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This may involve RightThroughTheWall if the child hears their parents having sex. SexInASharedRoom is the most damaging and disturbing form of this, when it actually occurs with the child ''right there'' and is usually intentional, in which case it may function as a FreudianExcuse. BedroomAdulteryScene can overlap with this when a kid stumbles upon one of their parents committing adultery, adding more mental scarring in the process.

This may involve RightThroughTheWall if the child hears their parents having sex. SexInASharedRoom is the most damaging and disturbing form of this, when it actually occurs with the child ''right there'' and is usually intentional, in which case it may function as a FreudianExcuse.

* ''VisualNovel/KanaLittleSister'':
** Kana once catches her brother Taka and his friend Yumi having sex. Aaaaaawkward.
** [[BrotherSisterIncest Or the other way around, with Kana and Taka being caught by Yumi.]]
* A dramatic variant in ''VisualNovel/TheLastBirdling'', when one of the child protagonists, Tayo, walks in on [[spoiler: her mother being raped. The player then gets a choice between killing the man or just scaring him off.]]

* Dramatic variant in the backstories of ''[[VisualNovel/LongLiveTheQueen Long Live The Queen]]'' The child in question happened to see his father having sex... with his [[ParentalIncest half-brother.]] [[spoiler: And when she found out, his mother murdered his father.]] Said child grows up rather traumatised.

** In ''Videogame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'', when the player is shrunk by the Underpants Gnomes, he chases them down to his parents' bedroom just as they're having sex and culminates to a boss battle right under them as they're doing the deed (including having to dodge your dad's wildly-swinging testes during the fight). You get an achievement if you simply stay and watch them for an entire minute.
** In ''Videogame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole'', this is part of the New Kid's in-universe superhero backstory; the sight of catching the man he trusted fucking the woman he loved caused him to devote his life to fighting crime. [[spoiler:Near the end, you actually travel back to this point in time, where you can stop your parents having sex. However, TheStinger shows them going to the bedroom to have some private time, which Professor Chaos uses to convince them to become a bad guy.]]

** "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS4E17TheFatGuyStrangler The Fat Guy Strangler]]" focuses on Lois's brother Patrick, who as a child saw his mom having sex with Jackie Gleason. As a result, he went crazy, was shipped off to a mental hospital (at a young age, no less), and developed a pathological hatred for obese people -- so much so that he goes on a murder spree when Lois temporarily releases him (of course, Peter's idiocy is also to blame).

* Deconstructed in one case of ''Psychometrer Eiji'' called "Justice, the Bloddthirsty Killer". The culprit saw his mother having sex another man when he was a child he became so traumatized he developed an extreme hatred toward girls whom he deems "whores."

-->'''Godhead:''' [[AC:Wonderella do you realize the inherent fallacy in praying for your own death when a collection of deities is only trying to tell you how much we love you]].

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* {{Invoked}} in the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "I Am the Walrus"; Steve is trying to usurp Stan's role as the Alpha Male of the house, so Stan tricks Steve into walking in on him and Francine being intimate since only the Alpha has the right to mate. After NotWhatItLooksLike, he tells Steve that the fact that he mates and Steve doesn't proves he's still top dog. [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Then he chases Steve out of the room while yelping like a Walrus]].

** In "The Son Also Draws":
---> '''Lois:''' Now, you shouldn't be frightened, Stewie. What you saw was actually a very beautiful thing.\\

** There also the episode focusing on Lois's brother, Patrick, who as a child saw his mom having sex with Jackie Gleason. As a result, he went crazy, was shipped off to a mental hospital (at a young age, no less), and developed a pathological hatred for obese people. So much so he goes on a murder spree when Lois temporarily releases him (of course, Peter's idiocy is also to blame).
---> '''Jackie Gleason''': Pow! Right in the kisser!
** A variant is the one where Peter & Lois decide to have sex in his office.
---> '''Peter:''' Opie's right there.\\

** The episode "North By North Quahog" has Peter and Lois going at it while showing Chris and Meg cowering in their own beds, just wanting it to be over. Only the bed squeaks can be heard, but they've been through it enough to know what's going on. Stewie is already asleep and is dreaming that he is in a rocking chair that is making the same squeaking noise.
** In the "Point of Stew" segment of "Family Guy Viewer Mail #2", Stewie falls asleep and dreams that Peter and Lois are lumberjacks taking turns at chopping down a tree. When Peter finishes up, he asks if he did good, and Lois half-heartedly says he did. We then see her pull out a chainsaw to finish chopping down the tree while a slow vibrating sound is heard.
** In the episode "White Meg Can't Jump," Stewie walks in on Peter and Lois, causing him to faint and his spirit to leave his body. That spirit then sees the scene again and the spirit of Creator/DavidHydePierce leaves that. The event left Stewie's psyche fratured, and he spends the rest of the episode with Multiple Personality Disorder.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' had Hank walking in on his elderly mother and her new boyfriend having sex on his dinner table. He goes temporarily blind as a result.

** One episode had a FlashBack to Bart's first words. He's walking down the hall and sees Homer and Marge fooling around, to which he says "¡AY CARAMBA!"[[note]]Interjection denoting surprise.[[/note]] For obvious reasons, Marge thought it better not to bring it up.
** In another episode, Bart walks in on his parents again, worried about [[ItMakesSenseInContext having seen a UFO]] - he doesn't figure out what they were doing, but both Homer and Marge scream "Don't turn on the light!" in panic as they cover themselves with the pillows.
** Also happens in "The Haw-Hawed Couple", when Bart and Lisa walked in on Homer and Marge 'Snuggling', despite the boombox playing the fake argument tape Homer and Marge made, leaving Bart traumatized. He then gets some perspective from Milhouse: "Trust me, Bart, it's better to walk in on both your parents instead of [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown just one of them]]."
** In "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love", after Homer injects himself with a tonic that gives himself a stamina boost, he carries Marge to their bedroom, and they make love. Afterwards, Marge hopes that the kids didn't hear them. It then shows Bart and Lisa laying in their beds with stunned expressions, and then it cuts to Ned Flanders laying in his bed as he utters a stunned, "Wow."

** There are quite a few times when Cartman is exposed to his mother's [[SonOfAWhore oft-mentioned promiscuity]], though usually through [[HomePornMovie seemingly blank video tapes]]. The most memorable example came from TheMovie, when the boys are on the internet and stumble on a German porno.

** [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in "Insecurity"; the plot kicks off when [[BrainyBaby Ike]] walks in on his parents KinkyRoleplaying and incorrectly believes that his mother is [[MistakenForCheating having an affair]] [[CheatingWithTheMilkman with the UPS man]]. Word of this spreads so that soon the other men in town are convinced he's after all their wives.
** In the episode "Wieners Out", Kyle and Ike walk in on their parents engaging in golden showers. Poor kids are going to need a lot of therapy after that...
* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': In "Can't Buy Me Math", Gene and Louise interrupt their parents' "sexy bath", but don't seem to be disturbed or upset, and are more concerned as to how they're gonna pee.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs'':
** Biff and Chip walk in on their parents having sex and scream in horror. Then, ''much later'' in the episode their mother mentions that she hopes the boys aren't too traumatized. Cut to Biff and Chip, ''still'' in the shower literally scrubbing their eyes with soap screaming that they can still see them.
** On the flipside is Milo, whose room is right next to his parents', who can't sleep at all without the sound of his parents' lovemaking to act as white noise. When Bob gets his genitals stepped on in an accident, the following two weeks of healing result in Milo not getting any sleep ''at all''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/FIsForFamily'', after Billy witnesses his parents having a heated argument, he also hears them starting to have sex, and even sees their posteriors, WHILE HIDING UNDER THE BED, AND FEELING THEIR LOVE-MAKING ON TOP OF HIM! Later at dinner, when they start acting playful, he promptly barfs on cue.
** Frank is horrified when he finds out about this four seasons later, telling Bill to never tell Sue about it, as it would probably kill her.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'', Skwisgaar walks in on his mother having a threeway. Twice. The first time he was at ''most'' on the young side of teenager.

** In the episode "White Meg Can't Jump," Stewie walks in on Peter and Lois, causing him to faint and his spirit leave his body. That spirit then sees the scene again and the spirit of Creator/DavidHydePierce leaves that. The event left Stewie's psyche fratured, and he spends the rest of the episode with Multiple Personality Disorder.

* In the (not for faint-hearted!) Franchise/{{Pokemon}} fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2053520/1/Latias_Journey/ Latias' Journey]]'', the cast enjoys a quiet-before-the-storm party on the night before the final battle. Some of them go for more... [[PreClimaxClimax involved]] celebrations than others. So anyway, [[ChildrenAreInnocent Phanpy]] walks in on [[ItMakesSenseInContext Uncle Brother]] Pikachu going at it with a Weavile. Traumatized, he runs to Aunt Corsola for help, and walks in on ''her'' right in the middle of [[LovableSexManiac Crawdaunt's]] ''massive orgy''. You can [[HarmfulToMinors probably]] [[BlankWhiteEyes imagine]] [[HeroicBSOD what]] [[TraumaInducedAmnesia happens]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments next]].

* In ''[[Webcomic/WalkyVerse It's Walky!]]'' Ruth gets the surprise of her life when runs home in an emergency only to find her father the doctor (who always told her to [[{{Irony}} "act with integrity"]]) screwing the mother of the little girl she was babysitting.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' one-shot ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12660134/1/Empathetic Empathetic,]]'' Dawn's Piplup walks in on his trainer having sex with Paul and, believing that he's attacking her, hits him with a Drill Peck. This leads to Dawn having to give Piplup an incredibly awkward discussion on human relations while her boyfriend gets checked for [[AssShove rectal damage]].

** One episode had a FlashBack to Bart's first words. He's walking down the hall and sees Homer and Marge fooling around, to which he says "[[CatchPhrase ¡AY CARAMBA!]]"[[note]]Interjection denoting surprise.[[/note]] For obvious reasons, Marge thought it better not to bring it up.

* PlayedWith in a recent chapter of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6254986/1/The_Anagram_of_Suzumiya_Kurumi this]] fanfic-- [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Kyon's]] sister walks in on him and his girlfriend having sex. Evidently, this happens so often that it no longer fazes her. Also, Mikuru ([[KidFromTheFuture who in this fic is Kyon and Haruhi's future kid]]) knows about it, and is a bit shocked, even though she knew it had to happen eventually.

* ConversationalTroping in ''Literature/BlessMeFather'' when Father Duddlesworth, quizzing Father Neil on the Church's views on contraception, asks if this is an appropriate excuse for ''coitus interruptus''. Father Neil manages to avoid answering.

* ConversationalTroping in ''Literature/BlessMeFather'' when Fathe Duddlesworth, quizzing Father Neil on the Church's views on contraception, asks if this is an appropriate excuse for ''coitus interruptus''. Father Neil manages to avoid answering.

* In the flash film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-4IeFsgAAk#t=185s Nin10Doh!]] by 'Kirbopher', [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness]] walks past a porno theater. Being psychic, he is reduced to a quivering wreck on his bed.

* "'''[[WebAnimation/CampCamp I WARNED YOU CHILD!!!]]'''"

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* Pictured above: On ''Series/ModernFamily'', Phil and Claire's kids walk in on them having sex which traumatizes both Claire and the kids, while Phil tries to deal with it humorously. Afterward, the kids cope pretty straightforwardly with what they saw, but are horrified all over again on realizing that their parents will insist on ''[[TheTalk talking about it.]]'' The kids buy a lock for the bedroom door so it never happens again...but TheStinger reveals that [[DidntThinkThisThrough the rather loud noise of the lock]] quickly becomes [[HellIsThatNoise a horrible Pavlovian trigger.]]

* In ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'': Shuu seeing his parents at it is given as an explanation for why he is so afraid of women and disgusted by sex as an adult.

* ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'':''

See CaughtWithYourPantsDown for the [[ADateWithRosiePalms single-player version]]; for [[InvertedTrope the reverse scenario]] with parents walking in on their adult child getting frisky, see ParentsWalkInAtTheWorstTime. A subtrope of InterruptedIntimacy. [[noreallife]]

** Played for laughs in a later chapter, where Tuck freaks out after walking in on Mrs. Wakeman [[ADateWithRosiePalms pleasuring herself in the bathtub]]. And later still, when Tiff Crust walks in on [[spoiler: Mrs. Wakeman having [[FanDisservice "old-person sex"]] with [[DatingCatwoman Doctor Mog]].]]