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%%* Stumpy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' hates baths.

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', "[[Recap/RugratsS5E4TheWordOfTheDayJonathanBabysits The Word of the Day]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} (1991)'':

%%* Alice in ''LightNovel/HeavensMemoPad''.

* Eleven year-old Shiro in ''LightNovel/NoGameNoLife'' hates bathing. Before coming to Disboard, she managed to avoid it by simply not doing it and taking advantage of her brother's ChivalrousPervert nature to keep him from forcibly bathing her himself. After coming to Disboard, there are adult females in the cast who can make her whether she wants to or not.

For some characters, one of the scariest things in the world is a bath. This is most commonly seen in young characters (especially boys), who often have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the bathtub. For adult characters, it is usually a man whose wife forces him to take a bath. Other species, such as cats and dogs (especially [[CatsHateWater cats]]), are often commonly depicted as disliking baths. However, this trope could apply to any age, gender, or species.

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', "The Word of the Day"

For some characters, one of the scariest things in the world is a bath. This is most commonly seen in young characters (especially boys), who often have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the bath tub. For adult characters it is usually a man whose wife forces him to take a bath. Other species, such as cats and dogs (especially [[CatsHateWater cats]]), are often commonly depicted as disliking baths. However, this trope could apply to any age, gender, or species.

* In ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdventure'', Scamp hates taking baths. [[spoiler: To his chagrin, he's forced to take one on the final scene.]]
* [[CatsAreMean Lucifer]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' is horrified when [[WickedStepmother Lady Tremaine]] orders Cinderella to give him a bath. In the sequel, [[spoiler: the mice give him a bath as part of their effort to help him win Pom-Pom's affections]], and he clearly hates every second of it.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ThatCatchInYourThroat'', some of Bruno's rats, namely Miguel, Hombregrande, and Bruno Jr., dislike baths and hide from [[FanOffspring his daughters]] when they collect them for bathtime.

* Lana Loud from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' is shown to dislike baths, as seen in "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS4E19SisterActHouseFlip Sister Act]]". In the same episode, she [[TwinSwitch gets Lola to pretend to be her]] so she can take the bath for her. At the end of the episode, when Lola and Lana decide to stop switching places with each other, Lana takes a bath for real, and finds a couple of things to like about it, such as how brown the water gets from her getting cleaned up and the hairball in the drain.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'':
** Phil and Lil hate taking baths in general, due to them [[FilthyFun loving anything gross]]. In "Word of the Day", when the babies learn about profanity, Phil considers "Bath" a very bad word due to how much he hates taking baths.
** Tommy also temporarily hated baths in the episode, "Down the Drain", when one of his toy soldiers fell down the drain. Angelica telling him and Chuckie an obviously made-up story about a kid who got sucked down the drain certainly didn't help matters. He does everything in his power to avoid taking a bath, but nothing works. Fortunately, he overcomes his fear at the end of the episode.
** Dil also hates baths, as seen in the short, "Dil's Bathtime." In contrast, his older brother, Tommy, loves taking baths.

* [[MeaningfulName Smudge]] from ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' is such an {{JustForFun/egregious}} example, it seems like he has an atomic allergy to any water that may touch him outside of his mouth. He gets around it in the sequel series, but he still dislikes bathing.

* ''WebAnimation/{{hololive}}'': Chloe Sakamata has gone on record as being reluctant to take baths more than once every few days, leading to relentless teasing from both viewers and other talents for it. When she moved in with Lui Takane with the condition of "no bath, no dinner", Chloe immediately resigned herself to only getting two meals a week. Although, as of Spring 2022, she's begun talking about embracing baths more.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In one episode, "Down 'n' Dirty", Buttercup keeps getting dirty after a fight and refuses to bathe. This escalates as more dirt gets layered on her until she eventually run out of town for her smell. The final straw comes when a monster refuses to continue to fight her due to the stink, resulting in her giving in and taking a bath. (Or rather, she lets Blossom and Bubbles bathe her, a process which involves extremely rigorous scrubbing, and Buttercup's reaction during her bath is one of sheer rage.)

* In ''Fanfic/{{Poison}}'', the anti-drug spinoff of the above series, druggie lion cub Moto is a prime example, and lioness Sarafina starts out this way, though she gradually gets better.

* Miata in ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', who runs out the second she gets a chance with her modesty only being preserved by her RapunzelHair. It's part of her general WildChild demeanor.

* Tetsuro in ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'' always protests at the top of his lungs whenever Maetel suggests he takes a bath and continues to grumble once she pushes him in.

* An episode of ''Animation/BanzisSecretDiary'' features Banzi's hatred of bathing as a plot point. She and one of her friends, Eungsim, have foul odors that drive away the students and teachers. Eventually, the two decide to become "sweeties" like their other friend Namnam, dipping their heads into the school sinks to change the appearnce of their hair and seemingly forgetting their hatred of bathing altogether.

* ''Manga/ZettaiNiFuroNiHairitakunaiKanojoVsZettaiNiFuroNiIretaiKareshi'': The title translates to ''Girlfriend Who Absolutely Doesn't Want to Take a Bath VS Boyfriend Who Absolutely Wants Her to Take a Bath'' and is exactly what that suggests. Every chapter features Teppei finding ways to cajole, trick, or bribe his {{Womanchild}} girlfriend Hina into taking a bath when she would much rather be gaming or otherwise just play around.

* Hunter Moebius in ''Fanfic/CodeWings30'' hates baths.

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* ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'': The episode ''Happy Bathday to You'' revolves around getting the three pets in the titular Dreamhouse; Taffy, Tawny, and Blissa; to take their monthly bath, of which none of them want.
** Also, Stacie, who tries to avoid taking a bath as well, and although it's left ambiguous as to how long it's been since her last bath, it's implied that it's been as long as the three pets.
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