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* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsTreehouseOfHorror'': In "Sideshow Blob," Bob's transformation into a homicidal BlobMonster finally backfires on him when Bart puts the Kwik-E-Mart's squishee machine into reverse while he's right next to it. Because Bob is essentially the same consistency as a squishee, the machine vacuums him up through its nozzle—and because there's too much of him to be contained inside, the machine promptly explodes, splattering Bob all over the store. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this trope also works in Bob's favour when the police lose track of a piece of him during the cleanup, resulting in it falling down a sewerage grate and eventually being funneled into a nice warm place where Bob can regenerate into another blob monster: Mt Splashmore...]]

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--->'''Kate Moss''': Whoops, a crack in the floor! ''[vanishes]''

When it comes to characters who have a gift for sliding through small passageways and narrow gaps, they all have one distinct weakness that doesn't crop up often unless they're being very careless. Regardless of whether their gift is due to a small size, a narrow frame, an unusually flexible physique, or perhaps even the ability to shrink or melt, they all have to be careful where they step.

Usually, this is PlayedForLaughs and rarely results in serious injury... but not always.

* ''WesternAnimation/LittleTinker'': in this [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Tex Avery cartoon]], a skunk disguises himself as Music/FrankSinatra. Like many cartoons about Sinatra in the forties, there are a lot of jokes about how rail-thin he was, which includes falling through a knothole in the stage.

* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}:'' The playable characters of the series are humanoid molluscs who have the ability to switch between a more humanoid form, and a squid/octopus form at will. Said mollusc form can swim through ink rapidly and phase through grates—requiring some amount of care if said grates are positioned over water, [[SuperDrowningSkills which dissolves them in seconds.]]

Usually, this is played for laughs and rarely results in serious injury... but not always.

* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsTreehouseOfHorror'': In "Sideshow Blob," Bob's transformation into a homicidal BlobMonster finally backfires on him when Bart puts the Kwik-E-Mart's squishee machine into reverse while he's right next to it. Because Bob is essentially the same consistency as a squishee, the machine vacuums him up through its nozzle - and because there's too much of him to be contained inside, the machine promptly explodes, splattering Bob all over the store. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this trope also works in Bob's favour when the police lose track of a piece of him during the cleanup, resulting in it falling down a sewerage grate and eventually being funneled into a nice warm place where Bob can regenerate into another blob monster: Mt Splashmore...]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'': Early in the film, one of the monsters encountered on Sully's morning walk to work is a BlobMonster who makes the mistake of crossing a sewer grate - only to immediately ooze right through it, leaving only his hat, eyes, and teeth behind.

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* ''Literature/GiveYourselfGoosebumps'': In ''Literature/BewareOfThePurplePeanutButter'', should you end up eating the purple peanut butter, you will end up progressively shrinking until you're mistaken for a bug by your aunt and thrown into the sink - where you're promptly washed down the plughole.

* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}:'' The playable characters of the series are humanoid molluscs who have the ability to switch between a more humanoid form, and a squid/octopus form at will. Said mollusc form can swim through ink rapidly and phase through grates- requiring some amount of care if said grates are positioned over water, [[SuperDrowningSkills which dissolves them in seconds.]]

--->'''Kate Moss''': Whoops, a crack in the floor! (''vanishes'')

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E3PickleRick Pickle Rick]]", [[Characters/RickAndMortyRickSanchez Rick Sanchez]] turns himself into a pickle in order to avoid family therapy... only for his bad behavior to backfire when he ends up rolling out of his garage and into the gutter, where the rain washes him into the sewers - resulting in a bizarre adventure in which he ends up turning rats into a suit of bio-organic PoweredArmor.

A possible difficulty experienced by the IncredibleShrinkingMan, the SizeShifter, the BlobMonster, or characters on the receiving end of HarmlessLiquefaction.

* ''Film/TheMummy1991'' features a scene where Imhotep enters a room by turning into sand and pouring himself through a keyhole.
* ''Film/Terminator2JudgementDay'' gives us the T-1000, a Terminator made of liquid metal that regularly makes use of this trope, such as oozing it's way under a door, or walking through cell bars.

* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' features an unusual beneficial variant in the form of an unlockable ability. Taking advantage of the PaperPeople aesthetic that defines the series, Mario can turn sideways to slip between bars and through grates to access new areas.

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E3PickleRick Pickle Rick]]", Rick turns himself into a pickle in order to avoid family therapy... only for his bad behavior to backfire when he ends up rolling out of his garage and into the gutter, where the rain washes him into the sewers - resulting in a bizarre adventure in which he ends up turning rats into a suit of bio-organic PoweredArmor.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': Early in the film, one of the monsters encountered on Sully's morning walk to work is a BlobMonster who makes the mistake of crossing a sewer grate - only to immediately ooze right through it, leaving only his hat, eyes, and teeth behind.

When it comes to characters who have a gift for sliding through small passageways and narrow gapes, they all have one distinct weakness that doesn't crop up often unless they're being very careless. Regardless of whether their gift is due to a small size, a narrow frame, an unusually flexible physique, or perhaps even the ability to shrink or melt, they all have to be careful where they step.