History Main / PottyDance

* ''Manhua/ShuangshengLingtan'': Xiaoyu does a shirt-pull variant at the start of the first episode, while walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

This dance, a combination of subtle and obvious movements, aims to resist the body's natural urges and avoid an [[[PottyFailure embarrassing mishap]]. Sometimes, the trope might be parodied by framing it as an actual dance, complete with music, and it may lead to an AccidentalDanceCraze. Most commonly observed with children or those experiencing a lengthy PottyEmergency that might just ultimately result in a PottyFailure. Like those two tropes, it is frequently PlayedForLaughs.

Alice gets up in front of the class and starts her speech, but something's wrong. She looks distracted, and she can't seem to stand still. Her legs and hips gently sway from side to side and her knees turn inward. Soon Alice is drawing odd looks from her classmates as they start to realize what's wrong: Alice has [[PottyEmergency gotta go]]! The situation grows tense as she slowly becomes more and more restless, but at last her speech is finished and she can dash from the classroom in search of some badly needed relief.

It's a dance of the ages, that sometimes subtle and sometimes blatant collection of movements intended to resist the body's natural urges and avoid a [[PottyFailure messy disaster]]. Sometimes, the trope might be parodied by framing it as an actual dance, complete with music, and it may lead to an AccidentalDanceCraze. Most commonly observed with children or those experiencing a lengthy PottyEmergency that might just ultimately result in a PottyFailure. Like those two tropes, it is frequently PlayedForLaughs.

* ''VideoGame/{{Ninjala}}'': The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* ''LightNovel/HereComesTheThreeAngels'': Jun does a hands-free (and eventually a pants grabbing) version of this in Episode 5, while out in the forest.

* ''LightNovel/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'':

* Eris does the dress-grab variant in Chapter 7 of the manga of ''LightNovel/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation''.

* In Episode 8 of ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'', Anna does this while toilet paper is being confiscated.

* Honoka does the legs-together sitting-down variant in Episode 18 of ''LightNovel/TheThirdTheGirlWithTheBlueEye'', while on a plane.

* Animation/HappyHeroes: In season 10 episode 9, Smart S. is trying to act more like [[TheStoic Careful S.]] in order to gain more popularity. At one point, he’s shown calmly striding into the bathroom at school. The moment he locks the stall door behind him though, he drops the act and starts fidgeting in discomfort before relieving himself.

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* In Episode 12 of ''LightNovel/HybridXHeartMagiasAcademyAtaraxia'', Aine does a skirt-grabbing version of this, after overwhelming her body by using too much power. Unfortunately for her, Kizuna still needs more power, and since it’s derived [[PottyFailure from embarrassment]]…

** In episode 7 of the original seeies, Pop does this when she has to take a whizz extra bad due to having a bit too much ice cream.

* In Episode 12 of ''Manga/HybridXHeartMagiasAcademyAtaraxia'', Aine does a skirt-grabbing version of this, after overwhelming her body by using too much power. Unfortunately for her, Kizuna still needs more power, and since it’s derived [[PottyFailure from embarrassment]]…

* In Episode 12 of ''LightNovel/HybridXHeartMagiasAcademyAtaraxia'', Aine does a skirt-grabbing version of this, after overwhelming her body by using too much power. Unfortunately for her, Kizuna still needs more power, and since it’s derived [[PottyFailure from embarrassment]]…

* "I Need to Pee", which is a song parodying ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1994'''s "Under the Sea", has the line "I do this crazy dance or else I'm gonna wet my pants."

* In the ''Series/Friends'' episode "The One with the Evil Orthodontist", Chandler does a dance after calling Danielle because he has to pee, which he clarifies to Monica after she asks if he has to pee. He says "That's why I'm dancing".

* [[https://www.deviantart.com/hinako29/art/Toilet-fight-533817186 This]] ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' fanart has a normal-looking Bunny doing this while waiting in line with her sisters for the bathroom.

-->'''Sulley''': ''Oh!'' ''(cut to Sulley standing outside a stall whistling)''

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': Probably as a CallBack to the above Pixar example, Bonnie does this during playtime with Woody at her house.
-->'''Bonnie''': ''(to Woody)'' Want some coffee? ''("drinks" from plastic cup)'' It's good for you, but don't drink too much [[http://i45.tinypic.com/110w40n.jpg or you'll hafta...hafta...]] be right back! ''(runs to bathroom)''

* In ''Literature/MenAtArms'', the corrupt and bullying Captain Quirke kicks Gaspode The Wonder Dog. Gaspode, a dog capable of human-level speech, gets revenge by planting the suggestion in Quirke's mind that he really, desperately, needs to go to the privy. Right ''now''. [[note]]Because nobody believes a dog can speak, Quirke thinks the prompts he can hear are coming from his own mind, and responds accordingly[[/note]] Quirke's speech of gloating triumph to the seemingly defeated heroes is deflated by his doing the Potty Dance while he tries to gloat. Eventually, he gives up and runs for it.

%% * In Episode 6 of ''Anime/MiamiGuns'', Yao does this.

* In volume 2 of Tokyopop's ''Manga/WarcraftLegends'' manga, a little girl does this in the story "Family Values.", while telling the knight with her not to looking while she [[NatureTinkling pees on some rocks]].

* ''VideoGame/Ninjala'': The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* [[VideoGame/Ninjala]]: The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* ''VideoGame/Ninjala'': The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* ''[[{{Ninjala}} VideoGame]]'': The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* ''{{Ninjala}}'': The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* ''VideoGameNinjala'': The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* ''Ninjala'': The "I Gotta Go!" emote has the player's avatar put their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.

* ''VideoGame/Ninjala'': When using the emote "I Gotta Go!", the player's avatar puts their hands on their crotch and squirm around with an embarrassed expression on their face.