History Main / FancyToiletAwe

** ''Literature/RaisingSteam'' also has the low tech version; the presence of [[NamesakeGag Charles Lavatory]]'s invention on the actual trains (at least in first class) is noted by many passengers and the ''Ankh-Morpork Times'' as impressive. This is part of Mrs King's belief that the railway should be "hygenic". (They had to stop her putting a bidet on the Quirm line.) Flushing lavatories also come as standard in the new build housing provided to railway workers, although some of them can't get used to the new technology. Which proves to be a good thing when one of them happens across a railway sabateur while holding [[ImprovisedWeapon a very full chamber pot]].

-->-- '''Homer Simpson's''' view on a Japanese toilet, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E23ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo"]]

In media, these fancy or hi-tech toilets (And in some rare extensions of the trope, high-end luxury bathrooms) result in amazement and in many cases, confusion by a non-elite character who has to use them. They'll marvel at the appliances and its elegance and functionality, but, most of the time end up confused by how the toilet (or expensive showerhead) works. Usually this trope is PlayedForLaughs, but in rare instances, it will be played straight to illustrate how wealthy and pampered a BlueBlood or other elite character is.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have hi-tech toilets. like the infamous and yet oft-lauded Japanese luxury toilet. Those toilets have a variety of functions that go beyond your typical North American experience: a bidet with gently heated water spray for cleaning, a heated, auto-retracting seat, air drying, UV sterilization, background music and soft mood lighting hidden under the bowl (and even in the translucent tank), all controlled with a remote control full of digital buttons. It's a MillionairePlayboy or wealthly {{socialite}}'s high-tech super-toilet.[[note]]Some Japanese models have a fake flush sound effect, in case you ''said'' you needed to go to the bathroom, but really you just needed to get away for a few minutes. [[/note]]

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have hi-tech toilets. like the infamous and yet oft-lauded Japanese luxury toilet. Those toilets have a variety of functions that go beyond your typical North American experience: a bidet with gently heated water spray for cleaning, a heated, auto-retracting seat, air drying, UV sterilization, backround music and soft mood lighting hidden under the bowl (and even in the translucent tank), all controlled with a remote control full of digital buttons. It's a MillionairePlayboy or wealthly {{socialite}}'s high-tech super-toilet.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have hi-tech toilets. like the infamous and yet oft-lauded Japanese luxury toilet. Those toilets have a variety of functions that go beyond your typical North American experience: a bidet with gently heated water spray for cleaning, a heated, auto-retracting seat, air drying, UV sterilization, backround music and soft mood lighting hidden under the bowl (and even in the translucent tank), all controlled with a remote control full of digital buttons. It's a high-tech, MillionairePlayboy or wealthly {{socialite}}'s super-toilet.

However, since the 1980s, there has an evolution in toilet technology and aesthetics. In higher-class establishments, like luxury hotels and a ChezRestaurant, toilets have evolved from utility to a costly type of luxury interior design and a form of ConspicuousConsumption. To make the toilet look as much like a modern sculpture as possible, the flush button may be recessed or hidden.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have hi-tech toilets. like the infamous and yet oft-lauded Japanese toilet. Those toilets have a variety of functions that go beyond your typical going experience: a bidet for cleaning, a heated, auto-retracting seat, air drying, UV sterilization, all controlled with a panel of digital buttons. It's a high-tech super-toilet.

In media, these fancy or hi-tech toilets (And in some rare extensions of the trope, bathrooms) result in amazement and in many cases, confusion by a non-elite character who has to use them. They'll marvel at the appliance and its elegance and functionality, but, most of the time end up confused by how it works. Usually this trope is played for comedy, but in rare instances, it will be played straight.

Overlaps with ToiletHumor, occasionally ToiletHorror. Sometimes precluded by a character saying they have to GoToTheEuphemism. If the character ''doesn't'' end up using the fancy toilet and instead soils themselves, then it becomes PottyFailure. If the character intentionally defecates ''outside'' of the fancy toilet because of the confusion, then it becomes PoopingWhereYouShouldnt. Compare WondrousLadiesRoom, and contrast with DisgustingPublicToilet.

As [[{{Everyman}} regular everyday individuals]], we are used to the conventional, no-frills flush toilet in EveryytownAmerica or {{Suburbia}}. You sit down, you do your business, you wipe, and you flush the big chromed lever. Really, nothing else to it.

As [[{{Everyman}} regular everyday individuals]], we are used to the conventional, no-frills flush toilet in AnytownAmerica or {{Suburbia}}. You sit down, you do your business, you wipe, and you flush the big chromed lever. Really, nothing else to it.

As [[{{Everyman everyday individuals}}]], we are used to the conventional, no-frills flush toilet. You sit down, you do your business, you wipe, and you flush. Really, nothing else to it.

As everyday individuals, we are used to the conventional, no-frills flush toilet. You sit down, you do your business, you wipe, and you flush. Really, nothing else to it.

However, there is an evolution in toilet technology and aesthetic. In higher-class establishments, toilets have evolved from utility to art form. However, for those who are not regular patrons of said establishments, this may lead to confusion, as in some cases the aesthetic is very minimalist without clear instructions.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have hi-tech toilets. like the infamous and yet oft-lauded Japanese toilet. Those toilets have a variety of functions that go beyond your typical going experience: a bidet for cleaning, a heated, auto-retracting seat, air drying, sterilization, basically it's a testament to the high potential for a toilet.

In media, these fancy or hi-tech toilets (And in some rare extensions of the trope, bathrooms) result in amazement and in many cases, confusion by a character. They'll marvel at the appliance and its elegance and functionality, but, most of the time end up confused by how it works. Usually this trope is played for comedy, but in rare instances, it will be played straight.

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* ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'': Marucho, a LonelyRichKid, has a Fiction500 level of wealth. It becomes a RunningGag that characters will mistake a toilet room in his house for his own room (it's a gigantic room decorated with gold and marble with a single toilet as its occupation).

* ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''. A brief scene showing someone intently reading the instruction panel for using a toilet on a space station.

* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': One of the main threats in the revival is Doctor Loocifer, an advanced Japanese toilet given intelligence by a computer chip that Penfold dropped in it by accident.