History Main / DrenchCelebration

* When Duke's Mayo took over the sponsorship of the [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball college football]] bowl game played in Charlotte, NC, [[https://www.si.com/college/2020/12/30/dukes-mayo-bowl-alternative-postgame-gatorade-bath it was humorously suggested]] that the winning coach get mayonnaise dumped over his head. In 2021, [[https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2021/12/08/shane-beamer-mayo-bowl-south-carolina-north-carolina/6410098001/ Duke's Mayo offered a donation of $10,000 to a charity of the team's choice if the winning coach gets drenched in their product.]] Both coaches, Shane Beamer of the South Carolina Gamecocks and Mack Brown of the North Carolina Tar Heels, took them up on it; in the end, [[https://deadspin.com/let-there-be-mayonnaise-1848288395 Beamer got the drench.]]

** When it was known as the Cheez-It Bowl, the Pop-Tarts Bowl used [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cheez-Its]], snack crackers made by Kellogg's. It remains to be seen whether Pop-Tarts (also made by Kellogg's) will be used in future celebrations.

** The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, also sponsored by Kellogg's and bearing the name of the longtime advertising mascot for its Frosted Flakes cereal, uses said cereal.

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a 2018 college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the replay review to reveal that the play was already dead before the quarterback threw the ball, causing the interception to be overturned. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''seven overtimes'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU didn't even win the game in the end.

-- '''ESPN's "C'mon Man" recaps the incident'''

** The Cheez-It Bowl, sponsored by Kellogg's and named for the company's brand of snack crackers, uses [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cheez-Its]].

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a 2018 college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the replay review to reveal that the play was already dead before the quarterback threw the ball, causing the interception to be overturned. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''septuple overtime'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU didn't even win the game in the end.

--->Muscle Man: Well? Did you guys save the universe?

--->Benson: Does this answer your question? (He pulls out a bottle of sparkling grape cider and pops it open, causing everyone to celebrate. Muscle Man fires the gun upward, Pops throws lollipops, and Mordecai and Rigby dump a container of sports drink on Benson and then gets mad.) WHOA! WHOA!! What are you doing?!

--->Mordecai: Sorry. We found it in Skips' van.

--->Rigby: You can't celebrate without dumping sports drink on somebody.

Muscle Man: Well? Did you guys save the universe?

Benson: Does this answer your question? (He pulls out a bottle of sparkling grape cider and pops it open, causing everyone to celebrate. Muscle Man fires the gun upward, Pops throws lollipops, and Mordecai and Rigby dump a container of sports drink on Benson and then gets mad.) WHOA! WHOA!! What are you doing?!

Mordecai: Sorry. We found it in Skips' van.

Rigby: You can't celebrate without dumping sports drink on somebody.

* In [[WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie Regular Show: The Movie]], the park gang regroups at the ship they came in, and Benson pops open a bottle of grape juice, Muscle Man blasts a laser in the air, Pops throws lollipops in celebreation and Mordecai and Rigby find an old container of sports drink in Skips' van and they dump it all over Benson and then he gets mad at them.

* In [[WesternAnimation/RegularShowTheMovie]], the park gang regroups at the ship they came in, and Benson pops open a bottle of grape juice, Muscle Man blasts a laser in the air, Pops throws lollipops in celebreation and Mordecai and Rigby find an old container of sports drink in Skips' van and they dump it all over Benson and then he gets mad at them.

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a 2018 college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the interception to end up being overturned on replay review as the quarterback had inadvertently put his knee down[[note]]in college football, a knee down while in possession of the ball automatically means the play is dead[[/note]] trying to corral a low snap before making the throw that was intercepted. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''septuple overtime'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU ended up losing.
-->"Late in the fourth quarter, A&M needs a score but the quarterback throws an interception. On the LSU sideline, Coach Ed Orgeron gets a Gatorade bath -- but wait! After review, the quarterback's knee was down, negating the turnover. Unfortunately for Coach O, the Aggies get some time, they force overtime. Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six...seven overtimes, and he's drenched in Gatorade! And guess what? LSU lost!"\\

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* ''Film/VanWilder: Freshman Year'': After the football team finally win a game, they grab the Gatorade coolers, pass the coach and dump them on the scantily clad cheerleaders.
* Subverted in ''Film/SnowDogs'' a pair of teenagers try to dump Gatorade on the JerkAss celebrity dogsledder after he wins the race, and he gets knocked out by a block of blue ice.
* In the Adam Sandler version of ''Film/TheLongestYard'', two of the cons pour Gatorade over the warden after the Mean Machine wins the game. The unamused warden gives them both a week in the hotbox for it.
-->"[[WorthIt Who gives a shit?]]"

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'', Chicken Little gets soaked in sports drink after winning the baseball game. This gets lampshaded as being part and parcel with "the glory" by the sportscaster.

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* One episode of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' had this in retrospect. In Improv comedy club, a friend of Jerry's was on the softball team. They won a game and Kramer convinced him to pour a cooler full of Gatorade over the coach's head. The coach ended up dying of exposure and the friend developed a drug problem out of guilt.

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* WebComic/CyanideAndHappiness has [[http://explosm.net/comics/3582/ a more medical variant]] in which the doctor, after a successful surgery, gets a bucket of blood on him as celebration.

* One clip of "Funny Fails" on Website/YouTube shows three young people celebrating a new flat-screen TV with champagne. The cork pops, and a fountain of fizz pours onto the new device ... which promptly goes dead. As does the celebration.
* Seen in ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger'': after the Zomburger crew manages to shoot Bigtop Burger's Steve out of his food truck with a cannon, the leader of the crew, Cesare, tells everyone else to pour Gatorade on Conrad (who manned the cannon). Unfortunately, their victory is short-lived since Steve soon shows up to retaliate.

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* This was a RunningGag in the ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} special ''You're In The Super Bowl, Charlie Brown'', where after Snoopy's football team, the Birds, are triumphant in beating the other teams, the teammates dump a cooler of [[BlandNameProduct Chirpade]] over his head, except for the third and final game, where they do this to [[{{Jerkass}} Lucy]] instead.

--->'''Krabappel''': Hey! I'm not the coach! There is no coach!
--->'''Nelson''': I know... I just wanted to see if you were wearing a bra.
--->(''Krabappel puts a hand to her chest and smiles at Nelson'')
* Mojo Jojo gets Gatorade thrown on him in ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'' special ''Dance Pantsed'' after his softball team wins a game. He is then sent off to jail.

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* Pioneered in American football by Lawrence Taylor, who took to dumping the leftover Gatorade cooler on coach Bill Parcells during the 1986 season including their UsefulNotes/SuperBowl championship.
* A Cooler Drenching is the reward of the triumphant coach after the [[UsefulNotes/RugbyLeague NRL]] [[GrandFinale Grand Final]].
* This happens a lot in UsefulNotes/FormulaOne racing events where the winner got splashed by carbonated alcoholic beverages (usually champagne).[[note]]When races are held in Muslim countries that prohibit alcohol consumption, rose water is the typical substitute.[[/note]] As TropeCodifier of racing sports, other racing competitions such as UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} use the same kind of celebration for race winners. The tradition in motor racing began accidentally in 1966, when Jo Siffert was presented with a magnum of champagne after winning the [[UsefulNotes/TwentyFourHoursOfLeMans Le Mans 24 Hours]], and the bottle erupted as he opened it.

-- '''ESPN's "C'mon Man" recaps the incident'''

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a 2018 college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the interception to end up being overturned on replay review as the quarterback had inadvertently put his knee down[[note]]in college football, a knee down while in possession of the ball automatically means the play is dead[[/note]] trying to corral a low snap before making the throw that was intercepted. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''septuple overtime'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU ended up losing.

* Mojo Jojo gets Gatorade thrown on him in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' special ''Dance Pantsed'' after his softball team wins a game. He is then sent off to jail.

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a 2018 college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the interception to end up being overturned on replay review as the quarterback had inadvertently put his knee down[[note]]in college football, a knee down automatically means the play is dead[[/note]] trying to corral a low snap before making the throw that was intercepted. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''septuple overtime'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU ended up losing.

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a 2019 college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the interception to end up being overturned on replay review as the quarterback had inadvertently put his knee down[[note]]in college football, a knee down automatically means the play is dead[[/note]] trying to corral a low snap before making the throw that was intercepted. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''septuple overtime'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU ended up losing.

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the interception to end up being overturned on replay review as the quarterback had inadvertently put his knee down[[note]]in college football, a knee down automatically means the play is dead[[/note]] trying to corral a low snap before making the throw that was intercepted. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''septuple overtime'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU ended up losing.

* A would-be Drench Celebration turned into an all-time gaffe in a college football game between LSU and Texas A&M. When an LSU defender appeared to make a game-sealing interception, LSU players promptly dumped the contents of the Gatorade cooler on their coach... only for the interception to end up being overturned on replay review as the quarterback had inadvertently put his knee down before making the throw that was intercepted. Given a second chance, A&M marched down the field for the game-tying score, and the LSU coach ended up having to sit on the sideline drenched in Gatorade as the game ultimately went to ''septuple overtime'' -- and just to put the cherry on top of the whole mess, LSU ended up losing.