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* ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'': Shrek experiences a dream within a dream during the boat ride to Arthur's school.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'': Shrek experiences a dream within a dream about the struggles of being a future father during the boat ride to Arthur's school.
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* ''ComicStrip/AdamAtHome'': In a January 2024 arc, Adam has a dream in which his baby son Nick and his dog can talk. Then he seemingly wakes up, only to realize the two are still talking. When he asks them what is happening [[https://www.gocomics.com/adamathome/2024/01/23?ct=v&cti=2537610 Nick namedrops the trope]].
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'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDX_xlZoFwY BWAAAAAAH]]'''

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'''[[https://www.->'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDX_xlZoFwY BWAAAAAAH]]'''
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* In one episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', the roommates get a replica time machine from an online auction. Sheldon dreams that it actually worked, taking him to the year [[Literature/TheTimeMachine 802701]], where he is promptly attacked by Morlocks. Waking up, he finds himself back in the present...where he is again attacked by Morlocks, who have been hired to move the time machine out of the apartment. Then he wakes up ''again''...

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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': In one episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', "The Nerdvana Annihilation", the roommates guys get a replica time machine from an online auction. Sheldon dreams that it actually worked, taking him to the year [[Literature/TheTimeMachine 802701]], where he is promptly attacked by Morlocks. Waking up, he finds himself back in the present...where he is again attacked by Morlocks, who have been Leonard hired to move the time machine out of the apartment. Then he wakes up ''again''...
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* In the ''Literature/ShiversMDSpenser'' novella, "The Curse of the New Kid". Lucas discovers he had powers to secretly cause all kinds of chaos and disasters among the bullies and teachers who picked on him, deliberately allowing an accident for his gym partner to fall on his sadistic gym coach. The next chapter has Lucas attending their ''funeral'' before his school goes TorchesAndPitchforks to kill him over the accident... and is followed by Lucas waking from his CatapultNightmare. And then the story goes on before the final chapter reveals ''everything'' from the second chapter onwards is another long, long dream.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "Fear No Mort," Rick and Morty jump down a hole and enter a dream state that brings to life their worst fears. After conquering that fear, they wake up, but then realize they have another fear, and after dealing with that, wake up again. This is repeated half a dozen times. [[spoiler:Eventually Morty realizes RIck isn't even in the hole with him.]]
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* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'', Dream punishes the son of his captor by condemning him to "eternal waking", basically a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream... ad infinitum, with each dream quickly turning into a nightmare.

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* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'', ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Dream punishes the son of his captor by condemning him to "eternal waking", basically a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream... ad infinitum, with each dream quickly turning into a nightmare.



* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': While in prison, Dr. Psycho traps Vanessa Kapatelis in nightmares, and each time she comes screaming awake (usually when she's killed by twisted versions of her mother or Diana), it devolves into another nightmare. Her managing to snap out of the mental trap and the backlash which ruins Psycho's escape attempt lay the foundation for the more brutal attack on her mind which Psycho and Circe used to turn her into the next Silver Swan.

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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol. 2]]: While in prison, Dr. Psycho traps Vanessa Kapatelis in nightmares, and each time she comes screaming awake (usually when she's killed by twisted versions of her mother or Diana), it devolves into another nightmare. Her managing to snap out of the mental trap and the backlash which ruins Psycho's escape attempt lay the foundation for the more brutal attack on her mind which Psycho and Circe used to turn her into the next Silver Swan.



* Parodied in a ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' strip; Jason dreams he's one of Franchise/TheAvengers, then he wakes up and dreams [[Film/ANewHope he's on Tatooine]], then he wakes up and dreams he's in [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-earth]]. Then he actually wakes up, and Andy says it was a mistake to let him see ''Film/{{Inception}}''.

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* Parodied in a ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' strip; Jason dreams he's one of Franchise/TheAvengers, ComicBook/TheAvengers, then he wakes up and dreams [[Film/ANewHope he's on Tatooine]], then he wakes up and dreams he's in [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-earth]]. Then he actually wakes up, and Andy says it was a mistake to let him see ''Film/{{Inception}}''.
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* ''WebAnimation/SonicShorts'': Franchise/{{Sonic}}'s Nightmare. It starts with a ''Anime/SonicX''-esque sequence of him and Chris, then he keeps waking up, finds characters sleeping next to him and screams at them.

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* ''WebAnimation/SonicShorts'': Franchise/{{Sonic}}'s Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}'s Nightmare. It starts with a ''Anime/SonicX''-esque sequence of him and Chris, then he keeps waking up, finds characters sleeping next to him and screams at them.



* In ''WebAnimation/SonicZombie'', after Franchise/{{Sonic}} had a nightmare related to ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', he continually wakes up to more nightmares related to his zombie dreams.

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* In ''WebAnimation/SonicZombie'', after Franchise/{{Sonic}} Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}} had a nightmare related to ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', he continually wakes up to more nightmares related to his zombie dreams.
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* Happened to Mrs. Puff in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Doing Time". Most of the episode had her in prison after [=SpongeBob=] drove a car off an "unfinished bridge" and down into a juice truck. Near the end of the episode she woke up to find herself back in the car, falling and crashing again. This time [=SpongeBob=] was arrested, only for her to look down to see herself in a prison outfit. She wakes up again to see one of the prisoners in the car instead of SpongeBob, and then wakes up once more, giving up.

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* Happened to Mrs. Puff in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Doing Time". Most of the episode had her in prison after [=SpongeBob=] drove a car off an "unfinished bridge" and down into a juice truck. Near the end of the episode she woke up to find herself back in the car, falling and crashing again. This time [=SpongeBob=] was arrested, only for her to look down to see herself in a prison outfit. She wakes up again to see one of the prisoners in the car instead of SpongeBob, [=SpongeBob=], and then wakes up once more, giving up.

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* Happened to Mrs. Puff in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Doing Time". Most of the episode had her in prison after [=SpongeBob=] drove a car off an "unfinished bridge" and down into a juice truck. Near the end of the episode she woke up and was back in the car, falling and crashing again. This time [=SpongeBob=] was arrested. She looked down to see she was in a prison outfit and woke up again, with one of the prisoners in the car instead. She woke up Sonce again, giving up, "Oh, forget it."

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* Happened to Mrs. Puff in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Doing Time". Most of the episode had her in prison after [=SpongeBob=] drove a car off an "unfinished bridge" and down into a juice truck. Near the end of the episode she woke up and was to find herself back in the car, falling and crashing again. This time [=SpongeBob=] was arrested. She looked arrested, only for her to look down to see she was herself in a prison outfit and woke outfit. She wakes up again, with again to see one of the prisoners in the car instead. She woke instead of SpongeBob, and then wakes up Sonce again, once more, giving up, up.
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** The episode "Big Fat" begins with the Griffins visiting their new neighbours, [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad The Smith family.]] All goes well until Peter reveals to Quagmire over the phone that the Smiths have been hiding an alien and Stan shoots him dead. Peter then wakes up, relieved that it was all a dream. Then [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] enters the room, asking Lois "What is that fat man doing in our bed?" Then ''he'' wakes up.
-->'''Hank Hill:''' Damn it! I always wake up before I find out if they can understand the baby.

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** The episode "Big Fat" begins with the Griffins visiting their new neighbours, [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad The Smith family.]] All goes well until Peter reveals to Quagmire over the phone that the Smiths have been hiding an alien and Stan shoots him dead. Peter then wakes up, relieved that it was all a dream. Then [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] enters the room, asking Lois "What is "Hey, Lois, what's that fat man doing in our bed?" Then ''he'' wakes up.
-->'''Hank Hill:''' Damn Ugh, damn it! I always wake up before I find out if they can understand the baby.

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