History Main / ElevatorFloorAnnouncement

* "Paco!" by Ladytron.

* One of the stylized question-number introductions in a ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'' installment said something along the lines of "15th floor: lingerie, housewares, and useless trivia."

* One of the stylized question-number introductions in a ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'' installment said something along the lines of "Question X: lingerie, housewares, and useless trivia."

A StockPhrase associated with department store elevators, which in RealLife often emit a prerecording that lists the "departments" of the current floor. (In the days of live elevator operators, it was typically the operator's job to do this.)

* {{Nightwing}} and Comicbook/{{Robin}} are about to enter a hidden base. The control panel hidden in the tree makes an elevator rise out of the middle of the lake. They start slogging to it and Nightwing quips, "Step right in. Next floor, toys, games, electronics, center of the Earth."
* Raven in ''ComicBook/TeenTitansGo''

* Used in the third part of the ''YuYuHakushoAbridged'' movie. "First floor: homicidal ex-partners".

* The AudienceParticipation lines for ''TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' use this trope during the elevator ride early in the movie:
-->"First floor, lamps and curtains. Second floor, stupid questions. Third floor, stupid answers. Fourth floor, absolutely nothing. Fifth floor, show me something tall, green, and sexy! It's Bryant {{Gumby}}! It's [[TheMuppetShow Kermit]] the Fag! It's Janet Reno in a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' outfit!"

-->'''Vickers:''' Seventh floor: Linens, luxury, eviscareted women.

* The Ministry of Magic in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' has an elevator that announces and describes the departments are on each floor -- the punchline being that [[GovernmentConspiracy the Department of Mysteries]] is referred to only as the Department of Mysteries.
** [[{{Rifftrax}} "Also housewares, ladies' lingerie, and blatant traps for idiot children."]]
* ''StarWarsExpandedUniverse'': Castin Donn wishes the Empire would label the insides of its turbolift tubes. (Don't even ''ask'' [[ASimplePlan why he's inside the elevator shaft]]. Just don't.)

* One episode of ''Series/{{Mash}}'':

* On the old AbbottAndCostello radio show, during World War II, MelBlanc (acting as Characters/BugsBunny), was an elevator operator in a department store, quoting "Cigarettes, Nylons, Rubber Tires, Gasoline, Sugar, and other picture postcards!" -- each item listed was rationed for the war effort.

* ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}''

** ''Halo: Reach'' has section 1 of the level ''Long Night of Solace'': "First Floor: Beaches, Aliens, Top-Secret Launch Facilities".

* Daxter in ''[[JakAndDaxter Jak II: Renegade]]'': "Ding ding, third floor! Body chains, roach food, torture devices!"
* ''GearsOfWar 2'':

* ''CaptainAmerica: Super Soldier'':

* [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_806.php This]] ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' strip.

* Flash in the ''JusticeLeague'' two-parter with Etrigan, "A Knight of Shadows".

* ''SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'':

* ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan'':

* From ''SpiderManUnlimited'':
-->'''Spider-Man:''' Basement level! Household linens, kitchenware, superheros in need of breathing space!
* On ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Bloo does this while riding the house elevator with Mac. Halfway through he runs out of things to say and pesters Mac for ideas.

-->'''BugsBunny:''' Fifth floor! Rubber tires, sugar, bourbon, butter, and other picture postcards!

* MarlonBrando, of all people, worked as an elevator operator. He quit because saying "lingerie" out loud embarrassed him.

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* In order for blind people using an elevator to know what floor they are on, elevators generally give low pings as they cross floors they are not stopping at, and much louder ones when they do stop.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}: The Animated Series'' has the Genie pull this off in one episode after rescuing the rest of the cast; "First floor, amazing rescues, ridiculous fight scenes and happy endings!"

* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' used this once, to fill part of the StockFootage FighterLaunchingSequence.

* [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Nightwing and Robin]] are about to enter a hidden base. The control panel hidden in the tree makes an elevator rise out of the middle of the lake. They start slogging to it and Nightwing quips, "Step right in. Next floor, toys, games, electronics, center of the Earth."

* [[{{Batman}} Nightwing and Robin]] are about to enter a hidden base. The control panel hidden in the tree makes an elevator rise out of the middle of the lake. They start slogging to it and Nightwing quips, "Step right in. Next floor, toys, games, electronics, center of the Earth."

* Referenced in [[http://failblog.org/2008/03/16/floor-of-fail/ this]] Failblog caption.

* Monkey King from ''VideoGame/{{Pirate101})'' gives a series of these with a MilkEggsSquick while ascending a traitorous Yakooza's tea house.

* Monkey King from ''VideoGame/{{Pirate101}'' gives a series of these with a MilkEggsSquick while ascending a traitorous Yakooza's tea house.

* In the ''EdEddNEddy'' episode "3 Squares and an Ed", upon reaching the basement via Double-D's specially lubricated laundry chute, Eddy says:

* Used in ''TombRaider: Chronicles'':

Often TheElevatorFromIpanema.

* Appears in ''FlushedAway'' during the big finale:

* Paw of ThatGuyWithTheGlasses uses "Level two! More mountains, snow, icicles, and owls!" in his LetsPlay of ''KingsQuestV'' [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/paw/lppaw/9731-lpkq5p13 here]].

A StockPhrase associated with department store elevators, which in RealLife often emit a prerecording that lists the "departments" of the current floor. (In the days of live elevator operators, it was typically the operator's job to do this.)

** The third floor dungeon was [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids cut from the film]] for some reason:

* [[DeadpanSnarker Marco]] makes a joke along these lines in ''{{Literature/Animorphs}}'', book 7, ''The Stranger''.

* Taken to extremes, as usual, by ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', in episode 41 ([[http://ibras.dk/montypython/episode41.htm#1 "Michael Ellis"]]):

* One episode of ''{{Series/Mash}}'':
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Here we are. First floor. Lingerie, sportswear, elephant accessories and recuperating patients.

'''Grant:''' ''(wide-eyed {{aside glance}})''

* "Love in an Elevator" by {{Music/Aerosmith}} has an introduction in the video based on this trope. The album version too:

* ''{{VideoGame/Halo}}''

-->'''Cap:''' Top floor! Ladies hosiery and anti-aircraft guns.

* In ''{{Webcomic/Adventurers}}'', Khrima's personal [[TheRival rival]], helping out Eternion, makes an appearance with Lumi with this line. He even appears in a cosmic elevator of some sort.

* Appeared in ''{{WesternAnimation/Cyberchase}}'' a few times.

* The LooneyTunes short ''Hare Conditioned'', 1945:

* ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}: The Animated Series'' has the Genie pull this off in one episode after rescuing the rest of the cast; "First floor, amazing rescues, ridiculous fight scenes and happy endings!"

-->"First floor, lamps and curtains. Second floor, stupid questions. Third floor, stupid answers. Fourth floor, absolutely nothing. Fifth floor, show me something tall, green, and sexy! It's Bryant {{Gumby}}! It's [[TheMuppetShow Kermit]] the Fag! It's Janet Reno in a ''StarTrek'' outfit!"

-->--''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' theme song

* ''TransformersCybertron'' used this once, to fill part of the StockFootage FighterLaunchingSequence.

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* The AudienceParticipation lines for ''RockyHorrorPictureShow'' use this trope during the elevator ride early in the movie:

-->"First floor, pineapple-shaped dildos. Second floor, stupid questions. Third floor, midget's room. Fourth floor, Stevie Wonder's room. Fifth floor, who's that guy all dressed in green? That's no man, it's a gay marine, don't ask, don't tell, HOO-AH!
-->"First floor, weird musical numbers. Second floor, stupid questions. Third floor, strange answers. Fourth floor, Stevie Wonder's workshop. (Don't worry, he can't see it either!) Top floor, mad laboratory."
* ''The5000FingersOfDrT'' has a song about all the tortures in the good doctor's dungeon:

Assorted simple tortures\\
Molten lead, chopping blocks and hot boiling oil\\
Second floor dungeon\\
Jewelry department\\
Leg chains, ankle chains, neck chains, wrist chains, thumbscrews and nooses of the very finest rope\\
Basement dungeon\\
[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHVRxzvkJao EVERYBODY OUT!]]''

--->''Third floor dungeon\\
Household appliances.\\
Spike beds, electric chairs, gas chambers, roasting pots, and scalping devices.''

* [[DeadpanSnarker Marco]] makes a joke along these lines in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', book 7, ''The Stranger''.

* The Ministry of Magic in ''HarryPotter'' has an elevator that announces and describes the departments are on each floor -- the punchline being that [[GovernmentConspiracy the Department of Mysteries]] is referred to only as the Department of Mysteries.

Stationery and leather goods,\\
Wigs and haberdashery,\\
Kitchenware and food...\\
Going up!\\
\\
First floor: Telephones,\\
Gents' ready-made suits,\\
Shirts, socks, ties, hats,\\
Underwear and shoes...\\
Going up!\\
\\
Second floor: Carpets,\\
Travel goods and bedding,\\
Material, soft furnishings,\\
Restaurant and teas...\\
Going down!''

--->'''Lift Woman:''' Second floor... stationery, leather goods, tribal head injuries, cricket bats, film stars, dolphinariums.\\

* One episode of ''{{Mash}}'':

* Kari spoofs this in one episode of MythBusters
--> '''Kari''': "Aaand on this level, we have lumber, explosives and women's lingerie."
--> '''Grant''': *Wide-eyed AsideGlance*

* "Love in an Elevator" by Music/{{Aerosmith}} has an introduction in the video based on this trope. The album version too:

-->Ground floor: ladies' clothes, sportswear, stationery\\
First floor: kitchenware, furnishings, confectionary\\
Second floor: children's toys, back to school, many more\\
Fourth floor: electronics, fake antiques, and lingerie
* {{Weird Al Yankovic}}'s "Hardware Store" song uses an extensive (and somewhat unusual) list of merchandise as the bridge.

* On ''AdventuresInOdyssey'' episode "The last great adventure of the summer" Agent Cat's Paw announces "Top floor: Lady's shoes, hand bags, international spies."

* The level ''[[ScrappyLevel The Library]]'' in ''{{Halo}}'' has a segment titled "Fourth Floor: Tools, Guns, Keys to Super Weapons".

* ''{{Gears Of War}} 2'':

* During the Battle of Azure City in ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'', Xykon says "DING! 8th floor: Men's Outerwear, Sporting Goods, and [[NegativeSpaceWedgie Rifts in the Fabric of the Universe.]]" as he floats up the side of the tower.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'', Khrima's personal [[TheRival rival]], helping out Eternion, makes an appearance with Lumi with this line. He even appears in a cosmic elevator of some sort.

* [[http://www.venisproductions.com/angelmoxie/archives/5/4/546.html This]] ''AngelMoxie'' strip.

* Appeared in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'' a few times.

* Played straight in an episode of ''RockosModernLife'', with Rocko announcing the departments on each floor. Every floor sold "underpants".

-->'''Characters/BugsBunny:''' Fifth floor! Rubber tires, sugar, bourbon, butter, and other picture postcards!

* ''TheBatman,'' "The Everywhere Man". The title villain uses "Penthouse Level! Nefarious plots, brilliant schemes, doomed heroes."

* [[DeadpanSnarker Marco]] makes a joke along these lines in ''{{Animorphs}}'', book 7, ''The Stranger''.

--> Ground floor: Perfumery, stationery, and leather goods, wigs and haberdashery, kitchenware and food. Going up...
--> -- ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' theme song

* Raven in ''TeenTitansGo''