History Main / GettingTheBabyToSleep

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' Baby Dil won't stop crying at all after he leaves the hospital. An exhausted Stu and Didi are finally able to get him to sleep by making up a lullaby. However, because of all the energy they're forced to spend on Dil, this leads an upset Tommy to feel neglected.

A ComedyTrope and as such ''always'' PlayedForLaughs, if it is played for anything else it is not this trope. Compare GettingReadyForBedPlot.

* 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 hand him to [[TheComicallySerious Worf]]. It is debatable which is more silly.

Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease, otherwise it'll turn into tropers tales.

* The ''Music/TomSmith'' song "1000 Hats" is a song set to the tune of "1000 Miles" that go throughs a seemingly endless number of Dr Seuss references until the last line reveals that the singer is telling bedtime story after story until his child goes to sleep.

-->'''Cam''':''Uh, is she trying to get on the platform with a buy-ten, get-one-free yogurt card?''

* Angela and Hodgins spend an entire episode of ''{{Series/Bones}}'' trying to get their newborn son to fall asleep, to no avail. Sleep-deprived HilarityEnsues. In the end, only granddad [[Music/ZZTop Billy Gibbons']] guitar playing has any effect.

* Angela and Hodgins leave Michael Vincent with Angela’s dad in ''{{Series/Bones}}''. They’ve had trouble getting him to sleep but when they come home, they find that Billy’s rock music worked to put him to sleep.

** Ahe and his wife have Octuplets in "Eight Misbehavin'". 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.

A ComedyTrope and as such ''always'' PlayedForLaughs, if it is played for anything else it is not this trope.

-->'''Monica:''' I can't believe it! She's alseep! I got her to go to sleep! I have actual magical powers!

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS19E22ThomasTheBabysitter 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.

* In''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'': Bob attempts to get his baby son Jack-Jack to go to sleep by reading him the book "Doozeldorf". However, every time Bob puts him down, he somehow manages to get out of his crib and turns on the TV. Eventually, Bob gives up and decides to watch TV with Jack-Jack till he falls asleep, only for Bob to fall asleep while Jack-Jack watches the movie.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS19E22ThomasTheBabysitter 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.

** Ahe and his wife have Octuplets in "Eight Misbehavin'", 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.

* In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} ''WesternAnimation/FathersArePeople'', the baby cries in the middle of the night, and WesternAnimation/{{Goof|y}}-- er, [[InsistentTerminology George]] gets up for "the bottle". It turns out to be a glass of martini which George promptly drinks, and the baby [[RuleOfFunny somehow shuts up at that moment]].

* Played with in ''Series/UpAllNight'' the parents can't get their daughter to sleep at all because of a loud party. Their solution is to call the police to get the party shut down, then quickly infiltrate the party so it looks like they weren't the ones who called the police. The irony is that baby Amy falls asleep immediately in the arms of the coworker they call in to babysit. Guess all they needed was to have Calvin hold her...

* In ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' episode "Not Another Monday", when the Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy can't get the neighbor's baby Frank they're babysitting to stop crying and sleep, Rose mentions she used to get her children to sleep by singing "Mr. Sandman". The three try it, and turns out it works on Frank too.

* 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.

* ''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.

* In ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' episode "Not Another Monday", when the Blance, Rose, and Dorothy can't get the neighbor's baby Frank they're babysitting to stop crying and sleep, Rose mentions she used to get her children to sleep by singing "Mr. Sandman". The three try it, and turns out it works on Frank too.