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* The late father's home in the pilot of the short-lived show ''{{Jenny}}''.

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* The late father's home in the pilot of the short-lived show ''{{Jenny}}''.''Series/{{Jenny}}''.



* A downplayed version in ''Series/{{Hunter}}''. when Hunter and [=Dee Dee McCall=] have to stay in a NoTellMotel where ThereIsOnlyOneBed which has restraints and a coin-operated vibrating mattress. Dee Dee starts to crack up laughing when she hears Hunter drop a couple of coins in and the bed starts to vibrate.

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* A downplayed version in ''Series/{{Hunter}}''.''Series/{{Hunter|1984}}''. when Hunter and [=Dee Dee McCall=] have to stay in a NoTellMotel where ThereIsOnlyOneBed which has restraints and a coin-operated vibrating mattress. Dee Dee starts to crack up laughing when she hears Hunter drop a couple of coins in and the bed starts to vibrate.



* Netflix's ''Series/HowToBuildASexRoom'' is a reality TV show about this trope in ''Main/RealLife''.

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* Netflix's ''Series/HowToBuildASexRoom'' is a reality TV show about this trope in ''Main/RealLife''.''RealLife''.
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* ''Film/OurManFlint''. The suave superspy decides that the nudes in his apartment are making his former boss Cramden uncomfortable, so he presses a button causing them to rotate into the wall to be replaced by more abstract art.
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* ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}''. The LoveHotel in "Two in Karizawa" has elements of this; HilarityEnsues when Shinobu tries to work the controls on the bed.

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* ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}''.''Patlabor: The New Files''. The LoveHotel in "Two in Karizawa" has elements of this; HilarityEnsues when Shinobu tries to work the controls on the bed.
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* In ''Film/MarsAttacks'' Martin Short’s character, the sleazy spin doctor to the president, takes a Martian disguised as a woman to a secret one of these in the White House--and refers to it as the "Kennedy Room."

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* In ''Film/MarsAttacks'' Martin Short’s character, ''Film/MarsAttacks'', Jerry Ross, the sleazy spin doctor to the president, takes a Martian disguised as a woman to a secret one of these in the White House--and refers to it as the "Kennedy Room."
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* ''Film/{{Wolverine}}''. While on the run from the Yakuza, Mariko and Logan hide out in a LoveHotel. The only vacant rooms are "The Dungeon", "Nurse's Office" and "Mission to Mars." They awkwardly pick the last one, which has a rotating bed with a recording that says [[SomethingElseAlsoRises "Liftoff! We have a liftoff!"]] Logan elects to [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed stand outside in the rain]].

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* ''Film/{{Wolverine}}''. ''Film/TheWolverine'': While on the run from the Yakuza, Mariko and Logan hide out in a LoveHotel. The only vacant rooms are "The Dungeon", "Nurse's Office" and "Mission to Mars." They awkwardly pick the last one, which has a rotating bed with a recording that says [[SomethingElseAlsoRises "Liftoff! We have a liftoff!"]] Logan elects to [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed stand outside in the rain]].

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Bob's bachelor pad looks pretty decent, almost like a model home. Of course, that's just for when most people come over. Bob either hired a GadgeteerGenius or is one himself, and has rigged up his house better than [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] ever dreamed of doing. Yet, Bob isn't Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' stories. He's a [[CasanovaWannabe cad]], and his home is rigged with the latest mechanical ways to [[{{Fetish}} get a woman in the mood]], from a luxurious bed with satin sheets that automatically folds out, to recessed mood lights, to romantic music, all at the flip of a switch.

This is usually a comedy trope, and would rarely happen in a straight drama.

The trope name is a {{Portmanteau}} of Feng Shui[[note]]the ancient Chinese art of decorating and not letting evil spirits into your house[[/note]] and "SCHWING", the sound [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne and Garth]] make whenever they see an attractive woman.

Compare LonelyBachelorPad. A ShagWagon is the vehicular version of this. A SubTrope of SuperMultiPurposeRoom.

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Bob's bachelor pad looks pretty decent, almost like a model home. Of course, that's just for when most people come over. If Bob either hired a GadgeteerGenius or is one himself, and has rigged up his house better than [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] ever dreamed of doing. Yet, Bob isn't Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' stories. He's a date over, he's a [[CasanovaWannabe cad]], and so his home is rigged with the latest mechanical ways to [[{{Fetish}} get a woman in the mood]], from a luxurious bed with satin sheets that automatically folds out, to recessed mood lights, to romantic music, all at the flip of a switch.

Bob either hired a GadgeteerGenius to set this up or is one himself, and has rigged up his house better than [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] ever dreamed of doing. Yet, Bob isn't Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' stories, so his gadgets aren't spy tools, they're sex aids.

This is usually a comedy trope, trope that's PlayedForLaughs, and would rarely happen in a straight drama.

The trope name is a {{Portmanteau}} of Feng Shui[[note]]the ancient Chinese art of decorating and not letting evil spirits into your house[[/note]] and "SCHWING", the sound [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne and Garth]] make whenever they see an attractive woman.

woman and their spirits are uplifted.

Compare LonelyBachelorPad. A ShagWagon is the vehicular version of this.version, and it may have the same push-button mood music and folding bed. A SubTrope of SuperMultiPurposeRoom.
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Bob's bachelor pad looks pretty decent, almost like a model home. Of course, that's just for when most people come over. Bob either hired a GadgeteerGenius or is one himself, and has rigged up his house better than [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] ever dreamed of doing. Yet, Bob isn't Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' stories. He's a [[CasanovaWannabe cad]], and his home is rigged with the latest mechanical ways to [[{{Fetish}} get a woman in the mood]], from a luxurious bed from secret corners, to romantic music at the flip of a switch.

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Bob's bachelor pad looks pretty decent, almost like a model home. Of course, that's just for when most people come over. Bob either hired a GadgeteerGenius or is one himself, and has rigged up his house better than [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] ever dreamed of doing. Yet, Bob isn't Q from the ''Film/JamesBond'' stories. He's a [[CasanovaWannabe cad]], and his home is rigged with the latest mechanical ways to [[{{Fetish}} get a woman in the mood]], from a luxurious bed from secret corners, with satin sheets that automatically folds out, to recessed mood lights, to romantic music music, all at the flip of a switch.
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* There's an episode of ''Series/NewsRadio'' where Matthew and Beth end up house-sitting for Bill, and his apartment is much like this, complete with mood music and rotating bed that activate once the lights are turned on. Matthew being... well, Matthew, he's quickly swept up into the "mystique" of the apartment and tries to put the mack on Beth. In the end, it turns out to be not Bill's apartment but his neighbor's.

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* There's an episode of ''Series/NewsRadio'' where Matthew and Beth end up house-sitting for Bill, and his apartment is much like this, complete with mood music and rotating bed that activate once the lights are turned on. Matthew being... well, Matthew, he's quickly swept up into the "mystique" of the apartment and tries to put the mack on Beth. In However, the end, episode ends with the reveal that it turns out to be not actually wasn't Bill's apartment apartment, but his neighbor's.friend, Larry - who, according to Bill, is "one of the busiest male prostitutes in the biz."
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Compare LonelyBachelorPad. A SubTrope of SuperMultiPurposeRoom.

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* ''Series/DeepSpaceNine''. In "Our Man Bashir", Dr. Bashir is playing a holodeck program where he's a 1960's secret agent. He's surprised to find the bar in his expensive apartment rotates around to reveal a bed with a beautiful Russian spy reclined on it (and even more surprised to find it's his colleague Major Kira playing the part).
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* Netflix's ''Series/HowToBuildASexRoom'' is a reality TV show about this trope in ''Main/RealLife''.
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** A later episode shows that he has mechanisms that are voice activated to phrases inverse to how much someone wants to stay. Someone requesting to leave gets dropped through a trapdoor into a sex dungeon, while asking to stay can get you violently defenestrated by a robot arm.
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* A decor variant in ''Series/TheNanny'' episode "The Morning After", when Fran's cousin helps her redecorate the kitchen. Hoping to help things between Fran and Max progress, she uses suggestive imagery throughout, e.g. a clock with horns and an oyster wallpaper pattern. The result is [[FanDisservice utterly tasteless]], though it does work on Niles and C.C..

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* A downplayed version in ''Series/{{Hunter}}''. when Hunter and [=DeeDee McCall=] have to stay in a NoTellMotel where ThereIsOnlyOneBed which has restraints and a coin-operated vibrating mattress. [=DeeDee=] starts to crack up laughing when she hears Hunter drop a couple of coins in and the bed starts to vibrate.

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* A downplayed version in ''Series/{{Hunter}}''. when Hunter and [=DeeDee [=Dee Dee McCall=] have to stay in a NoTellMotel where ThereIsOnlyOneBed which has restraints and a coin-operated vibrating mattress. [=DeeDee=] Dee Dee starts to crack up laughing when she hears Hunter drop a couple of coins in and the bed starts to vibrate.
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* A downplayed version in ''Series/{{Hunter}}''. when Hunter and [=DeeDee McCall=] have to stay in a NoTellMotel where ThereIsOnlyOneBed which has restraints and a coin-operated vibrating mattress. [=DeeDee=] starts to crack up laughing when she hears Hunter drop a couple of coins in and the bed starts to vibrate.
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* In ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', Matthew and Moondoggie are seen Feng Schwinging Renton's room in order to help him and Eureka reach past first base. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Holland is not amused]].

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* An odd variation of this appears in ''The [[Series/TheTwilightZone Twilight Zone]]'' TOS episode "A Nice Place to Visit". Henry Valentine's suite acts this way (including music starting automatically), but it's just for mood, because the woman concerned didn't need to be seduced.

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* An odd variation of this appears in ''The [[Series/TheTwilightZone Twilight Zone]]'' TOS ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "A Nice Place to Visit". Henry Valentine's suite acts this way (including music starting automatically), but it's just for mood, because the woman concerned didn't need to be seduced.

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* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' spoofs this even more with Glen Quagmire's house. He seems to have [[MurphysBed Murphy bed]]s built into every [[strike:wall]] item in his house. ''Everything'' pops out a bed when Cleveland is chasing him with a bat. Stereo, refrigerator, and...bed.
** He also has a more...[[BlackComedyRape forceful]] version in his RV, where the buttons on the console clamp the girl down and force her mouth onto his private area. Stewie (and especially Brian) learn that the hard way when they steal it.

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* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' spoofs this even more with Glen Quagmire's house. He seems to have [[MurphysBed Murphy bed]]s built into every [[strike:wall]] item in his house. ''Everything'' pops out a bed when Cleveland is chasing him with a bat. Stereo, refrigerator, and...bed.
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bed. His RV has a more...[[BlackComedyRape forceful]] version in his RV, version, where the buttons on the console clamp the girl down and force her mouth onto his private area. Stewie (and especially Brian) learn that the hard way when they steal it.
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* ''Website/TheOnion'' has a recurring opinion/lifestyle columnist named Smoove B, who is a [[TheCasanova casanova]] straight out of an R&B song. Smoove's bachelor pad is mentioned in many columns, and is optimized for seduction. The place, which "has been photographed for many romance-enthusiast magazines", includes a fireplace with fur rugs, red silk wall hangings, a round bed with luxury sheets, and a hot tub.
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* ''Film/{{Wolverine}}''. While on the run from the Yakuza, Mariko and Logan hide out in a LoveHotel. The only vacant rooms are "The Dungeon", "Nurse's Office" and "Mission to Mars." They awkwardly pick the last one, which has a rotating bed with a recording that says [[SomethingElseAlsoRises "Liftoff! We have a liftoff!"]] Logan elects to [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed stand outside in the rain]].
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* Jason Robards uses a wall bed to seduce Creator/BrittEkland in ''Film/TheNightTheyRaidedMinskys''. She's a virginal Mennonite girl who doesn't want to "do it" unless she gets "a sign from God," and the bed is rigged to lower as his Victrola plays "Hallelujah"...
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* In ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', Matthew and Moondoggie are seen Feng Schwinging Renton's room in order to help him and Eureka reach past first base. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Holland is not amused]].

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* In ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', Matthew and Moondoggie are seen Feng Schwinging Renton's room in order to help him and Eureka reach past first base. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Holland is not amused]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Green Lantern is puzzled as to why Flash has turned a van into a PimpedOutCar, until Flash opens the back and shows the cargo space has been converted into a cheesy bachelor pad. GL promptly turns down an invitation for them to go on a road trip together.

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