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6->''"Who needs a diaper change?!"''
7-->-- '''Mrs. Cake''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E12BabyCakes Baby Cakes]]"
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9So the [[GoodParents Loving Mom or Loving Father]] has to take off for their job or some other very important mission. Time for the other parent, who is [[MarriedToTheJob rarely at home]] to watch the kids. If they are a single parent, maybe it is time to hire the [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold unlikely godfather or uncle]] or have your [[JustFriends friendly coworker]], [[NosyNeighbor neighbor]], [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling sibling]], or [[BestFriend best friend]] come over to babysit just for the night. Can also be utilized with teenagers if it's a [[BabysittingEpisode one off babysitting episode]].
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11If there is a child under the age of three years old, this trope will certainly come into play at some point. Especially if you have a male caregiver taking over. Often involves somebody who doesn't know how to or is inexperienced at changing diapers for comedy. Most often seen in family movies or television shows with infants in the family.
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13A TinkleInTheEye will often come into play if the child is a boy ([[GenderInvertedTrope very rarely for a girl]]). The actual change is usually preceded with a [[DiaperCheck checking of the diaper]] to see if it needs to be changed.
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15'''Related Tropes/Tropes Found in Scenes'''
16* ADayInHerApron: May be part of this
17* BabysittingEpisode: Usually invoked in family or teen television if infants are involved.
18* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Rare but can be part of the culmination.
19* GooGooGetup: If ambitious enough, former trope may turn into this current trope.
20* NauseaFuel: Mostly for males, but a MaternallyChallenged woman can also be used.
21* NobodyPoops: Often strongly inverted.
22* ParentWithNewParamour: A single parent may use watching their baby or toddler as a test for a romantic partner.
23* TinkleInTheEye: A baby boy pees on whoever's changing him.
24* ToiletHumor: Usually qualifies, since this trope is usually played for laughs.
25* TruthInTelevision: It's all part of raising a baby.
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31* TheDiaperChange/WesternAnimation
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34!!Other examples:
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38[[folder:Advertising]]
39* Commonly seen in diaper commercials in general. It often involves the parent switching to the brand advertised after the previous brand leaked and/or left the baby feeling uncomfortable.
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42[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
43* In an episode of ''Literature/DirtyPair Flash'', Kei winds up having to look after a baby boy. At one point he messes his diaper and Kei has to change him. She demonstrates that she's far more comfortable shooting people than taking care of babies when the boy pees during the change and Kei pulls her gun on him.
44* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
45** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': Early in the Android Saga, Yajirobe is helping Bulma look after baby Trunks. Trunks ends up peeing on Yajirobe when his diaper leaks. Bulma then proceeds to change him, before realizing she doesn't have any more diapers, so she asks Yajirobe [[ImprovisedDiaper to donate his scarf to the cause]].
46** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': Just before the Tournament of Power, Bulma and Vegeta's daughter Bra is born. When Trunks struggles with changing her diaper, Vegeta walks over and very quickly and efficiently does the task with a self-satisfied smirk on his face afterward, defying the viewer's expectations.
47* ''Manga/GakuenBabysitters'' has various jokes on the topic on occasion, due to having a baby, Midori, in the cast. One chapter implies that she's aware of and invokes this trope to get attention.
48* ''Anime/HandMaidMay'' has one scene in [[BonusEpisode the final episode]] when May ([[LiteralSplitPersonality as five mini-Cyberdolls each with a distinct personality of her own]]), must take care of a lost baby. The scene is controversial for the lack of a discretion shot at one point.
49* ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' has many instances of this, done [[ProductPromotionParade with the sole intent of promoting]] [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/HUG-%E3%81%AF%E3%81%90-%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8-%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2-%E3%81%86%E3%81%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AF%E3%81%90%E3%81%9F%E3%82%93%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A0%E3%83%84/dp/B078K4QZW5 one of the toys made for the show:]]
50** Episode 2 contains a scene where Hana learns to change Hugtan.
51** Episode 3 has Harry try to change Hugtan's diaper to improve her mood. It doesn't work.
52** In episode 9, Hana changes Hugtan's diaper during her hike with Emiru.
53** In episode 14, this happens twice: once with Chii-chan, and a second time with Seitarou, the latter being employed as a method by Cure Yell to calm him down.
54** In episode 22, during Emiru and Ruru's argument, Hugtan is taken out of the room to have a diaper change because she is being fussy.
55** Happens twice in the NonSerialMovie: during the opening credits when Hugtan poops in her diaper at the picnic and a second time after Hugtan plays hide and seek.
56* Yui of the ecchi series ''Koharu Biyori'' has to change a diaper and in the process a TinkleInTheEye causes a short in the RobotGirl's system that deletes all the baby care information she had downloaded specifically for the task.
57* ''Anime/MamaIsAFourthGrader'' contains several diaper changing scenes involving Mirai to promote the Osewa Bag toy, which comes with a diaper-changing set as part of its' many accessories.
58* ''Anime/{{Mewkledreamy}} Mix!'' had this happen twice:
59** In episode 6, Yume learns that Chia making a specific face means that she needs her diaper changed.
60** In episode 11, Asahi changes Chia's diaper.
61* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' has several scenes where Hana needs her diaper changed:
62** In the first episode of ''Sharp'', Hana's diaper leaks as soon as Doremi picks her up.
63** In episode 9 of ''Sharp'', the girls change Hana's diaper in a service area's baby room.
64** In episode 12 of ''Sharp'', it is revealed the Aiko is good at changing diapers.
65** In one scene in episode 13 of ''Sharp'', Hana's diaper leaks.
66** In a scene in episode 17 of ''Sharp'', the participants of the baby race take a break to have their diapers changed.
67** Doremi tries to change Hana in episode 18 of ''Sharp'' when she is crying, but fails because she is fussy. She tries to transform to change the diaper, but decides against it.
68** The plot of episode 27 of ''Sharp'' is spurred by Hana getting diaper rash after a diaper change. The girls have to find a special flower to use as ointment.
69** In episode 43 of ''Sharp'', Hana needs her diaper changed in class, which confuses the students.
70** In episode 47 of ''Sharp'', Oyajide tries to change Hana's diaper to cheer her up, but it does not work.
71** Episode 32 of ''Mo~tto!'' has a scene where Hana-chan's diaper is changed. Later in the episode, Momoko practices changing diapers with a doll that looks like Hana, but fails because the diaper keeps coming off.
72** In episode 47 of ''Mo~tto!'', Hana cries because her diaper is leaking.
73** In episode 5 of ''Naisho'', Pop changes Hana's diaper after failing to take her to the potty on time.
74* One episode of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' involved Tenchi and co having to babysit Tenchi's infant cousin. It eventually turned out that the only person present capable of performing any kind of infant care (including diaper changing) was Washu [[spoiler:who's done this before]].
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78* In [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/49596d45659e29bdf0b4741f5b1483d9/tumblr_p6us2aBoCM1w8kopxo4_1280.jpg this]] ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' story, Jughead is babysitting his new baby sister Jellybean but then runs into a serious problem- It's time for her diaper to be changed, and he has no idea what to do. the solution is to call Betty, and she relays instructions over the phone, comparing the new diaper with a baseball diamond to help Jug understand. Once they're done, all is well- until Jellybean makes a mess on "home plate".
79* In the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' book "Asterix and Son", Asterix, Obelix, and a Roman disguised as a nanny have to change the diapers of a baby boy found on Asterix's doorstep several times.
80* In ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'', Thor has a baby half-sister named Laussa Odinsdottir. A RagtagBunchOfMisfits of Balder Odinson, Miles Morales, Wonderman, Kate Bishop, Deathlockette, Thorri and Sebastian Druid have to take her to safety in a van. One truly AWFUL smell later and the heroes bug out of the van in horror. Sebastian Druid is then nominated to change Laussa. Afterwards he comes out of the van, about to throw up and Deathlockette has to take the disposed diaper with her extendable arm.
81* One issue of ''ComicBook/TinyTitans'' saw Mera task Aqualad and Aquagirl with checking on Arthur Jr. to see if he needs a change of diapers. Her wording ("He may be wet") and the fact that [[AmbiguousSyntax everyone's underwater at the moment]] leads to Aqualad panicking and changing Arthur Jr.'s diaper, then diapering himself and Aquagirl and preparing to do the same to Aquaman when he enters the room.
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84[[folder:Fan Works]]
85* The ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' fanfic [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7247266 "Rags"]] has Guts painstakingly change his newborn son's diaper with Casca's supervision, all the while complaining, gagging, and [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency expecting a reward for doing her work]]. The baby also pees on him, of course, but cue in ShirtlessScene from Guts which goes into more rambunctious flirty between he and Casca after he's done.
86* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':
87** In ''[[https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Reciter5613/Lisa%27s_Birth Lisa's Birth,]]'' Rita changes baby Lisa's diaper. Lisa [[BrainyBaby can talk]], and finds it undignified.
88** In ''The Diary of a Loud'', Lisa changes Lily's diaper while wearing a HazmatSuit.
89** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12732287/1/Baby-Boom Baby Boom,]]'' all the Loud sisters except Lisa (who was out) and Lily (who was already a baby) turn into babies. Lincoln changes baby Leni's diaper, but when all her baby sisters also need a change, he decides to just wash it off them instead.
90** In ''Fanfic/TheNightmareHouse'', Lily's nightmare begins with Rita changing her diaper.
91** ''Fanfic/LincolnsMemories'': Discussed when Rita says that baby Lincoln got his diaper changed before dinner, so he likely won't poop or pee in the tub.
92** In ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/fishprom2955/art/Truth-or-Dairy-754099475 Truth or Dairy]]'', Lily soils her diaper during a game of Truth or Dare and dares Luna to change her. Luna delays for too long, so Lisa changes Lily instead.
93* In [[https://www.tumblr.com/bellehillary/636778596759928832/mando-changing-grogus-diaper-for-the-first-time this]] unnamed fanfic about ''Series/TheMandalorian'', Din Djarin changes Grogu's diaper for the first time, and it makes him very nauseous.
94* ''Fanfic/PoundAndPumpkinCakesAdventuresAndMisadventuresInPottyTraining'' has this a lot since the protagonists are two:
95** In "Everypony Poops", Pumpkin Cake actually changes the diaper of her twin brother Pound.
96** A variation in "That's Not a Potty, Pt. 1: The Flowerpot", in which Pinkie Pie changes Pumpkin's diaper because she'd fallen into a toilet. Exploited in the second part when Pound [[IntentionalMessMaking dumps sand in his diaper]] so that Pinkie Pie would change him, so that he could get some baby wipes for Pumpkin to wipe her butt with.
97** In "When in Public", Mr. Cake changes Pumpkin's diaper while she's sleeping.
98** In "When Tickle Monster Attacks", Pinkie Pie has [[PottyFailure wet herself]] after being [[GooGooGetup tricked into wearing a diaper]] by the twins. For some reason, instead of simply removing the diaper and letting Pinkie clean herself, or even just cleaning her, Mrs. Cake puts her into a new diaper.
99** In "Oh Deer!", the twins both mess their diapers, so Spike changes Pumpkin and Starlight changes Pound.
100** In "Silly Sweetie Belle!", Sweetie Belle changes Pumpkin's wet pull-up but [[WearingItAllWrong gets the new one on her head]].
101** "Foalhood's End" has the twins change ''each other's'' diapers.
102* The Literature/{{Discworld}} fic ''Strandpiel'' by Creator/AAPessimal sees [[RugbyIsSlaughter star fly-half]] Danie Smith-Rhodes receiving a reality check on the birth of his son. His [[MamaBear mother]] turns up, on a visit to see her latest grandson, rolling up her sleeves and pointing out that her son might be a sporting hero with a fan following. He might along with his Assassin wife be affluent enough to afford a big house and a significant amount of the trappings of fame, including being able to employ a nanny. But she, Agnetha Smith-Rhodes, is not going to budge from this spot until her son can clean the baby and change a nappy. To the ''full'' satisfaction of the baby's grandmother.
103* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/TommyPicklesTheTerribleTwos'', Tommy once has his diaper changed for the last time before being potty trained.
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107* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsMovieIIANewGeneration'' takes this up to eleven with a Conveyer Belt and the {{Tagalong Kid}}s of the film diapering the baby Care Bears at the nursery, complete with a song about - you guessed it: [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Caring for them]].
108* At the beginning of the first ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' movie, Dracula uses his magic to change the diaper of his infant daughter, Mavis, and uses a miniature coffin as a diaper pail.
109* The first ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'' movie has the three main characters trying to change the diaper of a human baby in order to stop him crying. It ends up being subverted because the baby is just hungry and doesn't need a diaper change.
110-->'''Manny:''' Wait, he's wearing one of those baby-thingys.\
111'''Sid:''' So?\
112'''Manny:''' So if he poops, where does it go?\
113''[{{beat}}]''\
114'''Sid:''' Humans are disgusting.
115* The babies are forced to change Dil's diaper in the middle of the woods during ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie''.
116-->'''Tommy:''' Well, I guess we'll have to change his diapie.\
117'''Phil:''' What do you mean, "we"?
118* In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'', Shrek is seen changing baby Fergus's diaper every day in the BoredomMontage.
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122* ''Film/AirBud'' Happens in the 4th Movie of the series when lead protagonist, Andrea, is asked to change her brother, Noah's diaper. Includes a tinkle in the eye moment of course, complete with Andrea's mother telling her to cover him first because, "you know how he likes to go."
123%%* ''Film/BabyBoom1987'' features a RareFemaleExample.
124* ''Film/BabyBootCamp'' has Julia, a baby bootcamp fitness instructor, assist a single widowed father as his nanny. She ends up struggling to change a poopy diaper, relying on the older daughter for help. Later in the film, some of her fitness clients assist her in how to change a diaper with a [[HardWorkMontage montage]] later showing her successfully changing a diaper on her own.
125* In ''Film/TheFamilyMan'', Nicolas Cage's character wakes up one morning and has to change his son's diaper in an [[AlternateUniverse unfamiliar]] life.
126* ''Film/JerseyGirl'': More controversial for the lack of a discretion shot.
127* Happens offscreen in ''Film/{{Krampus}}'' after Uncle Howard brings in his daughter from the car, who has a poopy diaper. He hands her off to his wife to change her.
128* In ''Film/MrMom'', the father gets left home with the kids and ends up leaving his infant son unsupervised. Said son proceeds to eat a can of chili. [[HilarityEnsues Of course]] the father runs out of diapers.
129* ''Film/ThePacifier'': After the nanny quits, Vin Diesel's character is forced to take care of the kids and includes a diaper changing scene.
130* Happens offscreen near the start of ''Film/PetSematary1989'' when Rachel mentions she has to change Gage's diaper and requests Ellie, her daughter, give her a hand in changing him.
131* ''Film/PlayingWithFire2019'': Features a scene where the youngest child, a toddler, needs her diaper changed by one of the male smoke jumpers taking care of the kids.
132* ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby'' features two examples! The first involves the characters of Steve Guttenberg and Tom Selleck being forced to try and change a diaper on their leather couch and [[EpicFail it fails]]. The second example has Ted Danson's character return to the apartment and inevitably is forced to perform an offscreen diaper change.
133* ''Film/TheThreeStooges'':
134** The short "Sock-a-Bye Baby" features a scene where Moe and Larry practice changing a diaper on a baby. They practice on Curly.
135** The 2012 movie features a scene [[spoiler:with the Stooges disguising themselves as nurses in order to kill a man]], the Stooges are forced to change a bunch of diapers inside of a nursery. At first, it starts off as a TinkleInTheEye gag, but then degenerates into a slight subverted ([[{{Squick}} and rather disturbing]]) variation of their infamous ''PieInTheFace'' gag.
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139* In ''Babysitting the Troll Tots'', a book based on ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', Anna and Kristoff change the diapers of the troll babies, who wear [[ImprovisedDiaper diapers made out of leaves]].
140* Creator/DaveBarry's ''Babies and Other Hazards Of Sex'' mentions this, and also features a drawing of Dave in a hazmat suit attempting to change a diaper on the cover.
141* In ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' book "Baby Makes Five", the family have to change baby Honey's diapers, which grosses out Sister Bear.
142* ''Literature/DarcyAndGranDontLikeBabies'': Darcy's father is seen changing the baby's diaper when she complains to the father that she doesn't like the baby.
143* ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'': Chiho got offered the position of general in Satan's army due to her ability to change Alas=Ramus' diapers (as Satan, Alciel, and Lucifer didn't know how to).
144* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'':
145** In one book, Greg reveals that he knows swallowing an object won't kill you, since his brother Manny survived swallowing a toy car as a baby. Their mother Susan is then shown changing baby Manny and declaring, "Found it!".
146** In "The Long Haul", Greg, Rowley, and Abigail try to eat at a SuckECheeses, but the only available seats are next to either some rowdy kids, or a woman changing her baby's diaper.
147** One of the questions in the DIY book is "Have you ever changed a diaper?".
148* Little Brother is shown getting one in ''Just a Gum Wrapper'' from the ''Literature/LittleCritter'' books. The book explains that his family uses cloth diapers because it's better for the environment, though it gets kind of messy.
149* Subverted in ''Literature/Loser2002''. Zinkoff's dad is very good about changing diapers but has no stomach for vomit. Unfortunately, his son is a [[WaterfallPuke Waterfall Puker]].
150* The picture book ''Miles Won't Smile'', written by Jackie Azua Kramer and illustrated by Martina Schachenhuber is about a young girl named Daisy who has a new baby brother named Miles. She is thrilled to be a big sister, but disappointed that Miles won't smile for her, even when she piles toys around him or surprises him. Her parents tell her that he likes to play while they change his diaper and she watches as Miles smiles while they rub his belly, tickle him, etc. while changing his diaper. She tries some of the same things, but still can't get a smile out of him. Eventually, she asks her mother if she can change Miles's diaper and she agrees. He ends up peeing on her and she takes a step back, startled, and then is delighted when he smiles at her.
151* In ''Literature/OnceUponAPotty'', Joshua/Prudence gets his/her diaper changed every day until he/she learns to use his/her potty. (The book comes in both a boy version and a girl version.)
152* In ''Literature/TheOtherDog'', Touche the dog sees her owners changing their newborn baby Jo's diapers, but Touche thinks Jo is another dog, so she wonders why the baby doesn't just go outside.
153* ''The Royal Nappy'':
154** Henry VIII is mentioned to have needed changing a lot as a baby because he [[BigEater loved to eat, especially meat pies]] (and presumably was too young to digest them properly) and so his nanny would sing to him while changing him.
155** One baby on a plane is changed with a machine, with the old nappy being ejected.
156* ''Literature/RoysBedoys'': In “Meet the Baby, Roys Bedoys!”, baby Joys soils her diaper and Mrs. Bedoys changes her, while Roys complains that Joys “stinks up the house”.
157* In the last chapter of ''Literature/{{Superfudge}}'', Peter is forced to change his baby sister Tootsie in the morning because his parents are still asleep. Despite his initial disgust at the task, it becomes worth it [[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound when Tootsie speaks her first words during the change]].
158* ''Literature/TortallUniverse'': In the last book of ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'', ''Lioness Rampant'', Alanna finds herself stuck with the task of changing the diaper of a baby among the group of refugees that Princess Thayet is taking to safety. She's so un-used to it that her OldRetainer Coram has to show her how to do it, because as he points out he used to change ''her'' diapers when she and her twin brother were babies.
159* The changing of Boots's "catchcloths" was frequent subject matter in ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles''.
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163* In the ''Series/{{ALF}}'' episode, "Baby Come Back", ALF changes Eric's diaper when he looks after him. However, instead of disposing of Eric's dirty diaper in a diaper pail, he buries it in the backyard, which leads to him believing Eric got lost when Lynn and Brian pick him up under Kate's orders.
164* Happens off screen in the episode, "Dawn and the Impossible Three," of ''Series/TheBabySittersClub2020''. A mom realizes her daughter needs a diaper change and promptly hands her off to Dawn so she can change the diaper after the mom leaves.
165* Occurs in ''Series/{{Bottom}}'' with a DoorstopBaby. The lads gag and choke, with Richie shouting "Nobody smoke!" before calling for a mop, a bucket, and some bleach, which Spudgun shoots down.
166* The pilot episode of ''Series/BabyDaddy'' has close friend Riley, a girl, come over to Ben's apartment where she starts carrying Emma, Ben's [[DoorstopBaby unexpected daughter]] around. She quickly realizes, "Oh, somebody needs her diaper changed," but the boys all quickly exit the apartment and leave her to change Emma's diaper.
167* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' has a couple scenes involving Carole changing the nappies of her children, seeing as they live in the drawers and cupboards of reception. Of particular note is in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS1E5StopThief Stop Thief!]]", where Carole discovers that Ben, her oldest child, is responsible for a £5 note going missing by finding it in his poop during a nappy change.
168* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'':
169** "[[Recap/CSINYS05E23 Greater Good]]." Joked about after Mac is asked to be Lucy's godfather.
170--->'''Flack:''' Godfather, you know that's code for "diaper changer."
171** Later, Danny jokes about it to Lindsay, too.
172--->'''Danny:''' You got your "I don't like what I see face." The one you get when I'm changing Lucy's diaper.
173* The second episode of ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' deals with this including jokes pertaining to how bad the diaper smells due to the baby pooping. We later get a scene with the brothers hosing the baby in the sink with Megan helping pinch their noses. Also features a [[TinkleInTheEye pee on the changers]] moment.
174* Occurs in ''Series/{{Friends}}'' when Joey and Chandler take care of Ben. An early episode also had Rachel being taught the task.
175-->'''Rachel:''' Okay Ross, just so you know, calling it a "poopy diaper" doesn't make this process any cuter.
176* ''Series/FullHouse''
177** In the first episode, Uncle Jesse and Joey are forced to change Michelle's diaper after Danny takes off. They improvise pretty well, if you count spraying her with a faucet and wrapping her in paper towels as "pretty well."
178** In "Bachelor of the Month", Joey loses a game of rock-paper-scissors to DJ and Stephanie and has to change Jesse and Becky's twins. One lets loose during the proceedings but Joey is able to protect himself with a diaper.
179** In "Five's a Crowd", Kimmy babysits Nicky and Alex while Danny, Uncle Jesse, and Joey spy on DJ during her date with a heavy-metal band member. At one point, the twins need a diaper change, and to get out of having to do it herself, Kimmy pays Stephanie to do it for her.
180* ''Series/FullerHouse''
181** In one episode, Stephanie has to change Tommy's diaper in front of Kimmy and Max.
182** In the episode "Mad Max", Ramona is doing a vlog episode with Tommy and ends up having to change his diaper during the vlog after he has, "technical difficulties... in his pants."
183* ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'':
184** In "Baby Come Back", when P.J. returns home, Teddy prepares to change Charlie's diaper, only to find out that P.J. [[Main/BroughtHomeTheWrongKid accidentally brought home a baby boy]] in a nearly-identical baby carriage. The baby boy pees on the floor, and at the end of the episode, the kids get grounded for not having a good explanation for the stain.
185** In "Charlie in Charge", Gabe has to change Charlie's diaper when they are home alone and resorts to using a shirt held together with duct tape when he runs out of clean diapers.
186** An unseen example occurs at the end of "Special Delivery". Amy makes Gabe change Toby's diaper as punishment for not buying Charlie her Kuddle Me Katy doll for her birthday. As Gabe heads upstairs to change Toby's diaper, he can be seen wearing an anti-germ suit.
187** In "Teddy and the Bambino", when Teddy has to look after Toby, she has to change his diaper. The odor causes Victor to faint, and [[Main/FromBadToWorse to make matters worse]], Toby pees on him.
188* Occurs as a plot point in ''Series/{{House}}'' when House has to babysit Cuddy's daughter. [[HilarityEnsues Several]] attempts at offscreen and onscreen diaper changes occur as House and Wilson try to figure out if the daughter ate a dime or not after they ordered Chinese food. Just as House thinks he is safe without telling Cuddy what happened, [[OhCrap he gets found out]].
189* In an episode of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', when baby Marvin is constipated, Lily and Marshall use the euphemism confetti since Ted is eating chili. Later, he lets go with a seemingly endless dump onto Marshall, a pillow, the floor, etc.
190-->'''Lily:''' ''[looking in from the fire escape]'' Holy Confetti!
191* An episode in Season 3 of ''Series/ICarly'' features Carly, Sam, and Freddie watching over a baby at Spencer & Carly's apartment. Upon hearing the baby cry, Sam informs Carly it's her turn to change the diaper and warns Carly that he's a "distance pee-er" which we then see with the baby peeing from the offscreen bottom of the crib.
192* Happens in ''Series/MacGyver1985'' when Mac and Jack Dalton have a baby dumped on them in "Rock the Cradle". Mac's solution involves uses duct tape to ensure the makeshift diaper stays on the baby.
193* ''Series/MrBean'' has to do this in "Mind the Baby, Mr Bean". He improvises a nappy by dissecting a teddy bear, which he ties around the baby's bottom.
194* Taken to a ridiculous extreme in the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S07E06Laserblast Laserblast]]" when the Satellite of Love is grabbed by a cranky starbaby, and Crow and Servo have to go outside (with Mike acting as MissionControl) to change its diaper so it'll let go.
195* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' has an episode where Zack is taking care of Kelly's cousin. The situation leads to him using [[FriendlyEnemy Slater's]] shirt as a makeshift diaper.
196* ''Series/SchittsCreek'' has an episode where Johnny and Moira are taking care of Roland Jr. and must study the binder left by his parents in order to complete a diaper change, or as Moira calls it "the diaper substitution."
197* In an episode of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', Phlox is briefly seen changing the diaper of Trip's baby clone Sim and wondering if he can use the waste as fertiliser.
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201* Shown several times in the AnimatedMusicVideo for CountryMusic band [[Music/{{Lonestar}} Lonestar's]] 2004 hit, "Mr. Mom". The first time, the Baby provides a TinkleInTheEye to the Dad, and the next three times, the Dad finds a crayon, a guitar, and a live chicken in the Baby's diaper.
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205* In the ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' episode, "Ooh, Baby, Baby" when Bear has to look after Tutter's baby cousin, Blotter, he changes her diaper at one point. He also suggests that Tutter might help because he's becoming a "real baby expert," but Tutter says that it's not his area. He then turns to Pip and Pop.
206-->'''Pip and Pop''': Don't look at us, Bear!
207* The ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' episode, "Nature Calls" has a scene where Earl reluctantly changes Baby's diaper for the first time, after being told to by Fran, who had changed every diaper in the house for the past fifteen years. He is horrified by the experience, saying it's female's work and the very reason why he married Fran.
208* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
209** In Episode 3828 Maria and Zoe babysit Natasha, who is upset and keeps saying "Hoongie". After finding out that "Hoongie" doesn't mean "Hungry" or "Hug Me", they believe that Natasha is wet and wants her diaper changed. While Natasha is happy to have her diaper changed, she still continues to say "Hoongie".
210** In one skit, Louie is seen singing while changing the diaper of a baby Elmo.
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214* In ''Baby Blimp'', you work as a coworker of the {{Delivery Stork}}s and one duty is to change the diapers of the babies.
215* In ''Clean-o-Clock'', a LicensedGame of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', Lily occasionally soils her diaper and can be changed by any of her siblings.
216* A rare video game example from ''[[VideoGame/HeavyRain Heavy Rain]]'' where [[HardboiledDetective Shelby]] must briefly care for the child of one of the [[SerialKiller Origami Killer's]] victims. It winds up being arguably more intense than [[OnemanArmy storming an area guarded by a small army]] or [[HollywoodFire escaping a burning building.]]
217* In ''Kindergarten'' (not to be confused with the BlackComedy puzzle game that [[VideoGame/{{Kindergarten|2017}} actually has a page on this wiki]]), you play as a daycare worker and occasionally have to change diapers.
218* In ''Videogame/TheSims2'', Sims may have a fear of changing a diaper.
219* In ''VideoGame/SuperSizedFamily'', changing diapers is something you as the parent need to do to the four youngest children.
220* In ''Terrible Triplets'', you play as a nanny babysitting triplet babies and need to change their diapers occasionally.
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224* ''WebAnimation/DragonShortZ'': The very first episode, "Two Saiyans and a Baby", involves Vegeta looking after Trunks while Bulma is out on business (and she was smart enough to rope Nappa into helping). Needless to say, this trope comes up very quickly after Trunks begins crying and won't stop, and Vegeta notices a horrible smell...
225-->'''Nappa''': Vegeta... you gotta change him.
226-->'''Vegeta''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Into what? We already established he has no tail!]]
227-->'''Nappa''': ....what do you think that diaper is for?
228-->'''Vegeta''': (''catching on'') Oh.... shit.
229-->'''Nappa''': That's the idea!
230* At the beginning of the ''[[WebAnimation/ShutUpCartoons Smosh Babies]]'' episode, "Potty Training", Ian, Hector, Isla, and Singh each get a diaper change. Hector even says it's his favorite time of the day. Anthony, however, doesn't join them because he gets potty trained. Towards the end of the episode, he [[PottyFailure accidentally wets himself]] in front of Penny, [[TerribleTrio Lenny, Bruce, and Melvin]], and thus [[StatusQuoIsGod goes back to wearing diapers for the rest of the series]].
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234* In a ''Webcomic/BoyAndDog'' strip, Zane gets his diaper changed and accidentally pees on [[BigFriendlyDog Murphy]].
235* In the webcomic Tamberlane, the titular character, who is only a toddler during the first arc, has an accident late at night, much to the chagrin of her new adoptive mother Belfry. Belfry is at a loss for what to do until the librarian she is staying with, Oakwood, instructs her on what to do.
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241* One ''WebVideo/NewFatherChronicles'' video has [=LaGuardia=] teaching his daughter Amalah how to change the diapers of her sister Nayely.
242* ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'':
243** In the episode, "Baby Franchise/{{Shrek}}", Shrek has to change his infant son's diaper in the middle in the night, complete with the TinkleInTheEye at one point. For extra NauseaFuel points, Shrek decides to save the dirty diaper and put it in a scrapbook afterwards.
244** The episode, "Jeffy Gets Potty Trained!" provides an interesting variation; because Jeffy (who is well past the normal potty-training age) wears his diaper over his pants, it stays clean while his pants get dirty. Thus, Mario has to change Jeffy's pants. Jeffy also gives Mario a TinkleInTheEye at one point.
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