History Main / VomitChainReaction

* One memorable ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' skit (from season 20) pushed this gag to the breaking point, having every single character spray puke as the vomit chain reaction spread across the entire country after a cop pukes at the sight of a dead body.
* A pregnant Pam of ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' deliberately sets this off in response to her co-workers ignoring her requests for a little consideration for her morning sickness.
* Happens about 90% of the time on ''Series/HellsKitchen'' when a losing team is [[EatThat forced to eat disgusting "leftover" parts of animals]] as punishment for losing a challenge. Inevitably, someone won't be able to keep it down, which will set another couple of people off.

* In the second episode of ''Series/SexEducation'' Eric teaches oral sex techniques to a group of girls, using bananas as props. One of them gags and then vomits on Eric's clothes,causing him and the others to vomit too.
* In ''Series/{{Itch}}'', Itch accidentally poisons his class with arsine gas, leading to everyone in the class getting sick and throwing up.

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This is TruthInTelevision, since vomiting has been known to inspire vomiting, as part of a prehistoric instinct; if someone from your same tribe vomits because they ate something harmful, chances are you ate the same thing and therefore it's best if you hurl it too.

* The page quote is from Creator/DaveBarry's novel ''Literature/TrickyBusiness''.
* ''The Body'' by Creator/StephenKing was turned into the film ''Film/StandByMe'' and contains the original version of the story of Lard-Ass described above in "Film".

* Happens in Paul Murray's ''Skippy Dies'', after someone spikes the punch bowl at a school dance.

* In ''Madness in Maggody'', someone tampers with the deli hot sauce at the grand opening of Jim Bob's new supermarket. While the first round of puking is set off by ipecac in the tamales, one of the investigating deputies mentions how at least some of the samples taken from the scene weren't of interest to the lab, having been deposited due to this trope instead.
* ''Literature/{{Jaws}}'' has this at the end of the first chapter, where the first shark victim has already resulted in one VomitingCop:

* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': Implied in Episode 12 of season 2 where Hinata mentions throwing up on the bus ride to an inter-high volleyball tournament. Both Yamaguchi and Asahi are depicted feeling sick after witnessing the incident. They don't actually vomit, or at least it's never shown on screen.

* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' Implied in Episode 12 of season 2 where Hinata mentions throwing up on the bus ride to an inter-high volleyball tournament. Both Yamaguchi and Asahi are depicted feeling sick after witnessing the incident. They don't actually vomit, or at least it's never shown on screen.

* Happens a couple of times on ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' short "Don vs Raph" which was directed by ''Creator/JhonenVasquez'', at one point Donatello and Raphael have a baking contest and have April try their cakes, after she tries Raph's she vomits which is rainbow colored because of the frosting, this also causes Raph and Donny to vomit shortly afterwards.

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* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' In Episode 12 of season 2 Hinata mentions that he threw up on the bus ride to the spring tournament. Both Yamaguchi and Asahi are shown to feel sick because of it. They don't actually vomit though, or at least it's never shown on screen.

This is TruthInTelevision, since vomiting has been known to inspire vomiting, as part of a prehistoric instinct: if someone from your same tribe vomits because he ate something harmful, chances are you ate the same thing and therefore it's best if you hurl it too.

* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' In Episode 12 of season 2 Hinata mentions that he threw up on the bus ride to the spring tournament. Both Yamaguchi and Asahi are shown to feel sick because of it. They don't actually vomit though or at least it's never shown on screen.

* Although [[watch they had all taken ipecac for a vomit holding contest]], this appears in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.

* Although they had all taken ipecac for a vomit holding contest, this appears in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.

** In "Yug Ylimaf", the ipecac scene is done in reverse, with everyone un-vomiting the vomit.
** Tropers, test yourself. Which is more disgusting - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYSpIz2FjU chain vomiting]], or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nenBk2OQZOA chain un-vomiting]]?

* The infamous "Mr Creosote" scene in ''Film/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife''. Fun fact: one of the extras? [[EnforcedMethodActing Not faking it]].

* In ''Film/{{Blockers}} Sam, after having had too much to drink, pukes on Chad, which leads to most of the kids in the limo vomiting as well.

* Happens in one ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode; Cartman and co. are disappointed after reading ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' as they expected something more controversial. They decide to write a book that deserves to be banned called "[[ToiletHumour The Adventures of Scrotie McBoogerballs]]" and [[BrownNote no one is able to read without vomiting]].