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* After a sudden storm in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyNFriends'' 4-part episode "The Magic Coins", Baby Lickety Split accidentally uses one of the eponymous coins to [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wish it would never rain again]]. This causes the land to start dying and water sources to dry up, which is particularly bad news for the Sea Ponies. The rest of the episodes are split between one group trying to find water for the Sea Ponies and the other finding a means of undoing the wish.

* Inverted for laughs in ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' episode [[Recap/TheAddamsFamilyS2E16MorticiaAndGomezVsFesterAndGrandmama Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama.]]
The trouble begins when the Addamses get restless after too many days of sun and blue skies. Gomez and Morticia hire a governess so they can go catch Hurricane Zsa Zsa elsewhere in the country. At the end, the hurricane arrives. Most of the family gleefully rushes outside and Gomez suggests he and Morticia go up to the attic, where he tore out a part of the roof to make it resemble the Last Chance Hotel.

* This occurs on [[spoiler: Stan's, Peridot's, and Ford's part]] in Chapter Forty-One of ''Fanfic/ATriangleintheStars''. While the rain is in fact [[HostileWeather very nasty]], they decide to pull out and wait on the cusp, defaulting to playing a game of Poker until it lets up.

Often a form of BreatherEpisode, a common situation for series such as sitcoms, slice-of-life shows, and cartoons featuring children as its main cast. A rainy day forces the cast to remain indoors when they would much rather be outside. It forces them to find alternative entertainment. Depending on the severity of the storm, the electricity may go out and force them to find non-electronic forms of entertainment.

* Averted in the ''WesternAnimation/NatureCat'' episode "Rainy Day", in which the titular character and his friends are bored in Hal's doghouse, so they head outside to learn how some animals deal with rain. By the end of the episode, they enjoy the rain by splashing in puddles, playing in mud, and use their tongues to catch raindrops.

* Averted in the ''WesternAnimation/NatureCat'' episode "Rainy Day", in which Nature Cat and his friends are bored in Hal's doghouse, so they head outside to learn how some animals deal with rain. By the end of the episode, they enjoy the rain by splashing in puddles, playing in mud, and use their tongues to catch raindrops.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/NatureCat'' episode "Rainy Day", Nature Cat and his friends are bored in Hal's doghouse, so they head outside to learn how some animals deal with rain. By the end of the episode, they enjoy the rain by splashing in puddles, playing in mud, and use their tongues to catch raindrops.

* The ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'' episode "Rainy Day" has the titular character about to play Hoppity-Hoop Hockey outside when it started to rain. He then begins watching TV, only for the power to go off. His friends come over to his treehouse, one by one, and each time they think of something new to do that isn't boring; then they end up getting bored right before the next friend shows up. After all his friends are there and they've been playing for a while, the power comes back on and it stops raining.

* The ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "The Great Indoors" has Phineas and Ferb build a bio-dome for the Fireside Girls to get a desert-tracking patch, since unexpected rain conflicted with their plains. Turns out the rain was caused by another one of Doofenshmirtz's inventions, which was once again thwarted by Perry.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Zigzagged.
** "Imagine That" has several others disliking the rain, but they cheer up when they're doing their imaginative play. Oscar and the plants, however, [[HappyRain like the rain]].
** The animated story "The Cat Who Hated Rain" has a cat who hates rain because it makes mud. He wishes it would never rain again, but then a drought happens so he wishes it would rain.
** Zigzagged in the song "Rain Falls", which has Gordon enjoying the rain, and Oscar enjoys it too... because other people dislike it. Oscar has also expressed enjoyment for the rain for that reason in the song "I'm Sad Because I'm Happy".
** One skit has Bert trying to share Ernie's umbrella, but Ernie is too distracted by doing a speech about his mixed feelings on rain to let Bert have the umbrella. Ernie also mentions feeling sorry for everyone whose picnics were cancelled because of the rain.
** Averted in the episode "Natasha is Scared of the Rain", where the characters play in the rain.
** In the song "Rainy Day", it talks about how rain is important, but the singer says that they can't play in it.
** In one song, three adults happily sing in the rain, but then change their minds and run inside.
** Discussed and defied in one skit that has Gordon do a speech on how rain gets a bad rap, but it's important.

* Inverted for laughs in ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' episode "[[Recap/TheAddamsFamilyS2E16MorticiaAndGomezVsFesterAndGrandmama
Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama]]": The trouble begins when the Addamses get restless after too many days of sun and blue skies. Gomez and Morticia hire a governess so they can go catch Hurricane Zsa Zsa elsewhere in the country. At the end, the hurricane arrives. Most of the family gleefully rushes outside and Gomez suggests he and Morticia go up to the attic, where he tore out a part of the roof to make it resemble the Last Chance Hotel.

* Inverted in ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': The family gets bored if it ''doesn't'' rain.

* Issue #66 of ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' (DC run) is titled "Rain, Rain, Go Away." It deals with a troubled sea monster who makes Townsville do a rain dance through a catchy pop tune which produces so much rain it floods the city.

* Not surprisingly, ''Anime/WindyTales'', being about girls who could control wind, also had an episode featuring a typhoon.

* Happened twice in the ''Anime/MonsterRancher'', one episode had the Searchers take refugee in a structure where Holly recounts her past and what lead her to start her quest in the first place. Another had them end up taking shelter in an abandoned factory and end up accidentally activating a Melkaba.

* A raging storm hits in the final chapter of ''Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic'', so the kids play a number of games to pass the time.
* ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'': Rainy days force the Pevensie siblings to explore TheProfessor's BigFancyHouse and, in doing so, find the CoolGate of a wardrobe to the MagicalLand of Narnia.
* In ''Literature/TheSecretGarden'', the children have to work out that they can explore the house while it rains.

* In ''[[Literature/AuntDimity Aunt Dimity's Death]]'', an extended rainstorm gives way to three days of dense fog. Aside from visits to and from neighbour Emma Harris, Lori and Bill remain at the cottage, postponing an expedition to a location in a photograph Lori's mother left her.

* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' has episodes (including one by the same name) and songs. "It's Raining, It's Pouring" manifests as a failed attempt to cheer up the kids.
* ''Series/KingdomAdventure'': Lolly's attitude toward a rainy day amounts to this. The characters pass the time by telling the story of when the Prince was murdered, and how He came back to life again.

* According to Music/JohnLennon, Music/TheBeatles' song "Rain" (available on ''Music/PastMasters'') is a mockery of this mindset and general excessive griping about weather.

* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' had a story arc where the family goes camping and it starts raining once they get to the camp site. Despite Calvin's and mom's complaints, Dad decides to tough it out - for an entire ''week'' - but eventually he has enough and decides to pack it up. And in that very moment, the rain finally stops. Cue FacePalm and [[NarrativeProfanityFilter copious off-screen swearing]].

* In one level of ''[[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Gears of War 2]]'', Marcus and Dom must stay in shelter or be torn to shreds when a rainstorm turns to deadly "razor-hail". A similar mechanic is in effect in one of the multiplayer levels, where the rain picking up signals players to seek shelter before it gets worse.
* Likewise, ''VideoGame/{{Bulletstorm}}'' has a section where the electrical storm will disintegrate anyone exposed to the sky.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode "The Powerpuff Girls' Best Rainy Day Adventure Ever" was all about the girls having to entertain themselves when the weather prevented any crime fighting.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBerenstainBears'': The episode "Bears For All Seasons" has the Bear family dealing with different weather. Mama Bear, who was tolerant about all other types of weather, calls the rain "miserable".

* Happens several times on ''{{WesternAnimation/Arthur}}''.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' had Tino's "Ultimate Weekend" ruined, partially because it was raining.

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', where the fearless Finn and Jake are accosted not by water, but by a rain of daggers. When they attempt to use their imaginations to pass the time, it turns out that Jake's is almost deadlier than the rain!
** The episode "Bad Jubies" is about Finn, Jake, BMO and Lumpy Space Princess building a shelter for a huge superstorm. Rather than helping build it, however, Jake just sits there, claiming that he has something big planned. When the storm arrives and they go inside the shelter, Jake reveals that [[spoiler:he was memorizing the sounds of nature to pass the time until the storm subsides. In fact, Jake's sounds [[MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast calm down the storm and saves them all]].]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E8LookBeforeYouSleep Look Before You Sleep]]" has Applejack and Rarity seeking refuge in Twilight Sparkle's home during a rainstorm, and Twilight takes the opportunity to throw a slumber party.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' features a series of shorts about what to do during a rainy day.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' episode "Rainy Days" had the kids having to spend recess indoors due to a week-long rainstorm and the onslaught of cabin fever that happens during it which threatens to make them mind-numbing drones that Mrs. Finster will be able to control easily.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' - Stimpy and Ren's cousin Sven stare gloomily out the window at a storm...then perk up and find a board game (and completely trash the house and Ren's prized possessions as well).

* Happened twice in the ''Anime/MonsterRancher'', one episode had the Searchers take refugee in a structure where Holly recounts her past and what lead her to start her quest in the first place. Another had them end up taking shelter in an abandoned factory and end up accidently activating a Melkaba.

* The WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck cartoon "Donald's Off Day", in which Don's golfing outing is rained out. In fact, everytime the rain stops, it starts again the moment Donald steps out the door. He spends the day inside, while his nephews play pranks on him.

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* An episode of ''TheWeekenders'' had Tino's "Ultimate Weekend" ruined, partially because it was raining.
* The DonaldDuck cartoon "Donald's Off Day", in which Don's golfing outing is rained out. In fact, everytime the rain stops, it starts again the moment Donald steps out the door. He spends the day inside, while his nephews play pranks on him.

* HeckleAndJeckle have a picnic in the rain in "The Rainmakers." When Jeckle wishes upon a wishbone that it stops raining forever, he gets his wish. But now the drought becomes universally unbearable, so the boys have to find a way to make it rain again.

* In ''[[AuntDimity Aunt Dimity's Death]]'', an extended rainstorm gives way to three days of dense fog. Aside from visits to and from neighbour Emma Harris, Lori and Bill remain at the cottage, postponing an expedition to a location in a photograph Lori's mother left her.

* ''Manga/KeroroGunsou'' has a few chapters that take place on rainy days. It's occasionally made a major plot point, since Keronians thrive in humid weather.

* Happened twice in the ''Anime/MonsterRancher'', one episode had the Searchers take refugee in a structure where Holly recounts her past and what lead her to start her quest in the first place. Another had them end up taking shelter in an abandoned factory and end up accidently activating a Melkaba.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' episode "Rainy Days" had the kids having to spend recess indoors due to a week-long rainstorm and the onslaught of cabin fever that happens during it which threatens to make them mind-numbing drowns that Ms. Finster will be able to control easily.