History Main / ChaoticCarRide

* ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'', "[[Recap/CrazyExGirlfriendS4E6ISeeYou I See You]]": The basis of the song "Trapped in a Car with Someone You Don't Want to Be Trapped in a Car With". The song contrasts the pleasant, summery Music/TheBeastieBoys-esque sounds with lyrics about three unpleasant car trips where the other person in the car is annoying.

-->''My mom is screaming; she's really mad.''\\
''Dad's gonna have a heart attack.''\\
''My sister's crying, My mom is yelling,''\\
''My daddy stops the car.''\\
''They say they'll make us get out and walk,''\\
''Who do they think they are?''

-->''My mom is screaming; she's really mad.\\
Dad's gonna have a heart attack.\\
My sister's crying, My mom is yelling,\\
My daddy stops the car.\\
They say they'll make us get out and walk,\\
Who do they think they are?

* [[ParodiedTrope Spoofed]] in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal4''. The game introduces a boorish and obnoxious suburban family known as the Joneses as playable characters. In their ending, they wish for [[MonsterClown Sweet Tooth]] to become their personal chauffeur. The family's shrill singing during car trips annoys Sweet Tooth so much that he deliberately drives their van off a cliff, [[UncertainDoom presumably]] [[TakingYouWithMe killing them all]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': There's a chance that, whenever the Loud siblings are riding in Vanzilla, are them acting rowdy enough to cause chaos (such as what's pictured above) . One particular example is "House Flip", where they haven't even left the garage before a fight over who controls the radio station causes Lori to crash it into garbage cans, prompting Lynn Sr. and Rita to threaten to take their driving privileges away if just one more accident occurs.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': There's a chance that, whenever the Loud siblings are riding in Vanzilla, are them acting rowdy enough to cause chaos (such as what's pictured above) . One particular example is "House Flip", where they haven't even left the garage before a fight over who controls the radio station causes Lori to crash it into garbage cans, prompting Lynn. Sr and Rita to threaten to take their driving privileges away if just one more accident occurs.

Many have been on that one hectic family road trip, or have been a reluctant passenger on a vehicle ''full'' of difficult characters. The Chaotic Car Ride is when the characters are in this or a similar situation. May involve frequent utterances of AreWeThereYet.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': The premise of the song "I'm Mad," which features Dr. Scratchnsniff trying to take the Warners on a day trip in his car. Unfortunately Yakko and Dot are apparently at each other's throats while Wakko has a litany of complaints that combine to make Scratchy lose his mind. All set to a fun song that was probably the bane of parents from the 90s to the early 2000s.

* ''Series/TheMuppets:'' The Electric Mayhem is riding in a van with Creator/KristinChenoweth, and she has to sit uncomfortably while they all escalate into chaotic bickering.

* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother:'' Ted has to deal with his friends all boarding his brand new car with various messy items like food and cigars. He eventually snaps once they all drop there things on the seats.

[[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/loudride.png]]]]

[[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/loudride.png]]

Many have been on that one hectic family road trip, or have been a reluctant passenger on a vehicle ''full'' of difficult characters. The '''Chaotic Car Ride''' is when the characters are in this or a similar situation. May involve frequent utterances of AreWeThereYet.

!Examples

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* ''{{Film/Beethoven}}:'' One of the sequels has a BumblingDad take his family in an RV across the country, trying to relive his memories of his own childhood road trip. Naturally, problems abound (and not just because of the BigFriendlyDog): the kids keep fighting, [[ChildhoodMemoryDemolitionTeam the roadside park the dad remembers]] has been bought out by [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld a Japanese corporation]], the RV loses a windshield (leading to the dad getting a faceful of bugs every time he drives), and a pair of StupidCrooks keeps following them to get back a DVD with important files on it that was accidentally rented to the family (and Beethoven's efforts to thwart them keep causing property damage). At the end, the dad had a breakdown where he admits his own trip wasn't that happy either, including a carsick dog.

--> '''Conan:''' "What do I do with the gun?!" (Holds up a handgun Archer gave him)
--> '''Archer:''' "Oh, just point ''that'' end at the bad guys and shoot."
--> '''Conan''' "Which is the end where the bullets come out?" (Looks into the muzzle of the gun)
--> '''Archer:''' (Freaked out) "T-that one that your fing- Don't shoot ''yourself''!!"
* ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'', "[[Recap/CrazyExGirlfriendS4E6ISeeYou I See You]]": The basis of the song "Trapped in a Car With Someone You Don't Want To Be Trapped In A Car With". The song contrasts the pleasant, summery Music/TheBeastieBoys-esque sounds with lyrics about three unpleasant car trips where the other person in the car is annoying.
-->''"And now this person's eating corn chips, where did those come from?''
-->''From, from, where did those corn chips come from?''
-->''It's hard to focus on a podcast because they've started to hum''
-->''Hum, hum, I will rip off your mouth''
-->''We pass a mini golf course and they go "ooooh"''
-->''Just when you think it's getting better they take off their shoes''
-->''Because you're trapped in a car with someone you don't want to be trapped in a car with"''

* ''Series/TheMuppets:'' The Electric Mayhem is riding in a van with Creator/KristinChenoweth, and she has to sit uncomfortably while they all escalate into chaotic bickering.

--> '''Father:''' "If YOU KIDS can't keep your hands to yourself, I'm gonna turn this car around, and there will be no Cape Canaveral for ANYBODY!!"
--> (Nelson reaches over and slaps the back of his head)
--> '''Father:''' "THAT'S IT! BACK TO WINNIPEG!"
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'': The episode ''[[Recap/TeenTitansGoS2E22RoadTrip Road Trip]]'' sees Cyborg taking the rest of the Titans on a road trip. Cyborg recommends CarRideGames to pass the time, but they result in Starfire punching Robin and Beast Boy whenever she sees a bug. Raven gets increasingly motion-sick from reading in the car, and a foreseen run-in with the H.I.V.E. Five also adds to the chaos.
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ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, the trope is generally PlayedForLaughs due to the chaos devolving into pure absurdity. Though it can be PlayedForDrama if it taps into an escalating conflict. Often seen in a RoadTripPlot. The trope is very character-driven, generally relying on conflict between differing personalities for both serious and petty reasons.

Compare DrivesLikeCrazy(although a crazy driver can be a contributor to this), PlaneAwfulFlight, and BusesAreForFreaks. May lead to RunningOverThePlot.

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* ''Literature/HorridHenry:'' Horrid Henry's Car Journey, where Henry's family head to see Prissy Polly and both Henry and Peter cause trouble along the way such as arguing to what they want to listen to, being sick all over Desiree and Simon, and the occasional AreWeThereYet
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'': The episode ''[[Recap/TeenTitansGoS2E22RoadTrip Road Trip]]'' sees Cyborg taking the rest of the Titans on a road trip. Cyborg recommends CarRideGames to pass the time, but they result in Starfire punching Robin and Beast Boy whenever she sees a bug. Raven gets increasingly motion-sick from reading in the car, and a foreseen run-in with the H.I.V.E. Five also adds to the chaos.