History Main / WaterWakeup

** PlayedForLaughs when Ziva dumped a bottle of water on Tony's head in the episode "Under Covers". He reacted jumping up on the bed and standing in a karate stance.

* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean''

* This has been done at least once in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' when Akane found Shampoo sleeping with an oblivious Ranma (she'd crawled into his futon sometime during the night), Akane woke him up with a bucket of cold water which, thanks to his curse, also turned him into a girl. Added hilarity came from the fact that Shampoo didn't know about the curse and was trying to kill "Girl-Type Ranma".

* Happens to Nathaniel in book 2 of ''TheBartimaeusTrilogy''. Bartimaeus got bored.

* A flashback in the ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' episode "Fragments". [[spoiler:With Captain Jack and a "couple" of Victorian-era Torchwood members.]]
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' TOS episode "Two". After the man knocks out the woman, he wakes her up by dumping water on her.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}''
** In the final episode, chapter 3, Ando [[spoiler:gives himself the ability to amplify other abilities after injecting himself with the serum]]. This causes him to black out, and he is subsequently awoken by Matt, who pours a glass of water on his face.
** Early on in Season 2, The [[FetishFuel half-naked, bloodied, tied-to-a-chair]] Peter is awoken with a bucket of the wet stuff to the face by the Irish gangsters who are holding him captive.

* This happened to Fraser on ''DueSouth'' in the Season 2 episode "Red, White or Blue".

* ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'' has O-Chul being woken up by a bucket of water for his daily torture.

* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean''

** Again in the sequel, when Jack finds Gibbs asleep on the end of the pier-a pier notably short a ship. Gibbs is also found clutching a stuffed animal, and takes a second to comprehend the followup question regarding the absence of the ''Pearl''.
* In ''BlazingSaddles'', Bart and Jim do this to wake up the now-securely bound-with-chains Mongo. Mongo casually breaks loose while ''yawning''. (Fortunately, Mongo's in a good mood, considering.)

* In IainBanks' ''Whit'', after offers of coffee and threats of excommunication fail, Isis successfully wakes up her hungover half brother Zebediah by the graduated series of containers method. First the sleeper is drenched with a thimbleful of water, which is followed by the contents of an egg cup, a tea cup, a pint glass and finally a bucket.

* ''{{Series/Heroes}}''

* Subverted at the end of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' where Esmeralda's DisneyDeath was brought forth by Quasimodo attempting to make her drink water with a spoon after she has passed out, but she does not drink it.

** In the final episode, chapter three, Ando [[spoiler:gives himself the ability to amplify other abilities after injecting himself with the serum]]. This causes him to black out, and he is subsequently awoken by Matt, who pours a glass of water on his face.

* Subverted at the end of ''Disney/TheHunchbackofNotreDame'' where Esmeralda's DisneyDeath was brought forth by Quasimodo attempting to make her drink water with a spoon after she has passed out, but she does not drink it.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9qCVPE1v4&feature=relmfu This Prank]]. (WARNING: nsfw due to language)

* ''{{Torchwood}}'' Season 2. [[spoiler:With Captain Jack and a "couple" of Victorian-era Torchwood members.]]

* This happened to Fraser on ''DueSouth'' in the Season 2 episode ''Red, White or Blue''.
* ''AllThat''

* In ''Talledega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby'', Ricky Bobby's father throws a bucket on him to wake him up... then throws another on him because he filled up two.

* In IainBank's ''Whit'', after offers of coffee and threats of excommunication fail, Isis successfully wakes up her hungover half brother Zebediah by the graduated series of containers method. First the sleeper is drenched with a thimbleful of water, which is followed by the contents of an egg cup, a tea cup, a pint glass and finally a bucket.

* ''BandOfBrothers''. Major Winters uses this to wake up his alcoholic friend Captain Nixon. Unfortunately it turns out that Nixon had used the "water" jug for toilet purposes during the night (yes, that did happen in RealLife as well).

* Volgin does this to Snake in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid 3: Snake Eater'', both to rouse him from unconsciousness and to get Snake all nice and conductive for the ElectricTorture Volgin has in store.

* On ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'', Samy tries this on Heloise, but it only succeeds in causing her to dream about being a mermaid.
* Done in ''BeavisAndButthead: Do America'' when Muddy threw water at the two boys who passed out in the desert after the DisneyAcidSequence.

* ''SamuraiChamploo'': In the first episode, Mugen passes out while fighting Jin in a burning building. He wakes up to a bucket of water, and learns he's going to be tortured and executed for killing the Governor's son.
* This has been done at least once in ''RanmaOneHalf'' when Akane found Shampoo sleeping with an oblivious Ranma (she'd crawled into his futon sometime during the night), Akane woke him up with a bucket of cold water which, thanks to his curse, also turned him into a girl. Added hilarity came from the fact that Shampoo didn't know about the curse and was trying to kill "Girl-Type Ranma".

[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* The comedic version shows up in the first ''{{Pirates of the Caribbean}}'' movie, as Captain Jack Sparrow and Will wake Gibbs this way. Then Will dumps a second bucket of water on Gibbs, and says "That was for the smell."
** To clarify, Gibbs was sleeping in a pigpen. After hearing Will's reason, he just looked surprised and nodded.
*** Again in the sequel, when Jack finds Gibbs asleep on the end of the pier-a pier notably short a ship. Gibbs is also found clutching a stuffed animal, and takes a second to comprehend the followup question regarding the absence of the Pearl.

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* ''TheTwilightZone'' TOS episode "Two". After the man knocks out the woman, he wakes her up by dumping water on her.
* In the final episode of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', chapter three, Ando [[spoiler:gives himself the ability to amplify other abilities after injecting himself with the serum]]. This causes him to black out, and he is subsequently awoken by Matt, who pours a glass of water on his face.

* ''{{Band of Brothers}}''. Major Winters uses this to wake up his alcoholic friend Captain Nixon. Unfortunately it turns out that Nixon had used the "water" jug for toilet purposes during the night (yes, that did happen in RealLife as well).
* In ''{{El Chavo del ocho}}'', each time the titular character gets scared he immediately paralyzes after adopting an awkward pose nicknamed "la garrotera", and the only way to snap off from this is by splashing water on him. Normally a small splash in his face works, but meaner-spirited characters often empty whole buckets on the poor kid.
* This happened to Fraser on ''{{Due South}}'' in the Season 2 episode ''Red, White or Blue''.

* Volgin does this to Snake in ''MetalGearSolid 3: Snake Eater'', both to rouse him from unconsciousness and to get Snake all nice and conductive for the ElectricTorture Volgin has in store.

* ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'' has O-Chul being woken up by a bucket of water.

* In ''{{GastroPhobia}}'', Gastro wakes up his mother Phobia this way... because he can't sleep and want her to tell him a story. She's understandably ticked off, and gives him first a good spanking.

[[folder: Real Life]]

* It should go without saying this works in real life, as non-aquatic animals, Humans have a sensation when suddenly submerged or doused that makes them prepare to swim for their life to avoid drowning, this is why a cold shower (or a shower in general) works so well at waking people up.

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* Beeman is awakened this way in his background story in ''[=~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja~=]''.

* In ''ThePrincessBride'', Fezzick revives Inigo from a drunken stupor by shoving his head into buckets of cold and hot water.

* ''{{The Order of the Stick}}'' has O-Chul being woken up by a bucket of water.

* Done in ''BeavisAndButthead: Do America'' when Muddy threw water at the two boys who passed out in the desert following the DisneyAcidSequence.

* ''{{Band of Brothers}}''. Major Winters uses this to wake up his alcoholic friend Captain Nixon. Unfortunately it turns out that Nixon had used the "water" jug for toilet purposes during the night.

* ''{{The Order of the Stick}}'' has O-Chul being woken up by a bucket of water from [[spoiler: Redcloak]].

*** Again in the sequel, when Jack finds Gibbs asleep on the end of the pier-a pier notably short a ship. Gibbs is also found clutching a stuffed animal, and [[Beat takes a second]] to comprehend the followup question regarding the absence of the Pearl.

* This has been done at least once in ''[=~Ranma ½~=]'' when Akane found Shampoo sleeping with an oblivious Ranma (she'd crawled into his futon sometime during the night), Akane woke him up with a bucket of cold water which, thanks to his curse, also turned him into a girl. Added hilarity came from the fact that Shampoo didn't know about the curse and was trying to kill "Girl-Type Ranma".

* This has been done at least once in ''[=~Ranma ½~=]'' when [[spoiler: Akane found Shampoo sleeping with an oblivious Ranma (she'd crawled into his futon sometime during the night), Akane woke him up with a bucket of cold water which, thanks to his curse, also turned him into a girl. Added hilarity came from the fact that Shampoo didn't know about the curse and was trying to kill "Girl-Type Ranma".]]

* In ''CampRock'' Shane Grey gets the comedic version from his uncle after refusing to wake up twice.