History Main / StaircaseTumble

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo'': In "[[Recap/CaptainFlamingoS3E5SweetnessAndLightABoyAndHisYeti Sweetness and Light]]", just when Ruth Ann was about to walk the stairs during the commercial shoot, Milo's extendo-grabber accidentally grabs and trips her, causing her to tumble down the stairs and then lands on a cake.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}}'': In "Gordon's Lucky Claw", after Mr. Blik flushed the titular thing, the trio gets cursed with misfortune with the first effect being Blik falling down the stairs.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}}'', after Mr. Blik flushed Gordon's lucky claw, the trio gets cursed with misfortune with the first effect being Blik falling down the stairs.

%%* This is the way Nomi claws her way to the top in ''Film/{{Showgirls}}''.

* The SignatureScene in ''FilmAtomicBlonde'' of the protagonist's single-handed fight with a squad of KGB agents largely takes place on a stairwell, leading to several examples as people are thrown, kicked, punched, stabbed or shot.

* In ''Film/TheExorcist'': [[spoiler: Karras throws himself out the window after allowing the demon to possess him, and tumbles down an outdoors staircase to his death.]]

* ''Film/JohnWickChapter2''. John and Cassian take a long tumble down the Scalinata Dei Borgia during their fight in Rome. Later in the museum shootout, John does this deliberately [[UnnecessaryCombatRoll when he has to get down a stair quickly]], firing at the man at the top of the stair once he's at the bottom.

** At the end of "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersWroteS1E4 The Devil's Work]], the murderer reveals that decades earlier they had murdered their mother by shoving her down the wine store stairs; an event that was assumed to have been an accident.They then attempt to dispose if their final victim the same way.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': Master Shifu is putting Po through TrainingFromHell to encourage him to leave. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint When Po declares he'll never give up]], an infuriated Shifu throws him up in the air, literally kicks him out of the temple, and he bounces down the steps. And there are a ''lot'' of steps (a RunningGag involves the out-of-shape Po having to climb them). Po survives injury [[{{Kevlard}} thanks to his excessive padding]], which comes in handy during his battle with Tai Lung; when they both fall down the temple steps, Tai Lung gets the worst of the encounter.

** In "[[/Recap/MidsomerMurdersS4E3 Electric Vendetta]]", Lloyd dies after being pushed down the stairs and breaking his neck.

* This is the way Nomi claws her way to the top in ''Film/{{Showgirls}}''.

** At the end of "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersWroteS1E4 Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1 The Devil's Work]], the murderer reveals that decades earlier they had murdered their mother by shoving her down the wine store stairs; an event that was assumed to have been an accident.They then attempt to dispose if their final victim the same way.

** The first VictimOfTheWeek in "Death is Disguise" suffers DeathByFallingOver after being shoved down a staircase during a struggle (although this was more-or-less an accident).
** The first BodyOfTheWeek in "Left for Dead" turns out to be a case of AccidentalMurder; suffering DeathByFallingOver after being shoved down a flight of stairs during an argument.
** At the end of "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS24E1 The Devil's Work]], the murderer reveals that decades earlier they had murdered their mother by shoving her down the wine store stairs; an event that was assumed to have been an accident.They then attempt to dispose if their final victim the same way.

** One cutaway gag shows Music/BobbyMcFerrin falling down the stairs, to Stewie's delight..

* Creator/PedroPascal fell down the stairs in his father's house prior to attending some January 2024 award shows, as well as the dedication of Creator/WillemDafoe's Walk of Fame star. This required Pascal to show up with his right arm in a sling, then undergo surgery before filming ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'' Season Two.

* Creator/PedroPascal fell down the stairs in his father's house prior to attending some January 2023 award shows, as well as the dedication of Creator/WillemDafoe's Walk of Fame star. This required Pascal to show up with his right arm in a sling, then undergo surgery before filming ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'' Season Two.