History Main / StuffedIntoATrashCan

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' had a whole episode about this. It was a yearly tradition for the fifth graders to stuff the fourth graders into trash cans on "Trash Can Day," and Arnold and Gerald worked together to figure out a way to get home safely without being canned. They get through the whole day going through many perils to escape the fifth graders, [[spoiler:only to be betrayed at the last second by a false samaritan and getting canned anyway.]]

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* When {{Archie}} was told to clean the garage by his father, he disappeared with the father being angered that he'd disappear when chores are even suggested, and eventually finds Archie hiding in a trash can. Ironically, he found Archie when he himself planned on using the trash can to hide from his wife when she's suggesting he do some chores.
* In an issue of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', a guy on the street tells SheHulk that he loves her "green body paint" and [[CasanovaWannabe asks if she needs any help removing it]]. Maybe he was drunk and didn't also notice that she was [[BullyingADragon almost seven feet tall]]; nonetheless, Jen responds by stuffing him into the nearest trashcan.

* This happened on ''TheSimpsons'' a couple of times.

* BettyAndVeronica actually does this to Archie in ArchiesWeirdMysteries after Reggie coaxes them on with the idea that Archie was stringing them along.

* In an issue of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', a guy on the street tells SheHulk that he loves her "green body paint" and asks if she needs any help removing it. Maybe he was drunk and didn't also notice that she was almost seven feet tall; nonetheless, Jen responds by stuffing him into the nearest trashcan.

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* In an issue of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', a guy on the street tells SheHulk that he loves her "green body paint" and asks if she needs any help removing it. Maybe he was drunk and didn't also notice that she was almost seven feet tall; nonetheless, Jen responds by stuffing him into the nearest trashcan.

** In 'Bart The General', Bart was stuffed into a trashcan by Nelson and his [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome now missing cronies]] two or three times and rolled down a hill.

* In a related joke, one of the protagonists of ''The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks'' attempts to clean out his room, and through an unfortunate chain of events winds up face-down inside the box of items to throw away.

* ''HeyArnold'' had a whole episode about this. It was a yearly tradition for the fifth graders to stuff the fourth graders into trash cans on "Trash Can Day," and Arnold and Gerald worked together to figure out a way to get home safely without being canned.

* Inverted in the 1982 musical, ''Theatre/{{Annie}}'', when the title character does this to a bully instead of the other way around.

* In ''Webcomic/JoyToTheWorld'' this repeatedly happens to the main character,Joy, when she picks fights with the school bully.

* In ''Webcomic/JoyToTheWorld''[[http://www.joyslittleworld.com/]] this happens to the main character,Joy, when she picks fights with the school bully. [[//http://www.joyslittleworld.com/joy-to-the-world/05-recess/

* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' has its own subversion as well when [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/04/06/0048-immoral-insight/ Cloud does this to Ralph]], TheBully, after he beat another student. Done a second time by Sandra to Larisa [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/02/08/0136-theres-still-hope/ after one biting remark too many]].

* It is somewhat subverted in the 1982 musical, ''Theatre/{{Annie}}'', when the title character does this to a bully instead of the other way around.

* They did this to Rick on ''{{Degrassi}}''.

* BettyAndVeronica actually does this to Archie in ArchiesWeirdMysteries after Reggie coaxes them on with the idea that Archiewas stringing them along.

* In ''Shorts'', this is what the main character has to endure ''every day'': stuffed head first in a trash can. It gets better though, as the girl who does it to him becomes his girlfriend.

** In "Parents Night" Mikey hides in the trashcan outside of Spinelli's house and gets caught because it was her turn to take out the trash.

* Gelman does this to Gus in an episode of ''{{Recess}}''

*** [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Originally]] it was supposed to be ''Joe Frazier'' who was to be stuffed into a trashcan by ''Barney''. However, it was changed under the advice of Joe Frazier's son.

A related trope would be StuffedIntoALocker, although this happens ''much'' more.

* In Film/{{The Garbage Pail Kids Movie}}, to prevent Dodger from interfering with the fashion show, the bullies toss him into a dumpster. Only problem with this plan? He could just as easily get out of the dumpster, which he does.
* In ''Shorts'', this is what the main character has to endure ''every day'': stuffed head first in a trash can. It gets better though, as the girl who does it to him becomes his girlfriend.

* In a related joke, one of the protagonists of ''The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks'' attempts to clean out his room, and through an unfortunate chain of events winds up face-down inside the box of items to throw away.

* Gibby on ''{{iCarly}}''.

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** In the parody of ''TwentyFour'', Bart jams a trashcan on Nelson's head and pounds on the can to [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique get Nelson to talk]].

* The Turtles do this to the pizza guy in ''[[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles TMNT 2]]'', but it's for his own good.

** Hiding in a Trash-Can is actually one of Randall's favorite spots to spy on people and then rat them out. Unfortunately, if someone's going to take out the trash, he'll sometimes have the trash dumped on him.