History Main / MorningRoutine

* The first ''HarryPotter'' book starts off by showing the Dursleys' morning routine. ("Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work.") Although the second chapter takes place on Dudley's birthday, it's apparently a fairly typical morning for Harry as he's woken up by Aunt Petunia and [[CinderellaCircumstances forced to make breakfast]].

* ''Film/{{Up}}'' had one of these with Carl after [[spoiler:the death of Ellie]].

* ''{{Lost}}''. In the first episode of season two, we see a stranger (later revealed to be Desmond) going about his routine until he hears an explosion. The shock reveal is that his seemingly normal living space is actually inside the hatch that the main characters just blew up

* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. The morning after demons steal everyone's voices in "Hush", Buffy goes through her morning routine in the fraternity dorm, noting only a distraught woman rushing past. It's only when she tries to talk to Willow that she realises something is very wrong.

** In Season 5 we see Pierre Chang's morning routine as a member of the Dharma Initiative

* ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' starts this way, with Arthur Dent getting out of bed and starting his routine before being interruped by a bulldozer trying to tear his house down.

* The ''{{Dexter}}'' opening sequence is this, but shot so that his normal morning routine reminds viewers at every turn of who he [[SerialKiller really is]]; his floss becomes a garrotte, him pulling on his shirt becomes a sheet laid over the face of a corpse, and so on. It's very effectively creepy, and won an Emmy.

* Jill Scott, "The Way"

* The opening scene of ''TurnerAndHooch'' shows Turner's morning routine which establishes his character as an absolute neat freak.

* The film version of ''{{Grease}}'' begins with an animated montage of all of the main characters going through their morning routine to get ready for school.

* ''ShaunOfTheDead'' had one of these at the beginning, showing the protagonist going to the store across the street to get a Coke. Later on, when the ZombieApocalypse comes, the exact same routine is repeated... except now there are zombies and bloody traces around, which Shaun [[FailedASpotCheck fails to notice]] and just grabs a Coke as usual.

* MishimaALifeInFourChapters starts when it's protagonist wakes up [[spoiler: for the last time.]] The prolouge is over by the time he's dressed and out the door.

* Some ''SailorMoon'' episodes tend to start this way, usually as a set up to a [[LateForSchool "Serena is late"]] joke.

* Episode one of ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' shows Madoka's morning routine, starting with her waking up from [[DreamingOfThingsToCome strange dream]], waking up her family members, getting dressed, eating breakfast; all sorts of everyday normal activities. Used to show Madoka's roots in normality, and provide contrast for the changes the come.
* In the first episode of MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha, Nanoha is shown waking up and getting ready for school. The same scene plays out in her first scene of MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs, but with indications that Nanoha is eagerly awaiting the day she can see Fate in person again.

* Lost. In the first episode of season two, we see a stranger (later revealed to be Desmond) going about his routine until he hears an explosion. The shock reveal is that his seemingly normal living space is actually inside the hatch that the main characters just blew up

-->Woke up this mornin'

Read more: JILL SCOTT - IS IT THE WAY LYRICS

Read more: JILL SCOTT - IS IT THE WAY LYRICS

* ''AzumangaDaioh'' had this with Chiyo-chan in the episode that was focused on her.

[--Wait, [[FridgeLogic why do they brush their teeth]] [[BrickJoke before they have breakfast?]]--]

* The main character of the Gamecube ''CustomRobo'' gets up to go to work each morning. Getting dressed takes three seconds. But whether he gets woken up by his landlady, by cellphone, or by himself carries some amusement.

Wait, [[FridgeLogic why do they brush their teeth]] [[BrickJoke before they have breakfast?]]
* (Because your teeth are strongest before you eat and the acids from your food breaks them down.)

(Because your teeth are strongest before you eat and the acids from your food breaks them down.)

Wait, [[FridgeLogic why do they brush their teeth]] [[BrickJoke before they have breakfast?]]

* ''ShaunOfTheDead'' had one of these at the beginning, showing the protagonist going to the store across the street to get a Coke. Later on, when the ZombieApocalypse comes, the exact same routine is repeated... except now there are zombies and bloody traces around, which Shaun [[FailedASpotCheck fails to notice]] and just grabs a Coke as usual.

* As mentioned in the description, the ''{{Dexter}}'' opening sequence, done in a notoriously creepy way.

* The first ''HarryPotter'' book starts off by showing the Dursleys' morning routine. ("Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work.") Although the second chapter takes place on Dudley's birthday, it's apparently a fairly typical morning for Harry.

* The first ''HarryPotter'' book starts off by showing the Dursleys' morning routine. ("Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work.")