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* In the Creator/VinDiesel movie ''Film/ThePacifier'', Diesel's character (a reluctant babysitter) has to learn the "Peter Panda Dance" (and the song that goes along with it), which is the only way to get one of the kids to go to sleep.

You’re cozy and warm in your bed, my dear. \\

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* The three-part 50s era song used as a lullaby in ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''.
* In the Creator/VinDiesel movie ''Film/ThePacifier'', Diesel's character (a reluctant babysitter) has to learn the "Peter Panda Dance" (and the song that goes along with it), which is the only way to get one of the kids to go to sleep.

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* The book ''Literature/GoTheFuckToSleep'' is entirely this trope, being about the desperation to send a child to sleep. The parent's frustration leads to [[ClusterFBomb increasing use of ever-stronger obscenities]] as the poem progresses.

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* ''Series/DocMartin'' :

* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' -- Earl does the Mating Dance to get Baby to sleep.

-->'''Teyla''': Hmm... that would be lovely. At least I'd be sitting down.

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--> ''I don't know what else I can do to try to hush you''
--> ''My heart says "I love you", but my brain's thinking "[[PrecisionFStrike fuck you]]"''
--> ''And hoping a child trafficker will abduct you''
--> ''At least then I'll get a few hours in bed''

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* Stage 3 of ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'' spin-off ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'' is all about making an entire nursery of babies to sleep. The ''singing itself'' is made by the babies.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

* In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' Miles finds to only way to get new baby Kirayoshi to sleep is to place him in the computer-pit of the Station's bridge. Or leave him with Worf. It is debatable which is the most silly.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS19E19ThomasTheBabysitter Thomas the Babysitter]]", Thomas has to deal with a baby on his train, who cries every time the train comes to a stop, but calms down and goes to sleep every time the train moves. This initially gives Thomas the idea not to stop at all, but Annie and Clarabel [[EveryoneHasStandards are horrified at this]], reminding him that he has to stop at every signal and crossing gate so all of his passengers will be safe. Towards the end of the episode, Thomas talks to Sir Topham Hatt about a request to miss his break to make a journey without stopping, which Sir Topham Hatt finds a wonderful idea. This journey gives both the baby and his mother some much-needed sleep. At the end of the episode, Albert, one of the workmen, congratulates Thomas on looking after his wife and son for him, and decides to name his son "Thomas" in honor of that day.

* The book ''Literature/GoTheFuckToSleep'' is entirely this trope, being about the desperation to send a child to sleep.

--->-- ''Literature/GoTheFuckToSleep''

->The cats nestle close to their kittens, \\

Please go the fuck to sleep.
---> --'''''Literature/GoTheFuckToSleep'''''

NoRealLifeExamplesPlease, otherwise it'll turn into tropers tales.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', Molly Hayes' evil parents used to use their psychic powers to get her to sleep when she was a baby, and continued to do this even as she was turning ''eleven''. In the final arc, she is understandably pissed when Nico resorts to something similar in order to get Klara to sleep.

* The plot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'' is delivering a baby- and getting the baby to sleep, like in real life, such a hassle. It reaches the point where a fight scene between both heroes and villains is fought completely silent because they ''finally'' got the baby down for a nap.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLOudHouse'': In "It's a Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House", the kids tear the house apart trying to search for a hidden stash of money. In one scene, they try looking in Lily's room, and they make their chaos silent to avoid waking her from her nap.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' -- After he and his wife have Octuplets, Apu has to strap on a body harness which simulates teats on a sow as the only way to feed them and keep the babies all quiet.

Babies, they cry a ''lot''. They don't seem to want to sleep much either. In fiction, whenever there is a crying baby there is a parent (or babysitter) at their wit's-end who is prepared to do ''anything'' to get the infant to quieten down. And we do mean ''anything''. Often this is something ''really'' inappropriate, or at least hilariously out of chracter. A funny dance, a song you really shouldn't sing to children, strapping the crib to the wing of a 747 jet!! These care-givers are going to try it. They've tried everything else. Often this ridiculous measure is the ''only'' thing that will quieten the infant down.

* ''Series/{{Friends}}'' -- Ross and Rachel find the only way to quiten Emma is to sing and perform "Baby Got Back".

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "Thomas the Babysitter", Thomas has to deal with a baby on his train, who cries every time the train comes to a stop, but calms down and goes to sleep every time the train moves. This initially gives Thomas the idea not to stop at all, but Annie and Clarabel [[EveryoneHasStandards are horrified at this]], reminding him that he has to stop at every signal and crossing gate so all of his passengers will be safe. Towards the end of the episode, Thomas talks to Sir Topham Hatt about a request to miss his break to make a journey without stopping, which Sir Topham Hatt finds a wonderful idea. This journey gives both the baby and his mother some much-needed sleep. At the end of the episode, Albert, one of the workmen, congratulates Thomas on looking after his wife and son for him, and decides to name his son "Thomas" in honor of that day.

* ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues" is a comic about parenting, so of course this has been the subject of multiple strips. Oldest child Zoe, in particular, has performed stalling tactics such as tying her shoelaces into massive knots, making Darryl search the whole house for all her stuffed animals, and even ''latching onto Darryl's face while kissing him'' in attempts to not go to bed.

* The plot of ''WEsternAnimation/{{Storks}} is delivering a baby- and getting the baby to sleep, like in real life, such a hassle. It reaches the point where a fight scene between both heroes and villains is fought completely silent because they ''finally'' got the baby down for a nap.

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* Stage 3 of ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'' spin-off ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'' is all about making an entire nursery of babies to sleep.

* Stage 3 of VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper spin-off ''UnJammer Lammy'' is all about making an entire nursery of babies to sleep.

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