History Main / DrippingDisturbance

->''"The faucets are dripping in old UsefulNotes/NewYork City\\

-->"The faucets are dripping in old UsefulNotes/NewYork city
-->The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity,
-->The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
-->The faucets that drip in New York"
-->-- '''Malvina Edwards''', ''"The Faucets Are Dripping"''

* The ''TexAvery'' short "Doggone Tired" had this done deliberately by the rabbit, as one of the tactics to keep the hunting dog awake at night.

* This is one of the ordinary noises played with in the ''TwilightZone'' episode "Sounds and Silences".

* A few ''{{Garfield}}'' strips had Garfield face this dilemma. First [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1993/03/28/ he turns the shower head upside down to stop the dripping, only for it to keep dripping even upside-down]], [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/05/08/ he notices it as one of the sounds commonly heard at night]] and [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1995/11/19/ he stops the faucet from dripping by using Jon's toe]].

-->"The faucets are dripping in old NewYork city

*** Bert then gets up to deal with all the racket, but by the time he gets back to bed, Ernie's asleep, and snoring!

** Soon after, Ernie turns on the vacuum cleaner to drown out the radio.

* At the beginning of [[FillerArc the Bount arc]] in ''{{Bleach}}'', Orihime has this before an impostor disguised as her brother shows up and kidnaps her (the rest of the cast also notice it when they search her empty house).

* The''DonaldDuck'' cartoon "Drip Dippy Donald" takes this trope UpToEleven

* One ''DonaldDuck'' cartoon takes this trope UpToEleven

* The animated short based on "[[EdgarAllanPoe The Tell-Tale Heart]]" uses a dripping tap as the sound the murderer thinks is his victim's accusing heartbeat.

* In the film musical ''{{Chicago}}'', a dripping tap is one of the noises Roxie hears as she tries to get to sleep on her first night in prison. It turns into part of the rhythmic accompaniment to "Cell Block Tango".

-->"The faucets are dripping in old {{New York}} city
-->The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity,
-->The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
-->The faucets that drip in New York"
-->-- '''Malvina Edwards''', ''"The Faucets Are Dripping"''

So, the night comes rolling in and it's time to go to bed. You brush your teeth, put on your pajamas, and get all snuggled nice and warm in bed. You then close your eyes and begin to drop off to sleep...

[[{{Saying Sound Effects Out Loud}} Drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-]][[{{Most Annoying Sound}} drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-]][[{{Overly Long Gag}} drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip!]]

You suddenly hear a loud dripping sound from the bathroom and go to see what it is. You see that the faucet is dripping because you apparently didn't turn it off all the way. Once you turn off the faucet, you go back to bed, but as you get back in the bed, [[SerialEscalation the faucet starts dripping again, even when you turned it off!]] One of the things that can result in a {{Do It Yourself Plumbing Project}}.

This is a {{Comedy}} trope that can be {{Played For Laughs}} or {{Rule Of Funny}} in any form of media. Expect to see it in {{Western Animation}}. Compare FlyCrazy for a situation similar in execution.

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!'''Examples'''

[[AC: {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* At the beginning of [[FillerArc the Bount arc]] in ''{{Bleach}}'', Orihime has this before an impostor disguised as her brother shows up and kidnaps her (the rest of the cast also notice it when they search her empty house).

[[AC: {{Film}}]]
* In the film musical ''{{Chicago}}'', a dripping tap is one of the noises Roxie hears as she tries to get to sleep on her first night in prison. It turns into part of the rhythmic accompaniment to "Cell Block Tango".

[[AC: {{Newspaper Comics}}]]
* A few ''{{Garfield}}'' strips had Garfield face this dilemma. First [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1993/03/28/ he turns the shower head upside down to stop the dripping, only for it to keep dripping even upside-down]], [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/05/08/ he notices it as one of the sounds commonly heard at night]] and [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1995/11/19/ he stops the faucet from dripping by using Jon's toe]].

[[AC: {{Literature}}]]
* Showed up in ''[[{{Heralds Of Valdemar}} Exile's Valor]]''. Selenay is already having trouble sleeping due to grief over her father's death, and the drip in the royal suite's bathing room isn't helping matters.

[[AC: {{Live-Action TV}}]]
* This is one of the ordinary noises played with in the ''TwilightZone'' episode "Sounds and Silences".
* An episode of ''{{House MD}}'' has a patient who has been incapable of falling asleep for several days. When we first see her she is in bed, eyes wide open, as the sound of the faucet seems thundering to her.

[[AC: {{Music}}]]
* The novelty song "Bloop, Bleep," written by Frank Loesser.

[[AC: {{Western Animation}}]]
* The ''{{Tex Avery}}'' short "Doggone Tired" had this done deliberately by the rabbit, as one of the tactics to keep the hunting dog awake at night.
* As in the ''{{Garfield}}'' examples above, the ''{{Garfield And Friends}}'' episode "Peace And Quiet" also had Garfield annoyed by a dripping faucet while trying to get some rest.
* One ''{{Donald Duck}}'' cartoon takes this trope UpToEleven
* The animated short based on "[[{{Edgar Allan Poe}} The Tell-Tale Heart]]" uses a dripping tap as the sound the murderer thinks is his victim's accusing heartbeat.

* In an early episode of ''SesameStreet'', Bert can't sleep because a dripping faucet is keeping him awake, so he sends Ernie to take care of it. But instead of turning off the faucet, Ernie turns on a radio that plays loud music to drown out the dripping.

This is a {{Comedy}} trope that can be {{Played For Laughs}} or {{Rule Of Funny}} in any form of media. Expect to see it in {{Western Animation}}.

You suddenly hear a loud dripping sound from the bathroom and go to see what it is. You see that the faucet is dripping because you apparently didn't turn it off all the way. Once you turn off the faucet, you go back to bed, but as you get back in the bed, [[{{Beyond The Impossible}} the faucet starts dripping again, even when you turned it off!]] One of the things that can result in a {{Do It Yourself Plumbing Project}}.

* One ''{{Donald Duck}}'' cartoon takes this trope {{Beyond The Impossible}}.

* At one point on one episode of ''SesameStreet'', Bert can't sleep because a dripping faucet is keeping him awake, so he sends Ernie to take care of it. What does he do? He turns on a radio that plays loud music to drown out the dripping.

* At one point on one episode of ''SesameStreet'', Bert can't sleep because a dripping faucet is keeping him awake, so he sends Ernie to take care of it. What does he do? He turns on a stereo that plays blasting loud music to drown out the dripping.

* At the beginning of the [[{{Filler Arc}} Bount]] arc in {{Bleach}} Orihime has this before an impostor disguised as her brother shows up and kidnaps her (the rest of the cast also notice it when they search her empty house).

* In the film musical {{Chicago}}, a dripping tap is one of the noises Roxie hears as she tries to get to sleep on her first night in prison. It turns into part of the rhythmic accompaniment to "Cell Block Tango".

* A few {{Garfield}} strips had Garfield face this dilemma. First [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1993/03/28/ he turns the shower head upside down to stop the dripping, only for it to keep dripping even upside-down]], [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/05/08/ he notices it as one of the sounds commonly heard at night]] and [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1995/11/19/ he stops the faucet from dripping by using Jon's toe]].

* Showed up in [[{{Heralds Of Valdemar}} Exile's Valor]]. Selenay is already having trouble sleeping due to grief over her father's death, and the drip in the royal suite's bathing room isn't helping matters.

* This is one of the ordinary noises played with in {{The Twilight Zone}} episode "Sounds and Silences".
* An episode of {{House MD}} has a patient who has been incapable of falling asleep for several days. When we first see her she is in bed, eyes wide open, as the sound of the faucet seems thundering to her.
* Happens to Karl in {{Mot i Brøstet}}. Being Karl, he eventually decides to solve it by dressing up like Rambo and taking a chainsaw to the faucet.

* The {{Tex Avery}} short "Doggone Tired" had this done deliberately by the rabbit, as one of the tactics to keep the hunting dog awake at night.
* Also denoting the {{Garfield}} example above, the {{Garfield And Friends}} episode, "Peace And Quiet" also had Garfield annoyed by a dripping faucet while trying to get some rest.
* One {{Donald Duck}} cartoon took this trope {{Beyond The Impossible}}.
* The animated short based on "[[{{Edgar Allan Poe}} The Tell-Tale Heart]]" uses a dripping tap as the sound the murderer thinks is his victim's accusing heartbeat.

* Hapens to Karl in {{Mot i brøstet}}. Being Karl, he eventually decides to solve it by dressing up like Rambo and taking a chainsaw to the faucet.

[[{{Saying Sound Effects Out Loud}} Drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-]][[{{Most Annoying Sound}} drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-]][[{{Overly Long Gag}} drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip!]]

[[{{Saying Sound Effects Out Loud}} Drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-]][[{{Most Annoying Sound}} drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-]][[{{Overly Long Gag}} drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip-drip!]]