History Main / BlanketTugOWar

* Occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "WesternAnimation/DaffyDuckSleptHere".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Happens when Tommy is staying the night at Chuckie's house. Though normally the best of friends, they soon begin to fight which leads from Tommy hogging most of the blanket while both are sleeping in the same crib. Whenever Chuckie takes the blanket back, Tommy just pulls it back over himself, leaving Chuckie to shiver from the cold. They eventually reconcile and Tommy shares some of the blanket.

* In the second ''Film/NannyMcPhee'' movie, when the kids are forced to share their beds with farm animals, the little elephant sharing with Vincent (the youngest child) pulls the blanket off Vincent with its trunk. The scene cuts short after this moment, though.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Between Captain Picard and Vash in "Captain's Holiday" while camping in a cave. CoitusEnsues not long afterwards.

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* In the second ''Film/NannyMcPhee'' movie, when the kids are forced to share their beds with farm animals, the little elephant sharing with Vincent (the youngest child) pulls the blanket off Vincent with its trunk. The scene cuts short after this moment, though.
* In ''Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'', Audrey and Rusty are forced to share a bed when their grandparents come over for the holidays, leading to this.
* Chipmunk brothers Alvin and Simon start one over a small blanket while sleeping on a couch in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunksTheSqueakquel'', despite the fact that each of them has their own ''human-sized'' bed complete with blankets and pillows.
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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': In one Sunday strip, Hobbes pulls the covers from Calvin while they're sleeping, and after a tug-of-war, Calvin gives up and goes to sleep with his parents, then does the same thing to his dad.
** In another C&H strip, Calvin reaches to pull back the covers and hears Hobbes say, "[[http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/11/05 I'm very fond of Calvin. Pass the gravy, please.]]" Calvin wisely accepts his fate and sleeps cold.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' uses this for a title panel twice, as covered by ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1432 here.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'': Dil and Tommy do this while sleeping under a tree during the storm. It sets in motion the short but sweet chain of events when Tommy realizes just how badly he's been treating his baby brother, and starts reassuring and comforting him instead.

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* ''Comicstrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': In one Sunday strip, Hobbes pulls the covers from Calvin while they're sleeping, and after a tug-of-war, Calvin gives up and goes to sleep with his parents, then does the same thing to his dad.
** In another C&H strip, Calvin reaches to pull back the covers and hears Hobbes say, "[[http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/11/05 I'm very fond of Calvin. Pass the gravy, please.]]" Calvin wisely accepts his fate and sleeps cold.
* The ComicStrip/{{Pluggers}} example above.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' uses this for a title panel twice, as covered by ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1432 here.]]
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* [[UpToEleven Taken to extremes]] on ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond''. After a tiff in bed, Debra took all the covers and went downstairs to sleep on the couch. For good measure, she turned down the thermostat.

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* Chipmunk brothers Alvin and Simon start one over a small blanket while sleeping on a couch in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipimunksTheSqueakquel'', despite the fact that each of them has their own ''human-sized'' bed complete with blankets and pillows.

* Occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "Daffy Duck Slept Here".

* Taken to extremes on ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond''. After a tiff in bed, Debra took all the covers and went downstairs to sleep on the couch. For good measure, she turned down the thermostat.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': [
** [OnOneCondition In "Million Dollar Cat"]], not only does Jerry pull on Tom's sheets, but he also shoves Tom out of bed.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': [[OnOneCondition In "Million Dollar Cat"]], not only does Jerry pull on Tom's sheets, but he also shoves Tom out of bed.

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* Chipmunk brothers Alvin and Simon start one over a small blanket while sleeping on a couch in ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipimunksTheSqueakquel'', despite the fact that each of them have their own ''human-sized'' bed complete with blankets and pillows.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': An interesting variation in "Home Sweet Pineapple" - Patrick invites the newly homeless [=SpongeBob=] to be his "rockmate," so they sleep on opposite sides of Patrick's rock, with the rock being the blanket in this scenario. Other episodes of Patrick's house have shown there is living area underneath the rock that includes a television set and purple arm chair.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': An interesting variation in "Home Sweet Pineapple" - Patrick invites the newly homeless [=SpongeBob=] to be his "rockmate," so they sleep on opposite sides of Patrick's rock, with the rock being the blanket in this scenario.

* In ''VideoGame/AbsoluteDespairGirls'', when Komaru and Toko finally have time to sleep, Komaru ends up hogging the blanket and monopolizing the bed space in her sleep.

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* ''Comicstrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': In one Sunday strip, Hobbes pulls the covers from Calvin while they're sleeping, and after a tug-of-war Calvin gives up and goes to sleep with his parents, then does the same thing to his dad.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Happens when Tommy is staying the night at Chuckie's house. Though normally the best of friends, they soon begin to fight which leads from Tommy hogging most of the blanket while both are sleeping in the same crib. Whenever Chuckie takes the blanket back, Tommy just pulls it back over himself, leaving Chuckie to shiver from the cold. They eventually make up and Tommy shares some of the blanket.