:BigFanofEntertainment/One_Flu_Over_the_Loud_House_-_Alternate_Ending One Flu Over the Loud House - Alternate Ending]]'', the picture shows all the sick people wrapped up in blankets, except Lily. This is in contrast to the actual episode it was based on, wherein only Rita was wrapped in a blanket.
* In [[https://www.wattpad.com/69903466-mork-mindy/page/2 this]] unnamed ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' fanfiction, when Mindy finds Mork the alien sick, he is wrapped in a blanket.
* ''Fanfic/SimpleGifts'': Watson cocoons himself in a blanket during his bout with influenza.
* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/evilsnotbag/art/Crystal-gems-cramps-vent-art-760217814 this]] ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' fanart where the Gems also get periods, Amethyst is all wrapped up in a pink blanket.
-->'''Amethyst:''' I need another blanket...

* In the second chapter of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2397752/1/Seeing-Isn-t-Always-Believing Seeing Isn't Always Believing]]'', [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] is wrapped in a blanket by Gandalf after falling through the ice and getting sick.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10717746/1/The-Second-Older-Brother The Second Older Brother]]'', a sick [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Dot]] has a blanket draped around her shoulders when she enters the story.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/111401/1/The-Vigil The Vigil]]'', [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Wormmon]] clumsily drapes a blanket over a sick Ken, who is currently lying on the floor.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/749092/1/Splashing-and-Sputtering Splashing and Spluttering]]'', [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Pippin]] is wrapped in blankets after falling in the river and catching a chill.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1450724/1/Baggins-of-Hobbiton Baggins of Hobbiton]]'', Frodo is wrapped in numerous blankets in order to help him warm up after he falls through the ice on the pond.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2960678/1/Fairytis Fairytis]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Wanda]] spends the majority of the second chapter wrapped in a blanket until Timmy finds the cure for her illness.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13375060/1/Crystal-Clear Crystal Clear]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Luigi]] is wrapped in blankets at several points throughout the story after he falls into an icy lake.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3667849/1/Sniffles Sniffles]]'', [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Ratbat]] is wrapped in a chain-mail blanket during his sickness.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24102415 to be cared for]]'', a sick [[Music/{{BTS}} Jungkook]] is bundled up in a blanket while watching a movie with the others.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/679066/chapters/1244486 My Greatest Mistake]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Starscream]] wraps a blanket around Megatron when the latter catches a virus.

* Fanfic/TheKedaboryVerse:

* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/myrling/art/Turtle-Tots-React-Being-sick-542312280 this]] piece of ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' fanart, a sick Michelangelo is wrapped in a blanket and [[SoupIsMedicine fed soup by Leonardo]].
* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/flutterjet/art/Fever-what-metal-fever-105275711 this]] piece of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' fanart, a sick Optimus is wrapped in a blanket with a thermometer in his mouth and an ice pack on his head.

* A variation at the end of ''WesternAnimation/FrozenFever''. Anna is [[SoupIsMedicine feeding Elsa soup after getting Elsa to acknowledge her illness]] in bed, where being wrapped in a blanket wouldn't be notable - so we're shown the sick Elsa is wrapped in Oaken's "cloaken" that was originally a birthday present for Anna.

* In the ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' episode "[[Recap/MurderSheWroteS2E6ReflectionsOfTheMind Reflections of the Mind]]", Jessica's plan involves the local sheriff standing outside while she attempts to trick the perpetrators into confessing. This happens during a stormy day and at the end of the episode, he is sitting by the fire in a blanket and worried that he's [[CatchYourDeathOfCold catching a cold]] (although we never find out if he really does catch one).

* In ''Series/TheSootyShow'' episode "Messing About in Boats", Matthew falls into the river and ends the episode covered in a blanket and with [[FootBathTreatment his feet in a basin of hot water]].
* In one episode of ''Series/SesameEnglish'', Tingo comes down with a cold, and spends almost the entire episode lying on the sofa under a blanket.
* In ''Series/TheRiddlers'' episode "At the Hospital", Mossop, who has a bad case of diarrhoea, is wrapped in a blanket as Marjorie carries him into the hospital.
* In the ''Series/OddSquad'' episode "Oscar Strikes Back", Odelia, Odie and O'Terry are shown holding cups of water with a single blanket wrapped around them once they are freed from Obbs' mind control. Two other Scientists are also shown wearing blankets after the incident as they are being interrogated by an Investigation agent.
* In the ''Series/GullahGullahIsland'' episode "Natalie's Sick", Natalie lies on the sofa under a blanket after coming down with a cold.

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* In one ''ComicStrip/AdamAtHome'' strip, Clayton gets sick and wraps himself in a blanket and stuffs tissues up his nose.
** In another strip, Adam wraps himself in a blanket after getting a cold.
* In one ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' comic strip, a sick Fred is shown wrapped in a hooded blanket and giving himself a FootBathTreatment.
** In another strip, a sick Wilma sits in a chair wrapped in a blanket with a thermometer in her mouth, [[FootBathTreatment her feet in a bowl of hot water]].
* In one ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' strip, Ellie gets sick and lies on the coach wrapped in a blanket.
* In ''Literature/TheMoomins'' comic story "Moomin the Colonist", after throwing a bucket of water over the squabbling Council, Moominmamma wraps them in blankets and gives them [[HotDrinkCure hot coffee]] to stop them from catching cold.
* ''ComicStrip/TheOutburstsOfEverettTrue'': At the end of the story arc where Everett tries and fails to clean the house, he wraps himself in a blanket, puts an ice pack on top of his head and gives himself a FootbathTreatment after exhausting himself.
* In one ''ComicStrip/RobotmanAndMonty'' strip, Sedgwick comes down with a cold, and has himself wheeled to the dining table in a wheelchair while wrapped in a blanket with an ice pack on top of his head.
* In one story arc of ''ComicStrip/StoneSoup'', Val, Alix and Holly all get stomach flu, and one strip depicts them sitting on the sofa wrapped in blankets.
* In [[https://images.cartoonstock.com/previews/VC128494_preview.webp this]] unnamed comic, the doctor's patient is sitting in a chair wrapped in a blanket.
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[[folder: {{Theatre}}]]

* ''Webcomic/WildeLife'': Oscar walks around with a blanket [[spoiler: while under Lorelei's spell]] in Chapter Seven.

* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries''

* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GhC6qKdQ8o Varokaa heikkoa jäätä!]]", a bear falls into icy water and is wrapped up in a blanket and given a FootBathTreatment and HotDrinkCure after being rescued.

** In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfic "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43537482/chapters/109463454 Bros]]", Félix bundles a sickly Bruno into a blanket.
** In ''Fanfic/HealinGoodHostClub'', Mori bundles Honey into a blanket before bringing him to school to be cared for by the hosts there.

* In ''Fanfic/HomeSickNoonboryKedabory'', [[VideoGame/PunchOut Disco Kid]] wraps Aran Ryan in a blanket after learning he has a fever.
** Sister story ''Fanfic/LetMeWarmYourHeart'' has Heike Kagero bundle Narcis Prince in blankets to warm him up after he comes down with hypothermia.

* In ''Fanfic/ThePandaChronicles'', a fanfic based on ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', there are two chapters involving a sick character wrapped in a blanket (both involving 4*Town):
** In "Sick Day", the boys are bundled into blankets while all hanging out on the couch together.
** In "Hard to Stomach", after realizing it was [[spoiler:juice containing an allergen (pineapple)]] that made him sick, Robaire wraps Jesse up in a blanket, since he'll be stuck on the couch for a while.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfic "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43537482/chapters/109463454 Bros]]", Félix bundles a sickly Bruno into a blanket.

* In ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'', the events of "Divide and Conquer - Chaos and Hilarity" ends with Valmont catching cold, thus requiring him to be wrapped up in a blanket and drink hot chocolate.

While the IllGirl may usually be seen in bed, sometimes they may be seen swaddled in a blanket.

* In ''Fanfic/HomeSick'', [[VideoGame/PunchOut Disco Kid]] wraps Aran Ryan in a blanket after learning he has a fever.

* ''Webcomic/BreakingCatNews'': In one strip where the Man and the Woman both have colds, the Woman burrows so deeply into a blanket that Puck believes she is "morphing into some kind of babushka... or nesting doll."
* ''Webcomic/MyMilkToof'': In the "Sweet Wilting Tree" story, one of Lardee's methods to help cure the sick plant is to wrap it in his favourite blanket.
* In [[https://satwcomic.com/flu-season this]] ''WebComic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'' comic, all the Nords (except Iceland) are wrapped in blankets while suffering from the flu.
* In [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/tubby-and-tummy/time-of-the-month/viewer?title_no=427220&episode_no=93 this]] ''Webcomic/TubbyAndTummy'' comic, Tubby wraps Tummy in a blanket upon learning that she's having her "time of the month".
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this is PlayedWith. When Dan is sick he portrays himself [[https://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/2003-06-03 bundled up]] in his own tail.
* ''Webcomic/LemonheadAndLollipup'':
** In [[https://lemonheadandlollipup.tumblr.com/post/165674620325 this strip]], a sick Liz lies on the sofa under a blanket, cuddled up next to Lollipup.
** [[https://lemonheadandlollipup.tumblr.com/post/170546024140/a-sort-of-sequel-to-this-comic-i-did-about-a-year When Lemonhead gets sick]], she also lies on the sofa under a blanket.
** In [[https://lemonheadandlollipup.tumblr.com/post/173688911150/anger-born-of-worry this strip]], Lollipup is wrapped in a blanket after she catches a cold from being out in the rain.
* This is shown occasionally in ''Webcomic/MilkAndMocha'', such as when [[https://twitter.com/milkmochabear/status/1277615085809065988?lang=en Mocha is sick with flu]], or when Milk is ill with an unidentified sickness. In one case, Mocha even decides to wrap Milk in a blanket ''before'' they're confirmed sick, just to be safe.

[[folder: Film - Animated]]

* A variation at the end of "WesternAnimation/FrozenFever". Anna is [[SoupIsMedicine feeding Elsa soup after getting Elsa to acknowledge her illness]] in bed, where being wrapped in a blanket wouldn't be notable - so we're shown the sick Elsa is wrapped in Oaken's "cloaken" that was originally a birthday present for Anna.