History Main / YouAreGrounded

* This happens to Noby pretty much all the time in the American adaptation of {{Doraemon}}, He practically always gets grounded, unlike the Japanese version where he gets sent out of the house by his mom (a typical Japanese household punishment used by parents.)

* This happens to Nobita Nobi pretty much all the time in {{Doraemon}}, He practically always gets grounded,or just get sent out of the house by his mom (a typical Japanese household punishment used by parents.)
* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', in a filler episode in the Frieza Saga, Chi-Chi tries to invoke this to Gohan when she was speaking to him through the monitor when he was in Namek when the planet was going to explode, after the latter ignored her and Master Roshi's when they were talking to him (it was justified, as he had no time to answer their questions). Chi-Chi does apologize for yelling at him and ungrounds him in the next episode though.

* This happens to Nobita Nobi all the time in {{Doraemon}}, He practically always gets grounded,or just get sent out of the house by his mom (a typical Japanese household punishment used by parents.)

* In ''SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'', when the Hall Monitor's health drops enough he does a desesperation attack of calling the New Kid's parents. If you fail to stun or defeat him before two turns, the call succeeds and the New Kid gets a phone call from his dad telling him he's grounded. This is considered a Game Over.

* In ''SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'', when the Hall Monitor's health drops enough he does a desesperation attack of calling the New Kid's parents. If you fail to stun or defeat him before two turns, the call succeeds and the New Kid gets a phone call telling him he's grounded. This is considered a Game Over.

* In one of the comic adaptations to ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', Kimberly ends up screwing up and gets herself grounded. Preferring her to listen to her father and not get in trouble by teleporting away, the Rangers come up with an idea to get Kimberly out with a promise to make up for everything.
* In the ''{{Runaways}}'', Nico once grounded Molly for apparently wandering off and supposedly making up a story about being kidnapped (she actually ''had'' been kidnapped after her powers caused her to fall asleep, but she couldn't prove it.)

!Examples:

* TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete episode "Grounded for Life" sees Little Pete confined to his room for the summer...but he tunnels out. With a paperweight. He's got everything figured out--except how to cover up the dynamite explosions from busting away large rocks...

* In the [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends U.S. Acres]] episode "Holiday Happening", Orson runs behind the barn after he hears a loud splatter. Orson asks what they have to say for themselves. After the boys explain, Orson thinks that what they did was so out of hand that he punishes them, which meant no TV, stories around the campfire or pistachio nuts for a month. To get revenge on this, Roy and Wade make up their own holiday, "Paint A Pig Purple Day" to anger Orson. Gee, wonder how that turned out....

*** Eventually he gets fed up when Kevin is in danger and needs his help. He points out that his parents simply don't have the power to enforce their punishment (and the only reason it works is because he's already a basically good kid to start with), transforms, and jumps out the window.

* In the ''Runaways'', Nico once grounded Molly for apparently wandering off and supposedly making up a story about being kidnapped (she actually ''had'' been kidnapped after her powers caused her to fall asleep, but she couldn't prove it.)

'''Ed''': [[BeyondTheImpossible My parents took 'em down 'cuz I am]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible grounded]]''. \\

'''Ed''': My parents took 'em down 'cuz I am ''grounded''. \\

!!Examples:

[[folder:Film]]
* In Dunston Checks In, Robert grounds his two children, Kyle and Brian for using a fountain to spray one of the hotel employees for taking their Frisbee (they hit Lionel Spaulding and some other guests by mistake). Brian notes that it isn't bad to be grounded in a five-star hotel. Later on, while Kyle is walking Neal, Neal encounters Dunston and jumps into a dumpster. The two get "double-grounded," and Robert only manages to assign Brian his punishment before he has to leave to deal with Dunston breaking into a guest's room.

* In ''Disney: Tangled'': Rapunzel has been grounded into the tower her whole life and when she asks to go outside, Mother Gothel snaps and yells "You are not leaving this tower! EVER!"

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* Series/CrashAndBernstein has this line in the theme song: "I'll be grounded forever! But that's what friends are for..."
* One episode of ''{{Castle}}'' has Castle's daughter Alexis punish ''herself'' for lying about something minor, since he wouldn't ground her. Subverted in that she decides that the grounding will take place ''after'' a school trip that she wants to go to.

* In the ''SamAndMax'' episode ''The Tomb of Sammun-Mak'', we meet a pair of tomb-guardian father and daughter:

* In the ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' episode ''The Tomb of Sammun-Mak'', we meet a pair of tomb-guardian father and daughter:

* ''Series/CrashAndBernstein'' has this line in the theme song: "I'll be grounded forever! But that's what friends are for..."

* In the ''Franchise/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' episode ''The Tomb of Sammun-Mak'', we meet a pair of tomb-guardian father and daughter:

** In comparison this isn't as common on ''The Suite Life on Deck'' since Zack and Cody are living by themselves, though in the second half of the pilot Moseby grounds London for running away, and in the {{crossover}} event "[[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Wizards]] on Deck with HannahMontana" Moseby blames Zack for Alex pouring blue dye in the hot tub and confines him to his room.
* Alex on ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' mentioned above is prone to this.
* An episode of ''HannahMontana'' has Robby Ray ground Miley and Jackson as part of a plan to teach to teach them about teamwork.

* CrashAndBernstien has this line in the theme song: "I'll be grounded forever! But that's what friends are for..."

* In an episode of ''{{Beetleborgs}}'', the Hillherst monsters are horsing around when Flabber suddenly enters the room and starts screaming about the mess. He tells them they're all grounded and orders them to go to their rooms. Note that the people he's talking too are a mummy, a vampire, Frankenstein and a werewolf, so they aren't impressed.
* In an episode of ''FamilyMatters'', Harriet and Carl were upset with Eddie and Laura for how they used Steve and his SouthernBelle cousin Myrtel for the sake of a couple of pranks they played on each other. After a long lecture, and their parents left, Eddie commented on how they got off easy and that usually, [[TemptingFate they would get grounded for something like that.]] Cue Harriet storming back in and saying, "By the way, you two are grounded!"

* Inverted in ''{{Foxtrot}}''; since the youngest brother is such a major nerd that he ''voluntarily'' stays indoors all day, his punishment is being (threatened with being) banned from the house, rather than grounded in it.

* In the ''SamAndMax'' episode ''The Tomb of Sammun-Mak'', we meet a pair of tomb-guardian father and daughter:

* In Bleedman's ''PowerpuffGirlsDoujinshi'', Buttercup fears the prospect of being grounded. Mostly because as a flying superheroine, she interprets it in aeronautical terms [[VisualPun (that is, not being allowed to fly)]].

-->'''Matt''': Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty! For tonight, we [[IncrediblyLamePun condign]] in Hell! \\

* In the [[GarfieldandFriends U.S. Acres]] episode "Holiday Happening", [[spoiler: Orson runs behind the barn after he hears a loud splatter. Orson asks what they have to say for themselves. After the boys explain, Orson thinks that what they did was so out of hand that he punishes them, which meant no TV, stories around the campfire or pistachio nuts for a month. To get revenge on this, Roy and Wade make up their own holiday, "Paint A Pig Purple Day" to anger Orson.]] Gee, wonder how that turned out....

* The third short in ''WesternAnimation/SuperBestFriendsForever'' has Supergirl grounded and Batgirl and Wonder Girl try to bail her out. Problem? [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Her Cousin of Steel]]. And his mother.

* Calvin has been grounded at the end of several episodes in ScriptFic ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', usually after whatever wacky escapades he and Hobbes have been having end up destroying something of note.